Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 110, 7 March 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

There are eighty two brass bands in New Zealand. It is rumoured that the Buthurst Burr exists near a Maori pah near Foxton. At the luglewood sports on Friday last I. Watts won the 100 yards and 220 yards handicaps. Mr G. Hutchison, M.U.R., will address the electors at Eltham to-night and at Normanby tomorrow night. Mr J. G. Wilson. M.H.K, has definitely decided to contest tho Ot-aki licul ul liio uo\t election

It is estimated that 400 miners are out of work at Bendigo, and their numbe s { will be augmented as the winter ap- r . proaches. i The Standard has been informed that Mr Fredsburg has leased the Bunny- i thorpe Hotel to Mr Evinson, late of the < Island Bay Hotel. < On Sunday last the cooperage works of W. Chalmers, of Wellington, were de- I i stroyed by fire. A fire also broke out on < board tho ship Auckland, which was in ; the harbor, but was subdued. , The coucevt in aid of the Queensland Relief Fund will take place on Wednesday, the loth inst. A capital programme is beiug drawn up, and will be published in due course. We hope to see a large house present on this occasion, and a good amount added to the fund. The cricketer Brace's Australian record of 9*28 (not out) had been beaten by F. Layer, of the East Melbourne Club, who scored 352 (not out) against St. Kilda. The East Melbourne team scored 713, and won on the first innings by 582 runs. Oamarn is not a very sober town it would appear. The local Mail records that the usual crop of harvest l | drunks " is being garnered by the police. Five yesterday and five today is not a bad start for the week. This looks like good business— or bad liquor. Colonel Bailey has issued orders for every Salvation Army Corps in New Zealand to take up a special collection next Thursday evening in aid of the Brisbane sufferers. It is to be hoped the public will subscribe liberally to such a good object. The annual meeting of the members of the Feilding Football Club will be held at Mrs Oliver's Empire Hotel, next Saturday evening, at eight o'clock. As there will be a considerable amount of business to transact, punctuality is particularly requested. At Quirindi recently a cook murdered his wife by placing her neck across his knee and cutting her throat in a shocking manner. A passerby was attracted by the woman's screams, and knocked the murderer senseless by a blow on the bead with a stone. A shocking accident happened to a lad named London, at Rockingham, West Australia, while snipe-shooting. His gun exploded, blowing away a portion of Ins face, aud severely injuring a hand. He lay in tho bush all night in terrible agony, and when found was in the last stage of exhaustion. The Manchester Horticultural Societywill hold their autuuin show in the Assembly Rooms, next Friday. Iv tho evening Mr R. F. Haybitlle'a band will play several selections. As the exhibits already promised are numerous, we confidently expect to see a large attendance of visitors both from town and country. In consequence of the Wanganui Jockey Club's autumn meeting taking place on the Oth and 10th instant the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club have decided not to issue their weights for tho first day's races till Saturday, the 11th instant. The acceptances aro likewise postponed till 2 p.m. on Tuesday, the 14th instant. — Napier News. In his speech at Danevirke last Wednesday Mr Smith, M.H R., referring to the Cheviot Estate, said it comprised nearly a whole county. So great was the owner's power that no local rate was ever struck in that country. As showing that the Government had made a good bargain they had since been offered £40,000 on their bargain for it. Attention is directed to an advertisement in another column, by which it will be seen the Salvation Army intend bolding a three days' meeting in the Barracks on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, March 11th, 12th, and 13th. On Monday evening a farewell tea will be tendered Major Robinson, and a gift sale will also be held. At Sydney recently a man named Falconbridge, a starch drier, was found lying on his back upon the top of an oven in the drying-room, which was heated to 150deg. He was not dead but bis back and arms were charred. Tho man was at once conveyed to the hospital, but died on his arrival. It is supposed he fainted in the performance of his duties, and had fallen on the top of the oven. Mr H. G. Johnson, one of the proprio tors of tho Hampshire Chronicle, Winchester, England, who is making a tour of the world, has been a visitor to Feilding for a few days, and was the guest of Mr Barton, of the Bank of Australasia. He left to-day for Napier, en ruufc for the Lake Country. Mr Johnson spoke highly of the climate, resources, and scenery of New Zealand. A man named John Wild, formerly landlord of Sawyer's Arms Hotel, Papanui (Cumtclmrch), shot and slightly wounded his daughter, aged 18. He went home from town, got his gun, and fired both barrels at her. The first barrel slightly wounded her in the right Bide, but tho second missed. lie then assaulted his wife with tho butt end of the gun, slightly injuring her. He then went to his room and cut his throat, but tho wound is not considered serious. ConBtable Hayes was sent for and renjoyed him to the Hospital. No cause has been ' assigned, but it is said there were domestic troubles. Amongst the handicaps for the Blen- ' heiui Hibernian sports, on the 17th inst., we notice the names of several runners from this district. A. W. Watts is scratch 1 for the three distances of the handicap. 1 I. Watts has 5.1 yards in the 100, 13 in i the 220, and 21 in the 440. These two will also compete in the champion race , and hurdles. F. Fohrman, of Halcoinbe, , is placed on scratch in one mile and half ' mile handicaps, but does not intend to compote. In one of tho bush districts the present Ministry have been termed the " Shirking Man's Government," due to the fact that they have shirked all genuine legislation | likely to prove of benefit to the working : man. " Tho Government," said one small settler recently, " have simply been catering for hangers-on and loafers, and, my dear Sir, I have been in this country some years now, but I can tell you that I never knew so many loafers about who aro receiving support iv some shape or s another from the Government." — Napier , Telegraph. Mr Justice Richmond, during tho progress of the native land case iv the , Wellington Snpreme Court, said he had heard tho late Sir Donald M'Lean state that frequently when he went away to purchase land from tho Maoris he would stay in a whare for days and never 1 mention the object of his mission. After a while, when the whare was full of , Maoris and the smoke was thick, the old chiefs would begin to talk of their ancestors, and Sir Donald used in that way to get a duo to the owners of the land which he wished to purchase. J The Wangauui Gun CJub have issued a I programme for the handicap pigeon match (seven bird match), arranged to take place at Mr S. Powell's Flemington Lodge, on Saturday, 18th March. In all £15 will be given away in prizes, i.e., i.'lo for the first; I'.'J for the second, and X"2 for the third. Nominations close with tho hon. secretary (Mr Morford Cottlo) on the 11th March, at Cbavanne's Hotel. The match, says the Herald, is open to all members of , any recognised Gnu Club, and from what we learn the entries are likely to be very large, while the number of good shots throughout the colony should make the match most exciting. Wo hope Feilding will bo represented, although thy local flub id uut very btruug us yet,

