LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1176, 20 November 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Pbbsohal.—The many friends of Mr D, M. Mackay, will be glad to learn that they will have frequent opportunities of seeing him in future. He as leaving Akaroa, and will henceforward be located in the Timaru branch of the Bank of New Zealand. ; Land Sam, —On Wednesday, the 28th November, the Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies that there will be sold at the Courthouse, Geraldine, 11 sections in the town of Arundel, 66 sections in the town: of Orari, and 50 sections in the town of Geraldine. Also, at the Courthouse, Temuka, on Thursday, the 29th November, at 12 noon, 33 sections in the town of Arowbenua. Waitohi Fiat Wateb Supply . We would remind our readers in the Waitohi district of the meeting convened by Mr John Talbot at the Waitohi schoolroom, to-night, at 8 o'clock for considering the proposed water supply for Waitohi Flat. The scheme is a most important one for the district, and it is to be hoped there will be a large and repre* sentative gathering.

rTBAlir. AbbahgikehtS. column will be found the train arrangements made for the convenience of visitors to the Dunedin Agricultural' Show and Kaces. Tickets to Dunedin and back, available for return up to and including) Bth December, will be issued on the 20th, 21st, 28th, 29th and 30th November, at Temuka, Timaru and Waimate stations. The fares are exceedingly reasonable, being only 20s first class and 15s second class.

The Bush Horn, Gebaldinb. Mr T Farrell, whose lease of the Bush Hotel recently expired, has secured a renewal of it for another five years, and the improvements which were ordered by ,tho Licensing. Commissioners are now being taken in band, and the concrete foundations for ' the additions on the north side of the hotel have been commenced. These consist of bar, taproom and dining room on the ground floor and five bedrooms upstairs. The old building behind, and attached to the present hotel, will be removed and a commodious kitchen add private apartment erected in its place. That portion of the building now used as a bar will in all probability be turned into a billiard roomWhen the alterations and additions are com-; pleted, the Bush Hotel will be second to none in Geraldine as far as accomodation and. comfort are concerned.

Lobd Q-EAHtliiß.—Mr Forster; in return; ing thanks for the *Lords and Commons'' ata political meeting, paid a high, tribute to the manner in which Lord Granville had: Jed the House of Lords for the Liberal Ministry. When Lord Gramyille was at school he one day found himself in the position which boys very often do, of having to light a pitched battle with fisticuffs, and his opponent was a lad much bigger than himself, with whom he had not the ghoib of a chance. But he went about it with a will and managed to stand up again after beiag knocked down time after time, because he knew the bell must ring, and that if he could keep going till then he would not actually be beaten. And he continued fighting until the bell did ring. He had to do ! the same thing in the House of Lords, now.' He had to keep fighting until the bell rang which waked up publio feeling—and after all he had not been beaten,

Sib Geobqb Gbbt.—lt is stated that Sir George Grey will permanently reside in Auckland.

GBBALDIHB RaOBCOUBSK. A spfeoial meeting of the members of the Geraldine Racing Club will be held in the Geraldine Crown Hotel on Thursday evening, at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of considering advisability of removing the race meetings to the old course.

Wathbspout.—A rumor was current in Geraldine yesterday, that a waterspout had burst over the Hon. J B A Aclarid's property at Mount Peel;on Thursday last,; doing considerable damage to his garden. The creek was also greatly swollen, overflowing its banks/' '"' '■'■'' "■' l -

Taß Salvation Abkt. A telegram dated Melbourne, November 13, states that the Salvation Army barracks, at Williams* town have been placed in charge of' Captain' Jeannie W White, a young woman from New Zealand. She was for some ,timo stationed in Tituaru as ' Lieutenant/ under Captain Smith. ■: J.:

. ,Native Dmiouittx. rh'The natives on Friday stopped the contractors who were erecting the Fiako ' railway bridge, on the ground that the land, tax;,fo*ithe railway had not been paid. After somo parleying the contractors were allowed to/begin pile, driving in the bed of the river, no work to ba done on the native land till £he Government are communicated witk.f"i <.'*■■'<',■ Cbiokbt.—The Otaio team selecW to play ._ against the local' team,, at,| GeValdine on f Saturday last, did not roll up, at' the time appointed, as it was useless their turning out in such weather as was on that, day experienced. Negotiations are, however, pending for the match to come off at an early date. [Since writing the above, w<* learn that the match will take place, weather per. mining, on Saturday next. Tke .players on the side of Geraldine will be'tip same as previously notified.] . r , f [''.'] Thb Willixuton HospiTAi.— Six of the female nurses at the Hospital have sent in their resignations, on the. ground that they I deem Dr Hammond to have retired under compulsion, and to have been unfairly treated, both by the Government; andf the medical staff, in being practically arraigned on a charge ef so vague and general a nature as that of ,5 harshness of' demeanor,' which, moreover, they declare to be entirely unfounded. They, on their part, 'demand an inquiry into the arrangements of the Hospital, and express their desire to tender evidence in favor of Dr Hammond, and against the

condition of the honorary.staff.'; '

COMMiNDABIKr The Direqtprs "of the Mosgiel Woollen.Factory have given £35 to the Dunedin Mechanics'lnstitute on condition that the whole of the ! Factory hands should receive free admission to the Institute during the current year; "> Mr Drydeu Manager of the Factory; informed the Committee that the Company had been in the habit of doing something for their employees every year, giving them either a picnic or a soiree, and this year they were trying a new experiment. They recognised the fact that the better informed the workmen were the better their work was likely •to be. The Company hoped the workmen would appreciate the step taken, bub it was only experi* mental. Whether it would be continued or not depended on the amountof'appreciation shown bv the employees of the Company.

