LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 180, 25 January 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

The Kauri Timber Company's mill and buildings at Whangaroa were yesterday destroyed by fire. The cause is unknown, and it is doubtful whether the machinery has been saved. The First Term at the Girls' High School, Wellington, will commence on Tuesday, 7th February. Parents and guardians may interview the Principal on Monday, 6th February, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. In our wanted column the C.T.C. call attention to a choioe line of splash mats which are being offered at lowest possible prices. This firm also carries full stooks of all necessaries for jam making. Messrs Gorton and Son have received instructions to sell, on Tuesday next, a large dwelling house and section on the Awahim Road, formerly the property of Mr John Taylor. A man named John Gibson was driving in a trap near Island Cliff, Oamaru, on Friday, when the horse took fright, throwing him out. He sustained severe injuries, from vhich he died on Monday night. It is notified in another column that the First Term at the Wellington College will begin on Wednesday, Ist February. The Headmaster will receive parents and guardians at the College on Tuesday; Slst January, from 9.15 a.m. The following is a simple way of remembering the books in the Bible. First, write down the words, "Old Testament." There are three letters in th,© WP.Fd 9W, {ffid nine Jetteps in the word Testament. Put a and 9 together, and you have 39, the number of books in the Old Testament. There are three letters in the word New, and nine in the word Testament. Multiply8, by 9, and you have 27, the number of books in the JJew Testament. Qf oourse, by adding 89 and 27 together you get 86, the number of books in the

A whip has been left at the Star office. Owner can have aame on applioation. Mr MoLean's evening claes recommences on Thursday evening at 7.80, at the High School. Mr G. H. Saywell, of Feilding, has been appointed starter for the Horowhenua Jockey Club. Mr E. Ellery Gilbert, of Wanganui, the well known piano tunei, is now on a visit to Feilding, and orders left with Messrs G. Barry and Co. will receive prompt attention. The popular and favorite SteelePayne Bellringers will appear here on Tuesday and Wednesday next. Mr R. T. Tregaski, the advance representative, is at present in town arranging for their reappearance. A seaman named McKinnon on the Queen of the South was struck by a falling bale of wool while engaged in loading operations at the Foxton wharf yesterday, and sustained a fractured thigh. He was brought to the Palmerston Hospital. We regret to record the death of the wife of Mr G. H. Shute, of Colyton, which sad event took place yesterday. ! The deceased lady was highly respected, and much sympathy is felt for the bereaved husband and relatives. The funeral will take place at Masterton. At New Plymouth on Thursday the Premier mentioned that he had received a letter from a Taranaki lady that morning, and in it she stated she was the mother of 13 children, with grandchildren and great-grandchildren numbering 189, and the letter concluded with a fervent hope that he (Mr Seddon) would be Premier till the number reached 150. The Health Officer in Dunedin is taking action with a view to ensuring that the meat delivery carts of various butchers shall be rendered dust-proof. Another suggestion is that the meat in carts should be wrapped in cloth. The master butchers will shortly be met by an inspector, who will oxplain the officer's requirements. In the Assembly Rooms this evening a grand Scotch concert will be given to celebrate " Burns' nicht." A good programme has been arranged, and will include items by Miss Jeannie Ramsay and Mr D. F. Patterson, and other vocalists and elocutionists. The concert will be given under the auspices of the Feilding Caledonian Society. Finding that a cow of his was suffering from an illness, and, despite the application of various remedies, appeared to be getting worse, Mr Richard White, ot Waimate, had the animal destroyed. Curiosity as to the cause of illness led to the opening of the tody, and in the animal's stomach a Jarge eel was found dead. There is a dam on Mr White's property, and the cow must have swallowed the eel there A terrible revenge taken by a deceived husband living at Niewiedziow, on the Russo-Prussian frontier, was recently reported from Myslowita. The man, whose name is Yaskulski, had discovered the infidelity of his wife. He possessed himself of a dynamite cartridge, fastened it to the leg of a sofa in his room, and attached it to a long fuse reaching to the door of his house outside. Instead of going to his work as lie told his wife, he waited about until her paramour entered the house, and when lioth were seated on the sofa he set fire to the fuse. The death of the guilty pair was instantaneous. Says the Elthara Argus :— One of the sad features of every day life is the constant parting of friends. Tears flow in silence, and hearts break, and the wide world knows naught of the anguished hearts. Eltham is not free from these incidents. One day this week a tonsorial artist departed from our town. There was no brass band to play him off. He left in a modest and unassuming manner, and with an amount of consideration that does him credit he never said those dear old words, " Good-bye." Bakers, butchers, and grocers so wide was his popularity] are all grieving over his departure. A farmer at Gladstone, some two months ago, put in half an acre of alfalfa as an experiment to see if the result claimed for it could be obtained. About a fortnight ago he cut from the half-acre a very heavy crop ot alfalfa, and it has made such rapid growth again that he anticipates taking ofl another crop within the next six weeks He informed a representative of the Wairarapa Daily Times that the roots of the alfalfa have been known to go down over 20 feet in search of water, and in the prolonged drought the planl maintains its growth and keeps green, It is also stated to be one of the best fattening fodders for all kinds of 6tock, From a list showing the number oi inches occupied by our parliamentarians in Hansard for the session, we observe that Government members are credited with 22,265 inches, the Opposition coming next with 11,277, and the Independents third with 4805. The Premier occupies no less than 3867 inches, his chief lieutenant, Sir Joseph Ward, coming next with 2318. Mr Massey, Leader of the Opposition, has to his credit 2039 inches, his oratorical efforts being well seconded by Mr J. Allen with 1138. Mr T. Taylor heads the list of Independents with 1275, Mr T. McKenzie being second with 1266. Mr Hardy (Opposition) is " the silent member of the House," not having troubled the reporters at all during the session.