Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 38, 8 September 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

Mr John Reid publishes a notice which is of importance to cattle owners on the Ashburst road.

A very heavy thunderstorm visited Feilding on Sunday last. It was as usual accompanied by heavy rain, and occasional hail storms ot some severity.

An election «f three councillorswill take place on Thursday next, Messrs T. Evans, Goodbehere, Thomson and H. Worsfold are the candidates.

On Saturday evening last eight commercial ambassadors honored Feilding with their presence. Notwithstanding the reputed dulness of the times, they all did well, and were able to place some extensive •• lines," When these gentlemen do well all the rest of the world prospers.

Owing to the very stormy weather on Sunday the Manchester Riflles did not assemble for church parade. The heavy rain showers made it impossible for the country members to come< in. Should the fates prove propitious the corps will parade next Sunday y when a good attendance may be expected. The Band of the corps will shine resplendant in their new 'uniforms. ' «■••■'':

Mr Carthew has just received a number books by the best authors.

The Salvation Army in Wanganui have been praying for the editor of the Herald.

Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day. — Warnings for heary southerly gales with rain, and much colder weather, have been sent to all stations.

We are requested to state that Dr Dacres will arrive in Feilding in a few days. He is at present winding up his affairs in Wanganui. — Advt.

Members are reminded that the annual meeting of the Benevolent Society will be held on Friday evening next in the Public Hall.

The appeal made by the Grand Lodge of Freemasons of New South Wales to the English Grand Lodge, requesting the latter to recognise them, has been refused.

A boy in the Kohimarama Training School, aged 13, self-inflicted serious injuries, requiring his removal to Auckland for treatment.

We understand that several important cases with reference to the iinpoundingjof cattle will come before the B.M. court to be held at Feilding to-morrow.

That some persons still persist in breaking the by-laws with, reference to stray animals was shown by the fact that a number of horses were grazing in Denbigh street early last evening.

By a boat accident in Dunedin harbor on Sunday, five of the children of Captain Fergusson were drewned. There were eleven persons in the boat. The rest of them were saved and are doing well.

Mr George Wickham advertised that he has leased Mr J. C. Thompson's bbctions, and is prepared to run cattle and horses at moderate charges, for particulars of which we refer our readers to advertisement.

The sale of stock at Messrs Halcombe and SherwilTs yards in Warwick street, on Thursday next, promises to be even more than well attended. Besides the grand catalogue of stock, there will bo sold some drays andharaess, two draught horses, and the well-known entire horse, Rossmore.

The prospectors, Messrs Caldwell and Curtis, returned yesterday from the Pohangina bringing with them a quantity of stone taken from the reefs. A meeting of the Association will be held this evening at the Denbigh hotel to receive the report prepared by the Executive Committee.

The September number of Mr Whitworth Russell's Monthly Time Table and Diary has been handed to us. It is the most complete compilation of the kind we have seen. In it are found, steamboat and railway time tables and fares, coaches, meetings, phases of the moon, &c, &c

The agent of the Tui m Foxton, Mr A. C. Bishop, is detirmined to keep pace with the times. In order to meet the keen competition which is now going on for the passenger traffic te the Exhibition in Wellington, he offers a bonus of 5s payable in cash on board, to every passenger presenting one of the excursion tickets issued by the Railway Department. This is plucky, and the Tui ought to be a "full ship" for the time the Show lasts.

A passenger by train on Saturday night had a narrow escape from serious injury. Owing to the Cimmerian darkness which prevailed at the railway platform, he fell over a heap of tarpaulins or luggage. He was not much hurt, but was considerably alarmed as he might easily have fallen under the wheels ef the carnages and have been killed. Lamps are badly wanted and the expense would be a very small item while the convenience would be inestimable.

On Saturday evening the American Blondins appeared on the slack wire, in the open space next to Mr Hastie's hotel. The crowd of spectators, Kiinbolton road Manchester street, and on the green, attracted by the show, and the dulcet strains of Mr Daw's band was very large. Notwithstanding the breeze of wind which was blowing, the performers went through several items of the programme in such a manner as to elicit frequent applause. The wind increasing compelled them at last to desist, and the Band playing the National Anthem concluded the performance. The contributions being entirely voluntery were not so liberal as might have been expected, but this may be in a degree accounted for by the fact that the increasing gale made it unsafe for any very daring feats to be attempted so that very little excitement was created.