Local & General News.

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 70, 22 November 1884, Page 2

Local & General News.

_ » The Feilding Stab is now publish?'! from the new premises opposite th. Borough Council offices The Auckland Star says that the labor market is glutted in that city. Our contemporary will not hare that complaint to make in a few months when the Central ltailway works are started from the north end. The action of the Borough Council in deciding to be guided only by the loan schedule in the matter of improvements to Manchester Square, will be the means of saving them a lot of trouble, but it will not give unmixed satisfaction to property holders on the Square. Mr Marchant, the Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Mr McKerrow Chief Surveyor, arrived in Feildiug on Thursday evening. The object of the visit of these gentlemen is ta inspect the Otamakujma Block and ascertain its capability. Should the soil prove suitable we understand that it is the intention of the Government to form a special settlement. A sum of £500t) has- been voted to open up this block by the necessary surveys, &c. Mr James Petherick, iunior^ having taken legal advice, has determined to test the validity of the nomination papers against which he protested at the nominations for the Wellington Mayoralty on Wednesday last. He has already retained the services of a solicitor. Mr Petherick began public life by being a great retormer. We will not be surprised to hear of his end as a martyr. Boxing matches are daily increasing in popularity in .New Zealand, the Empir-.-City taking the lead in promoting exhibitions of " the noble an of suit-d efence." We may expect distinguished members of '* the fancy/ from various Marts of the world, to visit this colony and- make profitable starring tours by visiting tue principal centres of population where their "art" is most appreciated. Weather permitting the Feilding Brass Band will- perform the followiug programme on the Square to-night (Saturday) : — l. Quick iviarch, '" Days that are past .seem the brightest." 2. Vaise, " Mon Amour." 3. M.irck (sacred; " Loving friends will greet us." 4. •Lancers, "British Fleet.". 5. March, "Does your heurt beat crue to me." 6. Valse, (by request) " Pansy Blossom." 7. Galop "Early Morning." .National Anthem.— S. Daw, Bandmaster. , During a visit of inspection to the Lunatic -Asylum, 'at Wellington; the Colonial Secretary had an interview 1 With the g rl Fanny Boddington recently tried for the niurUer :of her infant' child at Blenheim*,' but 'committed to the asylum, on the ground of insanity, during the pleasure -of the Colonial Secretary. It was found that although rather silly, there wereno ; evidences of insanity, and after a final report of I)r GruLmaui s..e will be set free.

