Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 15, 17 July 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

Wellington has been selected as the headquarters of the New Zealand Polo Association. According to the Grey River Argns it has been decided Mr Guinness, M.H.R., is to be the new Attorney-General. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' sale at Palmerston North on the 23rd inst, are advertised to-day. Upwards of 150,000 oases of apples are exported from Nelson every season. This represents a money value of not less than £30,000. Tenders are invited by the Deputy Official Assignee for the whole of the assets in the estate of David Ross, hairdresser and tobacconist. For other particulars see advertisement. The Government have issued instructions for a constable from Feilding to visit Halcombe three times a week, and the constable from Bulls to also visit it a similar number of times weekly. The Wellington Post complains that one of the members of the Ministry had taken a fit of the sulks and would not attend at his place in the House. The remedy is simple — knock the time off his wages. An " inset " is published with today's issue drawing attention to the half-year-ly clearing sale of drapery, etc., now proceeding at the local branch of the United Farmers' Co-operative Association. On our first page of to-day's issue will be found an advertisement from Mr John Cobbe, drawing attention to the colossal sale now proceeding at his well known drapery and outfitting establishment. Town and country residents would do well to inspect his stock. Business at the Bon Marche has been extraordinary brisk during the last few days, Messrs Spence and Spence's great winter sale attracting people from all parts of the district. It is wonderful what a magnetic effect reduced and bargain prices have of attracting the different people. Considering the inclemency of the weather last night the parade of the Manchester Rifles was very fairly attened. After inspection Sergeant-Major MacMillan give some useful instruction in the sword bayonet exercise. It is understood that the two principal medals for firing in the North Island have been won by members of the corps. As will be seen by advertisement, the ladies of the Feilding Presbyterian congregation intend holding a monster gift auction in the Assembly Rooms on the 31st July, in aid of the Rev H. M. Murray presentation fund. An immense variety of goods is already promised and live stock for the auction will be in evidence at Messrs Gorton and Son's sale. Given fine weather, satisfactory results are certain. A special meeting of the Manchester Road Board was held at 11 o'clock this morning to receive Mr Wheeler's report of the deputation's interview with the Government with respect to their application for the Government to reconstruct the Gorge bridge. The report showed that the interview had resulted unsuccessfully and its consideration was deferred until the next general meeting of the Board. It was resolved to raise a loan for reducing the grade and widening cutting on Bunnythorpe road. We learn from the Manawatu Herald that the site chosen for the Sanatorium at the mouth of the Manawatu. river contains six or seven acres, is V shaped the narrowest part of the traingle being to the west, and distant about twenty chains from the pilot station. The river bank and sea beach are within a stone's tb row. The flat is firm and covered with coarse teed, and the hills are also covered with a roagh growth. On the ridges, which will be laid off for a reserve, the Borough will be able to plant so that a particularly cosy spot can be formed for buildings. The following additional fixtures have been arranged by Inspectors Bindon and Milne in connection with the annual examination of schools in the Wanganui educational district : — Mount View and Upper Tutaenui, Monday, 3rd August ; West Rangitikei and Sooth Makirikiri, Tuesday, 4th August ; Greatford and Parawanui, ' Wednesday, sth August; Sanson, Thursday and Friday, 6th and 7th August ; Waitohi, Tuesday, 11th August ; Rongotea, Tuesday and Wednesday, 11th aad 12th August; Carnarvon, Wednesday, 12th August ; Awahuri and Taonui, Thursday, 13th August ; Fitzherbert East and Kelvin Grove, Friday, 14th August. Messrs Wood and Judkins state that the sale of fruit trees, etc., commences at 10.30 sharp to-morrow. The coasi^nment is on view at the mart and is a very fine collection. The plants are in most excellent condition. Included in the list is a quantity of barbery thorn, which is fast coming into favor as a live fence. A glance at the advertisement will give an idea of the size of the collection. The ordinary sale will commence at 1 p.m. sharp when a quantity of poultry and a large consignment of boots will be among the lots offered. Two town sections at the rear of the Drill Hall, in a most central position, will be offered at 2.30 p.m. The following letter appeared in the Evening Post : — " In the last few years it most objectionable custom has sprung up among the boys in the colonial towns. Ir, is that of cultivating fringes. I meet every day dozens of youths, with small caps on the back of their heads, and fringes o f frizzled hair dragged over their foreheads. lam told that some of these interesting youths put their hair in paper at night so as to obtain the curliness which wan not originally in their lank locks. Their fringes appear to be liberally greased, but noncogniaant of soap and water. To me there is something nbsolutely repulsive in street boys making ■hems-lyes up as girls ; and I wish you w ovid raise tip your powerful voice against the practice. Had they been seen in the streets of Imperial Home, I fear their vocation would have been unmißtakeable. —Englishman."

On Wednesday next a dance willbe j given at Awahuri in the Maori meeting { house, by the Maoris. The proceedings j will begin at 7 p.m. Supper will ba pro- I vided. For other particulars see adver- ! tisement. j ' Mr Watson's action in refusing to give '. evidence before the Banking Committee : with regard to the names of persons i whose accounts were written off has been j widely canvassed in Wellington. The j offender in such cases may be sent for j by the Speaker, brought in custody to tbe Bar of the House, and, if still contumacious, straightway committed to common gaol to be kept there during the pleasure oi tbe House. Apropos the ease of Surgeon Lea, of the Ringarooma, thus a writer in tbe Practitioner : — Some years back a naval officer whom I knew was coming round from Sydney to Melbourne on one of tbe mail liners, and was horrified to hear the captain order a course which would have driven the vessel on to the rocks of Point Lonsdale. On speaking to the captain about it, he was angrily told to mind hiß own business, and the course was repeated to the quartermaster with emphasis. The gentleman then went to the first officer and told him of the circumstance, and the latter saw at once the danger the vessel was in. He also remonstrated with tbe captain in vain, and then taking the law into his own hands, had the captain secured in his own cabin, and altered the course just in time to save the ship. The captain had to be removed to an asylum two days afterwards.