LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4015, 15 June 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The next sitting of the S.M. Court in Feilding avill be hold vii July 7. It is illegal to sell the boys round lead pellets lor air-guns, according to a juugmeut given by Mr G. V. Day, S.M., at Christchurch last week. During a farewell performance by Caruso, the Italian singof, at Havana, a bomb was thrown amongst the audience and six persons were injured. Sydney is-faced-with a meat famine. There is an agitation that the duty ol 3d per lb should be taken off New Zealand mutton. This will probaoiy be acceded to. Feilding players aa ill be pleased to hear that the Maiiawatu Rugby Union decided last night to play no third-class matches on the 24th inst., the date of the Civil Service entrance examination. The Prince of Wales has arrived in Sydney Harbour." Tho elaborate decorations arc sadly bedraggled by the rain. The .weather forecast is most unpromising General support, it is said, is being given to the" efforts of local bodies to induce the Government to admit leather into this country free of duty, with a view to "reducing the high cost of footwear. Next Thursday Everybody's Pictures will screen in the Oddfellows' Hall a notable Fox photo-drama, "Rose of Blood," with Theda. Bara, the v-fm-pire, in the name part. The supports Avill be good. A tine example of practical help is reported from the Hautapu district. A party of settlers invaded a returned soldier's holding the other day, ploughed his fields, erected fences, dug drains, and did innumerable small jobs. On Friday, says the Lyttelton Times; we had the melancholy, but not unfamiliar, truth demonstrated in Christchurch, that the scheme of soldiers' settlement had broken doivn, when over 400 soldiers attended at the Land Office to take part in a nallot for—seven sections I The first of the long night socials and dances under the direction of St. John's Tennis Club will be held in the •Parish-Hall next Thursday night. Card games Avill be provided for nonj dancers. The arrangement Avill be up j to the ■standard of the Club CommitI tee's reputation.

Through the agency of Mr A. J. Gear/, Mr R. P. Walsh has a portion of bis property-at a price which constitutes a record for suburban farm land in this district. Mr Walsh, who still, retains the greater part of Ills land, will carry on bis stock and accommodation business as usual Avith improved conveniences. tooine of tlie extraordinary features presented by the Borough Council s balance-sheet, for the year ended 31 March last a"re to be discussed at the meeting of the Council on Thursday night. The position, as disclosed in Cr. Andrew's examination, published in another column to-day, calls" for serious consideration by the Cbun--c.il. ' . "You hav-S aJgreat country in New Zealand," '"remarked General Bram- | well Booth, in the course of an inter-view_at-Christchurch yesterday- "but 1 why' dqiit you let us send you some people from Europe? You want'to double your population. You have a magnificent, country. You call it ijGod's own country,' and I think God's country must be something like it." , There is nothing goiiig to sai*o New Zealand $o much- as hard .work. The only Avay- for national salvation to be worked out is.'by work." These sentiments from Mr J. W. Leadley. at the Farmers' Conference at Christchurch last week met with enthusiastic "Hear, hears" from bis felloiv delegates. "More production and less rows," Avas the remedy suggested by Mr G. Sheat to reduce tho cost of living. ' • During the discussion ..on the question of agricultural training in primary schools-at a conference of delegates from Committees (says the Taranaki News), the chairman (Mr S. G. Smith, M.P.), said there was a, good deal of misapprehension in regard to what was being done in agriculture, but the Minister of Education, Av'hen be recently visited Taranaki, bad been astounded to see so much being done in that subject in the Taranaki .schools, and admitted that the Taranaki Education Board ivas doing more in that direction than any other board iiv Ncav Zealand. The Stab doubts if Mr Parr said anything of the sort, as it is incorrect.

At last night's meeting of the Campbell Street School Committee the chairman (Mr A. J. Mahon) intimated that the school Roll of Honour had been completed and that it had been decided to hang it in;the vestibule of the school. The unveiling ceremony will beheld on' Wednesday, June 30. and a small committee Avas set up to forward tho arrangements.: Mr F. Pirani (Chairman of the Education Board) and Col. Melvill, (O.C. Wellington Military ;D.istrict) ivill probably be included in the speakers at the function.. The Roll of Honour contains nearly 250 names of. old' boys avlio had served with the forces during the war.—Times. In consequence of a refusal on the part of mine-owners to grant an increase in .wages (states the Cbl'istchurch Sun's Greymoutli correspondent), the deputies of the West Coast mines have given the companies a foi'tiiighfc'-s notice, which will expire this Week. The .demand of the deputies was for £7 a week for day shift £7 10s for afternoon, and £7 15s for nio-ht. The owners at Westport .lately offered £G, £6 10s, and £6 15s resepctively for the three shifts, which Avould equal an increase of G2J per cent upon the pre-war rate for day shift, and (58J- per cent on the other two. The offer, hoAvever, was declined, though it is understood that a further conference on the matter will he held. Here is a letter sent by a proud I mother to an. inquiring oHici-nl: !Jo the Registrer of Berths and Mirages. Dear Sir. —Wo got your notice about registering the birth of our 'baby, a lid Mr says wals the.' liurry, we got-eight days yet. We ninl sending you the printed form yet because we aint decided op any name yet. I wanted Edith and my hufebsuid wanted Margaret; .so wo.deciden she ivas •liornosho ivas a boy and Aye got it to-go over again." Wat you wans is the father's name, well it is George; place' of residence.- High Street; length of residence,-38ft 4in, includ'ing"tbo woshhouse; baby's name, well we not deoiden on that yet. Can you register iliim now and we let you know ■ the name ivlien you vaseuate him?