LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1381, 20 August 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Baud Cgnobbt.— A. concert in connootion witli the Temuka Volunteer Band will be given in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, on Sept. 22nd. Masonic. —The regular monthly meeting of Lodge Southern Star, No. 619., S.C., will ba held in the Lodgerootn, Greraldine, this evening, at half past seven. Temuka Pakliamentaby Union.—Members are reminded that the weekly meeting of the Temuka Parliamentary Union takes place this evening, the Speaker taking the chair at 7.30 o'clock. Piano Tuning.—Herr Felix Illin?, the well-known piano tuner, is again visiting Geraldine, and may be consulted at the Crown Hotel. Fe is prepared to repair and tune pianos, harmoniums, American organs, ote. Orders left at Mr R. S. Cook'd will be promptly attended to. Business Changes.—lt is notified by advertisement in another column that the partnership hitherto existing between L. Newport and J. M. Sutherland, has been dissolved. Mr J. M. Sutherland will receive all moneys owing to and pay all claims owing by the estate, and he will in future o>irry on the business of general blacksmith in the shop next to the Bush Hotel, lately occupied by Chas. Trengrove. Football.—The return match between the teams representing the Timaru and Temuka Publio Schools will take place on Saturday next in Timaru, play commencing at 1 o'clock sharp. The following comprise the Temuka teum : —D. McOaskill (Captain), McLeod (2), Franks (2), Con oily, Ackroyd, McKinley, Gray, Russell, J. Austin, R. Austin, Brosnahan, and Storey (2) ; Emergencies : Voyce, Greaves, J. Scott, and G. Clinch. The Temuka players are requested to meet at the Temuka Railway station at 11.45 a.m. sharp to start by tb.a express to Timaru. Gbbaldini Brass Band.—Everyone will be pleased to learn that, arrangements have been made by the Geraldine Rifle corps to take over the Brass Band, and we hope to again hear their enlivening strains very shortly. The five members of the band allowed by the regulations above the maximum strength of the corps have been swoin in. These members will be subject to the rules and regulations of the corps. The band of course can consist of any number of members. A band is a necessary adjunct to a Volunteer corps, for besides lending a more martial spirit to the men it will be of great assistunco to them when marching. The poeple of Geraldine will also be pleased to hear the band again, as it has been greatly missed during its retirement.

The Geain Season.—Up to the 15th inst. 198,241 sacks of grain were received in Jimani by rail this season, and by road 77,192 sacks, making a grand total of 275,433 sacks. Mount Peel Road Boabd.—The monthly meeting of this Board takes phce to-morrow. Contractors are reminded that tenders for improving and shingling road near Eaincliff must be in before 11 a.m. The Kakahu.—We would remind our readers that a meoting of those interested in the prospecting of the Kakahu district t ikes place to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock in Mr Ashwell's office, Temuka. PiiDBSiRiANiBM.—A ten-ruile walking match for £25 will take place in Christchurch on Monday, between D. Libeau, of Akaroa (a pedestrian of some local celebrity) and Arthur Hancock, the English 50 mile champion.

