Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 100, 22 October 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Captain Edwin wired at 12,30. p.m. tos day " Indications for cold niyht." There was a sharp frost here this morning. The barometer this morning stood at 31 20. the highest that has been recorded here during the last two years. The Colyton creamery is now putting through between seven and eight hundred gallons of milk each day. Judge Kettle is to be appointed one of the judges under the Native Land Validation of Titles Act Amendment Bill. Proceedings are to be instituted against the youngsters who exploded crackers in Manchester street a few evenings ago. A Fitzherbert sheepfarmer (says the Standard) has had the good luck to obtain an average of 150 per cent, of lambs this year. Owing to tho fact of the Palmerstou A. and P. Show taking place on Thursday uext, Mr Gunter will not visit Feilding on that day, but will do bo on Thursday, November Ist. During the debate on the Bank Bill on Friday, the Hon. Mr Seddon stated that neither the Colonial Bank nor the Government had first suggested the idea of the bank amalgamation which was not approved of by the House. It is reported ou good authority that the Government will not prepare any more land for settlement on the Otama-kapua-Mangawhararaki Block, but that another State farm will be established opposite Three Log Whare at once, but on a somewhat different system to that previously adopted. No less than three robberies from the person, which occurred on Saturday night, were reported to the police. Another case was reported to us of a man being knocked down on 'Saturday evening and £15 taken from him. There are a number of undesirable characters known as the "spieling" fraternity in Palmerstou at present, and the sooner they are cleared out the better. — Standard. We have been requested by the Secretary of the Palmerston North Caledonian Society, Mr W. H. Collingwood, to Btate that the Society has added to their programme two bicycle events for amateurs only, to be run under the rules of the New Zealand Alliance, distances two miles and four miles. The prizes are trophies valued at two guineas and one guinea. Nominations for all handicap events close on Wednesday nest at noon. Says the Christchurch Star : — A case was received into the hospital on Thursday night, showing the dangers which arose from leaving fish exposed to the moonlight. A Mrs Mary Da vies was admitted, suffering from ptomaine poisoning. She had been staying at Sumner Hotel, and on Tuesday ate part of a butterfish which another lodger had caught, and which had been left to the moon's rays. She became seriously ill in consequence, but is now out of danger. A young woman who was concerned in a case iv the Magistrate's Court on Friday informed the Bench that she did not know how many days there are in a .Tear, bow tunny months in a year, or how many weeks there are in a month. She was also ignorant of the name of the present month, she did not know the whereabouts of her father, and she did not know how old she was. Her mother she B&id wa» somewhere down South, and her relations up here would have nothing to do with her. — N.Z. Times. The fact that the Kiwitea County Council's overdraft is, without accounts amounting to i' 597 8s 4d passed for payment at last meeting, now i' 1767, and that the amount outstanding in rates is I*Bso, has urged on that body the unpleasant necessity of suing for outstanding rates. It will be remembered that about two months ago a resolution was paesed that summonses be issued against all defaulters. At the meeting on Saturday last the Chairman and Secretary were instructed fco prepare a list, and that a number in each w£,rd b,e sued at the next sitting of the Court, to be held in Feilding on November Bth. The necessary amount to cover tho cost of summonses was arranged with the County Clerk. Tho monthly meeting of the Colytou School Committee was held in the Schoolroom on Friday uight. Preseut — Messrs Shortall (in tho chair), Byay, Andrews and King. After the usual formal business had been dealt with, a report from Mr McLaren, carpenter, on the Kchool tanks was received and forwarded on to tho Board. The report showed that the contractors, among other shortcomings, when building the new room, left one of tho tanks one. third of its height above the pipe which feeds it. It was also decided to inquire why tho tank voted seven weeks ago for the residence had not been sent. Some accounts were passed for payment, subject to the arrival of the Board's capitation grant, now overdue, SJessrs Bray and King were appointed a visiting com.mittee, and the meeting adjourned. At the Police Court this morning, before Meßsrs Wm. L. Bailey and H. L. Sherwill, J's.P., Fairfield Thompson wa# changed with having lit a tire within the Boropgh without permission having been '.firajfc ohtabjic ; (£ from the Town /CW'k. The infQrj»at*o# ,Wf,s lajd under clause 4, sub-.sectioji 6, of the Borough Byp.Jftws. Cpnatable ftuoby conducted tltt <ca&6 for $£ p^QBe 1 c l utiou and Mr Reade defended, Th# £,aptajn of the Fire Brigade, Alfred E*te, dp, posed to ap alarm of fire having u.ee# given at 12.30 on October 10th, and Of $X? Brigade having turned out, the j ,£&us6 £|^j£ a heap of rubbish which wa§ && £# & r ? $9 by the accused. FairfieiJ thomsm &W* evidence in his defence to «W « M &£ was not in •• close proximitf '' » f Mf; , ing. Tho case was dismiss**?,-*"*- X*' Bench thought a notice should 111*7** been given to tjjfc Town, CJejkj * '

Messrs Rankin and Son's blacksmith shop, at Apiti, narrowly escaped being burnt down on Friday last, but fortunately the flames were extinguished before much damage was done. Opening services in connection with the new Wesleyan Church were continued yesterday — morning, afternoon and evening — the Rev. W. Lee, of Palmerston, preaching to large congregations on each occasion. It is notified by advertisement in another column that Mr Laing's coach will leavo Fowlers' at 7.30 a.m. on Thursday and Friday next. On the returu journey the coach will leave Feilding at 6.40 p.m. Mr G. Wheeler, of Stanway, proceeded to Palmerston by this morning's train with three trucks of fat bullocks and one of Roraney ewes and wethers to be exhibited at the Show at Palmerston on Wednesday and Thursday next. All of the stock were in the pink of condition. The continued dry weather which we are now having is causing farmers considerable anxiety, as the pasture and young crops are greatly in need of a good downfall of rain. It is stated that such a dry spring has not been experienced in this district for the past fourteen years. There is a set of empty-headed hoodlums in the Makino district who are ever on the alert to play some practical joke, but they will doubtless one day be brought up with a round turn and be made to suffer for their little capers. On Monday evening last as a buggy containing a number of ladies was leaving the Makino Schoolhouse, where they had been to witness a phonograph exhibition, the horse attached to the vehicle suddeuly commenced plunging violently, and the occupants narrowly escaped being precipitated into a drain. It was discovered that a portion of tho harness had been removed from the shafts and fastened round the animals hind legs, and but for timely assistance a serious accident would probably have resulted.