LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1155, 2 October 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Masonic—An emergency meeting oE the Lodge Southern Star, No. 619, S.C., wi.'l be held.in the Masonic. Hall, Geraldine, on Thursday next, at 7 p.m. sharp Temuka Road Board. The monthly meeting,of the Tensuka Road Board takes place to-day. Tenders for a number of works must be in by 10.30. a. m. The Late Geealdine Races.- n Ver £2600 was passed through the two to* talieators on the two days of the late Geraldine races. As the Club get 8 per cent of this, they will net about £2OO

Oh Dit.—lt is rumored that the Eev, G-. Barclay vrill be chosen as the iter'Lindsay. Mackie's successor in the First Church, Dunedin. • There are few, if any, abler in the Church in this Colony than Mr Barclay. Cokceet. —A gra«d concert to celebrate the opening of the Temuka District High School takes place in the new buildings on Tuesday the 9th. Admission has been fixed at: Adults, 2s 6d, and school children li. New Compant.—The prospectus of the Winchester Grain Storing and Dressing. Company hr published elsewhere. The objects of the Company are good, it • will; fill a long felt want, and it is to be hoped that the full number of shares will speedily be taken up. Horse Pabade.-—The annual horse parade under the auspices of the Temuka and G-eraldine Agricultural and Pastoral Association, takes place to-day on . the cricket ground in the Temuka Park. The gate 3 will be open at 12 o'clock and the official parade takes place at half-past. Thb Bush Hotel, Q-beaidiwb.—The sale of furniture and effects at tht Bush Hotel, Geraldine, announced to take place yesterday, did not come off ©wing to the unexpected illness of Mrs T* Farrell. The present lessee, Mr T. Farrell will retain his position in the hotel for the present. Larceny.—At the R.M. Court, Temuka, - yesterday, before Mr Beswick, Thomas Watson was brought up, charged on remand with having stolon one bottle of whiskey from the Star Hotel, The accused admitted the offence, and as it was his second one within a week, he was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with hard labor.

Snow Stobh at Gkbaldine.—D'urhig Friday night last, the rain suddenly ceased and a regular mowstorm succeeded. On Saturday morning the ground was covered with a while mantle some six inches in depth. Snowballing became general, and many a luckless wight was made the butt of the youngsters and those of larger growth. Everyone took it in good part, however, and heartily enjoyed the fun. Towarda noon most of the snow had disappeared.

Death from Drowing.—A little boy three years of age named Terence Douglass, son of James F Douglass, of Sod Town, fetnuka, was drowned yesterday by falling into the creek that runs by his father's house. He was with his mother in the house, and walked out. His mother did not, miss him for about twenty minutes, and when she went to look for him she found him floating down the stream. He was at once taken out, and Dr Campbell arrived in about a quarter of an hour afterwards, but life was extinct long before, and nothing could be done. An 'inquest will be held at 8.30. next Wednesday morning in the Crown Hotel, Temuka. Belfield School Committee .—An adjourned meeting of this Committee was held in the house of Mr Newport on the evening of Saturday, 29th ult. Present—Messrs Gunn (Chairman),Newport, Griffiths, Taylor, Annals, and Ellery. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed . Correspondence was read from the Board's Secretary with enclosure from the Commissioner of Crown Lands, stating that in all probability a railway siding would be erected midway between Orari and Rangitata, and suggesting that that might prove the most central site for school. An opinion was expressed that one school would not serve the requirements of both sides of the district, and that it would be found necessary to have a school at the South Rangitata as well. On the motion of Mr Griffiths it was unanimously resolved to adhere to the Committee's formerrecommendation re site. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed at the delay occasioned in providing school accommodation through the Government not gazetting the site as recommended, as had that been done in all probability tenders would have been accepted for school buildings by now, and a wish was expessed that as the Committee have all along been unanimous in their selec-' tion of a sito no further delay should occur, The meeting then terminated the Committee to meet again on the last Thursday 'irr the month.

