LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1232, 26 August 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Town Board. The adjourned meeting of the Board will take tliis evening, Geraldine School Committee. The usual monthly meeting of the Committee will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. A Deceitful Executor. —One of the most remarkable facts (says the “N.Z. Times”) elicited at the examination of the bankrupt W. W. Taylor oa Monday, was in connection with the May Estate affairs. Mr Taylor had presented Miss Arundel with a wedding present costing £9 10s, accompanied by a letter of congratulation, and expressing regret at hie inability to attend. Having thus discharged a high moral duty, Mr Taylor next carefully debited the estate with the value of the wedding present*

Caution. — Mr Edward Yu Hander uoti fi'J 1 ' that he lias laid poison in the Temuka Park for (lie destruction ef dogs, a number of sheep having been worried there. Proposed Races at Woodbury. —Owing to the success of the races at W.oodbury on Easier Monday last the members of the local Jockey Club have it in contemplation to hold a race meeting in their dictrict on nex* Boxing Day.

Temuka Good Templar Hall. —On Friday next Mr K. F. Gray will submit to public auction, the Temuka Good Templar Hall, together with the section on which it stands Wilkin Street, Arowhenua. Full particulars can be obtained from the auctioneer.

Leotubb by Mb Wakefield.— Mr Edward Wakefield, M.H.R., was to have delivered a lecture on "Charles Lamb and the Essays of Elis,” in the Tinakon-road Schoolroom, Wellington, the other evening, but deemed it advisable to postpone it owing to the scanty attendance. After all our orator cannot be held in high favor in Wellington. Cheap Cheese. —lt would seem that Bellamy’s is likely to be supplied with cheese this session without cost (says the Evening Post), as a large number of the dairy factories are sending specimens of their manufacture to be tested by honorable members. If the various biscuit factories and breweries would only follow the example thers would be free lunches indeed. Naesow Escape.—A' marvellous escape from death, which reads more like a passage from Baron Munchausen than an incident in real life, is reported of a private of Marines, who arrived home invalided in the troopship Jumna. During the first battle of Teb a bullet struck him on the chest, and actually passed through' his body, out at his back and struck a comrade who was standing a few yards away. Strange to say, the comrade was killed instantaneously, whereas the man who was first hit was not even dangerously hurt, and is now actually convalescent.

Conceet. —The first of a series of concerts by the St. Saviour’s Church Choir Union takes place on Friday evening next in the Volunteer Hull, Tomuka. The ohoir-mnaten Mr Rutland, has done his utmost to make the programme an entertaining one, and the pieces to be given by the members of the choir and others have been well rehearsed, so a musical treat may be expected. The admission tickets are selling rapidly, and should the weather prove propitious the hall should be crowded.

A Hoax. —Towards the end of I'st week the township of Geraldine was billed with announcements that the Carry Nelson Company would perform again on Saturday night last, but as no advance agent made his appearance, it was con* sidered by many as doubtful if the performance would come off, especially us the Oddfellows’ Hall had not been engaged for the purpose. At the hour named on the posters several persons weie waiting outside the hall, but tbe Company made no sign of an appearance, and those who went to be entertained wended their way homeward sadder yet wiser people, the victims of a hoax.

Tert Patriotic. —The Timaru Herald lands Mr Thomson’s patriotic efforts to form a Ministry up to the skies. The special correspondent of the Herald also stated that Mr Wakefield was one of those consulted. Perhaps that had something t£> do with the Herald’s laudations. It is a . significant fact that every telegram sent to the Herald by its “ own ” correspondent, in which Mr Wakefield’s name appears, also appears in the Clnuptchurcli Press, from “a ” correspondent. The fact is, Mr Thomson behaved meanly. He left his party because he did not get the Chairmanship of Committees, and his efforts to form a Ministry were simply ridiculous. But the Timaru Herald praises him up. The reason is obvious.

