Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 9, 10 July 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

Winter Bowling Green members are reminded of to-night's play at 7.30 sharp. The Post and Telegraph Guide for the quarter commencing in July, has come to hand. Mr Milson, stationer, has just received his monthly case of new books, periodicals, etc. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' sale at Palmerston North on the 16th instant are now advertised. The Amy Vaughan Comedy Company appeared in the Assembly Rooms again last evening, there being only a small attendance. We have to thank the Minister of Ag. riculture for a copy of the proceedings of the Conference of Australasian Fruit Growers held in Wellington in May last. During their Napier season the Pollard Opera Company took over £450, which shows that despite the depressed times, there is still a little surplus cash about. The finder of a small black bag, lost on Thursday between Birmingham and Feiiding is requested to leave the same at either the Birmingham or Cheltenham Hotels when a reward will be paid. It is notified that on Wednesday the 15th instant, a coach will leave the Palmerston railway station to convey passengers who desire to attend the great clearing sale at Kairanga, to be held on that day. The working ot the lower Gorge ferry has not been resumed yet, the punt being still a long way down the river. A party took the contract to return the punt to her original moorings for the sum of £30. Why is the Englishman unpopular on the Continent ? The answer was given in an epigram which Lord Rosebery let off incidentally in his speech at Newton Abbott. "The Englishman," he said, " walks Europe as if it were his quarter deck." Mr C. E. Rawson, late Magistrate at Invercargill, writes to the Southland News objecting to the proposal to tax bicycles, and pointing out there would be more reason in taxing a horse, and as much in taxing a perambulator. At yesterday's meeting of the Hospital Board, when considering the amounts expended in keeping various old men in different parts of the district, Mr Taylor remarked the Board would 6oon have to take into consideration the ereeUoa of Old Men's Homes, Our readers are reminded that the adjourned meeting of those interested in providing amusement during the winter evenings for the youth of Feiiding, will be held this evening at 7.30 at the Municipal Council Chambers to receive the report of the committee. Messrs Cotter, W. L. Wood, D. Buick, Wheeler and Dr Lemon, members of the local bodies interested in the traffic bridge over the Manawatu Kiver at this end of the Gorge, proceeded to Wellington yesterday, where they interview the Minis ter of Public Works with reference to the reinstatement of the bridge.— Standard. There is a probability that before the close of the session the Premier will move in the direction of obtaining power to appoint women to the Legislative Council, and there is all ready quite a flutter of excitement in the breasts of the political ladies here, as to whether any of them will get a chance to become legislators on such easy terms. Thus the Observer : — " Since the recent banking disclosures there is a disposition to change the name of the Ward Proprietary' Gold Mining Company. How would the Wild Oats Surplus do as substitute ? Ex-Treasurer Ward's mother-in-law owns most of the town property down the Bluff way. Therefore, there is no danger that his wife and children will be turned into the streets in the way he says." A return was laid on the table of the House showing the expenses incurred by the three candidates at the late Christchurch by-election. The successful candidate, Mr C. Lewis, headed the list with expencea totalling £159 7s lid, Mr T. E. Taylor came next with £104 6s 9d, while Mr R. M. Taylor kept his expenses down to £73 Is 7d. The exhibition given in the Cheltenham Hall last night, by Sid. Frith, of burlesque rinking was largely attended. ' The feats of leaping over eight chairs and backward skating were much admired. The race between Mr Frith and Mr Flyger — one forward, the other backward — was very close, but Mr Flyger put the artist down, by a few yards. Mr Howell informs us Mr Frith will very probably give another exhibition of his skill in Feiiding. At a rneetinp of the debaters chosen to go to Rongotea an the 21st, the following definition was accepted— Rongotea to affirm that " National Co-operation is preferable to our present system of individual competition. Mr T. Watson was elected leader and Mr H. L. S her will one of the judges. The order in which our speakers come on will be Watson, Cobbe, Stevens. Haggitt, West. The debate will be opened in the affirmative by Rongotea at 7.30 sharp. The Bill amending the Wesleyan uliiurch Property Trust Act 1667 Amendment Bill, rendered necessary by the recent union of the Wesleyan Methodist, United Methodist, and Bible Christian churches, was before the Private Bills Committee recently, when further evidence of a conflicting nature was taken. The Committee finally decided to adjourn so as to give the contending parties an opportunity of framing resolutions acceptable to both. The Rev Mr Griffin, speaking on Sunday night in the Methodist Church, Pabiatua, on the subject " Morality in Pahiatua," indulged in some very straight hitting. Amongst his hardfcst hits were the following :— " Pahiatua is very often spoken of as the House of Gods. In his opinion it was the home of all the evil gods it was possible to cram into so small a space." In bis opinion Pahiatua should be associated with Sodom and Gomorrah." *'If fifty righteous men were required to saye Pahiatua from destruction in his opinion they could not be found. In fact he would not be prepared to say ten could be found in the time. — Wairarapa Daily Times. The numerous patrons throughout the town and surrounding districts of that popular drapery emporium, the Bon Marcbe, will be pleased to learn that the enterprising proprietors are again holding their great annual winter clearing sale Enormous bargains are being offered the public in every line in clothing, millinery, drapery, &c>, a detailed list of which will shortly be published in our columns in the form of an ' inset/ The sale will 1 last for one month only. Five thousand pounds' worth of new and fashionable goods will be offered to the public at startling reductions, which should result in a large amount of business being done, at the Bon Marohe , daring the month's sale.

In our report of the meeting at the Stanway Creamery it should have read 281bs of milk to one pound of butter inBtead of 231bs. At a meeting of the Marton Quoits Club it was decided to play tbe return match with Feiiding on July 22, weather permitting. The Napier Working Men's Club has a roll of 850 members, Wellington comes next with 830, and the Cosmopolitan, Wanganui, third, with 672. Tbe entrance to the local Court House is at present in a disgraceful condition and should be at once attended to. The water table should bejcleared out, and a load or two of metal put down would make the entrance passable. Largely signed petitions in favor of Bible in schools continue to reach the House, but up to the present the Government hftve not signified their intention of bringing in a measure to carry out the wishes of the petitioners this session. Messrs Wood and Judkins advertise an extensiye catalogue of goods for sale to-morrow at 1 p.m. The list includes chests of drawers, mattrasses, crockery, chairs, etc. The goods are in excellent order, and are to be sold without reserve. The nineteenth annual report of the Registrar of Friendly Societies shows the total membership of societies which furnished returns to be 29,963 on Dec. 31, 1894. The total worth was £551,519 19s lid ; the sick and funeral fund amounted to £496,234 Is Id : and the management fund, goods, etc., to £55,286 18s lOd. Mr R. J. Thompson, of the Cash Exchange, has just received his new seasons consignment of Rimmo and Blairs famous vegetable and flower seeds. This firm's seeds are admitted by all who have given them a fair trial to be second to none and their popularity is still further increased by the remarkably low prices at which they are sold, viz., three pence and one penny per packet.