LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1056, 18 January 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Volttmtisebino.—There seems a great probability that both Volunteer Corps in Napier will be disbanded, owing to the new regulations. The officers are doing their best to prevent i,t but a large number of the men seem determined not to serve.

Accidbnt.—Joseph Welchuian, employed at Mr Seed's Flax Works at Southbrook, got his right arm entangled in the scutching mill last Tuesdiy morning. The arm wa» torn completely off below the elbow. Tho unfortunate sufferer was conveyed to Rungiora, where he was attended by Dm Williams and Downes.

Husband and Wi*k.—A man was brought before the Chnstohurch Eesident Magistrate last Tuesday who was separated from his wift He was charged with assaulting her and destroying her property. Amongst othtr thinjjs he had tied a firebrand to her cow's tail and se*; the animal loose round th» paddock. He was ordered to pay for the damage ho did and find heavy securities to keep th« peace.

Criminal.—A man named W.R. G. Heath was arrested in Dunedin last. Monday on a charge of committing a criminal assault on Lucy Brofi-n, aged eight years, at West Taieri on the 3rd instant. He was brought up at the City Police Court and remandedi The man Bewly, for a similar offence committed on a girl ten, years of age near the Botanical Gardens, has been committed for trial.

The Lyttelton Harbor Boabd.—The Harbor Board have given their Engineer, Mr Napier Bell, a present of £250 in recognition of his services in connection with the dock; The Board ore favorable to the establishment of a Humane Society for the colony. They are a'so going to dis'ribute 200 photos of ths opening ceremony as a means of advertising the dock. A tender is to be let by the Board for a Sailors' Home at Lyttelton, to cost £2480.

A Steamer Each.—Great interest was taken At Auckland in the Race between th« Union steamer Manapouri and the mail steamer City of Sydney, which left Auokland for Syduey last Tuesday evening. A special cable message from a passenger to the Star shows that, reckoning the difference ia t time of departure from Auckland, tho vessels made the voyage within five minutes of each £ other, both doing the distancs in four day« two hours', at an average of a small fraction over 13 knots au hour.

Shbiops Accident.—A man nanied John Cain, met with a serious accideut last Tues« day. He was riding on horseback, and lead* ing another horso on that day at Mr A. Barker's place at Winchester, when the horsa he was leading kicked him on the leg, breaking it very badly and inflicting other injuries besides. The cry of Cain for assistance brought Mr Barker to the scene, who did all he could so far as immediate assistance went, and then rode into Teinuka for Dr Hayes, who at once proceeded to the Orari, and sat the injured limb. The accident is a very serious one, as the flesh of the leg is cut and bruised bostdes the bone being broken* 'lisiabu Haebohj .Boaed. —In addition to ohe business given in our last issue as trans* acted at Monday's meeting of the Timaru Harbor Board, Mr Moody moved—' That

the minimum fa.'c for the loan be £9B for £IOO, and the interest 5 per cent:, payable halfyearly in London, the loan to be repayable on the 31st December, 1913 ; the debentures to bo fixed at £IOO each.' On the suggestion of Mr Turnbull the words ' Australia and New Zealand'were inserted after the word ' London' in Mr Moody's motion, which as io amended was then put and carried, Mr Moody moved and Mr G-ray seconded—'|Thai tenders for floating the loan be called for, the Secretary to furnish the necessary information. The information wanted ia tenders is: mission for floating the loan ; (2) exchange, remitting interest to London, Australia and in New Zealand; (3) interest allowed on three, six and twelve month'f deposits; (4) interest allowed on minimum oredifc balances, weekly and monthly, and (5) interect to be charged on advances required by the Board - rnentsjabout £2400 titer month). Tenders to be in by 10 the Sfcli February j forms oftender to be epproved by the Chairman and Mr Moody, previous to issue.' The meeting was adjourned totho date of the next ordinary mooting, Bth February, to receive the certificates of th« Auditor ob tha accounts

Cocnty Council Election.—The result of the election of a member to fill the seat vacant on the Council, which took place last

