The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1136, 7 February 1884, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Blub Ribbon Army.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka branch of this organisation takes place this evening in the Volunteer Hall. The Mount Peel Road Board.—No minations of candidates for a seat on this Board must be made with the returning officer, Mr R. Irvine, before noon to day. The Hilton Temuka Mail Service.— Tenders for a tri-weekly mail service between Temuka and Hilton must be sent in to the Chief Post office, Timaru, before noon to-day Defaulting! Ratepayers.—At the meet ing of the Temuka Road Board on Tuesday last the Overseer was instructed to take immediate proceedings against all who had not paid their rates. The Maori ‘ King.’—The Hon. Mr Bryce has received a telegram from Kawlm stating that Tawhiao has decided on viei'l- • Kawhia and also that lie would probably take a trip to England shortly. Correction.—ln our last issue m reference to the St. Mary’s Anglican picnic at Mr W. U. Slack’s, it was stated that after enjoying themselves the party resumed to Timaru. It should have read “ returned to Gera’dine.” Cricket. —At a cricket match in Dunedin between Tasmania and Otago elevens Otag# won by 9 wickets. Tasmania scored 40 in the first innings and 47 in the second. Otago made 65 in the first innings and 24 in the second for the loss of two wickets. Customs Revenue.—The Customs revenue for last month for the colony amounted to £122,198 12s as against £123,050 8s for the corresponding month of last year. The principal amounts were : Auckland, £26,710 3s 3d ; Wellington, £19,930 14s 2d ; Christchurch, £19,411 Is 5d ; Dunedin, £37,253 Is 4d. A Maori Law Case.—A. curious Maori case, which should have come on on Tuesday morning at the civil sittings of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Napier, was postponed by consent for a fortnight. One Maori sues another for £IOO damages for the seduction of the wife of the former by the latter. The case is exciting considerable interest among the Maoris. Christchurch Lodging Houses.—The newly appointed Inspector of lodging houses reported to the City Council on Mon day night that the accommodation and means of exit were fairly satisfactory, except in two, one of which, a three-storey wooden building of 102 rooms, including 94 bedrooms, with sleeping accommodation for 120 persons had scrim partitions between the rooms, and only two fire escapes ! The other was of wood containing two storeys with accommodation for 60 persons. The partitions in this were better than in the first house, being of wood, but the passages were narrow and tortuous. Bailiffs in Charge of a State School. —A telegram frem Hokotika states that the bailiffs took possession of the State school on Monday by virtue of a distress warrant issued by Messrs Arnett and Seabrook, con tractors, of Greymoutb, and on Tuesday morning the teachers going to the Sta'e school found the doors locked by the bailiffs. The stationery and school property, &c., to be sold by auction on Saturday next by the bailiffs. Great indignation is felt in town about the matter. Later news states the Government have taken possession of all the Stale schools in the Westland district and dismissed the bailiffs, and the Hokitika school re-opened on Wednesday morning. The Triumph.—Captain Vine Hall, of, Sydney, is engaged at Auckland in making a searching investigation on behalf of the London Underwriters into the circumstances attending the sale of the Triumph, recently stranded at Tn-itiri. It is stated Mr Fraser, the purchaser of the Triumph, has received notice from the Underwriters that the legality of the sale will be disputed. Messrs Russell and Campbell have been acting as his legal advisers in the matter. The probability is that if the evidence adduced when submitted to the Underwriters appears to justify them in resisting the claim, they will do so, leaving the owners to sue for the amount and settle the question of the sale as they please. The University Examinations of 1833. —A telegram has been received from the University Agent in London, giving the fol lowing results of the examination for degrees, senior scholarships and honors. This list is published subject to any correction which may require to be made when the detailed reports of the examiners arrive by the mail, probably in March, It is possible that the telegram may have been incorrectly trans mitted or misinterpreted in some particularsHonors Examination ; —First Class—Joseph Grossman; second class —L. Cohen, D* White ; third class—D. Burn, Jeanette Grossman, R. Irvine, H. Purchase. M.A. Examina tion : —Passed A* Purdie, L.L.B. Examination. —Passed—A. R. Barclay, R. L. Stanford. B.A. Examination—Passed —W. Wake, A. S. Webber, T. Ritchie, J. Anderson, J. Murray, W. H. Airey, W. Taylor, W. A. Reilly, R. M, Beattie, J. Reid, A. J. Mayne. D. Munro, H. J. James, P. Kine, A. Gifford, G. M. Hutton, J. T. Barnicoat, R. MeNab, B, Cronin, W. J. Glasgow, M. H. Jones, W. I’. Evans, W. A. Stout, W. A. Robinson, W. Sim, W. Hislop, J. J. Patterson, H. von Haast, J. A. Newell, A. Heine, C. E. M. Harrison, K. Co’ebrook, A. Binnie, H. Kitcbingham, R. W. Cocks, O. Alexander, T. Rowe, J. P. Mayne, W. Armitage, R, M. Laing, H. M. Inglis, H. Kel'y, W. Christie, J. J. Hay, A. Stoll, K. H. Seirle, J. Boulton, W. Kerr. R. Lamb, S. Sermour, E. T. Farle, H. Mathias, C. D. Hardie. W. D. Andrews, F. Ockford. Senior scholarship examination :—lst R. 1 amb, 2nd T. Rowe, 3rd A. Gifford, 4th H. von Haast, sth R. MoNab and P. Kine equal.

