Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 84, 6 October 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

A letter from Mr S. Goodbehere, on the bye-laws, will appear tomorrow. Tho Aorangi Maori cemetery is nicely kept, each grave being well fenced and j vaulted with concrete. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Egmont A. and P. Association meeting on November 2nd, 1893. Mr Sea forth McKenzio was the successful tenderer for the erection of a private residence for Mr J. Greenwood, in Bowen street. Shareholders in the Cheltenham Cooperative Dairy Company, limited, are reminded of the meeting to be held in the school house to-morrow evening at 7.30. Mr Joseph Tomperley, saddler, of Marion, yesterduy riltd his petition in bank* n.ptcy. The first meeting of creditors will be held in the Courthouse, Marton, on Wednesday, October 18th. The remains of the late son of Mr John Jefleries, of fiunnythorpe, were interred in the I'ttlinerston cemetery yesterday. A large number of relatives and friends assembled, seventeen vehicles and thirty horsemen following. The two Liberal candidates for the Otaki seat, Messrs fzard and H, S. Fitzherbert, have announced their retirement from the contest for the Otaki seat. The latter informs us that his business engagements prevent him complying with the numerous requests he has received to become a candidate. — Standard. Some railway employe without regard for nature's beauty or thought for the future, has fenced a portion of the line at Taonui and ruthlessly destroyed a number of beautiful young totara and lace bark trees. The Commissioners should not allow the destruction of native shrubs of tbia description. The advisability of proving claims in bankrupt estates was exemplified in the Court yesterday morning, when Judge Kettle ordered that J. B. Lever should pay 2s 6d in the £ on all proved claims, and Mr Scott observed that a number of creditors had not proved because they did not think it worth while. His Honor remarked that in that ease they deserved to suffer. Old Tapa who was bohoynd to he dying and was, as is customary with the natives placed in a separato wharo which would afterwards be burned, is recovering, we hope to see tbo old fellow about again. He id a wealthy man and of that honour* able stamp not too coinmou among aboriginals of any country. Tho Maorios, whose necessity has hitlioito \ed them to grow vegetables at least for their own use aud thus secured sufliciont oxomso to prevent their being utterly demoralised, tiuve fallen back ujiou thu more thrifty celestial who makes regular calls at the Pah.

The horse sale of Mr Franklin-Browne, to be held at the Manchester Hotel stables to-morrow, promises to be a big affair. The entries are numerous and some of the well-bred mares are of special value. Mrs Ballance still hesitates to accept a grant from the Government. It is understood, however, that Ministers will prevail on her to accept the same amount as Lady Atkinson, especially as much of her available funds are locked up in shipping companies' shares — Napier Telegraph. Tbe 200 Martmi-Henn rifles ordered by the Government arriyed yesterday by Tongariro. One hundred of them have already been ordered by the Rifle Association and various clubs, and will be forwarded to them at once. The prices charged by the Government is £3 10s lOd each, — N.Z. Times, The Manawatu and Bush Union junior footballers will meet at Paltuerstou tomorrow. The following will represent Manawatu : — Seddon, llickards, Hewitt, Rockley, McKenna, Isherwood, WishartAitken, Heighton, Smith, Perrin, Prender, gast, Rakena, Gregg, and Fenton. Tho Wairarapa Star says :— Under the new Electoral ,ict M acmes owning freehold property to the value of £25 are entiiled to be enrolled with Europeans and vote for European members of the House of Representatives. The recording of 6uch a vote, however, prevents their voting for Maori members. Sevoral Masterton Natives have intimated their intention of having their names and th»se of their wives inserted on the European roll. Our illustrated supplement will appear as usual in to-morrow's issue, and will be found interesting and instructive alike to farmers, dairyman, gardeners, ladies, etc., while several useful hints will be found as to how certain diseases should be treated. A tale entitled " Sophia Panlovna Ecxardy," by Henry Harland, is commenced in this number, and will be continued in future issuea. Those who appreciate light reading will find plenty to amuse them. Mr J. H. Hankins, in referring to one of the Bankruptcy cases at the District Court yesterday, said it was evident tbe new Bankruptcy Act was beginning to operate. One bankrupt who had to undergo his public examination at the present sitting, and was not present, was seen a few days ago journeying towards Wellington, while another who had also to come before the Court for the same purpose, had been seen on the wharf at Auckland lately. The following important clause in the Electoral Act is worthy of attention. " Every person who signs the name of any other person, whether requested lodo so or not, or any false or fictitious name to any form or clniin, application, or objection, for the purpose of this Act, either as claimant, applicant, or objector, or as witness ; or who signs his own Dame as witness to any signature upon any such form of claim, application, or objection without having seen such signature written, or without hearing the person signing declare the signature to be his own, and signed of his own proper name, is liable for every such offence to a penalty not exceeding £50."