Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 264, 15 March 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

♦ Onr Pohangina correspondent writes that there is general regret felt by the settlers at the proposed departure of Mr Hopkins from among them. The following tenders were received yesterday by Messrs J^mes and Heaps, architects, for the erection of a schoolroom in Manchester street: — R, Heald. (accepted), £122 10s ; F. Pope, .£120; W. Watts, £'lo7; J. D. Valentine, .£I3H ; J. Hubner, X154 ; W. Heald, £'154. A Prohibition meeting was held iv the Presbyterian Church, Awahuri, on Tuesday the i:-Itli instent. Tlie meeting was fairly well attended considering that J only short notice was given. The speak- ] ers were Messrs Young and Stubbs, from Palmerston North, Mr Adam Linton was iv the chair. The speakers endeavoured to explain the present Licensing Act and to point out how the temperance party ' intended voting, etc. The speakers did their best, and succeeded in making the subject clear to those present. j At the Palmerston Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mr FitzHerbert objected to pay mileage on a summons which had been served by his own clerk at Ashurst. He asked for his Worship's ruling on the point. He understood that under the new Act the bailiff need nut be employed in the service of summonses. His Worship said he did not see how the Government could make a charge where no service was rendered, but he would take time to consider the question, aud in the meantime the amount of mileage must be paid into Court. — Times, At the Marton Caledonian Sports yes, terday, the running events resulted as follows :— IOO yards — K. Baldwin, Byds, ] ; W. Arnott, 4yds, 2; E. Smith, Syds, ;}. 220 yards— J. Boyee, 10yds, 1 ; W. Watts, scratch, 2 ; G. C. Cameron, 14yds, y. 440 yards- J. Boyce, 14yds, 1; J. McFarlane, 14yds, 2; K. Baldwin, 10yds, ;■}. Half-mile— J. Deruugs, 20ydw, 1 ; A. Griffin, 15yds, 2; .7. Bell, fiOyds, a. 120 hurdles— W. Arnott, owe oyds, 1 ; H. Cameron, owe 9yds, 2 ; W. Watts, owe oyds, 3. Mile— .7. DerungH, 40yds, 1 ; A. Hall, scratch, 2. Ladies' Bracelet — C. Sutherland, 14yds, 1; G. Cameron, llvds, 2. R. Jarrett won the Consolation. " We notice," says the Waipawa Mail of the 10th instaut, that "M. Aujard, a dancing mimtcr who did a (juiet slope from Waipawa witliout going through the formality of paying the hall-keeper and the printer has turned up in Wan. "antii. We give our contemporaries the straight tip by advising them to get their advertising bill* p#id iv advance." We (Chronicle) thank our c.<»!itc.\ui>orary for the advice, but we should have appreciated it much more had we received it a little *oonor, for the gentle professor has departed and has forgottpu to leave his address. Our contemporaries sluould folluw the example ofthe Feiu;i-:s« — *• Cash, or ,i guarantee from a re;. pect. able resident." This kills •" snide '■' showy and does good to legitimate couipauics^

An English mail arrived 111 Feilding this moriiiug. The Wairarapa Star reports that a mineral substance containing arsenic has been found near Tenui. The Wesleyan picnic in the Oval yesterday afternoon was largely attended, and was in every way a success. Fair Play says it is stated that Archbishop Redwood has lost between .£4,000 1 and .£5,000 over the Catholic Times. | Messrs Pallant and Co liave just rc- | ceived their first consigiinient of boots made on the new principle, for football. They are first class goods. The official notice of the nominations of candidates for the Rangitikei Licensing committee, arc published to-day by the Returning Officer, Mr Alfred Ross. On (food Friday tlie Midland Sunday School children will be entertained at a picnic in Messrs Dunbar's paddock opposite to the residence of Mr Robert Curran. We have received per favor of Mr .). P. Cowie, of Makino, a parcel of periodicals from a lady in the country, to be j forwarded to the Pahnerston North Dis- J trict Hospital. The Manchester Rifles will parade 1 this evening in the Assembly Rooms, j Final arrangements will be made after drill in connection with the Easter encampment. The football seasou will be opened in Feilding on Saturday next. All intending players are requested to roll up in anticipation of the match with Eketahuna on the 28th inst. There was a good attendance yesterday at Mr Chas. Can's sale, at Awahuri, of the furniture and effects of Mr Lloyd. The sale \?as a success, most of the lots beiug disposed of at satisfactory pricea. The Woodville Examiner reports that safe robberies have started again, and on Sunday night a safe in Ross street was cleaned out. Constable