LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 63, 24 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

+ A bush fire has destroyed one of the road bridges oq the Oroua-Bunnythorpe road, opposite Mr Hazel's residence. The adjourned meeting of th« Feilding Borough Council, called for Monday last, was further adjourned until to-night at 8 p.m. A young man named Picard, woilnng on the Potaiau farm, was dangerously inj ured by a kick from a horse yesterday. Picard is now under the treatment of Dr Johnston, and. is progressing favorably.

The following school committee has been elected for Bunnythorpe :— Messrs Win. Bailey. Walter Bailey, Curtis, Prendergnst, Eeade, Sexton .and A. Nanuestad. Old Wipata, the nigger Maori at Kakariki, perpetrated a "5011k" on the loiterers at the railway platform yesterdny. He was accompanied by an :igod Chief from Marton whom he ptissed off as Tawhiao. They were followed by a small »aping erowcl toßellve's. who were quite pleased at having been afforded such an opportunity of seeing royalty. The following team has been chosen to represent Manchester, at Pulmerslon, on Saturday next :— G. and J Bartholorm w, Stevens, Eoe, Eowley, Smith, Nix, Sherwill, F'aron, Filz Herbert and Fowles, with Eade, Bailey and Haleorabe as emergencies. The above are particularly requested to muster in time for the 9.-15 a.m. train from Fc-ilding, on Saturday. One of the plaintiffs in a recent very important case heard before the Registrar of the Supreme Court, at Psilmerston, was seen the otherday "on the Wallabi." He had donned the " swag and billy" of other days, and was merrily tramping his way along towards the North, where he may hope to find "a haven and a rest" for a little while, " happy iv the law's delay." The Peninsula election, Dunedin, resulted in the return of Mr Larnach by a large majority. The complete returns show Larnach CG7, Donnelly 182, Moran 138, thus proving that even if the Catholics had been wise enough to put up only one man to prevent splitting the votes, they would have suffered a signal defeat. The voting shows also that Bishop Moran was deceived by his friends. The residence of Mrs Fitzgerald, in MarlborougU-stroet, had a narrow escipe from being burned down on Monday last. Mrs Fitzgerald, after great exertions, assisted by her son, a lad about fourteen years of age, was able to save the premises. It is worthy of comment that her neighbors showed very little feeling, and rendered her no service of any kind — even when the fire was at its height. A pettier named Douglas, it is alleged, has discovered a diamond field near Auckland. Courtney, a returned African diamond miner, has examined a number of the specimens, and states that some of them are diamonds of fair -quality, but _the greater number of the white stones he pronounces to be white carbon or diamonds in course of formation. Douglas declines to make known the locality where the specimens were obtained. A cricket match will be played at Sandon on the 23rd March (Good Friday) between the Feikling Juvenile Cricket Club and SanJon Boys Cricket Club. The following bo} r s have been chosen io play for Fcildiiig:— W. Grantham, (capt.) M. Bclfit, G. Foster, J. Robinson, W. Bellve, W. "Walts, J. Whisker, J. Jackson, F. Crichton, T. Corkery, G. Gordon. — Emergencies: G. Worsfold, W. Aitkcn. Mr Eimbc-r, ihe English solicitor for the E. and C. A. Corporation, paid Feildiig and Halcombe a flying visit a fen days ago. Mr Kimber has been on a dip to Queensland, aud is now en route for the Patetere Block, after visiting which he will return Io England. Mr Kimbn tad scant opportunity of noting the progress of the M nchester Block, but what he did see invoked from him expressions of satisfaction with the progress of the settlement. The meeting called for the election of a State School Committee fell through, as the attendance was so small. There were present — Eev. J. Jones, Messrs E. HL. Wright, (Hon See), If. Worsfold, Watts, Lyne. Another meeting will be called at an. early date, when it is to be hoped that more interest will be shown by the parents of children attending the State School, and that they will make it their business to attend and exercise their privileges as householder-! in electing a good working committee for the coming year. Our Awahuri neighbors have shown the Feilding people a good example relative to the election of a school committee. At their meeting on Monday evening last, no less than twenty candidates offered themselves for election. The interest taken was very keen, and a good deal of warm feeling was caused by the way the chairman gave his castifig vote. Wo wish some of the Awahuri spirit could be infused into our householders in education matters. There were great doings among the Maoris at Kakariki on Monday last, the occasion being the visit of King Tawhaio and his retinue of 200 or so of braves. A large number of Europeans also visited the locality for the purpose of getting a glimpse of the dusky monarch. The royal party visited Halcoaibe, and a great drain was made upon some of the " lines" kept by the storekeepers, notably various articles of clothing, while the stocks of tobacco were also greatly reduced. Host Childs' establishment received a good amount of patronage. Total abstinence is apparently not a weakness of his majesty or many of his suite. At the pah there were "big feeds," war dances, and other rejoicings, a king's visit being evidently regarded by the Natives as that of an angel, in one particular at least-

The 'Frisco mail closes at Fei'uing on Friday next. Captain Edwin report?:— Every indication of strong north-cast to oast and south -oast winds, with falling glass. Messrs W. Cardies. T. W. K. Foster, and W. D. .Nicholas, have consented to become honorary members of the Lodge of Oddfellows about to be formed in Feilding. Mr Carthewhas been au Oddfellow for some 20 years, and holds the rant of P.G-; ~S\v Foster, 20 years, P.G.; and Mr Nicholas. 23 years, P.P.G.M. There was a large attendance at Mr Lintoifs sale rf land situated on the Bunnythorpe EoacL held in Palnicrston, on tviurday lust. More than £2,000 worth of land was sold under the hammer. The highest price realized per acre was £0. This price was given by .Mr Hankius fora section containing 41 acres. A greyhound, bred in 2sew Zealand, has gained a triumph on the cour-ing grounds of England At a meeting of the Burton-on-Trent club, the Anglesey Cup for all ages was won by Mr W. Carver's bd b. A ram a, by Ledgerkeepcr. out of Magic. The latter was bred by Mr H. H. Prince who owned both Ledgerkeeper and Magic. Mr Prince made a present of Arama and a sister to Mr Carver when that gentleman was on a visit to New Zealand some time ago.