Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 192, 15 December 1893, Page 2

Local and General News.

Bread is selling in Dunedin at 3|-d tbe 41b loaf. In Oamara tbe charge is sd. TbeFeilding State School will close | for the Christmas yacation on Thursday next. In 1890 no less than 6100 murderers were arrested in the United States. Of these twenty-four were blind men. The cricket fixtures for to morrow are : 1 — Carnarvon r Birmingham, at Feildiog ; Sanaon v Union, at Falmerston, The usual monthly meeting of the Feildiug Masonic Lodge will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Monday evening at 7.30 p.m. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket from Mr G. W. McLean the courteous secretary of the Bangitikei Baciug Club.

The company parade of the Manchester Rifles was not well alleuded last night, and after a very brief drill by Color* Sergeant Milson, Captain Eirton dismissed the men. On Sunday next at the 1 1 o'clock services at Sfc Bridget's Church, Concone's mass will be sunjr by the Palmerstou North Catholic choir. In the afternoon at 3 yespers and benediction with Danby's Magnificat will be sung. Every month (writes the London correspondent of the New Zealand Herald on the 4th November) the prospects of the New Zealand frozen meat industry would appear to grow brighter, notwithstanding any temporary dulness*in the market. A new and successful method of preserving eggs is to rub them over with vaseline and pack them in dry salt, turning the boxes over every fortnight. Eggs havo been kept 4 months in this woy which were not distinguishable from fresh eggs on being cooked. George Henry Coyle, contractor, Foxton, has been adjudged a bankrupt on his own petition. The liabilities are set down at Llß4 los, and the assets at L7O. The debtor's statement shows only one Palmerston liability— a debt to Messrs Ireland and Co. of LI 7Captain Anderson, of tke s.s. Maori, reports that when off Table Cape on Monday afternoon, on the voyage from Auckland to Wellington, he passed the floating carcases of thousands of sheep and lambs, sometimes in clumps of about 500. An immense quantity of driftwood was also floating about. Emma Goldman was recently sentenced at New York to twelve months' imprisonment for delivering, at meetings, of the N.Y. unemployed, incendiary speeches. Emma, a pronounced anarchist, re* proached her hearers for starring in a great city when all around thorn was boundless wealth. Farm and Home says that a fertilated egg when raised to a temperature of 72 degrees starts into life. This process be gits and stops during hot days and cooler nights of the eutnmcr, and after a few starts the embryo chick dies and rotting begins. If the egg was never fertilised it is evident that it could not spoil. Owing to the fact that the last Parliament dissolved before tho end of the yea members only received £206 instead of £240. Of course this will be adjusted when the House meets again by passing a Bill giving the necessary power to pay the deficiency. The laborer is worthy of hid hire— whether he works or not. To-day's Chronicle says: -Work is progressing very briskly at the Wanganui Freezing Works, and no lees than 835 sheep were killed yesterday. This is very encouraging, and is enhanced by the fact that the supply giver every prospect of being equal to the large demand for some time to come. Tenders are invited by the Pohangina Bond Board, to be sent to the Engineer at Pulmerston North by 12 noon on Friday, December 22nd, for the supply of about 500 yurds of metal at Apiti. Specifications may be seen at Mr Poole's Hote', Apui.ot the Engineer's office, Pulmerston, and at the Board's office. Pobangina. The following players will represent the Feilding Lawn Tennis Club in the match against the Palmerston Club, at Feilding, to-morrow: — Messrs E. A. Barton, G. F. Biihop, C. H. Coote, H. B. Dyer, A. P. Lance, and Rev. Innes Jones. The Palmerston players are : Messrs .Vi athias, Koch, Hewett, Crump, L. Abraham, and E. Ualcombe. A gentleman from Bangitikei who was in this district the other day, gave it as his opinion that the minute red worms to be seen in myriads iv every pool of stagnant water jusFnow, are the direct cause of fluke in sheep. Most of the way- side water boles are quite gory lookiug with these things. An expert's opinion on their uurtfulness or otherwise would perhaps, give interesting results. On Wednesday last Mr E, S. Bradbury was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Ada Wright, sister of Mrs G W. Holland, of Bunnythorpe. The ceremony wan performed at the residence of Mr Holland by the Bey G. Clement, Primitive Methodist minister, of Feildicg. After the wedding breakfast the newlymarried eonple left for their home in the South Island, We wish them every happiness. Our illustrated supplement will appear as usnal with to-morrow's issue, and in it will be found a capital tala entitled, "Beulah Barton's Birthday," which no doubt will be enjoyed, especially by the ladieß. Several articles on "How to drive away moths," the "Queen's laundry," " Crinolines in Paris," etc., as well as some useful information, and an amount of light reading, make an interesting number Mr Isaac Brent, of the Central Furnishing Warehouse, is making a specialty of linoleums, floorcloths, carpets, and carpets squares, and has now displayed in bis shop en extensive stock.* Chaus of almost all makes and styles are also kept. Mr Brent invites inspection of his varied stock and guarantees to give satisfaction. Those wishing to replace carpets or furniture should peruse his new advertisement which appears to-day and then interview Mr Brent for the price, A bad case of poisoning from eating berries of the Tutu plant occurred at Levin on Tuesday. It appears that two children of Mr Palmer, and two children of Mr Partridge, both of whom reside at Levin and are engaged in Mr Prouse's sawmill' ing business, by some means took a fancj to the purple berries and in the afternoon became very ill. Dr Dermer waß sent for and spent the night in attending the little sufferers, easing tho pain and finally reducing the attack, Tho following superintendent collectors of agricultural statistics have been ap» pointed :- Mr James H. M. Good. Clifton, Taranaki, Stratford ; Mr Earnest Barnes, Hawera, Pa tea, Waitotara, Wanganui ; Mr Robert North Keeling, Ban* gitikei, Oroua, Kiwitea, Manawatu, Horowbenua; Mr Thomas Humphries, Wairoa, Hawke'e Bay ; Mr Peter Skerrett, Waipawa, Patangata ; Mr William B. Bone, Pahiatua, Wairarapa Nortb, Wairarapa South ; and Mr Edward J. von Dadelzen, Hutt. The American newspapers recently published an advertisement asking for a man who. in consideration of an indemnity of £1000, would submit himself to an operation that might result fatally. This advertisement emanated from two doctors in Guayaquil (Ecuador), who have the intention of performing a difficult operation, in order that they may observe the phenomena of digestion. One hundred and forty two persons have re plied to the advertisement, and have offered their services. Out of these 142 people, Professor Osbalderston, of New York, has selected for the purpose a professional wrestler. An amusing story is told by one of our contemporaries. I% ln one of the St Pancras schools for little boys and girls," we are told, " an examiner was questionmg the pupils about celebrated Generals. ' And now,' said the examiner, 'we come to the Duke of Wellington. Can any of you tell mo who was the Duke of WeN lington ?' There was a pauoe, but at last a little girl held out her hand as a signal that she was prepared to answer. ' That's a clever little girl/ remarked the questioner approvingly. • Well, my dear, who was the Duke of Wellington'?' 'Mr McGuire, sir 1' answered the little maid triumphantly. The examiner retired to recover from bis astonishment, and it was subsequently explained to him that Mr McGuire was the landlord of the Duke of Wellington publichouse, to which the girl occasionally went for father's Sunday diuner beer."

As soon as a line of strainers runs between Canada, Australia and New Zealand, we will be able to have fresh salmon as a common article of diet. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Manchester Lodge of Oddfellows will be held this evening, at 8 o'clock, at the Foresters' Hall, Bowen street. Visiting brethern are cordially invited to attend.