LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 88, 7 April 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We have to acknowledge receipt of the Ausiralianvßrewer's Journal for March. A man named Harvey had a narrow escape from drowning in the Oroua River, on Thursday last. He appears to have missed the ford, and fortunately escaped with only a ducking. We would suggest to the Secretary of the Football Club, that the time has arrived when steps should be taken towards making arrangements for the season which is now close upon us. A meeting of the members should be called at an early date. We are informed that the Kiwitea settlers are singularly fond of dogs of all kinds. It is not unusual when four or five men are met together, to see them accompanied by a pack of twenty or more dogs of every known breed. Mr A. Laird, of Wanganui, showed us yesterday a specimen of a new apple from a tree of his own raising. It is one of the largest we have seen, weighing when freshly gathered exactly one pound nine ounces. The name of the variety is " Warner's King." The Kev. J. Clover, Primitive Methodist Minister, having arrived in the Manawatu circuit in pursuance of official appointment, will commence his duties to-morrow, by preaching morning and evening in the church in Manchester- st. As the best means of affording all his old friends the opportunity of cordially welcoming him back to Feilding, from which he has been absent about four years, a tea and public meeting is to be held on Tuesday evening next, full particulars of which will be seen by advertisement in another column. Thc new Burgess Soil was prepared on 31st March. . It contains the names of 284 voters. This number will be somewhat increased by the addition of all burgesses who pay, their rates between that date and the date when the above list will be certified to by the Council, which will be at a special sitting between the 21st and 30th of the current month. Assuming that the roll, when finally completed, will contain the names of 300 voters, it may confidently be asserted that 200 votes, at least, will be recorded in favor of the loan when the poll takes ylace-a sufficient number to carry it by a large majority, Mr D. R. Lewers, the well-known draper and storekeeper, announces in another column that he has just opened up his second shipment of autumn and winter goods, which are now on view at ; his well-known and favonte emporium, on the Kimbolton Road. The goods are al' new and of the best quality, and, being purchased by Mr Lewers for the present season, are sure to command a ready sale. Considering the extremely moderate prices quoted, combined with the general excellence and suitability of the goods, Mr Lewers will, we feel sure, reap a " rich harvest" during the coining winter months. Our many readers throughout the town and district will do well to inspect Mr Lewers' present winter importations.

Mr Fred Towler has handed us a few of his third crop of strawberries for this season. They are of full size and flavor. We understand that Mr Croskery, acting as agent for Mr Clark Dunn, ha sold 431 acres of Kiwitea land to Mr H. Y. Whishaw. We understand that the railway officer in charge of the Taonui station will be appointed to act as postmaster there, as soon as the necessary formalities have been complied with. The last of the jarrah piles having arrived at the works at the Rangitikei River, it is non confidently asserted that the new bridge will be open for traffic in about four months. An extraordinary suicide was committed at Melbourne last week. A man, named unknown, went into the Fitzroy Gardens, placed a quantity of dynamite on the ground, than lay down, lighted the fuse and blew himself to pieces. We hear that Mr John Saxon has disposed of his section of land in the Harbor Board Endowment Block (Kiwitea), comprising some 300 acres, to a Wanganui gentleman, at a very satisfuctory figure. We understand the purchaser intends occupying the land at once. Yesterday a young man named Hagget, employed by Messrs Lethbridge and Downes on their station, near Feilding, was unfortunate enough to wound himself severely in the right foot. He was ; splitting up a log when the axe slipped, | and cut deeply into the instep. He was ! brought down to Dr Johnston who diessed the wound. j An interesting work of art is on view lat Mr Myers's shop, Wellington, consisting of a picture of the House of Commons in 1882, which gives an accurate portrait in colours of every member. It is accompanied by a key. so that any member can be at once discovered. Mr Myers, we (Post) are informed, has been appointed sole agent for the work in New Zealand. I The Marlborough Times says: — It is seriously stated that at the next general election for the New Zealand Parliament Te Kooti will be elected unopposed for one of the Maori electoral districts. What a howl of indignation there will be in some quarters when the mystic letters, M.H.R., are added to Te Kooti's name. Tc Wluti and Tawbaio might also be found seats in Parliament. The wife of an Aorangi settler was in a strange difficulty yesterday. She came over the railway bridge to Feilding, and in crossing was warned by the railway ganger that if she came back that way in the afternoon she would be prosecuted. As the train would not put her down at Aorangi she had no other course but to go on to Taonui, where the train stops regularly, and then walk back a considerable distance in the dark. A tradesman of Wanganui who failed almost two years ago, and who was compelled to take advantage of the Act, has acted in a singularly honorable manner to his crediors by forwarding each of them a cheque for their respective amounts. Such conduct requires no comment. We think that as cases of ibis kind are remarkably rare, the Chronicle, to whom we are indebted for the item of news, should have recorded the name of bo honorable a man. The works on the Wellington-Mana-watu railway line are making good progress. Contracts are let both at the Wellington end and Palmerston. These include over three and a half miles of the heaviest work to be done. The only engineering difficulties are at the Wellington end of the line, and it is anticipated that within 18 months the contractors will have completed 19 miles at the Palmerston end, while at the Wellington end the line will oe completed as far as Johcsonville. Mr R. Loudon, the well-known and popular clothier, has, since removing into his new and commodious premises on the Kimbolton Road, added considerably to his present large and well- assorted stock of drapery, clothing, &c. Mr Loudon has just opened out a shipment of new goods specially imported for the winter season, which, we are informed are not to be surpassed by any other house in the trade in the Manawatu district, for style, fit, and durability. We observe that Mr Loudon, in his advertisement elsewhere, announces that his goods need "no puff" as they are unapproachable for cheapness and style. "Good wine needs no bush," and we commend a perusal of Mr Loudon's advertisement to our many readers. The great desideratum with the travelling public, particularly by steamer, is to have a rapid and pleasant voyage, and this was recently accomplished by that favorite little steamer, the Jane Douglas. | A Feilding lady left here recently by the 9.45 a.m. train for Foxton, en route for Wellington. Arriving at Foxton, the lady took her passage for the Empire City by the Jane Douglas, the vessel leaving Foxton half an hour after the arrival of the train. After a pleasant and rapid run the vessel arrived at Wellington wharf at 10 p.m. the same evening The journey from Feilding to the Empire City was thus accomplished in about 11. hours. Settlers in the Mans Chester Block who "go down to the sea" at times, and whose business necessitates a visit to Wellington, should remember the facilities that are offered them for comfortable and rapid travelling in Foxton's favorite trader, the Jane Douglas.