Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 43, 19 August 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

A writer in Christchurch Truth, says I that between two stools, Boor and Stout, Sydenham Taylor (M.11.R) is likely to j cuaie to the ground.

[t is probable the general elections will be held early in December. Captain Edwin wired today : — The indications aye for a cold night. Tho Kiwitea Road Boird was sitting as wo wont to press. It has been definitely fixed that Mr Cadman shall re-enter the Cabinet, but his portfolio has not yet been declared upon. A meeting of gentlemen interested in , the formation of a Polo Club for Feilding, : i and district, is called for this evening at | i the Manchester Hotel. ( The voting man Mr G. Welle, who so pluckily rodo ono of tho horses at Professor Hickton's exhibition last night, hurt | his ankle shortly aftorwards and went into a tit. He still remains unconscious. The Primitive Methodist Anniversary Services will be held to morrow. The Hey Mr Ellis, of Palmer.«ton North, will , conduct the services, both morning and evening. Two of the New Zealand footballers — Oliphant and Ilerrold— intend (says the Waipawa Mail) to return to Sydney shortly in order to take up their residences there permanently. The Taranaki Herald understands that Mr Carthew'B watch, which was taken j away from him by an armed man at Fitzroy some mouths ago, has been handed over to the police. Notice is given by the Town Clerk, Mr G. C. Hill, that the annual balance-sheet of the Borough for the year ending 31st March, 1898, is now ready for public inspection at the office of the Council. Mr Gilbert Carson is not discouraged by his recent defeat, and intends to meet all comers for the Wanganui seat at the general election. He left England for New Zealand at the end of July. Pulmorston is evidently becoming tho fayorito rosoit for nowly- married folks as no less than three brides accompanied by their husbands, stayed at a local hotel on Thursday night.— Standard. Mr J. {founders had eight shoop worriod by Maori dogs at his plnco, Oakloigh Park, Awahuri, yestorday, while about 180 ewes were driven away from their lambs into a swamp by tho samo dogs. The rocont freah»* in tho Oroua rivor bavo changed the formation of the channel at Awahuri, and tho Mouawatu Roud Board has had ta put in a number of pilos to turn tho courso of tho river in a now direction. Yesterday afternoon the police arrested George Harper, who escaped from the Wangauui Gaol two months ago. The accused was arrested in the Cafe de Paris, Palmerston, and was disguised with black whiskers and eye glasses. " Who, and wbat is God," will bo the i subject of Mr Joo Dixon's discourso in tho Wosleyan Church to-morrow night. Tho subject will no doubt be presented in tho proachor'fi usual characteristic tnaunor, thorough and intelligible. Mr F. J. Potberick has just completed to the order of a Colyton rosidout, a breast collar silver mounted buggy harness. The workmanship and finish are first class, and the excellent way in which the harnoss has boon turnod out is highly creditable. Mr W. Baker of Makino, is likely to meet with a purchaser for the Torpedo colt which Mr Hickton so successfully broke in yesterday evening. Should a deal eventuate, it is the intention of the buyer to travel the horse in this district during the coming season. There are epicures in Christchurch. Truth says : — Tho first whitebait of the season was caught in the Waimakariri on Friday. The quantity, which did not exceed a pint, wag sold for 8a 6d, and subsequently rallied for 5s in tickets of Is each. Where were the police? There were not sufficient of tho Manchester Rifles on parade last night to earn capitation, therefore Lieut. Bray dismissed those present after informing them that in future all parades would be held on Thursday evenings, and tho next would be on the 81st mat., when Lieut* Colonel Newall will inspect tho corps. Sir Robert Stout says the Government Licensing Bill is a very good moasuro, except for some- points which required atuoudment. When aakod wbat those points wore, Sir Robert Stout replied that ono of tbom was tho provision in clauso Id requiring a throo- fifths majority to validate a poll doclanug that no licensor ! shall be granted. Ho thinks that a baro majority will bo sufficient. A tomperanco boarding houso will bo opened in Apiti on Friday Soptombor Ist, by Mr W, F. Marsh. As thoro aro fow settlors in tho district who so tbor« oughlj understand, in that respect, :ho requirementa of a young and rising settlement like Apiti, his success m this new undertaking may bo looked upou as already assurod. For othor particulars soo advertisement. The members of tbo Excolsior Lodgo. No 15., 1.0.0.T.. Caoipbelltown, hold thoir weekly meeting last Thursday night and 36 members wero in attendance It was decided to hold a toa next Thursduy ovoning, August 21th, at 6 o'clock, and to have an outertaiumont aftorwards, the programme to bo made up by visiting morabors of othor Lodges. It boiug tho Anniversary of thoir opomug tho Hall, every thing will bo douo to muko tbo mooting a success. On Thursday last, Mr Edwards, of Sandon, whilst driving in his trap mot with an accident which capsized tho vehi. do. Whoa discoverod somo throo hours aftorwards, Mr Edwards was unconscious, Uo owes bis lifo to the sagacity of a small dog which scratched a track through tho akias which enveloped Mr Edwardi, thus onablin;? a current of freah air to reach him. Had it not been for this fact, bo must havo boon suffocated . The report on the defences of New Zealand will be discussed in the House some day next week. It is expected that Colonel Fox and tbo Volunteers will hear a great deal about themselves. Whether to their mutual pleasure and advantage is more than doubtful. The member for Wanganui is loaded to tho niuz/.le with no end of explosives which will be noisy if not very injurious. We have had Fox on Willis— wo are going to have Willis on Fox. Here are some of Bismarck's aphorisms taken from his " Note Book of Youth," which dates from the great man's nineteenth year : — Love is blind ; friendship shuts the oyos." " You oftou hoar tbo rich man saying to tho poor man, ' I havo no money.' A groat imud in certain fashionublo gatuorings says an much by its silonce." lv tho (etc-a-letc a woman speaks aloud to the man who is indifferent to hor, low to tho man she is uoar loving, and koeps silenco with tho man she loves." " Roading a medical book, ouo fancies ono has all tho maladies it describes ; similarly when roading the work of a moralist, ono discovora all tho faults ho points out— in othors.' 1 A fashionable wedding took place in St. Stephen's Church, Marlon, on Thursday afternoon, when Mr Graham IT. Shannon, oldest son of Mr G. V. Shannon, well known throughout the Rangitikei, was united in the bonds of matrimony to Miss Maggie Mcßeth, eldest daughter of Mr Ales. Y. Mcßeth. Tho bride, who was given away by her father, was attended by four bridesmaids, namely, Miss M. Mcßeth, sister of the bride, Miss Mabel Mcßoth, cousin of the bride, and the Misses M. and Kathleen Shannon, sisters of the bridegroom. Mr F. Wolford acted as best man. The Rev. A. Towgood conducted tho service in a most impressive manner. We wish the happy pair all sorts of good things lor their future welfare.

