Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 149, 20 December 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Bofc flics are again troubling tho horses in this district. Krina has beeu scratched for the Wellington Cup. A man named J. Walker was stricken down with sunstroke in Masterton on Monday. The Colytou creamery is now receiving 1100 gallons of milk daily. The last monthly payment to suppliers of milk was L3OO, Mr A. Laing's tender was accepted for the mail servive between Birmingham and Apiti, not D. Laing's, as appeared in our issue of Tuesday last. The Patea Press learns that the trade flowing into the Patea Dairy Factory is so great that Mr Oldham has sent to Sweden for a new separator of threo times the capacity of the one at present in use. Eight local polo players had a good practice yesterday afternoon. Owing to the wish of the Rangitikei players the match between that club and Feilding has been postponed until some time iv January. The Manchester Rifles aro reminded of the capitation parade this evening to be held iv Kimbolton road. Punctuality is requested to enable those members who so desire to attend the concert iv tho Assembly Rooms. Complaints have been made to the police of lads and youths bathing in tho Makino stream where it crosses Port street. If this practice is net abated at once the offenders, whose names are known, will bo prosecuted. Mr Larnacb, M.H.R. had one of his ribs broken at Dunedin on Tuesday. While he was driving into town the front axle of the trap broke, and the body of the carriage coming to the ground, Mr and Mrs Lnrnach and son were shot out. All but Mr Larnach escaped unhurt. The men, James Studclon and Joseph Mason (alias Foggan), arrested ou a charge of burglary at Mauakau, will also bo charged with burglary aud robbery from the premises of the Rev. A. S. Morrison and Mr H. K. Knight, of Hastings, on the nights of the 4th and sth December respectively. We have received from the editor a copy of the Christmas number of the New Zealand Mail, published in Wellington, which is undoubtedly tho best ever produced in the Wellington Provincial District. The reading matter is well selected and very interesting, while the illustrations aro exceptionally good. A comparative statement of the agricultural statistics for tho Australasian Colonies in 1893, shows that New Zealand comes out top with the proportionate yield per acre iv wheat, oats, barley, maize and potatoes, but Queensland has a slight advantage in the yield of hay. A high authority on the freezing trade states that, on the basis of the prices now realised in London for New Zealand mutton, average sheep are worth only 2s Gd a head, that being the difference between tho price realised in London and tho cost of putting them on tho market. It is stated on authority that the Government are in treaty for, and are likely to acquire a very large area of land, close upon 100,000 acres on the West Coast of the North Island, in the vicinity of Kawhia, which possesses one of the deepest and most secure harbours in the colony. Our readers are reminded of the school concert to be given in tho Assembly Rooms to-morrow evening. Tho children are making good progress in their rehearsals, and this concert promises to be quite as successful as any given on previous occasions. The pro-gramuio-will be fouud iv the advertising columns. Au exchange says tho history of joiut stock industrial enterprise iv Wellington has been a depressing one. Ventures of the most promising kind have been launcbod in great number and variety, only to become commercial and financial wrecks at a lnoro or less early period of their existence. Insufficient capital and want of business capacity in the promoters have been the principal contributing causes. Under the provisions of the Shops and Shop Assistants Act, which comes into force on Ist January next, a meeting of storekeepers in this district must be held before the end of January to fix the data of eloping on the afternoon of one day in the week, which is compulsory. Every shop, with the exception of those kept exclusively bj confectionars, printers, and eating house keepers must be closed. The meeting above referred to should be held as soon as possible to determine the day most suitablo for the halMjoJiduy.

The Danevirke Advocate reports that 300 sheep have been stolen from Maharahara, and that other settlers in the district have suffered small losses. The shearing this year on the Carnarvon estate has given the heaviest clip that has yet beou taken off the estate. 18,000 sheep ivere shorn. Owing to tho scarcity of maid-servants iv this district, men aro being engaged to perform the dutios. They cost; a little more in wages, but they do more work. Mr Fetch, who has beou inspecting the State Schools ou tho West Coast (Middle Island), returned to Feilding today by tho mail train. Nearly 100 tons of buttor and checso collected between New Plymouth and Palmerstou was taken to Wellington by the produce train ou Tuesday night. We regret to learn that Mrs Samuel Cameron, of Bulls, Rangitikei, died last evening. The Rev. Fathor Patterson was sent for, but arrived too late. A delicate-looking Maori tribe up Rotorua way, who waited on tho Premier about a road, rejoico in the name of Ngatiraugiueuukukopakongatirangiuewehi. At the Police Court this afternoon a prohibition order was granted against Benjamin Harrison, labourer. Messrs J. C. Thompson and G. Kirtou were on tho Bench. On Saturday evening last a woman named Jones, who was walking to her home near Ohiugaiti, with her husband, fell over the cliff bordering the Raugitikei river, and received vory serious injury. A resident of Wellington Terrace, who drew Premier, the third horse in the Queensland Cup, received word by yesterday's mail that tho sweep had fully filled, and that he had won LI 125 net. The investor held four 5s tickets, and the last of tho four proved to be tho lucky number. The prize is slx&ted by two people. — Times. A tax upon entire horses in Queensland is proposed under a Bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly. The Bill requires owners of stallions to include in their annual returns of stock a description of all stallions over the age of 20 months in their possession. The tax to be imposed is £5 a jear for each stallion, with a penally of not less than £10 nor more than £50 for deUult Iv a speech down South, Mr W. Hutchison declared that the Dunedin papers were kings and princes in their strictures compared to the virulence of those in Christchurch aud Wellington ; indeed, the Dunediu newspapers wore very excellent newspapers barring their politics. " Wally " would bo an excellent man wevo it not for his politics. Thirty-four j'cars ago to-day, South Caroliua " Hoisted on high the Bonny Blue Flag that bears a single star"— which act proclaimed her decision of withdrawing from the Federal Union, aud led her sister States of the South to follow her example. The secession of thirteen States was soon completo, aud ou the 12th April following the great war begau. A conccrb was held in the Campbelltown Schoolhouse last evening, which was given by the children, most of whom were trained by Miss O'Brien. It consisted of rccitatihns, singing, tableaux, and finished up with an exhibition of ten " nigger boys," whose black faces and comical dress caused great laughter. Tho whole affair was a success, and the schoolroom was packeo. All who took part in the entertainment aro to be congratulated on their success. The statement that the Shipmasters' Association intend entering au action against the Wellington Times for express ing the opinion that the late Cnptain McIniosh was drunk at the time of the Wairarapa disaster recalls an important and interesting ruling made a few years ago by one of England's criminal judges, Sir James Fitzjnnies Stephen. In an action entered against an English news puper by the sons of a dead man for libel ling their father he epigramnmtically ruled that as the '' dt-ad possesses no rights therefore they can suffer no wrong." Upon this ruling the action was struck out. According to Bulletin, when Talmage called for his account at Menzies Hotel, Melbourne, it was scut up receipted with a polito message that the proprietress considered it an honor to have had tho ! famous preacher under her roof. This hospitality is probably unexampled in Australian " show " records. Hotel keepers in Now Zealand have often had to do this kind of thing — but too frequently they have not been consulted by the travelling "show " people. "You can't have labor without capital " is the philosophy of Frank j Rogers, M.P., Victoria. Tho Bulletin asks " How did Alexander Selkirk manage on that Island ? And how did the original Adam pull through ? " Well, the latter had a capital wife, while the former was "Lord of all ho surveyed," free gratis aud for nothing, and not a professional politician within thousands of miles of him —therefore he did well— and neither had Adam until " Auld Cloutio " made his appearance in the form of a serpent.