LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1272, 2 December 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Road Board.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes place to-day.

Shearing. Shearing will commence at Oran Station on the 15th instant, and the manager advertise 0 for a woohclasser, wool-scourer and fleece-pickars. Monthly Sale. Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold their monthly sale of stock at Geraldine to-morrow. Entries will be received up to time of sale. WincHestek Fair. —Farmers an<? others are reminded that (lie Winchester Fair t;ikes place oa Thursday next, the 4th December.

Appointment.-Mr H. W. Hammond, for many years the Inspector of Schools in South Canterbury, has been appointed to the mastership of the Sefton School, North Canterbury.

Vital Statistics.—The vital statistics registered with the Registrar for the Temuka district during the month of November last, comprised 13 births, 4 marriages, and 3 deaths. Tenders.—The Geraldine Road Board invite tenders for road works this morning. Plans and specißcations caD be seen at the Hoard's office, where tenders are to be left before neon on Tuesday, Dec. 9th.

Pavilion in the Park.—The tender of Mr A. Frew for building a pavilion in the Teiiuka Park has been accepted. Five tenders were received. The work is to be completed by the 23rd December.

Gkraldine Public School.—The annual standard examination of this school will bo held on Wednesday and Thursday next by Dr Anderson, the Inspector of Schools for the South Canterbury Board of Education.

Intebnational Exhibition. The Gazette notifies that an International Exhibition of inventions and musical instruments will be held in tbe Exhibition Building, Boyal Horticultural Gardens, South Kensington, London, in May 1885. Concert at Temuka. —A grand concert in aid of the Catholic School will be given in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, by the pupils attending St. Joseph's school, on the 16th inst. We understand that a most varied and entertaining programme is being prepnred, and no doubt there will be a large attendance. Concert at Woodbury.—We publish this morning the programme of the concert to be held at Woodbury on Friday evening in aid of the children's prize fund. The Rev. Geo. Barclay will act as Chairman. We can confidently assure the residents of Woodbury that a treat is in store for them, as the programme is a first-class one, and we hope to see a bumper house on Friday evening.

Wonderful Farm.—A wonderful farm is that known as Baldwin's Santa Anita Ranch, in Los Angeles County, California. It comprises 1,200 acres in grapes, 16,000 orange and lemon trees, 2,000 pomegranates, 3,000 English walnut trees, 2,000 almond trees, 2,500 peach trees, 4,000 pear trees, 2,000 apricot trees, 1,000 fig trees, and substance is furnished for 25,000 head of sheep, 2,000 cows and pigs and several hundred horses and mules, and this year before harvest could have been seen 17,000 acres of golden grain.

ExTRAORDINARY ENTERPRISE. impossible to beat Americans for enterprise. We have received from Mr H. P. Hubbard, of New Haven, America, what is perhaps the most unique production ever published. There is nothing extraordinary about the book itself ; neither does it possess literary merit, as it contains only a list of the leading newspapers of the world. It Is the paper on which the book is printed that renders it worthy of notice. Mr Hubbard is the proprietor of (he International Newspaper Agency, he is agent for rr-ost of the leading papers of the world, and we are indebted to him for having put a good deal of business in our way. He .is a man of extraordinary enterprise, and so as to do something original he got newspapers from 100 countries, converted them into pulp, and, after passing them through various stages, made out of them the paper on which this book is printed. It was an extraordinary idea. Here our meek and humble protests against political jobbery, mingle with the fiery eloquence of Irish agitator?, the deep-laid schemes of Russian Nihilist and German Socialists, the unspeakable gibberish of Chinaand Japan, and probably the warlike manifests of Arabi Pasha aijd the Mahdi, the thunders of the London Times, and many others. What an extraordinary gathering ! and what was the object ? Simply to produce something that would attract notice and advertise the Agencj'. One notices some peculiarity about the paper the moment one sees it. It appears thicker

and softer than the paper one usually meets, but on examining it closely it proves tougli and of good quality. Iu this book there is a representation of the Globe, with the flag of the International Agency flying fram the North Pole. He explains this by giving what purports to be a report of a meeting amongst the gods, who on learning of Mr Hubbard's fame as advertising agent send down to him the following communication:—"To H. P. Hubbard, Proprietor International Newspaper Agency, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. His Imperial Majesty is pleased to contemplate the creations of your genius. He has perceived your works, and conveys his hearty approbation and his congratulations. Ha recognises you as the one eminently fitted to have charge of the Imperial Department of advertising for the Universe ; and has therefore given instructions to every constellation, star and planet, that hereafter all the Imperial Decrees must be promulgated through the royal newspapers of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and all other heavenly bodies, the advertising columns of which are placed from this date wholly under your control. You are earnestly invited and urged to establish branch agencies of the International in every world of our vast domain.— Celestially yours, Jove." If Mr Hubbard lived in New Zealand he would have been ridiculed for having indulged in such extravagance as this, but in America it is treated as it ought to be.

