The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1882. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9413, 1 June 1882, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1882. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thb Spabbow Club. —A meeting of the above club will be held next Tuesday evening in the Eoad Board office, Chess Club. —A meeting of the above club -will be held next Monday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock in the read : ng room of the Mechanics' Institute. The Bible in Schools.—The Bible in Schools Association Dunedin, have adopted a petition to the Assembly, praying the re-intro-ductior. of the Bible ia State Schools. Cost ov ah Election . Petition. —Major Harris, during bis address to the North Franklin electors at Otahuhu last night, stated that the hearinj of the election petition cost him £360. Foegeby.—A Maori named Hetoraki broke into a store at Whangarei, and stole a cheque bock and forged a cheque. He has been committed for tr'al. John James Banner, of Auckland, has a ] 6o been comm'tted for forging and uttering a cheque. GriASSMAKiNG.—Experiments have been made with Kaiapoi and New Biighton sand for glassmaking, with the result that both are found to be very suitable for the purpose. A gentleman from New South "Wales, connected with the bottle making industry there, has signified Irs to make a start with it here, '" sufficient inducement is o^ered. The Linseed Industry.—The Eangiora I/aseed Company is not to be allowed to fall through. A fa'r number of shares have been applied for, and an active canvass is to be instituted, so that the directorate may be forned and operations commenced. Nearly all the machinery requi-ed can be produced in the colony, avA it has been detei-rined to obtpia it here so far as is practicable. The Muebeber Hieoki. —A specia' meeting of the Executive Council was held at Govelvrment House to-day, H s Excellency the Governor presiding. The case of the convcted native murderer Hiroki was considered, and it was finaUy decided to allow the law to ta'ie its course • The sentence of death passed on Hiroki w.v.l therefore be ca ried out. The date of Irs execution i t not yet decided. Fatal Accident. —At Seacl-ffe Asylum Works on Satu -day, Nicho 7 ai one of the workmen, went to set the stone eaw I m- Aine in mot'on, and in turning the fly wheel stood d r vcctly beneath a gate containing saws. No sooner had he touched the whe?l thai the gate descended on h'.m, causing in'u ; es, from which he died in the hospital on Satu-day afternoon. At the inquest a rere'et of accidental death wm retimed.

Accideht.—We regret to learn thafc Mr Demuth met with a very serious accident last Tuesday evening. He was getting out of Mr YaDender's cart, near the bridge, when his foot sapped and he fell on his head to the ground. He was cut on the poll of the head very severely, from which the blood flowed copiously t ; ll the wound was dressed by Dr Campbell. During the night Mr Demuth got mach worse, and both Dr Campbelljand Dr Hayes were called in, but yesterday he was much better, and is progressing Addihg Insult to Lyjuby.—A Dunedin telegram slates:—"The Chinaman whose horse was ki'led by the express train the other monrig was fined 20s and costs, on Monday for tresspassing on the railway line. Counsel for the defence said the prosecution was a disgraceful one to the railway authorities, because, if necessary, he could show that the pro3ecution was not commenced until after the defendant had given the authorities intimation of his intention to take civil proceedings against them for destroying his property. Whatever was the result, civil proceedings would be taken." What would have been the re3ult had the train been wrecked f Embezzlement.—At the Police Court Invercargill, last Tuesday, Thomas William Tait, late clerk in the local good sheds department at the Invercargill railway station) was charged with embezzling £562, the money of the Government. After an examination of witnesses, he was committed for trial at the Supreme Court, bail being refused on the ground that he had been taken in the act of absconding. One of the witnesses stated that Tait, through whose ' hands large sums of money passed weekly, was ii receipt ef only £llO per annum, and it further transpired that no regular audit of the books in his chai'ge had been made since Febuary 14th. 18S1. Biils of Sale. —The Chamber of Commerce of Dunedin have passed the following resolution:—" That every bill of sale hereafter executed within ate calendar months before the bankruptcy of the grantor thereof* whether given to secure payment of a present advance or an existing debt, shall, as against the trustee in bankruptcy or under any assignment for the benefit of creditors, be deemed fraudulent and void so far as regards the property comprised in any such bill of sale; and that the time for registering a bill of sale be limited to ten days from the making thereof; and that copies of his resolution be , printed and sent to each member of the House of Representatives and the Upper House." The Timabtt Disastee. —At the close of meeting of the Trades' Protection Association last Tuesday evening Mr Twomey, thought it was time that some steps should be taken to raise subsc/ptions in aid of the funds for the sufferers by the Timaru shipping disaster. He had been anxiously expecting that some fading men would take the matter in hand j and was afiaid if he, being a new chum in the place, took the initiative he would be considered presumptuous, and it would spoil the whole affair. He, however, did not 6ee anyone taking any interest in the matter, and consequently thought this was a good opportunity to make his desire public. Every othertown in the colony had taken some step in the matter and it would be a disgrace if Temuka, which was so near the scene of the disaster, remained quite indifferent to it. No doubt there were charitable men in Temuka who had and would probably subscribe in Timaru, but this was not the way to do it. They ought to get up a subscription list for the town and district of Temuka, and present it in the name of the people Of Temuka. For the sake of the honor of the district this should be done, and it would b e far more creditable than ?f individuals gave more money. There was a great want of public spirit here, and it was necessary that they should pull together, and try to rouse the people from the lethargy into which they had fallen. All present agreed with Mr Twomey, and offered to give every assistance to such.a movement. He was also recommended to call a public meeting on this evening at 8 o'clock, to take the preliminary steps in that direction. The meeting will be held in the Volunteer Hall. Attention is directed to Mr James LargskailV advertisement in another column in which he states that he has received a fresh stock of boots which he is ready to dispose of at the lowest possible prices. Whatever else the people of Temuka have to complain of, there is no necessity for them to cry that their bootmakers overcharge them, and it is only righ? that they should be encouraged. Mr Langskail promises to supply boots at prices lower than anything yet known, and we trust his enterprise will meet the encouragement it deserves.