LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume 8, Issue 2559, 16 April 1930, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Star will not be published next Friday nor on Easter Monday. in Spain only the Royal family can have its cars painted blue, while in China red cars are prohibited. The district nurse for Maoris at Hastings had a busy time during March. She visited nine pas anil 71 homes as well as three schools. A meeting of supporters of Soccer football in Feilding is to be held in the committee room of the Council Chambers at 8 o’clock to-night. In a replace advertisement on page one Simson’s call attention to their values in overcoats. I hey have also received a new range of the famous I.ynx .suits. A consignment of 134,000 ft. ot matai timber is being shipped from Napier to Queensland. It its the first j shipment from Hawke’s Bay for many years. Under the will of the late Mr John McLennan, of Masterton, Home and Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church will benefit to the extent of one-third of the residue, receiving some thousands of pounds. “Travelling through the famous Poverty Bay flats,” says an Aucklander, “I was astonished at the wonderful crops of pumpkins. Down there the people grow them by' the acre. The roasting of a whole bullock in the ancient Maori fashion is to take place at the Fire Brigade’s demonstration. on Easter Monday at Taihape and it is arousing considerable interest. Buyers of suits are reminded by VY. 11. Kirk’s advertisement that they can mix with perfect confidence with the best dressed men during the holidays by securing one of his expertmade suits. Have you got your nc\y suit and hat Cars carrying duck punts are indicative of the approach of May 1, when no doubt the various stands will be fully manned (says the Napier Telegraph). Already a number have prepared their “hides” on the Tangolo lagoon. Considering the values ruling for wool at. the last two Napier sales, very' little remained unsold. Official figures show that, of 13,408 bales offered on March 6, 12,086 were sold, while of the 8303 offered on March 24, 7502 were sold. The latest move of Mr James Norrie, public librarian at Wellington, is the institution of a series of classes for college boys and girls at the library, with the object of training school children in the vise of a public library. Returns made available by the Electrol Department indicate that the total number of electors on the general and supplementary rolls for Parnell is 14,086, which is 13 more than the number enrolled for the general election. It is the confident expectation of those concerned with the fruit-grow-ing industry that Marlborough will export 55,000 cases of' apples this season. This is easily a record, the previous best figure being 32,000 cases. The Mount Albert (Auckland) Methodist Orphanage will benefit to the extent of £SOO under the will of Mr Daniel Hayes, of Waiuku, farmer, whose death took place on March 20 For purposes of probate the value of Mr Hayes’ estate is estimated at ,£20,000. Twa men were arguing as to whether it was the setting- sun or the rising- moon they could see. They decided to settle it by asking a man who was coming their way. “I’m sorry,” said the man when asked, “I couldn’t say, for I’m a stranger about this locality. ’ Last week it was reported that Tommy Donovan, Taranaki's champion boxer, had fought the last con* I test and was about to settle down on a farm. When approached on the subject Donovan stated that there was no truth in the rumour. Tommy has no intention of getting married just yet, or of leaving the railway service. “What I like about Canterbury is the foresight of the pioneers who settied there,” said Mr J. R- Stopford, a member of the Queensland Parliament, and formerly Home Secretary for Queensland. “I ’see their statues about the city, and I think their work is worthy of such statues. They showed line foresight in allowing such magnificent open spaces. Your great, open parks—l believe you have one here of over 406 acres show not only foresight but an undoubted trust and belief in the future.”