Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 303, 2 May 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

To-morrow being Ascension Day, Mass will be held in St. Bridget's at 11 a.m. We have to acknowledge receipt of a copy of " The Bible Echo," published in Melbourne. The programme of the Cheltenham and Kiwitea Sports will be published to-morrow.. Captain Edwin wired at 1.20 p.m. to-day : Indications for glass falling, and for strong northerly winds. A trial of Bennett's stump extractor will take place at Makino to-morrow, on the property of Mr Little, at 2 p.m. Several cases of typhoid fever are now being treated in the Palmerston N. j Hospital. The disease was not contracted locally. | The following are the vital statistics of Marton for the month of April. — Births, 6 ; deaths, 4 ; marriages, 7. On Monday last there died of consumption at Halcombe a young man named KaneUki. He was buried this morning, the Rev. Father Patterson officiating:. There are ninety men in the Scots Guards averaging 6 feet 2£ inches in height. Not one is under 6 feet, and twelve are 6 feet 3 inches. An Association football match was played on the Oval this afternoon between a team from the Wanganui Collegiate School and an Oroua team. Notice is given by Mr Crombie, tho Commissioner of Taxes, that returns of Income must be made on or before the 31st instant. Forms, -tic, may be obtained at any postal money-order office. It is expected that in the year 1900 absolute prohibition will obtain of the alcoholic, nicotine, and morphine habits. After that su aptuary laws regulating tho cost of the dcess of women will bo in troduced. The Directors of the Feilding Permanent Building Society met yesterday aftoraoou, and granted a number of advances. The principal part of these will be invested in the erection of private dwelling houses. The team of the Manchester Rifles selected to fire against a team of the Rangitikoi Riyal Rifles, left for Marton this morning by the early train. It is expected the match will be a close one, j as all the contestants are above the j averago as shots. The Pahiatua Herald understands I that a local solicitor has been instructed by a business resident to institute proceedings for libel against the Woodville Examiner in respect to certain statements which appeared in a recent issue of that paper. In the Salvation Army barracks tonight Max Riukle (the converted clown) assisted by Mrs Rinkle, will conduct a special meeting, when various interesting subjects will be discoursed. The service will commence at 8 p.m. sharp, and thero will be a silver coin collection at the door. There is at least one honest man in Pahiatua, proclaims the Herald. Is not our contemporary getting egotistical? In another paragraph of the same issue he isuggests that a pair oi trousers has supp%ed a much felt want in that township. Pahiatua is developing !—Wairarapa Daily Times. What will be a novel contest for Feilding has been arranged between two patrons of the terpsichorean art, and will come off next week in the Assembly Room?. Both contestants are residents of Feilding — one being woll, and the other fairly well known— and it is said by tho>e " in the know " that the trial of skill will be very keen as both are first-class dancers. Messrs Saywell Bros., who have the reputation for turning out first-class work, are just finishing to the order of Mr Vickery, of Apiti, a splendidly designed dog cart. There are a number of improvements introduced in the shape and fixtures of the various parts of the ironwork which combine three essentials — lightness, strength, and durability. The firm has also just turned out to the order oi" Messrs Davy and Mills a large spring wagon, the workmanship and finish of which give every satisfaction to the owners. A good story of the danger of phonetic spelling is told bj? a Sydney newspaper. *1 Scaudinaviau named Oie Baumgartz, who 18 establish -H in Australia at a school master, was astonished and outraged one day by the receipt uf the following missive : — " Old Boom guts is queer. Cur, ass, you are a man of no le»s, I wish to inter my bowie in ymir skull," A conference was held, and the writer, a newcomer, was visited by a body of inhabitants and asked indignantly to read the letter aloud and euv wiiui ho meaut by it He read : Ole Buumgartz, b'aq. Sir, as jou'are a man of knowledge, 1 wish to enter my boy in your Bchool."

At the conclusion of the Association football match this afternoon the Feilding Red Star Club played a match with the Palmerston Half -holiday team. Mr Baillie, of the Bank of New Zealand, has been promoted to the Carterton Branch of the Bank, and will leave to-morrow for his new home. Mr Baillie will be much missed in the cricket field. The residents of the Cheltenham and Kiwitea districts are agitating for a public hall for Cheltenham. At the meeting of the Sports Committee, held at Mr Ryan's Hotel last evening, it was stated that a resident of the district had offered to find a site for the proposed hall. A concert and dance is being got up to be held after the sports on the 24th inst., the proceeds of which will be devoted to the hall fund. Sometimes one tnoets with instances of a delicate courtesy in the bush which puts our superficial town refinement to tbe blush. At a certain tourists' resort theie is a noble yellow torn cat, now known as Mick, but previously rejoicing :n the name " Ginger." " I was obliged to change it, you know," says the landlady plaintively , " for tbe Rev. Mr came to stay with us, and he has red ha.r" The usual weekly meeting of the 1.0.G.T. was held in the Temperance Hall last evening. Bro Stanton occupied the chair. Four new candidates wore initiated, and the following officers were elected for the ensuing quarter : — Bro Stantou, C.T. ; Sister S. Worsfold, , V.T. ; Bro Worsfold, P.C.T. ; Sister Stanton, C. ; Sister Worsfold, T. ; Bro. Sherlock, S. ; Bro Copestake, F.S. ; Bro Jacobson, M. ; Bro. Gordon, G. The ! meeting then went into harmony, and Bro Stanton gave an interesting speech on temperance work. Bro Burrows sang " The Slave Ship " and " Nelly Gray," and Bro F. Bray " Home, Boys, Home." Bro Sherlock recited " Daniel O'Connell on the emancipation of slaves " and gave the speech of Richard Taylor Sheil on " The State of Ireland." j Bro Harrison recited " The TtiTee Topers," and the meeting was brought to a close after another song from Bro Bray, a most enjoyable evening having been spent.