Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 107, 3 November 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

Tbe Borough Council meet on Thursday evening next. A sitting of tbe Feilding S.M. Court will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday. Additions arc made to tbe enlrirs tor Messrs Abraham and Williams' Palmerston sale. The monthly meeting of the Manchester Road Board will be held on Saturday next. The Feilding Athletic Club Committee will meet on Friday evening at Mr Sherwill's office. By an order in Council tbe land tax is made payable in one sum on the 26th of November, 1896. The following are the vital statistics for Palmerston for October . — Births 23, deaths 6, marriages 9. The yital statistics for the district of Ashurst during last month are :— Births 10, deaths nil, marriages 1. Mr J. H. Fry reports the rainfall for October at Makino as follows : — 1896, 2.89 inches ; 1895, 3-13 inches. The match between the Marton Rifle Club and the Manchester Rifles will take place on the Feilding iangc on Monday next. Tbe Wanganui Chronicle reports that Major Kemp intends to stand for the Western Maori electorate. Ho will be strongly supported by the natives. The number of patients in Palmerston Hospital on Ist October was 25 ; admit ted during month, 21 ; discharged, 22; died, 1 ; number in Hospital on Ist No vember, 23. Mr Thomas A. Bryco advertises for sale a valuable farm at Waituna, consisting of rive hundred acres. The price is only six pounds per acre and terms are exceptionally easy. A movement is on foot in Rongotea having for its object the presentation of a testimonial to Mr J. G. Wilson as a recognition of his past services while representing the district in Parliament. Mr K. Dickin, Chairman of the Pohangina County Council, and candidate for the representation of the Awahou riding, will address the ratepayers on Saturday afternoon in Mr Sangster's woolshed. For Contract No. 12, drainage and | formation on Ngawhakaran road (Man a- ] watu Land Drainage Board), the following tenders were received : — A. Nathan, | £942 10b ; J. O'Connor, £'925 ; B. Poole, | £645 (accepted). la our wanted column an Art Union is announced of eleven oil paintings, in handsome gold frames. They are now on view in the premises adjoining Mr Belfit's, and opposite Mr Carthew's shop in Manchester street. Plimmerton is progressing famously, and the popularity of this well known holiday resort is every day more evident. Several new houses have been built, including two-storied residences with grounds laid out tastefully with flowers, plants, etc. A meeting of Mr Bruce's supporters was held at Rongotea on Friday night, when about thirty electors were present. It was resolved that a committee, consisting of those present, be formed to further the return of Mr Bruce. An ex ecutive committee, with Mr Jarvis as chairman, was appointed. An Arrowtown telegram says that a rabbi ter, stooping down to take a drink out of a creek emptying into the Kawas rau River, opposite Gibbston, saw something glittering in the water, which upon being picked up proved to be a quartz specimen the size of a man's thumb con* taining probably 2oz of gold. As it is on the slope of Crown Range, known to contain quartz reefs, there is every pros bability of rich lodes existng near where the specimen was picked up. Mr Marshall Law announces to-day that he has started business in Feilding in the premises formerly occupied by Mr A. R. Allan, in Manchester street, with a well assorted stock of general groceries, which he is prepared to dispose of at the lowest rates. Mr Law has had considerable experience in business at Home and is in a position to purchase in the best markets, so that customers may rely on securing good value for their money. Thirty- two picked men of the mounted infantry of New South Wales are to be sent to England to compete in British military tournaments. On this occasion they will take their own horaea. Previously they have depended on tbe British military authorities for mounts. But they will take with them this time horses selected, after the most severe tests, horses they will thoroughly understand, and on which they may implicitly rely at a critical time. Each horse should realise not less than L6O, and taking the initial value at about L 25 each, together with expenses will make about L 43; there should thus be a clear gain of Lls on each horße.— Telegraph.

A Glasgow domestic servant was recently looking for " a place." She was recommended to apply at a large houße in Patrick, but, as she was told that the mistress was very strict, she went out undecided whether to apply or not. Entering the gate, she saw an old man working in the garden, and, plnokmg up conrage, told him her errand and her fears, and asked him for his advice. He advised her to go and see the lady herself, adding " I get on £ne ma'sel." In a short time she emerged smiling. " I like her looks she said to her adviser/ " and f.'m engaged. Come with qae and I'll stand ye a .dram*" "Lasssie, I daurna," he replied the mistress might smell it on me and it might cost me, ma place." " Smell it ?" cried the temptress, " nae fear o' {that, if you just put some o' that parsley you're working mi' into your mouth." Sight days after the new kitchen maid had occasion to pass jtbrough the hall just before dinner. Judge her surprise when she saw her old friend the gardener coming down tbe stairs in evening dress. Creeping a neighbour by the arm, ehe gaepS, .'.'Wba'a that man V "That! ObjM'fibdtt&isteff'",

We have to acknowledge receipt of the railway timetable for the current month. Additions are made to-day to the entries for Messrs Gorton and Son's Feilding sale. Two great events will be celebrated to-day, viz., tbe American Presidential election and tbe Melbourne Cup. The Feilding Building Society directors met yesterday afternoon, when Mr W. A. L. Bailey was re-elected chairman for the ensuing twelve months. Messrs James and Heaps, architects, Feilding, have accepted the tender of Mr Walter Watts, builder, for the erection of a private residence for the Rev Mr Dawson. A concert will be given in the Rongotea Temperance Hall to-morrow night by Mr Grace's musical compauy. The proceeds will be given to the Primitive Methodist Building Fnnd. It is stated that Oldham Bros., late of Feildiug and Nelson, are members of a syndicate of four which have discovered one of the richest reefs yet opened up in Coolgardie. The claim is valued by the owners at £100,000. Mr Thomson (says the Gore Standard) is the only Conservative candidate for Clutha. The other three are Liberals. All are Prohibitionists. There will be a tremendous "splitting" of the Liberal vote ; it is like handicapping the Conservative by three votes to one of each of the Liberals. The cash account for the month, pre

sented at last night's meeting of tbe Wanganui Education Board, was as follows :— General account, credit, .£BOOO 18s 3d ; buildiDg account, liabilities, £1934 10s 6d, and credit, £SBl 12s 7d, leaving a debt of £1052 14s lid ; Technical School debt, i; 210 173 yd. Persons about to furnish will do well to inspect John Cobbe's immense stock of household drapery. He has opened up a big lot of lace curtains, quilts, toilet covers, toilet sets, D'oyleys, and sheetings. As he imports these goods direct, he is able to give his customers specially gocd .value. Those who pay prompt cash receive 5 per cent, ©ff all amounts exceeding £1. During the hearing ol a bankruptcy case at the District Court yesterday afternoon, his Honor Judge Kettle commented on the very loose manner in which affidavits were frequently made and sworn to. He noticed the same tbing at nearly every sitting. People I appeared to swear just what they were ! told to, without seeing whether it was correct or not. In the case under notice the debtor had sworn au affidavit as to having posted the usual notices to his creditors, whereas, from his own admission, it was clear that he had done nothing of the kind. Hia solicitor had, no doubt, duly posted the notices, and it was he or his clerk who should have made the affidavit. People should be careful before they signed their names to sworn statements. — Chronicle.