Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 120, 19 November 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

-#_ There are 5000 cycles in use in New Zealand. The Wellington Land Board will meet on Thursday the 28th inst. Mr John Jarvis, of Birmingham, advertises for a good bullock driver. The death is announced of Mr James Stark, of Spreydon, Canterbury. The Manchester Rifles will hold an inspection parade on Thursday evening at 7.30 sharp. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : —Indications for westerly winds and glass falling. A general meeting of members of the Feilding Bowling Club will be held at Hastie's Hotel to-morrow evening. Messrs Spence and Spence, of the Bon Marche, are now showing some splendid lines in lace curtains, sheeting, quilts and table liaeos. j We are glad to learn that a favorable change has taken place in the health of Mr W. F. Downes, of WaDganui, and his condition is improving. Tenders are invited for carting timber from the mill of Messrs Lowea and Jarvis, Birmingham, to the Kiwitea for the erection of a bridge. Tenders will close on Friday next. The Babcock test detected a Michigan man in the act of delivering watered milk to a creamery, and the culprit was promptly expelled from the Church to which he belonged. Dr Newman Ball, the distinguished English preacher, has entered upon his eightiethyear. He was born at Maidstone in 1816. He is still almost as active as a young man. Mr John Stevens, M.H.R., for Rangitikei, intends addressing the electors at the various centres of his constituency, commencing at Marton about the first week in December. A large number of Maoris are arriving in Marton consequent of the approaching sitting of the Native Land Court there. It is now stated that the Court will open on 3rd December. Mr J. S. Milson has now in stock, and to arrive, cricket material consisting of bats, stumps, balls, nets, leg guards, and gloves ; lawn tennis rackets, nets and balls ; croquet, golf, fishing tackle, and books on fishing. The Premier and party expect to return from their trip up the Wanganui river on Wednesday night, and -will be present at the Wanganui A. and P. Show on Thursday, leaving the same night for Palmer ston en route for Wellington. It may be of interest to those who have not yet completed their Land and Income Tax returns, to know that Mr Coppen thoroughly understands the work, haying had large experience in the Department. Of course everything is perfectly confidential. The representatives of rival meat firms were bidders for a pea of fat sheep at the sale after the Wellington A. and P. Show, and each determined not to be outbid by the other. The result was a record price for the North Island, 23s per head. , Mr H. Gillies, for the Gear Company, ! purchased the champion fat bullock, which weighed 29001b5, at the Wellington A. and P. Show. It was at first intended to ship the beast Home, but it has now been decided to kill it and offer the meat for sale. About 10,000 trout trout arrived in Feilding by the mid-day train to-day, for the local branch of the Acclimatisation Society and the majority will be liberated in the Oroua river near Menzie's bridge, about 2000 being liberated in the Mangaone stream, on the Awahuri road. It has been suggested to us that if the Mayor-elect, Mr Walter A. L. Bailey, was to intimrte a movement with the object of having a Horticultural and Agricultural Show in Feilding st Easter time, it would be warmly supported by the residents in town and conntry. Since it has become fashionable for ] woman to wear a collar and necktie, her | superiority over man has been fully demonstrated. You never see a woman with her necktie up at the back or over ears. A brief trial of six months has taught women more in the necktie-wear-ing art than men have learned in 6000 years. I A tbiae-mile cycling race will be held on the Oval to-morrow afternoon, start* ing at 3.30., providing the weather permits. The race is for an handsome album presented by Mr E. Feck, captain of the local Cycling Club, and a pair of cycling shoes presented by Mr H. L. Jackson, and should result in a keen contest, there being ten entries. The Oainacu Mat! learns on reliable authority that the Hone. T. Kelly and W. C. Walker are to be raised to Ministerial rank, owing to the retirement of (he Hon. W. Montgomery and (he acceptance of a Judgeship by Sir P. Buckley. Mr W. P. Reeves is to take Agent-Generalship, and there is, we believe, a prospect of Sir W. B. Perceval being a candidate for a Christchurch seat. Tbe Gazette notifies that complete spec ifications have been lodged at the Patent office by Mr M. Belk tor an invention for an improved fish-joint for railways and tramways, and that applications have been made for patients as follows : — Mr J. C. Husband, of Ashurst improved lever and pawl, also invention for stump-extracting and lifting heavy weights ; C. C. Lambert of Ashurst, improved pneumatic cycle saddle. The following significent paragraph is sent to tbe Otago Daily Times by its Wellington correspondent :— The causes that have led up to the discord among the members of the shipping ring, and incidently to tbe recent extraorninary prices for prime " freezers in the South Island are beginning to leak out, and growers and exporters at this end will presently want to know several things. Hawke's Bay is I am told, not iikely to brook the present disparity of local prices as compared with Canterbury and Otago,

The " Bogie Man," one of tbe tableaux on Friday night, will bring into play the talents, not only of the principals, bat those of fourteen sheeted and affrighted damsels. It should prove highly amusing and not a little * awful ' under the wierd artificial light. Novel tennis point. In a recent ladies' tournament the hair of one lady came down, bo the umpire allowed her to retire to do it up. She stayed away lhr 20min, thus securing a draw under the rules. Result — a ruling that in all future matches ladies whose hair comes down will just have to play with it down, or default. Mr H. Stewart, of the Wanganui Boys' School, has been appointed to the Feilding School. Mr Stewart, by his courteous unassuming, and genial manner, has made himself very popular here during his few years' residence, and will be greatly missed, particularly in cricket circles, he having occupied the position of the Wanganui C.C. for the last three years. — Herald. The Mayors of some of tbe Boroughs in Otago in tbe good old days were not only remarkable for their courage and honesty of purpose, but for their extreme modesty. As an instance of the latter quality a Mayor of Cromwell was a passenger by steamer from Dunedin to Melbourne. He handed a liberal tip to the steward, and said, with a voice trembling with emotion, " I say, old fellow, I don't say the Mayor of Cromwell is on board — I don't want any excitement." I — — —