Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 232, 6 February 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

At Birmingham to-morrow Mr Charles Carr will hold his usual monthly stock sale. Notice is given of dissolution of the partnership of Messrs Jackson and Warner, butchers, of Birmingham. A ten-year-old daughter of Mr S. "Ward of Marton, had her thigh bone broken on Sunday through being struck by a swing boat. Messrs Gorton and Son held their Ram Fair at Feilding to-day. The attendance was large, and the prices realised were satisfactory. Nearly all the reserved seats in the Assembly Rooms for the Yeoman of the Guard to-night, have been taken up. The heavy gale of wind on Friday night blew several trees down which fell across the Kimbolton road between Birmingham and Raugiwahia. On Wednesday the 14th instant, Mr Charles Carr wiil sell by public auction the furniture and effects of Mr Turner, of Lestohau, near the Feilding racecourse. No reserves. Mr Bray, the clerk of the Manchester Road Board, inserts a notice to-day concerning a loan of .£2134 to be raised for public works as detailed in the advertisement. Tlios Chinu, of Rangiwahia, who was ordered to pay a tine for assault and to find securities to keep the peace, at the last sitting of the Feilding R.M. Court, has been sent to the Wanganui gaol for failing to comply with the order. Last evening some practical joker went to tho Presbyterian Church while the members of the choir were holding their usnal weekly practice, and locked the outside door. After a little excitement an exit was effected and the missing key was accidently found hanging to the handle of the Manse door. As the weather is likely to be all that could be desired this evening, there is every probability of tho Marton Operatic Company having a full house to perform to. The opera will commence at 8 o'clock. It is requested that punctuality be observed on the part of the audience. Whilst playing at cricket at Bunnythorpe yesterday Mr W. Maxted met with an accident in a simple manner. In endeavouring to catch a ball which was passing over his head Mr Maxted sprang into the air. but on landing he fell in such a manner that he dislocated an ankle and broke a small bone in one of his leg. The sufferer was brought in to Feilding and Dr Sorley attended to his injuries. We have to congratulate Mr R. G. Bcli, the sou of Mrs Fitzgerald, of Marlborough street, on the occasion of his marriage to Miss Hogan, of Blenheim, which took place on the 24th of last month. Mr Bell who has been brought up in Feilding, has a host of friends who will heartily join us in wishing him and his bride, every liappines in their wedded life. It will be learned with regret by a number in Feilding that Mr Richard Mowatt, who had been the trainer of A. Hall, the well-known mile champion runner of the colony, died in the P*Lmerston hospital yesterday, having been an inmate for the past week. Mowatt was in Feilding during last Christmas time, and in the short time which he stayed here he made quite a number of friends. The Government have issued a circular to the heads of the various departments of the Ciyil Service, instructing them to stop all overtime in future, except in extreme cases where work of a conndon tirl nature is in band. The effect will be that when a pressure of work exists in any deparement extra clerks will have to bo engaged temporarily to overtake it. Thus a saviog will be effected, and at the same time there will ho a greater chance of work for clerks out of employment. By the Frisco mail, Mr J. Herbert Hankins, of Palmerston North, received intelligence of tho death of Mr J. L. Oliver, which occurred at Howick, in Northumberland, England. The deceased gentleman was well known and esteemed in the Manawatu district, having resided for several years on his Okau estate at Moutoa, near Foxton. The late Mr Oliver was a keen lover of sport, and in conjunction with his brother imported some brood mares from Canterbury and established a stud farm at Moutoa. Mr Oliver's death, in the prime of life, will be deplored by the many friends he made during his residence in the colony. Messrs Edwards and M 'Beatb, of Wei lin^ton, report wages for laet week as follows :— Married couples, £70 to £90 ; carpenters, 10s ; bricklayers, 12s ; black* smiths, 9s to 10s ; painters land glaziers, 10s ; plumbers and gasfitters, 9s to 10s ; atoremen, 42s to 60s ; d raj men 42s to 50a ; coachmen, 30s to 355 ; grooms, 25s to 35s ; gardeners, 6s to Bs, farm bands, Ids to 25s ; milkmen, 25s to 27s ; hotelmen, 20a to 40s ; barmaids, 25s to 30s ; waitresses, 15s to 20s ; cooks, 25a to 40s ; female do, 25a to 35s ; housemaids, 12s to 20s ; gee eral servants, 10s to 14s ; narsegirls and boys, 7s to 15s. There is very little alteration since last report. Demand fairly good. Every day an average of 226 loads of dust, trade, and street refuse is carted from London city to Lett's Wharf, where ! it is sifted and burned. Many valuable and curious articles are discovered in the dust. Sovereigns and half-sovereigns are frequently found, and kept by the finders. Among recent finds may be mentioned a set of false teeth, a new boot, opera glasses, a packet of photographs, the body of a child, dividend paper, a Mexican dollar, a silver powder flask, postman's satchel, 6ilver fork, watch fittings, and 20 shares in Missouri. Kansas, and Texas Railway, valued at £20 each. Cheques and Tost Office orders are common finds, although not so numerous as promissory notes. The Marlborough Times says that two of tho Blenheim telegraph operators, now doing duty at Cable Bay, had a rather lively experience last Thursday, Messrs R. P. Alen and Barlow were the interested parties. They had been out in the bay in a boat harpooning stiugarees, and I after returning to tho beach Allan smd ! some others, who had then come down, decided to have a bathe. They had not been in the water long, when a big shark measuring 14 feet, appeared on the scene and made a rush at Allan. Barlow, who was in the boat, at once decided on a course of action, and, seizing a harpoon, made a good throw, and put the steel into the mobster's head. Allan at once iscrambelled" iuto the boat, and all hands dragged the '• man eater" ashore. The good people of Feilding are becoming more cityliko in shopping to a large extent on Saturday nights. The stir and traffic is pleasant to notice, and is advantageous to our business people. No doubt the really good displays in the shop windows, with plenty of light and good weather, tend to bring the citizens and their families out. Conspicuous amongst the attractive shops we always notice Messrs Bramwell Bros' establishment which at present is really wortli a visit, their stock of ironmongery and other goods is larger than ever and the window display attractive and business like. We notice that in carpenters requisites, agricultural and household hardware, brush ware and enamelled goods, they have a really well asssorted stock. The grocery and crockery department are also specially noticeable for good quality, and assortment. We are glail to hear that tlieir business is increus- : ing and trust that they and all of our business people will benefit by the improved state of trade generally.