LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 263, 22 May 1880, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

' Welcome Home !—lt is with pleasure that we herald the arrival in our midst of Mr George Thompson He left Temuka for England last February, thus having accomplished the journey home in the short space of four months As a friend says—“ He must have gone by telegraph” Anyhow, he’s back again in our midst, and we are glad to “ Welcome him Home ”

By a District Order all members of the Temuka Volunteer Corps are requested to attend in full uniform for inspection by Major-General Davidson, Inspector for the Middle Island. We hope a full attendance w-11 be the result of the notice given incur advertising colums by Major Lean, Commanding Officer for the Canterbury District.

The Rev Mr Gordon” will deliver a lecture in the Volunteer Hall next Tuesday at 7'30 p.m, on behalf of the Temuka Good Templars the subject is an interestin r une, and in the hands'-of Mr Gordon the audience may expect a treat: the charge is moderat', and the object a praiseworthy one, so we shall . xpect to see a large audience Kind friends have promised to assist with vocal and instrumental music

On Thursday last Mr K F Gray held a sale of property and sectkns in his Saleroom, Temuka. The attendance was huge but the bidding was spiritless All the house property was withdrawn at prices as tixsa by the vendor.

The contest for the walking, championship of New Zealand and L2OO, which look place on Thursday in Hagley Park Christchurch, resulted in the defeat of> Bowley by O’Connor. The latter consequently becomes entitled to this mu.-li-coveted honor, and as he hails from this district his victory will be received with the greater satisfaction in these parts O’Connor, it will he remembered, van quished Claxton, of Dunedin, rather easily over the same distance a few months since, after which he evinced a desire to try conclusions with Bowley with a view to finally settle the question of the championship, the remit being as above stated. Considerable interest was manifested in match, and a large amount of money changed hands on the result. Sir George Grey lias been asked to address a public meeting at Dunedin after his return from Invercargill, and will probably do so on Saturday night.

Mr Seddon addressed a crowded meeting of las constituents at Hokitika on Tuesday evening, and received a vote of confidence.

The Otago Daily Times hears on reliable authority that Mr Webb’s monetary affairs so far as they relate to the Permanent Building Society of which he was manager 1 ave been put in order, and that owing to assistance from friends there will be no loss.

Captain Barry, the Vctierab’e Crustacean of New Zeal -ncl, has heeu lecturing at Milton, en his contact with t ie iij per crust of British Society. He is under the hallu -inatioii that he has brought LBO,OOO into the colony, a d that the Governnient owes him something more than a deb* of gratitude. At the conclusion of his lecture a deluded lady new chum, Miss Hart by name, made a fluent address, in the course of which she severely deprecated the way in which governesses and edu ated ladies had been seduced by immigration agents to New Zealand and their ruin.

In a narrow street close to Bedford row many a passer-by has observed an old fashioned house with many choice engravings in the window, whose owner has been absent for the past twelve years. The same choice pri .ts have remained in the window. As an answer was required for repeated enquiries, all were told, “ nothing will be sold untill the owner returns.” The collectors of prints, whose homes are on the other side of the Atlantic, finding that there were in this collection prints thev i oveted, took the long journey ; cross in hope of acquiring them, hut without success. The same answer met their enquiries. A wealthy man in London sent LIO.OOO for two pain lings in the collection. This was re'used. Other pictures equally valuable are there—nre works, whose pedigrees are well-known, and whose qualities are not ques'io ied. The owner has not come back.—London Builder.

Advices from South Australia, per the Wakatipu, say that the tntdisator went wrong last race meeting. One machine dm first day r gistered only sev nty pounds refined instead of five huii'l-ed. 0 i the second day all the totals w red 'scon nected and an incorrect dividend was issued, tinmachine registering only one hundred and shirty-six pounds f( r the winner, whereas more than a hundred and seventy-four tickets had been issued. At the Morpethville races the derangement of the instrument caused a mistake costing the club a hundred and fifty pounds.

The Government have received very satisfactory telegrams regarding the Parihaka meeting which took p ace on Tuesday. There was a very large a tenkance at the meeting, and Te Whiti spoke at some length. He denied having said at a former meeting that the roads would never meet, and declared that what he real ly said was that the roads should “ have no end,” He continued to preach peace and forbid resistance or interference on the part of the natives with the Constabulary or road making or surveys, and reiterated his assurance that no more trouble (war) should ecme on the land, and that no more “water” (blood) should be spilt. The result is looked on as entirely satisfactory and favorable co the maintenance of peace.