Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 229, 31 March 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Feilding Borough Council will meet on Thursday eveuing. Train arrangements for the Feildiug races will be advertised to-morrow. The District Court, Palmerston North, will be adjourned to the 22nd of April, as per telegram from Judge Kettle to the Clerk of the Court. Professors Richardson and Starlight, and Jack Smith, colored men, will give an exhibition of boxing in the Volunteer Hall on Easter Monday night. The football season will be opened in Folding on Friday afternoon next, when a practice match will, be played in a paddock next to Messrs Gorton and Son's sale yards. The New Plymouth Herald stales that drnu^ht horses in poor condition from Sydney have been brought to Taranaki, grazed liil tbej' were got into respectable condition, and sold at vary remunerative rates. The purchase committee of the Public Library would be greatly assisted if subscribers sent to the Librarian during this week the names of any books they would like. 120 volumes are to be purchased at ouce. The Naylor- Bryant Company who played successfully to good audiences in the Assembly Rooms about two months ago, will reappear in Feilding on Easter Monday night and the followiug night with an entirely new programme. The Primitive Methodist Parsonage Anniversary will bo held on Good Friday. In the afternoon there will be a convention of Christian workers, when short papers will be read and discussed. All Christian workers will receive a hearty welcome. The Bon Marche is literally packed from floor to ceiling with new goods for the winter season. Messrs Speuce and Speuce having imported very heavily for this seasons trade, their numerous patrons may rely upon having a splendid selection of the mostfashionableand pretty goods to choose from. In the event of the totalisator permit being disallowed for the Otaki Maori Racing Club's meeting on May 24th— and there seems little liklihood of either the Metropolitan Club or tho Premier giving way -the meeting will be held without the machine, and bookmakers will be licensed. — Mail. At noon the telegraph office reported all communication was suspended north of Feilding on account of an extremely heavy thunderstorm which was then passing over Wanganui. The lightning was unusually severe. The same storm passed over Feilding this afternoon, accompanied, by lightning, thunder and rain. Mr W. F. Wheeler, manager of the Union S.S. Company, died rather suddennly at Wellington yesterday, from fail ure of the heart's action, aged 51. He had been in poor health lately and had only recently returned from a holiday trip. His death was accelerated by typhoid fever winch attacked him a few days after his return from China and Japan. An overseer in the employ of De Beer's Diamond Mining Company was publicly horsewhipped recently, while returning from work, by the muscular daughter of an ex-town councillor. It appears that he had been paying his addresses to the young lady, and when she discovered that he was a married man she took action in the manner described. The Press Association telegram announcing the resignation of Mr H. A. Gordon as chief Inspector of the Mines Department will be received without regret in till tho goldfields of the colony (Btiys the Hpkitika Tiroes). It is to be hoped that now he is oiu of the way the Department will be more progressive than in the past and evince more determination to advance the interests of the industry. The Churchwardens of St John's, Mr Sherwill and Mr C. Bray (senr.), give notice that full choral services, morning and evening will be held on Easter Sunday. On Good Friday services will be held in tho forenoon and evening. Members are retniuded that the offerteries on each occasion, will, in accordance with custom, be handed to the Vicar. In ISIO the grandfather of the present Rothschild family wasn't worth a penny. The family is now worth and it is calculated that in 1905 it will Lave increased to .£120,000,000,000, the interest on which would be sufficient to keep in comfort the whole population of France. The Rothschilds are famous for saving the results of other people's labour and sticking to it. — Thrift. Last night a very successful anniversary tea meeting was held in the Silverhope Primitive Methodist Church, the attendance at the tea was very good, the public meeting was presided over Mr J. M. Bourne, practical addresses were delivered by the Revs G, Grindley and J, Cocker, a recitation by Miss Bourne, the choir saug some sacred pieces under the leadership of Mr A. Crawford. The anniversary will help the local church fund considerably. There was a large attendance at the Band of Hope meeting last evening, about three hundred being prerent. Mr Green wood presided. Recitations were given by Miss Millie Carthew, Mr Johnstone, Leslie Thompson, Miss FranklinBrowne, and Lilly Thompson ; pianoforte duet, by Misses Valentine Hill and Phcebo Thompson; the pianoforto and violin duet by the Misses Hamilton and Rof^s was well received ; pianoforto solos were beautifully rendered by the Misses Greenwood, Carthew, and U h needless to say, Mrs Reader's song was given in her usual first class style and was much appreciated. The dnet by the Misses Franklin-Browne -was deservedly admired by the audience. Baby Hodge's ; song and recitation, also, deserve special j | meeting. Mr J. C. Thompson, informed : '■ fciie young people of the arrangements j j for their refreshment on Easter Mouday, j ! and urged them to join the procession in ( force.

