Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 37, 12 August 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The Bank of Now Zouland dividend is payable to-day. It is rumoured that au Orange Lodge will shortly be established in Foilding. Another of " Tho Six Hundred " lately died in England. About ton thousand hayo already douo this thing. Tenders are invited by Mr Bray, Engineer of the Kiwitea Road Board, for public works as detailed in the advertisement. Mr Milson's window in very attract* ively set out with a choice assortment of knic-knacs, some of the iuost recent novels etc.. which make a good display* An oyster farm ia about to be started at Pahautanui, at Portrua Inlet, near Wellington. Tho alleged unemployed will havo no fiuger iv that pate. Tho throe State schools in Palmerstou havo beou closed by the School Committee for a fortnight, ou account of tho prevailing epidemic of measles. A meeting of tho provisional directors of the Feildiog Builuiug Society will be held on Monday evening at the office of the manager, Mr E. Goodbehere. Mr E. Martm,.of the Temple of Fashion, is now showing a choice assortment of summor suiting. The extont and variety of goods to seloot from is a varied and extensive ono, aud deserving of inspection. " Tho Deyil'sElbow " on the road leading from Feilding to Boaconsfiold threatened to break away, thoro being a largo slip which caused tho road at tho corner to crack, and in order to prevent the " elbow" collapsing, the Road Board had to put in pipes abovo the slips to avert further damage. There have also beeu hovorul slips on Mr Buohanan's proportj, and one large ono extended right across tho road opposite MrEvorost's, and carried away v considerable part of Mr Buchauan'tj uuw fonciug.

Mr Franklin-Browne's 6ale of fruit trees to-day attracted a lnrce attendance of buyers, and was in full swing as we went to press. Tenders are invited by Mr Charles Bray, Architect, for the erection of a i stable with seven loose boxes, and twentytwo stalls. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mr Bray's office after Mouday next. The rug sale was proceeding as we ■ I went to press. The auctioneer, Mr ' ; Abraham, appeared to be getting fair j j prices. Mr Scobie Mackenzie said, in the course j of tho debate on the Electoral Bill that | 200co-oporativo workmeu had their names put on tho roll for the Waihemo district, but he did not mind, us he know ho could convert thorn, politically, iv half an hour. Professor White, President of the Wellington Phrenological Association, l will deliver a lecture at Wilson's Temperance Hotel this evening, at 7. H0. All interested in phrenology, the " science of character '' are invited to be present. Our readers are reminded that tho Kennedy Company will play the over popular '• Our Boys " on Monday night uoxt. Tho Company is a strong one, tho play well mounted, and tho lovers of the drama may rely upon meeting with a goad evening's amusement. According to Mr Fish, under Sir Robert Stout's Bill, Marton would have been only entitled to one hotel, Feilding to 2, Foxton to 1, Palmerston 2, Woodville 1, Picton 1, Wanganui 6, Hawora 1, Patoa uone. Now Plymouth 4, and Gisborno 2. Sir Robert Stout says this is not so. The measles epidemic has reached Wnikaromoana, and many Maoris are laid up. The Hau Hau cure is immersion in cold water, and as the thormomotor rogistors somowbat low at this part of tho year, tho Maori children aro not having a very happy time. — Telegraph. Tho Roy Mr ELlia, of Palmorston. will preach the anniversary sermous of tho Primitive Methodist Church, on Sunday August the 20th. Tho annual tea and public meeting will bo hold on Monday the 21st. Addresses will bo delivered at tho public meeting W the Revs lnnosJones, Ellis, Murray, Watkin, Carr, and Cl«mont, Mr E. M. Smith says he intends to find out whether Sir Robert Stout or tho Premier of the colony is to lead the House. The member for Taranaki is not alone iv his doubts on this point, Mr Scobie Mac ken 7.i0 settled the matter on Wednesday evening in this way : " There aro two Premiers," ho paid, " the Promier dc facto, Sir Robert Stout, and the Premier iiejitfc. who now occupies a. sent on th» Government Bonchos. — Press. The new label enr-ru&rk for sheep and 1 cattle, patented by Mr J. Anderson, of Pohangiaa, is embodied in the Stock Bill brought in by the Government which is now before the House. The i pa'ent is attracting great attention from stockowners, nnd arrangements are now being made with Captain Whitney for ; the manufacture of the labels, his firm haying the sole right for thoir manufacture in the colony. DrWm. Kinnear slates in the North , American Review that a man may live to 200 years (if he wishei «o) by feeding on foods that are free from " earthly salts." > fruit, fish, young meat, etc., and taking a mild corrective as well in the form of diluted phosphoric