The Fielding Star. Published Daily. MONDAY, DEC. 18, 1893. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 194, 18 December 1893, Page 2

The Fielding Star. Published Daily. MONDAY, DEC. 18, 1893. Local and General News.

Says the Post :— lt has been decided to appoint another Parliamentary Draughts, man, at a salary of £750 per annum. Little's famous sheep dip is advertised in our first page to-day. This famous remedy has already been used and recom* mended by the owners of five millions of sheep in this colony alone. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Manchester Lodge of Oddfellows was held at the Foresters' Hall last Friday evening. One candidate was initiated. Messrs Wow" and Wishert, manufacturing jewellers, ot Palmerston North, have presented a very neat gold medal, to tbe Palmerston Amateur Athletic Club, to be competed for at the meeting in Jan. vary next. Messrs Thompson and Thompson, o f tbe Caßh Exchange, inform the public tbat they are offering special advantages in certain seasonable lines for Christmas and New Year. See advertisement in to-morrow's Stab. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Thomas Nelson, farmer, Ashurst, Frederick Tews, labourer. Max Eberhard, artist, Thuse Krarup, labourer, and Julius Wisa, cook, all of Palmerston North ; Joseph Pawleaki, labourer, Birmingham ; Neil Peter Henriokseo, labourer, Hunterville. An action was brought last week against the Buller County Council arising out of tbe accident on the Buller road, near Ljell, which led to the death of Mrs Mitchell and the injury of another passenger. Tbe plaintiffs, Messrs Dixon and Mitchell, obtained verdicts for £400 and £300 respectively, subject to certain law-points reseiyed. Thus an American paper:—" Arch, bishop Eedwood, of New Zealand, who preached in Baltimore last Sunday, is an accomplished and enthusiastic violinist. He carries with bim on his travels an old violin of celebrated make, and last Sunday evening be took this highly-prized instrument from its case to entertain Cardinal Gibbons with "Home, Sweet Home " and other melodies." Says '* Puff "in the Press :— lf money is Bcarce to provide work, there seems tobe some to spare for the Church. One society has donated £2000 to Australia, and tbe Bishop of Adelaide has scooped in £15,000 towards a cathedral. I contend that too much is spent in show and too little in good works bj all the Churches. Why, there is half as muoh idle gold stored away in Borne as all tho current coin in tbe world." A most satisfactory practice was held last evening of tbe Cantata " Jesus of 1 Nazareth" by the Weßleyau choir and I their assisting friends. If the rendering last evening is a sample of the manner in which this splendid production will be rendered on Christmas night, then we may safely predict a large and very apprecia* tive audience to reward the efforts of tho indefatigable conductor (Mr R. F. Haybittle) and his performers on that occasiou. The Feilding branch of the W.CT.U. met in St John's schoolroom on the 13th instant, the President occupying tbe chair. Members expressed satisfaction at the success of the late cake aud apron fair, and a vote of thanks was passed to Mrs O. Hill for the use of her piano on that occasion. An account of disbursements incurred m distributiogfranchise petitions etc., amounting to SA 7s was laid on the table. It having been remarked that the subject of the Temperance Demonstration on Easter Monday was being looked forward to with much interest, it was re* solved that immediate steps be taken to organise plans commensurate with the anticipated requirements, and a meeting be called at an early date for that purpose. The President and Mrs Lethbridge were appointed an interim committee witb j>ower to take preliminary steps.