The Manchester Road Board will meet on Saturday next. There will be mass in St Bridget's on Easter Sunday at 8 a.m. Additions are made today to the entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Palmerston sale. Members of the Manchester Rifles are reminded of the meeting in the Drill Hall this evening at 7.80. With to day's issue we publish an " inset" drawing attention to the " Kangarette " brand of boots. We have to acknowledge receipt of the report and proceedings of the Conferenco held to consider the position of the Frozen Meat Industry. Mr Norbury, the victim of the recent Wellington shooting case, was able to leave the Wellington Hospital last Saturday. As a traction engine was crossing a large culvert across Groy street, near the railway line, this morning, one of the wheels of the engine broke through the culvert, and its progress was delayed for some hours. The premises of Mr F. G Woollams, chemist, and the local branch of Te Aro House were burglariously entered during last night. Fortunately, there was no money in the till of either of the premises, and the thief, who effected au entrance bjr boring holes through the window sashes, aud shifting the sashes, went away empty handed. Wo understand the Awaburi Hotel was, also, burglariously entered during Sunday night. Tbe rise iv wool is fairly well maintained, and as a result some inquiry for farms. Mr E. 13. Pearco, of the Laud Mart, Palmerston North, is advertising for good useful farms. Probable vendors will please take the hiut that prices quoted must not be iv excess of value. Mr Pearco is prepared to do business with a fair but not a fancy price. He is glad to state that the farm advertised for of 120 acres will probably be setticd in a few days. The Sydney exportation of Australian hardwood is rapidly assuming proportions of considerable magnitude. Thin month the ste-uner Canada nnd Maori King, chartered by Messrs Scott, Sibbold and Co., will take hence 500,000 ft and 100,000 ft respectively to London for wood paving nnd -railway purposes. This will make a total of 2,000,000 ft supplied by the firm (luring the lust 12 months to the order of the Australian Timber Company (Limited) London. Amongst those speakers who have definitely promised to attend the Temperance Demonstration next Monday arc Sir Robert Stout, Mr A. R. Atkinson (solicitor, of Welliugton), Mr Fred Pirani, M.H.R., and Mr Geo. Grant (of Palmerston North), who is to bo chairman. There will also be some well known lady speakers. The Salvation Army Band have kindly promised to head the precession through the town to tbe Oval. It is expected all the Temperance societies in the district will muster strongly and join in the procession.

A meeting of members of the Feilding Cycling Club was held at the club room last evening. Mr 11. Sears was elected a member. It waa decided that Messrs Andrew and Fowles interview the various business people in Feilding to ascertain if they would close their premises at noon on the day of the cycling sports meeting, Wednesday, April 15. It was also resolved that members' privileges b 3 suspended for this meeting as it is being held with a view to raising funds for improving the track on the Oval, and, therefore, members will pay for admission to

the gates. Other routine business was transacted in connection with forthcom-

ing sportt. meeting, entries for which close on Thursday evening next.

A well attended meeting of footballers was held in the Colyton Hall on Saturday evening. Mr Friberg was in the chair and after some preliminary discussion the following office bearers were elected :—President, Mr John Stewart; Vice-Presidents, Messrs Power and J. Entwisle; secretary and treasurer, Mr Friberg. The subscription was fixed at 5s for playing members, and 2s 6d for non (match) playing members. It was decided to have a practice on Wednesday afternoon and to play a match ou Saturday against Awaburi if possible. The question of joining the Union and choice of colours as well as the selection of a committee and a captain, were left over to be decided on the ground on Saturday next. The following very feeling reference was made by " Harrier," the athletic writer in the Australasian, anent the late Mr H. F. Greenwood : "It is with deep sorrow that 1 have to announce the death of the ex Victorian, Harry Field Greenwood. Greenwood was a New Zealander by birth and Hempton's most dangerous opponent. He then came to Victoria, and proved himself, during his five or six years' stay with us, the gatuest and fastest amateur sprinter we have had. His performances in the Australasian championships in November, 1893, will be fresh to my readers' minds, and when he left a year ago to take charge of the branch of the Bank of Australasia at Kalgoorlie be left a host of friends behind him, who bad been attracted by his frank, hearty ways and sterling qualities as an athlete and a man. And now the fell scourge of the goldfields has claimed anpther victim, and the stput-hearted, stout-limbed, genial " Greeny" is no more. I and many others will long treasure the memory of hia friendship.