Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 10, 9 July 1889, Page 2

Local and General News

The E.M. Court will be held here tomorrow. Two letters for M.H.L. are lying at this office. An agency of the Bank of New Zealand is now open at Pahiatua. A local hemp mill is now importing green flax by rail from Kakariki. The Eink is " flourishing like a green bay tree" under the new proprietory. Mr Strachan arrived yesterday and commenced his new duties at the state school. Mr John Stevens will leave for India in September with a consignment of horses. The Woodville Examiner considers the toll at the Gorge should be swept away altogether. The wealthiest man in Wanganui is to be prosecuted for sending in false Property Tax returns. A Wellington paper says : — It is rumoured that a case of leprosy exists among the Chinese in this city. We (Thames Advertiser) understand that Te Kooti has instructed Mr Napier to take action against the Government for having been wrongly arrested and imprisoned. A special meeting of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board will be held tomorrow (Wednesday), in Wanganui, to consider the new Hospital and Charitable AidßilL It is estimated that every rise of Id per lb iu the London market on mutton is equivalent to increasing the value of the average land in these bush districts by £1 per acre. We publish the following very complimentary notice from Typo : — The Feilding Star has just completed its seventh year. It is a " live " paper, ably written and often sparkling with genuine wit. — Long may it shine ! We learn from the Manawatu Times that a considerable amount of sympathy has been aroused on behalf of Mr WolJerman, in connection with the prohibition against the issue of a license for the house he is now erecting at considerable expense on the old Town Hall site. The areas of land in the Wellmgon district now gazetted as " first-class land" for selection are : Mangahao, 25,391 acres; Otamakapua, 8000 acres; Southwest Puketoi, 9,300 acres; Makun Puketoi, 11,500 acres. The second-clats* ! land includes 1,267 acres m the MakuriPuketoi. A Tekemah, Neb., 5-year-old gave the following receipt to a playmate for securing a baby brother : — " It's awful easy. You just wait till the doctor comes and then send for Grandma Black and have a bright light and leave the window open, and then they fly right in, and in the morning you've got him !" At the Harbor Board land sale at Wan ganui, on Friday last, only two sections were sold, yiz., section 1, 234 acres, Block V, to Mr H. Bailey, at 35s an acre, and section 14, Block V, to Mr Denton at 35s an acre. The auction room was crowded with probable purchasers, but, as one present informed us, the values were fixed too high. A half-mile handicap race in heats was run on skates at the Eink on Saturday night. The final heat lay between F. Fanthorpe and J. Eowley, and was won by the latter, the prize being a pair of skates. Mr Horsford acted as starter and Mr Sherwill as judge. A boys' race is to take place this evening, and a girl's race on Friday. The funeral of the late Mr Stephen Oliver took place on Sunday last, and was well attended. The remains were conveyed from deceased's late residence, the Empire Hotel, Feilding, to the cemetery at Sandon, the cortege being met at the latter township by friends and relatives of the family residing there. The Eev. Mr Cannell conducted the funeral rites. A serious charge against some of the deputy-assignees in bankruptcy was flatly brought by Mr Fitzherbert in the House. He declared that he knew of cases of lawyers who "tipped" deputy-as-signees with a commission before giyiug work to them. The Colonial Secretary objected to such insinuations, but Mr Fitzherbert returned to the charge, and said they were facts within his own knowledge. We notice that Master B. McCarthy was first in the recent senior scholarship examinations at Wanganui. We understand that Master McCarthy was six and a half years at the Manaia School under the Eev. G. Wilks, and left when the latter removed to Feilding, and for the last six months has only been attending the Hawera School under Mr Mair. This is certainly a feather in the cap of the Eev. Mr Wilks, and should greatly encourage the pupils under his tutorship to use thenutmost endeavors to emulate young McCarthy's in the honors he has gained. Sir Frederick Whitaker has given notice of his intention to move new clauses in his Law of Libel Bill, providtbat if a defendant makes an affidavit plaintiff in the libel action has no visible means of paying the costs m the event of his not getting a verdict, the Court may sail on the plaintiff to give full security for tho defendant's costs, or to satisfy the Oourt that he has a good cause of action. Failing compliance with these provisions, ;he judge may order the proceedings to 3» stayed, and may remit them for trial ;o a Resident Magistrate's Court ; and ;he magistrate has jurisdiction to try the ase.— Jtf. Z, Times

