LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1288, 14 September 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mangatainoka cheese factory will pay out lid for August and September fat.

Kketahuna dairy farmers are .said to bo rip& for the' establishment of a cow-testing association in their district.

The Milton branch of the Farmers' Union wants the charge of £2 for private letter bags reduced to £1.

Lord Onslows daughter (Lady Dorothy Wood), who was married last year, gave birth to twin daughters on August 3.

A Waitotara farmer states that seagulls are proving very troublesome this lambing season. '.Several lambs have had their eyes picked out by them.

t Mails for t-lio United Kingdom and Continent of Europe (via Rarotonga. Tahiti, and San Francisco), also Aitutaki, Penhryn, Marquesae, and AituJwlauds, Canada, U.S.A., and the West Indies, close in Feikling tomorrow, at 2.30 p.m.

A copy of the new Land Bill was received by the Manawatu County Council yesterday. One Councillor remarked that the best cure for all the fancy land legislation would be to put -Ministers on the land themselves, and compel them to make their living out of it.

.Bishop Julius informed the Christchurch Synod in his opening address that during the past year the self-de-nying efforts of a lady connected with the Deaconesses' Home had ' resulted in the raising of £2000 toward* the rebuilding of the house.

The political situation in Ireland daily grows more exciting. Mr AY. O'Brien's ''All for Ireland"' movement creep.s ominously northward, while in the south, particularly in Cork, the disaffection is said to- be complete, .says a cablegram from London.

Mr William P. Palmer, .senior railway guard on the Wanganui section ot railway, died from a serious attack of appendicitis in the Hospital yesterday, iv his 59th year. During his 28 years in the railway service, he made himself very popular with the travelling public.'

At the meeting of the Ivairanga County Council yesterday. Mr H. Fabrian's request lor metal in front of his section at Bunnythorpe was agreed to. The County Overseer reported that the .staff had been engaig-ed during the month carting and spreading metal on the Aorangi road.

It is expected that the testing of cows belonging to members of the re-cently-formed Cow-testing Association at Kaupokonui will be commenced almost immediately. One of the officers of the Dairy Division is shortly to visit the farms to discuss the matter with the dairymen, and to point out the way in which the work should be done.

Mrs K_errisk, who was badly igored by a. young bull at Manutahi (Tar.i Jiaki) Ja«t week, is making fair pro-g-ress towards recovery. Mrs Kerrisk was in the act of taking a young call from its mother, when the bull knocked her down and gored her badly. She was much bruised about the body and was for a time unconscious.

Mi - E. Newman's value is fully recognised by the local bodies in his district. At the Manawatu County Council yesterday, the question of how to deal with a knotty matter was being considered, when one Councillor remarked , , "'.lt's pretty safe leaving it to Mr .Newman, ,; an<l the rest agreed. The member for Manawatu is to be congratulated.

Veteran warriors will be interested iv a notice from Colonel Robin., 0.8., published in another column, in which is set out the procedure to be followed, by claimants for New Zealand war iiiodals. Application should bo made in the Feilding district to Mr A. D. Thomson, S.M., who will make the necessary enquiries. Forms can be obtained at the Defence Headquarters. Wellington.

To provide for the spiritual wants of the great number of people that go from Foxton and Palmerston to spend the week end on the Foxton beach., Mr G. H. Stiles has generously donated £160 towards the erection of a Primitive Methodist Church on the bench. The donor (who is Mayor of Foxton and a loyal and earnest Methodist) wats very warmly thanked at the quarterly meeting held on the 7th inst. The' Presbyterian Church are to share iv the use of the building,- so that the one building will do for both denominations.

Excellent weather is being experienced in South Canterbury, writes a Tjmaru correspondent, and prospects are very bright all round. The sowlag of'spring'crops' has made good progress, the ground being in fjne order, while wmter-eowu. wheat' is showing well above the ground and is growing vigorously. The season has been a favourable one for lambing, and in all parts of the district the percentage is satisfactory. Grass is coming on well.

t Bird trapping in the Aehburton County has been very profitable recently, from £4 to £6 a week having been.made in wages by trappers. As many as 1000 birds have been caught in two traps at one setting. At a -penny per head this catch represents a profit of £4 3s 4d. In one of the lower Plains districts, a few days ago, two Eakaia residents caught 750 birds (mostl" 'sparrows) in one trap. They sold tho. heads to the Aahlnsrtan County Council for £3 2m 6d. ' '•

