Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 114, 16 March 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

A few da3 - s ago a section of land on the Taonui road changed hands at X'l4 per acre. Mr Bradford will run a coach from Feilding to the Samlon Races to-morrow, starting from his stables at 10 a.m. The fare is five shillings return. A notice to ratepayers in the Manchester Road District is given today by Mr Bray, the Clerk of the Manchester Road Board. The Rev. Mr Clement, the new Primitive Methodist minister for Feildins. will preach the Sunday School Anniversary services on Sunday next Special singing by the children and choir. To-day Mr Towler sent us a splendid specimen ot the Emperor Alexander apple, This class of apple brought 26s per case in the London market last season. The first buggy was driven across the new bridge at Aorangi yesterday afternoon, Miss Nora Reidy accomplishing the feat, much to the discomfiture of another fair candidate for the coveted honor. The secretary of tho Education Board, Wanganui, Mr A. A. Browne, gives notice that the annual meeting of householders in encli school district will be held on April 24th, 1593, at the hour of 8 p.m. For other particulars see advertisement. The attention of our readers is drawn to the new price list issued by the Co op stores, in which some startling bargains in boots and shoes are offered to the public. A perusal of the advertisement will be found interesting to heads of families ami others. A new use has been found for the chrysanthemum flower in France. As a garniture for salad it can be served either raw or cooked. The Japanese way is to boil it with a clove, and arrange it, cold, with trnllles and other condiments. Boiled and eaten hot, chrysanthemum flowers are said to be delicious. W. C. K. Cnshel, clerk in the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance Office, Auckland, committed suicide recently in Sjmonds street. He was found by his brother dead in bed with a gaping wound in his throat. The Colonial Mutual Office state that the deceased's accounts hare been found correct. The gross average yalue of a bail of Australian wool is from £11 15s to £12 in London to-day (says a London corres* pondent writing on December 30th ) against about £13 for 1891, while values for various descriptions of lino or course yarns and tops miy be regarded as practially the same as a year ago. The combined committee of the W.C.T.U. and the 1.0. G.T. met in the Wesleyan Church last evening and advanced another stage tho preliminary arrangements for the temperance demonstration at Easter. It was decided to admit Band of Hope children free to the sports. Oi\ the fourth page of to-day's issue will be found an interesting article dealing with an important Wellington industry, viz., The Empire Tea Company — of which the well known firm of W. and G. Turnbull aud Co. are the proprietors. Tho article will well repay perusal. A meeting of the Awahuri Football Club was held in the Endymion Hotel on Saturday last. Most of the old members were present and the following officers were elected, viz : — Secretary and Treasurer, Mr Joseph Bennett; captain of club, Mr Wm. Broughton. Mr George Nye, of Awahuri, was elected president of the club. The orchards about the Awahuri district have suffered a great deal from the high winds we have had lately In some cases nearly half the fruit being blown off or damaged. Many stacks of grain have been also damaged by the heavy weather. Threshing has commenced in the district and farmers seem generally well satisfied with tho results. The Herald says: — Tho curtailed amount of hotel accommodation to be obtained in Wanganui is notoriously insufficient for even tho normal requirements of the travelling public. But it is only at holiday and other times when large numbers of oiitside visitors are attracted to the town that the totally inadequate provision made for their shelter becomes painfully apparent. The Lyttolton Times states that a married woman named Bridget Chalk, residing in King street, Rangiora, has been arrested on the serious charge of performing an illegal operation. The second person connected with the case is a young woman named Charlotte Long, living at Sydenham, who is at present dangerously ill, and upon whose depositions tho arrest was made. The idea that rats are capable of firing a building has often been scouted, but the possibility of such a thing was amply proved a few days ago when some alterations were in progress to a house at Tauranga. A rat's nest was found under the floor containing over iifty unused wax matches. Tho nest also contained a small book of sacred songs and solos and four photographs. A most enjo.yablo day's cricket was witnessed yesterday afternoon. Tho only regrettable incident was tho behaviour of certain players, who, immediately the match was finished; commenced to adversly criticise a decision of an umpire which was not quite in accord with their yiews. Such conduct does not tend to promote that harmony and good feeling which should bo displayed at the manly game of cricket. A pleasant evening was spent at the ordinary meeting of the 1.0. G.T. on Tuesday last, when the success of the Order was demonstrated by the improvement shown by the officers in carrying out their respective duties. Brother lluddlestone who has had considerable experience in several Good Templar Lodges in Victoria, conducted tho busi- ! ness of Chief Templar in an able manner. Two now members were enrolled. A ' most enjoyable programme was then gone ' through, alter which a hearty voto of { thanks to Bio. lluddlestone was carried ' by acclamation, and the proceedings closed in the usual manner. ' ( The directors of tha Colonial Bank in i Dunedin, in their hulf yearly report, state | tli. -it the net profit for the half year, after ; usual deductions, has beenLl7/)13 2s 7d ; ( which, with balance brought forward, i makesL'2B,32B Bs. After deducting the f tnx on note circulation, and the lnod j and income tax of L22IU 18s 4d, there i is available L24.D23 10s 4d. The 1 directors recommend adding L 2.500 to t the reserve fund, ivhich will then stand t at Ljo.OOO, payment of dividend of 7 i per cent on paid capital absorbing i LI 1,000, leaving LM.I2G to be carried | forward. Mr P. C. NciU is the retiring t dueit'jr. i

The Ffcildinjr Dramatic Company will assist at a performance at Ashurst tomorrow night. Captain Edwin telegraphs :— Weather forecast for 24 hours from 9 a.m. to day — Telegrams to expect frost have been sent to all places north of East Cape and New Plymouth. On Saturday next a tennis match between the Marton and Feilding Clubs will be played on the latter's ground. Both teams will be represented by three | ladies and four gentlemen, the Feilding i players being Misses Fry, Shannon, and Wilks and Messrs Barton, Coote, Dyer, j and Lance. Play will commence at 1.30 p.m. sharp.