Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 248, 24 February 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Waituua West School Committee have voted lor Messrs Sansou, Fry, ami Wilk.s. Tin; Huu Walter Johnston intend* to reside permanently on his estate at Awahuri. We remind out 1 liiriuiii^hum readers (jf the meeting this evening re the establishment of a creamery. On Friday, March 'Ami, the Mind Musical Students will appear iv the AhHumbly Kooms. All of the Land Tax in (hit* dintriel has been pmd, with llio exception of two timoiinte, which aggregate about nine shillings. It is probabje jthat tlic Foxton Amateurs »\iil give a p(;rj>yrnuinx;e jui' " 'fatV " W Vv'}\f}})ig at an early date in aid hi tUv itimls t)V pajii^rsloi^ Kortli The auuuat tea mh\ o|fi;ljc njp^tin» in couuectiou jvitli tiic Vuihi'mti h^hi'U-y---ian Church will he held in tUt< Viii'imtuyi)' Hall on Wednesday uoxt. For iull ymticulavs sec advertisement. An uuusuiil incident occurred at tlio Palmerstou Court yesterday, when a young lad named Anderson, who was called to give evidence iv a case before the Court, faiutcd iv the w ituesa box a,ud |ell heavily to fclic Uvvr.

The Sauduu cricketers forfeited the match which was to have beeii played I ■with Birmingham to-day. ' Captain Edwin wired at 12.30 p.ui to- j clay: North east to North and West pale with rain after 16 hours from now ; glass fall. Mr Wollerman's furniture and effects will be sold at Palmerston North by Mr <i. M. Snclsou, auctioneer, on Mouday ' next, commencing at noon. i All the members of the Weslejan j choir are earnestly requested to be at the church at J to 6 to -morrow (Sunday) I evening, for final rehearsal of the cantata I before service. i At Gorton and Son's Feilding sheep | fair yesterday, Mr Norman Gorton was very successful in disposing of 6,500 sheep out of 7,200 which were yarded. The ofliciul report will be published in our next issue. Robert Henderson was charged at the Palmerstou Court yesterday with disI tnrbiug a Salvation Arm y entertainment at Palmerston. He pleaded guilty and was fined 20s, with costs 255, in default 14 days' imprisonment in the Wangauui gaol. Mr C. Young, the " Cheap Ironmonger," has a replace advertisement in today's issue. It will be seen that he invites inspection of his stock which consists of general ironmongery, stoves, Scott's ranges, bicycles, etc. Ratepayers in the Kiwitea district are reminded of the" meeting to be held in the Town Hall at Birmingham on Monday next at 11 a.m., for the purpose of discussing the proposals to raise loans for road works in the Apiti Wards. " Mercutio," in the Weekly News, suggests that the redoubtable Scobie Mackenzie should be asked to contest the Waitemata seat, rendered vacant by the unseating of Mr Monk. He would have every chance of success. At Linton yesterday the flames from the burning "bush had spread to the township and the settlers and the school children were hard at work beating out the fire. When our informant left several houses were threatened with the flames, and the united efforts of the workers will be required until a latu hour to cope with the danger. I Messrs Kingslcy, of Hawera, and Bai- | Icy, of Tiionui, tin- winners of the vaulting and high jumping competitions at the Amateur Championship Meeting at | Duucdin, returned to Palmerstuu yes--1 teniay. They brought their medals with j them I which are capital trophies, and j spw\k in high term* of their treatment j at Duncilin.— Standard. j The vital statistics for the mouth of i January show the following figures : — 1 Auckland : Births 67, deaths 3i» ; Wellington : Births SS, deaths HI : Christchurch : Births !W, deaths 27 : Dunedin : Births 4.>, deaths 2H ; New Plymouth : Births lb", deaths 5 ; Napier : Births '20, I deaths 18 ; Wangauui : Births 14. deaths I •'» • Palmerston N. : Births 28. deaths 6. I j The Manawatu-Rangitikei Cricket j Union will play a representative team from the Pahiattia County on Thursday next, March Ist, at Feilding. The following players will represent the M. R.C.I". : — Cooke, Isherwood, Hodder, I Lance, Bruughton, Hunter, Barlow, ! Cohen. Wilson. Entwisle. and Baillie. Players are requested to be on the ground at 'J.liO sharp. I The following games have been played at the local club's court : — Ladies' Chamj piouship. - Miss Giesen beat Miss GreenI wood 50-28, and Miss Fry beat Mrs Hill 50-2(5. Handicap Singles. — Miss Fry (5) beat Miss A. H. Fry (scratch) 50-17, and Miss A. H. Fry (stratch) beat Mrs Hill (20) 50-40. in the Gent's Handicap Singles Mr H. P. Lance (owe 15) beat Mr W. B. Gieseu (half 30) 6-1 and 7-5. At the annual meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, the president, Mr Adam Porter, in his addross