LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1158, 29 March 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mb Edgelee's Meeting. —Mr Q-eo Edgeler held a public meeting in the Volunteer Hall, Teniuka, last evening. A report of the proceedings will appear in our next. Extensive Jkwelleky. Sale. Messrs Maslin and Sherratt will hold a sale of a bankrupt watchmaker and jeweller's stock, at their salerooms, Temuka, to-day. Full particulars will be found in their advertisement. Child Abandonment.—Margaret "Weir, late of Oamaru, has been arrested at Wel« lington charged with the abandonment of a child at Dunedin on the 6th inst. She has just been married. Earthquake Shock.—A sharp shock of earthquake was felt along the West Coast of the North Island, from Palmerston to New Plymouth, yesterday morning, Bhortly before 10 o'clock. Photogbaphic—The American Novelty Photographic Company have opened a studio on a ,v>lot of ground in the main street of Temdka, next Messrs Thomson and Smith's, where anyone can secure their shadow, carte de visite-size, for the modest sum of one shilling. Children are taken by the instantaneous process. We are informed that the Company have done an immense business in Timaru, baving been there two months.

The Outgoing- Mail.—The homeward mails, via San Francisco, will close afc the Post Office Geraldine at 2.40. p.m. to day, and at Temuka at 3 p.m.

G-abden Paety.— A garden party and sale of work will take place at "Winchester Villa oa Wednesday next, 2nd April, the object being to provide for the lighting of Winchester Church, &c. Gold at Fiji.—Gold is reported to have been recently found on the island of Yiti Levu, Fiji, and rich specimens were exhibited at Levuka, just before the s.s. Penguin, which has just arrived at Auckland, left.

Loss of thk Loch Fyne.—Lord Derby has cabled to His Excellency the Governor respecting the loss of the barque Loch Fyne, from Lyttelton to London, and asking the New Zealand Government to search Enderby Island for castaways.

St. Patbick's Day Sports.—On Thursday evening last the final meeting of the St. Patrick's Day Sports Committee was held in the Crown Hotel, Greraldine, when the Hon. Sec, Mr A. Fisher, presented his balance, sheet. After passing sundry accounts for payment, the meeting terminated.

Shipments op Cheese. The Temuka Butter Cheese and Bacon Curing Factory, made their first shipment of cheese, by the barquentine Cuthona, to Sydney on Friday last, the consignment being 10 tons. The first shipment of Auckland cheese has been sent by the s.s. Manapouri to Wellington where it will be transhipped to the s.s. Ruapehu for London. Gobed by A Bull.—Mr Alex. Bennett, an old settler, was gored by a bull at his residence, Peeress Town, near Timaru, last Wednesday evening. He was attempting to yard the bull, which by some means had got out of its paddock, when it rushed at him knocked him down and inflicted some very severe wounds on his head and cb«st. A doctor was sent for, and Mr Bennett is now progressing favorably towards recovery. The bull, which was the unfortunate man's own property, was destroyed. The Wjeathee. Almost for the past fortnight harvesting operations have been at a standstill owing to the very unfavourable state of the weather, and many a field is to be seen with the stooks still out. On Thursday, however, there was a decided change for the better and the sun again asserted his sway. Yesterday was the same, and where practicable the farmers were soon at work stacking. We hear of some of the grain commencing to sprout —but fortunately this has been the exception and not the rule—on account of the atmosphere. There were sharp frosts on Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Should Lunatic Muedebees bb Hujtg ? —Writing on the subject of the late tragedy at Ormondville, a correspondent of a contemporary says : —lt will no doubt be sufficient to save the life of the miserable man that he was drunk and insane. Here is where I disagree with our soft and flabby laws. Drunkenness and insanity are only additional reasons why a man should be put out of barn's way. We do not hang, I take it, for vengeance, but as we would shoot a tiger or a mad dog, lest it should do further harm. An insane murderer, therefore, should be hanged a little more carefully than any other. A sane man would propably never murder again. An insane man probably would make a practice of it if he got the chance.

