Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 28, 3 September 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

The whitebait season has begun at Foxton. The Manchester Eoad Board will meet on Saturday next. The Indian export of wheat is the largest since 3874. Mr Macarfchur, M.H.E., has been granted a week's leave of absence. The Manchester Eifles will parade this evening for drill and inspection. Undress uniforms. Bush felling is being pushed on in the Feilding and Pemberton Small Farm settlements. Mr Trimble informs us that entries for his horse fair, to be held on the 10th instant, are coming in freely. A public meeting will be held at Bunnythorpe to-morrow in connection with postal and telephone arrangements. The M arine Board has decided to charge Captain Logan, of the Manupouri, with misconduct in connection with the recent mishap to his vessel. The petition for certain repairs to the Beattie street bridge, to be presented tonight to the Borongh Council, has been numerously signed. TheHonJ. Chapleau and other Tory Catholics in Canada have appealed (o the Pope against the political action of the National Party, led by M. Mercier, Premier of Quebec. Captain Edwin telegraphs : — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for westerly gales have been sent to all places southward of East Cape, Taupo, and New Plymouth. Mr J. R. Co*, M .P. for East Clare in the House of Commons, and Irish dele* gate to the Colonies to collect funds for the Home Rule cause, arrived ia Auck« laad on Tuesday by the Wairarapa from Sydney. Over 66,000 people were present at the Salvation Army Anniversary held at the Crystal Palace in July last. This is several thousands in advance of last year. In spite of wet weather, it was a very successful affair.

The Woodvilie Examiner says : — lt is stated that a gentleman who wished to invest £50,000 in the bush districts, has decided to leave the colony as a result of the new taxation and the uncertainties attendant on it. A few days ago Dr Charlton's horse fell with him m Manchester Square. The doctor was much shaken and bruised, and it will be some days before he quite recovers. We are glad to know however that he will be able to continue the practice of his profession. Yesterday Constable Tuohey arrested a man named H. Beatfcy at Halcocobe, who was suffering from the effects of drink. He was taken on to Wanganui by train, and brought before the Court, where he was remanded for eight days for medical treatment. A prisoner at the Terrace Goal, named Phoebe Veitch, who was undergoing a life sentence for child murder at Wanganui about 8£ years ago, died on Wednesday last. She had been ailing for a cons idlerable time, and death is supposed to fee due to a chronic disease. — Post. Although there is only a fortnight to elapse before the competition for Lie at. Shearer's medal, yet the members of the Fire Brigade do not turn out for practice in the mornings as they should do. Unless there are several competitors it is nx> encouragement for anyone else to give a prize. The Salvation Army will keep their annual week of prayer and self-denial in. New Zealand from October 4th to October lOtb. Last year the Army's funds were supplemented from this source to the tune of over £30,000. Of this amount New Zealand contributed over £1000. This year it is anticipated that £1500 will be raised. Mr Speaker Steward has shown such a nice critical discrimination in verbal distinctions that hopes are entertained that he may be able to authoritatively settle the long standing literary controversy as to the precise distinction betwixt tweedledum and tweedledee. One of his luminous " rulings " on this interesting point would possess great literary value. — Post.

On Tuesday afternoon a very serious carriage accident happened on the Makiuo road. Miss Holden was out driving with. Miss Mason, a young lady who was paying her a visit, when the horse turned at right angles to the road and rushed at the fence. The horse was jammed and the shafts of the trap broJ en. Miss Holden stepped out of the trap anu was uninjured, but Miss Mason appears to have jumped out, with the result that she sustained a compound commii v ed fracture in the right leg. Mr G. Wheeler, and two or three men coming from their work, rendered valuable assistance. Miss M^son was carried into the residence of Mr Richardson, near where the accident occurred. A lad was at once sent for Dr Johnson who, on his arrival, did all that was possible, and the sufferer is now gelting on welli

It is estimated that the loss on potatoes in Canterbury this year through low prices, will not be leas than £30,000. Feilding is now favored in having a local photographer. Mr Patten has opened a neat little studio on the Makino road, and we are informed that the light in that direction is eminently satisfactory for clear, rapid portraits, and as Mr Patten is the possessor of some of the best instruments, and having had considerable experience in the art, there is no doubt he will receive a fair share of public patronage.

