Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 261, 8 May 1895, Page 2

Local and General News.

♦— — The Rangitikei Masonic Lodge, Bulls, meets ou Wednesday the Bth oi' Ma)-. We have to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Cricketers Ball at Colyton on the olst inst. Mass will be celebrated at Halcombc at S a.m. next Sunday, and at Feilding at 11 a.m. and evening service at o p.m. Mr H. L. Jackson, boot and shoe importer, has just received a large and varied consignment of gent's court shoes, porpoise balmorals, etc. Letters from Mr E. Giescn and Mr C. L. McLean, in reply to Mr Sandiland's letter on the proposed Municipal buildings, 'will appear to-morrow. If Cheltenham goes on progressing at its present rate, it is expected a Borough Council will be required to manage its affairs in a very few years. The sale of ironmongery held last Saturday will be continued by Mr Carr in the Assembly Rooms on Saturday next commencing at 12.80 p.m. The secretary of the Feilding Football Club desires us to acknowledge receipt of a guinea each from Messrs Wm. L. Bailey and E. Goodbcliere, two of that Club's Yice-Prcsidcnts. People may do many things with impunity, from killing a iicato manslaughter, but no man ever gave a Scotchman cause to take " a scunner," at him without having bitter cause to be sorry for himself afterwards. On the 10th instant at Kiwitea, and the 11th idem at Birmingham a panoramic entertainment will be given. We arc informed this panorama has visited the greater portion of the colony and has mct\vith wonderful success. The Premier will probably pay a brief visit to Feilding on or about the 15th instant. In the event of any deputation desiring to wait upon Mr Seddon it will be necessary to give notice a few days in advance in the usual way. We have been requested by Mr D. J. Nathan to announce that Mr Postlethwaite, late of Gcraldine, will address the meeting of those interested in the frozen meat trade to be held in the Assembly Rooms on Tuesday next, after Mr Carr"s Scale. Yesterday afternoon Mr Simpson, of Colyton, picked sixteen quarts of strawberries (Duke of Edinburgh) in his garden. This makes seventy-seven quarts since Easter. He left a sample at our office this morning and we can vouch for their size and flavour. Messrs Spence and Spcnce have just received a second consignment of new winter goods. The Bon Marchc will be found replete with all the latest novelties in dress materials and trimmings, millinery, mantles and macintoshes. First class goods at the most moderate of prices. The following presentations to members of the Manchester Rifles will be made on the Queen's Birthday : — Watch given by Mr H. Bastings, won by Vol. James Scott ; a medal donated by Dr Charlton, won bj^ Vol. Bilderbeck, and several others, the firing for which is not yet completed. The articles of agreement signed by Messrs Halcoinbe aud Sutherland are very stringent and should insure good sport. The match is to be final, and after the men have come together there will be no spell until a fall is gained. The winner takes the door money and pays all expenses. To-day Mr E. Goodbehere offers for sale, cheap and on very easy terms, one of the best farms in the Apiti Block. The land is well fenced, grassed and watered, situated just opposite the new cheese factory now in course of erection. A quantity of well seasoned sawn timber on the ground is also for sale at very low rates. The usual weekly meeting of the 1.0.0. T., was held in the Foresters' Hall last night. There were 35 members present, and two candidates were initiated. The election of officers for the ensuing term took place. The following being elected, viz.: — Lodge Deputy, Bro J. Jacobsen ; C.T., Rev Bro Cocker, P.C.T., Bro. Bloomfield ; V.T., Sis. Mackenzie ; C, Sis. Worsfold ; S., Bro. Jackson ; F.S., Bro. Valentine ; T, Sis. Valentine ; M., Bro. Hoppy ; G., Bro. Flyger ; S., Bro Sherlock. A meeting of the Feilding Cycling Club was held last night, there being a fair attendance. Correspondence was received from the secretary of the Rail gitikei Cycling ClubreJlieafeFtfcCtjming road races^-^JSJit^^fewinembers were elected.;~viz. :— Messrs A. E. Bailey, C. Bray, iunr., A. and N. Bray, and G. Kirton. Messrs E. Mills and H. L. Sherwill were appointed judges of the road races to be held on Wednesday next, the 15th instant. Minor details in connection with the social and dance to be held after the road race were arranged. Tickets for the same may be obtained from any of the committee. A certain well-known colonial school inspector once entered a Dunedin school, on inspection bent, in his customary lordly manner, bouncing into the headmaster's room with his hat on and without any such foolish ceremony as knocking for admission, Having concluded his examination of the room, he requested to be shown the assistant master's room. The headmaster promptly summoned a small boy from the back row of awed scholars, and said : " Johnny, this is Mr , who is one of the inspectors of the Otago Education Board. Will you kindly take him to Mr 's room, and be sure you knock at the door and take your hat off before you go in, because it is an extremely rude and ill bred thing to do otherwise " And all the way along the passages that inspector thought and thought and thought. This is not a new story, but we thought for some reason that 'it would bear repetition ju6tuo\v. — Caiaaca Mail,

Mr J. McKerrow is now visiting the I Hawke's Bay district with the view of j inspecting several properties now under offer to the Government under the Land for Settlements Act. A gentleman of high standing in London, writing to a friend in Auckland about the Waihi mine, under date of March 28, said the Waihi shares are sought after. A large operation has been done with the Rothschilds. They bonght 500 shares at a trifle over £8, taking a call of 10,000 more at £1 during the month of April. These shares arc understood to be for the Paris market.