Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 132, 4 December 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Ten members of the New Zealand Pan liament are Knights of Labor. Mr P. O. Francis, at Colyton, adver* Uses for sale a first class horse used to trap and side saddle Wo hare to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Warrengate Jockey Club's meeting on January 11th, 1894, The Manchester Road Board put up a record at their meeting on Saturday last. Only three letters were received and not a single resolution was passed. The fifth annual meeting of the share* holders of the Longburn Slaughtering and Freezing Company will be held in Palmorstou North on Saturday the 1 6th instant. A movement is on foot to hold an Easier Encampment at Feilding, and suitable ground has already been obtained for the use of the cavalry. By the mail tram to-day some pedigree polled Angus cattle— l bull, 11 cows, and 8 calves— arrived for James McKay, Esq, of the Kimboiton Road. The youngest member of the new Pars liament of New Zealand is Mr P. J. O'Hegan, who has been returned for loaogahua. He is only 25 years of age, and is a native of New Zealand. The annual circuit meeting and tea in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church will be held this evening and not to-morrow evening aa erroneously stated in our last issue. When we read the London telegram that said the Hon. Mr Seddon was to be knighted, we had some doubts ; but now that the report has been officially contradicted, we have no doubts at all. The Commissioner of Crown Lands and Mr Fred Pirani were the only members present at the formal meeting of the Wellington Laud Board on Friday, and the business was adjourned until Thursday next. " What's a woman without a tongue ?" was asked in the Masterton Theatre Royal ou Wednesday evening. A much married man, with a dim recollection of Milton, was heard to mutter softly to himself, • Paradixo regained." The Manawatu Herald, apropos of the election of Mrs Yates as Mayor at Oneuunpa, with veiled sarcasm, says, " Hear, hear. Next year we must have a lady for Mayor of Foston, and a young one — just to mark the difference." In a few days, says the Standard, Sir Robert Stout will be present at a meeting of the temperauce party to be held in Palmerston North for the purpose of celebrating their victory at the general election. We regret ■to chronicle the death of another old settler in this district in the per sou of Mrs W, H. Poad, which took place at her late rejidetico, Warwick slroet about 7SO this inormug. Mrs Poad has beou an invalid for about a year, and has borne her sufferings with the most Christiau fortitude. The deceased with her family resided for some yeare at Aorangi, and removed to Feilding on the death of her husband. There are five sons and five daughters left to mourn the loss of one who was a kind mother and an esteoraed friend. Wo sympathise with tho family in their bereavement. The funeral will take place on Wednesday next.

A runaway horse Jwns pluckily stopped in Manchester street by Mr S. Ratliff this morning. Mr J. Green has disposed of the well' known racer, Bloouisbury. The name of the purchaser has not transpired, but tho price paid is said to be £50. The Lincoln ram " Ford," the property of Mr Carey, of Taonui, champion last year at the Christcburch, Oamaru. and Dunedin Shows, and very highly commended this year at Christchurch, cut this season 26 lbs of wool. The ewes Mr Carey got up some time ago cut, 21, 20, 19, and 14 lbs. One of Mr Carey's own hoggets cut 20 lbs. This morning a man named Alexander Duncan was charged by Constable Tuohy with being drunk yesterday in Manchester street. Accused was fined 10s and 2s costs. It came out in the evidence that the man had not been supplied with any intoxicating liquor by the Feilding hotels. Mr Kirton, J P., was on the Bench.

Mr W. Johnston, carpenter, met with a painful accident this morning. It appears he had just mounted his horse with the intention of riding to his work, when the animal, being fresb, became unmanageable and the girth broke. Mr Johnston was thrown and had his face cut and one of his wrists injured. There are at present 12 patients in the Palmerston North hospital, six the result of accidents. Anyone who hag old linen to spare connot do better than send it to the hospital aa the matron requires a further supply. Gifts of flowers (says the Standard) for the purpose of decorating the wards, will also be excepted with thanks. During last month the estates of 21 deceased persons were placed in thehauds of the Public Trustee for administration. Those of largest value were left by the following ;— Robert P. Loven. Nelson, _20,000; Frederick Lango, Clinton £2,---0 Wm Barry, Otakaia, £958 ; Arthur Evans, Wellington, £810; John Baird, Milburn, £206; John Dobell, Dunedin, £180.— Times. " Trust the people." This has become what in common parlance is termed a " get away " for candidates for Parliament just now, and at a political meeting held by Mr Travers in the Wellington Opera House, a person interrupted him when he was discussing the drink question by asking if he would " Trust the people." Travers retorted, " Pilate trusted the people, and the Saviour of the world was crucified." " Victor," in the Wanganni Herald, says :— I notice that R. McNiven is again in active training with a view probably of competing in the walking events at Feilding. J Cavanagh is also bard at work with the same object. These two appear to be the only walkers in training here at present, but they will both be lound hard nuts to crack in whatever events they compete in. A young woman in the Masterton electorate (says the Wnirnrnpa Star) had been induced by her friends to vote for Mr Hnrkncss, Her lover, to whom she was engaged, was a strong supporter of Mr Hogg. They met at the polling booth. She persisted in her intention to vote for the Conservative man, whereupon the propective husband remarked, •' Very well, vote for Hark ness, and marry Harkness !" The encasement has since been declared off. The lady is very well rid of a husband like that. To-day's Chronicle says: — Search parties, consisting of Mounted Constable Hewitt, Messrs Leys, Battle, Jones, Batt, Morgan, and other friends, were out along the beach yesterday in the hope of finding some trace of Captain Leys. Search was made from the South Spit to nearly as far as the Wangaehu river, while others went North, but no sign whatever was discovered. Thore seems to be no doubt that the unfortunate gentleman has met bis death, and all hopes to the contrary have beeu abandoned.