LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1132, 29 January 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

G-ebaldinb Road Board.—An adjourned meeting of the Board will be held to-day at 10 a.m.

Row in a Chinese Gambling House. — A row occurred in a Chinese gambling house in Wakefield street, Aucklaud, on Thursday night, when two Chinese were severely though not dangerously wounded. The matter is in the hands of tha police.

A Levanting Bankrupt.—Charles White the accountant in bankruptcy, whose estate was recently vested in the Official Assignee, was arrested in Wellington on Thursday, ht not baring obeyed the Assignee's summons to appear before him. At Wellington, however it was decided he could not be detained or transferred to Dunedin, and no warrant having arrived in the afternoon, he left by sailing vessel for Australia. A Peculiar Case.—A peculiar case came before the Supreme Court, Dunedin,'on Friday. It was that of Ellen Forder v. Wm. Brown. The parties had cohabited for nineteen years, and now plaintiff sued to be held a partner in the property acquired. One point taken for the defence wps that as the plaintiff had £2OO in the Bank which she had placed there out of the business, a dairy, she had con« •iderably the best of it. His Honor reserved judgment.

Native Matters.—The natives had no ■eeting at Alexandra on Friday. They are awaiting Rewi and Paul's arrival. Taiwhanga interviewed Tawhaio on Saturday. It is rumored he wants Tawhaio, Rewi, and Taonui to join in a telegram to the Queen, expressing their disapproval of Mr Bryce's action re the surveys of the Maniapoto land, and so intercept any despatch from the Native Minister to the Home G-overnment. Mr Sydney Taiwhanga, it is believed, will take this opportunity of canvassing for himself for next general eleeiion.

Woederful Dexterity.—An unfortunate young man by the name of Percy W. Hastings, living in Leominster, Mass., whose body below his neck was completely paralysed by a fall in a gymnasium three years ago, has learned to paint in water colors, holding the brush between his teeth. An attendant mixes the colore, and puts the brush in his mouth. His skill ia said, by those who have seen the results of it, to be surprising, and his progresses so rapid that his friends actually expect his paintings to attain celebrity by reason of their artistic value, independently of the physical dexterity which produces them.

Highlanders.—The Argus urges that an effort should be made to induce the Highlanders, now leaving Scotland in such numbers, to turn their faces to Australia instead of America. "It seems to us (it says) that the present is just one of those occasions when a special crisis at Home demands a special effort on oar part. The Highlanders are, as is well known, essentially clannish, and resemble their brother Celts, the French, in their unwillingness to emigrate alone. But it seems to us that we might tempt the remnants of whole clans to try their fortunes in a land where they might take heart from the sight of the great fortunes amassed by their Highland fellow-countrymen, many of whom started as poor shepherds, and have now obtained the highest seats of power and honour that our colony has to bestow."

Maori Obstruction of a Stxbvey Party. —Mr Stubbing, surveyor, returned to Cambridge last Thursday evening from Waotu, having been forcibly obstructed in laying off the sub-division of Waotu South blocks by Wha*;uo and. Ins Ngatingaronga followers. About four o'clock on "Wednesday Mr Stubbing started to run a line through dis« puted territory, when the natives who up* to now had been stationed at intervals over the block, gathered iu about him. On putting the first pole in the ground !Ngatana, who appeared to be the chief inciter, ordered two women to go and pull it up, which they did. Mr Stubbing then fixed his instrument, when, at the command of Ngatana, two women cama forward, and after some resistance on the part of the surveyors took possession of it, and they still retain it. The survey party then returned to camp. Wbatuawatu states that'the only way Harry Simmends 'can get possession of the land is by walking over his dead body. Ibe natives were not armed while the above scene was being enacted, Ths matter has been reported to the Survey Department, and it is thought the obstructionists will be proeeeded against iu the local Court.

Tbial of the Osbobne Reaper and Binder.—As announced by advertisement in our last issue the trial of the Osborne reaper and binder came off last Saturday in a paddock of barley belonging to Mr John Paterson at Winchester. The crop was a very uneven one, with a thick sale of grass. The machine was a six feet cut and was drawn by two horses. It is a very strong and highly -finished machine, the gearing being all milled ■by machinery, which is an not met with in the other American made harvesters. The expert soon got ready, but the first cut was too low and brought up too much grass to make a nice sheaf. With very little trouble however the cutting gear wa3 raised, but then it was tying too tight for the twine to stand the strain. One or two sheaves came out broken but in «very cass the knot, was put or, and plainly showed that the quality of twine was not equal to the tension. However the expert was soon afc work with a pocket spanner, and by shifting one or two set screws made all the difference required. The machine then could be seen at its best, and every one present admitted it worked admirably. It left a verv clean* stubble, which bore very favorable comparison! with the work done by other machines in the field. A field of oats belonging to Mr Thos. Connolly was next operated upon. This crop was in some places very heavy but it was cut to the satisfaction of every one 'present, the work being admittedly excellent. This machine is now to be seen in Messrs Henry and Finlay's yards, Temuka, and any farmer that requires a twine binder would do well to> look afc it.