exhaustively reviewed the trade of the province. He said that though the volume of trade had not been so great as in previous years, business was never sounder. Trade engagements had been better than for many years past, and the renewals and accommodation asked for had been less than for a considerable period. Some time ago a settler who lias land near Feilding which he is improving by tree planting, observed that one or two of the young shrubs had been cut down, aud a few days afterwards lie discovered to his disgust, that the offeuce had been repeated aud four or five destroyed. Ah the shrubs in question were young wattles, of a valuable variety, the owner would like to have a short interview with the culprit in order that he many assess damages. Mr Norman Gorton has proved himself a very successful weilder of the auctioneer's hammer. The manner in which he conducted the sheep fair at Feilding yesterday would have done credit to any one who has had considerable experience in the line. Numerouf were the encomiums passed by those present at the sale, on the achievement made by the junior member of the firm of Gorton aud Sou. The " Colonel " will i now be able to " take things casv." Notice is given today by the Engineei 1 of the Manchester Road Board, Mr 0, Bray, that tenders will be received up tc noon on Saturday next, for the following road works ; -Forming and metalling about HO chains McDonald's road ; trim ining and metalling 140 chains of the Stanway road : forming, culverting, ant metalling i'J chains Paschke's road J ypecificutiana may bo seen at (he Hhl> ; combo Town Board's office, or at tin | Board's office, feilding. ' We learn that Mr Meadow,, the well : Know v musician of Pahncr.-itou, is üboul ' tv commeiHjp the practice of his profes ' hiuu at Feilding- Mr Meadows is. a ver\ ; capable ijjuu, aud we loam will takepu ! pita fur both tho violin ami piano, us wul !us voice production. It is his iutontior I wo understand to rusule at Feildiug, bu! i he will come to Palmerstuii on two day> } a week tv attend tv pupils. We (Man ! watu Standard, i trust the change will be j to the advantage of Mr Meadows, whe ' during his residence here has made man) friends, and who will cordially wishhiu. i all success in his new departure. • One of the men working on tho railwaj bridge across the Oroua river, at Aorangi met with a serious anJ painiul accidem i this morning. Robert Myr, tho unfor 1 tunate man, was slacking down the chair on the crane with his left hand, and tak i ing ofi the handle with his right hand tc prevent the crank striking him, when the large cog-wheel caught the right hanc ! and jammed it in the smaller one, crush ing threo fingers. The sufferer was taker. I to Or. Charlton, who dressed the wounds | but two fingers (probably three) are ac 1 severely smashed that they will have tc Ibe amputated. Myr was sent to the Pal murston Hospital by the 10.53 train this morning for treatment. Myr has a wife and family of nine children residing ir Auckland. We would remind our readers of tht I M:rforiuance to-in'ght at the Assembly ltooius, wlien General Mjie the diniinii the wonder, will appear'iii conjunction \vith Mr Thomas Wood, — the chainpioi: iiorii-pT)>c dancer of the colony— and Mi {fetor \Volbai\k, whose acquaintance si> ! v ij/in/ic the public of Feilding will have n,u gppuftuuity ifi making to-night. The phonograph, (Hj'J ()t KdjsonV latest nif provonieuts, js jji fc)»P capable tjawds' ql Mr ./. P. Mitcholl, who was wjtli M* Archibald for hoiuo time, and the uuter tainmeut to-night should leave au agree able impicasiou on all who luuy witueif: it.

All who wish to have their names on i ;he Electoral Rolls, to enable them to vote at the Licensing Elections on the 21st March, must send in their names by Wednesday next. i Mr H. G. Seth Smith, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, has tendered his resignation to the Government, and will retire from office at the end of next month. After an abseuce of about -12 years, Mr J. T. Stewart, C.E., accompanied by Mrs Stewart, will leave Wanganui on March 10th for an extended trip to the Old Country, taking passage from Sydney via Sufis, — Wanganui H or aid. The proprietors of the Central Horse Bazaar and Saleyards, of Wellington, Messsrs^Towuseiul aud Paul, insert a notice to-day to which we direct the atteuof our readers who are all more or less interested in the markets for stock of all descriptions. The Olaki papor says that the Ohau School Committee has resigned in a body, because the Board of Educatiou will not attend to their requests for »m provementa in the school and ground*, and that the school bo removed to a healthier Mte. The children will all be re« moved from the school.