LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 50, 9 December 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlie cricket match between the Palmerston and Feilding boys was proceeding as we went to press.

Much comment it being made anent the ill feeling said to exist between Mr John Shechan and Dr B l er, at the ambridge Land Court. The first sittings of the Kiwitea Highway Board were held to-day at the private residence of Mr Packman, of Chel tenham. A full report of the proceedings will appear in our next issue. At the last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board it was decided to erect new schools at the following places : — Beaconsfield. Manchester Block, and Upper Makino Road. The deaths are announced in our tele graphic columns of Anthony Trollope, novelist, and M. Louis Blanc, French author and politician. The entries for the handicaps for the Boxing Day sports are coming in rapidly. No less than 49 were received by the secretary up to last evening. This it far in excess of last year, and is good evidence that the sports will be well patron ised. We have pleasure in congratulating M Clark Dunn, of Palmerston, upon his marriage to Miss Wood, of Moutua, which took place on Monday last. We wish him and his bride every happiness. We understand that the proposed cricket match between the Feilding and Marton clubs to-day fell through owin to the Marton club not being able to send a team strong enough to cope with Feilding. The Christmas stock of Mr Svendsen' ladies' and gent's boot and shoes is we l worthy of an inspection, and persons de sirous of obtaining a really first-class article will do well to call on him without delay. The Post's London correspondent mentions the name of Dr Magee, Bishop of Peterborough, as likely to be the suc cessor of the late Dr Tait, as Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of England. A criminal named Cunningham Wise, was recently executed at Goulburn. He was quite callous to the last. He assisted the blacksmith in removing the leg-irons, and cursed the Queen horribly. No clergyman was present. Mr Jennings, who had his leg fractured near the Kaikakau sawmill by a fall from his horse, is now progressing rapidly towards complete recovery. Dr Johnston is his medical attendant. Mr Jennings is so far recovered that be was removed by train to-day, to his own home at Kairakau. A good number of persons were up betimes on Thursday morning taking observations of the transit of Venus. Fortunately there was a very clear sky, and the planet was most distinctly visible as a dark round spot on the face of the sun. We notified many attempting to view the phenomenon as late as the middle of the day, but it is almost needless to say that their efforts were fruitless, as the planet left the sun's disc at 7.30 a.m. The railway authorities have decided to run special trains during the Opera Bouffe season in Wanganui. For the convenience of visitors from the Manawatu these trains will run on Wednes day and Friday leaving Feilding about 3.25 in the afternoon. This company promises to be well patronised in Wanganui and the reserved seats are being rapidly disposed of at the stationers shop of Mr H. I. Jones. It appears that at the Austral inquest the jury had considerable difficulty in coming to a verdict. At first they found that the sinking of the ship, and consequent drowning of the Lascars, was due to " gross negligence of the captain and officers." On the pointing out that this was a verdict of manslaughter, the jury withdrew it, and after a lengthened deliberation brought in another verdict, in which they expressed the opinion "that the captain, chief officer, chief engineer, and carpenter committed grave errors of judgment in not taking better precautions for the safety of the said ship." Mr W. Carthew, our well-known local bookseller, stationer, and news-agent, has recently effected some important improvements in his shop with a view to the accommodation of several large shipments of Christmas goods, which he has just received. Amongst other importations Mr Carthew is now showing a large and vari d assortment of goods suitable for Christmas presents and New Year's gifts, comprising cards, pictures, books, toys, and a capital selection of dolls, many of which are exceedingly pretty. We have little doubt Mr Carthew's enterpise will meet with its due reward during the coming season. A notice to properly owners from Mr Sperry, Property Tax Commissioner, will be found elsewhere. All statements of property for the year commencing April 1st, 1883, must be sent to the office of the Property Tax Commissioner, Wellington, on or before Wednesday, the 20th instant. The reader, will notice the dvert sement is not adorned, as is generally the case with all Government announcements, with the usual " coat-of-arms." An economic Government has ordered otherwise. Presuming there are 50 newspapers in the colony, and that each paper publishes the advertisement, the Colonial Treasurer will thus save the country the loss of the munificient sum of £6 5s. Some of our rulers possess an undoubted talent for finance !

A meeting of M Keen's creditors will be held at the Court House, Palmerston North, on Tuesday, the 12th instant. We have to acknowledge the receipt of the second number of "The Australian Brewers' Journal." The number be ore us is ecnal in point of excellence to its predecessor. The paper bids fair to become popular with the class whose in e ests it represents — brewers and wine and spirit merchants. Tenders for the Wanganui Heads Railway works will be out in about three weeks, or early in January next, and the good people of Wanganui not only expect to derive considerable benefit from this railway but are confident they will do so, me contrary opinions of our " Mount Egmont " correspondent notwithstanding. A merging petition to the Chairman of the Manawatu County Council, from the ratepayers of the Foxton Highway Board District, has been numerously signed. The subscribers to the petition desire to merge their interests into the County Council, and abolish the Foxton Highway Board district. Two very important land sales we made by Messrs Halcombe and Sher l yesterday. They di posed of Mr Hal combe's Makino estate consisting of 64 acres to Mr H. Bell for £7 per acre, and 382 acres, on the Kimbolton road, the property of Mr Moses Smith, of Waira rapa, to Messrs H. and T. Burrell, of Feilding for £1,721, or £5 5s per acre. An awkward misprint occurred in our report of the Rev. Mr Murray's lecture n " Astronomers and the end of the World." Mr Murray, in speaking of the theories of scientific-men, said:--"Th public committed the mistake of con rounding together the tested results of science with the verified theories and c n jectures of scientific men." The wor verified should have read unverified. C u rd Hayward was so unfortunate as to injure one of his fingers on Thursday afternoon when in charge of the train from Foxton. He was going into the guard's van when he let fall the bar which closes the end of the van. His hand was on the end where the bar fits. consequently the bar struck his finger with considerable force cutting and bruising the flesh severely. On arriving at Feilding Hayward was unable to go on, so the station master, Mr Brebner, took c arge of the tram as far as Halcombe. Hayward was able to resume his duties yesterday. The anniversary of the Primitive Methodist Church was celebrated at Halcombe on Sunday last. Two capital sermons were preached by the Rev S. Griffiths, of Palmerston. On Tuesday last a public tea was held in the Bazaar Tent, when a goodly number partook of the good things provided. After the tea an entertainment was given in the church, consisting of addresses and a service of s ng. Mr J. C. Thompson occupied the chair. The Primitive Methodists of Halcombe are to be congratulated on the success of the tea, bazaar, &c., as, we are informed, they will be able to pay off al liabilities.