Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 86, 8 October 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The DebatiDg Society will meet at 7*30 this evening. There will be Mass on Sunday next at 8 a.m. at St. Bridget's, Feilding. In our last issue we omitted to include Cheltenham as a postal note office. Mr J. B. Beckley, of Sherborne house, has a replace advertisement in to-day. Additions are made to-day to the list of entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams Palmerston sale. On Sunday afternoon the Primitive Methodist Choir will give a song service in the Cheltenham Hall. The committee of the Feilding Athletic Club will meet in Mr Sherwill's office on Friday next at 8 p.m. Mr Geo. Fisher has announced himself as a candidate for the Wellington Mayoralty. The Gazette notifies that section 12, block IV, Pohangina, containing 194 acres has been reserved as an educational endowment. Messrs Eatliff Bros, have been ap- I pointed to collect all moneys due and i owing to Mr James Norman. For other particulars see advertisement. Entries for the A. and P. Show close on the 10th inst, but in case of need they can be made up to the 12th idem on payment of double fees. "We have to acknowledge receipt from Mr Wilson, the Feilding station master, of a copy of the Railway Time Table for October. Deplorable accounts are reaching Auckland of the amount of sly grog-selling which goes on in the King country, leading to great drunkenness and immorality of all kinds. The South Canterbury Refrigerating Company having sold their works to the Christchurcli Meat Company will liquidate and dissolve. They return all subscribed capital and divide £6470 accumulated profits, " Doctor, 1 have an important physiological question to ask yon. When I sta»vJ on my head the blood rashes iuko , my head. Now, when I stand on my feet, why does it not rush lutoray feet?" " Because your feet are not hollow." Messrs Abraham and "Williams report on their horse sale held at Palmerston on Saturday, as follows : — A moderate entry only, much of the ordinary class, No draughts offered. Bidding slow, and only a few sold. Upstanding hacks, £8 ss ; others from 27s 6d to £4. A small boy lost a threepenny piece on Lambton quay, Wellington, on Saturday morning. A shopkeeper lent him a broom, with which he swept up the dust. On going through the heap the youngster was delighted to find a halfsovereign. He did not bother any further about the silver coin. Referring to accidents at funerals, if a little judgment was used by drivers of vehicles and a space of a few yards left between each, these accidents would not occur. In some countries the plan is adopted with advantage, of the driver who intends to '• rein in " holding aloft his hand or whip so as to give notice ,to those in rear of his intention. At a meeting of the committee of the Feilding Harmonic Society held last night it was resolved, that owing to the numerous similar entertainments about to be held shortly, it is advisable to abandon the project of holding another concert at present, and to bring the season to a close. There will consequently be no practice on Thursday next. The Wellington correspondent of the Oainaru Mail learns that the statement made in the Christchurch Press that the Agent-General had obtained counsel's opinion that the seizure of the Midland railway by the Government was illegal, is unfounded. The Agent-General was never authorised to obtain such an opinion, and has never communicated it to the Government. The silver cradle latety manufactured by Mr. Frank Grady, of Wellington to commemorate the birth of a son to Mr T. Horton, Mayor of Blenheim, during his term of office, was presented to his Worship on Friday evening, accompanied by a purse of sovereigns, and a highly complimentary address. Councillor M'Callum acted as spokesman for the donors. A very interesting notice from Mr C. Plimmer, the manager of Plimmerton House, which is beautifully situated at the entrance of Porirua Harbor. It is admittedly the most charming seaside resort on the West Coast of this Island, while the management of the establishment is all that could be desired by the most exacting. Since last season a store has been erected in connection with Plimmerton House which will be a great convenience to visitors. An entertainment will be held in the Birmingham Town Hall on Saturday evening next in aid of tho Public Library. The first part of the programme will consist of the tableaux " Fairy scenes from midsummer night's dream," and " Where are you going to my pretty maid," songs will be given by Mrs McCardy, Messrs Stevens and W. Barlow, a violin solo by Miss Shannon, a duet and trio will also be introduced. For the second part the farce " Christmas Boxes " will be produced. On Saturday last, Arnold Edward Farland was struck on the head by a branch from a tree he was felling at Coal Creek Pohangina. He died four hours afterwards, without recovering consciousness. His mates carried him to Mr Harrison's house, a distance of about two miles over very rough country. At the inquest evidence was given by Albert Saunders, Ernest Hayward and Robert Hunt, mates of the deceased. The jury returned a vertict of accidental death, and that no blame was attached to anyone. 11 F.R.S." writes to the London Times as follows: — "With reference to the frequent murderous attacks on missionaries in China, would it not be well if our great missionary societies were to regulate their work on the basis laid down by Our Lord Himself : • When they prosecute you in this city, fiee into the next ' ? In other words, •If your teaching is distasteful to the great bulk of the population, go somewhere else where it is likely to be acceptable.' Our Lord practically enforced his own precept on the occasion when the people would not receive Him, and the disciples recommended fire from Heaven; but 'Ho turned and rebuked them. And they went to anothervillage.' Oar • firefrota Heaven.' is m tho form of a guabgat— a very questionable missionary."

A sale of work in connection with the Primitive Methodist Chnrch will be held in the Assembly Rooms to-morrow afternoon. The Chess match between the Palmerston and Rangitikei first team, played on Saturday night last, resulted in a victoiy for the latter. Of tbe nine games played Palmerston scored I^. The Cricket season will be opened in Feilding to-morrow, when a mateh — Married v. Single — will take place on the ground at 1 p.m. All interested are requested to attend promptly. The running tracks on tbe Oval have now been rolled and top-dressed in the rough parts, and they will be in splendid order for the sports on Boxing Day. In order that the grass seed recently sown may get a fair start cyclists are requested not to train on the Oval for abont three weeks. The recent severe weather in New South Wales has been very destructive to the newly shorn sheep, it is estimated that from 40,000 to 50,000 perished during one night in the Millin district. In one case out of 1080 sheep shorn 1000 perished during the ensuing night. Another station lost fully 4000. Owing to the scarcity of water and food lambs are yery few. A special cable from London to the Australian Star says : — " A new ' Messiah' has arisen— this time in the Island of Sicily. A fanatic, who proclaims that he is the true Messiah, and whose eloquence has gathered around him large and believing crowds, is causing a religious sensation in the island. The preacher proclaims the principles of Mormonism, including that favourite tenet polygamy, and the Sicilians, especially the men, appear to take kindly to it. Already a great many converts have been made."