Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 123, 23 November 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

• — The Rotorua line is now completed and his been laken ever by the Government. A social and coffee supper will be held I m the Makino school house to-morrow evening, at 8.30., in connection with tho Primitive Methodist Church. Lieutenant-Colonel Newall will inspect the Manchester Rifles thm afternoon. The i corps will parade at sevou o'clock in Kirn. bolton road opposite the Assembly Rooms. We refor our readers to an addition made to-day to Mr Light's advertisement relating to Mr Bradford's lino of coachos which leave the Denbigh Hotel for Birmingham morning and afternoon. Tho services in tho Wesleyan Church next Sunday will bo conducted by Mr Watkiu. Being the Temperance Sunday according to the conference appointment the morning discourse will have particu* iar reference to that question. The Campbelltowu settlors are about to form a Drainage Board for the control of the Sluggish Creek, and a petition in that connection is being presented to tho Governor. A remarkable performance was wit« nosbei in the cricket match at Karori on Saturday last between the Rival third and tho Karori firat, C. Spiers, a member of the latter team, taking ten wickets at a cost of ouo run. He bowled nine men, and caught tho loath off his own bowling. This is, wo believe, a world's record. Tho programme of the anniversary sports, inau}{Uiated by tho Druids of Birmingham, will be published in our next issue. The programmo coutaius twonty. one events, and with the liberal prizes offered largo entries should be received. The sports will be held on Jauuary 18th, 1894, at Birmingham, and as will be seen on reference to tho programmo, a strong committeo has been formed to make preliminary arrangements, and no doubt they will be a success; A well attended meeting of the Prohibition League was held at Bunnytuorpe on Monday evening in tho side room of the Wesleyan Churh. Mr J. Dixon presided. The Secretary, Mr Currie, read tho report of tho previous meeting, which was confirmed. A good deal of business in con nection with tho L3agut's sup[O-t of Mr Piraui's candidature- was dealt with by Messrs Matheson, Masters, Little, Wright and others. Mrs Dixon and Mrs Little were appointed to act as scrutineers for tho ladies of Bunnythorpe on the day of the election. At the Agricultural Conference, held at Auckland on Wednesday, it was resolved, that this meeting protests strongly against the removal of (he quarantine station from Auckland, and wish to point out tha'. it is a great injustice to ihe settlers of the North Island to have to forward their slock to Lyttletou lo be quarantined after having been subjected to the inspection of duly»qualified experts before leaving England and isolated during a loug sea voyage. They would further point out that it would co.st tko country less to send veterinary surgeons lo inspect stock lhau to send valuable stock, at groat risk to owner;?, lo be inuyeclvd.

There will be mass in St Bridget's at 8 a.m on Sunday next. Captain Edwin wired at 12,45 p.m. today :— " Same indications as yesterday ; glass fall." * Tram arrangements for the Feilding races on the 29th and 30th instants will be published on Saturday. • The pump at the Cheltenham Dairy Factory would not work this morning, and suppliers had to take their milk home. Benjamin Christie, an elderly man, dropped dead while walking from Dune din to Port Chalmers yesterday after* noon. Mcsrs A. Pullant and Co., of Manchester street, havo to-day opened up a con* signment of ladies and gents boots and shoes for Christmas show. Mr and MrsF. Spencer, of Cheltenham, returned from their trip to Christcbureh to day. Mr Spencer has brought with him three black swans, from Lake Ellesmere. A large number of names appearing on the Palmerstou-Kangitikei rolls have been wrongly spelt. This does not necessarily disfranchise electors, for the Act says that misnomers will not vitiate the poll. There are eight applications for the Inspectorship of Schools under tho Auckland Education Board, including those of Messrs W. H. Vereker-Bindon and W. E. Spencer, of. Wanganui. The Chief Justice yesterday dismissed tho Union Company's appeal in a case in which judgment for Lll value of a dog lost in transit between Wellington and Bluff, was awarded against them. A very good muster of cricketers turned out to practice yesterday afternoon on Mr Lelhbndge's ground, and a scratch match was playod betweon sides picked by M ossrs Eude and Henderson, which resulted in a win for the latter by 74 to 42. Some good cricket was shown during the afternoon, and if they continue to improve as they aro doing they will yet huve a say for the Cup. " Victor " in tho Wanganui Herald says : —Tho Feilding programme is still furthor improyed this year, at least from a spectator's point of view, and this is a wise step on the part of tho committee. Tho inclusion of tho sack hurdlo race, and the wheelbarrow race (bhndfoldod) will tend to cause much fun, and help to keep tho tiuto from dragging, as is so often tho case at such meetings. That fine commodious shop of Mr J. B. Hamilton's (nest to that occupied by Mr I'nllunt) will in future be known os •' Collins' Original Curiosity Shop," where anything can be bought from a ueedlo lo an anchor, as tho sayiug goes. Mr Colbus, who arrived from tho soulh to-day, is now opening up his goods, particulars of which will be found in a startling ad vortisoment to appear in a few days. Last ovening the Rev Mr Potter, of Auckland, delivered a lecture on " Palestine" in tho Primitive Methodist Church. Tho nttondanco was very fair, and tho lecture, which was illustrated by a number of lautorn yiews, was listened to at* tentivoly. Between 50 and GO views of jo mo of tho most important and interesting towns and sceneries of the Holy Land wore exhibited, most of which Mr Potter ■gave an ablo description of, in addition to which a number of beautiful viuws of Sydnej, Uobart, and other places wero shown. The Mnnawatu and Hangilikci Polo Clubs met at Bulls yesterday, and after very interesting and exciting games victo-y rested with the Rangitikei reprc* scntatires. Kangitikei firat bestManavr* at v first by three goals to one, and Kangitikci second best Manawatu second by one goal to love. Messrs Bill and Bluadell played best for the winners, and Messrs Baker and Mcllae showed the best form for the losers. Manawatu team made a very creditable showing against their more experienced opponents and with practice, there is every probability of their being able to turn the tables on the doughty Ranch ikei team.