LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1297, 31 January 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

R.M. Court, Tebiuka.-—Two first offenders were fined 5s each at the above Court yesterday. Annexation, The Polynesian Gazette, published at Levuka, champions the annexation of that colony to New Zealand. j The Marionettes. Webb’s Eoyal Marionettes appear in the Volunteer HaftL, Temuka, on Thursday add Friday next. ■ Resident Magistrate’s Court, Gbhasdine.—The sitting of this Court has been postponed from Monday next till the 9th February. St. Marts’ Parish, Geraldine.— Owing to the resignation of Mr John Cunningham, one of the collectors of the stipend fund of the above parish, Mr E. Hardcastle has been appointed in his stead. Cricket. —A match between the marrried and single members of the Geraldine Cricket Club takes place to-day, and we hope to see a large muster. —A match takes place to-day between the Pleasant Point and the Temuka Young Men’s Cricket Clubs, The game will be played at the Point, “ The Haul.”— Mr J. W. Miles, the Hall, Temuka, announces that his annual sale of Summer drapery and clothing commences to-day, and will be continued for four weeks, during which the whole of hie stock will be offered at prices which will ensure bargains to every customer, Hot .Yebt Lieeli.—The Paris Gaulois makes a statement that when the servant of a doctor was dying from cholera, the doctor swallowed pills made from the vomit of deceased, which produced no deleterious effects upon the physician, thus showing that the vomit of a cholera patient is not infte* tous.

Church at Peel Forest.—By meat in another column, tender* are inrited foF'. building a church at Peel Forest, in timber, wood, or stone. Tenders are to be sent to Mr W. Marlej, architect, Hereford Stieet, Christchurch, not later than Feb. Plana snd specifications are to be seen at Messrs Matson, Cox, and Co’s, Ashburton. Timaru Habbor Board.—Mr K, F. Gray was the only candidate for election to the Timaru Harbour Board in Temuka jester* day, and was therefore declared duly elected. Mr John Kelland, junr., was the only person nominated to represent the Geraldine district and was consequently declared elected. Notifications with regard to each election will be found in our adrertising columns. Blub Ribbon Meeting. On Monday evening next tbe monthly meeting of the Temuka Blue Ribbon Gospel Temperance Mission will be held. The Rer. B. F, Rothwell is announced to take tbe chair, and the Rer. R. J. Allsworth (of Wanganui) and T. A. Hamilton will give addresses. The meeting commences at 7.30 p.m. in !5? Volunteer Hall, and will doubtless be well attended. Licensing Committees,—For Raukapuka (Geraldine) the following gentlemen were yesterday duly elected to serve on tha Licensing Bench for tha ensuing twelve months, viz. :—Messrs W. S. Maslin, R.. Fish, A. Sberratt, J. Mundell, and R. S. Cook. For Temuka six gentlemen were nominated, and, as only five are required, a poll will be taken on Friday next. The following are the nominations: —Messre S, D. Barker, D. Inwood, J, Meyer, J. Paterson, J. Talbot, and E. Brown. The Land Office in Timaru.—Some few days ago it was announced that th# Land Office in Timaru was to be and that Mr Fussell, who baa been h» charge of the office for many years, had received notice of dismissal. As this would entail great • inconvenience on tb» general public, strong representations were made to (he Government on the subject, and the result is that they have decided to keep the office open present, pending further considerations 1 Roman Catholic Concert. Only, eight persons attended the meeting at the Oddfellows’ Hal!, Geraldine, convened; by Mr Willoughby for Wednesday evening for the purpose of taking steps carry out a concert in aid of the of the Roman Catholic Church, GeraldjpvH Owing to the attendance being so smtH H nothing waa done. It is a matter tor H regret that Mr Willoughby’s efforts in ihie H direction have not beep more warmly H seconded, as the object aimed at is a molt H deserving one. H

