Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 116, 12 November 1894, Page 2

Local and General News.

There a*e ii?e candidates for the Mayoralty of DauevintG. Mr R. Robinson has agaiu secured tuo ! contract for running the mails between Feilding and Waituna. Mr T. M. Copelaud has again beeu appointed handicapper for the Feildiug sports. The transit of the plauet Mercury across the sun. took place yesterday morning between 8.26 aud 8.44 o'clock. 1 A Duucdiu draper struck a local bookmaker with the treble, Paris, Impulse and Patron, for the three cups, at the odds of 100 to 2. Mr T. Roberts, the plucky rescuer of Mia* Williams, will visit Napier iv February oeyt to take part in the athletic championship, meeting there. He is a good hurdle man." Among the European Queens who smoke are the Queen of Italy, the Queen Regent of Spain, the Queen of Portugal, the Emprecs pi Austria, the Queen of Naples, and the Czarina. Business is very slack in Duuediu at present, says the Times, and in one factory it has been necessary to disjjense with tlie fceryices of some twenty benchmen. Mr A. D. Willis, M.H.R. for Wanganui, was a passenger to Napier by rail on Saturday, where he leaves by tho Tasmauia en route to the Old Country on a six months' trip. Professor Richard, the medical electrician who recently visited New Zealand, has been charged at Capetown, South Africa, with contravening the law as an unlicensed medical practitioner. The Marlborough Times learns that the Hibernian claim at Cullensville panned out 114oa:s 7,4wts pf gold last week making upwards of 200 o^o for the last fortnight. Culleusvillo is not quite worked out after all, The correspondent of a Wellington paper hoars that tho marriage of Colonel Fox and Miss Clara Russell is to take place early iv the new year at Flaxuiere, Captain Russell's residence in Hawko's Bay. Among the ruins of a house destroyed by fire at Chicago last month was found a strong box containing about 100,000 dollars, £20,000. It had beeu buried tiiere. For the past ten years the house has been tho abode of people in tho direst poverty. As an instance of selfishness at the wreck of the Wairarapa, it is related that when Miss Williams landed on the rocks, virtually naked, Miss Dickensou had to give her the second article of clothing she possessed, while a clergy, man stood by with two overcoats on. On Thursday last Mr Harold Richardson, only son of Mr James Richardson, of Marton, was united iv tho bonds of matrimony to Miss Bessie H. Ellis, fourth daughter of Mr T. Ellis, of Church street, Terrace End, ftalmerston, by tho .Rev. W. Jjee, at .tho Wesleyau Church, Palrnorstou. ' • At Kuuaai'a, 3, few days ago, while a miner named Ouncufi Fisher was at work a young boy came running jip to tell him that his hut was a heap of ashes. Said Duncaa, with all the calm of a stoic, "If ther's uaethipg but ashes, there's nae quid in knockin' oft' wark," and ho buckled into his job all the ■ harder. Mr Fisher loses everything, wo 1 aie $Qtty to say.

The regular monthly meeting of the Feilding Masonic Lodge will be held at B o'clock this evening. A social aud garden party will be given on Wednesday next by Mrs J. Gould, of Clairville House. Mr H. Wollerman, of Palmerstou North, is returning home by the Gothic. The tenders for works advertised for by the Kiwitea County Council have beeu postponed till a later date. At 1.10 p.m. to-day Captain Edwin wired : N. to W. and S.W. heavy galo after 12 hours from now. Glass fall. Indications for rain. About a dozen polo players indulged in a good practice on Saturday afternoon, aud a marked improvement was noticed in the form of several players. "We have to acknowledge receipt of the 28th annual report of the institutions known as " Dr Barnardo's Homes " for orphan aud waif children. It is quite within the limits of probability that the " Hiuemoa " will take some of the members of the Cabinet aud "favored ones of the party" for a trip to Samoa. We are glad to announce that Mr Barton, the manager of the Feilding branch of the Bank of Australasia, who has been laid up for some days with an attack of quinsoy, is now convalescent. An alteration has beeu made iv the Mauawatu County Council advertisement calling tenders for various road works. In coutract No. 3 there are 91 i chains and not 94 as announced in a previous issue. Mr Chas. Carr offered tho privileges in connection with the Feilding Jockey Club's Spring Meeting by public auction on Saturday, but only tho refreshment booth was disposed of, the bidding for the other privileges not reaching the reserves. Christchurch Truth pays tho following tribute to Mr J. E. Henry : — Only one favourite got home at Riccarton on Tuesday. There has seldom been a meeting where tho winners were more difficult to pick. Mr Henry's splendid handicapping has a lot to do with that. The members of the Feilding Jockey Club aro to be congratulated on tho fact that the number of their racing days is not to be cut down. We are much pleased that the high position the Club holds anioug racing meu, of the best stamp, has now been fully recognised by the Conference. There was a very large congregation at tho Wesleyan Church last evening wheu the Rev. W. H. Judkins, making the Wairarapa disaster the basis of his discourse, preached a very feeling sermon. At the close of the service the "Dead March" was played, Mr S. Mooro officiating at the organ. There was a very large muster on the tennis courts 011 Saturday afternoon. A number of games were played which were watched with much interest, and although there was a high wind blowing some good scoring was made. Afternoon tea was provided, and a most enjoyable afternoon spent. Says the Standard:— Mr F. Piraui, M.H.R., recently interested himself in obtaiuiug permission for Mr J. Entwisle, of Colyton, to use the Taouui branch railway for trucking 50,000 feet of timber to the railway line, eu route to Wellington. Au Act passed last session authorised the taking up of the line, but it has now been decided not to carry out the Act until Mr Entwisle has finished his contract. The Bishop of Norwich ia - shocked at " the distressing levity with which marriage is frequentiy regarded." He re cantly offered a stern protest against "the not uncommon levity of the average fashionable marriage party ; the church crowded with sightseers, gazing as at a raree-show ; the irreverence in God's house ; the whispered cqmments on the bride, her dress ; the murmured laughter, the vulgar horse play at the door of the ohurob, sometimes in the sacred house itself." One of tha steepest things in ' Max O'Rell's new book and that's saying some thing : — " Australians pass the greatest portion of their time eating. At 7 a.m. they have tea in bed ; at 8.30 they break fast on cold meat, cutlets, or rump steak, some fried eggs and tea ; at 11 o'clock it is dry biscuit and half a pint of beer; at (5 still mora tea ; at 6 p.m. they dine and drink again ; at oor 10, requiring a little sustenance, thoj finish up with some bread and cheese,"