The Feilding Star. Published Daily. SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 1893. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 91, 14 October 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. SATURDAY, OCT. 14, 1893. Local and General News

The Pohangina Road Board was sitting this afternoon as we went to press. '! ho attention of our adveiti.*ers and subscribers is directed to an advertisement which appears over leader to-day. Tho speech of the Premier last night occupied two hours and fivo minutes in delivery. Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled to hold oyer several letters to the editor. A meeting of members of the PohaDgma Small Farm Association No 2 will bo hbld at Colylon on Monday next at 1 oclock As a result of the defeat of the Home Rule Bill in the House of Lords, the London Radical newspapers are calling lor the abolition of the Upper Legislative body. Notwithstanding the decision of the District Court, Wanganui, in favor of the owner, tho Mauawatu Racing Club refused to remove the disqualification from tho horse Stockboy. In the Salvation Army barracks to* morrow, Mrs Booth's memorial service will be held, and on Monday, in tho same place, there will be religious services illustrated with lime light views. Both of these services have been very highly spoken of in other towns of the colony. An editor out west who sends his paper out to " time subscribers " sends a bill each year. When a second bill is sent and there is no response he takes it for granted that the subscriber is dead, and publishes an " obituary notice " in his columns. A continental doctor warns people again kissing domestic pets. An examination of the saliva of cats, he says, was found to be rich in all sorts of minute bacilli, while a dogs saliva contained even a greater number of bacteria. We direct tho attention of our readers to an advertisement which appears to-day anent the Anniversary Sermons to be preached in the Wesleyan Church at Birmingham on Sunday the 22nd instant. A public tea meeting will be held on Wednesday the 25th instant. At the usual monthly meeting of the United Manawatu Lodge of Freemasons under the English constitution, held in Palmerston last evening, P.M. Bro M. Cohen was duly elected Worshipful Mas* ter for the ensuing twelve mouths, and the installation ceremony was fixed to take place on Monday week. The Cake and Apron fair to be held in the Assembly Rooms on Friday the 27th instant promises to be a great success. We have been requested to state that the proceeds will be devoted to the general fund of the W.C.T.U., and not towards ; the money to bo raised for a Temperance ! Hall as previously stated. An old identity in tho person of Mrs Cornford, wife of the Rev P H.Cornford. passed away at Napier at the ripe ago of eighty-four. The deceased lady was a colonist of many years standing, and the acts of kindness and charity which she performed m her earlier days endeared her to many people. The sympathies of a large circle of friends are with the family in their bereavement. The Waitera correspondent of the Hawera Star writes:— Butter, which is our staple industry, is very firm. Tikorangi Factory has sold for 9?d till the end of January, so that our friends there will set nearly id a gallon for their milk — a splendid return. A good season is anticipated by buyers and sellers ; let us hope both may be as satisfied at the end as at the beginning. A meeting of members of the Salvation Army and ratepayers will be held in the Barracks to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock to protest against certain clauses in the bye-laws to be adopted by the Borough Council, which are similar to those that prevent the Salvation Army or other bodies playing musical instruments in the streets. Last evening, an employe in Mr Murray's foundry, Wanganui, discovered the body of a man floating in the river near the Gas Works. The police were at once notified and Seageant Villars went down and had the body removed to the Custom House Hotel. The deceased was identified as Patrick Guidar, a laborer, of about 45 years of age. The deceased, so far as can be ascertained, has no relatives in the colony; The Rey A. J. Swan, a TJjiji missionary, has given an account, according to the London Despatch, of Emm Pasha's death. The immediate cause of the Arabs' | hostility to Emm was 'heir belief that ho had hanged summarily six of their people because thoy rofused to trade with him. There was no fightiug at the time of tho murder. The luurdorer was a young Arab j with whom Mr bwau was acquainted. Lie ; is a sou of Dr Livwgstoii's Arab friend, ' old Tanganyika. Beyond doubt, Euiia't ! body wae eateo.

Captain Edwin wired to-day :— North east to north and west gales with rain after 16 hours from vow ; glass fall. The Chinese Viceroy Li Hung Chang, is urging the Emperor to exterminate all the foreigners in China, particularly Englishmen. The Rev Mr Birks has so far recovered from his recent illness that he will be able to conduct his usual services to-morrow (Sunday), at Kiwitea and Birmingham. Efforts are being made to induce Mr J. P. Leary to contest the Palmerston seat. The Manawatu Times considers he would have an excellent chance of success It will be seen by our report of the Premier's speech last night that the Go ■ vernment candidates for Rangitikei and Palmerston are Mr John Stevens, and Mr F. Pirani respectively. Mr Win. Widdop, senior, another of Wellington's old identities, died yesterday morning. Deceased was 85 years of tige, and leaves a son and daughter and 18 grandchildren. Mr F, Gabites, who has lately shifted into new and more commodious premises, adyortises that he has opened up his new season's novelties in ladies requisites of every description. A glance at his show windows will prove that Mr Gabites' goods are of a choice nature, and on enquiring for prices ladies will no doubt find them suitable for the times. To-day's Chronicle says : — Owing to tho bad state of the roads beyond Ohingaiti, it has been found impossible to bring the body of the late Mr Fred. Hogg to that township. la a telegram forwarded by Mr Cummins, from Hunterville, yesterday evening, he said that he had just returned from Ohingaiti, the conveyance sent for the body of deceased having returned unsuccessful, owing, probably, to the impassable state of roads in the interior. The following is an excellent ointment for wounds in horses and other stock. It is known as green ointment : — Take lard (ioz, yellow resin loz, Venice turpentine l{ox, acetate of copper ldr. Melt the resin and copper (with a small piece of lard to prevent burning) in an iron ladle, and the lard and turpentine m a hot water bath ; mix all together when thoroughly melted. As it cools add 2dr of turpentine .and stir occasionally On Wednesday evening next, in the Assembly Rooms, a novel performance will be given by Professor Clareuce, who is touring New Zealand with a troupe of clover performing dogs. These animals havo been trained to a high degree of porfoction, and are pronounced to bo very clever. On Wednesday afternoon, at 3.15 p. in , a performance will be given for children, who will be admitted to the hall on paying tho small sum ot three- pence. A sensational tragedy was enacted in tho Church of St Anne, Montpelher, Fiai cc, on the 27th August. While mass was being celebrated an elderly ladj proceeded to a pew (CCupied by M. Jean Joiiisßant, a prominent lawyer, and fired four shots into his body, killing him in. stan'ly. The wildest excitement prevailed. The woman totd the police that Jouissant refused to return a sum of money which sue had entrusted to his care, Pocock's patent tnilk«can cleaner entirely supersedes the old-fashioned way of cleaning milk-cans and churns. It will clean all sizes of cans, and is equally effi« cient as a church-washer. It is made by Messrs Fr6eth and Pocock, Vauxhal'l, London. This appliance, and several others, are being introduced into Victoria by Mr David Wilson, the Government dairy expert, and should be in use in all the colonies, both for the sake of cleanliness and the hard labour the appliance saves. This morning Mr Kirton waited on the Premier to enquire whj the gentleman who had been nominated to be placed on the Commission af the Peace by representative meetings of settlers in Col j ton. Pemberton, and Fowlers, had not been gazetted. Mr Seddon informed Mr Eirton that the nominations bad been sent in during the session, and the rule was not to make auy appointments then, or immediately before a general election. The names sent in had, so far, been approved, and after the elections the appointments would be made.