Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 26, 31 July 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

It is expected that the financial debate will last three weeks. To Wbiti is dangerously ill from influenza at Parihaki. The Premier expects the session to last till the cud of September, and probably a week longer. Mr W. C. Hodgson, for many years Inspector of Schools in the Nelson district, is dead. A social in connection with the 1.0. G.T. Lodge will be held in the Foresters' Hall next Tuesday evening, in place of tliis evening, as advertised. The Italians in Wellington are backing up Mr Mills' efforts to secure a new trial for Louis Chemis. The English income tax has been changed eighteen times since 1842, varying from 2 pence in the pound to 16 pence. In most parts of Syria, Palestine, and Arabia fig trees and date palms are counted, and a tax is levied on each tree. The people of Great Britain pay 120 pence per bead away every year in liquor tax, 30 pence in coffee tax, and 60 pence in tobacco taxes. Bishop Blythe of Jerusalem says that over 100,000 Jews have made homes for themselves in Palestine within the last few years. The death is announced of another old Rangitikei settler, Mr James Kilgour Cockburn, who passed away at his residence, Porewa, on Sunday, at the ago of 76. A Conservative is one who believes ho nas Providence on his side ; a Liberal is me who believes he is on the side of Providence. ZairgweU in " The Premier < and the Painter." Mrs Henry Ward Beecher says in regard to woman suffrage : " J am unalterably opposed to woman suffrage. I cannot understand why women will not j be satisfied with being women, without aspiring to man's estate. The Post says a stir was created in the Legislative Council on Friday evening by one of the reporters, who sit in the gallery, capsizing an iukbottle, the contents emptying themselves all over | the Hon. Mr McCullongh, and the bottle i itself narrowly escaping his head. At the Kimberley Diamond Market recently Darrell Smith, a well-known labor agitator, was tarred and feathered by the members of the Labor party, in the presence of an immense concourse of people, in consequence, it i.s alleged, of disloyal action on his part. The public trial of the Massey-Harris cultivator, which was to have been given on Mr Lethbridge's property to-day, was postponed owing to the wot weather, fhe trial will be given as soon as the weather permits, and at the same time a trial of the ploughs will be given. Due notice of the trials will be advertised. The New Zealand Times says : There are indications that when the Lands for Settlement Bill is in Committee there will be a fight over the " eternal lease." Some of the Government supporters are, it is understood, strongly opposed to this form of tenure. One of them, Mr G. W. Russell, has intimated that he will call for a division on the subject. A twelve-hours walking contest for £25 a side took place at Dunedin yesterday, the contestants being F. Bowen, T. Scott and E. Tolley. Tolley retired after going 18 miles 5 laps. At 10.80 p.m., when the men finished, the distance covered was — Bowen, 64 miles 4 laps ; Scott, 63 miles 14 laps. Scott is a brother oi Joe Scott, the well-known walker. The contest took place in the Garrison Hall, and the track was 22 laps to the mile. We would again call the attention of our readers to the grand demonstration to be held to-morrow ia connection with the foundation laying of the new local Wesleyan Church. At 3 p.m. His Worship the Mayor, Mr W. Carthew, will lay the block, and music by the Feilding Brass Band, with short speeches by the Revs. Keall, Thomas, Lee, Richards and Judkins, besides other outside speakers, will make all go " merry as a marriage bell." A collection will be taken up in aid of the building fund. At six a monster tea will be held in the Temperance Hall, and at eight the grand concert will commence. The Palmerston contingent of singers have completed arrangements, and everything is in readiness for the event. Admission to the concert is free, but a collection will be made. The celebration should be a a great success.

There has been only one bankruptcy in the Wairarapa during the month of July. Six bankruptcies have been recorded since the beginning of the year. To-morrow, August Ist, is the day which Government have proclaimed Arbor Day, but as far as the Feildiug Borough is couccrued there will not be any public tree plauting. Mr T. Peddie, of Napier, has disposed of his interest in the Clarendon hotel at Nnpicr to Mrs W. J. Kirkwood, of Stratford Mr Pcdd'e intends taking up his residence at Feilding. On account of representations made by several leading business meu, the Mayor, Mr W. Carthow, has decided not to proclaim to-morrow, Arbor Day, a whole holiday, aud only the usual Wednesday half-holiday will be observed in Feilcliug. The following is the business to bo transacted at the next sittings of the DistrictJCourt which commences on Thursday: — Jucob Hewitt v. Henry Wroy, claim £100 for alleged slander; Police v. Hetty Cropp, appeal from justices In Bankruptcy — Applications for discharge : V E. White, H. D Hopkins, A. Munro and P. Rugsted. Publio examinations : Maume Cronin and Chow Kee. The executive committee of the local Prohibition League met last night and decided to hold the first of a sorios of monthly open air meetings in Manchester Square on Sunday, August 12th. Representative men will take up the different phases of the liquor question ; and the meeting will be limited to one hour. The temperance choir will be in atteudance and render suitablo music.