Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 8, 10 July 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

Mr G. W. Russell, M.H.R., is in favor of wonien being made J.P.s Members of tho W.C.T.U. will meet to-morrow in the Temperance Hall at 3 p.m. Ihe death is announced of an old Rangitikei settler, Mr John Cockburn, in his 78th year. Dr Galbraith died very suddenly at Invercargill on Saturday last from heart disease. A social will be given to-morrow evening in the schoolroom, Campbell town, to Mr and Mrs Bowater. We have to acknowledge receipt of the Post and Telegraph Guide for tho current quarter, ten days late. George Moore's "Esther Waters," one of the most striking novels of the day, has been received by the Feilding Public Library to-day. We have to acknowledge receipt of the first number of Hansard for this session of Parliament, and a batch of Parliamentary papers. A handy man who is willing to undertake small jabs in gardening, pruning trees, firewood cutting, etc., has a notice in our advertising columns to-day. There is a considerable amount of sickness just now among children in Feilding, but we are glad to say no serious cases have been reported. Another meeting was held at Pohangina on Saturday to consider the encroachment of the Pohangina river on the main road. Warden Browne was in the chair. Mr Charles Bray, senr., architect, invites teudors for the erection of the building for a creamery at Birmingham. Plans and specifications may be seen at Mr Bray's office. Tenders will) close on Monday next. The Wellington Underwriters' Association are under the impression that the recent fires in Palmerston North were due to incendiarism, and intend offering a reward for information relating thereto. Mr McLachlan, M.H.R., is asking the Minister of Justice if he can see his way to make some provision whereby the costs of service of summonses in civil cases in country districts may bo lessened. Tho opening services of the Wtsleyan Church at Apiti on 15th will be taken, in ; the morning at 10.30 b? Rev. Mr Rich ards ; afternoon 2.30 Rev. Wm Kenll, and evening 7 0 Rev Wm Keall Collection in aid of building fnnd at each service. Mr Montgomery wants to know if the Government will take steps to have forest reserves made in all parts of the colony, in order to prevent the entire destruction of New Zealand bush, and to encourage tourists to visit New Zealand. Truth says that if an earthquake was to engulph New Zealand to-morrow, the public would manage to meet somewhere among the ruins to celebrate the event, and make a presentation to the man who had got off with a whole skin and his chimney stack still standing. Ajoang man named Gordon received serious internal injuries at Birmingham early last week while praetisingjumping. He was brought to Feilding on Thursday last and as the injuries turned out more serious than at first anticipated Gordon was sent to the Palmerston North Hos pital last evening. A writer in the Hawke's Bay Herald refers in strong terms to the long hours worked by clerks in banks and offices in Napier, and suggests that it is not alone factories that require inspectors. He states that young fellows are made to work from 14 to 16 hours a day for less than labourer's wages. The regular monthly meeting of the Feilding Lodge, No. 41, N.Z.C., will be held in the Foresters' Hall to-morrow evening. The lodge will be tyled at 6 o'clock, the business being the installation of W.M. and investiture of officers. A banquet will afterwards take place in the Assembly Rooms. A hotolkeeper in New South Wales Australia, had a stroke of luck recently An old mattress bad been thrown out, and while removing it from the garden a fe male servant found £300 in notes hidden in it. The hotelkeeper'e wife' who died a short time ago, is supposed to have bid den the money. The under was hand I somelv rewarded. The large sum of £1250 was awarded as damages in a breach of promise case I heard at Melbourne the other day, in which Miss KHz i James Alp sued Isac Gidney, horse-exporter, claiming £5000 Defendant is well-to do, and his only excuse for deserting his fiancee without warning was that on bis return from India he tbonght her behaviour towards him wuecold The Longburu Slaughtering and Freezing Company has practically closed down until October next, though the fellmongery department is still in full swing. There are at present 6,000 carcases in the freezing chamber and tbese will be shipped by the Gothic. As the carcases cannot be shipped before the 19th of the present month, the Company is open to freeze any small lot that may offer until that time.— Manawatu Times. Iv a goldfield township in the early days of the Australian diggings a Presbyterian Minister waited ou an old Scotchman seeking a subscription in aid of the purchase of a harmonium for the kirk. ll Eh, man," he said, "if ye're wautin* music 111 come and gio ye a tune on the pipes." The reply was a decided negative, the pipes being unsuitable, so the " auld carl " said angrily " Weel, ye're poor judges of music, and if you'll no hae mine yell no hae my money. A Wellington contemporary relates the following :— " Mr Crowther, M.H.R., created a laugh at the Municipal Conference this morning by innocently remarking that that there were some people who objected to the braying pf cows. A gentleman sitting on the other side of the table asked him if he did not refer to donkeys. 'No sir,' thundered the Auckland representative with a withering look ' we have no donkeys up our way. 1 " When Mr Crowther returns to Auckland that want will, of course, no longer' exist. The Feilding Debating Society held their first debate in the Foresters' Hall last evening, when the attendance was very good. The President, Mr F. Y. Lethbndge, occupied the chair. The subject discussed was : Would the prohibition of the sale of intoxicants compensate for the loss occasioned thereby ? The question created a lively discussion and resulted in a 'majority of votes being recorded in favor of tho negative. The next meetirg will be held on July 30th, when the subject will be : Does capital possess undue advantage over labor in their present relations? Mr Matheson having resigned the position of Secretary, Mr J, TrewiD frajj elected jn. hjs ateadj