Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 54, 1 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Tho following aro tho vital statistics of Feilding for tbo mouth of August : — Births, 10 ; deaths, 6 ; inurriagos, 7. We have to acknowledge receipt of the Railway Time Tublo for tho current month, from tho Traffic Agent at Wanganui. A football match between the Wellington and Manawatu Juniors will take place in Palmerston North to-morrow afternoon. I'lay to commence at 2. 30. Mr James Oruco, who was tho promo* ter of tbo ffiusicul enterta:umout in Pulineraton North, when tbo •• Messiah " was so successfully rcuderod, desires to thank the people of Foildiug for their liberal support. There are 481 policemen in tho colony, the proportion to population being 1 to 1439. Tho cost to each inhabitant is 2s B£d per head. Roughly speaking the Australian colonies hayo twice the number of policemon. as compared with the population that New Zealand maintains. A very singular thing has happened at Wavertree, tho farm of Mr Coote. A number of lambs have been found, immediately after buth, with their tails bitten off. There can be no doubt about tho fact because the bleeding stumps have shown that some animal must have done it. The questiou is whether the stoats have bees at work. A " Servant Girl " writes to tho Dunedin Star suggesting that servant girls should be given half-holidays during the week similar to shop assistants and otherß. The writer points out that she works from five o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock at night. There is not the slightest doubt that the majority of servant girls work very long hours, but this one evidently beats the record. At a spociat meeting of the Mauawatu Rood Boaid held at Pulmorston yesterday a letter was read from the Mauawatu County Council, drawing attention to the Board's indebtedness to thorn for tho sum of £438 7h 4d, lwing half nost of bridgo ovor tho Oroua nvi»r on Campbolltown* Longburn road, also £32 12« 3d oxponses of ougineoring, and asking that thouboro amount* bo paid by Ist Outo^or, the huio allowed by tho Aot for paying off the debt. On tho uiotiou of Warden Stevens, seconded by Wardeu Stubbs, it was decided to instruct tbo Clerk to writo to the Manawatu County Council and inform thorn that steps arc beiug takeu to obtain the money and pay the amount due as soon au yuu&ible,

Thero was a good attoudance at the Mutual Improvement Society meeting l. n .st evening. Mr A. Kuile has just received a lar«e consignment offenders and lire-irons, and invites an inspection of his well assorted stock. It is intimated that the Rev E. Walker tho well«knoien organism™ agent of the Alliance will hold a Tompornnce meeting in the Foresters' Hall to morrow ovoning at eight o'clock, and on £*•" " v day at 8.30. The Standard says : — Our special cor- | respondent telegraphed from Wellington j last night that it is understood that Mr Jam os Linton will be appointed coroner in Palmorston vico Mr G. M. Siiolsdu resigned. The ' Medical Record ' shows that according to recent statistics more physicians commit suicide than any other class of people, and that lawyers come next in the catalogue of victims. It is nlso ) claimed that suicide increases with education and civilisation. Child- stealing has been vory rife hi Eugland of late. A nurso girl was seat to gaol at Beuton for stealiui; an infant. The girl said sho stole tho babe for a woman who had no family of her own. A young woman received six months' imprisonment at York for stealing a child four years of ago. At Cardiff a woman was sontonced to oigbioon months' haid labour for stealing a two-aml-a-half-year-old child. The undermentioned will represent the Feilding Chess Club in their match against the Marton Club, which is to take place, by wire, tomorrow night: — Messrs 0. Pleasants, E. Giesen, L. E Reade, J. I'rior, W. Giosen. J. 13. Percival, C. Matthews, G. Younger. The Marton playors will be selected from tho following: — Mossrs F. Arkwright, Moldruin. O'liougliloa, Richardson, Marshall Tompkins, Armstrong and Wilson. Mr Oliver will act as utnpiro on behalf of tho Foildmg Club at the Martou end. Mr F. Gabites, of Forgusson slreot, has found it nocessary, owing to the increase in his business to tako larger promises, and has removed to the shop next to Mr Prior's offlco in the same stroet. Tho present building is far more roomy, loftier, aud better ventilated, and m every way better adapted for the carrying on of a successful drapery business. The shop has been nicelj painted and decorated by Mr Gosling, and looks pleasingly bright ntid attractive. Wo congratulate Mr Gubites on his outorpnse. aud wish him every prosperity in his now venture.