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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 83, 15 December 1883, Page 2

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/PBOM OVB OWN COBBBSPONDWT.) Bulls, December 12. The members of • the \Rangitikei Harmonic Society will givi? their firsfc concerto! the second season on Fridaynext at the Town Hall. The programme will consist of selections from various operas, and as this will be the first timeany of them harebeen performed in this district, a treat is in store for the subscribers. The society has just rewired it large assortment of the newest concert pieces direct from England, consequently there will be no lack of ,new music for the members to work at daring; the coming season. ..'■'■ ' Ihe news of the drowning of poor Dawson was received here by many with profound sorrow. To know Dawson was to lore him. His simple, goodness and unbounded charity, that charity that thinks no eri', mores all hearts, and now he has been taken: Do not such bereavements make the sceptic more sceptical in the goodness and wisdom of the Almighty? Dawson's place can nerer be filled, even now it > seems impossible to realise the fact that: his place shall know him no more. ; I hear it is probable that the jter# W. Ballachy will return to thisidiflriot earlyi next year.-; »< % omuroaica*Jsns ore * aow passing between' hiin Und^members of the dljfferent'T«imeS:^Witfrth'e' grant from the Hon. K. Campbe^ .^do^ not think the district .willvfii»(£>> anjifjfrsat difficulty in raising the necessary stipend. It is to be regretted thai the (general Diocesan Board hare not taken steps to employ an eloquent minister to visit the whole of the diocese and stir the people up to a sense of their duties: The Church people, are completely lost, to all real interest in the Churches'' welfare, and I am sorry to say that our present ministers hare failed to rectify the growing indifference. .■ It seems to me that.a tboifouch change is necessary from the Bishop downwards. . . •,. . , 4i - December 14. I hear from excellent authority that atelegraph station is to be opened immediately at GreatfordY ; The instruments and other things are now on the way. Ifc was thought that a telephone would be more expensive than the telegraphy A cadet, no doubt, will be sen! to take charge of the instrument. ■..-•- The Napier, whioh left Wellington last night, has hot yet reached j»prt^ v ; No' doubt the south-west gale that in now blowing is keeping her back. ■-, There**** about 300 sheep and 200- bales of wool | waiting shipment. She was to tiarV made two trips these spring tidesjbufc'l fear these delays will not permit her to do so. . , ;. : ; ••-"■ :