Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 66, 15 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Potatoes are now £6 per ton in Molbourne. Mr S. Abraham is a candidalo for the Mayoralty of Palmerston North. Mr J. 11. Hooper, donti.-t. notifies that his noxt visit t>> Biamingli::in will boon the 26th instant. Mr J. S. Milson, will exhibit his grand panorama at the Colyton Public. Hull this ovomng. The local paper says I hero aro over 11000 carcases of mutton in tho Woodvillo freezing works awaiting >hipuicut. Messrs ,7. Mayo, 11. Wolleruiiin.and A. Tingev, have been electrd as members of the Puhnerston Borough Council. On Friday the 22nd instant, Mossrs Gorton acd Sons will sell l>v public auctiou at tbo resulonco of Mr D. Laing, ou tho Asburst road, near Colyton, a valuable collection of stock diiiry cows, store pigs, dairy utensils com ''rising a cream tiwpiiiator, luilk vat, chum, etc, us detailed m the adyertieeiueut.

A proposal is on foot to start a musical ( union in Birmingham and a meeting of those interested will be held next week. A requisition is in circulation, originating with Temperance advocates, asking Sir Robert Stout to stand for Wellington. Ths immigration and emigration returns for the colony for August shows tho arrivals havo heon 1761, and departures 860. The fishing season opened to-day, and j thero is every prospect of the numerous parties who have gone out, getting plenty of sport. One of the most successful pioneers in the Onga Block is a Chinaman. His farm is a model of exactness, and his hospitality to visitors is unbounded. Messrs Adsett and Son's Pohangina Sawmills re-started working yesterday, and they hare plenty of excellent timber coming forward. Colonel Fox and Captain Coleman will inspect the Rangitikei Cavalry to-day. To-morrow they will proceed to Wanganui. Humanitarians are reminded of tho meeting this evening, for the purpose of forming a branch of the Society for Pre* vention of Cruelty to Annuals, The Manchester Rifles had a very suecesful parade last night. Sergt. Major Macmillan was present and instructed the corps in tho firing exercises, &c. On and after Monday uext milk will he received at the Makmo Dairy Factory, (Makiuo siding), and notice to that effect is given today by Mr \V. W. Corpo. The Queen has bocoino patroness of a female court of the Ordor of Foresters. It was recently decided to admit women as members. Hor Majesty is now a tomale Forester. The Society for tho Prevention of Cruelty to Animals recently formed in Palmerstou, have already a case against a person for cruelty to a horso, which will bo heard in a few days. Wo learn from tho Dunedin Star that a levy is being made ou the members of the Licensed Victuallers' Association to provide funds to support candidates for Parliament to roprosent and protect thoir threatened interests. The attendance at the Cinderella Assembly on Wednesday last was very good and the affair was one of the best of the season. Tho music supplied by Messrs Torrill and Lovoi gave evory satisfactory. Tho promoters intend holding a long night in a few weeks' time. One of the women who were privileged to call Mr Gladstone " William '' died recently near Liverpool, in her S7th year. She was Mnrr Ann McKenn, and for more than half a ceniury she was in the service of the Gladstone family. Mr E. Martin desires to draw attention to some really coatings, trouserings, Sec, which for summer wear cannot be surpassed. Country customers are also advised to send their Christinas orders early in order to prevent disappointment. Messrs Thompson and Thompson bog to notify fo purchasers of spring and summer goods, that they aro now opening up the most beautiful and host selections of drapery and clothing they havo yet imported, aud would invite every ouo to inspect tho same Tho Woodville Examiner says:—Today unnthor summons was served on E. A Hnggen to appear at theR.M. Court, Woodvillo. to morrow, at tho mstance of Mr J. P. Clurko on a chargo of libel in connection with tho Palnatua poisoning case nenrlj two years ago. A firo occurrod in a shod on Mr G. Youuger's property at Makmo yesterday afternoon. Tho shed contained about a ton of hay belonging to Mr Adams, of Makiuo, which was completely destroyed There wore no insurances ou eithor tho building or its coutouts. In the course of the recent libel action at Duuedin, Justice Williams said : — " Apart altogether from the plea of justification ou tho ground of truth, if