Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 298, 26 April 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

At Now Plymouth yesterday, in the Magistrate's Court, three bakers were fined each 40s and costs 7s for making bread short weight and selling it. The weekly meeting of the Feilding Mutual Improvement Society will be held in the Primitive Methodist Church this evening, when there -will be a dobate on tho subject, " Ia the Republican a more desirable form of Government than the Monarchical ? " Mr A. Carty leads in the affirmative and Mr J. C. Thompson in the negative. A Pohangina correspondent writes : — The roads in the Awahou Block are in a terrible state -with the last heavy raine, and there have been four or five men clearing off slips for tbe last two weeks. - The settlers in this block are making' great improvements to their places, and several new buildings have been erected. Mr Logan, superintendant of telegraphs, made an official visit to Feilding yesterday. The telephone line to Colyton was pegged off by permanent men, and the work will be proceeded with as soon as possible. The Makiuo residents should endeavor to have a wire pnt up connecting the Makino and Feilding offices while the men are in the district. A Masterton resident was sitting at his window on Monday evening when a whirlwind struck the place, aud tearing several sheets of corrugated iron from the roof of an outbuilding, hurled them with great violence against the side of tho house. The window frame by which the man was sitting was smashed in, and a shower of broken glass fell upon his head, severely cutting him. In view of the approaching winter and consequent requirements in the way of blankets, overcoats, etc., we 1 would strongly advise all intending purchasers to pay a visit to the popular Cash Exchange, the new proprietor of which ' appears determined toHpare no effort to satisfy the demands of his customers. A largo stock of winter goods is now being displayed. A fresh advertisement appears elsewhere. When the petition for the tri -weekly mail to Apiti is beiug presented to tho authorities it would be an advantage to those residing in the Feilding Small Farm and adjacent blocks if an effort were made to rnako Apiti post office a money office as well. At present anyone wishing to send money by post have to travel a distance of over ten miles to the post office at Fowlera (Hirtniughani) to secure postal notes. It would undoubtedly be a great convenience if postal notes could bo obtained at the Apiti post office, A fine specimen of the English thrush was picked up near a telegraph post by Mr F. Towicr and forwarded to Mr Drew, by whom it has been stuffed for the Wangauui Museum. It is interesting to note how quickly imported aud native birds learn to avoid contact with the wires, and how ofteu the unsophisticated stranger meets his death by flying violently against them. When the sparrows first came they were to be found dead from this cause in numbers sufficient for culinary purposes for those ho inclined. Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co. have offered a reward for the capture of James Bailer, tbe cattle dealer, who has absconded with .£I2OO, the proceeds of the sale of a mob of cattle, which he had obtained on credit Tho report was cir dilated yesterday again that he had been caught at Auckland. Another account states that he was traced from Nupier to Pulujerston where he succeeded in concealing his movements. Iv the case Police v Kutze, a charge of not having the words " bottled in New Zealand " on labels placed on the bottles of beer sold by defendant at Carnarvon, which was heard at Foxton at the last sitting of the 3/;ig{«iratc % a Court heforo Mr Brabant. Judgment was delivered in Palmerston yesterday to the effect that the case did not come within the provision of the section under which tho charge was laid. The case was therefore dismissed. — Standard.

