LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1161, 16 October 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Concebt.—"A concert in aid of the funds in the Peel Forest Church takes place this evening in the Scotsburn school. The Fobthcoming Timaru Show.—A list of private prizes to be awarded at the Timaru Show to be held on the 30th and 31st of this month is published elsewhere.

Properties poh Sale —Messrs R. Wilkin and; Co, auctioneers, Tiraaru, in another column publish a list of farms for sale by them in the South- Canterbury district. It is well worth perusal. Cricket. Members of the G-eraldine Cricket Club aro reminded that the 20th inst. is the opening day of the season. They are requested to be on the ground ot 2 p.m sharp, and all cricketers are invited.

Ball at Oeaei.—On Friday night last ft very successful ball was held in the sehoel. room, Orari, there being a capital attendance of these who delight in tripping the light fantastic. Mr,Griffifth acted very efficiently as M.C. Mr S. Breadley, of the Orari Hotel, supplied the refreshments.

The Timaru Woollen Factory. Shares in the above Company can now be tßkenupatMr W.R. Uprichard's, in Temuka, and Mr A. Fisher's in -Geraldine, from whom all information can be obtained. The terms are extremely easy, and no doubt a large number of shares will be taken up.

Tea and Public Meeting* at Temuka.—Our readers are reminded that a tea and public meeting in connection with the Primitive Methodist body comes off in their church, Temuka, to night. The tea will be on the table at half past six. The meeting will be addressed by the Eev W. B. Hayes and others. Theschoir will give selections of music.

The Weather.—On Saturday morning last about 3 o'clock, the weather, which had been fine for some time past in this district suddenly changed, and a regular hurricane blew from the south west. It was accompanied by showers of rain and sleet* In G-eraldine some snow fell. The storm was felt all over the colony, and around Christchurch considerable damage was done.-

Embezzlement. —ln the R.M. Court Timaru, yesterday, Frederick Charles Bourdon was charged with embezzling from the N. Z. Grain Agency the following sums:— March 16, £4 12s ; April 9, £22 2s 9d ; April 17, £6 17s 4d; June 14, £55; July 21, £4 13s 9d ; August 14, £6 13s 9d. The case had not concluded when the last mail left Timaru. The Temuka Laroent Case.—At the 8.. M. Court, Temuka, last Saturday, John Piynn was brought up before S. D. Barker, Esq, J.P., charged with the larceny of a watch and chain from Herman Mahnke. Constable Morton gave evidence as to the condition of the prosecutor, and the prisoner, who averred that Mahnke had given him the watch, was remanded till next Thursday.

Paeish of Tb Ngawai.—At the .Diocesan Synod Christchurch, on Friday, on the motion of the Ven. Archdeacon Harper, seconded by Mr W. B.Howell it was resolved—' 1, That the prayer of the petitioners of the Te Ngawai District be granted, and the parochial district of Te Ngawai be constituted a parish. 2. That Messrs William Barker Howell, John Scott Eutherford, Walpole Chesshyre Eendall, and William Roedell be appointed nominators for the parish.'

TiMAßtr A. and P. Association.—The monthly meeting of the members of the above Association took place in Tiuiaru last Saturday. Mr Samuel Mills wrote asking leave to exhibit a model of a sheep dip at the forthcoming show, and requesting that the judges of sheep might report on it. The application was granted. The proprietors of the Acme Barb "Wire Factory offered to give a prize of coil of barb wire as a prize, the Association to decide for what; it should be given. It was decided to give the prize to the exhibitors of the best dairy cow. Thß Royal Flotxbing- Mills.—A meeting of subscribers to the proposed Timaru Elouring Mills Company was held in Timaru last Saturday, when Mr Jas. Bruoo, the promoter, made a statement to those present. The following resolutions were carried unanimously—' That this meeting having heard the statement made, authorise the Company to be at onee registered under the Joint Stock Companies Act, with limited liability.' ' That Messrs W. Moody, R Stewart, and J. Bruce be a Committee to arrange the necessary preliminaries, to got the ArtL'tes of Association drawn up, and any other business, and submit the same for approval to i meeting to be called for next Saturday,*

Black Diamonds.—The Kaitangata Coal Company has declared a dividend and bonus amounting to 20 per cent. The output of coal is now over 40,000 tons yearly, having doubled during the last four years. Over £3OOO is carrie.l forward.

Abson. At the Magistrate's Court Wellington last Saturday, Edward Mullenß > on a charge of arson in connection with tho fire at a boarding house at TawaFlab, was committed for triul, bail being allowed, himself in £SOO and two sureties of £250 each.

The Auckland Assault Cask.—The assault case, Wickhim v Harrison, was called on at the Auckland Police Court on Friday and adjourned till Saturday. The paragraph which occasioned the assault spoke of Mrs Dr. Potts as 'this what on earth shall I call it, Hjbrid, perhaps, for it is certainly no man by its appearance, nor woman by its modesty, and not even a thoroughbred cross by its sentiments,' and made other equally offensive comments. On Saturday Harrison was fined 10s, and the other defendants were discharged.

