Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 130, 30 April 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

■• A sawmill is about to be erected at Pemberton. A large number of French Anarchists have arrived in London. The Palmer Company played to a moderate house on Thursday night. It is rumoured that the police have not abandoned the Pahiatua poisoning caae A meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held in the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday next, at 3 p.m. Mr Ralph Heald, builder, is the successful tenderer for the erection of new offices for the Manawatu Timber Company, Kimbolton road, on the sections next the Court House. It is hard to say whether it is from industry or curiosity — the ruling passion of tbe sex ; but it is stated three hundred applications have been received from females desirous of being employed in the various telephone exchanges. A prominent official in the land office in Wellington is to retire shortly. He has been found incapabb of dealing with the enormous press of business caused by the rush for land during the past fenmonths. — Pahiatua Star. At the Wanganui Chrysanthemum Show, Mr Weightman took Ist prize for 12 large flowers varieties, 6 reflexed, 3 reflexed, 6 Japanese, 3 Japanese, 2 nd prize tor collection not more ihan 24, for 3 reflexed, an^l for best collection of apples. Two men were approached by a deer as they were returning from a trip up Mount Egmont. They thought the poor beast was going to attack them, and becoming alarmed they slew it. It turned out that it had been brought up by hand and was only making friendly overtures. Mr John Groyes, senior, a very old resident of the Wairarapa, died at Mas terton yesterday morning. Deceased, who was 85 years of age, came to the colony in 1856, and was many years sheep farming at Castle Point, on the East Coast. A ridiculous fashionable craze threatens to manifest itself m London next spring— viz-, the holding of dogs' garden parties. Ladies are to bring their pet dogs to a canine conversazione, and amuse the poor things with romps and dainties, and an all-round fight as a happy windup. We hear that a new paper is about to be issued in the HorowheDua district. It iv ill be issued twice a week, and will be run on Liberal lines. The name of the new paper is to be the Horowhenua Times and will contain in each issue a column of Maori news in the Native language. — N.Z, Times. The Taranaki Herald says: — "In no country in the world have more schemes for the settlement of people on the land been tried than in New Zealand." In this connection we may remark that the only " scheme " over tried in this district —the most prosperous in the colony— was hard work, which has answered admirably. News from Aitutaki, Hervey group, states that on the morning of the 17th February a severe whirlwind struck a vessel, doing a lot of damage. It lasted only about five minutes, and took a straight line through the island, leaving a clear track such as a surveyor would make, about 60 or 60ft wide. Houses were blown down, roofs uplifted, and trees uprooted. Acting under instructions from Colonel Fraser, M.H.R., Messrs Jelhcoe and Glascodine recentlyy took out and served upon Mr J. L. Kirkbride (proprietor of the Evening PressJ a writ claiming £'2000 damages in respect of alleged libel in an article in Saturday's issue of that paper Sir Robert Stout and Mr Jellicoe have bGpn retained by the plaintiff, and the case will come on for hearing at the next civil sittings of the Supreme Court. The Rev W. J. Watkin will preach in the Feilding Wesleyan Church to-morrow night. Mr Watkm who is the newly appointed superintendent for the SandonFeilding circuit is an able preacher and his discourses partake of a practical and present day life, he has held appointments in some of the largest districts of the colony, was principal — for a number of years, at the Three Kings College and worthily occupied the presidental chair of the Conference two years ago. In accordance with a proposition at the late Conference the subi'ect for to-morrow night's discourse will be " Self Denial." At Thursday's meeting of the Wellington Land Board the applications to obtain titles which were approved included the following:- J. Bellye, Oroua; M, A. Pemberton, Apiti ; D. H. Roberts and H\ Woodaam, Pohangina. It was also resolved to approve of the application of Mr Saywell, Apiti, provided the required improvements have been effected. The Board decided not to grant the applica* tion of L. Jensen, Pohangina. Applica* tions to capitalise were approved trom J. Gould, B. Wishaw, and B. Wrightson. Apiti, and D. H. Roberts and H. Woodnam, Pohangina. The committee of the Feilding Jockey Club met on Thursday night. The report on the Easter meeting was yery satisfactory, and it showed that the bank overdraft of £70 had been cleared off and £200 spent in improvements, leaying a surplus of £100, which will bo expended putting a roof on the grand etaud, making a new ploughed track, aud putting the present track into grass for training purposes. The following amountß were paid in stakes :— J. F. Macandrew, £140 ; D. McKinuon, £90 ; R. McCrea, £S5 ; J. Paul, R. J. Thurston, and W. Robson, £45 each ; E. J. Chapman, £40 ;D. Scott, £35 ; R. Yarrow, £25 ; J. Green, £15 ; J. E. Kennedy, and W. Douglas, £10 each; E. Kemp, T. Forth, C. A. Durie, D. Knight, W. Jenkins, F. Roberts, and F. Sissons, £5 each ; total £620,

