LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1157, 6 October 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Outgoing Mail.— The outgoing mail via San Francisco, closes at the Post Office Geraldine, at 2.40 p.m, to-day, and at the Temuka Post Office at,3 p.m.

New County. —The Gazette contains a proclamation constituting the County of Mackenzie out of fhe Mount Cook part of the Geraldine district.

Co-obibatitb ASSOCIATION.— The annual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers’ Cooperative Association (Limited) takes place in the Company’s Warehouse, Strathallan Street/ Timaru, next Saturday the 13th October. Full particulars of the business to bo transacted will be found jn advertisement. A Royal Visitor.— I The King of Hawaii having written to the Government intimating his wish to visit New Zealand next year, and asking if he would be received officially, Ministers have replied, saying they will be glad of his Majesty’s visit to the colony, and will accord him an official reception. He is not likely to leave Honolulu till after Parliament meets next April. Embezzlement. —A young man named Frederic Chas. Bourdon, formerly employed as a clerk in the N. Z. Grain and Mercantile Agency Company at Timaru, was arrested by Deteetive O’Connor on board the Te Anau on Thursday afternoon, at Lyttelton, on a charge of embezzling the sums of £6 15s and £55, the monies of his late employers. It is stated that the total amount of his defalcations reach the sum of about £3OO. The accused was arrested whilst en route for Auckland,

Accident.— As the Rev W. B. Hayes was returning on horseback from Winchester on Tuesday night last, it being rather dark at the time, a person driving a buggy the contrary way came in contact with him, the wheel severely lacerating his right leg. Fortunately for Mr Hayes, he had his leggings on (one of which was completely destroyed) otherwise his leg must have bs*n broken; The man merely called out, 1 What’s the matter ?’ and drove on, without assisting Mr Hayes in the slightest degree, The latter after some little delay rode slowly to his home. The limb is very much bruised about the knee, and the knee cap is somewhat injured. Good Temtlaet at Hilton.—The members of the Hope of Hilton Lodge, 1.0.G.T., held their usual meeting on Tuesday last, Bro. Johnson, W.C.T. presiding. There was a large attendance. During the evening the Secretary reported the receipt of a letter from W. H. Postlethwaite, Esq, M.H.R*, enclosing a cheque for £lO as a donation towards the erection of the proposed Good Templar Hall at Hilton. A vote of thanks ■ to the donor was unanimously passed. A Committee was appointed for the purpose of ascertaining the cost of a ball in stone or wood- The building will, we learn, bo 40ft in length by 20ft in width, with leanto at back 20ft by 12ft. The Committee Were instructed to report next meeting night. An open meeting will bo held on Tuesday evening next. Resident Magistrate’s Court, Geraldine. —Thursday last was a regular field day at this Court, some of (be local tradesmen having a regular batch of cases against their customers whom they had found to be hard nuts to crack. The Geraldine Road Board had also several cases set down for hearing for rates due, but they were all settled out of Court. During the hearing of one of the jases, the Resident Magistrate requested ue io inform the public through the medium if our columns that when a judgment summons is issued and the defendant resides at a iistance from the Court from whence the summons emanates, the plaintiff must in all loses forward to defendant the actual trarolling expenses the latter would incur in irder to attend the Court. A great confusion exists during the hearing of cases in the Court owing to there being no witness box. Plaintiffs, defendants, and witnesses get nixed up together and a deal of time is taken ip in the examination of witnesses in finding mt who’s who.

