The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, NOV. 12, .1885. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 66, 12 November 1885, Page 2

The Feilding Star. THURSDAY, NOV. 12, .1885. Local and General News

• «. Major Atkinson will probably address his constituents at Hawera this week. The Borough Council will meet this evening. The Manchester Biflea met for drill on the Square on Tuesday night. There was a fair attendance. Captain Edwin telegraphs t*>day— Warning! for gales and colder weather hare been feat te all stations, , , Mr Duke, of Halcbabe, who went to England a few months age to have an •peratien performed on his eyes, returned yesterday. He it still quite blind. The Menagerie attached to St. Leon's Circus, which will appear here on Saturday evening next, is said to be an excellent one. The opening of the new Gospol Hall in Warwick street will take place on Sunday next, at 7 o'clock in the evening. Mr Hinman will preach the inaugural sermon. Every one is invited. We have to thank Mr Firani, hon. sec. of the Carnarvon-Samaon Tramway Opening Demonstration Committee, for. a complimentary ticket to the railway and lunch on Monday, the 16th instant. We have to acknowledge receipt of a letter from Messra Leigh and Vernon, complaining of the manner in which they have been treated by a company of which they were members, but as the public are not interested in any disputes of the kind we must decline to publish it. The Manawatu Times of Tuesday says : —Mr Haultain to-day showed us the small pellet ef gold received from Melbourne as toe. result of the late crushing. This, together with the pellets of silver extracted from the stone in Wanganui, will be placed on exhibition in Mr Park's shop, for the inspection of those interested. The aeti<>n Jones v. Sherwell and another, so far as the taking of evidence is concerned, was concluded en Saturday last ia the Supreme Court before hit Honor the Chief Jaitiee, who stated thai he would hear counsels* addresses torn* time to be fixed dunag the sitting of the Court of Appeal. At the coaclaasion of the ca«e His Honor said the plaintiff bad failed to prove his case, but before git ing a final decision, he would hear arguments by counsel at seme future date a> te whether the judge should not make an order Cor the trustees to fi:e their accounts with the Begiitrar ef the Supreme Court. ■ We (Napier Telegraph) hear that Messrs Lyon and Blair, of Wellington, contemplate establishing a paper mill in this district. Both Hastings And Woodyflle are spoken of as the selected sites, but the plaoe has notyet beeni decided upon. ; If the water at Hastings is suitable, and Mr Q. Ellis has supplied the analysis of jt, if is probable that Hastings wfll be the favored site. : ' . ' ! ' i Our Marton contemporary •ayii—The celebrated stallioa Pspapa has lately been gaining increased fame. At the' recent Wanganui meeting his profceny furnished two ef the winners— Lady Florence (Hack Hurdles), and Vera (fcfaieVn Plate) - whilst at the spring meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club, on Taesday one of his sons (Director) won 800 guineas. Ada Mantua's grand consultation en the Melbeume and N.Z. Cups shaving been drawn she hat now sent us a list of the names and addresses of the gentlemen who were selected, to net as a Com. mittee and irr n«jire among them preminent citizens of Dunedin aadiilib members of th# Press We-^ttw^ure every • thine was done to give entire sstisftfetiorf to the whole: of the subseriben. i The principal winners were astejt|e«ws:— lst prize #f £512 to • railway lineman at Wanganutk 2nd of £143 JOT M to the wife of a laborer at Auckland, and 3rd of] £UJ2 8* to a postal offlcfrU WelliDftoD. We haira received from MrS. GoodVeHere, solicitor, couched in rather discourteous terms, referring i»' a foot-note appended i* the report of Mr Criehton's meeting of creditors, published in our last issue. We acknowledge a typographical error Mr Oeodbehere points out, vu., the word "wrongly "being inserted in plaoe of "roughly," ineonnec-, tion with Mr Criehtbn's accounts. The footnote to our report was written with no intention of injuring Mr Crichton, but was inserted because we deemed f it necessary. On the question of libel Mr Ooodbehere and ourselves hold entirely different opiui-ine. Further, Mr Qoodbeherehaving.sent a similar communication to another journal, this is. according to journalistic rule, sufficient in itsett to ireclude its publication in our columns.' Phe question of whother tho excised por- • tion of the roporfc was was j raised at the meeting, and our reporter : waß fliatinctly informed by the Deputy Assignee that it.wae not. • . .'

The Woodville Examiner says the champion mean man hails from Palmordton. | On Thursday, the 19th instant, Halcombe and Slier well will hold an extensive stock sale, of which particulars will be given in our next issue. The Geueral Manager of Bailways has consented to issue market tickets to Feilding on the second and last Thursday of each month. >- We are pleased to announce that Mr F. i Y. Lethbndge has accepted tho requisition to stand as a candidate for the Mayoralty of Feilding. An intimation to that effect will appear in our next issue. A Native outrage is reported aa having taken place at Lake Tarawera. on Saturday la»t. The whole affair will be ventilated at*hr aittrag* t>f tke K.M. Cout on the 3rd of December. An inebriate Scot, on his way to th« pelice station* in ehsrge of the man in blue, suddenly collapsed and fell at the foot of a lamp post. Witb a sweet smile lie «aid. M I'm a' richt now Jean, blow out the candle." Anefher small test ef Pohangina stone was made at Mr Forbes yesterday. Mr Henri Hurley and .Mr Richards, who visited the Pohangina district a few weeks ago, brought back with them a few pieces of atone picked up in the creek ia front of the pros|>ector»* claim. One of the«e pi*tt/s was taken to Mr Forbes yesterday. The stone was broken with a hammer, and adhwring to one of the fragments was seen what, appeared to be a amall nugget of sold about the size *f aa ordinary pin's bead. The acid test was successfully applied, all present being perfectly satis, fied with both test and result. Among those present were Memra Bassett, Beard, Beaten, Car»on, Gifford, Hurley, and Bichards.— Chronicle. : .