Resident Magistrate's Court. —On Thursday last, before A. Lo G. Campbell, Esq., R.M., Dan Moynihan was brought up charged with drunkenness and indecent exposure, and fined 40s or the usual alternative. The fine was paid. FEEASAjri Talley. —Residents in Pleasant Talley frequently have cause to complain of having to pay a second postage fee on their letters because they are directed to “Geraldine.” Pleasant Talley has a properly constituted post office, and letters should be directed Pleasant. Talley. Tia Geraldine it may be, if the writer doubts the safe arrival of his despatch unless that name appears on its cover. Mount Sowers Railway. —Messrs W. C. Walker, E. G. Wright, and J. C. Wason, members of the Ashburton County Council, waited on the Minister of Public Works in Christchurch, on Tuesday evening, their object being to urge on the Minister the necessity for at once proceeding with the construction of the Mount Somers railway. Having listened to the deputation Sir Macandrow stated (hat tenders for the work would he invited hy advertisement during the current week. Educational. —Wo have to thank the secretary to the .Board of Education for a copy of the summary of attendance returns for the quarter ending .December 31st, 1878. The summary shows that the 17 schools within the South Canterbury district had, at the end of the quarter, 2GGG children on their rolls, and that (he working average for the quarter was 1877. The number of teachers employed was—-males, 25 ; females, 01 ; and 4 sewing mistresses. Oxford and Teailtka Railway.-—Wo believe* (ho petition (o tho Minister for Public Works, prav ing (hat- steps may h* taken
siei.e ■, a,hi wid be sciil to Vv cliagtou ibis day. \\ o arc also informed that a similar petition is being largely signed at Geraldine. It would be well if the Waihi Hush and Mount Reel districts would also move in the mailer. It will be seen from a report of the deputation winch interviewed Mr Macandrow and Mr Jllair, although strong pressure was brought to bear upon them, that neither would pledge themselves. We have stronger reasons than ever for believing that this end ol: the line will be commenced first. Art Uxiox. —On Thursday evening the drawing for tha Tomuka Choral Society’s piano took place in the Volunteer Hall, immediately after the gift auction concluded. The drawing excited no lit tie interest amongst the large number of persons present. There were .sixty tickets issued at one guinea each, and the prizes wore the piano, a lot of music, and the packing-case of the instrument. The piano fell to Mr G. J. Mason (Xo. 25) ; the music to Mr 8, Fraser, of the Point (Xo. 20) ; and the packing-case to Dr Gumming (Xo. 30). C.iar.DßUxs Tkkat. Yesterday afternoon the children attending St. Saviour’s Sunday-school were given a treat in one of Mr 'lavender's paddocks. Other children were of course welcome, and the clay being very fine, a largo number of grown-up people attended also. Judging from the number of hours the sports were kept up, young and old must have had a very good time indeed. There was a plentiful supply of provisions, and the tea urn proved to bo inexhaustible. The children were amused in the usual manner by racing and other contests, a large number of useful articles and toys being provided for prizes. As the shade's of evening fell they were dismissed, happy and well pleased with their Sabbath school picnic. Thin Kellys. — These notorious bushrangers, after having been long, widely, and fruitlessly searched for, have turned up at a time and place of their own choosing. Telegrams state that the gang made their appearance at a place named Jerilderie, on the Now South Wales side of the Murray, on either Monday or Tuesday last. They surrounded and imprisoned the police, and took their arms, ammunition, horses, and saddles. They robbed the Hank of Xcw South Wales of L2OOO, and destroyed the Hank documents. Their raid was executed with great judgment. They assumed no disguise, and were generally known in the township. Troopers were sent from Wagga in pursuit, and police have been sent from Sydney to assist the troopers. The manager and teller of the Jerilderie hank went to Melbourne. The further movements of the gang are not known with certainty, but they .are believed to have returned to Victoria. It is said that Dan Kelly has been soon alone, ten miles from Heechwortli. Gift Arcirox. —The gift auction in aid of the building fund of St. Saviours Parsonage came off on Thursday, and fulfilled its object satisfactorily, the proceeds amounting to about £9O. During the preceding fovtnight a committee of ladies canvassed the district for donations, and the energetic exercise of their persuasive powers resulted in a collection of goods of as heterogeneous a character as usual. About thirty sheep, a horse, a ealf, and a pig wore disposed of at Marshall’s yards. The horse was the handsome present of Messrs Barker, of Orari, and was sold for £l7. In the Volunteer Hall was displayed so endless a variety of things useful and ornamental that it would be’absurd to attempt to enumerate them, The auction commenced about three in the afternoon, and continued untij. about ton in the evening. Every article was sold or disposed of in some profitable way. The refreshment table of course came in for a fair ghart of patronage. One of those postoffice swindles, which generally find favor at affairs of this kind, was prepared by two or throe young ladies, and the postal revenue added some tens of shillings to the receipts. Mr John King, the auctioneer, was kept busy from beginning to end, so numerous were the articles to be separately dsiposed of. It is believed that a much larger sum would have been obtained had the time for holding the auction been more judiciously fixed. In an agricultural district like this it is probable that farmers would gladly and liberally give of their farm praduce, if they had it, but stocks of grain are of course low or nil just now. Again, most of our neighbors arc too busy harvesting to afford the time to attend a gift auction. In fact, several who had promised to bring stock to the sale were unable to do so owing to the pressure of the work of the season. Under these circumstances, the committee are to be congratulated on the degree of success achieved.
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Temuka Leader, Volume 2, Issue 121, 15 February 1879, Page 2
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