LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 22, 30 August 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• We have to acknowledge the receipt of a batch of Parliamentary papers from the Government Printer. The Manawatu Daily Times states that Mr J. T. Stewart will start surveying the Foxton-Sandon Tramway about next Friday. .'/; yl. ■_■'■'<'■ ' .-•>r"i l •-,' The JTouse. voted £20,000 L per' aiiniim; on Monday" night' as a subsfd'y ior a" sfe'ani .' ser.vice between this Colony' arid' Great Britain. '■'".' '""' U ' The new railway time-table came into 'I f dfee) MolSay last, and ajip { ekr's to give very general satisfaction to the tray-' f 1 blling public. ,\. " „' , ' " ". '■" /Accofrdi^gjt.p' latent Reports, ithei-pros*; ' p'ects of the" Terawlliti"'Goldnel4,.'. We>/ ..lingtoUy, continue to imgijave,- ancbare. highly spoken of. >vrn r ) p Atv'the next meeting, of the /Bo'r6uacK[ Council, the Council will gj)- 1 "i\i^ 1 "6bnTmittee to consider a proposal ( -to'!i^ais| „a,loan; tp.be expended in fc the.B.orpugh.; ; ofi ; T?eildihg^ on public works. .-:*:. i ■ > Wfe afe-'^lad to learn the..p.oo^.;boy; Clarke, wlio, .nearly, cut his fo.otiniwoi • with -an-- &4e '■ at "Makino as already re- ; jjorted, is going on well, 'Jlnß^Tind^eTtHe. care and skill of Dr Dowd, is'ari 'i fai,r. ! 'way^ofreaorery froin-his sad, accident. • ]( !••; ;Jtiis: Qiir pleasure to announce that -Sir T Win. Fox: has consented tQjkCbm'e to: Feilctu3g"fSl'tli"elpnrpose of delivering -hisi "lecture oirli.gypt next Tuesday ovening.; ; j^eiiTialtTgirfi.fuftb'br particulars in opirSaturday's issue. , ..,.-. In thctcoming Boknng Day sportslfris: proposed to give ; a—prize for a bicycle 1 race. The bicycles will be handicapped according to diameter of wheel. This | will be a new and interesting feature in j the sports. I A tradesman in Dunedin purchased . the whole of the tickets of the Theatre for a week. These are for distribution i among sueh-of his customers as purchase ' a cei'tain amount of his wares. This is a- ■ new departure in advertising, and probably 1 a profitable one. ' ' I There is every probability (says the i New Zealand Times) of the House pro- [ npfc J.ajjer . iliarii/HhuKday week ]■ next.- Already some members; havp dec ' parted for their homes, and others are likely_tp follow their example duringjthe j. cjirrenlt week. •.._.,• ' '_ J_. \/ ! On Sunday last the Eer H. M. J Murray announced that he would deliver I a public lecture next Sunday, entitled, j "Our public schools and the Bible." • We hope to hear this vital question ; treated upon with broad and liberal ! . views, and have no' : . doubt it will interest an. . ■■ . :. The streets of Feilding presented quite i lively appearance' yesterday. A. large . number of countiy settlers were in town 1 attending Stevens and Gorton's stock !- sale. : ■-Business of all kinds was very brisk, all the stores being well patronised .janxLa-Satis factory amount of trade done. : Our worthy Bonifaces also did well c;TOU£uTOSi3 &tiz&B SJceOOTng active steps towards .the. erection of a building suitable to receive the valuable library-presented to them by Sir George Grey; The' Mayor has promised £500 -towards- the establishment of an art gallery, and other equally liberal contribu^ojis rHaf safely bff |xpes <|d from the weiftfliieriiilhabiiants!. at fchat&ity. Some Mor'non elders have for the cast "fqw djg^S beetjr visiting Feilding, with the hope of picking up a few victims. Their efforts have-not . yet .met with. -.any~BU«^ cess. r,. At conspiracy to .assist these worthies on their outward journey-was-discovered by Constable Price, and suppressed,, .ihc-ammunitido,' which consisted of ancient eggs and boiled vfcgetables, being confiscated to the Crown. There was a chimney en fire in a house situ&ted^ iiy /Ejbe.-^street ion Sunday last. Fortunately it occurred in the day-time, -and-tlie inmates were able to look after it and prevent any damage being done to _the building. . _ We noticed that the \ chimney wa^ fiill of cracks, caused by m recent- earthquake." "Through these the $moke , and vflarneij r were issuing freely, find playing upW tlie woodwork, but only with the effect of charring it. We presumeilie Borough Hanger will see that bye-law No 81 is enforced. pieift W^^appears floTOOtJj^.j^t.^ this; igsue;. 5 b $ jy.hiqUjthpyj w^l bje.ijifor^gd j;^aj % J^egffefc^e^ajn^ent fa b^.-fplfgweii,., by a dance, will be heldiiflft tiU«r;ijiiMp.r; -StiHrKiwitea, on I'riday night. As it :wilt-b«'6iui&fo'di{fijtftt liiigllt gveikarrk^aaflt douijt but Mr Morphy's break, which has been charter d for he TJcea^n? miPbe ti tKa|j]i_ fair of equestrians will also avail themselves of yi&Ahi sple'ndtdjoppo*! urii'ty- of night's amusenienl, with the addition of a plea.stfnt f ri(ie-'th'roug!i't'ue fo'fes'K 1 ' [ '.