Imittbhce osEMPlOTMßirloiir MANSBBB. —A discussion was recently being carried on iu the Home papers on the subject of female clerks, and reference was made to the incivility shown by those employed in, the PostOffioe as contrasted with'tho manners of lady assistants in other/callings. A correspondent in the Fall Mall Budget, gives his experience in the following words :—" Going infco an office in Fleet street I asked for a foreign stamp. Two young ladies behind the counter were conrersing, and, though they saw and heard me, they continued their talk unmoved. 'And did he kiss jou, dear ?' said one to the other, with as little concern for me as if I had been a parcel. It was not till .she had got from her friend a reassuring answer, that one of them at length handed the my Queen's head. lam a quiet man on the wrong side of middle life, with a family at home ; and I admit that I walked down Fleet street ft sadder if not a wiser man*','

The New Ministeb of Public Wobks. —A banquet was given to the New Minister of Public Works on Thursday last, at Dar* gaville, at which Mr Dargaville and all the leading men of the district were present. After the usual toasts had been done justice to, the Chairman proposed the toast of the evening, namely, 'The health of Mr B. Mitchelson.' He traced the career of Mr Mitchelson from his first start in the district to the present time, and most heartily con-' gratulated him on the position he had gained. He hoped he had reaehed the top rung of the ladder; if not, he thought he was as near the top as any fellow could'want to go. He considered he was the man to represent the district, and in the few short years he had been in '\ the House as representative of the .districti' Ke had done more for it than any other; jinan, Mr Mitchelson, in responding, said—rim glad to see so many personal friends and f»ces around me of those who have known ine in the district for long yean .past. lam proud to represent'thin district in Parliament—considering the short time that I have been there, and being youngest member in the House—and at having such a responsibility placed upon my shoulders. I ■hop<? I may long have the honor to represent this district. But you must remember that I now occupy a position that entitles the whole colony to look to me, and therefore I must work for the colony as a' whole. But* while working for the colony, I shall not forget my constituents. In my capaoity as Minister for Public Works I ihall do my duty to the colony without distinction. I

hope that this district may 1 succeed, my efforts shall be used, to the most prosperous diatriot in the BTorth Island, and I hope it will not bo my fault if I fail to pleas* you in everyway, . .^ ... hmoj

Masonic Bail, at Tkmuka.—A grand ball to celebrate the anniversary of St George's Lodge of Freemasons, Temuka, E. 0., will be held in the Volunteer Hall on the . 116 b December. Another Bank tor Geraxdine.— A movement is on foot in the lower township . of Geialdine to induce the establishment • of a branch of the Colonial Bank of New Zealand in that locality. Prom what we can learn, there is every probability of the movement being successful Mbming at HiiiTOK.—This afternoon a meeting will be held in the Hilton Hotel for the purpose of taking into consideration mattors connected with the mail service. As this is of the utmost importance, not merelyto the residents themselves but also to thoso i <■ in the iurrounding district, it is to be hoped there will be a large attendance of all who ' ' have the welfare of the whole of the district at heart. J The Refrigerating Company. —At yesterday's meeting of the shareholders in the above company, the following were appointed Directors, viz., Messrs E. 1 El worthy, W. Moody, R. H. Rhodes, % Grant, J. Guild, E. Acton, M. Jonas, j. W. Page and H. Ford. The site' between Timaru and the Waahdyke, on , ; Mr Rhodes's land, was selected. It contains 57 acres, and was purchased at £4O anncre. The Salvation Dog.—A large dog belonging to the Salvation Army came to Temuka some time ago, and remained there. He probably feels that he has a - mission, for last Sunday he attended the camp meeting, and paid particular attention to what waß going on. He is very civil, and willing to [fraternise and make himself agreeable with everybody. At

the camp meeting he was dressed in >

paper collar tied with a blue ribbon, and having the letters ' S.S.' on, meaming no doubt that he belonged to the Blue Ribbon and Salvation Armies.

Cam* Mhitiho.— Tke members of the Primitive Methodist Church held a camp meeting in Temuka last Sunday. A waggon wai taken down on the open.ground opposite the Park, and from this the preachers delivered their addresses. Amongst those who took a very active part in the proceedings were the Rev Mr Hayes, Mr Huffey, M*

King, Mr Warren (of Geraldine) and Mr Bryan, (of Temuka), all of whom delivered addresses. In the afternoon a procession was formed at the Church, and marched through the street singing hymns. Reaching the waggon again a prayer meeting was held and the same speakers as at the morning's meeting delivered addresses. At night a prayer meeting was helcr in the Volunteer Hall, when addresses were again delivered and testimonies given by a large number of the members of the congregation.