Monthly Stock Sale.—Messrs J. Mundell and Co., will hold their monthly sale of stock on Wednesday 4th Pebruarv. Part iculars of entries now made will be found in their advertisement. Additional entries will be received till hour of sale. Statistics. —The statistics for the past year are published. The total value of the imports for 1884 was £1,741,854 as against £1,812,194, and of the exports £1,656,755 as against£l,4B6,os7 forlßßs. During the quarter ended Blst December last 209 ships entered in New Zealand, their aggregate tonnage being 124,328 tons and the crews 4,794 persons. The corresponding quarter of 1883 showed 218 entered, tonnage 124,238, and crews 4,794. The number of ships that cleared the customs during the same quarter was 200, aggregate tonnage 121,724, crews 4,784. For the corresponding quarter of 18S3 the numbers were ships ; 190, tonnage 108,883, crews 4,787. The Fire Brigade Demonstration.— The Fireßrigade Demonstration Committee met last Thursday night at Dunedin, and decided a number of protests for Engine Practice (dry) competition. Prizes were awarded thus—O’Gorman, Dunedin, 1; Tattersail’a, Dunedin, and Gulliver, Eangiora, to run off for second and third prizes. In the hose competition Wanganui was placed first, Dunedin second, and Napier third. The dinner hold on Thursday erening was attended by 200 persons. The teams from Nelson, Wellington, Auckland, and Graharastown, being dissatisfied with the arrangements, returned home on Friday morning. The Direct Mail Service.—A deputation from the Otago Harbor Board waited on the Hon. Mr Richardson on Wednesday to bring under his notice the loss sustained by the Board la consequence of the direct mail contract exempting steamers from harbor dues at the first port of call. The Chairman, Mr Boss, said : The Shipping Company have arranged that Wellington and Dunedin shall bo alternately ports of arrival, consequently the loss we would sustain would be £663 15s in’the year. New we do not blame the Company in any way, nor the Lyttelton Harbor Board, but matters have been so arranged that the Lyttelton Hsrbor Board suffer no loss at all; simply the Wellington and Dunedin Boards suffer. In the House I put the question to the Premier, “ In the event of the mail service requiring pilotage, would their steamers be exempt?” and he said “ Certainly not.” Mr Stout is of the same opinion still, but I differ from him in ths reading of the Act. The way the Harbor look at the matter is this ; The advantage of the direct service is one to the whole colony, and why should one port have to bear a loss which should be distributed all over the colony? The Hon. Mr Richardson said it was a question for Parliament. The Government could do nothing. If the Dunedin Board refused to grant pilotage for nothing, the Government could send the hosts somewhere else. Pater Money.—lt is said that two notes for £IOO,OOO eaob, and two for £50,000 each, were once engraved and issued. A butcher, who had amassed an immense fortune in the war time, went one day with one of these £50,000 notes to a private banker, asking for the loan of £SOOO, and wishing to deposit the big note as security in the banker’s hands, saying he had kept it for years. The £SOOO was handed over, but the banker hinted at the same time, to the butcher, the folly of hoarding such a large sum, and losing the interest. “Worry true, sir,” replied the butcher, “ but I likes t’ look on’t so very well that I have t’other one of same kind at home.” An eccentric gentleman in London framed a bank post-bill for £30,000, and exhibited it for five years in one of his sitting rooms. The fifth year he died, when the picture was at once taken and cashed by his heirs. Some year* ago, at a nobleman’s house near Hyde Park, a dispute arose about a certain passage of Scripture, and a Dean who was present denying that there was any inch text, a Bible was called for. When it was opened a marker was found in it, which on examination proved to be a bank post-bill for £40,000. It might possibly have been placed there as a reproach to the son, who» perhaps did not consult the Bible as often as his mother could wish. Kakahu Library.—A meeting of the Committee of the above was held last Monday evening, Mr 0, G. Bradley in the chair. A large number of the subscribers were also present. The minute* of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The following r #port was read : “ Kakahu, Hilton, Jan. 20, 1885. Mr 0. G. Bradley, Chairman of Kakahu Library.—Sir,—The Library has now began ite eighth year of existence. We have •bout 300_ volumes, and have added 2 volumes of Punch during the past year. The present number of subscribers is 17, whose contribution* daring the past year amounted to £3 9* 6d, Our share of the Government grant was £9 7s 2d. The total income, including balance in hand, amounted to £l4 10s 3d. A catalogue has been drawn up, printed, and circulated among the subscribers, and the sum of £lO has been sent to Mr Jas. Hay, now on a visit to Scotland, to purchase books, which are expected to arrive about the 3rd of February. It is hoped that when the new books arrive the number of persons using the Library will bo increased. At present many of the subscribers are persons residing at a distance, the residents of Hilton having apparently read most of the books which interest them. A communication has been received from the Sscretary for Education at Wellington inviting an application for a share in the £4OOO voted by the Assembly for Public Libraries last year. With the assistance of Mr Beattie I have drawn up a renewed application and forwarded .it to Wellington. In the event of receiving a new grant it will be well for the Committee to meet again in about six weeks to determine the disposal of the money.—l am, etc., Charles J. Cooke, gwretarv w*

