The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1158, 9 October 1883, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Tkmuka School. —The scholars attending the above school were removed from the old into the new school yesterday, There was no ceremony. The B Hobsb ‘ Kenfbw Jook. 1 We learn that the Geraldine Stud Company have disposed of their noted entire horse * Kenfrew Jock,’ to a merchant in Christchurch. Funeeal.—The funeral of the late Mr T Millard, Pharmaceutical and "Veterinary Ohemut and Druggist, took place at Geraldine on Sunday last. It was followed by at least 200 people. Mr Hughes, lay reader, in the absence of the Eev J Preston, officiated, and read the Church of England burial service at the grave. Deopped Dead. —An old horse belonging to Mr Goodwin, Waihi Bush, was being Bidden through the Geraldine township yesterday morning by a boy, when it suddenly sprang up and dropped down dead, opposite Mr Coltman's watchmaker’s shop, The boy fortunately alighted just in the nick of time. The horse was, we learn, of little or no value. Land.—Toe attention of those desirous of acquiring a small freehold is directed to the announcement of the Commissioner of Crown Lands. The land offered is of good quality,and the price reasonable. Some of it is offered for sale for cash, whilst other portions are offered on deferred payments. The land will be open for application on Friday next at the Land Offices, Christchurch and Timaru. The conditions, etc, will be found in the advertisement. Fallen Ybet Low. —Lucy Munroe (better known $s ‘Lady 1 Munroe) was, charged at the Central Police Court, Sydney, the other day, with being drunk and disorderly, and was fined 20s, or, in default, seven days’ imprisonment. It is said this unfortunate woman at one time used to move in the height of fashionable circles ; that she is the daughter of a Scottish Baronet, the wife of an officer high in the English army and a woman who, in her time —and that time can be recollected in Sydney—has been full of grace and beauty. She has, however, through drink, sunk so low that she spends much of her time in gaol, and, is, when at liberty, among the most abandoned characters in Sydney, She receives a monthly remittance from Homo—enough to keep her comfortably in respectability —with which she has a practical carouse. She has been pronounced perfectly incurable. Twentt-foue Hones’ Walking- Match. —The twenty-four hours’ walking match, Scott T. Edwards, closed in Dunedin at ten o’clock last Saturday night, in the presence of about 3000 people. After starting on Friday night Edwards maintained a slight lead till five o clock on Saturday morning, when he put on the pace with the view of tiring Scott out, but the latter responded most gamely, and at 7a. m. had actually got a lead of two miles. Edwards from that time till noon frequently left the track for several minutes at a time, whilst Scott at noon had been off only sit minutes altogether, and the scores then were: —Scott, 71 miles ; Edwards, 63 miles 15 laps. Scott then, by the advice of his trainer and backer, Austin, took a spell of an hour and three quarters though it is understood that he was against it himself. At 3 p m. the score stood :—Scott, 79 miles 9 laps; Edwards 76 miles 8 laps. There were only short retirements afterwards, principally by Edwards, until at 8 p. m, Scott was leading by six miles, and Edwards’s chance of winning was of course gone, but he walked the time out scoring 104 miles 6 laps, while Scott did exactly 111 miles, the latter having been off the track altogether about two hours. In the terms of the challenge Austin has to name a, man to compete with Edwards in a 48’ hours mateh at the end of this week, and it is understood he will name Scott. The performance of Scott, who is a stripling of about 20 years of age, is considered remark ab’v good, as had be pleased he could have done 120 radcs.

Volunteer Review. A Volunteer review will be held in Oamaru on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday, in, which the Timaru and Temuka Companies are expected to take part. Ceicket. Members of the Geraldine Cricket Club are reminded that the annual meeting of the Club will take place this evening at 7 30 o’clock, in Bowden’s Crown Hbtel, Geraldine. The business of the meeting is important and all members should endeavor to attend. Congest. —Our readers are reminded that the grand concert to celebrate the opening of the new Temuka District High School takes place this evening in the new school building. The programme is published elsewhere and needs no comment. Doors will be open at 7 30. and the concert will commence at 8. A dance takes place immediately after the concert. Distressing Accident.— At a sawmill at Port Chalmers on Friday a distressing ac cident occurred, by which George Thomson lost his arm. He was shovelling sawdust from the pit, when the shovel slipped and he fell on the saw bench, and the circular saw eut his left arm off at the elbow. The necessary operation was performed at the Dunedin Hospital. He has a wife and four children dependant on him.

