Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 282, 4 June 1897, Page 2

Local and General News.

We have to acknowledge receipt of tbe Union s.s. Company's Pocket Guide for Juue. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' sale at Palmerston on tbe 10th iuiit, are advertised to-day. Mr Bolton, Bern-,, of Wellington, broke his arm through colliding with a cart while riding a bicycle in Wellington. The death is recorded of Mr W. B. Robinson, of Wellington, who arrived at Wellington in the ship Victoria 44 years ago. It is an open secret that it is the in. tention of Government to pardon Louis Chemis in commemoration of tho Queen's record reigu. Our readers arc reminded of the entertainment to be given in the Assembly Booms this evening iv aid of the RaDgitikci Relief Fund.

H. A. Lyne, of Denbigh street, advertises ornamental, shelter trees, rhubarb plants, and plum, apple (blight proof) and gooseberry trees. The Herald bicycle is heralded to day in our wanted column by Mr T. Watson the agent. Attention is also drawn to new gigs and harness for sale. Tom Long, who officiated as hangman in connection with lioshcr's execution, has been sent to gaol for three months for drunkenness and disorderly conduct in Wanganui. " I absolutely refuse to look at the marginal notes of the Act," said Mr Kenny, S.M., this morning. " They are more often wrong than right." Mr Wilford, one of the counsel engaged in the case, remarked that he had heard the same opinion expressed before. — Times The Acting-Premier informs a Hawkes Bay deputation which waited upon him last week that over £100,000 would have to be provided by the Government if it acceded to all the requests for assistance which had been made to it by the local bodies in the districts affected by the Easter floods. At a recent competition for the Stanway Rifle Club's trophy a win was scored by Mr D. Eeid. The following team will represent Stanway in their match against Waituua, at Waituua. ou Saturday: G. Younger, Koid (2), Mathesou, Millard, Auderseu, Jen«?n, Thorby, D. Younger, Roots. Some members of the English House of Commons are not too polite We are told in tbo Spectator : -" The House rose early on Tuesday rnoruinp for the Easter Kecess, dispersing under the music of a hearty curse from Dr Tanner who audibly consigned tbo Members to the Devil." An inset of interest to buyers of drapery and clotbing is circulated with our present issue by Messrs C. SI. Ross and Co-, of tiie Bou Marchc, Palmerston North, from which it is evident this firm arc determined to command a big share of the drapery trade of Falmerston and district, and they are manifestly in a position to do so. We commend the perusal of the inset to our readers. A parent down South complained to a school committee last week that his child had been punished at school iv a most barbarous manner. It transpired that the mistress of tho school had de cided that the penalty for barl language should be to have the ofTendiD" month washed out with soap aud water ivtry strong), and the child referred to had been so punished. Tho committee decided that the teacher's penalty was very suitable, and declined to interfere. A very fine specimen of ribbon fish was canglit iv tho harbor at Lower Port obcllo recently by Mr O. Harwood. A peculiar coincidence in connection with the capture is that in May, 1887. exactly ten years ago, a similar fish, which at that time was said to be the finest specimen on view in any museum in the world, was caught by the same person near the same spot. It was afterwards removed to the Museum, where it is ou view at tho head of the staircase on the first lauding. The latest capture is 18ft long, 2ft longer than the on- now iv the Museum, and is a better species in niany ways. — Duuediu Star. Our Birmingham corrcspoudcut writes — Those ladies aud gentlemen interested in the £?ift auction which is to take place in connection with tho Wesleyau Church held a meeting last cre-nii?i> iv the vestry of the Wesleyau Church. The object of the promoters is to extinguish a debt of £50, which has been long slandiug. According to promises made there seems a good prospect of £30 being raised on this occasion. The sale is to he held on tbe Kith of this mouth, Mr C. Curr having offered his service at auy time that suits the promoters. Amongst the gifts are 12 fat sheep, 2 horses, 6 pit's, cattle, fruits, sacks of potatoes, prrfumen, boots, spurs, tin ware, fowls, turkeys, geese, cats, and one thousand feet of timber given by Messrs Lowes and Jarvis, this item will be sold in losts of 250 feet each. In the evening a tea and concert will be held, every effort is being put forth to make this concert a success. Another committee meeting will be held in tho vestry on the 10th of this month, ladies and gentlemen are cordially invited. The Liberte (quoted in tbe London Times) has discovered a now example of English hypocrisy and perfidy. Teetotalism in England is only a cloak for Protectionism. " All this crusade aims at stopping the importation of foreign wines, particularly French, which are the best in the world." English clergy* men do not show equal hostility to the degrading fumes of opium because that is a quasi national product. "To the intrigues of these water-drinkei'3 must be attributed " the stagnation in the ex port " of our fine wines and choice liqueurs," the consumption of which does not increase with the increase of wealth in England and America. Tbe object of i " these teetotal follies is the same as that of Elizabeth when she maintained fasting in order to keep up the fisheries. That is delightful. We no doubt make plenty of blunders about foreign nations but hardly, we think, rise to quite such heights of imagination as this.