LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1368, 21 July 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuia School Committee. The monthly meeting of the Temuka School Committee takes place this evening. Geraldine County Anglers’ Society. —A meeting of the members of this Society takes place to-morrow evening, in the Wallingford Hotel, at half-past seven o’clock. Geraldine Road Board.— Tenders are invited by this Board for filling and carting broken metal, Geraldine, and for shingle and boulicrs, Woodbury crossing. Specifications to be seen at the office, where tenders are to be left on or before 10 a.m. on Monday 27th met. Young Men’s Club, Gbbaldinb. A special meeting of the members of the Young Men’s Club, Geraldine, will be held this evening at half-past seven. The business is in reference to the closing of the Club, and it is highly important that all members should attend. Sporting. —At the Victoria Racing Club’s meeting at the Flemington racecourse on Friday the Grand National Hurdle Race, a handicap of 10 sots each, with 400 sots added, was won by The Agent. The Grand National Steeplechase, a handicap of 15 sovs, with 500 sots added, was won by Wymlet. A Salvation Army Leader, —Marshal Booth, son of General Booth, of the Salvation Army, commenced the services in connection with his visitation of the New Zealand corps in theTuam Street Hall,Christchurch, on Sunday afternoon. 3,000 people were present. The Marshal is ft fluent speaker, and is evidently well educated. Consultation.— The Sydney Jockey Turf Club’s Consultation on the Melbourne Cup appears elsewhere. We may say for the Club that in all our dealings with such institutions none has treated us so well or so honestly as the Sydney Club has. Wo have good reason to look upon such enterprises with suspicion, but our dealings with this Club have been of a very satisfactory kind. WaSHDYKB SaLETARDS COMPAKT.-—At a general meeting of the shareholders of this Company on Saturday, the Directors were authorised to issue 750 new shares of £2 each (making the capital of the Company £3,000) for the purpose of enabling them to complete the purchase of the yards erected by Messrs Maclean and Stewart and Messrs Jonas and Bourn, etc. It was also decided to change the name of the Company to “ The South Canterbury Saleyards Company, Limited, Washdyke.” Arrival of the Ruapehu.— The R.M.S. Ruapehu, Captain Greensfcreet, arrived at Port Chalmers from Plymouth, via Teneriffe and the Cape, on Sunday, with 23 saloon, 36 second cabin, and 101 steerage passengers. She brings 1014 tons of cargo for Dunedin, 581 for Lyttelton and 1141 for Wellington, together with 246 bags of mails. Splendid weather was experienced throughout the passage. Captain Greenstreet has been presented with a testimonial expressive of the thanks of the passengers for his courtesy and attention. On the morning of the 24th Juno Henry J. Dent, a third cabin passenger committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart with a revolver. Ha had on the previous day shown signs of great excitement, and had threatened to shoot a neice by whom he was accompanied. He was searched but no weapon was found on him. Captain Greenstreet remonstrated with him, and he replied he had taken too much drink, and thanked the Captain for his warning. A few hours after he shot himself. The Ruapehu’s total steaming time was 40 days 15 hours.

Geraldine Volunteer Corps. —As the corps is now well/forward in what drill can be taught in the limited space of the drill shed, it is proposed to hold a parade tomorrow afternoon. The people of Geraldine will then be able to see the proficiency the local defenders have stained since their enrollment. Drill-Instructor Sergeant Major Jones will be present. Wo understand that a meeting of the members of the Geraldine Brass Band is to be held to consider the advisability of incorporating themselves with the Volunteer Corps. Resident Magistrates Court, Geraldine.—At this Court yesterday, before H. 0. S. Baddeley, Esq., R.M., and Dr. Fish, J.P., M. Burridge, R. Wood, and R. H. Pearpomt (on behalf of another), were each fined 5s and costs for allowing horses to wander on the streets of the township. The following civil cases were also heard : —Cha*. Hardcastle v. R. Burnet t—Claim £1 16s, for lure of two horses. Judgment by default for amount claimed and costs. B. Gibson r, J. D. Gore—Claim £8 3s 2d. Judgment summons. After taking evidence as to the means of the defendant, an order was made that he pay the amount in instalments of 10s per week, the first payment to be made in six weeks’ time. This being all the business the Court adjourned. New Publication. The Wellington Landed Property Guide, published by Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald and Co., Lind and Mercantile Auctioneers, has reached us. This publication is a hand-book of upwards of fifty pages, giving a great deal of information on land matters, reports of private sales and land alienated from the Crown from last month. It" has also articles bearing on the position of landed estates throughout the colony and very minute details of a large number of properties in various districts for sale and lease by the Auctioneers. Appended is a share register and guide which should prove of value to investors in joint stock shares. The information supplied in this admirable publication should prove of great advantage to a large number of our | readers, Australian Mutual Provident Society, —Of all Life Associations doing business in New Zealand, we believe that none can in any way equal the above Society. We have frequently pointed out the extraordinary results it has produced, but perhaps what has just recently come under our notice gives a better proof of its value as an Insurance Society than anything hitherto referred to. In 1884 a person living in Temuka insured his life in this Company, and paid two instalments of £4 6s lOd each, and only ft few days ago he got a notice that his bonus for the year was £3 14s. The total amount ho had paid was £8 13s 8d and out of that he got £3 14?. We know of no better investment than this, and we should strongly recommend it to the attention of our readers. We can vouch for the accuracy of the statement we have here made. Temuka Mechanics’ Institute. A meeting of the Committee of the Mechanics’ Institute was held in the Reading Room on the 17th July. Present—Dr Hayes (President), Messrs Hargreaves, Gentleman, Lawson and Beri. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, and sundry accounts wore passed for payment. The President stated that the agreement had been signed by the Librarian, and since lodged in the Bank. A copy of it had also been given to the Librarian. It was proposed and carried unanimously—“ That a cordial vote of thanks be accorded to Mr Aspinall for the trouble he had taken in drawing out the agreement.” It was decided that Rule 15, should be altered to read thus ; “ The Library will be open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 12 to 2 p.m., and from 6 to 10 p.rn. Couatry members shall also be allowed the indulgence of exchanging books each day at reasonable hours.” The meeting then terminated.

Mr K. F. Gray holds a sale of pigs at his yards, Temuka, to-day. Tenders close to-morrow for ploughing (with single-furrow plough) 155 acres, in two lots, for Mr C. G. Tripp, Orari Gorge. Mr Alex. McLean, Geraldine, inrites tenders for the erection of a dwelling house. Flans and specifications to be seen at his residence, where tenders will be recaired up to the 31st inst. Lovely Clime.— There are lovely climes and places in which the evening zephyrs are loaded with malaria and the poison of fever and epidemics. To dwell there in health is impossible, without a supply of H°P Bitters at hand. These American Go’s Fitters impart an equalizing strength to the system and prevent the accumulation of deadly spores of contagion. Be sure and see Advt.