Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 238, 13 February 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

A tenui.s match has been arranged between the Feilding ami Halcorube clubs to take place ou the local ground ou Saturday uext. Tlie Lougburn Freezing Company despatched their first shipment of frozen meat for this season by train to Wellington yesterday. The shipment comprised 2000 carcases, aud will be sent te ] London by the s.s. Perthshire. — Manawatu Times. Captain Turner, inspector of the cooperative works, reached Palmerston yesterday for the purpose of visiting the Salisbury Block and arranging for a track being made into the Pohangina Block from Pohangiua, so as to enable the settlers to do bushfelling this season.

Owing to the malice of a " dog fiend" several of the residents of the Makiuo road have recently lost valuable dogs by poison. One hundred and thirty-seven tons of butter were exported to England from New Plymouth during the last four weeks. Messrs A. Pallaut and Co., have just opened up at their Feilding branch a consignment of gents' hand sewn Bal - morals and girls' canvass shoes. The artesian well at Woodlawu, Halcombe, has been abandoned after reaching a depth of 500 feet ; that is 114 feet below sea level. Mr Young; the cheap ironmonger, has received another consignment of the famous Scott's ranges, which are now on view in his shop in Manchester street. It is stated that Mrs Femniel, of W<;l--lington, who gave her child an overdose of morphia for d}'seutery, resulting in its death, will be for manslaughter. A humorous contribution by " One of the Band " will appear to-morrow. It is too well written to be cut dowu, and space will not allow of it appearing in our present issue. Following is the bankruptcy business eet down for hearing at the sitting of the District Court to be held to-day m Palmerston: — Public examination — V. Chris tensen, W Managh, Aler. JVlunro, and.J. Morris. Application for discharge — W. Bellve. U. Geange, C. Grubb, S. Hayes, H, S. Munro, and R. Newth. A good story of a circus which recently visited a Yorkshire town, reaches Vanity Fair. A dog was advertised to play on a piano. When the time came for the dog to perform, he got on the seat and began playing. Suddenly a Wag in the crowd shouted "Rats!" upon which the dog bounded off the seat. But the piano kept on playing. The manager of the Palmerston branch of Te Aro House has received instructions from headquarters to clear out all dress fabrics, prints, crepons, etc., and to carry this into effect still further reductions are to be made on the already very low prices. A new advertisement, quoting a few of the reduced prices, appears on the first page of to-day's issue. Messrs Ross and Sandford's, of the Bou March c, Palmerston North, are now holding a genuine clearing sale of clothing and drapery in the Town Hall, at Campbelltowu. The sale commenced on Saturday last, and will be continued during this week, and everyone in and around Campbelltowu should endeavour to look in at the Hall, as there are some wonderful bargains to be obtained there. On Friday last Mr J. Schaphleski, of Birmingham, received a telegram informing him that he was the successful tenderer for putting 2987 cubic yards of metal on the Stratford -Opunako road. The contract price is £898. Mr Schaphleski will take his own teams and men with him and expects to complete the contract within three mouths. We trust that Mr Schaplileski will reap a good harvest for his enterprise. Here is an authentic anecdote from Truth, illustrative of the enlightened tolerance which distinguishes a considerable section of the established clergy at the end of the nineteenth century A parson lunching the other day at a email country house, praised bis hostess' butter and erf am. and inquired where they came from " From Farmer X's wife," replied tho lady. The parson pulled a long face. " Surely you are not aware," he said, gravely, " that X is a dissenter, and has married bis deceased wife's sister. Mr McKeever, of the London firm of Cooy and Co, who recently paid a visit to the Cheltenham Dairy Factory, expressed the opiuiou that it was one of the most complete he had seen in the colony. He also complimented the directors for their foresight in having a refrigerator fitted up in the factory. Mr Cameron, representing the Dunedin agency of the above firm, was also very high iv his praise of the general management and appointments. We (New Zealand Times) are informed that the licensing elections will probably take place ir» the second or third week i» next month. It is not likely that they will be held on the same day, as in the case of the Parliamentary general election. The Act contains no express instructions on that bead, and the fixing of the date of the elections will, therefore, be left most probably to the discretion of the various returning officers, who may be expected to consult the convenience as far as possible of the public in their respective districts. A special meeting of members of the Feildiug Fire Brigade was hold at the engine shed at 7.30 p.m last evening, there being a good attendance. Captain Eade was in the chair, and explained that the meeting had been called for the purpose of electing a delegate to attend the conference in Napier on the sth and 6th of March, and also to select a team to go in for practice with a view to going to Napier ou March 7th and Bth to take part in the Fire Brigade Demonstration to be held there. Lieutenant F. Keen was elected to attend the Conference, and the following members were selected to go to the Demonstration, viz., Captain Eade, and firemen P. Thomson, Ranger, Lucre, W. Kitchen and J. Bishop ; Emergency — W Gosling. The events to be competed in are the one, three and five-men Manual Engine. Mr J. Humphries wrs elected a new member of the Brigade. After some conversation on ordinary topics the meeting adjourned. Mr Fred Piraui interviewed the Jlon Mr Reeves, Minister iv charge of the Lunacy Department iv reference to the case of Mr G. Shannon, of the Harbor Board Block, who has beeu in the Wellington Asylum for some time. He explained that Mrs Shannon and her five children lived on a section belonging to her husband and was able to make a bare living by dairying. She was a hard working woman and it was only by great exertions that she was able to keep her home together. The Asylum authorities had written to her threatening to sell everything up if she did not pay what was due for the maintenance of her husband. He urged that such au extreme step should not be taken, and that a thorough investigation of the circumstances was necessary before threats of the kiud under notice were made. — Mr Reeves said he was glad the matter had been brought under his notice, and assured Mr Pirani that no extreme steps would be taken until the whole matter had been inquired into, and a decision arrived at as to the best course to be adopted . — Standard .