The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1879.

Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 118, 1 February 1879, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1879.

11 M. Court. —On Thursday, before A. LeG. Campbell, Ksq., 11. M., Frederick Pratt iey "’as charged with being drunk in the street the previous afternoon. Fined 10s. John Ilemy James was charged by Mit-hael Barrett will) committing bea---tiality. Several witnesses were examined and a clear prima facie cam made out. The material evidem e is of course unlit for publication. The accused was committed for tri.d. Mr. Conyers.— Tin’s gentleman appears to have p issed a critical week, but the latest accounts to hand indicate a steady improvement in his condition. At 10 p.m. on Thursday, his pulse and the tern ar ture of his body wore in their normal state. Women’s I’ights. —‘At the election of the Dunedin School Committee iast Monday some person a>ked the Chairman whether a man and his wife con'd vote on account of the same property. Mr Stout, who was present, was asked to give an opinion, and after reading the qn 1 fication danse said he considered both could vole. The words, “ every parent ” . showed that a married worn m had'a right to vote without having a separate household quaificalion. Usurpation. —The master of one of the South Canterbury di-tri t schools was *• hauled over the coals ” at the local annual meming by a member of the School Comm.ttee for that lie did, being at the time of soil’ d mind, re-op u the school after a short Chris*mas holiday ■ without direet on from the Comm.to e. Ignorant of the wishes of the Commutec tie mister he leved he would be acting 1 for tip- best in so doing. Tnis is all v rvwell, l-nt if, :is the m mb r pointed out, tiie masters’ of schools usurp a v ry small , portion of the powers of the committees the latter will not have enough left to ue worth living for. Railways in New South Wales.— At tlie ond of last ye o’ N.S. W. h .d 503 m'ies of railway open bn- traffic, and s'*l miles in course O; construct on. So tc, the a'cnti-’C cost p r mil-, inCuoing ail charges, has been L 14,855. Tim iot-d receipts for the year were L ■•10,920, and the total working expenses L4l-3,985. The net recipts give an interest of 4.47 per , cent, on the capital expended. The Theological Controversy tn Dunedin.—The public debate on the divine origin of Christianity between

I Me.-srs Green and Blight was concluded last Saturday evening. The Attorney- . General pr« posed a vote of thanks to 1 boi.li the di-put ■ nts for the manner in 'which the debate had been conducted. The • Daily Times,’ in an article on the debate, ex pro s-.-s an opmion ih >1 the £re a tost hum-lit domed from it is that ; e.-ei ved by iho B-n-e vd.-nt Institution, I which recede, s the nnm v taken at the | door nearly LlbO— : o‘-s the exp-.uses of I the ha‘ , A.--. Tin- writer says ;—“P -opl< as a iu!o aiiend llu-ologTal controveisie-. not so much wiih the view- of being i t-atnn-tcd or convinced, as of simp y being supported in their preconceived opinions. ' In sncii .irenmstanecs it is hardly to he I wondered at that the cause of truth stands exactly exact y where it did before.” Geraldine Literary Institute. —The annual meeting of subscribers was !:e ! d on .M -inlay, tin* 20th inst., at the Literary Hnsttute. The evening was wet, and consequently t!le meeting -'as not so well attended as it would otherwise have been. Present —Dr Fish (chaiimau). Levs. Bard ijq Preston, and Murray, Messrs (.Houston. Hughes, Fin h, Slubbers, and Brown, Tne report of the outgoing committee was read and considered. It was proposed by the Rev G. Barclay, seconded by .die Rev. Preston, that Messrs Nation and Ewing be auditors for the pa-t and current year. The fol owing offic rs were then fleeted :—Patron, IT-v. G. Barclay; President. I!ev. J Preston ; Vice-President, R-v. H. Murray; Treasurer, Mr Finch ; Scctetary, Mr Hughes ; Committee, Dr Fish, Messrs PosTethwaile, Denoon, J. Wil iamq Pearpoint, G. C. William::, Clouston, Duncan, and Smithers. Proposed by Rev. G. Bar -Jay, and seconded by Mr Giouston, that a vote of thanks be given to ths retiring officers. The question of selling t-i-e piano was then discussed. It was proposed by the Rev. H. Murray, seconded by Mr Clouston, that tenders he called for purchase of piano, the committee to arrange price. Ac.

Holloway’s Pills. Tiie Female’s Friemt. —Tiie wonderful cures effected by these Pills have alone enabled them to withstand the keenest oppo-ition for years. They are vadied at tiie humblest hearths as w -11 as in tne hou-es of comfort and wca th. Holloways Pibs work a thorough puiification of the whole system without disordering, weakening, or otherwise interfering with the nalur l action of any organ. Th -y are admitted lo be the best restorers of appetite, strength, and perfect health to t.-u most delicate con•litution. ’They give colour and freshness to the face, and by their gentle alterative properties eradicate from the system the germs of conijilai.its w hi.-b by the obstruction of humours consign tens of thousands of females annually to an early grave, who might, by the use of these Pdls, be sp wed lo tHeir families and Mi: nds.