Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 139, 16 May 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

11 Old Gh-fiirible," on the " Creation of Misery," will appear in our next issue. The Napier News does not believe there are either pheasants or sportsmen in Hawke's Bay. Mr T. R. TayJor was to-day unanimously re-elected chairman of the Kiwitea Eoad Board. Mr Bindon, Inspector of schools in the Wanganui Education District, is at present on an official visit to this district. Tory handsome groups of photographs in connection with " Little Lord Fimnt lerm " are on view in the shop windows of Mr Garth ew and Mr Donnelty. On Mouday night " Little Lord Faunt leroy " will be played in the Assembly Kooms. The box plan, 19 now at Mr Carthew's. There is no extra charge foi reserved seats. At the last meeting of the Wellington Land Board a resolution was adopted, on the motion of Mr Macarthur, giving a most decided snub to the "incipient" Minister of Lands. With this issue Messrs Ross and Sandfort, of the Bon Marche, Palmerston N., j announce by inset the completion of their second shipments of new autumn and winter drapery, of which they respectfully \ invite inspection. The marriage is announced of Mr H. V. Pickering to the eldest daughter of Mr Richard Cornish, by the Rev. W. Cannell on Thursday last. We wish the newly married couple eyery happiness and many long years of prosperity. i lie slow growth of population in France is said to be due to the unwillingness of young people to marry, and the government have now a Bill before the Chambers for the imposition of a heavy tax on bacht-lors. — Catholic Times. The Feilding Dramatic Company have now m active rehearsal the sensational drama of "Blow for Blow" which will be played in the Assembly Rooms on Monday, the 25th inst. This will be the best piece over staged by our local amateurs, who are neither sparing pains nor expense to achieve a grea er success than has yet been accomplished by them. Mr Moore, carpenter, of Halcombe, was engaged in removing a lean to in that towuship on Wednesday last and was assisted in Lhe work by his adopted son, a little t'ellow of some eight years. During the progress of the work a portion of the frame -work fell on the uni'ortuuate boy, breaking both bones of one of his legs. Dr Sorlev promptly attended, and did all that medical skill could do to assuage the boy's sufferings. A disease of a peculiar nature has been committing extensive ravages amouyst the lambs in the Tauranga District which are dying off at the alarming rate of 80 per cent The Stock Department realising the serious nature of the disease has despatched Mr McLean, veterinary sur geon, to the affected district in order to make a thorough investigation into its cause. The total area of l;md in *he colony disposed of to purchasers during !«simonth amounted to 36.338 acres, which were secured by 144 individual?. Of these 5168 acres were taken up on the deferred payment system, and 29,195 on perpetual iea^e, the latter boing at an annual rental of £1175. In the corresponding month last year '.he area disposed of was 41 ,470 acres to 164 selectors. An accident happeued to Mrs H. Christensen a day or two ago whilst riding, in company with some friends, on the Maknio £oad. The horse she was riding suddenly swerved from some cause or other, and \irs Christeusen was thrown to the ground, and sustained some bruises and a rather severe shock to her system. Dr Sorley was sent for, and under his care Mrs Chmtensen is progressing favourably.