LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume III, Issue 29, 23 September 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

m> We have much pleasure in informing our readers that the Fbildimo Star is now a member of the " Press Association." Mr Charles Bull's new residence at Aorangi is rapidly progressing towards completion, and he hopes to be established in his new abode "by the end of November. We understand there is an Increasing demand jUst now for town and suburban sections in Feilding. Several gentlemen from' the Wairarapa visited the town last I week, with a view to purchasing land. We haye not yet heard the result of their ' 'mission: j From 65,000 to 70,000 feet of timber was forwarded by rail from the Feilding Station since Wednesday, for Wanganui, from the mills of Messrs Bartholomew, Bull, and Bailey. We understand this timber will form portion of the Wild Wave's cargo, which vessel is now loading at Wanganui for Sydney direct. As some anxiety was caused by the information published by us in our last issue, respecting the destruction by fire 1 of the Jiomeward-bound 'Frisco mail bags, we are requested to state tbat the calamity did not occur with the last homeward mail, but with the preceding one. The probability is that among the mail- bags destroyed none came from this Colony. United evangelistic services are to be held in | he Feilding Presbyterian Church every evening next week. Considerable interest seems to be felt in the matter, as the assistance of numerous ministers and gentlemen of different denominations, and from every town from Wanganui to I oxton, has been secured. The meetings will, we bave no doubt, be numerously attended. The new bakery at Makino, which is under the proprietorship of Mr J. Bran, ney, was opened on Wednesday last. A sample loaf from the maiden batch was forwarded to us for inspection. The bread is very pure and sweet, and alto- j gether leaves nothing to be desired. If Mrßranney continues to produce "the ; staff of life" of such excellent quality, ami ?it his advertised rate of 7d per 41b louf, we can confidently predict for him an extensive patronage.

The Bey W. Worker, of Sandon, is to ( officiate in the Wcslcyan, Church, Greystreet, to-morrow morning and evening. , The cricket; match, under the auspices of the - Mandhesier "Chrb— Married v. Single — was to take plac^ this^tfternoon at two o'clock. Capt. Fdwin reported yesterday: — Bid weather is approaching hot ween north and west and south-west ; glass will further fall, and heavy rain will ensue. Mr. Bryce and Mr. Dick have both started (says the Wellington Post) on their Northern expeditions. A very long meeting of the Cabinet was held last Thursday prior to t'-eir departure. | Constable Gillespie passed through to j Wanganui by last night's train, having in his charge the prisoner Weisner, who I was recently convicted of robbery at ! Palmerston, and committed for trial at j Wanganui. I T'ue winter and spring in Iceland have been most severe. On one farm, out of 400 sheep only 10 escaped, and another has only 18 ponies left out of 100. The fishing of cod has been abandoned on account of the ice. We learn ' y telegram that O'F.ir.ell ! who recently attempted the life of Archbishop f'ould, at Sydney, by shooting at him with a revolver, has been convicted and set tonced to two years' imprisonment i i Sj'dney gaol. Two old Maori woman, ardeut devotees at the shrine of Bacchus, were to be seen parading the streets on Thursday last, their heads be-decked with evergreens in token of grief for the demise of their old friend the Chief Takana. Mr Haultain has a famous Poland ''en, which laid 127 eggs during 12 months, from Sepmber Ist, 1882, to August 31st, 1882 One of these eggs was of extraordinary size, measurnig 7£ inches in tbe longest, and 6 inches in the shortest circumference. It weighed 3 oz., and only contained a single yolk. . A service of song, illustrating the adventure! of Eva in the story of " Uncle Tom's Cabin," it to take place in the Primitive Methcdist Church this evening at 7. 30. Several persons who have heard it in other places speak of it as being a very pleasant entertainment, and no doubt it will be well patronised. We understand the Borough Council is not responsible for any expense in removing from Menzie's bridge he tdriftwood brought down by the recent floods, as the Borough boundary only reaches to the banks of the Oroua, and the Council is therefore only responsible for keeping the approaches to the bridge in proper repair. A meeting of the schedule committee of the Manchester Horticultural Society (present Messrs, Stevens, Reading, and Towler) was held last evening at the residence of the first-named. Draft schedules of prizes for both the spring and autumn shows wero very carefully prepared, and these will be submitted to Uie general committee a * its next session. The following tedders have been accepted for postal services : — Feilding and Kiwi tea (twice weekly) and Feilding and Awahuri (twice weekly)- J. A: de T. Haultain, £35. Fronj this it wiU be seen that the present bi-weekly service to Awa Huri is to be continued. The settlers of that township have good cause for complaint against the insufficiency of tlieir postal service, to which reference is made at length in another column. Sir Julius Yogel, in writing to Mr W. R. Mitchell, of Christchurch, from Sydney, states that, on account of his continued illness, his medical adviser would not allow him to undertake the voyage to New Zealand, and that he was afraid some little time would elapse before he would be able, t-o visit Christohurch. His journey to Sydney by rail had evidently been "attended with pain and difficulty. A shocking fatal accident occurred at Hawera on Wednesday evening last. Mrs Hellier, the wife of an old Hawera resident (says the Wanganui Herald), was killed while riding to her home. The horse deceased was riding, when opposite Morrish's Koyal Hotel, reared, and Mrs Hellier, slippingJ rom her seat, pulled the animal over .her, crushing her intestines, death ensuing about 3 hours after the accident. We learn that the heavy gale which < prevailed last night and this morning had had the effect of bringing down a large number of trees in the district, especially in the Kiwitea, in some cases impeding the traffic on the roads! The fruit trees in Feilding and. neighborhood have also suffered severely by the premature removal of bfofesbtns, much to the disappointment Of many of the settlers. Beyond this we have not heard of any damage being done. Mr Eade has shown us some pieces of rewarewa (honeysuckle), totara knot, and beautifully grained heart of rimu, which hiß has been polishing f o the order of Messrs P. and J. Bartholomew. The samples are to be forwarded next week to Sydney as specimens of the limber available in this district for making ornamental furn ture. We question whether any ■ more exquisitely-figured woods are to be ! fouud in any part of the world, and we [ hope the demand for such timber will be increased by the exhibition of these specimens in Australia.