LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1388, 5 September 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Road Board.— The monthly meeting of this Board will be held on luesday at 10 o’c) .-2k. Temuka Presbyterian Church.— The services in this Church to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. B. Walker, of Dunedin,

Beer Duty.—The beer duty for August amounted to £3759 Is lOd, and for the corresponding month of last year £3704 16s 4d.

Customs Revenue, The Customs revenue for August was £121,052 12s 7d, and for the corresponding month of last year £149,657 Os 2d, Church Parade. — To-morrow the first church parade of the Geraldine Rifles will be held. The men will fall in at 10.30 a.m. sharp opposite the Oddfellows’ Fall.

The Spur Hut Hotel. —In our advertising columns Mr James Woods notifies that until this hotel is rebuilt he will carry on business in the storeroom near tbo site of the old hotel.

Hospital Returns.— The following is a return of patients in the Timaru Hospital for the month of August, 1885 : —males 18, females 9 j admitted during month, males 11, females 3, total 1$ ; totals treated, males 29, females 12, Discharged during month — cured, males 8, females 1 ; relieved, males 3, fen ales 1; dead, males 3 ; totals discharged, mules 14, femules 2. Remaining under treatment, males 15, feraa'es 10 ; daily average for the month, 24; out-patients treated during month, mules 10, females 14.

Monthly Stock Sale.— Mr K. F. Gray holds his monthly sale of cattle, sheep, etc., at his yards, Temuka, on Wednesday next. He is now booking entries.

Temuka Fiei Beioadb Unifoems.— ln our advertising columns it ia notified that Mr J. W. Miles, of The Hall, Temuka, ia the successful tenderer for the uniforms for the Temuka "Volunteer Fire Brigade. There were four tenderers, but we understand that the tender of Mr Miles was far lower than those of the other competitors. Angler's Society.— A meeting of the Committee of the Geraldine Coun'y Anglers’ Society was held last Thursday evening in the Wallingford Hotel Present—Messrs W. Deßemsy, (in the chair), Gray, J, Findlay, and G. J. Mason. Accounts to the amount of £3l6s 2d were passed for payment. It was decided to hold the annual meeting of the Society on the 24th inst. The meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks to the Chairman.

Azaeoa. — According to the Press two new Churches will bo built at Akaroa shortly. r Uio tender for the new Congregational Church is already let, and it will bo speedily erected. The Pev. D. HnLennan (wellknown in this district) has been most successful in his efforts to collect subscriptions for a new Prcsbvtenan Church, which is said to be badly needed. One lady has given £SO, a gentleman £3O, and several others £lO each, and a multitude of smaller subscriptions, have beeu given, so that there seeau every probability of a handsome building being speedily erected.

Aebival of the Doric.— The s.s. Doric left Plymouth at noon on 17th July and arrived at Tenonffe at 7.10 a.m. on the 23rd ; left at 3.40 the same evening, crossed the Equator on the 29th July at 11.30 a.m., and arrived at the Cape at 9.40 a.m. on Bth August. Embarked 49 passengers and left at 5.20 p.m., arriving at Hobart at 3.20 p.m. on the 28th August, Landed 80 passengers and left at 6.45 a.m. on the 29th, arriving in Auckland at 9 o’clock on Tuesday morning. Tho passengers are all well. On the 21st August a carpenter (William Smith) fell overboard and was drowned. The Doric ha* 3000 tons of cargo for all ports, and will tranship aboutlOOO tons per Ohau for Southern ports. The Rotomahana left at noon taking the Southern passengers. A Promising Youth. —At the Ashburton R.M. Court on Tuesday, a lad, fourteen years cf age, was brought before Mr Baddeley, R.M., char-j,ed with stealing a horse. The lad had previously been oommited to Burnham for house-breaking. He had subsequently been employed by Mr Copeland, of Chertsey. On Tuesday morning tho lad was sent to a paddock to look after some sheep. Ho appears to have taken a horse, and then proceeded to a neighboring farm and stole a saddle and bridle and rode to Lyttelton, where he was arrested. The lad pleaded guilty to stealing the saddle and bridle, and was recommitted to Burnham for one year. The charge of horse stealing was withdrawn, as there was no evidence to show felonious intent.—Press. Temuka Benevolent Society.— The regular monthly meeting of the Society was held in the Town Board Office on Thursday, Sept. 3rd. The following members of the Committee were present —Messrs K. F. Gray (Chairman), Miles, Metson, Rayner, Dyson, and the Rev. W. G. Thomas. In the absence of the Secretary (the Rev. T. A. Hamilton), Mr Dyson was asked to take the minutes. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, A letter of apology for non-attendance was received from the Rev. T. A. Hamilton. Proposed by Rev. W. G. Thomas, seconded by Mr Miles—“ That this meeting express its deep sympathy with the Rev, Mr Hamilton, who has been unable to be present on account of recent bereavement; and with the Rev. Mr Mackintosh, who is also detained at home by personal affliction.” Carried. Certificates of work done were sent in by the Road Board Overseer, and it was resolved that the Secretary give the necessary orders for stores equivalent to the work done. After accounts had been passed for payment, the meeting adjourded till the first Thursday in October,

