Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 63, 8 September 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Rev. W. H. Judkins' subject for to-morrow evening is announced. Palmerston North had a narrow* escape from being designated " Ujiji " when the choice of name was being made. A social and coffee supper will be held in the Cheltenham Schoolhouse on Friday next in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church. Mr F. Pirani, M.H.R., has received a letter from the Railway Commissioners, stating tliat the mail train will be stopped at Bunnythorpe in future, and the present awkward crossing near the station will be altered. When one of the players was carried off a Rugby football field the other day, limp and exhausted, a youngster joyously remarked : " There's one dead. They'll all be dead soon, an' then I'll get the ball." — Christchurch Truth. The official spelling of Wanganui in the oid days was Whanganui, but by the accidental dropping of the " h " by a post oflice official from the Jotter date stamp, the name was changed in that respect, and the error hns never been rectified since. A grand concert and dance is to be given in the Pohangina Township on Friday, 14th September. It is in aid of the school fund, aud is necessitated by reason of the expense incurred in carrying on the half-time school during the winter mouths in the township. The Committee do not wish to trench on their ordinary funds, aud so have arranged the above. Tickets may be obtained from the teacher or from members of the Committee. The Sydney Herald states thafc Dr Fitzgerald diagouised the case of a patient, a little girl uiue years of age, as oue of hydatids of the brain. He operated upon the patieut, removing a portion of the skull, and theu taking away an hydatid cyst of unusual dimensions. Hitherto the largest cyst removed from tho braiu has uot been larger than a mandarin orange, but tho present one is remarkable for its dimensions, being Gin long by 4iu broad. Tho patient is in a fair way to recovery, and is regaining her eyesight. The celebrated draught stallion Glengarry, wbich has been purchased by Mr W. Baker, of Makino, is advertised to be at the services of breeders in the Manawatu aud Rangitikei districts this season. This stallion has a good pedigree, and his sfcock are all highly appreciated by tho breeders iv the districts wherever ho has travolled. That firstclass draught stallion Robert Bruce is also advertised by the same owner for the Palmerston. Feilding aud surrounding districts. Breeders who know this horse speak of him in the highest terms. A Kemarkable breach of promise case came before fche Lancashire Under-Sher-iff and jury for the assessment of damages. The plaintiff was a widow, carrying on a small farm near Preston, an,d defendant was a cattle dealer. Both had been previously married, and were nearly 70 years of age. Defendant proposed and was accepted, aud after all wedding preliminaries had been arranged defendant abruptly told fche bride elect that the •'job was nofc coming off," because sho was too forward with other men. The jury awarded the plaintiff 4*W. "

The Pohangina Road Board met today. The usual quantity of reading matter will be found on the fourth page to-day. The Palmerston North Hospital is at present full, there not being a vacant bed. A Charters Towers clergyman, named the Rev. Barton Parkes, was ringing the bell for church the other Sunday, when the tongue of the bell fell out, and striking him on the head fractured his skull. At Masterton the other afternoon a little girl named Amy Houuslow accidentally pierced one of her eyes with the proug of a fork while using it to unlace her shoes. The sight has completely left the injured eye. Notice is given by Mr Reade, solicitor for fche bankrupt, that ifc is fche intention of John Murray Monro, of Taonui, to apply for his discharge at the next sitting of the Bankruptcy Court to be held afc Palmerston. The Clerk to the Manchester Road Board gives notice to-day that on aud after the 17th inst. all wheel traffic on the Waituna road will be temporarily stopped whilst the said road is being constructed and metalled. Says tbe Napier telegraph : New Zea land is a most unfortunate country. A few years ago il had not a noxious creature, except thokatipo and the log roller and now it is overrun with forrote, stoats aud weasels, which threaten to be a greater pest than the rabbits they were to exterminate On Thursday afternoon, a cottage occupied by Mr H. Stubbington, on the Makino road, was burned down. Mr Stubbington was away at Ins work and Mrs Stubbington was in the paddock at the time, and nothing was saved. The cause is supposed to be a defective chimney. Thero was no insurance. Cheap money— English capital — appears to be coming into the Wairarapa market. Mr G. S. W. Dalrymplo informs us that he is authorised to place £60,000 this mouth and £'80,000 next at five per cent, interest on a margin of sixty per cent, of the security. This lowers fche record.— Mauawatu Daily Times. Some pei'sons in the Danevirke district regard the recent alleged sticking up of one of the local banks as a bogus affair. It i.s stated thafc the bull's-eye was a toy, tho mask was an ordinary painted one of the class sold to children, and the bludgeon was a small stick of totara. Vienna is having its girl Anarchists. Franlein Glass, a pretty girl still iv her teens, with dark and windblown hair, has recently led a successful strike there, and Amelia Riba, whose pretty head holds all the wisdom of 17 years, has beeu talking Anarchy two hours a day to immense audiences. A 40oz pieco of gold taken from ths cleayage rock in tho Wealth of Nations claim, Coolgardie, was handed by the manager to the crowd to inspect recently. He demonstrated his entiro confidence iv those around by taking no notice of whore tbo specimen wont ; and. after a few minutes, wbpn enquiry wns mada for the slug, no ono knew where it was. and all swore they knew nothing about the matter, baying passed en tho nugget. Ihe slug, which is worth £150, bas not since been beard of, A correspondentof tho Mauawatu Times writes : — The success that has attended Messrs Abraham nnd Williams stock sales at Colyton is well known, but has surprised some. A resident of the neighbourhood gave me tho opinion of a thoroughly practical man on tho matter. The high, dry pastures of the interior of the Manchester Block are noted fur the htalthy looking sheep to be seen on them. Buyers from the richer alluvial lands of Palmerston. Kairanga. etc . are aware of this, and attend the Colyton sales. Iv another column Mr W. A. L. Bailey solicits the votes aud interest of the burgesses at the torthcoming Borough election. Mr Bailey has already been a member of the Council for some time, and has done good service there to his fellow ratepayers. He is also one of the oldest settlers in the district and has therefore a complete knowledge of tbe capabilities and requirements of the Borough. Mr Bailey is essentially a man of progress, and will therefore make an excellent representative. The New Zealand Trade Review, in its issue for the outgoing mail, says : — With the general lowering of the cost of money, the prospect of better prices for our chief staple, wool, and the probability of improved intercolonial trade through the lowering of Australian tariffs, a moro hopeful feeling is arising as to the future. The evident revulsion from extreme Protection principles in America, Victoria and New South Wales, is a cheering sign of the times, which affords grounds for hope of improved trade all round. We have beeu shown a new sewing machine by fche manager of the New Zealand Clothing Factory, called the " Bismark." Mr B. Hallenstein, one of the partners in the firm, while on a trip through Germany, seeing the great success of theso machines, and the enormous sale of which exceeds that of all others, obtained the sole proprietorship for New Zealand. The " Bismark " has all the advantages over other ma. chines, has all the latest improvements, is very simple and more durable than any other machine, and very light running. Wifch each machine is giveu a book of instructions, and they have proved by experience to be quite suflicient to enable anyone to acquire a perfect knowledge of the management of this machine without personal iustructiou. Oue of tho greatest advantages of this machine is thafc the price ruus much lower than other makes. Thero are seven different styles, including hand and treadle. The one shown to us is a hand machino in a neat walnut cover, and we would advise any lady contemplating buying a machine to look at this oue before purchasing others. The " Bismark " should have a large salo in this district.