The Fielding Star. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1890. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 133, 3 May 1890, Page 2

The Fielding Star. SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1890. Local and General News

_ The Kiwitea Licensing Committee will meet at the Cheltenham Sohoolhouse on Tuesday, Brd June, at noon. A special meeting of the Feilding Football Club will be held at Mr Donnelly's on Tuesday evening next, May 6th, at 8 o'clock. We learn that Mr J. B. Anderson has disposed of his property in the Pohangina, comprising 1266 acres, to Mr J. Edwards, lately of Victoria. The Flyger-McNeil case will not finish this week, and there is some doubt, looking at the pace at whioh it is proceeding, whether it will get through next .week, — Wanganui Herald. ! As a result of the butchers in Wellington raising the price of meat, a co-opera-tive society is being formed by a number of publicans and restaurant keepers. The proposed society promises to be a success., We have to acknowledge receipt from Mr J. W. A. Marchant, Commissioner of Crown Lands, of lithographed plans of the Kaiwhata and Mangahao Blocks, which will be open for sale on and after Wednesday, 28th May. The Feilding Dramatic Club played the American slave drama, " The Octoroon," to a poor house at Marton last night. The acting of the several members was exceptionally good, and deserved better patronage from the Marton public. The consecration of Archdeacon Julius aB Bishop of Christchurch took place at the Christchurch Cathedral on Thursday last. The ceremony was a most imposing one, and was witnessed by a large concourse of people. The Bank of New South Wales, at the half-yearly meeting at Sydney, recently, declared a dividend of 15 per cent, and bonus of 2& per cent., making the usual 17£ per cent for the year. The sum of £10,000 was carried forward, making the reserve £950,000. A meeting of householders was held in the Upper Taonui School on Monday evening last to elect a School Committee. The following gentlemen were elected as a Committee for the current year : — Messrs Walter Bailey (Chairman), Farkes, Buff, Sutherland, Goldfinch, Wilbore and Humphries. Among the passengers by the Te Anau for Sydney were a detective and a lawjer's clerk, of Sydney, who had succeeded in tracing out Joseph Thomas Levien, in Marlborough, who is heir to a property in the heart of Sydney, worth £75,000. The property was left by Levien's grandfather, Eoberts. Levien was working at a mill at Kaituna Valley, Marlborough. The railway revenue for the whole of the Colony for the four weeks ending; 3lßt March amounted to £107,961 19s 3d, and the expenditure to £61,274 os4d, or at the rate of 62*32 per cent on revenue. For the corresponding period of last year the returns were— Bevenue, £88,915 17« 2d; expenditure, £55,797 12s Bd, or 64*86 per cent. All the various sections show an increase of traffic As a good deal of interest was taken in the recent School Committee election, and in compliance with numerous requests, we publish the subjoined list of the voting : — Name. Plumpers. Voters. Votes. A. R. Curtis ... 12 52 146 W. Watts ... 8 45 121 J. Gould ... 10 28 97 H. Worafold ... 2 42 86 F. Y. Lethbridge 0 52 77 J. Hicks ... 3 89 74 j. C. Morey ... 2 85 72 H. Rutherford ... 1 28 51 H. L. Sherwill ... 0 87 .... 48 W. Beading ... 2 17 .'"' 87 Bey. Murray 0 21 28 F. Thompson ... 1 5 13 M. Keen ... 1 4 11 J.Taylor ... 0 7 7 The balance-sheet to be submitted to the shareholders of the Dunedm Exhibit tion Company to the 31st of March last shows the receipts, less certain deductions, to have been. £57,547, inclusive of £8771 called up capital. The admission receipts, including season tickets, yielded £18,117} space, £5398 ; catering privileges, £1158: concerts, £2290 (against which the music bommittee's expenses reached £4816). There was some profit on the catalogues.* The buildings are set down at £32,473, and they form the principal asset yefc to be realised The Governor's residence, post £1968, salaries reached £21811, wages £1207, and water and lighting J81935. Those are the; principal items of revenue and cxc 'penditure, ;

The election for a member to represent No. 5 ward in the Manchester Road Board is taking place to-day. Mr D. Christie Murray is engaged writing a comedy-drama, the scenes of which ate laid in Otago. A lady, Mrs E. Willis, was elected a member of the West Christchurch School Committee on Monday, standing third onthe poll. Captain Edwin telegraphed to-day v— ■ Warnings for easterly gales and rain hold good at all places north of East Cape, Taupo and New Plymouth. D. F. Evans, an auctioneer of Auckland, who recently became bankrupt, has left suddenly for Fiji without consulting his creditors on the subject. The quantity and value of the gold entered for duty for exportation from New Zealand for the quarter ending March was 58,9400z8, valued at £234,502. The poll for the election of a warden for the Waituna Ward will. take place -on Wednesday next, 7th May, at Gumming ham's. Messrs J. J. Williamson and D. P. Buchanan are the candidates. . To-day's Chronicle says:— The Rev. George WUks* headmaster of the Feilding School, has written to the secretary of the Education Board, most respectfully declining to accept notice of the termination of his engagement. ,In the Bankruptcy Court the other day Mr Juotioe Richmond said he was not disposed to grant applications for the discharge of persons who filed because they were pressed by judgment .summons creditors. Thomas Hustwick, aged 21,- a fine athletic youth, was drowned in the Opawa River, Blenhiem, on Thursday evening. He was out with a companion duck shooting, who missed him. At noon the body was found in the river, close to the shore. S. J. Thompson xa showng the biggest stock of Kaiapoi WooXen Goods ever exhibited in this town or district. S. J. T. would also point out that he will open on Monday next a shipment of Seasonable goods ex a.B. Taumi, from Glasgow. Particulars in future advertisement.— Advt.

New fashions for tha Autumn Season are; now ready for inspection, such as are certain to meet with universal approbation, because selected with care, judgement and taste by our ( special representative iv the Home and continental mar* kets — for Te Aro House, Wellington. We are quite sure that- a visit to our Show Boom would be positively delightful; and whether the visitor roamß through the Millinery Department or passes on to the Mantle Boom, the eye. would be charmed and correct tastes gratified by an inspect ou of the latest outcomes of fashion — at Te Aro House, Wellington. Our millinery is really very choice and attractive and, without, 'Controversy, the best in the city. We have also an abundance of millinery requisites of the newest description, special atteu tion having been giyen by our Home buyer to the exact matching of all. Ladies can in this respect, therefore, depend on getting their wishes and tastes gratified at Te Aro House, Wellington. j Our Mantle Boom is brimful of the latest novelties in mantles, jackets, furlined and imperial water-proof cloaks in a vast variety of materials, shapes and i sizes; and such as are adapted to please every taste. We specially invite a minute inspection' of all the autumn novelties in our Show Boom, and will be pleased to give ample facilities for so doing—without pressing any visitor to buy — at Te Aro House, Wellington. — Advt.