LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 1191, 14 June 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Cricket. The Australians played a match 8 gainst a Yorkshire Eleven on Tuesday and won by three wiekets. Thh Railways.—A petition re the local manufacture of rolling stock, was forwarded from Christchurck on Tuesday, to the Hon. Mr Eicbardson for presentation. Coppe* Obi.—Some excellent specimens of copper ore, have been taken to Ckristehurch from the Malvern district, and sanguine hopes are entertained of a payable copper mine there. Co-operation. The Waikato Farmers' Co-operative Association hare opened butchers' shops for the sale of their meat in Auckland, and are making extensive arrangements to avoid the middlemen's profit on all kinds of Droduce.

The Kaitaxgata Miwk. —The Kaitangata coal mine, which was oponed' the other day in the presence of some ot the Directors, has caught fire again, probably through the influx of air, and will have to be re-closed. Coax. —A seam of coal 12rt thick, ha 3 been traced in the Grey district near Blackball Creek* for half a mile. The coal has been tested and highly speken of. Mr Thornton has taken specimens to Chiistckuroh. A G:'eymouth firm has obtained a lease of the ground.

Buggy Acoidemt. —Last Wednesday afternoon the Rey. Father Kean was at the Postoflice, Greraldine, leaving his buggy on the road at the side of the footpath, when the horse bolted, turning round the corner of the Greraldine Hotel. His mad cireer was, however, sooh stopped through the buggy heing overturned, but the latter was considerably damaged.

Football.— On Wednesday the New Zealanders played their fifth match in Australia against a combined team of fifteen representing the Western districts of N.S.W. The match was played at Bathurst, and the New Zealand team won. On Thursday they played their sixth match, and ictred another victory, against the Uuiversity and Wallaroo ! Clubs combined. A match will be played to-day at 2 o' clock between tae Timaru High School and the Temuka District High School. The Temuka Club play the Crusaders next Saturday. A scratch match will be played this afternoon, whem . all members are requested to attend, as the Committee wish to choose the team immediately. Immigration ahd Emigbatioh Ebtubh*. —The immigration and emigration returns j for May are:—Auckland, arrivals, 390; departures, 250; Wellington, 584—231; Nelson, I—nil; Gfreymouth, nil—l 6 ; Hold tika, 4—nil; Lyttelton 3—64; Timaru, nil—--1 ; Oamaru, nil—2 ; Dunedin, 383—2 ; Invercargill, 243—400; totals, arrivals, 1609 j departures, 966. Russell, Napier, and Westport have not yet furnished returns. Of the arrivals 1042 are from the United Kingdom, 538 from Australia (viz., 290 from Victoria, 218 from New South Wales, 1 from South Australia, aud 29 from Tasmani*), and 29 from other po.-ts, chiefly Fiji and the South Seas. Of the departures 174 wore for tbe United Kingdom, 679 for Australia (viz., New South Wales 288, Queensland 2, Victoria 395, South Australia 1, Tasmania 20), and 95 for other ports, 77 of these being for Fiji and the South Seas. Of Chinese there were 3 arrivals and 19 departures. Proposed LiCßNinra Act AMKNpkEJTT Act. —Mr Steward, the member for Waimate, intends to bring before the House the Licensing Act Amendment Bill, which was passed through the Legislative Council last session, but came to grief in the Lovrsr House. With a. view of saving the expense of the annual elections, it is proposad 1 o make the elections ef Licensing Committees triennial, and to hold them concurrently with the local option polls. Another clause enables auctioneers to hold wholesale licenses, which they are unible to do at present. Mr Steward also proposes that when any person against whom a prohibition order has been issued should be found intoxicated, he shall be liable to imprisonment not exceeding one month for the first offence, with a severer penalty for subsequent offence?, and for creating a disturbance in his or her own house or illtreating any member of his or her family.—Press.

Cheap Milk.—Mrs Thomion, TWuka, notifies that she is ready to supply new milk at lOd per gallon, and skimmed milk at 6d. The Tkicoii Bistkot High School.— The Temuka District High School will be' re-opened on Monday, the 23rd instant, not on the 25th as stated in our last issue. Tbmuks Young Mik's Cltjb.—This Club to ill be opened, in the premises lately occupied . by Mr J. Harrop, on Monday might at 7 o'clock. Friends and all interested ars invited to attend, .

Thh Liciksik# Act. The Dunedin Lictnied Victuallers are memorialising Parliament to dispense with elective Committees, as they have proved a lameatable failure. Thsy ask that the Licensing Acs be amended in the direction of reverting to non-elective Benches, and the amendments to apply to the whole colony.

