Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 293, 15 June 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

Tenders for tbe Apiti Dairy Factory close on Monday next. Tbe Kiwitea County Council will meet on Saturday, tbe 29th inst. The next sitting of tbe Feildiug S.M. Court will be held ou tbe 21st inst. Mr Milson bas just received bis usual monthly consignment of books and periodicals. A concert in aid of tbe Colyton Anglican Church will be held iv the Mangaone Hall on Tuesday evening. Additions arc made to-day to the entrios for Messrs Abraham and Williams' sale at Awahuri. Mr Hartgill bas been appointed receiver in tbe proceedings for winding up tbe Longburn Freezing Company. There will be Mass at St. Bridget's Church, Feilding, on Sunday, at 8 and 11 a.m., and Evening Service at 3 p.m: Mr Mayo, Government pomologist, recommends orcbardists, to plant walnut trees as being tbe most profitable of all fruit trees. The death is announced at Dunedin of Mr Edmund Smith, one of tbe few wbo remained of tbe earliest settlers in Otago. The Feilding and Halcombe State Schools closed yesterday for tbe midwinter vacation. Tbe school will re-open on July Ist. Tbe oldest pensioner in New Zealand, Colour-Sergeant William Hooper, late of tbe Royal Marines, died at Onehunga last week. He was 90 years of age. Tbe Temuka Leader reports tbat several sbeep in that district are losing tbeir fleeces without any apparent cause. Tbe sbeep appear healthy, and iv good condition and. there is no appearance of any skin disease. The Argentine correspondent of the Australasian Pastoralists Review writes tbat tbe wheat harvest will uot be anything like last season's yield. In 1894 the export was 1,000,000 tons. This year best qualified experts do not estimate the available surplus for export at more than 1,000,000 tons.

The Wellington Land Board will meet on June 27th. Entries for Mr Beckett's Marton sale on the 21st instant appears in another column. The work of preparing a green for tbe Feildiug Bowling Club has been commenced. Tbe proceeds of tbe recent concert at Awahuri, in aid of the Library funds, amounted to L 4. To-morrow's services in connection with the Wesleyan Church are announced in our advertising columns. Mr J. R. Montague held a successful auction salo yesterday of store goods on behalf of Mr T. H. Bredin. The Colonial Treasurer leaves Vancouver to-morrow (Sunday) and expects to arrive at Auckland outbe 6th July. The protection works at the Onepuhi bridge bave proved satisfactory in protecting the banks of the Rangitikei river. The bankruptcy of W A. Floyd, late of Ohingaiti, hotelkeeper, now of Hunterville and Raetihi, storekeeper, is announced. A concert will bo held in the Town Hall, Birmingham, on Tuesday next. During tbe evening a prcseuation will be made to Mr Thomas Lowes. Three Wanganui shopkeepers — T. Ferry, R. Witt and W. Toy— have been fined ls each and costs 17s 6d for keeping their shops open on the statutory half-holiday. Tbe Debating Society will meet in Mr Bray's office on Tuesday evening next at 7.30. Subject for debate : "Is the revolt of the daughters justifiable." Mr W. Giesen will lead in the affirmative, Mr Carty iv tbe negative, Recognising that the illegal driving of sheep by night gives facilities for sheep stealing, Mr J. G. Wilson, M.H.R., has written to Mr Ritchie, suggesting tbat the law which prohibits night driving should be rigidly enforced. To-morrow morning tbe Oddfellows will attend the Primitive church, when tbe Rev J. Cocker will preach a sermon suitable to tbe occasion. At night be will continue bis sermon on the "Women of the Bible." All seats are free. At the Palmerston Police Court yesterday Charles Kendrick, who had been convicted of a breach of the Bankruptcy Act, was brought up for the report of the Probation Officer. Tbe report was favorable, and His Worship admitted prisoner to probation for three months. " Self-deuial week " in aid of tbe Melbourne Hospital was practically a failure, its monetary product being less than £'4000, or about 'i'd per head of the population, and below ls per bead of the people in Melbourne who earn income. A few years ago no less tban .£14,415 was raised in the city by a well-organ-ised plan of two days' importunity. The following is an extract from a Japanese paper: — ''Mr James Anderson, late of the firm of Anderson and Foster, has arrived in Kobe with a number of horses from Australia, his object being, if possible, to open up a regular trade in horses between Japan and Australia. The horses, whicb are suitable for cavalry and artillery purposes, were lauded from the Gaelic ou the sth May." A child named Marco Marcellus was killed lately at Lyouville, Victoria, in a peculiar manner. It seems that the father, having killed a pig, bad left some tackling, by means of wbich he had hoisted the carcase. The child was playing about tbe tackling, when the pole acting as a lever swung round and bit him on the side of the head. The blow was a severe one and caused death within five minutes. Rev. George Soltan, at Gore : " I do not know of this colony, but I do know of the Australian colonies, tbat they worship a god of leather, the Football, and a smaller god of leather, the Cricket Ball ; and when 2000 men go to see Carbine oft to England, and you can't get 200 men to a prayer meeting, no wonder God bas smitten Victoria witb a depression such as that colony has been experiencing." Dr Swan tbe medical officer of health of Batley, England, speaking recently' of tbe danger of leaden pipes, made tbe somewhat startling statement that tbey are degenerating thousands — a degeneration produced by tbe cruellest of slow poisons — " a poison which destroys mens bodies, minds, morals and intelligence, and from which the majority has no means of escaping." To lead pipe poisoning is said to be largely due to tbe prevalence of bad teeth. One by one tbe teachers of tbe Nelson School were laid aside by influenza until the climax was reached a few days ago when tbe pnpils reached school and were informed tbat the last master had to take to bis bed and tbat there would be no school for several days. The boys left tbe school sedately, but once outside one shiny-faced boy mounted a stone and cried " Three cheers, boys, for the influenza." And three cheers were given with a heartiness tbat there was joy in each hurrah. Mr H. Hill, Inspector of Schools, paid what is termed a " surprise " yisit tojtbe Waipawa district school recently. If a surprise is sprung on other schools in a similar manner to tbe one we draw attention to, the ' surprise ' would be to find teachers unprepared for tbe ' surprise intended by tbe inspector. It was well known in Waipawa on Monday that Mr Hill intended to visit the school during the week and therefore the ingeniously arranged ' surprise ' was expected. The only ' surprise ' that we can see in connection witb these visits is tbat sucb a farce should be tolerated by tbe Education Board.— Waipawa Mail. There was a good attendance at tbe Oddfellows Lodge meeting last evening. Nominations were received as follows for official positions in tbe Lodge : — V.G. Bro. A. Wilson was nominated for tbe N.G. chair ; Elective Secretary, Bro. Hewitt and Past Elective Secretary Bro H. L. Jacksou for the V.G. chair ; Bros. Mingius, Aitken, H. Taylor aud Durant for the position of Elective Secretary. Tbe election and installation will take place on tbe next lodge night, June 28th. Two new members were initiated last evening, P.P.G.M. Bro. Bastings acting as Lecture Master. Members will assemble at the Lodge room to-morrow morning at 10.30 for church parade.