LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1087, 27 March 1883, Page 3

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pbivati School.—Mrs and Miss Jamieson purpose opening a private school in Temuka on Thursday next. fc Answeb to a Cobbespondknt.—" Rub tious' " letter arrived too late for this issue. It will appear in our nexi. The s.s Buitish King.—The first of a direct line of steamers to New Zealand from Home, belonging to the New Zealand Shipping Company, arrived at Lyttelton on Satur day last.

Delayed Tbain.—Tfce late train from Christchurch last Saturday was an hour and a-half behind its proper time on arrival in Temuka. A passenger informs us that th delay was owing to the strong southerly wind prevailing during the day, and the large amount of shunting that had to be performed If the latter was the cause, it is time that a special goods train was run to relieve the trains now running. , Thi Catholic Chtjboh. The Rev. 1 Fat her Fauvel has received a letter from His Lordship the Right Rev. Dr Redwood, intimating that he has fixed on Sunday, the I 16th of April the feast of the Patronage of St Joseph, for the opening of the Temuka Catholic Churoh. In his letter he also states that nuns—Sisters of St Joseph—are coming from Sydney to Temuka, and may be here at the t>*me of the opening of the Church.

Timaru Kegatta.—The weather for the regatta at Timaru, yesterday, was favorable, and everything passed off satisfactory. There was a large attendance, many from the country being present. The open boat sail race, six miles, was won by the Edith. Whing from four competitors. The pair-oared boat race was won by Mr Bradley's Butterfly, and the four oared skiff by the Boating Club's Minna, The other races came off after the express left. The Shooting Season. —A proclamation in the Gazette notifies that cock pheasants and Californian quail may be taken or killed wii bin the South Canterbury District consisting of the CouDties of Geraldine and Waimate —from the Ist of May to the 31ft of July, both inclusive, subject nevertheless to restrictions in the Act mentioned. It is further notified that licenses to lakeorl<i' J such game within the said district shall be issued on payment of a sum of five pounds each ; and the Postmastsr at Timaru is appointed to issue licenses. It is further notified that native game (excepting tuis) may be taken or killed in the said district from the 2nd of April to the 31sb of July.

Two Ways or Looking at it.—At Cbristchurch last Wednesday night, thirtytwo office bearers of the Friendly Societies discussed Major Atkinson's national insurance scheme, and passed unanimously the following resolution :—' Tl at this meeting approves of the scheme as propose i by the Hon Major Atkinson, and requests him to proceed with the preparnti n of his Bill, and to furnish copies of the same to the various Friendly Societies at the earliest date possible.' Major Atkinson promised to comply with the re quest, At Dunedin on the same day, at the half-yearly district meeting of the lows tbe question of Major Atkinson's scheme for prevention of pauperism was referred to by Mr Fish and others. It was spoken of as aiming a deathblow at. Friendly Societies, and as requiring ta be watched with a jealous eye.

Thk Volunteer Keview.-Ou Saturday the weather at lnvercargill was so boisterc ui that the preliminary training of Volunteers was only partially carried out. The rainfall has not been large, but the piercing cold sou'wester with squalls, accompanied by showers, made the surrounding disti icts very disagree able. The volunteers from the North express satisfaction with the provision made for their comfort, and had the weather been good the affair would hav? been a great success. The coiduct, of the visitors las been very good. Some bare indulged m practical joking, but it has been at their own expense hitherto, and created much amusement. The physique of the Northern men is favorably commented on. Great intere?t was shown in the band contest, o<maru against, lnvercargill. The theatre was crowded to the utmost, order being maintained throughout. Oamaru outnumbered lnvercargill by ten performers, and Judge.Wishart, of Dnndin, gave his decision in favor of Oamaru. Public opinion was pretty equally divided. The performances of both bands were excellent, and at first sight were about equal.

The Gebaldine Saleyabdb.—The attention of our readers is directed to the very large sale which Messrs Mundell and Co. will h>ld in the new Salayards at Geraldine today. Messrs Mundsll and Co. have adopted a very practical slep in the direction of advancing the town. They have erected large Saleyards, at which all auctioneers will be permitted to sell. In doing this, they have taken the best possible step towards keeping the trade in the town, as it cannot fail to bring a large number of people into it. The town is not the only place that will be benefitted, It must be a great convenience to the farmers living around the district to have a market so convenient to them. It will save them labor and expense, and consequently Messrs Mundell and Co., while no doubt extending their own business, will do ■o with benefit and convenience to the district. On these grounds, the promoters of the yards dtserve support, and farmers around there will find it to their interest to «xtend to tho yards as much patronage as th»y can;

