LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1212, 2 August 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■: Vital Statistics.— The,following are the : vital statistics registered, in the office at Geraldine l Births, 15 t marriages, 1 ; deaths, I.'", l,‘■ Taweiao. Tawhiao, .shortly after his arrival at Home, sufferedrfrom indisposition, which compelled him tp *eeek quietude for some.days.. , / ■ Sib Julies -Vqgbl.— Sir Julius Vogel is rapidly improvingin health, and will, ifc -is expected, be able to take hiS seat on Parliament assembling. , ,

. Temdka Town Board| By-laws. —ln our advertising columns will'be fpubd B, Taw No. 2 ■ adopted by the Temdka Town Board on the 10th, July last. ■

Smallpox.-— Government have; received replies from Austrsliat re smallpox, and are now' consulting with Dr Hector as to what steps should be taken;

The TBiOMPH.--The Auckland Harbor Board has granted Mr Fraser the use of the dock for repairing the Triumph at half the usual rates, double rates to be paidi after six weeks. Mr Fraser’is .confident the repairs can be finished in six weeks. Imposts and Exports. The' value of imports, into the colony for the .quarter ended 30ih, Juno was £1,604,009 ; for the same .quarter in 1883, £1,757,196. Value of exports during the same period, £1,607,835 j for the game quarter in 1883, £1,846,049.

The Inspector op Schools.—Dr. .Anderson, the newly-appointed Inspector bf school* for South’Canterbury, paid a visit, to ■ the Geraldine, Public. ScWoi on Thursday morn-, ihg last, accompanied by the Rev. G. Chairman of the South > Canterbury; Board of Education. . ' . '

A Floating Wreck,—Captain Doyle, of the Stormbird, on arrival at Wanganui reported passing the hull of a vessel, bottom up, about .24 miles N.Wt" of Kapiti, It was painted black, and appeared to be about 70 tons register. The Hiriejmoa', has orders to look out for. the derelict vessel. It is considered likely that she Wftl-prove to be the schooner Clyde, now over,; four weeks put from Sydney to Foxtbn.’ She was commanded by Captain Grant, The Eusden Libel,—No definite information has been received by Mr Bryce as to the date when his slander case against Rhsden will bo heard. Mr Bryce is certain he will have to go to England, but as the new law probedure is now being brought into operation at Homs, a lengthy delay in hearing this ease will certainly ensue. i .■■ The Magnetic Healer.— A conference between Milner Stephen, the magnetic healer, and three medical men took place in-Dunedin l on Thursday concerning an alleged babe of euro of internal Cancer ,in a woman. The doctors were shown the cancerous growth preserved in a bottle, bub Required personal inspection. On this being granted, one of the medical men pronounced the cancer to have spread - since his, previous examination and to be in no way cured. Railway Management.—Samuel Yaile delivered a - lecture pn Wednesday night at Auckland on railway management and reform. The Mayor presided, and there was a good attendance. Yaile wa* unsparing in his denumcations of Mr Maxwell arJ the present differential railway tariffs. He received a vote of thanks, A motion ; was also passed affirming the desirability of Pailiament appointing a Commission to enquire into the whole question of railway management and control. Death oy a Caams Veteran.—On Thursday afternoon the remains of a Crimean veteran named Samuel Wilson, one of the “ Six Hundred,” were interred in the Addington cemetery. Wißob, who was 54 years of age, wa* a trooper in the Bth Hunan at the lime of the famoUn charge, but rose to the rank of Sergt.-Ma/or, Up to his last illness he wa* employed at'the railway workshops. He wa* buried without military honors, but a large number of his fellow workmen and other* fpllowed hi* remains to the grave, and the funeral cortege wa* headedby the Addington Workshops Band, playing the " Dead March in Saul,”

Clbahi»&-!'Sale. On- Monday next at Geraldine,-.on the premises, Messrs J. Mundell and- Co/ '.wVil hqjd a clearing sale of the furniture and effects’of Mr G-eorge Bannister, who is leaving tire district. ! VThb- Forthcoming^' Races. —The spring meeting of the Geraldine Racing Club will be held on, the 25th and 26th September next. A list of the nominations appear in another , column, from wbio.h.it will be seen that “there are. no less than sixty-mne entries for the four events. Illegally Votikg. The . Returning Officer for the - Foxfcon electorate has instil - tatad against the Hon, 0. J. Pharazyn, for having voted at the recent election for Foxfcon. At the election in 1881 Mr Pharazyn. was convicted' under the Corrupt' Practices Act, and thus disqualified from voting fbr, three years. ! /< A Gbeat Day bob Napier. —The steamer Coptic, now, loading frozen meat at. Napier, was thrown open to the public yesterday. : A, half holiday was granted, and all-the shops closed at noon. A charge of 2s fid for return ticket by, the launch was made, the proceeds to 1 be given-to the Hospital. The Coptic takes’ from Napier 8700 carcases, 582 legs of mutton, and two tons of beef. Rank .Retubns.— The Bank returns for the quarter ended 30tji June, show the total liabilities to be, £10,733,625 8s Id, and the total assets £18,240,1&8 $s 3d. ’ The liabilities are as follows,:—f Deposits, Government, £331)477 18s 2d ; bearing interest, £5,842,694 13s 3d ■; not bearing in teresfc, £3,464,040 18s Id ; notes in circulation, £1,009,‘460 18s 5d ; bills iti circulation, £52,781 Os 8d ; balances, due to other Banks, £32,169 19s 6d. The assets are: as follows : —Coin, .£1,775,455 13s 6d ; bullion, £140,685 10s 4d; notes and bills discounted,’£4,4o4,sl2 Bs. 3d ; Government securities, £373,076 18* 6d ; good debts . due, ; :,£lO, Is ;9d j other securities £939,123 16sdid. ■ -, j-• vl>v * Bbeach 6b PfiOinsß,—-A breach of promise case comes on for hearing, at the'next sessions of the Supreme Court, Auckland. The darhages are laid at the’combaratively reasonable amount of £SOO. , The plaintiff is a young woman named ’ Wilhelmina McKay, who was formerly employed, as hoisemaid in the domestic establishment of the! Hon. W. Roileston, and who only came to! Auckland a few weeks ago, James - Anderson, the supposed faithless lover, is at present a grocer in Nelson. ‘ He was a valet in the seryic.e of Sir Wm. , Jervois, at Wellington, where the courtship is alleged to have taken jplace, and retired from that position in order to com-; mencf' his present 'business. • [Anderson has, .since levanted to Sydney.] . | : ’ p-

