FEILDING ITEMS

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 26 October 1912, Page 6

FEILDING ITEMS

WHILE AN OPERATION WAS IN

PROGRESS

A DETERMINED MOTOR CYCLIST

UNRULY CADETS

It is hardly likely that a start will be made in the construction of the water mains, authorised at Feilding by last Wednesday's poll, until the beginning of the year

The Feilding Pei-mane-nt and Building Investment Society's report «hows a net profit for the year of 7 3-Bth p.er cent.

The weather in tho Rangitikei district has been very moist lately, and in consequence the roads, particularly at Marton, are in a pretty bad condition.

I understand that during am edical operation some distance back from Marton this afternoon, it was found that a certain instrument was required. A telephone message was despatched to Marton for it, and a messenger set out with it immediately on a motorcycle. The motorist, however, had not gone very Tar when the bad road told its own tale, and a break caused him to return. He was speedily fitted with another moixjr evele at McKenzie's garage, and the distance was very speedily negotiated, despite rain and bad roads.

At the annual meeting of the Feild- ! in Tennis Club, the report presented ■ showed a credit balance of £12. Mr ; Richmond was elected president, Mr ; Roy Harding secretary, and Mr F. B. ! Glasgow treasurer. Advice to hand from Palmerston sta- ! tes that an anscomly disturbance occurred at the cadet parade on .Wednesday afternoon, when a number of Lads attempted to take charge of the proceedings, interfered with the duties of two officers of the instructional division, iand meddled with certain property on the (show ground. The pranks were the outcome of sheer mischief.