Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 90, 20 January 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

The Banks will be closed on Thursday. Mr Henry has been appointed handi capper to the Woodville Jockey Club. It is expected there will be a very large attendance at the Kiwitea Sports to be held on Thursday next. The Wanganui Harbor Board land sale to tnke -place here on the 29th hist., is attracting considerable attention. The usual monthly mneting ot the Peil.Ung Masonic Lodge will be held in the Foresters Hall on Monday, the 261h Istant. According to our usual custom the Feildino Star will not be published on Thursday next, the Anniversary of the Wellington Province. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 9 a.m. to day: — Warnings for northeily gales have been sent to all places southward of ISfapier and New Plymouth. Aristollc's trea i c on the Constitution of Athens has been discovered m papyrus manuscript, and secured for the British Museum for £3000. There are several bad ruts on the Peilding-Bunnythorpe road which require the, services of the roadman, and a few loads of metal. This should be seen to at once as they may cause a serious accident. The Palmerston North Knights of Labour have passed a motion objecting to thepresent Ministry making any further additions to the Legislative Council. The Feilding Branch has made no sign as yet. - < We hear that within the nast few days 1600 acres of the Oroua Downs estate have been sold, the purchasers being Messrs Brooke, Tennant and Dunk. About half .the .estate has r.ow been dis* posed of. A funeral took place yesterday afternoon at Aorangi pa' when Mrs Graham, a young native woman aged 25 years was buried. She died at Bulls about a week ago and a tangi was held at Awahuri, also at the burial place. A native was the officiating minister. The Wednesday half-holiday in Palmerston North, has been discontinued, as it was found to be an inconvenience to the country settlers. The alleged immediate cause is that " a man travelled all the way to Feilding in order to purchase a pair of boots. " iThe Wellington Times says';: —A- rumour gained currency on Saturday that the Department has just ;appointed 19 girls or young women to situations in the Telegraph .Department. Twelve are to be stationed : in 'the Auckland office, and seven in the Wellington office. At a meeting -of ■' the Amalgamated Hunt Club, held in Wellington on Saturday night, it' was' decided to ask the Governor to be President, Messrs W. Levin and JB. Eiddiford Vice-Presidents. The omission to ; appoinf - any of the Feilding members of the Club to official positions is very marked. At the Kesident Magistrate's Court yesterday, Mrs ,Alice Saunderson was brought up on remand for alleged Juuacy, before Messrs Sherwill and Kirton, J.P.s, and discharged on payment of cost of Court and medical' fees, 28s. Some unimportant civil cases Mvere called, but at the request of Mr Sandilands, they were adjourned until next Court day. ' The concrete sheep dip which Messrs Stevens &' Gorton and F. R. Jackson & Co. have erected in Rungitikei Street is now completed, and is unsurpassed on the Coast for convenience and coniuiociin'usness. ' This long- felt want will doubtless considerably lighten the work of our Sheep "Inspector, Mr B K. Simpson The concrete work was done by Mr Tanner, and the wood- work by Mr Collinson, and each did his work in a faithful and highly creditable manner. — Manawatu Times. A doubt having arisen as to whether the section of the Licensing Act which makes provision for "the appointment by the Governor of licensing committees in the event of districts failing to'ele'c't them applies to cases whez-e • th©>'locai body charged with the duty of carrying out the election has taken no action, a circular has consequently been issued from the Justice Department stating it will in future be imperative for the various local bodies to see that the proper steps | are taken whefi the time for the licensing elections arrives. The following handicaps have been declared for the .subjoined events at the Cheltenham-Kiwioea Sports, to be held at Cheltenham on Thursday, January 22 : — One Mile Running : W T London scr, J London scr-, D Samson scr, H. Whishaw scr, Gr Richardson scr, A j Pettigrew scr, -J Clark 25, D. Kilgour 25. One Mile Walking : J Clark scr, D San'son 5, W Hitchman 10, W T London 20, E Marsh 30, JL Templar 40. C Young 40, A Adsett 40. Half Mile: G Richardson scr, D Sahson scr, W T London 10, H Whishaw 15, J Barrow 25, R Barrow 25. A messing of the Kiwitea Sports Committee was held at the Cheltenham Hotel on Saturday, January 17th, Mr Bruce in the chair. The following officers were appointed : — Judges, Messrs T. R. Taylor, Bruce. Mitchell, J. Barrow. Handicappers for district events— Messrs A" Johnston,- Shirley .and Currin. It was resolved that the pricesof admission be : — Adults, Is; Children, between 5 years and 12 years half-price, under 5 years free. Mr Mitchell having offered the use of ,a small paddock for hor.ses-, it was decided to charge Is per horse for the privilege of using it. It was also resolved that no horses be allowed on the sports ground except during the horse events, for Which the horses of competitors would ,be .admitted free. A number of other details in connection with the sports having been settled the meeting adjourned. The following items are from the Manawatu Times of yesterday : — There will be 18 performers in' the Fire Brigade Brass Band at the band contest to be held at Feilding at Easter time. The memberg are in diligent practice, and are making excellent progress. /under the coiiductorship of Mr F. Clemens. If beateniri the competition, they will by no means disgrace themselves.— ln connection with the paragraph that recently appeared in our Columns, stating that a lawsuit was pending in the Kiwitea district through a hush fire, Mr Maxwell, of Biinnythorpe, informs us that he has instructed his solicitor to enter an action against Mr Bartholomew, of Feilding, claiming £200 damapes for loss alleged to have been sustained through a fire spreading from Mr Bartholomew's property to Tnsbush. It is said that several other similar cases are pending.— A meeting of ratepayers in Pohau^ina was held in,. 'the schoolhouse on Sa'urday, when after some discussion it vr»a vrsolved to draft a petition to the Kiwitea Road Board prayiug tor separation.