Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 138, 11 May 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Mass in St. Bridget's, Feilding, on Sunday next at 8 a.m., and in Campbelltown at 11 a.m. The Governor will give a ball in Wellington on May 24th. Over seven hundred invitations have been issued. A meeting of shareholders in the Longbum Freezing Company will be held in I'almerston North this evening. A meeting of the Bunnythorpe Special Laud Association will be held there on Saturday evening. Doctor—" H'm ? Yon are run down, sir. You need an ocean voyage. What is your business ? " Patient — " Second mate of the Anna Maria, just in from Hong Kong." A series of entertainment under the auspices of the W.C.T.U. will be held during the winter months. The first is to take place on the 31st instant, the progrnmme will bo published in due course. The first case under the Land and Income Tax Assessment Act which has been brought in the colony, came before the R.M. Court at Wellington last Tuesday, when Dr Cahill was fined the Luiniimim penalty of M 5 for failing to make a tetutu of bis income,

At the Feilding " Mutual " to - night impromptu speeches will be given by the members. The Scotch Disestablishment Bill, introduced by Dr C. Cameron, M.P. for Glasgow College, was read a first time by a majority of 66. Mr J. G. Wilson, M.H,R.,will address the electors in Palmerston on Monday next. Mr Wilson will contest the Otaki seat at the next general election. The opening match for. the 51 anawatu Senior Cup will be played between Palmerston acd Marton Clubs, at Martou on Saturday. The Junior Cup fixtures for Saturday are :— Kaiwhaka v Bulls, at Bulls; Hunterville v Keakaha, at Palmerston ; Feilding y Awahun, at Awahuri ; Pulmerston V Pirates, at Palmeraton. The Quadrille Assembly at the Foresters' Hall yesterday evening passed off very successfully. There were about fifteen couples present, and dancing was kept up until 12 o'clock, a most enjoyable evening having been spent. There was a large attendance of members at the usual weekly meeting of the 1.0. G.T. on Tuesday last. Bio. Long delivered an interesting essay on " Character," Bro. Smith gave a reading entitled "Good Wives," and Bro. Black more and Sister Fraser contributed songs. A very pleasant evening was spent. The Secretary to the Cabinet has written to the Trades Council to the effect that the letter's suggestion as to the establishment of Government tailoring workshops will receive consideration. In order to fully meet the convenience of everyone, Resident Magistrates, postmasters, and constables, will be supplied with samples of cloth, etc., and tapes to take measures. In no c«6e will deposits be required, but a " promise to pay " will be rigidly exacted. The Souqnet Brothers and their performing bears returned this morning from n very successful trip to Birmingham where their unique entertainment was attended by a large audience who expressed their gratification at the intelligence of the animals in question. We are specially requested by the proprietors to thank the residents of Feilding and the district for the liberal support the Bros, have received. Tho troupe leave for Halcombe this evening. In a personal sketch of the late Premier, contributed lo the Press, the writer remnrks : -Last year Mr Ballance, had he wished, could have fceon Sir John Bullancc, K.CM.G , but he did not wish. He said that titles from the Crown could not be accepted by a true democracy. To tho title of honornblo he did not object, as it was practically the gift of the people. Spit? of the wishes of his friends he was true to his belief, and died, as he lived, plain John Bivllance. Mr Liiboucherc (says tl\e London corresponded, of the Argus) is to eive us a new scindal and some more revelations in Tru'h. Tins time it will be nothing about love, jealousy, divorce, and such topics. Labby has unmasked a group of card p)nyers who parried on their opera* tioas at handsome chambers in Piccadillj. They managed, at all events, lo ease a young peer of £i<)00 at a game called pool-ecarte. Some surprise is expressed that the sufferer, who " be^an " as a Ritualist deyolee and builder of churches, should have drifted into such pur* suits and such company. The other day a young gentleman was going up Kimbolton road when he met a swagger coming towards the towni The latter stopped our friend and tried to trade off a knife, alleging that he '" wanted a bob to get a meal." No sale was effected, but the requisite coin was supplied gratis, on the condition that it was expended on food at the Temperance Buffet. The swagger was watched, and for a few brief minutes he steered a course for the Buffet, but the other temptation was too strong, so he "up with his helm and ran before the wind " to the nearest hotel, where he satisfied both hunger and thirst with a quart of ale. This was not according to contract.