The Feilding Star. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1893.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 48, 25 August 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1893.

The cablegrammor who works up tho alleged facts trnuamitted from London, is fond of sensational items, and whon ho gets hold of one ho sends it off in hot hasto without being at all particular as to its accuracy. One item ho sent recently was to the effect that tho soldiers, who had been sent into Wales to assist tho civil authorities in keeping tho peace among the strikers aud non-strikers, wore provided with ball cartridges, aud instructed to " fire low " when dealing out murder to the rioters. Ou tho faco of it, this is about as contemptible a falsehood as could bo utterod. In the first place, ball ammunition would not bo sorvod out until tbo men arrived at their destination ; in the second place, the officer iv command would give the order as to how the men were to fire, if it unhappily became necessary. The only reason which ever exists for troops firing low on rioters is because if they fire over tho heads of such notors with the view of intimidating them, innocent spectators who aro looking on from the house windows would bo the only victims. If somo people have to bo slaughtered to presorve la«r and order, it is suroly better that those who cause tho trouble should be tho victims, and not unoffending onlookers. However, we reiterate our denial of tho truth of tho statement contained in tho cablogram.

At tho last mooting of tho Kiwi tea Road Board n motion was made that the bridge on the Cheltenham Cross road, which was washed away some few years ago, bo re-built. The motion was lost, tho Chairman very properly objecting to the Board nudertakiug the work until after the Bill creating the Kiwitea County had been passed by the Upper House. Although tho proposal was thus shelved for tho tirno, it is not likely that tho settlors in the neighborhood of the road in question will allow it to drop. Now that the Cheltenham Dairy Factory may bo looked upou as an accomplished fact, the absolute uocessity for koopiug that particular road open ut all timos is patent, and to do that a suitable bridge must bo provided. It is to be uuderstood that the whole cost of such bridge would not fall on tho ratepayors alono, but would bo borne iv part by the Govornmeut.