Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 67, 24 November 1892, Page 2

Local and General News

A quoit club is to be formed at Marton. Bishop Selwyn has been appointed an Honorary Chaplain to tho Queen. Mr Freeman R. Jackson has been returned unopposed as Mayor of Wanganui. Train arrangements for the Feilding races and Palmerston sports will appear in our next issue. Messrs Gorton and Son will hold their ; opening sale at Campbelltown on Friday, j December 2. Davy's Bright Light Concert and Marionette party will pay another yisit to Feilding shortly. A large consignment of trout has been received from Wellington and liberated in the Pohangina river. Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., urges the Cabinet to write to the Powers dissuading immigrants from coming to England. A press wire from Auckland states that William Powell, chemist, has been committed for trial on a charge of performing an illegal operation. Bail was allowed. A strange mortality among trout is reported from Masterton. The theory is that the fish have been poisoned through the medium of certain green beetles. We haye received a copy of the Sydney Town and Country Journal, which contains a well executed cut of Glenloth, the winner of the last Melbourne Cup. Consignees on this coast are beginning to be uneasy at the non-arriyal of the "Mamari" which left Plymouth on the 27 th of September for Auckland. The Cash Exchange Co-Op. manager is determined to keep pace with the times, and in our next issue he will publish a price list which should ' prove attractive to all cash buyers. It is the intention of Messrs Keen Bros, to present a pair of running shoes to the winner of the Sheffield Handicap, or some other event, at our forth coming sports, subject to the approyal of the committee. In our next issue we will publish the Life and Adventures of Mr Malcolm, at one time well known here, who has lately distinguished himself so much as a financier in Sydney. What was predicted by the members of the several local bodies here has come to pass. Already settlers can neither find room in the railway goods shed for their wool, nor trucks to take it away. After the timely notice given to them the Commissioners have no excuse for-this. On Wednesday next the Feilding Amateurs will give a grand variety entertainment during which will be introduced a local version of Ta-ra-boom-de-ay with some good local hits. On Thursday there will be a grand promenade concert. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary press ticked from Mr Goodbehere, the Secretary of the Feilding Jockey Club, for the forthcoming race meeting, to be held on Wednesday and Thursday next. Some very good shearing has been done at Mr A. Y. Mcßeth's farm at Fern Flats. A stud ram which came from the prize stock of Mr Holmes at Oamaru, last year yielded a fleece weighing 26|lbs. This year the weight is 25lbs.— Mercury. A telegram from Woodville states that Dr Davenport was severely cross-exam-ined yesterday in the case against Syms, but his evidence was unshaken. Dr Davenport said the instrument described could only have been used under the circumstances for an improper purpose. True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good will and kindness. It promotes both beauty in the man who possesses it, aud happiness in those who are about him, It is a religious duty, and should be a part of religious traintng. — Beecher. On Tuesday afternoon, as Mrs Donaldson of the Midland road, was riding into town, her horse fell, with the result that her arm was broken. Mr Hitchman drove the injured lady to Dr. Sorley's, where the fracture was reduced, and the sufferer is, we are pleased to hear, going on favorably. The Dobson -Kennedy Dramatic Company was advertised and billed to play " The Lady of Lyons," on Tuesday last, at the Assembly Rooms, Feilding, but failed to put in an appearance. Such conduct is not calculated to improve the Company's prospects in the future, and we must protest strongly against this shabby treatment of the Feilding public. It is announced in our advertising columns that Mr A. H. Tompkins has taken over the business lately owned by Mr W. H. Salter, in Birmingham, and Mr Tompkins solicits a share of the settlers' patronage. Mr Tompkins is already favorably known as a good business man, and his assurance that a good stock will be kept and every endeavor made to please his customers, may be accepted with the utmost confidence. A scene took place at Sydney recently at an inquest upon a " farmed baby" who was supposed to have died from opium poisouing. The Coroner advised the jury to return a verdict agreeing with the medical evidence, hut the foreman announced a verdict of Death from Natural Causes. The Coroner became enraged, and censured the jury, telling them that the decision was at variance with the medical testimony, During the scene counsel interfered, and the Coroner spoke excitedly to him. and the jury adhered to their yerdict. The concert and dance in aid of the Colyton Hall funds came off in the hall on Friday night last. There was a very fair attendance and although the price of i admission was very small, the Hall Com. pany will benefit to the extent of about L 4. The several singers acquitted themselves very well, almost all of them getting encores. The dancing was kept up till about 2.30 a.m The music was supplied by Misses Shortall and Brown and Messrs Pleasants and R. Shortall, and was very good. Mr Owen C. Pleasants madj? a most efficient M.C. Policy holders with the New Zealand Accident Insurance Co. will note by testimonials receiyed from Mr Mcßeth and Mr John Bartholomew who quite recently took policies with the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company, the great advantage attached to such insurance, for the injuries sustained by these gentlemen were of a nature which might occur to any person in the ordinary course of every-day life. One had a sprained ankle through dismounting from his horse, and the other was knocked bown by a trap. We are further informed by Mr Wells, the district agent, that he has had during a stay of four weeks here in this district, five claims for settlement. This should evidently go far towards causing many who have not yet availed themselves of Accident Insurance to do so. A meeting of the Feilding Athletic Sports Committee was held on Tuesday night. The Secretary, Mr Sherwili, stated that Mr Cuff, the Secretary of the Amateur Athletic Association Christchurch, had authorised members to compete in the amateur events at the Feilding Sports. The privileges of the sports will be sold by Mr J. R. Montague at his new auction rooms, Manchester 6treet, on Friday the 9th instant. During the evening reference was made to an extract from the Wanganui Herald, published in this journal, speaking of the programme in highly complimentary terms, and it was resolved, " That a vote of thanks be passed to the sporting contributor " Victor," and a copy of the resolution be forwarded to him by the secretary." Some other formal business was done and the meeting adjourned.