Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 62, 12 November 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

The Feilding Lawn Tennis Club opened the season this afternoon. A meeting of cricketers will be held this evening at the Colyton Hotel. Mr Bruce, M.H,R., will address his constituents in the course of a few weeks. Mr E. Giesen son of Mr Giesen has passed his New Zealand pharmacy examination. Probate has been granted in Chambers to Mr Fred. Pope, executor of the will of the late H. J. Lee. Fishing in the Oroua river is becoming more popular everyday, and the deseiples of Isaac Walton are becoming more numerous. We learn that Messrs Ratliff Bros., commission agents, have disposed of Mr W. H. Salter's business at Birmingham to Mr A. H. Tompkins, of Halcombe, at a satisfactory figure. At the Palmerston Horticultural Show, held on the Show Grounds last Wednesday, Messrs W. E. Weightman, of Awahuri, and Mr G. W. Shailer, of Palmerston were the principal prize-takers. In our report of the Wesleyan enterment we omitted to mention that Miss Bertha Valentine played the pianoforte accompaniment to Miss Ethel Hamilton's song. Both performances wer« highly meritorious. The Returning Officer for the Borough, Mr G. C. Hill, has appointed Monday the 21st instant as the day for the nomination of candidates for the office of Mayor for the ensuing term. If necessary, a poll will be taken on Wednesday the 80th instant. It is reported that Sir Charles Dilke has bought the Pall Mall Gazette. If this is a fact we do not doubt that he will use the columns of that journal as a medium to flagilate Mr Stead and the Review of Reviews. Mr Stead, clever as he is, has had a long innings, and we should not be surprised to see him stumped again. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Education Board was held on Thursday afternoon. It was decided to transfer Mrs Lissaman (the Committee concurring) to Bunnythorpe, Miss Watts to return to Feilding, and GK H. Clapham, of Ashurst, which school is oyerofiicered, to go to Feilding. — Chronicle. At a meeting of the Athletic Sports Committee held on Thursday night in Mr Sherwill's office the report of the programme committee was adopted. There are very few changes except that a two mile walking event has been added and the fireman's competition struck out. The total value of the prizes to be given remains about the same. We' learn from the Herald that a number of the shopkeepers of Wanganui finding that the observance of the Saturday half holiday is detrimental to the interests and convenience of country settlers, have decided to open their places as usual and close at 1 p.m. on Thursday. This is the most sensible thing they could do. On Thursday Mr Walter L. Bailey had a horse injured by being struck by the engine attached to a train. It appears a man was leading the horse which became alarmed at the train and broke away from him— making for home. To get there it had to go over the metals at the regular crossing to which it was accustomed, and in doing so was struct as stated and badly cut about. On Thursday last Mr John Bartholomew was somewhat seriously hurt. It appears that he was attempting to stop a runaway horse attached to a dray, when he was knocked over, with the result that the dray passed over his body, broke two ribs and inflicted some ssrious bruises. He was conveyed to his priyate residence, where Dr Sorley did all that was possible. He is now in a fair way to recovery. Did you ever see a deformed or crippled Chinaman ?" asked one man of another. There was a negative reply, and the questioner continued : " I don't think you ever will. If a Chinese child is born deformed it is made away with as soon as possible. Just how the babe is killed I do not know, but it is never permitted to live. sTou may travel all over the world and never see a crippled Chinaman. When an accident befalls one of them he is made away with too. This is a part of their religion, and they adhere to it closely." There is nothing like taking time by the forelock and Mrs Hastie, the popular proprietress of the Feilding Hotel, has already completed several improvements with the view to meet the requirements of her numerous patrons during the festive season now so rapidly approaching. Among other improvements the public billiard room has been refitted and the table covered with a nice cloth of the very best material. The front commercial room has been repainted and papered, and furnished with an entirely new suite. The cellar is now replete with a splendid