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Temuka Leader, Issue 188, 21 October 1879, Page 2

Sunday School Union.—The large 3 gathering we have seen for some years, took place on Sunday last at Timaru, in connection with the Timaru Sunday School Union. Tlio children comprised those of the Primitive Methodist, Congregational, Wcsleyan' and Presbyterian fachools.' At half-past two the children marched to that of the Presbyterian Church, where the diminutives were addressed by several reverend gentleman. We understand that the Sunday School Union intend holding the assemblages on::-:- k n^nth

Mr J. Harrof's Cikap Sale —We | would draw the attention of the settlers i in iho surrounding disirirts, to- Mr J. Harrop's cheap sale, as will be seen from our advertising columns, the prices quoted being such as should command a ready sale. Somehow or other a good many people run away to Christchurch and Timaru to buy goods that cannot be purchased ;i,t anything like the same price as here. It is surprising to see people so blind to their own interests as not to support local institutions. They forget th;;t every store closed and every manufactory, or other business establishments crushed, tends to reduce and ultimately to destroy the business of the place, if the should possibly save a shilling by shopping in Tiuii'iru. Are they not adopting a course that will lead them to lose a pound? Take our hotels for instance, if tho trade , were driven to Timaru, how long would ! they stand upon their legs. Boot and shoe I makers, tailors and mercers, butchers and bakers, indeed, every branch of business is dependent upon one another. It is therefore the inteiest, as well as the duty of one and all to support local institutions. Children's Entertainment —We would remind our readers that the second juvenile entertainment will take place this evening in the Volunteer Hall, and, judging from the maimer in which the previous ent rtainment was appreciated by those present, we prognosticate a splendid evening's amusement. Arrests. —By telegram from our Timaru correspondent we learn that Harry Daniel Manning, an hotel keeper at Pleasant Point, but formerly in business in Christchurch as a gunsmith, was arrested ou Saturday on a warrant charging him with aiding and abetting the forgery of a deed relating to 100 acres of land in the Timaru district.—At the same time a warrant was issued for the arrest of Albert Godfrey Saunders of Christchurch, 1 and that was executed yesterday morning. Mr Saunders, however, being subse qifmtly released on bail. —It is alleged that a man named E Iward James, who is now in custody in Wellington, was induced to impersonate one Edward James, an absentee, who is the registered owner of the section of land in question, and that for a small consideration the Wellington prisoner signed a deed conveying the property to Messrs Saunders and Manning. James has been remanded from Wellington to Timaru.

" Lynx," in the Tasmanian Mail, writes :—" Would any one imagine that in these days of usury and keen competition for ' bawbees,' a man would allow a cool thousand to remain in a for thirty years or so,without making any use of it, aud moreover without getting any interest 1 Such a case has just come to light in Hobart Town, and curiously enough, too. An old man, whose appearance betokened anything but affluence bid for a number of shares at a recent sale, and offered the knight of the hammer his cheque for £BOO in payment. Very doubtfully the paper was presented at the bank upon which it was drawn, when it was explained that bank had a Jaz-ge sum of money to the credit of the name of the drawer, but, as the depositor had not been heard of for the last twentybovoh or eight years, the presentation of the cheque caused no little surprise. Enquiries were, however, instituted, and the buyer of the shares duly proved his i dentity, and secured the transfer of the cash. I have not heard whether the bank has made the simple-minded depositor a present in return for the gratuitous use of his savings during bo many years." The libel action, C. F. Barker v. the ' Lyttel+on Times,' was heard on Wednesday. The plaintiff sought to recover damages from the proprietors for the publication, on 12th July, of an- alleged libel on him in that paper, commenting on the case of Eegina v. Greenwood, in which the plaintiff was prosecutor. For this the plaintiff sought to recover the sum of L3OOO damages. The plea of the declaration of the plaintiff was a general denial of all the material allegations. The following issues were sent to the jury.— (1). Did the defendants, on or about the 12th day of July, 1879, falsely and maliciously print and publish of the plaintiff in a newspaper called the ' Lyttelton Times,' published in Christchurch, in the said district, the words and figures set out in the plaintiff's r'tclaration 1 (2). lias the plaintiff thereby been greatly injured in his reputation ? (3). What damages (if any) is the plaintiff entitled to recover from the defendants in respect of the said cause of action 1 The second count was eventually ordered by His Honor Judge Johnston to bo withdrawnr The case was confined almost entirely to argument on the question of whether the article was libellous or not, and few witnesses were called. The jury returned a verdict for the piaintiff for £5 damages which of course, carried costs. The Geeloug Evening Star says : —lt is stated that a feud has existed between Messrs Gaunson Patterson, M.L.A's., for some time past, and this will accouns for the disgraceful scene in the House between the two. The oldgrievence, so it is said, resulted in William Gaunson, acting on behalf of his brother David, who was ill, sending a challenge to Patterson on behalf of David to fight it out for £SO a side in Mace's room, the loser to pay the amount to the Melbourne hospital. Gaunson says he is prepared to renew the challenge. HEKE(says "Atlas")is Prince Bismarck's view of English statesmen :—"Whenever I come to close quarters with the English Government aud I feel its pulse, the more I am struck with its complete want of syttematic and consistent ideas. They waver and find that there has been an election, or a meeting, or a newspaper article winch has thrown them into a panic. It is just the same whether Lord Beaconsfield or Mr Gladstone is Minister. No Turkish pashas aro more afraid of the Sultan than aro these English Crat.d Viziers of public opiuion ; and fortunately this Sultan is not less capricious or less uninformed than the other." Some one having observed that Lord Beaconsfield was a great party leader, and that Mr Gladstone was a great financier, the Prince added, "If Lordßeaconsfi<dd really deserves that reputation, he must lead his party much better than he does his : country ; and if Mr Gladstone's finance ia so admirable, it must be conducted upon very different principles from those of his foreign policy." . An ironfounder named Denny, in Melbourne, has invented a now gold extractor which minors predict will revolutionise gold mining on fields tfhich are thought to bo worked out, and enable fortunes '.o b e realised from them.

