The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1405, 15 October 1885, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gift Auction.—A gift auction in aid of the Temuka Wesleyan Church will be held on the sth December next. Ball at Oeaei.— Lovers of dancing are reminded that a ball will be hell in the Assembly Room, Orari, to-morrow night, commencing at 8 o’clock. The Gbaxn Season.—Up to the 10th instant 215,533 sack* of grain were received by rail at Timaru, and 77,192 by road, making a grand total of 292,725 sacks. The Friendly Socxetiks’ Exhibition. Only 125 persona left Lyttelton on the Friendly Societies’ Excursion to Wellington by the Tekapo yesterday morning. A number of tbe excursionists were from South Canterbury. Lost Pbopebtt. taken to the Lost Property Offic- in Scotland Yard by the London cabmen were a diamond tiara yalued at £l5O and a jewel box worth £750, while several cab-drivers bud received rewards averaging from £lO to £35, the rewards amounting to upwards of £2OOO. The Queen op Raratonga.—Government have forwarded a formal invitation totheQuemof Raratonga to visit Wellington and see the Exhibition. If she wishes to visit Canterbury and Otago, every facility will be offered her to do so. It is expected she will come down in the Janet Nicoll, but if not the Hinemoa will be sent for h«r.

Important Sale at Geraldine. —Tomorrow, at Geraldine, Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold an important s-de of horses and dairy cows at the Geraldine saleyards. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. Sale of Tinware, Etc. —Mr K. F. Gray announces that he has been instructed by Mr H. Hodgson to hold a clearing sale of tinware, etc., at his shop, Main Road, Temuka, on Wednesday next. Alleged Matricide,—Mrs Brown was charged at the Dunedin Police Court, yesterday, with the murder of Georgina Butler, her mother, at South Dunedin, on the 2nd iust. At the request of the police she was remanded until to-day. The New Land Act.—The Otago Land Board have curried the following resolution : —“ That the Board heartily agree with the suggestions made by Mr Macandrew with regard to taking energetic action in giving effect to the homestead clauses of the new Land Act. With a view of speedy action being taken the Chief Commissioner communicate with the Surveyor-General to choose available blocks in the Otago district.” The opinion of members seemed to be that homesteads should bo fixed near settled districts, and not in one block. Important to Farmers. Entries of sheep, cattle, and pigs, for exhibition at the forthcoming Timarn Agricultural and Pastoral As<oci»tion Show close on Saturday next, and all other entries on (he following Tuesday. Three more special prizes are now advertised ; a prize of £5 5s tor the best jumper over two flights of hurdles 3ft Sin high; a prize of £2 for the best shod entire draught horse on the ground ; and a prize of £3 3s for the largest prize taker in butter classes. Full particulars regarding private prizes, dates of show, etc., will be found m our advertising columns. Meetings re Harbor Loan.—ln our advertising columns will be found dates and places of meetings at Mount Peel, Temuka, and Geraldine, to consider the proposal of the Timarn Harbor Board to raise a second loan of £IOO,OOO for the further prosecution of the Timarn Harbor Works. The meetings are called to consider such an important question that it is needless to state they should be well attended. The meeting at Mount Peel takes place in the Road Board Office, to-morrow at 2 p.m. ; at Temuka, in the Volunteer Hal), on Saturday next at 8 p.m. ; and at Geraldine, in the Oddfellows’ Hall, on Friday, the 23rd instaut, at 8 p.m. Entertainment at Temuxa. —W® would remind our readers that b dramatic entertainment in aid of the funds of the Temuka Benevolent Society takes place in the Volunteer Hall to-morrow evening. It is needless to say that the pieces to be presented have been most assiduously practiced, and that the performers are well up m their parts. It may be mentioned that during the interval mentioned on the programme, following the songs by Mrs Hay hurst and Mrs Rout, the Temuka Brass Band will give a selection, “ Woodland Valse,” and a cornet solo with Band accompaniment, “ The Gates of the West,” will also be given. Great pains have been taken in the preparation of the stage, and we feel sure that all visiting the Hall to-morrow night will be amply repaid for their trouble and outlay. A dance follows the entertainment. A Youthful Runaway.