The handicaps of tbe Feilding Athletic . Sports will bo published in the Star to» morrow. A consignment of three and a half tons of butter was forwarded to day from the Cheltenham Dairy Company's Factory. Archbishop Bedwood was a passenge r by the mail tiain to day for Wanganui. He was accompanied by the Rev Father Patterson, Mr McNair's boarding House, at Birmingham is now completed. The premises are very commodious and all the requirements of a country settlement are studied. A youth named Walter Fisk, aged 19, has been missing from his borne, Wellington, since Friday, and nothing has been heard of him since. The Secretary of the Kiwitea Road Board was instructed, at Saturday's meeting, to buo for all outstanding rates at the Resident Magistrate's Court, and summonses will be issued at once. One pound reward is offered by Mr Mai, of Pohangina, for the recoyery of a dark bay horse which wont astray about a week ago. For other particulars see advertisement. Tho chairman of the Pohangina Small Farm Association No 2, Mr G. R. Lucas, informs us that a ' meeting of members will be held in the Pohangina Road Board office on Saturday next at 2 p.m, The business will be to receive half yearly payments, authorise transfers, and discuss other matters. We regret having to announce tbe death of Mrs J. Bannister, whioh took place at her late residence, Camden street, at 1,30 yesterday morning. Tbe deceased lady had been in declining health for some seven months past, and yesterday quietly passed away. The funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The cantata " Under the Palms " will be given in the Assembly Booms to* morrow evening, commencing at 7.80. The services of Mr and Miss Grace, and Mr Barrett (organist), of Palmerston, have been secured, in addition to several vocalists, wbo have recently come to live in Feilding. A large audience will, no doubt, reward the conductor for the trouble he has gone to in working up a good entertainment, The following tenders wero received by tho Kiwitea Boad Board on Saturday last :— For clearing 40 chains on Kiwitea. Tapuae road— James Garland, IDs 6d per chain ;H. Behrondt, £23 1 8s 9d (neither tender accepted, being tro high ) Delivery of gravel ou Kimbolton road, beyond Birmingham— R. Lyon and Son, 4s screened, 28 11 Jd unscreened; Schlapskei, 4s screened, 2s 6d unscreened. Schlapskei's tender for unscreened was accepted. A rather serious accident occurred on Friday morning to a son of Mr Thomas Sinclair, who resides near the Pohangina township. The little fellow was sent down to Mr Pcarce's blacksmith shop on horseback some time during the morning to get a hoe mended, tbo distance being about two miles. On returning the liorso slied apd the boy was dragged sonic distance along the road. He was found on the road side insensible by a settler, and assistance being obtained, was con* veyed to his father's residence. Our informant slates that the boy is severely injured,— Standard. The following new books have been added lo the Feilding Publio Library :— ' Count of Monte Christo ' by Dumas, • The Wife's trials ' by Worboys, « Irish stories and legents ' by Lover, ' Tbe three Musketeers ' by Dumas, ' Eugene Aram ' by Bulver, • Yeast * by Kingsley, « David Copperfield * by Dickins, * Lord Tennyson's works ' by Tennyson, * Two chiefs of Dunboy' by Froude, 'Sir Julian's wife ' by Worboys, • Dod family abroad ' by Lever, ' The senior partner ' by Riddle, •The great Taboo ' by G. Allen, * Return of the native ' by Hardy, ' The slave of the lamp' by Mernman, 'The fever of life ' by Hume, • Kitty's father ' by Barnett,' Novel notes ' by Jerome, * Harry Dales jockey ' by Gould, * There is no death' by F. Marryatt, 'Bankers and brokers ' by N. Gould, ' Red Spider 'by Weatall. The first oase under the newly formed Society for the Prevention of Cruel! > Animals in this district, was heard this morning before Messrs Sherwill and Goodbehere, J.P.s, against Wm. Whisker The charge was laid by Mr F. Flavall, inspector for tbe Oroua County, Mr Reade appeared for the society and Mr Prior for the defence. Frederick Flavall gave evidence of the alleged ill-treatment of a horse in defendant's possession. The witnesßßes for tbe defence were R. Whisker, D. Sutherland, J. Gooden, E. Jennius, and R. R. Collins. Tbe defence contended that under the circumstances it was better to work the horse till it got well than to turn it out while the sores were in process of healing. The Bench were of opinion that there was not sufficient evidence to secure a conviction, but that the society had done right in bringing the oase forward. The oase was dis* missed.