LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1185, 31 May 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Petit Debt in Chbistchuboh. — Two hundred aad fifteen case* wore set down for hearing at the Christchurch. Resident Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.

Geraldine Pacing Club. —The , annual general meeting of the members of the Geraldine Eacing Club will be held iu the Crown Hotel, Geraldine, on Monday next, at 7.30. p.m.

Temuka Town Boabd. —The nominations for election to the newly formed Town Board of Temuka closed yesterday. The following were nominated, namely : Messrs J. Blyth, E. Brown, P. Coirs, K. E. Gray, J. T. M. Hayhurst, D. Henry, G. J. Mason, M. Quinn, W. Storey, and J. Whitehead. The election will take place on Thursday next.

A Good Movement.—At a meeting of the Salvation Army, in Wellington, “ to bring under the notice of the Christian public the desirability that a special effort should be made to rescue the perishing,” about 600 were present, fully half of whom were ladies. Mr E. Baker, J.P., was in the chair. A resolution was carried that a committee be formed consisting of six for the purpose of aiding to rescue the fallen women of Wellington.

Business at the Eesidbnt Magistrate’s Court, Geraldine. During the past twelve months the business at this Court has so much increased that the Eesident Magistrate contemplates sitting once a fortnight instead of once a month as hitherto. The wisdom of such a step must be apparent to all who have cases to be heard.

New Zealand Cement. —At the last meeting of the Southland Land Board a Mr J. T. Thompson, of the Bluff, was grantsd a one year’s lease of a section of land on which to manufacture cement ; and , if it is a succes, he will be granted a2l years’ lease. He has had the section 12 months, and he says he can turn out a cement resembling and equal to Portland at 12s a cask. He has already spent £3OO in experiments and will hare to spend about £3OOO in machinery, Tmb Temperance Question. Sir William lox addressed a large meeting on the Temperance question at Wellington on Thursday night. Ho considered the present Licensing Act unworkable, as the number of police was quite insufficient to put down Sunday trading. He stated that the Justices of the Peace and the Magistrates had an invariable leaning towards the publicans. He also considered- the Licensing Benches displayed great apathy in carrying out the power rested in them. Ha received a vote of thanks.

The Q-kealdxxk Couet House.— Each time a sitting takas place of the Resident Magistrate’s Court, the greatest inconren ienee is experienced hr all haring to transact business therein, owing to the ve y very small size of the building* Some little while ago the Resident Magistrate applied to some of the carpentering firms in the township for estimates as to cost of a suitab’e building, but the estimates forwarded wc e for two narrow a building. Mr Baddely 1-. however, determined to push the matter forward, and ere long we hope to hear of steps being taken whereby a suitable building for the requirements of the Court will be erected.

Football. —The New Zealond Football team opened their campaign at Parama; i, New South Wales, on Wednesday against the County of Cumberland team. The weather was fine, but the ground hard. At the close of the day’s play the New Zealanders had scored thirty-thres points, and the home team none. Forth# visitors T. Ryan secured one goal, and W. Y. Million three. Roberts, Robinson, O’Donnell, and Leckey each obtained two tries, and Taiaroa and W. Y. Million (captain) three each. The Paramatta team displayed poor play, but that of the New Zealanders was much admired. The New Zealanders were entertained at a dinner in the evening. On Thursday, at Sydney, the members of the New Zealand Football Team were entertained by Mr T. A. Dibbs, Manager of the Commercial Bank, and were taken for a trip down the harbor.

Tea and Concket.— The anniversary tea and concert in connection with the Wesleyan Church, Temuka, will bo held on Wednesday next. The programme of the esneert appears elsewhere, and comprises some beautiful sacred pieces. The gathering should be a large one.

Accidents and Offences. —A telegram was received by the Dunedin police on Wednesday from Waihemo, stating that a ploughman, employed at Pareora Station, was killed yestsrdaj afternoon by the dray he was driving falling on him. He wai on hie way to O-ladbrook, and in crossing a creek at the Taieri Lake Station the accident happened.—Patrick Collins has been committed for trial at Hokitika for indecent assault on Sophia Malam. Bail was accepted in £IOO, and two sureties ef £SO each. Robin Hood Consultation. —The prize* in tbe last programme of Robin Hood on the Grand National and Birthday Handicap went as follows : Birthday Handicap First prize £260, traveller for a boot factory, Christchurch j second prize, £l3O, hotss~ employee, Christchurch ; third prize, £65, photographer, Westport ; Grand National— First prize, £l3O, farmer at Waikanj second prize, £65, saddler, Christchurch. The consultation closed with. 2893 sub* senbers, being 893 over the original issue of 2000.

An Unwaebantid Scab*.— The Lyttelton Times, on Thursday, publishes a paragraph to the effect that had it not been for the nerve of the drivers, and the brakes, two engines would have met in the tunnel on Wednesday night, thereby occasioning a most spalling railway accident. There was no truth whatever in the statement. The Press of yesterday say* : “ The brief but sensational account givsn to the public yesterday in a morning journal to tbe effect that a narrow escape from a collision had taken place between two trains in the Port tunnel was a mere sensational paragraph. .No such occur* rencs happened, nor is it possible so long as the “ block” system in vogue in the tunnel management continue* to be enforced.”

A Singular Action.—The case of Mr* Agnes Campbell rer»u* William Kennedy, of New York, Basil Seirwright of Dunedin, Charles Esid, and two others, nominal defendants, will shortly be before the Courts. It turns on the sale of the Dunedin Arcade property last year. After Daniel Campbell left the colony tbs plaintiff alleges she signed a dead of sale under Mr Soivwright’e adnoe, not knowing he was acting for Kennedy; that she never receired any part of the £12,000 alleged to hare been paid as pur* chase money ; that the deed was fictitious, and was executed by Mr Seirwright’s ad vie# in order to protect the same from her husband’s creditors, and did so on the adrice that it was not a bena fids sale, but that, whenever she required, Kennedy would retransfer the land for a nominal consideration; but he had since refused to do so. Two commissions hare been issued for taking evidence in America, whither Mr Dennistoan has gone in plaintiff’s interest*. A Wise Deacon. —“ Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me how you kept yourself and family so well the past season, when all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors running- to us so often.” “ Brother— Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time, and kept my family well, and savedlarge doctor’s bills. Four shillings worth of it kept us all well and able to work all the time, and I will warrant it has cost you and most of the neighbours £lO to £IOO apiece to keep sick the same time. I fancy you’ll take my medicine hereafter.” See Adrt.

The funeral of the late Mr Philip Wallach takes place to morrow at Geraldine. Mr W. IJ. Slack, Pleasant Valley, has two stacks good bright straw, suitable for chaff, for sale.

The poundkeeper at Geraldine notifies that if one dark bay horse be not released it will be sold on Monday, 2nd June. Robin Hood publishes his programme on the Waterloo Cup, to be run at PJumptoa Park on the 16th, I7th,and 18th July. Messrs J. Mundell -an) Co. hold their monthly stock sale at Geraldine on Wedneanext. Entries are advertised elsewhere.

Mr C. Bowden notifies that he will app’y at the next Licensing . Meeting holden at Geraldine for a transfer of the license of the Crown from himself to Mr Thomas Far'ell.

Mr K. F. Gray (instructed by Mr Wheelband) will hold a sale of fruit and f vest trees, at Pleasant Point, on Monday nest. Of the excellence of Mr Wheelfaand’s trees it is needless to speak. Wells’ ‘Rough on Corns.’ — A sk for Wells’ Rough on Corns. Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warts, bunions. New Zealand Drug Co., General Agents. 3

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