i Foolish Town Clerk. —At the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Friday, Wlater Joseph NeWton, who was accused of burning a quantity of books and papers, the property of the West Harbor Borough Council, of which he was Town Clerk, was found guilty. His Honor held that the evidence showed the prisoner fancied he had been wronged by the Corporation which had discharged him and had committed a wanton though unpra meditated act. The prisoner was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment.

The Kawhia Beacon Business.— The Government steamer Hinemoa which left Wellington a week before for Kawhia, reburned on Saturday afternoon at four o’clock the Hinemoa disembarking at Kawhia the 160 armed Constabulary who are to form the post there. Tawhaio had been apprised of the visit of (he Hinemoa, with the Hou. Mr Bryce on board, and he at once visited Kawhia, and had an interview with the Minister. Tawhiao did not, it is understood, deny that the beacons had been destroyed by his instructions, but on the other hand admitted that he was quite conversant with what was being done. He gave as his reason the marks were wrongly erected. The buoys also, on being taken up by Captain Fairchild for cleaning, were found to have been tampered with, and in one case a deliberate attempt had been made to sink one of them, it having been cut about with an axe and indented to he extent of half an inch. Tawhiao says he stoppedjthe ‘ buoy sinking,* and admitted that he was to blame for any destruction. Mr Bryce, it is understood, told Tawhaio that when the Government undertook action of this kind if the natives were of opinion that they had a grievance they should communicate with the Government, and in all cases their claims wou'd receive due attention , Tawhaio subsequently to his interview dined on board the Hinemoa with Mr Bryce. On Thursday the re-arection of the beacons was proceeded with, but a rumour being current that the natives were ready to oppose this course Captain Fairchild was allowed a guard of ten Armed Constabulary. Fortunately, however, there was no obstruction, and all the beacons have again been erected. Mr Bryce returned by the Hinemoa, everything being in perfect order when he left. The Hinemoa left Kawhia at dead low water on Friday, and although there was an exoeptionalfy low tide eighteen feet of water was found. The Hinemoa, it is expected, will visit Kawhia again shortly.

The Tbagedtin the Auckland Asylum. —The following particulars regarding the lunatic 'asylum tragedy hare transpired. The occurrence happened, not in a cell, but in the day room, in the east end of the building, which, although it contained beds, is used as breakfast and dining-room for dangerous patients. Forty-two men usually dine in this room who cannot be trusted with knife, fork or spoon. They are supplied with what is called a spoon, that is to say, their potatoes are mashed and their meat chopped up. Owing to special instructions regarding Sohnell, be was the last admitted into the breakfast-room, when all the others were seated. There were four attendants present at the breakfast, and Hardy, the head warder, made a personal inspection at eight o’clock and found all right. Sohnell was not even sitting at the same table as Mills. There was a table between them, and, so far as could be gathered, no communication passed between them, and they eat on extrema corners. The duty for attendant McEeady, who had the charge of the ward, was to see it cleared out and the patients sent into the airing court, and the place locked up before he went to breakfast. He says he cleared Mills and Sohnell out with the other patients, and looked the place; but the difficulty is to reconcile this with the facts which occurred, and McEeady has been suspended pending the result of the inquest. The tragedy occurred in the dayroom. which was supposed to bo looked, and yet Mills and the Austrian mast hare been there. The assault was committed at the extreme end of the ward in a passage six feet wide, on one side of which were the attendant’s room, the outlet being to the airing court. Sohnell apparently picked up a heavy deck scrubber broom used for scrubbing the oilcloth on the passages, and following up his victim, struck him violently on the back of the head, fracturing his skull and smashing the broom off the handle. He then proceeded to belabor his victim with the handle. A patient named Edward Jolly avers that he saw the assault. He states distinctly that he saw Sohnell break the scrubber over Mill’s head and then beat him witli the hankie. Schnell when asked why he attacked Mills, said it was to prevent swearing. He is quite coherent except when conversation turns on his homicidal tendencies.

