The Feilding Star. Tuesday, may 2, 1893. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 134, 2 May 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Tuesday, may 2, 1893. Local and General News

«~ Heavy earthquakes on Banks Peninsula (Akaroa) have been reported. A letter for " A.8.C." is lyinjj at this office. The Chicago Exhibition was opened yesterday. The Feilding Borough Council will meet on Thursday next. We have to acknowledge receipt of the Railway Time Table for the current month. The beer duty for April was £4935, as compared with £ob&2 for March, and £5099 for April 1892. Messrs Weightman, of Awahuri, were awarded a handsome medal at the Wellington Chrysanthemum Show. " Short and sweet," remarked the grocer as he tied up fifteen ounces of sugar and marked it " one pound." An African woman once dreamed a dream : she saw a white man coming on the waters of Buka Bay— That man was Stanley. On Saturday we saw some work done by Mr Tozer, painter, for the Feilding Masonic Lodge, which reflected much credit on his artistic skill as a decorator. " Let ns removo temptation from the path of youth," as the frog said when he plunged into the water upon seeing a boy pick up a stone. Members of the Fire Brigade are reminded that a practice will be held on Friday evening next, when a full attendance is requested. Our readers are reminded of the important sale of first-class stock and farm implements to take place to-morrow at Potatau Farm, on behalf of John Saxon, Esq. The Rev. L. M. Isitt arrived in Feilding by the mid-day train yesterday, but not a single individual representative ot teetotalism was present ou the platform to welcome him. Yesterday at Wanganui one of the station hands, Joseph Startup, was shunting when he slipped and fell in front a truck, which passed over his legs inflicting serious injuries. "Why, Franky,' exclaimad a mother at a boarding house, " I never knew you to ask for a second piece of pie at home." " I knew twan't no use," said Franky as he proceeded with pie-eating. The Feilding Football Club has obtained a valuable accession to their ranks in Mr Beard, of Greytown, who has come to reside here. He formerly played in the Wairarapa junior representative team. A London telegram informs us that tbe Australian banks have raised the rate of exchange one half per cent, in England, but we are not told whether the rate in the colonies has been reduced in proportion. A man named Christian Hansen was engaged in pulling down the old Raglan brewery at Bulls on Saturday, when the building collapsed, crushing the man so severely that he died a few hours afterwards. Deceased suffered terrible agony until his death. He was 56 years of age. The " Dead March in Snul " was playel at the close of the evening service in the English Church on Sunday evening out of respect to the memory of the deceased Premier, the Hon. J. Ballance, whose death has cast quite a gloom over the whole of the country. A gentleman residing in Gisborne has received news from Itadcliffe, Lancashire, of the death of his brother, aged 73, on January 21, and his three sisters, aged 82, 78, and 88 respectively on February 12th, 13th, and 14th. The cause of death of the sisters was grief at the death of their brother. The following team of footballers has been chosen to represent Feilding in the match against tbe Kea Kahas on Saturday next on the Oval. Play to commence at 3 o'clock. Full back — Mingins ; threequarters — Richards, Pickering, J. Robinson; half - backs — McFarlane, Rutherlord, A. Parr ; forwards — Aitken, Wakelin, Newman, Hare, Giesen, Beard, Keen, and Brinkman. Emergencies : back — R. Parr ; forwards — Mines and Richardson. Mr Retemeyer, whose fame as a baconcurer is getting very wide spread, intends to go still more extensively into the trade. He therefore contemplates selling off all his cows at an early date, which will be duly notified by advertisement. In order that would-be purchasers may be assured that they are not buying " a cow in a poke " buyers can call and see Mr Reteuieyer's separator at work, and the cows milked, any day prior to the sale ; and they will also be at liberty to take away samples fpr testing purposes either from the separator or from the cows. We cannot compliment the Railway Commissioners or those who had the perfecting of the train-arrangements for the late Premier's funeral upon the manner in which residents of the country districts were treated. "While a train full of all sorts and conditions of men was carried free from Wellington, prohibitive fares were asked for from Palmerston and intermediate stations, with the result that many who would have liked to pay the last token of respect to the Premier's memory were prevented from attending. Invitations should certainly have been issued to the representatives of tho various ' bodies in the district, especially when the local train travelled only half full.—Standard.

