Local and General News

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 128, 29 November 1893, Page 2

Local and General News

Tho next practice of the cantata 11 UDder tbo Palms " will be held to* morrow evening, in place of Friday. Mrs Foster, the wife of Mr T. W. K. Foster, claims to be the first woman who yoted at the elections of jesterday, as she recorded her vote, at the booth in Bowen street, at half a minute past nine o'clock. It has been stated that the racehorse, Isinglass, was coughing on his return from Manchester. This was quite a mißtuke ; it was tho backers who had a bad cough. Mr Thomas Lowes, of Birmingham, gives notice that he has sold to Mr Andrew Laing, Uvery stable keeper, all the book debts in connection with the Birmingham Liyery stables, and that the receipt of Mr Laing will bo a sufficient discharge for the 8a mo. The following have been chosen to play for Colyton versus Birmingham, at ttirmingham on Saturday December 2nd : — J. and W. Entwisle, GK and C. Millen, J. Max ted, G. Simpson, A , Wratt, E. King, B. Woodman, junr., D. Thomas, J. B. Pnngle. Emergencies, W. Power, and W.lioyd. During the week of self denial the Feilding section of the Salvation Army raised the sum of £33 10s which id considerably more than on any previous similar occasion. Captain aud Mrs Tretnain are to be congratulated on the success of their exertion?, but at the same time they earnestly desire to thank their friends and coinrados who so liberally uuutributed,

The Banks will be closed to morrow, St Andrew's day. A Quadrille Assembly will be held at the Poreaters' Hall to-night. A notice appears in out wanted column to-dny trom Mr A. Pallant, drawing attention to a consignment of tan and canvass shoes. Professor Thomas the ejreat Australian ventriloquist, is at present on a visit to Feilding. It is his intention to paj a professional visit to tho colony shortly. School Examiner : " And what do you suppose the whale did, after it lind disgorged Jonah upon the sandbank ? " Pupil of the Period: "I expect it enjoyed its bank hollow-day." At the Police Court this morning a young man was charged before Messrs Goodbchere and Kirton J.P 'fiwith breaking a window in the Feilding Club last night. There was not sufficient evidence to convict and the case was dismiseed. For the Columbian Show at Chicago there were 747 entries of cattle of the beef breeds— 2l9 Shorthorns. 140 Hereford*,. 72 Aberdeen Angus, 78 Galwajs 71 Dfivons, and 70 red Polls. There were 490 cattle of the dairy breeds— 2l3 Jerseys, 129 Ayrskires, and 49 Guernseys. Sheep were entered for the show to the number of 1682 head, and swine 1331 head. To-day's Now Zoaland Times says: The Opposition has been practically annihilated. They have a strength of 14 in the House, against 54 Liberals and two Independents. They have lost their leader, Mr Eolleston, nnd oiie of his lieutenants, Mr Bichardson ; thty have lost one of their staunchest henchmen, Mr Scobie Mackenzie, and their ranks hay« been swept left aad right. In Oroomisb, Persia, an Armenian Christian was recently brutally murdered by a mob or Mohammedans. The name of the victim of the outrage was Agah Jon. He was an Armenian by birth, and was a prosperous merchant in the city of Oroomish, aud a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church in that place, having been converted to Christianity some time ago by the missionaries of the board at that station. Eecently the twenty-first annual meet ing of Lawes' Chemical M anure Company was held in London, Mr W. Colchester presiding. The report stated that the profits were £26,362, out of which a dividend of 7 per cent, was recommended on the preference, and 10 per cent, on tho ordinary shares. The Lawes Company have this year made a new departure in their business by bringing out a new fluid sheep dip. By a serious outbreak of anthrax, the Earl of Egmont hns sustained very heavy lo>scs, Ninety-one animals have been slaughtered, roughly speaking of the value of £800, and including' an entire herd of dairy cows, principally Alderneys, selected with considerable care, forming as they did one of the best toilk-prodticing herds in the district. The local sub-committco of tbo West Susses County Council took immediate steps, nnd their inspector, Mr Hulford, of Haslcmere, superintended tho destruction of the animals, which, besides tne cows, comprised two prize bulls and 34 pigs.

A feat at billiards of a remarkable and unprecedented nature was recently accomplished at tho Koyal Aquarium, London, by the well known player, W. J. Poall. During tho weok he had been playing a number of exhibition games with T, Taylor, and it was in the last of these that the incident occurred. Tho gamo was 600 up, spot in, and Poall, who had the first stroke commenced by screwing in to one of the top pockets off the red, and then putting the red down obtained position for spot stroke play, and though after making nine hazards he temporarily got out of the position, he quickly regained it, and continued to put the red ball into one or other of the top pockets until he had finished off the game. Although pre viously thore had been several instances in which players had won games without their opponent scoring, there was no re cord of a game having been plajed though from the first break.