Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 67, 16 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Tho new hospital at Wangauui is to bo built of briet. It is stated that Etuin Pasha's despatches havo been recovered. Wo uro roquostod to state that tho Ma* kino school will not re-open on Monday next. Duo notice will bo given iv the Star of tho reopening date. The Apiti settlor < uro responding Jibor* ally towards the funds fur oieetiug a Wes leyau Church, uyor I<JU huviug alroady beeii collected. The meeting of the Fire Uriiratio called for last night, has been postponed till Mouday evening next when a full attendance is particularly requested. It was the custom in France, m tho 16th and 17th centuries, to compel bank* rupts to wear green caps, Tho pooplo who trust them in New Zealand should wear such head goar as being a yory appropriate color. Mr Franklin-Browne hold a sale of vory good furniture in tho Ajanehostor notnl Samplo Rooms vPßtcmlay aflnrnnnn. Biddings wore not very lui-ik, and sovornl lots wore not disposed of, owin;^ to tho Blackness of competition. Tho inoeting called for Ih-a. night to discu.'B tho formation nf a H-mifcty for tho I'roveiitiou of Cruelty to Ainiimlri, was postponed till Friday next, on «<!«oiint of tho inclemency of J.ho wim liter, and the paucity of attendance. Wo aro gratified to hoar that tho tickets for noxt wuek's coinpluuuntnry concert to Miss Bollve aro going off remarkably woll, and wo would strongly adviso those who mtond being present, to secure their s«ttt» early iv uider tv juuvvut disuppomtuieut.

Hickford and Co advertiso that a fresh shipment of oysters has arrived to«day, also, oranges, lemons, pines, bananas etc. A branch of tho Now Zealand Clothing Factory will b« opeued at Danevirke. Mr J T, H. James, architect, is now preparing the plans. Tho downfall of rain was very heavy again vosterday afternoon ar.d evening. Although tho crocks were Hooded for a time no damage has boon reported. I To-morrow night the pulpit of the ' Feilding Wesloyan Church will be occupied by Mr G. Grant, who will preach from tho text, Isaiah 49c, 4v. Tho young man Burns, of Palmorston. who was seriously hurt in the football match on Wednesday lost, ia, wo regret to hear, in a precarious condition, and slight hopes are ontcrtained of his ulti« mate recovery. We would draw the attention of onr readers to an addition to the advertisement of Miss Bellve's benefit to take place next Wednesday. A dance is to be held after the concert, which will add considerably to the attractions and sociability of the evening. At tho special meeting of the Borough Council on Thursday last, a letter of apology was received from Councillor Carthew, who had been called away to Wolhngton on important business, and was therefore unable to take his seat at the Council table. When the Justice Estimates were under consideration in tho House, Mr Bruce strongly condemned the appointment of Justices of the Peace by the present Goveminent, asserting that men had been appointed who were totally unfitted for the position. To-morrow evening in the Gospel Hall, Mr C. H. Hmmau, of Wellington, will repeat hia interesting lecture on l# The Tubernacle in the Wilderness." As this will bo the last opportunity of hearing this locture in Feilding, we would urgo ovoryone to tako advantage of it. By direct 6teamer Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains, of Wellington, have received a very large consignment of new and fashionable goods especially for their lady patrons. A few of these are detailed in tho replace advertisement of the firm, which appears to-day, and it will be seen on perusal of that interesting intimation, what are the charges, and other necessary particulars. . The Bunnythorpe school is still closed owing to measles, only twenty children putting in an appearance on the re-opon-iug day. Mr Frodsburg is doing a big business in charcoal, nud Mr Treraewan has goue into tho h'rowood trade. Mr Scbcidt purposes erecting several large cottages on his section noar tho station. Oats aro being put in on several farms, aud a number of bottlers aro bu3y stumping aud ploughing thoir laud. An Australian invontor has just perfected a tnothod of ploughing with the holp of dynamite. Tho explosive is used in very small quantity, and thoro is an apparatus for touching it off underground. The result of this is to thoroughly disintegrate tho soil. It is asserted that there is no possibility of a serious explosion, and > that owing to tho small quantity of dynaraito used tho cost is very littlo whilo the . losultiug benefit ih enormous. It has been docided to hold in tho . Primitive Methodist Church, every Sunda}' evening after the close of the regular sorvicos, a sonos of special Evangelistic meeting?. Through this step theovemng services will bo shortened so as to onable I tho after mootings to bo carried on suc- > cessfully. The first uieehug of this kind will tako place to-morrow evening under . the cnuductorsuip of Mr A. Hickford, as- ; sistcd by a uuinbor of friouds. The wool exported by the Australian colonies during the season 18U1.