Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 48, 25 August 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Skating Carnival to be held in ■ the Excelsior Skating Rink to-morrow evening promises to be a great success 1 Tbe Standard says Mr Fred. Pirani has received a large number of requests to stand for the Rangitikei seat at the • next election. Mr John Townley, Mayor of Gisborne who bad been approached asking bin] to contest tbe Waiapu seat, bas definite^ ly declined to come forward. ' " Papa, who was Sbylock ? " Pater familias (with a look of surprise and horror) : "Great goodness, boy ; you at. tend church and Sunday school every week and don't know who Shy lock was ? Go, read your Bible, sir." Additions are made to-day to Messrs Gouon and Son's Feilding sale, and Mvjetis Abraham and Williams' Palmer. ston tale. Entries for Messrs Gorton and Sou's sale at Marton on tlielat Sep. v< mber, ate also advertised!

A coucert will be given in tbe Awahuri Hall to morrow evening. Captain Edwin wired at uuon to-day : —N. to W. and S.W. after 12 hours from now vrith rain, <;lassfall. Amongst the Public Work's appropvi. ations just made is a sum of i'IVJOO towards tbe formation of the Makobine viaduct. We have been requested to state that the "Trilby" Assembly's dance on 1 Wednesday night has been postponed, owing to tbe Hall being engaged on tbat night. Tbe date of the next dance ■will be advertised. Tho Secretary of the Feilding Public Library reports the following new magazines have corae to hand : — Harper's Monthly Magazine, Chambers' Journal, Girls' and Boys' Own Papers, The Queen, Illustrated London News and Review of Reviews. At 1 p.m. on Thursday Messrs Wood and Judkiu.s will conduct an auction sale of new furniture in the Public Hall. Colyton. These sales should prove to be popular in the country distr'ct-', as the goods are thus practically brought to the doors of purchasers. In our report of tbe case against the licensee of the Family and Commercial Hotel, at Fowlers, we omitted to meu tion that Mr Harrison was uot called on to make any defence, and the Magistrate remarked that the house was conducted in a " most excellent manner." Our readers arc reminded of theof Mr A. Pudncy's furniture and effects tomorrow. The sale will be conducted by Messrs Wood and Judkins at Ins residence, opposite Presbyterian Church. The furuituro is all well preserved aud should command a ready Mr Donovan's house at Bunnythovpe was destroyed by iiiv yesicnUvy at midday. While at dinner Mr Donovan heard a crackling, and on going outside found the whol« roof on tire, presumably from a spark from the chimney. Tlie adjourned annual meeting of the members of tbe Feilding Cycling Club will 1)0 hold at 8 p.m. sharp, 1 1 . i s even ing in the Borough Council Chambers. The business to bo dealt with uiil be to receive report and bain nee shee% dec tion of officers and goneval. All m;■ tubers are requested to attend. The claim for insurance monies pro ferrcd by Mr Hartley against the North German Insurance Company, on account of the destruction hy lire of tbu Pohan gina Cheese Factory, has been compromised by the payment of 10,3 lfis iv full satisfaction of the claim, Messrs Guy and Haggitfc acted for Mr Hartley. We regret to hear of the death of Mr John Treweek, which tonic place at his son's residence at Kakariki, near Hal combe, yesterday Mr Treweek bad reached the ripe old ago of Bi3 years, aud was one of New Zealand's pioneers, hay ing been about bO years in the Colony, the majority of which time had been spent in tho Tarauaki district. Tho balance sheet of the Ilawera Dairy Company shows that 2d per gallon has boon p.iid for the milk last season, in addition to which there was a susplus of t'o^fj, which it was estimated would give another yd. Tho company, however, had been working on practically no paid-up capital, and the milk money bad been taken to purchase the pi mt, etc. The Standard says :— Mr C. C Miles, who is one. of the most popular secretaries of racing clubs in New Zealand, has resigned his position on the Manawatu Racing Club. Mr Miles, who has held tbe office for about nine years, has endeared himself to the racing men as well as the public by his courteous and obliging disposition. We express the opioion tbat it will be a long while before the club secures a successor with such widespread popularity. Tbe prize Cheddar cheese sent out by ( Mr God. sal from tho dairy show of the ] British Dairy Farmers' Association has been on view 7 at the Waverley Dairy ' School. It was of fine quality in every respect, but the opinion was expressed that there was no reason why New Zealanders should not turn out equally good and the school felt itself under an obligation to Mr Godsal for the valuable object lesson he had afforded as to "what the British consumer wants. — Hawera Star. Mark Twain has been telling South African pressmen some yarns and cracking some jokes at his own expense. One of tbe latter is related by a Johannesburg paper. Murk Twain was talking about South Africa's numerous recent afflictions. "Yes," he said, ■' you have had a fearful time here lately — what with wars, revolutions, rinderpest, locusts, drought— and me. I guess you can go no further with tbe plagues. Now that I've come you must take a change for the better." At the Magistrate's Court yesterday afternoon before Mr Stanford, S.M., Her mina Weisner was committed to St. Mary's School, Nelsou, until she attains the age of fifteen years and to be brought up iv the Koman Catholic faith. During the hearing it was mentioned by Mounted Constable Healey, of Feilding, tbat a lady would take charge of the girl later on and his Worship stated that although it was easier to obtain admission to tbe school than to get out, he would, on being satisfied that the home offered was a good and permanent one, use his influence to gain the desired end. — Standard.