Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 227, 28 March 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

i Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams sale at Palmerston North on April 2nd, are now advertised. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Football Club at Colyton will beheld in the Town Hall at 7.30 this evening. The people of Marton have already snbseribed about £20 to the Brunnerton Relief fund. Well done Marton. We are informed that Mr A. H. Tompkins has consented to contest the vacant seat in the Kiwitea County Council. The annual meeting of members of the Feilding Golf Club will be held this evening at 7.80 p.m., in the Feilding Hotel. The whole of Mr G. G. Stead's stud of thoroughbred horses are to be- sold by auction after the forthcoming C.J.C. Meeting. Yesterday a pair of well finished three pound Indian Clubs was presented to Captain Kirton by a resident, for the use of the Manchester Rifles. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Apiti Football Club concert, to be held in Guy's Hall on Thursday evening next. The Hon F. Arkwright, M.L.C.on his return trip to the colony from England, is expected by the lonic or Tainui, probably the latter steamer', due some time in May. — Mercury. To-morrow afternoon the Rev T. R. Richards will preach in the Wesleyan Church, Birmingham. His farewell sermon will be delivered on the following Sunday. Nominations to fill the vacancy in the Kiwitea County Council, caused by the resignation of Mr Homer, Councillor for the Apiti riding, close at noon on Thnrsday next. Some idea of the gigantic nature of the work in connection with the Makohine Viaduct may bo gathered from the fact that it will be 726 ft wide the depth beiug 250 it.— Mercury. The estimated number of cattle, sheep and horses in the Argentine is now 25,000,000, 8U,000,000 and 5,000,000 reBpectively, as against about 17,000,000, 71,000,000, and 4,000,000 in 1887. The Rev J. Cocker will preach to-mor-row morning and evening in the Primitive Methodist Church. In the evening he will preach a sermon to the young men of the congregation. Already the Melbourne University has turned out lo woman doctors, and this year's entries show iliat there are 10 girls more studying medicine, or one woman medical student in every 20 men ditto. We have been requested to announce that, the Rev Father Patterson's excursion of thirty miles up the Wanganui river, will take place after Easter. Further particulars will be duly advertised. There is a rumour current in "Welling ton that Mr Martin Kennedy's chief reason for visiting England is to float a company with a capital of half a million to consolidate and run the New Zealand breweries as one big concern. The Manawatu Early Settlers Association inaugural picnic was held at Hokowhitu, Palmerston N., yesterday, when about 1000 persons were preseut. The social gathering m the evening was, also, successful. The Public Works Department are about to call tenders for the supply of 16,000 sleepers for the Eketahuna-Wood-ville Railway. For the convenience of settlers tenders will be received for lots of 500 and upwards. The popular monthly meeting of the Band of Hope will be held on Monday evening next. Special information for the children re the Easter Demonstration, will be given on that occasion. A good programme is expected. It is found in Nelson that the codlin moth has affected the plums as well as apples. It is stated that more than one oxchardist has found that the keeping of poultry will prevent the codlin moth proving a serious affliction. Dressmaking has now been commenced at the Bon Marche under the charge of Miss Scott, an artiste of great experience and taste. Ladies buying dresses at the Bon Marche can now have them made up on the premises in the pink of fashion and fit at a moderate charge. Owing to the marked success which has invariably attended the socials given by the Oddfellows, we understand it is the intention of the String Band connec ted with that body to hold a series of dancing Assemblies during the winter months. Full particulars will be advertised shortly. A notice appears today from Messrs Daniel and Young, architects, in which they invite tenders for the erection of a dwelling in Apiti. Also for the erection of a building in Warwick street. Contractors will be invited to be present when tenders are opened. In these days of advanced womanhood the less noble animal still scores — sometimes. A man and his wife were recently locked up at North Melbourne for drunkenness, and fined ss, in default 24 hours. The hubby paid his own fine but allowed his wife to " take it out." Advices from Wellington state that the present broken stato of the weather has interfered with potato digging operations, consequently the available supply is short, while the demand is very active. Quotations are — For table Derwents, 45s to uOcs, f.o.b. South, sacks extra. The Rev H. M. Murray will preach his farewell pastoral sermon at the Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning, and the Rev Mr Thomson, of Palmerston North, who has been appointed temporary moderator of the local Church session, will occupy the pulpit in the evening. The Secretary of the Wanganui Education Board, Mr A. A. Browne, publishes to day a notification to the effect that the annual meeting of householders in each district of the Board, for the purpose of receiving the annual report of committee for the past year, and of electing a new committee for the ensuing year, will be held on Monday April 27th, at 8 p.m. The members of the Palmerston North Licensing Committee have been served with a writ to show cause why the cancellation oT license at Nelson's hotel at Ashurst should not be declared null and void. The application is to be made at Wellington on April Ist and Sir R. Stout appears for the appellant. — Standard. A meeting of the Wanganui Presbytery was held in the Feilding Presbyterian Church on Wednesday evening in connection with the resignation of the Rev H. M. Murray, of the pastorate. The Revs Gordon (chairman), Doul (clerk), Duncan, Martin and Thomson, were the members of the Presbytery, and bhere were also present the Revs Paterson, of Wellington, and McCall, Canada. The congregation were present by invibation to consider the resignation of Mr Murray which, it was announced, had been sent in on medical advice. Unanimous votes expressive of deep regret were passed by Presbytery and congregation. It was announced that Mr Murray would be entitled to received an ausuit}' of about L4O from the Aged and [ufirrn Ministers Fund, wtiicb the congregation have promised to supplement jy an immediate contribution of a subitantial sum. An assurance was giyen ihe Presbytery thatthocorigregatidnexjectqd to raise not less than Ll5O as ihere was a unanimous desire to suitLbly recognise hlv Murray's long and aithf ul service . -'•"".•

A meeting of the Advances to Settlers Board was held in Wellington yesterday. A large number of applications for loans was received, and eventually loans were agreed to amounting to ±19,990. A cricket match is being played at Feilding today between the Manawatu and Bush Unions. The Bush Union batted h'rst and had put 95 runs together before the last wicket fell. At the time of our going to press Manawatu had made 14 runs for the loss of one wicket. At a meeting of the Apiti Rival Football Club, Mr A. H. M. Guire was appointed Captain, and Mr H. Bennett Vice-Captain. It was resolved to hold a Concert and Dance, in Guy's Hall, in aid of the funds, on Thursday 2nd April, and a Committee was appointed to carry out the necessary arrangements. The privileges in connection with the Feilding Jockey Club's Easfcer meeting were offered this afternoon by Mr Chas. Carr, the following being sold :—Publican's booth, Mr D. Barrett, £36 ; cards, Mr Tartalini, £40 ; horse paddock, Mr C. Hodges, £1. The gates, saddling paddock, and refreshment booth were passed in. The following were successful applicants for land at the ballot held in Wellington on Wednesday : — Occupation with right of purchase— A. Morgan, section 21, block 16, Hautapu ; C. O. Eggers, section 15, Block 13, Ruahine ; F. W. Christians, section 4, Apiti ; A. Wycheriy, section 27, block 16, Apiti ; W. Wolland, section 10, block 7, Umutoi ; G. H. Brown, section 40, block 1, Ruahine : H. Y. Cristiansen, section 4, block 7, Umutoi. Lease in perpetuity —A. C. Bailey, section 29, block 4, Apiti ; Ambrose Witt, section 24, block 16, Apiti.