—A few days ago a resident of Temuka threatened to beat his son (who is only about 4 years of age) if he did not go to school. The youngster did not relish the idea of going to school, neither did he like the prospect of being beaten, so he hit on a plan for avoiding both. He proceeded to the railway station and got into a first-class carriage, and went bn by the train to Timaru. Hera he was noticed and taken charge of by the stationmaster, who ascertained from him who he was. The stationmaster telegraphed to his father in Temuka, and he had to take a buggy into Timaru to bring him out. When the father met the child in Timaru the child ran up to him quite unconcerned and told him he had had “ a fine dinner with Mr Jones.” This ought to be s warning to parents to look after their children until they acquire sense to take care of themselves. A Novel Use of Whiskey.—“ The older we get the more we learn ” is a trite old saying. Borne fishermen who visited Temuka yesterday converted whiskey to a use hitherto unknown to the great majority of people. The fishermen in question arrived at one of Hie hotels about 4 o’clock, wet to the skin, and indulged pretty freely in whiskey. This, however, was not enough. One of them commenced pouring it into his boots tn keep his feet warm. The virtues of whiskey have been frequently extolled, but never before, to our knowledge, lias its usefulness in the direction indicated been made public. For our own part we would prefer the inward to the outward application, of it, but the fisherman referred to used it on both sides freely. He paid for it ; he was happy : so no one ought to find fault with him for it. Tub Temperance Mission. A correspondent telegraphs to us as follows from Tinwald :—Mr Matthew Burnett commenced a five days’ mission in Tinwald and district on Sunday last, when ho preached at Tinwald, Fleminglon, and Longbeach to large congregations. On Monday be conducted two meetings at Longbeach ; on Tuesday he spoke twice at Flemington ; on Wednesday afternoon he spoke to mothers, wives, and children at Tinwald. One hundred have joined the crusade. He speaks to-night (Wednesday) at Tinwald, and to-morrow (Thursday) be will visit Willoughby. On Friday he purposes paying a farewell visit to Woodbury and district. The greatest enthusiasm has been manifested in the mission. The Rev. A. Blake, Mr Grigg, Mr J. Bond, and other ptominent citizens bare assisted Mr Burnett in hie work. Temuka Dairy Company.—A meeting of the directors of the Temuka Butter, Cheese, and Bacon Curing Factory Company, Limited, was held on Monday, 13th October, at 3 p.m. Present— Messrs E. F. Gray (in the chair), Austin, Paterson, Cam and J. Brown. The offer of a Melbourne house for all the cheese manufactured during the com-, ing season was accepted. A petition from farmers asking that the price of milk might be raised to 4d per gallon was considered, and it was resolved that the gallon be reduced from lifts to lOfts, the price remaining at 3sd per gallon for ill milk yielding 10 per cent of c;eam, and 3d for lower average. Accounts amounting to £8 3s 7d were passed for payment. The Secretary was instructed to call for tenders for the supply of Newcastle coal for the ensuing season, for the manufacture of cheese boxes, and for carting to and from the Factory. The question was discussed of supplying single cheeses to shareholders, and it was resolved that as the storekeepers had undertaken to sell to shareholders at factory prices, no less quantity than 5 owl should be sold. The meeting then tenaiaated.

Sentence to be Carried Out,-It has been definitely resolved that the sentence of death passed upon Louis Riel, the Canadian rebel, shall bo carried out unless the appeal that has been made by the prisoner to the Privy Council should result favorably to him.

The Queen’s Fortune. LieutenantGeneral H. B. Ponsonby, Keeper of Her Majesty’s Privy Purse, has denied the statement that has been published to the effect that Her Majesty has amassed a fortune amounting to £1,000,000 during her reign. Appreciated Services. —The Akaroa correspondent of the Press states that (he new Presbyterian minister (Mr McLennan) has been most successful, and it is proposed to increase his stipend as a mark of the estimation in which he is hold. Scab. —It is understood the Government is taking active steps to eradicate the scab in sheep from the Kaikoura district. Men are busy killing off the wild sheep on the Crown lands, and the Government has arranged in one instance to purchase a flock of scabby sheep, with the view to their destruction. No sheep will be allowed on the run in question for twelve months.—Press.

