The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13,1895.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 141, 13 December 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895.

_ Local and General News.

Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Awahuri sale on the 18th instant, are advertised to-day. A cricket match will be played at Feilding to-morrow between the Feilding and Carnarvon Clubs. Mr R. Bryant returned yesterday to Balls from Australia, with his Firidsford — Oceana colt, won in the St Albans' lottery.. The official declaration of the poll of the election of Mr W. Reid as a Borough ! Councillor, is advertised to-day by the Returning Officer, Mr 6. C. Hill. ! Mr M. Belfit notifies to-day that he has in stock eyery description of saddlery and harness. He is also prepared to undertake repairs at reasonable rates. Some genius has conceived the brilliant idea to press ail the lawyers into military service in case of war- -because their charges are so great that no one could stand them. Two 6tained glass windows have been placed in St. Bridgets Church by Father Patterson, making seven in alt. The subjects of the last two windows are St. Barbara and St. Dorothea, Martyrs. Bishop Julius, preaching at Ashburton, is reported to have said : " Some goody-goodies take horse racing, dancing, and so forth, put them into a bottle and label it ' poison '—and yet indulge in many worse things themselves." Nominations for handicap events at the Apiti Sports, to be held on January Ist, close on Wednesday next, December 18th. As the prises are liberal there should be large entries. Coaches will run from Feildin? and Birmingham for the convenience of competitors. It is announced to-day that Mrs Alford has opened up a great Christmas fair of all kinds of fancy articles in her Novelty Depot next to Mr Brent's furniture warehouse, in Kimbolton road. The stock comprises well assorted lines in picture books, toys, cutlery, crockeryware, etc. James Stanbury states that he is now consulting his backers with regard to covering the £100 deposited by Harding, the English champion, with the London Sportsman, as preliminary to a match to be rowed in England for the championship of the world. St&nbnry wißhea the amount of tbe stake to be fixed at £500, bat will give way if Harding insists on its being £200. Should tbe negotiations be satisfactory the match will probably be rowed in July or Augtwt next.

There will be Mass on Sunday next at 8 o'clock a.m. in St. Bridget's Church, FeUding. I Mr <*, Wilks will deliver an interest. j ting lecture in Cheltenham Hall to-mor- , row evening in aid of the Cheltenham school fund. As the object is a worthy one there will, no doubt, be a large attendance. Mr J. Orr, of the Wellington City Buffet, has presented to his. native town in Scotland, Kilbarchan, a splendid drinking fonntain for its park. The fountain is of classic design, in granite* and was made by a Paisley artist. The funeral of the late daughter of Mr Entwisle, of Colyton, which took place to-day, was very largely attended, there being abont thirty vehicles and several horsemen in the cortege. The sympathy with Mr and Mrs Entwisle in their bereavement has been very general. The Enfield correspondent of the Oamam Mail states that perch and tench fishing is all the rage just now. At least 500 have been lifted out of the Waiareka since the Ist of December in close proximity to the township. They vary in weight from Jib to 2£lb. but Mr Leon lifted a tench out turning the scale at 4*ib. At a meeting of the Council of the Institute of Accountants, at Wellington, the question of holding examinations was fully gone into, and it was resolved that the first examination be held in May 1896, at which only tbose seeking admission as fellows should have it The first examinations for associates and students will be held in June. What might have been a very serious accident occurred at Awahuri on Thursday evening to a twelve-year-old son of Mr McGrath. While climbing a fir tree for birds nests a branch broke and the boy fell a distance of about twentyfive feet, breaking his leg badly at the thigh. He was driven to Feilding and the leg was set by Dr Johnston. To-day Mr J. P. Cowie, of the Makino store, advertises that he intends during the Christmas season and after New Year, to treat his customers with exceptional liberality. Not only will cash customers receive generous discounts but the terms on which Mr Cowie does business will be readjusted on the Ist proximo to meet the exigencies of the times. The reports of the trial sermons of the Revs Bellhouse and T. R. Richards (of Birmingham), were read, at the Wesleyan District Synod, held at Wanganui at the beginning of this week, by the Rev C. H. Garland, their respective book lists were presented, and their circuit work referred to. They were ananimously recommended to pass in their several years. "When tbe Italian wat9hip Ciistofero Colombo shipped a supply ol Coalbrookdale coal at Wellington, Commander Bertolini was asked to report as to bow it was found to answer its purpose. Commander Bertolini reports that the results were highly satisfactory, and the engineer of the vessel gave it as his opinion that it developed higher heating power than the Australian coal. A son of Mr K. B. Ferguson, of Waitati, was badly gored by a bull at tbe Palmerston South A. and P. Show last week. He was leading one of his father's animals, when it rushed him and tossed him over the fence among some trees. When the animal was beaten off it was found tbat young Ferguson bad an ugly gash on one of bis thighs, and that the wonnd bled freely. The best and most popular circus which has yet visited this colony will open in Feilding on Saturday, tbe 21st instant. It will be remembered that we published a brief account of the wonderful success this circas has achieved in the Australian colonies, and we are assured that the entertainment is far ahead of anything of the kind ever before introduced in New Zealand. Mr David Jones, blacksmith and engineer, has just completed and erected a very excellent windmill pump for a resident ou Kimaoltoa road. The mill was tbe work of Mr Jones, and Me William Heald completed the woodwork. The whole job is well finished in a workmanlike manner, and is giving complete satisfaction. As a local industry the mills turned out by Mr Jones compare with advantage to those imported, not only for strength and stability but for practical usefulness. The workmanship of Mr W. Heald as a carpenter is too well known to need praise from as. The following resolution was adopted at the Wesleyan Synod, which was held at Wanganui, recently : "That this Synod I strongly urges the Methodist people of the ! Wanganui District to faithfully exercise their right and privilege of voting on the issuea connected with the liquor traffic to be submitted at the next Parliamentary election. It suggests that the greatest amount of reform can be obtained from the new Licensing Act by voting for reduction and prohibition, which will be effected by simply striking out the first proDOßal or issue on the voting paper. 11 . The cricket match between the Ashurst and Pohangina scratch teams took place at Pohangina on Wednesday afternoon last and resulted in a draw in favor of Pohangina. The bowling of Messrs Pieraxd and Johnson for Pohangina was a little too good tor the Ashurst batsmen. The scores were: —Ashurst first innings, 21 runs; Pohangina, 101 runs, 79 of which were knocked up by Messrs G. Adsett and Johnson ; and the second innings of the Ashurst men when the stumps were drawn was 56, with three men to bat, out of which total Mr A. McLeavy scored 42 runs.