The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1161, 5 April 1884, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1884. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Linseed Ea ctory.— The Temuka Lmseed Factory want from 20 to 40 acres of lea land for linseed growing for a term of not more than 12 months. Entertainment. —The Royal Illusionist’, Messrs Kudarz and Verno, will give one of their marvellous and amusing entertainments in the Temuka Volunteer .Hall next Wednesday night. We refer our readers to the advertisement for particulars. Concert. —A concert in aid of the funds of the Temuka Presbyterian Church and Sunday school will take plree in the Volunteer Hall next Thursday evening. A very entertaining programme has been prepared fur the occasion. Arrest of a Supposed Housebreaker. — A young man named Wm. Henry Derrick was arrested in Timaru on Thursday evening on a charge of breaking into the dwelling of J. McMillan, Hororate, in January last, and stealing wearing apparel and money. Resignation op Judge Johnston.— lt is understood in Wellington that Judge Jolmsl on has resigned his seat on the Supreme Court Bench in consequence of ill health, and that the Hon. T. Connolly, Attorney-General, will succeed to the vacant Judgeship. Revenue Returns— The Customs returns for the financial year, ending 31st Mavcl^ ' have now been made up. The total amount collected throughout the colony for the year is , £1,398,951 lls lOd, leaving a deficiency on the Colonial Treasurer’s estimate of £121,018 8’ 2d. The b or duty for the year amounted to £56,979 14s 6d leaving a deficiency of £5202,5s 3d on the Treasurer’s estimate. The Customs revenue collected in the colony last month was £115,816 Os 3d, as against £125,117 7s Id, for the corresponding month la=t year. For the last quarter ended 31st March, the total was £362,535 15s 4d. For corresponding quarter last year the amount i was £377,767 Is 9d. Bolt, —Yesterday a bolt took place in Sod Town, Temuka. A five-horso team, att ched to a waggon, were frightened by some children whilst the driver wa 3 attend in g toA horse and dray which was being led behind. The horse started from near Mr Edge ler’s “Belgrovo Cottage,” crossed the bridge near Canard’s, skirted the road round the creek passt McAuliffe’s, and then started straight for the bridge near Mr Hobbs’s. They negotiated the gully safely, much to the surprise of the onlookers who thought that here their 1 run must end, and after proceeding a short distance turned about, and made for Sod Town again, when they were stopped by some passers-by. No damage, beyond the breaking of the the reins on the leaders, was done. The team is the property of Mr John Malcolmson, who is to be congratulated that the bolt had no worse result’. The children were just out of school and some very narrow escapes occurred along McAuhffe’s road. Government Assistance Wanted.— At a meeting of the Committee of the Auckland Sericultural Association, ''Mr E derli suggested that a farm should be established with the object of practically working the silk industry, and with the object of spreading all information possible to the colony at large, and to make the concern not a local but a national one, and that this should be done by private enterprise. Some considerable discussion ensued, and it was eventually agreed, on the motion of Mr Coraisky —“ That 7 a company be formed with a capita] of £IO,OOO, for the purpose of establishing the culture of s'lk, ohve, vine, colza, castor oil, and other kindred industries, and that Government be reque ted to grant (1) 1000 acres of land to be selected by the Company; (2) that the Government introduce at their own expense foil'- families accustomed to the above industries ; (3) that the Government annually grant £IOOO for five years as a subsidy to the Company.” Professor Brown,“Mr Comiskey, and Mr Shera were appointed a Committee to wait on the Chamber of Commerce, to ask that body to assist in urging upon the Government the advisability of granting the above concessions. A Proeessional Sinecure. — The Otago University Council find themselves with a wlr' o elephant. Mr Barman the great showman, the other day spent goodness knows how many thousands on a white elephant from Siam. How pleased would the University Council be if they could only drop in with a Barman, but there’s no such luck. Their white elephant (says the Dunedin correspondent of the Cromwell Argus) is the Professor of Mining and Metallurgy—Profetsor Ulrich. Ho gets about £6OO a-year, and does nothing. And there is not the slightest prospect of his getting anything to do apparently. Perhaps you will say, Why don’t the Com? .41 sack him? University professors are far and away above tbe operation of the “ Right Honorable Order of the Sack.” They are appointed for life during good behaviour. Now, Professor Ulrich behaves himself ; dmirably. “Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.” But the Professor, though Ins hands are idle enough in all conscience, withstands the temptation of mischief, and simply does nothing. Ho has all the ability to teach students and the eagerness too, but the students don’t come. Therefore the Professor curbs his eagerness and smiles the smile ot the man who is at peace with all the world ; and he draws his salary just as regularly and cheerfully as if ho earned it. He shows no signs of investing himself with the distinguished Order before referred to, and his employers can’t confer it on him. The Professor will therefore wait patiently for something to do, and as a reward of his patience will continue to be paid £6OO a year.

