LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1130, 10 March 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Nelson telegram says that sixty blacklisli, some measuring twenty I't.'ct in length, were washed up oju tlio ■beach at 'Pukawau yesterday.

Some entries 'have already been received i'or the 'sphool garden classes at tlie Feilding show to-morrow, so it is to hoped that this now class will /be well supported.

Miss K. Wilson lias been appointed puniL teacher at the Terrace End school vice Mr Gilligan resigned. Miss O'Donnell has been promoted to third position in place of Miss Bastings resigned.

At mi extraordinary general, meeting of the .Hawera Dairy Co., Ltd., it was resolved to increase tlie share capital from £10,000 to £15,000. Jt was explained that tlie company was growing, ;uid the neoessary power should be if the sliarcholdcre ilid not wish the, company to remain at a KtiUldstill.

Yesterday there were eight islaughtermon at work at Southdown, 'Auckland, all of them non-lJiiionifits. who have applied for work in pliico of members of the Union now on strike. No efforts' are beiiijj; made to Ijring about any reconciliation between tin; cotnpauv and tbo. -strikor.s with a view to tho latter resuming work, as it is l)elieve<l a. sutti<:ieut number of new bands will bo obtained to .'ill tho «trikerfi' plaocis.

A civil action, Assignee in Bankruptcy v. Ljiviiiia. I'atte/Kon, a, claim for the restitution of moneys to ha,ve been wrongfully transferred to tho defendant by lutr busliaiKJ, J. Patterson, solicitor, of Danncvirkc, which had occupied the Su|)romo Court at Napier for two days, w.ih struck out by agreement yeste-rday afternoon, a, settlement having beeii arrived at by the particn. Dcl'cndant has <:on«ented to piiy the as«iji;nee between £3000 and £4001) .for distribution among >lior husband's crc'tlitorß.'

Mr Hurry Riokards' Vaudeville Co. appeared in the Drill Hull last night, and proved a. very good combination — in patches. The bright patches wore. Mr Franco Piper, a wonderful 'manipulator of banjo, with exceedingly clever fingers; the three sistens l.rapnell and their diverting brother tieorge, all of whom are acrobats of exceptional merit and astonishing strength ; Miss Jmlia Gilford, a sweet an.d graceful singer; and Mr I{obort l/'itJisiinmons, ex-champion prize-itg-litcr, ii.B a ball-puncher. His activity wa« that of a young man rather tlnm iluijt of a 50-year old athlete. Mr ami Mrs Fitasimmons (Mies Gifiord) were also seen in a playlet (specially written f'ov them, and it was in this sketch that the ball-punchin"; was an incident. The Wheelers gave a clever and amusing exhibition of trick cycling. There" were to have been motile cinematograph pictures, according to the promise and the pro-irr-imme. hut some unexplained roa-' son—probably because the management did not think it wovth wliilo (a very unwise decision, by. tlie way)they were not shown. Another disappointment was Mi , Fred Bluett, who, as a comedian, fell far short of comedy; whikt Vaude and Verne, patter comedians, were not "up to the stawdairl of an all-star vaudeville combine! '' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '' '

The Methodist home miseioner for nightcaps is Mr W. E. Sleep. The Feilding Mower Show will be open from '2 to 5 to-morrow afternoon. i and 6 to 9.30 p.m. at night. Entries ! close at 11 a.m. to-morrow. The inter-State steamsMp companies of Australia- announce the reduction of the 25 per cent, increase in the fares imposed when the coal strike i commenced. I A sitting of the Licensing Bench was held to-day, when a transfer of the license of the Masonic Hotel, Ash--1 hurst, to S. W. R. Evans, was granted. J Amongst the competitions at the Feilding Flower Slioav to-morrow is ■ one for a ladies' hat trimmed with : fresh ilowers, the judging of which is by popular vote. . A cable message from Dublin announces the birtli oi' a daughter to the Hon. Mrs Lyon (nee the Hon. Kathleen Pjuuket, sister to bis Ex- : -cellency the Governor) last Friday. i It is better to pay rates than to pay doctors to treat diphtheria and j typhoid cases, to say nothing of the ' probable ''look in" to be accorded to ; the undertaker.—Napier Telegraph. I A Carter ton. News reporter lias j been informed that a number . of : cows on the Aliikouke farms have i died, the result of bloating after a I heavy feed of clover. Mrs Lydia Waterhouse, widow .A the lion. George Marsden Water- ; house,, iform-e-rly Premier of South '. Australia and New Zealand, died o;; • January 23, at her residence in Tor- . quay, iv her 83rd year. J Mr Rupert Pary, the well-known I slieepbreeder, of Iviiigsdown, South I Canterbury, suffered a loss of about I £100 last *wek through 27 of his stud i rams dying as the result of being ! dipped. During the month of February the j Waltliam Fruit Depot forwarded from ) Hastinjrs 5515 cases of fruit. There. ! are still many thousands of cases to i pick. i The registered office of tho Feildi ing Building Society has been reniovjed i'rom Manchester Street to the : ground floor of Messrs Prior and Gil- ; lespie's Building. burr, ragwort, pennyroyal I and gorse have been declared noxious i weeds by the Woodville County Counj cil. It was said that pennyroyal I taints the cows' milk very badly, j Mr E. Goodbehere, land and insur- ; a nee agent,notifies by advertisement ; to-day that he has removed from his j offices in Manchester Street to the J ground floor of Messrs Prior and GilI lespie's Buildin<i. Macarthur Street.

