Local and General News.

Feilding Star, Volume XXII, Issue 250, 29 April 1901, Page 2

Local and General News.

A key picked up in Feilding. has been left at this office. Mr J. Penny, of Rongotea, bas been placed on tbe Commission of tbe Peace. Mr John McGowan, tbe YalutrGeneral, inserts two important notices to-day. The Government Insurance Cotumiseiooer, Mr J. H. Richardson, inserts a notice re a lost policy. Initiil entries for Messrs Abraham and Williams' sale at Palmerston North on May 2nd are now advertised. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company inserts a notice to-day relative to a clearing sale of dairy stock to be herd at Apiti on account of Mr W. Vicary. Full particulars will be advertised in a future issue. A Christchurch paper rays tbat: — rhe first, intimation Lieut. -Colonel Stewart Newall, C.B , at Wellington, bad of h's mention in Earl Roberts' .espatohcs, was in a congratulatory selegrau. from an ex-officer of tbe Kaiapoi Rifles, and for a time tbe gallant colonel was puzzled to ascertain low be should get euch news from that marter, but he promptly wrote, when ibe report was confirmed by the Weiington papers, to acknowledge it. The best show of blankets, flannels, rugs, mauds and down quilts, yet made it the Bon Marche, is now to be seen n one of the windows. Tbe display somprises both English and Colooial mods, pre-eminent amongst wbicb are ihe manufactures of the Roslyn Woolen Mills. The blankets and flannels produced by tbis factory are undoubtedy at the top of tbe tree in respect to inisb, durability and value, and tbey ire largely socked by Messrs Spence md Spence. One of the tenderers for debentures n tbe Government loan was deternined to have what he applied for. Efis tender was for L5OO, and be offered h slight premium, with tbe remark tbat t was bis first speculation of the kind, 'n a footnote to bis tender, howevtr, ie siid tbat in older to make sure of jetting debentures, be would give a Kecoium equal to tbe highest offered, .he reason for bis determination was xplained by a statement tbat he ranted good security. Even the members of " Auld Clou* ie's Brigade "haye tbeir •• millinery ads and fancies "just like newly ledged High Church curates. We earn from an exchange that :— Action its been taken by the New Zealand jaw Society to prevent solicitors from appearing in wigs in : putts where tbey iave an audience. Solicitors, In (he >pin.Qn of the council of tbe society, ,re not entitled to wear wigs, although bey may properly wear plain gowns. )isirict Gonrt Judges bave promised to ,ssist the society in having the distincton upon 1 between barriseri and olicitors < baerved.

