LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1266, 18 November 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Timaru Mayoralty.—Mr John Jackson was re-elected Mayor of Tiraaru yesterday.

Thb Member for Geraldine.—Mr W. Rolleston, M.ff.R. for Geraldine, arrived home from Wellington on Saturday last. Hot Weathsr.—On Sunday last and yesterday the weather was extremely hot and enervating, being severely felt after the almost wintry-like weather of the past few weeks. Shearing should now proceed apace. SiLYATroN Army, Temuka. Captain Lewis and Cadet Rattray being about to leave the district, a farewell ho'iness mpeting wdl be held to-night at half past 7 o'clock and a great farewell meeting will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. No doubt they will be largely attended.

1.0.0. P. Sports.—Posters are now out announcing that the members of the Alexandrovna Lodge, 1.0.0. F., Temuka, intend as usual holding athletic sports on BoxingDay, at which ihey will give prizes amounting in value to £SO. The programme ie now being prepared and will be issued shortly. St. Maky's Church, Geraldine.—The Ven. Archdeacon Hairis, Inspector of Sunday Schools, paid his annual visit to St. Mary's Sunday School, Geraldine, on Sunday last. The Ven. Archdeacon conducted the morning and evening services in the Church and examined tha school in the afternoon.

Lapsed Meetings.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka Mechanics' Institute, which should have been held on Friday evening, lapsed for want of sufficient attendance to form a quorum, and the monthly meeting of the Temuke Park Board Commissioners, which should have been held yesterday, fell through owing to a similar cause.

Singular Restitution.- Sixteen years ago an undiscovered robbery of jewels took place at the Camp Hotel, Milton. A few days ago Mr Julius, who was then proprietor, receive 1 a parcel from Sydney and £5 10s io money to cover the v.'due if any of the jewellery was missing. The writer regretted that circumstances had prevented earlier restitution. District Court, Timaru.—At the District Court, Timaru, to-day, a number of bankrupts mill come up for their public exammatiou, and others will apply for orders of discharge. Among the former are Messrs J. A. Gamack, Henry Mills, and Matthew Wigbtman ; and among the latter Messrs James Grant, R. Ltvery, R. MoNally, Alex. Wilson, and James P. Wilson. The North Isiand Main Trunk Line.— The Government intend to push on the neces•iry surveys in connection with the North Island Main Trunk Railway as quickly possible. Operations will be commenced at both ends, and some of the surveyors engaged for the Northern section, left Wellington for Auckland by the Tarawora last Saturday. It i« believed that the first contracts will be out in two months, and work will comm»nce simultaneously at Mar con and T« Awamutu.

Supposed Poisoning.—Six pigs belonging to Mr Lawson, butcher, Geraldine, died on Monday morning about half an hour after being fed. The cause of their death is at present a mystery, as there was supposed to be nothing in the food given them—household refuse—that was likely to injure them. As poisoniDg is suspected the contents of their stomachs have been preseived and will be submitted to analysis.

Confirmation Services.—His Lordship Bishop Redwood conducted services in the Roman Catholic Church, Geraldine, on Sunday, and at the mid-day service

i administered tho rites of confirmation to about seventy candidates. The church j was crowded on each occasion. The choir \of the Catholic Church of Timaru were present, and pleased everyone by the beautiful manner in which they rendered the music. Christohubch Races.—At these races on I Friday the Selling race, of 100 sovs., was taken by Talebearer, Mata second, and Youth third. The Flying Handicap, of ICO sovs., with a sweepstake of five sovs. each to (.'0 to the second horse, was won by Waipiti, will Ike second, and Taiaroa third. The Consolation Handicap, a sweepstake of 1 sov. with 100 sovs, added, second horse to receive 20 sovi>. of tha stake, was won by Billy, with Tim Whiffler second, and Speculation third. It is stated that Mr Redwood h»s challenged Mr Pilbrow to run Welcome Jack against Black Rose for £IOOO, the raoe to come off in three months.

Forged Bank of N.Z Notes.—Forged Bank of New Zealand £1 notes are in circulation in Christchurch. They are about a quarter of an inch shoiter than the genuine notes, and are made of paper not so soft as that of the good notes. Thd printing is fainter, and they have a generally washed-out appearance. They purport to be issued at Christchurch on April Ist, 1884, and are signed J. Hay Bircluy, manager. The words "one pound " are printed green on the back as in the genuine notes, but the appearance of the printing is very different. They were circulated on the racecourse, and were detected by eight of them being paid into the account of Burke, a publican who had a booth on the course, and who had been deceived by them. Six more were seized by the police on tho course on Friday, and others have been found. Three persons were detained by thepolica on the cours», but all proved that they had been deceived themselves.

Masonic Ball.—The grand Masonic Ball under the auspices of the Lodge Southern Star, 619, S.C., Geraldine, takes places to-morrow evening in the Oddfellows' Hall. Good musicians hare been engaged, and ererj cure to secure the comfort and conremence of those attending has been taken, so it should proTe Terj enjoyable.

