LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1270, 27 November 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Change in the Ministry. —The Otago Daily Times gives currency to the report that Mr Larnach is to join the Ministry, and that Mr Reynolds, who holds a portfolio without pay, is not satisfied with his position and will resign,

Temhka Road Board, —The monthly meeting of the Tcmuka Road Board takes place ou Tuesday. Tenders for forming footpath in Main Smith Road, for forming f ootpath in Wilkin street, and for a bridge on the Waiiohi road must be in before 10 a.m. on the day of meeting.

iJASONiC. —'the regular monthly meeting of Lodge Southern Star, 619, S.C., Geraldine, takes place this evening. Ceicket. —The match between the English eleven and a New South Wales team concluded on Monday, the visitors winning by four wickets.

it potion Sales. —To-day, at Temuka, Mr K. E. Gray will hold his monthly stock sale. To-morrow he will submit to auction the freehold property and superior household furniture of Mr W. J. N. Upton, Temuka. The sale will take place on the premises.

Commission be Unemployed. —Owing to detention at Waimate the Eoyal Commission re Unemployed will sit in the Eoad Board office, Temuka, on Friday morning at 10 o’clock. They will sit at Ashburton on Thursday morning as previously arranged. Unkindest Cut op All. — A young lady in Wanganui was “ engaged,” but the match, has been quite recently broken off. In accordance with the usual custom, her own letters were returned, but her lover before doing so, added insult to injury by carefully correcting all the misspelt, words.

Pavilion in the Temuka Paek,—At the last meeting of the Temuka Park Board an application was received requesting the Board to erect a pavilion on the Temuka Park sports ground. After consideration, the Board decided that they would contribute £25. In another column tenders are invited by Mr Blyth for the erection of a pavilion, to be in before 10 a.m. on Monday next. Eire in Timaru. —On Monday evening a fire broke out in a building, known as the old Scotch Church in Timaru. The building is of stone, and is used by the owner, Mr A. White, as a store, and in it at the time of the outbreak were some old seats, a case or two of furniture and some straw. Tiie fire was quickly put out, the damage done, both to contents and building, being slight. There was no insurance. West Coast Eailwat.—A public meeting was held at Kumara last Monday evening summoned by requisition to the Mayor. A resolution was unanimously passed reecommending the Government to accept only che offer of any Syndicate who will construct the East and West Coast Eailway via ■Arthur’s Pass route, as most advantageous to the connection of centres of population on the East and West Coasts, the development of coal and other minerals, the distance also being shorter and the grades easier than on other routes.

Worth the Trouble. —The whole island of Bermuda is a mass of rock of the corallimestone order. The usual process of making a garden is to break up an acre or so of the rock with a sledge and crowbar, mash it up fine, and mix in enough earth to prevent the rock from hardening again. In this compound anything under the sua will growand grow luxuriantly. A man who takes this much trouble to make a garden can have green peas, and fresh lettuce and all the other vegetables on his table every day in the year.

Scabcely Ceedible. —We hare received from Japan one of the papers of that country, from which we take the following (says the Oamaru Mail) : —“An Englishman endeavoured, it is said, some time ago to engage a celebrated dancing girl at Gion, Kiyoto, to play in a theatre in Great Britain at a salary of 2500 yen a year. His attempts were unsuccessful, however, and he is still

searching for a girl willing to accept his terms. It is stated that he is the agent of a house of ill-fame in London, who is at present collecting handsome and accomplished women of different nationalities.

Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society. —The Committee appointed by this society to see to the drawing up of the necesrules, the registration of the Society, etc., haying finished their labors, a meeting of those interested in the Society is convened for to-morrow evening, at. the Eoyal Hotel, Temuka, when officers will be elected, report of sub-Committee received, and other business of importance brought forward. The Committee have done their part well as regards the necessary preliminary work, and we hope to see a large attendance at the meeting to-morrow evening and their efforts ably seconded.

The Falls of Niagara. Going over Niagara Falls is a feat that appears to have irresistible attraction to adventurous spirits. A novel experiment in this direction is about to be tried. Mr Oliver Wormald, a frescopainter of Buffalo, has announced his intention of going over the Falls in a “ rubber ball,” for a purse of lOQOdol. The ball is to be 15ft m diameter, and is to be made of rubber fin thick, covered with closely-braided tarred rope, to prevent any injury to the ball in the not improbable event of its striking the rocks. Compressed air is to be injected into the ball, which will be hermetically sealed, and Mr Wormald says he can live in it for 10 minutes if necessary. A boat will be in waiting to pick him up.

Presentation. Last Monday the school at Geraldine Flat broke up for the holidays, and advantage was taken of the occasion by the residents to present Mr J. L Cooke (who has been appointed to the charge of the Winchester School) with a handsome clock, purchased f'om Mr Wrn, CoUtnan, Geraldine. Mrs Hawke made the presentation, and in doing so mentioned the great success of Mr Cooke’s efforts as master of the school, and testified to the many benefits which had accrued to the pupils in consequence of his skill and uniiring industry. She expressed the hope that he would be as successful as a teacher at Winchester as he had been at Geraldine Flat, and that he would make numerous friends there. Mr Cooke briefly returned thanks for the unexpected gift, and for the good rvishes Mrs Hawke had expressed ; and said it gave him much pleasure to find that his efforts to do his duty had given such general satisfaction. We wish Mr Cooke every success in his new sphere of labor.

Poison Notice. — Mr E. H. Brewer, Temuka, notifies through onr advertising columns that he has has laid poison in his garden for fowls. Owners of poultry iu the neighbourhood should take warning.

Sale of Freehold Near Geraldine. —Messrs J. Mundell and Co., on the lOrh December, will hold a most important sale of valuable freehold land adjoining Geraldine township.

