Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 259, 9 March 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

An Aucklaud paper says: — " Teuuyson Smith is all right. If the cokl water business sliould fail lie can rely ou his liair to pull him through. A section of bush ou the Kiiubolton road, near Cheltenham, has been leased to a Palmerston iiiau who will erect a sawmill there at once. Two very handsome apples of tlie i Warut-rs Pride variety, were left at tlcits i office yesterday afternoon by Mr Golding. They weighed IB and 16 ounces respectively. At a meeting at Rauson and Son's, Waituua, on Wednesday, the proposal to raise a l>au for constructing works in the Ongo Ward of the Kiwitea Road District, was carried. We have to thank Mr Watson, the Hon Secretary, for a complimentary ticket for the social and dance at the Foresters' Hall this evening in connection witli the Loyal Manchester Lodge of Oddfellows. The following team a\ ill represent Colyton iv the Cup match against Feilding on Saturday next, at 11 a.m. sharp: —W. Powers, fa. King, J. Maxted, D. Thomas, C. Selby, («. and C. Milieu, J., \Y. and D. Eutwisle, ii. Simpson. Emergencies— T. Selby, li. Woodman. We have to thank Messrs Abraham and Williams for a plan of the laud to be sold on behalf of Mr Hopkins, of Palmerston North, on Friday the 10th inst. The plan is posted up in our office where it may be inspected by intending purchasers. An interesting inset appears with tonight's issue of the Sr.ut from Messrs Thompson and Thompson, the proprietors of the Cash Exchange, announcing that the great dissolution sale is now on. The present is an opportunity which all should avail themselves of to secure goods of all descriptions at exceedingly low rates. Mr John Cobbe announces by advertisement to-day that his first direct ship, ment of Winter novelties is on board the s.s. Doric, which is due shortly, and he advises persons to reserve their purchases until his new goods are opened up. As Mr Cobbe knows the public taste to a nicety, and imports his goods from only the most fashionable warehouses in the; Old Country, the public would do well to follow his advice. At a meeting of the United Temperance organizations of I'ulmerston held on Wednesday, it was decided to nominate the following candidates for tho forthcoming licensing elections : — Messrs .1. Stubbs, Joe Dixon, F. Pi rani, A. Mumo 11. Kibblewhite, Rev. 11. Young, (ieo. F. Young, and J. Grace. It was aUo decided to hold a public meeting in order io allow tiio candidates an opportunity to express their views, and also a gospel temperance meeting on the lHth after the church services. It was understood at last evening's meeting th:it the Temperance party were to unite to close as many houses as the Act allowed. Mr James Stubbs occupied the chair.

When you cannot get a thing by favor, you can get it by fear. Mr James Wilson, of Makino, forwarded a box of apples to the Palmerston North Hospital to-day. Mr Duncan Mcßeth is having a large residence built at Kiwitea. Mr W. J. O'Donnell, of Palnierston, is the archi- [ tect. I The shilling table at Mr Carthcw's is I well worth a visit. There has never be- | fore iv Feilding been a display to compare with it. The largest alligators in the world are said to live in the Johnston river, Queensland. They feed almost exclusively on Chinese. Constable John O'Donovan orderly at the Wellington Resident Magistrate's Court, has finajly passed his solicitor's law examination. Within the past three years about 100 murdered babies have been found in Melbourne. This does not include those that have not been found. The nomination papers in connection with the forthcoming licensing election must be delivered to the Returning Officer on or before the 14th day of March, 1594. A party of co-operative workmen at Coonoor, Forty Mile Bush, recently discovered a large deposit of inoa bones in a cave in the bush through which the road was passing. An action is being brought by a young man at Ballarat for divorce from his wife, in which a Chinaman is co-respond-ent. John has put in a counter claim for a year's vegetables. A Napier bankrupt recently paid a dividend of 4s 3d in the £. His Honor Justice Richmond smiled, and said that was quite a handsome dividend — for a New Zealand bankrupt. At Mr Charles Can's stock sale to-day the entries of both sheep ami cattle were large and the