Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 92, 24 January 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The Bank of New Zealand has declared a dividend of 5 per cent. There was a smart earthquake folt here on Sunday morning at about twenty-five minutes to oleven o'clock. Owing to tho mteuse heat yesterday aud to-day, tho trout in soveral of tho shallow pools of the Oroua riyer appeared quite stupified, and were easily taken by hand. List of entries is published to-day for ! Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and Co.'s j great annual Ram Fair to bo held in ! Wanganui on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, February Bth, 9th, and 10th. Mr John Gould, the younger, gives notice that he intends at the next meeting of tho Pobangina Road Board to apply for a license to slaughter great and small cattle on section 5, block XI, Apiti. It is strange that with abundance of ice easily obtainable from the Longburn freezing works, none of the local hotels have treated their customers to a few blocks. They would bo very acceptable this dreadfully hot weather. A meeting will be hold in Apiti on Thursday next in the evening, at Mr McKenzie's woolshed, to take stops to establish a sawmill ou tho Block. As there is plenty of good timber there, no doubt tho idea will bo carried out. At the Porirua Sports on Saturday last A. W. Watts ran second to Arnott in the 220 hurdles, from scratch, and was second in the high jump. At Wellington yesterday Watts, with I yard, won the 220 hurdles, Arnott being third, and was third in the high jump. Maxims for the Home : Do not worry, eat three square meals a dny, say your praj<?rs, think of jour wife, be courteous to your creditors, pay your newspaper man, keep your digestion good, steer clenr of biliousness, exercise, go slow and easy. Maybe there are other things that your especial case requires to make you hnppy. but, my friend, these, T reckon, will give you a good lift — Abraham Lincoln. In the Napier Caledonian sports, which come or! on Friday tbo 27th instant, appear the names of the following athletes from this district : — Caledonian Handicap —140 yards, A. H. Holder scr, A. W. Watts 7yds, I. Watts 21yds; 100 yards, A. H. Holder scr, A. W. Watts lyd, I. Watts 7yds ; 220 yds, A. 11. Holder scr, A. W. Watts 3yds, I. Watts 14yds. Three miles running — K. Bayne scr. A. Peatson 160 yds. One mile — K. Bayno scr, A. Peatson 65yds. 440 yds hurdles — A. U. Holder scr, A. W. Watts 4yds. The members of the Presbyterian Church held their annual picnic yesterday. A number of tents were pitched in Mr Bull's paddock bordering on the bush. Outdoor games were next indulged in, such as swings, rounders and other amusements. The company included amateur and professional photographers, and two capital groups were taken. Several prizes were competed for by the Sunday School children for which the entries were large. After partaking of tea, the company returned to town about 7 p.m. everyone enjoying their day's outing amazingly. Some tall jumping was recoutly done at Rouen !>v an Irish horse. Tho occasion was a high jumping competition open to u\\ horses ol any country a»ii among the I twenty- six competitors wore animals 1 bred m France, Great Britain, Spam and America. The jump was a specially-made gate with loose top bar placed at the outset at a height of sft siu. This was cl'-ared by 24 hordes, but on being raised 2in. at a time till oft. lOin. was reached all but six failed. At 6ft. only Irishbred Tasmania nnd the French-bred Newmoon succeeded in getting over, and at 6ft. 2in. (he latter f.-nled, while Tasmania cleared it in splendid style. Tasmania's rider, Veterinary-surgeon Stevenson, of Holloway, then asked that (he bnr uuuht be raised to 6ft. Gin., nnd this dono his horse cleared it like a bird amidst great enthusiasm. A correspondent sent us the following: — The annual picnic in connection with the Kiwi tea Sunday school was held on Friday last in Mr Gibson's paddock. Rain threatened all the afternoon, but did not fall, and a very happy and enjoyable time was «peut. The good things were provided by a number of ladies in the district, and Miss Kilgour, who has charge of the school, assisted by Mr E. Perry, did all in their power to make everybody happy. The young people rolled up in force to the number of about forty, and went through the usual routine of games, etc., until nearly 7 o'clock. We must congratulate our Kiwitea friends on the success of their school, and feel assured that the work in which they are engaged will be productive of much good. We understand that a social, at whicb prizes will be distributed, is coming on" shortly.