LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 287, 10 June 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Kakariki school will close for the usual winter holidays on. the 17th inst. Mr Gordon Bowater, who has been in the employ of Mr D. Wilson, of the Post Office Store, Bongotea, for the past 18 months, has severed his connection with him to take up a position with Mr John Cobbe, of Feilding. The Otaki Licensing Committee have decided not to grant any more conditional licenses, and have warned one hotelkeeper that he must not continue to harbor Maori women on his premises. Miss Stace, of the Lytton street school, has taken temporary charge of the Halcoinbe school and Mr McLean, of Lytton street, has taken temporary charge of the Awahuri school. In both cases the head-teachers are absent through illness. It is anticipated that the Lytton street school will re-open on the 24th inst. A rumour has gained currency that Mr 0. J. Canton, of Te Kapua, the newly-elected member of the Wellington Land Board, and member of the Rangitikei County Council, contemplates contesting the next Bangitikei election against Messrs A. E. Bemington and Jas. Georgetti. The newly-formed footpaths on Kimbolton road, and especially the one on the eastern side, are oeing liberally patronised by vehicular traffic. Horsemen also have a habit of cantering along the bicycle track, and in places it is full of hoof marks, which play havoc with the surface. Heavy drays are drawn along the footpath in one or two places, and the formation is being totally destroyed, so that one of the principal objects of the large expenditure on the thoroughfare is being defeated. The report of Captain J. H. Thomson, Chief Inspector of Explosives, on the explosion which occurred in the factory of Nobel's Explosives Company, at Ardeer, in Ayrshire, on February sth last, three workmen having been killed on the occasion, states that the circumstances of the accident are unique so far as the records go. The explosion is traced to the freezing of nitro-glycerine, owing to the cold weather at the time, and the consequent choking of a channel. In the attempt to bring about a thaw water was thrown on the underside of the frozen trough, where the ground was saturated with nitro-glycerine and strong acids. The water set up spontaneous decomposition, with the result that the explosion took plaoe. The inspector thinks that the fpreman, who was killed, committed an error of judgment as to the manner in which to set up the thaw.

The Feilding breach of promise case is act down for the ensuing sitting of the Palmerston Supreme Court. Mr W. A. Sandilands, senr., father of Mr W. A. Sandilands, solicitor, of Feilding, died at Johnsonville on Saturday night. Mr G. Bainbridge, of Kimbolton, has disposed of his farm of 100 acres to Mr A. Bartlett, the figure being a satisfactory one. A. Rapptiles, who is on remand on a charge of assaulting Mr Gambitsis, has been released on bail of £260, Messrs Domigan and Bartgfct acting as sureties. The land question will be debated at the Feilding Debating Society's weekly meeting to-morrow night, at 8 o'clock. A general invitation is extended to visitors. We regret to learn that Miss Drew has not yet recovered from the injury she received in the recent hockey match when she was hit by one of the men playing. A slight shock of earthquake was experienced at Wellington about 3.10 p.m. yesterday. The shock was also felt in Palmerston. In Feilding the town clock gave the time as 3.12. Staff Sergeant-Major Dovey, of Palmerston North, is to be transferred to Wellington to assist Staff SergtMajor Colclough, whose duties have increased considerably of late. Mr John J. McGregor Harvey, of the Government Advances to Settlers Office, whose death occured at Wellington last 'Wednesday from scarlet fever, was a member of D Battery, and of the Athletic Football Club. The Wanganui Herald understands that Mrs Gibson's property of 83 ! acres, opposite the Westmere Lake, ! has been sold to Mr W. F. Mcßeth, ! late of Kiwitea, Kimbolton. The price realised was equal to £60 per acre. The property has a large frontage to the Westmere-Kia Iwi road, and com--1 prises some fine building sites. j In his lecture on flax at the Dune- ; din Agricultural Hall, Mr J. Stewart, ! as an example of what might be done in that direction, instanced the case of a grower who had planted out a little flax every year in mid-winter. ; He planted about Bft apart, and last 1 season averaged a crop of 42 tone to ; the acre, at a cost in manure of 2d a plant. I The Bunnythorpe butter factory \ and the Aorangi creamery are only , running four days each week. The ! supply at Bunnythorpe is at present j 1000 gallons each running day, and ; 500 gallons at Aorangi. Mr Gillies I is manufacturing 110 boxes of butter each week from the supply mentionad. Generally speaking, the tests are exceptionally good for this time of year. Cr. Tolley has given notice of the : following motion for next meeting of the Feilding Borough Council : —That the following resolution carried at a Council meeting held on the 6th June, 1907, "That no relaxation be made of By-law 190 defining the briok area of the Borough be rescinded; That a special