LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1005, 16 September 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

W'l.v^HK*tek Fair.— The above Fair fakes place on Thursday next. (.’APTioK, —The Geraldine Hoad Hoard notifies that anyone cutting or removing dead wood or otlicr limber on the township reserves, Haukapuka Bush, will be prosecuted as the law directs. Ax Im.wknsk Field. —The Arrow Observer reports that Mr 1). O’Fee, farmer Crown Terrace, has thrashed a sta k of Tartarian oats, with the extraordinary return of 1.10 bushels to the acre —the yield being verified by actual weight. Mtxrxo Accident. —At Red Jack’s claim near Groymouth, Thos. Dcrorj and his mate, Hill, were at work in their claim on Wednesday. Shortly afterwards a fall of earth'took place, and when the spot was examined the men were not to bo seen. Later iiews states that the dead body of Dererr was found, and men are still engaged on th# ground sluicing the debris away and looking for the other body, ? L

On Bit. —It is reported that another Timaru man has left without bidding any of his friends goodbye. He took great interest in the division of the Borough into wards, and want to Wellington ostensibly for the - purpose of settling some law points bearing on the subject. In his absence his wife sold out all his belongings, and it is supposed she will follow him. A Policeman’s Paradise.— John China man has discovered the merits of English policemen, and there is said, to be a great deman&Tor them just now in the Flowery ' Lancashire paper, mentioning the departure of two members of the county V force for China, says that the commencing pay is two guineas a week. It trusts our actives and intelligents will not resign en masse; Land Sale.—A Government land sale at the Crown Lands Office, New Plymouth, was very - successful. The land offered com- ' prised sections in the townships of Stratford and Waitara, and most of the sections sold v at advanced rates. Two sections in Waitara West, offered at the upset price of £ls, realised £SO each, and other sections were • disposed of at a considerable advance on the upset prices; Sections in the Stratford district were not in great demand, but the bidding for sections both in Waitara East and Waitara West was very spirited. ‘ Marvellous Escape. A marvellous escape from death is reported by the Mount . Alexander Mail to hare occurred at Knyefon. ' As the last (.rain from Melbourne was coming into the station, those on the platform were horrified to see a woman rush across the line . in ..'fro# of the approaching tram, and attempt to get on to the platform. Two - porters saw her danger, caught her by the -> arms, and dragged her on to the platform as the engine went past. Such a near thing was it that the engine tore her dress as she was being pulled Up. Xet the girl, who is a ... waitress in the refreshment rooms, at once proceeded to her duties as if nothing had -, occurred.

Who. Can They Be?—The Manaw&tu Herald in" a recent issue tells a sad tale of two votaries of the sock and buskin who lately turned up in the Manawatu district, "By a succession of adverse circumstances (says our contemporary! a company comprised of fair performers, and. containing amongst it* msmbers at least two who have in this colony occupied high positions oh the lyric stags, at last was reduced to a pitch of the most hardupriess. Hoping against hope that each township in which they performed would set them right they manfully played sn, but in each case the opposition cf other companies or unfavorable weather was too much for them, and at last, recognising the inevitable, on# member took to bushfalling, and another, whose acting caused roars of laughter at every performance, is now most courteously attending to the wants of the British travelling public at one of our local host-dries. . Waikaia Whisky.—The “ Waikaia Herald” says -.—Waikaia has for many years been famed for the extraordinary strength of jts whisky. Bank notes dissolve readily in it, ar.d gold and silver coins melt away under its .influence like mountain mist before the rising sun. It is commonly reported to kill at a hundred yards, but we have a proof of its strength within a range of six miles. A .settler living some eight or ten miles outside the town left for home late one evening last week, and was found the next morning about six miles distant, lying on hi* back under a t ussock, apparently insensible. After much shaking he was aroused from his lethargic stale, and in reply to the qu-stion put to him said,“ Ye kon it was the whusky ; had I ganged anither half mile I’d bin a’ richt.” Poor fellow, had he proceeded another half a mile he would have been out of range, but • within a range of six miles it is absoluts-lv U ii«ufe. H.ikbi'K' A skoal. -A number •■!' daring liuii.'shold robberies in (he daytime hare been perpetrated this week iu Auckland. Uu Sunday Mr N. Worrall’s house at MountAlbert was robbed of £l2 in money: on Monday the llev. C. Carter's house at Bonsonbv was robbed of £l6 worth of jewellery and effects. On Thursday afternoon, a burglar was captured in the Her. Mr Ouv’s house, Franklyn road, while plundering it during the absence of its inmates. He was detected by a woman living near, who saw him filtering by a back window. She informed the neighbours living near, including Messrs Knox and Hill, officers of the Customs, lately from Christchurch. They proceeded to the premises, when the burg ar bolted, but after a sharp chase lie was cap-

tured and taken to (he police station; He proved to be one Robert Marsh, aged *5, lately from Christchurch. At his residence - was found nearly the whole of the booty of the late burglaries, a quantity of keys of all descriptions, a revolver, and a woma Ta false plaits, SriciDK in Fkaxck. —A curious ad venturs hefel a wedding party in the Bois de Boulogne. The bride and bridegroom, giving their friends the slip, had strayed down a shady path, wh n they suddenly cone upon 7 the corpse of a gendarme, suspended from a neighbouring tree. The bride fainted right off, falling comfortably into the ready arms of her swain, whose cries soon drew the rest ‘of the party to the unlucky spot. To cut down the gendarme was the work of a "moment ; but on examination, it was ascertained that life had been extinct some hours; On further investigation, a letter was founu in the dead man’s pocket, announcing that, having got into a scrape, lie determined to kill himself rather than incur the disgrace of dismissal from the corps to which he belonged. Another suicide was committed in the Bois. A young man was found lying in a*thicket near the cascade, his heart pierced wi f h a bullet. On him was a letter ad- > dressed to his mother, and a card requesting the person who discovered him to send back tb the livery stable the horse which he had ridden down, and which ho had left at a j#i"liboui’ing restaurant,

