LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1131, 7 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Typhoid Fever.— The passengers bj the Catalonia are .detained in quarantine in Wellington owing to some of them being suffering from typhoid fever. The Death of Caret —1 special telegram to the Melbourne Age states that, Carey lingered in great agony for some time before dying. The Saltation Aemt.— ln Sydney on Saturday John Rose, otherwise ‘ Happy Jack,’ a member of the Salvation Army, was co omitted for trial for assaulting a girl who is also a member of the Army.

Fraudulent Bankrupt —At the District Court, Hokitika, last Saturday, Michael Costells »as convicted under the Fraudulent Debtors Act of concealing a sura of money, £420, from his creditors. He was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment with hard labor.

The' Auckland Eviction Case.— The men who took part in the ejectment business and the palling down of the widow WaLh’e cabin in the Roman Catholic cemetery, Auck land, have been arrested for the offence* Their names are Patrick Hennessey, Michael Casey, and Murtngh Donoghuo. They will be tried next Friday. The Honorarium.— A Dunedin telegram states that in reply to a memorial from citizens, the Colonial Treasurer telegraphed oh Saturday that Government has no intention, nor ever had, of proposing an increase in the present allowance to members, believing 200 guineas ample to cover all necessary expenses.

A Teacheb in Tbottble.—At a meeting of the Auckland Board of Education a complaint wag received from a country School Committee that the gchoolmaiter failed to preserve order, asked silly questions of the pupils, and kissed several of the girls. It was agreed to require an explanation from the teacher. The Mayor suggested that perhaps he was endeavoring to put himself into ‘ sympathetic accord ’ with his pupils.

Choibba ix England.—-Great excitement was created in London recently by a report that Asiatic cholera had broken out in Kensington, and the alarm was increased by a second rumor that the same disease had made ite appearance at Llanfylin, a market town .in Wales, County Montgomery. Inquiries were at once instituted to ascertain the accuracy of the reports. It is now generally belieyed that the disease which forms the foundation of the rumor is Englith cholera. Refrigerating Company.—A meeting was held in Timaru last Saturday to consider the advisability of starting a refrigerating company. A number of resolutions were drawn up for submission to a meeting to be held next Saturday. Amongst them was a resolution making the capital £25,000 ; also suggesting the appointment of the following as Provisional Directors, viz;, Messrs M Studholme.E El worthy, H Ford, W Moody, S A Bristol, R A Barker, S D Barker, G F Loyegrove, F Archer, R H Rhodes, junr., A W Wright, IT H Wigley, W Grant,' J Page, E Acton, M Guild, B Woollcombe, FLeCren, L. Price, W Evans and W Postlethwaite, with power to add to their number.

Hoese Stealing.—An audacious theft of a horse was committed in true highwayman style on Saturday at the stab'es of Messrs. A. Mollison and Co., wharf carters, Dunedin. A man went in, and looking round at the herses in the stalls selected one of the best looking, put <1 bridle on it and mounted. One of the stablemen ran up at this juncture and asked the fellow what he was about, but the latter only replied that he would knock lis interrogator’s brains out with a heavy st'ck which he was carrying if he were interfered with. He then set the horse going and rode off at full speed. The man was arrested in the afternoon with the horse in his posses-

The Expenses op the Egyptian Wae.— The motion brought forward in the English House of Commons by Mr Onslow, Member for Guildford, condemning the proposal that a portion of the expenses connected with the Egyptian war should be made a charge on the Indian revenue, has been rejected by a large majority. In the course of the debate which took place on the question, one member suggested that the Australian colonies should also be called upon to bear a part of the expenses. Mr Gladstone referring to this suggestion, said that the Imperial Parliament had no power to compel Australia to contribute towards the expenses, even if a motion were carried to that effect. He added, however, that ‘ if the Governments of the several Australian colonies felt disposed to vote certain sums of money towards that object, their assistance would bo acceptable ’

