LOCAL AND GENERA

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 4, 28 June 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERA

The Manawatu Herald advocates {the formation of a Jockey Club at Foxtoi. The comet was again clearly visible on Saturday evening. ■ «"' j. tnd;£if-jrfts have been j&jj^o.n.f £ a^eiits tbcMhen. S^ew Zealand Accident Insurance Company. . Upwards of 175,000 persons liSare visited tlie Christchurch Inhibition spice the upening day. f "^r<x J A*G^Stva.Un, the popular Gorernpr of Tasmania, is mentioned! as likely to be promoted to New Zealand. Accordin? to the Banker's Act passed iy the legislative Council, any perpon _ ■hp|n]J>i' ntß any stamp on a bank njote "is liable to a penalty of £5. i A block of land, containing about fifty acies, was leased for grazing purposes at Sandon the other day, at 25s per acre j)er annular Tke land is well fenced and We notice "by a recent Gazette that George Marsh, (iaie Lieutenant) fcas been appointed Captain, and James Ciirroll Sub-lieutenant of the Palinerston' North Rifles. . TflSe leirn that Mr Adsett is the successful tenderer for t e supply of timber for Mr Denby's contract in connection with the Wanganui Harbor Board. 'fhi quantity of timber to be supplied? is 500.000 feet. The price has not trauraM V4'-i ■■-•- f * xn£ fiowd fraii from Palmerston, lon Saturday evening last, cannoned against an unfortunate cow owned by AirW. Bailey, of Taonui, with the result tpat lhe beast had to be destroyed the follow-' j&gl&f&rnjjkg.^ Wljten are our railway mxMio d)s: fenokd "arid accidents' q£. this kind averted? } ,& Large quantities of timber continue tcfc be forwarded from the yards of Messrs P. and J. Bartholomew for the bridge] at J__akariki ; some excellent piles went^ forward yesterday. We believe jth'g, works are being pushed on with pra|se; worthy despatch, the present fine weadhef" assisting Very much. "" ; t-' The members of the Primitive vethodist Chukchi' Ualcdmbe, propose holdang a Bazar in aid of the Church Fund sometime in November next. Control* tions are invited from all well-wishers. WelAvt_-.no doubt of its 'succesg. fiptp the evident strength .contained in the -commit lap, -which is, composed- of ladies AnlyA^' ~~ ;"•" "' j The conpse pf tbe man named Whjite, to _WiUj| qroViiecAod Saturday last! in MawwutiuTKij&fi'inUi^not yet ;bjß.-n ndl^%VA -I'aftr mat tiii- unfortunate man" followed the calling uf a goldinpie? on the-'Wcs^-teoist, w he.e he was wjellknowjj'"and respected. He is suppose<|. to hayjsjb*i«j »la|iTjS|'fi^jJ^tjTsoi), and ias ; aJbouF4* y^rifoi Age.i ""* ■'- \ There are' a few savage dogs allowed totprowl about the streets by day and nialit, to the horror of the public. Complaints "are being made daily of horsemen being partially unseated, and their lives pul in danger by these curs flying out and snapping at the horse'§ heels. We would p,d>1 -v!s«.mvnafcs.-to lfav»);.^.,y l iit^. u |»t once to save the 'necessity or contribufling unwillingly to the revenue of the coiin-***s.-i&^kqptjqa H" It is reported in certain private ciriftef' (says the N. Z. Times) that a propcfcal has been made in this city, and will fcfrui 'a • comfliiny" Wtb sT^piial [' of £200,000, with the object of supplying ,tha. foiu- chief cities in New Zealand wfith ri al4tri flK H|htK'^@^[U^ If|!}t1 f| ! }t a 'Bill, glinting to tlie Coulpany the necks' sary powers, is in course of preparatip&V and that it will be submitted to Parfiajneuf, ai an early date. j iSM€<GJlQ&i<ik >'ge, had a narrow 1 escape from being drowned last Saturday evening in rlpb-son-street. It appears tbe chi.'d Mfa.<j. W. taouaOlhe^^^-aiA^lMiidjby isose means or other managed to fall'jin. A person passing by happened to witijess the occurrence, and lost no time in getting the dlild out, who appeared none the ■pv#ve.a gaming to parents to- exercise greater care over the wanderings of tlieir "olive branches." ] t The business card of Mr E. LarooSib, *p(>se^s%'a_i£ though a young resident of Palmers* n* has already earned for himself a high reputation as an architect nnd enginfi-r. Under his, supervision sereral haridscjme ■_t'_-lm#f. ton.Jamong theiii Being the new Anglican Church, and the Union BanK of Australia. Mr Larcomb is now suffer- 1 vising the erection of a large and commas! d.d*is ';hdtel!for the i^wllmoyvn Spirit merchant, of Palmerston, a license for which was recetitlj^ granted. j Man^pf our readers will probablyjre'QedrK* Rigrfcld to be one of the finest theatres in the colonies, being destroyed by fire some few years ago. The loss of so fine a structure has often been a subject for regret, and we are glad to learn from the ]^ew Zealand Times that the prospectus of the Te Aro Opera Hoi)se tpoßpany. Bittiited. has been circulated. Jy»propa-#li capital is £5000, in l<Jotb shares of £5 eaeh. The o'>ject of ijhe proposed company is to lease tor 99 years tfiet-j^j.eH^r^frffr.rWA Nicholson, jin Cul^ih-cfefri.tfd'ei'^d^rhfetetm a theatre.

