The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 267, 15 May 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1895. Local and General News.

The local Court of Foresters will meet , in the Foresters' Hall this evening. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : Same indications as wired yesterday, glass further fall. A meeting of members of the Feilding Bowling Club will be held this evening at 8 o'clock in Mr Giesen's office. A general meeting of members of the Feilding Football Club will be held at the EmpiTe Hotel on Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. The extradition of Jabez Balfour has cost the Foreign Office £7,000 in cablegrams alone, besides £7,000 spent in legal proceedings in Argentina. The Government Insurance Department has accepted a contract of £13,000 for the erection of new offices at the corner of Princess and Rattray streets, Dunedin. A special meeting of the Borough Council was held at noon to-day to confirm the burgess list. Present— The Mayor and Crs. Fowles, Bailey, Allan and Goodbehere. At Christchurch the other day, John Nixon, a prohibited person, was fined £10 or three months' hard labor, for purchasing a glass of beer at an hotel. The defendant's son had laid the information. A manufacturer's stock of sample garments in men's waterproof overcoats has been received by Messrs Spence and Spence at a big discount. These superior goods will be sold at prices much in favour of purchasers, A vigilant search has been made, but so far without success, for the convict Foggan, who escaped from the gaol works at Mount Cook, Wellington, on Thursday afternoon last. Mr Labouchere, writing in Truth on the great currency question, says: — "I regard a Bi-Metallist as either a wellmeaning person under the influence of a delusion, or as an astute person possed of a silvermine." The bicycle road race this afternoon was won by J. Mingins (scr), Gifkins (185 yds) second, and Watson (85 yds) third, Trevena, N. Bray and E. Feck also started, finishing in the order named. Mingins won easily by about ten yards. On reference to Mr J. R. Tripe's advertisement it will be seen that he intends discontinuing his visits to Feilding after this date, having made arrangements with Mr J. Greenwood to fulfil his engagements. Messrs Cummins and Co. will hold an auction sale in Fergusson street on Saturday next and the following days of hypothecated goods seized by a bank, consisting of general drapery, clothing and boots. See advertisement. A young man named William Harris, residing at Rangiwahia, died very suddenly yesterday. He was taken ill, and | expired within half an hour. An inquest will be held as his death is surrouded in mystery. He was a son of ! Mr Harris, of Marton, and nephew of Dr. Harris, of Feilding. An up country farmer has discovered that Plymouth Rocks are not only good j as layers and birds for the table, but as I alarm clocks in the morning because the roosters begin to " sound their clarion notes " exactly half an hour before sunrise. ! It is stated that the names of Messrs Hogg and Pirani, M's.H.R., Bishop Wallis, and Mr A. Warburton, have been submitted to the Governor as the Government nominations for seats on the Wellington University College Board. — Post. A united Christian convention will be held in the Baptist Church, Palmerston North, on Thursday and Friday, the 23rd and 24th instants. It is expected that addresses will be given by the Revs Garland (Wanganui), Gordon (Marton), Cocker (Feilding), Doull (Bulls), and other ministers, As will be seen from the report of the Wanganui Education Board, the Marton School Committee election has been upset, and a new election ordered for the first Monday in June. A petition, signed by over 50 householders, was presented at the meeting yesterday, protesting against the election. The following additional regulation under the Advances to Settlers' Act has been gazetted : — " Provided that, when the application for an advance has been refused without a valuation of the security offered having been made, the Superintendent may refund to the applicant the whole, or such proportion as he may think just, of the valuation fee paid as aforesaid." This morning Dr. Charlton was thrown from his horse opposite his surgery, in Kimholton road. He was mounting when the animal became restive, with the result that the doctor was thrown on the road, receiving a severe scalp wound on the back of his head. He narrowly escaped more serious injury for his foot hung in the stirrup for a few seconds while the horse was jumping about. The Feilding Band will, on Saturday night next, play in the Rotunda at 8 p.m. the following programme : — '* Dead March in Saul," in memorium for the late General Feilding ; Welsh selection, " Gems of Cambria " ; German valse, " Rippling Stars " ; operatic selection, "II Trovatore " ; triple-tonguing polka, " Sweet Smiles " ; martial selection, " The Young Recruit " ; valse, " Boccacio " ; quadrille, " Merrie England " ; quick-step, " Amazon " ; " God Save the Queen." Pollard's Liliputians are just concluding a most successful season of three weeks in Christchurch. They are due here on Monday night when *• Uncle Tom's Cabin " will be the attraction, this will be the last appearance here of these clever youngsters, as they are working towards Taranaki then to Auckland and Australia. It speaks volumes as to the excellence of the entertainment provided by this company, when they can stay in New Zeai land for 10 months, and only lose eight nights. They have played in Wellington alone 27 weeks during the last four years. Since last Been here Mr Pollard lost almost everything by the Palmerston fire, and he has everybody's sympathy, A rather sultry scene is said to have occurred at the Tariff Commission's sitting in Auckland. A deputation of Knights of Labor placed before the Commission a proposal to make certain reductions in duty, and suggested that the loss be recouped to the Treasury by taxing all lands, and abolishing all exemptions from land tax. This proposal to still further tax the farmers roused the member for Ciutha (Mr T. Mackenzie), who took the deputation in hand. His Highland blood carried him beyond the bounds of caution. He was " pulled up " by the Chairman (Major Stewart) and i the other members of the Commission, but Mr Mackenzie continued to make such strong remarks that the examination of the deputation abruptly closed, and the chairman was glad to be rid of the Knights, and soothe the ruffled feelings of members.