A Saltation Army Captain in Trouble. —The captain of the Salvation Army in Oamara was assaulted at the door of the barracks last Saturday night as the services were about to commence, by six or seven young roughs. There baa been a sort of ill-feeling on the part of the roughs to the captain, and it culminated last- Saturday night in an attack on his person. The police arrested one the assailants. A Runaway Wife.—An American paper states that S. J. Hudson, Belvidere, 111, who came to Wisconsin lately, with two children in search of his runaway wife, found her dressed in man's attire and calling herself Frank Dubois. She was living with Gertrude Fuller, having been married to her early last ipring by the Rev. H. L. Morrison at the home of the bride's mother. Many persons thought that ''Frank Dubois" had many characteristics of a woman. Under this name she had solicited jobs of painting, and .was making sufficient money to support them both. Australian Girls.— A gentleman responding to the toast of the ladies at a recent dinner up country, is reported by the Australasian to have delivered himself as follows:—"I have grown np up among the fair daughters of Erin ; I have spent many happy days among the stately beauties of England ; I have danced and sported with the lillies of France ; I have drunk lager beer and played kiss-in-the-ring with the fair-haired children of the German Vaterlaod, but never did I properly appreciate lovlineas and virtue Combined until 1 came to Australia, and never did 1 lose my heart, and bow down a meek aDd conquered victim before the shrine of beauty, until I had the misfortune to teach astronomy to a Victorian girl, by the dusky light ol the Southern Cross."

A Hasty Constable.—lt is not often that t constable so far forgets himself as to import the colloquial phrases of the barrack-room into the witness-box, but a good deal ofamusement was caused by an incident of this description (writes the Melbourne Argus) that occurred at the City Court recently. The sub-inspector had just read a list of previous convictions recorded against a prisoner who was about to be sentenced for Tagrancy, when a voluble constable stepped into the witness-box and began telling the Bonch that the officer's list was not complete. " You see, your Worship," said he, in quite a familiar strain, "I gave him six months myself about a year ago, and before that I gave him 12 months." The laughter that ensued was intensified when Mr Coll, making a polite bow to the judicial constable, quietly asked, " And pray, how much do you intend to give him this time?" The policeman blushed, and in an apologetic tone explained that the phrase was commonly used in the force to imply that an arresting constable had been successful in getting such a sentence passed on a prisoner by the presiding magistrate.

ST. MaBY'S CHtTECH, Gebauhne.—A j meeting of the Vestry of the above church j was held in the Institute, Geraldine, on Friday evening last. Present—The Rev. JPreston (Incumbent), Dr Fish and Mr R. S. Cook (Church Wardens), Messrs Moore, Willoughby, Hughes and Hawke. Letters were received from the Hon. Sec. of the Church Work Society and Diocesan Secretarv -with reference to offertories towards charitable institutions and Diocesan Maori Mission Fund. The Churchwarden stated that the offertory for the Diocesan Maori Mission Fund would be sent without delay. With reference to the letter re charitable institutions, it was reiolved—" That owing to the'building of the new Parish Church the vestry has idcurred auch heavy expenses that it would not be in a position to assist in the manner requested.' A question then arose as to ways and means in clearing off the debt of the church when it was decided to hold a garden party and gift auction at Geraldine in aid of the debts of the church on 27th March next, and that the following ladies act in conjunction with the vestry to arrange matters connected with the same:—Mesdames. Preston, Fish, Postlethwaite, Macdonald, Moore, Slack, Kelland, Sartrum, Cook, Manning and Hawke. The meeting then concluded. The Wesleyan Confebeitce. —The subject of Methodist Union occupied the attention of the Wesleyan Conference during last Friday night. The debate lasted four hours, and was of a most spirited character. Resolut ions in favor of the union were moved by the Rev. Mr Bavin. The first resolution, tbat the Union Committee's report be received, and the second expressing thankfulness that so large a proportion of the quarterly meetings had agreed, were carried unanimously. On the third resolution, which committed the Conference to accept the general principles of the proposed Union basis, a long debate took place. The "Rev. J. Berry moved an amendment—'' That while the Union is desirable, the proposal for the presont union is premature." Seventeen ministers and eleven laymen addressed the Conference, and shortly after midnight the amendment wa9 put and lost. The original motion was put and carried, amid loud cheers, by 38 to 9. On Saturday a Cliursh | Cominittee was appointed to conduct detail negotiations during the year with other Methodist Churches of the Conference. It was also recommended to the Managing Committee of the N.Z. Wesleyan, to change the name of the paper to the N.Z. Methodist, and to reserve space for the publication of Methodist Church news received. The afternoon was devoted to a consideration of the *tata of religion in the churches. The annual rreturns showed 5622 members, and 1300 additional' communicants ; Sunday scholars, 15,366', total attendance upon public worship, 56 122. A resolution expressing gratitude to -God for the largest increase of church mem :bers and hearers .ever recorded in any one jear of the church's bisfcoJ-F in colony, <was passed, and ordered to be printed in the sninutee.

