The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1337, 7 May 1885, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Meeting of Parliament.—At a meeting of I lie Cabinet on Monday morning it was deeded to call Parliament together for the despatch of business on June 11th.

The Wool Season. The number of bales of wool received by rail at Timaiu up to th«> 2nd inst. was 19,503, and by road 3501 making a grand total of 23,004.

Tbe Grain Season.—The number of sacks of grain received by rail at Timaru up to the 2nd inst. was 98,923 and by road 27,975, making a grand totnl of 116,898. In Bankruptcy.— ln tbe District Court, Timaru, on Tuesday, the public examination of J. J. Heap was declared closed. H. Hodgson was granted an order of discharge.

Licensing Meetings. Tbe annual meeting of the Temuka Licensing Committee will be hold on the Bth of June next and the annual meeting of the Raukapuka Committee on the following day.

A Much-Coteted POSITION.— At the last meeting of the Mackenzie County Council there were thirty-eight opplicationa for the position of clerk and overseer. Mr James Cochran was the successful applicant. Geraldine Coursing Club.— A special meeting of the members of the above Club will be held on Friday next, Bth inst., in the Crown Hotel, to consider the advisability of altering the annual subscription and other business. ‘‘Paces We Meet.”— The Per T.W.Dann gives bis lecture on “Faces we meet, and how to read them” to night in the Volunteer Hall, Temnka. Mr Dunn is a clever physiognomist, and bis lectures are both amusing and instructive. The lecture will bo repeated to-morrow night.

Eattiapuka Licensing District.—On Tuesday a pell was taken to ascertain if the ratepayers Were in favour of more licenses being granted for the next three years, or not. At the Geraldine polling booth 9 votes were given for and 7 against an increase, and at Woodbury 2 votes for and 6 against. Total for an increase 11; against 13.

San Francisco Mail.— The City of Sydney. with the ’Frisco Mail arrived at Auckland on Tuesday afternoon, three days late, and shortly afterwards the ss. Penguin was despatched with the Southern mails. We regret that pressure on our space compels us to hold over till our next a summary of the budget of news brought by the City of Sydney.

Mount Peel Eoad Board Election.— The ratepayers in the Mount Peel,'Road district are reminded that to*day the poll for election of three members of the Mount Peel Eoad Board takes place. The polling places are the Eoad Board Office, Peel Forest, and the Eoad Board Shed, Eaincliff, and the time between the hours of 9 a.m. and fi p.ra. Messrs J. B. A. Acland, G. J. Dennistoun A. Hawdon, and E. Thew are the candidates.

Resident Magistrate's Court, Temuka. —At the Temuka R.M, Court, yesterday, the business was light; S. D. Barker and D. Inwood, Esq’s., J.P.’s., occupied the Bench. Geo. Kahu on a charge of forgery, brought up on remand from last week, was again remanded for a week. The only civil business was the case of Hy. Williams v. Hv. Kahu, claim £1 10s, and in this judgment was given hy consent.

Correction. —Mr H. B. Webster writes to us concerning the recant Cavalry meeting in Geraldine as follows: —"In your report of a meeting held in Geraldine of those interested in forming s Cavahy Corps for this district, you make mo say that ‘ I think the outfit would cost £2O, without horse, saddle, or bridle.’ What I did say was Ibis: ‘lt would cost about £lO without horse, etc.’ Will you kindly correct this mistake, as it may be tbe means of preventing some joining us.—l am, Ac., H. B. Websteh.”

Geraldine Dairy Factory.— Tbe usual monthly meeting of the Directors of this company was held on Monday last. Present— Dr Fish (in the chair), and Messrs N. Dunlop, W. M. Moore, R H. Postlethwaite, L. Grant and D. Shaw. Tbe minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. It was resolved to receive milk only once a day, up to ten o’clock in the morning, and if a s ifficont quantity can be got, the factory will be kept at work all the winter. Arrangements were made for the disposal of some of the pigs. Accounts were passed for payment to the amount of £319 12s, of which £216 10s 4d was for milk ; 3000 gallons having bean received during the month of April. This being all the business the meeting terminated.

