Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 273, 23 May 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

» ■ As Monday next will be observed as a public bolfday in bonour of the Queen's Birthday, the Feilding Star will not be published on that day. The Masonic Lodge will meet on Monday next at 7 p.m. The 'Frisco Mail arrived in Feilding yesterday afternoon. Mr F. Pirani, M.H.R., will address the electors at Birmingham on Monday eveniug next. A stack of oats, containing about four tons, is advertised for sale. See our wanted column. Four publicans were fined each 20s and 21s costs, at North Melbourne, for selling inferior whisky. J. E. Meyenbcrg was committed for trial at Stratford on Wednesday on a charge of cattle-stealing. Entries for Messrs Gorton and Son's Feilding stock sale, to be held on Friday May 29th, are published today. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams sale at Palmerstou on the 28th inst are advertised today. There are 104 schools in the Wellington Educational District, employing 356 teachers (including 82 sewing teachers). It is stated that Mr H. S. Fisb, of Dunedin, leaves for the Home Country by the Euahine, and that he will be back in ample time to take part in the General election. A proposal is on foot to start an ironsand smelting works at Patea. Some two or three tons of sand have already been sent away to Onehunga for experimental treatment. On a piece of ground between the gasworks and Beach ville, Nelson, are two pear trees, one of which at the present time is laden with fruit, while the other is covered with blossom. The Town Clerk, Mr G. C. Hill, notifies that the appointment of W. B. Barker as poundkeeper and ranger of the Borough of Feilding, has been extended for twelve months, as from the 27th instant. Two spleudid blocks of land, held under the Perpetual Lease with right of purchase system, are advertised for sale to day. The sections are the pick of the district. For other particulars see advertisement. A number of shearers in the Danevirkc district (says the Bush Advocate), men who could not afford to lose the i'l deposit, have been victimised by the bogus pastoral concern which advertised for shearers for Australia. Mr Samuel Clemens, "Mark Twain," who has completely recovered in health, sailed from Bombay for Mauritius and Capetown on 25th March. He has (says the London Standard) sold the copyright of his new work for i-10,000. Apropos of the gold fever, a correspond ens of the Waikato Advocate 6ays : — Crowds of swaggers are seen passing through this district every day, coming from Taranaki, Taupo and Wellington districts on their way to Waihi. On Wednesday next the Rev J. Cocker will deliver his popular lecture in the Colyton church entitled " Life in an English village and some characters I met there." We advise the residents of the district not to miss this treat. A man was fined £8 at Peckham, England, for fortune telling by post. His letters (principally from servant girls, and containing postal orders) were so numerous that the man and his wife were a fortnight in arrears in answering them. The English are a well-meaning but a peculiar people. They send missions to China to force the Bible on to the inhabitants of the Flowery Lands, yet on the other hand they will not allow the same Bible to be read in their own State schools. In the chess match, Palmerston N. v. Bulls, played by telegraph, only three games were finished, Mr Friberg (Palmerton; winning from Mr Jones (Bulls) and Mr Connell and Dr Satchell (Palmerston) drawing with Messrs Eemingtoa and Wastnev (Bulls). The other three games sre to be handed to a referee for adjudication.—Standard. The Wellington correspondent of the Auckland Herald thus refers to the Assets Realisation Board : —I am informed that the operations on the past year have been very satisfactory. The receipts have ceen .£50,000 more than last year. My informant assures me that this return will give a good interest upon the values as reduced, when the Board commenced its operations. By the Ruahine direct from London Te Aro House has imported some wonderful cheap lines in ladies fashionable winter jackets, which* will be offered at the local branch at less than half usual prices, also new toques, kid gloves, etc., all at very special low prices. Town and country customers are charged exactly lowest Wellington prices, which means a great saving to buyers. To-morrow afternoon the Salvation Army will hold a Hosanna meeting at three o'clock in the Barracks and a special meeting at seven o'clock. On Monday, Queen's Birthday, a special concert and supper will be held commencing at 8 o'clock in the evening. Captains Northhill and Cookson with three lieutenants will