The correspondent of the New ' Zealanrier ' thus tvcords an incident of Lord Normanby's visit to the Sydney Exhibition : —''A3 every Wellington resident knows, Lord Normanby is a thorough Yorkshirernan, and, like most Yorkshiremen, is a very comfortable, homelylooking individual ; that is in his undress. Those who kuew him when lie was in New Zealand will not, therefore, be much surprised at the following : It was inside the Ex' ibition building, and Jones, who had been looking everywhere for his friend Smith, at hist saw him walking in a slow, sauntering fashion up the transept. Jones hurried after him, and, slapping his friend heartily on the back, expressed his great pleasure at finding him at last. The supposed friend proved to bo Lord Normanby, who good humoredly enough explained that it was a case of mistaken identity. Jones, as may be supposed, was for some minutes rather crestfallen, but soon recovering his naturally exuberant spirits, and this time seeing his real friend disappearing round the corner of the Italian court, rushed up precipitately and, giving Smith a very pointed dig in the ribs, burst into a loud laugh j and commenced hurriedly to give an account of the mistake lie had made be- ! fore. To his surprise and horror it again proved to be Lo-d Normanby, and this t"'me the Victorian Governer, with some asperity, beggiug his prosecutor to desist from these practical jokes, walked away quickly to get as far as possible out of Jones' way. Jones as the phrase is, is a gentleman well known in Sydney in com-. mercial circles." The Parisian monde ou Ton e'amuse (says an English paper) has just been put in a state of excitement wiMi the tragical end of a foreign youth, Den Enrique Salazar-Marquez, who for some months p'.st had been the cynosure of all eyes and tho pink of fashion round the ,-iake. About a year ago he had taken up his quarters in Paris, with a Jcapital of about two hundred thousand pounds, which he Wis said to have inherited quite lately in his native country, Mexico. He lived in grand style, bought a house in the Champs Elysees, and was soon popular at the clubs and theatres. He was alleged to have undergone heavy losses on the turf and the Stock Exchange, and to have very little It; ft of his money when he started on a journey to Italy some time ago, in the company of a well-known actress. The ne.vs has just leaked out that in consequence of a game at baccarat played at Naples, in which he lost his last penny, Don Enrique, and the lady have committed suicide. The names of the persons who took part in the game are sidd to be Count Bardi, Signor Felice Vasconi, M. Paul de Lebriole, and the Marchesa Lotta.

A correspondent of " Land and "Water" sends the following: —" Some people have a- dangerous habit of drinking cold milk when they are over-heated by violent exercise or in summer weather. Manypersons have fallen victims to their imprudence by sudden death. At a post mortem examination it was discovered that in the spot where the milk was found, mortification had taken place. This is easily accounted for, as the icy coldness of the milk stops the circulation of the blood, and mortification ensues immediately. It is a well-known fact that if you put congealed milk to the root of a tree it will surely perish." The Next Loan.—Thursday night's Dunedin Star says :—" We have no desira to be thought alarmists, but we have the best authority for stating that the tenor of the cablegram re the Loan received from the Agent-General is that he expresses the opinion that present indications are against getting the Loan easily floated.