LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1144, 29 March 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AMD GENERAL.

The police ;ire still out in search '.) Powclka.

After April 1 the price of railway time-tables will be threepence each.

Nasai hot has been causing some trouble lately among the sheep flocks in the Eltham district.

In another column the Railway Department notifies the time-table alterations that are to be made on April 1.

Mies J. Coonibe, assistant at Feilding District High' School, has received an appointment in tho Tauranga district. Geoffrey Fisher, aged 14, who was shot in the groin by a pea rifle some, days ago, died in the Duncdin hospital' yesterday morning.

It is reported that applications tor admission to the- police force are coming in in fair numbers, and, generally speaking, from a desirable class.

The tenth Annual Convention of the Wellington Sunday School Union was held during the holidays, SO. members being present from outside Masterton.

The Pakotai School, neai , Maurakaliia, has been burnt to the ground. This is tho eleventh school burned in the North Auekhyid district in a comparatively short space of time.

Mr It. A. Fsmiuharson,-' 'J?. A. (Oxon.), M.Sc, F.G.S., tho third New Zealand Rhodes scholar, is returning to tho Dominion by the Orient liner Otway, via Sues:. He is expected in Wellington by Wednesday's Sydney steamer.

Mr Proctor, clerk in the head office of the Labour Department, is at present in Christchurch making inquiries as to the rent for four, five, and sixroomed lfouses, etc/, for statistical purposes. He will visit Dinnedin and Auckland in regard to the matter.

On the eve of her wedding, Miss Mary Thompson was on Sunday presented with a silver teapot on behalf of the teachers and scholars of the Primitive Methodist Sunday School, Miss Thompson having been a teacher in tho school for some years.

The Paparoa has now taken on board the Nelson shipment of apples tor London. The cargo picked up by the vessel at Nelson on Friday and Saturday consisted of 5400 cases of apples, 7300 carcases of Frozen ■mutton, 120 bales of wool, besides tallow and sundries.

At the Ashburton yards on Tuesday a fine line of 206 lambs of the Shropshire cross were sold by Mr Julin Cochrane (Elgin) at 17s 7d. The lambs were bred by Mr Cochrane •and were well woolled, uniform in size, and of first-class, quality. As a large line they realised tho highest price of the season at the Ashburton yards.

The Ashburton Guardian states that an Ashburton man, who drew a section in a closer settlement subdi/i----sion ballot a tew years ago, has bold out his goodwill in the land at a handsome figure. Having experieaced first-class seasons, the select n* now retires with (axiproximabely) £4000 to his credit, all made out of the land, of which he had little if any knowledge when he entered into possession.

The biennial sitting of tho Movable Committee of the New Zealand branch of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows is sitting in Napier. Tho Grand Master (Bro. James Marshall), in his opening address, in referring to the progress of the Order, said it was gratifying to notice that settlement in the North had beeii closely followed up by the Auckland district in the way of opening new lodges.

There is nionoy to be made in rabbit-trapping and in ,tlie sale of rabbit pelts. Well-got-up skins ibring a good price, and the demand is strong. One day this week, as the result of twelve days' work, a young-man got a cheque for £22 Os 6d for Ms skins. This is by no means an isolated case. The rabbits are very numerous in many parts of the ■district, and the yabbitter, at rulinoprices, is in for' a good time."

rA At Palmorston yesterday, a Maori Tennis Tournament was held between Wangaimi, Hawke'e Bay, Aorattgi, and Parawanui natives (two teams each) v The first round resulted: Wanganui defeated Aorangi A, eight sets to nil; Hawke's Bay won from Moatuiti by eight sets to nil: Hawke's Bay against Wanganui ended in a draw, both teams scoring four sets each; Parewanui B -defeated Aorangi B, by seven sets "to one; Parewanui A Had a bye. ; J - '■

