LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1165, 25 October 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Clearing Sale at Gebaldinb. —Messrs J. Mundell and Co will hold a clearing sale of a general storekeeper's stock on the premises of Mr Clark, Gcraldine (who intends enlarging his premises) to-morrow. Full details are given in advertisement. TimabuFish Company.—At a,meeting of the Directors of this Company, held on Tuesday afternoon, it was resolved to procure a trawling net without delay, and to make a thorough examination of the waters between the Waitangi and the Opihi. iNTaRBUETED Cable. —A telegram dated Adelaide, October 22nd, states that cammunication between Port Darwin and Banjoewangi (Java) is interrupted, and the Q-overn-tr>ent have arranged for the conveyance of cablegrams by steamer pending the restoration of the Eastern Company's duplicate cables. The Melbourne Cup.—A Sydney telegram dated Melbourne Oct 23, states that Mr Pilbrow's Welcome Jack has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. The following is the latest betting :—Calma, 11 to 1; Aide-de-Camp, 12 to 1; First Demon, 12 to 1; Le Grand, 14 to 1 ; Despot, 17 to 1; Nicholas, 17 to 1; Sardius, 20 to 1.

Moeb TJnfobtunates. A Melbourne telegram states that the promoters of racing sweeps under the pseudonym of 'LocoSpero,' whose character was recently exposed by the Herald, have levanted with the money which had been subscribed by the public to the various sweeps. The amount collected by the absconders prior to their defalcation is estimated as £II,OOO. Land Bhaekikg in Nbw ■ Q-ttikba.—The Colonial Secretary of New South Wales has received a telegram stating that fifteen thousand acres of sugar land have been bought in New Guinea for one penny per acre, the owner being unaware of the nature of the transaction. This early introduction of the land sharking elements is generally condemned.

THB MITBDEtt AT THB AUCKLAND LUHAtic Asylum.—lt is understood that Antonio Schnell, against whom a verdict of wilful murder at the Auckland Lunatic Asylum was found by a coroner's iury. is to be placed on his trial for the murder of his fellow lunatic, Chas. John Mills, at the criminal sessions.

A Kor/GH Salvatiok Mbkting. —An Oamaru telegram dated Oct 22nd says : —A disgraceful scene was enacted at a Salvation Army meeting last night. Ever since the Army opened here the meetings have been attended by a large body of larrikins, who, though doing little positive mischief, have made affairs pretty lively. Last night measures were taken by the Army to exclude all doubtful characters, every application for admission being scrutinised by a number of door-keepers. Scores were refused admission, and how they resented this will be seen by the sequel. The larrikins mustered to the number of about 200, They drew th» police away by getting up a sham fight in the neighborhood. The main body then rushed the doors of the Volunteer Hall, and carried them by storm. Inside they gave the Army to understand that they were there Jo atop the proceedings. Cheers were given for the Skele. ton Army, and the hall, which was packed, became a surging mass of excited humanity. Eggs and other unsavoury things were thrown at the occupants of the stage, and the whole scene became one of the wildest excitement. Captain White, waving his hankerchief above his head, led off a hymn, in which the line 'We shall win' frequently occurred; and he was -joined by those on the platform. The larrikins, replied by singing the same hymn, particular emphasis being given to the line ' We shall win.' Ultimately, the meeting broke up in disorder. The larrikins afterwards set on to Captain White, who had to make a bolt to escape ill-treatment.

| The Mtsbsious Death at Ltttelton.— The inquest on the body of John Durham, who was found dead on the floor of his hut on Sunday, took place on Tuesday last. Dr Macdonald gave evidence to the effect that death had resulted from strangulation, There were bruises over the left eyebrow, on the side of the nose, and on the upper lip, as well as on both sides of the chest. There was also a small wound on the right elbow. Constable O'Connor after detailing the finding of the body, and stating that it was then warm, sail that he found a cord tightly wound round the neck ; there was blood on the legs of the wooden stretcher bedstead. This was about 4ft 4in from the body. There was a little blood on the floor of the room. Underneath the man's mouth there was a little blood ; there were also two or three spots of blood between where the body lay, and the blood of the stretcher. There was the appearance of a struggle in the room; clothes, boots, and socks were strewn about. Durham's bed was simply turned down as if he had quietly got out of it. There was no blood on the walls of the room. There was blood on both hands of the body. There were no marks of a struggle or blood about Angus. William Kelly stated that the deceased had seemed not to be of sound mind during the past month. He was in trouble about his wife, who had left him. Julia Thomas deposed that she had heard Angus come home at 11 o'clock on Saturday night, but heard no row. James Angus stated he went out early on Sunday morning, leaving the deceased in bed. When he returned he found him dead. A verdict to the effsct that the deceased committed suicide while temporarily insane was returned. J

