The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1895.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 148, 21 December 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1895.

I Local and General News.

«. Fitzgerald's circus and menagerie will show in Feilding this evening. The offices of the solicitors practising in Feilding will be closed from Tuesday, the 24th inst, to Monday, 6th Jannary prox. A man named James Humphrey has been sentenced to three months* imprisonment at Marton for larceny committed at Bulls. : The heaviest human being in the world la said bo lire ah His weight ia ovec4Q stone, his waist measurement being 83 inches. Mr M. Belfit has just received a con* signnaeni; of ladies saddles of different j abylca i alsot dißereub hr*oga oiemhrocation including Elimen's, Desrsbory's and Joyce's. s The prisoner, Alfred E. Alley, who es- 1 caped from the Auckland lock-up, has given himself up to the police. When he presented himself he seemed in a eiate of colli&e, ##d fainted on the way ! to the gaol. Extra assistants have bees f>ttt <cp a$ the Bon Marche for the Xmas trade, Messrs Spence and Spence's anmereuß patrons may rely upon getting served without any unnecessary delay. A visit to the concert in the Primitive Methodist ChuareS* pn Christmas night \ri\l be a'happy,endfflg to the pleasures of the day *na will help to wake your Christinas a happy one. : Itaf *«$» the

The offices of the Borongh Council will be closed from December 24th to January Bid. A supplementary Gazette contains Sir P. Buckley's resignation as Minister and Legislative Councillor. It is estimated that a sum of between LI3O and Ll4O was taken at the circus performance last night at Mar ton. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : — Indications for strong N.E. to N. and W. winds and glass fall. After the extreme heat experienced in Feilding yesterday the town daring [ the early part of last nightwas enshrouded in a dense fog, rather a peculiar phenomenon for the season of the year. It is announced in the Gazette that after January 18th the interest on deposits posted in the Savings Bank will be reduced to 3 per cent on sums over £200, and 3£ on sums below, so interest being allowed on amounts over £500. Owing to the disposal of a greater portion of the Cornarvon estate, we understand that Messrs Abraham and Williams are engaged to hold a clearing sale of the stock early in January when some 8000 sheep and 400 head of cattle, all station bred, will be offered without reserve. — Standard. Messrs Gorbou an<3 Son held a successful sale at their Feilding yards yesterday afternoon, when the Colonel announced that that would be the last oc- i casion on which he would wield the hammer, and that his son Norman would be the auctioneer for the firm for the future. Mr G. Watts met with a somewhat serious accident yesterday while carting hay in a paddock in Port street. It appears the blinkers came oft' the horse he was driving, which thereupon took fright and bolted, with the result that Mr Watts was thrown off the load and rendered unconscious for some time. The Bnnnythorpe Wesleyan Church was crowded to the doors on the occasion of the Band of Hope meeting on the evening of 17th. Mr Watson, of Feilding, gave a spirited address, and mentioned his pleasure at this temperance enthusiasm display at Bannyfchorpe Severa) znnsical items were given in grand style by Messrs Baker and Capt. Mathews of FeildiDg. Messrs W. Baker and Co., coachbuilders and wheelwrights have jasfc completed to the ocdec af Me W, HccUrea, aerated and cordial manufacturer, a very excellent waggonette, of cosiderable carrying capacity but running very light. Mr Hodren had it out to-day with a pair of horses, and the whole turn out was , very creditable. ' The old Shamrock Boarding House ' has been entirely renovated and will in future be known under the designation of " The London Boarding House " and will be conducted by Mrs M. E. Clerke, who guarantees that her patrons shall have accommodation of the very best description at the lowest possible rates. The " Tuis" will repeat thier Grand Variety Entertainment in the Assembly Booms on Boxing night. This is a really good show, and is the only instance we have ever known where the corner men (in the first part of the programme) fire off only original jokes and fun, witty, and amusing. The singing and music are good, and the whole show is really deserving of the warmest patronage. On Thursday last a young man named John Bathe pluckily stopped a pair of runaway horses attached to a brake on the Eimbolton road near Birmingham. The storeman in charge having gone into a settlers' house and left his horses standing on the road they took fright and bolted. Mr Bathe met them and galloped after them until he came up with them, when he jumped off his horse and caught hold of the reins, bringing the frightened animals to a standstill, thus preventing a possible smash-up. The committee of the Feilding Athletic Club met in Mr Sherwill's office last evening. There was a fair attendance, and Mr E. Goodbehere occupied the chair. The Secretary reported that he had ordered a new cover for the band stand at a cost of £3. It was decided that the man selling tickets for the lawn should occupy a box similar to the one at the outside gates, and the Secretary was instructed to get one made. It was resolved that all members of the Committee meet on the Oval at 3 p.m on Xmas Day to mark out distances. It will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that the proprietor of Alford's Novelty Depot intends keeping pace with the times and is offering the most popular English and Colonial periodicals for sale in addition to an extensive variety of fancy goods. Periodicals such as the Illustrated London News and Sketch are offered at 6d each and those containing lighter literature at Id. The stock of fancy and useful goods suitable for Christmas presents is varied and purchasers will have no difficulty in making a selection. Also, the designs in Christmas cards are very beautiful. In calendars, diaries, Japanese goods, leather goods, stationery, electro-plated goods cutlery, and dinner sets the prices speak for themselves. Mr Ward's recommendation to have the question of the 200,000 acres of native lands in connection with the New Flymouth Harbor Board debentures referred to arbitration has been dealt with by Cabinet. Ministers do not see their way to concur in the suggestion, but as a solution of the difficulty they reply that they shall be able to assist the Board in converting or in purchasing brck its debentures, and if necessary to introduce legislation to give effect to these proposals. Debenture holders could not complain as to their security ocder these circumstances, aad if converted the ratepayers will get the benefit of the 2 per cent of difference in the rate of interest now paid and that payable on the debentures after conversion. — N.Z. Times.