LOCAL AMU GENERAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 30, 29 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AMU GENERAL NEWS

Tho report of the Auditor-General on the voucher inquiry is not likely to bo presented to Parliament to-day as expected, owing to the taking of further evidence The House will proceed with an Imprest Supply Bill. The Premier's motion on tho land question will be debated to-inorrou\ Mr Shannon, of the Totaras, Feilding, invites tenders for splitting posts, strainers, etc., on 60 acros of untouched totara. The largest estate of a deceased person in the Wellington district finally certified for stamp duty this month was that of Henry H. Jackson, £19,709. The Christchurch Press, commenting ou the Workers' Homes Bill, says " it is perhaps tho most idiotic bill ever brought down in sober earnestness by any Government." The Auckland Star says the Hamilton Brass Bantl has decidud to travel to Feilding in October to compote in the contest thore, ant?, if reports are true, they are practising three nights a week and coming on well. Paying an olficial visit to a Japanese warship, Rear-Admiral Evans, of the United States Navy, found that its captain had formerly been his servant, and now an order has been issued which compels the resignation of the Japanese chefs and servants in the United States Navy. The Kimbolton-Apiti Railway League is not dead yet. Mr J. W. Braimvoll read a letter at tho meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last evening stating that the League had again | decided to petition the Government, [ with a view to procuring a light railway line, and asking the Chamber to support the movement. Particulars are advertised to-day of an extensive auction sale of drapery, clothing, damasks, etc., to be conducted by the Manawatu Auctioneering Co., on behalf of Darcy Ford, the well-known importer, ot Wellington. The sale will be held at Collins Bros", old rooms commencing on Friday next at 12 o'clocl*. Every lina to be submitted is of the best quality and entirely new stock. and will be sold absolutely without reserve. King Edward was present at Ensom on Derby Day when the accident occurred which resulted in the death of the young jockey, G. W. Evans, The lad's parents, who live in "Wales, are in poor circumstances, the father being a working bootmaker. By his Majesty's command an enquiry was made as to their needs, and as soon as the report was presented Lord Knollys wrote a letter of condolence to the mother on behalr of the King, enclosing a cheque for 200 guineas. " What ! Paul Jones the pirate ! ?! must have been the shocked reflection of many an honest Briton on hearing that the United States was about to pay belated honors to the famous " renegade." He, himself, by the way, rather neatly countered the English Government's denunciation of him as a pirate. He replied that he had looked in the dictionary and found a pirate defined as " an enemy of mankind," and " as England was then at war with the whole of America, the greater park of Europe, and much of Asia, not to srjfeak of a bit of Africa, she in point of fact came as near being the enemy of mankind as could well bo conceived, and that England was therefore th» pirate, and not Paul Jones,"

Mr Clementson advertises smoked fish and oysteri. The Feilding Football Club will meet to-morrow eveniDg. The Orotia County Council will meet on Friday next. Munro's " Long night " fiance will be held in the Foresters' Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. ! The goodwill of the lease of a Goyerntnent section at the Aorangi Settlement has recently been disposed of at £22 per acre. The inward 'Frisco mail arrived in Auckland at 3.45 yesterday, and the Feilding portion will arrive by the express train this afternoon. : Mr CG. Haycock has disposed of the i Carbine Stables to Mr E. Gladstone, of \ Rewa. The new proprietor takes possession at the end ot the present month. It la alleged that the man who was arrested on suspicion of arson in Napier on Saturday, was a visitor to Feilding at the time oi the recent fires in Manchester Strewt. " If," said the chemist, " you will give this new tonic a trial, I'm sure you will never use any other." " Excuse me," rejoined the customer, " but I prefer something a little less fatal." A musical young lady asked a fashionable young man if he would care for a sonata before dinner. "Aw, thanks," was his reply, " but I had a couple on my way here, and I don't think 1 could stand another. Thanks all the same." There is a marked scarcity of onions on tlm market at the present time, and merchants are finding it difficult to meet thuir orders. Quito recently several storekeepers have been unable to supply their customers with enough onions for table use. H.M.S. Promotheus, which arrived at Auckland from the Kermadecs on Sunday night, ran on a reef while at the Islands, and suffered sonio damage to her hull. The vessel is making a good deal of water, and has been docked for examination. The farmers on the Darling Downs (Queensland), are making great preparations to cater for tho export lamb trade in tho coming season. They are going chiefly for tlio Shropshire-Merino cross, which thpy have ascertained gives the best results in size and early maturity. A pleasing function took place at Palmerston North last ovening, when I Mr J. B. Clarkson entertained his ! agents and employees, numbering about 40, at a social to celebrate the erection of a new workshop, oxtonding from his present premises in Coloman Place and abutting on Cuba Street. Mr Clarkson was congratulated on every hand upon the development of tho business both at Palmerston and at the various branches. A terrific typhoon which swept over Formosa last month caused considerable damage. A report received at Sydney by the steamer Chingtu states that 3643 dwellings were completely de- ■ stroyed, 3;V)2 partially destroyed, while 10 vessels wore sunk in tho harbor and 117 fishing boats wrecked. In addition, j 1J lives were reported to bo lost and 13 i persons were missing. The storm was ; described as the heaviest experienced in Formosa for many years. A Maori story, from up the line. An i aged warrior drove up to a wheelwright's ! shop with a buggy and pair of horses. He wanted the trap repaired. It was a considerable job. and would cost about £'). As tho wheelwright had, on other occasions, waited rather longer than ho liked for money owing by gentlemen of the Maori persuasion, he hesitated, and inquired : " But what about the money r" Drawing himself to his full height, tho ancient Maori said : " Sir, I'd have you know I'm no common native. I'm an old age pensioner ! " — Free Lance. "In this country you can't soe a voucher without a Royal Commission, and even then you can't get it sometimes," said Mr Taylor in the Houso on Friday. " Thoro seoms to be growing iip in this Colony," ho continued, " an attitude on the part of tho Ministry by which they assume the posttion that is equivalent to saying they are the owners in feo simple of tho public records." Mr Taylor was pullod up by Mr Speaker at this stage as wandering from the point but he calmly replied that he ha<l said quite enough to indicate his mind on the subject, and went on with his speech on another subject. There died in London, says a correspondent writing on July 11th, Sir Peter Nicol Russell, the eminent colonial engineer, who amongst other works made mortars and gunboats for the New Zealand Government in the war against Hone Heko, and who also retorted tho first gold in Australia in 1847, and made the iirst experiments in boiling and steaming down cattle and sheep. Sir Peter was born in 181b', and was thus SO years of age. He emigrated to Tasmania in 183:.', and to Sydney six years later, starting an engineering business there with his brothers Robert and John. Afterwards he went into business on his own account, and prospered exceedingly. Taking his brothers back into partnership in 1855, he retired five years later, and became the firm's agent in London. Since then he had made his residence in England, only visiting the colonies at intervals. Sir Robeit founded the Russell School of Engiseering at Sydney in 1899, and made a second donation to the school in 1903. He recoived his knighthood last year.