LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1398, 29 September 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ministerial.—The Hon. Robert Stoat passed through to Dunedin on Saturday last. He will reiu'-n to Wellington in a week 01 ten days. He was accompanied by Mr G, A. Sals. Bank Holidays.—On Thursday and Friday next t"e I’emuka and Geraldine < Rices of the Butk of Now Zealand and Bank of NewS m h Wales will be closed on account of he Gtraldino races. Gold Prospecting, The Guardian says that the prospectors in connection with the Ashburton Gold Prospecting Association have completed their arrangenients, and will probably start in search of the precious metal on Wednesday next. The RimutakA.—The New Zealand Shipping Company received a cablegram y at* rday staling that the Rimutaka left Plymouth for Pott Chalmers on Saturday with a full complement of passengers. The Hurunui has left London for Wellington, Public Holiday.—ln response (o a numerously-signed requisition, the Chairman of the Temuka Town Board has proclaimed Friday next, from noon, a public holiday'. This will afford many an opportunity of attending the Geraldine races. Timaru A, and P, Show,—The twentieth annual show under the auspices of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association takes place on the 27th and 28-h October next in the Association’s giminds, Wai-iti Road, near Timaru. Prizes to the value of £550 will be given. Further particulars will be found in our advertising columns. Tbmuxa Parliamentary Union,—Members of the above Union are reminded that there will be a mee'ing Mih evenin?, when a “ No-Oonfidenoe Motion ” will be the principal business. As this will piobably be the last meeting cf the session it is desirable (hat all members should ho present, and bring it to a close in a suitable manner. The PxHlßmoN,-A number of additional awards in connection with the Wellington Industrial Exlcbbion were announced yesterday afternoon. In cheese, the Taratahi Dairy Cmipany is placed first, Ashburton Cheese Factory second, and Katikuti Choose Factory third, R.M. Court, Geraldine.— The Resident Magistrate having been notified that one of the counsel engaged in the case of Baihy v, Guildford was unable to attend the Court (brought illness, he did not come down from Christchurch, leaving the few trespass oases sot down for hearing to the Justices. The Cierk of the Court whs, however, unable to obtain the services of on a, owing either to absence or illness on ’he part of nearly all, and the sitting of ilia Court was therefore not held.

Thb Weather. —The weather eiill continues fearfully dry ; the ground is parched up and want of feed is ve r y much felt. Yesterday the wind changed to a hot nor’-wester. There was all the appearance of rain in the forenoon and it looked as if it was raining in torrents up the Mackenzie Country. It was rather vxitious to notice raiu falling in (lie hack country while a hot wind and bleaching sun was burning up every vestige of vegetation down in this district. We have been informed that no want of rain has tco-n felt in the Mackenzie Country so far, as it has fallen as regularly as usual, and we also notice hy tin* Ashbuiton papers that they had a splendid fall of rain there recently. It appears therefor© that rain has been avoiding us in this district, but we still hope. The Geraldine races are at hand, and they are bound to bring rain with them.

The Colonial Contingent.— ln speaking to the vote of thanks to t,'>e troops engaged in the doudan War, the Duke of Cambridge, after observing that the troops of every arm had performed their duties in a manner as creditable as, if not more creditable than, any body of her Majesty’s troops had ever done, said : “ There are one or two circumstances of a special nature to which I wish to refer—one is the share taken in the campaign by the Colonies and Indie. I believe i* was the first occasion on which a Colonial force was actually brought to act with her Majesty’s troops out of its own sphere. Whether we look tothe Canadian boatmen, to the Krooraen, who came from the distant parts of ■*fries, to the Native troops who came from India, or to the Australian contingent, who wore very fine men and were only grieved that they could not perform more arduous duties, we must feel proud that they were brought into line with her Majesty’s troops. It had been a pleasure to the army which I represent to see the Colonists in such a position. It would have been the greatest pleasure to us if we in this country could have w loomed our comrades of the Colonies, and I trust they have only taken the first s’ep towards vigorous co-operation with the Mother Country should the necessity for it again arise.”

PICBJtIKY Case.— Hie charge of perjury preferred against 6. Wa'ers on account of the evidence he gave in the Hutt tarring case was heard lust. Friday and dismissed.

The Late Entertainment at Geraldine —A siicht error occurred in the report of the late entertainment at Geraldine, Mrs G■••ins’ o line having appeared instead of Mrs Greaves’ aa the lady who sung the “ Kerry Dancers,” We are pleased to learn that the gross proceeds of tiie entertainment amounted to ilie useful sum of £l2.

POISON. —That cowardly practice of layingpoisnn is still in vogue in Tcrnuka. A fine greyhound belonging to Mr Sun. Burrows yesterday took poison and died. Vlr Birrmvs had refused £lo for the hound anti would have been loath topTt with her for double the money. Owners of dors wou'd do well to keep them at home as there is poison laid somewhere.

