LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 18, 16 August 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I Mr J. Stevens, the member for Rangitikei, will address his constituents at the close of the session. ' We understand that a concert is shortly to be given in Peildiug by the members of tlio C.iurch of England. In the House of Commons over .200 n£n6ndtriefits4vere proposed for the Prej Tension of Crime in Ireland Bill. I We have been requested to ask those f^t^i^enifenijn ten ding to take part in the ! dance to-night, to rneot at the Town I Hall at 7. -to, p.m. t . i" T^flr HefW; icatf pViffcf: and builder, has 'purchased a section of land in JDerhy _iitreet,-.au_ which he purposes .erecting a substantial dwelling bouse. v ).'Tfrere t»Tna»ri digging bee held at the Church of England grounds, on Saturday Trftefntrcm next, at 2 p.m. Intenrlih* 'coin-^ r p.qtiLpns. arc, requested to bring their own spades or 'shovels. Gentlemen frpni. a, (|i^tanee will- bffaccominodated with garden tools. 'A TH"§ Miiki«i6/I|t^ea|| is working its way into the bank on the west sidcgp! the road. ~STe'ps~sl7ould be taken to stop- this enCToaohmgnt af; oncpipr_tlie evil may assume such proportions as trill entail tobilfela'efdble expense to the Borough. MrDuval^tJieJjjfew Zealand tnsuran'pe , 4^g«nt, fias-JJOwJ-raised the total amount* yi£ r insufa,nciJg r obteined by hidi, since his VV'riVrflirf IreffdTng/fh1 reffdTng/fhT l ee weeks ago.to the •eery creditable total of t£l2.2so?*>'He- will iprobably fetnain 1 her^e for some time longer. Mr Halcoinbe, who went to England to make arrangements for the sale and settlement of the Patetere block, is now on his way back to Auckland. The Native reserves on this block will be finally dealt with by the Supreme Court in September. Tt will be satisfactory to the~UrwTTesr .settlers., to 6 know that the_Hon W. W. llohnst^ngha^ pfgrn^s^ l^g- Stevens, the member for Eangitikei, th t he will consider the question of not requiring the settlers to contribute any funds towards 'iUi^taßii^m^nCiJk mJi'^vie,' t, Cheltenham. This will b«good news for our Cheltenham readers. /^he ■Sfttl^rspit/nttKarifari'-jrre tskmc ~tttipS toMihve J -thetr'i to«ißhip-^la"TO!l irf' communication with Feilding by telephone. Messrs Frastr Bros have offered .AJTBomSAtiifl'e for the instruments, and of sufficient capacity for the persons sending messages to be perfectly private, so that-^Mtmesfage cou^d be overheard. Among Sir Henry Parkes' advantages may be accounted his possession of a house, in which he was born, in vY arwickshire, (England,) and, according to the pj^nm^^aW, he found it **oily slightly altered from the condition in which it was at the time of his birth." The manner in which the execution of stfll being discussed by several 01 our northern contemporaries. The Auc'land jf^gf]g|s.T»sgfn^ s published a letter from the Rev Mr Wallis, the clergyman who attended Winiata during hit incarceration in gaol, and who officiated at the exeeutkm. denials Lave been mad,^!!! cofl«ctio| willl|he alcged bungling at the axecution, but the ReT Mr Wallis' letterputs the matter in an teltiilelji^wligii, and proves conclusively that the execution was a most disgraceful affarirr^^tw^ sheriff At the adjourned inquesF~on the body of T-|iOßMisJ|(J:aspn,*ar«iin of tke^S evada Hotel, Wto^aPacWenitSllf^usW down the stairs, the jury returned the follow~rng"7emarkable Terdict: — That deceased died from del rium tremens, produced by /an tattiekJ tf lAeaileM afcd that Eobert Keir was wholly exonerated of any -W«me— in connection with the affair. This it in advance of the verdict of the MFornian j urt wh% l?ro*ia|»t in & very of " Die( ij th4visitif ioD ofbod,\ on the body of a man who had shot himsqlf tkroughthe* lungs, and jumped from tne roof of a three-storey house, while in a fit of delirium tremens, related by Mark Twain in his " Innocents at Haine." . , , . „ gather, ljia^jb^,,^ s9ur.ee, flf ppnside^ ,^6, , an«9^anpe | (^p. , &fi*Fn /9 f . P UI I .<?iti*en^, The heavy rains have .filled/ it Heum , level ■with the roads, thus making it dangerous [' for foot pastWgeitf ot^nij^ft j From thei wan tl -of-li^hting in the streets foot-passengers easi y stray into them. W&itndw'of'-one ,/?4se;whAre f a gfintl^mftiH, g^ing lpto his own property, fell prone in the water, fortunately' without 'further! unjury than getting wet to the skin. Another person, tbtTniMip; 'walked into th« Makino Stream, believing he was on the road. We certainly hope our worthy Mayor will be able to take steps to prevent a recurrence of such accidents. All that is required is a few street lamps. ]

