The Feilding Star. Published Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1894. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 299, 27 April 1894, Page 2

The Feilding Star. Published Daily. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1894. Local and General News.

Capt Edwin wired at I 57 p m. to day : Indication* f-r frost to night A letter for " J.A.C." has beeu left at the Star office. The 'Frisco mail will arrive at 4 p.m. A counter delivery will be made from 4.45 till 5 p.m. Messrs Gorton and Son held their Feildiug stock sale this afternoon. The entries of cattle and sheep were good. The War Cry says :— What a coincidence, that the Army's birthday in New Zealand is on April Ist, All Fools' Day ! A trial of Bennett's stump extractor will take place on the property of Mr H. P. Lance, at Halcombc, to-morrow. At Upper Taonui there was no meeting on Monday night to olect the now School Committee, not sufficient householders attending. The team of the Palmerstou Mounted Rifles, which will fire a friendly match with the Manchester Rifles to-morrow, will arrive in Feilding by the express train at mid-day. Mr Bnckeridge, the licensee of the Union Hotel at Pahiatua, has been fined £4 and costs for Sunday trading and 2*2 and costs for supplying a child under age. The Manchester Rifles, Lieut Burlace in command, had a very successful parade last night in the Assembly Rooms, adout twenty-five men of all ranks being present. District Judge Kettle holds that a man who works for a baukrnpt contractor, and employs and pays the men under him, can claim the wages of such men from the bankrupt estate as prei ferential.— Standard. Mr S. Daw and Mr H. Trevena, with their two special coaches of unemployed men, arrived at Pemberton safely on i Wednesday night. Through the roads being in bad order they were late in getting to their journey's end. Mr Brent of the Central Furniture Warehouse, Kimbolton road, has decided to hold a great reduction sale, during the ensuing month he will offer the whole of his large and well assorted stock at reductions considerably below the usual prices. i At the meeting of householders at I Cheltenham on Monday night, the following gentlemen were elected a School Committee for the ensuing year: — W. I Mills (chairman), W. O. S. Nicholls, F. Spencer, T. Ryan, Rev. G. Wilks, H. Clifton, F. Dowdle. A few days ago a box of tobacco, consigned to Mr H. Hickford, storekeeper, of Feilding, was stolen from the train while on its way from Wellington. This box was packed in a larger case with other articles, and it was so skilfully abstracted that no clue to the thief was left behind. On the morning following the interview of the deputation from the unemployed in Wellington, a group of men were c >nversing on the wharf. One was heard to say, " They may get strangers to go un country, but they will never get us," an opinion to which the rest gave willing assent. Mr E. J. Martin, artesian and pump well-sinker, of Rangitikei Line, has (says tho Standard) earned quite a name for himself owing to the success he has met with lately. He has just finished sinking a well in the Carnarvon district to the depth of 343 feet, and was successful in getting a splendid flow of pure water to rise over eight feet above the ground. We understand that this is one of the deepest wells on the coast. The Wednesday half-holiday is not at all a success in Wellington, and some shopkeepers propose giving each of their hands a half-holiday in the week, so as to comply with provisions of " The Shop and Shop Assistants Act, 1892," but to keep their business places open for the whole of the day. Wellington being a seaport town, and the principal port iv the colony, affords abundant justification for this. Of course in country towns the position is not the same. Tne Premier of New South Wales is continually in receipt of anonymous letters threateninc bis life, Oue sent to him recently wa9 ornamented with a skull and crosebones, and Sir George was politely, but firmly, requested to prepare for death. It mar be interesting to those anonymous lunatics to state (soys the Sydney Tele uraph) that the Premier possesses a number of email but carefully- selected revolvers, and that he never gops out without havm# one or more of these weapons secreted on bis person. The convenience of the public was studied in many ways at the World's Fair in Chicago. Ladies attending to see the sights with infants iv arms were afforded a novel way of disposing of their bairun whilst they roamed over the enormous buildings enjoying themselves. At a counter a mother could hand over her child to a person in charge, receiving in return a brass ticket with a number stamped on it, a duplicate of which was tied around the baby's neck, and it was taken care of until the owner's return, who on producing hexticket received her little oue back. Oue observant gentleman states that he at one time noticed uo less than 000 " squalling brats " iv one room, and the " music " >vhieb they produced was forty thousand, times worse than oue of America's famous cyclones, it is perhaps needless to state that that gentleman was single.

It is confidently asserted that Mr Bell, one of the members for Wellington, will prove to be a strong man in the ranks of the Opposition, and that when the present Ministry are defeated he will have a seat on the Treasury Benches. Judging, however, by current events, Mr Seddou will have " a long day " as Premier. Messrs Spencc and Speuce, having j secured some cheap hues in jackets, ! capes, ulsters, waterproofs, felt and straw hats, etc., will continue their sale . for 14 da3 T s in Morey's premises. Ladies are recommended to shop early, as the " goods are goiug off rapidly. A competent lady assistant has been secured to sell the underclothing and millinery. A new advertisement from the firm will appear to-morrow. A meeting of those iuterested iv the buildiug of a Wesleyan Church at Pemberton was held in Messrs FraukliuBrown's house on Weduesday eveniug. It was decided to form a committee to undertake the work of canvassing the district to see what could be done in this matter. The following gentlemen were appointed — Messrs S. J. Thompson, j Martin and Clarke. I We have to thank the Standard for ] drawing our attention to the Shop and i Shop Assistants Act, which we overlooked in stating that women and persons under 18 years of age only were entitled to the half-holiday. This Act provides that every shop assistant employed in a shop shall have a half-holi-day in each week. The Act, however, does not say that shops are to be closed. A meeting of householders was held m the Apm Schoolhouse on Monday evening last. The report of the outgoing committee, stated (hat daring the year the school bad bee Q m a flourishing condition. The number of seholaTS on the roll was 52, with an average of 32. The balancesheet shewed a credit balance of £1 15s, and a grant due of £2 Is 3d. The f 1 lowing were elected a committee for the ensuing year : Messrs Meehan, Oaborne, Cummei field, Duncae, Buckman, Johnston and Bonnett. The committee cub« sequently met and re-elected Mr H. Osborne chairman and Mr £. H. Cum merfield secretary and treasurer. Last eveuiug's meeting of the Feilding Mutual Improvement Society in the Primitive Methodist Church was well attended. The president, Mr J. Gould, was in the chair. After the usual routine business had been transacted, aud several new members elected, the most interesting part of the business was proceeded with, viz., a debate on the question, "Is the Republican a more desirable form of Goverment than the Monarchical?" Mr A. Carty led the debate in the affirmative aud enlarged on the advantages to be gained from republicanism, and Mr J. C. Thompson defended the limited monarchy system. Messrs Johnstou and Moore also spoke to the question. Next week the business will be the reading of articles to the " Journal " — that is : anyone may writo an article on any subject and forward it to the journal editor, the Rev G. Clement, aud it -will be read at tho meeting on Thursday.