LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1118, 14 June 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

I At Last. —The congregation of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Dunedin, have agreed to the introduction of instrumental rausio. Native Troubles.—A spsoios of low fever is prevalent in Hokianga and other places North, among the natives, frequently ending in death. Tejipebance Mission. A three days mission in connection vrith the Gospel Temperance Mission and Blue Eibbon Army will be held in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, next week. jMotjwt Peel Road Board. —The annua meeting of ratepayers in the above district takes place to clay at 12 o'clock. Nominations of candidates for the new Board must be made before that hour. The Natives and the Governor.—Sir George Grey has received a letter from Kingite chiefs , expressing satisfaction with the sentiments expressed bj the Governor during his recent visit to Waikato. Trial of Scutching Machine.—A tria] of the recently imported European flax scutching micMnes, the first eree'ed in New Zealand will take place on Friday next a*the works of the Canterbury Linseed Oil and Fibre Company, Southbridgo.

Harvest Prospects.—The special correspondent of the Age telegraphs that the wheat crops throughout England are in a backward condition, but a goad harvest is nevertheless anticipated. In America the yield for the present vear will not be equal to that of 1882.

The Irish Approvers.—The Auckland Star, referrfng to the Irish approvers, suggests i hat' in the interests of the Empiro they should have taken care to send such dangerous characters to some place where a sultry and unwholesome climate would speedily execute the just work which tho hangman has failed in performing.'

Electric Lighting. The New Zealand Electric Lighting Company has completed arrangements for lighting several business establishments in Dunedin with the electric light. Among those will be Watson's Hotel and the Arcade. The plant for the Olago Daily Times oQice arrives this week One hundred lamps will be set up in it. The lVisb-ollioe ; a also to be lighted shortly.

Railatai' Fares at Flag Stations.—The

Railway Department are about to make ar rangements for the issue of tickets at flag stations, whereby passengers will bo prevented the inconvenience of rebooking on iho»t journeys.

Disqualified.—The following resolution received from the Canterbury Jockey Club, was endorsed by the Dunedin Jockey Club Committee at their meeting last Tuesday night:—That the horso Dalesman and his rider (Frank Poff) be disqualified for ever." Bequest in Peospect.—Mr J. C. Firth at the Auckland Hospital Board meeting on Tuesday, stated another Auckland citizen had made his will leaving a larger sum than Mr Coatley to the city Hospital, but if the legacy duty was exacted, it was probable the destination of a large portion of it would be altered.

Auction Sales.—Mr K. F. Gray will hold a sale of valuable household furniture in the warehouse of Mr Jf. Money, Main Road, Temuka, to-morrow. —Messrs Maclean and Stewart announce an extensive sale of freehold and leasehold property situate in town and country, at their rooms, Timaru, to morrow.

New Justices of the Peace.—Messrs John Talbot, F. 11. Barker, D. L. Inwood and A. W. Ensor have been appointed Justices of the Peace for the colony. We congratulate them on the honor which has been conferred upon them. We have no doubt but that they will do justice to the commission entrusted to their charge.

G-eealdixk CopJTTr Council—Afe the last ni"*pj b.sy njfoting of the- T;»?ei* Ro-vi Board it v/s\s resolved—' Tlmt liiis Bowu i-< of opinion fchab one tax-imposing body i 3 enough for the Levels district, and in order that th<? end of managing the ratepayers' business in the most economical manner be attained, the Board recommends the ratepayers to petition Parliament at next session to conititute the district into a county, into which the present Eoad Board will be emerged.'