The Timartj Hospital.—A special meeting of the limaru Hospital Commissioners was held in Tiraaru on Thursday, when the dispute between the Hospital Surgeon and the medical practitioners of Timaru was again under consideration. It was resolved to adhere to their decision of the 7th March.—That the honorary staff be held to have resigned and the Commissioners accept their resignation; that .the Kesident Surgeon call in assistance when he requires it, such assistance to be paid for ; and that the medical practitioners shall no longer have the privilege of sending cases to the Hospital nor the right to visit the institution except by invitation. The Commissions then held an exhaustive enquiry into the alleged negligence of the staff, re the case of Patrick Kassan, preferred by Daniel Horgan, and ultimately passed the following resolution—- " After a most exhaustive enquiry, the Commissioners can only arrive at the conclusion that every attention and care was given to the deceased Patrick Kassan, and that the charge made by Daniel Horgan against Dr Drew, the Steward and the nurses is utterly without foundation: " Failing to Support.—At the RM. Court, Timaru, yesterday, before J. JBeswick, Esq , R.M., J. T. M. Hayhurst, as attorney for his father, appeared to answer an information laid against him by his father's brother, William Hayhurst, for failing to contribute to his support, he being unable to work and a cripple, Mr Aspinall appeared for defendant, The case had been heard at Temuka on the 17th inst., when His Worship reserved judgment on some points raised !>}' Mr Aspinall. His Worship now gave judgment. He said he had carefully considered the. case, and he found that the information should have been laid against J. Hayhurst, senr., father of defendant, do at absent from the colony and for whom defendant held a power of attorney. As the case was a quasi-criminal one, His Worship said he could not make the holder of a power of attorney liable for acts of that nature. The information would therefore be dismissed. At the same time His Worship (addressing complainant) added—l am sorrv to have heard a bad account of you. You are in the habit of drinking, and you cannot expect your brother to support you in that case.

Reducing the Hotels in Poet Lyttelton.—At a meeting of the Licensing Committee in Lyttelton on Thursday (says the Press), the Chairman stated that there was no likelihood of the license of tho Empire Hotel being granted a renewal at tho annual meeting in June next. Further than this, there were two other house, licenses for which would not probably be renewed by the Committee. The announcement, as may be readily supposed, took those present in Court by surprise, and a definite statement as to which where the two hotels meant would doubtless set at rest a considerable sense of uneasiness in the minds of the ten other Bonifaces in the Port.

A Pebsevebing Student. — An amusing story reaches us from Munich. During tho past year the Professor of JEsthetics in the University, whoss lectures are proverbially wearisome, delivered his lectures (as usual) to a somewhat exiguous audience. There were five students in all, who week by week melted and grew " beautif ullv less," until at last but one was left. This solitary individual however, seemed to concentrate in his own person all the diligence, application, and punctuality of his frivolous fellows. At the conclusion of the last lecture of the course the Professor approached him and praised him for these admirable qualities, and proceeded to inquire of him, " What is your name, my young friend ? " Wo answer. ' What country are you from ?" Absolute silence. The matter was soon elucidated, for it was discovered that the patient and persevering disciple was a poor deaf mute, who had taken refuge from the severe cold of winter in the warm lecture-rooms of tho University.

Electbic Lighting.—Considerable sensation has been caused among holders of electric light shares by the drastic conclusions at which the committee of investigation „of the Metropolitan Brush hare arrived. Th« circular which they have issued amounts to a declaratioa that the largest and most influential of the Brush companies is in such a plight that it should be wound up without further delay. They insist that the Holborn pro* visional order would result in a loss, and they demand that the promoters should return to the company the whole or a very large portion Gf the £235,000 paid for promotion money. Of course, they protest against calling up any more capital, and they have instructed Messrs Linklater to file a petition to wind up the affairs of the company. This is root and. branch work with a vengeance, and, although it is possible that the committee of investigation may have made the state of affairs appear worse than it really is, the fact that such a raport could be issued about such a company as the Metropolitan Brush is a significant comment on the position of the electric light as a commercial speculation.

The Temuka Road Board invite tenders for reforming and shingling Allan's Road, Waitohi.

Mr W. Greenaway, Temuka, offers a re* ward for the recovery of a brindle cow, in fall milk.

Messrs Maslin>nd Sherratfc will hold a sal* of 2 and 3-year old cattle at the Geraldine sale yards on Wednesday next. Mr K. F. Gray will hold a sale of freehold section 488 in the township of Wallingford, on which is erected a 4-roomed house, outbuildings, &c. Mr W. Young notifies, by advertisement in another column, that persons found trespassing on his- land at Pleasant Valley will be prosecuted. Mr P. Wareing cautions trespassers on all lands occupied by him that they will be prosecuted, whether in pursuit of game or otherwise. He alio cautions persons against taking firewood out of the Educational Reserve lately in th« occupation of Mr S. D. Barker.

We gladly direct our readers' attention to a really choice selection of drapery and clothing now on view at the Hall, Temuka, Mr J. W. Miles having spared no pains in endeavouring to meet the requirements of this important district. Cash purchasers will find it to their advantage to call at this establishment before going elsewhere.

Messrs Mundell and Co. will hold an extensive clearing sale of freehold property, stock, etc., at Gapes's Valley, on Friday next, the property of Mr F. Hides. They advertise particulars of the entries for their monthly stock sale on Wednesday next. On the same day, and at the same place, they will sell five splendid dairy cows, the property of Mr J. Lowe.

Skill in the Workshop.—To do good work the mechanic must have good health. If long hours of confinement in close rooms have enfeebled his hand or dimmed his sight, let him at once, and before some organic trouble appears, take plenty of Hop Bitters. His system will be rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened, his sight become clear, and the whole constitution be built up to a higher working condition. Read Advt.