Geraldine Road Board.—The monthly meeting of this Bo rd takes place to-day. Tenders for works must be in before 10 a m.. Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry.—The annual training for a week of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry is now taking place in Timaru.

Tenders Conirac ors are reminded that tenders for formation and concrete (Winchester), drain and formation (Milford), and shingiing Ackrovd’s road, close at the Temuka Road Board office at 3 p.m. to*day.

Inspiration —Mr Robert Stout has been lecturing in Melbourne and Sydney to crowded houses. Ou a recent Sundayj evening his subject was * Inspiration,’ which is described by a Sydney paper as having been of • most lucid and logical character. lie took the ground that no knowledge could «;ome to us save by experience, and that inspiration was improbable and unnecessary. Timaru Woollen Factory Company, Limited. —The Promoters of this Company are giving increased facilities for intending shareholders in the country districts to obtain the prospectus and application forms ivithout their having to go to Timaru, by appointing agents, who will give them every information on the subject. Mr A Fisher has been appointed agent for the Geraldine distrio b. Wa trust that the share list will be materially increased, and the Company soon started on a substantial footing.

Bxood Monet, —A singular cud cam* before the New York Courts on July 12, in which Ed ward Banks, a coloured hotel waiter sued C. T. N. Oakenburg for 250 dollars, 1 blood money.’ It appeared the defendant in February last was found unconscious in bed from gas poisoning, and the physicians decided that transfusion of blood was necessary to sate his life. Eight ounces were transfused from Banks for the purpose. The latter claims he promised 10 cents, a drop, whereas t lie defendant asserts he paid Banks Sdol. in full for all claims. The case was adjourned. A Geand Hotel.— Considerable public j nterest has been felt in Dunedin in the opening of Watson Bros, new hotel, ‘ The Grand.’ The contractors and tradesmen engaged in its erection gave the proprietors a dinner on Friday night. The Mayor was in the chair and Mr H. Drirer, M.H R., in the rice-chair. Highly complimentary speeches were made as to the enterprise of the proprietors. Yesterday the building was thrown open for inspection to the public, and was visited by 6000 persons. The building, with its four floors of concrete staircase of the same material, and magnificent interior fittings, is held to be unquestionably the finest in the Australasian colonies.

Dxtobob. —At the divorce sittings iu Dunedin, in November, the case of Edwards v. Edwards and Kennington will be heard. The petitioner seeks for dissolution. of marriage on the ground of adultery and desertion. The petition sets forth that the parties were married on the 24th of October,, 1867. at the parish church of St. Clement’s, Hastings, in the County of Sussex. The eouple resided in England for a short time, and afterwards came to New Zealand. They lived at Bulls, Wellington, and Napier, and it was whilst the husband was carrying on ' business in the latter place that the respondent deserted him and went to cohabit with. * chemist in the Bangitikei district. A;g issue of the marriage there were fiv a children, three of whom aged 13, 11, and 10 years respectively, are now alive.

N. Z. Cigabs —Smokers are likely so ou to be supplied with cheap and good cigars, from New Zealand tobacco. Cigars arc now to be manufactured by expert hands at Auck land from tobacco grown at Pahi, The Star ■ays: —The duty on imported cigars is 6s per lb., and as the Association only pay Is, they will be in a position to supply a superior article at a much lower price, and at the same time to realise a handsome profit on their operations. There will be an ample supply of material for the very good reason that neighbouring settlers will grow tobacco leaf in addition to that raised on the company’s estate, which will be managed by Mr Clark,, a Florida planter. The amount of material on band is estimated to be sufficient to manufacture 160,000 cigars, and as the growth next season is expected to be fully ten tom, the output of cigars and tobacco will be materially increased also.

