LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1333, 28 April 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine School Committee. The monthly meeting of the Geraldine School Committee will be held to-morrow evening in the Schoolroom at half-past seven, Geraldine Volunteers. —Mr Moore received a letter from Captain Newall on Saturday stating (hat the enrolment forms were not yet down from Wellington, and he would not be down on Tuesday. Captain Newall also said that when he got the forms ho would make a special trip to Geraldine, The meeting to be held tonight will therefore be postponed till further notice. Geraldine R<dad Board Election. - The Returning Officer, Mr 0. E. Sherratt, notifies that Messrs F. R. Fiatman, W. U. Slack, J. Kelland, jun., and 0. G. Tripp have been nominated for seats on the Board, and a poll will be taken on Wednesday, the 6th of May, between the usual'hours, for the retum of three of the above-named gentlemen. The three polling places are : Woodbury and Hilton schoolrooms, and for Geraldine the Board’s cottage opposite Mr Coombs’ house, near the stone bridge, on the Main Geraldine Road,

The Grounding op thk Ruapehu.— The Now Zealand Shipping Company (says the Press) lost close on £IOOO through tho grounding of the steamer Ruapehu. One hundred and fifty pounds went as demurrage in connection with the mail contract.

Bocae Option. —A poll of the residents in the Temuka Licensing District will be taken on the 11th May next to decide whether or not the numbe>- of publicani’iand accommodation licenses should be increased. The polling places are the R.M. Courthouse, Temuka, and the Mechanics’ Institutes at Winchester and Waifcohi Plat.

Accident. —A man named Hoskins, an employee on tho Timaru breakwater, met with a severe accident on Friday last. He fell in front of two trucks each containing about a ton of,concrete (which were being convoyed to the outer end of the breakwater) and before he could get out of the way the wheels passed over his right leg, running from the foot to the knee. The leg was dreadfully lacerated, and Hoskins was taken to the hospital. Race Peiviebgbs. — On Saturday last Messrs J. Mundell and Co. sold the privileges in connection with the forthcoming races under the auspices of the Geraldine Racing Club, fair prices being realised. The grand stand booth fell to the bid of Mr R. Taylor at £3O j Mr T. Farrell secured Nos. 1 and 2 booths for £6O ; Mr L. Tombs the refreshment booth for £10; Mr John Rae tho gates for £6O j and Mr Shephard the horse yards for £B,

Rifle Match.— A return match between the Scotch and English members of the Timaru Rifle Club took place on Friday last the Englishmen winning by six points. The scores were ; Scotch, 734 j English, 740. The top scorer was Mr R. Ferguson, who made 91 out of a possible 105, and the next best was Mr G-. C. Miles with 87, and Mr T. Q-. Rowley close up with 86. The English team fired two men short and struck an average for their score (74). The ranges were 400, 500, and 600 yards.

COTTESING.—The Plumpton Park Coursing meeting was concluded on Friday. The following are the results of the final courses . —The Derby: Mr J. McCausland’s Figaro, by Champagne Charlie Marigold beat Messrs Courtney Bros.’ Cardinal, by Taraban —Miss Ridley, and won. The Oaks; Mr J, Cooper’s Snowfligbt, by Lancashire Lad— Miss Annie, beat Mr T. Howe's Miss Taylor, by Taraban —Miss Ridley, and won. The April Cup: Mr R. P. Hill’s Waitangi, by Orichope Linn—Hinemoa, beat Mr A. Dalgleish’s Market Day, by Hock Skipping Q-irl, and won. Pbesbytbexan Chubch, Temuka.— The managers of the Presbyterian Church Sabbath School have decided to bring to an end the dispute with regard to their occupation of the Public School on Sundays for Sunday School purposes. Owing to the resolution adopted at the last meeting of the School Committee to the effect that one month’s notice should be given to them to leave it, and that in future a charge of £1 per quarter for the use of the school should be made, they decided not to wait for the month’s notice, but to leave forthwith. Accordingly the Sunday School was held in the Presbyterian Church last Sum day, and it is the intention to hold it there in future until a suitable building can be erected. It is a pity that matters have reached this extent, as no one will now gain by what has occurred.

