Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 279, 1 June 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Manchester Road Board will meet on Saturday next. The Feilding S.M. Court will sit at 2 p.m. on Friday next. The Feilding Borough Council will meet on Thursday next. There was a good attendance at the Excelsior Skating Rink on Saturday night. Entries for Messrs Gorton and Son's sale at Sanson on the sth instant are advertised to-day. Additions are made to the entries' for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Palmers. t on North sale. Mr J. Stevens, M.H.R., will address his constituents at Cheltenham on Thursday night and Waituna on Friday night. A youth named Jacques had his collar hone broken while playing in the junior football match, Palmerston II v Rongotea, on Saturday afternoon. Mr C Carr will hold a sale of farm implements and stock at Mr C. Simpson's farm, Lees line, on Wednesday afternoon, commencing at 11.30 a.m. Important additions have been made to-day to the list of entries for Mr Carr's sale here on the sth instaut. Mr Carr will, hold a sale at Birmingham on the 9th idem. j Tho police have been placed in a peculiar predicament owing to the disappearance cf Detective Kirby, that officer having been instrumental in the prosecution of several men committed fot trial at the ensuing sittings of the Supreme Court at Napier. Failing his evidence acquittals in several cases are almost certain.— Herald.

We regret to learn of the death of Mr James King, jeweller, of Wellington, at the age of 49 years. Messrs Wood and Judkins report a snccessful sale of general goods and produce at their mart on Saturday last. ' Messrs Wood and Jndkins announce , that they will hold a sale of effects and j sundries at their mart on Wednesday, at , 2 p.m., on account of Mr T. !S. Scott, who is leaving Feilding. Owing to a chapter of accidents, Mr 1 W. A. Thompson, of Oamaru, proved : unsuccessful in bis endeavours to lower the Napier-Wellington record. He got : as far as the Rimutaka an hour ahead of the record. Tbe chess match between Palmerston and Pahiatua was won by the former, winning three games aud drawing two, there being two unfinished games. Dr Satchell and Messrs Bagnall and Sim won their games. — Standard. The Hansard staff, we understand, have raised some objections to being put on " the floor of the House," during the coming session. They are afraid, no doubt, the pnblic would class them with " Hon. members'" They must draw the line somewhere. The Ohio Legislature has just passed a law forbidding women to wear lar^e hats at theatres, and imposing a fine of lOcloJs. upon any manager for each bathe allows to be worn in bis theatre obstruct- \ ing the view of the audience oi the stage. Tbe measure is applicable to head gear of any kind. Regarding an alleged case of intimidation of electors at tbe late Cbristchurch election, reported to the Government by the Cbristchurch Liberal Association, Ministers have decided that they cannot take tbe matter up as a public prosecution, but tbat any information at their command shall be placed at the disposal of the persons interested. It is reported (says tbe Waipawa Mail) tbat a reef, carrying gold, bas been found in the Wakarara district. Several " chunks " of stone, alleged to be auriferous, have been shown in Waipawa, bufc have not attracted mnch attention. The finder, however, is sanguine and expects to realiso a fortune from his find. Sir Charles Dilke has introduced a Bill in the British House of Commons which not only deals with the enfranchisement of women, but proposes that no person shall be disqualified by *?ex or marriage from being elected or being a member of either House of Parliament, or of a borough or county council, or from exercising any public functions whatever. A peculiar and painful accident took place at tbe residence of Major Kcddell, Oamaru, last week. A large mastiff was lying under the tabic, aud as Mrs Kcddell entered the room the dog sprang up it is said playfully, and snapped at Mra Keddell's face, making a wouud in the check which had to be drawn together by a dozen stitches. A meeting of the Shooting Committee of the Manchester Rifles will be beld in the Orderly Room at 7 p.m. sharp tbis evening. Business re Morris tubes and match against citizens. Members are requested to be punctual. Non commissioned officers and others are reminded of Lieut, Barltrop's instruction class which will be held immediately after the Shooting Committee meeting. Ifc mnst not be forgotton that this is an era of advanced Radicalism and inspectors. The creed "of the Radical is to put every Radical— himself first— into a billet, and if there are not billets enough then to create inspectorships. In America every second man you meet is a colonel. In New Zealand the crop of colonels is not so large but our inspectors make up the deficiency. — Christchurch Truth. The meeting of United Manawatu Masonic lodge 1721, E.C, held on Friday evening, was attended by the District Grand Master, Bro. F. Arkwright, who has just returned from England. He gave a very interesting account of the proceedings taken with the object of securing recognition of the New Zealand Grand Lodge, and from his remarks it was gathered that but a short time will elapse defore this recognition is recorded. — Manawatu Times. From the Premier's speech at Hastings we learn that when Sir George Grey left ofiice the public debt was only L 22,000,000 It was increased from 1879 to 1895 by no less than L 18,000,000, and of that sum Atkinson and Yogel are responsible for L 16,000,000. Ballance for L 500,000, and the present Government for L 1,500,000., 500,000. VogePs loans were 6pent mainly in the construction of political railways, while of the L 2.000.000 borrowed by the Liberal Government L 1,500,000 has been borrowed to give cheap money to settlers, and for the purchase of native lands. The notorious prophet, Eugene, travels fast. He is now in San Francisco, where as recently as seven weeks ago he was boldly advertising his alleged powers as a clairvoyant. Through the columns of the Examiner newspaper of that city he undertakes to " give advice on business, speculation, investments, love, courtship, marriage and devorce, settle lovers' quarrels, re-unite tbe separated, and cause a speedy and happy marriage with the one of your choice ; locate mines and buried treasures, tell of your friends and enemies, remove evil influences, give advice pertaining to lawsuits, locate and recover old estates, etc ,etc." Eugene is evidently able to conduct his business more openly in America than he did in Welhngton. In a letter (April 17fch) to the Elfcham Dairy Factory Compauy, Messrs Lovell and Christmas report : — *' The cheese market has been very dull, and great quantities of Canadian have been sold at from 34s to 365. These low prices however, have brought about a much better demand, and we hope that we have seen the bottom of the market. Indeed, we shall be disappointed if we are not able to do something better with the next arrivals. The quality of your cheese is exceedingly satisfactory, and we have been able to realise more for them than for any others that we have received. The bulk of the cheese re Tongariro bas been sold at 36s to 375. We have great hopes of doing still better with the next arrival. Tbe death is announced of Major-gene-ral A. C. K. Lock, late ofthe 50th (Queen's Own) Regiment, which occurred on April 16th. The diseased warrior served na the New Zealand campaign of 1864-66, and was in command of the 50th at Rangiaohia, Nukumaru, and Kakaramea. He entered the army in 1847, became lieutenant in 1849, and in 1851 was aiade captain. In .1855 be became a major, and ten years later a lieutenant-colonelcy fell to him. In 1877 he became a colonel and in 1885 retired with the rank of major-general. He was no " feather-bed " soldier serving as he did throughout the Crimean campaign, wbich resulted lor him in a medal with three clasps, the brevet of a major, a knighthood of the Legion of Honor, and the Turkish medal. (London correspondent of Dunedin Star).