Too Obliging bt Half.—A strange case is reported by the Guardian as haring come before the R.M. in Ashburton last Tuesday. A man named James Bradley was charged with assaulting Nicholas Lenoury at Methren on the prerious day. Lenoury stated that he was a shearer, and at Methren on the prerious day met accused, who was a friend of his. He asked the accused to out his (complainant’s) throat, and the latter did to. Witness, howerer, thought it was the intention of the accused, to use the back of the knife, and that the wound was inflicted accidentally. The out was sewn up by a man named Grant, The accused stated that he had no intention of injuring Lenoury. He was under the Sfluenco of drink, and intended to use th» back of the knife. This was the evidence, and after the Bench had considered it, the accused was cautioned and dismissed.—The wound was a serere one. The Japanese Troupe.—The Japanese troupe appeared in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, last Thursday evening. They are without doubt the best troupe of the kind eren seen in Temuka. The entertainment consists of tumbling, clogdancing, and balancing, with a contortion act and some comicalities thrown in to fill up. Prince Bungaro and son, the Japanese, are the principal performers. Their part of the programme requires to be seen, to bo behered. They are the cleverest performers we have ever seen, and we doubt very much whether they c»n be surpassed. As an instance of their cleverness we need only say that the junior Bungaro stood on the seats of two]ordinary chairs, and then bent down backwards and picked a half-crown off the floor. His father balanced a screen about 8 feet high and 3 feet wide on the soles of his feet, and the son walked up to the top of it, and stood on his head on the frame work, which was no more than two inches in thickness. He also stood on the screen exactly in the same way that he is represented in the pictures which have been distributed about Temuka. This was the most extraordinary balancing feat we hare ever seen. It is asserted they are the only two in the world that can do this, and we feel inclined to believe them. Thu was the principal act, but they did other things that rivalled it as regards cleverness. There was also some splendid clog dancing and capital tumbling. One the whole the entertainment was a first-class one. On the first night the second and backs seats were well filled, and a very good houss was again present last night. They go to Timaru this evening, aud a better troupe so far as they go has never visited that town. Mrs Mendelson, Temuka, advertises for a groom. Crushed oats at 2s 6d a bushel can he obtained at the Winchester Mills. Mrs C. Wells, Monthly Nurse, Vine Street, Temuka, advertises that she is open for engagement. , _ „ Mr 0. Boutcher, Gapes’ Valley, invites tenders for harvesting 100 acres of crop. For particulars see advertisement. Col. B. Bavley, Moana, Pleasant Valley, invites tenders for cutting, stocking, and stacking 80 acres crop. Particulars will be found in advertisement. Working Men.—Before you begin your heavy spring work, after a winter of relaxation your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of bilious or spring fever or sickness that will unfit you for a season’s work. You will pave time, sickness and expense if you will use one bottle of Hop Bitters in your family this month. Don’t wait. Bead Advt. Holloway’s Pills.—Epidemic Diseases. —The alarming increase of English cholera and diarrhcei should be a warning to every one to subdue at once any irregularity tending towards disease. Holloway’s Pill* should be in every household to rectify all impure states of the blood, to remedy weaknose, and to overcome impaired general health. Nothing can be simpler than the instructions for taking this corrective medicine, nothing more efficient than its cleansing powers, nothing more harmless than its vegetable ingredients. Holloway’s is the best physio during the snmmer'seaion, when decaying fruits and unwholesome vegetables are frequently deranging the bowels, and daily exposing thousands, through their negligence in permitting disordered action to the dangers of diarrhoea, ’dysentery, and cholera.