Captain Edwin wired at 1.30 p.in today : — lndications for frost to-night. r Mr O. Hubner was the successful tenderer for repairs to Warwick street bridge. Mr A. E. Walsh, of the Upokongaro school, has been selected by the Pohangina School Committee as successor to Mr Woodham, the retiring school teacher. Mr Smith who has charge of the } i artesian well plant in Manchester Square J , and who has been at Christ church since Satuiday last on urgent business, will ) I return to Feilcling tonight and resume - boring operations to morrow morning. A flash of lightning yesterday about 1 p.m. burned out the delicate portions of the telephones at Cheltenham and Fowlers. ' lers. Communication was interrupted : until this morning. Messrs Gorton and Son hold thei*' - Feilding stock sale to-morrow. It wil 1 be seen on referring to the advertise" ment that they have very large entries 1 of various kinds of stock. The Waipowa correspondent of tho H.B. Herald writes :— lt is reported tbat many of ihe runholders are largely ivduo MR their hnuda, owing to the low price* • obtaining for stock. (Jn a recent day 40 - swaggers weie counted in one day pass- , ing by the Tavistock at Waipukurau. ' Asked to rule as to the ri^ht of women to vote at the election of the School Coin- , mittee, the Chairman at the meeting of To Aro householders last evening enid, " Women cannot vole if their husbands ' are the head of the household." This ] original exposition of the law caused an explosion of laughter. — Post. We are informed that the extensive frontage on the Kimboltou and Ashurst " roads, forming part of Messrs Fetch and Moncktons farm is to be cut up into suitable sections to meet the great deC niand that exists for suburban laud. Mr - Wild, au authorised surveyor of Palmerstou North, has been entrusted with g the work. 3 Elizabeth Bowo drew LIOB out of tbe 8 Adelaide Savings Bank in LI tv tes, and ! put tbem in t tie out-ide pocket of bor j dress She walked up and down Bundle ptrret, Melbourne, looking into shop win* dows, for some time, and then went into r a ch< p to purchase some lliings Sho B then foui:d that she hud Wen robbed of 9 all her money.— Post. 1 8 The following new books have been ? added to the Feilding Public Library : r "Queen's Desire" by H. Nisbit, "An 0 Australasian " Gisle, " Trying To Find k Europe "L. Browu, " Flying Visits "H. r Furnis, "Bones And I" Melville, "A 0 Queer Race " Melville, " Knight Of The White Feather " Tasma, " Baby's Grandmother " Walford, " Archipelago On Fire " Verne, " Captain Davy's 6 Honeymoon " Came, "Old New Zealand" lj Pakeha Maori. 1 Mr Matthew A. Belfit was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Mary " Evaus, at the residence of the bride's s mother, Feilding, and Mr James Morgan t was united to Miss Evaugeline Jessie t, Mexted. at the residence of Mr J. Mex- . ted, CoJyiou, yesterday. The Rev G. , Cleineut was the officiating clergyman in each case. We wish the happy couples 8 every happiness in their wedded life. c That the establishment of the Dairy s Union iv this district is proving a boon to tbe small settlers is evidenced by the fact that a number of them are drawing from £20 to .£4O. and in one or two instances as high as iSO, monthly from the Union. So gratified are they with c the results that they intend doubling c the number of their cows next season, g It may be mentioned tbat the Union have received a guarantee of no less than « 1000 cows if they will extend the scope c of their operations to the Waverley disH trict.— Mauawatu Times. 1- With reference to the proposal to have n a half-holiday in Feilding on Saturday t afternoon (closing at one o'clock and y opening again at six), in place -of the J. Wednesday half-holiday, the Manawatu Standard says that this would be a _ breach of the Factories Act. This is Q hardly correct, as provision is only made y in tho Act that women and persons c under 18 years of age are to have a holi--0 day from one o'clock on Saturday or on c one other day in the week. This would r not prevent shops re-opening at 6 o'clock 0 on Saturday evenings, but women could not go back to work in the evening. So far as Feilding is concerned, the re-opeu- " ing on Saturdays would not effect the £ majority of businesses. A new advertisement appears to-day s from Messrs Warnock and Adkiu, s drapers. Mr G. E. Johnson, who has charge of the Feilding establishment, 3 is determined that the people of this 1 district shall have just such another stock of choice and excellence to choose k from as may be found in the firm's Wel- | lington establishment. Fresh consign- * nieuts, consisting of all the latest uovel- ' ties iv dress fabrics, waterproofs, mil»- » linery, etc., are constantly arriving, and on being opened up are the admiration of r many covetous eyes. Gentlemen are not ' forgotten, as a splendid stock of clothing 1 of all descriptions is kept on hand, while ' suits are made to order by the firm. As a scientific dressmaker, and one giving 1 perfect fit, with . latest styles, Miss : McClure has already made a name for herself in Feilding. Those who were at the Rugby Union Concert on Tuesday night must have remarked that there was a great and welcome improvement iv the matter of the piano, notwithstanding its disadvantageous position on the stage. In addition to the good quality of the tone, there was pleuty of volume, ami thoso that had occasion to use it speak highly of its touch am} repeating action. Tho maker, Ivnauss, is a comparatively new one to New Zealand, but one that can be thoroughly recommended ; indeed i t is a matter for congratulation tbat such a piano is obtainable. It holds, in audition to the qualities mentioned — sweetness of tone, volume of sound, light and quick repeating actiou — that other dsy sideratuni singing quality. The piau ° is an upright grand, with an iron frame , and is overstrung throughout. As the prices aro very low for such a first-class piano, no one need be without such a really good instrument, and we again say that it is a matter for congratulation that such a piano ia obtainable, as it is in our opinion far and away above pianos usually met with. Mr Cobbe is agent for Messrs Collier and Co., the house that imports the Knauss pianos.