LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 274, 24 May 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

< To-day is Empire Day, the anniversary of the birthday of Queen Victoria. Beyond the closing of the Banks and the State Schools and the hoisting of flags no holiday is being observed. Our supplement to-morrow is an interesting number, containing a complete story, "The Unknown Door," a serial story, "The Tree of Dreams," a capital "Ladies 7 Corner," including a splendid article on the ! recently married actress Ellen Terry, and other articles, etc. The Mangaweka Committee have selected Misses E. H. Marney and Buchanan for the position of mistresses. jCaptain Edwin tetlegraphed at 11.50 a.m. to-day:— Westerly heavy gale. Glass fall. KSin, probably heavy. Rivers high. Mrs Gertie Green, a well-dressed 'woman, was fined £10 at the Thames (England) Police Court for street betting in Laugdale-street, St. George's. Mr Hoeken desires to disclaim the credit of having got up the petition for the Menzies' ford bridge. A number of the settlers were responsible for tho work, and he did not take a mortv prominent part than the rest. Tho funeral of the late Mrs Richardson took place at Kimbolton yeßterday. The remains were followed to their last resting place by a very large number of residents. The Rev. J. It. Cassell conducted the funeral service. The next mail for the United Kingdom and Europe via Vancouver, due at London 17th July, 1907, will close at the Feilding Post Office on Tuesday, the 11th day of June, 1907, at 11.45 a.m. The next inward mail via Vanonver is due at the Feilding Post Office on 26th May and 23rd Jiine. /^ The Frant (Sjssox) vestry meeting has decided to insure th"> village schoolmaster, the sexton, and the gravediggor under the now Workmen's Act, but not tho bellringers end the choirboys. It is resolved to stop paying salaries to the choirboys and to give them annual presents i.>stcad. When the Merchandise Marks Bill was considered by tho Standing Committee of the House of Commons, Mr Boland moved that "every egg imported into this country shall be stamped with the name of tha country in which it was laid." Mr Maddison intends to move tm amendment adding the words, "and give the nationality of the hen which laid it." Our Sandon correspondent writes: —Constable Breen, of Bulls, was the centre of an amusing incident yesterday. While riding home at a very leisurely pace, his horse quite unexpectedly shied, and Mr Breen rolled off without the slightest show of exertion, and as he was not hurt the onlookers took it as a good joke. — Friends will be pleased to hear that Mrs R. Bowator, who is in a private hospital in Palmerston, has been successfully operated upon, and is now doing as well as can be expected. Mr J. G. Wilson, chairman of the Mana'vatu County Council, has been down to Wellington to interview Mr J. E. Fulton, civil engineer, of Wellington in regard to the Whirokino bridge, which was recently damaged by the heavy flood in the Manawatu river. Mr Fulton has ascertained that the piles required cannot be obtained in New Zealand, and the chairman has authorised Mr Fulton to order them from Sydne; so as to expedite matters. Before the piles arrive the chairman hopes the Council will have arranged by contract for driving them, anq for carrying on other necessary works which Mr Fulton thinks are required; to strengthen and improve the bridge.

Mr Lomas, Inspector of Factories, was on a visit to Feilding yesterday. Wellington has increased the price of bread to 3Jd the 21b loaf. The Hon. R. McNab, Minister for Lands, was a passenger to Wellington by the express yesterday. The next English and European mail via Suez will close at the Feilding Post Office on Thursday, 30th May. at 7.45 p.m., and is due m London on 9th July. Last night's meeting of the Feilding Borough Council decided to obtain a loan from the Government to j.ay the Council's share towards the cost of the Lower Gorge bridge. Apiti has been appointed a registration district for births, deaths, and marriages, and a gentleman who is willing to act as Registrar, has forwarded his name to the Registrar General . Mr Bowater, secretary of the local branch of the Farmers' Union, left by this afternoon's mail train en route to Sydney, where he will act as representative at the Australasian Methodist Conference. The Archbishop of Canterbury has sanctioned a form of Divine service in Esperanto in connection with the religious exorcises to be held at the coming congress of the International Esperaito Society. Owing to a clerical error, the dividend on Pushful in the May Hurdles at Wanganui yesterday was declared to be £1 7s. A considerable sum was paid out before it was discovered that the dividend should have been £1. Late comers were naturally much annoyed. The Druids are reminded that a meeting of the Social Committee will take place in the Foresters' Hall this evening, at 7.30, and the card tournament will be commenced punctually at 8 p.m. All those taking part are specially requested to be in attendance at that time. While discussing the estimates at the Feilding Borough Council meeting last night, Cr.. Tolley suggested the street lighting and the cleaning of the lamps might be more economically and satisfactorily done by contract. Later on Cr. Toljey expressed the idea that the maintenance of the streets should be done by contract. Councillors did not dissent from the first suggestion, but there was no support for the second. The Pope, his sisters, Cardinal Merry del Val, and several prelates attended a bioscope entertainment given by Signor