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Feilding Star, 27 June 1893, Page 2

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' There will be mass in St Bridget's next Sunday at 11 a.m. Another case of measles has been re* ported by Dc Sorley. The Government has appointed Mr MeCullum, solicitor, Blenheim, as Crown Prosecutor in that district. It is understood a compassionate allowance similar to that granted to Lady Atkinsou will be granted to Mrs Ballance. Mr E. G. Jellicoe, the well known Wellington solicitor, will proceed to England fctortly. An absent minded tradesman left his business place open on Saturday night. Fortunately his stock of goods was not lessened as a result of his laches. The Kiwitea Literary Association have resolved to form a Parliamentary Union, to have currency during the ensuing six months. Mr R. Mcßeth, of Kiwitea, has forwarded to Mr Nottnan, the treasurer o' the Ballance Memorial Fund, 112 5s collected by him in the Kiwitea. A grand programme ii provided for the Band of Hope meeting, in the Foresters' Hal!, on Thursday evening next, at 7 o'clock. All are welcome. Mr B. Poole has let his Feilding prop perty consisting of a dwelling house, with out-houses and thirteen acres of land, and a good orchard attached, to Mr William Kitchen. Gentlemen interested in the formation of a building society for Feilding are reminded of the meeting this evening, to be held in the Manchester Hotel sample rooms. Two lectures will be given in Feilding this evening, viz :— " What I saw of the Queensland Floods " in the Assembly Kooius at H o'clock ; and " What I saw and heard in America," by the Rev. W. Morley, at 7.80. o'clock, in the Salvation Army rooms. A traction engine recently bolted in Kent (Eng.), dashed through a hedge and turned a complete somersault. Miraculous to say neither driver nor stoker was injured in the least. They were in a public house at the time of the occurrence. In the action brought by W. Barnsdale, of Auckland, against the Longburn Freezing Company for JL'3OO for ersoting pateut manure apparatus at the Com pant's works, judgment was given for plaintiff for the full amount. Sister Magdala (Mrs Worthington) has announced she will shortly take up her permanent residence in Wellington and establish a Temple of Truth. The Regis-trar-treneral has declined to replace Worthington't name on the list of officiating ministers nnder the Marriage Act. Feeling reference was made in most of the Feilding places of worship on Sunday last, to the appalling catastrope which took place in the tnediteranean last week, and the noble devotion to duty exhibited by the gallant Admiral Tyron was alluded to in items of the warmest oommendation. We are informed that the NZ. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company haye offered to erect a creamery at Stoney Creek at once if 200 cows are guaranteed, on tho same terms as those offered to Wanganui settlers. If 400 cows are guaranteed, the Company are willing to establish a factory. — Standard. Tho Auckland Herald complains that the cost of the Cheviot Estate would have made sufficient roads in the North to have enabled the Government to have settled hundreds of thousands of acres. It is understood that the Government will appoint one of the new members to a position in his Cabinet, and we think Auckland has the best claim. The Paris Figaro of April sth said that Dr Robert Koch, the famous German Kavant, had written to Profesior Scag* hone informing him that his recent ex peritnents with a new anti-tuberculous liquid had shown that the remedy was of marvellous efficacy. The liquid was not administered by injection like lymph, but by inhalation. " Rough on Heeves." Christchnrch Train says : — Mr Reeves is a gentleman who has been saying disagreeable things ever stuce the power of speech was granted to him. It has been said of him that he could not sleep of uights unless he had succeeded during the day in wounding the feelings of somebody, "whether foe or ally. It is needless to add that he always sleeps soundly. At a meeting of the Rangitikei Liberal Association held at Marton on Saturday Mr Stevens was chosen as the candidate f.o be supported at the next general election. Mr Stevens will address the electors in the various centres as soon as such a course is necessary, but in the meantime he will make himself known to the electors in those parts of the electorate he has not hitherto visited. An interesting memento of the late John Ballance was prosmited in the House ol Representatives on Thursday afternoon bj Mr W. McLean, in the form of a volumo contaimug tho articles appoanug m the principal newspapers of the colony written at the tirao of tho late Premier's death The book was compiled by too New Zealand Press Clippings Bureau, which has just been established m Wellington by Messrs Truebridge. Miller ami Retch, the proprietors. Mr Miers who dnvos Meesra Bartholomew's timber waggon, met with a serious accideut ou Saturday last. He had iust started unloading, when a heavy gust of w:od caught the timber, which beiug wet caused it to slip off tho waggon almost burying the sufferer. Willing bauds quickly extricated him, and he was carried into Messrs Bartholomew's office and on Dr Sorlev's arrival it was found that no bones were broken, although Mr Miers was considerably bruised and shaken. Still it is miraculous