Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 106, 1 November 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Following are the vital statistics for the month of October for Foilding : — Births 13, death 8, marriages 4. Wo have been requested to state that ii uy horse proved to have been galloped on the Foilding race course, without pernns^un, will be disqualified. A donation of two guineas has been received by Mr Burlace, treasurer of the RangitikeiManawatu Cricket Association, from the Colyton Cricket Club. Horse owners are reminded that nominations for all events at the Spring meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club close with the Secretary, Mr E. Goodbehere, at 8.530 p.m., on Friday next. Prince ol Wales has 17 brothers-in-law 16 uncles, 67 cousins, 58 nephews and nieces. And the British public keep the entire lot. Just so ! At a log-chopping competition, held in Otaki on Saturday last, the first prize was won by Mr Morgan, of Porirua, who cut through his log, which wag about 10 inches in diameter, in 37£ seconds. There were ten competitors. "Who was the first man ?' said a Chicago teacher. *' Washington," promptly answered the young American. ' No," said the teacher; "Adam wns the first man." "Oh, well. I suppose you are right," replied the uodauntei) patriot, "' if you refer to furriners." A well attended meeting of Mr Lothbridge's committee was held last evening, nt which a lot of useful work was transuded. The dates on which Mr F. Y. Lethbridge will address the Knngitikei elec ii»rs und the several localities aro adver-l-i-d t'>-day. The Pohangina Road Board notify that il is their intention to raise loans, to the amount of 1"7,472 11s <3d, for the construction of various works in No. 1 ward and part of No i 5 ward of the I'ohangina Road Board district. Particu- ; lars of the different loans will be found in I un advertisement inserted over the leader | in to-day's issue. On our third page to-day will bo found an advertisement from the Farmers' Copt rativo Association, Limited, Palnserston .North. A tailoring department hue laioly been opened in connection with the Association, and this will be under the able management of Mr T. T, Korslake, the well known cutter and fitter. A splendid assortment of tweeds etc , have just been opened up, and will be found woll worthy of inspection. Shearing on the Kopani estate has bogun and seven shearers aro employed in the shed. Tboro are ten thousand sheep to put through which will take about twelve days if the weather continues favourable. The grass on this estate looks splendid and vaanj of the paddocks are now bomg got into good order. When the Kopani estate is in good working order its carrying capacity should, be enormous as it contains some of the best grass land in the colony. Up to last night Mr C. C. Miles has received 865 entries for the A, and P. Show. The return of entries from agencies at Wanganui, Feilding, Marton and Bulls, have yet to come in, besides entries posted fiom different places yesterday, and it may be taken as certain that the total number of eutries will considerably exceed 1000. The entries so far in horses, cattle and sheep are very satisfactory, both in point of number and quality, the entry of horses being especially good. The following are the thirds paid over to the Manchester Road Board for the year ended 30th April, 1893, and another half-yearly instalment will be payable in a day or two :— No. 4 Line, £16 os 7d ; Butinjthorpe Kairanga Road, £5 11s; Boundary Road, £58 17s ; Derby's Road, il 12s ; Ruffs Road, £14 4s ; Wiggins' Line, £5 4s ; Clereley's Line, £4 2s 8d ; Parr's Road, £13 17s 8d ; Cooksley's Road, LU 4s 2d ; Central Road, L 8 3s Id; Sangster's Road, 10s 8d ; James' Line L2l 18s. Total, L 164 10s Id. Tupa the Maori chief, who died at Aerangi lately, was buried on Saturday in tbo native cemetery, Awahuri. There were a great many Maoris present at the funeral, and nearly every district was re* presented by some members of the tribe. A native clergyman performed the burial rites. The natives have now dispersed to their various homes. Tapa te Whata was a wealthy mau. He executed a will a few days before bis death, leaving the whole of his property to his wife (Metapere Tapa), Win. Drury's wife, Kooro Renao, and lion te Mataku. A near and expectant relative was cut off because of a tendency to make the money " fly." Messrs Billon? and Hunting, of Palmerdton North, are to be congratulated on their efforts to efficiently cater for the wants of the public. The whole of the building situated next to the Firo Brigade Station hus recently undergone a thorough alteration, and splendid internal arrangeraents huvo taken tho place of tho former fittings. The low prices charged, combined with excellence of workmanship, have already compelled them to engage a large staff of capable artists. The now advertisement of the firm which appears to day, gives full particulars of the grand concessions now being made to patrons. The Palmer-Beaumont Concert at the Assembly Rooms on Monday night next is sure to attract a big crowd of people who will be glad to have an opportunity of listening to Rosina Carandmi (Mrs Palmer) and that popular tenor, Armes Beaumont. This is no cracked contralto show where the leading lady shakos her piano and leaves out her top note because — well, for fifty reasons, the most important of which is that she can't climb up to it. Not only are there Rosina Carandini and Armes Beaumont, but in addition Miss Maggie Sterling, who, through com* paratively young, has established a good record in the musical world as a first-class inezzoasoprano, and Mr A. H. Gee, a baritone of pure tone and great declamatory power. Tnere are also two instrumentalists, Mr John Lemmone, the flautist, and Mr T. Barker, A.R.A.M,,hurpist. Tho reputation of these two has already preceded them, especially that of th« former, as accomplished a player as any i who over blew music out of that mellow instrument, when properly bandied tho flute.