assist, so the affair ought to prove attractive. One of the most interesting meetings yet held by the Feilding Debating Society will take place on Tuesday evening next, in the Borough Council Chambers, when the subject under discussion will be " That a Single Tax would promote the happiness and prosperity of mankind." MrE. Withy, the single tax leader, of Auckland, will open in the affirmative and Mr G. Wilks will oppose. There was a very good attendance in the Assembly Rooms last evening to hear Mr T. Watson's lecture on the American War in aid of the Rev H. M. Murray presentation fund. The lecturer handled his subject in an able manner and was listened to with interest throughout. During the lecture a choir, under the leadership of Mr G. Bartholomew, rendered several choruses appropriate to the subject. The cases Jas Burke v. Euphemia Harris (claim L 92 16s 3d) and same v. Melina E. Harris (claim L 93 Is), in which the judgment creditor applied for an order against Jos. Harris (father of the defendants) as sub debtor, were beard in chambers yesterday afternoon before Mr R. L. Stanford, SM. Both the orders were refused. Mr Sandilands appeared for the judgment creditor aud Mr Catbro (for Mr Prior) for defendants. At a conference between the Commissioner of Taxes and the Christchnrch Chamber of Commerce, Me M'Gowan incidentally mentioned that no fewer than sixty eight commercial travellers had already paid the tax of £50 per head levied on persons representing houses outside New Zealand. He aleo pointed out that one of the results of the tax was to keep out of the colony the undesirable class of men who had been in the habit of coming here to sell Brummagem jewellery i •njgoodsof ftfliuailMclaflß. : '

Mr John Bishop wants tenders for filling in a water hole at rear of the Carbine stables. A splendid draught horse, owned by a native, Simiou, was run over and killed by the train last night at Aorangi < Mr D. Thomas was elected to represent No 6 ward on the Manchester Road Board at the election on Thursday. In another column will be found a business notice from Mr J. Paul, who has started business in Feildmg as a brewer. A plain and fancy dress ball will be held in the Cheltenham Hall on Monday evening next in aid of the library fund. The Excelsior Skating Rink will be open this evening. Also, on Monday afternoon and evening, and not on Wednesday evening next. Notice is given to-day that all accounts due to Mr F. Stratford, who has retired from business in Feilding, must be paid to Mr G. Stratford, Bulls. If " we follow the English seasons" in this colony, then it is safe to infer from the existing drought in the Home Country, that we will have a dry summer also. The meeting of burgesses called for last evening, to discuss the proposal to raise a loan for electric lighting purposes, was adjourned until Wednesday next. The Rev F. W. Chatterton gave a lecture, illustrated by lantern views, on Japan and the Japanese last evening in St John's school room. There was a good attendance. In the Primitive Methodist Church to-morrow afternoon the Rev J. Cocker will give an address on " The little captive maid," and in the evening he will hold evangelistic services. In another column appears a notice of the services to be held in the Feilding Wesleyau Church to morrow. The preachers for the day are as follows : 11 a.m. Mr H. Sanson, of Rongotea ; 7 p.m. Rev Colin C. Harrison. The subject of the evening address will be " A lazy man's garden." Mrs Caldwell's Band of Hope concert on Tuesday evening in the Foresters' Hall promises to he a great success, many of the best local singers and performers having agreed to take a part. Miss Diamond, Miss Roe, Miss Caldwell, Mr Woollanas and Mr Eade are amongst the singers and performers. The Rev Mr Harrison will give au address. The Jlarton Murcury has changed hands, and this moruing it is issued for the last time by the present proprietary the paper having beeu takeu over by Mr J. H. Kirby, late of Napier. No changes are made iv the staff, except that Mr Boyle, the popular and successful manager, goes to Wauganui leaving a host of friends behind him in this district. On Monday night the above company will give one of their enjoyable entertainments at the Assembly Rooms. Mr Shaw has been running these entertainments for the past eleven weeks in Palmerstou and intends giving a performance every Monday night in Feilding. A carefully selected programme will be produced on that occasion. Among the artists engaged by Mr Shaw will be Mr Charles Hugo, well known as the " King of Minstrels." As this is Mr Hugo's first appearance in Feilding we feel sure that the company will be rewarded by a bumper house. Popular prices are announced, viz., Is and 6d.