LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

Feilding Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 32, 31 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

m Mrs Sorley advertises a lady's bicycle tor sale, A 5-roomed bouse ia South Street is advertised to-let. Mr L, J. Hutton offers a reward tor the recovery of hoggets, lost from Lees' Line. The British Association have decided to visit Victoria Falls this year whioh, till the advent ot the railway.were practically unknown. It is scarcely 50 years since Dr Livingstone was the first, to be hold their wonders, while now it can be readied from London in 23 days. Captain Page, speaking at the Royal United Service Institute, London, said boys used to go to sea as a consequence of reading Captain Marryat's works. Novels about sea life were not now written. The steady increase of foreigners on British ships was do* partly tp tliif

The Union S.B. time-table and poebet guides for September are to hand. The Aramoho Freezing Works were submitted for sale by auction to-day, and bonght in by the company. We have to acknowledge receipt of a set of post cards, of views of Feilding, from Mr McLean. Mr George Goedetham, who was born at Scole, Norfolk, and who emigrated to Canada, has just died, worth £6,000,000. Dr and Mrs Sorley are about to pay a visit to England, and will be absent for about a year. Tbe tender of Mr C. H. Lovett has been aceeptwd for briok additions to Messrs Ross and Signal's Tietoria Stables, Kimbolton Road. Letters to tbe Editor, ia answer to Mr W. Diok son's criticisms of Father Hays' visit, are crowded out of to-day's issue. They will appear to-morrow. The mail train yesterday afternoon ran into and killed three valuable bullocks at the Aorangi crossing, the property ot Mr J. H ABhworth, of Colyton. Mrs Barn well, the last survivor of tbe Lucknow garrison, was buried at Harrow in May last. She was the widow of General Charles Arthur Barn well, C.B. Mr John Roots, of Feilding. leaves on a trip to England by the Turakina on September 28th. He will break the journey at Monte Video, to make a short tour of the Argentine Republic. The Feilding public will have the pleasure of hearing the well-known temperance orator, the Rev. L. M. Isitt, in the Drill Hall, on Sunday evening ■ext. Notioe is given to-day of the death ot Mr PuroivaT Walsh, on July 24 tb, at his residence, Oxford, England. Mr Raymond Walsh, of Feilding, is a son of the deceased, and we sympathise with him in bis bereavement. Now that spring is fast approaching the question uppermost in the minds of ladies is, doubtless, that of new dresses. Mess i s Sutton and Co. call attention to their new season's materials, which they are prepared to make up on their own premises. The thrilling period of spring oleaning is rapidly approaching and ladies : wilt be plrased to learn front Messrs Bramwell Bros, now advertisement that the firm has just landed a grand assortment oi new floor coverings, direct from the factories. A poll of the ratepayors of the Hastings Borough was taken yesterday, to decide the question of the adoption of the system of rating on unimproved values within the Borough. The pro- ' posal was lost by a majority of 60, the number ot votes polled being — for the proposal 314, against it 374. The late accountant of the Auckland Racing Club.P. A. Dawson,was charged yenterday with having stolen the sum of £2938. the money of the club. Acoused pleaded guilty, and was committed for sentence. Bail was allowed and was forthcoming, accused in £1000 and two securities of £1000 each. The verbs " to lay " and " to lie " seem to puzzle many people. There is a long letter on the subject in the Spectator, the editor of which points out in a footnote that " you lie down on your bed, but you lay a book down on the table. You let the tree lie where it tails, but you lay another tree across it. You order a ship to ' lie to,' but you report that the ship 'lay to 'for several hours '" An inset appears with to-day's issue from Messrs Whitehead Bros., of the Carlton Refreshment Rooms. This firm, which has been established in Feilding for some four mouths, will now provide hot luncheons daily, and this should prove a great convenience to visitors to Feilding, especially on sale days. An inquest on William John Bailey, aged 24, who died from the effects of an injury received in the Southland-Otago football match on Saturday, was held at Dunedin yesterday. The jury returned a verdict that death was due to injuries accidentally received, no blame being attachable to aoyone. The platforms of all the carriages on the Government railways are to be fitted with gates, similar to those with which the platforms ot the imported American cars are fitted This is to prevent passengers falling off the platforms whilst the train is in motion. As a further protection railing is to be put in to prevent people falling between the platforms of carriages. By this means the platforms will be much safer than at present. As indicated in their advertisement, Messrs Spenoo and Spence are now making their first display of spring and summer millinery, to which they invite inspection. The very latest and smartish stylos in ladies' hats for morning wear and the latest in trimmed millinery, including choice Parisian models, are now on view. Portraying the arrival of summer, a very pretty device in the j form of a wicket gate, festooned with flowers, is exhibited in one of their windows. The worst thunderstorm ever experienced at Kaikoura occurred there shortly after 10 o'clock on Friday night, lasting two hours. Torrents of rain fell (writes tbe Press correspondent). The lightning was very vivid, and the weird peals of thunder were almost terrifying, The storm then passed northward. A peculiar incident happened. During the progress of »the storm, a horse belonging to a settler on tbe fiat went mad through fear. Breaking down the picket fence, it burst open the back dooi and took possession of the house, completely smashing two doors to atoms and doing other damage. At the Feilding Court this morning, before Messrs J. C Thompson and R. Burne, J's.P., a number ot parents were fined various small sums for failing to send their olive branches to school. Mr W. J. B. Trowin appeared for the defendant in one case, and contended that under Section 148 the Inspector must produce the certificate of his appointment. Secondly, under Section j 149, a certificate from the headmaster must bs produced to show that the child was on tbe roll and the number of times the school was open. The Inspector had failed to produce these certificates. Tbe Benob, in dismissing the information, complimented Mr Trewm on being present to place the position of Justices in dealing with these cases on a sounder footing. The annual meeting of the Wanganu l Freezing Cotnpany was held yesterday. The balance at profit and loss, inoluding £2671 15s 3d carried forward from last year, was £6950 0s 7d, whioh the directors recommended for appropriation as follows : — To place to insurance reserve £1000, to pay a dividend of 8 per cent, per annum on tbe paid up oapital of the company, to make the necessary provision for the depreciation of plant and machinery, and to carry forward the balance. The report and balancesheet wore adopted. Messrs John Stevenson and S. Handley were reelected directors. In the course of his remarks the chairman said it was intended at the end of next season to enlarge the works to the capacity of 20,000 sheep a day.