The Feilding Star, Oboua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1899. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XX, Issue 194, 24 February 1899, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oboua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1899. Local and General News.

Heller's Mahatma Company will visit Feilding on March 2nd. The races at Awahuri on the 17th March, promise to be a great success. Entries for Mr Beckett's sale at Hunterville on March 2nd are now advertised. The office of Mr Hooper, dentist, will be closed on Moudoy and Tuesday next. Me33rs Abraham and Williams will hold a stock sale at Pahneraljon on March

A fruit banquet will tak9 place in the Stanwav echoolhouse this evening. A garden fete, in connection with St. Saviour's Church of England, Kimbolton, will take place on March Bth. The Clerk of the Kiwitea County Council, gives notice that Mr John George Harris has been appointed Registrar of dogs for the connty. We have been requested to mention that although no train will run to Wanganui on Sunday next, the Masonic service will be held there as arranged. In Mr Charles Carr's ram fair report Mr Wilson's rams were inadvertently quoted as realising 2£ guineas to 3 gus. in lieu of 2.}gns. to B£gns. The Secretary of the Feilding Horticultural Society intimates the Autumn Show will be held in the Assembly Rooms on Friday 3rd March. Mr Charles Pharazyn will leave for Englaud this week. He will be absent for about six months. The Mauriceville correspondent of the Wairarapa Daily Times writes :—-Swaggers are numerous for this time of the year, and this augers badly for the coming winter. The many friends of the Rev. J. W. Hay ward will be pleased to hear or his farewell tea on Tuesday evening, when an interesting meeting is anticipated. A horse attached to an express became frightened at a traciion engine at Awahun early this morning, and after galloping for forae distance was brought to a standst 11 by its driver. Tenders are invited by the Clerk of the Manchester Road Board, Me C. Bray, for the collection of the Dog Tax, alao, the supply of dog collars. In the Masonic Lodge advertisement in our columns, the line having reference to the lecture on the tracing board, has been altered from " second," to " first," the latter being correct. Attention is directed to two interesting notices in our wanted column in connection with the services in the Primitive Methodist Church, Hulcombc, on Sunday and Monday. The Lyttlet^n Times says :— The advent of pigs from the North Island is more welcome than the importation of sheep, as for some considerable time the supply of baconers and porkers has fallen considerably short of the demand. We regret to learn (from the Slaudard; that Mr L. A. Abraham is dangenously ill with typhoid fever. There are very few residents in this district for whom there will be such general sympathy and ?o many fervent wishes for recovery. The Lyttleton Times of Wednesday last said : — The disappearences of one of the masters of the Deaf Mute Institute at Sunnier has caused the circulation of very ugly rumours. It is doubtful if a graver scandal has ever been connected , with an educational institution in the coiony. The parade of the Manchester Rifles last night was well attended. Captain Kirton, and Lieutenants Barltrop and Ploasants in command. After inspection by Captain Kirton, the men were iniructed in company moveineuts, firing, manual, and bayonet exercises and acquitted themselves very creditably. Interviewed by a representative of the Hawke's Bay Herald, Captain Russell stated that the rumour emanating from Wellington that he is about to resign the leadership of the Opposition, was absolu tely untrue. The illness in his family will delay his opening of the proposed campaign for only two or three weeks. The Ft* llding platform presented quite a military appearance last evening as h> 6 train arrived with a large number of volunteers in uniform who were proceeding to the Rih'e Championship meeting at Wanganui. Among them was a squad of 27 men from the Perma nent Artillery, who were going to act as m ukera. An American writer says that men who are otherwise respectable and even honest, will scheme for a whole day how to work a " dead head " advertisement into a newspaper. Such men are merely " sneak thieves " and are on the same level with a " chicken raiser." American writers are always as truthful as they are frank. The Franco Garman war of 1870 coat in round figures, 250,000 lives; the Prussio>Außtrinn war of 1866 about 46,000 ; the Italo Austrian war about 63,000 ; and that of the Crimea about 785,000. The campaigns of Napoleon I. claimed about 5,000,000 lives. From 18,000,000 to 20,000,000 of men are killed in battle every century in Europe. Asia, and notably, China, counts about the same number, A meeting of Pobangina residents was held in the Public Hall last Saturday to see what steps should be taken to hold i sports meeting at. a suitable date. Thfi-e was a fair attendance, and Mr P. Brandon occupied the chair. It was decided to form a sports association, and a committee of 9 members was elected to make all arrangements. It was also decided if possible to obtain Mr Hopkins' grounds in which to hold the sports, and the day was fixed for Friday, 17th March. Mr P. Brandon was elected secretary, and Mr E. Hopkins president. The following are the results of the principal events at the Hunterville Caledonian Sports, held on Wednesday last:— looyds Handicap— P Cuff, 10yds, I ; A W Watts, 6yds, 2 ; Woods, 4yds, 3. 120 yds Hurdle Handicap — Beasley, owes oyd's, 1 ; Ross, owes Byds, 2 ; Monkly, scr., 3. High Jump— E Charles, 3in., sffc. lin., 1. Mile Handicap— O Wilson, 70yds, 1 ; E Reid, 60yds, 2 ; D W Reidi 70yd-*, 3. 220 yds Hurdle Handicap — Beaslev, 14yds. 1; Watts, 4yds, 2; McDonnell, 13yds, 3, 440 yds Handicap -Arnott, 26yde, 1; Maher, 29yds, 2 j | Malone, 14yds, 3 220yda Ladies Brace les- Arnott, 1 ; Watts, 2. At Dawley, near Uxbridge, lately, Dr Vere Benson held an inquiry concerning the death of Charles Henry Deemer. a laborer, aged forty-eight years, residing at Rigby's row, Dawley. Deceased had enjoyed very good health, though of late ie had several fits of sneezing, which sometimes lasted for over twenty minutes. One day recently he returned from his work about seven o'clock, and a few minitcs afterwards hesneezed three times and Mien dropped dead. Dr Bell, of Hayes, Middlesex, deposed that death was due to sneezing and distress caused by a largely distended stomach. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the medical evidence. A sad feature of the case was that deceased leaves a widow md eight children, to whom the jury handed their fees.