Treanor has his eye on the party suspected, and will, we hope be able to run him to earth. The Hon. W. P. Reeves (Minister of Labour) and Mr Mackay (of the Labour Department) were passengers this morning by Messrs lierry and Trevena's coach to Birmingham. Mr Sam Dawwill pick them up on arrival there aud drive them on to Pemberton. In a local published yesterday we omitted, in the paragraph referring to tlie meeting held in the Foresters' Hall ou Tuesday night, to state that such meeting was lioM Ly the <Joo<l Templars. As it read tlio implication was the meeting was held by the Foresters'. Much time was saved at the Palmerston Magistrate's Court yesterday by the application of a clause in the new Act which makes it unnecessary for a plaintiff to prove his case where defendant does not appear to dispute the claim. In such cases judgment is given by default. — Times. An extraordinary incident of tbe recent beavy fiost in England was revealed at an inquest at Liverpool. A widow named nged 62, slipped in her yard, aud was unable to rise Water from the tap fell on her hands and froze them, in a solid trass to the ground, and she died from exposure. In the Salvation Army Barracks last evening, Captain Hill gave a very interesting address on " Prison Life in London " to a large audience. In the Barracks to-night, a lime-light entertainment will be given, and a farewell coffee supper will also be held. Captain Hill and Lieutenant Green leave to-morrow for Inglewood. Messrs James and Heaps, architects, j invite tenders for the erection of a residence at Rangatira (near Hunterville') for Mr Homan. Plans, &c, may be seen at the office of the architects, Feildiug, until Wednesday, the 21st instaut, after which date they will be forwarded to the office of Mr R. E. Beckett, of Marton, for the examination of intending tenderers there. Sir Andrew Clark died, leaving behind him iv personality alone nearly . £204,000. This, however, is not by auy means the largest fortune built up by a medical man in recent years . Sir William Gull made about £'100,000 more, having died worth .£344,022. It is a striking fact that both Sir William Gull and Andrew Clark started life without a penny. To-morrow Messrs Abraham and Williams will sell Mr E. Hopkins' property at Pohangina in suburban sections ranging from 1 to 10 acres, and also in suitable dairy farms ranging from 20 to 150 acres. This will be a capital opportunity for farmers and others to secure sonic really good laud in a prosperous district and competition will uo doubt be very keen. The Dnnedin Star of Thursday says : — It is, we think, very nearlj a record for New Zealand that a run of 57,300 acres should be let at an annual rental of .£lO There was a transaction in those terms at yesterday's land sale. Tho run consists of broken country on the slopes of Mount Aspiring, the upper side 9000 feet above sea level. Mr Stronach was the buyer, on behalf of a resident of the Wanaka district. Attention is directed to Mr Joseph Darragh's new advertisement which appears ou the third page of to-day's issue. Mr Darragh has a complete stock of '■shooting irons," bearing the brands of the best makers, and he has not forgotten to lay in a good supply of ammunition. Sportsmen would do well to pay a visit to the Brick Store, Feilding. and to the brauch .store at Campbelltown. where they will find their requirements provided for. Mr F. Gabites, of Fergusson street, is keeping puce with the times, and to do so in such a maimer as to be equal to the brisk competition now apparent iv his line of business, he has purchased the extensive stock of a bankrupt estate at such a remarkable discount that he is able to sell at pricos hitherto unprecedented in the trade. In our advertising columns he gives a few figures which should convince the most incredulous as to the cheapness of every article he has on sale. The Melbourne Leader reports that Mr M'Cormuck, of Wheeo, Australia, believes ihat, in conjunction with another gentleman, he has discoyered a cure for fluke and worms in sheep. If this is so, the importance of tho discovery cac hardly be overestimated. No dressing is required. The remedy is placed in the 1 salt on the held. Mr M 'Cormack appears to be convinced that, after four or five months' treatment, he can cure fluky sheep that aro not 100 far gone, and he guarantees to kill worms in any 6heep in a week. The remedy will also operate as a preventive. In December last an investigation was being conducted by the Stock Department of New South Wales, somo thirty sheep being under treatment at the time. Mr Mi ormack states that be has successfully treated his own sheep.