Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 111, 9 March 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

We have received the Union S.S, Company's pocket guides for March. The handicaps for the Ashurst Sports are published in our advertising columns. Mr A. R. T. Haultain, formerly Clerk of the Court here, was presented with two silver»mouuted pipes bj the Auckland police, prior to bis leaving with his wife and family on a holiday trip to Australia. There is a general idea that all sheep dips contain arsenic. This is quite a a mistake, especially in regard to the Carbol Crystal Dip advertised by Mr John Dunlop, which is guaranteed a perfectly soluble fluid — non-poisonous. The following constitute Mr Lloyd's eleven in the cricket match against the Feilding and Oroua County on Saturday next : — Messrs H. G. and W. Lloyd, Brisco, Broughtou, Me Murray, Kiwi, Rowe (2), Baker, and Spyers. A marriage was celebrated at Taouui on Monday between Mr Height and Miss Hunt, both of Campbelltown. The Rev. Mr L.yon tied the nuptial knot. It was a very quiet affair. The happy couple are about to settle in Taonui. A meeting of the joint committee of the W.C.T.U. and 1.0. G.T. met in the Wesleyan Church last evening and made further arrangements in connection with tho holding of the demonstration on Easter Monday. In an English paper appears the following advertisement :- -Wanted, immediately, in a- "entlenian's fnmily, — a thorough good cook. Age 28 to 30. Assistance given in kitchen. A Winchester woman objected to. We wonder what is the matter with "a Winchester woman!" The Woodvillc Examiner says :— Mr VV. Svms, J.P., has acted as local agent for the jubhc Trustee for about six years. His appointment is now cancolled and in future there will be no local office, but the business of the Public Trustee will bo managed by the Palmer? ton agent. A complaint having been sent to the Minister Justice as to the manner in which an inquest reecntly held in tbis district was conducted, the Minister for* warded the letter to Mr Snclson, who has just >ent in a reply some what warmly criticising the strictures made. — Manawatu Times. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday next the Salvation Army will hold farewell meetings in connection with the departure of Major Robinson who will leave Feilding next week. At the Monday meeting tho harvest festival will be held, when there will be a sale of goods. A number of field officers and other visitors will be present. Tho usual weekly meeting of the 1.0. G.T. Hope of Feilding Lodge was held in the Foresters' Hall on Tuesday evening. Three new members were enrolled, and several more proposed to be initiated next lodge night. After the ordinary business was transacted Sisters Fraser, Curtis and Unwin, and Bros. Baker and Watson rendered some songs and duets in a very pleasing manner. Last night the Salvation Army held two meetings in aid of tho Queensland Relief Fund. One was in the open air, the other was held in the Barracks, with satisfactory results on both occasions. At the latter Lieutenant Shakleton gave an account of the Salvation Army Rescue Home, which was very interesting, and she spoke very gratefully of the valuable assistance given by the public generally in furthering this good work. Tho delivery cart from the Co Op. stores had just started yesterday morning when one of the traces became unfastened, which frightened the horse and caused it to start off at a smart pace. Arriving in front of Messrs Woolven and Nisbett's the vehicle ran into their verandah posts, which was broken off close to the ground, both shafts of tho cart being broken, and tho axle bent. The driver pluckily stuck to the animal, and did all was possible to avoid the 6inashup which occurred, neither himself nor the horse receiving any injury. The Lender of the Opposition. Mr W. Kollcstoo, addressed a public meeting nt the City Hall, Auckland, liist Monday night, on political questions. The Mnyor of Auckland presided, Mr Kollcston spoke for two hours, criticising (be policy of tho Government. A vote of (It inks was proposed, but nn amend uieni was also submitted expressing as* sura nee that the people of Aucklaul had implicit confidence iv the Balluucc government. A large number of hands wciv held up for both motion and amendment, but there was fcyntsiderablu confusion, and tlie Mayor did not declare which had been carried. We have to thank the Resident Secretary of the Australian Mutual Proyident Society for a copy of No. 2 of tho " Mutual Provident Messenger" published quarterly by that enterprising society. Referring to the new business for the year the editor says a pleasing feature was tho fact that tho Governor of New South Wales, His Excellency tho Earl of Jersey, effected an assurance on the life of his eldest son, Lord Villiers, for i.10,000, and also on the life of each of his daughters, the Ladies Mary and Margaret Yilliers, for -T-S.OOO ; arid wo may add that jLord Jersey is not the first Australian Governor who has thus shown his confidence in our Society. In the case of Wishaw v. Sclmpleski, heard iv the Feilding R.M. Court yesterday, counsel for tho defence raised two I important objections on points of law. The one was that the information under which the complaint was laid, tho Act quoted— namely : Section 17 of tho " Imljoi;i;ding Act" — referred only to tho appointment of nQundkeeper, and not to that of ranger. Mr Fitzhorjbert further argued that at tho time his client's Jior;es wero on the road, the defendants being contractors to the Board, they, during that period, hud control of the said road, and were responsible for their proper and safo repair; and counsel called Mr Shortal!, who has had many years experience in ro.nl construction, to prove this custom amongst road contractors. Tho case was decided on the facts adduced iv evidcuce, yu the (jtiobtiou of legality atiil ruujuiiiu UtJbuttltd.

