FEILDING

Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 143, 16 May 1930, Page 8

FEILDING

HOCKEY FIXTURES. (Special to "Standard.”) FEILDING, May 15. The following aro tho fixtures for the Fcilding hockey competitions on Saturday: Mon. —Carnarvon v. Colyton, at Colyton, 3 p.m.; Wanderers v. Stan way, at Stanway, 3 p.m.; Pirates, a bye. Ladies. —Kia Ora v. Hinekoa, at Feilding, 2.30 p.m. ; Carnarvon v. Colyton, at Colyton, 2 p.m.; H. 5.0.8., a bye. BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETING. A special meeting of the Feilding Borough Council was held this morning, tho Mayor (Mr C. E. Taylor) presiding. Also present were Crs. Fair, Collins, McCorkindale, Pryde, Corpe, Guy, Stewart, and Hill. Tho formal resolution confirming the striking of the rates was carried on the motion of the Mayor and Cr. Fair. Tho resolution for tho renaming of Ranfurly Road to Ranfurly Avenue was moved by Cr. Stewart and carried. The Mayor introduced the subject of the addition of tho 10 per cent penalty on rates unpaid and Cr. Fair moved that the council have tho following printed on the rate notices: —“That the council is empowered to charge 10 per cent penalty on nil rates unpaid after December 16.” Cr. Pryde seconded the motion. Cr. Collins spoke in support of the penalty being left off till after Christmas to suit tho convenience of ratepayers, but the Mayor pointed out that the council was really fixing no actual date but really empowering itself to do this. Cr Collins objected to the date being stated at all, and on the suggestion of the Mayor moved that the council “is empowered to add 10 per cent, if the rates be not paid within six months and 14 days after the issue of tho notice.” This was seconded by Cr Guy and carried, the former motion being withdrawn. The Mayor said tho borough had saved £75 last year by collecting its rates in December. Since thon he had found there were more boroughs than he had thought that collected their rates after Christmas, but this was only a direction to the clerk to put on tho rate notice and tho actual duto would be decided later. An application from a local firm for permission to install a petrol pump was granted. SOCCER. The following team will play for the Feilding Soccer Club against Rangers at Fcilding to-morrow :—Rowbottom, Law, Troaguri, Wright, Hunt, Pitman, Davis, Fordyco, Chapman, Elliott, Mansell, D’Ath, Waugh. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH. Tho jubilee celebrations of St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church will commence in the first week in June. The committee arranging details of the week’s activities have matters well in hand for a most interesting series of services and gatherings. The special preacher on Sunday, June 1, will be Rev. ’ George Btidd, a former minister of the church for over 10 years, and now .Moderator of the General Assembly. There will bo a communion service in the morning, with the annual Golden Offering. On the Monday Mr Budd will be the chief speaker at a jubilee meeting in the church, while in the afternoon of tho same day old members will gather for a reunion. On Wednesday it is proposed to have the old time tea meeting in tho Drill Hall, and on Thursday music will have tho place of honour, tho choir of St. Andrew’s, Palmerston North, kindly giving a concert, with Mr A. J. Graham in charge. On Friday there will be a reunion of Biblo Class members, and on Sunday, Juno 8, the proceedings will conclude with thanksgiving services. POLICE COURT. Before Messrs J. W. Bramwell and E. Goodbehere, J.P.’s, this morning, Kenneth Douglas McGill, aged 42, a Borough Council employeo, was convicted and fined £2 for using obscene language within the hearing of a public place. Accused pleaded guilty to the charge and gave an assurance that he would take out a prohibition order against himself.