Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 3, 3 July 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

— © — — We havo to acknowledge receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers. The Excelsior Skating Rink will be open again this evening at 7.30. The directors of the Building Society met yesterday and made several advance. Mr C. O. Fischer advertises to-day that he is prepared to supply firewood at the shortest notice. The leader of the Opposition, Captain Russell, wants to know if tho members of the House are simply recording angels. A meetiug of the creditors of Elizabeth Dickson, of Halcombe, will be held in the Court House, Feilding, ou Thursday, the llth insb. Mr W. Carthew's mouthly consignment of new books and periodicals, direct from the best publishing houses in London, came to hand this morning. The clerk of the Manchester Road Board, Mr Charles Bray, inserts a notice in connection with tbo proposed construction of a bridge over the Mangaone stream. Additions are made to-da3 r to Mr C. Carr's Birmingham sale, aud include a line of dairy cows to be offered ou behalf of Mr W. Gibson, of Kiwitea, who is giving up dairying. It is alleged that a gunboat is chasing a floating grog shop in the shape of a fast steamer, which in contravention of the international laws, is pushing a trade on the high seas. A concert and dance will bo held iv the Kiwitea Hall on Friday Jnly sth, in aid of the building fund. Programme by tho best local talent. Admission to concert ls, and dance ls. Mr Charles Pharazyn, of the Wairarapa, speaking at the Colonial lustituc in London, said he believed that New Zealand was really going through a period of liquidation aud readjustment of values. It was unpleasant for a great many people, but it was a healthy process, and when they got through it the colony would be as sound as possible. Elizabath Dickson, fruiterer, Halcombe, has filed her petition in bankruptcy. The liabilities are set down at L 77 8s lid ancl the assets at L43 10s. Tbe Palmerston North creditors are Erenstrom and Andrews, L 9 16s ; F. Aisber, Ll ss; Singer Sewing Machine Company, Ll ss ; the D.O.A. in the estate of Franklin Browne, L5 9s Sd ; W. Beck, L 4 19s 4d. The following suggestive advertisement appeared in the columns of a Blenheim paper: — "Wanted — A captain who will not have the tooth ache when Colonel Fox is ou a tour of inspection ; also, a lieutenant who will not have important business up country at that particular time ; and a senior sergeant who will not have to go to AVellington at the last minute. Messrs Warnock and Adkiu advertise to-day that in order to effect a clearance they are offering their extensive stock of drapery and clothing at still further reduced prices, they having abandoned all ideas of profit. This is a genuine clearing sale as the proprietors have decided to close their Feilding branch about the end of the present month ; and patrons can depend on getting their wants supplied at a minimum cost. Many people drink rain water collected from the roofs of their houses, perhaps they keep pigeons also. Pigeons are peculiarly liable to diphtheria. The house-tops are the collecting places of pigeons, aud thus any bird affected by diphtheria would communicate it to the rain water. An instance has just been given where four or five children iv one household in Naples died from diphtheria, which has been traced to the cause mentioned above. There was a moderate attendance at the Debating Society meeting last evening, when the question, " Is co-operation more desirable than competition in the distribution of our national produce ? " was discussed. Mr F. Y. Lethbridge led iv the affirmative and Mr O. Cooper iv tho negative, and after discussion by other members a vote resulted in favor of the former. The Rev H. M. Murray and Mr P. Thomson were elected members. Mr Cooper gave notice to move at the next meeting " That this society be formed iuto a Parliamentary Union." < The subject for debate at the next meet- \ ing will be " Does money exercise a < greater power than morals," Mr J. Cobbe ] leading in the affirmative and the Rev. \ luncs Jones in the negative. 1 A terrible tale of revenge is reported * from Michigan. A young man of 21 1 years named Hale was married to Miss '<■ Bella Hammond, a girl of eighteen. 1 After tbe ceremony the couple went to occupy a house which Mr Hale, senior, had given to the couple as a wedding present. Early next morning flames were seen issuing from the house which < had mada such headway that escape for the inmates was impossible. When 1 the firemen succeeded in putting out £ the fire the body of young Hale and his ' bride of a day were charred bej'ond p recognition. It was afterwards dis- * covered tbat the stairs flooring was c saturated with kerosene, and that t greasy rags were stuffed under the car- t pets. A young man named John Allen 1 has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to the house. It is said that Miss s Hammond was engaged to Allen before t she met Hale, for whose sake she- jilted i ber former lover, and it is surmised tbat [ g for revenge he committed tho terrible ) 1 crime reported abovo. ' -

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\w^^ _________________________________w^!ne R ev in-an English village and some naracters I have met there." We hope . he schoolroom will be crowded. No further proposals, the Premie? yeserday informed the House, have been lid before the Government during the ecess for the amalgamation of the Colnial Bank of New Zealand with the >ank of New Zealand, and the Goyernaent did not intend to introduce any sgislation on the subject this session. The football match, Feilding Football 31ub versus Veterans, to be played at i'eilding ou Saturday afternoon next is reating a great deaf of interest amongst ocal Football enthusiasts. The " Old Suffers " are veiy confident of securing , victory over their young opponents, rhile the latter arc equally confident of ; putting down " the Veterans. Several hort spells of about ten minutes each vill be played. Amongst the spectators at the football natch between Essendon and Melbourne m a recent Saturday were two portly itizens who, as the game progressed beanie more wildly excited. ' Mon 1 ' said me, ' It's a grawn game ; it's a braw batle. The awful excitement o' it Jamie. ,Vhy, it fair stirs me bluid ! ' ' Aye 1 Vallie,' said the other with enthusiasm, the rush o' it and tht doing o' it ! Mon, or real doonrecht exercise and excitement here's nothing beats it but oor am bonnie ;ame o' bowls." The sale of the jewels and racing cups if the late Duchess of Montrose , known n sporting circles as "The Red Duchess," vho raced horses under the name of " Mr danton," took place on May Ist, and relised over £25,000. A celebrated pearl lecklace was sold, according to the terms if her will, for the benefit of the poor of sast London. It was knocked down at L' 11,200, amid an excited crowd of wouldie buyers. This necklace ia composed of even rows, and contains 362 finely gradlated pearls, with a diamond clasp. The nate of the necklace for size, color, aultless match, and symr_otry, can lardly be fouud. An unusual sceue occurred in a church Lt Barcaldine (Queensland) at a wedling, the bridegroom and bride being rohu Brown and Elizabeth Robinson, rhe ceremony was to take place at 4 ('clock, b} r whicli time the church was died with friends of the bride and spectators. The minister proceeded to read he marriage service, and the responses verc properly given until the bride;room was asked the momentous qucs,iou, " Wilt thou have this woman to be ill V wedded wife "?" Brown then, to the nclescribablc astonishment of everyone present, replied in a loud tone, " I will lot." To emphasise his decision he repeated the scutciicc three times, and :hen before anybody could interfere, he licked up his bat hastily and left the Dhurch. Mr jßrodrick, the mover of this his;ory making amendment, which unseated ;he llosobery Government, is one of the ibief of tho younger men of the Conservative Party. He is the eldest son of Viscount Middlcton and about 40 years , )f age, was President of the Union at Dxford, and went straight from College :o Parliament in 1880. as member for West Surrey. He is described as one of :he members who mastered the technicalities of the Irish Land Board, upon ivhieh fact he was complimented by Mr 3rladstone. In the last Salisbury Administration he was Financial Secretary ;o the War Office, aud he distinguished limseli' by tlicjuucompromisiug attitude if hostility to Mr Parnell, which betook an in regard to the Pigott forged letters.