Okown Lands Alanokk. —Mr I*'. B. C Haudlestone has been appointed a Ranger of Crown Linds in Canterbury.

Post Sessional Addresses, —Mr Suttei addressed a meeting of his constituents at Pleasant Point on Saturday night, and was accorded a vote of thanks. Not more than 100 persons were present, Mr E. Acton occupying the chair.—Mr E. Wakefield addressed the electors of Selwyn in the Leeston Town Hall last night.

Volunteer Peize Firing— The sum of £3OO for Volunteer prize firing has been divided as follows -.—Auckland, £7B 13s 3d j Waiuka, £2l 16s lOd ; Waikato, £6 5s 8d ; Taranaki, £7 14s ; Wanganui, £33 14s 5d ; Patea, £9 18s 21 ; Eangitikei, £l9 10s Id ; Wellington, £Bol4s lOd ; Wairarupa, £24 8 6d ; Napier, £2l 15s; Poverty Bay, £lO 12. 8d ; Thames, £ls 19s; Nelson, £45 8s 9d ; Canterbury, £BB 5s 2d ; Oamaru, £SO 18s 6d; Dunedin, £l3B 9s 2d ; Invercargill, £45 Is 5d ; Lake, £23 lis 12s; Westland, £2l 12s 7d ; A.C, Field Force, £53 0s 2d.

An Important Decision. —In the Court of Appeal, Wellington, in regard to the question submitted for the decision of the Court in the case of the New Zealand Loan and and Mercantile igency Company v. Sperrey, the Court held (1) That the defendant company ought to render statements in respect to guaranteed investors and debenture-holders as trustee or agent for such investors and debenture-holders, and (2) that the defendant company was entitled to claim an allowance of £SOO in respect to tbe property of each investor and debenture holder. The Court ordered the plaintiff to pay the defendant company for its costs in the Court below the sum of £55, together with the costs of this appeal.

Death ob a Greyhound.—Coursing men (sajs the Press) will regret to hear that the celebrated stud dog Champagne Charlie was killed last Thursday morning in a most extraordinary manner. The door of his kennel had just been opened, and a moment later the man in charge, Jacob Spooner, found Champagne Charlie dead. Mr C. A. Calvert, the well-known veterinary surgeon, subsequently examined the dog, and came to the conclusion that he must first have stunned himself by coming in contact with a portion of the woodwork of his kennel, and then fallen off his bunk and broken his neck. Mr Calvert states that he never saw so large a heart in any greyhound, which may have been one reason why the old veteran was 80 game. His loss will be a serious one, not only to Mr E. Hill, his owner, but to the coursing community at large, for it is doubtful if his equal as a sire can be found in New Zealand.

Terrible Accident.—At a place called Duncanville a four-year-old son of Mr Harrington, had his leg cnl off a little below the knee by a reaping machine. The little fallow's father had been using the machine which was attached to a horse and the boy was in the field with him. Mr Harrington's attention being attracted to something else in the field, he moved a short distance away from the reaper, leaving the child standing beside the horse with a whip in his hand. ">lr Harrington forgot to throw the machine out of gear when he left it. The lad, for want of better amusement, gave the horse a cut of the whip, and the animal naturally enough bolted, and th 3 sharp blade of the reaper came in contact with one of his legs and completely amputated it. The little chap, strange to say, did not fall, but coolly stooped down and picking up the severed limb, cried out to his father, " Pa, my leg's cut off." It is needless to say that a few minutes afterwards the unfortunate little fellow was in terrible agony. Dr Loucks was summoned as speedily as possible, and did all in his power to alleviate the boj''s sufferings. He is now doing as well as could be expected under the circum-

