The Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 1085, 20 March 1883, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Committed for Trial.— Charles Sullivan was on Saturday committed for trial for a criminal assault on a young girl at Wainm' tuku.

R.M. Court. —The Resident Magistrate sat here yesterday, but the only case set down was the ease of Harrop v. Gapes, which was adjourned for a fortnight.

The Shooting Season.— The Press of yesterday’s date says"An advertisement appears in another column warning sportsmen against shooting native game before the 2nd .April next. It appears that some misapprehension has arisen as to the time of opening the season, in consequence of a telegram from Wellington which appeared in our issue of Saturday last, and we understand that the Acclimatisation Society has appointed a number of Rangers, so as to prevent the shooting of native game before the 2nd of April, on which day the season opens in Canterbury.” Mr K. I. Gray received a telegram yesterday from Mr A. Perry to the effect that all persons shooting game before the 2nd of April, would be prosecuted. As a great many left here yesterday morning, it is probable there will be a good many to prosecute, but the fact that a local appeared in the papers appointing the 20th of March as the day, will make a good defence.

Bank Holiday.—The Bank of Zealand will be closed from Friday to Monday next, (inclusive), for the Easter Holidays. ‘ H.M.S, Pinafore.’ —On Thursday next, Edmonds’ Glee Club will give the above in concert form. The names of the ladies and gentlemen sustaining the character are now published, and should satisfy every one. A full rehearsal takes place this evening. Cricket. —On Saturday last, on the school ground, a match was played between elevens representing Timaru and Temuka Public Schools. The visitors, comprising lads between the ages of eight and eighteen years, made themselves conspicuous by the great number of cigarettes they disposed of. A teacher ought, on future occasions, to accompany them on their starring tours. Many sick headaches would thereby be avoided.

Worth Knowing.— The Colonies and India draws attention to a fact which should not be lost sight of by householders. Every landing of every house in which mineral oils are used for lighting or heating purposes should be furnished with a scuttle or bucket of sand. Sand, if thrown upon burning oil, disintegrates it and puts out the flames, which water used in small quantities tent 1 a only to spread. Indeed, to 1 put the Thame* on fire,’ with plentiful supplies of mineral oils, would be a much easier feat than to pat out an ordinary conflagration.

Bolt.— Mr Weir’s horse bolted with a spring cart from the Railway Station yesterday. It ran along the main street till it reached the Royal Hotel, without inflicting or sustaining injury. There were some carts standing in front of the hotel, and i passed them and turned into a right-of-way between the hotel and Mr Jackson,s shop There is barely room for a trap to pass through the right-of way, and there are two or three sharp turnings in it, and yet the horse managed to carry the trap through without coming [in contact with anything. It was most extraordinary how it managed to steer clear while going at such aspeed. At the back it struck against a clothes-line post and smashed the swingle tree, and pulled the former down, which was all the injury it did.

South Quart School Committee.— This Committee held their ordinary meeting on Saturday, 17th March. Present—Messrs R. A. Barker (Chairman), May, Bissett, Ger rard and McLeod. The former minutes were read and confirmed. The Rev Mr Preston wrote asking for the use of the schoolroom on Good Friday, at 3 p.m., to hold a baptismal service.—Granted. From the same, asking permission to teach religion to the Church of England children during school hours. Resolved —“ That Mr Preston bo informed that the Committee are debarred by the provisions of the Education Act from granting his request, but that they are pre pared to make arrangements with the minister of any religious denomination for granting the use of tlie schoolroom on certain days from 9 to 9.30 a.m,, viz., half an hour before school time.” The teacher reported the average at 40; drew attention to a few matters of detail, and enclosed a list of books, etc., required. Resolved —“That the same be attended to ; and; that the school be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday.” The visitor reported school matters to be progressing satisfactorily, and mentioned that the hedges required dipping. Resolved “That the Chairman attend to the same, and that Mr Gerrard visit for the ensuing month.” After passing accounts amounting to £2 Is Bd, the meeting adjourned. The Ryans.— The hearing of the charges of fraudulent bankruptcy against the Ryans, including Patrick Ryan, his wife and daughter, commenced last Saturday in Timam before District Judge Ward. The proceedings presented very novel points, and put lawyers and judge to their wits’ ends to get over them. There were three charges against the accused, and when the jury retired in the first case Mr White said he had two more indictments to present, and suggested to 1 swear in a second jury. This course was adopted, but the counsel for the defence having challenged ten, and the counsel for the prosecution four, jurors, the jury list became exhausted, when there were only four jurors in the box. The Crown prosecutor then prayed a tales, which is that any one present in Court without any previous notice, should be called upon, but as the only one present was Mr John Jackson, the proceedings came to a dead lock. The Judge began to rummage law books, and at last hit upon an idea. He would issue an order making the Clerk of the Court a Sheriff for the time being, which would give that officer power to make a new list immediately, but that officer was not i then in attendance and things looked awfully complicated. The Clerk, however, w„s not idle—he and the Inspector of Police were going about the town soft-soaping persons, to induce them to go into court. He succeeded in getting a goodly number of people in this way, and then closed the door on them, and got a jury out of them very easily. The Clerk deserves credit for this. The jury was then sworn in, and here comes in a funny part of the proceedings. The first jury disagreed, and had to be discharged, and the second jury found them guilty, although the evidence was the same in both cases, and now the trouble was to see which jury was right. To got out of this dilemma the Crown prosecutor decided to withdraw the case sent before the first jury, and theu came the tug of war, for Mr Perry raised another law point, and so the case had (o be adjourned. On the case coming on again yesterday morning, Mr C. Perry applied for judgment to be stayed on the ground that the second count of the indictment was bad. The offence was one created by statute, and the indictment should therefore set it forth in the exact words of the statute. After a lengthy argument, His Honor said that he could not allow the mistake in inscribing the verdict to stand good against the actual s'atement of the foreman of the jury, and he thereupon directed the Clerk to forthwith inscribe “ guilty on both counts” on tlie indictment.

