The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 196, 18 February 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. MONDAY, FEB. 18, 1895. Local and General News.

It is always better to keep a friend than to make an enemy. The Manawatu Standard says that the next Easter Encampment will be held at Feilding. A match -will be played at Bulls on Saturday next between the Bangitikei and Feilding Polo Clubs. The ot^her day one "bi the pupils of the Waipawa State School drew a knife and attempted to stab the assistant master. Bicycles are now being constructed of bamboo. They are lighter and cheaper if less durable than metal ones. The robbery of graves is the only crime under the Chinese Jaw for which the thief may be justly killed on the spot by anyone finding him out. " A soft answer turneth away wrath," except when the husband arrives late for the Sunday dinner— and the roast ducks are burnt to a cinder. Two beautiful specimens of gold from Coolgardie were shown us on Saturday by Mr Edward Smith, J.P., of Colyton. They were sent to Mr Smith by Mr D. Knight. Mr T. Roberts, one of the Auckland representatives to the Amateur Championship Meeting at Napier, will be remembered as the rescuer of Miss Williams from the wreck of the Wairarapa. It is stated that it has cost the Union S.S. Company the profits of a year's sheep and cattle freights from Wanganui to pay the cost of floating the steamers Oreti and Manawatu. Informations, charging three Palmerston Chinese storekeepers in the Square with keeping their stores open on the statutory half-holiday, have been laid by the Sergeant of Police. The Manawatu Farmer says that a duplicate telephone wire is boing run along the Company's line between Wellington and Longburn. The one now being up is of copper. The contractors for the construction of the Awahuri bridge are pushing on the work with great expeditiousness, and they will make a bold bid for the bonus which has been offered for quick construction. Notice is given by the Public Trustee that all persons having claims against the estate of George Widmaier, late of Birmingham, deceased, are requested to send them in on or before the second day of Ma} 7 , 1895. An exchange says : "A gargle of listerine in the proportion of a teaspoonful to one-quarter glass of hot water will often allay a cough when everything else fails." No doubt — but what is " listerine " ? A Dunedin telegram states that a lad named Edward Singleton was kicked on the side of the head by a horse which lashed out at him. His skull was badly fractured, and the brains protruded. An operation has been performed, but his recovery is doubtful. In the polo match on Saturday between Manawatu and Rangitikei Clubs, Rangitikei No. 1 team defeated Manawatu by 3 goals to 2 while the visitors turned the tables on their opponents with No. 2 team, by defeating No. 2 team of the senior club by 2 goals. Great interest is being evinced in the Cycling Sports at Feilding, which take place on Wednesday, and the gathering promises to be a very successful one. There will be a large crowd from Palmerston by the special train which has been arranged to be run. The sports will be decidedly interesting. — Standard. Mr McGuire, M.H.R., at the conclusion of his address to his constituents last Wednesday, at Stratford, said : It has become fashionable with the members of Parliament to take a trip to the Old Country, and he proposed to take a trip Home himself, of course returning in time for the next session of Parliament. Mr Thomas Russell, of Bank of New Zealand and Loan and Mercantile unsavory fame, is a large shareholder in the Waihi goldmine at the Thames. It is significant, therefore, to know that the shares have risen from £1 to £1 10s each. The evergreen Tom will make a clear profit of i£250,000 if he realises at | present. From the establishmeut of the Department of Labour at the beginning of June, 1891, up till the end of last year — a period oi three years and a half — it has rendered assistance to no less than 12,053 persons who were in quest of employment. Of this number 6202 were married and 5851 single. Of the total number 5954 were sent to private employment and 6099 were taken on Government works. The 12,053 persons who were helped to work had 27,381 individuals dependent upon them. The following is an instance of the wonderful longevity