The Dbowning Case at Ktlb.—A correspondent of the Ashburton Mail furnishee the particulars as far as he could learn, of th« late drowning case at Kyle. It appears that for the preceding week or (wo the fishermen in that locality bad been drinking rather freely, and on Sunday afternoon two of them were on the beach with a couple of other men. It is said that the whele party were more or leas under the influence of drink; The deceased, Corkhill, it is stated, was parti* cularly so. The subject of conversation appears to bare been the recent capsizing of the fisherman’s boat at Kyle, and who was an excellent swimmer, said that he was not afraid of being capsized in the surf, and expressed a determination to give an illustration of how he would act if such an event happened. Corkhill then attempted to enter the water, and one of his mates endeavoured to stop him and persuade him to relinquish his purpose, but deceased became pugilistic, threw his friend down, and rushing into the sea swam out beyond the breakers. His fellow fisherman, seeing that Corkhill was becoming exhausted, gallantly swam out to the rescue, but the deceased called out , that if he came near he would drown him. The man who went to the assistance of hit mate then returned shorewards, and wa* himself saved with difficulty by one of those on the beach dashing into the water and getting hold of him. The two were nearly carried out to sea by the backwash. It is more than probable that if Corkhill had accepted the proffered offer of his mate both would have been drowned. The deceased disappeared beneath the water shortly aftsr the other reached the shore. We learn that the body was found by some [diggers om the beach north of the Rakaia river.

Temuka Dairy Factory.— At a meeting of the directors held in the Wallingford Hotel, Temuka, last night, the balance of contract for the fittings was - passed for payment, and the architect '■ that the factory would be in • working order in a fortnight. It, was decided to give 4d per gallon of lllbs for milk, to be paid monthly. It was also decided to supply shareholders with cheese at wholesale price. We congratulate the directors on the decisions they have arrived at, and trust that the producers of milk will now do their utmost to make the factory a success. A Diabolical Crime.— At the.Magis--1 trale’s Court, Wellington, on Friday, a man' named Mullens was charged .with setting fire to a house; at Tawa ' Flat, [with ; intent to defraud an in- / surance company, The evidence disclosed is so far circumstantial, and it is to < the effect that the accused offered a person resident in the district a sum of money to . burn the house down. A person riding a :hona answering to the description of one .Owned by the accused was seen passing trough the streets on the morning , of the fire. Fourteen men were in the house when the fire was discovered, but escaped by means of the chimney- The accused was further remanded until Tuesday, bail bring allowed, himself in £4OO and two sureties of each. ■ Temuka School Committee. A • speecial meeting of the above Committee was held last evening. Present—Messrs Gray (Chairman), Brown, Kirk, Blyth, O’Halloran, Bolton, and Aspinall. The Chairman explained his reasons for calling the meeting, viz-, to consider applications for the position of second master. Three applications were received, and it was resdlved to ask the Board of Education to extend the time for receiving applications (as those sent in were not satisfactory) and to advertise to that effect. Mrs Rowe tendered her resignation as mistress, owing to illhealth. It was resolved to accept her resignation, the Committee expressing reget at the same. The erection of a necessary fence at the new school ground was warmly discussed, and it was resolved that the Secretary write to the Board of Education asking them to put thdiwork in hand immediately, as the matter was most important. After the transaction of some other business of minor importance the meeting terminated. MrrLee, Temuka, advertises for a good general servant. Mr A Kelman, Geraldine road, has the entire horse ‘ Parnell ’ for sale, or to lease for j the season. ■' 'MrK. F, Gray, auctioneer, Temuka, will hold his monthly sale of live and dead ■ , stpck at hie yards next Friday. * ■ -Messrs Bowerbank and Co, Geraldine, notify,Jthafc all accounts owing to them must be paid before the 31st instant. | Mr John Murray, the manager of the Orari estate, invites tenders for ploughing, harrowing, sowing and rolling 37 acres land I on the Orari estate. I MrW. S. Maslin, auctioneer, Geraldine, will hold a sale of a blacksmith’s complete stock in trade on the premises of C, Tengrove. , Geraldine, to-day. Skinny Men.—‘Wells’ Health Renewer’ restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Debility. Moses Moss and . Co, Sydney, General Agents. 1 Messrs J. Mundell and 00, auctioneers, •i,Geraldine, announce an important sale of .freehold bush land (40 acres), 8 horse-power * .engine, 20,000 feet of sawn timber, of all sizes etc,, etc ; the property of Mr George Judith, at Fairfield Bush, near Woodbury, to-morrow.