LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 40, 4 November 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The annual Mayoral election for the Borough of Feilding takes plac- on Wednesday, the 22ud instant. The directors of the Mauawatu-Wel-lington Railway Company have made a call of Is per share. Mr Hardcastle, R.M., has ruled that it is not illegal for a publican to " shout " on a Sunday. An election, to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Cr S. J. Thompson, will be held on Wednesday, the 22ad instant. Mr Murray, one of the new settlers in the Kiwitea, is rapidly pushing on the bush-felling operations on his estate. The usual monthly meeting of the local school committee will be held on Monday evening next. In a letter to the Hokitik* Cummittee f on the subject of electric light, Sir Julius Yogel says that he expects to be in .New Zealand the first week in November. A poll will be taken on Wednesday, the 22nd instant, for or against the bringing into force, in the Borough of Feilding, "The Public Libraries Act, 1809." Many of our readers will be pleased to learn that the Rev W. G. Parsonion is about to re-visit this district, and that he will preach in Feilding and Taonni on Sunday, 26th inst. Further particular! will be duly advertised. The Feilding and Halcombe Juvenile Cricket Clubs are to play a friendly match at Feilding on the 9th instant. From what we know of " our boys," we have no doubt they will give a good account of themselves against the young Halcombites. We are sorry to hear of the illness of Mrs Sadler, wife of the respected Primitive Methodist Minister. In consequence of the desirableness of the Rev '11.I 1 . Sadler not leaving home, the Bey R. Fennell will preach for him at Foxton to-morrow, and Mr Sadler will officiate in the Wesleyan Church, Feilding Mr F. Hunt, the well-known Nurseryman, &c, of Bulls, informs us that he intends opening a nursery and seed establishment in Palmerston, still retaining his business in Bulls. We wish him success in his extended operations, particulars of which will be advertised in due course. The principal local attraction on the Prince of Wales' Birthday last year was the Wesleyan Picnic and Fancy Fair, about 300 persons being in attendance. The picnic is to be renewed on Thursday next, 9th inst., and will no doubt be largely patronised by the holiday-makers of the town and district. One of the sons of Mr Grice, a settler in the Kiwitea, had a most remarkable escape from a terrible death a few days ago. The young man was falling bush in company with his brother. A falling tree brought i!own with it several branches from an adjoining tree, one of which grazed young Grice's shoulder — causing him to fall to the ground. Fortunately, the young man fell beneath a log of wood that was lying across a hollow, or driedup creek, which had the effect of breaking the fall of the branch that descended on young Grice. Between the two logs the lad was firmly embedded, and had to be dug out i>y his brother. Beyond a severe fright, the lad was entirely unhurt. His escape was certainly a most miraculous one.

A in. '(.'ting of the Manchester Highway Buuru is being held as no ui\- tj ;ircss. A full report will appear in our iii'Xl issue. The damage done to the Kimbolton l?oad by the Kiwitea Stream, during the late fresh, is still unrepaired. Traffic at night time is dangerous. There is ever}' probability that Mr S, Good beh <>re will ofi>T himself as a candidate for the Mn3'ornl c-liair. We understand that his candidature will be strongly supported. A litigant came from Halcombe this morning to take out n suniinons for debt. Ft is needless to say that he had his journey for nothing, owing to the absence of a Clerk to the Court. The prospects of the farmers on and adjoining Mackay's Line (Kiwitcaj are just now very encouraging. The feed is all that could be desired, and, as a consequence, the stock is in splendid condition. The comet was the cause of the burning down of a miner's cottage, Golden-square. Sandhurst, recently. Ihe family got up to see the celestial visitor, and while they were outside star-gazing their house caught fire from a candle that was carelessly left burning close to some bed-cur-tains. In the New South Wales Parliament j Mr Buchanan, of protectionist fame, has given notice of his intention to move, "That the practice of the British Government in conferring titles on the people of this country, is not consistent with the spirit and character of our democratic institutions, and ought to be discontinued." On the Norwegian coast, near Trondjem, what is supposed to be a relic of the Tay Bridge disaster has been picked up. This was a railway carriage door, partly s!uffed with horse hair, having in the upper part a frame to slide up and down, which still contained pieces of glass. It had brass handles and lock, and bore the number 414 on the inside. A committee meeting of the Manchester Cricket Club was held at Hoe's Hotel on Thursday evening last. Two challenges were received — one from Haleombe and one from Ashurt. The challenge from Ashurst was held over. It was decided to accept the challenge from Haleombe, the match to be played on Thursday next, Prince of Wales' Birth day, at Haleombe. The Johnsonville (Wellington) Church Committee have decided upon erecting a church from designs by Mr F. de J. Clere, of Feilding, in place of the building which was burnt down in September last. The new buildinjf will be a great improvement upon the old one, both in style and amount of accommodation. It is evidently thought that the West Coast Railway passing through the town will give the place a considerable impetus. Private letters from Alexandria (says an English paper) report a shocking accident on board the Inflexible. The most strenuous efforts were made to keep the matter secret, but it leaked out that two men were instantaneously killed through touching the wires in connection with the electric light. There have been several similar catastrophes during the last two years, and it seems highly desirable that there should be some covering to these fatal wires, especially in ships. We hare been favored with the first number of the Australian Brewer's Journal, published in Melbourne, on the 20th ultimo. It is printed by Barton, Magee and Co., for the proprietors, Messrs Lawrence and O'Farrell. The reading matter is interesting, and its statistical tables of grain produced in the Australian colonies are carefully compiled. We wish the new journal every success. Messrs Gordon and Gotch are appointed the Melbourne agents.