Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 143, 26 May 1891, Page 2

Local and General News

♦ — A wild b6ar was killed at Apiti the other day, of enonuousjsize. A portion of the hide has been left at our office, which measures nearly two inches in thickness. The tail is very large also. Both may be seen at the Star office. The Salyation Army picnic and #fft auction, on the Oyal yesterday was welL attended. The yanous articles put up for sale were well competed for and the whole affair was a success in every way, Mr Trimble kindly acted as auctioneer. The Dunedin Education Board_has earned a resolution forbidding teachers tak--ing part in" school elections, and has agreed to intimate to the Minister 'of Education that the School Committees Election Act is generally defective, except that it- abolished, the cumulative vote. - Only a dividend of 2s 6d in the pound is available for distribution amongst the creditors of the Hangitikei Fibre Company (m'liqufdation). The balance of the money paid by the directors in satisfac* tion of the claims is still in the hands of the Eegislrar of the Supreme Court, but will be distributed amongst the creditors in the course of a few days. — Times. The biggest pig on earth that has been actually vouched for, was killed in New York in the year 1859. Thia enormous animal was named Columbus, and his live .weight wa9 16921 b. ril he skin was saved and stuffed, and is probably in some museum now. It is said that many Jersey pigs have been cut up in New York weighing from 8001 bto 12001 b. New Jersey is supposed to raise) as the Yankees say, the finest hogs in Amorica, and the pork brings £d per lb more than any other in New York market. We learn from the Hawkers Bay Herald that when in Napier the H"on. Mr Sod-lon stated that it w»s the intention of the Ministry to introduce a Bill into Parliament to prevent the adulteration of food. At present it is left to the local bodies to take steps to enforce the law, and the method of prods lure is so cumbrous and unsatisfactory thnt the existing Act is practicully a. dead latter. My Seddon's idea is to appoint all policemen as inspeo*. tors,'leafin!.[ them- to obtain samples of food**, which will fen lie examined by

Tliere will be mass in St. Budget's next. Sunday morning at 8 o'clock. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m.'lo-day — Telegrams to expect frost or very cold night haye been sent to all places. ' The' Rev. Mr Macgregor, formerly a resident here, was- a visitor to JPeilding to-day. He expressed much satisfaction at the progress o^ the district. In the Assembly. Rooms oh Thursday evt-ning next Mr Charles Rogers, of the Government Life Insurance Department, will give an interesting lecture, and alsoseveral songs and recitations with music. His Worship the Mayor will preside. Extraordinary prices have been realised at public auction in Coyent garden for the first arrivals of New Zealand apples,, which were brought to London in excellent condition by the Tongariro.. . English apples are still on offer at from 2si' to 10s per bushel, but these importations, were sold by Messrs W. N. White and Co. at from 15s .to 25s per bushel case, thus demonstrating the extreme importance of and ultimate profit attaching to the production of prime quality 'fruit. Every apple leaving Papanui is wiped dry and clean, and wrapped in a separate paper before being packed ; and an idea of the-' of the exportations may be obtained from the fact that in _one district alone' a consignor has- purchased five thousand cases. This new industry is being watched with great .interest both in the colony- and' in London.