Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 125, 11 April 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Tho WediK-silay half holiday will bo obsorvud us usual to- morrow afternoon. Tho Kiwitea cricketers sustained v dofoat at the hands of their Birmingham rivals on Saturday la6t. Petitions are being circulated for sigrnatiuc in th« Kiwitea district praying for the H.'innval of tho ranger. The Druids of Birmingham hayo lost their >•» .-cretaiy in Mr A. Reid, who has left this distiict. During his residence there, ho mado many friends. Au American Judgo said that if an Act were pissed compelling lawyers to give their opinions in writing to clionta, it would be a death blow to htl^uhoa. '1 ho Birmingham school has beon closed f>r it month (hiring tho interim from tho resignation of Miss Lowo and tho time whi'ii tho new teacher will bo üblo to tako up his dutios in that district. Tbo rough weather on Saturday prevented the Birmingham Literary Society holding their fortnightly mooting on that evening. However, thoso who did turn out cleared tbo floor and amused themselves with nuking. The Wesleyaus of Birmingham held their quarterly circuit mooting on Thursday. Tho Bey Mr Keall piesided. After the business had been completed tbo Rev Mr Birks delivered nn able lecture on " John Bright," to a fair and appreciative audience. A rccotit traveller to Pemberton sneaks most highly of the accommodation provided by Mr Dickson at tho Hotel there. Tho house is most comfortably furnished and fitted up, tho cateriug very good, the quality of tho liquors excellent, the host most popular, und tho house very well managed. For somo time past largo numbers of sheep havo been brought from Iluwko's Bay to this coast, but tho tido is now turning. At tbo Farmer's Alliunco P.ilmorstou salo last Thursday a good nuinof ewes wore sold to a geutUiuwu from Uawkb'ti liny, and tho sheep wwu bo<il through by traiu.

Mr Darragh has a big display of sporting guns in his window to-day. The Borough ranger collected and impounded twenty stray horses on Saturday night. A Feilding resident left here on Good Friday at 4 a.m., and amved in Christchurch at 7.4.T the followiug morning. Not bad travelling this. Local delegates to the Manawatu Rugby Football Union are reminded that the nest meeting will be held here on Wednesday evening at Mr Donnelly's rooms at 8 o'clock. Mr J. D. Valontino has rocoivod instructions from M r Greenwood to erect additional office accommodation in tho premises knowu as Temple Chambers,. Tho work is to bo proceeded with, immediately, Wo aro glad to announce that Mr Carthow will not suffer in any way from the fire on board tho Ruahine, as his usuul monthly shipment of periodicals was not on board that unlucky vessel. At the Commercial Hotel, Manaia, nine persous were found to be suffering apparently from tbo effects of poison. All havo recovered. It is bolioyed by somo mysterious means that poison got into the brawn, for only those who partook of it became ill. — Wanganui Chronicle. Tho other day a man was heard to re« mark, "Yes, I am a Conservative to tho back bone." Ho looked surprised when his interlocutor quietly replied, " Well : tbero ato a lot of eccentric people in New Zealand, anyway." It goes without saying the last speaker claimed to bo a Liberal. Wo remind our readers of the popular entortainmout to be given in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow and Thursday evening. Mr i'almor, it will be romembored mado a most favorable impression hero in " Sweothearts," and as he is accompanied by a talented company of artistos, wo can eafely recotnmoud all lovers of good music to attend. We havo to acknowledge receipt of tho first number of tho now series of tho now Zealand Mail, from tho editor Mr Charles Wilsou. Wo must compliment tho proprietors on tho marked improvements which aro apparont. In tho issuo now before us wo tind abundanco of interesting reading matter, carefully compiled, and well odited. In connection with tho proposed Stuio Farm to be established by tho Govorn. ment, near Feilding, it is not intended to lease or lot any of the land, but to put unemployed and others to work at, certum ratos of remuneration. It is an attempt to rolievo tho labor market by putting men tv work who otborwiso might not bo I able to obtain employment from contractors or others, through wunt of skill. The Government havo uot yet decided on any particular pluce, or any definite Hue of action. The Ruahino which recently arrived in 1 Auckland, has been quito a centre of atj traction, nnd intorest, a large numbnr of individuals watching with curiosity tho unloadiug of hor damaged cargo, caused through a fire which lasted for ton days whilst on her trip from homo. Nearly everywhere on board tho effects of tho fire fiend