Hahd ok the Poet.—The Scotsman March 28th, has been rather rough on our North Island poet, as the following extract hows '■ Mr Alfred Domett has thought its necessary to prepare a revised edition of his book, ‘ Ranulf and Amobia.’ Why the task should have been undertaken it is not very easy to understand, since, so far as we are aware, the book in its original form failed to attract any considerable share of attention Nor is this circumstance at all surprising. ‘ Ranulf and Amobia’ is a story of the adven* lures in the South Sea of a young ‘ sailor student,’ and of his love passages with a Maori maiden, who ultimately becomes his wife. The narrative is intrinsically devoid of any features of genuine interest, and it is made still less attractive to the ordinary reader from the fact that it is in verse. Tbe genius of the Laureate himself would scarce suffice to procure attention to a poem of 18,000 lines or thereabouts ; and it must frankly be said that Mr Domett is by no means a Tennyson. That he is altogether destitu'e of poetic power or inspiration cannot be asserted. Here and there in his volumes wo encounter felic tons imagery and musical lines, but the great mass of his verse is of an exceedingly commonplace kind ; and the quali y of his thought is not of a nature to compensate for his shortcomings iu form and expression." ,

Fight in a .Borough Council.—ln a row in the Wallsen I Municipal Council no r Sydney, Alderman Owen was knocked down among the chairs by the Mayor. The lai. er was fined dOs for the assault.

Temuka Road Board. -The monthly meeting of 'ho Temuka Real Board takes place in its office to day. We would remind contractors that tenders for a number of works for the Board closes this morning before 10 a m.

Horse Training.—in announcement appears elsewhere to the effect that Professor Sample, the great horse trainer will lecture in the Volunteer Hall, next Friday evening As the lec ure will be free, there wib un doubtedly be a large attendance. Great Drapery Sale.—Attention is directed to the monster sale of drapery which Messrs J. Mundel 1 and Co. will hold in Geraldine, to-morrow. The stock is that of Messrs Molliso i and Duthie, and, as it is of a superior kind, doubtless good bargains will be got. The Property Tax.—At a meeting of the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce a rcsolu tion was passed to the effect that it is undesirable to increase the Property Tax but that the exemption should ho reduced from £SOO to £IOO. The resolu ion was ordered to b# forwarded to the Colonial Treasurer. The Anglo French Difficulty —A Melbourne Age special teegram, da ed London, July 2tth, states that it is repor ed that a very hosti e feeling his been created between English and French troops in ounse quonco of the action of the French Admiral at Tamatire, . This feeling reached a c imtx at Port Saul yesterday, when a serious scrimmage took place between English a d French marines there, several men bring faially injured. Geraldine Dairy and Bacon Curing Company.—The voting for the Permanent Directors for this Company was concluded at half-pa t six o’clock on Friday evening last, when the Chairman of the meeting. W U Slack Esq. announced the result as follows : —Dr Fish, Messrs W. Postlethwaite, W. Coltraan, J. Mundnll, L G ant, R. Skinner, N. Dunlop and W. Moore A vote of thanks to the Provisional Directors and the Chairman terminated the meeting.

Result of a False Alarm at Christ CHURCH —Fireman Hillier died on Friday morning from the effects of an acoi eit during a false alarm of fire on the Sunday previous. After having greatly exerted himself in getting out the engines, the unfortunate man fell off the engine on which ho was riding, and this is supposed to have caused an old rupture to give way, A surgical operation was performed, but with out avail. Deceased leaves a wife and four children. The alarm of fire was raised by aotno person purely for mischief.