the defendant cau show that those charges, though they may not in fact be truo, yet were made honestly and upon reasonable grounds, ho would be entitled to be acquitted. A maori woman living at Aorangi called in Dr Johnston ou Wednesday last, and etu.to<3 tknt she h:id tulcotl un. ovcrJoso of tooth-acho euro. The doctor was unable to find any trace of ether, which tho said mixture was supposed to contain, and Save the woman some medicine, hut it is vory quostiouablo if her lifo was m imminent danger as has beeu stated. An important notice is published today by Mr Thomas Lowes, in which applications aro invited for leasing the family Hotel Stables in Birmingham. The appliances and conveniences are detailed in the advertisement. To an industrious man, who understands the work, there is a small fortune in this opportunity, as three or four coaches put up there every day and there is no opposition. Tho contractor, Mr Wilkinson, is making satisfactory' progress with the Cheltenham Dairy Factory, and the building is Hearing completion. The factory is being fitted up with all tho latest appliances, and experts declare it will be one of the best, although not the largest, factories in New Zealand. A Burmeister and Wein separator arrived from Denmark a few days ago. Mr Huddart, in reply to an interviewer, said he had written to the New Zealand Government, offering, in the event of Queensland refusing to contribute, to change the route in order to enable his steamers to cull at New Zealand alternately with the San Francisco mail service. If Queensland contributes, he is willing to run an express steamer from New Zealand to Sydney, to make a connection with the present line. A Mr G. M. Kebbell, writing to the Post, says : — " It may interest many of your readers to see how our financial institutions are compared with those in England. The Union Bank of Australia pays in London — with assets amounting to over £21,000,000, and a profit for tho half-year of £69 008— a sum of £2001. The Colonial Bank of New Zealand — with assets amounting to under £4,000,000, and a profit for the half-year of £16,797 — pays a sum of £2215. No wonder wo have a surplus !" Mr Hooker, tho English Mining Export and Metallurgist, who recently visited tho Colony, and was asked by the proprietors of tho copper mino to roport on it, bus sent in a highly favorablo roport. Tho assays attached to tho report were poor, however, but that is accountod for by tho fact that Mr Hookor picked his samples from tho poorest oro. Mr Hookor considers that tho propuetors of tho miue havo a valuable aud permanent lode. This report will almost certainly result in a company bomg formed in England to work tho mino. — Woodvillo Examiner. A mooting of sharoholdors m tho Choi, tenharn. (,'o'oporativo Dairy Company will bo held ni tho Choltouham school house of Monday, Soptomher 18th, at 7.30 p.m. Tho business to bo transacted is to recoive tho iuternn report, elect auditors, consider a proposal to incroaso the capital of tho company to £5000, and general. The proposal to increase tho capital has heon suggostcd to onublo tho company to extend its operations to Waituna, Beaconsiield, and Birmingham, from which places representations have been mado to tho directors to oroct croamones in the sottlemonts named. Tho company lias sufficient subscribed capital to work tho factory at Cheltenham aud croainory at Colyton, but uu exteubiou of bu.siness will nece&&i« tate the increase of itb capital,

The Labour Bills Committee of the | 1 Legislative Council have, by the casting | . vote of the chairman, struck out the j clauses bringing the Railway Department under the operation of the Act. Colyton is going ahead. Tho limber is j on tho ground tor tho new black -smith's I shop which is to bo erected opposite Mr D. Heudei'son's. Mr W. Entwisle s houso ' is finished, and his brothor's residence on the adjoining section has been com* j monced. Mr Simpson has sold another j acre section opposite the Hall whornon a dwelling houso is to be built, and ho has arranged to erect a store on tliL* corner section opposite the hotel. Shortly after the Waltatipu !i;.d left Wellington for Sydney yesterday, seyernl stowaways were discovered on hoard. While a boat was being lowered to take them ashore the rope broke, and the whole party were precipitated into the sea. The stowaways were picked up and carried on to Sydney, but the sailors struck out for the shore, uncl were secured by a craft.