LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 9, 15 July 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The underwriters in Melbourne are charging a war risk of five per cent on vessels outward bound. The case of Bryce t. Arnott, was, after a lengthy hearing in the R.M. Court, on Wednciday last, decided in favour of the defendant. The Raugitikei river rose considerably last night, aud interfered a good deal with the progress of repairs. No damage of any kind, however, has been dove. A public meeting is to be held in Palmerston to consider the fact that no sum is mentioned in the Public Works Statement for the Palmerston- Woodville line. An interesting assault case will be heard at the R.M. Court on the 26th instant. We understand that the principals were formerly partners in business, not a hundred miles from Manchester street. The schooners Forest Queen and E. & i U. ameron, are loading at Foxton for Wellington and Lyttelton respectively. , Messrs Bartholomew and Bailey are the charterers. The united cargoes amount ( fo 70,000 feet of totara. j The fact of the failure of the English s crop of hops, as recently reported by j telegram, should be an encouragement to { our local producers to plant as much as ( possible, in order to hare the greater t quantity to take advantage of the rise in ] price that is inevitable. c We are requested to state that the i rumor circulated by a contemporary to I .he effect that one of the sawmills at c Makino was about to suspend operations, p s entirely without foundation. The r nanager has more than sufficient orders t incompleted to keep the mill going for a he next three months. ' o

Upwards of 150 bullock teams are I <!ated to have perished on the road from Dubbo to Carcoar, New South Wales, dv int; the recent scarcity of food and water. A man named Edwin H. Turley, a resident at M'outou, near Foxton, was killed by the falling of a tree in Fitzhcrbert, on Tuesday. An inquest was held, and resulted in a verdict of accidental death. Yesterday W. E. Chamberlain. Esq., was returned unopposed, to fill the vacancy in the M yeral chair, caused by the resignation of Mr Macartnur. We congratulate Air Chamberlain 01 the j dignity he has attained, and trust that he i will fill the position with honor to himself and satisfaction to the burgesses. A stray hare was seen wandering in Manchester-street the other day. It passed out of Mr Loudon's garden, where it had been enjoying itself by stripping the bark off a few fruit trees, into the street, and then fled to the hills, followed by the cries of some children, who were j disappointed in not catching it. ! Settlement along the Makino road is progressing with rapid strides. Within the last two or three months no fewer than five substantial houses have been erected within a short distance of the Union sawmill. At the present rate it cannot be very long before every section of land along this road is built upon. The truth of the following story is ' vouched for by a clergyman : A good old I lady, speaking in a prayer meeting and ; giving expression to the 303' and confidence she felt, said : ' I feel as if I was ready this minute to fall into tho arms of Beelzebub.' 'Abraham! You mean Abraham !' hastily corrected a brother sitting near. ' Well, Abraham, then,' was the response, 'it don't make any difference. They're both good men. We have pleasure in announcing that Mr Willis, of Wanganui, proposes to visit Feilding in a short time, to give one of his popular lime light spectaculai eni tertainrucnts. The descriptive lecture is ! entitled Triptolomus Trotters, (his adj ventures and misadventures during his tour round the world) ; and will be delivered by a distinguished and popular Wanganui gentleman. Further particulars will appear in our advertising columns. Among the rejected claims for land, • made by officers and men, who had served ; Her Majesty in the Colony, we regret to : notice the name of Mr E. McKenna, who believed himself to ba entitled to 400 , acres in recognition of his valuable and ; distinguished services. We presume some small technical omission was mado ! by him which enabled the commissioners ! to put aside the just claims of a man who has the honor to wear the Victoria Cross won on the battle field in New Zealand. We have had the pleasure of inspecting; a chejt of drawers, th- work ef Mr 1 Eade, cabinet maker, Manchester-street, which is, without doubt, the best effort we have yet seen to produce an article which does full justice to the beauties of totara veneering. It were vain for us to attempt to describe it, and we c?h only advise any of our readers who are curious in these matters, to call on Mr Eade, who will be very glad to give them an opportunity of seeing this excellent piece of work. The progress being made at the bridge, at Kakanki, is very creditable. There are three pile drivers at work on the piers, and all hands are at work night and day. It is not unlikely that a temporary foot bridge will, in a few days, be erected, to do away with the present mode of crossing the river by boat. Passengers will then be spared all unnecessary delay in transit. AYe notice that some adventurous spirits prefer crossing in the cradle in preference to the boat, which looks more risky, but which is, however, quite ; as safe. J The following (says the Bailarat Star) j comes from Adelaide: — At a recent meeting of the Salvation Army, one of the warriors a 'dressed the crowd in this way :— " Friends, look at me ; three months ago I was a drunkenfool without a penny in my pocket. I joined the Army, and now I have money in my pocket and some good roast beef for dinner to-morrow. Friends, three months ago I was not married, but now, thanks to the Army, I haye a nice little wife and three children. Friends, join the Army.' The following is the most important •clause in the Fencing Act, 1881, Amendment Bill :— " Where any fence is required to be erected on land covered with I standing bush, and the notices required in the Fencing Act, 1881, have been given, the person erecting such fence shall be entitled to clear the bush for a width not exceeding 33f on each side along the entire length of iuch fence, and may fell any tree standing in the immediate line of such fence; and the cost of such clearing shall be added to the cost of the erection of such fence, and be apportioned accordingly." A horse in attempting to jump into the Corporation yard on Wednesday, came tc grief. It over-estimated its powers, and landed on the gate but with its hind legs on the wronjj side of it. The unfortunate brute suffered great agony and its cries were painful to listen to. Mr Weafcherley, who went to its assistance, was seized in the arm and side by its teeth, with the result that his clothes were considerably torn and a piece of flesh bitten out of his side. Mr Rees, the wheelwright, relieved the horse from its unpleasant position by sawing through the rail, when it walked away, apparently j not much injured. A novel instance of sagacity was given | by Air W. Jackson's greyhound Vrill the I other day, when accompanying his master on the Awa Huri road. A hare started ■ from its cover, and was immediately sighted by Vrill, who darted after it in hot haste. Mr Jackson, having business 1 to attend to, was, much against his in- .' clination, compelled to allow the coursing to be done without his assistance, and so ■< lie left Vrill to enjoy himself after his : j jwn way, while he rode on steadily. After he had proceeded about two miles, ac was overtaken by the gallant dog, who \ jarried in his mouth lug game, to the sur- * arise and delight of the owner. On arriving in town the hare was weighed, and ( ;urned the scales at nine pounds. We a ire not aware of a similar instance being t >n record. 1