Another Accident at Waipapa Point. —The steam r Rotoraabana, when corning on Saturday last from Dunedin to Bluff, struck on Waipupa Reef, at 345 at a.m about the same place as where the Tarama struck. She bumped several times, but floated off in an hour. A survey of the vessel was made at the Bluff and no damage was discovered beyond a broken propeller. Toe vessel then sailed for Dunedin, and on arrival there C iplam Carey made the following statement : Wo were steering along our ordinary course, and took our departure from Slope Point. I saw Brothers’ Point and Waiicawa harbor. Slope Point was the last point of land we saw and we passed it about three or four miles off. We shaped our course west by sou h, which would take us fully three miles off the shallow part. We were going about eight or nine knots an hour, and I think the cur rent must hare taken her in. There was at that time a sbght swell from southwa d, and the wind was off shore. At 3 o’clock am. I shaped the course west-by south off Slope Point. The second officer, Mr Gresham, was on the look-out bridge and I was on the hurricane-bridge, looking out for the Dog Island light at the time of the casualty. It was about 3 45 a.m. when the second officer telegraphed ‘ stop.’ I rushed to the telegraph on the hurricane deck and put it * full speed astern.’ The second officer Had seen what he thought to be breakers on the port bow Ho saw a white streak, and immediately tele graphed ‘stop,’ a ting with great prompt! tude. As soon as I had telegr plied ‘ full speed astern’ I went up on the look ovr bridge and took charge, the second officer going to his station at the boats. After going full speed astern for some short time, a d the vessel’s wav having been stopped, she touched lightly. The current then slewed her round like a lop, sending her round so as to head northward in two or three minutes. Then I put the helm hard aport to try and get her off. Hie engines were going full speed astern all the time and the vessel touched on the stern, bumping rather heavily, and I put the helm ha d aport again and went ahead.. The lead was kept going and we found the ship was forging ahead ; the man reported from five to seven fathoms. I then saw a rock on Ihe starboard bow, and at once went, astern again, put the he'm a-starboard and crawled along the shore, bringing Slope Point on the starboard bow, the vessel heading to the east ward. That was the only outlet I could see, and I went for three or four minutes that way. The man at the lead reported seven, nine, and eleven fathoms, and then for a time he gave ‘no bottom.’ I said ‘ What is it now?’ and he replied ‘ Seventeen fathoms and no bottom.’ The vessel, I think, must have touched on the edge of the beef. When we got into seventeen fathoms of wafer I stopped, and then saw the Dog Island light, bearing about east, but only saw the light twice. We s'aycd in that position till day light and then steamed for the Bluff, arriving there about 930 a in. I canno' account for the vessel striking the reef, except by sup- < posing that a current set her in shore. Win n the vessel struck every man went to his station, and the boats were lifted off the ohooks ready.for swinging out. Xho passengers behaved well.

Choral Society for Geraldine.—A meeting ol those interested in the formation of a Choral Society for Geraldine, takes place this evening iu the schoolroom at half p ist seven o’clock.

Mas- >Nio. Tim brethern of the Lodge, Southern Cross, No 019, S.O, are informed that their regular meeting will be held in the Mansonie Hall, Geraldine, on the 10eh last., tit 7.30 p in. The emergency meeting called for the 9th inst, will not be held.

Accident. —A man named Riordon, who lias been employed as baker by Mr Boyd Thomson, met with a serious accident last Saturday evening. Ho was going to Kcnytown, where ho lives, and when nearing his home his horse shied. He made a jump out of the trap and hia foot coining on a large stone slipped, and his leg was broken above the ankle. Dy Hayes attended him the same evening and set the injured limb, and the patient is now progressing favorably. A Curiosity. —A curiositv was brought to Ibe Temuka Leader office yesterday evening by Mr Hobbs. It is something having a resemblance to a boat pa Idle, and ye*- not altogether like anything of the kind we have seen. It is splendid’y carved and finished, and is very nearly seven feet long. It was found by Mr Hobbs while draining a swamp, five feet below the surface, and is now as sound as the day it was made. No doubt it is some Maori implement, but of what kind we cannot say.

Hotel Improvements. We understand that the Bush Hotel, Geraldine, will shortly undergo great alterations' Mr A Macdonald, of Rankapuka, the owner of the property, has engaged Mr Duval, architect, of Tiinani, to prepare plans, etc , for this purpose, and tenders will shortly he invited. There will bo an entirely new front on the north side, with a spacious tap-room, the ahingh roof of the oi l build ng at the bade will give way to one of galvanised iron, and the whole of the old portion will be refloored. Many residents in and around Geraldine will learn with regret that in ■ill probability Mr T Farrell, the present landlord, will he leaving the hostelry, as he is contemplating the taking of an hotel in Christchurch.

