The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1169, 3 November 1883, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1883. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pbdestrianism. Edwards has accepted the challenge from J. O'Connor of Timaru, to walk 50 miles for £SO a-side.

Labcbkt.—A man named Adolph Duval was committed for trial on Wednesday for stealing £ll3 from the British Hotel at Lyttelton.

Land Sales.—Particulars of sales of town sections in Geraldine, Arowhenua, Orari, and Arundel are published elsewhere. The sale takes place on the 28th and 29th of this month.

A Brass Bawd Conductor.—The late conductor of the Lyttelton Brass Band was on Wednesday sued for his uniform and instrument, which he refused to give up. The Court ordered him to give them up or pay £l2. Thh Rev Ch.affers-Wri.sh.—The Paiishioners of Te Ngawaiare to lose their minister at the end of the year, and express much regret thereat. The Rev Mr Chaffers-Welsh had become as popular at Pleasant Point as he was in Temuka.

Anniversary. SebtiobiJ,—The anniversary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church, Gsraldine, will be conducted to morrow in the morning and evening by Mrs Holder (of Christchurch),the latter service being held in the Oddfellows' Hall. The Rev W. B. Hayes will conduct a service in the Church in the afternoon at 2 30. On the following Monday a .tea an! public meeting will be held:

Bank Changes —We understand that Mr Hunt, of the Bank of New Zealand, Temuka, is to be transferred to the branch at Q-eraldine, where he will take the position of Mr Haynes, who wili be transferred to Temuka. Mr Jones, of the Temuka branch, is to be transferred to Southbridge. and his place is not to be filled up. It does not look well for the business the bank is doing that it is reducing its staff. Magistbbial Advioh —During the sitting of the G-eraldine Ttesident Magistrate's Court on Thursday last, Mr Baddely informed an agent who appeared for the plain!iff in a civil action that it wis alwayi necessary each day he had cases before the Court, on their or others' behalf, to have a written authority. A general authority did not hold good. It is of importance that this should be more generally known than it appears to be. A JocraNAiiiST iw Trouble.—The Victorian police have received a telegram from Hobart stating that a warrant had been issued for the arrest of Samuel Crombie Brown, journalist, on a charge of obtaining £2 by false pretence.!. Mr Brown had been editing the Southern Star, Hobart, and though the above is the ostensible charge, it is believ;d the case is one of elopment with a lady. Mr Brown was remanded for a week to await the arrival of a warrant from Tasmania,

The N.Z Shipping Co's Line —The Mew Zealand Shipping Company have received a

cablegram, dated London, October 31st, stating that the s.s. Tongariro left Plymouth at midnight on October 29th for Port Chalmers and Lyttelton. The Doric on her homeward passage arriyed at Eio on October 28th, after the quickest passage yet made to that port by one of the direct steamers. Her refrigerators were working satisfactorily, and her frozen meat was in excellent condition. The Rakaifc, from Lyttelton, has arrived in the English Channel, after a passage of 85 idays,

ConvenJ' fob Temuka.—On last Thursday evening three nuns of the Order of St. Joseph arrived in Temuka by the lite train from Chrisfchurch. Notwithstanding that

it became known only a few hours before their arrival, that they were coming, the Rev Fatner Fauvel and a large number of the ladies belonging to the church were in waiting on the platform to receive them. On

alighting from the carriage they were accompanied to the church, where a religious

service was he'd. The nuns, we understand, will take up their residence in the house recently occupied by the Rev Father Fauvel, and will use the old church as a school. The Smithmeud Wool Wobks.—Mr H E Smith notifies that he is ready to receive orders for scouring wool for the ensuing season, and directs attention to the fact that the wool ncoured at his werks last year obtained high prices in tho London market. We may add to this that at the Timaru show last Wednesday Mr Smith got first and second prizes for the samples of wool exhibited by him, and would doubtless have obtained two first prizes only that the wool had been discolored by the dip. The wool was of splendid quality and well prepared for exhibition. His advertisement appears in another column Thk Gbain Agency—We learn that Mr Arthur Turnbull, second son of Mr Richard

Turnbull, M.H R., has been appoin'ed manager of the Timaru branch of the New Zealand Grain and Mercantile Agency, By this appointment the Agency have secured the services of a gentleman on whom they oan rely, and in irhom the whole communitv will have the fullest confidence. Mr Turn-

bull is a thorough business man. He oc cupied the position next to the Manager in the Farmer's Cooperative Association up to the time of his appointment to the charge of the Grain Agency's branch, and it is no secret that a great deal of the success of that institution is due to his business tact. The news of his appointment lo the chavgo of the Gruin Agency will be received with much pleasure by the farming community, as they will feel certain that they will be dealt with honestly by him. An Intebbstikg Tbiil.—The tr'al of tho action McGregor t. Boyd commenced in Wanganui on Wednesday in the Supreme Court before the Chief Jus tice, without i jury. The plaintiff is a half-brother, and the husband of an adopted daughter of the late John McGregor, who resided fourteen fears in Wangunui, and defendant is Mis Ckristina Boyd, another adopted daughter of his, who Jived with him for the last few years of his life until hs death. The plaintiff seeks to set asidf two deeds of gift made in Miss Boyd's favmr by deceased, on the ground of her unite influence and bis unsoundness of mind, A large number of witnesses will be (ailed on each side. The case excites deef interest, the property at stake being worh £20,000, the whole of which passed by tie deeds of gift. TJp to

the present time lie evidence for plaintiff tends to show thalthe late John McGregor was of uusonnd mad subsequent to an apo plectic fit in Febrary 1882, and that the defendant, Miss Boyd, from that date acquired complet control over him and induced him tc execute two deeds of pift, a will, an< a power of attorney, in her favour On the other band,

the evidence of Gorge Hutchison, the solicitor who prepare these documents, is that

he received instuctions for them from dec'usud, who peiectly understood what he was doing at Ihetime ho signed them A large number of ituessfs are yet to be culled on each side. Tb trial will probably last till Tuesday.

