The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1880. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 297, 30 September 1880, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1880. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At tKe conclusion of the Court yesterday His Wprsmp took occasion to remark that that was the last occasion on which he, would preside. This news will be received with universal regret. Mr Guinness has won golden .opinions since he came amongst us, for his fair and impartial decisions. We join in the universal regret, and wish Mr Guinness every enjoyment in his new sphere of labor. The great Camera Obscura, as will be seen by advertisement in another column, has arrived, and will be on view to-day and the two following days opposite the railway station We repeat, the surprise felt at seeing these wonderful views is more than can ho imagined, and we can safely recommend our readers to pay it a visit The Temuka annual race meeting takes place to-day in a paddock kindly placed at the race committee's disposal by Mr J. Paterson. No doubt the day will be observed as a general holiday in Temuka. It will be seen by advertisement that the Temuka and Geraldine Agricultural Association intend holding a parade of horses in Mr Marshall’s paddock, Temuka, on Tuesday, the sth October. Entries to be made’with the secretary —Mr W. Wills —up till Monday evening next. Mr Seymour George addressed the electors at Warkwork on Saturday. A vote of thanks and confidence Was passed. Mr .Tames Williamson has commenced the cultivation of his large estate near Hamilton. A thousand acres of be ploughed immediately.., A vast Sfvaijiß l ;. will be reclaimed. A settler named Hill has be.m driven - off his land at Waikare, near Riugairiri, and, owing to the indifference of the Government, the settlers in the neighborhood threaten to raise a corps and take the law into their own hands. Messrs Grant and Foster offer to purchase land at Te Aroha if tfiey can come to terms with .the Government,

A case of drowning occurred in the Dunedin harbour oji Saturday last by which Robert contractor for the erection of the beacon for the Harbour Board, lost his life. A fire at Oayersham, Otago, on Monday night, destroyed the shop and dwelling: house of Mr Griffiths. There is a long list of cases for trial at the criminal sessions in Dunedin, com mencing on October 4, including two Chinamen charged with the Kyeburn murder.

The French vignerons went to Helensville with five thousand vine cuttings to commence vine growing at Dargaville, Auckland.

; The Harbour Board at New Plymouth have been notified by the Government that rtfie. harbor plans of Sir John Coode were approved/of, The Board has decided to pusli on the work with all possible speed. The potato' market is overstocked in Christchurch, arid sellers are glad to take anything offered. A house belonging to Wm Qrasby, South Dunedin, was totally destroyed by fire early on Tuesday morning. Wild pigs are ‘ yenmn ’ in the eye of tiie law, and may be destroyed as such, but by what law shall the “ wildness ~of the pigs be determined ? Th e Hawke's Bay ffemld’ says : ( The Maoris ear-mark all their litters of young pigs, and lay claim to every, animal thus marked, no matter how wild he may have become. More than ’his, they 'find the litters of genuine wild pigs and ear-mark them top, but leave them to run about in their native wildness,’ taking ob ; trouble to 1 secure them j io fact they are still wild pigs, but io theory and in' law they are tame ones belonging to the Maoris;” The damage done to the wheat crop by the recent gala-in the Northern district (says the Lyttelton Times), though conhas not been so ...great as was anticipated. \and in many instances has been but the want of rain generally has had a bad effect upon the young plkniWas in mduy plat es they have not

progressed at 1 all There have been two or three indicationsof rain, .hut more is;urgen|ly required. 4 /In non-' ■ sequence of Its absence late crops nre not being put hi'in the quantity'-that ‘Would otherwise be, and'it is quite ex* ceptional to see a farmer sowing oats. There is not a great quantity of barley being put in, though both of. these letter would be now sown if was a good fall of ,rain. ,;The grass lands, qre looking well, but also require more moisture.