Timaku Ibadesmen's Racing Ci,ub.— At a meeting of the Committee of the above Club held last Tuesday night, it was decided to accept the terms named by the Timaru Racecourse Trustees for the use of the course on December 17th. It was resolved to call for tenders for working a totalisator at the

meeting. S.C. Rbfeigebating Company. A meeting of the Directors of the Company was held last Saturday, when it was stated that 3220 shares had been applied for up to the present. It was resolved to let the list remain open till 4000 shares were applied for. A general meeting of shareholders will shortly be called to receive the report and recommendation of the Committee appointed to select a suitable site for the cairymg on of the Company's work.i

The N.Z. Shipping Company.—The New Zealand Shipping Company have received a telegram from Mr Coster advising that all additional capital has been taken up in England. The capital subscribed beinjj now £500,000, the Company have made a further contract with Elder and Co, for the construction of two steamships to be delivered next year. These each will have a' gross register of over 5000 tons. The Tongariro leaves London for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton on the 27th inst. —The British Queen, 3558 tons, is now finishing loading at Lyttelton, and will sail for London on Saturday next. Good Thmplary.—On Monday evening last the members of the Welcome Retreat Lodge,l.O.G.T M No 44, held an open meeting in the schoolroom, Geraldine. Several re citations were given by Miss and Master Dunford and others, and a duet was capitally rendered by Miss Dunlop and Miss Boswell, Songs were given by Bros. Willoughby Kruse, Logan, Misses Maslin and Kirby. Bro Maslin, P.W.C.T., gave a short address on the advantages of temperance. The meeting was brought to a successful termination by all joining in singing the National Anthem.

Tbmpebanob Union.—After the Blue Ribbon Army meeting on Tuesday evening last, a meeting of the G-eraldine Branch of the Canterbury Temperance TTuion was held Mr Barker, who was present, in a somewhat lengthy speech, remarked that their object was to bring the voice of the people so forcibly before Parliament that they would legislate whereby the liquor traffic would be stopped, and the Committee would have to watch that the clauses of the Licensing Act were strictly carried out. He explained away a misapprehension in regard to the subscription fee. The branches themselves paid a fee of 5s per annum to the parent Society' and it was quite optional with members if they contributed also. Mr Maslin spoke on the desirability of the parent Society having a code of rules for its and the various branches guidance. It was resolved—' That this meet ing suggest to the Executive to frame rul«s setting forth the objects of the Union, and the rules for the governance and working of the whole body, so that there may be uniformity of action.' It was after much dis cussion decided that the entrance age should be 17.; the fee for males 2s and females la per annum. Mr Barker was elected one of the Vice-Presidents of the Staraldine Branch. It was announced that a great temperance meeting would be held in Timaru on the 9th November next. The Rev W B Hayes was appointed a delegate, and he was instructed to oppose any resolution that may be brought forwaid havisg for its object the union of the Geraldine Branch with another Union in South Canterbury, it being a branch of the Union in Christchurch. Messrs Maslin, Warren, T. Sherratt, Patrick, Waite and Rov W B Hayes were appointed a Committee, next .'night of meeting to be next Tuesday three weeks.

