Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 63, 11 September 1896, Page 2

Local and General News.

— ♦- Messrs Cornish Bros have jusfc received a large consignment of island oranges and passion fruit. There are now sixty-six members in the Feilding Cricket Club, and cricket should boom in Feilding this year. Tbe colonial mails which left Auckland by the Alazneda on August Bth arrived in London on Tuesday, due date. Captain Edwin wired at noon to-day : — Indications for strong N. to W. and S.W. winds, glass rise. It is stated that the Public Trusteeship lies between Mr Martin S.M., at Wellington, and Mr McGowan, Commissioner of Taxes. The Rev J. Cocker will lecture in support of prohibition this evening, in the Assembly Rooms, in reply to Mr J. J. Bagnall. The death is announced of Mr Alfred Barchard, well know iv Auckland and the Thames. He bas been in tho Auckland district since 1849. " We make roads for wealthy tourists who come to inspect our scenery, while the poor beggers here who can hardly keep the pot boiling have to wade through mud to get through to their sections."' — McLachlan. " The hon member (Mr Crowther)," says Mr T. Mackenzie, ' ; shakes his head in a \ery)imposing manner, not that there's very much in it." To which Mr Crowther retorted, " Whatever is in my 'cad is in my 'cad. and not in the member for Clutha's." We understand that a social to welcome the new curate, is to be held iv Birmingham next Tbursdaj 7 , and that the best local talent has beeu requisitioned for the evenings entertainment, which will consist of songs, instrumental music, recitatious, etc. Rumor is still busy with a certain Japanese entertainment to be given by a certain Young Ladies' Club, in aid of a certain Young Men's Club, on the 2ttrd inst. We hear that Yum Yum, Pitti Sing and Co., are hard at work, and that a very pretty affair may be looked for. The Bulletin says ; — The AII-M.L. team only scored 3 tries agains Queensland at Wellington. The game was got off in a howling storm. Players were not discernible through tbe sleet *, and sides had to be counted every few minutes to see if anybody had got drowned. Two early settlers in Canterbury have just passed away, Mr Richard Bunker, "who came out to Wellington in 1853, but soon afterwards removed to Lyttelton as manager of Messrs Taineand Co.'c Canterbury business, and subsequently established himself on his own account ; and Mr J. P. Jameson, and ex-Mayor of Christchurch, one of the ' fathers ' of the Canterbury Industrial Association. The Manchester Rifles paraded in the Drill Hall last night. There was a good muster of noncommiaaioned officers and men. After the usual inspection by Sergt.-Major Macmillan, the company was instructed in physical drill, and then SergeatMcMurray and Corporal Humphrey put the men through company drill and the manual exercises respectively. Captain Kirton and Lieutenant Barltrop were in command. There was a scene of the wildest excitement at the rehearsal of the Festival Choral Society iv Thomas' Hall recently. A large rat suddenly made its appearance, and instantly eleven tenors started in pursuit, while the sopranos and contraltos made a wild attempt to climb upon chairs and gather up their respective skirts. The chorus produced at that moment was one of the most striking ever heard in the Hall. — Post. In our advertising columns Messrs A. Wilson and Co. return their thanks to the Royal Insurance Company for the prompt manner in which their claim for loss by a fire, which took place on the Ist inst. was settled. The claim was forwarded from Feilding on the sth instant to Wellington, and the cheque was received here in return in the Bth instant. Messrs Barraud and Abraham are the agents for the company. Cyclists need n» longer be harrassed with a dread of punctured tjree. if an m» veation patented by two Adelaide residents proves capable of performing what is claimed It consists of two bands of exceedingly thin-tempered steel, cut and interlaced in such a manner as to become one hollow band, which fits between the ■vir-Cube and the outer tyre, and presents the appearance of snake skin, the scale like face possessing great mobility and ournbility. It can be readily attached to all existing forms of pneumatic tyres. A meeting of cricketers was held at Ruahine on Saturday. About twenty members were present, and Mr Moran occupied the chair. It was decided to accept Mr Dobson's kind offer of the use of his ground. The following is a list of officers elected : — President, Mr Mitchell ; vice-president, Messrs Jackson, Dobson, A. Watts, Stevenson, and Me Cormick ; captain, Mr H. Sixtus ; vicecaptains, Messrs O'Dwyer and C. Krebs ; secretary and treasurer, Mr W. McLenuan ; working committee, F. Bensv. T. Ross, H. Sixtus, G. Sixtus, A. Dobson, and W. McLennan ; selection committee, F. Bensy, F. Ross, C. Krebbs, H. Sixtus, and W. McLennan ; delegates to the Union, F. Ross and H. Sixtus. A meeting of tbe milk suppliers to the Dairy Union was held at Stoney Creek yesterday afternoon. The majority of the suppliers were present, as also were Messrs Young (manager) and Biss (secretary) of tbe Farmers' Dairy Union. Mr H. Bryant occupied th 6 chair. Mr Young in bis address dwelt at considerable length on the necessity of suppliers taking up more shares so as to provide an amount of capital which would enable tbe Directors to carry out certain propositions. Mr Biss explained the intention of the Directors in respect to the agreement between the Dairy Union and Nathan and Co. Mr Bjsa pujfc before the meeting various methods which the Directors intend to adopt, whereby they would be able, according to his estimate, to effect a saving of between £600 and £700 per annum. It was resolved, That the milk suppliers of Stoney Creek, accept the agreement and that no person's milk be taken at the creamery after the end of this month who objects to take np one share for every three gowa, and sign the agreement. Twenty new shares were applied for in the room and several signed the agreement.— Standard.

The saving effected in salaries alone I by the amalgamation of the Bank of J New Zealand and the Colonial Bank ' amounts tc a few pounds short of £22,000 j a year. ; Noticos in connection with the third term of tbe Wellington College, and the Wellington Girls' High School, are advertised to-day by the Secretary, Mr C. P. Powles. On Saturday the 19th instant, at 2 p.m., in tbe Assembly Rooms, Mr Chas. Garr will offer for sale a valuable section in the town of Feilding. For other particulars see advertisement. The number of votes polled by tbe several candidates to fill the three vacancies in the Borough Council were : — ■ W. G. Haybittle, 208 : P. Thomson, 173 : J.Gould, 147; O. C. Cooper, 122; H. Worsfold, 10^. The number of votes recorded was 279 by 190 voters out of a possible 515 votes (about 100 of which are absentees) and 387 voters. Mr G. B. Bradford, the proprietor, has again resumed posseseion of the Feilding Horse Bazaar, lately occupied by Mr L. H. Goldfinch. Mr Bradford gives notice to day to this effect and trusts to receive a fair share of public support, which we have no doubt be will be accorded as ho is well known in this district as beiug a competent and trustworthy man. An unrehearsed incident occurred iv connection with the proceedings of the Banking Committee on Saturday (says the Dunedin Star). Mr Geo. Hntcuisou was quoting from a pamphlet containing the report of the Ward Farmers' Association case, and the judgment of Mr Justice Williams thereon, when the Minister of Lands interposed with a query whether they were expected to accept as eospel everything published by tbo National Association. On being assured that every member of the Comraittec had quoted from the same document the Hon. John McKenzie boldly observed : " I haye never looked at tbe damned thing " — a remark that was received with roars of laughter, which caused a decided interruption iv the proceedings.