Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 140, 16 May 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

A promenade concert will be held in the Colyton Public Hall on Friday next, in aid of the school funds. The Manawntu Standard suggestively says '. — Sausages. — A hvo horso was sold in the pound yesterday for 3d a led. The sections of the Fohaneina township will bo sold at Feildin* on June 14th. For further particulars see advertisement. The directors of the Chicago Exhibition haye decided on opening on Sunday, the 21st. One section of the Commissioners declaro that President Cleveland's consent is necessary, »»d announce that unless it ! be obtained troops will close the Rates. ( Plans have been prepared for a brick building to contain the Parliamentary Library on the northern side of the pro. 6enfc block. Government will probably place £10,000 on the Estimates for the work, which has been badly needed for | years. The Wellington temperance party announce that it will bo their policy at the next election not to vote for any candidate, irrespective of political consequences, who is not willing to entrust the majority of voters with the power of vetoing the sale of drink locally. On Sunday morning last a firn broke out in Mr Smart's stables^ on the racecourse at Lower llutt, Wellington, and the well-known racehorses Traitress, Heath, and Donald Dinnie, perished in the flames. The origin of the fire is obscure. The horses and property destroyed Mere uninsured. Tlie usual <rccfc?y me< ting for men only was held in the Primitive Methodist Church last Sunday evening, nt :\ quarter past ei»ht. There was a lar<;o attendance and the meeting was most cntlmsifistic throughout, l-xccllent addresses were delivered by the Xcv G. Clement, Messrs A. Cnrty, and Mr Barker, all of which were listened to most attentively. The meeting closed a few minutes nfter nine, the Kcr G. Clement hav.ll4 pron-Minccd the benediction. The Co»Op. Ftores arc now offering their customers two capital varieties of seed potntocs, crown from seed specially imported by Mr S. Tnplin.of Knkaramea The early " Puritan" has hern known to yiell as much »s 7501bs of poiatoes from 501 bs of seed, and is excellently adop'ed for IS en- Zealand sm), the q«:ility being perfect. The other variety is called the "Daniel Mnin Crop," and is across between the " White Klephmt" and "Magnum Honum" varieties, and claims to be the heaviest cropi ing j;ot itn in the world, being admirably adopted for newly broken land. At a mooting oftbo Wost Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association, held at Palmerston last Saturday, the following committees were appointed : Ground committee — Messrs Skerman, liussell, Pratt, Snow, Batehelor, IJuick, and Gillies ; Finance committee — Messrs Buick, Brown, and Skerman ; Printing committee — Messrs Batchelor, Unssell, and Pratt ; Schedule committee — Messrs Stevens, Fraser, Buchanan, Pratt, Palrvmple, Wallis, Wheeler, T. McKen/.ie, Gillies, Bntchelar, and Cnrr. Mr Siiels-on was elected to sign cheques in place of Mr I Pratt. Mr T. MeKen/ie proposed that the next show be held on the Bth and 9th November, which was carried. A committee meeting of the Chamber i of Commerce was held at Mr Good behere's ollice last evening. PresentMessrs Goodbehero (chairman), liich ! mono*. Monckton, Sandilnnds. Basiin»s, > Hayl:ittle. Gruar, Walter Bailey, Cobbe. and Carthew. The following officers were appointed .—President, Mr Good beherc ; vice-president, Mr Cobbe. Mr Goodbehoro agrui'd to net as s-ei're'ary I and treasurer, ]>>••>. ton. The Bunk of New Zealand were appointed bankers to the Chamber. A subcommittee, con* sistiug of Messrs Goodhehere, Cobbe, Sandilands, Gruar, and Bastings, was appointed for the purpose or drawing up rules and articles of the association. The committee then adjourned, A largo number of tho Foilding LodgD of Good Templars paid a visit to the Bunnythorpc Lodge lust night, and were accorded a hearty welcome. Bro. Hush, of Palmerston, District Deputy, occupied the chair. The following programme was gone through : Pianoforte solo, Miss Chamberlain ; song, Miss Fraser ; recitation, Miss Whisker; song, Mr Watson; duet, Miss Unwin and Mr Baker ; recitation, Mr Perkins (encored) ; duet, Misses lilackmoro and Curtis ; song, Mr Beechy ; song, Miss Little ; reading, Miss Voltz ; address, Miss Little ; song, Mr Delias (encored); recitation, Miss Dix ; song, Miss Poad ; recitation, Miss McKeague; song, Mr Baker ; recitation, Mr Downey ; song, Miss Unwin. After the programme had been gone through the visitors were entertained at supper. It turns out after all that there is something iv the Waituua shooting affair. It appears that a roadman working by himself, and living in a tent which he had pitched about nine miles from Waituna (ut the junction of the Vakiliikura stream and the Sandon Block road), was stuck up in his tent door by a mm whom he describes as being either a Maori or a hnlf-cnste, who fired two shots at him some time during Thursday niviht ; the assailant then made off. into the bush, and lias not yet been come across, though a search party has been out looking for hid. Wo understand that steps have been taken to elucidate this mystery, a< settlers are naturally in n state of alarm, and what at one time looked like a comedy may possibly end in a tragedy if gome attempt is not at once made to run the miscreant down. In view of Mr liotemeyer'a clearing salt) of dairy cows to-uiorrow, we have been furnished by him with sumo particulars which will be of interest to our readers, as showing tho remunerative nature of tho dairying industry. For tho past few years, Mr llotemoyer has kept accurate returns of his butter output. The yield of butter from fifteen cows for the six months ending 31st of April hist shows an average of 2Hlbs '10/.s per cow per month, as compared with the National Bank's Dairy Factory at New Plymouth, the average from 102 cows, out of ft herd of 177 cows, was 'iGlbs per cow per I month. Mr llotemoyer considers SIH per cow a fair avorage for cows fed on j grass only. One year his cows averaged 1 £10 10s. but that year they were fed j during the winter months on rvo corn, ' green oats cut into Hian", and a little bran and pollard mixed with it.. This is | exclusive of the calves, and milk used for pig feed. For the past four years his butter has averaged a fraction over lid per pound. The extra profit foni separator as compared with the pan-set butter shows for the past three years an additional yield of .£'l27 lHs (id, which speaks volumes in favour of tho new method. "With such figures to go upon we predict a splendid sale ior Mr llutcmeyer to-morrow. In a subsequent issue, we will give -oine account of hi.* bacon-curing industry.

The writ for tho Wanganui seat was issued last Friday. The polling day is fixed for June 9th, and nominations on June2ni, Mr E. P. Eajjor Las been appointed postmaster at Bunny tliorpc, vice Mr John Slipper, who has resigned the position. Members of the Football Club are directed to read an advertisement in another column respecting ft meeting called for > Saturday evening next. j Mr T. Moffatt, of the Rangawhai Store, j Pemberton, has an advertisement in j today, to which wo request the attention of our readers in that rising district. The monthly meeting of the Band of ! Hope will be held in the Primitive | Methodist Church to-morrow ("VYednesday) evening at 7 o'clock. Parents and friends are invited. Some doubt having been expressed on ■ tho subject, wo have been asked to J mention that " Pnkeko " may be shot I from Jilst March to 31st July, and are j protected during the close season. Tho Post understands that the amount J claimed by the owner of the Hawardon Castle for towing tho lonic to Capetown when tho hitler's shaft broke on the voyage from London to Now Zealand, was £■-'0,000. Captain Edwin telegraphs: — Weather forecast for 2l hours from 9 a.m. to day — ' Warnings for easterly gales otid heavy j ram have been sent to nil places north.. ; ward of East Cape, Taupo, and lfaglan. I and for strong northerly winds to all other places. The famous Captain Barry arrived in FeikJing to-day, and will probably lecture in the Aassembly Rooms in tho course of a few days Everyone should go to hear this famous traveller and explorer, whose " reminiscences " and power as a narrator of wild adventure are unsurpassed. Fillis' circus will bo in Palmerston after the Wellington season, when a special train will be laid on from FeiKling to convey intending visitors. Mr Kirton endeavoured to arrange with tho agent in Wellington for the show to visit Feilding. but the sum asked, £350, for one night, appeared excessive. The Secretary of the Education Board, Wanganui, Mr A. A. Browne, intimates that tlie Annual Competitive Examination for tho Board's Scholarships will bo hold in Wanganui on Tuesday 20th June, and following days. The names of those intending to compete must be forwarded to the. Secretary on or before Friday the 10th Juno, at noon.