LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 980, 20 July 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Winchester Fortnightly Fair.—The above Fair takes place to-day. The Exhibition, —L'p to Saturday 226,300 persons had visited the Exhibiton, being an average of 16,16-1 per week. Insurance Charges.—At a meeting of business men at Invercargill affected by the recent advances in insurance rates, an Insurance Protection Society was formed, and a Committee appointed to make terms with the present companies, and failing that,to invite any outside Insurance Company to do the work. Insurances were promised in the room to the amount of £IOO,OOO.

The Oamaru Murder Case. —The hearing of the above case commenced in the Resident Magistrate’s Court last Tuesday* and is likely to last throe days. The facts as elicited at the inquest are that a woman named Sarah Adams had been living with a man named Richard. Beattie as his wife, that the woman was found' dead, and that suspicion rested on Beattie. Irish Aeeaies, —In consequence, of the increasing number of undetected the Government have decided to employ bloodhounds to track the perpetrators of future outrages in Ireland; Anti-Irish riots of a serious character have broken out in various parts of Monmouthshire. The military have had to be called out, and they are now engaged in quelling the disturbance. A Fine Instrument.— On the 25th April, 1882, the employees of Messrs John Brinsmead and Sons, of London, presented to Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany, and Princess Helen of Waldeck, a grand oblique pianoforte, in a very handsome ebonised case, decorated in Adams’s style. It is 7 1-3 octaves in compass, and contains all the recent improvements of the firm, including a third pedal that produces most melodious effects, the sound being sustained to an almost indefinite length of time. —Morning Post. Cheap Gas. —On Monday night in the presence of reporters and two medical gentlemen, Mr Biunie, of Maori Hill, Dunedin, gave an exhibition of the lighting capabilities of his new gas, for which b« has taken out patents in Australia and New Zealand, and has sold the former. The gas is manufactured out of air, water, and ordinary beef or mutton fat. He has had it burning in his private house for twelve months. The light is pure, clear, and white, and more powerful than that of Dunedin gas. It has no smell. The cost is very small, running from Is 3d to 2s per thousand feet.

Mileoud School Committee.—An adjourned monthly meeting of the Milford School Committe was held on Monday last. Present —Messrs Cox (Chairman), Maze, Cain, White, Brogden, Woodhead, and Clyne. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read as follows : —Prom the Board of Education, enclosing voucher for salaries fox’ the month of June ; also, vouchor for £3 15s, being bonus for instructing pupil teacher for half year ending June 30th, 1882, with memoi’audum attached showing the respective amounts due to the present and to the former head teacher. From the Board, informing the Committee that it had been necessary to transfer Mr Greaves, the head teacher of the Milford school to the Woodbury school, and asking the consent of the Committee to his removal; also stating that an application for the head tcachership had been sent in by Mr Eraser, whose testimonials were submitted to the Committee, the Board pointing out that in the event of Mr Prazcr being appointed by the Committee he could take charge at once ; otherwise it would be necessary to advertise the vacancy, and call for apnlications for the office. Prom Mr Greaves, head teacher, giving a month's notice to the Committee of his intention to leave, in consequence of his having been appointed to the Woodbury school. The following accounts were passed : —James Blyth, for firewood and coal, £1; G. Davey, railway freight and carriage of forms from station, 12s 7d. The Chairman reported that the Board laid authorised an expenditure of £5 on repairs to the master’s residence ; also that the Secretary had spoken of the probability of additions and improvements to the master’s residence being ordered by the Board. The Chairman laid on the table the annual report of the Board for the year ending 31st December, 1882. In reference to tbo question of the removal by the Board of the head teacher to another school in the district, and to accepting the application of Mr Prazcr for the office when vacant, the Committee unanimously passed the following resolution; —“That in the opinion of this Committee the action of the Board in removing Mr Greaves is irregular ; and that they at the same time fail to see why, in filling up the office, the ordinary course of advertising for applicants should be departed from.”

No 1 Company, T.R.V.—The members o the above company arc ordered to parade tomorrow evening at 7.30 in the Volunteer Hall for inspection by Major Lean, The Defence oe the Colony.— During the course of proceedings on Monday night Mr Bryce temporarily interrupted the debate to make a statement on the subject of the defence of .the colony. He, said the intention of the Government was to substantially carry out the scheme of defence for the four principal ports as recommended by Colonel Scratohley. This was by means of heavy batteries and torpedoes and topedo boats and submarine mines. The heavy guns are already here, and would be mounted without delay. Ths Government were in communication with Colonel Scratchley with a view of ascertaining whether any alteration had suggested themselvss to him since his report was written; and, in the second place, whether there was any chance of his being able to pay the colony another visit to complete his work. The cost. of the proposed works would be £40,000 or £50,000, and this they proposed to take out of the loan, making it a charge on the consolidated revenue, by spreading it over four years. The works Would be proceeded with at once. Tenders for several works for the Mount Peel Road Board close tomorrow. Tenders for putting up concrete wings and iron palisading at the cemetery close tomorrow. Messrs Maclean and Stewart will sell by public auction at the residence of Mr G. H. Wilclio, Elizabeth street, Timaru, to-morrow, the lease of a 1.00-acre farm at the Washdyke, double and single buggies, horses, harness, and a large quantity of superior household furniture and effects. On Saturday next at their Horse Bazaar, Timaru, they will dispose of a number of horses, drays, and harness.