Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 96, 19 October 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The drought, it is said, will cause a loss of nearly a million in New South Wales. The usual monthly meetings of the Pobangina and Eiwitea County Councils were held this afternoon. Mr T. O'Sullivan, formerly a contractor at Orpua Bridge, died in the Palmerston hospital yesterday. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams sale at Palmerston on Friday the 25th inst., are now advertised. Notice from the Feilding Banks as to their closing on Thursday, the 24th instant, is given to-day. The new Catholic Church at Campbelltown will be opened to-morrow afternoon, at 2.30 p.m. by His Grace Archbishop Redwood. The fiev. J. Cocker invites strangers and non churchgoers to attend the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow all seats being free. Messrs Spence and Spence of the Boa Marche, draw attention to the extensive stock of hosiery, gloves, ribbons, and laces, they now hold for the summer season. Mr George Best, a very old settler, of the Wellington District, died at his residence at Ohariu Valley on Wednesday last. The deceased had been a resident of the Valley for 38 years. •' A new form of suicide " is the startling manner in which the Mount Ida Chronicle heads the announcement that three New Zealand girls are proceeding to China as missionaries. To-morrow's services in connection with the Wesleyan Church are announced. Mr Low, of Sandon, will preach in the moruing, and the Rev W. H. Judkins in the evening. The agent of the Fanst Company, Mr Ward, was in Feilding to-day making arrangements for the appearance of this talented troupe in the Assembly Rooms on Friday the 25th instant. .Last night the Halcombe Good Templer Lodge had an open meeting when the Rev J. Cocker gave a lecture on Prohibition and the probabilities of its success to a very attentive audience. Notice is given to-day that the partnership between Messrs Davy and Mills, of the Red House, has been dissolved by mutual consent. The business will be carried on in future by Mr Henry W. Davy. The Chronicle reports that Mr Marcus is likely to contest the Wanganui seat in the Liberal interest at the next general election. If Mr Marcus wants to win he should trim bis political canvas on the other tack. Yesterday a three -year- old child of Mr John Rush, junr., fell into a vessel of boiling water and was severely scalded about the body. The little sufferer was removed to the Palmerston hospital in a critical condition. — Standard. Mrs Coppen has a replace advertisement to which we direct the attention of our readers. Mrs Coppen has now in view an entirely new stock of beautiful fancy goods, Christmas and birthday cards, with a host of novelties. The performance given last evening was so much appreciated by the country visitors that, by special request, it will be repeated at Cheltenham on Sat- ] urday next. Particulars will be duly advertised. Mrs Richardson, of Feildiag, will preach the anniversary sermon of the Birmingham Wesleyan Church on Sunday, October 27tb, services morning, afternoon, and evening. At the evening service Mr Stevens will sing " Calvary." As showing the value of spraying fruit trees, the New Zealand experts while in Australia were informed by a meeting of the growers in a small district that their returns through the systematic adoption of the process had last season been greater than in any previous year. Henry Palmer, the Wairarapa fireman who swam ashore with a line when that illfated steamer was wrecked at the Great Barrier last year, lost his life while working on Mr R. Finlay's dredge at Alexandra lately. Palmer was caught in the machinery, and so severely crushed that he died after his leg was amputated. At a meeting recently of the executive of the Christchurch Progressive Liberal Association the following resolution was passed: — •• That this Association heartily thanks the Minister of Education for introducing the Manual and Technical Elementary Instruction Bill, and trusts that Parliament will pass it into law as early as possible." A debate on Prohibition v. State Con- | trol took place in Guy's Hall, Apiti, last night. Mr Gascoigne was voted to the chair. Messrs H. Tolly, junr., Anyon, and Mclntyre were for Prohibitin, and Messrs Tompkins, Jensen, and Morton were for State Control. Although the arguments were strongest for State Control, on the question being put to the meeting, Prohibition was carried. In dismissing the charge of sly grogselling preferred against Thomas Gallagher, of Livingstone (Otago) the Stipendiary Magistrate (Major Kiddell) said a conviction would not lie under the 187 th section of the Act. The Legislature evidently intended that keeping liquor for sale should be an offence as well as exposing it for sale, but it had failed to make it an offence, and he could, therefore, only dismiss the case. The Orkney Islands are only held by Great Britain in pawn. They were transferred by Denmark to Scotland in 1468 in pledge for payment of part of the dower of the Princess of Denmark who was married to James 111., King of Scotland, under right of redemption, so that Denmark may be sa,id to still retain her right of redemption. The history of these islands, peopled as they are too by the Scandinavian race, is unique in British annals. The fortnightly meeting of the Manchester Lodge of Oddfellows was held in the Foresters' Hall last evening, when there was a good attendance of members. Bro A. Wilson, N.G., in the chair. After several acconnts for sick pay had been passed for payment, a long discussion took place re a church parade. It was decided to hold a parade on November the 3rd, the Service to be held at the Westleyan Church at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Bro. Judkins will deliver a sermon for the occasion. Great preparations have been made for the social and dance to be held on October 23rd. The event promises to far excel any previous social held in connection with the Oddfellows. Jußt after the House rose yesterday morning an alarm of fire was given, and there was a good deal of excitement, and much crowding together of members and strangers in the corridors. The hose was promptly screwed on in the main entrance corridor and at all other points, and the water was going from one hose in an instant. Fortunately their was no need fot its comizroance White ib& above measures were being taken it was discovered that a coat hanging on one of pegs in (he cross lobby, known as the post office lobby, was found to be smouldering, a match or lighted pipe having caused the mischief. The coat was promptly taken off the peg and soused in a bucket of water, and all danger was at once over. — Time*.