Important Salb of Freehold Pbopbbtt. —Mr W. S. M&slin to-day submits to the hammer, on the premises, the well-known brick house and section of land to the north of Temuka, recently occupied by Mr R. H. Pearpoint, and the propeity of Mr Wm. Hupkmson. The property is well known and requires no description. At the same time and place Mr Mashn will dispose of Mr HopkinßOu's contracting plant. Our Draught Stock. —We are glad to notice that Mr R. Matthews bus not parted with all his renowned draught stock, but is still able to hold his own against all comers even at such an exhibition as the Chnstchnrch Show. At this show, in the Draught Horse Class, Mr R. Matthews, with Queen of the Bankers, by Young Banker, dam Violet, secured the prize of £4, for the best filly foaled since June SOth, lbßl, bea»ing Young Highland Mary (who, it will be remembered, was purchased by Messrs McGoverin and Hardy, at Mr R. Mattbews's saie for 170 guineas), Queen of Beauty (belonging to the same owners), and Mr John Toon's Blossom, by Lincoln Jock out of an imported mare. Mails tia Beindisi.— BepresenUtions were made to the Gorernment of the injustice that would accrue to newsagents and others receiving large quantities of corraspondence by the Brindisi mail route, if the Order-in-Coun-cil in reference to increased dues were enforced at once, and a request was made that, the Order should be suspended until correspondents had time to instruct their English agents. The following is Sir Julius Vogel's reply : —" Will postpone operations of Order-in-Council on inward correspondence until receipt of the Brindisi-Suez mails leaving London on January 7th. This will allow time to instruct agents by the Ruspehu leaving here by 22nd and due in London about 2nd January.—Julius Yogel." The postal authorities draw the attention of persons having correspondents in Great Britain to the importance of directing them not to send correspondence by way of Brmdisi or Suez, as extra postage will hare to be collected on same on arrival in New Zealand. Letters should be inscribed " via San Franeweo," or " Direct Mail Steamer." Telbgbaphic Nbws.— Professor Martin Swallow, of Auckland, has been committed for trial on three charges of indecent assault. —Tbe Secretary of the Napier Liberal Association, Mr J. P. Ward, has been committed for trial for forgery.—Captain Sutton, of the ship Pleiades, on Thursday presented several pieces of plate to the boatmen who rescued him and 3everal of his crew when upset in crossing the bar (Napier) last year. By a singular coincidence, the Pleiades arrived on tbe anniversary of the accident. —Mr Bracken has had a fairly successful season in Napier. —lt is understood that Sir Julius and Lady Vogel will shortly leave on a visit to the Hot Lakes district at Waiwera.—The Shaw-Savill and Albion Company has been advised by cable that the steamer Florida arrived at London on the 13th inst., in time to catch the wool sales. Her frozen meat was in good condition. —A deputation of manufasturers will wait on the Premier on Thursday in reference to the proposed Industrial Association. -At a wrestling match at Christchurch between Hudson (of Dunedin, and champion of New Zealand) and Wm. Rowe (of Christchurch) for £7O, the latter secured fire falls to the former's two and won the match. Hudson appeared quite out of condition. —It is understood the police are on the track of the person who recently attempted to wreck a train near Milton. —The Auckland regatta committee will give a £IOO prize and tbe U.S.S Company's cup of £25 for a whaleboat race in January if ten entries are obtained. — A draper's assistant at Auckland named H. Moody has been arrested for stealing £3O worth of drapery from the store where he was employed.—An Auckland boarding-house ; keeper named Powell with his two children and a man named Daniels were boating at Auckland on Saturday when the boat capsized. Daniels and the two children (aged 6 and 8 years) were drowned. Powell managed to get ashore on an oar. —The dead body of a seaman named Fitzroy was found on Saturday under Queen Street wharf, Auckland. He hailed from the South.—Bishop Hadfield arrived at Wellington on Saturday, after a visit to the Old Country.—Dr Hughes, Freethought lecturer, has left Sydney for New Zealand. The stewards of the Canterbury Jockey Club gave their annual ball on Friday night. 400 guests were present, including His Excellency the GoTernor and Lady Jervois. —The s.s. Florida arrived in London on Thursday, her cargo of moat being in good order. —A Maori named Albert Chicken has been drowned while bathing at the Maori Kaik, Dunedin.—A oottage at Kaitangata (insured for £125 in the National) the property of James Barclay, has been burned down.— The Uuion S.S. Company have bought the steamer Cape Clear, of 1500 tons, at Glasgow, and will change hor name to the Tekupo.— The Dunedin Gold Dredging Company obtained 224 ounces of gold from the river ) Clutha during four weeks. Professor Salmond laid the foundation stone of.a new Presbyterian Church, at North East Valley, Dunedin, on Saturday afternoon. —At Dunedin a man named William Markhnm has hcen fined 5s and costs for smoking in a railway carriage when asked to desist by the guard. The Resident Magistrate cautioned him that he was liable to a penalty of £lO.

Tenders for work for the Geraldine Town Board close with the clerk, Mr C. E. Sherratt, at 4 p.m. to-morrow. .-xinur view —' Wulu' Health Benewer,'" rest»t>B h<a.l-ri, and vigor, curei D/»pepeia Impotence, D bility. At Druggistß. Kempti oinc, Pieiiar and Co., Agenti, Oiiristchurch* 1