Geraldine Racing Club.—-A meeting of the members of the above Club was held in the Secretary’s office on Wednesday. Present Messrs R. H. Pearpoint (in {the chair), Jas. Gregg, W. R. Lawson, D. Denoon, R. Taylor, W. Deßenzy, R. S. Cook, and the Secretary, Mr D. McKenzie, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The greater portion of the business was routine and not of public interest. Among the correspondence read was a letter from the C.J.C. ro the endorsement of the disqualification of Messrs McJßratney and W. Kerr, and the horses Suplejack and Marshland for two years from the Sth May 1885. It was resolved to endorse the disqualification. The Chairman informed the meeting that there were several owners of horses who had not paid their nomination and acceptance fees for the last Autumn meeting. After some discussion it was resolved on the motion of Mr Deßenzy and seconded by Mr Taylor —" That no steps be taken at present.” The Secretary stated that Mr Breadley wished the Club to re-sow the places on] the racecourse where the grass had been destroyed by grubs, and gave Mr Breadley’s estimate of seed required. It was resolved that Mr Breadley’s letter be acknowledged, and that he be informed that the Club cannot entertain his proposal as it would interfere with his lease.

Approaching Earthquakes.— The earthquake shocks which were felt recently over a wide area in Yorkshire remind us (Home News) that an authority on the subject of these phenomena, M. Delaunay, of Paris, is of opinion that next year will see tbo recurrence of upheavals of the earth’s crust in an intensified form. M. Delaunay is a prophet of evil, but, unfortunately, all his prophecies have hitherto come true. His speciality is earthquakes, and he predicts them only too surely. In 1877 he announced that that year would not conclude without violent disturbances of the earth, and as a matter of fact the frightful catastrophes on the coasts of South America followed. In 1883, M. Delaunay again painted to approaching earthquakes, and soon after the volcanic emotions in the Indian Archi; elago occurred, by "which thousands of human beings lost their lives, and hundreds of square miles of terra firma were engulphed by the sea. Towards the end of last year M. Delaunay once more raised his warning voice, and the earthquakes in Spain proved how well founded were his warnings. Quite recently he has prophesied very severe volcanic disturbances for 1886. Having acquired a well-merited notoriety in foretelling earth quakes, some weight ought to be attached to IVI. Delaunaj’s utterances. He affirms that next year the-e natural phenomena will be of a very intense character, and they will slew themselves either when the earth is under the influence of a planet of the first rank, such as Jupiter, or under that of a group of asteroids, or at a time whin sun and moon are nearest our planet at the same lime.— Iron. j

A Wipe Deserter. —An exchange eays : On Wednesday a Nelson wife deserter named Thomas Franklin, alias Williams, was brought up at Akaroa and remanded. It appears hia wife was recently confined, and a woman named Tulberry came to nurse her. A few days after Mrs Franklin’s child was, born her husband, accompanied by Mrs Tulberry (who is a widow) and her two children, went aboard the Taiaroa, haying taken tickets for Timaru. Iho wife gave the alarm and Timaru policeman went down to meet the happy pair, but of course they were not. to be found, and, enquiries being made, it was discovered they had landed at Akaroa. Franklin is only about 25, the woman Tulberry being some eight years his senior. He had only been married a year.

The Australians in the Soudan. A private in the New South Wales contingent says:--“Much amusement was created amongst our fellows upon first landing in Suakim by the surprise our appearance created amongst many of the Imperial troops, some of whom were heard to exclaim, ‘ Why, these are all English men ! It was even reported that an officer had been heard to remark to a brother officer, ‘ What remarkable good English those fellows speak.’ If some little ignorance of our colonists was found amongst the Imperial troops, a knowledge was found in another quarter that decidedly suprised us. In conversation with Arab* who had been captured, or who had surrendered themselves to the British, we found men who were conversant with most of the large centres of population out here, and in one instance at least I met an Arab who had been in Sydney later than last Christmas."

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SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Comer and Lircorabe—Funeral notice. James Woods.—Notice re Spur Hut Hotel. K. F, Gray—Monthly sale at Temuka on Wednesday next. E. Whitehead. Tender of Mr Miles accepted for Fire Brigade uniforms. In Bankruptcy—Re Geo. Meredith, junr. First meeting of creditors on Sept. Bth in Timaru.

Temuka Presbyterian Church.— Sabbath services will be conducted by the Rev. E. Walker.