LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 397, 7 June 1881, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Extended Mail N otice.— The time of closing the European mails, via Brindisi, at the Temuka Post office has been extended till Wednesday at noon. Laving up for a Rainy Day.— Three hundred thousand pounds lately arrived at Becfii* from St. Petersburg, to bo deposited in the foreign banks for the Princess Dolgorouki, the late Czar’s second wife. ’ Good for the Brickmakers. —The Auckland, binckmalters are in a fix in the matter of- keeping the market supplied-. Tjt is computed that a million bricks will be- required for- the present year’s works, and 300*000 for Fiji, for the Sugar Company's works. A rise in the price of huiMing materials is expected. Denominational Training. The Presbytery of Auckland have- taken the first step in this direction by the passing of, the following resolution That the Presbytery instructs ministers within, its bounds to make suitable, arrangement for the religious inste'fcli 0 ” on week da J' s children. belonging to their several cbn« : gregations." , J

—-- mopthlyl " empka Road BoAr beaheld-to-day meeting of the thel-tesujilhour. | 1Q Road -Boards : Meyerv;announces I Willows— stakes, ac[u.intity he has 2{J owa> 03 ie r plants and • cutof weeping ' 4 - , r nthly meeting of the Council will be ield in Tinjaru oh Tue> day r 14th instant

at 11.35 a.m. , To Contractors— Mr Marcroft incites tenders for roofing,, etc, of stock and implement sheds oh Dinder Farm, Waitohi Downs. See advertisement for particulars. A Resident J.P. —Mr Julius Mendelson has been gazetted as » Justice of the Peace for the Colony. Such an appointment will prove a great boo a to. the district*

Death of an Okpheus SURViTOB..r--i)ne of the few remaining survivors of H.M.S. Orpheus, which foundered at Manakau in 1863 has died in the hospital. His name was George Wilson. He suffered from heart disease, and had been an inmate of the hospital four years. When the Orpheus went down, Wilson, who was an able seaman, saved himself by floating ashore on a piece of timber. Cuke, foe a. Smoky Chimney.— First obtain plenty of dry paper; place this carefully at the bottom of the fireplace ; en the top of the paper then lay several, rows of sticks,, which it would be advisable to first warm well in the kitchen oven,then, with much circumspection, put ©n your coals,, one lump at a time. When all these processes have been performed to-your satisfaction, go away, and don’t light the fire. In a Dilemma. — A blacksmith of a village ia Spain murdered a man, and was condemned to be hanged.. The chief peasants of the place joined together, andbegged the aleade that thf blacksmith might not suffer because he was peeessary to the place, which could not do without a blacksmith to shoe horses, mend wheels etc. But the aleade said, u How, then, can I fulfil justice 1” A laborer answered “ Sir, there are two weavers in the village and for so small a place one is enough ; hang the other. Inquest. —On Saturday last an inquest was held in Timaru before R. Beetham, Esq., Coroner, touching the death of one James Clarke, of Albury, who died in the hospital through injuries received from falling off a horse on Wednesday last. Deceased was in the employ of Mr J. Hinckley, coach proprietor, and went to fetch a horse freja riding it on returning, bareback; He told Mr Hinckley he thought be had broken some of his ribs. The former asked him if he would go into tl>© hospital tlien, but he said be would stop till morning to see if ho. Jliiwliloy sent him in on the following day, but he died on Friday last, seven ribs being broken. The jury returned a verdict of accidental death, adding a rider that Mr Hinckley was to blame for not showing greater attention to deceased after the accident 1 The Ten Per Cent Reduction.— The ■Wellington Post alludes to the rumor that the celebrated “Ten Per Cent Reduction,” as applied to alt Civil Service salaries by resolution of Parliament last session, ceased to operate after the dose of the financial year, which expired on 31st of s March, and consequently that the salaries •for the current year would bepaid without such reduction being mads. This, they are assured, is an entire mistake.- Th : Government regard the resolution of Parliament as applying to all salaries paid by the colony until Parliament shall signify its will in favor of some-other course. Consequently the ten pet cent will continue to be deducted from the salaries for the current year until Parliament shall order otherwise. They understand, however, that it is intended to submit in the coming session a carefully revised scale of salaries, in which, although the aggregate sum paid will be permanently reduced by ten per cent, this diminution will not be applied indiscriminately to all salaries, large or small, but according to the graduated system, regulated by the circumstances of the individnal cases. The Duke not an Abstainer. The Post reports that a few days ago a duke visited the Rahgitikei district, with a view to inspect the country, in which he took considerable interest. He was accompanied by- an M.H.B. and several other gentlemen* who were desirous of pointing out to him “ the beauties of the wilderness.” On putting up for the;night at a certain hostelry he received, through one of bis party, a very warm, invitation to take up his temporary abode with a knight who had a mansion not far distant. The distinguished traveller was delighted, and asked if his friend would notify the knight to that effect. The friend said that a request coming from such a quarter was equal to a command ; but be added, I Wi w>tiv gel any of that liquid which flowetji from the bottles of Hennesay the Great.”, “Why?” queried the duke. “Because answered his friend, “the knight is a teetotaller, and doesn’t keep it in stock.” “ Egad,” quoth the duke, “then I’ll take some with me. ” “Itis no use,” rep lied his cicerone, ‘‘•he won’t let you drink it if you do.” “Whew!” exclaimed his Grace, “ just send him word that? I won t come.” and, he added, in answer to his friend’s objection, tell him plainly the reason.” This was done, and the ducal party rangf the bell, and ordered fljuner, t