Sir Herbert Stewart.—Describing the last sad scene of Sir Herbert Stewart’s brilliant career, an officer of his staff writes:— " We buried him in the little British graveyard near the Gakdul Wells. It was the most impressive scene anyone ever went through. We formed a procession in the valley, headed by the firing party and the band of the Royal Sussex. Colonel Talbot read the service. I looked up once. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone around the piece had utterly broken down. I have lost the kindest, best friend man ever had, and England, I honestly think, one of her best officers. It was a most trying time for him that march out from El Gubat ; but the doctors say nothing could possibly have saved him from the first. I fully believe them. The 19th Hussars made a forced march to try to be in time for the funeral, but arrived just too late. This morning they came and asked to be allowed to do the stonework around the grave, and have been working all day.” The Temuka Linseed, Oid, Cake, and Fibre Company, Limited,—An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the above Company was held last night in the Wallingford Hotel, to consider the following resolution :—“ That whereas, in the event of its being decided to accept the spinning machinery purchased by Mr Hay hurst in England, it will become necessary, in order to provide money for the payment thereof, as well as generally to carry on the business of the Company, that the Directors should give their personal guarantee, in order to obtain an overdraft from the Bank : it is hereby notified that the Directors be authorised to give such guarantee, and to secure themselves from any loss arrising from such guarantee by mortgage on the landed property, and other assets of the Company, and generally to take such other steps as may be legally necessary for their more efficient security.” Mr Talbot, who occupied the chair, explained that the Directors were I giving their personal security to the Bank, and that this resolution was intended to indemnify them by making the amount of the guarantee a first claim on the assets of the Company. On the motion of Mr Twomey, seconded by Mr Metson, the resolution was unanimously agreed to. In the course of conversation Mr Talbotsaid they had decided to guarantee to the farmers £3 per ton for the linseed, and also that it was not necessary that it should be pulled, as cutting it would do as well. He mentioned that the machine on the way out would be the only one in the colony capable of spinning European flax. The meeting then terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman. '

A Claim pou Damages.— An exchange says: —The following orthographical puzzle was amongst the letters read at a recent meeting of the Auckland City Council : “Aucklane, Aperl Bth, ’BS. To his Worship the Mair and gentelmen of the Citey Counsel I heirbuy, send in my claim £l6 damage dun to my property up to date, I had the four rooms in the frunt house let at thurteen shillings per week and the bak house let at seven shillings which is one pound per week I am loseing through the ingery dun to my property—Yaurs respectively Lour Hopson street.”

The Baptists and the Peemibe.— The Baptists of Auckland are making great efforts to build a tabernacle that shall be free of debt on the day it is opened. A lady of the congregation has written to Mr Stout soliciting a subscription, and the answer she received runs as follows ;—“ Dear Madame, — Your desire to open a tabernacle, which has cost so many thousands of pounds, free of debt may be laudable, but I do not sea that any outsider ,of your body, can participate in it. Although not intimately acquainted with ecclesiastical affairs, I yet happen to be aware that a great many good people worship God in Churches upon which some debt rests. I do not see that it would prevent your adoration even if the whole cost of tha taberwas not defrayed. To my idea your action looks as if you regarded yourselves as being on a much higher pinnacle than other Christian bodies. I decline, therefore, to give any subscription to enable the tabernacle to be opened free of debt. I, however, enclose a subscription for the poor of the Church, but notjtobe applied to the tabernacle fund.”

British Barmaids in America.—The New York “mashers” hare been much puzzled it seems orer the appearance of some English barmaids at the cafe at Wallack’s. The young ladies were “sedately dressed in black stuff, which reached to the necks and wrists ; their faces were unpainted, and they wore no gewgaws.” The novelty drew the house completely, but there was'much perplexity as to how to treat them. Fortunately there was a Briton present to set the fashion. All eyes were on him as he approached the bar, and this is how he acquitted himself:—" He neither smiledinor frowned on a maid; he was totally oblivious ; she might have been an automatic beer-pump for all the consciousness which he seemed to recognise in her.” The “mashers” went away sorry, but resolved for all (hat to do the correct thing, and the English barmaids are to be treated with indifference, which, after all, is so much better than impertinence that no one need undeceive the New York masher as to the ways of his English brother. Drunken Stuff.—How many children and women are slowly and surely dying, or rather being hilled, 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 Advb, A reward of £1 is offered in our advertising columns for the recovery of a lost horse. A strawberry-and-red roan steer will be sold at the Tetnuka Pound at noon to-morrow if it is not previously released. On Thursday next Mr K. F. Gray will sell, under distress warrant (unless the claim is previously settled), at Temuka, 3 draught horses. In our advertising columns will be found an important notice from Mr J. J, Daily, of the Eangitata Bridge Hotel, to Alfred Morris, contractor. On Saturday afternoon last, a peioe of crewel work was lost on the Main Boad, between the Temuka Linseed Factory and the Maori Pah. The finder will please return it to Mrs Mendelson. Messrs Gabites and Plante, Drapers, etc., “The Corner,” Timaru, are now making a display of autumn and winter goods, having received their first shipment of 65 cases, ex s.s. Doric > Bimutaka, Aorangi, and other vessels. They call special attention to their men’s and boys’ clothing, made of Mesgiel and Geelong tweed, and state that in the tailoring department they have opened up a grand assortment of tweeds and coatings, which enables them to offer the best choice at a reasonable price. Full particulars will be found in their advertisement. Skill in thf Workshop.—To do good work the mechanic must have good health. If long hours of confinement in close rooms have enfeebled his hands or dimmed his sight let him at once, and before some orgaiic trouble appears, take plenty of Dr Soule’s Hop Bitters. His system will be rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened, his sight becoming clear, and the whole constitution be built up to a higher working condition. Bead advt.