LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 243, 16 March 1880, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Death of a Maobi Chief. — Solomon, an old Maori Chief, well-known in Temuka, has just died at Maralienua at a good old age. Solomon wa9 a splendid specimen of mankind, tall, and straight as a rush, with broad shoulders and good head. Often when ho came to Temuka lie was looked upon witli admiration, and regret was often expressed that such a 6 ne race should be exterpated. Yesterday the funeral was to take place at Wainmte, and a largs number of the Arowhenua Katives left to join the procession.

Sale ov Property, at Tejiuka.-"*^Yester-day Mr K. 3?. Gray held a sale of propdy at his auction rooms of a good new six-roomed house, and |acre of land, which was sold to Mr R. A. Barker for L 175. Two years ago tins property would have brought about LSOO A|acre section with stable brought L 44. icre section, planted with fruit trees and well fenced, L 26, iacrt, fenced, LIS. Section with three-roomed house, bought in at LIOG A very good brick house, containing 6ix rooms, was bought in at L 125, and several other sections not commanding reserve price were with drawn, Altogether tl e sale was not encouraging, and bidding was flat, evincing the scarcity of money, which still prevails in the district. The attendance was not large, but this ir ay ba accounted for by so mauy being busy with their harvest work.

Sporting.— In our advt. columns Mr A. 737 Rowley, gunsmith, Timaru, anuounees that he has received his stock of guns, etc., for the coining season. We have been favored with an inspection of Banie, and can, with confidence, recommend a visit Mr Rowley has over 150 guns from different makers of renown, ranging from 30s to L3O. One inst-u----ment in particular took our special attention, No 12 double barrelled central choke bored "breachloacler, the price of which is L 8 10s. A better finished gun we have not yet seen anywhere for almost doufrb tho money, and the makers' names —W. and C. Scott and Son —is a sufficient guarantee of its shooting qua lifcies. On the promises there is stored nearly three tons of shot, and he has an equivalent amount of powder for same in the magazine, so that sportsmen need not feav a short supply for the future. Couldn't Do It.—A meeting of about 500 {if tho Duned.n unemployed resolved not to accept less tiian sjvcci shillings a day, and decided to forward u petition to too Government expressing their unwiiluigi.ess to accept the loins offered. Good Luck.—A singular instance of good luck is reported as h.-viug occurredto Mr Lyon a boot and shoo nicker of Tapanui. TV.afc genth-inan is .said lo have both bis'i J oar iinu this oiawn tiio highest piia-s in Dunediu sweeps—liio last being lac Press rontudtation.

lur Jonx Reid, of E.dfcrslie, has guie t" «itt«iid-iiiesis.-iL.»yt. oi the R* lwSy Co...mi;sion.

Self - .ItEUANCfI. Tho Greymonth Jockey Chd) docs not intend that the owners of totalisators shall run away with all the money to b? made at that interesting game. The club has ordered a totalisator which they intend to work on their own account, appointin > an officer to look after it in the same manner as a ok-rk af tho course is appointed, They reckon- to clear all their expens-es out of the profits of the machine in this manner. Cricket—Eleven Nelson cricketers beat twenly-two of the rifl. men who attended the prize meeting, by 60 runs, scoring 10S against the volunteers' 48.

Libel.-—A criminal information fo r libel has Uen sworn against the directors of tho Otneo Daily Times Company, by Mr G. G. Stead, of Christchureh, and will be heard in the II.M. Court next Friday. Mr Spackman, from tlie firm of Messrs Williams ami Deacon, appears for the plaintiff, and Messrs Sievwright and Stout for the defendants.

A Big Petition. —A petition, measuring 75ft in length, has been lodged with the Christchnrch Licensing Bench against the renewal of the license of Barrett's Borough Hotel, the scene of tho late Boxing Day riot. Too Bad. Tho Auckland telegraph operators, none of whom went out on strike, complain that while the Southern good boys have received a bonus of three guineas each, they have neither received a bonus nur even a corteous acknowledgment of services rendered at that critical juncture.

Quite ready for him —Lately a genuine tramp, with a stomach yearning for a pick-me-up meal undertook to enter a yard on Winder street. A large fierce dog stool at the gate to give him battle, and after vainly trying to propitiate the animal, the tramp called to a lad of 10 who was making a kite on the verandah ;" Hey,sonny!" "(Yes, I'm hay," was the reply. "Say. bub, call off yer dog !" " No use, no use," replied the lad. "Even if you got in here ma's waiting at thn kitchen door with hot water, Sarah's working the telephone to get the police, and I'm here to holler ' murder ' and wake up the whole street."