An Aco-implhiied Swindler. -A lady renowned for her swindling ciptcitias was arrested in Taylor’s Bninling House, Terauka, last Sitnrday. Hr name is Margaret Mary Belinda Todd, alias Ellen Young, alias Margaret Cruickshank, etc., and her profession is obtaining things by mo ans af false pretences. She has served several sentences for this offence, varying in duration from one to 12 months, but oven this has had no -'fficb io induo ling her to abandon her ‘ felonious little plan. 1 We are unable to give her exact history, but so far as we can lovrn half her lifetime—and her age is 64 years—has been spent in gaol. She was arrested on a charge of having obtained money under false pretences from a woman named Sarah Kewton, in Tiraaru, about 12 mouths ago, but it appears that is only one of the many charges against her. In April last she went to live with a man named Barber, who was carrying on dairy farming near Saltwater Creek and represented to him that she was very rich, that she owned land in vaiious parts of the country, and that hei only trouble was that if she di;d, as she had no one belonging to her, her property would fall into the hands of the Government. Barber, of course, took the 1 bait,’ and has been dancing attendance on her ever since. At one time she drew a cheque for £SOO in his favor and showed it to him, but took cam that it was post dated. Of course £SOO was a trifling sum to her ; it was nothing at all to what she would give him, as soon as her lands could be sold. She had also property in England, and she fried to persuade him to sell out a-'d go Ho in* wi h her, taking with him his wife and family. Thinking that all was not right, p-rhaps. ho expressed some doubts on the wisdom of taking this course, hut the lady sent for a lawyer to make over her property to Barber. The lawyer, who is the most learned in Smith Canterbury and lives In this district, waited on the lady two or three times in Timarn, and, thinking no doubt that lie had a good cliing on, the learned uentleman lent her some money The deeds were not ready for him to operate on, so he had to wait until she heard from her agent in whose hands the properties were for 8 tie. Meantime Mr Barber was purchasing hooks and other luxuries, to make her life comfortable, and at last she persuaded him to sell out and arrange for proceeding with her to England. This he did. Everything was sold by auction at a great sacrifice—and the advertisement of the sale was published in this paper* Having wound up his affairs he, with his wife and family, set out with her on the journey to England, but the lawyer was yet to be seen, and so they stopped at Temuka to complete arrangements. It happened that the lady was known in Temuka, she having ‘ taken in’ some of the residents some time ago. The men in bi»« beard of h-*r arrival,and so they made her acquaint mice. While staying at Tayloi’s Boarding House she made a creat display of a tremendous pocket book she bad tilled with pieces of paper, making it ■ ppear.lbai they were notes, but wLen the police came to search it there was only Is 6d in it. She was taken to Tiraaru an I remand d, and the unfortunate m '-n whom she persuaded t» sell his bu&ineM is bemoaning his fate.

Mr Allan Macdonald, of Wailii Bush, lias 20;)acres turnip land to let for one crop. Vr A- Kelman warns persons against tr on liis property on the south side of the Waihi river, Geraldine. Mr Wm. Ackroyd, Temuka, offers 10s reward for the recovery .of a yellow brindled she p dog. Mr K. Sando, broker, Timaru, has 50 spring ng cows for sale, which he is prepared to sell in lots to suit purchasers. Mr W M Gunn announces that trespassers on the Orari estate, either freehold or leasehold, or on the Rangitata Island, will be prosecuted. Poison is laid for dogs. Don’t Die in the House, —* Rough od Rats’ clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs, file-, ants, insects, moles, jackrabbits, gophers. 7|H. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydney, General Agents. Messrs Qabifes and Plante, drapers, Timaru announce that they have just opened 4 cases best quality linoleum. They also state that prior to st ck taking they will sell Brussels carpets very cheap. Particular* will be found elsewhere.