Tbndbbs.— The Temuka Road Board invites tenders for several works. Tenders close on Tuesday next. Geraldine Daisy and Bacon-Cubinq Co. (Limited). —The Secretary notifies in another column that the share list of this Company will be finally closed on the 3lsfc inst. The Rev G. Barclay,— Since our last issue we learn that the Rev G. Barclay, Presbyterian Minister at Geraldine has received a letter from the authorities connected with the First Church at Dunedin, asking him to preach a trial sermon there. Primitive Methodist Church, Temuka* —The Rev W B. Hayes, of Geraldine, will conduct the services at the above Church to-morrow, at 3 o’clock In the afternoon and 6 o’clock in the evening. The subject of the discouse at the evening service will be The Salvation Army.’ Hew Steamer.— A cablegram received from Mr Coster announces that the Aorangi, the second of the Hew Zealand Shipping Company’s new steamers, was launched on October 2nd* She leaves London for Now Zealand at the end of November, Cricket. —The lovers of this grand old English sport in Geraldine are awakening to the fact that the cricketing season has again set in* A general annual meeting of the members of the local club is called for Tuesday next for the purpose of electing officers for the ensuing year and for ar-*J ranging re matches to come off. The ground ■ belonging to the club is second to none in Canterbury, and as they have never bee n beaten on their own ground excepting last year it is to be hoped they will regain their laurels.

Wonderful Joke.— There is one gentle* man in Tcmuka to whom we are indebted' We were walking through the ntreet a few days ago when we were accosted by a young gentleman, who told us he could give us a splendid joke for the. paper. He was an entire stranger, but there was intelligence, good-nature, and a friendly disposition towards us, beaming in his countenance, and we felt ourselves warming towards him at once. He said he had a splendid joke for the paper, and began as follows : —“ I was driving down the street yesterday a broken-winded horse attached to a Cambridge roller. The broken-winded horse was making a fearful noise, and when Mr was passing me, he asked ( What is that ? Is that a musical 1 box ?’ “He stopped short at this pojjlbt, laughed, and looked enquiringly into our faces no doubt to see how we appreciated the joke. When we found ho, was not going on, we said * Well, what else/ ‘ Oh/ he said, ‘that is the joke. Don’t you see?' We said we did, and laughed very heartily then, and promised to immortalise it. We have kept our word. '

Fatal Accident.— lt is our painful task to haye to record the ’death; of one of the oldest inhabitants in Geraldine, Mr Thomas Millard, who had for many years past practiced in the township as a'Pharmaceutical and Vertinary Chemist, and was highly esteemed in his professional capacity. From what we can at present learn, it appears that on Thursday afternoon last one of Mr Tindall’s horses, at Hilton; being unwell, a horse was sent for Mr Millard to go over on. He accordingly left Geraldine for place at about 6 p.m, in apparent good health, and between 7 and 8 o’clock was discoyered by;Mr Russell, laying on ths , road at the foot of the rise to Mr J. Connelly’s house'in an insensible condition. Mr Bussell, rode - into the township and reported to Constable .Willoughby who with all haste went in one of Mr Denoon’s traps to the spot. The unfortunate man' was taken to his residence, and Dr Fish who wa a in attendance, noticed a nasty gash on the crown of his head. Deceased must hay® fallen off the horse, apparently, backward, or pitched off on the crown of his head. He died about midnight. He leaves a widow and two sons to mourn his loss. The medical attendant surmises he might have had *n apoplectic fit. The inquest on the body will be held to-day at half-past 9 a,m. The funeral will leave his late residence to-morrow ! afternoon at 2 o’clock. Affray in a Lunatic Asylum.— A patient at the Auckland Lunatic Asylum waa attacked by a lunatic on Wednesday morning, and injured so severely that he died. The warder has been suspended inquires. The inquest on the body of J. J. Mills, the patient in the Lunatic isylum, killed by G. Schnell, another patient, takes place to-day. The, staff of the Asylum are reticent as to the circumstances surrounding . the tragic occurrence, but so far as the facts } have been suffered to transpire, it appears that G. Schnell, who 'is . .suffering from homicidal mania, was left without surveil* lance while the warder l got his breakfast. It was-tjiought that he was in the yard with fhe other patients* but he seems to have got into a room in the main building with Mills, and suddenly pounced upon the latter, smashing in the back of his skull with a box broom or * deck scrubber,’ as it is called. He then went out and informed the warder he had killed a fellow. Steps wers at once taken to secure him, and he was placed in a cell. On being asked why he had killed a man, be said he was obliged to do so, as he had been directed to do it. Some time ago it will be remembered that Schnell, actuated by a frenzy, killed his fellow laborer on the roadside in a rural district in Taranaki, and had been sent up to the Auckland Asylum, lb does not appear he was of a quarrelsome disposition with other patients, or that be had any quarrel with Mills. Mills was an old Auckland resident, and had been there many years, and was formerly a furniture dealer in Victoria street. He came out from Home with several thousand pounds, but „ through losses in business lost nearly all his means. This preyed so much on his mind that his reason became dethroned, and his friends were* obliged to place him in the Asylum. He leaves a wife and nine of » family.

