LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 929, 18 March 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wesleyan Church, Services. —The list of services to be held in. the various Wesleyan Churches in the circuit, wi(l be found in another column. Sale oe Thoroughbred Horses.—Atlention is directed to Messrs Maclean and Stewart’s sale of Mr R, Matthews’s horses, which will bo held on his Farm, near Temuka, on Thursday, the 30th instant. Mr Matthews’s horses are amongst the best in South, Canterbury, and therefore ought to command high prices. Wakanu Constituency.—A strong committee has been formed in Ashburton to secure the election of Mr Alfred Saunders for the Wakanui seat. Judging from the names on the Committee Mr Saunders will have a good chance of election. He is going in on the independent ticket, but he went in a Liberal.beforeand then sided with the Government.

Tee Fbaneltn CojfSTiTPENcr.—The Chief Justice and Judge Grilles hare given judgment in the petition against the return of Major Harris for the above constituency. The decision was that the election was void on the, ground that a man named Lovel had been prevented voting and that a voter named Hataway had voted improperly. A new election, will therefore be held. TsiitTEA. Rtble Vot-UNTBsas.— On Mon day next an inspection parade of the above Volunteers will be held in the Volunteer Hall, at half past seven o’clock. After the inspection a meeting will be held to make arrangements for attending the opening of the Christchurch Exhibition on the 10th April next. Every member of the Company should make his appearance punctually to time. Distbict Cottbt. A peculiar case was heard at the District Court, Timaru, last Thursday. F; D. Slow, sued J. Richmond fcr the sum, of : £77, damages, caused by the plaintiff; having been prevented by defendant from passing through a. toll-gate on the Tekapo bridge. It appeared that Richmond is the toll-gatekeeper at the place mentioned and as the plaintiff, who is a. shearer, waa returning from the shearing season on horseback, owed him some money, he would not let him puss, through the gate. After a good deal of evidence was taken, His Honor Judge Ward gave judgment for the plaintiff for £3 and costs. Sarah Jane Louis obtained judgment against H. S. Austin for the sum, of £45, It appears that Mrs Louis gave Mr Austin, solicitor, £45 to pay her husband’s creditors. Austin stuck to the money on the ground that Mrs Austin owed him an account for legal services rendered. His Honor said the receipt given by Mrs Austin amounted to an undertaking to pay the sum. claimed in a particular way, and as it was the.duty of a solicitor, to keep his agreements, he would, give judgment for the plaintiff, with costs. Judgment was given in the case of GK. Smith v. Trustees in B, Thcmsonls estate, claim £l4O. His, Honor did not think Smith had any claim, He had never been engaged as a, servant- He wont to, Thomson’s a visitor, and after two or, three months was put on the books, and was allowed to take what money, bo wanted. There was no sign of any arrangement for - hire, yet when the bankruptcy occurred he put in a heavy claim for salary. Under the circumstances ha thought the trustees perfectly right in disallowing the claim, I

Laecent.—At the District Court, TimarOj / list Thursday, Thomas Gaffney alias John * . Sirith pleaded guilty to the charge of ing a pair of trousers and a vest from thefe shop of William Storey, of Temuka, and waa * sentenced to two years’ imprisonment with, with hard labor. g

Assault ox a Wife.—D. J. Ryan, a book ; agent, was charged in Christchurch last Wed- A|/ nesday with scabbing his wife. It appears that '• they had a drunken quarrel, in which Mrs , Ryan got knocked about and was stabbed in the arm. She did not appear in Court when called, and was sent for, but was intoxi- ' cated when she arrived and could not give evidence. Ryan’s defence was that he tried to take the knife from his wife, and supposed that in doing so he inflicted the injury. Under the circumstances, the Bench dismissed the case.

The Waste Lauds Board oe Otago.— At last Wednesday’s meeting of the Land Board the following resolution was passed: l — That the Board are impressed with the desirability of some of their number visiting, without delay,the runs, and portions of runs winch have been reserved for settlement.

with the view of recommending Government as to the best mode of dealing with the same, but. before doing so would wish, to be informed whether any expenses which may be incurred in connection with such inspection will be defrayed by the. Government, without the. very inconvenient delay which has been experienced on previous occasions.”

