LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 932, 30 March 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tat 'TIMABir Herald.—lt-. has been, announced that the Timaru Herald has changed" hands, a company having bought it for £IO,OOO from Mr Belfield, who still retains a large interest in it. G-oeed bta Btjxl.—A man named Thomas Hallam was gored by a bull, at Saltwater Creek, last Tuesday. He was rescued by two men on horseback, after which ho was re»moved to the hospital, where it was discovered that his injuries were so serious that it is doubtful whether he will live. Mining News. —So £ ral more claims have bottomed on payable gold at the Woodstock rush, near Hokitika. There are now eight or nine parties on payable gold, and about three hundred miners on the field. The last claim bottomed to-day was that of Duncan and party, who obtained 15 grains of coarse gold, from four dishes of wash-dirt. Cupnick and: party washed three and a quarter, loads on ; Saturday, which yielded loz I7dwts. Therush is assuming quite a busy appearance,, and miners, generally are satisfied with the prospects, in course of and the coach is loaded, daily for the rush.. Frozen, Meat:—The mutton shipped by the Proton, w-hich left Melbourne on 4tlv January, met with a most favorable market at Home. On opening- the cold chamber the - quality of the meet was excellent and the size of the. carcases suitable, but their condition was bad ; many of the carcases were o ib ofproper shape.and discolored. As the freezingmachines worked well throughout the voyagd. it is thought thajb the fault rests with the. mode of shipping in Melbourne, and that the meat was exposed to. the sun. in the ; lighters 4 while, being, conveyed from. the. Australian; Company's stores to.the ship. The- shipment; if sound would haye.realissd fully per lb.. School Concebt.— The programmeof.'ihe. concert, in aid of the school sppears in, another column It is certainly a, first-class* one, and if it does npt draw a crowded house, nothinj will. lathe-getting up.of this pro% gramme there.is ample evidence to show. that, the.members.of the. Committee, whohad the v carrying of it out, felt, adeep interest in the* school, and fully justifies the credit given to , them'in the columns of this.paper, notwith-;. standing the insinuation that we .were bought oyer to dp so. Strict justice to. apd partiality, to, np.one, is, the. principle on which,we mean,to conduct this, paper, and people, willi eventually fin,! out that. this A principle .will .be religiously adheredto. j Hitbeioanß; at- Fwj. —_The. steamer. Taiarpa. arrived- from, Fiji; at Auckland; at. 6a.ni, on, Thursday, She. brings Fiji papers .i .which contain accounts. o|,the recentj hurri- * cane- It appears, that the - Taiaroa, duringher last-passage from : Auckland to Levuka, had a. very her decks continually - swept and at one time the starboard rail under water. Both passengers and; crew : were at the pumps far hours, and that the. steamer pulled - through . is considerably a H miracle. Evidence on every hand is conclusive that very wild work indeed had. been ; going. on during the hurricane. 'One. boat on the starboard side was crushed up . like an eggshell, and is, now, only fit to be, sold for ; firewood, and others ..are .seriously injured. One of-the boats on the port side, is, also , badly damaged, and had they been , wanted there was . but one on board that. could have floated. A stout iron railing run-. ning round the poop has been, and twisted like wire on the neck of a soda water . bottle by the rush of-water. Doors have . been swept off-, the captain's and chief en-. gineer's cabins, and the whole vessel presents . a,/lilapida|ed, 4 and forlorn appearance, which , sufficiently attests the danger she has passjd ■ through.

Power's JEsthetic Pabty.—We remind-: our readers that on next Friday evening - Power's iEsthetic Party will' appear in their - entertainment, entitled " Bustle and Bounce,"' in the Volunteer Hall. We have had the. pleasure of, seeing the entertainment in. Timaru, and therefore are in a position to, speak positively as to its character. We. have no .hesitation in saying that it is cer-. tainly a most enjoyable entertainment, and,! reminds one very much.of the "Rainbow Revels" performed by ths Stewart family. The piece can. hardly be said to contain a. plot. One . Bartholemew Blum has two , wards, who are heiresses to £IO,OOO each when ? they come of age, and he thinks it a very wise thing to marry one of them,, and he. would marry the two of them for the sake of ■ the money if he could do so. One of the. wards has conceived a passion for an actor, but the guardian has a great down on that-, class and will not allow, the marriage to take placa. Mr Blum makes up his mind to propose to the other ward, and the enamoured of the actor finds out, and conspires with her lover to prevent it. Aceoringly, Ward No, 2, with her actor lorer,. dressed in various ; disguises, make their appearance during th e . evening, and spoils .Blum's little game at the . very moment that he is about to propose. Amongst the characters who interrupt him an aesthetic pqet, with whom the young lactv * falls : in love, and henceforth despises the . advances of Blum,, who determines on cutting his, thrpafi with. a razor,- When the young, lady, however,, subsequently finds out bhat the aesthetic poet is no other than .. her sister's Jover, she accepts Blum's offer, j ind he is so overjoyed that he . gives Ward ■ t N"o. .2 to the actor with his blessing, and the . j tvhole winds up with a, dance. During the, svening Mr Power represents seven different. ' sharacters, including an . Irish . policeman, a t j Chinese mandarin,, and » ; drunken waiter, _ 1 mdas many characters, are assumed by J Vldlle. De GHorian. The, rapidity which / hey. and the.capital manner in jrbich they, represented the various charac-. ;erq. gave ..entire satisfaction to the audience.. Every new character contributes a song, and; _; lometimes a dance, which generally elicits an I mcore. On the whole the entertainment is >f a most amusing kind, and we can con*-! ide'nfcly say that no one will regret paying i visit when it come 3 to this town. J ■>&