Captain Edwin telegraphs : —Weather j Forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — 1 Telegrams to expect frost or very cold night have been sent to all places. | Members of the Fire Brigade are reminded that a practice takes place this evening, when a full attendance is requested. £ A fire of some considerable extent 5 took place in Palmerston North this 1 morning at three o'clock. No details have yet been sent by the Press Associa- < tion Agent. - ' Mr Manson has disposed of block 1609 j in the Edinkillie Park estate to Mr Petersen who occupies an adjoining section. The price obtained is a good . one, but the land is also very good. ( On Saturday next the Marton and i Feilding Tennis Clnbd try conclusions i on the latter's ground. Most probably 1 both clubs will be represented by four < lady and four gentlemen players. Play ■ will commence at 1.30 p.m. sharp. A young man named Koberstein residing at Cainpbelltown, whilst engaged , killing a bullock, had tho misfortune to inflict a severe wound upon his knee, the knife penetrating to the bono. Dr. Johnston dressed tho injury, which will, under the most favorable circumstances, necessitate his patient laying up for some ( days. , The funeral of the late Mrs M. E. Diamond, of Makino, took place in the Feilding cemetery yesterday afternoon, i A large number of the old settlers were ; present, the deceased being one of the i earliest residents in this district. The Rev. A. Henuon read the Chmch of i England servico at the grave, and Mr Eacle had charge of the undertaking arrangements. <