Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 22, 25 July 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

♦ A letter for " R.H.C." lies at the Stab office. A lady's sunshade, carved wood and ivory handle, found on the Oval yesterday, has been left at the Star office. A meeting of Good Templars will be held at Rangiwabia on Saturday, August 3rd, to open a Temperance Lodge. A meeting of ratepayers interested in the erection of a bridge over the Rangitikei river at Otara, will beheld at Peinberton on Saturday at 2 o'clock. We have to thank Mr Welsh, the Secretary, for a complimentary ticket for the concert to be held at Pohangina on August 2nd. The musical resurectionists had a splendid practice in the Methodist church last night, and in spite of Mr Wragge's prediction of bad weather a splendid attendance is expected on Monday next at the public rendering of the pieces. The Excelsior Skating Rink was well patronised yesterday afternoon and eyening. In the evening a potatoe race was held, there being nine entries, Mr Scandrett secured first prize, Mr Manning being second. We believa in sport and in persons who pay for licenses to shoot having full value for their money, but a line should be drawn some-where. Yesterday afternoon some one fired at a hare running on the Kimbolton road, the town side of the South bridge, and considerably startled some passengers near. No damage was done, but it may be as well "gunners " should know that to shoot within the limits of the Borough is an offence under the bye-law*. Here is a schoolboy's esaay on Sir Walter Raleigh It is quoted by Mr Watson in Atalanta:— " Sir Walter Raleigh was a very great man. He went over and discovered America he discovered Virginia ; he discovered the potatoe. And when he discovered the potatoe, he discovered tobacco. And when he discovered tobacco, he turned to his companions and said : 'My friends, be of good cheer, for we have this day in England, lit such a flame as I trust, by God's grace, shall neyer be extinguished.' " It was rumoured in the lobbies a few days ago that the Colonial Treasurer intended to propose a poll tax on pigs. The " Representatives of the People " in the House, as 'they like to call themselves, haye — Mv Ward thinks — discovered these very profitable animals have escaped too long, and the ■' bloated capitalists " who can afford to rear them should now be made to suffer. Of course a tax on hens must follow, and in a few years time the popular dish of " ham and eggs " will be made impossible. A Parliamentary correspondent in the Hawkes' Bay Herald says that the House will probably be approached by the BNZ, with a request for legislation to provide for, say, i' 500,000 being appropriated on '6 per cent, debentures for the purchase of those estates held by the Bauk which are suitable for settlement purposes. This it is believed would be much preferable to the lottery scheme, and would not evoke much opposition, especialy as £250,000 a year is already voted for land settlement purposes. It is also on the cards that the Government will ask the House to repeal the clause in last year's Act which states that no "amalgamation beween the Bank of New Zealand and any other bank shall take place without the consent of Parliament, with a view to paving the way for amalgamation with the Colonial Bank during the coming session. As might be expected from the novelty and attractiveness of the subject, a large amount of interest is being awakened iv the entertainment on the ChinaJapan War which is to take place at the Assembly Rooms to-morrow night. The scenes have been prepared by Mr Alfred Underbill, a well known English artist, and are said to be graphic in the extreme. The great naval battle of Yalu (one of the manj' scenes which will he shown) was foughb on both sides with thoroughly modern ships and guns, both China and Japan having had ships built to their order in Europe. Mr Robson, having previously travelied with a panorama on the Roj-al Navy, isabloto make the naval battle scenes unusually interesting. As the entertainment suits all ages aud classes and the prices of admission are low, we anticipate a- very large attendance.

