The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1880.

Temuka Leader, Issue 228, 27 January 1880, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1880.

Coursing-. A. special meeting o' the South <‘antorburv Coursing Club was held in 1... >

Royrd TT.it.ol on Saturday e Toning. P esenl Messrs McLean (Chairman), Stewart, Thom• son, H iyes, and the secretary. It was resolved that, in the even* of the coursing season opening on April 1 in South Canterbury, an AllAged Stakes be run on 14th April, and that the subscription to same be £4 4s, open to all members of S.O. Coursing Club, and to members of other coursing clubs by paying a qualification fee of 10s Gd. The time of nomination for the Puppy States was extended from Slst January to Ist March.

To Mr Smith, Sec. Childrens’ Entertainment Committee; —Sir, —Will you kindly call meeting of the general committee at your ear. liest convenience, and oblige, G-. F. Clinton 1

Gray, A,. Wilson, IT. Langridge, A. Mclntosh. Notice to General Committee of Children’s Entertainments. —In accordance with the requisition signed by the Rev. .Fynes Clinton, A. Wilson. A. MTntosh, K. F. Gray, arc! Mr Langdridge, a,meeting of the above Coimhittee will be--held in the school-room on Monday, February 2nd at 7 p.m.- —Edward Smith, Hon Secretary. An Arrival. —A well known citizen, Mr Peter Coira, has just arrived in Temuta looking none the worse for his trip to the old country. He brings witli him a sample busby for the Temuka Volunteers. When the Company gets this addition to their uniform it will add greatly to their general appearance. The others, we understand, are in the Hereford, which arrived in Lyttelton about a morath ago.

Persons visiting Ger|ldind would do well |0 call at J. Earrou’a cljfeap/salo at tlio Bush Inn, Geraldine, wl«, i§ of his having determined So rflin®ifehptlie drapery department of hi|. hfisineSiFat Temuka, will hold a cheap sal# at Mr Tr.engrove’s Commercial Room, Bush Inn, for 14 days only at and below cost apize ; no reasonable offer will be refused ; rfWmber for fourteen days only, at the Commercial Room of the Bush Inn, Geraldine. —[Advt.]

Geraldine Pound.— Mr. W 0. Andrews, ponndkeeper of the Geraldine Pound, will sell two sheep (earmarks are various) to-morrow at 'noon, if not previously released. Sale to be held at the Pound. Insurance Risks. —Messrs A. Wilson and Son, as agents for the Union Insurance Company, notify that they are prepared to take risks on grain stacks in the district.

Sale. — A sale will be held to-morrow at 4 p.iu., by the bailiff of the Court, on the premises of John Cain, and section adjoining, under distress warrant. A miscellaneous assortment of goods will be disposed of. Mr Thomas Copbstake begs to inform the public of Temuka that he has taken the premises at the back of Marshall’s bakery, whore be will practice his vocation of carpenter, builder and undertaker. “Do That Again.” —“A young girl in Ashburton (says an exchange) recently laid an information against a playful cuss who had ventured to kiss her without first asking her leave. He had, it appeared, wanted to kiss her about three weeks before, but, with sagacious forbearance, she did not, she said, tell anything about it, because she wanted to see if he would do it, any more. Moral ; Beware of the second kiss all yc who are prone to break forth into promiscuous osculation.” The girl alluded to above ought to be pilloried, or else put in the stocks.

A Modest Singist.— Tlio Oamaru Mail tells the following good :—At a meeting of Good Templars, held in a country district not 100 miles from Oamaru, the Chairman called for a song from a prepossesing young lady, whose age lies somewhere on the verdant side of 60, and who is the possessor of a voice, the intonation of which warrants the hearer in concluding that she hails from the Emerald Isle. With a modest look, and an awarkdness in her manner quite enchanting and,fascinating, she declined to favor the brethren and sisters with a taste of her warbling in the following terms : Plaze, sor ;, Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemin, I can’t sing tonight, as I’ve been plantin’ shpuds all day.’ ”