Slander. —A verdict of 40s damages and costs on the loweit scale was given in a slander case at the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Tuesday. It arose from one woman stating before another and her family that she must have burned down her house (which had been destroyed by fire) herself, as she had seen a bucket and some kerosene rags going to the house. The Hutt Tabbing Case.—At the R.M. Court, Wellington, on Tuesday morning, on the case against Muir being called on Inspector Brown said : “ I am instructed to stale that there was a complete misapprehension as to the facts in this case, and it has been found that there are no grounds whatsoever for the accusation made.” Muir was then discharged without being called upon.

The Sumner Drowning Case.—The Press states that Howarde’s life was insured for £2OOO, of which amount £IOOO was in the New Zealand Government Association, and the remainder in the Australian Mutual Provident Society. Up to the present time no trace has been found of the body, for the recovery of which a reward of £SO is offered. Temperance Meeting at Woodbuet.— To-morrow (Friday) Mr Mathew Burnett, the temperance lecturer, will pay n visit to Woodbury. He will address the school children on the school closing in the afternoon, and a mass meeting in the centre of the township at 7 p.m., and will give some of bis celebrated life pictures in the schoolroom at 17.30. Mr Angus .Macdonald will preside at the meeting in the schoolroom. Divorce.-—ln the Divorce Court, Christ* church, on Tuesday, Mr Justice Johnston granted a decree nisi in Sweet v. Sweet, in which case the wife petitioned against the husband, who is absent from the colony. A similar decree was granted in Mcßratney v. Mcßratney and another, in which the husband petitioned and the wife did not appear. A pplications were made for making the decree absolute in the former case in six months, and in the latter in three months.

Long Suffering Wivbs.—The Napier Telegraph says it is on record that a woman explained the lass of her nose, which her husband had bitten off, by saying that she bit it off herself, and an analogous case came before the Police Court the other day. The woman had her throat cut, and her fingers severed with a knife, which she explained, was caused by her endeavouring to take the knife from her husband’s hands. Then she further slated that she fell on a knife and cut her throat!

Kakahu Bosh. —On Friday evening, 23rd inst., a concert and dunce will be held in the Kakahu Bush schoolroom, in aid of the children’s prize fund. We understand that a long programme is being prepared, and there is no doubt a good entertainment will be provided. The object for which it is being got up is one which the people of the district should do their utmost to further. Tickets for the concert and dance are 2s each, and may bo obtained from members of the Committee.

A " Too-Zbadods " Doo.—Some scientific gentlemen, experimenting with dynamite, threw a charge with a five minutes’ fuse attached into a Caormarthenshire lake. A sportsman and hit dog happening to pass by, the animal jumped into the water and seized the cartridge, which it brought ashore. He would not “ drop it.” Never was there so sad an example of “too much zeal.” It is most painful to read how his master had to keep him him off with continuous showers of stones, while the scientific persons fled for their lives to the bills. When the five minutes had elapsed the poor dog, of course, was literally “ nowhere/’ and the sportsman only just escaped sharing bis fate.

Duty on Bbub and Spirits.—More than twenty-two millions sterling were (says a London paper) contributed in 18S4-5 by duties on beer and spirits, of which eight and a-half millions came from beer and just fourteen millions from spirits. Besides the huge amount on which duty was thus paid, enough for two years' consumption remains in the warehouse. While it s"aya there it pays no duty, and becomes better fitted for drinking. Naturally, therefore, the warehousing system is more and more coming into use. Twenty years ago the amount thus stored was eleven million gallons; last year it was over fifty-nine million gallons. The Inland Kerenue Commissioners admit that the trader and the consumer are alike gainers by warehousing—the trader by escaping payment of the duty until the spirits are sold, and the consumer because he gets the spirits in a more matured and wholesome condition.