Moral Sternness. —There have been many bankruptcies at Wan ranui lately, and the tradesmen are highly indignant. They have, however, taken a decided course towards lessening the losses in future, as the following advt. will show. It appoars under head of " Putting on the Screw" : "The., undersigned retail traders of Wanganui have resolved to adopt the system of atrict monthly accounts from the Ist of March ; after which date, all current monthly accounts not paid by the 10th of tho following 'month will be stopped." There-are over twenty signatures.

Sneezing. An American ptiyfjician says: —If you feel like sneezing, throw yourself on your hack. Yes, or it will do as well to turn a handspring ; then crawl under a fcofa. By the time you've accomplished this you'll have got over wanting to sneeze, which will amply repay you for your trouble."

Arrival of the Mataura.—The New Zealand Shipping Company. L'mited, has received cable advice from London of the arrival of the Mataura, all well, after a passage of seventy-nine days from Port Chalmers.

Pbd'Esteianism. —Mr F. Simpkins, at Hagley Park course on Thursday, ran 440 y&rds in a minute with two seconds to spare, winning L 5 from a gentleman who backed time. "Paddy's Makkes.' —Stallholders in the new "Paddy's Market," recently formed in the Christehurch marketplace, have been served with notice from the City Council to-day,that they must sell nothing but fish, farm, garden, and colonial produce.

(Jiaikvoyancy. T!io London correspondent of the Australasian, "writing in connection with the T».y Bridge disaster, says : -A new agency for the recovery of the bodies—namely, that of clairvoyance —Las been introduced. A lady pretauds to clairvoyancy was taken out \g midstream in a yacht. After a time sh& asked for the grapnels to ba lowered, saying there was a body deeply embedded in the sand at that particular spot. The collar of a man's coat was brought to the surface and this circumstance has inspired b .'lief in her art. Just as darkness was coming on she said there were 20 bodies all in a heap, a little to the east of the pier.-;, but the opportunity was not afforded of putting this statement to the test.

A Wigless .Barrister. —A somewhat unusual sight (says the New Zealand Tiiiies) was seen in the Supreme Court the other day, in the person of Mr Ollivier, the well-known barrister, pleading before the Judge in his gown, but without his wig. On His Honor being seated, Mr Ollivier said : " I am going to ask your Honor to allow me to appear without a complete apparel. Some one line been upstairs and taken my wig, and left one in its place, which I do not care to wear." His Honor; It is the first time I have seen a banister placed in such a predicament in this Court. You can, however, appear without a wig in this case." Mr Ollivier " Thanu you, your Honor. My friend,Mr Quick, is a good deal of communism upstairs." His Honor : <% I hope whoever left the wig you spoke of has not left any of his law in it.''

The Tuef.—The Daily Times liaß authority for stating that Sir Hercules Robinson is not in any way interested, either as owner or part owner, in any horse engaged at the recent Duiiedin meeting. Experimental—Messrs J. and T. Meek of Oamaru intend to make an experimental suipment of oatmeal to tho Old Country. Work.—Mr Oliver has promised work to the unemployed of Christchurch on the same terms as t;;e North Lsland. Journalistic. —Rumor says that a new co-operii'ive morning paper is to be started by the Press employees at Ohristchurch. There i* some talk of another evening paper coming out.

- Agricultural—Threshing machines are bush throughout ihe whole of the ElleiJmeio district, aud some of the gram/eat crops are to be s- en here. In the Eyreton and Cuat district* the fanners aro buffering from a scarcity of machine*. Illness. —Scarlet and Typhoid fever are 'very.rife hi "Dmiedin Sudden Death —Robert Campbell a seaman on board the Goaheud, died suddenly during-the vessel's passage from Napier to Wellington. He was at the win-el, when ho was observed to suddenly fll di.\vn All i-eotorajiives were of r.o avail, and Lo e.vpirr.4 in a few minute^

The total amount subscribed at Wellington in uiil of the Iris!) Distress Fund is L6UO. ■

Dr* Fox, of the ship Earl GranviUe, died at the Quarantine Station, Manatiti, of low fever.

The Town of New Plymouth was. lighted with gas for the first lime on Satur-] ddy. The Railway plate-s are -lail down to the Bridge Station, and ballasting will now be commenced at Tapanui. ;lolloway's Pills—lt is diffi •uH to deternine what is the more trying to health, intense cold or excessive heaf, though everybody Knows that sudden transitions fnmi the one to the other teem with disease, which may, in most instances be staved ulf by an early n sort to these purifying, regulating, and strengthening Pilla. This well known and highly esteemed medicine affords » safe and easy remedy for almost every constitutional wrong which climates, changes, or dietetic errors can engender, and effectually removes any weakness self-indufgent habits may have in all conditions of the system induced bordering on disease indicated by apathy, listlessnes's, and restlessness, Holloway's Pilla will prove especially serviceable in begetting a vivacity appreciated by both Hound and pick. ' ■ ; , ;. !