.inquiries are being made as to what has become of the Feilding Gun Club. The speiler fraternity are in full strength at the Wanganui race meeting. The secretary of the Feilding Jockey Club notifies owners that nominations for all events will close on Saturday next at 8.30 p.m. The first traffic across the new bridge at Aorangi was a mob of Mr C. Bull's sheep, which were driven over last Tues- { day night. | The editor of the Wairarapa Daily ; | Times piously remarks that " There is \ roguery in all trades — except printing." How dreadfully true ! We have to thank the RegistrarGeneral for a copy of his report on the results of the census of New Zealand taken on sth April 1891. A meeting will be held on Wednesday next at 7 p.m. in the Manchester Hotel, to consider the matter of forming a halfholiday football club. It is probable that the Secretary of the Feilding Jockey Club will be authorised to invite His Excellency the Governor to be present at the E ister Meeting. The final meeting of the Queensland Relict Fund Committee will not be held until Monday, the 20th instant, by which date all lists should be forwarded to the . secretary, Mr Matheson, at the Colonial Bank. Messrs Thacker and Pallant have just opened up a- complete supply of ladies' and gentlemen's dancing shoes. Football boots will arrive at the end of the week when full particulars will be advertised. Captain Edwin telegraphs : — Wealher forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for easterly gales with rain have been sent to all places northward of Kaikoura, and Hokitika. j The express train for the south was an hour and a half late yesterday afternoon owing to a temporary breakdown of the engine at Turakina. This mishap caused a like delay in all the up and down succeeding traius and was the occasion of much inconvenience to travellers. The work of connecting the Feilding racecourse with tho Telegraph Office is now in hand, the linesman, Mr Nutt, having made a start to-day at erecting the necessary posts. Telegraphic communication will therefore be completed in plenty of time for the Easter meeting. We have received from Mr H. Worsfold, a specimen of a creeping plant which is a veritable uioth trap. These insects when searching for food in the flowers are caught fast by an adhesive substance and held imprisoned until death relieves them. ' This plant should be a splendid thins to cultivate in orchards where the codlin lnotu is prevalent. At one of Mr Tennyson Smith's meetings in llawera, an ex publican, who had just concluded the sale of his hotel, and whose name still figures on the signboard, publicly signed the temperance pledge amidst uproarous applause. This reminds us of the inhabitants of the State of Maine, in America, who first sold all their niggers, and then passed an Act abolishing slavery. A practice was held on Tuesday night by the Fire Brigade, about twelve members being present, Captain Thomson in command. The engine was taken out to Manchester Square, and the hose set on to Mr Martin's shop. The practice was the best that has been held for some time, At a meeting held after the practice, it was decided to have engine practice every Tuesday night. The Brigade also intend to go in for ladder practice. The Palmerslon Standard says : -Two children named Dower and Thorburn, aged 6 and 3 years respectively, were nearly poisoned in Palmers ton through outing what arc commonly known as caper berries. Dr Sitchell was summoned by the parents in both cases, and under his treatment serious consequences were averted. Parents should warn their children against touching the capers as they are of a very poisonous nature. A cricket match was played at Feilding yesterday afternoon between the Manchester and Halcombe clubs, and resulted in a decisive victory for the visitors by ten wickets. The local men only put together 90 runs in their two innings, not a single batsman getting into double figures. Bousefield with 20 runs, Hartgill 34, and Tompkins 15, all showed good form with the bat for Halcombe who scored 70 runs in their first venture, and the requisite 21 runs were soon knocked off for the loss of only one wicket. The batting and fielding of the local men with the exception of Richards and Parr, who batted well, was a miserable exhibition of cricket, and until improvement is made in these departments of the game they can never expect to win matches.