A new Labour journal, entitled The Maoriland Worker, has been published in Christchurch. The Prime Minister (Sir Joseph Ward) is again suffering from a severe cold and did not attend the House last night. There was smother excellent attendance ut Price/s Pictures in the Drill Hall last night, and the exhibition was greatly enjoyed. Mr and Mrs Join) Cobbe and their daughter Kathleen, who have been on a tour abroad, arrived at Fremantlo. Western Australia, this morning. The annual football match between ilui Mai (Manakau) and Feilding has been abandoned this year, as the Mannwatu Chili in unable to get a team together. Mr Tlionms Sedgwiek, who recently visited Xew Zealand to lay his scheme for the emigration of London boy.s before the Dominion authorities, h"as returned full of enthusiasm for New Zealand and its possibilities. Mr 0. E. Hugo, who is well known as a phrenologist and physiogomist, will lecturo in tile Odd fellows' Mail next Monday evening on "Form and Character."' The admission will be free, but there will be a collection. To-morrow evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall, the Friendly Societies' wind-up card tournament is to be hold. Trophies will be played for, and the shield presented to the Oddfellows, who were the winners of the contest this season. To the Aucklanders there is only one city in Xew Zealand, and that is Auckland. There is only one rich district in the North Island, and that is the northern gumfields.—Mr Fraser at the Xew Plymouth Chamber of Commerce meeting. Hen- Lehinann, a Swiss farmer., who was struck by lightning, has -ecovered, but his left side has been beautifully tatoood by the lightning, the skin being entirely covered witn "prints'" of oak, chestnut and fir I leaves. A lamb belonging to the Marques.s of Downshire, which was trained to visit houses and to bleat until .someone opened the door, collected no leas than £6 12s 6d in bags hung on its body in aid fo the Royal Berkshire Hospital. Mi' G. J. Roberts, who passed away at Hokitika yesterday, was the eldest son of Mrs Roberts, of Wanganui. .Amongst his work was the subdividing of Wostoe and Halcombc for the late Sir William Fox. He joined the j Provincial Government of "Wellington in 1870 as a surveyor. Referring to the question of erecting a coal-bin at Sandon in connection with the tramway, the Chairman pointed out at the Maiiawatu County Council yesterday that there was a considerable amount of unrest amongst miners of late, and it would [be well to lay in a stock of coal to i prevent any inconvenience in the immediate future. The new gold finds on the Kuskokwin River, Alaska, have brought about something like a stampede in British Columbia. It was rumoured (according to a cablegram from Vancouver last week) that some rich claims have been discovered, and the fact that a well-known operator has taken an option at £10,000 in one of the streams prospected 1 emits colour to the report. "1 have been four times round the world, and have seen a great many Tjeautihil views, but I have never seen anything to equal this." So said one of the Anglican missioners, the Rev. C. T. Horan, as he stood the other day on the top of One-tree Hill. Auckland. During his service in the Mavy Mr Horan must have had unusual opportunities for seeing the grand sights of the world, ados the Herald. Between the nervousness which makes one public man eager to rush from a platform, and the coolness or assurance which inclines another to .stand there for ever, there are many grades. Nervousness in a speaker may be even more painful to the audience than to the "btiige-affrighted" one, but is more endurable than the dull eternity of a case-hardened man prepared to dish platitudes, in a monotone, to the last .syllable of recorded time. —Post. At a meeting of the Committee of the Feikling Defence Hide Club last Jiiight, the terms of the Manchester K.ffles, on which the club will be allowed to'shoot on the range of the corps were agreed to. It was also decided to accept the invitation of the corps to open the range on Saturday next, at 2 p.m., with a match between the club and the corps. Members of the club will be supplied with ammunition free of cost. Tt was decided to ask .Mr C. Aitkcn to handicap for the club during the year. Some excellent impromptu speeches were given at the meeting of the Debating Society last night. -Mr T. Watson occupied the chair, mid placed all the subjects in the hat, the members drawing respectively such subjects as "Is the world growing better?" "National Disarmament." "An elective Upper House." etc. At a business meeting afterwards it was decided to ask Messrs T. Watson, 15. E. Murphy, and J. Butler to represent the Society in the debate with the Palmerston North Debating Society. The Society's re-union will be held in a fortnight's time. A business card is inserted in another column by Messrs F. do j. Clere and Son ; the well-known architects, who have- opened an olHce in Palmerston. The, head of the firm will continue to reside in the city, but will be in constant touch with the country business, which will be in charge of Mr E. H. de J. Ciere, who is residing at the Umpire Hotel, Palmerston. The I firm's temporary ollice for the -Maiiawatu district is in the new High School Building, Palmerston. The linn has done a threat ileal of work, and has much in hand, including plans for the new Anglican Church in Palmerston for a building which is to cost approximately about C'WOO. Feildings new lire .station (says the Post) is said to be quite an up-to-date affair. Contained in the building, a brick one, are a good engineroom, commodious sleeping quarters for the men, with bathroom and social hall, and also a couple of loose-boxes for horses. It lias patent folding doors like- the station at Palnierston North, which place Feikling also resembles with respect to the fire losses during the twelve months ending June 30 last. For this period the loss was exceptionally high, amounting b> over £2 per head of the town's population, as against an avera<;v of 2s Gil per head op 30 of the largest European cities. Last night Mr \V. I.J. Bray. Government Bee Inspector, a lecture, in the Technical Schoo', on beekeeping. Mr W. J. B. Trewin,'Chairman of the Technical School Committee, presided, and there was an excellent attendance, including a number of Boy Scouts. Mr Bray dealt with the life of the bee as a unit and in the colony, and concluded with some remarks on tlie practical side of the honey industry, the lecture being listened to with great interest. At the conclusion, a vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer, on the motion of Mr E. A. .Barton. President of the Feikling Fruitgrowers' and Beekeepers' Association. This morning Mr Bray gave a practical demonstration at Mr A. R. Mayn's orchard, at which there were present several interested beekeepers. The many friends of Mr I'Jrnest Short, of Paroranjgi, Feikling, will regret to hear that he is still confined to his bed in Plymouth (writes the Post's London correspondent on August 5). He became ill when on his visit to Argentina, where the climate is particularly treacherous ut this time of the year, and had to come to England t° g'Y e himself a proper chance of recovery. Ale* Short, who came Home to join her husband, has also been unfortunate enough to develop a severe attack of rheumatism, and she too is confined to hey. room. Air TCnight. of Feikling, is staying at Plymouth with them. Mr J. E. Davenport, of Canterbury, who also went to the Argentine Show with some blood stock, was laid up there for soino time, and his doctor hurried him away.