aro observable, and tho railway lines on the wharf, and the lauding stayo j itself, wero bosmoarod with largo quantities of melted soap, and othor articles lor household uso. Messrs Goodbohero and J. C. Thompson J.P.'s., satin tho Court House, Feilding yesterday morning, for the purpose of adjudicating in tho following cases — W. C. Boyd charged James Whitaker with a common assault on Samuel Death ou tho 15th of March last. Charles Boyd also churged James Whitaker with a common assault on 7th of February last. Mr Richmond appeared for tbo accused who pleaded not guilty ou both charges. Thero was no appearanco of tho complainants for whom Mr Reude appeared, and the cases wore accordingly struck out. Last night a public meeting was held m Glasgow House, to cousidor what stops should bo taken in regard to the coming visit of Rev L. M. lsitt, editor of tho " Prohibitionist." Tho attendance being rather small, most of the business was postponed till Tuesday week. A finance Coinmitteo was formed consisting of Messrs J. C. Thompson, Shearer, Bowator Audrew, Smith, Hickford, Adams, and J. Gould. Proposed by Mr Shearer, and seconded by Mr Hickford, that Mr Leth bridge be asked to preside at Mr Isitt's meeting. — Carried. Tho meeting then adjourned, At tho time when Scott the Auckland murdorer was sontoucod. the ladies' gallery in the Supremo Court was crowded with oyer 80 fomalos of all classes who wero anxious to hear tho death penalty passod. Immediately the sentence was given, these ladies hurried to the rear of the Court in order to obtain another glance at tho prisoner boforo he entered " Black Maria," but tho polico deemed it adyisoblo to keep him in tho building, much to tho disappointment of those morbidly imuded females. Since being sentenced, Scott spends most of Ins time at '• Mount Eden " in reading works of fiction. A bachelor's club was founded in Viena recently. A sum of money has been forwarded from an anonymous husband who wished the bachelors every happiness. Then a boautiful decoration for tho table was scut by a lady, who bogged to bo allowed to furnish tho necessary flowors in case any of tho bachelors ropouted and got married. Noxt, dozens of indignant letters fiom mothers and spinsters, who wished tho club all sorts of unpleasant thing. s',5 ', wore read aloud. Finally, tho bach'rlora elected as prosidout and as inembois of tho Committee, refused to seryo, foariug that thoy would bo socially ostracised during tho coming festive soasou if their namea wero mado knownA number of Jadie3 and gentlemen connected with the Hope of Folding Lodg*» of Good Templars went orer lo Bunnythorpe yesterday to assist the Rose of Hunnythorpe Lodge at their open-night. The Rev. (J. Clement delivered an interesting address. Recitations were contributed by Miss Friseley, Messrs Perkins and Humphreys The songs by Mesdames Wright, and Andrews, Misses Andrews, "Wright, Doherty, Dixon, Un* win. A Toad, Bennett, and Fraser, Messrs Doherty, Bennett, Watson, Bray. Baker. Humphreys, and Little, Miss Chamberlain contributed a pianoforte solo, and also played the uccompani* nients for the Feilding contingent. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the visitors for their attendance and contri» butions. There was a large gatheriug, the hall being packed. Two out of four survivors of Stanley's lieutenants have found a grave in " Darkest Africa," within tho lust twelve months : Captain Robert Nelson, who has just died in Ivilkuyu. was perhaps tho most universally popular of all. Fifteen years of hard life and hard fighting in South Africa failod to damp his high animal spirits and love of fun, which mado him so much likod at Hanow and distinguished him to tho last. In the middle of one of tho solemn recoptions organised at Brussels, three years ago, in honor of his chief "young Nelson" (as Stanloy always called him,) distinguished himself by adroitly turning tho somewhat frigid enlortaiumeut into a cheery dance. The band happened to strike up a tempting valso, upon which Captain Nelson exclaimed "It is four years .sinco any of us danced, and I must have a danco now." He found a partner and begi^u, and soon most of tho loaruod geographers followed his example, aud a yory ploasuut evening eusuod, Captain Nelson was the son of a LoedcJ solicitor.

The Hoiloway Dramatic Company will appear iv Feildiug on Monday May Ist. We are glad to hear that Mr Horace Dixon, of the post office, has now quite recovered, and will be married oq Thursday next. Uo and his bride will spend their honeymoon at Napier. Mr Drew, of Wangauui, spent his Easter holidays iv the Chnstchurch museum, and, we are informed by the Chronicle, he has come back to Wanganui laden with beautiful and rare specimens. Mr Drew evidently mtends to make the Wanganui museum a success.