Beee Duty.—The beer duty last month was £4335 2s lOd j for the corresponding month of 1883 it was £6227 Is Bd. The following are the amounts collected at the principal ports last month : Auckland, £IOOO 10s 5d ; Wellington, £363 10s Id ; Christchurch, £9Ol 3s 2d ; Dunedin, £105816s 9d. Bazaar at Temuka. A bazaar and conversazione at Temuka, in aid of the Brass Band Uniform Fund, will take place in the Volunteer Hall, on Tuesday, February 26th. Contributions will be received on the 25th from 2 to 5 p.m., and on the 26th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. We hope to see the bazaar a great success. Geraldine Dairy Factory. - The Directors of the Geraldine Dairy Factory having received the machinery and plant, are opening out the same and storing it in the old malt house on the main road, preparatory to its being afterwards taken to its final destination. The whole appears to be in first class order in every re*pect. The Napier Lunatic Asylum. —An inquest was held at the Lnnatio Asylum, Napier, yesterday, on the body of an inmate, aged 79. A verdict of “ Died from natural causes” was returned, and the jury added the following rider : —“That the state of ac commodation provided at the Napier Lunatic Asylum for the unfortunate inmates reflects the greatest discredit on the Government of New Zealand,”

The Weather. —The weather for the past few days has taken a decided turn for the better. The nor’-westers we have been experiencing have materially aided in ripening the cereals, and some of the farmers in the district hare already begun to reap, whilst others are busily preparing to set to work. In abont a week or so, if the weather continues favorable, harvesting will become general throughout the district. The New Bankruptcy Act. —At a meeting of creditors in Dunedin on Tuesday, the Official Assignee said that a great deal of trouble had arisen through a misunderstanding as to the form of pioof of debt required under the new Act. Fresh forms were necessary. There were two seperate forms, one for a firm or company and the other for an individual creditor. It would save a great deal of trouble if people would supply them selves with the proper form. Immigration. —The nominations for immigrants forwarded by the last outgoing mail were : From Auckland 185 souls, Taranaki 1, Napier 26, Wellington 38, Marlborough 7, Nelson 7, Hokatika2, Christchurch 36, Otago 51, Invercargill 29. The fees received were £IOSB 2s 6d. The following are the nationalities :—Single women—English 51, Irish 64, Scotch 19 ; single men — English 16, Irish 32, Scotch 6 ; foreign, 4. The remainder are families. Geraldine Licensing Committee.— The election of the Licensing Committee took place yesterday, Mr C. E. Sherratt being the substitute Returning Officer. There was but little interest taken in the matter. As the poll at Geraldine did not close till 6 p.tn., and the returns from Woodbury could not reach the former place till a later hour, we are unable to furnish our readers with the result of the poll. The N.Z. Shipping Company.— The New Zealand Shipping Company have received the to'lowing cablegram: “The Tongariro arrived at Madeira, all well, at 3 p.m. on February 3rd, and re-sailed at 12 a.m. on February 4tb. Refrigerator was working satisfactorily, and the meat in prime condition. The British King arrived at Rio Janeiro, all well, at 5 p.m. on February Ist, and re-sailed at 7 p.m. on Februarv 2nd; refrigerator working satisfactorily, and the meat in prime condition.” The Tongariro thus made the run from Lyttelton to Madeira in 33 days 11 hours, including stoppages, and the British King to Rio Janeiro