LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 13, 29 July 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• We beg to call the attention of our , readers to the new railway time t.ble, i [ whiqh over the leader. ! A private ball was held at Bulls last night, and was numeronsly attended. , Tlie gatjiejing wa.^ft pleasant one, and all present appeared to enjoy themselves -thoroughly. ; Last Thursday Mr^Rutherford slaughtered a very fine heifer, which came from the Douglas station. The weight of the animal when dressed was only a little short of 1,000 pounds. '■ We learn that the Got ernment has de- > cfded to place on the euti mates a sum for '. the construction of a combined road and railway bridge near Woodville. The importance of this work to travellers between Napier, Manawatu and the Waira- j rapa, cannot be over-estimated. We regret to announce that one of our most active and popular footballers, Mr hi>w, is snflfering from indisposition, brotight on by over-exertion at the hjte j match, with' Pftlmerston. We hope he will soon be restored to his usual good health, and be enabled to lend his valuable j assistance at the next contest. Captain Bcudall, Marine Surveyor for the Ne«r Zealand Insurance Company, was a passenger through to Taranaki on Wednesday. He proceeds there to j examine into the condition of the barque j Australind. now lying ashore at the Sugar Loaves, New Plymouth, where she was driven during a recent gale. j It will be interesting to the owners of ! property fronting railway lines to know ! that according to a recent decision given in the Christchurch Supreme Court, they can claim no damages through fires caused by the railway, unless they are ' able to show that the department has been negligent in taking the precaution of using spark- arresters or otherwise for the prevention of fires'. " Wanganui timber- merchants are congratulating themselves on the resumption of traflie j#n the railway line. Every timber yard in Wanganui has been empty for the past five weeks with small stocks of unsaleable sizes only left. la j oW cilSeQ A-m^lilsiiiade a good thing out of the suspension of traffic by quitting old stock, but, to their honor be it (Sppke^, 'jtHej^ jdid^-^o^i -^vance their charges for the timber a single penny. [Our Wanganui friends will be again HisfcJps6"inted.] With the assistance of a Maori, Mr JEre_djtoe was enabled to do a kindly action to a farmer, near Awa Hur : , on riding on his way to Awa Hun lie observed some sheep helplessly bogged, and ;S*?¥iualte out of s'g'it- With praiseworthy energy Mr Eoe at once .proceeded to extricate the sheep, but finding his individual strength insufficient for the r iask, r he <jaUed <m a passing jyjo|ri t6|assi|t hiA| ThJ the Maori readily dm, and their united efforts enabled them to save two sheep. A third &ftsicu}n\i£j[bc already dead. large land-slips have recentljr o^corr^^^ffie" 3: n^lls^lo^ K tn^ < l^KklnoV ) re»cf, l( %w I _being adjacent to dwellinghouses, have assume i a rather alarming jHr% a 0 ©, *i fpvp l1 * has brought logs and even large standing trees with it. One settler has been obliged to build in another part of his se^iw^&q a^lo, py>jd the danger. On HftefrWnVfy ViftMie-Voots of felleJ or dead trees decay, and become incapable "of holding the earth together, and this points to the importance of settlers on fDch land *racting|tlieiiThjrbitatk)ns in/or feafe a posoig^as jossibh/. _J\ vJL At a meeting of Court Loyal, Feildmg, Ajfr.fi, heldJlonTWednesday last, the balance sheet for th • past year was read. -A-*— election of three auditors was held when Bros E. J. CoKrell, C. J. Harris, rftndi!»!VVj ;Br|Giff.iMarm H'4s;eteetodJj,s.&Hai)d BrJL 'Jtobortts J.J3r;''£ivi Secretary- *t*ted-/tilmfc an- tncYehise ' Hf-018r- ltad'> ibeerewiiade i < to> die 'Sick 'P«nil.'d(iriHg tthe'tpaWtoguaHtSr.' Three new members* fWaw'iinfriitftljd^ *«**« "oilier business traasacted. The Lodge 'appears! 'toW mifWhii' iioott"^fiigVesAp!fol . numerically and financially.. Louring the evening Bro J. Hugh was presented "with 'tfiipittt @\\it4 fltatfger's?i|«ctififcate and neck ribbon by Chief Ranger, Bru ThoaiVdlir^r/^ii^r^rria^'siieexiii: which was duly .responded to, b3 r ., the recipient. We "uTiif kdtf W6h o "^ w'mem iieVt joined the lodge during the last quarter. ;