Justices, Justice. —T. W. Hall and P. Archer Esqs., J.P.s., have been distinguishing themselves on the. Timaru Bench. A man. named Black entered a house per force a few days ago in Timaru, the police were sent for, and Black was arrested and brought before the Court. The Bench dismissed the case on the ground tnat the offence was committed before 9 o’clock at night. The clause, of the Yagrant Act under which he wa 8 charged runs as follows ; —“ Any person found by night without lawful excuse (the proof of’ which excuse shall be on such person) in or upon, any dwelling-house, warehouse, cosch-house,

stable or out-house, shall be deemed a rogue and a vagabond, and sha’l be liable to imprisonment with hard labor,” &c. By what process of reasoning the Bench construed “night” to mean after 9 o’clock no one can. understapd except themseves.. At. any rate, they have let go.scot free, a man whom they found guilty of; disgraceful and improper conduct.

The Christchurch. Normal School. — Says yesterday’s. Press r —“ Some statements:, recently appeared- in newspapers outside of - Canterbury concerning alleged serious irregularities iu the infant department of. the. Normal School. At the meeting of. the Board:' of Education yesterday the chairman stated, that an investigation had been made into the - circumstances, and that there was no evidencebp substantiate the charges made. Theinquiry was conducted by the principal of .the. school, who submitted a. report, which was, read and considered in Committee, it< r,pt- - being deemed necessary .to.make.it. publi?,...-. The gentelman who made the and; ' who, w&s present at the. investigation, has* expressed; himself satisfied with, the. steps* taken.by, tbe. Board; in the matter, and.the. public, wilh be. pleased to. hear that, after what must be. presumed; to, have been a, searching and impartial inquiry, charges of so, v gi’ave a nature as those in question have been, ’ proved to be groundless.” An Absent Minded Editor, Dunedin Evening Star thus pounces on a. . slightly uncertain contemporary: “We. have frequently heard of a.man being unable, to read his own writing*. This is bad enough,. but the editor of the New Zealand Licensed Victuallers’Gazette heats it. In an article, in the leading columns of that journal of. the4th of February is the the following character- - istic passage : —‘ The lank serpent of teetotal-., ism has twined its slimy and insiduous coils. around the Stated fair form, until; to conciliate the monster, it was obliged to tempt it away by promises to give up its more legitimate prey —the apathetic victualler —to its fangs. And what is the result! The Legislature is miserably deformed by tbe pressure 1 brought to bear upon it, and its comeliness ; will never be restored until the equilibrium, offerees be adjusted by the healing influence, of the publican.’ A fortnight later the passage appears in the local columns of the samejournal, is attributed to a Dunedin contexnporarary, and held up to ridicule as being an illustration of the ‘ spread eagle’ style of literature. It is vary evident the Gazette is. not edited on temperance priciples.” The Irishman Abroad*- Frederick of Prussia had a great mania for . enlisting gigantic soldiers into the Royal Guards, and paid an enormous. bounty to his recruiting officers for getting them: One day the recruiting sergeant chanced to espy an Hibsr-. nian who was at least seven feet high ; lie accosted bins in English, and proposed that he should enlist. The idea of military life and a large bounty so delighted Patrick that he immediatly consented. “But unless you can speak German, the king will not give you so much.” “Ob, be jabers !” said tbe Irish«. man, “sure, it’s I that don’t know a word of German.” “ But,” said the sergeant, '• all you want you can learn in a very short time. The king knows every man in the. Guards. As soon as he sees you, he will ride up and ask you ‘ How old you are ?’ You will say ‘ Twenty seven;’ next, ‘How long have you been in the service ?’ You must reply ‘ Three weeks, ’ finally, ‘ Are you pro-, vided with clothes and rations ? ’ you answer ‘ Both, ” Pat soon learned to pronounce his answers, but never dreamed of learning the questions. In three , weeks he appeared before the king in review. His majesty rode up to him. Paddy stepped forward with “ Present arms.” “ How old are you ?” said the King. “Three weeks,” said the Irishman. “How long have you been in the service ?” asked his majesty. “Twenty-seven years.” “Am I or you a fool roared the king. “ Both,” replied Patrick, who was instantly taken to, the guard-room, but pardoned by the .after he understood the facts of the case*

