FEILDING NOTES.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 693, 19 April 1909, Page 6

FEILDING NOTES.

(From Onr Own Correspondent.) Mr Evans, an, ; .-old' resident of Taonui, met witii a bad accident whereby he sustained a broken arm and Bevere bruises about the head. Whilst ho was crossing the bridgo. at the corner of Denbigh and Marlborough Streets, a milk cart entered ■ at the other end and collided witli Mr Evans' gig at a fast trot. Tho bridge is not wide enough to enable vehicles to pass. Mr E. Goodbehere -has been requested by <|eputatiou ami other- ' wise to allow himself to bo nominated for the Mayoralty, and his decision to-day will be looked forward ' to with much interest, 1 The new bridge over t|ie Makino • stream in Manchester Street is progressing rapidly. The contractor has provided aooommodatiou for foot passengors and he expects heavy traffic may cross within two months, or a month before contact time. Mushrooms are plentiful in this [ < district, and no one need starve, pro--3 vided lie has a oau to gather them in and salt and pepper to season tlioin with. I A PLEASANT OUTING. There are miny who live on tho flat, to whom the hill oountry is an unknown quantity, and though most are familiar with the names of "Kimbolton," "Apiti," "Umotoi," eto., they are coutent to liazaid a goess at the contonr of. the couutiy, 0 and characterise it in general term* li as "rough" To the man who wants a a pleasant outing, I oau reoommeud a nothing better than n trip through this baok country of ours. Don't take a motor: start at sun up with a buggy and a good pair, and take it steadily to Kimbolton, not forgetting to" breathe your horses at Cheltenham Hotel. Breakfast at Kimbolton, and on to Apiti, and if the 1 day be fine, the view of river flats and green hills will gladden the heart of the man who likes to eeo good feed for sheep or 'cattle, while the artistio eye, will Hud plenty to admire in the brilliant oolouring of tho bush, the steep bluffs, and swift running river. Change horses at Apiti aud with a goodjjlunoh basket under the seat, yon may make a start again(not forgetting to put in a bite for the horses), and take the Noisewood road, leading away up'towards the ranges. Past oom.fortable homes " on every side, up winding hills slowly, and rattling down the other side with slack traces, a ohauge of ssene round every bend of the road, and over nearer to those bush-olad hills, which to inauy seem too far off to reach in a lifetime. Pull up for lunch in the Piiipiri bush, feod and water your horsen, anil thou if jou bo smoker and .have anJim3gination, you can lie on your back and think what an excellent pioneer you might have been had someone not been born before you to make things easy. ' Gut when tho afternoon draws ont, in with the horse again aud following,the Tunupn Road, strike the Goal oreelt and baok to Apiti. Foed at Kimbolton. and wait till _ the moon comes up, ( then back to Feildiug,aml the whir of the wheel? and the patter of the horses'feet will make you sing songs unheard these last ten years. Aud when in the late evening, the talk rnns on tho day's journey, there will be 'nothing but ;| praise for a country which oau proji duce such good feed aud healtliy slook. 1 . I T-