James Frederick Trengrove. a casual labourer, residing" in ' Queen Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, committed suicide at his house, yesterday morning by cutting- Jiis throat with a razor, after he had made an attempt to murder his wife with a tomahawk. A publication issued by the V'atic■an gives the first reliable statistics in connection with the Messina earthquake. It is calculated that tlie dead ■at Messina number 90,000. The death roll at Calabria was 16,500. Tlie relief fund now amounted to £300,000.

Some of the County Council's reserves are very thick with blackberries. A wit in the Om-ata Riding has fixed a notice on one of tlie reserves which reads as follows : 'County orchard. Ripe fruit free." —Taranaki Herald.

AVilliam Thos. Danell, charged at the Court this morning w jth 'failing to provide i'or the maintenance of his illegitimate child, was convicted, and sentenced to one month's' imprisonment, with hard labour. A solicitor's fee of £1 Is was allowed Mr Trewin who appeared for the informant.

At yesterday's meeting of the Manawatu County Council, Cr. It. B. Melvenzie heartily thanked tlie councillors for their kindly vote of sympathy with lain in his late- bereavement, lie said he had intended to thank them a-t tlie last meeting,"but he could not trust himself to do so.

Hie Hon ,J. A. Miliar, accompanied by M.r Thompson (private secretary) and Miss Millar (his daughter), will leave lor Sydney on the Thursday Djg-ht before. Good Friday. Ho devotes five days to studying the New South Wales railways 'system, and makes flying visits to Victoria, South Australian and Queensland lines.

Tlie Northern. "W'airoa Dairy Company Manginvhare, near Dargavillc. manufactured during February, u-1,-----loMl) lnittor, as against 45,5261b, or an. increase of 2.] tons compared with the previous February. Tlie total •incroa.se from .September to February, as compared with the same period last season, was 3S\ tons.

A. big savings bank in. New York employes two young women ;is tellers, one as receiving, tlie other as nayni'r teller. Since they have been so employee! tliere has been no shortage of cash, and they are said to be uncommonly quick to detect forgeries. In .fact, the bank officials heartily commotio , them for the efficiency, ■KTiiracy, iuif] general excellence, of their work.

-Iho North Inland Commissioner lias written to the Lieut. Commander of Wellington district as follows: "Please convey to the lads who took part in inspection by Lord Kitchener, niy congratulations upon their discipline, behaviour, and cheerfulness under exacting circumstance*, and upon excellent showing. The steadiness <>f tlie boys is excellent testimony to the eihcioncy of training received from ec-ontm asters."

At the Manawatu County Coujh il meeting yesterday, the question of pennyroyal as a, noxious weed was discussed. Tho Ohainm-nn (Mr J. C, \\ ilson) did not think the weed did much harm—it generally ciune on wet ground. Cr. Hensoi'i said it was easily destroyed in dry weather by burning, ~ Ivaiulfiil of'dry straw assisting. Cr. Masters lia'tf got rid of it by skim ploughing the soil and cutting the weed off. Cr. Kendall added that salt destroyed the plant easily.

A. peculiar robbery is reported from Mnrtin.borough. Mr Monfcgoinroy, of tlie well-known variety entertainers, was staying at Die Club Hotel after his perfornienco. He slates that there- was no key to his room. He bung his trousers, containing £75 in cash, on the end of tho bod, and sTept undisturbed throughout tlie nigli-l;. In the morning lie discovered that someone bad entered tho. room and re-moved the money. The matter is in the liamk of the police, but Ko far nothing l la .s been discovered .

Tlie Sanson ;\n> Imidim', l-hc soc-niid of the series of garden parties in aid of their V arson nyt\ ri>iKivatiou fuiiil on Rt, at 1-1 n\ beautiful grounds of Mrs Hammond, Wail.ohi. There will Ik> games, 'tennis, croquet, quoits, etc., also guessing competitions and produce stall, Lea, tc«• creams, etc. Tho popularity of tlieno garden parties in the district is evidenced by the inereawtm numbers that attend, and as tlie 17.th is a puWic. holiday, and the promo-t----ors have spared i»o pains 10~ «>nsurc succes.s, this promises to equal if not U> eclipse a.l Iformej- gatlicriiu^s.

The now Methodist OUurcli iv the. Valley Road, in lieu or' tho one- ie■eently lost by lire, uuars completion, and does credit to the contractor's, Messrs Birch and Son, of Apiti, who have lost no time in its construction. It has a vestry 16ft x 10ft, which tho former was without. Tjlio main building is more commodious, and will be also bo comfortaibly seated wftli a raised i)latform i'or tlie preacher. It is well lightc(\, and in all respects a groat improvement on its predecessor for tho reverent and decorous worship of Almighty God. At a. trustees' meeting just hold it was resolved to hold the ojiening services on tihe X3th inst., at 11 a .m. and 7.30 p.m., tlie Kimbolton congregation relinquishing their (XMiiing service- on halialf of the new church that evening. These services will bo followed by a. social in the ohurdli at 8 p.m., when music, to which the Apiti Wesley an choir will contribute, with appropriate addresses and refreshments served at tlie close, .will provide a most attrac-tive-programme. The Rev. Jolm H. White, of Kimiboltoi), will preach at each service on tho opening Sunday, and Mr V. S. Guv, of Apiti, at 2.30 p.m. R on .Easter Sunday. Tihe proceeds of all the. services mentioned will.be devoted to the new church trust. ; ' ' •" ' ■' ■