Stranding of the HAWEA.-The «.* Hawes stranded on the Maiiakau bar,. Auckland, on Sunday last, but was afterwards floated off again safely. Meat. —The Albion Shipping' Company have engaged to cu..vey 5000 carcasbs of sheep by means of the Irozen meat process, Loudon market. - J. V'% Licensin® Gowk - Tl>e r annual meeting of'the Lieeusiiig Commissioners appointed to lake place at the Resident i Magistrate’s Court -to-day* wil 1-be postponed till Monday next. Bad Weather,—During the past two days, the weather in Timaru has been very bad for the shipping, and yesterday fears were cntGrtiuned; for the. safety o the schooner Hannah Barrett, but no» thing serious had happened up-to jijata hour last evening.. An Unexpected Answer—A good story- in connection, with one of the public. departmental* told by the Hawke’s Bay Heral I A Junior official in the department had a compismt. to make to headquarters. Letter after letter was despatched without even an acknowledge ment of their receipt being vouchsafed. The eleventh, letter, however, brought an irhmediate answer. This called, the, official’s attention to the fact thnt hsdradl forgotten to- date hi* List letter,, and he* was therefore fined sa, in accordance with the regulations of the service.” Lost in the Bosh.—Further-particulars , have been received relative to the man. Johnson who- was- lost for so long a period in the bush near Manawatu. Though ; only thirty-lour years- of age he looked lover sixty; his clothes wene hanging about I his wasted form,, his eyes- were- terribly sunken, his cheekbones prominent, «nd : his whole appears ace that of a man who. has been very near deaths door.- That he managed to. live for twenty-three day a in the bush on berries and* fern roots seems almost incredible, were not thefacts most fully sustained. The Mauawatu paperprwßMfis some further start--ling incidents in- connection with this extraordinary adventure. Burnt- in Emot —At Grahamstowh (Cape of Good Hope), oh April 11th, Mr Gladstone was burnt in effigy, the terms of the Transvaal settlement having given great dissatisfaction. A ** charge’ waa read over the effigy, the conclusion of which is thus reported “ Men of Grahamstowo.— Of the high crimes and misdemeanors imputed to the accused, how find you? Is he guilty or^otgnilly?'’ “ Yes.”— ‘ Traitor and coward ! God may forgive yon, but we never can. The unanimous sentence of this meeting is that your vile body be committed to 'all-devouring element, and that your ashes be scattered to the lour quarters of the earth, with the hearty curse of every loyal British subject. God save the Queen! ” [Great cheering.] An Exciting Chase— Yesterday morn ing' shortly after a» adjournment of an assault case Hutt v. Phlmer, and the Resident Magistrate’s Court was cleared, the latter who was being shepherded by the police, whilst a warrant for bis arrest as a lunatic was being made out, managed; to get bold of the reins of his horse liehad just mounted and to the astonishment of the constable, whipped his horse with a switch'arid galloped off across the. , bridge fn the direction of his residence*. Sergeant Morton and Constables Burke and Willoughby went in pursuit. The whole affa r was so sudden- that it took those; who were returning from the Courthouse; quite by surprise. Constable -Willoughby rode on to Palmer V-house, took down a [loaded gun which was kept over the mantelpiece, and drew the charge wetting the nipples at the same time. When thepolice got as far as- the Arowhenna station Palmer was found in company with some persona who undertook to taka him quietly to the police station, but on. their way he eluded them and again bolted away. Be was eventually discovered at bis residence, but, the doors being locked the poliee had to force their way in, ultimately succeeding in capturing the rnnnaway, and he was brought into town, arriving at the lock up about a quarter past five last evening. He will be brought before the Bench to-day at 11 a.m. An Expensive Luxury.— For trapping a hare a tnan named William WatsOii was fined 10s and costa at Lawrence- recently.