The Fielding Star, OROUA & KIWITEA COUNTIES GAZETTE. Published Daily. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 180, 30 January 1895, Page 2

The Fielding Star, OROUA & KIWITEA COUNTIES GAZETTE. Published Daily. Local and General News.

To obtain gold from sea water by means of electrolysis, Dr Wurtz predicts, will be one of the problems of the future. Mr C. A. Marcus, station in aster at Wanganui, has had his appointment to Oamaru cancelled, at his own request. The annual general meeting of shareholders in the Mangaone Public Hall Company, will be held in the Hall, at Colyton, on Monday next. The thermometer hanging on a wire line exposed to the sun on Sunday, in Tinakori road, Wellington, registered at 10.30 a.m., 110 degrees, and at 12 noon, 116 degrees. It is intended to run cheap railway excursions from Wanganui on Thursday afternoons. The first of these excursions is to be held next Thursday, and Patea is to be the favoured locality. The prizes will be given to the Colyton School children on Friday afternoon and if the day proves fine it is hoped a goodty number of parents and others will grace the occasion with their presence. The Wanganui Chronicle says : There is one man (or woman) who gets full value out of the Public Library. This individual took out last year 236 novels and 112 miscellaneous periodicals, making a total of 328. The divining-rod has been successful in Northumberland. Hamlets on the hillsides, which had hitherto had no water suppty, are now rejoicing in the possession of springs which the diviner discovered. A torpedo-boat destroyer built by Messrs Thorncroft for the British Government attained a speed of 29-17 knots an hour, which is the highest officially recorded. She belongs to a group of four of the world's fastest boats. Colyton is about to lose one of its most promising young settlers in the person of Mr Alfred Smith. Mr Smith starts in about a fortnight for the Edinburgh University, where he intends to study for about five years. He will be greatly missed. We wish him every success. Fire was raging on Saturday and yesterday almost right through the Rimutaka gorge from Cross' Creek, and it is evident that the lovely bush scenery which has been the admiration ol so many travellers along this line is practically a thing of the past.— Greymouth Standard. Additions are made to-day to Messrs Gorton and Son's Earn Fair to be held at Feilding on Friday, February sth. It will be seen on reading the list that rams from the flocks of the principal breeders on the coast will be offered, therefore local buyers need not go further afield to make their purchases. The attention of the authorities is drawn to the fact that the carcase of a bullock is lying on the Kimbolton road about 5 miles from Feilding. It has been there for some days, and is now in a highly offensive state. There is no excuse for leaving such matter on a public thoroughfare, and there should be a prosecution under the Stock Act for such an offence. Mr Ivirkcaldie, the well-known Wellington draper, who is in favor of Saturday for the half-holiday, said that the Saturday takings at Kirkcaldie and Stains' establishment were 35 per cent better than any other day in the week, which showed that those in favour of Saturday were prepared to sacrifice something for the benefit of the many. The " Mail " says an Oamaru sportsman made a rush to catch the train home from the Waikouaiti on the day of the races. He mounted the platform as the train moved away, but not getting properly aboard fell off and was left on his back lamenting. In sheer disgust he went back to the course and backed Count d'Orsay for spite. Dividend, £13 19s. " Victor," in the Waugauui Herald, says : — A. W. Watts, 15 yards, sprung a surprise on nearly everybody in the Quarter, at the Wanganui Caledonian Sports, by the easy manner in which he cut down the field and won in the fastest time yet recorded for that race, viz., 51sec The performance surprised nobody more than the winner himself, but there is no gainsaying the fact that it stamps him as a far better quarter - miler than he was previously thought to be. During the next few weeks Messrs Spence and Spence, of the Bon Marche, will submit the whole of their newly imported stock of drapery and clothing at unprecedented reductions. Owing to the exceptionally low prices ruling in the soft goods trade the firm has been tempted to buy rather heavily of late and as stock-taking time is now upon them, they find it absolutely necessary to dispose of enormous quantities of stuff at a great sacrifice. The sale starts tomorrow, and will be continued for four weeks. It is announced to-day that Mr David Jones, engineer and blacksmith, has commenced business in the premises at the junction of Warwick street and Kimboiton road, formerly occupied by the late Mr Jensen. Mr Jones has had much practical experience as an engineer, and is qualified to uudertake all work relating to machinery. He makes a specialty of constructing and erecting windmills, and guarantees all work done by him or his employes. His stumping jacks are useful implements, and are invaluable in clearing the land. A largely attended meeting of milk suppliers was held in the Canipbelltown Temperance Hall last night. The business was to consider the adyisableness of acquiring the factory business from Mr W. W. Corpe, the present proprietor. Mr V. C. Ransom was voted to the chair. The following resolution was proposed by Mr A. J. Arnold, and carried, " That the suppliers form themselves into a company and appoint provisional directors to procure the necessary information and place the same before another meeting to be held at an early date." A strong directorate was appointed. The funeral of the late Mrs Henry Hickford took place at Campbelltown yesterday. The attendance of relatives and friends was very great, the cortege being the largest ever seen in that township. Punctually at three o'clock the melancholy procession left the residence of Mr Abner Hickford. On arriving at the cemetery the service was conducted by Mr McLean who gave a most impressive and sympathetic address based on Chapter 13 of Saint Luke. The undertaking was efficiently performed by Mr Bishop. On Sunday next, in the Primi. tive Methodist Church, Feilding, the Rev Mr -Clement will preach a memorial j gecajon on the late Mrs fiicjffotf.