that he escaped with, comparatiyely speaking, such k trifling injuries. People should not go out shooting on Sundays— unless they know the l«y of the country well. On Sunday, 18th inst., Mr It. Thompson, of Birmingham, went into the Coal Creek Block pigeon shooting, and lost himself. He endeavoured to attract attention to )iis misfortune by firing bis gun several times, but did not Mucceed. He threw away some birds he had shot. Thompson was out m the bush until Tuesday morning without food or fire. In fording the Oroua river, he was so weak that he was nearly washed off Ins feet and drowned. He, however, got back to Birmingham all safe, nnd lms now quite recovere I. The bagpipes, spiritedly played bv j I champion pipers, and the Salvation Army band came into collision in Napier on i Thursday night. The bagpipers simply I I drowned their religious friends, who I [ censed singing and playing whilst the j Scotsmen took the field. " Why don't ; you play away " sai-i one of the by- j Htanders to the "captain." " Don't you believe it," was the response, " I aim going to burst myself for till the bagpipes , in the place." And he didn't. The : Scotsmen adjourned to a neighboring i hotel for whiskey, whilst the Army marched to their barracks for prayer. — ' Telegraph. '

* ■ huvtt to acknowledge receipt o f a »itch of Parliamentary pap<r;. MrJ. F. Donnelly Im- d sposed of hi business to Mr David Ross, of Wanganui, who took possession to-day. * Mr E C Bruce, M.H.R, will give lecture in Feilding oliortly for the benefi ' of the Fcilding Public Library.' ! Sir R. Stout has undertaken to intro* j duce the Direct Veto Bill in the House of Representatives on behalf of th» Kew Zealand Alliance. The Kiwitea licensing Bench vests this afternoon to consider the adjourned j application from Mr Palmer, for an accommodation license for his house at Pohangina. Mr Williamson, chairman of the Kiwitea Road Board, and the engineer, Mr C. Bray, yesterday accepted Mr F. Rink's tender for the supply and delivery of 150 yards of metal, on Sinclair's road, at 2s 2d per yard. We are informed that the Misses Harrison, musical and singing celebrities from Melbourne, have come to reside in FeUding. Doubtless we shall soon be able to give more particulars about these talented voting ladies. Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded that the corps will be inspected by Lieutenant Col. Newall on Thursday night. Recruits are requested to call at Mr Milson'a, bookseller's shop, on Saturday July Ist when they can be sworn in. The installation of the W.M., (Mr Worsfold) and officers of the Feilding Masonic Lodge takes place on Wednesday the 1 9tb «f July wheu the Grand Master will b*e present to assist in the ceremour. A bashman was injured in the kuee when working on Mr Palmer's section on the Coal Crook Block, by a cut from his slasher. He was sent in to the* Wanganui Hospital on Fridav from Paltnerston North. At a meeting of lady members of St. John's Church, Feildinjj, held yesterday afternoon , it was decided to give a promenade concert, and social, on the 24th Jnlv, to bid farewell to the Rev. A. Herinon prior to his departure for England. The public library and reading room will, to-morrow, be removed into the premises adjoining the Manchester Rond Board Office. The building is being papered and made comfortable, and will be a great improvement on the old premises. The mortal remains of the late Mr James Jackson, of Awahuri, were interred in (he Feilding Cemetery yesterday afternoon. The Rev. H. M. Murrayofficiated at the grave, and Mr A. Knde was the undertaker engaged. The deceased had, for the past five years, been working at intervals on Mr K. Jennina' farm at Awahuri. Ha leaves a wife, but no family, to mourn his demise. The death is announced at Tokomairiro. Otago, of an old-time Wellington ie?ident, Mrs Seed, mother nf tho lute M' William Seed, of 11. M ('uitom.-, wh<> long resided in Wellington. Hia futn«M and mother arrival in Wellingt n in 1840, and dwelt boro many years, living on a property of thoir own on the lower side of what is now known as Frasor'alaue. Mrs Seed was 92 year* of age.— Post. Two Feilding residents were walking np the Oroua river on Sunday last when they noticed a great commotion some little distance up the bank, and on going along to investigate the cause, they found a large shag in possess ion of a trout, about fifteen inches long, which had half disappeared down the bird's gullet. On frightening the shag away, it dropped the fish which quickly changed owners. As Messrs Pringle & Richardson's coach was turning the corner in Manchester Square this morning, the leaders took rather too sharp a curve, and the near wheeler must have crossed its legs, causing it to fall down, The horse was in no way injured, nor was even a strap on the pole broken. The animal was quickly on its feet again, and the journey at once resumed as if nothing had happened. Tnere are now on view in Messrs Barraud & Abraham's store three large swedes, grown by Mr R. Perrett, of Sandon ; also a long red mangold weighing 221 bs, and a yellow globe mammoth mangold which turns the scale at '231 bs, the two last being from Mr Humphrey's property at Makino. These were all grown, without manure, from seed supplied by Messrs Barraud & Abraham, of Folding, and speak volumes as to the excellent quality of seed put up by this firm.