Vannucci, an engineer employed at the Vatican. Views of the principal cities of the United States, including Washington and New York, were shown, and each picture was accompanied by a brief explanation. At the end of the entertainment the Pope thanked Signor Vannucci, and declared that he felt he had almost realised his wish <to visit the New World. Our Apiti correspondent writes: — The Domain Board are making good headway with the Recreation Ground. Last week the stumping contractors finished their job, after which the members of the Board, with the help of some of the energetic settlers, held a working bee and removed about 120 loads of stones. About half a dozen of the farmers who have ploughs then turned up, and as a result the paddock is now ready for grassing and cropping. — There is £160 promised as donations to the Public Hall fund account. Considerable improvement is about to be effected in the telephone system in existence between Feilding and Rongotea. It is the intention of the Department to instal Morse instruments so that the present wires may be used for both telegraph work and telephone without inconveniece t> eithe roperator or telephone user. At the present time it is frequntly almost impossible to hear a person sneaking from Rongotea, but under the new system tho telephone will be perfectly distinct, an improvement that will be welcomed by everyone who uses the line. Cr. Tolley last night asked the Borough Council to collect from the property owners benefiting, half the cost of the kerbing and channelling. The Mayor pointed out the work was being done by loan borrowed for the purpose, and he thought it would be manifestly unfair to ask the property ow.ners to contribute to the cost, and, again, the law would not allow it. Cr. Tolley moved that the opinion of the Borough Solicitor be taken on the legal aspect. Or. Cobbe said it would be a waste of time and money to do that. The motion was not seconded, and therefore lapsed. "The American language," says Mr C. N. Baeyertz, "has at least the merit of picturesqueness, and compared with this quality considerations of exactitude, syntax, or euphony have but little weight with the average Yankee. I remarked to a New Yorker that I was very busy, to which ho replied sententiously : 'Well, I don't need to set up night wrjtin' letters to myself!' Talking to another I referred to the wealth of a certain millionaire, 'Yes,' he replied, 'money don't care who has it.' 'Well,' said another just before dinner, 'gness I'm so hungry I figure I could eat anything that didn't bite mo first.' " Tho long-standing legal action between the Vatican and the Italian Government over the sequestration of religious houses in 1870 has been settled by tho Government agreeiug to pay £360,000 to the Pope. This sum was paid over to the legal representatives of the Vatican yesterday--£l2O in cash, and the rest in Government bonds. The Pope pci sonally sent a letter of acknowledgment to the Government ,and expressed Ilia cordial thanks for the consideration shown by the Quirinal. Comments in the newspapers show that the transaction is regarded as a significant illustration of the admirable relations now existing between the Government and the Holy See. The " Fatal Wedding" children ore under the immediate care of a trained London nurse and an assistant. Their ages range from 8 to 12. All are equally independent, able to sew, mend and darn, and atte»d to their cwn make-up. They can colour their faces and treat their eyes, "or wo do each other's," they say, merrily. Fun and happiness seem to surround them. They can all act the whole play right through. The wedding scene they find particularly fascinating. Malsie Posser most enjoys being carried across the rope on Mr Cannam's back. All regard the tin-can march as if it was part of real life. The little troupe is quartered in a house with a garden, and lovely harbour views. "A great help, that garden," declares Miss de Burgh. For some time the British beekeeper has been compelled to face fierce competition from the colonies. The trouble arises by reason of a loose definition of the term "British honey." Packers and retailers say they ■ are entitled to apply the word "British" to the products of the British \ Empire. Home producers, on the other hand, maintain that the public believes all honey labelled British to have been gathered in the British Islands. "Colonial honey is necessarily cheaper," says a great honey expert. "New Zealand clover honey is about as good as any in the world, and, owing to the vastness of the clover area and the excellence of the dimate, it is retailed very cheaply. But that does not alter the fact that it is only by means of an unfair name that it is helping to kill tie British industry." '■-■ A cable from Sydney in yesterday's paper stated that Mr Sam. Hordern, proprietor of the firm of Anthony Hordern and Sons, in giving evidence at the Arbitration Court, informed Idie Court that he spent £20,---000 a year in advertising. As showing the enormous business done by tins firm, the follow^"- :i client is not out of place. About five years ago, one Tuesday morning, the premises caught fire, and the whole magnificent block of buildings was destroyed. Afterwards, when the safes were opened, it was found the money taken on the dayprevious to the fire was intact. Tne amount was £5000, which, for an off day, as Monday always is, will give an idea as to the extent of the retail business of this firm of "universal providers." The business was started 100 years ago, by Anthony Hordern, of whom the present proprietor, Sam Hordera, is the grandson.