Lawn Tennis.—The annual general meeting of the Temuka Lawn Tennis Club was held, in Mr Asbwell'a office, last Tuesday, Present—Messrs Rout (in the chair), Ashwell, Fish, Pinckney, Thruston, and Wood, The balance-sheet, showing a debit balance amounting to £1 7s 6), was passed, on the motion of Mr Thruston seconded by Mr Pinckney. The assets and liabilities’ sheet showed a credit of £1 3s 6d. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Mr Thruston proposed Mr Wood seconded, and it was carried—- “ That the following shall he the officers for the coming year ; —Mr Rout, President; Dr Hayes, Vice-President; Mr Pinckney, Secretary and Treasurer; and Messrs Aspinall, Ashwell, Haines, Hargreaves and Wood members of Committee.” Proposed by Mr Ashwell, seconded by Mr Fish and carried—“ That Mr Wood be given 7« 6d to get the courts prepared for the opening day—Saturday, 17th October,” Proposed by Mr Wood, seconded by Mr Fish, and carried--“ That Mr Rout’s offer re lending boiler for preparing salt water for killing weeds cn the courts be accepted, the Club to pay for the salt.” Two nsw members, Messrs F. Fish and R. P. Aspinall, were elected. Proposed by Mr Fish, seconded by Mr Thruston and curried unanimously—- “ That a hearty vote of thanks be accorded to Mr Haines for his untiring zeal on behalf of the Club.” The usual vote of thanks to the chair terminated the proceedings.

I An Extraordinary Kitten.—A very extraordinary lusus naturae lias been shown to the Wellington Post, which is fully as great a curiosity as the eight-legged sheep which was on exhibition a short time ago. It is a kitten, or rather two kittens combined in one, which was given birth to at the house of Mr Raines, stevedore, last week. The monstrosity, as seen suspended in a bottle of spirits of wine, presents an appearance more curious than pretty. It has eight legs, two bellies, and no back. The head is a most hideous compound of two heads welded into one, there being two mouths and four eyes, but only two ears. It was born alive, but only lived a f«W hours.

Rather Dangerous. Some little alarm was felt by a few people at Geraldine on Tuesday evening, through soma one setting on fire two dry totara trees on the edge of the bush at the back of the reserve. Had a nor’-wester sprung up there is no doubt but that there might have been grave causa for alarm, as the bush in this part is thick, and, of course, very dry with the long spell of dry weather. With a stiff breese there would have been sufficient sparks from the dead totaras to set it on fire. During aucb dry, windy weather persons cannot be too careful with fires near the bush. The Stud, —ln our advertising columns Mr F. Brown, junr,, Orari, announces that the pure bred Clydesdale entire “ Dundee ” will travel the district this season. This horse is by the well-known imported sire Prince Charlie, and hie dam, Charlotte, is by Lord Haddo, so it will be seen that Dundee’s breed is undeniable. Mr Brown’s enterprise in importing new blood into the district is to be commended.—Mi 1 M. A. Toomey, Kakahu, announces that the trotting pony stallion Duke of Edinburgh will travel this season in the Temuka, Kakahu, and Timaru districts. The Duke has gained a number of prizes in North and South Canterbury, and as ho has been in the district for several years his stock is well-known, A Scolding Woman.-— The barbarities of the ducking stool for the cure of scolding women, though abolished by law, are now oftentimes practiced by a kind of social barbarity none the less reprehensible. Women scold only when they are ill. Instead of blaming them wo should prescribe Am. Oo.’e Hop Bitters. The entire system will undergo a genial, pleasant change. The neivss will be quieted and acerbity of word and thought will give place to amiability and affection. Healthy women do not scold or fret.—Read advt.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Kakahu Bush — Concert and dance on 23rd inst.

K. F. Gray, Temuka—Sale of tinware, etc., on Wednesday next. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Gift auction in aid of Church on sth December.

P. Brown, jun., Orari Notifies that the Clydesdale stallion Dundee will travel the district this season.

Timaru Harbor Board—Dates and places of meetings re Harbor loan at Mount Peel, Temuka, and Geraldine.

Titnaru Agricultural and Pastoral Associa-tion-Dates of closing of entries for forthcoming Show, and additional private prizes. M. A. Toomey, Kakahu—[Notifies that the trotting stallion pony Duke of Edinburgh will travel the Terauko, Kakahu, and Timaru districts this season.