Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 97, 18 October 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The General Synod of tho Church of New Zealand opens at Nelson on January 31st next. Newfoundland is without reptiles. No snake, frog, toad, or lizard has ever been seen there. The presence of the professional agitator, however, more than compensates for this deprivation. About twenty-four cricketers turned out to practice yesterday afternoon. Sides were picked by Messrs Levett and Richards, resulting in a win for the letter's side by twenty-one runs after a good practice. We have to thank the publisher, Mr F. Butler, of Palruerston North, for a copy of " What's the Divi,?" by A. C. Countant, Esq., being a handy guide to the totalisator. This little volume is neatly got np, well printed, and should prove a boon to all who attend race meetings. A great feature of the A. and P. Show this year will be the display of implements, which will far exceed that of any previous year. The well-known firms of implement makers, Messrs Reid and Gre-y, Andrews and Beaven, and Booth, McDonald and Co. are largo exhibitors. The other day in a village not far from Feilding a laborer presented his account to hi« employer with the words added "See Deuteronomy XXIV, 15." The Scriptures wore at once searched, with the result that the money was paid forthwith. Newspaper readers should lay the text to heart. An advertisement appears to-day on our third page to which we request the special attention of our readers. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company announce that they will make liberal cash advances against wool and stock, free of commission. For complete details we refer our readers to the notice. Mrs McDonald, of the Pohangina, has lost no less than 25 goslings by the attacks oi weasels.. Finding that the goslings were disappearing at the rate of two or three per night, Mrs McDonald placed both goose and young ones in & box, which, however, was left uncovered. In the morning no less than 14 of the birds were found dead, each pne having been bitten in the neck. About thirty settlors in the vicinity of " Three Log Whare " met recently to decide on the future name of the towngbip. "Three Log" and "Mangate-w-fcjfcfc " were proposed, and by a small majority the former was chosen. " StevfiosviiU," which it was formerly stated was to bo th& ghpjsen name out of compliment to tbo ajemfoor for Rangitikei, does Dot appear to bwn even mentioned. We are indebted to Mr W. D. Sharpo for tho following interesting particulars with regard to the stocking of rivers in this district with youug trout. On 2nd September 36,500 trout ova were received at Feilding from the Masterton hatchery. Since then they have hatched out extremely well, and the young fish h«.vebeeu liberated as follows: — Mangoone, 4j3qO{ Otona (at Menzie's bridge), •2,500; Spwcop's cze^k (Cheltenham), 2,99« ; Kiwitea, 3,591 i Gro^'a (Aoramri), 16,973 ; total, 30,357, Of iHoko 4/664 were Loch Leven fry, reared from S,QOi) ova ; and 25,793 browu trout fry from 31,500 ova. Last oveuing at about 7.30 o'clock a» Miss Anderson, of Saudon, was riding into Feilding, in company with Mr J. Gertson, to attend the services in the Wesleyan Church, some senseless larrikwb ««'ere letting off " crackers " at tho corner qf Manchester and Grey streets, which caused thajfc young lady's horse to shy a.nd in its Jrighi fell iuto tho wafer- table besiqe the.fpad. jFbrtimftigly Miss AwjAjwn was not injured beyond. a severe fcbak^iig, but the horse received cuts ou tho knicss #«$ one leg.' it is almost a miracle a fatal' Mcjzleut did not happen, as tho horse fell )ie&irity &n its side, bending one of the pommels of tho saddle This was not the only horse which had been frightened by these "prackers," and wo hear of two other caboji^^pvening where accidents were narrowly .e^e&sa4. It is time a stop was put to the'sa^e iA. " crackers " to these overgrown boys who are^ytloping into larrikins, or else a fatality wU'l ihavo jfco be chronicled. It is noticeable 'tliat £nqi4G?fc? Uko this only occur when Cou« etabje Tuoliy ig put of to^Y? on auty.

The Manchester Rifles will parade this evening. Captain Edwin wired at 1.30 p.m. today :— Strong N.E. to N. and W. winds, and glass fall. Including the streets of Feilding, Halcombe and Ashurst, their are, within a few chains, 200 miles of metalled roads in the Manchester Block. Mr A. E. D'Arcy, the well-known Wairarapa footballer, is about to marry a Nelson lady, and to retire from the athletic field. A meeting of milk suppliers will be held in the Hall at Campbelltown on next Saturday evening to discuss the present system of milk tests. We regret to learn that Mr Cooper, the Feilding representative of Messrs Barraud and Abraham, is somewhat seriously indisposed. Messrs Gorton and Son advertise their Feilding sale for Saturday, 27th instant. This sale has been postponed from Friday, 26th, to above elate on account of the Palmerston Show. Colonel Pearce, one of the Directors of the Colonists' Land and Loan Corporation, was a passenger by the mail train yesterday en route for Wanganui, where he will stay for about a week. The following tenders were received by Messrs James and Heaps, architects, Feilding, for additions and alterations to Mrs Hastie's Feilding Hotel : -R. Heald, £'217 (accepted); W. Heald, £242; F. Pope, £250. The following is a list of the entries received in the various classes for the forthcoming A. and P. Show : — Horses, 216; cattle, 85; sheep, 238; pigs, 81; poultry, 17 ; dogs, 70 ; vehicles, 58 ; implements, 258; produce, 120. Total, 1093, an increase of 41 on last year. A serious accident occurred on the Parawanui road, on Tuesday, half a mile below Bulls. Mr J. Burne and Mrs Burne of Parewanui, were driving into Bulls about 11 o'clock, when the horse, at the spot indicated, shied at something on the road, and Mr Burne was thrown heavily on to the side of the road, and rendered' unconscious. The horse (hen bolted with Mrs Burne in the buggy, and after going a few chains Mrs Burne was thrown out, and the buggy passed over her. She was bruised but not seriously hurt Yesterday Mr Burne had not re covered consciousness. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Wanganui Education Board was held yesterday afternoon. A number of quarterly reports from headmasters with regard to their respective teaching staffs were received and considered. Some appointments of pupilteachers were made, subject to the Inspector reporting favourably on the candidates. Master Charles Young was appointed a cadet at College street school, Palmer«ton. The petition of Mr Von Blaremberg to Parliament was received from the Education Department with a request for the Board's views on it.— Chronicle.