Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 82, 3 October 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Borough Council will meet this evening. There will be a parade of the Manchester Rifles at 7.30 to-night in the Volunteer Hall. Auother horse belonging to Mr W. W. Jenkins, of Mount Stewart, has been killed by the bot fly. The Carnarvon Estate is reported to have had a splendid lambi ug, the returns reaching 120 per cent. Sou'wester will be at Humphries' stables, Feilding Hotel, on Friday next remaining there for the night. A reward is offered for the recovery of a light bay mare gone astray from Palmerston North. See advertisement. A public meeting will be held in the Druids Hall, Birmingham, on Saturday next to consider the question of stray stock and a public pound. "It is an ill wind that blows nobody good." Truth, of Christchurch, says the half-holiday for election day will mean to several large firms that they will save a fair sum in wages. We have heard on tho best authority that the Hon George McLean will be chairman of the Realisation Assets Board formed under the Bank of New Zealand Bill at a salary of £700 a year.— Tuapeka Times. The Hon J. Bryce informs the Wanganui Chronicle that the statement which has appeared in a number of papers that he intends to contest the Rangitikei seat at the next general election is entirely without foundation. One of our amateur bicyclists of whom there are quite a number, says he has been obliged to forego the pleasure of lifting his hat even to those ladies to whom he is most kindly disposed. This is a distressing predicament, but unless he has the courage to face a ludicrous fall occasionally, he must perforce appear to be unmannerly. A statement of the winding up of a Melbourne estates company, shows that the assets realised about £78, out of which the lawyers absorbed £42 9s 6d, the assignee and trustees £17 3s lOd, the man in possession £5, and the other claimants £11 10s, leaving £1 16s 6d for distribution amongst the creditors. The liabilities amount to about £2000. The member for Kaiapoi is credited with that he did on Friday night in his place in Parliament move that the police have power to take the name and address of every person in a hotel after it is closed, and if said constable merely supposes the name and address of any such person is fictitious, he (the constable) may seize* such person by the nape of the neck and trowsers' seat and run him in. To use one of the hon. gentlemans' own expressive phrases, " Did you ever hear of such a thins; ? " Verily not. The Triad musical album is advertised by Mr J. S. Milson and the N.Z. Clothing Factory. This album is given away by the proprietors of the " Triad " to anyone who purchases 2s 6d worth of anything he may be wanting from either of the firms, list of which appears in our advertising columns. There sfiould be a great rush for these albums, for the music which they contain could not be bought under 10s, and yet they are given away. Anyone, also, who obtains a copy may enter for the " Triad " £10 prize competition, full particulars of which appear in the advertisement. Mr Hail on Tuesday asked the Minister of Justice what was the full significance of a sentence passed upon Somorville, the Mastertori murderer, namely, " To bo confined during Her Majesty's pleasure"; and was it possible that Somerville might be released on the certificate of one or more medical men that he is of sane mind ; and if so had the Government power, and would they use such power, to prevent such an occurrence, seeing that human life might be jeopardized thereby ? The Minister of Justice seated that the Statute provided that if on examination duly qualified medical men were satisfied that a person was of sound mind and not likely to do harm to others, he could be discharged. Of course safe and proper precautions will be taken: — N. Z. Times. The first road race of the seasou iv connection with the Feilding Cycling ■ "Club was held yesterday afternoon, the '■ coin-so beiijg +rom opposite Mr Bagnall's to Manchester Square, a distance of about a mile. The race resulted as follows:—J. 11. Mingius. sch., 1"; A. Bailey ISOyds, 2 : J. Wat-aou, 75yds, 3. A. H. Way rlSOyds) and N. Bray (215}'c1h) also starter!. Miugins Avon somewhat easy with Watson a good third. Tho fii'sfc prize was Mr G. W. Fowlos' silver medal | and 10s cash, aucl the second prizo 10s. j Tho race created a considerable atuouufc i pi ifltjeieafc and tlie finish was witnessed -| by about fcjv.o hua/Jred aad. fifty people. Messrs H. W. Davj r , J|# ( Scot|i and A. ! Williamson acted as judges." n *■'

There will be a sitting of the Feilding . S.M. Court to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. j Alterations are made to-day to Messrs Gorton and Son's stock sale at Bulls. The funeral of the late son of Mr H. Kerrison, of Palmerston North, will leave the Palmerston Hospital at 1 p.m. to-morrow. Yesterday afternoon Mr Heard, agent for the Collier bicycles, gave an exm'bibition of his firm's two-speed gear, which created a very favorable impression amongst the several cyclists who rode the machine. The change of gearing from 54 to 68 was quite imperceptible, and the advantages of such a patent are very apparent. One result of the boom in the Thames gold mines has special reference to the case of Leonard Harper, of Christchurch. The creditors are stated to have sold Harper's interest (a large one) in a certain mine for £'500. The same mine has recently been sold to an English syndicate for £250,000. A public meeting was held at Mangaweka on Saturday evening last to decide whether it was advisable to open a Lodge in connection with the Oddfellows Manchester Unity, or a Court of Foresters. A vote was taken when it was decided in favor of the Oddfellows by au overwhelming majority. The district has consented to the application, and will open the Lodge in tho course of a few days. At the enquiry into the fires which occurred on the premises at Hawera occupied by Mr Simons and owned by Mr Wilson, on two consecutive days, the jury returned a verdict that the fires were caused by incendiaries, but that there was no evidence to show who they are. A rider was added that the insurance accepted on the building and on Mr Wilson's furniture was greater than the value of the same warranted. The Bishop of Christchurch conducted service at Hokitika on Sunday last. The Guardian says that before proceeding with his evening discourse the Bishop remarked upon the morning collection. 'I never saw so much bad coin in my life, ' he said. 'To offer to the Church — the cause of God— money that the baker or the butcher would not accept, shocked him. The man who would do that sort of thing wanted the Grace of God— or three month's. He believed in straight giving. If the church cannot be run on such lines, better wind it up. He trusted that evening the special collection would bo suffic ient to pay off the bank over-draft. At the conclusion of the service, the Rev. Vicar announced that sufficient for the purpose (£73) had been collected that day.