Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 44, 21 August 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Tho parishionois of St Agues, Kiwitea, are ro minded thut tho adjourned auuual mooting will h© hold this evoning. Tho Govornmont school building at Otaki was dostroyod by firo ou Friday night last. Tho post and telegraph offices had a uarrow oscupo. Mr Frauklin-Browuo will hold a cloariug sale of furnituro aud effects at the residonco of Mr T. A. Garratt iv East street to-morrow, at 1.30 p.m. Ou Saturday afternoon Mr Lockyer, of the Kiwitea, loft five potatoes at our oflioo of tho Broeze'fi prolific variety, weighing in all sJ4lbs. Mr Lockyer has had a spleudid toisou and has got from fifteen to tweuty tons off ono acre of land. A rather good thiug was said at a recent meeting of Melbourne licensed victuallers. One of the publicans, illustrating how businoss had gone to the dogs, declared that the wine importers had written to their Home houses to say it was no use sending any more champagne to Melbourne. All tho people who used to drink it were now in Pentridge. A meotiug was hold at the Manchester Hotel on Saturday evening last, when it was decidol to form a Polo Club for Foilding and district. The following officers were appoiutcd. Secretary, Mr Cooper ; Treasurer, Mr French ; President, Mr Bagnall; Committee. Messrs G. Lethbridge, W. F. Eikmgtou, C. U. Lance, and the Secretary and Treasurer. The subscription was fixed at 10s Gd, each member to purchase his own stick. Mr F. Y. Lethbrutgo has kiudly granted tho use of his grouud to play on.

Tho Feilding Masonic Lodgo will meet on Monday tho 28th inst. A new odvertisment for Mr Ayres, herbalist, will appear in to-morrow's issue. The Wellington Acclimatisation Society have fixed *tho season for trout fishing to begin on September 15th, and to close on April 15th. The brewers and publicans of Auckland complain that if tho Licensing Bill is passed it will lead to sorious business ! | complications. | A number of books by tho best authors will be sold by Mr Franklin- Browno at his sale of Mr Garratt's furniture tomorrow. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Casper John Setter, labourer, Palmerston North, Jens Peter Svendsen, senmnn, Cauipbellton. The gale at Wellington on Thursday night was so severe that in one or two instances Indies were knocked down by the force of the wind. The shares of the Feilding Permanent Building Society are being taken up very freely. Three thousand pounds and upwards of investment shares have already been applied for. Owing to prossuro on our space we aro compelled to hold ovor till to-morrow a quantity of road ing matter, including reports from our Pemberton and Sandon Small Farms Settlements correspondents. Tho buttor oxportod faom this colony in tho year 1892 was 53,931 cwt valuo £'227,162 ; chooso 41,-195 cwt, valuo £91.---042. For tho quarter ended 31et March 1893, butter 22. 617 cwt valuo L 103.696 chooso 24,995 cwt valuo L 52.347. Tho Rev J. W. Ellis was tho proacher at tho Primitive Mothodiet Anniversary services yesterday, The congregations both in tho morning and eyening woro very good, tho attendance in tho ovening being very largo. Tho annual toa and public meeting will bo held thia ovening. We aro informed by tho Egmont Sottlor that a rosideut iv that district lately had a lottor from his sistor in America which says that things are very dull there, tho silver dollar is vow only worth o'S_ cents instead of 100, and gold is a thing rarely soon. The District Manager of the Government Lifo Insurance Department, Mr George Robortson, notifies that ladies do siring to insure thoir lives havo now an opportuuitv of doing so thiough Mrs James Lissaman, tho ouiy Lady Canyassor on tho staff of tho department, who is at present in Feilding and will remain in tho district for a fow weeks. A correspondent in tho Sandon Small Farm Block writes : — lt is reported that a horse, during tbo late flood in tho Rangi* tikoi river, was seen riderless feeding on tho banks. It is feared that its rider has boen drowned while crossing, but no steps havo yot been taken in the matter. — Two valuable horses belonging to Mr Hunt wore killed during tho late gale by a treo falling on thorn. The loss is estimated at over £30. Professor Hicklon gave another of his clever and interesting horse taming ex* bibitions in the Assembly Rooms on Saturday evening, before a very fair audience. The performance gone through was much the same as on the previous evening ; two young colts of Mr Baker's being tamed, ridden, and rendered as quite as lambs within half an hour. Mr Hick ton showed those present how io make a horse answer "yes" or "no," how to throw a horse without injuring him, and many other useful hints. Thr clever little Bpaniel " Skipper " was again put through his facings, and the tricks which he performed were very amusing, his last act being to wish tho audience, " good«-night." Mr T. A. Bryco, the invontor of a now ehoep lick, informs us that Government Department of Agriculture intend shortly to givo an extousivo trial to tiro new lick, at tho stato furm near Wavorloy. Mr Bryco also submits a now drench, which is a concentrated solution of tho lick. Tho Stock Department, recognising tho necessity for some remedy for thedisoaso which carrioa off so many young sheep, will give Mr Bryco overy facility for giving his preparations thorough trials in different parts of tho colouy. Wo understand that Messrs Sharlaud aud Co, wholesale chomists, aro manufacturing for Mr Bryce, and the remedies will bo placed before the public at an oarly date. " Puff" in tho Pross :— And the Journalist's Bill was pitched into the watte paper basket. You fellows are not as intelligent as bakers and tailors, l suppose, and wouldn't understand how to enjoy the benefits of Trades Unions. That's how the labour members look at it ; and Hogg, the great Hogg, who says he was once one of the fraternity, opposed the Bill because it would make journalism exclusive. He could not have read it. No more could the boisterous Fish or the ghastly McL>an, who both looked upon tho dreadful thing as a monopolist move. Well, they're a queer lot, It's Unionism in everything where the lamp-post agitator is supreme, but directly it is proposed to confer the same privilege upon people who can think for themselves, it is howled down as " monopoly."