Bats, —The Geraldine County Council notify that a rate of id in the £ on the rateable value of the property in the County will be struck at a special meeting of the Council on October 20th. Accident. —We regret to learq that Mr McShane, of Geraldine Flat, met with an accident last Thursday evening. He was riding a horse, and, the saddle turning over, was thrown to the ground, resulting in two of his ribs being broken. Dr Hayes attended, and the patient is progressing favourably. The Clinton Manslaughter Case, —Both the Boys were found guilty of the manslaughter of Fireman Henderson. The jury recommended them to mercy, and the Judge sentenced the eldest to two month’s imprisonment without hard labor, while the father was required to enter into sureties for the future good behaviour of the younger one. ' Gold in Temuka. —We are most creditably informed that there are four men engaged in digging for gold in a : certain part of; the Temuka district. Nothing is known about them beyond that they have been for some time past in one place, and It is supposed they would not have stopped so long there only that they must be getting some gold. We are told that some years ago some West Coast diggers prospected the Kakahu district with very satisfactory results. It strikes us that it would not be a bad thing for the people around here to raise a sum.sufficient to defray the, cost of. prospecting the place properly. About £SO or £IOO would do iiU ■ ; ■■■ ' ' Fibe at Auckland.—A fire broke, out at one o’clock on Wednesday morning ,in the centre )of a block of five wooden shops in Wyndham street. The conflagration originated in; a shop and tenement occupied by Jacobs, bootmaker. Jacobs, his wife, and two children who slept in rfche upper storey narrowly escaped with their Jives. Mrs Jacobs was wakened by the bedroom becoming full of smoke, and at the same time she noticed flames issuing from the shop windows below. A neighbor, attracted by her screatos/ procured a ladder and rescued one of the children by the windows. Mrs Jacobs, in her excitement, got out at another window and fell to the ground, but escaped unhurt. Mr Jacobs a*d the other child escaped bv clambering into the window of an adjoining shop. The Fire Brigade succeeded in confining the ravages of the fire to Jacobs’ ■hop, though Hare’s stationery, Bucton’s ■econd-hand, and Oavanagh’s grocery shops were much injured.

A space elsewhere is reserved for J D Slater, of Sydenham House, Timaru. Mrs Fletcher, of Frew’s Cottage, Temuka announces that she has vacancies for two or three boarders. Messrs T and J Thomson, silk mercers, and drapers, Timaru, have received a shipment of goods by the s.s, Done, which they offer at exceptional value, Mr Swinton announces that he has authorised Mr Wm. Et. Uprichard, commission agent, of Temuka, to collect all accounts owing to Mr Leonard Tombs, late of the Arowhenua Hotel. Mr Mundell announces that the thoroughbred stud horse, Hunnington, will travel the districts around Geraldine to suit the convenience of breeders. Mr J. C. Cowan, Sutter’s new buildings, Timaru, draws attention to his stock of Kaiapoi clothing, hats, etc. His stock is all new and of tha best description- His premises adjoins Messrs T and J Thomson. Messrs J Mundell aud Co, announce the tale of freehold property, sawmill, sawn timber,etc, at the sawmills Fairfield: Bush, near Woodbury, a detailed list of which appears in our advertising columns. Wells’ ‘Rough on Corns’-—Ask for Wells’ Bough on Corns. Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydney, General Agents 3