Eteenax. Punishment. Says “ Asmo.deoua ” in the W. Z. Mail : —Everyone lies heard of the antics of Bridget, but she is by Do means as bad as she is always painted, at least on a recent occasion her master did not think so. As usual she gave the necessary warning, to which Missus quietly assented with “small loss.” However, when Missus’ worse half came to inquire the “ reason why,” Bridget boldly blurted out, “Well, sir, though I could live with “you” for ever, I can’t put up with Missus at all, at all ; she goes on so.’’ “ Well, Bridget. I am sorry you are leaving; but fair, I’m thinking it’s for you ’tis fine yoil can, while I must stand the ground for ever.” Awewaed foe Me Feanks. —The Eangitikei Advocate of a recent date publishes the following:—“Mr Franks, member of .the firm of Wimble and Co., the well-known-printers’ brokers, met with rather an extraordinary experience in Marlon today. A mysterious looking gentleman of stalwart proportions came up to him at his hotel and said : Your name is Franks ?’ ‘ Yes,’ replied that jienlleman. ‘You left Foxton on Thujpay morning?’ Mr Franks replied in the affirmative, and proceeded to inquire what’ was the cause of his interlocutor’s .curiosity. Quoth the stranger, ‘ I am Deflective Jeffreys, of Dunedin, and I have a Wairant'for your arrest.’ ■ The Devil you ihave!’said My Franks, ‘and pray what is the charge ?’ ‘ Stealing a watch and a ring,’ answered the detective.' Mr Franks pulled his gold watch out of his pocket, and opening it, showed the engraving on the face stating that it had been presented to him by his father on his 21st birthday. He showed him the ring on his finger, and said that the articles he had exhibited were the only ones of the kind in his possession. He informed the detective who ho was, and showed him his card. The detective produced a telegram from Wellington, giving an exact description of Mr Franks. Thereupon Mr Franks said, f Mr Kirkbride is the only man in Marton that is aeqaunted with me. Come up and see him.’ The two proceeded to the Advocate office, where Mr Franks was identified by Mr Kirkbride, and the detective acknowledged that he had been on the wrong track. It appears that some man named Oliver stole the jewellery in question and came Worth« changing his name at Wellington to Franks. Mr Franks had been pursued all the way. The detective, on Thursday, went to Wanganui, and not finding his man there, went to the Turakinv races, thinking he might be there. Wot succeeding, he came on to Marton, and dropped oh Mr Franks at the hotel.”

Patriek O’Mara, of Temuka, offers 10s reward to any one giving him any information regarding a biaok mare (hack) which strayed gway from Allandale Station. Mr W. Healey, whose shop is opposite the Post Office, Timaru, advertises that he has on hand all kinds of glass, wall-paper, paints, baths (hot or cold), bells (electric or wire), sheet-lead, spouting, and pumps, and that he |s wiTing to give estimates for work in town or country for plumbing, gasfitting, bell hanging, painting, glazing, and paper-hanging. Attention is directed to Mr A. Fraser’s advertisement in another column in which he is ready to make or repair all kinds of vehicles pn the shortest possible notice. His workshop is situated in Latter Street, opposite the Lynwood Hotel. He is certainly an excellent tradesman, who can be depended upon, and may fairly expect to be larg ly patronised. Mr George Small, of Timaru, advertises that he is now selling at greatly reduced prices all plasses of books and stationery, including theological, scientific and literary works. He has ' also on hand periodicals, magazines, school books, fancy goods, and a great variety of the latest novelties. Pianos, Harmoniums, and all kinds of musical instruments and music can be had from him on the deferred payment system. His shop is situated in the Great North Road, Timaru.