Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 281, 6 April 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.15 p.m. today : " Same indications as yesterday." Wild ducks are reported by the Napier Telegraph to be very plentiful this season in the back country. Several cases under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Association, arc to be brought against offenders shortly. Shareholders iv tho Cheltenham Cooperative Dairy Company are reminded of the meeting to be held in the Cheltenham schoolroom this evening, at 8 o'clock. The police have, it is alleged, reported that since the introduction of Dunedin ale in to Wellington there has been a marked falling oil iv the number of " drunks." Mrs Parr, dressmaker, gives notice that she is now residing in premises adjoining the Catholic Church, in Derby street, and invites a continuation of the patronage of her many customers. A constable of 30 years' experience says he has been over New Zealand from the North Cape to the Bluff, and has found less drunkenness in Dunedin than any town he has ever been stationed in. A number of valuable town sections in Campbell town are advertised for sale. Two of the sections arc corner sections, opposite Stevens and Gorton's sale yards. The sections will be sold cheap for cash. Apply Star office. We have to call the attention of horsemen and drivers of vehicles who ride or drive rapidly round street corners, to the fact that unless they are more careful they will be proceeded against under the Borough Bye-law dealing with that offence. Yesterday afternoon by the mail train Mr Reid, tho chairman, aud Mr Bray, the engineer of the Kiwitea Koad Board, proceeded to Wellington for tho purpose of interviewing the Minister of Lands on matters connected with the erection of the Otara bridge. On the District Court resuming yesterday afternoon after the luncheon adjournment, his Honor Judge Kettle intimated that he was too unwell to proceed further then with the business before the Court, and an adjournment was absolutely uecestj&ry. Hi« medical advisor though he would be sufficiently restored by the following day to resume the sitting.— Standard. The executive of tho Feilding Lawn Tennis Club have decided to close the ground after to-morrow, the 7th inst., ' and to have a winding up of the season meeting on that day, when they hope to see a large muster of the members and their friends. The final of the Gentlemen's Singles Handicap will be decided and the usual afternoon tea provided. A correspondent writes :— The burns in tho Pakihikura district are very good thia season and tho young grass is looking splendid. The roads are being made through the block, but iv a disconnected manner, for instance, there is a piece of good road then a bridle track, and again a good road. It is considered by the settlers that the time has now arrived when a paid postmaster should bo appointed. At present the work is done for nothing aud the person undertaking the duty has to turn out at all hours to give out letters and papers. A writer in tbe Taranaki News works off this, well, modest little bit of self praise:—" If my prohibition friends prefer to drink a glass of ginger beer or loinonade let them do so. I do not complain if they prefer it to the real Simon Pure. If they prefer tea, why, take it, although it ift more likely to {iowou thau beer. Take away au Englishman's right to his glass of beer and crust of bread and cheese and the world has no existence. My grandfather drank beer, my father drank beer, I (Mitk beer, ami ho f«r they outlived the »i>au of life, and were honoured men. My friends who have not Hcon iuc fur yearn invariably remark that 1 look younger every time they see mo. I tell them its pure beer and pure air ami a contented mind, for I nover abuse lny follow iownnnwu /or driuk'ui" their tea or givger beer if thoy piefcv | it."

We have received from Mr Neilson, of Colyton, a quantity of periodicals to be forwarded to the Palmerston North Hospital. It is feared that a number of settlers who fought rhe fire in the Forty mile Bush last week will be rendered permanently blind from the effects of the smoke. The polo match between the Rangitikei and Oroua teams, played at Bulls on Weduesda}', resulted in a win for the former by six goals to one. The Orona men showed very good form for a first appearance. The Manchester Rifles paraded last night and were inspected on behalf of the Government by Sergt. Major Macmillan. There was a remarkably good muster, and much useful work was done. In proof of a statement that he bad worked 57 out of 64 years of his life a witness under examination at the S.M. Court yesterday remarked that he bad gone to work when he was seven years old, and now "bad twenty-two 'kids,' young and old — all sizes." While under cross-examination in the S.M. Court yesterday, a lady became indignant at being asked "if she was aware a constable bad been telephoned for to prevent a breach of the peace " and asked the learned counsel who put the question "how much he thought witness could do in the way of committing a breach of the peace ?" She offered to bring witnesses to prove her inability to be guilty of such an offence against the law. A meeting of the congregation was held in the Wesleyan Church last evening after the, usual service. The Roy. W. H. Judkins occupied the chair. It was decided to erect a new church in accordance with the plans submitted by tbe chairman. A committee consisting of the Rev. Mr Judkins and Messrs Cavthew and Cobbe was appointed to consult tbe architect with reference to minor matters connected with the erection of the new building. It was resolved that a committee ascertain tbe price of the land for a more suitable site upon which to erect the church, to report at the next meeting. Tbe Government intend to lny down another Mngle»core cable across Cook Strait, and are also making arrangements for direct telegrnphic communication between Wellington and Duuediu. In connection with the new cable, it is nlso proposed to obtain a Whoatstono auto* malic sender and receiver bj which messages can be despatched and taken at the high speed of 450 words a minute. In tbe eveut of the throe core cable again breaking down, the use of tbe Wheatatone automatic sender and receiver will enable considerably moro work to be done over tbe single-core cable than is now done over the three core cable. The first auuual meeting of tbe Feilding Mutual Improvement Society was held in the vestry of the Primitive Methodist Church last evening. The President, Rev. G. Clement, was in tbe chair and in a few well chosen words opened the meeting. An apology was read from Rev. W. 11. Judkius. The election of officers resulted as follows : — President, Mr J. Gould ; vicc-presidcut, Revs. Clement ami Judkius and Messrs Carthew and J. C Thompson. Committee, Mrs J. C. Thompson, Misses Blackmore and Thompson, and Messrs Attwood, Carty, Shearer and Haycock ; Secretary, Mr J. Long ; Treasurer, Mrs J. C. Thompson. A committee consisting of the Roy. G. Clement, Messrs Gould, Attwood and Carty were appointed to meet during the week aud draw up a syllabus and report at next meeting. It was decided that the business of next meeting will be tbe adoption of the syllabus interspersed with musical items.