AcoiDiirr.—On Thursday afternoe» last a serious accident occurred near G-eraldine, It appears that during the day, Mr Gk Waiv£ had betn thrashing grain on his land on the) G-eraldine Downs, and the men had put the shoe on the wheel of the engine prier t» starting down hill a when by some means the the wheel got out of the shoe. The horses taen went full gaMop down the hill. One of the shatters was thrown down, was dragged about a chain, and caused the engine to be thrown over twice. One of the shaft horses was killed. The engine was also much damaged. The latter belonged to Mr Gk-oumdwater and the herse to Mr Pizsey.

Masojuc Ihstaxlatiojt.—The installatian of the following officers of Lodge Southern Star, No. 619, took place on Thursday evening last, in the Masonic Hall, Geraldiae, the ceremony being performed by the Key. Bro. James Hill, Deputy Grand Master:—Bro. J. Cunningham, E.W.M. j N. Dunlop, S.W. } Gould, J.W. ; W. Coltman, S.D.; G. Williams, J.D.; G. Westropp, Secretary; R.~Shiere, Treasurer; C. Waller, I.G. j J. W. Pye, O.G. After the ceremony waj concluded the brethren adjouraed tc Oddfellows' Hall, where an excellent |repast had been provided by Bro. E. Taylor, of the Geraldme Hotel. After the usual loyal and Masonic toasts had heen duly honoured tome excellent speeches were delivered by Bros. J» Cunningham, Eeva. J. Hill and G. Barclay and ethers. The songs by Bros. Leishman, Bowden, Sherratt and others Were highly appreciated. The brethren dispersed at an early hour, after haying spent a very enjoyable evening.

A LASfßiir« Dow* Cabb.—At the meeting of the Licensing Court for City Bast, Auckland, Superintendent Thomson said a case of lambing down bad been brought under his notice, which wa» quite unparalleled within his experience in this colony. A mam from Wanganui went to a eertiin.hotel soma time ago, and while in his ' caps' incautiously displayed a deposit receipt for £250, which the licensee, with aff toted jocularity, snatehed away and put in his pocket, subsequently getting the whole £250 placed to his owa credit at the Bank. In the meantime the unfortunate victim was kept in an incessant state of drunkenness for three weeks at this hotel. Upon recovering his sobriety, at length, and enquiring for his money, ha wasy told that he owed the landlord £l5O, whieh had been consumed during his debauch, and that consequently only £IOO remained. The man claimed this, when the publieau had the audacity to offer him £SO. By dint af persistence, however, the man managed to get £6O, and a subsequent £2O, making £BO in all out of £250. Sueh conduct, if true, was that of a selfish and heartless scoundrel.

Supmhi Cotjit, TiHAfcrj.—At nine o'oloak on Thursday morning His Homor seat for the jury who had been loeked up all night on the Taylor embezzlement case. Tbi * foreman stated tkat the jury could not agree, and His Hoaor then discharged them, with the thanks of the colony for their services • His Honor then asked the counsel whether he would apply for a change of place of trial, to Christchurch, or Oamaru, so that the new trial might not be put off to the next sittings in Timaru. He had unfortunately discharged the jury, and ha did not feel justified, i* the faea of tha press of business that existed elsewhere, to remain till Monday for the parpose of trying tka case again at this sittings. He would give t'l ten o'clock to consider tke matter. At ean i on the Court resuming, His Honor said ha had thought over it and if Mr Haraersley desired, in the interest of bis client, that the case should be tried again forthwith, ha must remain and take it oa Monday. Mr Hamersley said his client would lie satisfied to go on bail till the naxt sittings at Timaru. His Honor agreed to thii course, and fixed the bail as before, accused and two sureties in £7O each. The sureties were found immediately. Ia the civil case John Emerioa T. Robert Stewart—Claim £SOO, damages for trespass and wrongful conversion of property, judgment went for plaintiff, damages £67. It appeared that one Rickards was indebted to tbe firm of Maclean and Stewart to the amount of £lO2. A distress warrant wai taken out against Rickards, and the goods af > Emerson, for whom Rickards was repairing a chaffcuttsr, wore seized and sold by mistake, and the plaintiff alleged thst his reputatios was serioualy damaged, hence tha action.

A bag containing clothes has be»n last bat ween Kakahu and Temuka. To bo returned to Leadbb Office. Messrs J. Wundoll and Co., will held a sale «f household furnitur*, <§so., at their rooms, G«raidine, to-day. Thaj will also gall a well bred greyhound. Messrs T. and J. Thomson, drapers, »te., opposite King's stable, Timaru, announce th« arrival of tbair wintor goods. Particular! will be found in their advertisement. Lovely Climes. There ar« lovely climes and place in which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria and the poison of fever and epidemics, To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of Hop Bitters at hand. Theaa Bitters impart an equalizing strength to the system and prevent the accumulation of deadly stores of contagion. Be sure and see Advt. .