The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 94, 17 October 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1895. Local and General News.

Additions are made to Messrs Abraham and Williams Colyton sale. A qatet pony that will carry a lady or so in harness is advertised for sale in our Wanted column. It is expected that His Excellency | the Governor and Lady Glasgow will be . present at the Palmerston A. and P. | Show. The Wangauui Education Board invites applications for the position of first and assistant masters ot the Feiidmg and Terrace End schools. Messrs Hayne and Lloyd, seed and ( produce merchants, have a notice in to- i day drawing attention to the various farm requisites they have on sale. An apology is published in to-day's issue from J. A. Gordon for disturbing the congregation in the Primitive Methodist Church, Campbelltown, on Sunday last. There not being sufficient players present at the cricket practice yesterday afternoon the proposed match. Married v. Single, was abandoned and a scratch | game was played. The Athletic Club Committee will meet this evening instead of to-morrow night, owing to the Cricket concert taking place on Friday the day appointed for such meeting. The balance-sheet of the Wellington | Woolleu Company shows a profit of j £6,200, bat in view of the company being about to erect a clothing manufactory no distribution of profits is likely to be made this year. The Palmerston North Bowling Club epened their green for the coming season yesterday afternoon there being a , lar<*e attendance, including Messrs W. A. t. Bailey, H. L. Sherwill, W. G. Haybittle and E- Giesen from Feiidiug. The President, Mk 4L- Wilson, welcomed the gentlemen f com Feit&pg and Mr Bailey expressed the thanks of fcis club for their admittance as honorary soembers to the Palmerston Club and for im Siearty reception with which his party hadiu«4i. From a noUce which appears in another column tfi^iajr will be seen that the exporters in Colotnfcc, Cjeylpn, of the Snratura tea have been in receipt of considerable enquiries for this favorite blend, This demand is sufficient proof that tbe tea referred to is becoming, popular amongst tea-drinkers, who are always the best judges of quality., Besides the, undeniable flavor of the Suratura tea, the f^ent deduction of2dper pound in Gas. %oau4atias has had the effect ot reducing |b«€ot4*i/UJ»Umoant.

Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the parade to-night. . We are glad to learn that Mr George Allen, of Wellington, who has been seriously indisposed for the last few days, is improving. lenders are invited by the Manawata County Council for the supply and delivery of 200 yards of metal on the Feild-ing-Awahuri road. There is now on view at R. J. Thompson's Cash Exchange Co-op a large display of summer millinery at marvellously low prices. He has, also, a large assortment of dress materials, etc. The members of the Public Library Committee have under consideration the question of a suitable town clock for the Municipal Buildings. The movement is a commendable and popular one, and we hope it will succeed. The Auckland Star reports that a child named Celia Dampier, is a highly gifted violin player, who has been performing | before liady Augusta Boyle. Her playing , of even the most difizcalfc music, is ] simply •wonderful. Among the exhibitors ot the forthcoming Paltnerston Show is Mr W. H. Whitlock, ot Warujanui, whose assortment of pickles, sauces, etc., have given him the premier position in ibafc particular througn out the whole of the North Island. The first cyclists' church parade ever held in Australia, took place in Melbourne on September 22nd, when 250 cyclists rode through the city to divine service at St. Paul's Church, Ascot Vale. There were several ladies in the procession. A number of boys and girls held a rehearsal of the Maypole dance on skates at the Excelsior Skating RinK yesterday afternoon, and this should prove an attractive feature of the closing night, when those taking part will be dressed in fancy costume. The Cabinet has considered the case of the man M'Keown who was condemned to death for the murder of a bailiff about a fortnight ago, but it was decided to defer taking action till certain petitions which are on their way to Wellington, have been received. This session, Sir Robert Stout says, the Public Works Statement bag been delayed longer than in any previous session —117 to 118 days. He thinks that as six months of the year are gone it would be better to give the Government cart ? blanche with a lump sum for public works tban to carry on the present farce. In Chambers at Wellington on Tuesday Mr Justice Conolly granted an order for proofs of debts in connection with the wmding-up of the Longburn Freezing Company. Proofs must be sent in on or before the 80th November, and the list of contributors, it was directed, should be filed by the 15th November. Those desirous of obtaining a really good evening's amusement should not fail to attend the Cricket Club's entertainment to be given in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow evening. The programme is a departure from those usually placed before the public which we feel certain, will be far above the average. Mr Blow, Under-Secretary for Public Works, has completed the counting of votes in connection with the election of members of the Railway Appeal Board, which will be constituted as follows :— ■ North Island — Stipendiary Magistrate, Mr Martin (chairman", Messrs H. Davideon and T. Wilson. South Island — District Judge Ward (chairman), Messrs H. Baxter and D. Handysides. A lantern parade of members of the Feilding Cycling Club was held last evening. About twenty machines were in the procession, gaily J))UJ.nJDated with Chinese lanterns. A start was made from the Club rooms in Manchester street, tbe route being along Fergusson and Stafford streets and Kimbolton road, finishing up in Manchester street at its junction with Grey street. The parade was witnessed by a large number of people. 1 Letters received by the mail from London (dated September 6th) show that the prospects of the butter market are still favorable, and there are indications that the average prices throughout the season will be higher than last year. Much will depend on whether prices are pushed too high (in London) for tbe early arrivals ; but if these are sold upon reasonable terms there is no reason why j there should not be a steady and good demand right through, and more uniformity in prices than heretofore anticipated. ! Lately a number of ministers were assembled for a ceremonial function. The organist, getting tired of sacred | music, broke into some operatic selections. Presently one of the " white j ties "of the old school approached, and said to the performer, " May I speir whit that is you're playing ? " "It is j from ' Patience,' " replied the organist. ] " Ay, I thocht it must have been some j fine sacred piece, an 1 1 was just remark- < ing to my reverend brithers, that it j breathed resignation in every notel ' The Dunedin Times says : — " A dis- | graceful scene took place at Alexandria last Saturday night, when the local constable was arresting a man. He had some trouble, and consequently swore in three or four special constables. When they got their prisoner to the lock-up, they went inside with him, and some of the crowd that had followed locked the door, locking policemen, special constables, and prisoner all in together, and of coarse, took away the key. They were locked .np for some hours before they could be liberated by taking the lock off the door. A polo match on skates was played at tbe Excelsior Skating Rink last night, and considering the other attractions there was a fair attendance. The Palmerston team, after a very exciting game, won by seven goals to one. The teams were : — Palmerston — Messrs Allan, Bedford (goalkeeper), D. Randall, Alex. McMinn, E. Merrick, W. Battan, S, Purser, Feilding — D. MoFarlane (goal-keeper), T. Haybittle, A. Beeehy, E. Beads, H. Sears. Dufcng the evening Mr A. McMinn gave an exhibition of fancy skating, jumping chairs, playing leap-frog, etc., and his performance was loudly applauded. Mr George Augustus Sala has been lying at Brighton for months grievously sick and is a bankrupt. A couple of years, ago Mr Sala, to all appearances, was prosperous and happy, with a young and devoted wife, plenty of work and an unditninished capacity to do it. To-day he is a physical wreck. It is understood that his financial troubles are due to unfortunate investments, and mainly to the failure of the weekly newspaper in which ujost of the savings of his lifetime were swaiiswed ap. On Sir Edward Lawaon, the millionaire proprietor of the Daily Telegraph, and Mr Sala's friend and lifelong employer, learning the position, he placed Mr Sala on a pension of LIOOO a year. A notice of considerable, importance to woolgrowers appears to-day in our advertising column. The well-known steamer "^'uee^'of the South" will carry wool to Wellington vja Foxton at remarkably low rates,' and 'ft saving is effected by the fact that the wool if/or shipment to London can bo landed at ( £hp Railway or Queen's wharf, Wellington, R'fchpaJ; any extra charge, and the owner does tuti bajre to pay the sixpence per bale wharfage which is incurred on ; wool forwarded to Wellington by rajl. Full instruction as to tbe mode of faff "warding are given in the advertisement by Mr F. R. Young, ' the f agent of the steamer at JFoxtou. '»• > ' \

We (N.Z. Times) understand .that an Opposition caucus was held recently and a plan of campaign for the coming recess arranged. Members were chosen to address meetings in tbe Opposition interest in different parts of the Colony. Mr Duthie 'says the colony has lost most heavily by its conversions. When tbe Wellington Corporation indroduced its Bill to authorise conversions it went thoroughly into tbe matter with experts, and found even the most favorable conversions must result in loss, so'it withdrew the Bill. The following sittings of the Stipendiary Magistrate's Court have been arranged : — Mar ton —Wednesday, October 9, 23 ; November, 13, 27 ; December 11, at 10 a.m. Hunterville — Thursday, October 10 ; November 14 ; December 12, at 11.30 a.m. Bulls— Thursday and Friday, October 24 ; November 28 ; December 20, at 10.30 a.m.