Dummyism:. —The Herald says editor ally that immediately on the assembling of Par* liament, Mr McKenzie, Member for Moeraki, will move for the appointment of a Committee to enquireinto the reported dummyism pi the purchase of the Otago runs. St, Patrick’s Day, —ln Auckland St. Patrick’s Day was observed by the Hibernians with spirit. The Catholic school children, 1000 strong,and Hibernian Benevolent Society, marched to the Domain, where sports were engaged in. The races at Henderson’s Mill also passed off successfully. Amateur athletic sports were held in Dunedin, and the annual regatta passed off in Wellington with great eclkt. Native Matters.— The Hon. Mr Bryce, Native Minister, has had an interview at Alexandra with Wahanui, Rewi and other leading Ngatimaniopoto chiefs respecting the stoppage of Mr Hursthouse. He has now got a written pledge from them to permit the preliminary exploration for a line of railway to go on. The Native Minister gave them a distinct assurance that the exploration would be simply to look out a line of railway, Mr Hursthouse will again start on his mission next week. Tawhiao’s recognised secretary has addressed a letter to To Whiti, but intended as a circular for the natives generally. It announces the king’s intention to hold a meeting of all the tribes at Whatiwhatihoe during April to discuss matters of general interest to the native race. The letter itself will shortly be published in Auckland. The Government have received information that the day of the old monthly meeting has passed off with perfect quietness at Parihaka. No attempt was made to hold a meeting, and it i« now definitely known that Te Whiti did send round specially to different parts of the country expressly forbidding the natives to assemble.

Bishop Ltjok in Explanation.— Bishop Lack writes to the Auckland Star as follows: —“ In a paragraph in Saturday’s issue, I re* gret to say you have made mo pose before the Catholic public m both a false and painful posdition, Whatever my own views are about the mission of Messrs Redmond —and those can be learned from a letter addressed by me to the President and members of the Hibernian Society— they are not such as I seek to impose on any of my Irish diocesans* I regret extremely your statements about a pastoral letter addressed by me to my clergy, and about the difference of news between myself and them, and about their intention to disregard my supposed pastoral utterances ; I regret, I say, that such statement should have appeared, especially at that moment when misapprehensions may give rise to misunderstanding. Those statements are untrue. You have made me pose in an attitude which jg most offensive both to myself and many Catholics—an attitude, in fine, most alien to my wishes and the sympathies of my heart.” It is understood that the letter referred to in the above is a very lengthy epistle, sotting forth the Bishop’s reasons for advising the See iety to refrain from taking any steps to support Mr Tied raynd’s mission. The Hi bernian Society adopted a resolution th anking Bishop Luck for his letter, but dra wing attention to the Society’s rule ex* c luding all political matters from discussion by the Society,

Mr E. Pilbrow notifies that his first ship ment of seed drills, aud machinery has now arrived, and can be seen near the Railway Station.