OUR FEILDING PAGE.

Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1445, 25 October 1911, Page 6

OUR FEILDING PAGE.

Mr J. Hcid has been placed in charge of our Feilding Branch, and all business entrusted to him will receive prompt attention. Correspondence on all local and general topics is specially invited,

THE OWL.

POLITICAL,

Some of onr farmers are viewing with apprehension the introduction to the sooth of a certain owl to olear the country of small birds, and it is feared that if the owl gets into this district and dears the country of the starling, which has found itself to be the natural enemy cf the grass grub, thousands of pounds worth of damage n)ay;be the result. Only the man who has pastores knows what depredations the grass grub is capable of doing, If once it gets a really good start, and ho has equal knowledge that the starling has hitherto preyonted pastures from being depleted by £be various little grub. It has freen the Farmers' Union should take tfj) the question and make fulftuveptigation,

ELBUTRIO LIGHT.

UP IN THE AJSRQPLANE.

fiANfi GoJMEM.

i To-morrow evening the Peildlng Brass Band will give their fourth concert at 8 p.D'. Id the Rotunda, when this entertaining programme will be snbmittedi-Mnfdh, ". T1, 9 Contrabandist." Lewis; saleotiori, "Torqato Tasso," Donizstti; waltz "Les Flenrs Jd' Australia," Laskl; Amerioan sketch" In Ole Kentucky," Shipley Douglas; seleotior,, "Tjb cretia Borgia," mar'oh, "The i Wi ? mth . well. A 001 l9 t , tlon iu a i d 0I the band be taken> and it j8 that there will be a libaial responsD. Since Uondnotor Orean took the band in hand it has maintained a high standard of efficiency, and the town may well be proud of its mnjioal organisations, the most prominent of which is the. tfeilding Brass Band.

OPENING THE BATHS,

THE PICTURE GRIP.

There is no doubt that the picture grip is a strong one, and it is surprising how tight after night parents and others are constrained to go to the pictures. Prico's Pictures and Ureau's orchestra are a sure anfi o.rain draw, aud to-night vaudeville gives plaoe to another very fine picture programmo, including as it does Rio d 6 Jauiero, Jerusalem, Benares (scenic), Mammy's Ghost, Genevieve, Instrument! (drama), Anranga Masher, statue Dog, Modern Courtship,' Ronber Catching Machine, and How She Triamphea (oomady), Great Centipede and Natural History

~OROUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

The Oroua OonntyfOouncil metis on Friday next instead of the week following, wlien all the County Councillors intend to be Jpreseut at the big show in Palmersfcon.

ATHLETICS.

Members of the Feilding Athletic Club are reminded of the annual meeting wliioh takes place at the Library this tvoniog. A good attendance of mpinbers and intending membeis is anticipated.

MINISTERS' ASSOCIATION,

At tlio Feilding and District Ministers' Association, held at Wesley Parsonngo, Sanson, there were present: Revs. P. W. Jones, On!e, Sharp, Mackie, Daniel, Budd and Fowler. The eloction of president resulted in tlio Rev. G. Budd baius appointed to that important office, and Rev. H. Daniel to the secretaryship. Tli3 splendid servioo rendered by the retiring president, Rov. P. W. Jones, was suitably sckuowlodged. It was agreed that tlio next meeting should take placo at Mr Hogg's ManßO, Halcombo, on November 20.

SHEEP SHEARING UP-TO-DATE.

The fame of Hugh Roberts as a sheep shearer up-to-date is spreading thanks to tho good medium of the Mauawatu Daily Times. The recent notice appearing in the Feildiug column as to the expedition displayed by Mr Roberts iu fleecing a flock and the great advantage of slieep owners transacting business in that particular direction with Mr Roberts was read with considerable interest by 3ock musters, and the chances aro that Mr Roberts' fitaff are going to bs kept worrdng pretty solidly. To-day over TOO woolly sheep arrived from Palmerston North, and no time wa r ) Irst in sotting the machines in operatioi'. Ytstjrclay three truck l'tids urriv.-il from rs far np the line as Mangawebn. The shoep cauio tn hnuri lit 10.80 a.m., and titty wero returned to the owner at-i p.m. This suiely is right up to the mark, and Mr Roberts' splendid plant and bnsi-uess-liko method of cleailug with tliis annual problem mui;t commend itself to all flock masters. Already Mr Roberts is daiug a very big business, aurl there is every prospact of a iocorrf number of sheep going t'irovjgli tho shearing sheds. The industry is certainly an important 0118,

BUNKUM,

Mr Horublow, Liberal candidate, speaks at Cheltenham to-night.

A special meeting of the Borough Council waß held yesterday forenoon to confirm the resolution authorising a poll of ratepayers in connection with the proposal to borrow £IO,OOO for electrio light and power purposes. The confirmation was dried on the motion of the Mayor, seconded by Or. P. Thomsan.