The road from Pipiriki to Tokaanu is being rapidly pushed on by the Government, and it is expected that the coach will be able to start running early in November. At the present time there are two hundred men employed on the work of road-making, and a commencement will be made with the different stopping places during the ensuing month. The fare from Pipiriki to Tokaanu (about 100 miles), will be £2 10s.— Herald. Captain Stevens, of the Salvation Army, writes to us as follows : — " Sir, — Kindly allow me through your columns to correct a statement made in Tuesday'sissue, re the Salvation Army social tea. In your report it was stated that the proceeds were to be devoted to the expenses of the local officers to Wellington on the occasion of General Booth's visit. I should here like to say that such is not the case, the proceeds being required for corps purposes."

A deputation, representing the Eight Hours' Demonstration Committee, waited on the Goyernment on Tuesday evening urging that the 28th Odober should be declared a public holiday. The Hon. Mr Reeves, in reply, said he could not definitely promise to grant the request, but hud little doubt that it would be granted, on the understanding that next year the whole question would be taken into consideration whether the day was suitable to employer as well as employe" • It is enacted that the education sys« tern of the Colony shall be purely secular, but according to a which reached us from Wunganui this feature is entirely disregarded. - It is stated that one teacher regularly opens a certain school with prayer and loses no opportunity of affording religious instructiuu. This, it is staled has already caused trouble, some members of the Jewish persuasion strongly objecting to have beliefs instiU led into their children with which they do not themselves agree. — Times. General Booth has made a triumphal progress through South Africa. At Cape Town he was received with unparalleled enthusiasm, the Governor, several judges, Military Commanders, and many members of Parliament, joining in the welcome accorded him. The Honorable Sir Gordon Sprigg, ex-Preuner, presided at the meeting. All classes and creeds endorsed the General's proposal for the establishment of Salvation colonies in South Africa. While in Cape Town, the General was the guest of Sir J. Gordon

Spngg. At the meeting of creditors of G. HAldrieh, a bankrupt, held to-day the following were represented : — Jeffries, Bunthorpe, £B 5 ; Kirton and Curtis, Feilding, 16s ; S. J. Thompson, Feilding, £8 16s Id ;A. E. Foster, Feilding, £1 8s ; W. H. Salter, (Mr Richmond), £60 6slod;R. Burne, Birmingham, £43 7s sd. "We have already published a list of the liabilities in this estate. The debtor was represented by Mr W. A. Sandilands. After the bankrupt had been examined it was proposed by S. J. Thompson, and seconded by E. Burne, That no public examination is necessary ; that the Official Assigneee collect the debts; that the furniture, horse, saddle and bridle be handed to Mrs Aldrieh. — Carried. The census returns give the following details of the populations in the ridings of the undermentioned counties: — County of Oroua — Kiwitea Riding : KiwiteaEoad District, 1,504 ; Waituna Biding : Man. Chester Road District (pan), 1,127, Halcombe Town District, 414, total riding, 1,541; Ashurst ßiding: Manchester ßoad District (part), 1906 ; Taonui Riding : Manawatu Boad District, 2016 ; Fitzher bert Road District, 451 ; total Manchester Road District, 3,033 ; total County of Oroua, 7,418. County of Manawatu— Sandon Riding, 715 ; Mount Stewart Riding, 302 ; Waitohi Riding 314 ; Carnarvon Riding 19U ; Kawakawa Ridine, 295 ; Campbell Riding, 518; Awahou Hiding, 391 : total County of. Manawatu, 2,725,