Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 30, 23 August 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

The Borough Council calls, for tender! for forming 20 chain* of Derby street. There was a slight fall of snow in Feilding this morning. This is the second instance within eight years. Mr Cottrell has now on hand some excellent seed potatoe-, among which wl> notice the Laps tone, Prolific, and Oatnaru Fluke, Jamex Hawthorn, who was sentenced to death for the murder of his brother, William Hawthorn, at Brighton, near Melbourne, on the tlth March last, Wai executed on Thursday.;

We understand a case of cruelty to animals will come before the E.M. irt a few days. Mr George Robertson, the well known bookseller ot Melbourne is about to begin business in Auckland. A quantity of reading matter is unavoidably held over through pressure of advcrtiseui'Mits. The Post's idea of a really stablo and powerful Government is one that would include Sir Julius Vouel, Major Atkinson, Mr Oriuond, and Mr Stout. D. H. Macnrthur, M H.R., has Wn appointed President of the Mnnawalu Racing Club, vice Mr Walter Johnston, resigned. Mr E. Younx, fruiterer, Kimbolton road, has received a " 4 line" of sub-tropi-cal fruits. Among them we observe cocoa nuts, oraugus, lemons, pet nuts, <fee. &., an 1 some excellent apples in good order and of magnificent flavour. We call the attention of our readers to the &ale of properties in the estate of W Waring Taylor, which will be held by MrT. Kennedy Macdonald on Friday, the 29th instant, in Wellington. The meeting of the Horticultural Society which was convened for last evening was adjourned to Tuesday evening next, when it is hoped every me ..!>er will make it his business to attend or send in a list of special prizes obtained. In another column Mr Ret emeyer calls a public meeting to be lurid at Messrs Hal com be and Shcrwill's office on Saturday, 30th inst, for the purpose of assisting the promoters of the " Rangitikei and Manawatn Poultry and Produce Association." We will refer to this subject in our next issue. A Nihilist outrage has been reported from Kazau, a town situated on the river Kasanka, 450 miles east of Moscow. One of the magazines situated a >hort distance from the town was exploded, killiug 100 persons. Five officers in the employ of the Government of Kttzan were also killed. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather l:«st uight, the concert in aid of the Wells family was well attended. We are glad to know that the sale of tickets was so well pushed bj the committee of management that the amount lo be handed over to the beneficiares will be very handsome. Pressure on our space precludes our giving a detailed notice of the performance. Mr Joseph Francis Mansell died at his late residence last night at about 11 o'clock, after a loug and paiuful illness. Mr Mansell arrived with his family on the Manchester Block in 1874. He leaves behind him a widow and a large family of sons and daughters to mourn his loss. Several of these are grown up and are in moderately good positions. At a meeting held at the Fndymion Hotel, Alex. McDonald, Esq., in Ihe chair, it was unanimously resolved that a ploughing match be held at Awahuri. Messrs Adam McDonald, Thomas Fraser, and Alex. Brookie were appointed a committee to select suitable ground and report to the next meeting, to be held on Tuesday, 26th instant Nearly £20 was subscribed in the room. Mr Tower*, ©f Awahuri, whose dogs destroyed a large number of Mr Phillip's sheep, came forward this morning on learning for the first time of the occurrence, and offered, like a man, to pay all damage. Mr Phillip*, who had received three reliable valuations of about £60, agreed, in consideration of this voluntary offer, to forego one-half the amount. A cheque was handed over, and the affair settled amicably and satisfactorily, as all things should be beLwceu neighboring fanner*. Laws of New Zealand.— From a circular now before us, we read that Mr Wilfred Badger, the compiler of " The Whole law of New Zeal And," hai had such satisfactory support accorded his work, that he proposes to bring the laws laws down to 1884, in addition to 1883, as previously announced, Mr Badger appears to have spared no pains or exi>ense in the matter, an he has taken the trouble todegpatch over 8,000 circulars to possible subscribers, at a cost in postage alon<of £40. The form and «ixe of the work is also stated, and there will be added the valuable addition not only of alphabetic* and chronolgieaJ table* but of a general index, specially compiled We recommend iab-nding subscribers to send for a circular at once, and secure copies as early ai possible, v from our knowledge of such publication! 1 ! the first issue i* genemlly disposed of at once, and delay in ordering may cornel many to wait till the publication of a second issue. As will be seen by advertisement, the Great Diorama of the World will appear for the first time this evening at the Town Hall. We have been shown several clippings from leading newspapers, at of which are loud in the praive of this entertainment and describe' it as the best of its kind that has visited this colony. The views are shown by the aid of the great stereepticon, an used at the Royal Polytechnic, London. We are informed that the pictures shown will be 24 x24 feet. This will necessitate the screen being placed outside the protcenitim. The " phenanistoscope " will also be exhibited, which is spoken of as being a most wonderful optical illusion. In addition to the entertainment the manage-, ment will present the audience with several valuable and useful gifts, the leading one. of which' will be a handsrtme silver hunting watch. As, tlpe price of admission is low we expect to^see a. bumper house. The company only appear two nights, and en Monday evening theie will be an em ire change of programme.