I Only an Opinion.— r J lie Rev A. C. Gillies was before the Presbytery, Dunedin, on Wednesday over a protest by some of his Elders against, a ruling whioh he gate in the Kirk Session. Amongst other things Mr Gillies was charged with calling his elders ' bullocks,' and idiots,' but he denied to the Presbytery that he had done so, though he said he had seen both. Another charge was that he had told certain young men to hold their tongues. To this Mr Gillies replied that if he did it was a very good thing ; it would be a great blessing to humanity if a good many people kept their mouth shut. The whole affair is a congregational squabble and the Presbytery appointed a Committee to enquire and report upon it. Charity Abusbd.—Acorrespoudeut sends

us the following:—A farmer who has, during the past twenty years, been well known as possessing a charitable disposition towards swaggers, gave three supp rs to swaggers the other evening, supplied each with a comfortable shake down in bis barn, and in the morning, before taking their departure, each partook of a hearty breakfast. Later on in the day the farmer had occasion to go into the barn, and immediately noticed that be had not entertained angels unawares, for he perceived he had been robbed of a side of bacon. When good nature is taken advantage of in this way it rebe's, and oharitably disposed farmers become dubious about entertaining any men travelling about fcr-e country with swags on their backs. A few black sheep of the above class are the means of injuring many who are really deserving. Several farmers have told me that the 'ear of having their places burned down also often deter them for giving men shakedowns. My advice to them is to insure their premises ani not welcome men who have the appearance of lo ifers. One farmer who had not a small family, informs me that it has during the past, coat hitn more in con" nection with demands made by loafers than the keep of his family.—Bruce Standard.

Winchester Libeaby. —An ordinary meeting of the Winchester Library Cornmi tee was held in the reading room on Wednesday evening, the 21st inst. There were preeent—Messrs Klee (Chairman), Corcoran, G. Haar, Northam, and GeoSlater (Secretary.) The minutes of tlie former meeting were read and confirmed. The Secretary, in the absence of the Treasurer, said there was a credit balance in hand of £l2 17s 2d, including a grant from Government of £ll 19s 4d. It was pro* posed by Mr Corcoran, seconded by Mr Northam, and carried unanimously—' That the thanks of the Committee be recorded to Mr Postlethwaite, M.H.8., for bis kind and valuable assistance in obtaining for them the ll'' '' ""! 1 that the Secretary be requested to forward to tint gentleman a copy of the this resolution-' Mr Haar's offer to act as librarian for the next six months for £2 10s was accepted. A desultory conversation then took place re painting the building, and two offers were ronside ed. The matter, however, was postponed for a fuller meeting. After the transaction of some further minor business, the meeting adjourned. The Committee are to be congratulated upon the improved condition of their Institute and the additional advantages it now offers to subscribers. Not long ago it had all but collapsed, and was not in a position to pay even for one daily paper. Now the Institute files the Lyt'elton Times, Timaru Herald, Press, Temuka Leaser, Australasian, Home News, GrafEc, Punch, Scientific Americam and Canterbury Times, which we hope will be a means of adding to the list of members. We trust thbt the Committee may have the means of further improving the library by obtaining an additional supply of books, and thus making the Institute a real benefit to the district.

Thursday's Gale.—On Thursday last about 10 o'clock the weather, which for the previous few days had been exceptionally fine, suddenly changed. The sky became overcast with dark, lowering clouds, and a galo of more than ordinary force sprang up from tne southeast. This continued during the a ternoon till about half past fire o'clock, when the gale dropped as suddenly as it commenced. In this district very little, if anv, damage was done, and the wind acted most beneficially on the stacks, being very penetrating. In Timaru however, they were not so fortunate One of the vessels lying inßide the Breakwater, the Rewa, parted her starboard bow hawser, which caused her to drift round towards the ship Ugglan, lying to the north of her. After cutting the steamer Waitaki's moorings, she drifted under the stern of the Ugglan, cutting her stern liaes> and presently cab hing under the heel of the latter ship's rudder, tore it completely off. The Eewa's second anchor was then let go, and she and the Ugglan swung head to the wiud, where they lay till about six o'clock when they were, remoored close to the Breakwater. The Ugglan was expected to be ready to sail for Home to-day, but the mishap will de ay her some time- A Timaru paper says her master, Captain Kinninan, speaks very highly of the shelter afforded by tbo Breakwater from the heavy seas. He quite exonerates tbe port and the harbor staff from any blame for the unfortunate occurrence. The Margaret Galbraith and the Lovehjert, lying at the outer anchorage, rode the gale out in safety. The Ugglan only arrived here on the J Ith inst.. and since then had dis charged about 450 tons of ballast and taken in 800 tons of Home cargo, and was expected to be ready for sea on to-day. On Friday last a heavy ground swell prevailed, and the sea broke completely over the beach into the Waimataitai lagoon, converting it into a mimaiuresea, and flooding all the low-lying land. The Milford lagoon rose to a great height. On Saturday the barque Loveh jert, which had arrived in Timaru on the previous afternoon, dragged for some little dis tance, and the Harbor Master in the afternoon went out in the tug Titan, and took her to sea The Margaret Galbraith laid quite safely at tbe outer anchorage.