Walter Jientley will not appear in Feilding. Mr Milson, stationer, will hare his new stock on view this evening. The Davy's Bright Lights played to an appreciative audience in the Assembly Booms last night. Yesterday morning at the E.M. Court Dr Monckton fined a Christchurch man 5s and costs for getting drnnk. Mr Win. Carthew has been appointed ; agent for the New Zealand Insurance , Company at Feilding and Sanson. I News has been received of the death j of Mr E. W. Humphrey?. eX'M.H.R. for Christchurch, from cancer. A tenm from the Feilding Football Club went to Awahuri this afternoon to play a match with the Awahuri Club. Captain Edwin telegraphs : — Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Telegrams to expect frost have been sent to all places. By the Gazette of Thursday's date, we notice that lands are set apart for special settlement purposes in the'Eunhine and Hautapu.Survey Districts. Miss Lucy Booth is in a critical con dition owing to her betrothal with the loader of the Indian branch of the Salva* tion Army being broken off.. The May day proceedings are expected to be very lively in Europe next Monday. Bombs and dynamite will assist largely in the general excitement. Mr H. M. Stanley will contest an English constituency at the general election in the interests of the Liberal-Unionist party. The rehearsal of special music for Mr Walker's temperance lecture will be held in the Primitive Methodist Chapel on Tuesday evening next at hall past seven. The inland money order telegrams up to £20 will be issued on and after the Ist prox, and the rate of commission for each ponnd or fraction of a pound is reduced from 6d to 3d. The letter delivery will commence in Feildinc on Monday next. De« liveries will be made at 9 a.m. and 1 p m daily within the boundaries of South, West, Camden, Denbigh, and Russell streets, Messrs D. & W. Manson, of The Pines, Feilding, have got an expert from Hawke's Bay to sink for an artesian flow of water. An engine will beused. The first well will be sunk on the Rangitikei line. The awards of Mr Mayo, of Palmerston , who acted as judge at the local Chrysanthemum Show, gave great satisfaction. Mr Edwin Worsfold, of Feilding, was equally successful in the same capacity at Wanganui. The progress of Settlement at Pemberton is very steady. Mr George L. Lay has established a commodious accommodation house to which is attached a general store. The one is for the convenience of travellers, and the other for that of settlers. The Rev. E.Walker, the great Tern" nerance Lecturer, will hold iv me< tian in the Salvation Barracks on Wednesday evening next. Mr Walker is already well known for Ins eloquence and z.-til in the cause of temperance, and doubtless he will have a large meeting. The Government contemplate taking power to bring the school teachers and the railway employes of the Colony into the Civil Service. Special clauses will of coarse be provided in the regulations to suit the varying circumstances of these two classes of public servants. To-day Mr Dunlop publishes a replace advertisement, in which he notifies that he can supply Grey Valley and Westport coals in any quantity. He has also added to his stock bone dust for manure, which has not beon steamed or burned. We are glad to know that this new business established by Mr Dunlop has already proved very successful. The clerk of the Feilding Licensing Committee, Mr F. M. Deighton, gives notice that the quarterly and also the annual meeting for considering applications of which due notice shall have been given, will be held in the Court House, Feilding, on Thursday, the 2ad day of June. For other particulars see advertisement. We regret to have to record that Mr Jens Jensen, who once carried on business in Feilding as a general blacksmith, has to be taken to the Wanganui hospital. It will be remembered that Mr Jensen retired from the blacksmith business at the time the flax craze was on, and went into flaxmilling in theOroua district. It is said that the patient) is suffering from an affection of the lungs brought on, no doubt, by exposure. A special general meeting of the Feildmg Football Club was held in Mrs Oli ver's Hotel last evening for the purpose of electing a captain, deputy captain and match committee, when there was a fair attendance. Mr Kirton was voted to the chair. Mr E. .T. Matravers was elected captain and Mr Udy deputy captain, Messrs Saywell, Strachan and Bray were appointed a match committee for the year. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the meeting. Following up a recent circular to In. spectors of Police, haying reference to the suppression of larrikinism, Commissioner Hume has just issued a memorandum, in which he says that as it has been found that the nuisance still exists to a considerable extent in some districts, any non-commissioned officer who fails to grapple with this class of offence will be at once remoyed to another station. The Commissioner hopes that this warning will stimulate the members of the force to use their utmost exertions to at once stamp out this growing evil. — Post. The final competition for Lieut. Shearer's medal took place on Wednesday afternoon, in spite of the inclemency of the weather. The conditions were three runs one man manual, highest aggregate scorer to be declared the winner. Good time could not be made, on account of the slippery state of the ground, although the competitors kept very close together. Fireman Kitchen kept the lead all through and won by six sees., Fireman W. A. Collins coming next. At the conclusion of the competition three cheers were given for Lieut. Shearer for his donation of the medal. We understand it is the intention of the Goyernment to bring out a hand book of colonial statistics, and to have it ready by the time Parliament meets. It will comprise what has been published hitherto, but in much improred form. The preparation of the work will be under the immediate charge of Mr Von I)adelszon, the new Registrar-General. It will also embrace popular articles upon the resources of the Colony, and it will be issued to the public at a charge of Is 9d. The idea is similar to that which Mr Hayter, the Victorian statist, has ele« borated so successfully.