Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 325, 29 May 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

— ' -> Mass will be held in St. Bridget's on Sunday next at 11 a.m. We regret to learn tbat Mr McKenna, V.C., stationmaster at Palmerston North, is lying seriously ill. We (Post) regret to learn that Mr C. M. Crombie, Commissioner of Taxes, is still confined to bis bed, very ill. Notice is given by the Deputy Official Assignee that a first dividend of 3/6 in £, in the bankrupt estate of J. C. Morey, is now payable. Two families who have been at tbe Islands after mutton birds, have returned to Auckland after an absence of six weeks with 20,000 birds, the value of which is 1350. The following appointments are gazetted :— Edward Darker Moseley to be a cadet in the R.M. Court, Wellington ; James Grey to be Shorthand and Typewriter to the Premier ; R. G- Groom to be a member of the Hawko'a Bay Land Board ; Mrs Grace Neill to be a Factory Inspector for New Plymouth, Masterton and Napier districts. The inaugural dinner of the Rangitikei Licensed Victuallers Association at the White Hart Hotel, Marton, on June sth, promises to be a decided success, judging from the way tickets arc going. If anyone would like to be present they can get a ticket from any of the hotelkeei>ers of the district or Mr J. G. Stevens, the secretary, Marton. We have to acknowledge receipt of a copy of the first issue of the new series of Fair Play, which is now published as a monthly magazine by Messrs McKee and Gamble. The number cortainly reflects much credit on the enterprising proprietors. It is edited by Mr Arthu^ McKee. is woll got up, and contains thirty-two pages of reading matter which caunot fail to suit all tastes.

Mr Eugene O'Conner, formerly M.H.B. for Westport, was a visitor to . Feilding yesterday. The Manchester Rifles new targets have arrived, and will be put in position as soon as the weather clears. James Choppee, aged seventy three, known as "Cheesy," who is generally sup* Sosed to be the prototype of a character in farcus Clarkes' novel "His Natnral Life" died recently in the Hobart Hospital. A young man named Charles Corcoran of Ohingaiti, who for the past few weeks has been lying seriously ill at the Hospital, passed away yesterday at about 10 o'clock. Amongst tbe numerous marriages which have taken place lately in this district is that of Mr W. Beard, of Peep-o'-Day, eldest son of Mr J. Beard, of Marton, to* Miss Katherine Stringer, fourth daughter of Mr L. Stringer, of Feilding. The newly-married couple have taken up tbeir residence at Pcep-o'-Day. Tbe Auckland architects stipulate in tbeir specification that before the final payments are made for any contract the contractor must show receipts that he has paid all bis men and settled with the sub-contractors. This is the result of the Workmen's Lien Act. It would be to the interests of both employers and men if this stipulation were brought into vogue throughout the colony. Professor Blackie was asked to procure a teacher for a Highland parish school, and received numerous applications -amongst others, from a student of his own class named Macfadpen. He called the young man up and said : " Dugald, the teacher must be married. Are you married ? " " No," was the reply ; " but I know a goot, godly woman in the Hielands, who is bose willing ant able." Tbat sottled it. About 30 factories have joined the i North Island Dairy Association, and so far, only this coast between New Plymouth and Palmerston has been canvassed. At a recent meeting of tlio promoters, Mr Robbins was requested to make a canvass, and be will probably go to the Wairarapa. It is intended that the secretary when appointed shall reside in Wellington, and specially devote himself to the work and interests of the association.— Hawera Star. Tbe Rev. Mr Ellis, of the Baptist Church, Nortb Adelaide, is a realistic parson, atso a soulful one. The other Sunday ho took for bis subject " Australian Idols," and in the course of his discourse held aloft to tbe admiring gaze of his congregation two tobacco pipes _ brandy and whisky bottle, (empty, of course), a jockey whip, a box of dice, cards, dancing pumps, a mirror, a novel, and a lump of iotmated gold. " Theso be tby gods, O Australia !" be exclaimed and then tbe band played or rather the organ struck up. George William Thop. Brudenell-Bruce fourth Marquis of Aylesbury, died on April 10th. He Was a liueal descendant of Robei t Bruce, of Scotland. The title falls the Lord Henry Augustus Brude. Nell« Bruce. The deceased had led a most d a lpatod life, and died owing £250,000. He is discribed as having been a very coarse man, and of degraded taster ; in fact, he was more of a say ago, uutameable black guard. It is stated ihat in a despatch that Mr Bam Lewis, the well-known money-lender, lo>ses hrarilj by tho deatb of tbe Marquis, although be holds a policy of 150.0 00 0n tbe life ofthe deceased. Tbe Marquts of Aylesbury was known by the nick- name of " Ducks."