LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1035, 25 November 1882, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To Otm Readers. —A quantity of interesting reading matter will befound on ou r first and fourth page*. Temuka Wesleyan Church:. —The Eor. T. Fee will conduct the services in the above •hurch to-morrow, morning and evening. Our New Governor. —An Adelaide telegram states that Sir William Jervois has been offered and accepted the Governorship New Zealand. Rate Defaulters in the Geraldine District. —The Clerk to the Geraldine Road Board notifies that all rates for the year 1882 not paid before the next meeting of the Board (on 12th, December) will be sued for without farther notice. The Labor Market. —The Dunedin Star •ays ' 1 As indicative of the present state of the labor market it may be mentioned that for the post of storeman’s assistant at £2 5s a week between 5 pm. yesterday and 2 p.m. to-day the advertiser had received 155 applications.’ A Drunken Child. —In the Police Court, Dunedin, on Wednesday, a child, 4 years old, was brought Before the Bench as a neglected child. The police had found it positively drunk in Stafford street, the mother having given it liquor and turned it out. It was •ent to the Industrial School. The Geraldine Cemetery. —Complaints have b*en made to us of the very bad state in which the Geraldine Cemetery has been kept. The grass has been allowed to grow wild in it, and it is otherwise badly kept. The Cemetery Board must be to blame for this, because, if it is the fault of the caretaker, the Board ought to look after him, and compel him to do his duty. The Distinction. —“ iEgles,” in the Australasian, is responsible for the following : “ A lady residing in one of the suburbs of Adelaide, a strict Baptist, called for the first time upon a new resident in the neighbourhood. Speaking of another family living close at hand, the visitor pleasantly remarked — 1 They are very good sort of people, but no Christians. They go to the Church of England.’ ” A Teetotal Anitv. —It is worthy of remark (says an English paper) that Sir Garnet Wolseley is the first General who has had a British force under command in which discipline was maintained without , recourse to the lash. This fact, it is said, is mainly attributable to the teetotal principles inculcated by the General. The supply of tea was liberal, and beer was allowed on the march, while spirits were positively inter, dieted to men and officers alike. The Rambles of a Ferret.— The Otago Jaily Times says:—“A ferret escaped the other night from the shop of Mr Bills, George street, and was found half a mile away next morning, coiled up asleep in a hen s nest. On its rambles it visited several hen-roostSj killing three ducks, two heus, one rooster, and 18 chickens. In every case the birds had boen attacked at the back of the head, and had evidently been despatched with one bite, the teeth of the ferret entering the brain of each bird.” Legal. —We learn that Mr James Kehuan, son of Mr Alexander Kelman, Geraldine road, has successfully passed the examination in General Knowledge under the Law Fractionors’ Act. We believe that only three or four passed at the last examination, and it is more than satisfactory to learn that amongst these were two from this district, viz., Mr Kelman and Mr Franks. Mr Kelman has been educated at the High School, Timaru, and as this examination was his first, it is very much, to his credit that he has been so successfulHe is reading law at present with Mr J. W. White, of Timaru, and we may soon hear of him becoming a lawyer. Cricket. —The cricket match between the English team and Twenty-two of Sandhurst concluded on Thursday. The weather was fine, and the attendance of spectators was again large. The visitors, with six wickets down and 36 runs to their credit, continued their first innings, which closed for 117 S. F. 11. Leslie 48, not out, was the highest scorer. The home team then commenced, their second innings, and were all disposed of for 119. The Englishmen then went in, and at the conclusion of the day s play had •cored 28 runs without the loss of a wicket. Being a two days’ match the game was drawn, the visitors requiring to make 75 runs to win. Geraldine Cricket Club.— The concert in aid of the Geraldine Cricket Club passed off very successfully last Wednesday evening. Dr Fish occupied the chair, and there was a large attendance. The Concert was opened by a pianoforte duet by the Mis*es Fish, who played in first-class stylo. Songs were sung by Mesdames Edmonds and Boswell, Misses Fish, Boswell and Taylor, and Messrs Eckford, Bell, Willoughby, Edmonds, Wilkinson,, and > Duval. A duet was given by Mr ajcl Mrll, Manning, and also by Miss t Bpswell and Miss Taylor, a ‘ Caudle ’ lecture i was read by Mr Manning, and two read ings we.ie given by Mr Wakefield. The votes 0 J * A ball was afterwards held, and dancing p'as kept up till a late hour. i

Fatal Accident. —A man named Crilly while bathing in the river at Sumner on Thursday, got beyond his depth and was drowned. He had only recently arrived from Dunedin. The body was not recovered. More Embezzlement. —At the Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch, on Thursday, T. Beeson, agent in Christchurch for Briscoe and Co., of Dunedin, was committed for trial for embezzling £SO of his employers

money. The Napier Harbor Works.—From the fact that thirty engineers have applied for plans and descriptions of the Napier Harbor it is thought a good many designs for the improvement works will he sent in. The accepted design obtains £SOO.

The Pranks op Drunken Shearers. Four drunken shearers on a spree bailed up the railway station at Waikari the other day, and created so much disturbance and annoyance that i.he police had to be sent for. Two were arrested, but the other two had escaped before the police arrived. An Extensive Jewellery ‘Plant.’ —The police authorities have discovered a plant of £2OO worth of jewellery, part of the proceeds of the jewellery robbery on board the •teamer Wellington. It was found buried in the earth in Freeman’s Bay. Some half dozen of the crew of the Wellington are implicated, and some remarkable disclosures are anticipated.