Josepli John Powelka, who escaped from Lambton quay police cells, is still at large. Diligent search for the prisoner is being made by the police, but so far he has succeeded in eluding them, not even giving the slightest clue as to his movements from the ; time of his escape; j The price paid :by the Baoik of New Zealand for the block of land in Collins street (Melbourne), and comprising 'Mercantile Bank Olkinbers, ! is £40,000. The actual measurement of the Collins street frontage is 44ft 4in. The price per foot, therefore, is £902. The buildings on the land are . now let to various tenants for office j purposes. It.is not the intention of j the Bank of New Zealand to at once remove from their present premises j in Queen street to the Collins street Tmilding. A horse was tlie victim of some j youths' horse-play at Mungaroa (Hutt) recently. The lads wont for a swim j in the Mungaroa river taking the . equine with them. They used the ! horse's back as a swimming-board ' from which they dived and performed , numerous other capers So dear to the bather. The animal stood this treatment for a long time, but at last its patience and strength became exhausted, and the poor beast collapsed and was drowned. Too late, the thoughtless youths discovered they had kept the horse in too long. It was a good hack.

Kawau Island, which is one of tho ! best known of the holiday resorts in the vicinity of Auckland, is to be . shortly ent up into .suitable- lots b<,th

for those -who want a small area for a summer residence, and also those ' who want to engage, in farming. The island, which was formerly the homeof Sir Geor.ge Grey, is a perfect paradise in miniature, abounding in lofty lulls, deep bays, splendid beaches, with good fishing and shooting, and, ,'n fact, everything that the heart could desire. The island embraces about 8000 acres, and the owner's intention is to cut it up into sections from one to 2000 acres, every section having a water α-onfcage. A lad named Henry Joseph Hand, need 1.5.V years, broke, into shops at Milton, it is alleged, and stole some, goods. In addition, it is further stated, on Saturday at Fairfax he overtook a young woman on the, road and fried to snatch her handbag, containing .£7. He was wearing a mask at the. time, and the woman noticed that he was pointing a revolver at her, and screamed for help. The youth , at once ran off. Detective Mitchell and Constable Meßne (Milton) traced him, and and in the afternoon gave chase between Fairfax and the beach, and caught him. When arrested be was found to be armed with a seven-cham-bered revolver and a sheath knife and mask. What is regarded us conclusive testimony of the infallibility of the finger-print system has been'received by the .Sydney authorities. Some months ago n UVUI convicted of burglary at the Darlinghurst Quarter ■Sessions pleaded for a"light sentence, as he had never before been in gaol.' Me was sentenced to five years'" imprisonment. The Judge ' remarked that if what the prisoner said proved to be correct, lie would consider whether tlio> sentence could be reduced. The man's finger-prints were circuated throughout the world, and it had been proved that he had served one sentence in England, seven sentences in Germany.'and that he was I wanted in New Zealand. Special Easter services were conducted by the Salvation Army. On Good Friday three services were held In the morning addresses were delivered on "Christ at Gethsemane," ■'The Disciples at Gothsemane." and 'I he Spiritual Benefits of Gethsemane," interspersed with music and singing. The afternoon service dealt with "The Betrayal " "Following Afar Off," and "The Trial of Christ." The evening service took (he form of a study of "Christ on the Gross." On Easter Sunday evening the "Building and Wreathing of the. Cross" took place, nineteen young ladies taking part in the ceremony? The attendance in the evening was very large, many being unable to find seating accommodation. An exciting incident befel Mr David Gallaher, the well-known Auckland footballer, while on the way to Motutapu in the steamer Eagle in connection with the Auckland Farmers' freezing Company's picnic on Saturday. He was going up the steps of the boat to the upper deck when he slipped on a banana skin. Being tinable to regain his balance he sprang overboard well away from the steamer, so as to avoid contact with the sides of the vessel, and came up about 20 yards away. A cry went up of "Man overboard!" and the Eagle's engines wei'e immediately reversed.-and a "boat sent off to the rescue. Mr Gallaher, after recovering his Panama hat, which came to the surface after his plunge, struck out for the boat; and proved that besides being a first-class footballer, he is no mean swimmer. He was able to obtain div clothing when he reached the island, and iie was none the worse for his unpremeditated ducking