Conoebt at South Oeabi. —To-morrow evening a concert in aid of the school prize fund will beheld in the South Orari Schoolroom. The programme prepared is a very interesting one, and we hope to seo the schoolroom crowded. A Well Merited Sentence.—At the R.M. Court, Timaru, on Monday, a man named Luxou was sentenced to a month's imprisonment for having llltreated his wife on Saturday night. From the evidense it appears Luxon went borne drunk on Saturday night, and soon after his arrival in the house he threw his wife on the ground, seized her by the throat and almost strangled her. He then took one of his children by one arm and leg and said he would dash its brains out, but ultimately put the child down without hurting it. A witness deposed that he saw the accused going homo and muttering to himself : "As soon as I see her I'll stab her j I'll do as Lucas done." In sentencing the prisoner, Mr Beswick remarked that lie had it in his power to send him to gaol for G or 7 months, and it is a pity that he did not use his power. Men who illtreat their wives cannot be too severely dealt, with when the arm of the law can reach them. Committed job Trial. —At Timaru on Monday a man named James Willis was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court, Timaru, for forging and uttering an order for £3O. The accused and a man named Bernard Kennedy arrived in the colony a short time ago, and both deposited money in the Savings Bank at Christchurch, and both left their deposit books in a box at a boarding house in that city. After the deposit had been made, Willis and Kennedy visited Wellington and afterwards went to work for one Douglas at Waimate. This work Willis soon left, and returned to Christchurch. Two days afterwards Kennody telegraphed to the Postmaster at Christchurch to the effect that if his book was presented the person presenting it should be ' arrestod. Willis presented it a short time after in Timaru, and was arrested. When arrested hefi rst told the constable that ho had found the book in a hedge, and afterwards said he found it in his box. It appears both Kennedy and Willis were in the habit of U3ing each other's money, and in his evidence Kennedy said he had no objection to Willis signing the order—had he asked him for the money he would have given it to him. The House of Lobds.—From a recent Home paper we clip the following afterdinner speech of a member of the House of Lords, which might well be used as a weapon in the hands of supporters of our Second Chamber here : —" Lord Bramwell, at a banquet, responding for the House of Lords, said that during his brief acquaintance with the Second Chamber he had been led to form the highest opinion of the value of its works. It was true that they had no orators there, but oratory was a questionable advantage. It was doubtless very useful to the man who possessed it, and so was dynamite. (Laughter.) The debates in the Upper House were characterised by knowledge, honesty, dignified delivery, and a perfect command of the English language, and if such qualities made great speakers they would find them in the House of Lords. (Cheers.) Some people had made up their minds that not only was the House of Lords a useless body, but that any kind of Second Chamber was altogether superfluous. Such people appeared to have been influenced by a procession armed with hop-poles, and not half so numerous as the Lord Mayor's Show ; but from his own experience he would say that the country derived the utmost avdantage from possessing a Second Chamber, where matters of the deepest import to the country might receive a second hearing from a body of men influenced by other motives than those which guided the judgement of an elected Chamber. (Cheers.) District Court, Timaeu.—At the District Court, Timaru, on Monday, the civil case M, Hansen v. James Sanderson, claim £l4O (damages), was adjourned till the 4th September, ponding the result of a case to be heard at Christchurch. Orders of discharge were granted to the following bankrupts : Thomas Talbot, Peter Bertie, Geo. Walter Creemer, John Fanning, Alfred Colville, Allan Bell, and William Moorhead. John Woodman came up for his public examination. Mr Flatman, of Messrs Taylor and Flatman, of Woodbury, came forward to ask the bankrupt some questions. In reply to them, bankrupt said he borrowed £l3 from one Warren to pay for a horse, dray, and harness, which he sold to one Lodge It was the latter end of June or beginning of July when he borrowed the money. He also mortgaged bis house for £25 at the same time he borrowed the £l3. Fifteen pounds were now owing on the house. Bankrupt then stated that ho gave £l6 for the horse, dray and harness, and sold it for £l3. He added he paid Pearpoint £4 as part payment of an account for £5 12s 2d, which he had been sued for. He did not pay the money into Court. No other creditor desiring to ask the bankrupt any questions, the examination was declared closed. Letters of administration were granted to William Hopkinson in the estate of Mary Hopkinson, and to Thomas Geo. Capps in the estate of Jacob Robert Capps, Welcome Retreat Lodge, No. 44, I.O.G.T.—The usual meeting of the above Lodge was held in the Temperance Hall, , Geraldine, on Monday evening. The Lodge was opened by Ero. G. H. Patrick, W.C.T. The roll of officers was called and the minutei of the previous meeting read and confirmed. One candidate was proposed and accepted for membership. After the usnal routine of business had been gone through the Lodge was closed. The meeting was then opened to the public, and there were about 70 members and friends present Miss E. Andrews very ably presided at the ' harmonium. The following programme was then gone through : Songs: Mrs Glass, Sisters Mashn, Porteous, and Andrews ; Bros. J. Freeman, C. E. Sherratt, and E. Logan. Recitations \ Misses E. Freeman, and Dunford. Readings: Bros. T. Sherratt, and. C. E, Sherratt. The proceedings were greatly enlivened by selections on the bagpipes by Bro. A. Finlayson, which olicited rounds of applause. During the recess, refreshments were handed round by the Sisters of the order. After the programme had been gone through, Bro T. Shpn-itt proposed a hearty vote of thands to the ladies and gentlemen who had kindly assisted during the evening, and also to Miss Andrews for her assistance at the harmonium. The singing of the National A,nthem then brought a yery enjoyable evoning to a close.

Alteration in Railway Time-Tablk.— In our advertising eolurrn will be found an announcement of importance to traveller?. On and iiftor Monday next, Die 6.50 a.m. train from Aahburton to Timaru, and the 4.35 p.m. train from [Timaru to Aahburton will bo discontinued. A train will leav.! Orari for Timaru at 8.45 a.m., Winchester at 9.0 and Temuka at 9.15 (some 20 minutes earlier than the first train now leaves for Timaru) and arrive at Timaru at 9,55. In the evening a train will leave limaru for Orari at 4.35, passing Washdyke, at 4.47, Temuka at 5.18, Winchester at 5.35, arriving at Orari at 5.50. Our readers would do well to note tha v . the last train proceeds no farther than Orari. £IOO Reward.-—They euro all diseases o the stom.tch, bowels, blood, liver, nervm, and kidneys, and £IOO will be paid for a case they will not cure or help, or for anything impure or injurious found in them —Hop Bitters. Crenuine only made by American 00.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEVTENTS

N.Z. Railways—Alteration of time-tufele. Temuka Volunteer Band. Concert on Sept. 22nd. Felix Illing, Ge raid ine—Notice re piano tuning, etc. Newport and Sutherland —Dissolution of partnership notice. Temuka Fire Brigade—Tenders for uniforms with or without helmets. Jonas and Bourn, Tin?aru— Goodwill of lease of 300 acres at Waitohi for sale. W. Budd, Winchester. —Q-ood seed barley and clean Tartarian seed oats for sale. J. Ballantyne and Co., Timaru—Oloie of •ale at Victoria House on Saturday next. Archibald Fraser, Timaru.—ls prepared to repair and build buggies, spring carts, and carriages of every description on reasonable terms.