BEACONSFIELD.

Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 1331, 3 November 1910, Page 2

BEACONSFIELD.

AN INTERESTING INTERVIEW.

OUR OWN COBEEBPONDENT. During an interview with Mr Bisniarch, who arrived here last evening, having landed in Wellington on the 31st October on ,his return from Germany, I was considerably surprised to hear from him that the "labour conditions there are not promising. .Mr Bismarch, who left here some six months ago for the Old Country, travelled through part of England, and on Oris arrival in Germany was informed of the death of his father Alter visiting several other towns, lie travelled mto the interior to ascertain under what conditions farming was carried on in. Germany. Mr Bismarck has been in the Dominion about thirty years and lias had practical experience of farming here He states he took up the plough and scythe with some ol" the best taeii in the fanning districts and 1)6 considers that the New Zealaiiders, their implements and the methods adopted in iNew Zeanland are a long away ahead of those m the Old Country. ■ Mr iiismarck enjoyed a good "passage home and back, but like'many others iio is quite satisfied with his farni and Home in the Feilding distripf'"' " A menic in aid of the building fund of the Beaconsfield librar'v is to he held in Mr TJsmar's bush on November 16. Price for admission: Adults Is; children free, A stron"committee lias been formed to carry put the for the picnic, and has decided to hold it on a Wednesday afternoon to allow the business people of Feilding to attend ihe spot chosen is a favourite resort adapted for fishing as well as picnicmg, as it is in a piece of native bush adjacent to tho Kiwitea river . The ladies of Waituna and district intend giving a dance to be held in Manaderva Hall on Tuesday evening next An energetic committee has been formed to carry out the arrangements, and deserve every success to attend their efforts During the past fortnight the weather conditions have been almost ideal. Crops are looking well, and the abundance of feed tShWghout the surrounding districts is a constant topic of conversation.