The Feilding Star. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 1894. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 239, 14 February 1894, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 14, 1894. Local and General News.

Mr Peter Boison, licensee of the Colyton Hotel, gives notice to-day that he intends applying for a transfer of his license to Mr Charles Alfred William Hunt, his appointee. Bernard's circus will appear in Feildiiig, in the Corporation paddock on Friday evening next. This is a thoroughly good show which has been drawing large audiences in other parts of the colony. Class C of the Manchester Rifles fired their competition this morning only two members rolling up. Vol Richards again won with a very fair score of 70, 39 at 200 and 31 at 300 yds ; Vol Card scored 64, 33 at 200 and 31 at 300 yards. It is stated that there are at present a very large number of carpenters out of work at Palmerstou, and in order to find . employment for them it is proposed to approach the Government with a view i of inducing them to allow the work of erecting the new Courthouse to be carried out by co-operative labour. — Stau--1 dard. As master John Cristol, of Campbelltown, was driving a milk cart home from Mr Corpe's butter factory yesterday ' morniug, he collided with a horse, belonging to Mr West which was crossing ' the road in front of the vehicle. The animal was knocked down, and bad one . of its hind legs broken, aud subsequently had to be destroyed. To-morrow Messrs Abraham and Williams hold their first annual ewe fair in Palmerstou North, This will be a capii tal opportunity for sheep farmers to secure really good Romuey or Liucolu ewes, truo to name, and iv many instances pure-bred. The sale will commence ac 12 o'clock, aud refreshments cau be obtained at the yards. The team selected from the members of the Feildiug Fire Bridgade to attend the Demonstration to be held iv Napier next month, are now goiug in for hard practice. There was a good muster of members iv the Square last evening, aud several euergetic ones turned out at 5 o'clock this morning, and put iv a couple of hoars of " jolly hard graft " as some of them call it. As the Rev. aud Mrs Innes Jones were driving through to Hawera from Feilding they met with what might have been a very serious accident. On uearing the bottom of the Turakina hill the horse shied at a dead sheep lying on the side of the road, and precipitated the trap over a bank. Both of the occupants were thrown out, but apart from a few bruises aud a severe shaking they escaped, The trap was slightly damaged, but the horse was uninjured. We beg to draw the attention of our readers to the sale of valuable town sections in Campbelltown by Messrs Gorton aud Sou ou Friday, The sectious are in a good position, being right opposite the stock sale yards, and next to the post office, with frontages to three streets. There are eight quarter acre sections, and will be sold iv one lot. This is a good chance for any one to secure these properties in that rapidly rising township. Mr Fred Pirani again interviewed the Premier ou Saturday last in reference to the necessity of stationing a policemau at Ashurst, aud pointed out that while there was absolute need lor a constable to be stationed there, such places as Normauby aud Waitotara possessed a guardian of the peace, and Pafcea had two,— The Premier said he recognised that there should be a constable stationed at Ashurst, and he had referred the / question to the Commissioner of Police to deal with as soon as possible. A deputation from the Shooting Committee of the Manchester Rifles appointed to wait uu the Finance Committee of that corps, waited on Captain Ivirton yesterday afternoon, in respect of a grant needed by them to complete the canvass targets which had beeu erected at the beginning of the season. Captain Kirton promised that the Finnance Committee would assist to the extent required, as soon ascertain moneys due by members was paid in to the credit of the corps banking account. A sewing machine that is making a name for itself in the world is the Standard Rotary Shuttle- Machine, which has received, amongst other awards, two medals aud five diplomas from the Worlds Fair, which was recently held in Chicago. The awards were given for family machines, manufacturing machines, work done on a sewing machine, display of manufacturing aud family machines and appliances for manufacturing, embroidery machines, and should be, beyond all doubt, the best machine made for this particular work when it is siugled out by the Committee of awards for premier honors. Mr F. .J. , W. Fear is the agent in Wellington for this uiachiue. To-day's Standard says : — On the Court resuming in the afternoon, Mr ; Cainpbell applied, on behalf of certain Wellington creditors, to have the proceedings in J. C. Morey's bankruptcy re- , moved to Wellington, urging that the Court .should exercise its discretion and grant the application, as the Wellington 1 creditors represented a majority in value of all the creditors. Mr A Southey Bakur on behalf of the bankrupt, opposed the | application, pointing out that the whole | of the creditors should havo an opportunity of being heard, that the property was situated in this district, and that the application was premature, as the Act • provided a special procedure for removing the proceedings at the proper time. His Honor said that nothing would bo done in that direction until after the first meeting of creditors, at which a resolution would have to be passed to that effect. Even then he was doubtful whether he would couseut to the removal, considering that the property was iv this district.

A letter from Mr S. Goodbehere, re artesian wells, will appear to-morrow. British rule extends over an area of 8,557,658 square miles, or more than onesixth of the world's land surface. The cantata " Under the Palms " will be reproduced in Feildiug on Easter Monday night by the Primitive Methodist choir. The attendance at Mr Charles Carr's sale of furniture and effects of Mr Turner to-day was very large, and the prices realised were very good. The Premier leaves for Fox ton on Friday afternoon, in order to address a public meeting there. He will deliver his proposed public address at Shannon some time next week. in Zurich it is legal to call a public functionary a •• donkey " or a " calf's head." This is what has been decided by the Cantonal Appeal Court, who dis missed a case in which a man was charged with haying applied those obnoxious expressions to a pohcemau while on duty. Some weeks ago a man died at Frankfort ou-the- Oder and left his fortune of about £4500 to the German Emperor. His nearest relations — four nephews and nieces— received nothing, These folks (a Berlin correspondent says) scut a petition to the Emperor, and one of them has now received the sum of £500. Referring to tho evidence of a bankrupt at the District Court yesterday, to the effect that he had "shouted " for a friend or two during a business visit to Wellington, District Judge Kettle said it was one of the curses of the country that business men could hardly ever have a transaction without shouting drinks all round over it. As Colonel Gorton is at present indisposed, his sou Norman wielded the hammer at the Bulls ram and sheep fair yesterday. We understand that Mr Norman Gorton will act as auctioneer for the firm for three months. While we offer Mr Gorton, junior, our congratulations on his advancement, we must express our regret that this step has been necessitated through the illness of the popular Colonel.