Notes and Comments.

Feilding Star, 23 December 1908, Page 2

Notes and Comments.

An interesting article in another column descriptive of the new municipal baths that are to be erected in Manchester Street gives evidence that something is doing at last. Mr. T. Collins has signed the contract for the construction of the baths, and he assures .us that it is his intention to push the work along expeditiously. "But," he added, significantly, "nothing can be done, of course, until after the holidays. Next Friday is Christmas Day, and a week later comes New Year s Day." This is only as we anticipated some time ago — no municipal work until after the holidays. However,, it is satisfactory to learn from Mr. Collins that he is sanguine the baths will be ready for use by the end of February, so that the Feilding Swimming Club should be able to arrange its carnival for the opening day, after all. It is not often that the cable news contains items that add to the gaiety of nations and provide food for the laughter of the gods. Such an item will be seen in another column regard- , ing' the quaint humour of a wealthy philanthropist as expressed in his last will and testament. In that document he inserted a clause under which his estate stood to dose £9000. - For it provided £1000 a piece to each member of the local Baptist ChurOh diaconate who attended' the philanthropist's funeral. And he had every reason to expect that last tribute of respect from, the deacons, for," we are -told, he had been a liberal benefactor to their church during his lifetime. The sequel is 'that Nor one of the deacons troubled to put on his broadcloth and black hat to earn that £1000 lying secretly in wait for them ! Ima. ! gine the feelings of those nine on | reading of the dkuuse in the next day's paper. How Ahey will regret that I they uid not get the £9000 — to put in - the plate at church as a Christmas offering ! Was the philanthropist a cynic on deacons ?