An advertiser wants to purchase a building section. A meeting of tbe Royalist Football . Club will be held to night The rnleß for the New Z aland Rifle Clubs Lave been gßZ.tted. Mr J. Darragh wants a man to drive and look after horses. A notice of interest to sportsmen appears :o day from Aorangi propertyowners. The annual txaminatioa of the Feild ing tchoil will take place on Wednesday and Thursday next. The Pr« n_<er will probably leave for Australia tc-raorrow to be present at the opening of the Federal Parliament. Messrs Mcrsbead aud Giesen adver tises -'0 acre* of first class land for immediate .ale within 1£ miles of the The dredging marke. is in a state of | collapse as a result of over-speculation in shari s, Companies are now b< ing wound up alnio.t as fast as they were being promoted a 3 ear ago. The tickets are selling rapidly for the concert in the Wesleyan Church tomorrow night. Those who have not secured one should do so without delay. The programme is a very attractive one. In tbe set ne connected with the eong •' Ora pro Nobis." givea at the concert on Friday night by Mrs Dickson, a j little girl, Miss Olive James appeared, her name being inadvcrtenlly omitted from the report. I . Owing to a counter attraction it has been decided to postpone tbe chrysanthemum show from Wednesday until Friday n^xt when it will be held in the Assembly Rooms (not the Volunteer H-ill as previously announced.) *At a mee'ing of ihe Unionist's Football Club last Saurday evening it was decided to join the Rangitikei SubUnion. Me s 3 F. _T. Letbbridge acd E. Goodbehere were appointed vicepresidents of the Sub Union. Tbe Premur has replied to a resolu tiou forward. d by tne Canterbury City aud Suburban Burgess s s' Association, urging that a Bill providing for State fire insurance should be introduced this session, stating that the matter will receive the attention of the Government. The Commander of the Forces (Colonel A. Pole -Pen ton) wishes it to be known that tbe New Zealand Government will not be responsible in any way for any contract wbich may be entered into by Mr F. B Hughes, of Brabant's Horse, who is at present seeking recruits in this colony for service in South Africa. Mr H. Holman, in an advertisement to-day, notifies that be bas taken over tbe business recently conducted by Mr G. Dowden. He will supply notbing but tbe best cordials, and trusts to secure a fair share of patronage. Mr G. Dowden also thanks bis customers i (or past support, and solicits a contiu* uance of the same for his successor. The New Zealand Shipping Company and tbe Shaw, Savill and Tyser Com pany, have decided to reduce the freights over the colony on the following lines in conuection with the recently inaugurated steam service to South Africa— Flour, 40s per ton of 2000lbs; wheat, 40s per ton of 22401b5 ; oats, 50s per ton ; compressed hay, 90s per ton. A body of capitalists have contracted witb (he Ontario Government under heavy bonds to place in Algotm, Western Ontario. 500 settlers per month for fiye years. The representative Mr lerque, sails for England immediately and wilt open agencies forthwith. It is expected and hoped that the immigrants will be chiefly British, and will consist largely of skilled workmen. Up to tbe present time about 20,000 tons of cohl bave been t-ken out of tbe Mokau Mines. Of that quality 8000 tons haye been obtained during the past two and a half years. The Sydney syndicate which has purchased the property for -.13,000, bas bad a steamer specially bail- for the trade and will shortly begin operations on an extensive scale, The mines are at present leased to Mr Stubbs, of New Plymoutb, wbo obtains 8s 6d a ton for the coal. The unscreened coal sells at Waitara for 20a ton. Before the new steamer can go np the Mokau River snags will haye tc be removed at an estimated cost of LlOOO. Miss Violet Boddington, of Masterton, is in receipt of tbe following interesting letter from Lord Roberts :- War Office, London, 7th Marcb, 1901. Dear Miss Boddington, -I have received with pleasure your letter of 11th January, and am interested to learn that you have tbrre brothers serving in South Af ica. England appreciates yery fully the splendid manntr in wbich the Co'ony came forward to assist her, and we cannot over-estimate the value of tbe assistance wbich the Colonial Contingents rendered to the Mother Country at a critical time. I trust tbe war will .oon be brought to a satisfactory conclusion, and that your brothers will be restored to you safe and well. — Believe me, Yours ever truly, Roberts, F.M. An innovation copied by our Postal Department from America is that of a miniature receiving and delivery box for the conven eace of suburb. n and country people. Tbe familiar candle-box which is frequently seen nailed to the gate leading to the homestead and the country residence may now be superseded by an ornamental iron box of patent construction v» itb keys for tbe householder and the postman thus ensuring safety for correspondence and facilitating tbe work of delivery. As the department is only charging about 18s fer the new box it should meet witb a ready re-ponse to is enterprise, sample boxes are to be seen at the different post offices, a first shipment of about 200 of trie boxes having recently been received from America. Mr Hudson Maxim, the distinguished inventor, lately caused a profound sensation m New York by annouaciog in an address that bis new high explosive, called maximi e, woold revolutionise warfare and cause the abolition of all the world's great navies. He says: " Within the next six months a test at Sandy Hook proving ground?, will result in the destruction at one shit of a target built of tbe strongest Kruppised plate, twelve inches thick, and as large as a modern battleship. A projectile containing tbis explosive will be burled at a velocity of five thousand feet per 6econd." Mr Maxim further announces tbat ha has invented a substance,. called motorite which' will be used for tbe propulsion of bis new war craft, known as the autombile torpedo. This vessel be said would run under water at the rate of three-quarters of a mile per minute, and would be operated bv two men. - Manchester Rifles* The first competition for B class belt and medal was completed at the local range on Saturday last. There was a strong wind blowing across the range and the light was very Variable. Under these conditions the scores of the leading men must be considered very good. The conditions were - 10 shots at 200 and 500 yards, sighters allowed. Scores : . 200 500 Tl. Corp. Reade 42 87 —79 Vol. Christensen ... 85 83 —68 Vol. J. Bartholomew ... 33 27 -60 Vol. Prior 29 25 —54 Vol. Carthew 29 19 —48 Vol. Wickbam 42 2 — 44 Bugler Boyd 80 7 — 37 Vol. Reid 35 0 — 35 Tbeje were twenty one competitors in the first round for this belt, the three highest scores being 81, 80 and 79. It was rather unfortunate for some of the recruits that Saturday should have been so windy, as it was the first time they had fired with the rifle, but, bad weather notwithstanding, the scores of one or two were, very creditable. .For sprains, swellings and lameness there is- nothing as good as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Try it, For sale by | Unite Farmers' Co op,