A Swindling Sweep.—To-night's Star (says the Auckland correspondent of th« Evening Post.) warns investors of what may prove to be a bogus consultation. It says . “In respect to oue ‘sweep,’ which is being organised outside the colony, there are rumours in currency which, to say the least, are calculated to raise a suspicion as to its genuineness. It seems that a gentleman, recently returned from Sydney, met there F* Orchard, formerly of the Britomart Hotel, who assured him that the organiser of the £50,000 consultation in that city was no less a person than the celebrated Theodore Brown, tha remembrance of whose £IO,OOO Melbourne Cup Sweep Furniture Art Union of 1881 can harcily yet have faded from the minds of the public. It is alleged that the versatile Theodore is now ‘ running’ a warehouse in Sydney under an assumed name, and that the name attached to bia ‘ consultation’ advertisement* is that of his clerk.”

Startling News,— The following appears in the mail news:—“Despatches from Dublin, July 23rd, say* that Johnstone and Little, implicated in the Cornwallis scandal, ware arrested at Magherafelt and brought to the former place. James Allis French, of the Royal Constabulary, arrested the preceding week, charged with felonious practices in this matter, was privately convicted, The evidence was so revolting that the reporters were requested to withdraw. A despatch of July 26th says the excitement regarding this investigation had spread from Dublin to London, and bade fair to become as intense there as it was in the Irish capital.” Cornwallis is Secretary to the Post Office in Dublin, and ha* committed some offence for which he was exposed in the United Ireland newspaper by Mr O'Brien, member for Mallow, Ho entered an action for libel against Mr O’Brien, and probably it is in the course of the evidence thus adduced, the startling disclosures above referred to were made.

Temuka lo\y.v Board.- A meeting of the Temuka Town Board takes place tomorrow night, when tenders for improving Commerce Street and shingling footpath* in the Main South Road will bo considered. Intending contractors are reminded that tenders must be in before 4 o’clock.

Football.—The following football team has been chosen to represent Otago in the interprovincial match Full-back, Russell; three-quarter-backs, Murray, Bannatyne, Galbraith; half-backs, A. Allan, Taiaro* . I forwards, James Allan, Drabble, Mills, Rattray, Smith, Strong, Sharpe, Woles.

Cricket. — A match between the Australians and a Nottingham Eleven resulted in a draw in favour of the home team who had one wicket down, and required 119 runs to win. In their firit innings the Australians made 265 ;in their second 141, The first innings of the home team closed for 273.

Washdpku Saleyaeds. —At a meeeting at Timaru on Saturday of those interested in the erection of public sale yards at the Washdjke, it was resolved to purchase a site 6 acres of land from Mr Grant at £3O per acre. The capital of the proposed Company was fixed at £ISOO. The share* were fixed at £2 each. Mr G. F. Clulee was appointed broker at 2fc per cent commusion on shares sold. The following gentlemen were appointed provincial directors : —Messr* K. F. Gray, A. Grant, I. Mitchell, W. Stevenson, J. McDonald, D. Maclean, K. E. Guinness, M. Jonas, W. Balfour, C. N. Orbell, H. Ford, W. Grant, Jos. Page, and C. Bourn.

Mb Shhimski’s Slt Gboo Bill. —The Bill for the Amendment of the Licensing Act } of which Mr Shnmski has giron notice, has for its object the making sly grog selling punishable by imprisonment only, and renders an employer responsible for th« acts of his servants. It provides that in ease of first convicton, the guilty person shall be imprisoned for any time from one to three months, and on any subsequent conviction to imprisonment for not less than three, or more than six months. Oamaru has long been a hot-bed of sir-grog selling, and all efforts on the part of the police hare failed in suppressing it. This is evidently the abjeot Mr Shrimski has in view.

Political. —In the Legislative Council on Friday, Mr Reynolds moved the Address in Reply, which, after a debate, was carried. The Hon. Mr Oliver made a very cutting speech on the Stout-Yogel Ministry, but the other members upheld Mr Waterhouse’s opinion that it was useless to “ flog a dead horse.” Mr Thomson, after trying very hard to form a Ministry and attempting all sorts of combinations, even offering selfeffacement, gave up the attempt on Friday afternoon. His Excellency then sent for Sir George Grey who undertook the task. On Saturday last he had an interview with the Atkinson party, but whether any arrangement was arrived at has not transpired. He was to have given in the name of his Ministry on Saturday last, but he asked for and obtained an extension of time till to-day. Sir Julius Vogel is said to be again seriously unwell.

