The Fielding Star. Published Daily. FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1893. Local and General News. Stock Markets.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 198, 22 December 1893, Page 2

The Fielding Star. Published Daily. FRIDAY, DEC. 22, 1893. Local and General News. Stock Markets.

A Gazette notice fixes January 81st as the date of payment of the income tax. A man named Luxrougb was admitted to the Palmerston Hospital yesterday, suffering from a broken leg, which was sustained while busbielling six miles beyond Colyton. Owing to the small attendance at. the meeting called by the President of the W.C.T.U. in the Foresters' Hall last evening, for the purpose of making preliminary arrangements for a temperance demonstration on Easter Monday next, it was adjourned to some future date. MrMcColley, of the Feilding Hotel stables, announces in another column that he has .bought out his partner's interest in the firm of McColley atid West, and is now conducting the business on his own account. The travelling public will find every convenience at Mr MeColley's stables. The greater part of our illustrated supplement is devoted this week to an exciting tale entitled 'A scrap of ribbon,' by David Wells. There are also other short stories, amusing and otherwise, in addition to some interesting matter relative to fruit and flower growing. The light reading in this number is very funny. Mr Charles Chavanues, of Wanganui, will be pleased to start for any of tbe North Island racing clubs by whom the late Mr Sam Powel was employ ed on the same conditions as he has undertaken to do the work for the Wanganui Jockey Club, viz : salary to the end of the racing season to go to the widow and family of the late starter. Mr Chavauues lias shown a generous spirit. It is proposed to hold a concert at Beaconsfield on the evening of January 18th, in aid of the prize funds of the school. A capital programme is in course of preparation, and seeing the object of the gathering is such laudable one, we have no doubt the concert will be a great success, and a good sum raised to purchase prizes for the little folks attending the Beaconsfield school, We (Standard) regret to record the death of Mr J. Dalziell, which took place at his residence, College street, yesterday morning, after a long and painful illness. The deceased gentleman was one of the oldest residents of Palmerston, having, settled here over 18 years ago. he was greatly respected by everybody with whom he came in contact, and his death at the comparatively early age of 87 years, is deeply regretted. He leaves a widow and eight children. "To my mmd 1 " said M. Blou<sfc (Max O'Rell), thoughtfully, to a London interviewer, " the colonial characteristics are hospitality, cheek, conceit, and irreverence for everything that is respected. If you are stuck up don't go to the colonies, but if you are "willing to play the part of a good fellow, and willing to fall in with everything then you go." We agree with all of this— and more; but for cheek, conceit, and irreverence — for everything colonial respected by the colonials — commend us to the European globe-trotter. The latter, by a long reach, takes the cake — and anything else he can get hold of. Mr K. Wilsou'H High School broke up yesterday *for the Christmas holidays. Mr Wilson and the scholars journeyed to Ashurst and passed a very enjoyable afternoon with sports, &c. On the return to Palmerston they proceeded to the school wlitre Mr \VU»on presented prizes to Arthur Batchelor, R. Wilson, Frank Keall, and William Hausen, the successful scholars, after which one of the scholars presented Mr Wilson with a handsome cigar case as a recognition of the way he nad worked for the advancement of the scholars. The parents as well as the scholars speak in the highest terms of praise of Mr Wilson as a master. — tttaudard.

The Banks will be closed on Monday and Tuesday next. The bankruptcy of Alexandra Munro, of Birmingham, is announced. * The offices of the Feilding Borough Council will be closed until January 2ud (inclusive) for the Christmas holidays. |f Messrs Gorton and Son's Feilding sale to-day was well attended. . The entries of cattle were large and those of sheep moderate. A meeting of the directors of the Feilding Permanent Building Society was held this afternoon at the office of the manager, Mr Edmund Goodbehere. A fruit shop and refreshment rooms have been opened byMrsFinnis, in Fer- j gusson street, in the building lately occupied by Mr W. Bellve. Two more Massey-Harris reapers and binders arrived at the Feilding station this morning. One Tor Mr Whitehead, of the Awalmri road, and the other for Mr Beazer, of Ley's Line. The Pilbarra gold field, of Western Australia, has produced a nugget of goldweighing 298 ounces. It is reported that another nugget of 600 ounces weight has also been discovered on the same diggings. A number of bachelors in Auckland are starting a club, the members of which contribute so much monthly, and the first to be married will receive a certain percentage of the funds to help him through his marriage expenses. To-day the Returning Officer Mr G. C. Hill gives notice that he has appointed Wednesday the 3rd day of January 1894 for the nomination of candidates for the vacancy in the Borough Council caused by the election of Cr Carthew to the Mayoralty. James M. Banks, insurance surveyor, Syduey, lent Scot's Church £50 to keep it out of debt, while he was a member of the Church Committee. When the Com* mittee resigned, Banks sued the remaining members for bis money, but the jud«e held that although plaintiff might have a moral he had not a legal claim. The Lyons' Tourist Company adver- ! tised to perform here last night, did not put in an appearance. The Hall was ready and numbers of people turned up to be disappointed. We heard incedentally during the day that the company had gone on to Marton, but as they were not advertised to play there until tonight there was possibly some mistake. It is possible the matter is capable of explanation, and that no intentional slight was intended to Feilding. The Auckland Star raised the question of further reducing the salary ot the Go< vernor of the colony. It says :~" We believe that £2.500 a jear and residence would be an ample salary for the Governor of New Zealand, and that such a salary would be much more in keeping with the £1,000 a year— a sum at least £500 too small— whioh we pay our Premier, upon whom the real cares of the government of the colony devolve, and the £2,000 a year which is paid to the Chief Justice of the colony. We hope that the Government will make some move in this directon. Of course no change that may be made could affect (he present holder of the office.' 1