The Holidays.—Good Friday and yesterday (Easter Monday) were observed as public holidays all the places of business in town being shut. Prbpetual Liasks.—At the Land Board on Wednesday a telegram from the Under Secretary of Crown Lands was read giving details of the land proposed to be proclaimed tor perpetual leasing. The total area was 26,000 acres, divided into one hundred sectii ns. Mr Stout proposed —' That the pro clamation of land to be opened on the permanent leasingj system, as proposed by the Government be approved.' Mr Clark moved as an amendment —' That not more than 10.000 acres be opened at present under the yerpettial leasing system, the remaining 16,000 to be offered for sale on the deferred payments.' J here voted for the amendment Messrs Clark and James Green ; and against Messrs Stout, Bradshaw and Maitland. The motion was then put and carried. In regard to the alleged dummyism, the following motion was carried —" That the auctioneer be requested to report fully to the Board the whole details of the auction sale of deferred payment lands held on the 28th February, stating inter alia whether the persons declared purchasers were the bidders, if their declarations were presented at time of salo, and generally as to the sale, and thnt the issue of licenses be delayed until the issue of such report."

School Entertainment.—A very successful entertainment in aid of the prize fund of the Geraldine school was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, last Thursday evening. The chair was occupied by Mr R. S. Cook, and the Hall was crowded. A long and varied programme, consisting of songs, readings and recitations, was gone through in a, manner that elicited great applause. Miss Young presided at the piano, and also tang two excellent tongs, for which she received an encore. The Misses Fish sang a duet in a really artiste manner, and very obligingly responded to a rapturous encore by singing another duet. Mr Willmghby sang well, and Mr Manning sang and also gave a reading Miss Eske't sang two songs and was encored. The remainder of the entertainment was contributed by the school children, whose singing did infinite credit to their teachers, the infants' winging baing greatly admired. The chorus of " Huntsman," by the older children, went off splendidly, the time being excellent. At the close of the entertainment Mr Shiers pro posed a hearty vote of thanks to the teiohers for the excellent manner in which the children had been trained, and Mr Hughes, the head teacbei responded in suitable terms. A vote of thanks to the performers and the chair man terminated lhe proceedings.

The Illicit Stidtj Cask.—Three more arrests have been made at Palm j rston North in connection with the illicit sti.l case. W H. Flyger, of the firm of Gilbert Bros , with whish is incorporated Fiyger, Malcolm and Co., wasarresied on Thursday evening, and on Friday Charles and George Peck, brothers of the men previously in custody, were also arrested. All were brought before the Court on Saturday morning, and remanded for eight days bail being allowed, each in £2OO, with two sureties of £IOO each. So far the Pecks only have found bail. Eumors are ourrentof further probable arrests, as fresh revelations are being made by the police. A*. Wellington on Saturday Alexander Hastings Malcolm, a respectably-dressed person, was charged on warrant with having at Palmerston North, on the 10th March, supplied certain material for establishing an unlicensed s" ill. Detective Chrystal deposed that the warrant was issued that morning in

vv emngton. rue defendant said he expected this, adding that Inspector James had gone to his place with a search warrant, but had '• found nothing," and went away apparently satisfied. The defendant, who offered no objection, was remanded to appear at Wan anui on the 29th instant, bail being allowed in his own recognisance of £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each.

Messrs Maclean and Stewart and Messrs R Wilkin and Co., will hold sales of rams at the South Canterbury Bam Fair today.

Messrs Maclean and Stewart will sell the privileges in c nnection with thr forthcoming S.'J. Jockey Club race meeting on the 29th inst.; cattle at Studholme Junction on 2ud April; d iry stock at Saltwater Creek on 3rd April; clearing sale of horses, sheep and cattle at <he Cave on 4th April; horses at Timaru on the 7th April.