;j \ n ---] — ■ ■ ~ ~- - — h*rj| to japofijjigiseVfor the nonijppfcaraiiejr; of opr report of the recent foot-ball match *~ "Wanganui v. Manawatu. "- -' Mr Steward has carried, in the House, his amendment to the Gaming and Lotteries Act, by which a clause is added legalising sweeps on races and other occasions up to £5 stakes. The announcement lias been made by the English judges that in future they will not only hear the-; prisoner's counsel speak, but will afterwardt listen to the prisoner himsrlf. A gentleman of considerable cxpdrieuce on goldfields, who visited Te Aroha recently, has expressed his cqrj[vic£K>n tfcat the show was sufficient to warrant the prediction of a population of forty thousand within the next five years. • A few months ago a young daughter o* a -rich gcntleinaa.in.^prjiw:\ll, bolted with. her father's groom. They fled to Africa, and letters wore recei red a short. time ago, stating' tna't slie 'li.id left' Her companion at Natal, where he is employed as il/w'ailer, and,, that she was then on her Iwhy home. ' ' - • ■ • ' Mr X>avid Mtlrray", ' pr<?.prietor:-of the Wanganui foundry, has just completed to our order a first-class imposing stone. ,W^ cannot speak too highly of the work- . Manlike finish displayed ih'&e execiiticfh of ihe job. C mpetent judges inform us "ttiajt it is equal to the best imported article* • r ij - . • i' : "'. .. ■: . • •'■• : '••'■ ;■■ . 1 ' Another local industry Is about to be started at Makino, in the shape of a now baltcry, which is being established near Mr J'enberthy's store.- ITw<!> trufekdoadi J t L• 1 1 • »i tcs- *•*£ ' J k i or bricks hare arnvea for the erection of the oven. These have had to be sent for ifxolrn Palm'trs'ton/ Whatt 'are'6ur v ibcal ,knights ofjlie^brick-iijould aboutj? __ !! It it proposed to form a refrigerating CjOnipany in Wanganui. and to that end a committee consisting of Messrs Notman, JUolson, F. K. tfilcYsoniiiTbboCC^hd Cross hafe .been appointed, itT.h'e.s,e_gentlenien will obtain all the information possible as to forming a company^and||tbte |>r:ioflca£ billty of shipping dsre£t fk>m W-Bfn£a«us The othp£ni^ht]a| parfcy^injFjJrcchjn; Jrad for supper rabbits cooked that day, but killed in ,l!?ew /Zealand. 'l abput Vfoui months, previous.! : : They were; bcought Home in tho: ship: Daniedin ■ witli' hei caj-go of s frozen:.; mufcWri^'fthd 'Were as frejsh and- #©6# ■& !if -Killed"' 'otf'tllcl 'sides of Catterthun the day before being eaten, — Exchange. , . . A,nian named Shaw had his Iqg broken while; 1 working f pn ; v Mii? : , Pre,nd«rgAst's estates, near (Fitzkeubert, sort Saturday 1a5.15 rfie had just completed' MYiuJs ■ A. small tr^e, when it slipped, aud knocked him ovjep, Wearing his' teg. * He"*wais btonghf tojPalVner'ston 1 , wfi^re lJ ■t) f i* {i ltt l arriHer l: s.el this broken limb. Shaw was sent to'tfie "Wanganui Hospital by train on Monday. The Canterbury Times is very much troubled on the subject? si^ f tii§ loi n for the Auckland tyanwiiy; it calls it he " ear-raarkod , milliopj" and s,ay.s, " ' "he million doies'n^TepTCVeil^roifre'ss ne jessnrily. In its presentstage i^ re iresents log-rolling." We presume it w< iil<L jjyjftn 11" T>rt>HM>aa"w^ .tha mill*»ti wi s voted ft^jft^uftp^gimm^ D n Fngayj 1^ the JjTdp nt«jer B^H wi 1 be unjatt arvotnph, ana we can predi< t wjty, it, ft)l\ be the most successful ball of the season. A nost efficient bams afiH 3&course sweet mi sic, and tempt our volunteers and th. ir civrlUil 'friend/^(j^^splay l Te rpsichorean abilities to the fullest ad r antage. Mr Mayhew will provide su >per ' 'Oik ' ' rJf t*es\imJ?itl, ' Wichl ' Is 1 gu irantee foi^jt^^ )of ( t th^ best qu ility and displayed in first-class style. !?he i Presbyterian, Wesleyan, . , ,and Pr miflve 'MeftAaTrt 1 'ptfr^ 4>oi le iin'fiing holding^an'Wa^elislic 1 seivice every Weddd^fla'y' evening, to be held con?ecjit^v,ely ;> ig above, na ned Chu-ches, and to be conducted by th< Keys H. M. Murray, "R. Fennel, and T. Saddler. T%t« I fii%r4e< ( ric%* t «fltls place tlii s erening ip the Presßyterian Church at Sltf pa'st .sev^^'kacf." 1 !Siiijh r! iinioV an ong various sections of the Christian, Cl urthjis^lejUsa^ to jfeehftld j and PUnpot bu ; result in mutual benefit. -iin.'; _^jj>-->:> I- •'■ >■■■•_. I ,ii.i-,.i.;r