Mr J. R. Montague will hold a sale of fruit trees in the Denbigh Hotel yard tomorrow afternoon. Mr J. R. Macmillan will hold a sale of fruit trees at Halcornbe to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. The Pohangina school concert and dance, on Friday, August 2nd, promises to be a good turn out. Mr J. R. Macmillan held a successful sale of Messrs Mayo and Son's fruit trees at Campbelltown yesterday. The Vice-President (Mr H. Grieve) of the Pohangina Cricket Club has promised a trophy for the highest individual score during next season. A fancy dress carnival will bo held at the Skating Rink in the Volunteer Hall on Wednesday, August 14th. Full particulars will be advertised to morrow. The Entries for Messrs Gorton aud Son's stock sale at Feilding to-morrow are very large. A good farm of 581 acres in the Pohangina district, will also be offered for sale. Says the Wellington Post :— Coastal captains complain of the bad state of the Manawatu River. A large sandbank i 3 a constant source of trouble. The steamers arc uuable to carry any great amount of cargo, owing to the difficulty in getting over this bank. Messrs Gorton aud Son held a successful sale yesterday of furniture aud effects on behalf of the trustees in the estate of Mrs Hinks, of Campbelltown. The prices realised were satisfactory. The section on which the accommodation house is situated was passed in. Au advertisement will appear in our next issue from Messrs Barraud and Abraham drawing attention to their now seeds for spring sowing. This firm have special machinery for cleaning their grain and purchasers can depend on securing seeds which have been thoroughly dressed. The following dates have been fixed for the annual school examinations by the Inspectors of the Wanganui Education Board : — Campbelltown and Carnavon, Monday 19fch August ; Taonni aud Awahuri, Wednesday 21st August ; Stoney Creek, Thursday, 22nd August ; Oroua Bridge, Friday, 23rd August. The Otago Daily Times understands that the s.s. Buteshire on her next trip to London will take with her 1200 live sheep, thus continuing the experiment make by thnt vessel and the Banffshire. The sheep will bs shipped at Lyttelton and the Bluff, ami it is understood that the venture is being made by Messrs Turnbull, Martin & Co., whose local representative has purchased the sheep. On Wednesday next a choral festival is to be held in St John's church, when the combined choirs of Palmerston, Martou and Feilding will repeat the same music as that lately rendered at Wangauui by the associated choirs of the Archdeaconry of Wanganui. The sermon will be preached by the Rev H. T. Hunt, the new Vicar of Palmerston N. Full particulars are published in our advertising columns. At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Wauganui Education Board on Tuesday, Miss Lucy O'Brien, assistant teacher at Campbelltown, was recommended for appointment as assistant teacher at Foxton, the Foxton committee having selected her, but she was instructed not to leave her present post until after the examination of the Campbelltowu School next month. The teacher of the Beef Creek Aided School to be informed that unless he forwards his testimonials his appointment cannot be approved. A correspondent of the Paraek aretu Express states that a perfect skeleton of a moa was discovered in the road cutting leading to the Timaru Settlement on Friday afternoon. Leahy and Doro an had just fired a shot which dislodged a large piece of rock and when the smoke cleared away they discovered the skeleton of a moa about 14 feet high embedded in the papa The bird was standing in a leaning position and the impression of the feathers " could be seen on the papa, but many of them crumbled to pieces. Mr Brent, of the Furniture Warehouse, Kimbolton road, Feilding, has a very superior make of perambulators for sale. The wheels are made on the bicycle principal with brass caps, the under gear is very neatly put together, the body is beautifully finished, and the manufactnrer has kept in view the main object, viz., durability, which is a great consideration with those who have to purchase such vehicles. Mr Brent announces a consignment of double and single wire folding bedsteads. He is prepared to supply all kinds of furniture and furnishiugs at very cheap rates. Arrangements have been made to deliver furniture anywhere throughout the district free of charges. A new advertisement will appear to-morrow. While riding into Gore the other day Mr T. Tilson was savagely attacked by his stallion Rouser. Tilson was at the time riding a hack and leading the stallion, when the latter seized his owner by the leg and pulled with such force as to drag him off the hack he was riding to the ground. While in this position the man had his back severely torn as well as his leg, the muscle of which was partly torn from the bone. The hack, which had also been brought to the ground, the moment it regained its feet made off at full speed, with the infuriated stallion in persuit. This alone saved the life of the disabled man. The two horses were ( eventually caught and taken to Gore with their owner. The stallion had neyer pre- ■ viously shown an 3' disposition to ferocity, i — Tuapeka Times.