The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1168, 1 November 1883, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

R. M. Coubt Gebaldink. —The monthly sitting of this Court will be held to day at ten a.m.

Tub INTERCOLONIAL CONFBBBKOB.—Tho Hon, Mr Whitaker will in all probability leave on the 12lh prox. for Sydney to attend the Conference,

Vital Statistics fob Gbbaldinb.-— The following aie the vital statistics for the Geraldine district for the month ended October 30th, 1883 Births, 12 ; deaths, 6. The Outgoing Mail —The homeward mails via San Francisco will close at the Post Office, Geraldine, on Saturday next, at 3 40 pm, and atTemuka at 3 p m.

Labbikinism: in Otago. —The larrikins took possession of the Ocean Beach tram* car on Sunday, and threw out guard Farrell, who had one of his feet injured by the wheel

passing orer it. Timaru Tradesmen’s Races.—The above races taka place on 17th December next, and nominations for the handicaps, accompanied with fees, must be made before 9 p.m on Saturday next, November 3rd. Suicide.—At Mosgiol early on Tuesday morning Cornelius Peterson committed suicide byjcutting his throat with a penknife. The wound would not have been fatal could medical assistance have been more promptly procured. He died from the great loss of blood. He was about 29 years of age, and unmarried.

The Temuka Dairy Factory.—lt is scarcely necessary to remind our readers that the above factory will be open to receive milk to-day between the hours of 6 and half-past 8 in the morning and 6 and 8 in the evening. Suitable cans for the supply of milk can be obtained at cost price at the factory. Primitive Methodist Church Geraldine. —The anniversary services in connection with this Church, will take place on Sunday next; Those in the morning and evening will be conducted by Mrs Holder of Christchurch* that in the evening taking place in the Oddfellows’ Hall. The afternoon service will bo conducted by the Rev W. B. Hayes, On Monday evening a tea and public meeting will be held, when addresses by the various ministers of the district and other friends will be delivered.

Guthrie and Labnach’s Company.—The report of the liquidators in Guthrie and Larnach’s New Zealand Timber and Woodware Factory Company was presented on Tuesday and the shareholders adjourned fora week to consider it. The shareholders are to receive a dividend of 5s per share. The assets have realised very badly. The assets shown in the ledger account as worth £162 630 realised only £28,250, and thus show a deficiency of £134,380. The book debts stood at £50,688, but wsre overestimated by £12,688. Besides the ascertained deficiency of £134,380, there is a probable depreciation on unsold assets of £37 998.

Sydney Taiwhanoa.—Sydney Taiwhanga has left for Russell, to be present at the native meeting to be held there, when he will give an account of his mission lo the King country. According to his statements, lie has been eminently successful in bringing the King natives round to his views. At the northern native meeting four delegates will be appointed to collect subscriptions for a Maori embassy to England and also to procure signatures to a native petition to b.) taken Home for presentation to the Imperial author) • ties. It is not Sydney’s intention to go Home till after the next general election, when be hopes lo blossom forth as a Maori M.H.R.

Tub Sudden Death at Wellington.— At an inquest on (he girl Alice Corie, who died suddenly on Saturday, a post mortem examination allowed death to hare resulted from natural causes, and a verdict in accordance with this was returned. Pedestbianism.— Edwards, who is now in Christchurch, has been challenged by O’Con nor, of Titnaru, to walk from one to twentyfire miles for £SO. Edwards declines to walk so short a distance, but offers to walk for 50 miles for any amount up to £IOO.

Sale at Gebaldinb.—Messrs J. Mundell and Co, auctioneers, Geraldine, announce the sale of section No. 3154, containing 8i acres of splendid land, close to the Geraldine township, a number of draught horses, and a quantity of harness, on Wednesday next. Sheep Stealing.—An old celebrity in the Waimate district, named Charles Fovel, better known as ‘French Charlie,’ has been arrested on a charge of killing two sheep and stealing the carcases, the property of Mr T. Teschemaker. He was remanded till Friday next, at Timaru, Fiees in. Waimate.—They have had two fires in Waimate during the past few days. One was a stable occupied by Mr Jas Fining, in which a good portion of the contents were burned j and the other was a twjroomed cottage (unoccupied) belonging to Mr Harris of Ashburton, and was insured for £IOO in the Standard Office. A Fusions Bull.—A serious accident occurred at Portobello last Sunday, when a bull attacked a boy named Francis. The lad’s mother very courageously went to his assistance and succeeded in diverting the animal’s attention from him, but unfortunately towards herself. The result was that two of her ribs were broken and two teeth knocked out by the brute.

Puzzling His Cbeditobs. Patrick Maloney, the Invercargill bankrupt who foiled his creditors’ attempts to get information from him by answering in Irish, was examined before the Court, on Monday. Hjs opening statement was that he could not speak English at all (this was given in English), and His Honor characterised it as a decided ‘ Irishism.’ Nothing of importance was elicited.