Mr C. 13. Izard has decided to stand for the Otaki seat. Sir Julius Yogel has again brought before Parliament his claim against the Colony, petition having been received from him for legislation which will enable the matter to be brought before the Supreme Court. The Minister for Lands, Mr McKenzie. and Mr Duthie, member for Wellington — both burley Scotchmen — crossed swords j in the House the other day. Mr Duthie | ( questioned the Minister for information concerning the immigrants lately brought out to the colony by Mr Courtney. Mr McKenzie was terribly wroth, and after I deprecating " the putting of absurd questions founded on paragraphs from newspapers," told Mr Duthie he (the Minister) would not be admonished bj " an ignorant, purse-proud merchant." i The Foresters of Feilding and their i friends held a most successful tea and social yesterday evening in thoir Hall in Bowen street. Tea was on the tables at 6.80, Mr J. H. Worsfold being entrusted with the catering, which was carried out in his U6Unl satisfactory manner. Mrs and Miss Foster presided over the tea tables. At 8 o'clock a dance took place, about 25 couples footing it merrily till botween two and three in the morning. Mr j R. F. Uaybittle'a string band, provided the music which was rendered in their cuotomary excellent style. Mr Bilderbeck acted as M C. On the 17th we had rain and a hard fro6t the same night. On the 18th, Captain Edwin's forecast was again for a frost, which of course proved wrong, for more reasons than that the Captain's promises, unlike his threats, are not fulfilled. We will give our weather prophet a Maori proverb, which was in vogue before Captain Edwin's grandfather looked through the big end of a spy glass. It is a rule to which we have never known an exception : — " When frost follows rain within twelve hours, ram will again follow within the same time" Nature in her benificonce orobaby here seeks to prevent the destruction of vegetation which would be the result of successive frosts upon a thoroughly wet surface.