Timabu Tradesmen's Races.—Owners of horses are reminded that nominations for the various handicaps to be run at the above Club's meeting on Dec. 17th next, close with the Secretary, Titnaru, to night, at. 9 pm. Our Imports and Exports.—The following are the value of the imports for the quarter ended 30th Sept., 1883, and for the corresponding quarter of 1882: Imports, 1883, £1957,108 ; 1882. £2,465.690. Export! 1883, £1,109,146 ; 1882, £1077,068. Important Skin at Gebaldinb.—Mr W S Masliu announces that an important sale will shortly be held by him of a sawmill j plant and about 30,000 feet of first-class sawn timber. Particulars as to date, etc., will be given in a future advertisement.

Sheep in the Colont.—The UnderSecretary for the Colony has telegraphed to the Chamter of Commerce that the total number of sheep and lambs in the Colony an the 31»t of May, was 13,288,000, subject to a few slight additions. This shows a satisfactory addition to the figures for laat year, which were 12,408,106. The Kea.—At a meeting of the Philosophical Society, Wellington, the other night; Dr Bnller, in remarks on rare species of birds in this colony, said the Wattle-bird of Australia had been found here. Referring to the kea, he said these birds were increasing rapidly in destructiveness, apparently growing fonder of the fat of sheep. The keas killed from fifteen to twenty thousand sheep annually. The Dairy Faotort. The Temuka dairy factory was opened last Thursday for receiving milk. The quantity of milk received on the first day was small, only 55 gallons having been received, Yesterday morning, however, proved better, seven persons having sent in 121 gallons. It is to be hoped that others will follow suit, as this is only about one-fourth the quantity of milk that is required. Singular Case.—On Thursday last the Hon W Robinson, of Park Crescent, Christchurch, found that his house had been fired at, and the bullet had entered the wall and passed through the drawing room at a hei?ht of about 4ft from the floor, and after striking the door post, crossed the ball and buried itself in the wall of the dining room. Had the drawing room been occupied at the time there might have been a fatal result. No clue has been obtained as to the perpetrator of the act. Sad Accident.—A sad accident occurred at Shag Point on Monday to a child named Angus Cook. The deceased, who was nine years of age, was in company with liei mother, standing by a hawker's cart near the railway point, when the 4 p.m. train came along. The horse became restive at the noise of the engine, and tne deceased to get clear of it rushed on the railway line in front of the engine and was dragged about 15 yards before the train could be stopped. She died before medical assistance could be rendered. WINCHESTER: SCHOOL COMMITTEE. Tho\ monthly meeting was held at the Bchool-A.

room on Wednesday last. Present—Messrs Deßenzy, Q-. Taylor, Jas Steele arid; W. A. Murray (Chairman). The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The Chairmm stated that he had let the contract for erecting western boundary fence to Wl- - and the fence ought to have now been completed, but Mr Carston had applied for an extension of time which he recommended the Committee to grant. It was resolved—' That Mr Carston be granied an extension of 14 days to complete the fence contract.' ' That Mr Geo Taylor be authorised to counter sign cheques in place of Mr Dellenzy resigned;'' That the Key Q- Barclay b» asked to give a lecture in the schoolrom about the end of November in aid of the (jchool incidental fund.' Mr Deßenay intimated his intention to resign, but it wa» decided to postpono its acceptance until next meeting. FataiAccident.—By a landslip. at the tunnel on the Wellington-Johrisonville

section of the Welhngton-Manawatu railway, two men named John Enwright and Thomai O'Malley haTe been killed. At 8.30 on Wednesday morning they were at work near the tunnel, filling a dray, when suddenly a slip occurred along the smooth face above the men, who were completely buried. A gang of men set to work to extricate them, but fully three of an hour elapsed before this was accomplished, an-l the unfortunate u6en were quite dead, being fearfully mutilated, their arms and legs being.broken in several places. O'Malley, who was aged about 25, was a single man and a recent arrival from London by the ship Oxford. Enwright was also a single man, aged 30. At ihe inquest on the bodies of John Enwright and Thomas O'Malley, who were killed by a fall of ea. th en the railway line, after a short deliberation, the jury brought in a verdict that John Enwright and Thomas O'Malley were killed through the negligence of Edward O'Malley, foremau in charge of the works. At the conclusion of the inquest Mr O'Malley was taken into custody, but bail was granted, himself in £2OO, and two sureties of £IOO each The verdict was brought in entirely through the evidence given by O'Malley himself.