Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 12, 7 July 1883, Page 2

Local & General News.

It is expected that the railway line will be open to Mannt&hi in about six weeks. This is somewhat over the time mentioned gome few days ago. Large quantities of firewood are now being forwarded by rail from Halcombe to Wanganui and intermediate stations, upwards of one hundred trucks having gone up this week. A new weekly journal to be known as The Egmont Courier, will be published shortly at Opunake by Mr P. Galvin, one of the most popular journalists on the West Coast. Wo are glad to observe that the bridge over the Makino, in Manchester-street, is having some slight protective work done to it. Another freshet and the stream would have scoured away sufficient of the banks to have allowed the bridge to drop into its bed. That abominable hole under the Railway Station, which has been a breeding plaoe for mosquitoes during the past seven years, has at last been filled up. The consequence, will be that, in the summer months, intending passengers and others will be able to enjoy a little peace and comfort in the platform, while wailing for the trains. Notwithstanding that a certain wellknown local character is under the prohibitory clause of the Licencing Act, he is frequently seen drunk about our streets, Sundays as well as week-days. Lato the other evening he repaired to the house where his family reside, and smashed some of the windows. The person who supplied him with drink ought to he made pay the damages. It is now pretty well known that the llailway Guard, who levanted from Foxton a few days ago, left several fair ones to lament his untimely departure. The Minister for Pu*blic Works should intro» duce a Bye-law to prevent this sort of thing in the service. Or perhaps Mr Green who is able to create a " Bill to prov'dc." for any possible event under sun- -- might be called upon to assist.

The Feilding State School will re- open on Monday nest at 9.30 a.m. Twenty-five thousand forert trees were yesterday forwarded to order to the Waimate Plaius by Mr A. Laird, of Wanganui. The football mateh — Volunteers v. Civilians is proceeding onthe Oval as we go to press, and appears to be exciting considerable interest. The business in Parliament yesterday consisted chiefly in discussing in committee the Bankruptcy Bill, which occupied the whole night's sitting. With a few alterations, clauses up to 95 were passed when progress was reported. As there are only about fifty shares remaining to be taken up in the Cheese and Butter Company, in order to complete the 1000 shares necessary for the successful starting of the factory, it is antipicated that this deficiency will be subscribed in the meeting room on Thursday next, and the project will be definately commenced. A number of Feilding witnesses took their departure by train last night, en route for Wellington to attend the sittings of the Supreme Court there. Amongst them we noticed Messrs Sherwill, Goodbehere, and Skelly. Constable Price brought up the rear. The casein which these gentlemen are interested is an outcome of the Palmer & Jones bankruptcy proceedings. In calling attention to Mr Edwin Young's new advertisement, we would particularly invite the notice of our readers to the remarkable cheap line of New Testaments at 4d, and the book of Common Prayer at 6d. They are remarkably well got up, and are marvels of neatness and cheapness. The type is large, and the letter press clear and distinct. On the arrival in Wellington of Professor Sample, the American horsetamer, it is expected that Major Atkinson will attend the lectures of the Professor in order to learn how "to take the starch out of " (we quote the irofessor) refractory members of the House. We would command t' e " Irrepressible Richard" for the maiden effort ©f the honorable and gallant Major. According to the correspondent of the Ly ttleton Times in Wellington, the quesI ton of Separation is now beginning to assume a tangible form, and for it there is a certain amount of whipping going on. At present it is too soon to say much that is definite on this head, but the reigning idea seems to be that either the seat of Government must be moved to Chriatchurch, or that two centres of Government, one for each Island will have to be established. Tn another column appears the business notice of Mr F. Stratford, of the Manawatu Coach and Carriage Factory, Palmerston, where all kinds of vehicles are made and repaired with neatness, durability and despatch. We can testify to the excellency ol the workmanship turned out from this large and wellstocked manufactory, where a number of first-class carriages of different kinds are on sale, and otheri are being built to order. Mr J. Jefferies, of Bunnythorpe, had a cow and a steer killed on the railway line one night this week. The carcasses were buried before Mr Jefferies knew anything about it, and he had to dig down to the bodies to identify them as his. We would suggest to the District Manager that the brands or distinguishing marks on horses or cattle when killed by the mgines shonld be taken by the persons whose duty it is to put out of sight the bodies, and forwarded to him. and afterwards posted in a conspicuous place on the 9 tation nearest where the accident occurred, in order that owners may not be led to believe their beasts have been stolen.