Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 269, 17 May 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Feilding S.M. Court sat this afternoon at 2 o'clock. There will be a short servico in St. John's Church at 7.30 this evening, when Archdeacon Fancourt will give an address. We regret to learn that Mr McAlistcr. one of the earliest settlers in the Manchester Block, lies seriously ill at his residence in Feildiug, The Brunner news reports that a greyling weighing 22 ounces has been caught in the Arnold River. The fish was 15 inches long, and its depth was nearly 4 inches. Mr Charles Carr will hold a clearing sale at Mr Bredin's store, Kimbolton road to-morrow, when clothing, boots, ironmongery and crockery will be sole! without reserve. Miss E. Godfrey has entered a Melbourn solicitor's office as an articled clerk, and it is said to be the first Melbourne lady to embrace law as a profession. Messrs Cummins and Co, auctioneers, will commence to-morrow, and continue for fourteen days, a sale of general drapery, clothing, etc., in premises in Fergusson street. As tbe goods were seized by the bank and must be sold to realise, great bargains may be expected. Au M.P., who has just passed through a fifth serious attack of influenza, gives, for the benefit of his fellow sufferers the following remedy : — Mix fifteen grains of citrate of potash in a tumbler of hot water, with the juice of one lemon added. Sip during the clay and night.— Weekly Scotsman, At an inquest at Christchurch touching the death of a child whicli had died from the effects of scalds, Dr F. G. M. Brittain stated that a great many of these accidents occurred through people neglecting to put cold water in the bath before getting the hot water. Many accidents would be avoided if people took this precaution before bathing children. Mr Dumaresq is leaving Shannon for the neighborhood of Feilding, and his departure will be a loss to the Glee Club, of which he was conductor. At last night's practice Mr Nation proposed a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Dumaresq for the interest in tlie young club, ancl referred to that gentleman's ready assistance at all concerts ancl the appreciation tbat was manifest by the public on these occasions of his humourouß songs, Mr Gascoigne seconded the motion, which was carried by acclammation. — Manawatu Farmer. A meeting of the Mutual Improvement Society was held in the Primitive Methodist Church last evening the attendance being fair. The chief attraction was an address by Mr T. Watson on the objects of such societies, which, he said, were to encourage the cultivation of a literary taste and mental culture. Rules were adopted for the guidance of the society and it was arranged to hold a debate next Thursday evening, the subject to be : " Should women be admitted to the House of Representatives as members." On Monday next Pollard's Liliputians will make tbeir farewell appearance in Feilding, as they are on their way to Australia. •' Uncle Tom's Cabin " wiil be tbe attraction, and it will be staged on altogether 'new lines. The story will be strictly adhered to, while there will be numerous introductions in the shape of songs, duets, jubilees, etc. The scenery and effects will be on a scale of completeness hitherto unattempted by any travelling company. We all know how Mr Pollard stages his operas, and judging by Wellington and Christchurch critics, he has adopted even a more lavish scale for " Uncle Tom's Cabin." Mr Pollard is putting up what seem a record in theatrical travelling. The company performs in Christchurch on Saturday night, leaves after the performance, gives a sacred concert in Wellington on Sunday night, and appears here on Monday. The scenery and effects used here will arrive on Saturday.

Mr R. Burne has purchased a section from Mr Ruff in the Birmingham Block. Sheepfarmers who want to raise the price of wool a little should buy only woollen goods. Captain Edwin wired at 12.40 p.m. today:—Glass further rise and weather continue cold. An extraordinary meeting of the Feilding Football Club will be held at the Empire Hotel at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening. Smith, a miner of Roebumc, Western Australia, won the first prize (valued at £26,000) in the Bauk of Van Diemen's Land Bank lottery. There will be Mass at 8 and 11a.m., and Evening Service at 8 p.m. in St. Bridget's Church, Feilding, on Sunday next. Mr J. S. Milson notifies that he has just opened up a splendid assortment of winter games etc., aud customers will do well to see his window. The death of several old settlers is announced, viz. : Dr Fish, of Geraldine, Mrs A. Thompson, of Masterton, and Mill. Faulkner, of Nelson. Messrs Warnock and Adkin announce that as they are leaving Feilding they will to-morrow commence a clearing sale of the whole of their Feilding stock. Elopement cases are becoming quite common in Wellington. It is reported that the wife of a well known gentleman has just departed with a friend equally as well known to the city. A Hindoo withdrew a sum of money from tho Warnambool Post Ollice Savings Bank, N.S.W., recently, and refused to take the interest with it, remarking ' Me don't want any money but my own.' The interest was placed in a poor box. The Harmonic Society had a good practice last evening. The Secretary has now arranged with the Nelson Harmonic Society for the loan of about fifty copies of the cantata " The Rose Maiden," with full band parts. A shark, 10ft long, was caught at the south breakwater, Newcastle, in the stomach of which a man's skull was found. The skull is believed to be that of a seaman named Jacksou, who fell overboard in the harbour about a fortnight ago. Iv Mr G. Wilks' letter last evening re Mr Nathan's scheme, he was made to say, by a typographical error " The graziers of New Zealand would be crushed with a heavy yearly burden of 1-22 10s per 1000 sheep- This should have read " .112 10s per 1000 sheep." At the Palmerston Police Court yesterday afternoon, George Storey, _ telegraphist, was charged with opening a post letter. An adjournment was granted on the application of Mr Hankins, for accused, for seven days. Bail was allowed, accused in his own recognisance of £100, and two sureties of similar amounts. The immunity which has long attended sheep-stealing in this district has encouraged the crime. Yesterday about 300 or 400 sheep wero taken from the farm of a well known M.H.R., and trucked at Greatford for Wanganui, but by some accident, unfortunate for the operators, the theft was discovered. The crime was committed so openly that tlie detection and arrest of the offenders will soon be accomplished. Grave fears are entertained for the safety of Messrs Cook Bros.' ketch Comet, which is now some 30 days out from Lyttelton to Grey mouth. The little vessel left port just before tlie severe southerly gale which was experienced at Easter set in, aud no tidiugs have siuce been heard of her. In all probability she met the gale in CoolStrait. — Chronicle. Yesterday afternoon, between four and five o'clock, a six-year-old son of Mr R. Lankshear, of Ashurst road, was playing about the road amongst several horses, when he received a nasty kick in the forehead from oue of the animals, his skull being seriously smashed. Dr Sorley was at once sent for and put the child under chloroform while he dressed the wound. It is very doubtful if he will recover owing to the nature of the injuries, the orbit of his skull being opened. Mr Lankshear's family seem to be very unfortunate, other members haviug met with accidents during the past twelve months and one of his boys has just recovered fromja serious illness. We tender Mr Lankshear our sympathies in the trouble and trust his unfortunate son soon will recover from his injuries.