Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 187, 6 January 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Feilding Masonic Lodge will meet this evening. There will be Mass at St. Bridget's, Feilding, at 8 a.m. on Sunday next. The Feilding Bowling green will be formally opened on Wednesday after* noon. Members of tbe Manchester Rifles are reminded of the Government parade on Thursday next. The Feilding portion of the 'Frisco Mail {arrived by the express train at midday today. The vital statistic* for the district of Palnierstbn North for the year ending December 31st, 1895, has been supplied tons by' the Registrar as follows;--Births, 404; deaths, 98 ; marriages, 105, The figures for 1894 were :— Births, 377 ; deaths, 108; marriages, 99.

There was a heavy gale of wind here yesterday afternoon accompanied by thunder and heavy rain. The marriages, births and deaths registered at Marton daring 1895 were : — Marriages, 23 ; births, 130 ; deaths, 34. Very numerous additions are made to-day to the entries for Messrs Sorton and Son's sale at Feilding on Friday the 10th instant. The Wellington Labour Bureau is sending about 20 men to Poverty Bay ac the request of contractors, who, owing to the harvesting operations, cannot get sufficient men. A fine flow of artesian water has been struck at Aramoho at a depth of about 660 feet, the supply yielding 140 gallons per minute, and giving a rise above the surface of over 80 feet. Mrs G. R. Russell, aged 71, a very old resident of Wellington, and mother of Mr G. W. Russell, M.H.R., and Mr T. G. Russell, solicitor, of Christchurch, died at Wellington yesterday morning. Intending competitors at the Birmingham Drnids' Athletic Sports, to be held on the 17th inst., are reminded that nominations for all handicap events close with the secretary, Mr E. Palmer, this evening. The programme will be found on the first page of the Star. New Zealand does not possess a monopoly of diseased animal prosecutions. At the Narrandera Police Court on December 24th. Edward Clayton, grazier, was fined £5 for selling two cancerous bullocks to a local butcher, and the latter was fined .£lO for having them in his possession. Messrs Abraham and Williams report that a small entry came forward at their horse sale on Saturday, the quality being of a very inferior description. The prices consequently only ranged between £1 10s and £3. The firm intend to bold the horse sales fortnightly instead of weekly until further notice. At Foxton, on Thursday next, Mr J. R. Macmillan will sell by public auction the privileges of the Foxton Racing Club, As this is a very popular meeting both with the owners of horses and the public, those who are fortunate enough to acquire such privileges are certain to be well remunerated for their enterprise. A man, whose name we have been un able to ascertain, was seen crossing the Manawatu River near Jackeytown about the end of December, and a few days afterwards his swag was found on the bank of the river. The residents fearing the man had been drowned, reported the matter to the police, and although the latter have searched the locality no trace of the missing individual has been discovered. — Standard. Nominations for the handicap and championship tournaments in connection with the Feilding Lawn Tennis Club close on Saturday, January 18th. A cup has been presented to the Club by Mr C. H. Coote for a championship prize, to be won three times in succession before it becomes the property of any winner. Mr Mildred has presented the club with a racket for the ladies championship, and the club will present the winner of the handicap tournaments with trophies. Mr Fred Pirani, M.H.R., interviewed the Premier an Saturday with reference to the proposed forced march of the Mounted Rifles to Napier. Mr Seddon said that the Lieut-Colonel Newall had reported Btrongly against the proposal, principally on the grounds of the expense of bringing the corps back from Napier and the establishment of a precedent. If the corps could, however, arrange for their transport from Napier, he would offer no objection to the proposal. — Standard. \ The attitude of America towards England for the moment overshadows the public interest in the Turkish crisis. " Yankee bluff " is a good political move on the part of the President who seeks to return to office by manipulating the votes. It is the curse of politics that wire-pullers can work the public sentiment in any required direction. It is different in matters commercial, as is illustrated by the Empire Tea Company whose blended teas have long been favourites with the public owing to their price and delicious quality. No Yankee bluff or wire-pulling can displace the Empire Company's teas in public estimation.