United Sunday School Demonstbation.—A grand treat is in store for the younger members of the Tetnuka district on the 17th December next (Anniversary Day), It is proposed to hold a grand demonstration of the scholar! attending the whole ef the Sunday schools in the district. Last night a meeting of the promoters was held,, there being present the Eevs T. Hamilton and P. Wills, and Messrs ' Butland,Brown, Brown, Sinclair, Metson and Wood. The Rev T Hamilton was elected President; the Rev P Wills, Treasurer ; and Mr Wood, Secretary. The dace of the demontration

was fixed, working committees appointed, and a lot*'of'necessary preliminary work r got through.' All those present entered most heartily into the spirit of the pro.' posal, and there is little doubt that it will prove an immense success, as it deserves to be. We understand that it is in. contemplation to form a union of the whole of the Sunday Schools in the district. Amusing Bathing Incident.—The Fortrose correspondent of the Daily Times tells the- following story:—'Some young men launched a boat about midday on Sunday lait

and pulled acron the river to the sandspit, »- when ;.two of them divested themselves of their'clothing for the purpose of taking a ■ bath* They placed their apparel, including - .watches, money, and trinkets in the boat, which they pushed off from the shore to ' deep water.. Finding the current strong they had to use some Bnergy to return to the spit, '.'.' and great was their dismay when upon landing fhey obserYefl the boat with its cargo • quietly/gliding 1 orer the bar to embrace' the bosom of the grind Pacific, and bravely, it :■ weathered the breakers under the circumstances. The two poor fellows Were in great distress, and tntir frantic gesticulations bepg observed from the township, a boat pulled jby willing hands socn crossed, When it was found , if reliered the poor fellows would shortly have t beea fit subjects for an asylum inconsequence of the sandflies, which are . somewhat numerals, having [discovered ttyeir defenceless condition, and commenced h01d- ..'.. ing a jubilee, seemingly exulting in the frantic and useless efforts of their victims ta dislodge '..them. Other' garmmts were book supplied to them, and another boat' waslarniche'dand . manned.' Safely crbsang the bar, ifrpursued the runaway, which was' overtaken ! some ;';.. .distance,from land .ani brought safely.back, ' greatly to the joy of the sufferers,':; \ Woodybab's Ciboos. —The juvenile portion .o,f .the community, at Geraldine were much disappointed on finding on .Saturday last . that through the Sou'wester which prevailed on that day, Woodyeac's Circus could not make an appearance. ' Had the , weather proved fine there would have been a large audience at the eveiing performanceWe'understand, however, lhat, rather than the residents should be debtrred from seeing the performances of the trotpe, they Will ere long pay Geraldine a vißit, The circus left ABhburton last Saturday morning, the horses, waggons, etc., coming by road and the lumber by train. When the Bangifcata Hotel was

reached it was found that to proceed further was impossible as the approiches to the Orari bridge were washed away and the river was 100 high to ford it. The circus people then put up at the ftangita'a Hotel, and remained there all day Sunday. On Monday morning they started again, and on reaching the Orari found the bridge still unfit for traffic. There was nothing for it then but to ford the river, and as it was still high there was some risk in doing so. The heavy waggons got over all right, but a little gig whiob, Mr.Woodyear uses to drive about in, was too light, and ifc turned orer bodily in the current, Mr Sylvester, the manager of the circus, and another young man were thrown into the river, and carried down the stream with the current. The horse and gig were also carried in the same direction, and for a time fears were entertained that all of them would be lost. Fortunately, however, Mr Sylvester and his companion succeeded in reaching dr v land, and the horse and gig were with difficulty extricated. The gig was smashed to pieces, but nojfurther damage was sustained. At 3.30 p.m. the whole calvacade reached Temukai drenched to the skin, and perishing with the cold. Preparations had been made for their reception, and shortly afterwards the tent was'got up. They performed last evening, in Temuka and though ifc was extremely wet and stormy there was a very fair attendance, people from all parte of the district being present. Had the evening been fine the place would have been crowded. Of course the weather threw a damper over the whole performance, but notwithstanding this it was very fair. Owing to the rain the electric light could not bo lit, the wind was so high and the noise so great that the clowns' joke 8 could not be heard, some of the players were absent through illness contracted on the journey, and on the whole, it was held under difficulties. One of its novelties is a monkey that rides a horse, jumps over bais, drinks a bottle of lemonade, whips the clowns,.and walks upright, The dogs are also splendidly trained, and so are the ponies. The tumbling was good, and the horsemanship fair. Owing to the wind, the trapeze act and several other items had to be cut out. Considering the difficulties under which they were working, the performance was creditable. They leave this morning for Timaru, where they will appear this evening.