in 22 days 8 hours. The mignificent steamer Doric, 4744, tons, Captain Jennings, sails from Lyttelton for London during the month. Good Templa,ry. —On Tuesday evening last a meeting of persons intererted in the cause was held in the Good Templars’ Hall, Geraldine, for the purpose of establishing a Juvenile Lodge in connection with the Order, Bro. T. Sherratt occupied the chair. Having explained the object of the meeting, the Chairman called on those present to elect the officers of the new lodge, to be appointed for one month, with the following result;—Sister Kirby, Superintendent ; Bro. J. Kennington. ’V.C T. ; Bro. Fronting, W.V.T. ; Bro, J. Freeman, WM. ; Bro. W. Gaiger, W I.G. ; Sister Fleming, R.H.S. to W.C.T,; Sister Gaiger, L.H.S, to W.C.T. The remaining offices were declared vacant till next lodge night. Several songs and recitations by the juveniles were very cleverly rendered, after which the lodge was closed. Native Matters. —Mr Bryce has stopped the Government pension allowed to the chief Rewi in consequence of his recent action re surveyors. Rewi is believed to have been animated by jealousy of the importance attached to Wahanui, and also to be influenced by favorable feelings towards Tawhiao. Soma £4OOO has been collected by the natives towards Tawhiao’s projected mission to Eng land, for which arrangements are nearly completed. The Kingites deny that Mcßeth instigated, or is connected with the mission. Rewi, it is stated, has replied to the Native Minister concerning the stoppage of his pension, that he does not care, as ho never solicited it. Tawhiao, Rewi and Te Wheoro have invited Sir George Grey to come up and see them to talk over the matter. Among other mutters, they want to know whether a pension can be stopped, apart from personal misconduct and reference to Parliament. The pension is £2OO per annum. It is expected the Wanganui chief Touia and the Ahuriri chief Henare Totnoana will accompany Tawhiao to England. The Porangahau natives have resolved not to put any more lauds through the Native Land* Court,

A Want Supplied. —ln response to a suggestion nude by several persons in the Geraldine district, Mr A, Fisher has opened a Registry Office for servants in Geraldine.—[Advt.]

Messrs J. Mundoll and Co., Geraldine, hare 800 ewes and wet.here, 4 and 6 tooth, and 50J wethers, full mouthed, for sale. Messrs R. Wilkin and Co., auctioneer, Timaru, will hold a sale of cattle and sheep at Winchester Fair to day. Mr W. Q-. Aspinall, as solicitor for Peter Sincliar, of Temuka, a [debtor, notifies that application will shortly be made to the District Court for an order of discharge. Skinny Men.—‘Wells’ Health Renewer' restores health and vigor, cures Dyspepsia, Impotence, Debility. Moses Moss and 00, Sydney. General Agents. 1

Messrs Walter and William Nichol, trading under the style of Nichol Bros., blacksmiths, etc., Temuka, have dissolved partnership and appointed Mr W. G. Aspinall to collect their accounts. Mr Walter Nichol will carry on the business. Mr J. W. Velvin, of the Cash Grocer? Store, Temuka, draws the attention of the public to his stock of teas, sugars, and all kinds of groceries, crockery, ete., which he will sell at prices Mint wil. favorably compare with any other house in South Canterbury.

Moral Turpitude. —Blame attaches to a jury of intelligent men when they condemn a man for crime whose moral nature has been perverted by indig°stion, diseased liver, and kidneys, A thoughtful judge may well consider whether society would not he better served by ordering a bottle of Hop Billers for the unfortunate in the dock instead of years of penal servitude.—Rsad Advt,