Tuesday, was as follows: Temuka, Mr John Paterson 4S ; Mr R. A. Barker 35. Winchester, Mr Paterson 24; Mr Barker 15. Waitohi, M| Paterson 5 ; Mr Barker nil. The totals w%e Mr Paterson 77; Mr Barker 50. Mr Pawrson was therefore declared elected by*a majority of 27 votes. COMMBHCIII.—The wool sales at Invercargilllast Tuesday came to an early termination without any business being done, owing to a combination of buyen, who objected to the usual clause in the conditions of sale to the effect that' the buyer is to pay the broker on wool one-eighth of a. penny per pound for delivery, aud a further charge of five shillings per bale if repacked.' No objection was taken till a lot had been knocked down to a buyer. A» it was evident there was combined action on the part of a section of buyers, the N.Z. and M.A. Company by their principals, who were present, declined to proceed, aud other firms followed suit, hauling down their flags. The sales will be resumed tomorrow, several buyers being willing to give the eighth, while new buyers and commissions have arrived this afternoon. The N.Z. Company placed over 100 bales privately at satisfactory prices. An ExTBAoaDiNABX^QxrKSTBUN.— The Following account of senistional riding|in the part of the bes 1 ; gentleman jock of the day is given in a Calcutta journal. It reads more like an equine exhibition in a hippodrome than part of the programme of a legitimate turf gathering : "At the Amandale racecourse, „Simia, Lord William Beresford, brother to 'the wellknown Lord Charles astonished the public with some wonderful feats of horsemanship. Several sensa'ional events were introduced to make the meeting a success, bnt all of them were won bv Lord William. The Postillion Bace, wherein he had to ride one pony ami lead another at each side of him, he carried off in a canter, his three ponies flying the finishing hurdles abreast. A Tandem Hurble Kace, in which a horse was ridden and another drove in front, was an easy victory for him, as well as a Four-in-hand Eace. Lord William, after his successes at Aman dale, backed himself to manage a teim of six and run them against four each, driven by Lord Compton and Capt. Rochfort. He put his team in two rows of three, and rode the centre ' wheeler.' Fastening the reins of the near and off animals round his legs, he had the six in perfect control, and gal loped them round, the course, beating his opponents hollow. This done, for the ediGeation of Lady Ripon and the rank and fashion of Simia, his lordship galloped eight horses round the course without other harness than reins. The track was narrow and had many turns, but the horses were kept well together and turned without difficulty. Sohooi Committee.—The usual monthly meeting of the Temuka School Committee was held in the shoolroom on Tuesday last, 16th January. ' Present—Mr Mackay (in the choir), Messrs Rutsel, Davis, Brown, and Hayburst. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence outward was read as follows : Mrs Mendelson one, He?dmasterone,Erluca ention Board three. Inward : From the Education Board, asking to have the names of two persons qualified to be members of the Board transmitted before the 31st January, stating , that applications for the post of third teacher were being invited, and would ba forwarded for the Committee's recommendation on Monday 22nd inst.; that Miss Florence Brown's appointment as pupil teacher had been sanctioned. With reference to the candidates for the office of the o'hsr pupil teacher, the secretary telegraphed as follows: —' Candi dates passed as follows : Morton, standard lix ; Franks and Rowe, standard five. Pro posed by Mr Brown, seconded by Mr Russell and carried—' That Isabella Morton be re commended to the Board for the office of the vacant pupil teochershrp. The balance-sheet for the past year was submitted for the Committee's approval, and adopted on the motion of Mr Brown seconded by Mr Hayburst The Chairman explained the reason which caused him to delay the opening of the school beyond the time granted. These were con sidered satisfactory and the Chairman's action confirmed. It was decided to leave the nomination of members of the new Board with a new Committee. Mr Davis hunted in 20s towards the prize fund. The meeting then closed. Milneb Stephen.—ln the course of his sermon at St. Mary's Church, Wellington, last. Sunday evening, the Rev. R. Coffey, preaching from the ninth verse of the eighth Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles, referred in strong terms of condemnation to the position taken up by Mr Milner Stephen with regard to his alleged powers of healing, and argued that while the gen'leman mentioned persisted in attributing the possession of his gift as direct from God for the good of mankind or fnr any special godly service, he put himself in the position of the Prophets and the Apostles, whose gift of power to work miracles was credited, pi'oving them to be messengers of God, for the exercise of which they dared not and did not receive money. Mr Millner Stephen dare not take money for the exercise of this gift (if it be a gift) without putting himself in the position of Simeon, and all who countenanced him were equally guilty. The Rev. Mr Coffey mentioned that a. number of persons asked him to certify that they were not in a position to pay the fee demanded by Mr Stephen, viz., two guineas, and said he thought suck a charge would amount in a 3 ear to at least £IO,OOO, rather a good price for a gift which Mr Stephen asserted had been bestowed upon him for the benefit { of humanity at large. A controversy is going on respecting the healing powers of Mr Stephen, and the local evening paper has invited communications from those who have been tresrted. Out of five letters which have

