LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 269, 12 June 1880, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tenders for the Presbyterian Mmse close on Monday

Mr Gray's sa'e of Mr Br-g 'en's .-too'.-, etc, at Mil lord, wr-nt off very well Sh <'p brought good prices, and cuttle m»] f.u Ivtfrer tlian at Winchester F.ir H -I's-.* were dull of sate, r.nd implements wi' a drug in the nvu ket.—Messrs Jonas, Hart mikl Wildi>- li.-ld a i<ale at the Stumps Farm on Wednesday The Inase did nut command a saleable bid The Shorthorns sold at very low prices, r'-stilung in a loss to Mr Sealey in many cases This apathy ip purchasing pure bred can only be placed to the want of monvy in the district

The following gentlemen have been ap pointed Justi-es of i'he Peace :—Edward Acton. Pleasant Point ; George Barcliy, Geraldine ; San ml Delnbere B.irker, Temuka; Arthur Joseph Hawcton, Peel Forest; Frederick LeCren, Timaru . Win. Jukes Steward, Waimate; and Andrew Turnbull, Pareora.

At an inquest held at Pleasant Point before R. Beetham, Esq., Coroner, on the body of Eliza Aun Morris, wife of Thomas Morris, Waitohi Flat, found in the Opihi River, a verdict of accidentally drowned whilst crossing the river was returned by the jury.

In the House of Representatives on Wed nesday, a dr-spatch was laid on the table from the Secretary of State, conferring th honor of Knigh'hooii upon the Speaker,* G. M. O'R- rke, Esq. MrMacandrew complimented Mr o'lWke. who replied in a few word** befitting the occasion.

The duty on Kser lias caused great consteii.ation amongst the i-rcvers. In Wellington a meeting of brewers w-s held, :f. whi-h it wasrrsi-lved to make the public pay the piper by charging tlnr ■•ubiioans 6d per gallon more than usual, to bo ; aid on delivery.

The Mataura Ensign and lnvercargill Weekly News have exhaustively reviewed the Member for Geraldine's speech, as published in our Timaru morning contemporary, and their decisions are the reverse of complimentary. They are both surprised at the arrogant and patronising manner displayed by Mr Wakefield toward his constituents. It is very pleasu.t to go abroad for news sometimes, and the articles in question gave us much pleasure in reading them, as we knew thatthe facts therein stated were perfectly correct. Mr Wakefield must be delighted at beingplaced on a par with Mr M'Caughan, and we sinceiely ho. e that our member will take it out of him before the present Pariament adjourns.

It will be seen by an advertisement in an another column that the Mount Peel Koad Board call for tenders as follows : For widening and shingling the road from Horsfalls to Scotsburn ; for shingling Ro bins' Road Opihi ; and for metalliDg over Tripp's Pass. Constables Townsend and Colbome, of Dunedini have received LlO each for their plucky conduct in capturing the burglar, Butler.

The Dunedin Star says it has reason to believe that no such changes in connection w'ith the management of our railways, as are stated by the Otago Daily Times, are likely to be effected.

The persons appointed as Registrars of for and in the County of Geraldine are summaiised in an advertisement in another column, with all the necessary particulars.'

William Cain, for indecently laying hands on a female at Auckland has been fined £5 and cots, or one month.

The Artful Dodger has been victimising the folks at Whangarei. The Advocate pays: —" A person travelling for ah insurance company lately visited Whangarei,- and his lavish liberality was the theme of public comment. It now apDears that this unprin.ipled person duped many of our tradespeople in the most open and barefaced manner. He went so far as to charter a steamer and give a picnic to a number of people, who, without apparently knowing their host, accepted his invitations. The hostess of the Settlers' Hotel, however, is left lamenting, as she supplied the good things for the picnic, and would now be most happy to supply Mr S—— with a little of her mind, iu lieu of the payment of her account, which has been long since been charged to profit and loss.