The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1880. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 327, 9 December 1880, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1880. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The usual monthly meeting of leraldine County Council will take place to>d»y at 11 o’clock. 1

Tile adjourned meeting of . the Scbooi Committee, Temuka, will take place tonight at the usual hour.

We are requested by Messrs E. Hutton and Co to state that there is no foundation for the rumour that their premises would be required by the Dunedin Cooperative Society, as thej- have made arrangements with the proprietor whiqh will enable them to cater for their nmueious custom mers in Temuka and surrounding districts as heretofore.

A lecture yraa given on Tuesday evening at the Presbyterian Church, Temuka, by the Rev D. Gordon, on the subject of the “ Reformation in relation to Civil and Religious Liberty.” There were a large number of persons present, and the rev. gentleman was listened to with the greatest interest throughout the lecture.

The first monthly meeting of the County of Geraldine Permanent Building and Investment S-iciHy , will be held in the Society's office, Temuka, on Tuesday next, between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m , when the first instalment of 6s will be payable. Payments may also be made between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. same day. i As will be seen by advertisement, James Buckle, Esq, will visit the towns and districts of South Canterbury, in connection with the Farmers’Cooperative Association, before the Ilth December, to receive applications for shares, and to give any information that may be required as to the objects of the Association. The silver medal to be presented to the highest scorer in class firing by Lieutenant Findlay of the No 1 Temuka Rifle Volunteers, is of a very tasteful design, in the form of a Maltese cross. The medal is of silver, the circular centre being occupied by the gold figure of a volunteer with his rifle at the *‘ present.” The central figure is about half an inch in height. Mr Simpson, R.M., decided an ant point during the hearing of the ease of IVatson v. Alves at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Dunedin, on Friday last, His Worship held that an order of discharge is not a bur to an action for a debt contracted by fraud, and that in a case where judgment bad been obtained against a bankrupt before he became insolvent, it was competent to proceed against the defendant on a judgment summons. The authorities cited by the Bench were “The Fraudulent Debtors Act, 1875” (section 6); iu re Henning ex parte Chatterton, L.R., eh. div. 163.

Monday night’s Oamaru Mail says : “ While to day’s express was travelhngup the incline in the locality of the Evausdale station, a horse box, the position of which was about three trucks from the engine, got off the rails. A man who was in charge of one of the horses in a horse box immediately in front, saw the stray horse box bumping, furiously, and gave warning, the traiu was stopped, and everything was righted. ,It is considered singular that such an accident should have happened, as the train at the time was travelling but slowly. There'is something wrong somewhere, and whatever it is it should be rectified. Such mishaps are calculated to shake public confidence more than ever ?n the solidity and security of our railways. Supposing that such a carnality had occurred on the Blueskin cliffs, or on some awkward embankment,’the result might have been serious.” Having inspected the alterations and additions to the Temuka Hotel, now approaching completion, we think a short description may not prove uninteresting to those of our readers who take an interest in the Improvements of cur town. Oa entering, the ground floor is found to contain, on the right, an extensive commercial room, being 20 x 12ft; on the left is a private parlour, and on proceeding through a well arranged and convenient passage we came to a commodious billiard room, situated in the rear of the building. The intermediate space between the old and new port ions is roofed with glass, and when fitted up, as Mr Ollivier intends, will have a very tasteful effect. Returning through the passage we ascended the stairs (the foot of which faces tpe main entrance),, and there we found fcryo large bedrooms and a private parlour. The additions will therefore enable Mr Ollivier to provide first class accommodation to the extent of six bedrooms, four private parlours, and a lofty dining room, the latter being 26 xl4 ft; and second class require: ments will be met by seven bedrooms, four parlours, and large dining room.' As the above apartments are convenient and well lighted, and personally superintended fa such a genial couple as Mr and Mrs Ollivier, we think no one will have cause to regret paying a visit to the Temuka Hotel.

A farmer in Cumberland in September employed a man by way ot trial to reap corn by the stock at 2d per stock of 12 sheaves. The man worked about 20 hours, and in that time stocked and was paid for 70 stocks. The field in which he worked alone was |ea oats, a good standing clean

crop. The farmer cfeclares this man to be the beat reaper he eV>T knew . The Greytowu correspondent of the N.Z. Times writes On'Monday night, while in conversation with Mr A. Hirshberg, who had then just returned, via Manawatu Gorge, from Wanganui, Mr Hirsh berg told him that on tne previous Friday a large number of Maoris had come down the Wanganui River with wool and produce. Some of these had come from 100 miles inland, from the district wherein, as stated, the Pakeha was’recently shot., He

entered into conversatiou with them, and one of them, addressing Mr Hirshberg, said, ‘ Look here—you Pakehas thime Moffari dead. I bet you (a favorite Maori expression for emphasis) Moffatt not dead. I bet you, in two months you see Moffatt , he alive,’ What weight may be attached to this statement of course it is impossible to say, but the possibility is that Moffatt was only wounded, and 1 that the Natives may now be nursing him. The statement made by his companion, Henare, the Maori, was that one of the party fired at Moffatt and wounded him ; that he then cried out ‘Kati, kati !’ (stop, stop !),when a second shot was fired, and he fell on the track—a dead man. That is Henare s story, and of course, unsupported ■by any other testimony ; and it is quite possible that in his fright he was mistaken, and that Moffatt, after all, fell senseless from hia wounds, and that life still remained in him when Henare left the spot.”

A northern exchange says “It very rarely falls to the lot of man, especially in the colonies where people live at such high-pressure speed, to reach the age of a hundred years. There is in, the Turakina valley, however, “ man of the Cameron clan, ” who is still in possession of all h ; s faculties, though he is 102 years old. Mr John Cameron was born in 1778 the eighteenth year of George 111 reign. George 111 reigned 60 years, after him came George IV, and then William IV sveoeeded by Victoria, who has now occupied. the throne for about forty-three years and yet Mr Cameron is in the land of the living.”

A day or so ago the engineer of a near Montreal saw a large dog on the track, barking furiously. xThe engineer whistled, but the dog paid no attention to the noise and refused to stir. The dog was ruu over and killed. The engineer observed that the animal couched close to the ground as he was struck by the cowcatcher. A minute later the fireman saw a bit ot white muslin fluttering on the locomotive, a d he stopped the engine. On going back to where the dog was killed it was discovered that not only the dog, but a little child had been killed. It was then seen that the dog had been standing guard over the child, and had parked to attract the attention of the engineer. * The faithful animal had sacrificed his life rather than desert his charge. The ehilfl had wandered away from a neighbouring house followed by the dog, and it is supposed that the child laid down- and went to sleep on the track. i