Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 83, 22 December 1885, Page 2

Local and General News

♦ New rules under the Bankruptcy Act are gazetted. The Manchester Rifles will not assemble for parade this evening. There will be a sitting of the Resident Magistrate's Court held here to-morrow. An Order in Council is published authorising the iesue of postal notes on and after January 1. We have received from Messrs Stevens and Gorton their calendar of stock sales for 1886. It is probable that the escaped nun, Miss Edith O'Gorman, will shortly appear before a Feilding audience. The Government has no present intention of making appointments to the Upper House. The amended regulations for the formation of special settlements are published in the Gazette of the 17th inst. A slight shock of earthquake was felt in Wanganui about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning. The Wanganui Chronicle for Saturday the 19th inst. only came to hand to-day by the noon train. The Examiner says that the Hon. John Ballance will visit Woodville on the 28th instant. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Henrick Henncksan, farm laborer, Sandon. A meeting will be held this evening at the Public Hall concerning the Feildiug Jockey Club. The attendance of everyone interested is urgently requested. We have to thank Mr Pirani, the secretary of the Palmeraton Musical and Dramatic Society, for a complimentary ticket lor the performance on Boxing night. Sir William Fox will address a Gospel Temperance meeting this evening in the Hall next to the State School building. As the lecturer is very popular we may expect to see a crowded attendance. The Queensland hangman appears to have ranked as a civil servant, because we learn from an exchange that he has retired, and been placed on the pension list. He will receive £50 per annum. It is stated that a gold bearing quartz reef has been discovered at Mitchellton, near Wellington, and as Dr Hector, the geologist, has reported unfavorably of it, hopes are entertained that it will tnrn out to be payable. The Hokittka Borough Council has refused permission to the Salvation Army Band to play through the streets on week nights. The Army must have a very poor band dowm there. We have seen some rerj^ prttty pieces of wire work at Mr Hay bittle's store in Fergusson street. Thej consist of table furniture such as cruet stands, toast racks, &c, and all rtmarkablj reasenable in price. : Owing to indisposition, Mr Hinman did not officiate in the Gospel Hall on Sunday evening last. His place was, howovor, temporarily filled by Mr Pybus, of Palmerston, who gave an able and instructive discourse. Mr Cottrell has dona so wall since he began his clearing sale, that he is determined to give another week's grace to persons who have not yet paid their accounts, but the notice published to-day is a fimal one, and no exceptions will be made. At this time of the year when the demand for new saddlery and harness is so great, Mr Charles Henry has prepared to meet it. He advertises to-day, harness suitable for every kind ot carriage or trap. For equestrians— ladies or gentlemen—he has on hand a supply of saddles of the best descriptions made by the most famous manufacturers in England or in the colonies. His racing saddles and fittings are worthy of particular notice, while the prices are within the means of everyone. A new sensation lor athletes will be provided by Mr Bellve, of the Empire hotel, on Boxing Bay. At the conclusion of the Sports on the Oval, a greasy pole will be prepared, at the top of whidn will : be a prize of 30s in cash. The second ! best man will get a price of 10s. As, we have plenty of men among us who know the difference between a rose bu4 and a tar brush we may expect to see some fun. We have received the December number of the Wanganui Collegian,. which is full of very interesting matter. A new feature presented in this issue is an original story from the pen of " Touohstone," entitled "Siegfried; Ton Sauerkraut," which is very funny. We learn from an item in the school news that , Canon Arson died in England a few months ago. His son was a master in ' the Wanganui Collegiate School for some '■ years, and has many friends in Feilding j who will sympathise with him in bis loss. On Saturday night some lads who are just passing the fine of demarcation be- . tween youth and manhood, turned out in | search of adventures. Fortune did not, favor them inasmuch as the only excite- j pent they experienced was found in ! throwing a few stones through the win- . dows of the court house. Unfortunately for them' they were^ followed in their peregrinations by a citizen who was somewhat suspicious of their movements, and i who " assisted" by his unobserved pres- I ence in the little amusement. It is possible that if the damage done is made good the offence will not be further . noticed. j

Nominations for the Halcombe races close this erening at seven o'clock. We publish to«day the train arrangements for Christmas <md Boxing Days. Wo have to thank the secretary of the Feilding Sports Committee for a ticket of admission to the Oval Boxing Day. i The Feilding Brass Band will play on the race ground at Awahuri on Monday the 28th inst. j On Sunday afternoon the Feilding Brass Band assembled on Manchester Sqnare and played a selection of pieces, i Captain Edwin telegraphs to-day — Warnings for hard gales have been sent to all places south of Napier and Wanganui. Messrs Stevens and Gorton have postponed their sale advertised for the 29th inst. to Tuesday the sth of January for which sale numerous entries have been made. Further particulars will appear in future advertisements. Messrs R. & E. Tingey are painting the goodshed at the railway station, which is now almost complete. It is needless to say that they are making a good job of it. The material used is hemiatite from the ColhnwQod Hemiatite mines. The following sarcastic letter appears in the Woodville Examiner of the 18th instant:— To The Editor,— A dispute between the unemployed and their overseer (Mr McLeod), here yesterday, resulted in the greater number of them being summarily discharged, and the un« employed body now numbers only feur souls of the following professions : — One schoolmaster, one commercial man, (of two years colonial experience), one butcher, and one hatter. — I am, Ac, Epwaed Hkndkbsomk, late of the unemployed. The Man&watu Daily Times of yester* day says : — " As recorded in our issue of | Saturday the Manawatu Racing Club privileges realised the handsome total of £248 10s. As the result of the present meeting the Club should come out frith a credit balance of about £200, which will enable a heavy programme to be arranged for the autnmn meeting on March 3rd. We understand that between £400 and £500 ot added money will be given on that occasion." We congratulate the Club on its success, which is the result of the liberality of its members, and the heafty support given by the resident* of the Chicago of the South.