Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 108, 3 November 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

The contractor for sinking a second artesian well at Wanganui succeeded yesterday in striking a good flow of water. " The Wolf " was ever a truo Liberal, and the burden of his song, " To rifle, rob and plunder." Tho Palmerston North District Hospital will be opened on Tuesday, the 21st instant. Messrs Gorton and Son, will hold their next stack sale in Feilding on Friday, 10th instant, St Andrew's Kilwinning Lodge, No 79, N Z.C., Wanganui, moots on Thursday, the 9th Noyomber, for initiation and raiding. Haj'es Circus will appear in Feildiug on Tuesday. Sco advertisement. The Wanganui Herald says :— " The Huruuu Rocket" is a revelation. 'Ata special general meeting of the Wanganui Meat Freezing Company, a resolution was passed empowering the issue of new shares to the extent of £2000. The Deputy Official Assignee gives notice that all accounts m tho estate of H. S. Munro, a bankrupt, must be paid at onco to Ruthff Bros, Feilding. The Premier has a remarkably good trait in his character, anyhow. No matter from whom, or on what subject, the Hon Mr Seddon gives prompt replies to telegrams or other official communications. He neyer permits one moment's delay. Tho secretary ot the Pohnngina Road Board invites applications for the combined position of Engineer and Clork to tho said Board. Applications to be in tho hands of the chairman at tho now offices of the Board at Pohangiua on Saturday the 11th instant. Wednesday's Post says : — A ceremony which received a good deal of attention from the fair sex was performed in St Peter's Church this afternoon whon Mr Walter Haybittlo, a member of the firm of E. H. Little and Co., auctioneers, and a prominent figure in musical circles, was married to Miss Amy Begg, daughter of the late Mr Alex. Begg, of Dunedin. The Manchester Rifles held a very successful parade last night. Captain Kirton and Lieutenant Burlace in command. After the corps had been inspected Lieutenant Burlaoo, Color-Sergeant Milson, Sergeants Aitkon, Saywell and Gould exercised the men in the manual aud firing exercises. The last were gone through remarkably well. A meeting of the shooting committee will be held at Mr Bastings Hotel on Tuesday next at 7.30 p.m. Now that the divisions on the Home Rule Bill have come to an end it is interesting to take a retrospect of the time and trouble the House has taken upon it. Id the Committee stage, from May 8 to August 25, there were 192 divisions, and of these sixteen were considered to be of sufficient importance for over COO members to be present at them ; and in no fewer than ninety- five between 500 and 600 took part ; at forty-five 400 and 500 voted ; and at thirty-one between 300 and 400 ; while at only five were there Jess than 300. The total votes recorded in these divisions was 95,282. The exhibitors at the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association's Show will include the following well-known breeders. — Sheep — Messrs A. McUardy, J. N. Williams, T. Tanner, U. Harding (Uawko's Buy), Matthew Holmes, E. Menlove (Otago), W. Wilson (Wavorley). Scales and Mowbray (Lowor Hutt), Elder utid Morrison (Waikanae), T, I*. Allen (Wairarapa), R. Cobb, J. O. Batchelor (Mnnawatu) and Mrs Willis (Rangitikei). Cattle. — Messrs A. A. Fauthum, R. H. Poarco (Ilawera), E, D. Olaon (Sew Plymouth), A Dormer (Foilding), R. Smith (Pahiatuii), A. McHardv (Napier), W A. Keillur (Kungitikei), S. W. Luxfoid (Mauawatu).

To-mcrrow Mr W. Franklin- Browne will hold an auction sale of sundries at his Feilding Auctien Mart, at two o'clock in the afternoon. Sbeepowners in the Kaugitikei district are complaining of Bmall mobs being " lifted," One farmer lost twenty out of a small flock of two hundred the other night. Great fears are entertained at Auckland for the safety of the barque Elinor Ver« non, well known in Wellington, and now , 150 days out from New York for Port Chalmers. Mr Matheson, the manager of tho Feild- ! ing branch of The Colonial Bank of New Zealand has handed us a copy of the rej port of the flood relief fund of Queens* land. Subscribers may have copios on application to Mr Matheson. ! We learn that Mr Mitchell, of the Rungiwahia Hotel, intends enlarging his premisos owing to the increasing traffic in that district, his present accommodation , being insufficient to meet the requirements of the travelling public. A large store and saw mill are also to be erected in that • township and things generally wear a "go ahead" aspect. On Wednesday evening the Rey J. D. Rus^oll, who has succeeded the Rev Inncs Jones as pastor of the parochial district of Bulls, was formally introduced So his congregation in that town. After a sboit service had been hold in St. An- , drow's Church, an adjournment was made to tho Town Hall, where a very eujoyable ! social was held. j In our illustrated supplement to-mor-I row will be found the usual amount of interesting and instructive reading, and | those who delight in a little frivolous matj tor will find their wants provided for. | '• The man who staid '' is the title of a , complete and exciting storj , and under ! the " fashion " heading ladies will find ! something of quito tho latest. ! On Monday night next the PalmerBeaumont Company will make their ap» pearance in the Assembly Rooms, and as I this is ono of the best all-round companies j which have toured New Zealand, there is no doubt hut what they will bo greeted by a crowded hou.»o. The mere fact that Mrs Palmer (who was a membor of the renowned Carandini family) will sing, should bo sufficiont to draw all music* loving pooplo to the hall on Monday | ojening.