Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 53, 31 August 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' next Palmerston sale are advertised to-day. A smart boy is wanted by the proprietor of the Tivoli hairdressing saloon to learn the trade. Entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' Colyton sale on Tuesday next ate published to-day, '

It is probable the Feilding Golf Club will play a match with the Palmerston Club, on the latter's links, on Saturday next. The Marton Jockey Club have decided to engage Mr P. J. Murtagh's starting machine for use at the spring meeting on September 9th and 10th. A meeting of members of the Colyton Football Club will be held in the Colyton Hotel at seven o'clock to-morrow evening. In addition to the tenders for inland mail services already advertised, tenders will be received for service between Feilding and Fowlers twice daily. A report has been circulated by a contemporary that Mr Bagnall's meeting on Friday evening last was very disorderly. It was nothing of the kind, nor was it at any time beyond the control of the chairman. Tho Returning Officer, Mr G. C. HiU, notifies that Messrs O. C. Cooper, Johu Gould, W. G. Haybittle, Peter Thomson and Henry Worsfoid have been nominated to till the three vacancies in the Borongh Council. The Minister of Lands contradicted Mr J. G. Wilson in the House on Friday when the latter asserted thafc tbe Manchester Road Board had forwarded proposals for the reconstruction of the Gorge Bridge. The annual general meeting of members ci' the Feilding Cricket Club will be held in the Feilding Hotel at 8 o'clock sharp this evening. A full attendance is requested as important business will be dealt witb. A new use has been discovered for hops — namely, the curing of bacon, lt is found that a sprinkling of bops in the brine when bacon and hams are put in pickle adds greatly to the flavour of both, and enables them to be kept an indefinite period. Statistics prove that married people live longer thau single, and those who have to work for tbeir living will usually outlast those who do nofc. People of middle size live longer than those of larger or small physique. The eleventh grand annual show of the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held on October 28th and 29th. Entries close on 15th October. Progiammes and entry forms may be obtaiued from the secretary, Mr C. C. Miles. The Mayor, Mr W. A. L. Bailey, has been advised by Mr J. Stevens, M.H.TI.. j thafc plans have bceu submitted for approval to the Justice Department for a ] new Courthouse at Feildiug. It is expected the construction of the building will be proceeded witb at an early date. We regret to have to announce the death of Elsie Evaline, fourth child of Mr Arthur Goldfinch, late of Taonui, which occurred yesterday at the age of 7 years and 6 mouths. The funeral will leave the resideuce of her parents at l'iO p.m. ou Wednesday uext for the ! Feilding cemetery. ' The Melbourne Full Court recently ordered a borough councillor at Port Fairy to pay I*3-100 as penalty for having sold material and performed work for bis council to tlie value of .±"2O. Tho I*3-100 is made by the minimum fino of iso for each one of 68 days that he continued to sit as councillor alter the breach of the Act. i Colonel Fox's inspection of the Blenheim volunteers lasted so long that the Garrison Band struck up the "Dead i March "in Saul. The Colonel, says a local paper, took the hint, and after re- . ferring to the bandsmen as " poor fel- [ lows who must be tired of waiting," gave the final orders of the day. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of Feilding Debating Society will be held • to-morrow evening in the Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 sharp. The subject under discussion will be " That gamblin" is a greater eurso tban drink." ' Mr F. Y. Lethbridge will lead in the affirmative and Mr J. C. Thompson will oppose. One of the largest transactions iv Auckland city property that has taken place for some time past has been completed within the past few days in the sale to Messrs Smith and Caughey of the premises they now occupy, and which were formerly the wholesale warehouse of William McArthur and Co. The price paid for the block, comprising a frontage of 100 feet to Queen street aud Elliott street with a depth of 216 feet, was £25,000. Messrs Abraham and Williams report : — A larger number of horses than usual came forward at Palmerston on • Saturday with a few better sorts among them. Bidding throughout showed a marked improvement, quite two-thirds finding purchasers. A limited number of draughts sold readily at quotations. Draughts, subject to trial, i*ls 10s to £20 ; trap mare, £11 10s ; others, £1 10s to £8 ; hacks, £5 ; others, £2 10s to £4 10s. Anniversary services were conducted in the Primitive Methodist Church yesterday morning and evening by the Rev J. Hosking, D.D., who also delivered a lecture in the afternoon. Tbe congregations on each occaston were large and tlie reverend gentleman's discoures were listened to attentively. This evening the anniversary tea will be beld in tbe church at 6* o'clock, followed by a public meetiug. To morrow evening Dr Hosking will lecture on " Dick Hampton," aud as the lecturer is brim full of humour those desirous of obtaining a good laugh or an intellectual treat would do well to attend. At eleven o'clock this morning an informal meeting of the Feilding Library Committee was held in the Municipal • Buildings for the purpose of making a presentation to the Key W. H. Judkins, wbo had been a member of the committee, on the eve of bis marriage, and who was now leaving Feilding for Danevirke, where he had been appointed to the cbarge of the Presbyterian Church. Mr J. H. Stevens, chairman of the committee, made ihe presentation, which con sisted of five handsomely bound volumes of tlie illustrated biography of great artists, in a few well chosen remarks, expressing the regret they felt at Mr Judkins' departure, and wishing him every success and happiness in his new sphere. Mr Judkins thanked them , heartily for the gift, which he would ap • predate very much. The Riverdale Factory are getting lld per lb for their butter and are paying suppliers 4d per gallon for milk. — ' The Pembroke Road Co operative Butter Factory is a very small concern, their 1 whole buildings and plant only cost : about £500. But they have had a very ' successful year, netting an average payment of 3gd per gallon to milk suppliers. 1 That is as much as tbe Midhurst Factory bas done and it is encouraging to settlers in scattered districts, showing ' that small ventures well managed may 1 be as successful as bigger affairs.— The Cardiff Cheese Factory had paid 5d per ' lb on Latter fat and is paying Id additional this month, making a total of 6d 1 per lb. — Account sales for cheese are showing a falling off at the end of the seasou. Tiie last account salesreceived by the Eltham Factory ranged from 303 to 32s per cwt. — There will be a saving [ to factories in Taranaki this year in railage, tiie mail steamers are to call fortnightly, alternatively at Waitara and New Plymouth. — Hawera Star.