„ Ihe J3orouph":6f>tliei.city--of Auckland I 'has brought Into force. the-" Contagious 'Diseases Act )f 1869." • ' N A: .'>-. *v ■ ■■' :\:;- --! '1 wen ty -five tons', of ironwork for the ißangimajt br idg%.-;weije.\ forwarded by ;^ain^oinsFo::ton fcliis mornu^g. Capfc. Edwiah reported at 3^60 pm. yesterday : — Bad weatlier — reproaching between north-east and nortli and west; ■glTTsrwi ll'f {ffl'UfaTtrtST'y "SStJnf" " •■"'•-«-••-» ' of Palea has decided-in | 'f irvor ~bf a ' p'rop'Ssaf to raise a ' loan ' of ! £10,000 to be expended on mi bl i'e 'works. - The chief works will be completed during the summer months. j Upwards bf tliroe hundred trucks laden With timber and firewood have been passed over the Raagitikei temporary bridge since it'wasdompletttd and opened for traffic : ; The Wanganui Chronicle States rthat the petition to Her Majesty the Queen," 1 on behalf of the old soldiers of tliis d_is-_ trict, is now in course of signature?, and it is-ititehSeU't© : despatch -it .by, the : next outgoing mail. ' ! The Joint Cbm'm'ifitee bn T3ieT} rb'g'den ' claims has decided that they cannot ] l'ecommerfd-tliuE'the'lcb'usent'iof tue'G'o'-l ', vernment should now be given to a refcr.ence of the Brogden claims under the >' n GoVermhcoit ! Contractors Arbitration A ct 1872. .. | Yj -7-ji-q :..; - ]-:■•'! Xv- 1 . .'.:ri . I Sawmillers at Makino who are com- . plaining that their timber is not for»- --' warded to Wanganui with sufficient dcs--patch, by the Taflway 'authorities'/ should' (.remember that all hands on the line are doing their best to overtake the extra ; work twh.ich> obtains just now. . - .-.< ■••.! :. i ' ; According to the Taranaki Budget : Sew Plymouth is moving ahead, several" Wholesale merchants, from Auckland and)"\V"ellingtr>n having ojjenetl brandies bf ? jtjieir business theie. Our Taranaki ! friends vcill find, that -three strong.-meE-'Oantiie nrms and a branch bank,' are \ eqiyil,-.i£ jiofc . -superior, ..to ,two-nioinbers- : of « i Parliament, for advancing t^e^ea! ilitop-j 1 ejsts_of the place. - j i We are.vpry^ sori?y_ to hear, that; ,o<,r josteemeci' fellow townsman," Mr D. 3^. jj[atuatt,' is.aibbuito sever his'-cbnriec'tioii 1 Y'ith the Manawatu. It is probable Mr Nathan will leave F^raiftgtearJyjdu;JOc||ler. While we regret' las" departure, we have pleasure in staging .that. he w^ake^ v^ith hiffl'tli'e 1 V^Jcd^and f esteenl y o'f ill' who have had T the pleasure of knowing .liiih durnig liis residence in, Heilding. and, liangitikei.; " „,- ■ . ,i {■{ „.', I Mri iArnotti; has • called 1 ' it- m eeting ojf ratepayers- and : others who are 1 in'teiV " eisted in the questiou of stray-'librses'sind' cjattle being impounded,, for Saturday' ejveiiih'g J;( ne.tt, ii't ' 'the^ -Denbigh. sample.' rooms; at"B p.m,'.- We'trfet' there will be' a 'gpod , attendanbeV.j^Kd' subject fahTy discussed', ancV tha^ w)iatey,er;rp,;o-. l|itions may be passed'foi* embodiment in. aj proposed petition, ,they :: wili ,b!e o4 s,uch;#] nature as v^ill-jinsura ...their a'.eady ncceptr apce by the members of the: BordugliGouncil. j A concert was held at the Town Hall Bulls, last night, in aid of the funds of £t Andrew's ChurcL, ""•^lieap^i^iju/ vas gone through m a very ef^cient. manner. Seveml kerns Jiad= fcorbe altered , in consequence of the illness of one -of tic lady performers. Al*3?bfy. £ttt'rAsfciva\ feature in ihe performance was the app earance m ey er{?)" iyho amusedj tb^^udifticeifo'ifiJtb'S S])ace o!f "fifteen: iiiiim tps^AT'df eZcxec?u tio)a : of sj>me of : lri-s4el s y i cle'v^rificics. "'The'nall nieurinustliave been, financially, a sue-

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