Thb Stoppagb of thb Subvey Pabty.— Mr Kochfort received final instructions from Mr Brvce, and left Wanganui on Sunday for the interior to resume the Central Railway surrey. He will not go directly to the district where he was stopped by Taumate and his Hau-haus, but will proceed by another route to the country beyond, whioh is under the rule of Topia, whose assistance Mr Rochfort is instructed to obtain. Tau« mate's district is a borderland, sixteen miles through, and lies between Kemp's and Topia's district. Mr Rochfort, with Topia's help, will work back towards the borderland. He is instructed to exhaust every pacific measure, and in the meantime Mr Bryca does not think it necessary to interview the obstructionists himself, or send an armed force to the scene of action.

Yeomanry Cavalry.—The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry were iuspected iti Timaru on Saturday, by Colonel Lean, the officer commanding the district, after four days' hard training under Instructor Dundas The men acquitted themselves well, and Captain Wright was highly complimented by Colonel Lean on their efficiency. Captain Dundas has worked hard, and credit is duo to him. The feature of the training was a fully-equipped ambulance cart, under the supervision of Surgeon Chapman, of LeestonjL

He gave two useful lectures to the men during the week on field surgery. A halfholiday was proclaimed, and . a good many people attended the inspection. An accident happened to Mr SV. Collins, auctioneer, who was present in a buggy with his wife and a friend. The vehicle got in the way of one of the movements, and in drawing the horse hastily aside the blinkers came off and it) bolted. The occupants were thrown out, when Mrs Collins got her arm broken. The other occupants escaped with a shaking. The buggy was smashed to pieces.

The Forty-Eight Hours' Walk The Scott v. Edwards forty-eight hours' walk ab Dunedin terminated at 10 o'clock last Satur* day night, Scott winning by one mile and three-quarters, all but a lap. Both men walked almost continuously for the lirst 25 hours. Edwards retired at 11.12 p.m. on Y Friday night to have a short sleep, his record then standing at 115 miles, and Scott was 13 laps ahead. Scott kept going till 11.35 p.m., when he was two miles ahead, and he then went to get some sleep. Edwards, it is said, was under the impression that Scott did not intend to roLurn until 4 a m., and ht was going to start again about half past three and put on the two miles he was behind. Scott, however, returned at 3.25 a.m., and Edwards hurried on the track a few minutes afterwards. From this time till the close neither made a retirement of longer than 20 minutes at a time, nor so long as this except at dinner and tea time. Edwards was quite unable to reduce Scott's lead, and at 4 p.m. on Saturday the record stood —Scott 166 miles 20 laps, Edwards 164 miles 12 lapi. Edwards had been spurting vigorously at intervals, but Scott always responded. So tilings went on till towards 9 p.m., Edward* having then caught up a little and got the lead reduced to under two miles. Edwards then made desperate attempts to catch Scott,

bat the latter always responded, and at

952 Edwards retirtd for good having walked 191 miles. Scott kept on till he had com-

plated his time, when he had covered 192 miles 16 laps. There was great excitement among the largo crowd assembled to see the finish and Scott was loudly applauded. A number of gentlemeu are making a collection for the purpose of presenting him with a belt.

A. notification re a saddle taken in mistake from the Geraldine racecourse appears elsewhere. Mr M. A. Toomey, Kakahu, notifiea that the entire pony Duke of Edinburgh 'villi stand this season at his stables. Mr Symons, pianoforte tuner, notifies that he u now in Temuka, and is prepared to tune and regulate pianos and organs. Mr K. F. G-ray, instructed by the bailiff of the Court will sell, near the Post Offic« section, Temuka. a bay mare, on Friday next. , Messrs R. Wilkin and Co, auctioneers, Tirnaru, will hold their fortniglitly sale of skins, hiles, fat, eto, at their yards, Timaru, to-morrow. A ball in aid of (he prize fund of tb.B Woodbury school will be held in the Woodbury schoolroom on Friday erening next.. Tickets can be obtained from tha members of the Committee. Mr J. W. Miles, of The Hall, Temuk», announces that he has just opened up, ex Tarawera frotn Melbourne, a grand rariety of first class clothing, and is now offering the same for cash at prices which will compare favorably with the best houses in the colony. His stock is large and well selected, nnd is well worth a visit. Messrs J. Mundell and Co, auctioneers, Geraldine, notify that they will sell on the promises of Mr W. Clark, Geraldine (who is about to alter his premises), a large assortment of all kinds of goods found in a general storekeeper's establishment. On Saturday next, under instructions from Mr Jesse Davis, who is relinquishing the drapery line, they wiil sell the whole of his stock of drapery, furniture, eto.