Testimonial. —A special meeting of the South Canterbury Teachers’ Association was held in Timaru last Saturday, for the purpose of giving the members an opportunity of expressing their feelings with l . tinlete School Inspector for South Canterbury, Mr W. H. Hammond. Present —Mr James Scott (Timaru, President of the Association), Messrs A. Macintosh (Wai-iti), Watson (Waihdyke), Thompson (Pleasant Point), Wood (Temuka), Harlook and Ligartwood (Timaru). It was resolred on the motion of Mr Thompson, seconded by Mr Wood—“ That the Association express to Mr 11. W. Hammond the high appreciation in which he has been held by the teachers of the district during his term of office as Inspector of Schools for South Canterbury.” It was decided to send an illuminated copy of the resolution to .Mr Hammond.

- Life Insurance.—We have received tha seventh quinquennial report of the Australian Mutual Provident Life Insurance Society. It shows that the Society i* in an extraordinarily flourishing condition. The surplus for the five years ended 31st December, 1883, is set down at £1,156,196, of which £1,018,253 will be distributed amongst tha policy-holders and will represent reversionary bonuses equal to £2,940,395. The total receipts of the Society have been £8,516,786, and the total expenditure £3,582,284 leaving a balance of £4,934,502 in hand. This appears to us one of the richest institutions south of the line, and as the profits are divided amongst those whose lives are insured in tbs society, there can bo no doubt but that to insure in it is a very safe investment. The bonuses it pays comes to more than what it costs to insure. It is said that a policy doubles itself every 16 years so that a person insuring for £IOO for 16 years would get £2OO at the end of the term.

Thb Native Back. —The following appear* in Parliamentary papers submitted to the House : —Mr Ward, of Wanganui, remark* that the spread of the Blue Ribbon movement among the Maori* i* truly wonderful, and this recall* the important qu**tion, “Are the Maori* as a nation dying out ?” I* my opinion (he says), yes, but not so fast a* some think. So far as I have obierved, the death-rate seems to be the heaviest among those living near European town* and settlements, while those r**iding farther away from towns, and who arc not brought much into intercourse with Pakehas, are much hardier attributable, I think, very largely to their living in primitive Maori style. Those living nearer our towns suffer to »ome extent from intemperance, and in consequence irregular and unhealthy habits of life, and also by wearing European clothe* in the daytime and returning to their Maori habit of being lightly clad at night and going while so clad from ill-ventilated and heated whares into cold air, thus getting sudden chills, causing almost universal suffering from pulmonary complaints, from which, in 100 many instances t' ey languish and j die.

Gekaldine Tows Board. —A deputation from the Geraldine lown Board will inter-

view the Q-eraldine Road Board to-day, at noon for the arranging ot financial matters between the two Boards. Wbilb’ “Rough oh Cobhs.”—Ask for Wells’ “Rough on Corns.” Quick relief, complete, permanent cure. Corns, warta, bunions. Kempthornc, Prosser and Co, Agents, Christchurch. 1

Mrs B. D. O’Halloran advertises for a nurse gir). Dr Sinclair, the celebrated American dentist will visit Temuka on the 17th and 18th September only. Mr Arthur Gibbs, Temuka, advertises a farm of 87 acres, situated on the Raagitata Island, for sale. Mr K. F. Gray will hold his monthly stock sale on Friday next. Entries are now being received.

Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold their monthly stock sale at Geraldine on the 3rd September, and are now receiving entries. All accounts duo to Mr J. Tangney, bootmaker, Temuka, must bo paid before the end of this month or they will be sued for.

A desirable farm of 265 acres on the Rangitata creek, ring fenced, under seven miles from the Orari and Rangitata Railway stations, is advertised for sals. Lady Beautxeiers, —Ladies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes, with all the cosmetics of France or beautifiers of the world, while in poor health, and nothing will give you such rich blood, good health, strength, and beauty as Hop Bitters. A trial is certain proof. See Advt.