Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 259, 7 May 1897, Page 2

Local and General News.

-» There is no gveator evidence of real prosperity in a place than full churches. The bankruptcy of W. I. van, hotelkeeper, Palmerston N., is announced. A couple of sportsmen bagged sixteen brace of game at Beaconsfield a few days ago. Taranaki Freezing Works Company shipped nearly 60,000 boxes of butter last season. The Commissioner of Taxes, Mr Johu McGowan, inserts a notice today anent Returns of Income. While a native woman was bathing in tbe Barron river, Queensland, sho was attacked and eaten by an alligator. A grand concert in aid of the English Church Building Fund, will bo held in the Birmingham" Town Hall ou Friday next. Mr W, Hunter has disposed of his forty acre section at Makiuo, to Mr H. Mortenseu, who owns au adjoining section. A horse was ran over and killed by the 8.40 train last evening, a short distance below tbe Feilding railway station. Mr Fred Hunt, the well known Marton cyclist, left Marton yesterday for Australia where he will try his luck for a while. " What I told my wife " is tho title of a uew book. It is a sequel to the sensational novel called " What I did not tell my husband." Three homing pigeons sent from Wellington to Auckland traversed the dis tance between those two places in 29-J hours, 370 miles. Notices iv connection with the trans fer and applicatiou for license for the Apiti Hotel, areiuserted today by Messrs Guy and Haggitt, solicitors. For a junior clerkship, worth £50 a year under the Lyttelton Harbor Board, there were 70 applicants, including married men and young men 27 years of age. The Secretary of the Feilding Jockey Club, Mr E. Goodbehere, invites applications for .li 6 supply of luncheon in the grand stand rooms at the races on tho 12th and 13th instant. Mr Samuel Henry Palmer, of Pobangina, gives notice of bis intention to apply for the issue of a publican's license at tbe licensing meeting to be held iv Feilding on June 3rd. Mr Frank H. Cooke, of Palmerston N, gives notice that owing to tbe dissolution of the firm of Messrs Baker and Cooke, he has commenced practice as a solicitor on bis own acconnt. The amount sent from Feildmg to Napier in aid of the Hawke's Bay sufferers by the recent flood was -.64 7s, for which the Mayor of Napier has expressed his thanks to tbe Mayor Mr W. A. L. Bailey . Inspector Pender has been engaged in Otaki for the last two days in making investigations in connection with the rumoured poisoning case wbicb bas been disturbing the minds of the public for some time past. On the fourth page of to-day's issue we publish the programme of tbe Athletic and Cycling Sports to be held at Foxton, on May 24th. There are 18 events, and some good prizes are offered for competition. Nominations close on May 10th. The Mayor bas not yet received a reply from the chairmen of tbe various lncal bodies in tbis district with respect to the suggestion emanating trom tbe Feilding Borough Council that a River Board should be formed in tbis district. In this issue will be found a fresh advertisement from Mr J. B. Beckley, of Sherborne House, drawing attention to special value of goods for tbe present season, also to the fact that ladies cannot do better than get their now dresses at Sherborue House. The attention of the residents in the Cheltenham and Kiwitea district is called to the fact that in future the Wesleyan services in the Cheltenham Public Hall will be held at 7 p.m. in steal of 11 a.m. as heretofore. Mr Birks will couduct tlie service on Sunday even- | ing, aud his popularity as a preacher is certiiu to secure a very large congrega- j tion. j A s.bool inspector in Glasgow tells that the funniest answer he ever got in a school examination, was when he came to tho passage " his spirits are damped," He asked the members of the class to givo their idea of the expression. Ouly one hand went up, and the little fellow, on beiug invited to give his explanation said, " He had been puttin' water amon' bis whisky 1 " A correspondent writes: — "Tbe ab surdity of appointing a clerk to the Rangitikei Licensing Committee who is a resident of the Palmerston electoral district is causing some unnecessary inconvenience, expense and annoyance to those directly affected in tbis electorate. There would bo no difficulty in securing a competent person in Feilding to act as clerk to tbe licensing bench and why " the powers that bo " should have seen fit to appoint a non resident it is difficult to conceive. It is to be hoped representations will be made to bave this anomally removed." Furtbur acconuts in connection with the licensing election were read at the Borough Council meeting last evening, making the total cost of the election £109 3s. Tbe Mayor commented strongly on some of the accounts and regretted they had not thrown out the whole of them. Cr Goodbehere said the amount claimed totalled an amount equal to 26 per cent of tbo total revenue received from licenses in the electorate, and the Feilding Borough's share of the cost would be L 34. It was perfectly monstrous to see some of the charges. Tbey might not be able to do much now but should enter a yery strong protest against a recurrence of sucb excessive charges. The other councillors concurred in the opinions of the Mayor and Cr Goodbehere and after several items for refreshments and horse feeds had been rejected as a protest the accounts were passed for payment.

Mr K. Y. Lethbridge, M.H.U., was reelected chairman of tbe Manchester Road Board at the meeting of that body this morning. Owing to the favorable Australian markets, tbe price of milk at tbe creameries in the Pa bin tua district bas been increased J d per gallon. Notices in connection with the license of the Rangiwahia Hotel are inserted to-day by Mr John Prior, solicitor, on behalf of James Gardner Mitchell, The Manchester Road Board passed a resolution at tbeir meeting to day that tbey have uo iutention of proceodiug witb the re erection of Menzie's bridge Mr John Coyle, of Ohingaiti, gives notice that at the next meeting of tbe Licensing Committee at Feilding he will apply for a publican's license for the Royal Hotel, Ohingaiti. A man named Tbompson was robbed of all be possessed, in tbe shape of 17 sovereigns in Courtney place, Wellington, the other nigbt. Tbe man had just come down from the country. The Manchester Rifles held a company parade last night, when Sergeant Aitken acted as instructor. A meeting of the Shooting Committee will be held this evening in the orderly room at 7.30 p.m. The Pleasant Sunday afternoon gath ■ ering will be held in Glasgow House on Sunday, and will be addressed by the Rev J. Cocker. Sankey's hymns will be used. It is hoped tbat two solos will be arranged for Helpers will be gladly welcomed in the choir and orchestra. The Manchester Road Board, on the motion of Mr Purkiss and seconded by Bir Wheeler, have decided to request tho Rangitikei County Couucil not to expend any money on repairs to Onepuhi bridge as this Board was of opin iou that it would be throwing money away in erecting a temporary structure. At the meetiug of the Manchester Road Board to day it was decided to abandon tho proposal to erect a pile bridge at the lower gorge and to proceed witb the necessaty steps for erecting & cylinder bridge, the undermentioned local bodies to be asked to consent to contribute, tho cost of same to be apportioued as follows:— Manchester Road Board, one fourth ; oue fourth amongst the Fitzherbert and Mauawatu Road Boards, Pahiatua and Waipawa County Councils, Palmerston N. aud Woodville Borough Councils ; tho remaining twofourths to be provided by Government subsidy of £ for £.