Legal.— Yesterday Mr John Cooper sued Mr G. Lynch for £1 5* and got judgment for 17s without costs. It is not necessary to give particulars of the case as they will be found in our report of the case. All we desire to point out is this : If the plaintiff and defendant had settled the case before going to law, they would both have fared better. Mr Cooper gains 17s but his costs were about 10s, so that his advantage will not be great. Mr Lynch pays only 17» instead of 255, but he has to pay the lawyer whom he employed, and thus he will lose. Of course they had a perfect right to go to law, and we find no fault with them for doing so. We only draw attention to what occurred with the hope that it may be a lesson to others to try to settle such ■mall matters as these without having

recourse to a court of justice. Dissensions in the Cabinet. —There are rumors afloat that a very serious difference has arisen bet ween Sir Jnlius Vogel a nd Mr Stout. The New Zealand Times at first gave currency to this report, and the Evening Post has since contradicted it ; but, after all, we should not he surprised to find there was something in it. Mr Stout has submitted to be ruled by Sir Julius Vogel so far, but it is probable he found it necessary to do so whiie Parliament was in session so as to keep the party together. Now, however, he is more independent, his trials and troubles are over for a time, and it would not surprise us at all to find that he ■wants alittle of his own way. It is scarcely possible that a man of Mr Stout’s abilities will submit to be a mere puppet in the hands of Sir Julius Vogel. Excursion to AKaroa. —In our advertising columns the Union Steamship Company of N.Z. announces that if sufficient inducement should offer they will run the Taiaroato Akaroa on an excursion trip on Anniversary day, December 16th. The steamer will leave Tirauru at 16 o’clock on Monday evening the 15th, and arrive in Akaroa early on Tuesday morning. Besides the pleasant change which the trip offers, on that day a regatta takes place at Akaroa and thus plenty of amusement will he provided for the excursionists. The start for home will be made the same evening and the steamer will arrive in Timaru in time to permit country pleasureseekers catching the first train on Wednesday morning. The fare (not including meals) has been fixed at £l. A similar excursion took place last year and all who took part in it greatly enjoyed themselves.

The Grain Tabiee'. — Two deputations, one from the Chamber of Commerce and the other from the Industrial Association, waited on the Hon. Mr Bichardson at Christchurch on Tuesday. That from the Chamber of Commerce enquired if there was any chance of a reduction in the grain tariff this season. The Minister of Public Worksreplied he would bring the matter before the Cabinet, but he did not hold out much hope. The deputation complained that the railway carriage rates from Lyttelton to Christchurch were higher than on the Port Chalmers and Dunedin line, and that a charge of Is 6d per ton was made at Lyttelton for haulage and handling goods landed from steamers. The Hon. Mr Bichardson said he would bring both matters before the Cabinet. The Industrial Association offered to do all in their power to ensure the success of the Industrial Exhibition to be held at Wellington in 1885. In answer to this deputation, Mr Bichardson said the Government would probably call for tenders in the colony for ten or twelve railway engines of the smaller class, to be delivered in two years. The Government would do what they could under the present circumstances to remove anomalies from the railway tariff, but he thought the best remedy was the management of the railways by a non-political Board, a scheme for which

was m course of preparation. Geraldine County Council. —At the meeting of the above Council, ield yesterday 7, Mr Talbot was re-elected Chairman, On the motion of Mr Balfour, seconded by’ Mr It. A. Barger, it was resolved —“That the Engineer inspect the Geraldine and Temuka bridges, and report as to a new decking for each, with estimate of cost.” Mr Aspinall, solicitor, wrote cn behalf of Mr Bann dyne, a workman at the Opihi Bridge, asking that the Council would assist him to obtain his money. It appeared that Bannatyne had engaged with James Smith, whom be then understood to be the foreman of Messrs Philp and Jones, the contractors for the bridge, but who was, in reality, a sub-contiactor. Messrs Philp and Jones had no legal power to sub-let any part of their contract without the consent of the Council and that had never been asked. After hearing Mr Philp, who was present, the Council requested him to try to settle with Bannatyne. They all condemned the sub letting of the contract and suggested that Bannatyne should be paid, and that Mr Phdp report to the nex

meeting as to v/hat hail been done in the nialtei. Messrs J. Talbot and W. Balfour were elected to represent the Council on the Timaru High School Board of Governors, and Mr B. A. Barker was elected to the Hospital Commissioners. With regard to a footbridge at the Bangitata bridge railway, action was deferred.

Oddfellowship. The Loyal Timnrn Ln 'c-e, M.U.1.0,0.F., celebrated their anniversary on Monday night last with a procession, banquet, and ball. The procession was most imposing: three brass bands took part in it, and it was witnessed (>y crowds of people, many of them being from the country. The banquet was well attended, as was also the ball, at which dancing was kepi up until about 6 o’clock on the following morning.

Half Asleep!—“l never,” wroteayoung I.dy to a fiisnd, “go to church or lecture bur t am half asleep, and I never know after•ff.r it) wha"; the sermon or lecture was about.’ I- was a plain oaie of nervous lethargy, produced by want of action of the liver and digestive organs. She was parsuaded to try Hop Bitters, a -i now she writes : “ How intelligent and bright are sermons sod lectures now, and how glorious the world we live in is! Hop Bitr.ers are indeed a blessing to me. 1 ’ Notice Advt.

Mr George Havey, Temuka, invites tenders for additions to his house. Tenders close on Monday next.

Mr C. G. Tripp, Oravi ooclbury, wants shearers, fleece-pickfv*, and u-d bunds. See advertisement.

Mr C. E. Sherratt, the bailiff of the E.M. Court, Geraldine, announces that, unless the claim is previously settled, a sale of stock, etc., will take place in the Kangitata Bridge Hotel to-day.