Taking Liberties With the Post. — The Postmaster at Auckland has cumpulsorily registered all letters addressed to “ Zoo Jumbo” and “Ada Mantua.” These, fearing proseculion under the Gaming and Lotteries Act, refused to take delivery, and in one week alone unclaimed letters containing £3OOO were sent to the Dead Letter Office from Auckland. A Robbery Prevented. —The officials of the night goods train on Wednesday night found the station master’s office open at Edendale, and the safe on board a truck ready to be removed. It is supposed the burglars were scared by the approach of a the train. There was a considerable sum in the safe. No clue has been obtained to the identity of the thieves. Novel Cricket Match.—The Benevolent Institution Carnival; Dunedin, which will be open for ten days, was formally opened on Thursday by the Mayor. A costume cricket match will be got up in connection with it All-England eleven v. Women’s Rights Association. The latter side will be in appropriate female costume and the former dressed in the costume of Cricketers of 1845_

The Resident Magistrate.—The South Canterbury Times of Thursday last is very severe on the Resident Magistrate. The charge it makes against him is tantamount to saying that he showed partiality during the hearing of a case in Timaru last Tuesday. This is the unkiadesfc cut of all. If what the Times says is true it ought not to be tolerated at all. The Magistrate who shows partiality is not fit to sit on the Bench for one moment.

Veby Thue.—“l often cross the street to avoid meeting a man,” says Mr Beecher; “ not because I have anything against hirm but simply because I do not feel like speaking to him. I suppose all men are this way.” Yes, nearly all men are this way, Mr Beecher, retorts the Arkansaw Traveller ; and we are glad that you have mentioned the subject, for it gives us a chance to agree with a great man. We sometimes cross the street and climb a fence to avoid meeting a man ; not because we have anything against him, but because he has something against us —a bilh Mr Beecher.

Inquest. —An inquest touching the death of Arthur Hines, who was killed as described in our last issue by falling off and being run over by his own dray on last Monday evening, was held at the Bush Hotel, Grevaldine, last Thursday, before'J Beswick, Esq., R.M., and a jury, of whom Mr W. Coltman was chosen foreman. The evidence showed that the deceased bad no power over the shaft horse, and that he had reins only on the leader A verdict of accidental death was returned. Mr Coltman complained of the delay that had taken place in holding the inquest. The man had been killed on Monday, and he thought it too bad that no inquest had been held on him until Thursday. The Coroner explained that he had been too busy to attend. He hoped a like occurrence would not happen again in their midst, but, if it should, he would take care that an inquest would not be so long delayed. The funeral took place in the afternoon, and was numerously attended .

The Opihi Bridge. —At the meeting of/ the Geraldine County Council last Wednesday, Mr Talbot brought up a report prepared by the overseer to the Temuka Hoad Board, on the state of the older portion of the Opihi traffic bridge. The bridge had a double deck, the lower (an older) one at right angles to the road line, the upper one diagonal. The lower deck was badly decayed and was falling away, and the totara beams of the spans were decayed away for as much as two or three inches in depth. The result was that the bridge was unsafe for heavy traffic. The decking of the Temuka bridge was also decaying rapidly. The cost of restoring the old Opihi bridge Mr Lewis estimated at about £6OO. These bridges were on a main road, and it was out of the question, Mr Talbot considered, for the Eoad Boards to undertake the repairs. The work must devolve on the Council. Mr Moody said the new Hoads and Bridges Construction Act provided for Government contributing three fourths of the cost of such works, on the districts contributing one-fourth. There were other bridges along the Main Hoad that required repairs, and it would be better to see what was wanted in this way, and make a general application to the Treasury for all the assistance required. This suggestion was adopted, and the subject was deferred till next meeting, information regarding other Main Eoad bridges to be obtained in the meantime. It was recommended that a notice be put up that the Opihi bridge is unsafe for heavy traffic.

Fire in Timarh.—Another fire has o< - curred in Timaru, by which a nine-roomed house belonging to Mr Bunde j on, coal merchant, has been burned down. Mr Buadeson who was alone in the house, was awakened at. 2 a.m. yesterday by the fire. He immediately gave the alarm, but despite all efforts the house was burned to the ground. The insurance i are as follows: —In the Union office, £250 on the building and £3OO on the furniture ; in the National, £250 on the building. Volunteer News. —An inspection peradc of the No. 1 Company, T.R.V., was held last Thursday evening by Major Lean. The members were put through various exercises by Seageant Major Morgan and the Officers of the Company. There were about 28 volunteers in attendance. After the perade a meeting was held, and a letter was read from the Temaka Brass Band offering to join the Company. A considerable amount of discussion took place on the subject, but no decision was arrived at, it having been thought better to wait.

Mr J. M. Olhvicr notifies that all accounts against the Teinuka Hotel up to Sept. 12, 1883, must be sent in at once to Mr T. B. Craig, Christchurch, or they will not be recognised. Messrs Maclean and Stewart announces that they will hold sales on the followingdates :—To-day, at their Horse Bazaar, Timaru, the hunter Tom Fool, horses drays, harness, sheep dog, etc , on Saturday 2nd December, 2 acres on Wai-iti Road, Timaru, with 7 roomed house, etc., thereon ; on the same date, a life int erest in 50 acres, the property of the trustees in W. Halstead s estate ; on the premises of Mr John Paterson Temuka (in conjunction with Mr Iv. I. Gray), 60 horses, comprising all kinds, cattle, sheep, and implements ; on a date to be mentioned, 60 horse*, the property of Mr W. Sib bald of the Mackenzie Country.