The Fielding Star, OROUA & KIWITEA COUNTIES GAZETTE. Published Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1897. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 56, 3 September 1897, Page 2

The Fielding Star, OROUA & KIWITEA COUNTIES GAZETTE. Published Daily. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1897. Local and General News.

Mr .1. A. Hnwkc, M.R.C.V.S., has been [ appointed Inspector of Abattoirs and Dairies for the Wanganui 13orough. Entries for Messrs Abrahum and Williams' stock sale at Pnlnierston on the 9th instant are advertised to-day. Additions are made to the Colyton sale of the firm. Some of thc^usbands of Shannon are petitioning the Education Board for a married teacher, while their wives are asking for the retention of the present master (a single man). A special meeting of the Masterton Borough Council was held on Wednesday evening, when it was decided to employ Mr Leslie Reynolds, C.E., of Dunedin, to report upon the best scheme for water and drainage. A meeting of the benedicts of Colyton will be held at the Public Hall, Colyton, on Monday night at 7.30 o'clock, to make arrangements for a return ball to that recently given by the bachelors of Colyton. A good attendance is requested. The following letter appeared in yesterday's Wanganui Chronicle : — " Sir, — The Herald scribe seems to think that, though several men were dodging about while Annie's bullets were flying about, the only men who ought to l>e shot were the bobbies ! Kough on the bobbies, eh ? — I am, etc., ' Pop.' " At the naval review. — French visitor (to English host) — " Mon Dieu ! Vhat a nombcre of your sheeps 'aye got French names!" English host (anxious to be pleasant) — "Yes! you see there was a time when — ahem ! — we had to borrow some vessels from your country. We hadn't got enough of our own." (French visitor is delighted ut this proof of English sympathy). — Punch. A resolution was agreed to at the meeting of the Borough Couucil last evening, on the motion of Cr E. Goodbehere and seconded by Cr Thomson " That in reply to the circular from the Municipal Association, a suggestion be made to the executive committee to introduce legislation enabling boroughs to reduce their boundaries, and a letter containing reasons for this proposal be sent by the Mayor." A typical remark Sir W. of Laurier, the Premier of Canada, in the campaign which has just carried him into power is related as follows: — "The system of protection," lie said over and over again in so many words, " has been the bane and the curse of Canada. Those who introduce it simply for a time at last get intoxicated with the poison of their own doctrine. They arc just like the man who begins to drink moderately and who becomes a slave to the habit, and then would fain impresa upon himself and his friends that liquor is indispensable to his health." Mr Seddon, at an interview in Melbourne, was asked as to increasing the colonial duties on foreign goods, he said he thought gt might be done, but the creation of unfriendly feeling should be avoided. The revenue, at the same time, would not suffer if British imports took their place. The whole matter was a complex one and required careful arrangement. They would probably expect consideration from British Government for any differentiation in her favour. A large section in England favoured such a course, but at present the majority was not prepared to impose duties in order to increase the colonial trade.

Mr Chew Chong showed us (Taranaki Herald) on Saturday a pound of butter which has been in the cool chamber at the Freezing- Works for the last 4 months (it a temperature of about 3f> deg. The butter lias all the appearance and taste of huttcr just made, showing no signs of mildew or rancidity. The butter was manufactured at Mr Chong's Eltham Factory, and is neatly wrapped in parchment paper and branded "Jubilee" separator butter. Mr Chong proposes to adopt the plan of making up his butter into pounds in this way for the English market, where it realises a penny a pound more than in bulk.

In our advertising columns our readers will find a notice of special evangelistic services to bo held iv the local W'esleyan Church on Sunday uext and continued during the week. These are the first services of the kind held in the Church for several years and good gatherings are anticipated. The meetings are arranged in accordance with a resolution of the June quarterly meeting. The. circuit ministers, who have held similar services at Sandon and Kongotea with most encouraging success, will conduct the mission, which will consist of brief, bright «uu) hearty meetings to be held at 7.H0 each e»eu;ng (Thursday excepted). Sankty's bjuiu hwJts will be used.

Train arrangements in connection with the reception of the Hon. Mr Seddon, will be announced in the Star to-morrow. The Engineer-in-Chief has approved of the plans prepared by Mr C. Bray, lor the Lower Gorge bridge. The Feilding stationinaster, Mr E. G. Wilson, has been granted a month's holiday. We hope he will have a pleasant outing. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : — ■Northerly winds with rain and falling barometer are probable in all parts of the country during the next 20 hours. At the Police Court this morning Peter Anderson was charged with being drunk on the railway station and fined 10b and 2s costs of conveyance to the lock up. Mr G. Kirton, J.P., was on the Bench. A man named John C. Gordon, residing at Beaconsfield, died suddenly thin morning. He complained of pains shortly before seven o'clock and expired immediately afterwards. An inquest will be held at Beaconsfield on Sunday afternoon at one o'clock. The Manchester Rifles held a company parade last night. They were drilled by Lieutenant Barltrop in the bayonet and physical exercise, also company movements. Sergt Aitken. Corporal Fisher, and Vol F. Plcasants put them through the manual and firing exercises. A church parade will be held on the 12th inst at the Primitive Methodist Church, i At a meeting of the Manchester Rond Board to-day, the Engineer, Mr C. .Bray, stated that he had applied for a warrant on behalf of the Board for authority to proceed with the repnirs to the Aorungi bridge. The various local bodies interested have consented to the shares of cost apportioned to them. At a meeting at Kawatau on Wednesday evening it was decided to urge on the Education Board the necessity for the erection of a school house there. To enable this to be done the timber will have to be cut in the settlement as it is impossible to get the necessary timber across the Rangitikei river. Mr F. Y. Lcthhridge M.H.R., who was present, promised to bring the matter before the Education Board and urge that the work be gone on with. The following is a return showing the number of attendances of councillors at ordinary and special meetings of the Feilding Borough Council from September 4th, 1896, to September Ist 1897 : — .-, „, Ordinary Special Councillors Ar . ■ Af ' . Meeting Meeting Bailey, W. A. L.... 10 6 Reid.W. ... H f> Hayhittle, W.G.... H ;} Fowles, G. AY. ... 11 7 Gould, J. ... 9 6 Thomson. P. ... 10 f> Goodbehere, E. ... 10 6 Savwell, G. H. ... 11 6 Shearer, W. G. ... 10 4 Brnmwell, J.W. ... 7 3 At the meeting of the Feilding Borough Council last evening a letter was received from Mr J. G. Cobbe making v suggestion for the improvement of Manchester Square. He asked that the Council employ a man to dig the north cast corner of the Square (the plot opposite his shop) provide a few dwarf shrubs to be planted in it and give the use of a man for three days and he would lay the ground out in plots, plant it with Mowers and keep it in order for at least twelve months without further cost to the Council. He thought that if this suggestion were adopted other residents around the Square might do the same as he offered. In reply to the offer it was resolved, on the motion of Cr Haybittle and seconded by Cr Fowles, "That Mr J. G. Cobbe be thanked for the ofter contained in his letter of Wednesday's date (September Ist) and that the Council have much pleasure in acceding to his request.' 1