Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 60, 5 September 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Ministers vow expect the session to j last till the second week in October. i In the Hawke's Bay district great mortality has occurred amongst the lambs on account of the recent boisterous weather. The cheap money for farmers is to be raised without delay, as soon as the Bill authorising the scheme is through tho House. The Government Insurance Department have now overtaken the call upon their funds for investment on mortgage, and are again lending money. We have received th^ first number of the Manawatu Weekly Herald, published at Palmerston. The paper, a sixteenpage one, is well got up and neatly printed. The Public Library Committee evidently have no faith in the Council's intention to build, and are asking the Minister of Justice, through Mr John Stevens, M.H.R., for a site in the Courthouse grounds on which to build for themselves. We ecwuwend their energy and the object of it. " Young Conquerer " is advertised fcp travel in tho Manchester district this season. This stallion is a splendid stamp of a horse for farm purposes, being strongly built, of a good temper, and lively on his " pins." Further particulars will be found in the advertisement. At Miss Bacon's fancy dress ball, to be held in the Assembly Rooms this evening, the juveniles will have possession of the floor from 7 till 10 o'clock, and after that hoar the adults will be able to enjoy themselves. It is expected that in addition to dancers there will be a great many spectators. Mr Pirani drew attention in the House yesterday to the injustice to local bodies *«aufee4 by the inability of Government to pay ihjr,dsj out of deposits received on account of .ucs.uryeyed lands, as not only did Government le.cejyc- tho cost of the survey in advance, but as a rule unsurveyed land Avas not roaded. To-iday Mr Lichtwark proceeded to Campbelitowji where he will hold a class this eveoieg in Mr Hickford's stables. Mr Lichtwark bass been remarkably successful in Feilding, ttbd we can assure our readers in Cainpbellt«v 7 ,n, who are interested in the proper breaking and handling of horses, even the wildest a«d most untamed, they will be afforded a treai when they witness the skill of Mr Licbtvnurk. The menaisers of the several choirs in Feilding, who sxa to take part in the performance of " ElijjStb," journeyed to Palmerstott last night to .assist in the practice. Every performer, w^th the exception of sotue of the solpists wfyv live at a distance, watt present, an,d the whole affair was very successful. The performance will take place on Monday next, and special trains will run for the convenience of Feilding residents. Yesterday forenoon when a man named Andt was riding into Feilding from the Marion Small Farm Settlement his horse fell aud c^Ued over him. He was picked up and brought in to Mrs Oliver's Empire Hotel, where Dr Charlton attended to bis hurts, whioii jppre somewhat serious. The injured mau sent by the mail train to Silverhopp, iiy^ierville, where Ids friends reside. In the Hou-e the ,©.tj^©r day Rome discussion occurred as to fcbe la/ivease of lueacy in tbe Colon?. The nu.rn.bejp oi adU missions to the asylums was 460 last year, including re-admissions, as compared with 389 for the previous year, remarked Dr Newman, Mr Reeves said enquires showed that the cause was financial worry. Mr R. Thompson attributed ii to the Salvation Army, amid ana a dissent ' Whiskey !' hinted another member. " ll'n not whiskey at all, but the balyatton Arvy/'soitoftted -^Thompson,

In the Wanganui District Court yesterday the public examination of Henry Hickford was adjourned sine die. Owing to the bad state of the roads Mr Carr will not hold his stock sale at Birmingham on the 11th inst. The Bank of England has completed the second century of its existence. On July 24th, 1694, its first charter was granted. It is said to be certain that Sir Wcstby Perceval's term of office as Agent-Gene-ral will be extended for another year at least, aud probably longer. Captain Edwin wired at 12.25 p.m. to-day: — Strong south eaßt to east and north winds after 16 hours from now. Glass fall again soon. A Wellington correspondent states that two residents of the Empire City have dropped in for legacies. Mr Rotherman, an Evening Post employee, has been left £1000 by a considerate relative at Home, and a tailors' cutter in a Cuba street firm has just received a legacy of £5000. In the Temperance Hall this evening, the Rev. J. Watson, of New Guinea, will" show a splendid lot of limelight pictures illustrative of the life of tbe natives of that country. The object of the revd. gentleman's travels in New Zealand is to obtain assistance to carry on mission work in New Guinea, he being a Wesleyan Missionary of that place. The proceedings will commence at 7.45 p.m., admission will be free, but a collection will be made. There was a fair attendance at the meeting of the Feilding Debating Society last evening, when the subject for discussion was, " Should restriction be placed upon alien emigration ? " Mr Geo. Bentley led in the affirmative, and Mr W. Giesen supported the negative. A very lively debate ensued, the negative being carried by a large majority. The subject for discussion at the next monthly meeting will be " Should the totalisator be abolished ?" The appointment of speakers for that night has been left in the hands of the Secretary. Writes a Wellington correspondent : — The Union boats are taking many passengers to the other side, a good percentage being for Cooijrardie. A contingent from Wang&nui. I hear, is now waiting for the next boat. In a chat I had the other night with two young fellows who have ju*t relumed they say it is foolish for people to go. Already too many men are in the field, acd agents for syndicates are there ready to pounce on anything good and buy it up. Newspaper reports are exaggerated and misleading so they say Several exceptionally rich mino9are working but rich syndicates own them. Our readers will be afforded a grand opportunity of enjoying a really good concert on Friday evening next in the Assembly Rooms, in aid of the new Wesleyan Church. Several items are to be rendered by a choir of fifty voices from Saudou and Carnpbelltown, who have for some time past been practising assiduously under the baton of Mr John Sanson, well known as a capable conductor. Other items are to be rendered by the best of our local vocalists, and for I further information wo advise our readers to attend and judge for themselves. We can confidently assert that one and all may rely on an enjoyable aud profitable evening's amusement. There are some members in the House, who, it is believed, endeavour to add to tbe salaries with which the country provides them by acting as special correspondents of papers in their own districts. The lucubrations of one or two of these gentleman are easily distinguishable, from tbe fact that tbe member for the district figures in tho telegraphed correspondence as a mighty hero, who is dailj and hourly moving heaven and earth for the good of his constituency, and a being upon whom apparently the whole work oi Parliament and the whole eoyernment ol tho country turns — a position which would certainly not be suspected by the ordinary observer — Post.