The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, NOV. 25, 1890. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 68, 25 November 1890, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, NOV. 25, 1890. Local and General News

Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to»oay : — Bm'ometer rise eveiywhere within 12 hours. Mr Liyht, of the Denbigh Hotel,, has just received some wonderful old whisky from both Ireland and Scotland. The Governor has been pleased to issue letters of Naturalisation to Mr E. P. Wilhelm, of Beaconsfield. At the Police Court yesterday Joseph Watts was fined 5s for being druuk. Mr Kirton presided. We haye to acknowledge receipt of a very handsome calendar for 1891, from the Public Trust office. An extraordinary Gazette proclaim 8 that the census of the colony shall be taken on the night of Sunday, sth April, 1891. It is expected that the WhitakerHutchison libel action will be heard in February. The Rev. Charles Clark will re visit Feilding on Tuesday next. We shall publish particulars of his entertainment in Thursday's issue. Not'ce is given to-day that Mr J. G. Wilson will address the Palmers ton electors in the Schoolhouse at Awahuri on Friday next, at 7.30 p m. Mr W. W: Corpe, of Makino, sent away 5 J tons of butter yesterday for shin ment per Rimutaka for London. This is the second shipment Mr Corpe has made this season. Mr W. J. Beale has opened a branch house for the sale of sewing machines, pianos, organs, &c, in Manchester street. Those interested are reminded that a meeting of the Sports Committee will be held this evening at Mr Sherwill's office, at "8 o'clock. The regular monthly meeting of the Feilding Masonic Lodge will be held on Monday the Ist of December. The Lodge will be tyled at 7 o'clock as there is a good deal to be done. A Cantata, to raise funds in aid of the purchase of a play ground- for ti.e scholars attending the Feilding State School, is announced to be held on December 19th 1890. Among othar additions made to Messrs Stevens Gorton's Feilding sale, are five first class young cow's in full milk, from the well known dairy farm of Mr E Jennins. They are quiet and broken to bail. Mr Alfred Eade. will have a new ad» vertisetnent next issue m which he desires that clients will give their orders before Christmas in order to secure completion there always being a rush about that time. The Committee of the Feilding Horticultural Show to be held to morrow in the Assembly Booms, met on Saturday night at the office of Mr E. G >odbekere and appointed judges, stneing committee, &c. &c. The show promises to be in every way a success. It is hinted that in the Napier Theatre the conduct of some individuals is so bad that if the eyil goes on increasing at its present rate of progress, one half of the audience will have to chuck the other half out, for the sake of peace and quietness. Commencing on Monday next the postage on parcels by Inland Parcel Post will be reduced so that packages not exceeding one pound in weight will be charged 6d, not exceeding two pounds 9d, and so on up to ten pounds not exceeding eleven pounds 3s. It is not often that a sailing vessel accomplishes the passage from Hobart to Newcastle in the space of four days, but with favourable winds' and clever seamanship the ship S. F. Hersey has done it. The Hersey is not by any means a modern clipper, but she has lines which indicate speed, and the present passage has demonstrated that" with a good breeze of wind behind her she is quite up to Baltimore record. Captain W. J. Wilson, her skipper, has not spared the old ship on this voyage across the Straits, and when the ship's anchor chain rattled through the hawser pipes into the waters of Newcastle harbour, but 96 hours had elapsed since she was unmoored from Dunn-street Pier, Hobart. — Tasrnanian News.