Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 27, 16 August 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

Mass will be held in the Boman Catholic Church at 8 a.m. to-morrow. The Kiwitea Road Board will meet on Monday next.

We are informed that the settlers up the Makino Valley have applied to the district m&na'ger of the railway, Mr Rotheram, for an officer to be placed at the Makino station. If the request is not granted, a petition to the Government will be prepared.

In a card published over leader to-day Dr Schwarzbach, the eminent specialist for all diseases of the eye, ear and throat, intimates that he may & consulted at the Rutland Hotel, Wanganui, until Monday the 25th instant, after which he will depart for Sydney. Patients intending to consult Dr Schwarzbach should do so at onre. as he never accepts serious cases for treatment during the last days of his visit.

Mr Macarthur, M.lf.R, returned to Feilding by train last night. The Government Gazette of Tuesday. the 12th instant, contains sections of the Public Health Act, 1876- | The authorities in Wellington have sent Home for the new uniform* for the Manchester Rib*s. Mr Booth has sent in his resignation ns lieutenant of the company to Major Stapp. Another " best on record." A London paper just to liand writes : In tho course of threi* days' cricket against various o\>poncnts, the Caius College eleven scored 1000 runs for the loss of four wickets — a performance considerably in advance of any previous record. The Post's London correspondent writes : —The prizo extract in a recent issue of the Hampshire Telegraph was a set of verses clipped from the Auckland Observer, and entitled, " Oil give me back my Masher Boy." The lucky party who cut these out and sent them into the prize editor of tho first-named paper received 10s.

It is understood that a writ, claiming £3.000 damages, was on Wednesday last served upon the manager of a local bank in Wellington at the instance of a gentleman who is well' known in commercial circles in that city, and who alleges that his credit has beeu injured through the action of the defendant in reference to certain dealings which he had with the bank recently.

The great cricket match, Australians v All England, terminated on Wouui*sdiiy last in a draw, greatly in favor of tin? Australians. The Colonial*, in their first innings, put together the magnificent total of 551 runs, "Murdoch, caught, contributing 211. The Englishmen, in their first innings, scored 346, an i had to follow on. In their second inning< thoy had two wickets down for 82 runs, when time was called and the stumps drawn.

Some time ago we gave a description of some exceptionally fine figured totara timber, which had ! een cut at Messrs Bartholomew's saw-mill, and forwarded to Mr Eade's, cabinet maker, of Manchester street. The latter has just made from the timber a ludy's wardrobe, with drawer at the bottom. We believe it is without exception the handsomest piece of furniture ever manufactured in this district. The wood is exquisitely mottled, and the workmanship is really first class.

Says a Wellington paper : —One of the moßt remarkable facts elicited at the examination of the bankrupt W. Waring Taylor, on Monday, was in connection with the May estate affairs. Mr Taylor had presented Miss Arundel with a wedding present, costing £9 10s, accompanied by a letter of congratulation, and expressing regret at his inability to attend. Having thus discharged a high moral duty, Mr Taylor next carefully debited the estate with the value of the wedding present.

However many may have been the complaints in the past abnut the duties of the Borough Runner not having been fulfilled, it cannot be said that the present Ranger has neglected them during the past month. The carefully prepared report of the poundkeeper read at the Council on Thursday was the longest that has yet been presented. That 87 head of.animals had been impounded during the month showed that the Ranker must, with his other duties as Inspector of Nuisances, have had a busy time of it. Tne revenue to the Borough Council from these impoundages amounted to £4 7a nott.

Mr Fred. Millis gave his unrivalled entortainuient of character sketches anl ventrilqquialism on Thursday and Friday nights to moderate houses. Of the character sketches we can only say that they were very amusing. As a ventriloquist Mr Millis is certainly the best that we have scon in the colony! in fact Davis, in his best days, was considerably behind him, and at one time D ivis was quite unrivalled in that line. \Vhen it is remembered that Mr Millis is quite a youne man, and that he has his best years before him, during which he can cultivate his marvellous talent, we are safe in forecasting that he will before many years, be at the head of the list of ventriloquists in the world.

Several cusses in which Maori's were concerned were called on for hearing at the H.M. Court here yesterday. No interpieter, however, was pnsent. and all the parties, including two solicitors from Palmerston, who were engaged in the cases, were put to the inconvenience and expense of attending for nothing, as the cases had to be adjourned by order of the court. Mr Ward, the RM M said he much regretted having to do this, bnt lie would arrange that in future whenever Maori cases had to be heard an interpreter should be provided. He then informed the Natives present to thai effect, ad that Mr Baker, of Foxton. would be appointed to attend at the next sitting of the court. The durkietf -then went off, smilingly excla ming "kapai." A meeting of the council of the Manf Chester Bifles was held at' the Stab osce last evening. Present — Lieut. Blackntbre (in" the chair), Sergeants Evans and N icholas, Corporals Rowley and Good.behfre, Volunteers Wright and Kirton. Among the correspondence read were letters from, Major Stapp, informing the corps that Morris's Patent Aiming-Tubes con'd be ordered through his department'; enclosing discharges for Volunteers Gregory, O. Caldwell, Anderson, Harris, Toy, Earle, Potts. A letter was read from the secretary of the band with reference to the custody of the instruments, &c. By a unanimous rote the services of the band were dispensed with. The annual general meeting of the corps was arranged to be held on Saturday, thu 23rd instant, at 7 .30 p.m.. after captain's parade on the same evening.

New Zealand mutton is now used at the Trinity College, Cambridge.

The value of personal property in New Zcnland is put down at sixty four millions.

The total number of fi'eeholders in the Colony is 71,240.

The aspect of the Australian cricket team as seen the other day (says a London paper) was curious indeed. Blackliam had his right hand in a wrap as big as a boxing glove, one finger being out of joint. Cooper had his left hand similarly swathed. Spofforth had his right arm in a sling. Murdoch wore a shade over one eye, and limped with a stick. Bounor sported a blue bump on his forehead and a salvage of courtplaster on his chin ; while Midwinter moved with a bad thumb on one hand and a strained finder on the other.