Wesleyan Church, Temuka. —The services to-morrow in the above church will be conducted in the morning by Mr W. Maslin, and in the evening by the Rev T. Fee.

The Bailiff Business. —In the district Court, Christchurch, Lottie Wilmot, claimed £l5O damages for loss caused ' by excessive distraint for rent, and Judge Ward gave her., a verdict for 10s without costs. One of the bailiffs doing business in Christchurch admitted in Court that he had been levying distresses at the average rate of 20 per week for the last three years His foe for inch is ss, which would produce the respectable income of £260 a year. Government Officials’ Carelessness. — The gross carelessness of Government officials came out in the Court in Auckland last Thursday. Without bothering their wise heads they issued summonses, for the recovery of property tax, promiscuously, ; suing in manr cases agents instead of principals, and in others person* that were dead. This is nice blundering. It reminds ns of the action of the Government official, who wrote to a postmaster in Southland giving him the information that 10 per cent would be taken off his salary, when the said postmaster was receiving no salary at all. Fibes. —The English Church at Johnstenvillo, near Wellington, was destroyed by fire last Thursday night. Some furze burning in the neighborhood cemmunicited the fire to the Church, which was quickly destroyed The inhabitants ef the village saved the contents. Insurance —£300 in the South British office. A small cottage at Addington, the property of J. W. Treadwell, was destroyed by fire last Thursday night. The damage i» estimated »t £2OO. Insurance—£4s. The origin of the fire is unknown. Three cot tiges in Sydenham were destroyed by fire on Wednesday night O’Connell, in whote house the fire broke out, is a laborer with nine children, and ha loses everything but a sowing machine. The insurances are £3OO in the Yictoria office, and a small amount in another office unknown.

]S t bw Cloth: kg Factory—Attention is directed to Mr Herbert Clapham’s new Clothing Factory advertisement. It will be seen from it that Mr Clapham has made arrangements with Home manufaalurers to supply him with goods direct from Home, by which he will be abl# to make clothing to measure at lower prices than slop goods can be bought in the shops for. If Mr Clapham can do this he will create a great revolution in the trade,' and judging from what he showed us when we visited • his establishment, wo. have very little doubt he will do what he promises. He points out in his advertisement that a saving of 6s in the £ will be effected by buying from him, and guarantee* that the suit for which a tailor would charge £5 he will sell for £3 10». Mr Clapham is not a maker of slop goods, he only mikes to order, and if his prices are as low as he says he will do a roaring trade. We should advise intending purchasers to try him. Sporting.—The race meeting held at the Washdyke under the auspices of the South Canterbury Hunt Club,last Thursday was very poorly attended. There were very f3W of the Timaru people present, in fact this town and district cont ributed more largely to the atten dance than any other in proportion to population. The racing however was capital. There were 19 horses started for the Handicap Hunt Club Cup of £2O value. The distance was two miles over very stiff jumps. Most of the horses jumped splendidly, there being very few baulks amongst the leaders, but Mr Arnntage’s Don kept the lead from beginning to end and came in a winner, with Mr Jefferson’s Leap Year second, and Mr Studholme’s Warlock third. There were also ten horses in the Ladies Purse race of £lB, the distance being 2i miles, over a similar course. There was excellent jumping in this race »T»o. itnd Mr Heiirr T'ord’s Nutmeg. i-h me ina niii-iier, ‘nil li M r St swart, s Crntlr Annie second, and Mr I’rtngl* s Wild lint* I liird. Among*! Hie "ilier u< Ur ilsves's .Sileuus, who jumped splendidly, but had not speed enough for the leaders. He came in about fifth or sixth. Mr King (of King and Seaton) was thrown off Don in this race, and rendered unconscious by a kick fi-om the horse. He, however, soon recovered and, though much hurt, received no serious injury. Fight started for the Con* sola! ion, resulting in Air Sl udholme s Wav* lock coming in first, with Mr .Stewarts Crcnti* Annie second, and Mr Jefferson’s W averler third. Thu finished the racing.

Messrs Maclean and Stewart will sell today at their Horse Bazaar, Timaru, the thoroughbred entire Harkaway, and the Clydesdale entire Humbert, draught and hack horses, and a buggy by Ivory. Messrs Davies and Murphy, the Cash Drapers, of the Mon Marche, Timaru, announce that they will hold a month’s sale of drapery, boots and clothing, in Storey's Buildings, Temuka, commencing on Monday next. Mr K. F. Cray will hold a clearing sale of lire and dead stock on The Leys Farm, near Temuka, on Wednesday next. On Friday next he will sell two i-acre sections situate on the Main North Boad, Temuka, and adjoining the property of Miss Mitchell.