The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, OCT. 3, 1893. Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 81, 3 October 1893, Page 2

The Feilding Star. TUESDAY, OCT. 3, 1893. Local and General News

It is understood the Government will place a sum of £3000 on the Supplementary Estimates for Mrs Ballance — a similar grant to that made to Lady Atkinson. The following are the vital statistics of the Feilding district for tho month of Sep. tember : — Deaths 5, births 15, marriages 2. The figures for the quarter ending September 30th are : — Deaths 14, births 37. marriages 10. The Salvation Army authorities through Colonel Bailey, are petitioning the House to repeal bye Jaws which interfere with their marches, services, and devotional exercises in the public streets. The Mm later for Justice presented the petition. Victorian civil servants are in the , future to be allowed to take the benefit of ihe Insolvency Court without losing their situations. This concession has been granted owing to the fact that many of them have become insolvent because of th« present financial crisis. Lord Armstrong expresses the opinion that owing to the increased strength of explosives it will soon become necessary to abandon the construction of large armoured vessels. Ha advises tho Admiralty to turn its attention to swift cruisers and light ramships. At the Wellington Land Board's last meeting the Commissioner stated that l)e had reconsidered his determination not to offer tho large totara forest reserve, Pohangma, until the road is formed, as the river affords better access, and it would shortly be offered for lease. The rascrvj is very valuable, and many people it ■ tend to take up leases for saw«milli'. g purposes. The subjoined is from an English paper : — " Mrs Myra Bradwell, wife of Judge Brad well, of Chicago, was the first woman in the United Mate* to apply for admission to the Bar. Since her admission she has worked by her husband's side, and has been of great assistance to him in his law practice. Her son and daughter were also admitted to the Bar when they reached suitable ages, and soon afterwards the daughter married a lawyer, so that every member of the Bradwell family is practising the profession."

We have to acknowledge receipt of the Railway timetable for the current month. The panorama which was to have been given in the Coly ton Hall last evening was postponed to some future date. A blacksmith's shop is now being erected at Colyton for Mr Dugald Hendersen. Work will be started in a few days in charge of a reliable man. At Palmerston on Saturday afternoon Mr A. Thorburn, well-known in Feilding, ! had the misfortune to break the small bone of his leg by slipping on a stone while alighting from his express. We regret to announce the death of John William, the sixth son of Mr John Jefferies, of Bunnythorpe, this morning, after an attack of measles. The funeral will take place on Thursday, and will leave Bnnnythorpe for the Palmerston cemetery at noon of that day. The following are the names of the football team to play against the Unions on the Oval to-morrow afternoon : — Swance, B. Robertson, Foster, R. Parr, Hurdle, Parkes, Evans, Robinson, Smith (2), Mines, Mingins, Lowe, Towler, and Brinkman. The following amounts were paid ovet at the settling on the Rangitikei Racing Club's Spring meeting :— Mr A. Portland £100; Mr W. Douglas, £60 ; Mr W. Tat ham, £50; Mr J. M. Kraser, £40 : Mr D. Scott, £35 ; Mr J, J. Russell, £30 ; Mr J. G. Wilson, £10 ; Mr J. P. Belcher, £10 ; Messrs W. Wilson, C. Fitzherbert, and J. Abbot, £0 each; total— £3so. Mr Scobie MacKenzie said in the House proper steps are not being taken to place women upon the rolls. He had received a telegram from Naseby saying that not a single form has been receiyed there. The Premier seemed very annoyed, and said 460,000 forms of claims had been sent out, and if anyone had neglected their duty it would be the worse for him. Re giatrars had been authorised to spend up to LjO for assistance so that there should bo no hitch. United States naral officers consider that half the horror of the Victoria disaster has not been told. They are satis fled that some of the compartments were closed before the ship went down and that in those compartments were men who found themselves at the bottom ot the sea alive, with no possible escape, and with enough air to possibly last them a few days, maybe lonacr. There they were to starve or choke, caged in iron, and certain that nothing could save them. The Wesleyans of Birmingham held their quarterly meeting at Kmitea last Tuesday, when the Rev Mr Keall pre sided. The Rev Mr Watkin was also present. There was a public tea given in the hall in the evening, when a very large number of the settlers availed themselves of the opportunity of the felicities ex* changed at such gatherings. The hall was crowded for the after-meeting. Addresseß were delivered by the Revs. Keall, Watkin, and Birks. Several solos were contributed during the evening, and all present appeared to enjoy the meeting. Cricketers are reminded of the meeting in Oliver's Hotel this evening at 8 o'clock when those interested in tho game should attend, to assist in making cricket a success in Feilding this season. The ground on Mr Lethbndge's property, is being got in splendid order by two or three energetic members who turn out in tho early morning, and it is confidently expected the pitch will be the best ever had in Feilding, but without a good attendance of members at meeting and practices, the whole work will be thrown on a few, who may be willing but will be put to inconvenience, and we would like to see all those who intend taking part in the coming matches to roll up and give a band, which would make tho work much lighter and more pleasant for all.