A rumour has been gaining ground for gome time pa’stAsujrs the Earojjean Mail) that application is to be made to Parliament for an increased allow mce to the Prince of Walek.' -'That' his expenses are heavy, and that they are augmented by the part he is so perpetually/called upon to take in public ceremonies, it is impossible to deny : but it cannot be lost sight of that a great deal of this is vicarious work, which should, in reality,’ be performed by the Sovereign in person. The practical retirement, voluntary of enforced of the Queen from public life of necessity throws an additional burden upon the Heir Apparent ;*but common sense and equity alike would dictate that it is the Civil List which should be called upon to supply any deficiency in the income of the Prince,

The Bombay states that the gross capital of the eight companies already started for the purpose of gold mining in the Wynaad amounts to £900.000.

In the accounts of the wreck of the ship Eric the Bed, near Cape Otway, it is stated that the vessel and cargo were valued at £40,000. The amount realised at the sale of the wreck was £4lO.

The Auckland Herald states that Mr Ehrenfried Mayor of the Thames, who recently paid his creditors 20s in the £, received from his Dunedin creditors an acquittance engrossed on parchment and a silver tea service.

Two men had a tight at Wanganui recently, and one of them got a tap on the nose which caused it to bleed profusely. The bleeding broke out again and again to such an extent that towards the end of a week the ,man’s condition was critical. His me iical attendant (says the Chronicle) has tried -all the remedies generally used in such cases, but it is doubtful whether he has as yet entirely succeeded.

Some leading members of the South Australian Jockey Club have, it is said determined that the Adelaide Cup shall be the principal turf event of Australia, and have resolved to give 2000 sovs. year,

A vigorous attempt (says an English paper) is to be made to obtain the opening of the British Museum on Sundays. We fhear that when Parliament re-assemblea next year resolutions are to be moved in both Houses- on the - subject, and it Is hoped that the discussions which will, be raised and the pressure of public opinion which will be brought to bear upon the trustees will have due effect. The Sunday Societies have many difficulties to overcome, but it looks very much as if success will ultimately crown its efforts.

The following circumstances are reported by the Mail to have occurred at no great distance from Nelson. The scene took place in a grocer’s store. A Civil servant, on presenting his monthly account for setclernent, complained bitterly of the 'recent reduction of his salary, injji mated that, under the circumstandos, grocer should make him some' allowance. The grocer (who* is an extremely canny individual, and who is noted, for bis love for “the bawbees”), at once acquisced ; stating that he would no tak’ it off the tea and sugar, but off the foot of the bill.” The grocer took the full amount of the bill, receipted it, and after a careful measurement, cut off all the blank paper on the bottom, and handed it ,baok to his customer, declared that he had taken 10 ppr cent, off, as he said he' Talk about adding insult to injury, o6r readers can imagine the feelings and looks of that customer when he found that he had been sold:by;the canny storekeeper.

Every little while we read (says the Southland News) of someone who has stuck a rusty nail in his foot, or knee or hand, or some other portion of his body, and that lockjaw resulted therefrom, of which the patient died. If every person was aware of a; perfect remedy for all such wounds, and would apply it, then alUttch reports niust ceaae. The remedy is almost always on hand, and can be by anyone, and whiphis better,' -it is VH fallible, it is simple to smoke the wou^^j

or any bruise or is inflamed, with burning ■ wool or woollen cloth.; Twenty minutes in the smoke of wool will-, thke the pain.out of tjie worst wound ; re-, peated two or three times, it will allay the worst cases of inflammation arising from s. wound. ~ ""'v, ; .

Sir Hercules, Lady, and; Miss Robins on with Major and Mrs St. John. ; Sir Henry Parkes and Mrs Parkes, left Sydney sn Wednesday night arid .arrived at Albury next, day, when they received an address pf welcome, and also met the Marquis ofNormanby and suite. The whole party loft Albury by special train, arriving at Melbourne in the afternoon when they wore welcomed by Lord Hervey Phipps and a gu.rd of drouPV. Sb, H Robinson remains as a guest with Lpi'd Norpranby until his departure for England The entire journey from Sydney t o Molbpi\n\e occupied 20 hours. -