Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 244, 20 April 1897, Page 2

Local and General News.

The Otaki Cricket Club has won the Horowhenua Shield Championship for the present season. G. H. Goodall has further reduced the Featherston- Grey town record from 28 mm to 24min 16 2.ssec. The Unionists (Feildiug) defeated a team of Marton footballers on Saturday last, at Marton, by fifteen points to nil. During the interruption of railway communication Mr R. .Robinson will run a coach between Feilding and Palmerston. The Wairarapa Times says: — Miss Eeece, whom Boscher biaarnonsly married, has been staying with some friends in Masterton, but at Boscber's earnest request is going down to inter-, view the condemned man. Up to the time of the Premier's departure the Cabinet had arrived at no decision anent the case of Louis Chemis, but it is believed by some of those who have interested themselves on his behalf that the clemency of the Crown will be exercised in this case and in others in connection with the Jubilee celebrations. An outhouse at the rear of Mrs J. Bartholomew's (senr.) residence was destroyed by fire yesterday morning, at about 9.15. It is supposed the fire was caused by a child playing with matches. There was some hay stored in the shed, but nothing of value waß destroyed. On Friday evening last Mr B. H. Gardner's residence at Halcombe was destroyed by fire. There was no one at home at the time, and nothing was saved. It is believed thejeause of the conflagratieu was a detective chimney. The iiouse was insured for i'loo and the furniture for £50. A contemporary says long-distance racing means insomnia and madness to most people. A competitor in a Warrnambool to-Melbourne race told his trainer casually on dismounting : " A skeleton paced me all the way from Werribee." Bike d.t 's are very much more dangerous than the old variety. The Chief Justice delivered judgment 1 on Wednesday on the law points argued before the trial of the case of Wiggins v j Bellve, a claim in reference to some promissory notes. His Honor held that, although the maker was bankrupt and the notes were endorsed by his father, presentation of the notes and notice of dishonour of the endorser were necesI sary before he could be charged with the amount. The annual tea and public meeting held on Good Friday in connection with the Sandon Wesleyan Church was well attended, although the bad weather prevented members of other circuits from being present. Ou this occasion the meeting served the double purpose of an inniversary aud a reception of the new minister, tbe Rev C. Abernethy, who had a hearty and pleasant welcome in his new station. A very amusing cricket match took place in Mr Dear's paddock, Rongotea, yesterday, between Rongotea and tho World. Several of the Rongotea players wore fancy dresses. There was a very large atfccudauce of visitors. The result of the match \va3 a tie, both teams having made a score of 47. The visitors were most hospitably entertained byt le ladies, acid the day's amusement wj-s conclude! by an enjoyable social held . iv Me A'Oourt's grtunary.

There will be Mass in Feilding on Sun3ay next at 8 a.m. The Feilding bowlers who want to Napier will return to morrow. Amongst the entries for Mr R. E. Beckett's Marton sale are 2000 superior Lincoln lambs, all one mark. The Engineer to the Kiwitea County Council invites tenders for road work within the County. Owing to the very wet weather on Friday the Primitive Methodist parson* age anniversary was partly postponed, and a social gathering will be held in the church to morrow night, when those who had purchased tickets for Good Friday will be able to attend and use the tickets. As the charge is only sixpence there ought to be a good attendance. Archbishop Redwood, who arrived in London from the Continent a few days ago, ia staying for the present with the pastor of St. Anne's, Miderwood street E., and will shortly make a tour in Ireland. He is still carrying on his experiments in conuGction with New Zealand flax, of which he has just obtained a fresh supply from the AgentGeneral. To- night Karl Browne's Happy Hours Company re-open at the Assembly Rooms, Feilding. The whole strength of the company nrriyed by special coach from Pal- 1 merston yesterday to fill their dates here, though the majority of our readers would not have anticipated their arrival, showing the management are energetic and determined not to disappoint, the public. Their programme for to-night is a lengthy one, several new items being introduced tor the first time in New Zealand. On Wednesday night there will be a change of programme, introducing Slattery's home, love, divorce and poison. Sometimes after examining a witness a clever lawyer may be able to turn a aeem ing failure at his examination into an unqualified success. This once happened in a famous breach of promise case in which tho defender was alleged to have been cajoled iuto an engagement by the pursuer's mother. "When in the witness-box that lady completely baffled the council who was acting for the defender. He, however, by one of the happiest strokes of advocacy turned his failure into so complete a success that it practically won the case for his client. When his turn came to address the jury, referring to that lady's evidence, he said, " You saw gentlemen of the jury, I was but a child in her bands. What, then, must my client have been ?" Apparently the jury quite endorsed this view of the affair." as they returned a verdict in favour of his client. The mortal remains of the unfortunate young man Peter Lassen, who was killed at Aorangi, were intencd in the Bunnythorpe cemetery on Wednesday and was very largely attended. Previous to leaving Mr Lassen 's residence a Luhsran service was held in Danish, and ou arriving at the Wesleyau Church tho remains were carried in and a second service was held. The children from the State school, under their respective fieachers, testiijed to their love aud respect for their late schoolfellow by forming a double Hue up to the Wes leyan Church door from the roadway. From the church the procession — a very long one — v/ended its way to the cemetery, where concluding prayers were offered. A large quantity of beautiful wreaths were upon the coffin, and numbers of friends from Danevirke, Stoney Creek, Palmerston, and Feilding were present.