Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 117, 15 November 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

The bowling green is now in beautiful ' condition as regards the turf. The Manchester Rules had a fair mustor last night and much good good work was done. There will be a special meeting of the ' School Committee this evening at 7 p.m iv the school house. j Some of Mr W. F. Elkington's wool, - sent to London through the N.Z.L. and M.A. Company realised lid per lb. Mr Beckley, of Shcrborne house, ad- * vertices in our wanted column that he has s just received a splendid assortment of 3 blonses. The Bank of Australasia has opened a 9 branch at New Plymouth. The expansion of the dairy industry ia Taranaki has made this necessary.

The Oddfellows Lodge will meet this evening. The Deputy Official Assignee, Mr G. J. Scott, inserts a notice to-day that dividends are now payable in certain estates as detailed in the advertisement. The Paimerston and Carnarvon Clubs will play a cricket match at Feilding tomorrow, and Sandon and Feilding will meet on the former club's ground on the same day. Those interested in the formation of a cavalry corps in the Kiwitea are reminded of the meeting to be held in the Cheltenham Hall to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The services of lady canvassers are required by the resident agent of the Provident and Industrial Insurance Company, Mr E. Coppen, to canvass Feilding, Halcombe, Marton and Birmingham. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have advised Mr James Macara that his last season's wool clip, consigned through them, has realised the highly satisfactory figure of ll£d per lb. For killing kakas out of season a man was fined at Ahaura (West Coast) the other day 20s and 7s costs, the Magis trate remarking that ignorance of the law was no excuse for such an offence, the maximum penalty for which is £20. The Home brewing company of Arthur Guiuness and Son, after placing i 75,000 to the reserve account and .£30,000 to the depreciation fund, have declared a dividend of 10 per cent ior the )asfc half-year, or 16 per cent for the whole year. The reserved seats for the beautiful tableau entertainment, of which preliminary advertisement appears to day, are being eagerly taken. The programme is being printed and will excite still further interest when distributed. Regulations under the Unclassified Societies Registration Act, 1895, are gazetted. Under this act Associations established for purposes other than pecuniary gain, such as musical societies, and cricket, football and boating clubs, can obtain incorporation and protection for their clubs. Only a few weeks ago says the Bulletin, an English lady, acting as nurse in Melbourne Hospital, died of a disease contracted through having a scratched finger while washing a patient. Last week another lady nurse died in the same hospital from blood poisoniDg also through a scratched finger. The Midland arbitration proceedings are to commence on the 22nd of the month. The Hon E. Blake is to arrive on the 18th, and other arbitrators will be here in time. Mr T. Cooper, of Auckland, is to be associated with Mr George Hutchison as leading counsel for the Midland Company. Cornelius Herz, a French savant, claims to have discovered a method of cabling upwards of 190,000 words per minute instead of 20, as at present ; and declares that when his invention is applied it will be possible to send 50 words from London to Australia for 2|d, so that letters will practically be done away with. A se»satio»al statei»e»t is current in New York to the effect that a Mrs Angell has begun a suit to prove that she was the first and only legal wife of the late Jay Gould. The claimant who resides at Rouses Point New York asserts that she was wedded to Mr Gould when he was 17 years of age, and that he deserted her. Messrs Barraud and Abraham were very successful with their exhibits of seeds at the Woodyille Show last Saturday. They secured in the face of considerable opposition five first prizes and two seconds in grass seed and grain. Also gained first prize with their collection of turnip seed, the winning exhibit being most favorably commented upon. Mr E. A. Feck has declared the following handicaps for the Feilding Cycling Club's three-mile bicycle race, to take place on the Oval on Wednesday next : — J. H. Mingins, scratch ; W. J. Trevena, 300 yds; A. H. Way, 450 yds; A. E. Bailey and C. Staffan, 475 yds ; N. Bray, 675 yds ; G. Haybittle, J. Milson and W. J. Downey, 750 yds ; A Williamson, 800 yards. A Sydney paper states :— Huddart Parker Company's success in competing with the U.S.S. Company has aroused envy in the trade, and another company is thinking of having a cut in. If it does, the old competition will start again more violently than ever, and fares between Sydney and Auckland will presently get down to ss. Mr Mills, manager of the U.S.S. Co., has left for Sydney on important business connected with the company. This is believed to have some connection with the rumoured opposition. On Wednesday (saya the N.Z. Times) the Hon Mr Carroll, Mr Wi Pere, M.H R., and Major Kemp waited on the Premier and discussed the Wanganui river difficulty. It was arranged that the Premier shall meet hhe Wanganui Natives at an early date with a view to settling the difficulty finally, so that the river may be kept open for steamer traffic. The opportunity will be taken to fix a site for a township at Pipiriki, and to arrange for throwing open a block of 1600 acres of land for settlement in that locality. There is every reason to believe that the result of the meeting will be the final and satisfactory settlement of all difficulties with the Wanganui Natives. At the last meeting of the Manawatu County Council, the chairman (Cr Kansome), reported that the deputation had interviewed the Premier in regard to the Levin Greatford railway and the Premier had promised that a commissioner should be appointed to report on the whole matter. The Premier stated, Cr Wilson said, that the commissioner would be some person outside the Railway De« partment. He had not received any notice of the appointment, but as soon as the Premier returned to Wellington he would inquire on what date the Commissioner would go over the proposed route as be (Mr Wilson) proposed to meet him and accompany him in order to give the necessary information. According to a cablegram from London, September 29th, (says the Auckland Star correspondent) the Duke of Marlborough's engagement to Miss Constielo Vanderbilt must have filled many broken-down aristocrats in England with envy, and it would not be surprising if quite a number of them run over to try their luck in the matrimonial market. Beyond a doubt scores of fine old families are in a very bad way owing to the agricultural depression, and in some instances to disastrous speculation on the Block exchange or the racecourse. Only this week the eon of the late Duke of Roxburgh has been before the Bankruptcy Court for the fourth time, with assets upon this occasion of £2 sterling, which quite beats the record for noble penury. A pretty wedding took place at St. John's Church, Feilding, yesterday, when Mr Arthur E. Beechey, of Feild • ing, and Miss Fanny M. Lankshear, oldest daughter of Mr R. Lankshear, of Colyton, were united in the bonds of matrimony. After the ceremony, which was performed by the Key lanes Jones, the wedding party proceeded to the residence of the bride's parents, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was partaken of by a number of friends and relatives of the contracting parties. We have much pleasure in wishing the bride and bridegroom every happiness in their wedded life. The happy couple went to Wanganui by rail, and when they left the Feilding station they were favored with, abundant showers of rice.

The local tennis courts will not be opened to-morrow, but will be opened on the following Saturday providing they are dry enough to play on. Tasmania shipped last year to England 120,000 caaes of apples which realised £60,000, out of which L 42.000 went for freight alone, the balance remaining to pay other charges and to recompense the exporter ; 4s 3d per case freight was charged, but shippers have struck, and it has been shown that 2s 6d will pay the shipowners.