Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 176, 28 January 1897, Page 2

Local and General News.

A concert will be given in the Young Men and Boy's club this evening. a Mr Carr will hold a sale at his Bir- * mingham yards on February 3rd. _ The body of the young man Leonard Cole, drowned at Foxton the other day, t has been found on the beach. g A Feilding bowler who returned this t morning, says the visitors are having a f splendid time in Wellington. Palmerston North candidates matricu- 8 lated at the University examinations at ) Christchurch— E. Harding, T. E. Rob- i erts. " It is understood that the Hon John McKenzie is acting as Premier during the absence of the Hon Mr Seddon in ] Hobart. ' Mr Frederick Williams, a very old | resident of Brunner, died last week from j the effects of the poisonous vapours ( getting into his system at the time of , last year's explosion. , The Star of Victoria, which left Wan- : ganoi yesterday rooming, took 1842 bales of wool, 8852 carcases frozen mutton, 157 lambs, 14,576 pieces, 425 crates, and 295 bags kidneys. Mr Hodren having disposed of his business in Feilding desires that all accounts against him will be sent in on or before Monday next. He requests a ' prompt settlement of all accounts due and owing to him. The programme at the Young Men and Boys' Club concert to night will be rendered by ladies and gentlemen of the town assisted by Miss Stewart (Colyton) Miss Hammond (Sanson) Mr Opie (Rongotea) and others. To commence at 8 p.m. The Spanish peasant works every day and dances half the night, and yet eats only his blackbread, onions and watermelon. The Smyrna porter eats only a little fruit and some olives, yet he carries with ease hie load of 2001 b. Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the parade this evening. The mnster parade of the corps will be held on Thursday, February 11th, when every Martini-Henry must be produced for inspection by an armourer who will accompany Lieut.-Col. Newall. In consequence of the outbreak of ty phoid at "Wanganui, and the consequent congestion of the Hospital wards, intimation has been eenfc to the medical men in the Rangitikei district, that they arc not to give orders for admission to the hospital except in cases of the utmost necessity. A highwayman and a chimney-sweep Were to be hanged the same time at Tyburn, A clergyman was praying devoutly for their souls, when the highwayman said to the sweep, " Keep farther off, can't yon ? " Sir, replied the sweep, " I won't keep off; I have as much right to be here as you." Mr T. Meehan. who recently commenced business in Feilding as a general carrier, announces to-day that he is pre pared to undertake the the delivery of parcels or removal of furniture. Mr T. Meeham was employed to remove the new billiard table from the station to the Feildiug Club. As showing how difficult it is for Australian cattle breeders to compete with Argentine, the latter consular reports mention that large areas are being laid down in the latter country in lucerne, and that well-bred cattle, fattened on this pasture, can be shipped at a price equal to £3 of English money, with profit to the producer. A four-roomed cottage, in Greystreet, Palmerston, occupied by Mrs Barnett, was destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Mrs Barnett was absent at the time of the occurrence. The furniture was insured in the Manchester office for £125. The house was owned by Mrs Barnett, and was insured in the New Zealand office for .£IOO. Fred Hunt the noted Eangitikei cyclist who has frequently raced on the Exhibition cycling track within the last few weeks, informs a writer for the local paper that since he took to cycling in 1894 he has competed in no fewer than 105 races ; out of that number he has won about 60, and has had 10 second places. The amount of prize money, besides trophies, has amounted to £300. The largest shark ever captured in New Zealand was caught off the Colac j jetty on Wednesday. It measured 27ft j 6in in length, with a girth of 15ft. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to hook it, but it broke the ordinajy lines like thread. A hook (reports the Colac Bay correspondent of the ' Southland News ') was then expressly made of , 7 ,in iron, with a chain attached, and the monster was captured. It took thirty men to hold it after it was hooked. At the sitting of the Appellate Court in Wellington last week it was decided to divide the balance of the money, amounting to £'6000 due by the Government for the purchase of the State farm amongst the four daughters of the late Kowana Hunia. The Court considered that Wilson and Warena Hnnia had re ceived their just share of the proceeds in the £2000 handed over to the former by the Government at the time the agreement for the purchase of the land was entered into — Levin Express. Mr D. P. Barrett, the new proprietor of the Manchester Hotel, notifies to day that he is determined to maintain the high reputation which that well known and popular hostelry has deservedly se cured. The accommodation is first class good tables being a special feature — while a large and well selected stock of choicest wines, ales and spirits is always kept on hand, including W. and A. Gilley's five star invalid brandy, which Mr Barrett specially desires to introduce to the public. Mr Price, Assistant General Manager of the Cape Railways, has been over most of the railway lines in New Zealand, and has, we believe, formed a very lavourable impression of the system on which they are worked. After a few days' rest at Rotorua, Mr Price will go on to Australia, &nd thence to the United States and Great Britain, re turning to the Cape in July. It is his intention to report to his Government at great length on the various railway systems which he inspects. The champion conscientious man of the colony lives in the Nelson district. At a meeting of a local body up that way a ratepayer wrote that he had had dogs in his possession for the last year or two, and the collector had not come near him. The chairman said this was a new sensation. The members sarvived the shock, and resolved to ask the collector for an explanation. [If this man had been truly concientious he would have paid the local body what he owed at once. He knew the money was due. Most likely he was "in a blue funk " at the possibility of being Bued.| The following recipe for making omelettes is from the Dunedin Star :— Break four eggs into a basin, add half a teaspoonful of salt and & quarter ditto of pepper, beat them op well with a fork, put into the frying pan one onn.ee and a half of butter, lard, or oil, wbfcb put on the fire until hot ; then pour in tbe eggs, and keep on mixing quick with a spoou until all is delicately set ; then let them slip to tbe edge of the pan, laying hold by the handle, and raising it slantways, yvbich will give an elongated form to the omelette ; turn in the edges, let it set a moment, and turn it over on to a dish, and serve. It ought to be a nice yellow color, done to a nicety, and 0£ light &ud delicate as PQasiWe.