The^ella^ng- State^§chool has been closed w'twjijt Wfeliis f<Jr the mid- win ter holidaysAfr^ih Monday last, until 10th ,# uiy n -xt. A\ ,| 3 \ tfjt a nteetig'jf oif jihe Wanganui Education flos rd, I held y%Bterdav, it was decided .tliij| the pre bidet's, as to needful repairs And vfentijbltion^et the Feilding School Ik adopted, and i$ wap decided that, tlie repairs should be. at once effected. .. S^ei^m^e^.p^ at Vienna, for having by t"heir~care!essA contributed to the terribhji »catas--.„^opJjyf w ?it v jhe^Jj_in^ Theatre. Hrr "Jan ner, tile manager of "_T_e" tTi'STfeWd' j" Herr Londstiver, the chijef 'ln§pi|ctp'y of j police, who was on duty at - ' the theatre on the nijjbt) r>f the^fißp^ere fonjndj^ui.j£y 1 a^d _Henfenrecfc_t<*t fffug Months' irhjgrii^ii- * ment A workman received a sentence "[ of eight porAhs. . t 1 Sir James**Prena^rsisr, *Chilf Justice, 1 was sworn in Actiiig-Goyernor .or the I '.. colony by Mr Justu* Ri)m.Mnd/gt G$- ; vernment House, at 10 o'clock last Satiii Iday morning. The ceremony was purely formal, and of the usual stereotyped ; character, »Ush as matters pertaining to • vWe-fegil-'-a-ffafi's ; 'gtftieri.ly* : a re> %_&,' excepting members of the Ministry and gentlemen holding seats, in one orf- the other branch of the Legislature, there were, i etf -peoplp. present Jtp ip.fcnpj.s jfc > , < The New Zealand Times says that r <*Kt!i«Bjte is mqre. log'-rollirijl going ihn'ithitf .session, in anticipation of the loan, there 'l%a»-. .hereto.- ijdi? Jnany, vygi^pfst. ,-j<pnpi. would iancy from the zeal displayed in" •the occupation that members consider^ £hat if tlie talked of loan is floated it will , be the hist, u»d , act accordingly. If ,j btago arid ''"Iftte&dty'eitiridt 'get' -fetor- 1 fifths of the loan they will be content, it is said, with three-fourths, allowing" the""' other fourth, to go to the insolvent pro.VrM.e&" "IfthendrfcKhWmembfct^'unief* together, we very much fear Otago and Canterbury wiflft/periln^j* £ £ustu<* illustration of *im'» .i£d#geioEt"«hes)?st laid schemes, &c." '■"'•■#V fßriiWttinfttcl) hhv* rWftow * Meawa ft_.Uift_.ia-. .aad -Far-., quhar, tanners ' of G_eri3erpjd,\a,.pam». pblet on the cultivatidSrtif Iy»< this. colony. The bark of this species of 'I&itnfßirt§ (>f vallie^^'fa*fthW* piir*' p^s„an^ fch§ ti«*ter is probably the, best nr ewb'od to' "be ' found -Hii : =ths : colonies— q« tainly better than any in New Zealand. It is also adrnigp,b%fufted :^'th&nj_S_!_- - facture of f»o^l» %ro *renliS7 ho9 oilier similar purposes.' Taking the bark at pubiisliers of the pamphlet" snow that in .8 yean a net profit could be ' rfeali^¥ro_s'i(^ ! ae7es^^^ri'' w -« "•.: ij. ' ■'::.)•■:■ :v •."'■-:.•<•,!•. i v -i -i -. tit) f H 'i j ; For yarifity.ao-1 g^tyetoe o£,desfei^ durability 'or quality, 'ana sui&hleness "' 'for fhe Vihtetf 'ikiV, fh'e 7 Kl4asofT*'eeas ' fc 11- Loan's .tft'-ffitffjelt. eVer^-showi^ in Feilding, and at the»__iwst' |i rwaßon'ahl^ prices. — [Advt.] \ I "*"*' '