LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1330, 21 April 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka School Committee. The monthly meeting of this Committee take* place this evening. Geraldine Monthly Sale.— The next monthly sale of stock will take place on Wednesday, May 6th. Held Over. —We are compelled to hold over “Examiner’s” letter on agricultural matters till our next issue. Temuka Monthly Stock Sale. —Mr K. F. Gray holds hia monthly sale on Friday next. He is now booking entries.

Geraldine Flat School.— The Chairman, Mr D. Shaw, invites applications for the position of sewing mistress to the above school. Appplioations will be received up till the 30th inst.

A Successeul Bazaar.— A bazaar hold in Timam last week in aid of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, realised between £9OO and £IOOO (not a bad sum these hard times), and all the articles were not disposed of, Temuka Cricket Club. —The members of the Temuka Cricket Club are requested to attend a meeting on Monday evening next in the Wallingford Hotel, when business of importance will be brought forward.'

Thb Accident on the Timaru Race-coubse.—-Campbell Hobbs, who was so severely hurt in the Hurdle Race on the second day of the late race meeting in Timaru, recovered consciousness on Saturday and is progressing fairly.

Aeekst.— A man was arrested in Geraldine on Saturday by Constable Willoughby on a warrant from Timaru, charging him with vagrancy. When arrested accused had over £IOO in his possession. He was taken to Timaru yesterday. Geraldine Volunteer Corps.— All who have signified their intention of joining this corps are requested to meet at the Young Men’s Club, to-morrow evening, at half-past seven, for the purpose of being enrolled and sworn in. It is necessary that all should be present, and we hope to see a good muster.

Mount Peel Road Board Election. — The Returning Officer for the Mount Peel Road Board District notifies that an election of three members to the Mount Peel Road Board takes place on the 7th May next. The Hon. J. B. A. Acland, and Messrs A. Hawdon and G. J. Dennistoun retire, in accordance wi(h the Act, but are eligible for re-election. Nominations of candidates must be made before noon on the Ist May.

Auction Sale.— Messrs J. Mundell and Co. will sell a large quantity of merchandise, furniture, fowls, etc., at their rooms on Saturday next.

Bate. The Temuka Road Board notify that it is their intention to strike a general rate of §d in the £ at next meeting. The rate roll is now open for inspection,

Race Pbivilbges.— Messrs J. Mundell and Co., notify this morning they will sell on Saturday the race privileges in connection with the forthcoming race meeting of the Geraldine Racing Club.

The Hon. Ms Bai/UANok. —W# learn from the Guardian that the Hon, Mr Ballanoe, the Ministerjfor Lands and Defence, left Ashburton by the express on Saturday evening, and reached Wellington on Sunday. His return to Wellington was rendered necessary by the business in connection with the Defence Department, having accumulated during his absence.

Oeange Cultuke.— A work has just been received by the Geraldine Literary Institute, entitled " Orange Culture in New Zealand,” by Gem A. Alderton. The work is published by authority of the Government, and lias been completed with a view of encouraging the most extensive culture of citrus fruits in New Zealand. The author, who has had practical experience in the culture of the orange and lemon in Wanganui for some years visited New South Wales last year ( and obtained from authorities and owners of orangeries in that colony, a large amount of valuable information. Extracts from the works of the Rev. T. W. Moore, of Florida, U.S., are also quoted. The book is well worth reading, and should be found both interesting and instructing.

Rime Coeps.— On Saturday last a meeting of those interested in the formation of a Rifle Volunteer Company in Timaru took place in Jonas and Bourn’s auction rooms. The meeting was a large one, His Worship the Mayor in the chair. Mr J. W. White explained that a deputation had waited on the Hon. Mr Balknee when that gentleman was in Timaru, and he had accepted the services of the Corps and promised a capitation allowance of 30s per man. The meeting then appointed a Committee to select the most suitable of those willing to join, and 52 were duly sworn in. Mr J. W. White was elected Captain, and Mr Geo. Rhodes First Lieutenant. Dr Hogg was elected Surgeon to the Corps. A Committee was elected to make enquiries re uniforms, and the meeting terminated. There is some dissatisfaction felt by those whose claims to join wore overlooked by the Selection Committee,

Winchester.— Our correspondent writes: —Our monthly fair, held on the first Thursday of this month, was the largest held here for years, both as regards the attendance of buyers and the number of cattle, etc., submitted for sale, while the prices obtained were in all classes satisfactory. The following were the entries : —Pigs 160, cattle 100, sheep 7500, rams 80. Several hundred sheep were shepherded in the road, the yards, though commodious; being unable to hold them. The next monthly sale takes place on Thursday, May 6th, and bids fair to be well patronised.—Mr Carston, is putting up a good-sized building, to be used as an Assembly Boom in the meantime, for any public purpose for which it may be required. This will supply a long-felt want, the school beiig the only building where any entertainment could be held, and I trust his enterprise may be rewarded in securing to him a remunerative interest for the capital invested.—Our school is steadily increasing in numbers, 94 being now on the roll. Two of the Education Board’s scholarships have been gained by the pupils, while a third took fourth place. Miss F. Hawke, the newly-appointed pupil teacher, commenced her duties last week, and bids fair to become an efficient instructress. —Mr Steele, an old resident, died the week before last, after a painful illness. He leaves a widow and three childdren to mourn his loss.

The Faust Family.— This Company appeared in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, last night to a fair attendance, and, judging from the way in which they were applauded, they gave entire satisfaction. After a brilliantly-played overture by Mr C. Waud, the brothers Ted and Eobort Faust gave a comic horizontal bar performance, which created much merriment, and their brother Eugene followed by dancing the national dances of the three Kingdoms in a finished manner. The three brothers appeared in the next act as the musical clowns, and went through a performance similar to that which they gave in the circus. Mr Wand played a solo on the violoncello entitled “The Blue Bells of Scotland,” and proved himself a master of the instrument, and the first part of the entertainment wound up with a grand display of statuary, in which tbe whole Company appeared. In the next part there weresplendid acrobatic performances, and," beautiful music was elicited from hand bells, but the great sensation of the whole entertainment was the “ Eisley performance,” in which one of the brothers laid on his back and with two others on the soles of his feet he went through all sorts or performances. Another brilliantly-played violoncello solo by Mr Waud, and a pantomime sketch, entitled “ The Terrible Infants,” brought as enjoyable an entertainment as we have seen for a long time to a close. The Faust family are certainly very clever, besides being extremely comical and amusing. They appear in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, this evening, and we strongly recommend our readers to see them if they want to * itness a really good entertainment. The entertainment is the best that ever visited this district, and one of the best we have ever witnessed.

Public Meeting at Woonusy A meeting of the ratepayers in the Woodbury district will bo held in the schoolroom on Saturday evening at half-past seven. The business to come before the meeting is the consideration of the Road Board’s action in refusing to open a road on the north side of the Waihi Bush. The meeting is convened by Mr Thos. Taylor. Lbunken Stuff.— How many children and women are slowly and surely dying, or rather being killed, by excessive doctoring, or the daily use of some drug or drunken stuff called medicine, that no one knows what it is made of, who can easily be cured and saved by American Go’s. Hop Bitters which is so pure, simple, and harmless, that the most frail woman, weakest invalid, or smallest child can trust in it!—See Advfc.

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