Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 241, 11 April 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Feilding Star will not be published on Good Friday or on Easter Monday. Captain Edwin wired at 1.45 p.m. today: Indications of strong N.E. to N.W. winds, and glass fall. Mr J. H. Hooper, dentist-, of Palmerston N., will not visit Feikliug to-morrow, it being a holiday. Special Easter services will be held in the Wesleyau Church at Birmingham ou Sunday next. We understand Mr T. Lowes, owner of the (Jorge Hot«l property, has closed the premises as au hotel. Attention is directed to ou advertisement over the signature of Mr C. Bray (senior), Clerk of the Manchester Road Board. The following team will rei»i-cseufc Feilding in the match against Oroua, at Feildiug, ou Saturday next : Cooper, Gorton, Giesen, and Pickering. The best man is he who neither thinks ill nor speaks unkindly of his neighbour, but he is a rara «?-•/»• in tcrris not easily shot in tho game season. Tenders arc invited by Mr Charles Bray (junior), the Engineer for the Kiwitea County Council, for public works as detailed iv the advertisement. The whole of the officers aud members of the Manchester Rifles have been insured, during their presence in Camp, in the New Zealand Accident Insurance Company. A grand sacred coucert will be given iv the Feilding Assembly Rooms on Sunday night, after the Church services, under the auspices of the Napier Garrison Band. Admission by .silver coin. The Buuny'thorpe creamery is to be closed at the end of the mouth for the winter. There have beeu some good tests at the creamery lately. Mr Little headed the list last mouth with 4-y, and several others reached 4*l aud 4*2. According to evidence taken at the recent sitting of the Assessment Court at Cheltenham the carrying capacity of land is calculated from the number of sheep per acre that it will carry during the winter months, irrespective of the i stock that can be placed on it during j spring and summer. The Primitive Methodists give a special imitation to old friends and new to attend the Banquet at the Parsonage to-morrow. The gathering has become one of the most popular of the district, , and we hope that the one to be held tomorrow will not iv any way fall short of those which have gone before. Mr D. Mcßeth, of Kiwitea, was united in the bonds of matrimony yesterday to : Miss M. Lowes, youngest daughter of Mr T. Lowes, of Birmingham, at the residence of Mr Britton, Wellington. We have much pleasure in wishing the I happy couple every success aud happiness. The new proprietor of the Colyton ■ Hotel, Mr D. Barrett, announces to-day that he intends to keep on hand only p the very best brands of ales, wines, and spirits, and hopes by civility, and atten- [ tion to the requirements of residents in Colytou and the travelling public, lo merit a fair share of their patronage. A meeting of footballers interested in the formation of a Raugitikei Union was held.last night at Hunterville. Delegates from the Ohingaiti, Rata, Kaiwhaka, and Hunterville Clubs attended. Rules i and regulations were adopted, and it ■ was decided to affiliate with the New Zealand Union. The Marton Club has also joined. An open air meeting was held in the Square at Palmerstou yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of protesting against the re-naming of that town. The Mayor presided aud there was a good attendaucc. Mr F. Pirani, M.H.R., tbe Mayor, and Mr G. M. Snclsou, and others, spoke in favor of the present name beiug retained, and a resolution 1 was unanimously passed to the effect, That Government be petitioned praying that au amending Act be passed enabling Palmerston North to retain its name, or that of " Palmerston."' A very enjoyable tea meeting was hold iv the Awahuri school on Tuesday evening, by the Presbyterians, a number . of Anthems were nicely rendered includ- ' ing : ' I will praise theo O Lord,' ' Prepare ye the way,' ' Jesus, lover of my soul ' (solo by Miss Revell), 'He Avalketh ' righteously,' ' O slug praises,' ' Hear the trumpet loudly calling, 1 « Tbe futnre lies ■ before me,' ' lie wipes the tear from every eye ' solo by Miss Revell. Four tables were supplied geuerously with eatables. Speeches were made by tbe Rev. Thompsou. and Messrs A. Linton, Campbell, and J. Bennett. Referring to the important discovery connected with the cyanide process for the extraction of gold made by Mr Salmon, of London, tbe M£bt9 of which have been bought for South Africa, the Auckland Heral says :— •' In the early days of 1 the Thames goldfields the various parts of the Peninsula were tried, and workings ; commenced, but the mines had to be abandoned, because although the essays of the stone were Rood, the ordinary pron cess was not sufficient. These placea will all have to be looked at again, and many of them will, no doubf, prove of great value." The new railway rates for the carriage of firewood, house blocks, posts and rails, etc., are notified in the Gazette. The rates gazetted are : - Up to 7 miles, classified rates as at present ; 8 miles, 8s 6d per truck ; from 9 to 12 mile?, 9s per truck t from 13 to 80 mile*, classified rates as at present For each -additional mile over 30 mile; and up to HO tunes, 4d per truck will be -d-.l d n> ilic r*<.p f'nr 30 ujil?s. For each i.i.tii.-ii •■ M-.iii' ov,r 8» . njtlea and up to IJO iniWj.x. y-l per truck will be added to fc i.* rate lor SO n:iles For each additional five miln^or fraction thereof beyond 150 tniks, Is Hd per truck will be added to the rate lor 150 urilca.