Sometiiin'O New.—lt is not often that people reap (lie same day that they sow, and yet this was done a few clays ago in Temuka. Mr XV. Ackroyd plan'ed some apple trees in his garden, and in less than half an hour afterwards Mrs Ackroyd was able to pluck splendid apples off them, some of them weighing This is a fact, without the slightosfc exaggeration. The apples were weighed in our presence. The trees were obtained from Mr W. Wlioelband's nursery, where there is to be seen a largo supply of them covered with apples. Mr Wheel band has a splendid assortment of them f«r sale, and reference to his advertisement elMWhere wid show that the prices he is charging places them within the reach of everyone. He is now selling all kinds of trees very cheap so as to make room for a fresh supply, and as purchasers can rely on that thoy have been carefully grown, and that they will not get rubbish, we suggest to our readers tha desirability of taking advantage of tho low prices. The Timabtj Hospital.—On Tuesday last a special meeting of the Timaru Hospital Commissioners was held, to consider a complaint made by Dr Drew, the Hospital Sur geon, against Mr Turnbull, M.H.R. At the last special meeting of the Commissioners) after disposing of the matter re tho patient Thompson, they passed a resolution that only ordained ministers should conduct the English Church service in the hosp tal wards in futiirc. This was clearly meant that Mr Turnbull, who was in the habit of reading a few prayers and also a few chapters from the Bible, should do so no longer. Last Sunday Mr Turnbull paid his usual visit to the hospital, while Dr Drew happened to be attending to the patients, and commenced talking to them. The doctor requested him to leave till he had completed his round, but Mr Turnbull declined to do so, producing a pass from the Colonial Secretary entitling him to visit all the hospitals, gaols and lunatic asylums in the colony, 'at any time ' Dr Drew then requested the house steward to attend to the matter, and he left the'room presumably with the intention of procuring help to eject Mr Turnbull from the ward, as when he returned ho told the doctor, ' that no porter could be found,' However in (he meantime the doctor had extracted a promise from Mr Turnbull that he would remain quiet while he (the doctor) remained in the ward. The visit took place about 11 o'clock, and Mr Turnbull it is alleged, informed Dr Drew that he ought to have performed his professional duties before that hour. Mr Turnbull was requested to a'tend the meeting, but instead sent a letter explaining his conduct in the matter. He stated that on the previous Sunday the doc tor had informed him that if ho made ' any bother' he should be sorry for it, so on visiting the hospital on this occasion he provided himself with his authority for doing so On entering the ward he spoke to two or three of the patients, but in a very low tone, so as not to 3ause any inconvenience to the surgeon who

was attending to a patient some six beds lower down. He was requested to leave, but de clined to do so. On the doctor leaving the ward he told Mr Turnbull where he should be found on his leaving the Hospital, and on leaving he told die doctor quietly that he visited the Hospital under authority of his pass, and that as long as he was in Timaru he should continue to do so Ho also told the doetor that he thought the time was specified when the surgeon should visit the ward, and that lie did not think his visit was ill timed He concluded by explaining his conduce regarding religious teaching. The service consisted ot reading a psalm and chapters of the Old and New Testaments and a few prayers, occupying altogether about 30 minutes. The rest of the hour he spent in distributing any English or provincial papers he could collect dur'ng the week. Jf he could obtain copies uf the Tablet or Auckland Freeman, they were given to the Catholics, and any other pub lications of a similar nature tj the members af the denominations'o which they belong ind the newspapers to different ludiriduals ivhiob ho thought might iiiL«r<wt> then. If I

any of the patients wauled to communicate with their friends or have anything done he then wrote the letter or took their instruc' tions. Ho was fully occupied during the week, and Sunday was the only day In could spare to visit the Hospital. In the afternoon he conducted the English services at the gaol. For the last twelve jears he had gono on at this hour uninterruptedly, and he appealed to the different Surgeons of the Hospital as to the question whether his visits interrupted their duties and whether on any occasion he had been requested to leave. Even though they were engaged in operating he was allowed to remain and converse with other patients in other parts of the ward. His visits in future would be ex officio and he should continue to make them so long as he was a member of the House of Eepresentatives and bis pass unrevoked, or ho would be failing to perform his duty. Mr Turnbull enclosed hi« pass, an extract from Hansard, and a telegram from the Colonial Secretary stating that the pass included the Timaru Hospital. A long discucsion took place, members being of opinion that Mr Turnbell had wrongly construed the wording of his pass. Finally the following resolutions were passed:—' That while recognising Mr Turnbull's authority to visit the Hoipital, the Commissioners will not allow him or anyone else to interfere with the internal arrangements of the Institution. Th» members of Parliament are supposed to be gentlemen of sufficient common sense to kuow that the officer in charge should be communicated with and treated with ordinary courtesy, which Mr Turnbnll in this case has failed to c!o :' and ' That copies of fill latter?, and' the andencE taken in the case reported by Mr li. Turnbull, be sent to the Hon. the Colonial Secretary for his information, and also for his advice on Mr Tuvnbuil's action as a visitor to the Hospital as a member of the General Assembly.' Dr Drew asked if the Commissioners could do nothing to protect him from insult by Mr Turnbull, and Mr Sutter replied that if he insulted him (the doctor) he must

turn him out. The Temuka Eoad Board invite tenders for a supply of about 22,000 ft timber, either pine, black birch, or kauri. Mes-rs Mollison, Duthie and Co., of Dunedin, announce that they will hold a great clearing sale of drapery in the billiard room adjoining Mr Rayner's shop, Temuka.