Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 94, 15 October 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

The half-yearly balance of the Bank of Australasia took place to-day. An " inset " from tho School of Music, Feilding, appears witl; tfcis evening's Stab. It is reported that a Woodville Chinaman has just scut .£6OO of money he has taken iv the place to China. The Feilding Debating Society will meet to-morrow evening at 7.80. Subject: "Is man happier iv a civilised or an uncivilised state ? " A windmill to pump water to supply Mrs Hastie's Feilding Hotel is now being put in position at the rear of the premises, under the supervision of Mr Charles Bray, architect. Anniversary services were held in the Wesleyau Church at Bi__ai_.gham yesterday. The Rev. T. R. Rish&xdp preached to large congregations in t)ib morning, afternoon, and evening. A tweeting was held at the Colonists' Land ana Loan Corporation office on Saturday evening jn connection with the visit of General < Fe*il4iog, and after some discussion adjourned unfcti Tuesday noxt. All those who received posi cards for Saturday's uieetiug are requested to attend. At the residGUop.of tho bride's parents on Saturday last, Mr J, §. Fowler was united in the bonds of matiiujpny to Miss Minnie, third daughter of Mr 4. Fauthorpe, of Burnside, Birmingham. '(The Rev. T. R. Richards performed the ceremony. We wish tho newly-wedded pQtrpie ayery gvity'cpity and Jm^ineßs,

A little girl named Ivy Hughes fell from a log at Pahiatua last week and received such injuries that she died a few days afterwards. The regular monthly meeting of the Feilding Lodge, No. 41, N.Z.C.. will be held in the Foresters' Hall this evening. The Lodge will be tyled at 8 o'clock. Joy for the little folks! Two big ; circuses are about to visit Wellington — [ Fitzgerald's, which is now showing in Auckland, and Abeill and Klaer's, now in Sydney. Marvellous Melbourne is still hard up. You can get swell offices in Collins-street by simply paying the rates and taxes. They used to ask £200 a year for the same premises. But that was before the blighting boom. The residence of Mrs Cotter, Upper Hutt, was burnt down on Friday night. The insurances are — .£BSO on the building, £200 on the furniture aud piano, and £50 on the dairy, all in the Commercial Uniou. " Guilty, but not intentional 1 " This is the unique finding of an up-to-date juryman. That it has not been officially recorded is the fault of the eleven ordinary mortals who made up the panel, and whose denseness prevented their appreciation of true wisdom. Letters received from Sir George Grey by the last mail stato that he is unable to endure tho cold iv England, and intends shortly to leave it. It is anticipated that he will leave in the s.s. Gothic and lie over a month at the Cape on his way out to New Zealand again. Tho Woodville Examiner says that Mr Bolton has a trump card up his sleeve which he intends to play in connection with securing to the Pahiatua Jockey Club the use of the totalisator for their annual meeting. He reckons he will defeat the Metropolitan Club in the end. J. M. D. in the Argus writes:—" If a European war does not break out soon to abiiorb his energies, I fancy it will be difficult to restrain the Emperor William from abdicating, settling permanently in En-land, and brooming a sergeant of volunteers and member of a County Council. His popularity at Aldershot is simply boundless." On Saturday Messrs Abraham and Williams auctioned the privileges in connection with the forthcoming A. and P. Show. The following prices were obtained: — No 1 publican's booth, Mr Denny, £43 10s; No. 2 do, Mr Levy, £18; No. I refreshment booth, Mr Heaton, £13 10s ; No. 2 do, Mr Morgan, £7. A dispatch from Paris to the Loudon Daily News says " papers in this city announce the engagement of Miss Anna Gould, of New York, to Prince Francis of Battenburg. The young lady is a daughter of the late Jay Gould, who died worth many millions, and the sister of the Gonld who has lately been attracting attention in yachting circles. Hawks on the lowlands at Oamaru are said to be increasing in number very rapidly and also in rapacity. A party of fishermen recently noticed one in a paddock near Hilderthorpe relentlessly circling after a hare. It followed the unfortunate animal untiringly rouud the large paddock and ultimately struck and killed it. The entries for the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Show closed on Saturday evening, but as all the returns from the different agencies have not been received, tho numbers cannot be given. It is certain, however, that tbe aggregate will be in excess of that of last year, as over 1100 entries have already been accounted for. It may be noted that entries may be made till tomorrow night on payment of double entry fee. — Standard. Mrs Annie Besant, the eminent apostle of theosophy, who is at present touring the colony, said recently in a lecture in Auckland: "In England theosophy is spreading everywhere. It is spreading very much in the English Church. The clergy are beginning to find, as we have always said, that theosophy is a help to them, and not a hindrance. It really gives them very many ways of defending their own religion, especially against materialism and against the attacks of science." With the warm spring weather which has prevailed for some little time past tho pasture has come on at a great pace, aud there will be an abundance of feed in all parts of the district. Gardeners are eagerly looking for a few hours' steady rain, as the ground generally is in a very baked condition. From the appearance of the trees at present the fruit season promises to be an exceptionally good one, and all classes of fruit trees, especially plums are heavily laden with blossom and young fruit. A celebrated physician, on being asked " What is the exercise most conductive to health in woman ?" replied very decidedly " walking.*' Tennis he declared to be violent, and too much of it is likely to lengthen tbe arm- and make the height oi the shoulders uneven Cycling renders women awkward in their walk : they gradually come to move with a plunging kind of motion, the reverse of graceful Riding is one sided, and women who have habitually ridden for years usually have one hip higher than the other. Croquet really does not give exercise, and after a survey of all the ways in which women take physicians considered none so con due live to health and beauty of form as walking. It ought to be persevered in •yen bad weather, and particularly in winter. It is the cheapest and safest exercise. Expressions of sadness stole over the features of several of our staff this morning when, on approaching the back door of our office, they discovered tho upper portion of a well - developed human skull, which had beeu placed there in such a position that it at onco caught the eye. Speculation ensued as to whether the person who deposited tho relic there took the office for a museum, or whether, having heard of tho ingeniousness of pur reporter in fathomiug darksome mysteries, thought he would be able to bring to light the rightful owner of the same, and write a long obituary article on his career. Our printer's " devil " solemnly suggested "that the owner should be advertised for!" From appearances the skull has not beeu long unearthed, and it is evidently not more than tou or twelve years since the owner of it was enjoying an existence above tho turf. On Friday last representatives from three local bodies contributing to tbe maintenance of the Onepuhi bridge, met at tbe bridge to confer as to tbe most economical way of repairing and restoring the damaged structure. The Rangitikei County Council was represented by Messrs J. W. Marshall, R. E. Becket and R. K Simpson ; the Manchester Road Board by Messrs F. Lethbridge, J. Purkiss and G Wheeler i the Kiwitea County Council by Messrs J. Reid and Jc-nj^. With regard to the 80 feet span which has to be conBtructed, it was debated whether iron bark piles or cylinders should be used It was decided that cylinders should be used The cylinder dislodged by the late flood is to bo let d£\yn into the papa rock, and it is to be lengthened at the top. The estimated cost-is about £1,800. • The protec tive works above the bridge were also examined, and the stone crates were found to be an effective protection. It wa» 4e;ided to lengthen the protection by placing crates &_ intervals of 10ft for about ' 8 chains further along tha river,-*-Advo- i cate. •■■■-»■*■».'■-■ 1