Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 110, 3 November 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Roy. W. H. Judkius' subject for f to-morrow evening is announced. , The result of tho V.R.C. Derby, run to-day, will be posted at the Star office this evening. The Rangitikei Masonic Lodge, Bulls, meets on Wednesday, the 7th November, for initiation. All interested in cycling matters arc invited to attend the club's meeting at Mr F. Mackenzie's, on Monday, at 7.1)0 p.m. Mr Bunting, photographer, will open business in his new premises in Manchester street on Monday next. A polo practice wns held this afternoon in Mr Turner's paddock. There was a good muster, and some capital sport. The Waugauui Harbor Board yesterday granted a site at Pohangiua for a public hall at a peppercorn rent for 42 years. On Saturday next, after the stock sale, Mr Charles Carr will hcII, in the Assembly Rooms, the privileges of the Feilding Jockey Club. It is * curious point in our criminal law that to constitute murder, the death of the victim must tako place in a year and a 1 day from the timo of the offence. At the Bnnnythorpe creamery 1000 gallons of milk are put through the separator daily, making it the most important of the branches attached to the Dairy Union. Tho Feildiug Lawn Tennis Courts , were opened this afternoon. Thore was a large attendauco of players and onlookers, and the courts were in capital order. , A number of Chinamen left Wellington for Sydney on Wednesday, returning to their native land. One party of men is taking away 500 sovereigns, and another 320 sovereigns. It is remarkable that within a week should have died Dean Macartney, of Melbourne, aged 96, Sir John Dunn, of South Australia, aged 93, and Sir Alfred Stephen of New South Wales, aged 92— three typical old colonists. Another gift was received by the Trustees of the Wesle3 r an Church yesterday in the shapo of a handsome cut glass water jug und tumbler. The donor was Mm J. S. Milson. Mr I. Brent lias also presented a neat gipsy table to place on the pulpit platform. For some time past the member for Palmers ton, has been endeavouring to get a reserve of 17 acres near Bunnytborpe, vulued at some £200, vested in the Vlanawatu Road Board, and in the last Gazette nn Order-in-Council is published notifying this has now been accomplished. Tho new Primitive Methodist Church at Awahuri will be opened to-morrow when the Rev. G. Clement will preach in the morning, and the Rev. W. F. Boys, of Foxton, in tho evening. On Tuesday a grand opening tea and public meeting will be held. Special smgiug will be provided for tho occasion, and addresses will be delivered by the Revs. Boys, Griudley, Clemont and others. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Manchester Lodge was held last evening, there being a good attendance. Tho ordinary general business was transacted. One new momher was initiated. It was resolved to hold a picnic on New Year's Day. The meeting went into harmony, when songs and recitations were given by Bros. Smith, Belfit, Hewitt, Mines, Aitken, Edwards, Watson, and Gapper. A public tea aud couccrt will be held in the Makino School, iv connection with the Primitive Methodist Church, on Friday, November 9th. An excellent programme has been provided for the concert, and the number of friends who aro interesting themselves in the arrangements will ensure both a successful tea and concert. Mr Fry will tako the chair at the coucert. We draw attention to an advertisement in another column, announcing a memorial meeting, to be held at tho Salvation Army Barracks to-morrow evening in memory of Captain Flavall, who perished iv tho s.s. Wairarapa disaster. Tho unfortunate young lady was well-known and highly esteemed by all her comrades, sho having beon an active worker in the Army for years in tho colony. She was just returning with Staff-Capt. Paul from England, whither they had gone to attend General Booth's jubilee celebrations. A sad sequel to the arrest of an elderly man named George Graham, in comfortable circumstances, for stealing classical books from Cole's Arcade, Melbourne, has happened, the accused who was out on bail having committed suicide, At the inquest Mrs Graham deposed that the deceased was greatly distressed because of bis ar* rest, and as the day approached for them, vestigation of the charge he became more melancholy und despondent. On the morning of the hearing he slashed his abdomen with a razor, nnd he died two duys later. His theft of Ihe bocks was inexplicable to the members of his family, because ho vtas kept well supplied with j money by his sons. He must they thought | have become mentally irresponsible, and ; being a classical scholar and a retired Presbyterian Minister, his love for classical works had led him into a temptation which he could not resist. The jury returned a verdict of self destruction whilst temporarily insane.'

Mr W. Halcombe met with a painful accident at Marton last eveniug, when in alighting from a bus* he got two fingers of his left hand rather badly crushed. On Wednesday afternoon one of the men on ihe road works at Three Log Whare, had a narrow escape for his life He fell do\ n t,h<j skla of a papa cliff a distance of lOOd, but fortunately lighting on some loose earth, came off with no more serious injury than two broken ribs, and a very severe shaking. j The Blenheim papers report that last Sunday n trap containing Mr and Mrs Charles Timms and three children was capsized near the Wairan Valley Church , and one of the children was inetantaniously killed by striking its head on the wheel or the step. The member for Palmerston is endeavouring to arrange for a tri weekly mail service between Apiti and Birmingham, commencing at Apiti, instead of as at pro- I sent. In regard to this matter the Post-master-General wired to»day : — " Re Apiti mail contract I will endeavour to have the matter arranged and lam hopeful that the contractor \\i\\ be able to ' meet the proposal which I havo given instructions to have submitted to him.— J. G. Ward." When FilzgoraJd's circus was at Ngaruawahia last week one of the tigresses gave birth to three cube. The tigress with her newly-arrived family were left behind and were forwarded on by rail to Auckland on Monday all in good health. These are probably the first tigers ever born in the colony, and it is said one is to be called •' Ngaruawahia " in honour of the event. They arc valued at .£IOO each. The Napier Evening News learns from a private and reliable source that th« health of (he Premier shows signs of giving way under the terrible strain to which he has subjected himself since his succession to office. It appears to be beyond doubt that his heart is serionely affected and that his medical advisers have given him such precise direction as to regimen as are only given to persons whose atate is more or less precarious.