Howards Comedy and Burlesque Company.—This Company opened for a season of (wo nights in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, on Tuesday evening. The Hall was about three parts full, and most seemed to enjoy the evening’s amusement. The first part of the programme, opened by an overture on the piano by Mr Cowan, was a small play entitled the “Conjugal Lesson,” in which Miss Kate Howards and Mr Cowan took part. The singing of Miss Jessie and Miss Kate Howards, and the dancing of the former, was much appreciated, and both were frequently applauded. Mr Cowan showed some talent as a low comedy actor. The programme wound up with a small play “ The Swiss Cottage or the Soldier’s Return,” the parts being taken by Misses Jessie and Kate Howards and Mr Cowan. Last evening the Company again appeared.

Supposed Suicide. New* reached Geraldine yesterday to tbe effect that the body •f a man was found in the bush ty children. So far as we can gather the children were passing through the north-western side of the bush, when they came upon a headless body on the ground in an advanced state of decomposition, and on looking round they saw tbe head hanging by a rope from the branch of a tree. The supposition is that the man 'must have committed suicide by banging himself, so long ago that the body must have fallen to to tbe ground and the head remained where it was tied by the rope. On information of the sad discoyery reaching Mr A. Reid he proceeded to the spot, and at once rceognised tbe body es that of his brother, who left his home about three months ago and has not been beard ef since. He at once communicated with tbe police. Examination of Teachers. — A supplement to tbe Hew Zealand Gazstte is published containing statments of tbe principal results of tbe examination held at tbe end of January, 1885. It must be understood that the granting of a certificate depends only in part upon the result of an examination, and that candidates who bare not bad the experience required by the regulations, or who do not receive the necasstry marks from a school inspector, have no claim to a certificate. Tbs first list contains tbe names of the successful candidates at the examination for Class D. The second snpplies similar information with regard to Class E. The third and fourth lists give the names of canJJ

dictates who will b* allowed to quality for r Cfiwspsßand IS; rejpec'ivcly, by passing for the next examination in those*subjects only, in which they harctlus year been unsuccessful. The fifth is the list of the candidates who wore partially successful in former years, and have now passed in the additional subjects necessary for a certificate. Every candidate will receive a private intimation of Ins success or failure, and those who»e names are in the third and fourth lists will be advised as to the subjects in which they will require to be examined again, in asterisk against a name signifies that the candidate is too young to hold a full certificate. The following is a list of teachers in the South Canterbury district whose names appear in the statement:—l. Passed the examination for class B. *Meredith, Marion. V.— Passed in the subjects required to complete former examination—Bennet, Isabella W. ; # Brown, Bertha ; Ferguson, Jane C. *M»ckay, Jessie 5 Pearson, M. Owen.

Mr Geo, Russell, Geraldine, offers a re ward for the recovery of a lost dog.

Mr R. H. Postlethwaite, Geraldine, wants a ploughman. Good references required, Mr N. C. Nicholis, Temuka, notifies that be has laid poison for fowls trespassing in his garden.

A notification appears in our advertising columns re the accounts owing to and by the late John Kennedy, blacksmith, Geraldine. To-day Messrs J. Mundell and Co. will sell a quarter-acre section in the township of Winchester immediately after the sale of stock.

In our advertising columns it will be seen that best crushed Canadian Oats are for sale at the Winchester Mills at Is 9d per bushel for cash, and best Tartarian! at Is Bd. The oats are ths very best procurable.

„ . Skill in the 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 orga lie trouble appears, take plenty of Dr Soule’s Hop Bitters. His system will bo rejuvenated, his nerves strengthened, his sight becoming clear, and the whole constitution bo built up to a higher working condition. Read advt.