been sent in, the writers of four say they did not receire any relief, while the fifth winds up tbw~';B« he what he may, the relief

from suffering for a fortnight, which has never been secured before, is something to be thankful for, unci she has never been so well for several years.' Mr Stephen having men tioned that Dr Keyworth had sent several personsjto him has brought forth a reply from the latter, in which he states that he never sent a patient to Mr Stephen, and further that he has no intention of doing. Linseed.—lt will be interesting to the growers, and all supporters of the flax industry, to know that Mr E. Pilbrow did not overlook the vast importance of having suitable drills to place seed rows 3 to 3£ inchei apart, and from }to 1 inch in depth. He accordingly corresponded with one of the best English manufacturers, with the inten fcion of securing a few drills, specially suited for linseed, clover, or other small seeds, before next seed time. He has received a far more favorable answer than he expected, viz., that the makers a few years since, took out a patent, (to meet demands in Germany) for double shoes, or points, to coulters, by which means their corn drills, with coulters 6 and 7 inches apart, can be converted into seed dril's S and 3\ inches between rows, simply by moving the ordinary cast shoe and substituting a doub'e one, They bare sent out a few dozen with the first shipment of drills now on the way out. Mr Pilbrow has also corresponded with Messrs Andrews and Beaven, Christchurch, enquiring if their machine for threshing and dressing seed without injury to straw would be available for crops now being harvested. The following is their reply :—' ChristcSurch, January 9th, 1883. Mr E. Pilbrow. Dear sir : —We have been so busy for the past fow weeks getting machines out for the harvest that we have had very little time for any new work. However, the flax machine is just realy for experimenting upon, directly We can get hold of some flax to experiment with, and if we find it work all right we will have a public trial of which you shall have due notice. —We are, dear sir, yours truly, Andrews and Beaven.' It would be judicious for the Temuka Oil, Cake and Fibre Company, to have a representative present whenever such trial takes place ; as we think if it is a success, they should be one of the first purchasers to throsh outgrowing crops.

Re-United. —The Palmerston Times relates the following :—An event occurred near Waikouaiti the other day which almost sounds like a romance. A married couple who had not seen each other for s ome fourteen years, and who had parted in another country, which we believe was partly mutual, were re-united. The husband came out to New Zealand, to which place he was follow.-! br liis wifo who remained in blissful ignorance of the fact. She took up ker abode in luvercargill, and the disconsolate husband removed to Waikouaiti, where he followed a rural occupation. Neither husband or wife were at the time aware of the whereabouts of the other. A few months ago, however, the wife came to reside near Dunedin, and it was through the channel of a mutual friend of husband and wife that she u'timately became aware that her husband was living at Waikouaiti, who endeavoured to arrange a meeting between the parties. The wife, however, seemed disinclined to return to the bosom of her first love and lawful keeper, but she was induced to accompany the mutual friend on a pretended business visit to Waikouaiti little dreaming at that time, her husband was in ,the neighborhood. The proposal was craftily made as a pleasure trip for the wife, which abo accepted, and during her stay at Waikouaiti she wis induced to visit the house of her husband, who chanced to be absent in Dunedin on the day of his wife's visit, whether purposely or not we cannot say, but' certain it is that the inspection of her bus- i band's belongings proved so far satisfactory that it eventually ended in a personal interview bet ween the estranged and long* separated pair, which resulted in a renewal of wedded vows and promises of ' love, faith, and trust' in the future on the part of twain, who are now living in happy contentment and happy felicity, their only regret being that so many years of wedded bliss and happiness should have been denied them through their own stupidity and want of forbearance. Buggy Accident. Yesterday evening Mrs Swinton was thrown from a buggy at Mr Ackroyd's corner. She was driving up from the bridge, and when at the place indicated the horse turned to go down the street towards the pound, and the buggy coming in contact with the corner post Mrs Swinton was throwu out on the road Mr Tombs and a boy who wero with her in the trap escaped unhurt. Mrs Swinton who was rendered unconscious was taken into Mr Ackroyd's house where she was attended by Dr Hayes. She was very much shaken, but it is believed her injuries are not serious.