Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 79, 30 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Captain Edwin wired to-day: — Every indication of an exceptionally cold night. The Palmerston peoplo are agitating for telephonic communication with Wellington. A meeting of cricketers will be held at Mrs Oliver's Empire Hotel on Tuesday evening at eight o'clock. There was a slight frost this morning but no mjury was done to young yegitation. Tho Yorkshire miners, by a maiority of 30,000, havo resolved in favour of resum. ing work at the formor rate of wages. Hansard costs £4000 a year, according to the Chairman ofthe Reporting Debates and Printing Committee. Mr A. Southey Baker procoeds to Wellington on Monday to arrange a date for the hearing of tho case Grant v Mauawata Road Board. Mr Maekay's pedigroo Pollod Angus bull an ived by tbo express traiu to-day, alro 20 pure brod Lincoln rams from the Elderlio Estato, Canterbury. Times are bad in Sydney. A publican thoro advertises a pint of beer, with " two outs " for threo ponco. This will play the deuce with Church collections. The funeral of tho late Thomas Cook will tako place to-morrow afternoon, and will leave his parents residence, Manchester street, at two o'clock iv the afternoon, friends are respectfully invited. Mr F. Pope is the undertaker. The New Zealand Clothing Factory has a now advertisement in to-day. The Feilding manager, Mr Burlace, draws the attention of tho public to the fact that in a few days he will exhibit £500 worth of boots and shoes. The Marton v Palmerston football match was being played on the Oval this afternoon as we went to press. The Marton team is not so strong as was expected it would be Iveson, Aldworth, and Ross not being able to get away. Passengers by tbo last night's tram from Wellington stato that a severe storm raged at Leyin during the afternoou, causing considerable damage to property, Tho roofs of several houses were carried away somo distance, whilo Mr Bartholomew's mill sufi'ored to a great extent. Six fat bullocks sold in Messrs Gorton and Son's Feildiug salo 3'osterday for £7 10s. The animals were fattened on the Strathreay furm, tho property of Mr J. Mackay, on the Kimbolton road, and aro a further proof of the fattening quality of tho land. According to tho Parliamentary corros poudont of tho New Zealand Herald (Auckland), tho following members of tho Opposition do not intocd to offer them, solves for re-election: — Messrs Bruce, Buckland. Dutbio, Furgus, Hamlin, Lake J. Mills, Swan, Valentino aud Sir John Hail. Mr C. Hoskiug, engineer and machinist of Feilding, recently made an ear-clip for a gentleman in Waituua, which was a completo surprise to the purchaser. It cuts so clean that a piece of tissue paper can be easily perforated without leaving a ragged edge, besides taking very little pressure lo uso tho instrument. Yestorday while Mr Fish was employed in the congenial task of recommending Sir Robert Stout to keep his ears open, Mr O'Connor interposed that it would be well for the House if Mr Fish could keep his moutb shut, a remark which caused a roar of laughtor. Both members bad to withdraw tho words to which exceptions were takon, and tho House then went on with its work. The funeral of Mr G. B. Bradford's infant son James Walter, took place iv tbe Feilding Cemetory yesterday aftornoon. Tho ceremony was performed by the Rev Innes Jones, the undertaking arrangements being entrusted to Mr Shearer. This is tho third child Mr Bradford has lost in the space of a few weeks, and great sympathy is exproseod an all sides with tho bereaved parents in their trying affliction. A vory dignified and smart young man the othor day marched into a brickyard uot twenty unlos from Feilding, and observing tho long rows of nowly moulded bricks all ready to bo put m the kiln, wont up to tho astonished proprietor with " an air of effusion '" and said : " Doar me, sir, do you mako all your bricks white and no red ones ? " The bnekmaker sat down ou a convenient spot and reflected deeply for a few moments, Thou be replied : " Young man, bricks are like crawfish, they get red in tho process of cooking." Tho young man looked green, and tho bricklayer black. Our Pohangina correspondent writes : —The variety entertainment given by the Pohangina Christy Minstrels, which was held in Mr Hopkin's woolshed, Pohangina, last Wednesday, was a success as I expected it would be, ulthough tho attendance was not so good as on the former occasion owing to the suspicious appearance of tho weather. The several ltoms on tho programme wore woil rendered and encores wero tho rule. After the performance a pleasant dauce was held which was kept up with spirit until daybreak. The refreshments wore supplied by Mre Hop kius. Mr Goldfinch also favored the Company with several songs. I have no time to give a detailed report as I am busy on tbo farm. A mooting of tbe State School Committee was held last evening whon the following members wore presont : — Messrs Lethbridge (chairman), Morey, Carthow, E. Worsfold, Thompson and Taylor, Mr J. C. Thompson proposed, and Mr Carthow seconded that v request bo sent to the Board that tho examination of the School bo hold somo timo boforo Christmas. Mr Morey raoyod an amendment which Mr Carthew seconded pru t forma, that a public meeting of householders bo called to con. Bider this quostiou. Tho amendment was lost, only tho mover voting for it, and tho resolution was then put to the meetin"*, and carried by b votes to 1. Further particulars respecting tbe death of a Maori woman named Takamoana, wile uf a native known as "Jimmy Governor," living at Parewanui, lead to the conclusion that tbe unfortunate woman strangled herself early ou Thursday morniug. It appears tbat tbe couple went to tbe races at Bulls tbe previous day, and bad a slight quarreb They returned home, and spent tbe evening witb other natives. The husband went to bed, and on awaking at about 2 o'clock found lqs wifp bad not yet retired. He then got up, and discovered she had strangled herself by meai)s of twq bandkerchiefs tied together, wbich were tliqs utilized as a cord. A letter was found upon hor, addressed to bor parents in tbo Wairarapa, asking them to forgive her rash aot, and requesting that sbe might be hurried in the Wairarapa. \