Earthquake. —A severe shock of earthquake was fit in here last Sunday evening at 5 minutes to 10 o’clock. Its (lu ratios was about 10 seconds, and its direction North and South. It commenced with a tremor of the earth, then came a violent and sudden shock that shook houses io their foundations, ami made the timber of wooden buildings creak fearfully. This violent shock came and went like a flish and was succeeded by a tremnlousness which lasted a few seconds, there was much lightning during the previous part of the evening. About ’liree minutes afterwards a ‘light shock was felt. The Garden. Everyone knows how d fllcult it is to remove weeds from the gulden walk when they have once become ooted and grounded. Salt is one of the remedies most frequently employed, and the foil wing is said to be the best way of applying it : —Boil the salt in water, one pound to the gallon, and pour the mixture boiling hot out of a watering pot with spreading rose. This will keep weeds and wo. ins away for two or three years. In subsequent applications the solution may be somewhat weaker. It will he as well to tnke oire that none of the liquid falls on the garden mould. Board of Enquiry, —Messrs B. Beethnm, R. VI., «nd R. W s'enra, J.P., sat last Friday in Christchurch, as the Board of Appeal for railway workmen, to enquire into certain matters connected with the suspen ion of F. Davis, a blacksmith in the Addington workshops, who accused the foreman of unju-lly abusing his po ver as a foreman to persecute and oppress him ; of gross partiality towards some men in the Department, screening ihem and refusing to listen to complaints concerning them ; of using threatening language on several occasions; of a flagrant, breach of rule 21 by committing an assault upon him on Friday, August 28th, taking him by the throat violently and forcing him backwards on the top of two iron buckets full of scrap iron, hurting his back severely. Foreman Pope affirmed that the charges made were altogether false, and aim alleged that on August 28ih when he had pur. Davis on piece wot k at his (Davis’) own request the latter declined to go on with the work at the price offered, and told Pope to do it hinaa* If. When ordered to leave the blacksmith’* fire bv the foreman, Davis refused, and m -de use of abusive language. The foreman therefore recommended Davis’ dismissal the same day (August 28ih). Accordingly Davis was suspended by Mr R. J. Scott, the Workshops Manager, for using obscene language and disobeying the foreman’s instructions. Evidence wa* given by several witnesses which went to prove the charge. On the Court a-king for a cer.ain document the Locomotive Superintendent, Mr Rohterham, refused to give if. up, and the case was adj .urned, Mr Beet ham stating that he would report the matter to the Minister of Justice.

Geraldine School Committee,- The usual monthly meeting of tins Committee was held on Friday evening. Present— Messrs N. Dunlop (Chairman), A. Sherratt, T. Farrell, R. S. Cook, W. R. Lawson, and Geo. Ward. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. A long discussion took p'acu over the boundary fence be'ween the Bush Hotel and the school grounds, and it was finally resolved that the visiting committee for the next month inspect, and report upon the same to nexr raee'ing. The Chairman reported having attended to the necessary routine business during the month. Mr A, Sherratt reported on hehdf of the visiting committee that on visiting the school they found everything working very satisfactorily and an attendmce of 172. The head teacher reported there was a good deal of sickness among the smaller children. The Chairman brought forward a r; quest for the use of one of the schoolrooms on Sunday, 27di inst., for the purpose of holding a gathering of the Sunday school children of the district, whan they would be addressed by Mr Matthew Burnett, the temperance lecturer, and the request was granted. Be holidays on the race days, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Farrell seconded by Mr Lawson- • “ That two half holidays bo given to the children on the race days, Ist and 2nd October.” Mr Ward requested the use of one of the schoolrooms on Tuesday evening for an hour and a-half for the purpose of holding a rehearsal. The request was granted. Messrs Lawson and Ward were appointed visitors for the month, and the meeting then terminated.

Excommunicated. The action of the Rev. 0 iker Adams rector of Salima Tony, ia excommunicating Mr Payne, a fanner. 82 years of age, lias created a sensation, in Norfolk. Mr Payne does not attend oliurch, and, it is said, lias refused iha clergymen admission to his house, A letter was written threatening to excommunicate him, but Mr Payne not understanding the process, wrote to inquire whether any part of the last half-year’s tithe had accidentally remained unpaid. He received the following reply ; —“Sir,--My letter of last Sunday was not written in consequence of any personal matter. You have, as you truly say, always paid me my dues. I wrote to remind you that you had persistently neglected to attend the church’s services, and refused to receive her ministers, and that 1 should therefore feel it my painful duty to pronounce you cut off from th» church’s communion and membership. The wish I express at the end of my letter was quite sincere, and remains unaltered still. —Yours faithfully, Coker Adams.” Toe wish referred to in the first letter was that the rector prayed God to change Payne’s heart and save his soul, When the sentence was pronounced the whole congregation was taken by surprise, Just before the sermon the lev. gentleman said, “In the name of God,” etc., making use of the entire form of excommunication which is generally believed to be obsolete. Mr Payne seemed unmoved by the proceeding#.

Mr Parnell.— A writer in the London Times says:-—“ Mr Charles Stewart Parnell descends from ‘bold Norfolk’s Earl de -Brolherfon,’ son of Edward 1. and Marshal of England, as well as from that Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, whom Bolingbroke challenged to mortal combat, and whom Richard It. banished for life. Another of Mr Parn ll’s ancestors is John Howard, the ‘ Jookey of Norfolk,’ first of the actual line of the Dukes of Norfolk, who was slain at Bosworth and duly attainted by the victorious party.”

Is Suicide Ever Justiiiabls ?— A Pittsburgh purer states that at melascholy case of self-murder oo urred on Sunday, near Titusfille, Pennsylvania. The following schedule of misfortunes was found in the victim’s left boot. :—“ I married a widow who had a e own up dauzh'er. My father ri-ited our house very often, fell in love with my stepdaughter, and married her. So my father became mj son-in-law, uni my step-daughter my mother, because she was my father’s wife. Some time afterwards my wife had a son he was my father’s brother-in-law and hit unci i tor he was the brother of my stepmother. My father’s wife i.e., ray stepdaughter—had also a son ; he was, of #ou r He, my brother, and in the meantime my grandchild, for he was the son of my daughter - my wife was my grandmother, because she w«» mr mother’s mother. I was my wife’s husband and grandchild at the Ssme time ; and as the husband of a person’s grandmother is hi* grandfather, I was my own grandfather.”

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