7=71 7 ."'"'"%. " ' 7 The Wellington gPostksays George i Grey has given notice <# his intention to ask the (|overnmeiit ; 'ori3irhat date the increase iujphe wageC^pf rajlway employes would tj^e place. ""^^ -*»** A butter ana cheese companms being formed in Otago for the ptffpose of collecting quantities of dairy produce from Hie settlers, and preserving it'oy means" "* of refrigerating prior to its being ci- 1 ported;— "--'—-=-•■ «•■> • —..-,. - .-...„.-_ J The Canterbury TCefrieeratinffCompiny :\ have sent Home an order for cooling dairy , produce. ,Tlie company's works are designed for^ecfl#lng^n«dj|pfe|ftmtis menf '. for export, and for storing ana preserving" ' ' dairy produce. | In a cricket match at Home enrlyAiiis season, a Staffordshire bowler " had a j hand " in eight wickets in eight sweeifc sive balls; five clean bowled, two ca'igh't, and one l.b.w. Hi* bowling analysis was two overs and three balls, nine wickets <ahd na.ruris. . \ .... • , The Dean of Peterborough lias announced his intention of holding biitdWor' services on the market-place on Sunday evenings.' It iis said the BennYislih-i li fluenced in his decision by the success of the outdoor demonstrations of Salvationists. '•■ •'- • ,: "I- ■••.' ,'i A sale. of a section_of land containing „ 205 acres, Wanganui Harbor Board En-' i dowment. was effected by Messrs Hais_v. combe and Sherwill to-day for the sum j of £251 1 (is . to. " Messrs . i Ben ton and- i ; Billett who have made the purchase with j the intention of settling dawn. With'aT" view to future .faruilag, operations cle,aring will be commeuced at once. We heartily welcome these gentlemen to the district. We hear, on the- tip A, avi(li|ritf, tlaf, j an offer has been* mlffe 4o*the &oveln- » ment by a Feil ling firm to throw a bridge ; over' the Raagftikei llivery »tind.luive,it>; open for traffic, within three weeks from j ac^^TS^Se^or^r^mf:rSfre%Wmrm mX £1500 We hope the Government .Witt seriously consider the advantages of this proposal. } We are quite satisfied, |hat t; the firm making the offer are able to carry it out. •■•■.-." It will be remembwed diai m roapowf^r to an advertisement! wjiith* aftpßu'edSn our columns, tenders were accepted from Bailey and Biirth"6l.ohjew for a s*ppty|(>fl 10,000 totara sleepers. It is a matter for i congratulation to learn that tlie Govern-* j ini>nt were so well satisfied with' thei prices tendered, that they have accepted i 10,000 more sleepers, which are allotted" as follows : Bailey and Bartholomew, 5000 ; Ad sett, 2000 ; Cowan and Johanson, 3000. Tliese sleepers are. for the; Manu ahi-Hawera contract. In the House a few days ago .Mr' Hutchison asked the Government, If; they will afford this House an oppor- I tunity of considering the report .of the [ Commission on the. pranking, of, J.and. scrip to Volunteers and other£.?,'.i,He_ trusted the Government would fix some time for the discussion of this sul j et, a»---j a good deal of public interest was taken in it. Mr ltolleston t^nJcfd|rikerbpnoMJ able member for giving fcrai*ffn lunity of explaining that the question I must come be^W&b^Wth&ikim^ of a Bill, when the matter .p<xoJi&J)eJu.l\v. discussed. Corporati^^jA^l^l^^ljg^oQnt Act, sas follows; — -4 he-(3omictl may contract, For any period nW ! &ceWling twenty-one fears a.Csnl JJnle, r 3v(l}i.AhH>wnirs d&any pany, for such stjl>p}j^jcrf water as the 2onncilHrtjitl)fck3t*tfe»ft( fbd ftflpurposes of the said A«t-^ Provided that no ion (jxakiaMß irfmadi?¥ofiadongw<p3r!Jd than three .years,. , unless- the burgesses' shall previously approve of lite period for vhich it is proposed that such contract tha'fi Ujfiiiadw ; ' '^"'.v.') k usi :-r/.:r rj "6n* Monetary morning we' Will again •njoy the privilege? OT'lnrough trains to ;he North. II U Mow:»>li*tleA>ver seven reeks since traffic w.a*interrupted by the breach made. i§ bridge, 1 md we tbinlt everx2fiiedit ii due to the >fTepftWH-.-Ajthtngh-the bridge irnjfflr )p"(!n^fd? baffle, somcr- time must yrf •lapse before the engines will be run over t,mb i*inftt»T r J e^.Vfac^;:.lF9h*,timft'! jarraiges and trucks will be pushed over 9y hand, or -rol*itoly- tf'stesni winch will ue used,;f necessary. The ,neyr time ;able is bW l adtaiVaJjjy Wttea To the requirements of .th^jyVJaut^uJp section of r3ince the abpre .waf in tepe, inotlrer ttoo l d KaV 'occurred in 'the Eangi;ikei R'ver. JT|»fj $$$# J>f A^ c repairs •eoontly offoetetl h a^p«-been-wwilied away, md :trtMßtt/*iU ;be'iag4itt titrttirely, suSsjended. Pariiculars,— telegraphed to us jjnour. Hafcombe c6rreßporiden^ "^ill bl fannd'elsewhe'V.' st»cbnd 9 fleocl ,#ill U n ; Ad blbw' to "thf"ddiifmerciiil ;; arid tiiober- prosßectsy of 1 ' W)iK)g ' disftt^k' 1 ' At : 'dfs^re^httirife \iiti iropWsible"to say . when ( bncjge^ pan repa^ and; , traffic resume^ r , l ': v . i!7/)lT | f.arfi'&^j Calf; 'aiia .lather 'tfoo'f-s. 1 ' ClrfaWn'tf s Ktf; i ]CßC*; ! bird l N'ailsa v B6Qfe. Men's Water-tight, Sfittptiflg" 'and KW ioobii t -. i Bo^s <ahdS^atfc'ia»WaWi'itig' h*s , i Shooting. .andVi&uiled v Boots.-! <r lOveri 000 p«firsi:»^[^>Jiopgx>N'B.' CJiildren'^ 1 Jlsters^diifie/i^ijEi.p^ire, at^l. Loudon's. Boy's and Youth's Ulsters reduceJ in price at fi. Loudon's. — Advx. t