Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 62, 11 September 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

An Odd Fellows' Lodge will bo opened in Ashurst on Thursday next. Mr J. S. Milson has just received an assortment of new books, periodicals, etc. Letters of naturalisation have been issued to Mr Charles Gerke, of Birmingham. Mr G, W. Russell, formerly of Palmerston North, is a candidate for the Biccarton seat in the General Assembly. A meeting of members of the Unionist Football Club will bo hold at Mr Koss' at 7 o'olock this eveniug. Mr J. Shapleski, of Birmingham, was the successful tenderer for the delivory of 150 yards of metal on the Kimbolton rond at 3s per yard. The Times states the threshing of the English wheat crop will show an average of 82 per cent of the previous year's yield, and that the quality is excellent. Messrs Gorton and Sou will hold a sale of stock in their Bulls yards to-morrow. At the same time, they will also offer the privileges in counection with tho Kangitikei Racing Club's spring meeting. It is one of the sweetest things in life to hear two young men swapping lies about their respective firstborn. But ; their efforts are feeble when compared with those of the young mothers. Mr C. H. Hinman will contiuue his very interesting course of lectures on " The Tabernacle m tho Wilderness," every night this week, except Saturday, in the Gospel Hall. All are invited and no collections will be made. Holders of Ilawley and Co.'s coupons and tickets are notified to-day that they are to sit at T. 11. Attwood's studio, in Manchester street, before the 30th of this month After that date the deposits will be forfeited. There is a probability that since women suffrage will make an enormous increase in the number of electors, the number of members of the House will also have to be increased. We have no objection, but the cost must not be increased. The Minister for Lands informed Dr Newman that 60,000 acres more of the Waimarino Block were almost ready to be tli town open for selection, and that it whs hoped to put the land on the market during the coming summer. The survey work had been dclajed because the winter was an exceptionally wet one. Clouds of niosquitos, which have not yet fully developed, are hovering around the many water-holes. Their propagation has been favored by the wet, and the absence of frosr, so that we may expect a particularly lively and tuneful time this summer. Our readers are reminded that Mrs Harriot Beecher Stowe's great moral and religious drama " Uncle Tom's Cabin," will be played in the Assembly Rooms this evening. Miss Fanny Wiseman will take the part of Topsy, and as the Company is a good one, there will no doubt be a large house, when this world renowned play is once again put on the boards in Fnilding. The residents in and about Pemberton and Rangiwahia are moving in the direction of having the telephone extended to the last named place. A petition is now in couase of signature, and we have every reason to believe that their prayer will be acceded to. The petitions may be signed at the business places of Messrs Mollat, Lay, and Mitchell's Hotel. The Hawke's Bay Herald corrospondont says : — Several inombors are ventilating the idea that since woman suffrage will make such an enormous accession to tho nutnbor«f electors the number of mem" bers of the House shonld be increased to 95, as it used to be before the reduction ■was made by the Atkinson Government in 1887 The present number in tho House is 74, including four Maori members. Last night Mr Hinman lectured in the Gospel Hall on " The Tabernacle in the Wilderness " There was a large attendance and the lecturer was thoroughly appreciated by everyone. It was intended to take the Assembly Rooms for the series of lectures this week, but, as they were engaged, the desired change could not be made. In order to secure seats punctuality is advisable. Tho Palmerston police have received a letter from Mr G. H, Hunt, of Ashurst, to the effect that while foiling a tree on the Foxton Block, Pohangina, ho dis* covorod some human bones and a skull. The bones were charred by fire, but the ukull was in a good state of preservation, and by the portion it was in most probably death was met with in a sittisg posture. The police will make inquiries into the matter and report the circumstances to the coroner. One ot the most urgent reasons why the proposed Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is required, may be found in the frequent cases of cruelly flogging untrained harness horses, and what are known as "jibbers." A remedy, open to everyone, was applied by a passerby, yesterday, to a horso, after it had been badly cut with the whip for nearly an hour. He looped a piece of string round the fore fetlock and led tho horse by it. The animal could not resist this means, as otherwise he would lose his balance and, therefore, must advance to retain it. There is no necessity for the whip in such cases. Tho average Foilding girl usually occupies the top seat in the van when it comes to real smartness. She is the enviable possessor of a Venus*hke figure, and for good looks and general accomplishments can hold her own with the majority of modern young ladies. But there resides in tbe city of tho plains, an exceptionally clever girl who proudly boasts that she can converse fluently in Maori, and give points to a college professor when it comes to mathematics. Lot us hope that she is not a relation of the versatile Boston girl who could do anything from writing tributos to tho me* rnory of a departed President, to climbing up a tolegraph pole, but when it caino to lighting the kitcheu fire, declared she guessed she was clean beaten this time. Mathematicn and Maori are good aud useful in their way, but tho colonial girl with a proud desire to create a happy home in tho future, will not bo far out in deepising them both, and devoting a little of her leisure to the study of a cookery book. The members of the Pleasant Sunday Afternoon Association held their usual meeting yosterday afternoon in Short's Hall. The chair was taken by Mr Downey, who after expressing the deep regret that every member felt on hearing of tho intending departure from Feilding, of the Association's president Mr W. Payne, stated that during the month four actiye members left the town, showing the urgent need for others to join. Mr Payna having been announced to giye his farewell address, stated that siuce he had arrived in the colony he was glad to say that in Feilding, by the aid of tbe PS. A. ho had be able to pleasantly on joy the Sunday afternoons. The speaker felt keenly the necessity of hia soparatisu from thin society and would look forward to a visit to Feilding with pleasure. His description of tho P.S.A. in Lancashire, wus very interesting. At tho conclusion of tho address Mr Downey recited tho poom entitled '• No socts in Heaven." Bol'uro the mooting dispersed the members saug Farowoll Faithful Friend, aud mdi» vidually wished him tucoeee in Mar ton.