Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1896, Page 2

Lo cal and General News.

Th Mart<>n B ud has been engagt v to '. ii' the -Viauawa-iu A. . . d V SiiO' Ad : iuu- Hie made to the en <<-- t t M^uv-rw > hrahaui and Williams' !I m.li»h ston sale. Tbe regular monthly meeting of the Feilding Masonic Lodge will be held en Monday next. Mr Wood had a good sale on Saturday of produce and sundries. The mart still continues to be a good place to pick up bargains. Ad<t i ions are made to day to V- R. E. Beckitt's Halcombe sale on th 15th instant, and Marton stock sale on the 16th iust. The Manchester co-op?' a u • delega'es irranged to purchase five tens of the Inchclutha Dairy Factory rlneseasan experinipntal shipment. Tbe Hawera Bowling Club intend to .pen their green on Friday, 16th inst,, md bave decided to invite, among others, members of tbe Feilding Bowling Club. The annual tea iv connection witb ibe local Wesleyan Church will be held ! n Glasgow House this evening at 6 p.m. I __ public meeting will be afterwards held j n the v_jis:_h J

Entries for the forthcoming Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Show close next Thursday, 15th inst. Entry forms can be obtained from Messrs Barraud , and Abraham. j We regret to learn that Mr Robert Me' Beth, J.P., of Birmingham, has been confined to his room for some time by ' illness. However, he has now taken a turn for the better. The Secretary of the Young Men and Boys' Club begs fco acknowledge receipt with thanks, of illustrated papers and books. Also two pieces of English ash, for horizontal bars, from Mr Darnells, U.S.S. Co., Wellington. Oar Birmingham correspondent writes as follows : -Mr G. P. Church, of Birmingham, who until recently kept the Kiwitea store, is now on crutches, he having had the misfortune to strain the muscles of one of his legs. Members of the Feilding Cycling Club are reminded of the run to Palmerston to-morrow. A start will be made at 1.45 p.m. from Manchester Square and the pace will be made moderate to enable ail riders to join in the run. The Secretary of the Feilding Public Library reports the following magazines have come to hand :— The Graphic. St. James' Budget, Punch, Illustrated London News, The Queen, Illustrated Bits, Harper's Monthly Magazine, Review of Reviews. Out of tbe five candidates sent up to the Juuior Trinity College Musical examination by tho Sisters ot Mercy, Palmerston North, four scored the following excellent marks :— Jane Desmond, 92 ; M. Greeney, 92 ; K. Greaucy, 89 ; A. Aisher, 83. Master D. Holmes, a little boy of six years old, had the misfortune to dislocate and also fracture his arm on Saturday last at Pohangina by a fall. The little sufferer was conveyed to Palmerston where the injuries were attended to by Dr Smith. Mrs Shadbolt kindly took charge of the iirtle boy to and from the doctor's. - Standard. Judgmout was given by Mr Stanford, S.M., yesterday morning in the cisc M. Drury" v. Gorton aud Son and H. Collier, claim £29 10s, the plaintiff being nousuited and costs amounting to £~j 8s fid were allowed. Mr Sandilands appeared for Gorton and Son. Mr Wither for Mr Collier, and Mr Innes for plaintiff. Notice of appeal was given, the amouut of security being fixed at 110. — Standard. The weekly meeting of the V M.B.C Committee was held in the Club rooms last evening. It was decided to take out a Concert Hall license fov the large room. Mr Bray, senr., was asked to make in quiries re securing a suitable place for cricket, etc. It was reported that Mr Friberg, of Colyton. had promised to give a magic lantern exhibition of English aud New Zealaud views in the club rooms on Friday next. Several accounts were passed for payment. The National Dairy Association of New Zealand requested the shipping companies at their Conference in Christchurch to reduce the freight on cheese to id per lb net weight, aud butter to j ! d per lb net. The Conference, however, have only granted a reducton of l-16:h of a penny per lb on cheese on the present rate of fiye eighths of a penny per lb gross weight No reduction has been made on butter, which remains at ]d per lb gross weight. A meeting of directors of the United Farmers' Co-Operative Association was held on Friday. Owing to the liquidator's accounts for the United Farmers' Alliance not being quite ready the bal-ance-sheet will be delayed in distribution. The profit for the year amounts to £3431, and it is proposed to pay a dividend of 6 per cent, on capital, appropriate 30 per cent of the dinsabie profits to the payment of a bonus on shareholders' purs chases and employees' salaries, to write off the whole of the expenses and losses attendee., on amalgamation and liquidation of the Farmers' Alliance aud carry the balance forward. — Standard Attention is directed to an advertisement in this issue of a Salvation Army banquet to be held in the Barracks tomorrow at 6.30. The tickets have been reduced to ls to meet the times. This will be followed by a public meeting, when the Army's position on the raging question of prohibition will be put by Major Bruutnell, the Chief Secretary of the Army in this colony. He is in a position to sa} 7 something of this traffic in strong drink, being the son of apablican and having speut the first 20 years of his life helping in the management of his father's public house. On Monday night in Palmerston North a large and enthusiastic gathering was addressed by him on this question. To this meeting a silver coin collection will be charged to all those who have not attended the banquet. The usual monthly meeting was held held last night in the Temperance Hall, when there was a very large attendance, aud an unusually large programme provided, showing these gatherings are still gaining in popularity amongst the young people. The various items were of a very good class, and altogether it was one of the best meetings held this season. Mr Greenwod presided, and pave an instructive address. Tbe programme was contributed to by tbe following :—Recitations, Misses Phelps, Mines, Lilley Fidler, Eva Dougherty, Mr H. Smith (of Colyton), aud Leslie Thompson. Songs — Misses A. Gould, Franklin-Browne, L Copestake, Retemeyer, Messrs Williamsou aud Wright (of Wellington;, all being very well received. The programme consisted, also, of pianoforte ulos by Mrs James, Misses Saxon and Valentine; instrumental duets, Messrs Watsouand Trevena (violins;, and Messrs E. Reade and Isaacs (piano and whistle), ! the latter having to respond to an encore. \ The various accompaniments were well played by Mrs James and Misses Hamil- ' ton aud Valentine. '