Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 35, 10 August 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

Very sharp frost this morning. Many pumps and water tips were frozen. Additions are ma b- to-day to the en- ! tries for Mr C. Carr's Birmingham stock sale, The Rev F. Stubbs, the newly ap pointed Minister to the local Presbyter- \ ian Church, took up his duties yesterday, there being large attendances at both the morning and evening services.

Owing to undue pressure on our space Mr H. C. Wilson's letter is unavoidably leld over. Attention is directed to a new list of looks advertised by Mr Milson, and which will be found on our third page. The adjourned general meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club will be hold at the Denbigh Hotel to-morrow eveniDg. Tenders are invited by the Engineer of tbe Kiwitea County Council, Mr C. Bray, junr., lor public works as detailed in the advertisement. At the meeting of the Pohangina County Council on Saturday. Mr Thos. Watson's resignation of the various offices (clerli, treasurer, etc.), held by him was accepted. The Superintendent of new business of the Mutual Life Association, Mr Norman L. Gnrr, has a notice in to-day in which the special advantages of the company are set forth. Mr F. Flavall, the Borongh Inspector, gives notice to day that he will summons to the S.M. Court tlie owners of all dogs unregistered who have not paid the tax ou or before the 31st instant. This is a timely notice and should be taken advantage of to save expense. A meeting of shareholders in the Longburn Freezing Compauy (second and third issue) will be held in the Assembly Rooms on Satuulay- afternoon at 1.45. A full attendance is requested. The conveners arc Messrs T. A. Bryce, J. Knight and H. L Sherwill. An advertisement appears on our third pa«e giving particulars of the .Rev Isi it's meeting on Thursday next. A few front seats are reserved at ls. Tickets cau be obtained at the HaU from 6.45 p.m. Doors open from from 6.45 to 7.15, wheu only holders of tickets will be admitted. After 7.15 admission will be free to all parts of the Hall except reserved seats. In a billiard match between Weiss, champion of Australia, ami Feil of Waitara at New Pylmoutli last week, the former conceding the latter 600 out of 1000, the Australian won Ly Cfi, ihr> sores being Weiss, 1000 ; P^-H', 034 Weiss' bsst. breaks were 142, 68, 65, 57, 00, 52, 48. Pell's best breaks were 47, 26, 25. and 23. Weiss intends shortly to journey to England and meet seme of the English players. We understand that at the meeting of Licensed Victuallers held in Wellington the other day, it was decided to employ two lecturers ut LlOOO per annum each one (or the North Island and the other for tlie South Island. These men are expected to net as a counter blast to the Prohibition Party. Mr lloni.-by, of the Napier News, stands a good chance for the appointment of the Neath Island, and we are convinced that no liefer man for the position than he can be fennel in these parts.— Examiner. Our Parliamentary special wired frem Wellington on ISaiurrle.y as follows: - The great topic of com crsation is the alteration of bnundarie"* ef the electorates. and some peculiar ie nits ate .'on-told. 1 made a mistake in stating Pnhattgino County remained in the Pahuerston electorate! Only a small pert <>!' the Awahou riding with three residents remains in Palmerston, the Pohangina County being added on to the Rui<_<i; ikei eh ctor;ii.\ Bunnythorpe and Ashurst, districts nud the Manawrttu and Fitzhevbert road districts comprising the Palmerston electorate outside the Borough. In the South Island it is stated that Messrs C. H. Mills and T. L. Bmck will contest the Wairan seat, Messrs Flatman and Maslin the Geraldine seat, Messrs O'Regan and R. McKenzie the Bnller seat, and Messrs Earnshaw and Morrison the Caversham seat, as they are all members of the pres ent House, that will mean four old members will have to go in these contests. It is said that Mr F. V Lethbridge will contest the Rangitikei seat, and that Mr J. G. Wilson will not be candidate at all, although I am inclined to think the latter will go for the new Otaki electorate. — Standard.