The Ohau river, for the first time in the memory of old residents, is now dry. Mr Taylor has a record this season of 96 bushels of oats to the acre on his farm near Otago. The Pohangina County Couucil invite tenders for dog collars and dog tax collection. Capt. Edwin wired at 1.35 p.m. today : Indications, strong wind with rain from N.E. to N. and W., glass fall. Mr John Sawers, Government Dairy Instructor, left Wellington yesterday morning on a tour of inspection through the Taranaki provincial district. A blank cheque signed by Elizabeth Thompson, lost to-day is advertised for by Mr Fairfield Thompson. Payment has been stopped at the bank. The decrease of 111 cases in the arrest for drunkenness in Auckland during the year bears out the assertion so often made that there is a growing improvement in regard to the drinking customs of our people. — Auckland Star. Mr B. Porrett, of Sandou, advertises to-day that he has been appointed sole agent in the Manawatu for Messrs Dimock and Co., of Wellington, for whom he is prepared to purchase pigs in any quantity. A Taranaki bankrupt told his creditors he had lost £181 ou a i-147 contract I A creditor present could no understand ' how this could be, as the bankrupt had not paid for the i."30 worth of cement he got from him to do the work with. At the reception to the new Bishop of Wellington the other night, Bishop Julius said : — The clergy of New Zealand were thankful that a man of the experience of Bishop Wallis had settled in the Empire City, for the legislators who came here from all parts of the colony wanted their hearts touched. The big cheese to be shortly made at the Stratford factory is for exhibition at the coming agricultural show at Hawera. It is made to a special order and will weigh scwt. The cheese will contain current coins of the realm to the yalue of .£5, from a sovereign down to a threepenny piece, and is to be cut up in retail quantities. The Hope of Feilding 1.0. G.T. Lodge met in the Foresters' Hall last evening, when about thirty members we present. The election of officers for the ensuing term resulted as follows :— C.T., Bro. Bloomrickl ; V.T., Sister Worsfold ; secretary, Bro. Staffeu ; F.S. Bro. Jackson ; treasurer, Bro. W. Belfit ; G., Bro. J. Noble ; C. Sister McKenzie ; 31., Bro. Jacobsen ; D.M., Sister Heald. One new member was initiated. Mr Gladstone has been the recipient of au enormous number of letters of congratulation upou the appearance of his translation of '• Horace." The work has given him in his retirement the most perfect happiness, aud this is now added to by tbe favorable reception of tbe book. Mr Gladstone has expressed to a near friend that he treated his " Horace " as a scholar would, without striving after effect. The Mauawatu Farmer says : — The majority of applicants for cheap money from the Government are supporters of the Opposition. Is this a good sign, considering that the leaders of this parfcy were oj>posed to the scheme from the first ? Although the leaders strongly denounced it, the rank and file are quite wiUitig to take advantage of tbe benefit, and the present Government have once more scored against their opponents. The Weslcyan Sunday School picnic was held on the Oval this afternoon. Prizes were presented to the following children attending the Sunday school : — For proficiency in catechism — Milly Carthew, Ist ; Louisa Groves, 2nd ; Louisa Ross, 3rd. For good attendance — Fred Jannings, Ist; and Florrie Bowler, Florrie Parker, Richard Cobbe, Estelle Haybittle, Ernest Cobbe, Louisa Ross, aud Olive Haybittle were awarded prizes in the order named.