Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 309, 9 May 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

A meeting of settlers will be held iv the Kiwitea Hall to-morrow evening at 7.30. Ths Borough Council will meet tomorrow at qooq to pass and sigu the burgess list. The artesian well pipes in Manchester Square are now down to a depth of 271 feet and the driving is exceptionally hard. The ladies of Paimerstou South and district (says the Oamaru Mail) intend to establish a world's precedent by giving a banquet to their member on their own account. This function, which should become historical in tlic world's annals, has been appropriately fixed for the 24th of May. The following tenders were received yesterday at the Manawatu Road Board meeting for carting 200 yards of njetal and filling in the holes on the Bunny, thorpe railway road: — A. Nathan, 5s 9d per. yard; Sheerin Bros., 4s 6d per yard ; J. O'Connor, y.s 9d per yard (accepted). At the Auckland Athletic Club's sports in the Domain on Saturday, the Club discovered certain bookmakers betting on the course. A policeman, who was requested to remove them, went to do so, but eventually retired, leaving them masters of the field, for they refused to budge. Tlie Club intend writing to the City Council with the view of ascertaining their position with regard to bookmakers and betting on this ground.

The Manchester Rifles will parade in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow evening for Government inspection. After the parade a meeting of the Shooting Committee will be held. James Charles Hardy was committed for trial at the Wanganui Police Court yesterday for wife desertion. Accused was arrested in Hobart, and was brought back to Patea, where the information was laid. Signor Tanlougo, ex-Governor cf the Bank of Rome, explained during his trial iv connection with the recent bank frauds that former Ministers, with a view to raise the price of Government stock, compelled the Bank to sanction procedure involving large losses. A sensation has been caused in Berliu by the death of a dentist from blood poisoning. On drawing a lady's tooth he happened to get his finger into the patient's mouth. At that moment she convulsively closed her teetb. A few houvs afterwards the dentist was found to be suffering from blood poisoning, which spread so rapidly that au operation which was performed on the same day had no effect. The next day he became delirious and died shortlj afterwards. MrT. R. Fleming one of the Education Board inspectors, tells a very funny answer jjiyen bj a child in a class which was being inspected bj him in au up country school. The subject was history , and Mr Fleming was explaining the old couplet in the reading book, " When Adam delved and Eve span, whowa^ then tlu< gentleman ?' Who, he asked in c nclusion, was the gentleman ? and immediately a bright htttlo follow of tender jears sang out, •' Please, sir, Satan. ' That boy passed. Another old landmark iv Wellington has just disappeared in the shape of the old building on Lam bton -quay belonging to the Gear Company, next to the Company's shop. It was built for Mr Daniel Waken* eld, brother of Colonel Waken" eld, about the year 1849 or 18f)0. At that time it had an imposing appearance amidst the whar.es, and the matdressed Maoris, i-esting on their deadly *pears, gazed at it with awe and admiration. Mr J. Williamson, of this town, has just completed the manufacture of a violin, made of New Zealand timber, and in order to obtain the opinion of an authority as to the qualities of the instrument, Bessie Doyle was asked to examine it on Monday night. Having given it a thorough overhaul that lady pronounced it a capital instrument, aud she was struck with the completeness of the tone, especially iv the most difficult part, viz., the g string, — this being the test, Mr Williamson has every reason to feel justly proud of his instrument, aud doubtless more will be heard of his handiwork in the future. Mr W. W. Corpe, having weighed the matter carefully, has arrived at the conclusion that it is more profitable to run a cheese than a butter factor}', and as the former article is less perishable than the latter, the manufacturer is not exposed to so great a risk in skipping his produce to far off markets. It is Mr Corpe's intention, therefore, to convert his Makino and Stan way butter factories into cheese plants, and additional machinery is now being added to these buildings with a view to commencing operations in September. The butter factoiy at Campbelltown will, however, still be continued. To-'lay's Chronicle sa}'s : Mr Smith, the contractor for the artesian well on the racecourse has not been as fortunate as his enterprise deserves. He succeeded in boring to the contract depth, 300 ft, but found no water. Determined not to be baffled, he continued sinking on his own responsibility, and yesterday reached a depth of 408 feet, .fclere, however, he had the misfortune to break his boring rods, which parted 200 feet below the surface, the lower portion of theru of course falling to the bottom of the well. Mr Smith managed to recover them, but in doing so had to disarrange the whole of the gear. He expects, nevertheless, to be able to resume work this morning. On Wednesday evening next, the 16th inst., a concert is to be given in the Assembly Rooms in aid of the new Wesleyau church fund, and judging from the programme — which will be published on Monday next — the concert is likely to prove a most enjoyable one. On the programme will appear the names of our most prominent local singers, while others from Palmerston of recognised ability will also take part, including Miss Grace, the favorite contralto of that town ; Miss Carty , soprano ; and Mr G . H. Bennett, a tenor of no ordinary ability. Amongst the Feilding performers are Mr M. O. Meadows and Mr G. E. Johnson, a late arrival from Wellington. The tickets for this concert are already going off rapidly, and it is expected that the hall will be packed to the doors. The usual weekly meeting of 1.0. G.T. was held in the Temperance Hall last evening. After the installation of officers had taken place, the Lodge went into business. It was proposed aud carried that the meeting of the Lodge next Tuesday be held iv the Foresters' Hah 1 . One candidate was initiated and fire proposed. Bros. Stanton and Sherlock were elected as deputies to attend the Grand Lodge meeting at Bulls on Wednesday, May 16th. The Lodge then went into harmony, and after a, few remarks from the chairman, Bro. Burrows sang a song in his best style, which was received with applause. Bro. Sherlock gave a splendid oration from John B. Gough, of twenty-five minutes' duration, which caused great surprise aud pleasure to all present. Bro. Sherlock's orations have justly gained for him the title of " The New Zealand Gough." The Lodge then closed, after a very pleasant evening. All old members are requested to roll up to the next meeting.