Blue Eibbonism.—On Tuesday evening last the juvenile members of the Geraldine Band of Hope held their fortnightly meeting in the Primitive Methodist Church, the Rev W. B. Hayes presiding. A few of the friends of the little army were present as well as officers and members of the Wei. come Eetreat Lodge, 1.0.G.T. The Eev President addressed a few words by way of encouragement, congratulating them at the same time on the large number of the youth of the township who had joined. He also welcomed Mr Barker, of Peel Forest, who would during the evening address them. Miss Clark then gave a recitation ' The Origin of ecandal,' Miss M A Coltman and her little friend's duet 'He never told a lie,' was greeted with applause. Mias Stonehouse's recitation,' Trust in God and do the Eight,' was very attentively listened to. Master S Pizzey followed with a recitation, 'Out of the Tavern.' A duet by Mrs Glass and Miss Andrews was thoroughly enjoyed. Mr Barker in addressing those present remarked that when he saw so many youthful smiling faces around him he heartily wished he had been a total abstainer when he was young himself, having only become one during the past two years. He gave a few words of advice and encouragement to all present, and concluded by remarking that if thoy banded themselves together now he hopel ere long, by God's help, to see the liquor traffic, if not entirely stamped out, brought down to a minimum. | The President remarked that Mr Barker was about to form a Band of Hope at Peel Forest and hoped he would be sue cessful. Mr Huffey followed with a a short speech, advocating temperance princi pies and detailing the advantages to be derived from abstaining in early youth. He concluded by remarking that if they were shown drink was not wanted they would do without it. Mi-s Prouting gave a short recitation Miss lhinlop sang ' What are you going to do Brother,' so pleasingly that the youngsters could hardly be restrained from demanding a repetition of it, Mr Waite was the lasj, speaker called upon to address the meeting. He remarked that the ; last song was one they could all take a lesson from. He intersperjed his remarks with a few anecdotes on the evil influences of intemperance. The meeting wa then brought to a close. j " "

Pedbstbianism —A challenge is issued at Dunedin by David McEwan to walk Scott twelve hours for £25 ro £SO Thb Natives and thk Railway. -News was received in Wanganui on Tuesday from Mr Rochfort that the native obstructionists had withdrawn their opposition to the central railway survey, which will be continued at once as originally projected. The Revolution in Hayti.—The re volution which originated recently among the black population at Port au Prince, the capital of Hayti, one of the largest islands in the West Indies, has assumed alarming proportions. The "revolutionaries having destroyed the Government works seized on the forts. They then proceeded to fire on a British steamer which was conveying the British Consul and a number of European refugees from the island.

Tbbeible Accident.—Some members of Wilmott's Combination Troupe, which is at Balclutha at present, intended going rabbit shooting on Tuesday morning, and Frank Heywood, pianist, who was getting his gun ready in his bedroom at the Criterion Hotel, was looking down the barrel to ascertain if it was e'ear. Frank Simmons, another member of the troupe, was holding a lighted reatch at the nipple when the charge suddenly went off in Heywood's mouth, passing out at the crown of hit head, arid throwing the brain and portions of the skull about in *ll directions. Death was instantaneous. Death of Pbofbssob Denton. The schooner Ellangower has arrived, from Port Moresby, bringing Captain Armit, the Argus correspondent in New Guinea, and Loftus|lrving. Both are ill of the fever. Professor Denton died at Berigabadi on the 26th of August, of fever. Captain Armit telegraphed to the Argus on the 18th of August that Professor Denton complained of indisposition, and refused food and medicine. He carried Denton into Loohivago. On the 26th he started for Moroka, with Professor Denton on a stretcher. The fever then attacked Capt. Armit. At half -past eight on the night of the 20lh of August Professor Denton died and was buried the next morning. Captain Armit speaks enthusiastically of the country and the natives, <* The Bankruptcy Act, The own correspondent of the Christchurch Press telegraphing on October 23rd says : \ Ministers have again been in Cabinet all day, but only one result of these lengthened consultations has as yet transpired, Among the subjects under consideration was, as I intimated to you some time ago would be the. case, the needful preparation for the new Bankruptcy Act coming into force on the Ist January next. The first thing to be decided was the number of official assignees to be appointed under the new administrative providions. It has been decided, I understand, to appoint only four l assignees for the whole colony, who will have their executive head quarters at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The names of the assignees will probably be made public in a day or two.

A Shocking Occurrence. On the night of July 24 a shocking affair occurred at Portsmouth, Virginia. Between 4000 and 5000 persons were attending a citcus performance there, whan a strong wind ripped up the canvass and allowed most of the marquee to fall, and the lamps set the canvass on fire, lut a heavy shower came on just then and prevented it from burning. The crowd, however, became panic, stricken in thfe darkness, and delirious with terror. Women and children were knocked down and run over, fathers and mothers rrete separated from their children, and ran about in every direction calling for aid in finding their lost ones. A few men only proved equal to the occasion, and stood bravely fighting the flames and assisting the women and children out.