Auckland and thh Gotbbnmbkx.— Nothing has jet transpired as to the appointment of an Auckland Member to the Cabinet. Major Atkinson bad an interview with Mr Whitaker on Monday morning, and also a conversation with the Auckland Members. A later Auckland telegram states that Mr Swanson has been offered and positively declined a portfolio. It is generally believed that Mr Peacock will be selected. A Destuuctivb Curiosity.— We wore yesterday shown by Mr Stonehouse of Geraldine, a curiosity in the insect world. He happened to notice a branch of one of bis pear trees in bis garden to be quite black, and on closer inspection found that for about six inches down the stem it was covered with thousands of ora and at the bottom of this seven small beetles. He at once cut the branch off, and baa showed it to many persons, who are at a loss to know what kind of a beetle it may be. Query—ls it the Colorado bottle paj mg us a visit ? Thb Temuka-Hilton Coach. This coach commenced running last Monday. The usual days of running are Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, leaving Hilton at 8 a m, and arriving at Temuks Railway Station in time to catch the morning train to Timaru. The coach returns to Hilton from the Temuka Railway Station after the arrival of the south express, or about 3.55 p.m. The coach made special trips for the convenience of the public on Tuesday and Wednesday on account of the Timaru show, and it is gratifying to note that good time was kept on every occasion. Fatal Yoluntbbb Aooidbnt.— At T* Awamutu on Saturday, Trooper James Neal, while marking at the ride range, was accidentally shot by Trooper Alexander, who was firing at the 400 yards range. The bullet struck Neal near the joint of the right shoulder, crossing the body, and is supposed to be lodged, in the left lung as no point of exit is visible. Neal incautiously came out of the butts just as Alexander pulled the trigger. He died on Monday. It is a curious coincidence that Mr Neal’s father, himself a member of the corps, was accidentally shot at target practice some time ago.

A Dreadful Case.— A three months’ old son of John Whitely was found dead in its mother’s bed on Sunday afternoon in Dunedin. The mother, who had been drink ing, overlaid the child. At an inquest on the body of the child, the evidence showed that the mother and father bad both been drunk on Sunday afternoon. The death of the child had been caused by suffocation, either through the mother overlaying the child or some way heaping the clothes over it. A verdict of manslaughter was returned against the mother, and the father was severly reprobated by the Coroner and jury Peculiar Cocoanuts. —A story ia told in a Texas paper of a merchant doing business in a town where the sale of everything intoxicating was prohibited by law who made a large demand for bis cocoanuts by emptying them of their milk and substituting whisky. One day, the story goes, the clergyman of the place dropped into the shop to buy a cocoanut. The merchant was in despair, and surprised the preacher by telling him that the cocoanuts were not to be sold to a good customer. Taking one up and shaking it, the minister said he was convinced it must be sound and would chance it anyway. The merchant could do nothing more so he took pay from the customer at cocoanut rates, and fell to planning a story to get him out of trouble. While he was thus engaged a messenger arrived from the preacher with pole* which ran thus:— 1 Send ee six more cocoanuts exactly like the one I purchased of you.’

I.O.G.T.—The quarterly meeting of the Welcome Retreat Lodge, No. 44, 1.0.Q'.T 1 ., Geraldine, was held oa Monday evening last, there being a large attendance of members, and Bro F. Bethune, W.O T presiding. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and confirmed the initiation of four candidates took place, followed by the nomination and election of officers for the ensuing term, resulting in Bro T. Sherratt being chosen as W.C.T ; Sister Maslm, W.V.T; Bro J. Fleming, W.T ; Bro W. Sherratt, W.F.S; Sister Kirby, W.C; Bro Dunford, W.M ; Sister Hinton, W.D.M; Bro Combs, W.I,G ; Bro Heywood, W.O G; Sister Ward, R.H.S; Sister Dunlop, L H S j Bre G. Bethune, W.A.S; Bro F. Bethune, P.O.T Bros Coltman and Maslm were appointed delegates to attend the Temperance Conference to be held in Timaru ou Nov. 9th. The Lodge was then closed in peace and harmony.

Mr Henry E Smith, manager of the Smithfield Wool Works, Winchester, notifies that orders for scouring for the ensuing season should be in early Messrs R Wilkin and Co, auctioneers, Timaru, will hold a special sale of horses, harness, etc, at their yards to-day Mr W Clark, storekeeper, Geraldine, announces in our advertising columns that he is selling groceries, crockerv and tinware at prices that cannot be beaten for cheapness ‘Rough on Rats.’—Gears out lirats, mice, roaches, files, ants, bed-bugs, beetles, insects, skunks, jack-rabbits, giphers. Druggists. Moses, ! Moss and Co. Sydney, General Agents, 2 Wells’ ‘Rough on Corns’—A for Wells’ Rough on Corns Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. Moses, Moss and Co, Sydney, General Agents 3

Not a Beverage.— They are not a beverage, but a medicine, with curative properties of the highest degree, containing no poisonous drugs, They do dot tear down an already debilitated system, but build it up. One bottle contains more real hop strength than a barrel of ordinary beer. Physicians prescribe them —Rochester Evening Express, on Hop Bitters, Read.