The performing bears are coming to Feilding. Mr Walter Bailey advertises to let a well-finished five-roomed cottage, with four acres of land. Mr T. H. Fitzherbert is mentioned as a possible candidate for the Palmerston seat at the next election. The Bishop of Wellington has sent in 1 his resignation to the Bishop of Auckland. | to take effect from October 9th, 1893. The Ashurst Licensing Committee will meet at Ashurst on Friday, the 9th of June, of which Mr Bray, the clerk of tho committee, gives notice to-day. Mr Alfred Eade has just received a splendid lot of carpets, linoleums, cbairs, &c, &c, full details of which will appear in our next issue. There will be a concert and dance in aid of the funds of the Aratika School, Midland Corner, on Friday evening next, commencing at halt-past seven o'clock. When the special train, conveying the public from Wellington, was nearing Longburn on Sunday the engine ran off the metals, but a delay of only fifteen minutes was caused. Additions are made to-day to the list of entries lor the Farmers' Alliance sale at Palmerston, and list of entries for the Campbellton sale on Wednesday, the 10th instant, are also published. Captoin Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to-day — Warnings for easterly gales with hoavy rain and floods have been sent to all places north of East Taupo and Kawbia. Sir Robert Stout, prudent man, has consented to stand for Inangtiaha on the condition that he is not required to visit the district or incur expense. He evidently thinks he can dictate his own terms. We understand that Messrs D. & W. Manson, of " The Pines," have just sold to Mr George Turnbull, Palmerston North, at a satisfactory figure, 846 acres of their Manchester Harbour Block property. Tbe first round for tbe Junior Cup take 9 place next Saturday. The following teams meet : — Pirates v. Kaiwhaka, Marton ; Bulls v. Hunterville, Hunterville ; Awahuri v. Palmerston, Palmerston ; Kia Kaha v. Feilding, Feilding. Mr Bradford has, through Mr Sherwill, purchased tho Feilding Horse Bazaar from Mrs MacArthnr, and has leased the premises to Mr L. H. Goldfinch, of Gisborne, from the Ist instant for a term of five years. During the meeting at Makino last night, Mr Corpe referred to the courtesy he had received from the local stationmaster, Mr Watts, who had done his best to secure for him some of the very few butter-trucks at the disposal of exporters. At Wanganui yesterday morning, Messrs Duthie, Buchanan, Swan, and Moore, M.H.Rs., and Messrs F. R. Jackson and John Bryce met for the purpose of deciding a candidate for the Wanganui seat, vacant by the death of the Hon. John Ballance, but as yet nothing has transpired as to what was done. — Standard. The Holloway Company attracted a splendid audience last ni„ht to witness the spectacular drama and comedy of " The King of Iron." 'the performance was in eyery way worthy of the splendid company, and the loud applause and hearty laughter produced, spoke volumes as to the enjoyment given. We arc glad to say the company will pay a return visit at no distant date. The scores iv the ladies' tennis championship singles tournament resulted as follows : — Miss Shannon beat Mrs Holmes, 50-31 ; Miss Shannon beat Mrs Lundius, 50-26; Miss Wilks beat Miss Gregory, 50-17 ; Miss Wilks beat Miss Saxon, 50-21 ; Miss Wilks beat Miss Shannon, 50 44; Miss Saxon beat Mrs Hill, 50-46 ; Miss Gregory beat Mrs Hill, 50-44. The final was played between Miss Wilks and Miss Shannon, the former winning as above. A prisoner, named John McManeny, committed suicide in the New Plymouth gaol on Sunday. He was arrested on Saturday on a charge of drunkenness, and was then suflering from delirium tremens. He was remanded to gaol and on Sunday appeared better, but in the evening, when the warder visited the cell, the unhappy man was found hanging dead. He had torn up the bed clothes and made a rope, which be had attached to the ventilator grating, and then hanged himself. Regulations for the transmission, etc., of telegrams aro published ia the Gazette of April 27th. The subjoined is an extract from them. Telegrams will be transmitted in the following order of priority : — (1) Telegrams of the Government marked urgent ; (2) service telegrams ; (3) urgent private telegrams ; (4) non-urgent (ordinary) private telegrams; (5) delayed telegrams. Tbe charges for transmission of a telegram are, — For eighteen words or less, including address and signature : Urgent, 2s ; ordinary, Is ; delayed, 6d ; extra words, 2d, Id, and \& each respectively. On Sundays, for urgent and ordinary telegrams, these rates are doubled. Delayed telegrams will not be received on Sundays. For any fraction of a penny a penny must be paid. A meeting was held at Bunnythorpe on Saturday evening, convened by Messrs Dick and Munro, at the Town Hall, to take steps for forming a Land Association. Mr A Dick occupied the chair, and read the advertisement convening the meeting ; he also read a letter from Mr Bishop (secretary of the Feilding Association) giving information how to proceed. It was proposed by Mr G. Green, and seconded by Mr Younger, and carried, That a Land Association bo formed in Bunnythorpe, and that tho chair mim be requested to take the names of those present willing to join, and to gather further signatures during the next week. The chairman suggested that all members should take up the same amount of acreage in order to facilitate the balloting. The total acreage the promoters of the Association proposed to apply for was 5000, in the Hunterville district, but, possibly, if required, more could be applied for. He spoko highly of the Block proposed to be taken up, it being in close proximity to the railway, and of capital quality. Mr Walters suggested that 200 acres each member should be the limit : but. ultimately, on the suggestion of Mr J. Cooksley, it was resolved that 5000 acres be applied for, and that the question of members applications in re» gard to acreago be held over to a future meeting. Applications were handed in for about 400 acros more than the 5000 estimated.