Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 93, 13 October 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Petitions Committee of the House has no recommendation to make on the Wellington petition for the admission ol women to Parliament. Mr O'Regan, M.H.R., says he has heard language regarding other members used in the House which would lead tc a breach of the peace if used outside. Mr J. Fraser, who has been conhned to his'bod for the last three or four weeks with rheumatic gout, is engaging a mac to take charge of his tinsmithing and plumbing business. Mr Kettle, S.M., has laid it down as a rule that in civil cases where parties tc a suit give evidence on their own bebali they shall receive their expenses whethei they are subpoenaed or not. A young man named Charles Baket was engaged on Thursday, at Te Horo, flagging sheep, when the shears slipped ana entered his leg, cutting the main artery. He was admitted into the Wellington Hospital. " In Chicago," says Mr Samuel Small, " I Baw a marching body of men, 18,000 strong, carrying a banner inscribed, ' Our Children Cry for Bread.' And then they marched to a picnic ground and there drauk 1500 kegs of beer. 1 ' A statistician has estimated that a man fifty years old has worked 6500 days, slept 6000, amused himself 4000, walked 12000 miles, been ill 500 days, partaken of 86000 meals, eaten 16000 lbs of meat and 40001 b offish, eggs, and vegetables, and druuk 7000 gallons of fluid. Mr Buchanan M.H.IL, says during the oast three months one Wairarapa settler gave 4800 meals to unemployed ; and three runholders who have announced tbo stoppage of the practice have done so because they cannot stand the increasing strain. One station-house was broken into by men in w«n£ of food. Two settlers at Sanson have been experimenting in the manufacture of composite fencing posts, and have so far succeeded that an application for a patent ban been lodged. Tar and fine gravel are the principal materials used, and the mixture is cast in a mould. Competent judges who have inspected the posts made by the process believe they will have a good commercial value. On Wednesday afternoon last as several very young children were crossing the footbridge over the Makino stream in Denbigh street, one of them fell into the stream, face downwards, Mr Norman Gorton, who wan passing at the time, noticed the child struggling in tho water which, although shallow, would have suffocated the child, and he rescued it from its perilous position. With tho warm summer weather which we are now experiencing ones mind naturally reverts to light and suitable wearing apparel. Mr JE. Martin, tailor, of the Temple of Fanhioii, has lately opened up a choice selection of goods, such as are likely to be required, consisting of all the latest patterns. By an ingenious photographic contrivance which Mr Martin has in his window, one is enabled to sec how a suit of any pattern looks when made up. At Dunedin on Thursday, Mr Justice Williams, dealing with a case as to whether a married woman could be arrested for debt, said no action would lie in any court on judgment against a married woman under sub section 2, section 8, of the Married Women's Property Act, in whatever court such judgment was obtained. The issue of a writ of arrest in such circumstances was aa excess of jurisdiction. Plaintiff was therefore entitled to prohibition, to return of money deposited, to costs of these proceeding*, find £5 5s disbursements. The latest Victorinn eledion dodge — Tout looka iv at front gate and calls out to youngster playing m the garden ; then in a dcoplysimpressive tone: '.' Do you say your prayers every night, my litrle man ?" Little man : : « Ye*." " And my little friend do you sty, ' God bless father and mother' in your prayers ?" Little man does. Then ai>ys the tout: " My dear little friend, here is a penny for you. Now, to-uight you say • God bless father *nol mother, and God bless good, kind Mr Bent, an£ put him into Parliament. Now don't forg-ojL t# let jour father hoar you say your prayers.

The Montagu-Freda Company have engaged the Assembly Rooms for Mon- ! day, the 22nd instant. A public tea and sacred concert, in '" connection with the Primitive Methodist Church, will be held on Thursday, the - 25th instant. Intending exhibitors are reminded that entries for the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Show are due with the '" Secretary, Mr C. C. Miles, at 9 o'clock J* this evening. > The death is announced of Mr George ■ Green Buck, of Taita, aged 76 year 3. The deceased was one of the first settlers who penetrated to the Wairaf rapa district. Mr Charles Bray, senr., Architect and Engineer, is erecting new and com- - modioua premises in Manchester street, [ nearly opposite McKenzie's shop, which will also be utilised as offices for the ~ Manchester Road Board, of which Mr Bray is Secretary and Engineer. Mr W, Nicholas has the contract in hand. :s At Mr R. Mudfovd's residence, Campss bell town, yesterday, Mr Thomas Charles c Arnold was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Elizabeth Ellen West. The Rev. G. Clement performed the ceremony. We wish the happy '» couple every prosperity and happiness '- in their wedded life. >" In the Christchurch Truth "Phiz" !- gives the political portrait of Mr Reeves 0 as follows :— " Hon. W. P. Reeves, Edu« r cation and Labor — Ist Timothj, vi chapt ter, 4th verse, and Ecclesiastes, vi chap- ,_ ter, 4th verse." This is decidedly a very clever way of treating the subject, but 6 Phiz should look into tbe mirror himself. 0 Let h»m turn to Ist Timothy, iv chapter, r 2nd verse, aiad he will find the portrait of ;. hidiself and bis clan. — Pahiatua Herald. t A peculiar and serious accident hape pened, says the Lytteltoa Times, to Mr c Henry Cook, of the Foraside road Ran* „ giora, the othor evening. Finding that a sheep he had just shorn was infested with lice, he took it into v shed to dress c it with kerosene. Just as he had finished 1 applying the oil, his son, who was hold 1 ing a candle, tripped, and the light came 1 in contuct with the sheep. Tho kerosene , immediately blazed up, and Mr Cook \ Beized tbe animal in his arms to carry it j outside to save the building, when his clothes caught fire, with the result that I he was most seriously burnt about the arms and throat. j At Mr C. Carr's stock sale yesterday * a vendor evidently believed in the axiom B that " Honesty is the best policy," but t in this case it did not " pan out " to bis ■. advantage. As Mr Carr was offering a x gelding for sale, the owner, who was 1 anxiously watching it being put through its paces by a boy before the critical B gazo of tho bystanders, remarked that r ho Avould be " straight," saying "He is 1 a beggar to catch and when you do 1- catch him he's no good." Amidst the laughter excited by this candid outburst 8 a spectator bid " ten bob," at which sum r the horse was passed in. f " lime was,' says tho Australasian, c when leading merchants of Melbourne c willingly entered thr Parliamentary arena r and took part in the government of the c country. Now they stand aloof, either from personal choice, or because they think tjat they have little ohauce of being returned, Even in the metropolitan and suburban electorates tnere is no 3 active demand for their services Thus c questions of reveuue and expenditure are f left to the discussion of men, the majority of whom nave no insight into financntl affairs but who speak with the utmost ans 6urance as if they had." This apphe> s equally to New Zealand