stances. S.C. Refeigerating Company. The second annual meeting of the South Canterl bury Refrigerating Society took place in I Timaru last Saturday, only about 25 sharef holders being present. Mr E. E!worthy, of Directors, presided. The balance sheet showed that £5 shares to the number of 3292 had been allotted, ■Bnd 15s per share called up, the paid .up capital amounting to £2469. The ' freehold property of the Company is valued

at £2459, and the improvements, &c 3 afc £l7l 4s. There is still £IBB6 due upon the land. The profit and loss account showed a debit of £3ll. The receipts, chiefly interest, were £56. The expenditure was £367 ; including silaries, £lB7 10s, and interest on mortgage £136 18s. The cash in the bank amounted to £722 5s 7d ; and about £l7O was still due to sundi'j creditors. The.annual report showed that the directors had purchased from Mess's Rhodes a section of 61a Ir 29p for £2IS9 ss. Oj the Bth December 1883, they had sent circulars round inviting stockowners to guarantee the delivery of a number of sheep during the Months of March, April, May, and June. As the number of sheep guaranteed was small the directors decided not. to go on with the works. The directors had entered into a contract with Philp and Jones for the erection of a bridge over the railway at a cost of £195 13s, and it would be completed in about ten or fifteen days. The directors had obtained an estimate from Mr Coxon, the resident agent in New Zealand of the Haslam machine, of the cost of plant and buildings ■sufficient to enable them to kill and forward by rail to any shipping port for freezing and export, or for freezing on board at Timaru when practicable. The estimate was £725. The total cost of the railway connections will be from £BOO to £BSO. The directors were unanimously of opinion that it is desirable to proceed with the completion of freezing works ashore, so that the Company may be in a position to ship at the port of Timaru whenever an opportunity presents itself, and with that object in view they strongly recommend that immediate steps be

taken to cunplete the buildings and obtain plant sufficient for that purpose. The directors after considering the work done during the year, had decided not to accept the 10s 6d authorised at the last annual meeting to be paid to them for each actual attendance. Mr Meason's report on the water supply was read. It was to the effect i.bjita well 63ft deep had been sunk. It was Bft in diameter down to 59fb and it was | proposed to make it that size down to its full depth. The supply at present was equal to 120,000 gallons a day, and the cost will be about £240 when finished. After a short discussion the report was adopted, Mr J. Page strongly supporting the proposal to go on with the works at once. Mr Jonas stated he had reason to expect that within the next three months one of the big steamers would be loadod at Timaru. Negotiations were on foot with both Companies—the New Zealand and the Shaw-Savill and Albion—for one of the big steamers to call, the inducement offered being a load of 1000 bales of wool and other produce, with a guarantee that it should be put on board smartly, or an allowance made for detention. In reply to Mr Howell, the Chairman stated that if the plant was ordered by cable the works could be got ready in four months. Messrs Jonas, Moody, Acton and Ford were re-elected directors, and Mr F. LeCren was elected in the room of Mr Ehodes resigned. Messrs C. S. Fraser and James Granger were elected auditors. A resolution was passed making 10 per. cent, interest chargeable on calls 30 days overdue. A vote of thanks to the directors for their services during the past year was carried unanimously, and the meeting terminated.

Half Asleep!—"l never," wroteayoung lady to a fiidnd, " go to cburoh or lecture but I am half anleep, and I never know afterwards whaS the sermon or lecture was about." It was a plain oa*e of nervous lethargy, produced by want of action of the liver and digestive organs. She was parsuaded to try Hop Bitters, and now she writes : " How intelligent and bright are sermons and lectures now, and how glorious the world we live in is! Hop Bitters are indeed a blessing to me." Notioe Advfc.

Mr W. S. Maslin will hold a sale of 4 new spring carts at his rooms, Geraldine, to-day. The vehicles are to be sold without reserve. A Gbbat BusinbSS. —The United States of America is the home of some very large anterpmes, but none perhaps greater than the business conduoted by Mi G. G-. Green, of Woodbury, New Jersey, U B.A. He is the proprietor of the well known Bosohee's Gdtmari Syrup, which is untquailed as a remedy for Pulmonary and Bronohial affections. He manufactures also Green's August Flower for dyspepsia and all disorders of the Liver. These preparations are used throughout the civilised world and thousands testify to their valuable curative properties. Both these preparations bave reached an immense sale solely on their merits. Sample bottles of each are sold at 6d, or full-sized bottles at 3* 6d. All druggists keep them.