Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 75, 25 September 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

A shock of earthquake was felt at Napier ahout 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A Napier schoolboy named Chas. Dick broke his arm while playing football on Monday. Very extensive additions are made to the entries for Messrs Gorton and Son's Feilding sale. Two men have been discharged from the Wellington Benevolent Home for drunkenness and insubordination. Messrs Abraham and Williams will hold their usual stock sale at Palmerston N. to-morrow at 1 o'clock. Mr A. Williamson has received a second consignment of the very best Scotch and English tweeds. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : — S.E. to S, and W. gale with rain and glass rising. Under the Advances to Settlers Act, the greatest number of advances (119) has been made in the Masterton district. Tenders are invited by Mr R. E. Beckett, of Marton, for felling 130 acres of bush on his property near Pemberton. Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the parade to-morrow night. Strict punctuality is specially requested. Mrs Hastie, of the Feilding Hotel, accompanied by Miss V. Hastie, left by the mid-day train to-day en route for New Plymouth, where they will stay for a few days. Messrs Ratliff Bros, report the sale of Mr W. F. Burclekins farm of 200 acres, at a satisfactory figure to Mr L. Stansbury. The fifth half-yearly meeting of the Cheltenham Dairy Company will be held in the Public Hall, Cheltenham, at 7.30 sharp this evening. Balloting for sections in the Gladstone Farm Homestead Association will be held in the Temperance Hall on Tuesday next, October Ist, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A thrifty keeper in the Pere*la Chaise Cemetery, Paris, was recently dismissed for too much enterprise. He had added to bis income by raising vegetables on the graves. So far the only case set down for hearing at the sitting of the Court of Appeal on 14th October, is the application for leave to apply for a new trial of Louis Chemis. Messrs Gorton and Son's Marton sale which was to have been held yesterday, had to be postponed owing to a number of the stock catalogued being unable to cross the creeks through continuous and heavy rain. The sale will be held on 4th October. The members of the Palmerston North Borough Council are considering the advisableness of lighting the town with electricity, and have decided to write to tha electrical syndicates in Wellington asking them on what terms they will undertake the work. ' Saxon ' writes to the Post : — " Would the name Palmersbury be suitable for Palmerston North ? It is merely a change of affix (bury being the Saxon for town), and would not clash with the old associations which gave it the name of Palmerston." The Hokitika Times says: — On dit that the Hon Mr Seddon will be the next Master of the Westland Kil winning Lodge of Masons, N.Z.C. It is also said that Mr Seddon has in view the Grand Mastership of New Zealand. In order that other and more pleasant vices may not be interfered with, the Stipendiary Magistrates of Sydney, New South Wales, have decided to enforce the strictest reading of the law in the suppression of double (whatever that may be) and totalisator betting. Sunday last, 22nd September, being 13 weeks from both the longest and the shortest day of the year, and consequently the period when day and night are equal, ushered in the vernal equinox, so we may expect a continuance of this blowy weather for a week or two. At the Christchurch Police Court last Monday, Joseph Rountree, a prohibited person, was fined £5, or one month's imprisonment for obtaining liquor from the licensee of the Clarenden Hotel. A charge against the latter of supplying liquor was dismissed, as it was shown that he did not know that Rountree was prohibited. The general rule for all diets should be an abundance of sweet fruits, fresh or dried, green vegetables — those growing above the ground receiving the preference—a small proportion of the cereals, brown bread, milk, eggs, and a little meat, with a small mug of sound "ale in exceptional cases. Professor Grant. We have to acknowledge receipt of complimentary tickets for the Oddfellows social in the Foresters? Hall this evening, for the grand concert' at 'Apiti on October 2ad to celebrate the,opening of the new hall for the Hope of Apiti Lodge, and for an entertainment to be given in Birmingham pp. October 12th in aid of the Public Library there. From an advertisement in another coluinu it will be seen that the most popular local vocalists will assist at the complimentary concert tp be tendered to Mr F. W. Treseder, on Friday evening next. We hope to see the Assembly Rooms crowded on the occasion to bid farewell to Mr Treseder, who will leave Feilding for America early next month. The N.Z. Dairy Farmers Union is supplying the factory at Palmerston with two new churns, made in the shape of boxes, and capable- of producing 12001bs of butter at each churning. These huge churns are sft 4in by 4ft and known by the name of " Concussion Churns." There is nothing whatever inside, but as the churn rapidly revolves the butter is produced by the violent concussion of the cream on the sides. At the meeting of the Debating Society last night Mr Murray gave a reading from Carlyle, and Mr Stevens one from lan McLaren. Mr Watson and Mr Lethbridge gave recitations. It was resolved that Tuesday, the §th of October, be devoted to a discussion ,of th.c .question " Should museums, art galleries and public libraries open on Sundays," Mr Tompkins to lead in the affirmative and Mr Murray in the negative. This is to be the final meeting of this season. The net proceeds of the public debate (.£l l2s 9d) was handed to the Public Library. The Ancfcland Star reports that Mr Richard Cr^bb, the well-known temperance ad.vo.cate, jyas fined 20s and costs at . the Ofcahubu Police Cpjurt pn Wednesday for having used insisting language to William MeManug, of the Star Hotel. Evidence was given by the .complainant that Crabb came to the front of the hotel and used the words, " You are a publican's pup* £<? inside and bark from your own kennel '$" -TJi.e defence was that there \y/i8 HP intent to i.ns,iilt' the &oa3plainant. Tho Benah pjjpressed regret " ThVt a jinan of Mr Crabb's popularity should have so forgotten himself, nnd considered sn,ch words and euch action of Mr Crabb's detrimental to the noble cause of temper- I ance."