committee, consisting of Qrs. J. Bramwell, T. West, J. Darragh and the mover, be set up to report on the "brick area" as to I}he advisability of amending same." A man named Patrick Power, an employee of the Palinerßton North Gas Co., met with a rather serious accident on Saturday morning about 11 o'clock. He was standing beside his cart, outside the gasworks, when he asked someone inside to throw him a piece of rope. On this being thrown the mare took fright and started off. Power grabbed the reins and hung on as long as he could, but by some means he fell or was knocked down, and the wheel came in contact with the base of his skull, giving it a nasty crushing. He was removed to the Hospital in a semi-conscious state. Yesterday he was doing as well as could be expected, and no serious results are likely to ensue.— Times. At the Palmerston Assessment Court, J. Bennett objected to capital valuation and amount allowed for improvements on section at Awahuri. — The improvements were fixed at £150 instead of £72, and th'fr capital value was left at £584.— D. 'Bennett objected to valuation of 22J' acres fronting Rangitikei Line.; He considered that enough had not been allowed for his improvements. — Valuation sustained. — Bennett Bros, also objected to value set on improvements of a section in the vicinity of the others dealt with. — Valuation sustained. — J. Wittle considered his improvements on a section of 40 acres in Cameron's Line were under-esti-mated at £143 and that £200 should have been allowed. — The improvements were then fixed at £200, the capital value at £1144 unimproved, Crown's interest £646, tenants' £263 instead of £350; improvements for Crown £145, tenants' £2000. Mrs Corkery, a very old. identity of this district, passed away very suddenly at Taonui on Saturday last. It appears deceased had been ailing for sometime past, the cause being a weak heart, and for which complaint the doctor had been attending her, but nothing serious was anticipated. Deceased had been in Feilding on Thursday, and appeared perfectly well then, and intended going to Palmerston Saturday morning. Mr Corkery states that his wife retired to bed about 10.30 on Friday eyen T ing, and he took a cup of tea into her room about 8 o'clock the following morning, and thinking that she was alseep tried to rouse her, but failed. He immediately called in a neighbour, who saw at once that Mrs Corkery was dead. Deceased was 68 years of age, and had lived with her husband at Taonui for 13 years past. Mrs Corkery, with her hubsand arrived in Feilding 32 years ago, and had lived in this district ever since. The funeral took place at 1.30 this afternoon — many old settlers paying a tribute of respect to deceased by following the remains to their last resting place. A meeting of milk suppliers was held in the Public Hall, Bunnythorpe, on Saturday evening to further the matter of purchasing Mr J. Gillies' factory at Bunnythorpe, and creamery at Aorangi. The election of directors resulted as follows : — Messrs Arnold (chairman), Jarry, Robinson, Gallichan. G. MoFarland, S. Standen. and O'Callaghan, the three latter be^ ing representatives of the Aorangi settlers. The qualification for the directorate is 10 shares. It was reported that 700 shares had been taken up. It was decided to have another meeting on Saturday evening next to finally arrange details. In the meantime instructions were given the Company's solicitor to register the company. It has been decided to erect a cheese plant, both at Aorangi and Bunnythorpe, to be ready for the beginning of next season. The directors propose to have a dual plant, cheese and butter, so that a change can be affected at any time. The company will be co-operative and will pay Mr Gillies £1850 for buildings, plant, and land at Bunnythorpe and Aorangi. On the evening of May 31 a Mokoia school social was held in the I woolshed, a large number of people being present. The entertainment took the form of a dance, interspersed with items by the children. After the concert programme was concluded, Mr D. Campbell, Chairman of the School Committee, addressing the meeting, said that this was the last concert the children would have under their old teacher, Mr Curteis (formerly of Apiti), who would be leaving for Kakaramea School. There had only been eight days in which to prepare the items, and the teaohers had worked wonders with the children. Mr Curteis stood high in the teaching profession, as his school had been classed as an observation school, and his work had been much appreciated by both children and parents. To show their appreciation the pupils had clubbed together a small sum. **<* now wished to present Mr C:.:'j with a Japanese writing desk and Mrs Curteis with a jam dish on a silver stand. Mr Curteis, in replying, thanked the children for their, nice present, and said it was only force of circumstances that had compelled him to apply for another school, and he was sorry indeed to sever his connection with the Mokoia School. The children, he said, had worked well in conjunction with their teacher, who was always backed up by the parents and committee. On behalf of Mrs Curteis, who was unable to be present, he thanked the residents for their kindnen.