stock of all the choicest brands of wines and liqueurs. In fact nothing has been left undone which will conduce to the convenience or comfort of visitors. The Radicals of to«day wish to restore man? of the restraints which the Tories of old upheld. Mr Ballance and Sir Kobert Stout, in Naw Zealand, in reality hold maay of the opinions and defend much of the practice of the Tories of the last century, and yet their favourite way of expressing disapproval of an opponent is to call him a Tory. Fashions come and fashions go. We shall probably have a period during which the Government Inspector will be a very important ] person, but after a time people will get tired of him, and it may come to pass that it will be allowed once again that Adam Smith and his school knew something about the true principles of commerce, and that Mr Bright knew some* thing about the true principles of liberty. —Nelson Mail. In connection with the advertisement of Robson's panorama of the Royal Navy to be exhibited in the Assembly Rooms on Monday and Tuesday next the Lyttelton Times says -.—England's great fighting ships, the Dreadnought, Benbow, Trafal- ( gar, and many others, were exhibited m i such a manner as brought forth loud applause from a crowded house. Pictures of the cruisers Calliope, Orlando, and Curacoa, all of which have visited Lyttelton, and are familiar to the people of the j place, were shown and specially admired, while the big guns on the northern side of Lyttelton Harbour, and a view of the Port itself, excited the greatest admiration and applause. The view of torpedo warfare, showing a moving vessel in to a p?ine Jajd ready for her reception, and the fearful explosion which followed, gave those present a really vivid idea of the dreadful effects of war with modern and improved appliances. 4-s this exhibition 18 not only unusual but calculated to give colonials a correct idea of the vast resourses of England as a naval power, heads of families should certainly take thoir children to sco it, and the prices of admission are made exceptionally low, so that this object may be obtained,

We regret to hear from the Manawatu Times that Mr Suelson is again somewhat serious] y ill. Some of the Palmerston people are now growling because the railway station has been removed from the Square. Mr Tregear, the Inspector under the Factories and Shop Assistants Acts, was a visitor to Feilding yesterday. Mr Arkwright, of Overton, Marton, will leave London for this colony on the 25th instant. A report, of the Pohangina Eoad Board, which, was held this afternoon, will ap« pear in our next issue. Mr Cyril P. Stanton, piano tuner, is now in Feilding, and advertises to-day that orders may be left at Light's Hotel or the Stab office. Mr Towler, porter, at the Feilding railway station, met with an accident yesterday to his left foot, and will be laid up for a week or so. Dr Sorley is attending him. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Telegraina to expect rising barometer have been sent to all places southward of Napier, Taupo, and New Plymouth. Settlers on the Watershed road report & very bad slip near Mr S. Gray's place, which quite stops vehicular traffic, and requires immediate attention, otherwise some serious mishap may occur. The well known and popular Dobson Kennedy Company, has engaged the Assembly Rooms for Tuesday the 22nd instant, when a treat for theatre goers may be anticipated. The meeting re-forming a Gun Club for Feilding and district, convened for last eyenmg, lapsed owing to the paucity cf attendance. Another meeting will be called shortly. We congratulate Wangauui. The contractor for sinking an artesian well, Mr Gilberd, of Napier, has struck water at a depth o£ 218 feet, which, says the Chronicle, will furnish a practically inexhaustible supply. Miss Forbes begs to notify to intending pupils that if they wish to avail themselves of the opportunity of taking lessons they will require to do so at once, as she will be leaving Feilding soon to fulfil engagements at other places. Judge BLettle has suspended the dis» charge of Whitworth Russell for 12 months, on the ground that the bankrupt had shown neglect in not haying kept his books in a proper state and properly balanced from time to time. Mr Arthur Adsetfc cut his foot very severely whilst felling bush in the Pohangina district on Thursday last. He was brought down- to Mr Hitchman's house, on the Kimbolton road, and under Dr Sorley's care is progressing favorably. Apropos of the assertion made by Mr T. Hogg to the effect that Sir