Dbstbttctiok of G-baik by Fibs.—Two stacks of barley • belonging, to Mr *Badham were destroyed by,fire*>*ter-. 1.2.-o'clock last night. The stacks were uninsured, and.consequently Mr Badham loses about £SO, .There is no doubt that the fire is the work of an incendiary. A policeman should be stationed in .the district. . --■ .. ._. : ; • The Exhibition. —Mr Quill, an Ashfcurton publican; has bought the right to the Exhibition bars and refreshment moms, for which he paid down a cheque for £IOOO. He afterwards bought the sole right to sell edibles in the building, and the catering will thus be entirely in his hands. He will ha*e .a staff of some SO people, who will lire .in » building attached to the Exhibition* and a bakery will he built close handy to supply the provisions necessary. Satisfaction is expressed at the catering of eyery kind being in one man's hands, as it is expected it will, in consequence, be better carried out. At an adjourned meeting of the Exhibition Sports!. Committeej it was stated that £450 had already been collected, and it was decided to .allocate the following sums:—£so to the Grand National Steepl*)hase; £SO fco be guaranteed to the Ball Committee ; £155 to the Musical Committee ; £l5O to the athletic sports ; £4O to the Friendly Societies' profession ; £SO to the Fire Brigade j and £25 each to the bicycle tournament, football match, and coursing match. The Orange Society of Christehurch have determined to walk in the procession, wearing regalia, and .carrying their colors.

Good Hope Lodge No. 43,1.0.G-.T.—A tea meeting and entertainment under the auspices of the above Lodge, took place on Monday evening last, when about 60 partook of the good things provided. After the inner man had been satisfied and the room .cleared the .chair was taken by Mr Postlethwaite, who said he had been requested to preside on that occasion,and he was proud to be identified with the teinperance movement. Temperance was no new thing to him, haying been for many years connected with them in the Old Country, and speaking for himself he might say thit he had fouud that he was capable of doing more actual work without intoxicating beverages than with it. He Would like to see temperance bodies working more earnestly, in regard to the young, and if they could pnly get the ladies pn their side. sheir succes3 was secured. Mr Postlethwaite pn concluding was warmly applauded. 4pianoforte sojp by Miss Bj/th was then gope through in capital style, followed by Mr Adams with a Temperance recitation. This gentleman is a hpst in himself and was Joudly applauded. Mrs Edmonds sang •'■' iJpnnie Scotland" in grand style, every note beipg rendered clearly and distinctly, and jyel] meriting the encore which she received. An address by the Eev. Mr. Fee which followed was listened to thrqughaut, Mr Fee stating that he was an old Good Templar and though he had pot met with them since poming tq Temnka, yet lje was always glad to help in the good pause. The recitation by Master Cooper entitled " Clever Jack" was a great success, followed by M}ss B_ Brown, who sang '• Time may steal away the roses" very nicely; Mr Job Brown then addressed the meeting, stating the object of the meeting, which was to prqyjde funds in aid of the harmonium. A gppdly sum had been raised by the members themselves, hut as this was insufficient and extraneous aid had to he sought. Mr Brown then dwelt pn the ill effects of drink, giying several illustrations and inviting those present who had not yet joined the Order to avail themselves of the opportunity. Mr J. McCaskjll next gave a reading, followed by Mrs Edmonds, who sang in a charming mannar " I wrote my love a letter," fairly bringing down the house; she was loudly encored, but did not respond After another song by Misß Brown, in which she was well received, Mr Pitt made his debut in a comic song, " Why didn't you ask me befqre ?" and judging frpm the applause which greeted him was a great success, an encore being demanded. Mr Russell then -moved a very hearty vote of thanks to the }adies for presiding at the tables, to the singers for their valuable assistance, and to. the speakers for their invaluable exertions. This was seconded by Mr J. Cooper, and carried by acclamation, Mr J. Harrop responding on behalf of the ladies. Mr J. Brown moved a cordial vote of thinks to Mr Postlethwaite for bis kindness in taking the chair. Great credit was due to that gentleman for coming such a distance to preside at their meeting. He was glad to see Mra Postlethwaite present with her husband, showing as it did that the movement had her sympathy. Mr Harrop seconded the motion. It showed the necessity of their representative in Parliament being a local man, who could thus mix amongst them at gatherings such as these. The Bev Mr Fee abo. supported the motion. It was pleasing to see their Member find his good lady present, as it encouraged them in the good work. The resolution was then carried, three cheers being given for Mr and Mrs Bostlsthwaite. Mr Postlethwaite responded in a neat speech, thanking them for the vote just passed, especially as the name of Mrs Postlethwaite had been mentioned. After singing the closing ode of the Lodge, and the pronouncing of the Benediction by Mr Fee, the meeting terminated.

Mr K: F. Gray's sale of timber has been postponed until April the sth. We direct attention to Messrs J. T. Ford and Co.'s bale of sheep at Rangitata tq-day. The sheep are of an excellent kind r and will no doubt attract a great numbers of buyers id the scene. We direct attention to the sale of Mr Matthews' horses, which Messrs Maclean and Stewart will hold today on Mr Matthews' farm. Mr Matthews' horses are weU know and need no recommendation. They aire certainly amongst the best, if not the best, in the district and they ought to bring high prices.. The advertisement appears in another {P 7 umn.

Mr Jabez Ailot't,- and- Mesara. WoCdhead'and Son,' notify that any person! found shooting on their respective properties will be prosecuted.' '.""*."" " ~.