Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XIX, Issue 132, 3 December 1897, Page 2

Local and General News.

The 'Frisco mail arrived in Feilding last night. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Palmerstun sale, on the 9th mat., are advertised today. According to a Melbourne cable the heat is intense in that city, the thermometer registering 120 in the shade. The largest diamond in the world has arrived in London from Kimberley, South Africa. It is said to be worth .£500,000 uncut. A special meeting of members of the Feilding Bowling Club will be held in the Borough Council Chambers this evening at 8 o'clock. It is stated that Mr John Burns, the English labour leader, has announced his intention of paying a visit to New Zealand early next year. The Feilding Tennis find Croquet Club will open its courts to-morrow. Play will commence at three o'clock. Intending croquet members are cordially invited to attend. Mr S. Svendsen has just opened up a large consignment of boots and shoes. He is offering a special discount off all tan goods, for cash, during the Christmas season. Nominations for the FeiMing Athletic Sports close on Thursday evening next. The racing track has been improved and it will be in better order this year than ever before. The Wyndham Fanner hears that a little girl at Oterameka Gorge has succumbed to an acute attack of inflammation of the bowels, induced by eating green gooseberries. The Minister of Railways said in the House that the Government this year intended to issue excursion tickets to the whole of the people of the colony from the 20th December to Ist February. Mr John Rayner, of Taratrhi, who was so successful at the Palmerston Show, has disposed of all his Itoniney Marsh sheep, and replaced them with Hampshire Downs. The latter nre coming a good deal into local favor. — Standard. Mr C'arr notifies to-day that a coach will leave the Feilding railway station on Tuesday to take intending purchasers to Mr Peddie's sale to be held on that cLite. starting at 11 a.m., or immediately after the arrivnl of the train from Wanganui. We have been requested by Mr Carthew to state in connection with the coming visit of the Kinematograph Company that in every case where seats fire reserved the holders of the tickets will have their rights respected. No " jumping " will be permitted, as was the case when the company paid their last visit to Feilding. There was only a small muster of the Manchester Rides at the company parade last evening. Lieut. Barltrop was in command. The men were drilled in the manual, firing, and sword bayonet ex ercises by the noncommissioned officers, and in extended order movements by Lieut. Barltrop, some useful work being executed. The Feilding Borough Council have received a letter from the secretary of the Postal Department, Wellington, in reply to a request to erect a new post office in Feilding, stating that the Acting Post-master-General could not see his way clear to place an amount on the estimates at the present time for the purpose, but would again consider the application at a later date. With his usual enterprise Mr Milson, stationer, of Feilding, has a large display of Christmas cards, fancy goods and an endless variety of usefnl and ornamental articles which are very suitable for presents during the coming festive season. In a new advertisement which appears elsewnere he enumerates a few of the . numerous articles which he is offering for sale. The Secretary of the Wanganui Bowling Club, Mr W. Rodwell, has received a letter from the Secretary of the Nelson Club, asking if the Club contemplated paying them ft visit this year, and adding that the members of the Nelson Club would be pleased to see the Wanganui boys and would do all in their power to make their visit a pleasure. It is probable that some of the Wanganui players will go over after the Napier tournament in January. Mr Ross, secretary of the Marton Athletic Sports, having written to the Feilding Borough Council asking Wednesday, December Bth, be declared a whole holiday to permit those in Feilding who desired to attend the Marton Sports on that date, it was resolved on the motion of Cr Dickson, seconded by Cr R. F. bittlc, " That in answer to Mr Ross 1 letter re proclaiming a public holiday on Bth of December, in honor of the Marton Sports, he be informed that this Council cannot see its way to proclaim such holiday." In discussing various works in the Borough, at the meeting of the Council last evening, Cr R. F. Haybittle described the manner in which some of the works were carried out as a disgrace, and instanced Beattie street bridge as example. He said he wonld defy anyone to drivo a pair of horses over it without injuring the axle of the vehicle from the way in which the planks had been placed on "the deck ing. Cr Thomson also disapproved of •'o method which existed in carrying out some works. On Wednesday evening at the Gardner Bros, concert, Mr J. Gardner gave a violin solo on a violin made by Mr J. Williamson, cabinetmaker, of Feilding. The instrument has a beautiful tone with plenty of power and Mr Gardner thinks so much o f the instrument that he has liscruded the use of his own for this one. it is made of totara knot and mountain ■mo Q .nd Mr Gardner declares that this lid other violins made by Williamson . ;-e better than those made by any other ;aker in Australasia. Mr Leßrun, of the New Zealand Acci dent Insurance Company, waited on the Feilding Borough Council at their meeting last evening to bring before that body the Employers Liability Insurance which could be effected through the office he represented. He explained the Truck Act permitted Local Bodies to deduct premiums for insurance against accident, from workmen's wages. The cost was 4sd in the £ on all wages paid, which would entitle workmen, in case of accident, to full wages for three years or compensation up to 1,500, or half wages if they met 'with an accident outside their work. He further explained the protection against damages afforded the Council if workmen in its employ were insured. Muring a discussion on the question* it was stated that about JEIOOO a year was spent on works, and that would mean the Council would have to pay a premium of about j£'2o a year, which amount Mr Leßrun i stated eminent legal advisers in the colony have said may be deducted fron: wajyjs paid, thus protecting the Council without cost to it. It was resolved, on the motion of Cr Dickson iwid -scwuded by Cr 11. F. Haybittle, That the uuitter xjf Mr LeB run's accident insurance pr,op,«?Hals he dfali * ifch at next meeting. One ,or tw,o councillors expressed opinions that they I were prepared to accept the; risk in pje- ' fcrence to iiitsurintf, while others wears 1 not prepared to vote on the proposal that ' evetiiug.