Three large pictures of Mr J. Hammond in his Bristol aerop'ans .flying (itj Lunstiuj; on March JG are now baiug exhibited at Messrs Aitkon and E"ans, and are attracting considerable attention. Hopes are entertained that satisfactory arrangements will [be completed to allow Mr Hammond to give m aerial exhibition at Feildiog on race days at the end nf Kojembar,

Alleged assault,

The case of alleffßd Maulfc ]»foterred by Onwegau hgainst Darke was called on yesterday morning ! a F t the Magistrate's Oourt. bnt had to be still farther adjourned until Friday next owing to the absence of defendant. It will be reniembeied that the case waß adjourned on Saturday last becanss <f the non-appearance of I plaintiff. Mr Ogley appeared for plaintiff and Mr Power for defendant.

As first anuonnoed in the Times last week the opening of the Mouioipal baths is timed to take "place this afternoon, and Or. Harford, chairman of the Baths Committee, promises an interesting programme, Tne baths will be officially opened by the Mayor, Mr E. Goodbahere, at 2.30 p.m.

TECHNICAL SCHOOL COM. MITTEE.

A meeting of the Teohnical Sohool Oommifcee was held last night wlibo there were present Mr Trewin (ohairman), Watbiu (Director), Hill, Bramwell, Montgomery, Fitzpatriok, and tiev, JBurid, The 01/airma» feeliiHyreferml U the demise of the late Mr A. R. Mayo, a member cf the Committee and on his motion it was deuided that au appreciation of his services be placed ou record, and that a letter Ih sent to the widow to rthat effect. The Director reported That up to the present the number of students admitted this vear to the various closs-s wnsas follows :~Euglish and Arithmetic 21, bookkeeping 26, shorthand 29, typewriting 21, dressmaking 24, millinery 13, art needlework 15, woodwork 18, first aid 14, Maori 10, veterinary scieuoe 6, art 45, oarviug and metal work 15. T&aohtrg' Saturufty clasfl: s: Art 49, singing 41.'making a total of 844, an increase over 1910. There have been 15 janior and 8 senior free places in attendance, total 23. Ou the whole the attendance has been well maintained aud good work has been done iu ell departments. Owing to the Instructor not commencing c-a lie'' the veterinary class, wliioh promisd S'i well, has been smell. The ladies' class iu hist aid aud ambulance, whioh was commenced last term by Dr Livesay, has jist concluded. The Committee has now been requested to arrauga for a men's class in tho Autumn. Tlio Director's report was adopted. It was decided that tho allocation tf prizes on the lines suggtsturt by tho Chamber of Commerce be left in tho bauds of the Chairman and the Director. On the motion of Mr Bramwell it was deuided that the Director wiite to the Chairman of the Sohool Committee askiug for a renewal of tho annual donation for clowning purposes. The Chairman and Director were appointed supervisors iu connection with tlio bouklieepiug class to ha hold in November.

The' appointment of Mr Robo aa caretaker was confirmed.

IN THE CAUSE OP EDUCATION

ALLEGED FLUMMERY AND.:;

A desultory conversation occurred at cue tarmiußtiou of the Technical School Ooinuritt o's roeoting lust evening, t'lo (ii'cnssion lr-ing bas:d on a remark ma c by the Diroctur, Mr Watkiu, tlmt he had beeu asked if sunethiag conltl unt b-i done 11 establish sho-p shearing classes. Ho untci that the farmers' Union at Wellington lui'l agreed ti rivb £2O towards the elites, bnt persnuiilly lie didn't fliiuk that parenti reallv desired that olass cf education for theii sons. Sboep shearing wai not nsoallydoueby tliooiluciitcil elassn;. Mr Brainwdl: "Yes, bat if the lau is going in for farmuij!, it is a goud tiling for him ta know whether his iiheep are b?iog pmperly shorn. This ojiHiied un th: q^oi-ti'm as to. what bcus werobsiuf! taught nowaday.

Hev. Budd a sunt many ut tho sub) els bd'K taught ti-day ffusattiiing more t !, an "fhuiimery" and w-ss not assisting the caafo of oiluuiition.

Mr Montgomery said that the pchto pluutiug at Mutton was absurd. The bays left fielding at 8 o'clock in the morning, and did notg Mirk until Bin the eveninc. He thought parents would object and rightly so. Utv. Bndd: Yee. the whole tiling is a piece of "bnuknni." Valuable time is being lost over matters of this kind that iu the future would be useless.

Tliß Chairman considered the educational system had got 'into the haude of a lot of facMfeVfe.

'Mr Montgomery al l re.e'd ana Saul that lie had tried toys .from Wauganni and Wellington Colleges, and it ] was almost 'impossible, for some tf them to add correctly. Iu citing the ignorance that prevailed iu some quarters, he instanced the oas3 c± a boy who on his examination paper 1 said that Wellington was a placa where Mastertou used to hi. Mr Bramwell took up the other side, and argued that the training was botli useful and valuable. Rev. Budd was not optimislio as to the result of the Almadale exp»riI matt, and contended that boys being turned out from Standard VI. toI day were not the boys ot tun yea's I ago. In another ten years there woud be a reaction,

Mr Hill, Superintendent of the High School, when asked to express an opinion said it must bo apna'ent to all that when nineteen subjects were taught scholars woull not become as proHoient in those niutteeu subjects as If thf>y were grounded iu five good sobject?. Scholars to-day got into a muddle between what they did know and what they didn't, He characterised the taking up ot so roauv subjects as being something akin to an old lien soratohing in a garden This olosßd the conversation.