A Good Riddance. —The Saturday Advertiser says : —A Benedict, of only a few summers’ happiness, allowed his wife to spend the Christmas season in Auckland. The lady and her child reaching Grahamstown, the wife made some inquiry respecting the morrow’s dinner, and on being informed that there was nothing prepared, asked her' husband to take charge of the little one, aged 18 months, while she went in search of the necessary viands. She failed to return, and has only since been beard of as eloping with some person, who was probably in waiting to escort her back the same evening in the Enterprise, soon after the Rotomahana came down. The deserted husband has taken steps to prevent his faithless wife from returning to her home, by selling off the furniture, and adopting the bachelor mode of life, a sadder but a wiser man. A Literary Council. —There ore some specimens of first-rate manhood in the Borough of Sydenham, a Christchurch suburb, with a population of about 7,000 persons. Tlie local Council recently appointed a street-naming committee whose members are evidently . men who appreciate literary genius, and love to honor it. At any rate we learn from the Lytte ton Times that in accordance with this committee’s recommendations Sydenham will soon boast of such thoroughfares as Wilkie Collins street, Oliver Goldsmith street, Torn Hood street, Charles Lamb street, Douglas Jerrold street, Buhver Lytton street, Stuart Mill street, Dean Swift street, and Victor Hugo street. The fortnightly service of the Orient Steamship Company’s steamers to the colonies commences with the departure of the Cnimborazo on the 7th of Febru uy. In future the Orient Company’s steamers will carry mails cither roor from Australian ports.

AVw, i'. Coast In xooenc/ -.-Tim < * River Argus Ins the following Amo 3. amus'ng discussion ensued yesU •• v Turing the cro^s-exami nation of M i Hug" Itirnhill, at the D’strict Court, by M v Button. Mrß’rnhill was ashed by tV(earned counsel if he knew what u ct nip ’ was ? Mr Barnhill was, as everybody who knows the gentleman can concoiv l , ignorant of whafc a “ nio ” was. He knew what n “ nobbier ” was, but foi - the nonce he could not comprehend a nip.” However, a light dawned on him, and he •ranted to know what kind of ‘ nip,’ as there was ‘‘ various kinds of nips ” Timarn nips for instance.” This seemed to floor the counsel, and he at last agreed with Mr Barnhill that a “ nip ” was something in a glass. Again Mr Button wanted to know if the witness knew “ Mynhoer Van Dunck ?” On Mr Barnhill professing ignorance, Mr Button told him “he never got drunk.” Whereupon Mr B irnhill protested h rj had not the honor of the worthy Dutchman’s acquaintance. Mr Button then informed him that he was in the habit of taking more brandy titan water, yet still Mr Barnhill was obtuse on the point, bij be informed the counsel that if a man drank brandy when lie was’ hot it would not hurt him, but if he drank cold water it WOUld. »,

Marry.—lf you are for pleasure,marry; if you prize rosy health, marry. A good wife is heaven’s last, best gift to man—his angel and minister of graces innumerable—bis gem of many virtues —bis casket of jewels —her voice is sweet music—her smiles, his. brightest day—her kiss, the guardian of bis innocence—her arms, the pale of his safety,the balm of his health, the balsam of his life—her industry, Ins sanest wealth—her economy, bis safest stew ir I—her lips, his faithful connsebors —her bosom, the softest pillow of bis cares —and her prayers, the ablest advocates of Heaven’s blessings on his bead.

Chinese Gambling. —The police have (says the Grey River Argus) at last taken action towards suppressing the intolerable nuisance of Chinese gambling. Hitherto, while hotels and other pines of public resort were under the surveillance of the police, the Chinese gambling houses have been allowed to take root and flourish in cur midst, and a’l hours of the day and night the ‘‘ fan tan ” and “ chan tan ” tables have been busily employed. On Monday, Mr Inspector Feast initiated proceedings against Ah Shoy-, who was fined L2 and costs, the Grey mouth Resident Magistrate intimating his intention to enforce the full penalty of LlO and costs for the future.

Exchequer Windfalls, —An English ipapers says:—lf, as reported, Sir Stafford Northcote experiences a diffien'ty in balanc ing liis accounts, the windfall by way of probate and legacy duty lately paid by the Rothschild family will be a lucky thing No less a .sum than L 39,000 for probate, and over L 24,000 for legacy duty, has just been paid, making a total of over Lfi3,ooo to the inland,revenue. Could not a few other i billionaires' ohligo our generoushearted Chancellor by departing this life ? Tins would bo true patriotism.