Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 88, 11 October 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the parade to morrow night. After drill there will be a private meet- j ing held. 1 Mr Wilson, of the Colonial Bank, who ' has been stationed in Feildiug during tho ■ absence from illheiilth of Mr Wnkehn, i left for Wellington yostorduy uitornoon. ; Mr Wilsou made himself very popular , hero, aud the footballers are all sorry to 1 lose him.

Mr Kettle has presented some Kanga■oos to the Napier Botanical Gardens. Che conjuntion makes people think of iangaroo tail soap. A man was fiued £10, at Toowoomba, Queensland, recently for assaulting a school teacher who had kept his child in ifter school hours. Tho Northampton Town Council have lecided to allow a memorial to bo erected :u the boroiigh to the memory of tho late LJharles Bradlaugh. The statue, which will bo of colossal size, will be executed in terra cut la and will represent Mr Bradlaugh in the act of speaking. The Lands Department are busy preparing for the disposal of the Cheviot Dstate. The sale of the cash lands is to take place on the 17th November, when the Mansion House and the accompanying 5000 acres of land also are to be offered. The upset price is L 25.000. There is nothing like competition. Mr Bradford informs us that on Monday next he will start a line of coaches between Feilding and Birmingham, two coaches each way every inormng and afternoon. The timetable and fares will be published on Saturday next. That popular driver, Mr Dick Weller, will handle the ribbons on the afternoon coaches to Birmingham. Says the Wairarapa Star :— The hardness of the times in Mastertou was forcibly illustrated on Thursday afternoon, when a straugor was observed to go into a local timber yard, remove his shirt, tie and vest, aud pawn them at the nearest second-hand shop, for sufficient money to procuro a " long beer." Some ingenious fruit- dealers of Paris, gays a correspondent, have invented a way of coloring their wares in order to improve their market value. They color ordinary oranges a deep red, making them look like mandarines, which fetch much higher prices. They also tint pineapples to make them more attractive, and dye the common strawberries a lovely red. It is stated on good authority that tor her American tour, which will commence at ]S T ew York on November 9th, Madame Putti will receive a fee of £40,000 cash for forty concerts, which are to be comprised within six months. If any further performances take place within that period she is to receive an extra fee. The sum is a large one, but ten years ago, when she undertook an opera tour in the United States under Messrs Gyc and Mapleson, she received exactly the same salary. From Lagos comes news of the death of the Balogun, or King of Ibadan. A dispute arose between him and the son of the late king that he had exercised a most d< spotie Bwny over thorn, and as a result Biloj>un Ajni was asked " to go to sleep," which, according to the native rules and customs, meant to put an end to his own life. The Balogun, knowing that noncomplinnoe with this order meant an ignominious death, committed suicide by taking poison. Wo have received tho first number of tho Manawatu Farmer, a tn-weekly journal published »t Shannon. The paper is well edited aud well printed which is no more than could be expected from such experienced newspaper men as tho propi ietors, Messrs .Nation and Son. Tho politics of the paper are in favor of tho present Ministry. We wish our contemporary all the success the enterprise deserves, and hope that the proprietors will have a long aud prosperous career. The young ladies of Pohangina are giving a return dance in Mr Richard's woolshed on Friday. They are bestowing upon it all their cunning in the arts of cookery and decoration with which to beguile the susceptible young bush tanner. The young folks appreciate tho kindness of the owner and the use of the shed and accessories for their dances, the situation being at the junction of their three main highways — viz.. Upper and Lower Pohangina river, and Coal Creek stream. A good deal of mild botting is frequently indulged in over elections. It is desirable, therefore, to draw attention to tho fact that betting is strictly prohibited by the new Electoral Act. Clause 163 euaots that " every person who makes any wager, bot, or othor risk of any nature whatsoever upon the result of any election under this Act, is liable for every such offence to a potialty not exceeding twenty pounds ; and every such wager, bet, or other risk shall be, and is hereby declared an illegal practice within the meaning of ' Tho Corrupt Practices Prevention Act, 1881.'" If it be true, as stated by somo papers, that there are male electors so unmanly as to forbid their wives and female relatives registering as electors, it will become necessary to amend the law so as to make such conduct penal, if, indeed, it be not so already. The use of undue influence or intimidation to prevent any elector voting is (says the Post) already a severely punishable offence, and it ought, if it is not, to be equally an offence to attempt to prevent any person qualified us an elector claiming the right to vote by placing his or her name on the roll. Doing so is a " corrupt practice " of the worst. Says "Puff" in the Press: — "The Moors and Spaniards mean to havo a fling at one another. The Moors can fight, and when they make it a religious war they don't stick at trifles. If a Mahommodan dies for his faith on the battlefield he has a splendid provision made for him in Paradise. Wings and a harp, I suppose ? Better than that ; a whole bevy of beauties are set apart to minister to him, and he has unlimited sherbet and tobacco aud love throughout eternity. That's worth fighting for, anyhow, but where is tho security ! Faith, blind faith is the prophet sir ; the faculty of being able to beliovo m what the.y can't understand." A young man from Hunterville was in Palmerston on Monday. He was met by two polite strangers, and after a little conversation was invited to " have a drink." They went to a publicbouse where they were known, but when the drinks were called for neither of them had any money to pay for them, so the Hunterville man " did the needful," and changed a £5 note. In a few minutes afterwards he felt drowsy, and went to lie down. He fell fast asleep, and only awoke at eight o'clock, several hours after tho traiu for the North had departed. He found that be had beeu " gone through" properly, and all his money, bis watch, in fact everything worth having, had been taken from him. He got as far Feilding the same night, where a kind friend yesterday morning paid his passage back to Hunterville. Another very successful meeting of the Hope of Feilding Lodge, 1.0. G.T., was held in the Foresters' Hall last evening. After a new member had been initiated, and routine business gone through, the Lodge was thrown into harmony Mr Anderson was applauded for his song, 'The Lifeboat' A reading, *A visit to Niagara,' by Mr M. Copestake, was followed by an excellent rendering of 'The Blue Alsatian Mountains,' by Mr F. Bray. Mr Downey was applauded for his recitation, 'My Mate.' A yery nicely rendered song by Miss E, Poad was also applauded. Mr Pratt recited in good style, ' The Shipwreck,' which brought the meeting to a close. Onr readers are reminded of the tea and concert to be held in connection with the Lodge in the Foresters' Hull this evening. Performers from Marton, Palmerston, and Bunnythorpe, will assist, and a profitable evening's mint -oineiit should bo enjoyed by those v,li;> ultniid. Tea will bo on the liililrs ,-it six oYloeli, and as tho price ol admission to botli is uuly Is bd there till U aid be a yood attendance.