Road Board Electiom.—Owing to the demise of Mr J. Heney, a vacancy has occurred on the Mount Peel Road Board, and the Returning Officer has issued a notification to the effect that the nomination of candidates must be forwarded to him at the Road Board Office, Peel Forest, b.vfore Doon on Thursday, 7th February. The election will take place on Wednesday, February 13th. Sunday School Treat at Kakahu.— The annual treat in connection with the Presbyterian Sunday School at Kakahu came off on Friday last, in the school grounds. The weather wes all that could be desired, and the children, who mustered in large numbers, thoroughly enjoyed themselves. There was also a large gathering of the parents, many of whom entered heartily into the sports of the youngsters, and aided much in keeping up the various games. An adjournment was afterwards made to the schoolhouse, which was tastefully decorated with evergreens and flowers. Here every possible provision had been made by Mesdames Tindall, Woodby and others for the creature comforts of all ; in fact, it was more like a banquet, than an ordinary children's school treat. After due justice had been done to the viands by one and all present, Mr Waite, of Geraldine, pioposed that Mr Kelland take the chair. This was carried by acclamation, and after the singing of one of Sankey's hymns, the Chairman called on Mr Cook, who has charge of the day school and occasionally assists in the Sabbath school, to distribute the prizes, which he accordingly did, addressing a few kindly words to each recipient. After singing another hymn, the Chairman called upon Mr Waite to give out some special, prizes for good attendance and Scriptural lessors, which he kindly consented to do, and afterwards spoke highly of the deep interest Mrs Woodby took in the Sabbath School. Cordial votes of thanks were passed to Mrs Woodby and her fellowworkers in the school, and also to the Chairman for presiding. Messrs Alwell, Cook, Meredith and Hall ably assisted Messrs Kejland and Waite in conducting the various sports, and also provided the tea. The proceedings then terminated.

Mr W. Fly intimates that all cattle trespassing on his properties at Eaukapuka Bush or elsewhere will he impounded. Mr John Thatcher intimates to his friends that the funeral of his late wife will leave bis residence to-morrow, at 10 o'clock, for the Geraldine cemetery. Tenders ai-e invited for the erection of a presbytery for the Eoman Catholic Church at Geraldine. Tenders close on the 9th Feburarv next with Mr Duval. Skinny Men. —'Wells' Health Kenewer' restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Debility. Moses Moss and Co, Sydney, General Agents. 1 Messrs Moody and ZiesJer, Timaru, advertise for sale the 620-acre farm of Mr P. Coll, atWaitohi Downs. The property is subdivided into paddocks and well watered, the fences are good, and the terms are easy.

Don't Die in the House, —' Rough od lists' clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches, bed-bugs, flies, ants, insects, moles, jackrabbits, gophers. Moses, Moss and Co., Sydney, General Agents. 1 Messrs Maclean and Stewart, auctioneers, Timaru, on Saturday next will hold a sale of 46 building allotments situate at Fairlie Creek -which bids fair to become one of the most important townships of South Canterbury. Full particulars will be found in the advertisement.

August Flower.—The most miserable beings in the world are those suffering from Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. More than seventy-five per cent of the people are afflicted with these two diseases and their effects ; such as Sour Stomach Sick Headache, Habitual Costiveness, Palpitation ot the Heart, Heartburn, Waterbrash, gnawing and burning pains at the pit of the Stomach, Yellow Skin, Coated Tongue and disagreeable taste in the mouth, coming up of food after eating, low spirits, etc. Go to your Druggist and get a bottle of August Flower. This valuable medicine has cured thousands and thousands of sufferers, and is known in all _ civilised countries. Two doses will relieve you. It costs only 3s 6d a Bottle. Sample Bottles 6d. 2