Robert Stout was the author of the present education system, which was erroneously attributed by several journals to Mr Hogg, M.H.R., the Wellington Post plaintively remarks that " there are more Hoggs than one in the Great Liberal Party." A meeting of ratepayers in the No. 2 ward, Pohangina Road Board District, was held at Adsett's sawmill yesterday afternoon, when Mr Dicken presided. On the motion of Mr E. Akers, seconded by Mr D. Hughey, it was resolved that the loan proposals as advertised be approved and that a poll be taken thereon. Says the Palmerston Time : — " A daughter of Mr H. Paul, of the Rangitikei Line, was run over by a buggy on the Show Ground and was severely bruised on the arm and body. Fortunately no bones were broken. The practice which is indulged in by equestrians and drivers of vehicles of going amongst the crowd should be prevented in future." Mr Sutton, the well-known Lincoln breeder of Invereargill, took the first prize this week at the Ghnstchurch Show with a Lincoln ram hogget, which has been purchased by Mr Gi V. Shannon for 60 guineas, as an addition to his stud flock at the Totaras, Waituna, Mr Shannon is not exhibiting this year, but last year and the year before he took five and six prizes respectfully at the JPal* merston Show in the Lincoln classes. After the stock sale yesterday the privileges of the Feilding Jockey Club were sold by Mr F. R. Jackson in the Assembly Rooms. The gates were passed in at £85 and the grand stand, lawn and saddling paddock at J-95. Mr J. Smith obtained the booth and dining room for .£6O, Mr Lever the refreshment booth for £5, Mr Duggan the horse paddock for 15s, and Messrs Kirton and Curtis the cards for £21. Mr W. G. Shearer, of the Manchester Furnishing Warehouse, is now showing a well assorted stock of rattan furniture of the most unique designs — chairs in the shape of shells, cresents, etc, also afternoon tea tables, very suitable for Christ* mas or wedding presents. These goods are being sold at most reasonable prices. Mr Shearer has a replace advertisement on our first page to-day which is well worth perusal. Professor Lichtwark, who is the champion horseman of the world, will deliver a free lecture in the Assembly Rooms on Wednesday next on the use and abuse of the horse. The fame of Mr Lichtwark is now colonial, and an exposition of his wonderful power over the horse, and knowledge of its capabilities either for good or evil, is not required at our hands. Every person should attend this interesting lecture. We call attention to the addition made to the advertisement of Mr Reading's furniture sale at " The Other House " on Monday next, by Messrs Gorton and Son, by which it appears that the goods will consist of tables, couches, chairs, bedateads, spring mattresses; toilet ware, linoleums, carpets, kitchen utensils, books, pictures, office furniture, carpen* ters tools, numerous sundries, and as before mentioned, a first clasa piano. Mr Hunter, whilst in Carterton the other day, saw that the Marquis of Normanby Hotel was for sale, bought it for £1000, at the same time entering into possession. Meanwhile an agent in- Wellington had sold the property for £1320 to another purchaser. Ultimately Mr Hunter came to terms with the latter individual, agreed to take a handsome profit on his bargain, and; surrendered his interest in the hotel of which he had had possession for four days. Not a bad holiday outing this, as Mr Hunter made over £100 by the transaction. A meeting of the shareholders in the United Farmers' Alliance was held at the Occidental Hotel, Palmerston North, on Wednesday, when the resolutions passed at a previous meeting, altering the articles of Association, were confirmed. At the termination of the shareholders' meeting the directors held a meeting to consider the auctioneering business. It was decided to appoint an auctioneer to the Association for the purpose of conducting stock sales in the towns along the west coast. The appointment waa held over until a subsequent meeting, — Manawatu Times. The ladies who provided the tea for the Wesleyan Church on Wednesday last, having lots of the " good things" left over from the tea, got up a social last night in Short's Hall, where a number of people assembled, the younger members predominating. During the evening Mr Downey gave a recitation and Mr Jolly, as " Professor von Schulembach," gave a short lecture on phrenology. Messrs Dixon and Saywell went on the platform and were passed under review by the "professor." The young people indulged in various games.