Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 143, 13 December 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

— . . — Captain Edwin wired at 12.30 p.m today : ludications for strong northerly wiuds with rain ; glass fall. At the general meeting of shareholders of tho Wellington Woollen Company, held last night, the press reporters were excluded. A boy about two years of age, named Roderick McDonald, was run over by Mr Gardoncr's grocer's cart, at Levin, yesterday, and died shortly afterwards. Palmerston can now boast of three lady cyclists, and they must be complimented on their graceful riding. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Fire Brigade concert to be held in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow evening. Norton and Ebor leave WeUington tomorrow to fulfil engagements at tho Auckland Summer meeting. In March both horses leave for England in charge of the well known jockey, J. Hickey. Speculation in wool does not always result in success. 'Ihe Napier Telegraph mentions an instance which occurred last year A buyer gave 7£d per lb for 378 bales, He shipped to London where his purchase realised B{d. When he came to square up he found himself , a matter of £'500 out by the transaction. A very midden death occurred at Okaiawa in the Hawera district. A man named Edward Collins was carrying buckets, when he was seized with a fit of coughing and bleeding from the nose. He put the buckets down, and then fell down breathed twice and expired. The cause of death was fatty degeneration of tbe heart. A letter received in Christchurch from Mr Vecht states that in Victoria ho iv receiving every assistance from the Government in introducing his system of curing pork for export, and he has made such progress that the first shipment of the pork will have beon made by this time. Pork raising has already become an industry of some magnitudo in Victoria. By an advortisemeut to-day Mr J. H. Worsfold announces that ho has now recommenced business iv those now and commodious premises which have recently been erected for him in Manchester street. With tho splendid accommodation which ho bony has at his disposal, the proprietor is propared to put up permanent boarders and the travelling public, and givo them every convenience. Messrs Berry and Trevena's coach will leave Mr Worsfold's premises overy morning for Birmingham at half -past eight.

The first road race in connection with the Feilding Cycling Club will take place this evening. The race will start at six, and the course is from Manchester Square to Leo's Line and back, a distance of about four miles The following additional entries have been received for the Feilding Sports : —One Mile Walk, K. Bayne ; Two Mile Walk, K. Bayne ; Manchester Handicap, J. H. King ; Champion Race, J. H. King ; 440 Handicap, J. H. King. The anniversary services in connection with the Wesleyan Church at Birmingham will tako place shortly. The children are making good progress under Mr Anyon's care. To-day Miss Palmer aud Miss Amy Richardson are in Feilding purchasing suitable books for prizes. Two accidents occurred in Feilding yesterday. A little daughter of Mr Spence, of Hobson street, while seesawing over a log fell to the ground and dislocated her elbow. Tho other misfortune occurred to a daughter of Mr T. W. K. Foster, of Makino, who, whilst going for milk fell aud cut her knee very severely. Dr Sorley attended both of the sufferers. A man named Diamoud met with a very severe accident at Campbelltown yesterday. A horse which he was driving in a trap bolted with him, aud the vehicle overturning, Mr Diamond had. one of his arms broken aud an elbow dislocated. Dr Sorley was sent for, and he set the broken limb and otherwise relieved the man's sufferings as much as possible. Mr J. Smith, the contractor for sinking a well for the Fire Brigade in Grey street, was unable to sink to a greater depth than 15ft, owing to the rise of the water. However, the capital flow which was obtainable at this depth was considered quite sufficient, and the completion of tho brick work is now being carried out. The programme for the Feildiug Fire Brigade concert, which appears in auother column, should be sufficient guarantee that the evening's amusement to-morrow will be a most enjoyable one, and given fine weather the Assembly Rooms will no doubt be crowded. The names of some of our prominent vocalists appear amongst the entertainers, aud the part pieces aud choruses will doubtless be very enjoyable numbers. An excursionist at tho Manchester central station, finding the best railway carriage full, said in a loud voice, * Why, this carriage isn't going.' These words caused a general stampede to other carriages, and Wags took the best seat. The train soon moved on. In the midst of the indignation tho wag was questioned : " You said tho carriage wasn't going." " Well, it wasn't then, but it is now," replied Wags. To-day's Wellington Times says:— lv response to circulars sent out recently by the Department of Industries and Commerce respecting the proposals of tho Government for a trial shipment of timber to London, several assurances of co-operation havo been received from sawmillers in the Manawatu and in the South Island. The time allowed expires to-day, but the sawmillers desire an cntension of the time so as to complete their preparations. A certain town between Feilding and Wellington which has hitherto been noted for its sobriety, and, in fact, boasts of being able to exist. without a public house in its streets (the inhabitants having on every opportunity vigorously scouted the idea of having such a building erected) seems, however, to have beeu "drawing "on an adjacent town for its supply of " liquid refreshments." A certain boniface, who some little time since carried on business in the said adjaceut town, is now taking steps to recover a pretty considerable amount of money duo from these " model " inhabitants. Verily " tho trail of tho serpent is over us all." There is an impression among landsmen that able seamen always understand how to handle a boat. Well, there are two things an A.B. seldom knows anything about, and they are how to handlo a boat or how to swim. The much despised landsmen or "green hands" put on board a whaleship soon become expert boatmen, because they arc taught very little else at first. Afterwards, if they stick to it, they become good seamen— but too full of prejudices to be of much use iv any other capacity at sea. Long voyage sailors who bave been trained on board sailing ships have a special knowledge, but they also know little or nothing about boat work. Men-of-war's men used to know something in the way, but the steam launch has now made such ■ education unnecessary. The men now-a-days have no chauce in the coastal or ocean steamers of learning boat work, and they cannot be blamed for their lack of knowledge. As an old master mariner expressed it to us a few days ago : " Navvies " are sailors now-a-days, and the much despised " waister " of tho old days is now equal to a prime sailor.