LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 902, 10 January 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Board of Education. —householders are reminded by an advertisement in another column, that the annual meeting to elect a School Committee for the ensuing year, will be field on Monday, the 23rd inst., in the schoolroom, Temuka.

Presbyterian Church. —We direct attention to the programme of the concert which will be held, next Wednesday evening hi the Volunteer Hall, in connection with the Presbyterian Church. It is one of the most attractive that has been held there for a long time qind those who intend .vis-ting the Hall on that occasion may expect a* treat. Cost of Journalism. —Mr Joseph Hatton, in an article entitled “ Journalistic London,’’ states that Bradbury and Evans Mark Lemon £ISOO a year for editing Punch ; that the Field yields on annual income of £25,0C3 to its proprietor ; that the Queen yields at least £IO,OOO a year ; and that m one week the circulation of the Daily News —thankc to its seventeen war correspondent s> of whom Mr Archibald Forbes was the chief —rose from 50,000 to 150,000. Charitable. —At a meeting at which Mr John Talbot presided, at Winchester, to re-' ceive subscriptions in aid of the fund for the relief the widow and, orphans of the late Jpmes, M oore * Mr D. In wood, treasurer reported', that;, fie' had. hanked £sl 18s 6d, and, that the total amount received, was £ll4. He expected that £l6o,would. be collected in that district. It' was decided to purchase g. cottage' for Mrs Moore, and Messrs Murray and Inwood were appointed a committee to look out for a suitable one. New Invention. —Mr Levestam, the newly-elected’ member for Nelson, is an engineer by profession, and appears to be able to let polities sit on him so lightly that lie finds leisure for short trips into the region of practical discovery. From a recent Gazette, notice he has made application for a patent to protect his latest invention—a rudder on new principles for all classes of, vessels. If Mr Levestam could invent a rudder to be attached to politicians, by whieh they would he enabled to steer a fair course, free from “ fouls and errors,” he would deserve well of

his country. The Resident Magistrate. —Mr- Richmond Beetham, who has been for the last three years Resident Magistrate in Timaru, and has recently presided over our local court) has been appointed Resident Magistrate of Christchurch, to which place he will proceed probably during the present week. During tile time Mr Beetham has occupied tne Bench in Timaru he has made many friends. As a magistrate lie has few equals and no superiors in New Zealand, and his departure from this district will be heard with regret b}’ almost every one who knows him. We sincerely wish him happiness in his new home. His successor has not yet been appointed.

Concert at Kakahu. —A concert was held in the Kakahu Schoolroom, lust Friday evening for the purpose of collecting money in aid of the fund foi the relief of the widow and orphans of the late James Moore. There were about 200 present,and an excellent programme was gone through in a manner that did great credit to the various performers, The programme consisted of Bongs, musical selections, recitations' and readings. Songs were sung in a eapital manner by Mosdames Taylor, Leishman, Lawrence, Misses Canes, and Maunsell, Messrs Orton, Maunsell; Rutland, I’ilbrow, Adams, Willoby, Clinch’ and Grant; recitations by Messrs Leishman and Adams; readings by Messsrs Lawrence and Ensor ; piano duet by the Misses Buck, and piano solo by Misses Mein and Hay. Altogether the concert was a great success financially as as any other way, between £22 and £23 having been received. There were seventeen or eighteen ladies and gentlemen took part in it who deserve great praise for giving (heir assistance so generously in promoting the laudable object for which the concert was 1 eld.

Mount Peel Road Board. —The result of the Mount Peel Road Board election appears in another column. There were three candidates iu the field for two seats, to fill which Mr GK Pennistoun and Mr Robert Maekay were elected. St. Saviour’s Church, —The annual social gathering in connection with the above church will be held on Weclnesdav, the 18th inst., in the Y u lunteer Hall. Tea will commence at fii p.m., and a concert 8 p.m. A good programme is being got up ; and every effort is being used to make It a success. A Fearful Reprisal.— A naval officer, writing to the Western Morning News, states that a horrible story is current at Sfax. which appears to have good foundation, An 1 Arab shot and killed a Frenchman, and was capfured and brought to drumhead courtmartial, On being interrogated, he confessed to having killed the Frenchman, giving as his reasons that bis prophet had told him it was the proper thing to do- The commandant of the Fench forces retorted that his prophet told him that it was a very wicked thing, and as there was a difference of opinion he should know which was right. The Arab was thereupon sentenced to be lashed to the corpse and buried with it, and this was done.

Mr A. Macdonald invites tenders for cutting 60 acres each of wheat and oats, with string binder. Tenders for harvesting on the Hinder Farm, the property of Mr Marcroft, will close on the 11th instead of the 16th, as hitherto advertised.