Some ot our exchanges appear to have gone astray lately, notably the Marlborough Times and the Chnstchurch Advertiser. The American ship of war, Iroq'iois, will arrive in Auckland shortly. She will stay there ten days, and then proceed to Ciiili. It is notified by advertisement, thntan official enquiry will be held at the R.M. I Court, Bulls, on the 29th instant, in the I matter of the Oroua election. It is rumoured that strong suspicions are entertained that the forged notes, recently circulated on Christchurch racecourse, were manufactured in Wellington. A section of 27 acres of land at Danevirke is said to have changed Ininrls at ! £600, while £1,000 was offered and re- | fused for another of 40 acres in the same locality. Mr Haggen.of the Wood ville Examiner, has received a telegram from the Minister of Lnnds notifying his appointment to the Waste Lands Board in accordance with the recommendation of the Settlers' Association. Waring Taylor, the fraudulent bankrupt, was arrested at Bulls by Constable Price on Thursday night. He was brought before Col. Gorton. J.P., yesterday morn ing aud remanded to Wellington. An important notice appears in our advertising columns from the clerk of the Manchester Road Board aneat the polling for rate? re the proposed bridge over the Oroua River, on the Feilding-Bunny-thorpe line. An amendment of the Municipal Corporations Act was passed during the session providing that any ward of a borough containing less th:in2s ratepayers shall cense to exist, and shall be attached to an adjacent ward. A correspondent to the Dunedin Star suggests the formation of a Highland Brigrade in that city. Where tiiere are so many representatives of the Clans settled, there ought to be no difficulty ia raising the battalions necessary. A very liberal donation was forwarded a few days ago, through the Rev. J. Tones, curate of St. John's, who is at present in Wellington attending the Synod, to the Sunday School building fund of £20 by Mrs Pharazyn, of Wellington. The employers in Wanganui have recommended that Saturday is the most suitable day to hold a half holiday. The employes have now to canvass the whole of the shops and stores' to get an unanimous consent to close on that day at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Mr Retemeyer has brought up from Canterbury 27 head of pure bred prize cattle, which were exhibited at the Christchurch cattle show. The cattle include seven Ayreshires. one Poll Anuus bull, the others are Shorthorns. He hat also biought four Berkshire pigs. It is believed in some quarters that the death or failure of the peach trees on this coast is caused _by a worm called "the borer." We will gladly publish anj information possessed by any of out readers as to the most efficient mode to be adopted to stay the ravages of this destrojer. On Thursday last the Master ton School Committee voted £20 from it 1 : own funds to Mr John Kay, assistant teacher, for his brilliant success in passe? at the late school examination. Wt would like to see the Feildny School Committae in a position to follow thi> cxfiellent example. A gentleman in Auckland, who has written to the Premier making a suggestion as to the contemplated introductior of Highland crofters, has received a replj from the Premier thanking him for his suggestions, which are regarded as we\ worthy of consideration, and will be forwarded to the Minister for luimigra lion. We learn from the Manawatu Daily Times that the members of United Manawa!u Lodge of Freemasons some time ago decided to mark the last resting place of the remains of Bro Thomns McMahon with a suitable headstone, and one is now being erected in the cemetery. It bears an inscription and a number of Masonic emb'ems. The terms offered by the E. and C. A, Corporation, in an advertisement which appears to-d-iy over leader, to persons desirou-; of raisiug money on rural lands, are remarkably liberal. It is to be noted that there are no contingent expenses of any kind except for the preparation of the deeds which are comparatively speaking small. The saving from this uause alone means \ or f per cent for at least five years. Says the Wanganui !Horald:— On the 4th instant the Okoia school was examined by Mr Inspector Hindon, when he percentage attained was 95 "4. This is about the highest we havoheard of in this district The committee have expressed themselves as highly satisfied with the results, which they attribute solely to the skill and ability of Mr Hill, who is one of the highest certinc-ite ! teachers in the Wanganui Board's employ. The first anniversary of the Loyal Manchester Lodge of <>ddfellows was held in tlie Town Hall last evening. Thr proceedings commenced by a supper, at which there was an excellent spread supplied by Mr Pollock, Mr Hastio catering for the liquids. After supper there were the usual loyal and patriotic toasts, songs, &c. the whole affair winding up very successfully with a ball which was well attended. Messrs J., P., and E. Currcen provided first class music. A very painful accident befel a yduns: lad named McAlister, when riding u;> the Ttionui branch line on Thursday afternoon lust. Ho had a heavy basket on his arm, and tlie horse stumbled and came down heavily. Some persons wi»o saw the mishap ran to the assistance of McAlister and found him very severely hurt and Meedini 1 profusily from a deep gash under the knee. Such remedies were applied as were available, and the sufferer was enrrieu down tv in-- junction and placed on board the train and brought to Feilding. - ' We scarcely remember seeing so mnny visitors at the Borough Council nieetin.as there were on Thursday .evening ia t there being actually oigiit burgesses present, including some of the leading "lights," municipally speaking, ousiithe Council itself, of which there wi a so a full meeting. The " large" attendance of visitors was ho doubt owing- to the expected lively discussion of several very important public matters, notably .the Manchester Square business, and., the warm, anl at times audible interest they took in the proceedings, and wiiicii led the Mayor, once at lea>t, to beg of them to keep order, was. although', slightly out of place, perhaps not altogether unpardonable, arising as it did from that commenHab t* desire for the welfn c of tli<- Borough which, Wt* should like ..0 see more generally display -.d.

! The Leeds Mercury, a paper of ! enormous circulation in the North of England, in a recent issue, thus answers j a correspondent, J.B. : Yes, by all means we advise New Zealand. It is much the [ best governed, richest, most fertile, and most desirable colony fo:* emigration. With a capital of £>0;)0 and two grown up so s you should do well. At tlie Borough Council meeting on , Thursday an important decision was , arrived at with reference to the Ranker > matter, The Ranger has of late frequently 1 had occasion to complain of being interrupted in the discharge of his duties. i Another letter of complaint was received from him at Thursday's meeting, and the general feeling of the Council was that he ought to be protected in the due discharge ■ of his proper functions, and that some ■ stringent measures should be used against 1 offenders, or that at any rate the next offender should be proceeded against, if only for the purpose of getting a clear exposition of the law on the matter. It i was therefore decided that the very next case of complaint of the kind should at least be made a test one before the R.M. Court by a summons under the hand of the Mayor being issued against the person found opposing the Ranger in his duties.