The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27. 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 77, 27 September 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27. 1895. Local and General News.

Mr Tomas Hockey will preach in the Gospel Hall on Sunday evening. Additions are made to Messrs Abraham and Williams next Palmerston stock sale. Tho annual general meeting of the Wanf;anui Bowling Club, takes place this evening. The Kiwitea County Clerk, Mr E. Goodbehere, notifies that Mr Austin Moss has been appointed a ranger to impound cattle within the boundaries of the County. Nominations for the bicycle road race j to be held on October 2nd for Mr G. W. Fowles' modal, close to-morrow evening at 9 a.m. The handicapping will be done by Air F. Mackenzie. The Manchester Rifles had a good muster last night and much useful work in tbe physical exercises "was done under the direction of Color- Sergt. Milsoa. Parades for October are now advertised. Hooping cough is prevalent in this district just now. One case is reported where an adult — aged three score years — had an attack much to his snrprise and disgust. He thought he had put away childish things for some little time. One is never too old to learn. Our readers are reminded of the concert to be held in the Assembly Rooms this evening, when we hope to see a large audience. The programme speaks for itself and there is not the slightest doubt but this concert will he quite as enjoyable as any held in Feildiug for some time past. At the annual meeting of the Bulls Polo Club it was decided " That as the , rule passed by tbe Harlingham Club passing the standard height of polo ponies to 14 bands 2in does not come into force until next May, the decision be left in abeyance until tbe next general meeting of the Polo Association." It was decided to open the season on October 19th, on the Club's new ground. The following are the traffic returns for the Napier-Taranaki section for the four weeks ending August 17, 1895, and for the corresponding fonr weeks, 1894 : — 1895. —Passengers, £5580 8s; parcels, i486 Is 6d ; goods, £5714 10s 2d : miscellaneous-, i;y 10 His. Total, £12,091 15s Bd. 18<M.— Passengers, £5894 14s 9d ; parcols, i'sls 14s 2d ; goods, £5804 0s 6d ; miscellaneous, £306 0s 2d. Total, £12,---520 9a 7d. The passengers in 1894 were .44,375 aud for 1895, 40,785, a consider-

Messrs Rutherford and Son, butchers, have had the first lamb of the season in their shop this week. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : —Indications for strong N. to W. and B.W. winds and glass rise. The arrivals in the colony for August ware 1420 person e while 1406 departed. Twenty Chinese arrived and £ departed. Mr aad Mrs W. T. Downes, of Wanganui, returned from Sydney last evening by the Wakatipu to Wellington. Payment of a cheque lost by G. Ashworth, and drawn by the Cheltenham Dairy Company, has been stopped. Mr Forbes Burn is appointed an Inspector under the Dairy Industry Act, 1894. Messrs Gorton and Son's Feilding sale held this afternoon, was largely attended, and the stock offered sold readily. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the concert and social to be held in Birmingham on Monday next. Mr A. S. Baker won the Manawatu Golf Club competition on Wednesday, being presented by Mrs C. J. Still with the Captain's medal. The Feilding cricketers will hold tbe first practice of the season on the county ground to-morrow afternoon. A full muster is expected. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the opening concert in the new Cheltenham Hall on Friday, October 4th. At a meeting of directors of tho Cheltenham Dairy Company on Wednesday evening, Mr W. Mitchell was appointed chairman for the ensuing year. Heard at the stock sale to day. Farmer, loquitor : — " Of course I'm glad wool has gone up. I will now be able to have a pair of clean socks every Sunday." Tbe health of Mr Rawson, S.M., and warden for the Dunstan district, continues so unsatisfactory that he is likely to retire on a pension of .£244 per annum on tbe Ist December. The life of the late Mr Mountfort, of Wanganui, who was recently drowned in tbe Avon at Christchurch, was insured for 11000, divided between the Government and A.M.P. offices. lhe enquiry into the recent flre at Hawera resulted in a verdict that the fire originated in or near a window in Smith's drapery shop, and the evidence is not sufficiently clear to show how it originated. The Stock Department are advised by the Veterinary Surgeon who is investigating the case first alleged to be anthrax on a farm at Waharoa, Waikato, that he has satisfied himself it is not a case of anthrax. The thoroughbred stallion Bay King is advertised to-day to travel tho Feilding and Marton districts during the coming season. He is well known to be a splendid stamp of horse and breeders desirous of securing a good class of hacks could not do wrong by getting a strain of the aristocratic Cadogau blood through Bay King. We have to acknowledge receipt from tbe author, of copies of the reports of Mr J. E. Marsh on a " Nautical school-ship or training ship for boys in New Zealand," and on the " Settlement of the people on the land in the colonies of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia." Both publications are very interesting. The Aratika school was examined by Mr Carter on the 20th instant, with the following result : — Standard Vl.— Albert Brown, Robert Gray. Standard V. — Lizzie Allerby. Standard IV. — Sarah Allerby, Frances Gray. Standard 111. —Sidney Gray. Standard ll.— Duncan Bell, Peter Brown, Frank Howie, Lily Allerby. Standard I.— Arthur Bell.Wiliie Gray, Cecil Poulsen. We are pleased to note from the Post and Telegraph officers classification list just to hand that the Feilding office, by reason of its increased business, has been selected from twenty-two second grade offices for promotion to tho first grade, thus placing it in the same position as Masterton, Palmerston North, and Carter ton. Mr J. H. Stevens is therefore now a postmaster in the first grade. Attention is drawn to the Masquerade Carnival which is to be held at the Excelsior Skatin? Rink on Wednesday next October 2nd. From the fact of its novelty alone, the Masquerade should prove to be a great success, this being the first skating carnival of the kind ever held in Feilding. Besides the prizes to be offered for different styles of costumes to be worn there is an additional attraction in the Grand March on skates, which will be performed by a number of elegantly costumed lady and gentlemen rinkists. To those desirous of spending a pleasant evening an exceptionally strong inducement is offered, in the attractive form of entertainment to be provided on this occasion.