A meeting of Licensed Victuallers was eld to day at the Feilding Hotel. Persons having big families to clothe' nd who wish to do it at small expense, hould see the accumulation of useful emnants now being cleared out at sale irices by John Cobbe. The Registrar for the Rangitikei elecoral district, Mr Thomas Watson, notiies that at bis office, Kimbolton road, he Electoral roll for the district is open or inspection during business hours. The concert at the Boys' Club to night ihould be a very attractive one. There will be several glees, besides solos and nstrumental pieces, and Miss Olpbert md Miss Birdie Butler will also kindly issist. A petition praying the Railway Department not to run Sunday trains between Napier and Hastings is being signed in those places. Tbe grounds of objection are stated to be that the Sabbath will be desecrated, that Sunday drinking will be increased, and that railway servants, cabmen, hotel servants, and others will be deprived of a day of rest. Tbe following extract from a private letter which has been handed to the London ' Daily News,' gives a good idea of the way in which tbey live at present in Constantinople : — " In my office I have a case of provisions and water, which in case of need would enable us to stand a siege of a week at least. I have arranged that if anything like a general massacre started, my family on the BosDhorus would go to , and we here in town would remain where we are. I always carry sufficient money in my pocket to enable me to go on board any foreign steamer in the port if I happened to be near it when the trouble commenced. We are ready for immediate flight if necessary." Since time out of memory women have been compared to cats in their natures, but who, when, and where originated the thought cannot be determined. A recent writer maintains that women's nature should be compared to the faithfulness of a dog — they are so constant in their af fections, and will suffer so much more willingly than a man. Decidedly, be says, women have not the slightest trace of a feline nature. Much less than a man in her mental reservation. All that she does is with more directness and unselfishness. Treachery and deceit are not so much developed in woman as in man. j Women are the salt of the earth, so to j speak. Whoever likened a woman's ' nature to that of a cat's did not know woman's nature — nor did he know cat's !