attendance of settlers and others very good. The prices show an upward tendency from recent sales. Temporary appreciation of other people's property has become so popular, says a Sydney paper, that taking £100,---000 is " a master stroke of genius " while the matter of tak'mg -4'l must he •stigmatised as "gross felony." Still to the front ! Mr J. B. Hamilton will continue his great drapery sale tomorrow when startling reductions will be made in all classes of draper}', and in bargains for clothing. Mr Hamilton means to " break the record." Mrs John Ballauce, widow of the late Premier, was a passenger for Wellington by last evening's train, eu route to Sydney, from whence she goes on a trip to the Old Country to visit her late husbands relatives in Ireland. We notice from the report in yesterday's New Zealand Times of the Wellington College Swimming Sports, that a sou of Mr Reaile, of this town, solicitor, obtained the second prize for drawing for plates. An American jury who investigated a rather suspicious fire, brought in a verdict that it was "caused by the friction of a 1200 dollar policy of insurance on a 400 dollar frame building." Messrs Waruock and Adkins, the well known Wellington aud Pahnerston drappers, have taken the new premises at the corner of Manchester aud Fergusson shrcot-s. a»tJ iwtouil to open with a now stock of Autumn aud Winter goods, a few days before Easter. A meeting will be held at the Aratika school house, Midland road, on Wednesday next to consider the question of diverting the Valley road in No f» Ward of the Manchester Road district. It is proposed to avoid the hill at Mr J. Bray's by making a road on the flat through Mr G. Milieu's property, the cost of which will be covered by subscription. It appears that there is some doubt as to whether Returning Officers can refuse to register the names of persons who desire to have their names placed on the Electoral Rolls, even up to the day of the licensing elections, therefore we would advise any who have neglected, or been unable to forward their claims to be put ou the electoral roll, to do so at once. We (Standard) learn that starlings are increasing with great rapidity in the Kairanga district. A settler assures us that iv one flock alone which he observed yesterday there must have been two thousand birds. These birds are looked upon as of great value, owing to their insect • destroying capabilities. They are even said to destroy the parasites, such as ticks, &c-, in sheep. A notice iv connection with the loan of £11 ,560 to be raised by the Kiwitea Road Board to be expended in opening up the conutry by roadmakiug appears to-day. The poll will be taken ou Wednesday the 14th instant at places iudieatee in the advertisement. Iv a matter of such importance as this every ratepayer should make a special point of recording his vote in favor of the proposals. The friends of the Wesleyau body at Pemberton and Rangiwahia met on Tuesday last and decided to have a tea and musical evening on March 17th, in Mr Martins woolshed, with the object of raising money to make a presentation to the Rev Mr JJirks, who has been with them for the last three years, and who is now leaving. It is hoped that the friends in the adjoining settlements will give their united support to the entertainment. A Wairarapa exchange says : — The Commissioner of Lands has been issuing declaration forms to settlers with a square mark 011 the side, showing were a halfcrown stamp should be placed. ! Objection was takcu to tho declaration j at the meeting of the Land Board ou Thursday , aud it was pointed out that by section 89 of the Land Act, no stamp duty is payable. Section 89 of the Laud Act reads as follows: — "All leases aud licenses under this Act shall be exempt from duty under any Act, now or hereafter to be passed, relating to stamp duties." Mr Treweek, who has been visiting the Birmingham district as representative of the'Lougburu Freezing Company informed the settlers at Mr Carr's Birmingham sale on Tuesday last, that the Company had found a purchaser for the carcases of 6000 sheep per month at l]d per lb for wethers and maiden ewes. This was equal to 12s a sheep, with the tallow aud skin included, and the vendor took no risk as he was paid for the sheep as delivered at the works. He advised farmers to join with each other and employ a competent drover, and thus reduce expenses.