Temuka Rifles.— Members of the No. 1 Company intending to take part in the Easter encampment at Christchurch are requested to send their nanra to the S.'cretary of the Company, Mr G. J. Mason, before 6 p.m. on Tuesday next. A special parade wih be held the same evening. Tub County Council Loan. —The poll for the raising of a loan to rebuild the Opxhi Bridge was t ken yesterday, but very little interest appeared to be taken in the subject. In fact very few seemed to know anything at all about it. The result of the polling at Temuka was 25 for and none against, and Winchester 18 for and 1 against. The result of the poll at Geraldine was not made known when our despatch left. Civil Service Economies. —The Wellington correspondent of the Christchurch Press state : —lt is definitely decided not to fill up the vacancy created by Mr Oliver Wakefield’s lamented death. His department will be absorbed into those of Lauds and Surveys, and placed under Messrs Eliott and McKerrow. Another vacancy has arisen wh’di likewise will not be filled up. I refer to the appointment of Crown Lands Commissioner at Wellington. Mr Holdsworth the present Commissioner, has obtained sick leave and retires on a pension. His duties . will be transferred to Mr J. W. Allman Marchaut, present Chief Surveyor of Wellington. This will enable other economies to be effected in that department." The Licensed Victuallers. report of the Licensed Victuallers Association, read at the annual meeting in Christchurch on Thursday last, it was stated there had been three quarterly and six special general meetings. The special meetings had been held to consider whether the Association should oppose the granting of any new licenses, but it was deemed advisable to leave the matter in the hands of the Licensing Committee. During the past year a test case had been brought into the Supreme Court with reference to the power of Licensing Committees to close hotels without cause. The case referred to was that of Mr L»e, of the Woodend Hotel. It was resolved that the Committee should guarantee the costs of the case in the event of Mr Lee being_ unsuccessful in his appeal to the Supreme Court. This, however, was not necessary, as the case was given against the Licensing Committee with costs. The result of the recent el ctions of Licensing Committees was fairly satisfactory, for where combined action was taken, in every instance the result was the return of the candidates supported by the Association. Levanted. —The young man, John Dunnage, who for some time past has filled the position of booking clerk at the Temuka Railway Station, is missing. It appears that on Wednesday evening the station master discovered there was something wrong, and called attention to it, with the result that Dunnage cleared out at once and has not returned since. The last heard of him is that ho was seen walking on foot towards the railway bridge, on the following morning. Mr Kneeshaw (relieving stationmaster), and Mr E.Back (traffic manager), were all day yesterday investigating the affairs of the station, but the result of their inquiries is kept a secret. It is rumored that there are some defalcations, but the railway officials will give no information on the subject. There is therefore no ground for the statement, excepting that it is not p min Mu n would have left as he did unless them « ..s something wrong, and that so much trouble would not have been taken by the police to ascertain his whereabouts as there has been. Besides his relations with the railway department there are some people in Temuka very anxious to see him back. He neglected to pay those to whom he owed money before leaving, and in one instance he went into a certain shop to get change. In this way he got £1 10s more than his due, and though he promised to pay it back in two minutes he did not return. Altogether he has not left a good reputation behind. —Since the above was written it has leaked out that though his work was in a fearful muddle in the railway office there is nothing seriously wrong, and no further action will be taken by the railway authorities.

Mr R, H. Postlethwaite invites tenders for carting grain on the Raukapuka estate. The sale at Mr W. Leishman’s, Gapes’ Valley, advertised for the 10th inst., is postponed. Mr George Ward notifies that all dogs tresspassing on his land at Geraldine Downs will be destroyed, and that poison has been laid.

The Geraldine poundkeeper not’fies that a bay horse has been impounded from Mr Slack’s, Pleasant Valley ; and a dark bay horse from Four Peaks station. If not previously released they will be sold at the Pound, Geraldine, at noon, on Saturday, 12th April next. Highway Robbery Almost, to sell the poisonous, drunken, purging stuffs as medicine to honest men, innocent women, and harmless children to weaken and destroy their systems and health, when pure, harmless Hop Bitters can be had that cures always and continually’ at a trifling cost. Ask druggist or physicians. Read Advt,