The anniversary services of the Bir- ] T mmgham Wesleyan Church will be held | . on Sunday, October 22nd. I Tho Lyttelton Times says that tho Hou i W. P. Eeeves has been ordered to take absolute rest on account of ill-health. r J About £150 has been subscribed in Wellington, to tho Levin Memorial Fund up to the prosent, but uo lists from tho 1 country have yet been received. There will be a social in connection j with the Feilding Mutual Improvement Society to-morrow evening iv the Pnmi--tive Methodist Church vestry. Although we have only had a very short spell of dry weather, complaints are already being heard of want of rain water. Captain Edwin wired at midday today — " North to west and south west Rale after 10 hours from now ; glass fall ; indications for rain." A New Zealand Gazette extraordinary , published on Saturday, contained a prac- 1 lamation by the Governor proroguing tho General Assembly until November !)th. ( Work at the Pemberton special settle ment is flourishing, and it is expected ( that 800 acres will be sown in grass seed | by tho end of tho year, and ready for occupation by 10 or 12 families. The romaiuder of tho block of 2200 acres will ' theu bo cloarod, and balloted for in the ' usual way. The Indies of the Feilding branch of the W.C.T.U. intend holding a cako and apron fair in tho Assembly ltooms on Friday, the 27th inst. The proceeds will go towards the funds for erecting a hall. Full particulars will shortly be advertised. The manager of the Jocal branch of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, Mr J. W. Uurlnce, is having alterations effected to his premises in anticipation of a stock of boots and shoes expected to arrive in a few days. Tho figure relating to the Salvation Army week of " Self denial " iv October last, have only just been made up. The amount collected was £50,000. The sum collected by the same mothod tho previous year was £30,000. Notice is given to-day of tho dissolution of partnership of Messre Eagar and Ranson, of Waituna. Iv future the business will bo carried on by Mr Jauies Banson, of Bunuythorpo, and his t-on Jmnes William, under tho stylo and title of Mesrs James Hanson and Son. We wish the now firm every prosperity. I MrLabouchere enters into libel actions with a light heart. It really docs not matter to him (says a contemporary) how verdicts go. For inauy yours he has set aside a portion of the prnfils of Tiulb as a sinking fund for tho defence of libf-1 actioLs, and it is said to amount to somothin- like £(50,000. The funeral of the late Mr Robert Kirk, of Midland road, took place tins afternoon and his remains were followed to the Feilding Cemetery by a large number of settlers and friends, who, by their presence, paid a tribute of respect to the memory of tho deceased. Mr A. Eade was fhe undertaker, and tha Rev. H. M. Murray officiated at the grave. The committee of the Feilding Jockey Club met in Mrs Oliver's Empire Hotel last evening, when Messrs Hill and Poole were appointed to work the totn lisa tor for the season. It was decided to leave the sale of privileges in the hands of a sub-committee, and to have the training track ploughed. After transacting other routine business the meeting adjourned. MrG. F. Chambers. F.B.A.S , writes to the London Times from Northfield, Graiyje, Eastbourne, August 8: — " Somo of your readers may like to be informed that a very unusual number of large groups of spots, and of Inrge isolated spots are now visible on the sun's disc. I do not think, speaking with 30 years' esperi enco that I have ever seen a finer display. I measured the largest group on Saturday, and found that it extended over four minutes of arc, equivalent to about 100, « 000 miles." Mrs Langtry is tho owner of a steam yacht called the White Ladye. It is a large three-masted schooner- rigged vessel, with handsome appointments. Tho stato rooms and dressing rooms are splendidly fitted up, tho walls being hung with pink silk. In the main saloon there are beautifully carved tables, handsome settees, and a grand piano. The yacht is lighted by electricity, and is heated by hot water. la summer the air is cooled and forced through the different apartments from the ice house.