-2, even at the low prices then ruling, was valued 1 at £24,000,000. The fact that 25 per cent of the wool used by the whole population of the globe is the product of Aust ralia, with its population of about ! four millions, is considered remarkable i by the Board of Trade Journal. The . averape price per bale has dechued from £25 los in 1860 to £12 last year. , The usual fortnightly meeting of the Manchester Lodge of Oddfellows was held last Tuesday, at Glasgow House. There was a good attendance of member?, Bro ' J. Watson in the chair, and three new > members were initiated, P.G. Bro. 11. Wilson of the Rangiora Lodge assisted in the ceremony of initiation. We are glad to learn that the prospects of the Lodge are improving, and at the next meeting several more new members are likely to join the Lodge. 1 We regret to learn the death at Christ* church on Tuesday last of an old and re--1 spected Wanganui settler, Mr Henry G. • Mussen, who for some years past had been in the Crown Lands Department. The deceased gentleman and his wife (says the Herald) who died a few years since, came , to Wangauai 2;3 years ago, and resided in | the district for some time, when they removed to Southland. The deceased was a brother of Dr. Mussen, now resident in tho Kiwitea district. A pleasing ceremony recently took place at tho Pleasant Sunday Afternoon class at Richmond, Nelson, when Mr ,T. 11. Barker was presented with a handsome set of books entitled "The Old Country," as a 6inall token of gratitude for the services he had rendered the Association in tho past. Mr, Barker has only lately left Feilding to reside in Nelson, and his connection with the branch of the same Society in this town was highly appreciated during his stay here. Mr Blundell, Inspector of Stock, appeared at the Palmerston Police Court yesterday in support of a charge preferred against Robert Stevens for being the owner of certain sheep, on the 13th July, affected with lice. Defendant pleaded guilty, but said he had only bought the sheep a short time previously out of the snloyards, where they had been passed as boing clean. Only one of the sheep had been found affected. His Worship imposed a fine of £1 and 7s costs. Tho following telegram has this after* noon boon dispatched to His Excellency tho Governor, by MissDalrymplo. " His Excellency tho Governor, Wellington : — " Executive respectfully urgo that ropresGntntives of tho poople hayo twice decided iv favour of Women's Suffrage. Trust tbure will bo no delay iv your Ex«collency'ti assout to the Bill, otherwise mamfest in justice will accruo to men and woinou alike at comiug election. — L W. DALUYMi'JiK, President Women's Christian Temperance Union, Feilding. 1 ' A bushfelling accident occurred yesterday (says the Htaudard), about tlire 6 njjlea out of Shannon by which a man named Frederick Shade, 40 years of age* and unmarried, lost his life. It appears that tho unfortunate man was engaged bushfelling with some other parties when a log rolled on him, fracturing his skull and inflicting other injuries. He was carried into Shannon in an uneonsoious state. l>r Satrhell wan summoned and Ipft. Pahnprstnn by train, but Shade noyor rallied and drath ensued before Dr Satphell's arrival. At the nnnual dinnrr of (he Australian Rboepbreeders' Association, one of the speakers urged that " Australia should aim at doing nioro in the egpoi't of sheep. New Zealand was shipping out of 18,000,000 sheep 1,755,000 per annum, while Australia was only shipping 500,000 out of 100,000,000 of sheep It was computed that New Zealand had benefited to the extent of £7,001J,000 by thi* export of sheep, and if Australia had proceeded on similar lines she ought to huvo obtained something like £-it>,uOU,ooo during the past ten years."

Captain Edwin wired to-day — Indications strong north to wtst and southwest winds and glass rising. With reference to the fire on Mr Younger's property at Makino on Wednesday last, we are informed that Mr Adams' loss comprised between three and four tons of hay, one cutter and one fork, all of which were uninsured. The Cavalry ball at Bulls yesterday was a brilliant success. Visitors were present from Palmerston, Wellington, Marton, Wanganui, and the surrounding district, Colonels Fox, Newall, Captain Coletuan and many other ollhers attended. Unqualified praise was awarded Mr R. F. Haybittles's Band for the excellent music provided. Colonel Newnll paying the performers tho high compliment of saying that, "The music was better than he had ever danced to in Wellington." To-day's N.Z. Times snys : — We regret to chronicle the denth of Mr Hugh Curry, who died on Thursday afternoon, «t the age of 72. Deceased was born in Newport in the Isle of Wicht, and when only 14 years of age enlisted in the O-jth Regiment and went to the BarbadoesMr Curry was in the West Indies for some time, after which he served in North America and Australia, nnd wn* finally discharged in New Zealand in IS6O. by which time he had arrived nt the rank of sergeant. Deceased, whose death will be mourned by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, leaves three sons and three daughters. Messrs F. J. Jackson and Co's London agents report : — It may interest some of our colonial friends to learn that at Home wheat growing land is going begging. At recent auctions, a farm near Colchester was bought in at £2000 ; it cost X'Bsoo in 1871. For another at Foulntr's Island £3000 was offered, which cik-h XIO.OOO nine years back. At Woodhmn Ferris, a farm sold at X' 4500, which, :i tow years ago, cost £ln,ooo. Another at JSt Osyth was knocked down at X'loso, purchased iv 1861 at £'8200. There nre. plenty of others which mortgagees would like to dispose of, but cannot find buyers. From the Board of Agriculture returns we learn that the highest averagfi price for wheat was 12Gs per qr. in 1812, i>gaiu?t 17s Gd the lowest in 1889.