Down in the World. Mr J. D. McCormick, formerly leading barrister in the Auckland district, wa» arrested on Friday on a charge of perjury and admitted to bail. Frozen Meat.—Tbe Otago Refrigerating Company have received a cablegram intimating that the average priee realised for the lonic's cargo is 6f per lb. The Annexation Conference. The Hon. Major Atkinson and the Hon. F. Whitaker, late Premier, will represent Now Zealand at the Annexation Conference »fc Sydney in .tfprember. / Unfortunate Hotelkeebers. Fire declarations of insolvency were*! made in Dunedin during last week, all of persons in the liquor trade, four of them being hotel* keepers in a small way of business. ■ The Burning Case at Longbus»h.—The little girl Grace Aitken, burned by her clothing taking fire at a smouldering tree »t Longbusb, died on Friday last,af ter muck suffering. ri ",' '{ ' More Immigrants.—The Agent-General cables the departure of the fbllowing vesseli for New Zealand—S.S. lonic, for Wellington, with 228 immigrants; s.i- Triumph, for Auckland, with 290 ; i.s. Trevelyam, for Port Chalmers, with 280. The Mataura's Cargo.—The Mataura'a meat cargo was insured in the New ; Zealand Company fir £10,626, of which, J 37626 ii reinsured in various colonial ; arid other offices. Rabbit F*noi.—The Napier run. holders, acting in concert, have now definitely decided to erect a rabbit proof fence all along the southern boundary of the province. The work will be commenced at once., A Native Chief in Trouble.—An information was laid and a warrant issued against Te Aropetera the Maori chief who interfered with Thorpe's survey at Murimotu. Tw» constables left Auckland for th<t latter country on Saturday morning to endeavor to execute the warrant. Bash Conclusion.—An English traveller in Ireland greedy for information, and always fingering the notebook in ' his breast pocket got into the same railway carriage with a certain Roman Catholic Archbishop. Ignorant of his rank, and only perceiving that he was a* divine, he questioned him pretty closely about the state of the country, whisky drinking, etc. At last he said,' Your are a parish priest yourself, of course.'. His Grace drew himself up ' I was one, sir,' he answered with icy gravity. ' Dear, dear,' was the sympathetic, rejoinder,' that accursed drink, I suppose !'

The Land liBAGUEES;—A telegram from Greymouth dated Sept: 28 says :-J-Mr Redmond delivered an address on Irish matters last evening. The Public Hall, was filled, about 400 being present, very many, men and women alike, coming from outlying districts.. Mr .Redmond met- with an enthusiastic reception, and the name of Parnell or Davitfc, whenever mentioned, evoked loud applause. Mr Walsh being called fer delivered a short and vigorous speech. A subscription list was opened in the room, and with the money taken at the door,' £240 waa collected. At the banquet held in the- same Hall, seats were not taken .before .-midnight. Mr Eedmond lectured to a large audience on Saturday evening on his personal reaollections of Mr Forsfcer'i Coercion'Act. He shortly -joins his brother in Australia.

Additional Bonuses:.'oir Colonial Industries. —The following additionalbonuses on Colonial industries are offered/by Government :—£soo for production" by machinery permanently established in Xcw Zealand of th.e'first 10,000 gallons ef linseed joil of good marketable quality, from linseed grown in the colony; £IOO for the first production, of 50 tons of oilcake from linseed grown in the colony ; £SOO for the first 28 tons of butter or 50 tons of cheese, produced in one factory, which shall be exported from New Zealand jwd sold at, a price in a foreign market as shall show the articles to be of fair quality ; £3OO for the first 50 tons of starch, manufactured in the colony, which shall be shipped to the English market and for whioh a satisfactory certificate shall be given that the starch is of a good quality ; £SOO for the production of the first 50 tons of printing paper made by machinery permametitly established and working in the colony. The bonus to ! be paid on the first bona fide sale of paper. The conditions are, that intention to claim a bonus must be made before 31st December, 1883, and the claim must be made before 30th June, 1884.

Judge Gillies in a Fix.—Some amusing scenes occurred at Auckland on the occasion of the landing of the Doric's pasieigers. There was a strict prohibition, it appears, that no one was to be allowed on board until tliff debarkation had been completed. After several .well-known citizens had r unsucce«» fully made the at tempt, his Honour Judge Gillies (we. learn from the Herald) passed through the crowd, and, in happy ignorance of' the order given, and of what had occurred, went, straight up to the gangway. The crowd began to cry out,' Put him back, too; make no fish of one and fflesh of another.' But the remarks were quite ( superfluous. The quartermaster, in a twinkling, had the Bench in his vyce-like grasp. The Judge ' remonstrated; but the only reply was, ' Can't help it, sir; if it was the ship's owner, orders must be obeyed.' At this juncture Mr Batger, the local manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company, who was on board, got sight of what was going on, and, horrified at the contempt of Court which was being committed, began 1 a series of pantomimic gestures to the sailor, to the effect that the Judge should pass on; but it was of no avail, and the officer on duty at the head of the gangway at last set matters right by releasing His Honor, who,' throughout, kept his temper and self-control remarkably well. The crowd jocularly asked the quartermaster if he had ever had so much law as tba*. in his arms before, and cautioned him to keep straight while in this port, as if he ' went, up' before the Bench, there was a twelvemonth in store for him to a dead certainty. « ! ' - : i ;n'!oO