of the Scots — individual or national. We are told that Lady John Scott, who composed the air of " Annie Laurie," and of the words as now sung, is still living. The original song was in praise of a daughter of the first baronet of Maxwelltown. As the words of the song were composed by a yo»r>g officer who was tm route for Egypt, under Sir Ralph Abercrombie, iv 1801, Lady Scott must be upwards of 100 years of age. It is interesting to know that when the young soldier returned from Egypt to Bonnie Scotland he found Annie had been " married on 'till " the other fellow. \bout that Gaelic 1 At a meeting of the Highland Society the other day it was reosarkod that since King Robert Bruce addressed bis Parliament in Gaelic at Scone they had no record of any other man havr ing used Gaelic in Parliament until the Hon J McKenzie djd so last session. Jn this connection, the Chief pointed out in the course of soaia remarks, that he bad taken the trouble to write Home to friends in Scotland to find out the actual mean* ing of the phrase used by Mr J. McKenzie as reported in Hansard. Mr McKenzie had called Mr Earnshaw Am heal ghao? loch dhubh, and that he would take him to avizandum later on. His (Mr McLean's) friends replied that the meaning was " Lovely black angel."— Ha wera Star The Anglican Sjrnod has passed the following prayer for the Governor and the General Assembly. To be used dur ing the session :— " Almighty God, from whom all power is derived, we humbly beseech Thee to bless Thy servant, the Governor of thjs Colqny. Enlighten him with Thy grace ; encompass him with Thy favour, and grant that he may use the authority, wbi^h our Sovereign Lady , the jQueea hath committed into his hands with justice an 4 mercy according to Thy holy will. Qiyo Thy blessing also we pray Thee to the General Assembly now j fa, session. Direct their consultations to tbe advancement 0f Thy glory, the good ofThy Cburph»n4 the welfare of this pebpld. Hear us; 0 merciful Father, for the sake of Jwflf {Hum*. Thy, Son, our liosi. Anwn."

Messrs Abraham and Williams' next sale of stock at Colyton will take place on Tuesday, the 26th inst. We (Chronicle) hear that Captain Russell will probably deliver a political address in Wanganui either in or about race week. In Switzerland a milkmaid or man getß . better wages if gifted with a good voice, because it has been discovered that a cow will yield one fifth more milk ii soothed during the milking by a pleasing melody, i The Chairman of the Kiwitea County Council, Mr James Reid, accompanied by Crs Jacob, Morton and Homer, visited Birmingham on Saturday to select a site for the proposed new offices for the Council. A muster parade of the Manchester Rifles will be held in the Assembly Rooms on Thursday next. All arms and accoutrements must be produced, including the Martini-Henri rifles recently issued. The members of the local Oddfellows' Lodge have decided to hold a social in the Assembly Rooms on March 13th. Mr R. F. Haybittle's string band has been engaged to supply the mu6ic. Mrs E. J. Watts was, on Saturday, donated by the members of the family of the late Mrs Browne with a handsome silver watch and chain, in recognition of her untiring care and devotion while acting in the capacity of nurse to the deceased lady. The watch, which was suitably inscribed, was presented by Mr J. G. Browne, who made a few kind and appropriate remarks. The recipient made a suitable and feeling reply. The generous hospitality of Mr and Mrs F. Y. Lethbridge towards cricketers in general should not be allowed to pass unnoticed. Whenever a match has been played on the local ground a sumptuous afternoon tea has, unsolicited, been provided by them. Many have been the expressions of gratitude by the players, who feel themselves under a deep debt of gratitude to Mr and Mrs Lethbridge. Mr R. Mcßeth, of Kiwitea, has had his dwellinghouse removed from the site on which it was originally erected to another fronting the Kimbolton road near Birmingham. The work of removal was entrusted to Mr Birch, and was a somewhat difficult undertaking as the structure had to be shifted in two sec- ! tions of 33 by 18ft each over two miles of country, >vhich a few years ago was covered with standing bush. The sections were removed on broad wooden wheels, with the assistance of eighteen bullocks, without the slightest mishap.