The Feilding Star. Published Daily. TUESDAY, JAN. 23, 1894. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 220, 23 January 1894, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. TUESDAY, JAN. 23, 1894. Local and General News.

Sir Patrick Buckley has abandoned hit projected visit to England. A break has occurred in the Cook Strail cable near the splice, about 20 miles froa Lvell Bay. Mr W. H. Foster having consented tc take charge of the Post office at Kiwitea it will probably be re -opened during this week. It is said that two local men will occupy the two storey building now beiuj erected opposite the Bank of New Zealand. The new business will be that ol auctioneers, stock and land agents. From the fact that detailed enquiries have been made of the Postmaster a< Colyton re accommodation etc., we con elude that the telephonic communicatior. asked for between Colyton and Feildiu<; is to be granted immediately. The Ram Fair under the auspices oj the Manawatu and West Coast Agricul tural and Pastoral Association will be held at Palmerston on Thursday and Friday the Ist and 2nd of February Entries will close with vendors auction eera on Monday, January 29th, at noon. The Wellington Acclimatisation Societj recently seat a number of browa opossums in charge of Mr Mooiehouse (ranger), for liberation on Kapiti Island The breeding of these animals ought to prove lucrative, as their pelte are worth about 8a each in the market. There was a very large attendance at the Wanganui Caledonian Sports yesterday. The running events resulted an follows :— looyds, F. Webster; 220 yds, F. Webster ; 440 yds, M. Morrissey ; mile, A. Hall ; hurdles, H. Cameron ; halfmile, A. Francis. W. Watts finished second in the hurdles and third in the 100 yards. l*p Makino way a small farmer wanted to get in his hay, but he had no cart toshift it. However a neighbor whose property is at some little distance, had a vehicle which would do for the purpose, so he came in the night time, borrowed it without asking the consent of the owner, and when he was done with it brought it back and put it in the place from which he had taken it. without mentioning the fact to the owner. The latter thinks that an expression of gratitude would not be out of place. Mr John Stone, Junr., is nowinFeilding, gathering particulars for the 1894-a issue of the Wellington, Hawke's Bay, and Taranaki Directory. Mr Stone's firm has achieved the reputation of being the best Directory compilers in the Southern Hemisphere, their books being marvels of accurate and excellently arranged information, and we have no doubt the forthcoming work will be no exception to the rule. Secretaries of Clubs and Societies are requested to send in i^articulars of their institutions for free insertion in the Directory. At the Resident Magistrate's Court this morning, before Messrs W. Carthew and J. C. Thompson, J.P.s, Alexander Dick, of Bunuythorpe, was charged on the information of Frederick Flavall, local inspector of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with having worked a horse on the '21st inst., which was suffering from sores, and being generally unfit to work. Accused pleaded guilty. Frederick Flavall gave evidence of the offence and accused was convicted and fined 4."2 with 7s costs of court and £8 19s 6d witnesses expenses. Mr Richmond appeared for the Society. Oue of the coolest petty robberies we have heard of was perpetrated in Feildiug ou Friday evening last. Someone who must have been acquainted with the premises, went to Mr Daniels' residence, Lyttou street, while the owner was absent, took the key from Avhere it was hid for the convenience of the occupants, three gentlemen, opened the door and after lighting a lump ransacked the wearing apparel in search of money, leaving other valuables, including a gold watch, alone, and extracted from tlic pockets of the rightful owners two sums of Ds and one ol Hs from a chest of draw ers. The thief then calmly nnulo liiiuscll at home by opening a tin of corned (nil and made a meal of thin and isdmh: bin cuits. When decamping be left the lump burning. The matter liuh been placed in the hands of Countable Tnoliy for investigation.

Capt. Edwin wired at 11 35 a.m. to dav, " North to west and south-west gale within 10 hours from now ; glass fall, indications for rain after 16 hoars" It is very rarely that a pure white sparroAV is to be seen. Such a one was, however, observed this morning by Mr J. T. Hedge, amongst a flock of these birds on the Kimboltou road. Messrs Gorton and Sou will hold a clearing out sale on Wednesday the 31st instant at Pine Creek Farm, near Campbelltown. It will be see?i by the advertisemeut that a splendid live of milch j cows will be offered. The Rev Mr Judkiu, the recently appointed minister to the Feilding Wesleyau circuit, occupied the pulpit of • the local church both morning and \ evening on Sunday. The attendance was large on each occasion. The annual picnic in connection with the Feilding Presbyterian Sunday School was held on Mr C. Bull's property, on the Awahuri road, yesterday. It was very largely attended, and was one of . the most enjoyable ever held in the ; district. We have to acknowledge receipt of complimentary tickets for the picnic and concert to be held at Birmingham, i in connection with the Wesleyau Sun- ' day School, to-morrow afternoon and i evening. The new library will be opened and prizes will be given to the ; scholars in the evening. 1 A private picnic was held at the Mauawatu Gorge yesterday, when about 50 '. residents from in and around Feildiug journeyed to that lovely spot, a most enjoyable day being spent. The scenery iv the Gorge was much admired by ' many who had not before had the pleasure of observing it. The Post says : "We understand that j members of the Legislative Council, who opposed Government measures ' which were thrown out in the Upper House last session will not further 1 oppose them. Councillors are of opinion that the country having had these * measures before it, and having returned the Government with a substantial 5 majority, they are under constitutional obligation to pass them." A writer in an English paper says : — " The other day I was looking over a ' paper read to the Association of Belgian " Chemists at Brussels. I was quite aston ' ishefl to find that on the Continent bakers 1 are beginning to make a practice of • utilising eoap for the same purpose as we I do yeast. They dissolve a little of it in oil diluted with water, wbip the tuix- > ture until it becomes a saponaceous froth, - and then stir it in with the dough. Of course 1 the lighter the pastry is tequired to be the 1 greater quantity of the soap used. We shall soon have bakers making a specialty " of sponge cakes tb.nl will do either for tea or for washing the hands with. ' r The entertainment given by the Rev Father Patterson and the members of " the Roman Catholic choir at Palmerstou North in the Assembly Rooms last night , was not so well attended as it ought to have been, owing to the fact that most of the pleasure seekers had gone out of 1 town during the day. Altogether the affair was a success, the phonograph being both interesting and amusing. Soy- - eral sacred pieces were sung by the choir and Mr Bett and Mr Stevens (of Birmingham), rendered some solos very nicely. They were frequently and loudly applauded. Mr Haybittles string baud played really splendidly. 8 The new Colytou Primitive Methodist Church was opeued on Sunday last. I The Rev Mr Harris preached in the 1 morning and the Rev Mr Ward, president of the Primitive Methodist Cou--3 vention conducted the .service in the i evening. At both services the church s was packed. Yesterday afternoon the opening was celebrated with a tea in . the Colytou Hall to which a very large lt number of persons sat down and par- ? took of the good tilings provided by the f ladies of the district. After the tea a meeting was held, at which Mr R. L. Pudney presided, and addresses were " given by the Revs Ward, Harris, Clement and Judkin (Wesleyan Minister) and Messrs Gould and J. C. Thompson. * Mr T. A. Smith read the financial = report. Mr Pearce conducted the choir and Miss Fraser presided at the organ.