Yitai Statistics.—The following are the vital statistics for the district of Geraldine Sov\ the month ended 30th Sept... 1833 : " Births, 12 ; marriages, 0 ; deaths, 2. The . returns for the Temuka district for the, »» me period Wire: Births, 6; deaths, L; riages, 2. For the quarter September, 1883 :—Births, 28 ; deaths, 4 ; marriages, 6. Saivatiokism ik Trouble.—On Sunday last, on the members of the Salvation Army proceeding to their Chariot in the Market Reserve, they found a member of the '. Skeleton Army'Thos. Graham, in possession.' Captain Smith, of the Salvationists, CiSftdr requesting the interloper to como down which he declined to do,' went' for him, and . threw'him down. The Skeleton man - ''once more mounted and was again expelled ; r Mind was again attempting the feat when the police interfered and marched both offenders -; off to the locirup.' They'were/brou'ght.up at the Police Court,Timaru, yesterday, and after a most amusing trial were fined £1 each. < WBBSTr.nf&."— The wrestling match between George Robertson (the present champion in the Border style) and Joseph Strong took plaoe at the Otago Caledonian Society's ground, Dunedin, oh Saturday afternoon. A stake of £IOO and the Caledonian Society's Championship Belt depended upon the issue. Strong stripped a ' ittle' over 14 stone, whilst Eobertson,, the ' half carte, nearly turned the scale at 17 stone. Thfliirst fall occupied a lot of time, as .the - men were very cautious »boufc getting a-hold. The first time they locked, after an obstinate tussle, Strong wriggled out of his opponent's Z.'grip, and claimed a fall on 1 the ground-that - the latter had, broken his bold. The Judges, however, disallowed it, and on closing again > B*bertsbn got the best grip, and after a few ''"moments of intense exeitement cross-but-tocked his antagonist. After a Jong interval for 1 rest the men again met, and o'noe more '< 'the superior strength of thtJ half-caste proved too muoh for his more scientific opponent, '.'"'and thus', won the first two falls and-was "declared the winner. A good deal of v "amassment was caused by Captain Jackson ' : ' Barry, who at' the close of the match stripped ,„ancllried-a ( fallby the gigantic champion. i( j The latter literally sat down after a fictitious ■trugglo, and allowed the "gallant captain the honor of victory. Gbraidik* Fiat School Committbb.— The monthly meeting of the Geraldine Flat School Committee was held in the schooli. room on ".Wednesday 'evening last. • item.' hers present—Messrs Shaw, McShane, South and. McQuillan. In the absence, through illness, of Mr Jno. Bell, Chairman, Mr Shaw was voted to the chair. The minutes of the i previous meeting were read and / confirmed. The master's report showed an average attendance for the past month of 36. Letters from the Education Board advising payment of incidentals for the - third quarter, and from Mrs McQuillan agreeing to accept the Committee's offer of £9 a year for cleaning school, ete, were read and approved. The sub-Committee appointed at the last meeting to arrange for planting, fencing, etc., reported having let planting, etc., to Mr Chapman, who had performed the work satisfactorily, lbut »o arrangements had been ; made as to fencing. It was resolved to close the schoel on Thursday and Friday, the days of the Geraldine race meeting. Mr McShane proposed Mr McQuillan seconded and it was unanimously agreed to instruct the Chairman to communicate with the Board of Education, re the urgent necessity of building a master's house. It ( iria. resolved to procure candles and a chanelier for the the use of Committee meetings and the meeting, adjourned to the last Wednesday in October. The thoroughbred stallion Jangler will travel the distriot during the season. The imported thoroughbred steeplechaser Quamby will stand at Ashburton this season. A counter petition against Temuka being proclaimed a borough is now lying at Mr Cant's. Messrs J. Mundell and Co., auctioneers, Geraldine, will hold their monthly stock sale to-morrow. Messrs R. Wilkin, and Co, auctioneers, Timaru, will hold a sale of wool, skins, and hides at their rooms to morrow Ten shillings reward is ofiered for the. recovery of a blue overcoat lost between the Geraldine race course and the railway station. Mr W. M. Meore of Wierton, Garaldine, advertises that he has lost a black wavycoated retriever bitch, with collar and chain ' on! She would , probably make her way towards Timaru. ■■■■ f " ; Wells' 'Rough on Corns.'—Ask for Wells' Rough on Corns.' Quick relief; complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, ■ bunions. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydney, General Agents. 1 Messrs Priest and Holdgate notify that all accounts due to Charles Trengrove, blaqksmith, Geraldine, are to be paid to Mr J. Y.Ward on or before 20th after which date they will be sued for without further notice, ; Gan't Preach Good.—N.o man can do a "good job of Vorky preach a good sermon, try a lawsuit well, doctor a patient, or write a good article when he feels miserable and dull, with sluggish brain and unstrung nerves, and none should make the attempt in such-a condition when it can be no easily and cheaply removed by a little Hop Bitters. Look for—Advt.