THE FEILDING CHRONICLE. AND ADVERTISER. WEDNEBDAY, NOV. 19, 1879. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 93, 19 November 1879, Page 2

THE FEILDING CHRONICLE. AND ADVERTISER. WEDNEBDA Y, NOV. 19, 1879. LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

Thb Last Bat. — Saturday having been duly announced as the last Say of Messr*. - Loudon, Haybittle & Cb's. great sale, drew a very fair attendance, but the bidding was • far less brisk *han at the previous sales, giving pretty sura -indications >thafc our financial "-coo" is being milked nearly .dry./ Financial milk, m foot, fc getting scarce while financial cream is almost aa great rarity here as the natural article itself. Oeicket. — A match— Married v. Single—, was to have been played here on Saturday, but owing to the extrepaejy unpropttious, state of the weathe* it did not come, ojs Advan.taga was taken, however; of the halfholiday to have a little practice, which m « greatly needed, foe from what we said <5f both the bowling and batting, there, is any. amount of room for improvement. The., advantage of constant practice is aeen m tha, success ,of the Sandon team m iU recent ' '• matohes, no olub praotices more perseveringly, while Bulls, which is almost as. *apathetio as out own -in this matter, ha« been shamefully beaten. SuotH will l?e the • fate of our club if they -go on as thej ha?* been doing, so far, this season. A Nipmjkj Fbost.— On Saturday evening, after several cold wet miserable days, the. heavens cleared, and at night a frost set m. It was one. of no ordinaey severity, and ha» proved very disastrous to the gardens. French beans, cucumbers, pumpkins were completely 'destroyed, while potatoes as their, situation was open or sheltered, were either-, greatly checked or escaped with' c«ropara-. tive immunity. In exposed situations the. early potatoes will, we fear, be completely - destroyed. The frost seems to have b&a pretty general, and not eonfmad to one. particular, district. Those settlers will feel it most who have, forward potatoes, as under, the most favorable circumstances they, will be thrown back a fortnight o* three weeks at the least, -by which time prices ljrill hare receded. ' . . " , - i A Good, Samaritan — A ease was heard recently m the Besident Magistrate's Court whioh will doubtless be m the remembrai «a of our readers on aoeount of- some peculiar. oircumsb»nee t ßi connected with^ it. We 'refer to the case Lowers v. m which the plaintiff sued the. defendant for £55. Th«. i counsel for the defence pleaded "not- in-., debted," obsarving that his client held re- - oeipts for mora than the, amount. It transpired, however, that the credits for these, payments" on account, were .not stamped, and therefore, could not be,.raceived'aa efidence. The, defendants cajse, of course, broke- down, and judgment was gtren for, plaintiff, with costs. Much sympathy was. ovinced for the defendant, aa, on the face ofL*V» second, tiwlj h^eijiffw^dlor the, %^es «J||

another. We are glad to learn that he has been saved from ruin throogh the large-" - hearted .'generosity of » .FeildingJiady.wJbq.: has kindly advanced him the funds. to pay' the amount due on the judgment), under" protest, with a view to" a rehoaving of the. case. * All honor we say to euch a,,noble nature! It is ref reahingi toj ;be.; able to; chronicle #ueh deeds aa these, as they prove that Grood Samaritans are to-be met with^ even m the present day other than m, a, fossil state. ... '.. . ' ".;- : ;_ -■;'■•■-^.;^'i , Awahtjhi Raobs.;-^-Ai meeting' of ,, those' . favorable to holding races at Awahuri during" the Christmas holidays, was held at Mr; Schultze's residence on Saturday evening last. There was a pry.'^feir muster of the.^ - .settlers, around, as well as of" the Natives located m the vicinity, JClIr. Capper a wws :. voted to the chair, and Sir. A. Macdonald having kindly gire|»^/thejiisei; -of bis'ciiui^e,;. it vfas resolved, on £fio -motion' qi ; Mr. : Drummond, seconded by Mr. Dundas— - V * That a rafce meeting *be*seld at A wah v riT on Saturday, -..the. 2Tth . pe.ce,mber. The following office-bearers .were- appointed : - iSecretaryj Mr." John" Rice; -Treasurer, Mr. Judgß*,- ; Me33W. A. Donald and T. W. Drummond-j Clerk jjf ; -; Scaled Mr. JA. Campbell^ Clerjks-ipf yblie? Course, Hori Tapita uni Mr; M- Thonip- X aon;*- Stewards, Messrs, Dundas, Fraser^ . W. Desmond, Capper, H. TH'omp36n',lOalla^ ; ( nan, Hori, Laing, 3op,ea,^/f apa, .and Hughes. Messrs;: -Desmond,^ Adam - Macdonald, and Af Camiipbellwere'app'ointe'd : sub-committee to'supermtend tih'ei clearing : olthe course. It jW.as reaoivei^.Tljat il^e *• SecretarjL_J>e instructed to write to J;he^ .Secretary, of the?Jlangitikei . JocKey dlubs '; for a Copy of their^rulest;?';also; f '*,' THafc 'tity. 'person be allowed" to rentejp;ahor3e but-sub.^ ■fleribers of one r g]rinea t.p.jbhe .fund. ..A, eketch programme, comprising ten events, wag agreed to.. >The>neit meeting was ; fixed tor be Eteld at tlje Feildin|; Hotel on* Saturday^ 'q^ 22nd ' . instant,' a r f 'seveiip.m; A Tote of thankiTfo tlie'CHair'teirniihated 1 the proceedings. _u> ..:- .„-■ ,. ; .]. ; j ]^,