Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 212, 8 March 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

*. • A Stradivarius violin dated 1701, was recently sold in London for i'6oo. The Loyal Manchester Lodge will meet in the Forester's Hall at 8 o'clock this evening. Train arrangements for the Polo Sports at Wanganui to-morrow (Saturday), are advertised to-day. The Oddfellow's social and dance is advertised to be held in the Feilding Assembly rooms on the 13th instant. Captain Edwin wired at 12.20 p.m. today:— N.W. to S. and W. gale ; glass rise. Eight hundred sheep were sold in Woodville the other day at Is 6d a head, which two years ago would have brought 10s to 12s. There may be something in it. The Maories say typhoid was driven from Akura by the smoke arising from the burning logs in that neighborhood. Jliss Ivirke, of Fowlers, advertises she is prepared to receive pupils for music, drawing and painting. For other particulars see advertisement. A child died very suddenly on Wednesdaj' morning in Mr Eidd's druggist's shop at Pahiatua. Its mother had taken it there for treatment when it suddenly expired. On Tuesday next in the S.M. Court a case will be heard of considerable interest to residents in Beaconsfield As the affair is sub jiidice we will make no comment thereon. In the Salvation Army Barracks tonight a lecture on Temperance will be delivered by Bro. Crabb, lecturer from the Grand Lodge of Good Templars. There will be no charge for admission. We would remind our readers of the public meeting to be held in the Assembly rooms this evening, at 8 o'clock, to consider a proposal to alter the present Feilding Sports Committee, into a Feilding Athletic Club. The Minister for Agriculture iv Victoria has decided that experiments should be tried in sending live rabbits down from the country in sheeptrucks, secured with wire netting, for delivery at the cool stores. The following were the numbers of births and deaths in the cbief cities of the Colony during 1894 : — Auckland, 873 births, 484 deaths ; Wellington, 990 births, 414 deaths ; Christchurch, 400 births, 185 deaths ; Dunedin, 527 births, 271 deaths. A gentleman intimately connected with the sheep industry recently had a conversation with an English wool buyer, the result of which, was to show that the best prospective class of sheep for New Zealand wool production are the breeds yielding the coarser variety of wools. Mr F. G. Woollams, chemist, announces that he is again prepared to supply his Compound Balsam, which, for throat and cbest complaints, became so popular in this district last winter when over one thousand bottles were sold. The balsam may be obtained from all the principal stores in this district. The following team will represent Carnarvon in their match against Marton at Bulls, on Saturday : — Hathaway, Levett, Gorton, Key. Russell, Hart, Matthews, McMurray, Bowater, Bishop, Penny and Tompkin« ; emergencies, Kew and Harper. The lonic, which left Wellington yesterday afternoon for London, took three boxes of gold valued at £3950, which were shipped for England by the National Bank at Auckland, and a quautity of silver sent by the Bank of New Zealand, Auckland. Yesterday afternoon a splendid flow of artesian water was struck on the farm of Mr John Stevens, Palmerston North, at a depth of 190 feet. The water is projected 9 feet 6 inches above the surface. It may be interesting to know that Mr Stevens' land is the highest part of Palmerston. A short meeting was held last evening of gentlemen interested in the formation of a Bowling Club for Feilding. After discussion on matters in reference to the ground, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until Wednesday evening next, in order that the Manager of the Corporation might obtain further information relative to the acquiring of the proposed site. Mr J. E. March, superintendent, has been on a tour of inspection iv the North Island settlements. He found the majority of the settlers doing well though employment was slack. There has been a want of judgment in selecting soil and locality in some instances, but all the settlers have capital gardens and orchards with the excellence of which Mr March was greatly struck. Mr R. S. Fowler, of Cheltenham, had the misfortune to meet with a painful accident yesterday evening. While mounting a rather restive horse he was thrown, his foot remaining in the sterrup, but on getting free he received a severe kick on the leg, lacerating the flesh badly. He was at once driven to town where Dr Johnston stitched the wound, up, but it will be some time before he is able to get about again. In the dead heat decided at the Swimming Baths on Wednesday between A. Peddie and Emerson, the former succeeded in swimming the distance in 2min Ssecs. This, we understand is the amateur record for the colony. It is the intention of the Palmerston Amateur Swimming Club to send in an application to the N.Z. Amateur Swimming Association for the standard badge, which will be presented tp Peddie. — Manawatu Times, The Ashburton Guardian of Thursday, February 28th had the following :— The meeting of the Star of the East Lodge of Good Templars on Wednesday evening was more than usually interesting. As the polity of the Primitive Methodist Church, of which Bro. the Rev. James Cocker is a minister, requires periodical changes in the pastorates of the churches in that body, the lev gentleman is about to leave Ashburton for Feilding. The lodge expressed regret at the loss the cause of temperance in Ashburton was about to sustain by the departure of Brother Cocker, and gave him a letter to the order in Feilding commending him in the bonds of the order. ]

There is again some petty theiving going on in Feilding, and housewives would do well to keep their meat safes under lock and key. Mr C. Carr's stock sale this afternoon was fairly well attended. Bidding was fairly brisk, and the prices obtained well up to recent quotations. The Martou Royal Rifles will be present at the Hospital fete in Wanganui on Thursday. Captain Kirton has received the railway pass for the Manchester Rifles. A former New Zealander, Mr H. F. Greenwood, is now manager of the Coolgardie branch of the Bank of Australasia. He was a good all round sportsman. As a Rugby footballer he lias played with the Wanganui and Christchurch clubs ia New Zealand. He was a good rower, and as a runner, one of his earliest and finest performances was at Feilding in 1885 when he was credited with running 200 yards in 19 9-lOaec This seems to be a suitable season for sun-flower growing, and the heads in most instances have attained very large dimensions. A head, which was grown by Mr E. Cornwall, of Cheltenham, was brought to our office yesterday, measuring 4ft lOMnches in circumference, and 21£ inches in diameter. This is the largest fchab has yet been brought under our notice. Mr M'Ewan, the Government Dairy expert, stated at a meeting of settlers in Masterton, that in Canada dairy produce is sold weekly or fortnightly by auction, under the auspices of a Board of Trade, where English and Continental buyers regularly met and purchased for their firms. A system of this kind should be adopted for the colonial produce, when the highest price could be obtained at a minimum cost. — Standard. Mr Freyburg the Government timber export in London, has sent to the Industries Department, as an example of the gross ignorance prevailing in England concerning New Zealand timber, a geographical chart issued by the leading timber journal. The chart shows_ the distribution of the woods, and a list besides informs the trade of the timber-producing countries. New Zealand is not shown on the chart or in the list, and Australia is described as producing only five woods, chief of which is tha kauri pine.