Entertainment. — Oh Friday evening next the pupils and teachers, of. the T emu i {l t, District High School; will come before the public in a varied entertainment on behalf of playground apparatus;’ The programme is an excellent one, and the entertainment itself will be worth the cost of admission ; but in addition to to this the object is one that ought to recommend itself to all interested in the'welfare of the youngj “Mens sana'ln corpora sano ” is a motto adopted, by one of our institutions, and of no better means of securing it then by school outdoor amusements, in fact it isjpart and parcel of education. We therefore trust that the teachers will he weh, --i ji'ii this effort to benefit those intrusted -:to iheir

care. /. j ■ A Test Cask.—-At the Magistrate’* Court, Wellington, on Wednesday aftornobn, W. F. Ebydhpuse, proprietor Of the Evening Press, wascharged by ip. E. Collin*, Reuter’s agent in New Zealand, with having illegally published several .cablegrams, within, \ the time prohibited by the Pres* Telegram Copyright Act. Mr Guliyjprpseouted, and Mr E. Shaw defended. Admissions as to the publication* and the.nop-receipt Of .cable message* wore made. The evidence for the p’rpseoution was given in detail, .'.after’ which’ 1 the defendant’* counsel agreed,, to a nominal fine j being imposed, so as to allow the question tb go to a higher Court, which would ultimately have to decide the ca*ei The defendant ;wa* fined 20s, and notice of appeal was given. The question of prohibiting Roydhouse from publishing cable messages until the decision of the Appeal Court had been obtained was mentioned, but the Magistrate stated if the alleged piracy continued a fresh information oouid bd laid. Easily Proven. —It is easily proven that malaviallfevarq, constipation, torpidity of the livsr and hidneyr, general*debility, netvomness,'and neuralgic-ailments yield readily to, fhis .great disease conqueror, Hop Bittera. It repairs *H* ravages of disease by converting the food into rich blood, and it gives new life ah J vigor to the aged and infirm always. See Advt,

Mr W. Hawke, Geraldine Road, Require* the services,of a gppd ploughman. Tenders, for gorse cutting, Ac., on the Hon. W. Rolleston’s farm, Rangitata* close today; ' . V',' , '• Messrs J. Mundell and Co. publish the entries to date for. their monthly sale: on Wednesday, next,- ! Mr L. Walker, of Four Peak* Station, notifies that the tender of Leary Bros., for ploughing on Geraldine Downs, is accepted. ! M IasitABLKNBBB —The most wonderful and m Tvcllous »ucoene, in case* where peigons are ick or pining »wiy from a condition of miserableneva tbit no one knew ythat ail* ■-■etc' (profitable ■ pitlenf#'for doctors), is ■hfiir.ed by the ue« of Hop ; Bi tera. They bepi i to cove f-nm tt-e f?rg»; Cobb, and keep it up iintfl health and itrength is Notice Advt. Holloways Ointment anb Pills KV'm- i*ii and Gout,—-Tb S 9 purifying »nd »onthi''‘(r r*rarilie» demand th« ea>«.o*t attention of ad petso's liable to gout, noiaticu, or other pai t.ful-affections of the muiole*, uerv. i, or joint*. The O ntment should boippl ed -fur affe.o ed.‘,parts have been oH-'iesitly fomented with warm water, when he utij/a nt (should be diligently rubbed opou t».o adjacent skin, miles* thef friction caused pain. Hollo r&jV Pill* mid be simuPanconjly tc.k»n to reduc? i v flimation n ! to pm-ify the blood. This treatment a att s Mv viole-.ee, and leeiens the fr- qiwroy of govt, rheumatism, and all apaemodie. dße- «ph, witch spring from hereditary p»edisposition, or from ».ry accidental weakness of constitution. Tibia Ointment cheek* the local misohief. The PJl* re»tore the vital powers, 1