FEILDING IS FAMOUS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3785, 1 August 1932, Page 6

FEILDING IS FAMOUS

IT SCORES AGAIN AND REVIVES A MEMORY The Auckland Star publishes the following from a contributor who evidently knows big Feilding under tlio title “Rusty Bell” The pleasant and picturesque littlo town of Folding, which nobles alongside the Main Trunk railway line in the Manaw.atu district, has again came into proiniutnee. Tlie town’s fi rebel 1 has uot been rLlr) ,g for twelve months, and is going ripft.y. Lucky Feilding! Mention of the f kctable Kttlci place recalls Jmumorie s of tlio long ago when news of tlie relief of MafekLug arrived. From all partjs of New Zealand came telegrams of excitement. In several cities the Mayors made impromptu speeches, prominent M.P.’s pi minted with lifting pride to the great achievement, chairmen of road board telegraphed abroad patriotic re solutions of inordinate length, bands and ft reworks were in evidence everywhere. It was left- to Eeildin.g to provide the anti-climax. From there ' came a historic message of tlireo word- : “Felidin'* in calm.”