The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1879.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 116, 25 January 1879, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1879.

Te.uuka CiSMKTJCHr Board.—ln another column appears a. statement of the accounts of this Board for the year IS7B. The statement shows that the Board has a useful balance in hand. Mb EssEiir'o Clkaui_\o Sale.—-This sale commenced on Thursday, and was continued yesterday. When it will be completed can only be conjectured, the lots being so numerous. There have been but few buyers present except residents of Temuka. On the whole the articles have, so far, fetched fair prices. Gift Auction i>~ TiciruKA. An advertisement in another column conveys the information that the Choral Hall' lias been kindly lent by Mr Wilson, to serve as a depot for the collection of offerings for the gift auction to bo held on the Kith of February next, in aid of the building fund of St. Saviour's parsonage. We may state that the hall is capable of holding a large quantity of things, therefore no one need put off giving imperishable articles till the last moment. South Cantkkuukv Cour.-ung Club.— A meeting of the committee of this club was held in the Itoyal Hotel on Wednesday evening. Mr Hamersloy in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Mr Hamersley stated that lie had spoken to Mr Ovbell, and that gentleman had expressed his willingness to allow of a meeting being held on the Levels estate. It was resolved : To hold the first meeting on Friday the 16th of May ; That an all-aged stake of two guineas, for members of tho'elub be run for on that day, entries and nominations to be made with the secretary on or before the first of May ; That the drawing take place at the G-rosvenor Hotel, Timaru, at 8 p.m. on j the loth May. The secretary was instructed j to write to Mr Lloyd the well-known coursing judge to request him to oiliciate asjud'eat the meeting. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. CiirimitKs's Treat, Geraldine. The annual treat given to the children attending St. Mary's (Church of England) Sunday School. Geraldine, was held on Thursday, in one of Mr I'ostJethwaite's paddocks. The afternoon was beautifully fine, bringing out the parents as well as the children. All children, whether attending the school or not, were made welcome, and well treated ; in the matter of material pleasures, they I could have had nothing tn complain of. Wo j may be fairo thoy put them "•elves on the right |

side of as much as they could withour inconvenience, yet wine ot' them oariie ! home more or less of whole nui>. lollies, am.l fruit. Tliq number of children present wa- e-i.imated at from 200 to 250, and the nuinber of adults at 100. During the afternoon the children were kept busy in running ami so on for little prizes, their elders rendering all possible assistance to make them enjoy themselves; | in the evening, the latter went in for amusement on their own account—-dusty miller, cricket, and foot-ball, being the chief ' holts.' The itr=t named may be described as a promenade-concert, and was chiefly patronised by the voluminously-dressed sex. The adults were supplied with a good tea, at a charge of Is. each, and the proceed;; from this and the sale of superfluous supplies, cleverly conducted by a lady auctioneer at the close, amounted to about £6. About sunset the party began to break up, as several of both young and old had come long distances. Pleasant Yalloy and Waihi Bush having assisted to swell the gathering. Everyone must have returned home well pleased with their day's treat. The provisions, we must not forget to mention, were provided by 2\ir Williams, in his usual excellent manner. Local Eoahd o? Health:. —We beg to direct the attention of our Temuka subscribers to an important notice in our advertising columns, relative to the enforcement of the provisions of the Health Act within the district. Oxford-Tewuka Raii/wat.— We have been given to understand by a gentleman who went down to the opening of the Invercargill line that he had a conversation with the Minister for Public Works on the subject of the Oxford-Teinuka Railway, and that Mr Macandrew promised that Mr Plair should come up at an early date to make arrangements for the commencement of this .line at this end. Miconaxic's 1 n\stitute. --The seventh annual meeting of the members of this institution was held last evening, Mr Filcles, the president, being in the Chair. The meeting was fairly attended, about twenty members being present. The minutes of the last annual meeting, and of a special annual meeting re the question of opening the roomon Sundays was read and confirmed. The secretary's and treasurer's reports were then read, and, on the motion of D.r Eayncr, seconded by Mr Franks, unanimously adopted. The late hour at which the meeting was held, prevents our giving a full report in this issue, but we v. ill do so in our next.

Our riKs'r Ckxxukv.—lTr Lane, tlio agent for the district for this work has just delivered to us a copy. We have not yet had time to do more than glance at its eontents. The text is well written, and most of the illustrations are good, but others are but rudely executed. Jt would be strange, indeed, if, in the course of a century of the life of so vigorous a people as that of the United States, one hundred memorable events should not have happened— events which have left an ineffacable impress upon the nation, and a book containing an account of these must be a valuable possession. Several of the events described in this work are not of this character, but the accounts of these will probably be found interesting reading, as the events themselves were of absorbing interest at the time of their occurrence. Such are the accounts of wonderful natural phenomena, and certain public calamities. The histories of great political struggles, of great discoveries and inventions in the arts, and of the development of new faiths are, on the other hand, still more interesting as dealing with events that had an enduring influence upon the people amongst whom they occurred, and that are not, at least many of them, without great influence upon ourselves. We are'jonly afraid that the number of subjects treated of —one hundred —will not have permitted a sufficiently minute treatment of some of them. The volume contains 900 pages of reading matter, but this, though it. implies a large total quantity of reading matter, only gives, on the average, nine pages to each subject. Mr Lane informs us that owing to 500 volumes of this work', intended for Canterbury, having been lost in the steamer Georgia, it may be some little time before all subscribers can be supplied. The publishers wrote to inform him of the fact, and that no time would be lost in despatching another shipment. Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Constant Success.—No diseases are more trying to the temper, and more exhausting to the constitution, than (lie pains in muscles and joints caused by exposure to wet or cold. Wherever the seat of suffering it will only be necessary to foment the affected part with warm water, dry thoroughly, and immediately rub in Holloway's inestimable Ointment to obtain ease. Gont, rheumatism, neuralgia, and tie-doloreux are soon relieved and ultimately cured by the use of this unequalled Unguent, aided by Holloway's purifying and aperitive Pills. Under this judicious treatment the afflicted parts soon cease to ache, and shortly regain their natural sensibility and appearance. These remedies are invaluable for curing spinal affections and nervous diseases.