LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1306, 21 February 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cbioket. —A scratch match will be played by the members of the Temuka Cricket Club to-day in the Temuka Park, Timaeu Voluntbbes toe the Soudan.— Captain Hamersley, of the C. Battery, Timaru, and Captain Martin, of the E. Battery, have offered to proceed to the Soudan, the former with 50 men, and the latter with 30 meu. The offer has been forwarded to the Government by Colonel Lean. Steangb Phenomenon, Late files of South Australian papers to hand, by the Singarooma, at Auckland, state that a peculiar atmospheric phenomenon was witnessed! in Adelaide one evening recently. The whole of the north-eastern portion of the sky was covered with a luminous stratum of clouds. When the diffused luminosity had cleared away a centre patch of bright light, having the appearance of a moon, re mained at an altitude of 40 deg., and with a diameter of about 3deg. It presented the appearance of a midnight sue in the Arctic regions. Fatal Accident.—A young man named Henry Carter who was riding in Montreal street, near Oramner square, Christchurch, on Thursday morning, met with a frightful accident. His horse became restive, began kicking, got on to the footpath, and finally threw him so that his head fell downward on the spikes of the railings by the Normal School. Dr Townend was called, and ordered his removal to the Hospital, where he arrived at a quarter to eleven in an unconscious slate. He did not rally, and death ensued in an hour’s lime from concussion of the brain. The unfortunate young man was night porter at the A 1 Hotel. He bore au excellent •haraetfr*

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, G.ERALDINE.— A telegram was received yesterday from the Rev, Geo. Barclay, who is at present in Christchurch attending a meeting of the Presbyterian Assembly, stating that the Rev. Mr Munro will preach in the Geraldine Church, on Sunday morning, and at Woodbury in the afternoon. The notification appears in an adveitisement in another column. New Threshing Plant.— ln our advertising columns will be found an announcement by Messrs A, G. Wright and Co., to the effect that they have had made specially to their order a traction engine and combine, which they intend to work in this district. Mr A. G. Wright has been in the district for some time and had great experience with threshing machinery, and doubtless the new firm will receive a fair share of public

patronage. Excursion Trains. —The Excursion train from Christchurch and intervening districts to Timaru on Thursday last, though not so well attended as the previous ones, was a great success, fully a thousand persons paying a visit (o the port of South Canterbury, and greatly enjoying themselves.—On Thursday next excursion trains run to Ashburton from Timaru and Christchurch, calling at intervening stations. The train from Timaru leaves that place at 9.45 a m., Temulra at 10.24, Winchester at 10.35, Orari at 10.47. The stopping places (Temuka, Winchester, and Orari) puts the Excursion wit bin the reach of all the residents in this district, and no doubt many will take advantage of the opportunity of visiting Ashburton, the inhabitants of which are making special arrangements for the amusement of the excursionists. The return fares have been fixed at 6s 6d first class and 4s secondclass, children being charged half these rates.

Newspaper Map and Directory.—We have received Pulford’s Newspaper Map and Directory of New Zealand, It. consists of a broad-sheet on which there is a map of New Zealand witii towns in which newspapers are published represented on it by numbers, and also a list of the names of New Zealand newspapers. It is a pity tlfkt Mr Pulford, when he went, to the expense of publishing this map, did not take the trouble of making it accurate, but he did not. In fact, we have seldom come across anything more inaccurate. For instance the Waimate Times and Star are placed in the province of Taranaki. The Waimate Times is published in Canterbury, and its once fellow-pubhcation, the Star, has been dead and buried for the last seven years. The Qiraldine Guardian is placed on the list, and the Temuka Leader is omitted altogether. Christchurch is represented by No. 49, but there are two 49’s, one in the proper place and one up somewhere in the Mackenzie Country we should say about the region of Lake Teknpo. Without going any further, there are five or six dead papers on the Canterbury list, whilst some still existing are altogether omitted, and if the lists of the other provinces are equally incorrect, who can rely on this directory ? This might very well have been avoided by Mr Pulford had he make proper inquiriei.

New Zealand Industhial Exhibition. —A meeting of the sub-Oommitteo appointed to further the objects of the Exhibition was held in the Literary Institute, yesterday afternoon. There were present Dr Fish, and Messrs R. H. Pearpoint, W. S. Maslin, W. Coltman, and J. Cunningham. On the motion of Mr Cunningham, seconded by Dr Fish, Mr Pearpoint was Toted to the chair. It was resolved that Mr Cunningham act as Secrolary. The Chairman stated that Mr Lough, Secretary to the Timaru Committee, had sent him some official programmes and forms of application for space, the former of which he read. In reply to Mr Maslin, it was stated by some of the members that wool, cheese, grain, timber, cordials, fire and pipe clay, saddlery, boots, and probably other exhibits might be sent. The Secretary made out a list of persons likely to send these exhibits, who will be written to, and anyone who thinks of forwarding exhibits are requested to inform the Secretary or any member of the Committee as soon as possible. As the Committee have power to add to their number, Messrs 0. G. Tripp, W. U. Slack, B. Bailey, L. Grant, and R. Taylor were proposed as members of the Committee. It was resolved to meet next Wednesday at four o’clock. The Secretary was requested to write to Mr Lough for more application forms. As the applications for space must be in Wellington by the Ist of March all applications must be made to the sub-Com-mittee before their meeting on Wednesday next. An advertisement appears in another column m reference to the applications. Mobal Thbpittjdb.-— Blame attaches to a jury of intelligent men when they condemn a man for crime whose moral nature has been perverted by indigestion, diseased liver and kidneys. A thoughtful judge may well consider whether society would not be belter served by ordering a bottle of Hop Bit ! era for the unfortunate in the dock instead of years of penal servitude. Bead Adrt,