The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1895. Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 270, 18 May 1895, Page 2

The Feilding Star, Oroua & Kiwitea Counties Gazette. Published Daily. SATURDAY, MAY 18, 1895. Local and General News.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.15 p.m. today :— lndications for frost to-night. The owner of an up country Australian racehorse has re-named his horse " Letters." because it was so often left at the post. There will be a general meeting of members of the Feilding Football Club at the Empire Hotel this evening at 8 ' o'clock. The meeting called yesterday afternoon of those interested in the Golf Club fell through as the wet weather prevented the attendance of the convener. There was only a small attendance at St John's Church last evening, owing to the inclement state of the weather, to hear Archdeacon Fancourt's address. The Standard says :— A charge of failing to keep proper books has been laid against a bankrupt in this district. The case will be heard at the Police Court next week. Subject for a Debating Society-" What is the moral distinction, if any, between a man who is disgracefully drunk and a man who is " artfully " sober ? " There is a wade field for discussion here. The services in the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. J. Cocker. In the evening the subject will be " Samson the giant, and his weakness." No doubt influenced by a wholesome — or unwholesome — dread of Frcetrade, rabbits sre swarming over the NewSouth Wales border, and devastating the Queensland country. Mea— as the Maories say. A chrvsanthernr.ru wedding caused a flutter in female circles in Nelson the other day, all the laches concerned having their dresses trimmed with the Mooins, and carrying bouquets of chrysanthemums of various colours. An important notice to members of the Gladstone Small Farm Association appears in another column, stating that the balance of the survey fees must be at once paid so that balloting for the sections may take place. A gardener at Niederwalluf, on the Rhine, reports the Cape Argus, has sue ceeded in producing a black rose, though the shade sometimes varies from black to darkest crimson The leaves of the tree are variegate J, green, yellow, and some times white tones prevailing. It will be brought into the market this year. The value of gold exported from New Zealand up to the end of March, lb'9s, is .£50,446,423. A nice, tidy little Bum, and there is as much to come yet. New Zealand has only been scratched so far. When the bowels of the earth have been properly stirred up with modern machinery great wealth will yet be obtained. Notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather yesterday afternoon, the usual number of ladies attended Mrs Matheson's cooking lessons at Glasgow House, and all were again very pleased with the instruction given. On reference to the advertisement it will be seen Mrs Matheson will not hold a class next Friday, it being Queen's Birthday, but will continue her lessons on the following Fridaj', the 31st instant. The Napier News says :— Quite a sensation was created in town en Saturday night by the appearance of a lady in reform dress, who was followed by a large crowd of spectators. Her attire consisted of knieker-bockers, a square cut coat, and a skull cap and she looked exceedingly smart. The fair one was rather timid and finding she was attracting too much notice made her exit up Shakespeare road. About lyO persons suffered from poisoning after eating soup presented to her customers by the land.lady of a public house near Birmingham (England i, One death occurred, and at the adjourned inquest, a specialist reported that the soup was found to contain the bacteria of sower gas, which increased at the rate often thousand a day. Their presence was said to be due to the soup being allowed to cool in a boiler within 4ft of an entrapped drain. Here is a novelty in lotteries. She is a Hungarian, young, lovely, a widow, penniless. "With the full consent of the Minister of Finance, which guarantees genuineness, she has put herself up as a lottery prize, 700,000 tickets being issued "at a florin apiece. A third of the 700,000 florins goes with her as a dowry ; another third goes to the man who wins her, the other third goes to the poor. (Suppose a woman wins the prize — what then ?) Irrespective of the depression in commercial circles Mr W. Carthew is again to the fore. He has had erected at the end of the main counter a large book case 4ft 6in in length and rising to the ceiling. It is intended for the recent additions of prose and poetical works which have just been unpacked including some choice bindings of Lowell, Byron and Burns, and Tennyson in half-roan, Morrocco and Russian leather, which form a most accep table present. The hen is mightier than the wheat field or the cotton field. The annual value of the egg and poultry products of the United States is estimated to be not less-than 400,000,000d01., or considerably more than the value of the wheat crop. Edward Atkinson, an expert in economical statistics, is quoted as saying that " the value of the poultry product is greater than the product of the iron furnaces, about twice the value of the wool product, and three or four times the value of the silver mines." A sad accident has occurred at the Carbineer Barracks, Naples. The junior officers, before retiring to rest, indulged in a little horse play, and, in the fun, two of them, great friends, in the sruggle of their mock fight, drew their protected short swords. One of them fell against his friend's sword. The brass button at the point entered bib eye and brain. His companions, pearly mad with grief and terror, called their comrades, and the wounded youth was carried to the barracks hospital', but he has s£npe died without recovering consciousness. There is an amusing collection of misunderstandings—old apd new,— in the new number of Cornbill. A visitor to Niagara was watching the car start which is raised or lowered on the inclined p|aue by steam power, but, not liking the look of the truck, did not go down himself. After the car bad started he turned to the man in charge and gaid ; " Supposp, sir, that the rope should break?" The yisitor wai? thinking of possible danger ; the man only thought of briSipesßi a«d Keplied, ' ' ©hi tUey atf paid before they T?e tt k"-

Nominations for the Bicycle races at Marton on May 24tb, close to-day. The Town Clerk gives notice that any person found removing material from the road or streams in the Borough, without written permission, will be prosecuted. Messrs Kirkcaldie and Stains, the well known drapers, of Wellington, have a replace advertisement in to-day drawing attention to their stock of woollen goods for the winter season. Mr J. W. F. Halcombe has resigned his commission as Lieutenant in the Manchester Rifles, he having accepted a lucrative appointment in the _ United States for which country be will leave shortlj'. An error occurred in Mr C. L. Macfean's letter yesterday, under the heading " A Lusus Naturre." The concluding sentence read, " But it is not slightly anomalous," etc., whereas it should have becu, " But it is not," etc. John Cobbe is offering the following special lines suitable for the wet w7eather: Men's check macintoshes, deep capes, 17s 6cl, black at 27s 6d, youths' sizes at 21s, oilskin coats at 9s 6d, peged watertight boots from 12s. There was a good attendance of members at the Oddfellows Lodge meeting last evening, aud it was decided to hold a church parade on Sunday, June 16th. Bro G. Saywcll, G.M., occupied the chair and one new member was admitted. The taany friends of the Rev. W. H. Judkius will be pleased to learn that lie leaves bis home in Maryborough, Victoria, for New Zealand to-day, aud will arrive in Feilding in the last week in May, resuming bis duties in the Wesleyan Church on Sunday, June 2nd. He has completely recovered from his recent illness and now enjoys splendid health.