AY .hen the s.s. Atlienie arrived tit Plymouth at the end of last week. Captain A. A. Dorrien Smith and Mrs Dorrien Smith were among the passengers who landed there, .en route for the Scilly islands. They brought with them iroin the Chatham Islands a collection of plants and birds, which >'s considered to be exceptionally good Homeward bound, the heat in the tropics wrought havoc with the collection but Captain Dorrien Smith reached Plymouth with over 2000 plants. In due course he hopes to see these successfully transplanted on to hjs> property at Scilly. The parrots" Piping crows, magpies, and other birds, brought by hhn are to be Ser icmaikably well, and he hopes to lnve Xctfon° d f ° rtUne with I>°« tJ h ?nt L ° Ue *- Hand , for April contains the interesting and important anihT e^l nt , iOT the general reader that with its next issue, which begins its fourth year, the price win to 6d T? by 5 ° r v C6 «om Is to od. Iho present number, a copy of wJnch comes through Messrs Gordon and Gotch, is full of good things -«pecia and general-from a description of how the circus comes to town to speculations on the menace of the comet, from an informative article on the by-laws of justice to a non-ap-P , r r f \ at l ye reply to the question, Cook? Artists will turn first to a criticism on the Art of the Year, the sportsman to Roosevelt's narrative, I , "her° the Lion is Lord," mariners to Will Lawson's story of the oldest steamer afloat (the Stormbird), and I sportsmen to pictures of the prizei lighter s face. The stories and illustrations are readable and clever and Tsorman Lindsay is delightfully diverting in sketching a dog fight." Oil Saturday, Sergeant Stagpoole received three presentations at Palmorston, on his transfer to Oamaru viz., one from the Justices of the i eace (purse of sovereigns), one from the Masonic Lodges, and one frdm the Committee of the Manawatu Rugby Union. The Mayor (Mr J. ?? d Mr R - S - Abraham referred to the general regret at the sergeant's departure, and the esteem in which he was held. The President of tie Manawatu Rugby Union (Mr j I'.red.Pirani) spoke of the high position held by Mr Stagpoole in the minds of those connected with football, and added that he was a ViceJ. resident of the Union in more than name, and his influence had accomplished a great deal in reforming football methods, for it was always in favour of a clean, straightforward game, while he had a, happy knack of pouring oil on the troubled' waters. In reply, Sergeant Stagpoole thanked the donors of the gifts, and said he had tried to do his duty honestly by every man, rich or poor, and to do untoi others as he would be done by. He had been an enthusiastic football player ever since he knew what a football was, and it had been his endeavour to keep-the game clean and free from rowdyism. The Ma-na-wiatu Rugby Union credit to t/he Dominion, and if it continued to conduct the game in the manner it did at present there would never be any trouble. He was particulalrly gratified at the good feeling showed by. his Feilding friends, as expressed by Mr Pirani.

"Wβ do not know," remarks the Lyttelton Times, "how far Mr Knyvett s feelings have been consulted by the gentlemen who are continuing the agitation, but wo should think that by this time he is beginning to suspect that some of tho protestations made on his behalf are not altogether disinterested. It is currently reported that the Eltham. Butter Box Company intends 1 Dge Roving its manufacturing plant removing its manufacturing plant to one of its bxish sites on the Main Trunk railway (says the Argus). If this is the case Eltham is going to j lose one of its most important in- | dustries and will suffer a loss in pop- , illation that will nob be easily made J lip. Th wages fund that is distributed in connection with the Butter Box Company is an important factor ;in the business of Eltham. j A line of 123 lambs offered at the I Addington saleyards last week on be- . half of Mr T. A. Stephens (Irwell) ! was a striking example of the value lof crossing ordinary ewes with Rye- , lands. _ The lambs were in first-class condition, and made prices ranging , from 19s 3d to 20s, the higher price : being given for a selected lot of 36 Iby a local butcher. The remainder iof tho consignment was bought for j export purposes. The lambs were dropped in September from mixe i j crossbred owes from Ryeland rams. j The settlement of Russian immi-

grants at Cohuna (Victoria) does not appear to have proved a marked euccess. Six families -who arrived from Siberia last year were given blocks

of land there. Only two now remain. The others have left the district. Th?, authorities of the Lands Department say that the majority of the Russian immigrants seem to have found themselves unsuited to tho conditions of ! life at Cohuna. The two remaining families are engaged in dairying, and i they are expected to become perman- ! ont settlors at Cohuna