Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 200, 22 February 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

• Mr S. Goodbehere's letter is unavoidably held over until to-morrew. Some beautiful blocks of mottled totara haye left Mr Bartholomew's sawmill, Wereroa, for England. A Cup cricket match will be played on the Feilding ground to-morrow between the Colyton and Carnarvon Clubs. To-morrow Messrs Abraham and Williams will sell by public auction, at their rooms, Palmerston North, a property on the Kakariki road, Halcombe. It is freely stated that the Tahoraite Maoris are spearing fish wholesale in the Manawatu and tributaries. The Acclimatisation Society should make strict inquiry. The Feildiug aud Rangitikei polo players meet at Bulls to-morrow to try conclusions. The Rangitikei Club are putting tbeir two strongest teams in the field. John Cummins, of Eketahuna, has been committed for trial on a charge of a breach of the Bankruptcy Act in haviug procured goods without reasonable propect of being able to pay for them. It is estimated that the death rate of the world is sixty-seven per minute, and the birth rate seventy a minute, yet the seemingly light percentage of gain suffices to give a net increase of population of 1,200,000 souls annually. The Waipawa Mail, commenting on the fact that 10 nurses were reported to have been engaged iv nursing 28 patients in the Napier Hospital concludes: — Pleasant this for the public who find the funds for this ridiculous extravagance. The followiug additional tournament games have beeu played off at the local tennis court : — Ladies' Handicap Singles —Miss Richards beat Miss Lewis. Gentlemen's Handicap Singles— Mr W. Halcombe beat Mr L. E. Reade, and Mr Brabant beat Mr W. B. Giesen. Yesterday Miss Knight, eldest daughof Mr and Mrs T. Knight, of Sunnyside, RaDgitikei Line, was married to Mr S. J. Sanson, son of Mr T. Sanson, of Aorangi. The ceremony took place in All Saints' Church, Palmerston North, the Rev. H* B. Harvey officiating. At Grovetown (Bleuheim) the other evening, a fierce fight took place between two families— husbands, wives, sons and daughters— sticks and stones being freely used. During the melee one of the men had all his clothes torn off witb the exception of his shirt, hat, and boots. The parties were brought before the Court and heavily fined. There is a family in Oregon which has a peculiar religious faith. Every member of it is obliged to take six baths every twenty-four hours. No outsider is allowed to enter their dwelling. They work every day for six years and rest the whole of the seventh year. They base their religion on the Bible, and claim that all other religions are false. Mr J. W. F. Halcombe, who to-mor-row evening meets M r «*• Sutherland (champion middle-weight of New Zea land) in a wrestling competition in tl*.e Assembly Rooms, has been training for the event for some time past, and he is now in good form. Much interest is being centred in the match amongst the sporting public, and opinions seen? fairly divided as to whicli will prove himself the better man, and it is very evident that the contest will be an exciting one. On referring to tbe advertisement it will be noticed that a slight alteration has been made in the prices of admission, which are now: reserved Seats 2s ed, front 2s, aod back Is;

In the past the prosperity of New Zealand has depended on sheep and shoddy ; in the near future we will owe everything to pigs and poultry. The Clerk of the Manawatu County Council, Mr Cox, has an advertisement in to-day's issue, re striking a loan for protection works on the Oroua riverbank near Feilding. Messrs Gorton and Son's annual sheep fair at Feilding to-day was largely attended, and the entries numbered about 12,000 head. The prices obtained showed no improvement on recent sales. We would remind our readers of the Harvest Thanksgiving Festival to be held this evening in St. John's Church at 8 o'clock. The service will be fully choral, and the sermon will be preached by the Rev. R. Young, of Palmerston. The offertory will be iv aid of the choir fund. Tract Distributor " My dear friend you will find much food for reflection in this tract." Dear Friend (unemployed) " I don't want no food for reflection What I want is food for digestion — a steak and kidney pie, or something filling, would do me a treat." Tho following team will represent Carnarvon in their match against Colyton on Saturday, at Feilding : —Levett, Gorton, Hathaway, Isherwood, Hart, Matthews, McMurray, Bowater, Askew, Bishop, A'Court. Emergencies—Tompkins, Gifford, Kew. The Napier Telegraph has been informed that a Wellington syndicate, in communication with English capitalists, are now lending money at from four aud a half to five per cent. It is said that they control a capital of eight millions ! This sounds very like a " fishing yarn." Waves 40ft high rolled in through Sydney heads last week, and the spray broke clean over the cliifs 200 ft to 300 ft high. Both in Queensland and New South Wales very severe gales and heavy rain have been the rule for the last fortnight or so, while Victoria has been revelling in clear skies and hot weather The gale at Sydney was the heaviest known for 40 years. Confidential friend to young wife " Your husband tuusC have the best of tempers ; you have been more than an hour dressing to go out with him and he has not once called out to ask if you were ready." Young wife : " Oh ! I always hide his gloves, cigar case, and spectacles be fore I commence dressing ; then .when I am dressed I find them for him, and ha apologises for having kept me waiting." Attention is directed to a new advertisement which appears in to-day*s issue from Messrs Davy and Mills, of the Red House. They have now on hand, in addition to a yery complete stock in all departmonts, a large shipment of new season's grass and clover seeds, which pasturalists would do well to inspect. Cooper's and Little's sheep dips are also kept in stock. Tight-lacing caused the death of an actress named Catherine Ewins, profes sionally known as Kiuie Tyrrell, who died in London on Boxing Day. Apropoß of this a London paper remarks : — " It is to be feared that all tho journals of the world were to simultaneously speak ' with the tongues of men and angels,' never a woman the more would be converted from tight-lacing," We regret to have to record the death of Mr William Wood, which took place at his residence in Monmouth street this morning after a short illness. Death was due to inflamation, which was brought about by deceased drinking cold water whilst in a heated condition on Monday last. Seven children, the eldest of whom is married, are left to mourn the loss of their father, who was a widower. Deceased was 48 years of ago. Napier is not the only place where cricket is weak, and the Telegraph tearfully asks :— What is the matter with the Napior cricketers ? Had they not better take St. Jacob's Oil to cure their stiffness ? Possibly electric belts might answer if the lubricating treatment does not prove suitable, as they are said to be good for nervousness. If something is not done to improve them the next visiting team wili have to be played by an eleven of ladies. Did anybody ever hear of a red-headed farmer or farmer's daughter being sunstruck '? Why a red head should afford any protection from the rays of the sun, or give its owner immunity from one of the most singular affections that humanity is heir to, is one of those mysteries that even the doctor cannot fathom ; but the fact remains that folks with red hair can stand almost any amount of exertion in or out of doors during the hottest weather, and never feel any serious results from it. The following are the particulars of the case of poisoning by a katipo bite at Gisborne : — On Tuesday evening Mr Sellars was sitting on the wharf when he felt something fall down his back. It caused him no, inconvenience, and he took no immediate notice of the matter. Later on in the evening he felt a bite on his breast, and subsequently another bite on the ribs. Mr Sellars made for home, aud instituted a search for the intruding insect, but was unable to find it. He thought nothing of the bite and went to bed, but towards midnight felt very bad and sent for Dr Innes, who said that the symptoms were those of poisoning, and it was evident he had been bitten by a katipo.