The Feilding Star. Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1896. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 186, 10 February 1896, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1896. Local and General News.

A book entitled " The key of Heaven " found yesterday, has been left at this office. . The programme for the Cheltenham Sports to be held on March 12th, will appear in to-morrow's issue. Tenders are invited by the Kiwitea County Council for the collection of the dog tax for the current yeax. Messrs "Wilson and Co., of the A«v3--huri saw mills, are prepared to supply ' pine and matai timber in any quantity. It is probable the Feilding Football Club wilt send a team to Wellington and the Wairarapfii about the beginning of May next. Ladies and tf ntlemeu will dp well by looking out for J. B. Beektey* fieplape advertisement which appeal ß w-moxtow (Tuesday). The Aramoho School Committee have decided to vote for Messrs Bobbins, Lethbridge and Pirani at the approaching Education Board election. Messrs Collier and Co.'s piano tuner is at present in Feilding and will remain here for a few days. Orders left with I4r Cobbe will be attended to. ; Messrs Berry and Trevena advertise to-day that they will run a line of coaches daily from the Canbine stables, Feilding, to Baogi wahia, itaxtiflg9&s.ls §.m-

Mr H. Worsfold, of St. Leonard's Nursery, has grown some of the finest mulberries ever seen in the colony. We have to acknowledge receipt of a parcel of plums, peaches, and apricots, from Mr R. Menzies, of The Bridge, Feilding-Ashurst road. It is asserted in political circles in Wellington that Mr J. Duthie, M.H.R., will not seek re-election, buttbat Mr Menteath ex-M.H.R., will be a candidate in his stead. The bankruptcy of Robert Wahle, of Halcombe, blacksmith, is announced- A meeting of creditors will be held in the Court House, Feilding, on Tuesday, the 18th instant. Messrs Hadfield and Chapman, of Wanganui, notify that they are prepared to execute cycle repairs. Promptness and good work guaranteed, with reasonable charges. The Mount Ida Chronicle reports : — "Mr Peter Law, of Peter Law, of Patearoa, has just mustered his rnn on the Mount Ida range, and out of 4300 sheep put there only 300 were mustered." The following games have been played in connection with the local Tennis Club's tournament ; — Championship — (Barton (18) beat Bryce (2). Handicap —P. P. Giesen (receive * 15) beat Brabant (owes £30) 6-3 and 7-5. A general meeting of the Feilding Cycling Club will be held in the club room at 8 o'clock to-morrow evening. Important business, including balancesheet of recent sports and matters in connection with proposed race meeting in March. The goodwill of a two-acre section of land, containing a shop, situate at Colytou, was sold to-day by Messrs Gorton and Son, by order of the sheriff by virtue of a writ in the case Goodbehcre v. Mrs Snow and others, and was bought by Mr E. Goodbehere for £50. On Saturday last a match was played at Palmerston between the Manawattu and Palmerstou Polo Clubs. The Manawatu No 1 team defeated their opponents by 12 goals to 3, and the Rangitikei No 2 secured a victory over the Manawatu No 2 by 11 goals to 1. A meeting will be held in the Assembly Rooms this evening to consider the advisability of the Borough Council undertaking a scheme for lighting the borough with electricity Also, to consider the question of petitioning the Government to purchase certain large estates near Feilding. Max O'Rell tells the story of a chairman he had at one of his lectures, who, on introducing him to the audience, spoke for au hour and a half. The lecturer then arose, and quietly proposing a vote of thanks to the chairman for his excellent address, sat down again, and the meeting closed. The Newbury-Spada concert company gave a sacred concert in the Assembly Rooms last evening, the hall being well filled. The various items were exceptionally well rendered and the audience were delighted with the entertainment. Pressure on our space prevents our giving a lengthy report. The annual picnic in connection with the Aratika School, Colyton, was held in one of Mr Colby's paddocks on Friday afternoon, and was well attended by parents and children, everyone thoroughly enjoying themselves. Mr Colby, chairman of the school committee, presented the prizes to the successful children at the last examination. A native was defendant in a civil action in the Masterton S,M. Court, the claim being for some highly flavoured mutton birds which he had purchased from a local trademan. "Do you understand what is being said ?" asked his Worship. " No," was the prompt and ingenious reply in good English, " I would like to have an interpreter." His Worship smiled. At the meeting of the delegates of the Cricket Union on Saturday last, during a discussion on the roughness of the Carnarvon ground, on which a protest was lodged, one of the delegates, on being asked if there were any injuries received at the match, replied : " I don't know, but I have had the toothache ever since. I got hit here (holding his left jaw), and was given out ' lee before wicket.' " Such is cricket ! He was a good little boy — as far as circumstances permitted, but one day he offended his aunt at whose house he was a guest. The boy, as punishment was locked up in the bathroom. Presently the lady saw a disconsolate looking little face at the bath room window, and her heart spftening she let him out. He looked up and said " Aunty, my mother don't lock her visitors in the bathroom when she is cross." We regret to learn that the condition of Mr Black, schoolmaster, Makino, is such as to cause his friends very considerable anxiety. The medical men under whose care he is — Drs Johnston and Sorley — are unremitting in their attention, and all is being done that skill and kindness can devise. The immediate cause of Mr Black's illness is supposed to be from his having partaken of some Hotted, meat which had been opened for several days. Some Australian churches are exceedingly lax in the matter of paying the stipends of their regularly ordained clergymen who are in full work, a clergyman at Condoblin, New South Wales has inserted the following advertisement in the local paper : — " I regret to have to give notice that no more services can be held in the country districts while the dry weather continues. My stipend is so much in arrear that I am unable to buy my horse feed." At the Police Court this morning, Frederick Henry Keevil England, a sheep farm manager, at Pakihikura, was charged on the information of the police that on or about January 20th, 1896, at Pakihikura, he did deface the earmarks on two sheep, the property of W. Thorns, with intent to steal. Two similar charges were laid in respect to three sheep, the property of A. Fitzherbert. Mr Sandilands appeared for accused. Constable Tuohy, for the police, applied for a remand until Monday, February 17th, which was granted, bail beicg allowed, accused in his own recognisance pt £100 in each case, and Mrs M. Howell, J. G. Cobbe and John Murray jBIOO in each case respectively.