Chinese Justice.—The following sLory, ■ays a correspondent of the Japan Gazette, is being repeated in London in Oriental circles about Sir Thomas Wade and Tso : "Some time last year, or the year before, when the latter was in Pekin, the British Minister visited him on one occasion to make a formal complaint that one of his servants had been assaulted by one of Tso's train- -. There had, it appeared, been some quarrel between the two men; Sir Thomas Wade's servant got the worst of the fight, and his master now demanded satisfaction for the outrage. Tso took the matter verv coolly. He said, ' Yes, there had evidently been a fight, and his servant had beaten the British Minis! er's j by complaining the latter had now submitted the matter to Chinese jurisdiction, to which both men were subject, and as it was hardly fitting that two busy officials like their Excellencies should trouble themselves any further about servants'quarrels he (Tso) would soon put the matter at an end by having them both beheaded the following morning and thereby get rid of any cause for annoynnce!' This reply, as well it may, is said to have embarrassed Sir Thomas Wade not a little ; he didn't want to be the cause of the death of two Chinese, one of them his own servant. He had commenced the mischief himself by complaining, and he was the only one that could remedy it. The cause of humanity prevailed, as one would

have expected with him, and after a little hesitation and beating about the bush he intimated plainly that he had never contemplated such a tragedy as the conclusion of his representations, and he desired Tso to abandon his intention of putting the men to death, and to lake no further steps in the matter. It is not difficult to imagine the inward glow of triumph with which Tso replied that His Excellency's wishes in tha

raspeofc were law to him. No doubt the wiiy Chiniunp went to re»t that night with the consciousness that during the .day he had worsted one barbamn''" ' " K

CIATTON V Shbsratt —ln Banco in Christchurch, yesterday morning, His Honor -' gave judgment in the case Clayton v Sherratt to the effect that the writ of prohibition ought '' not to issue. Eefused with costs. This is the ' result of an app'ication by counsel fofHhe defendant for & writ prohibiting the Resident Magistrate from adjudicating upju the case. Coach to Hilton—Messrs J Mundell and Co advertise that in future they will run a line of coaches between Temuka and Hilton on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. This supplies a want long felt, and we trust that the enterprising proprietors *»ill meet with such encouragement as will enable them to run the coach : daily. :''";•■:..' ■ '•;.'■■•'-

) JPisoATOBiAK—On last Monday: evening Mr N. C-Nicholas brought-home, five

magnificent trout or salmon, or< whatever ~they are, as*the result of about4wo hours fishing in the Temuka river. The." weight ; 0 f .the fish was, 61bs, Tibs, 81bs, lOlbs, and ISibs,. making in all 461bs. This is the

best haul of fish taken with a rod in the

same time in New Zealand, ■. ? i ''Photographic Views.—Mr Villers ;De Beere will exhibit photographic yiews of all the interesting places of New Zealand and the Australian Colonies this evening inthe Waitohi Schoolroom, and on next Friday evening at 7.30 he will open in the Temuka School. Mr De Beere's pictures have been" taken from riature, ■and'will be illuminated by c the oxybydrogeir light. They comprise 200 .views in all, and amongst.them are faithful likenesses of Te Whiti and several other Maori celebrities, the wreck of Jlhe Tararua,: Waiwera, Rotdmahahay the hot otr the West'.Coast, and Yiews of the Melbourne. Exhibition. "This 'exhibition 'has been spokeri"well of by • those whb ; seen-it as well as by the public Press, and as the charge for admis-

aipn is wily'Js for adults and 6d for 'children, doubtless he/will have a large 'audience.-, '■■,' ■'. '■■'... -,. '•'■■

We direct attention to Mr W Ferrier's innouricement in another column. Mr W lerrier has made himself a name as a firstclass photographer, those who have given him a trial preferring hm to the Christchurch artists. His studio is opposite the Theatre Eoyal, Timaru, and any of our readers wishing for a really good likeness should give him a call.