The Public Works Statement is not now expected before next week. Mr Harry Halcorabe arrived in Feilding to-day on a short visit from Australia. Our notice of the Bey. Mr Murray's lecture " Recreation" will appear next issue. More new goods were opened to-day at The Bed House. The principal items are in drapery and fancy goods. Entries for Messrs Steyens and Gorton's sale at Awahuri on Tuesday the 16th instant are published to-day. We publish to-day an interesting " inset " from 0. Smith, draper and clothier, giving a list of the. extraordinary bargains now offering at his great sale of drapery and clothing at " The Other House." Captain Edwin telegrapned to-day:— Warnings for northerly gales after from 12 to 20 hours have been sent to all places south of Napier and New Plymouth. The course committee of the Feilding Hunt Steeplechase, interviewed Mr Baker and obtained his kind permission to use his property for the forthcoming steeplechase. By this courtesy Feilding has now got one of the best steeplechase courses in the North Island. The English Government has consented to appoint a committee to enquire into the depression of the hop industry, and ascertain if a remedy is possible. It has long been known in this colony that hops may be used to advantage in making beer ; in England they have been displaced in the breweries by chemicals. Hence the depression in hops. The annual meeting of the members of the Feilding Brass Band was held last evening, when the annual report and balance sheet was read and adopted. The election of officers for the year resulted as follows : — Bandmaster, Mr S. Daw ; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. S. Porthouse ; cominitteeinen, Messrs Reid, Bilderbeck and Gosling. " Hermit hoar, in solemn cell "Wearing out life's evening gray, Strike thy bosom, sage, and tell What is bliss, and which the way. Thus I spoke, and speaking sigh'd Scarce repressed th9 starting tear, When the hoary sage replied, ' Come, my lad, and drink some beer.' " Few people will believe it, but it is a fact that these lines were written by the once famed Samuel Johnston. We have to acknowledge receipt of the first number of " Zealandia," a monthly magazine of New Zealand literature by New Zealand authors. This ambitious publication leads off with a Bondo in which the author remarks, " Our modest craft upon the wave, we blithely launch 'mid omens brave." We don't know what idea this may be intended to convey, but as there is a rhyme in it, most likely poetry is " what's the matter. He further says " Untried the ocean we explore," which means they have all shipped as " green hands" and we think so too. We haven't read any more, and have postponed adventuring through this publication until a future and more happy day, which we hope is far distant. The Payne Family of Musicians, who perform in Feilding on Thursday evening, won golden opinions from the Dunedin press when they were performing in that City. The Otago Daily Times writes : — Of the other part songs, the best were the slave melody " Steal away to Jesus" and the humorous compositions, which comprised very funny sneezing and sobbing songs. Miss Lizzie has a fresh and strong soprano voice, and Miss Nellie's yoice is managed with great skill. The " Three little Maids from school" tno, from " The Mikado," has never been sung so well in Dunedin as it was by Misses Lizzie, Nellie, and Maud Payne last night. Miss Lizzie's violin solo, " The Last Rose of Summer," was treated with a lightness that was rather astonishing. As a violin6t Miss Maud has ability, as an executant, wonderful for one so young. Wherever drollery was required, the facial expressions of Messrs Steele and W. J. Payne stood in good stead. The entertainment on the whole was one of peculiar attractiveness It will be seen by advertisement in &!i .ither column that Mr J. J. Curtis, of Grey street, Wellington, draws the atten lion of the tradespeople and others to the advantage they will receive by having tfoods consigned to his care. Consignees at present suffer from delay in transit at Wellington, and the consequent expense of storage, which would be entirely avoided. Those wishing to send parcels or presents to Europe are reminded that he has a clieap prompt delivery by each of the direct steamers for London. Par eels so sent are delirered at the door of consignee, if instructed. It is also noti« fled that he has special conveyance for the removal of furniture and luggage. Custom House work is, of course, a necessary branch of his business.— Advt. There cannot be a greater variety, a more ample choice, or more sterling cheapness in Union and Wool Crimean Shirtings, than those we are now showing. Our prices range from 7J to 2/- per yard, and every quality is excellent for the price at Te Aro House, Wellington. There is no better or more durable material for winter dresses than serge, as it resists the damp and wet, and is less apt to crease than many other fabrics. We have a selection of pure Navy Eatamine Serges, that are specially favored for ladies' dresses, at prices varying from 1/to 2/6 per yard at Te Aro House, Wellington. ■