acid, " ten drops at interval* during the day." "Old age." he says, " is a deposit of earthly matter of a gelatinous and fibnnous character in the human system," which must bo prevented. A southern parson recently told his hearers from the pulpit that if Colonial voucg ladios devoted more of their time to dmnur cooking, and lons to piano thumplug, thoro would bo happier homes in tho future And, we beliove bim, for we havo hnown young ladies who could exo cute anything from a " Dead march " to a sonata on tho piano, but thoy knew as much about cookiug a good platu dinner, as an Austruhau kangaroo does about astronomy. A gentleman, who not long since occupied a good commercial position in Melbourne, is now reluctantly compelled to try and eke out an existence on the not overlucrative calling of bottle-washer in a cordial factory in another colony. " Bankbursting " and " re -construction " are responsible for the unfortunate man's downfall. The festive Australian can hardly be 6aid to exist in an atmosphere of joy and prosperity at the present time, for what with the daily dread of a coming " bank smash," and the inevitable attack of measles in the family circle, his lot is a most unhappy one. There is an easy way of solving the difficulty which has been canned by Sir Robert Stout pressing his Direct Veto Bill and forcing the hand of tUe Go vern merit ou the subject. It is to take Sir Robert into the Ministry, or. better still, to place him at its head. We have it on his own word that he does not think the Licensing Question is one n-hich the Ministry should take up, as a Cabinet question, at the risk of disintegrating their Party. If Sir Robert were I'remier or a Minister he would evidently drop the extreme measure he now promotes. The plan we suggest would be a yery desirable way out of this and other difficulties.— Post. Yesterday evening a capital panorama was shown at the Cheltenham Schoolhouse by Mr J. S. Milson, the well-known stationer of Feilding, who explained the scenes an they were exhibited. The views comprised scenes in the Arctic regions, pictorial representations of Canadian life, also the hero uf the London Fire Brigade showing his marvellous rescue of human life, and many other pictures of a comic character. The entertainment was well attended, and the audience frequently testified their appreciation of the display by loud applause. It is Mr Milson's intention to give a series of theso entertainments throughout this district. Although Mr Fisher, M.H.R., has suddenly developed opposition to the totalisator of a most pronounced type, it was not always bo. A Feilding resident recollects some few years ago seeing him invest a pound on a certain horse at the Hastings races, The Clerk happened to give Mr Fisher a ticket on the wrong number, but the mistake was not discovered till the race was over, when that gentleman found that he held a ticket ou the winner, which payed a dividend of over iMO. Mr Fißber did not object to taking the dividend on that occasion. Oh, dear no. Evidently his luck haß taken a turn ior the worse, and possibly this may account for his recently displayed hostility to tho machine. She was one of the Feilding fair, and he, well he was one of those aweet-scented, well -dressed, elegant, young gents, who are noted for a meaningless smile and lamentable absence of brain power. He had arranged to meet the beautiful Pauline at the back yard gate, and sweet visions of the oft experienced romantic ramble to the Makino vividly floated before his soft brown oyeß. The window above was raised, " Oh joy " he muttered and throwing several hall-marked kisses to tho feminine figure who bobbed out her head, he fervently exclaimed. " Pauline, Pauline, thou art mine, and mine alone." The reply came swift and sure in the unwelcome form of a bucket of stale soap-suds that spoilt for ever his thirty bob light check suit. The old woman had often vowed to knock all tho stuffing out of that kind of " yellow back romance," and that she had fully succeeded was demonstrated by the badly drenched, and fearfully crest-fallen wreck that poor unfortunate Augustus presented when he arrived home.

The Silver Crisis. ♦- THE DBAIN OF GOLD. LONDON CREDIT THREATENED. (FEB FBESB ASSOCIATION.) Washington, August 11. The Americans are taking advantage of tho short supply of silver to force rates and compel the Treasury to pay high prices. Mr Carlisle the Secretary to the Treasury has informed the silver caucus the fight over the repeal of the Sherman Silver Act will begin almost immediately aud be limited to a day. The caucus of the Democratic members of the Sonato indicates that the silver men are strong enough to prevent tho repeal of the Sherman Silver Act unless some substitute is introduced. London, August 11. Tho Standard assorts that unless the drain of yold is stopped the stability of credit will be threatened m London.