Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 13, 30 July 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

4» The Wellington Press calls Sir Robert Stout " the Ministerial Wet Nurse." H. M, Stanley has met with an accident, his ancle being fractured. Annie Be>ant has renounced the Malthusian doctrines. There was a slight earthquake felt here on Tuesday night at nine o'clock. The Manchester Road Hoard will meet on Saturday ne*t. General Booth has been given an immense "send off" by tlie Salvation Army at Home. It is rumoured that the Ministerial party would like to see the number of members increased to the old number ninetj-five. The Mannwatu Racing Club has decided tf> submit to the Metropolitan Club a programme for two days races at Christmas time. The number of deaths from typhoid fever and diphtheria in Melbourne, during the first six months of the year, show a marked decrease on that of previous years. The section ;it the corner of Stafford str>et and Kimbohon road, next Mr Daw's new office, h>is been sold, and a large building, to b j used as a boarding house, will be erected at once. A number of Maories who allege they have the permission of the Government, have taken possession of a block of 4(100 acres of Crown Lands situated between the Feilding Small Farm Settlement and Coal Crenk. They hav«3 gone there to •staj', and their does have already begun to play havoc with the sheep belonging to the English " social posts " near at hand. It is a swne.f th'Mcr f,, r farmers to live under y, " Liberal Government,

Mr Trimble's -sale of fruit trees, &c, was proceeding as we went to press. To-day Mr John Bleakley received his certificate of. proficiency in phonography, irom Mr Pitman. The enquiry re the maintenance of the Awafcuri Bridge has been postponed until the 7th August. Mr Samuel Daw's office is now in his new premises opposite Mr Bishop's far riery in Kimbolton road Messrs Somerville and Co. will enter into possession of the stables formerly occupied by Mr Daw, on Saturday next On behalf of the. members of the Fire Brigade, Captain Morey thank* those ladies and gentlemen who came forward to their assistance. Messrs Stevens & Gorton held a most successful stock sal« here to-day. The attendance was good and the prices satisfactory. Tne next Fire Brigade demonstration W'U be held in Chris tchurch in February 1892. The Feilding Brigade, having joined the association, will send down a team of five men aDd one delegate. At a meeting of ( the Education Board at Auckland, it was resolved, with reference to the vexed question of quarter money, to supply school requisites free to schools other than class books and slates. It would pay New Zealand to abolish Parliament and appoint a Board of Di« rectors consisting of five men who were neither fools nor faddists, to do her busi« ness, giving each director £20,000 a year. There was -it is said — a hard fight in committee on the Shop Hours Bill, about the clipping machine by hair dressers. It was entirely owing to the impartiality shown by the bald headed members that the clause was allowed to pass. Two delegates, Messrs F. Y. Lethbridge and Sandilands, from the Feilding Racing Club, will attend at the next meeting of the Metropolitan Club in connection with matters affecting the interest of the body they will then represent. , Mr Macarthur was out for a drive yesterday and may now be considered to be xn a fair way to the complete recovery of his health. He expects to resume his Parliamentary duties very shortly. There is no truth m the rumour that he is about to visit England. Volunteers are anxiously waiting to see the new regulations, which will be brought before the House shortly by the Defence Minister. It is rumoured that tb«re will be some startling changes, and that the term of service will be increased from cue to three yearsA contemporary states "that when application was made to the Colonal Secretary for the exhumation of the body of the late Mr John Hayhurst. neither Mrs Hayhurst nor the laJy now claiming to be his legal wife, could produce thenmarriage certificates." The Bunny thorpe correspondent of the Manawatu Times says .—lf building continues to go on so rapidly as at present in Bunny thorpe, it will soon be necessary to haye a town board, so that pathways and other improvements can be taken in hand. The attention of settlers in and around Awahun; is directed to the advertisement of Mr Nicholson, of the Awahuri, store and post office, which appears today. Mr Nicholson has opened up an entirely new stock in all the principal lines, and undertakes to supply all orders with promptitude and care. The first message between Hunterville and Feildiny; by means of the telephone, came through yesterday. The men employed by the Telegraph Department have made a beginning to put up tin* loles tor the wire between Feilding and Awahuri and the work may be expected to be completed in a yery short time. For some reason or other the officers of the Manchester Rifles although they were subscribers, did not receive invita* tions to be presentjon the occasion of the presentation to Col. StappmadeonTuesw, day last, at Wanganu. Possibly this was nearly a blunder, but if so it was a very stupid one. A correspondent of the Post, referring to the peculiar weather we have been experiencing, states that on 6th July the sun was the farthest away from the earth ever before known in the world's history. Probably Old Sol di'in't like to see the " goings on. " of the New Zealand Parliament about that time. During the progress of the play " Betsey Baker " last night, the little footpage placed a lighted candle on the table so close to some toi toi fronds that they were ignited. However, before the flames were able to get a good hold, Miss Keen extinguished them with her naked hands, for which she act of courage atid presence of mind she recieved a well deserved round of applause. A yonng woman was the other day found almost dead of starvation in aeon* demned house in Fitzroy, a suburb of Melbourne. She was lying on the floor in a fearful state of emaciation, was in a very low condition, and crawling with vermin. She stated that she had been starving for some days, and had entered the house to die. She was too weak to give any particulars. The woman was removed to the hospital. Arrangements have been made by the Government for the re-engagement of the Koyal Artillery non-commissioned officers who have acted as inslructers to Volunteers, subject to the approval of the Imperial authorities. Another non commissioned officer is on his way out from Home, Ministers consider it necessary to get men occasionally from England who are well posted in the intricacies of the use of machine guns and other modern weapons. The Senior Cup football match between Palmerston and Feiiding will be played at the former place on Saturday, A | great deal of interest is being taken in this match as it is the last chance the local men have of winning the Cup, the former match with Palmerston being against them, and nothing but a win will save the local team from losing the Cup, that is supposing Palmerston defeats Marton on the 22nd August, which in all probablity they will do. We will expect the local men to uphold their reputation on this occasion, and would remind them that " Victory's sure if they're of a mind, with pluch and skill combined." If the weather is favourable a large number of lovers of football will journey to Palmerston for the purpose of witnessing the game.