LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1412, 31 October 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

GrbaIiPINB Road Boahd. —The ordinary monthly meeting of this Bo*rd will be held on TuercLy n xt at 10 o'clock. Sai.b at ObbaliDlKk.—At one o'olook today Meurt J. Mundell and Co. sell Dorwent potatoes, bacon, teed oats etc. CASTEBBtJU* FaRMKKb' Co-OFBBATIVB Association.—Any bhareholder desi.ouaof becoming a dir ctor of tUic .society must tfire notice in writing to the of the Association, Mr George Shirtcliffo, io-day. Gkbaldimb MokthgS stock Sale.—ln another column win be found tlie entries, already received ty the auctioneers, Meiers J. Mundell and Co. for their moi.tb.ly sale. A'id.tion&l entries con be made up t/ hour of sale. Import ahd Bxpobj Ebtubsb. The fjlutfing me retuni6 of trio va;ue oi imports ond expoits for the quarter ended 30tb September, 1885 mid 188 i mpecilively : Itj.o t-: 885, £2,186,9td ; 1884, £2,214,019 BnpoiU: lbßs, £1,030,639 ; i 834, £1,166,532. Resident Maohstbatk's Coubt, Gbbai,oine.—A sitting of this Court will bo held oo Monday next. at. half past twelve, owing to the 9th Novembtr, the date on which the regular fortnightly sitting would fall, being a holiday. A Urge number of oases are set down for heating. Thb Nbwmarket-Houhoton Meeting. —At the Newmarket Houghton (Eugland) meeting on Wednesday, the Uenhura l J !ate rtaulted as follows :-The Duke of Westminster a Oroiond, i ; the D ike of vVeatmißHter'a White Fiiar, 2; Mr R. I'eck's Murdoch, 3. Cbtokbt,—The match between th« Tim ru ,nd Tenuis* Creket Olubs com«« off oj the ground ot the former to-day. We publifhed ihe nimes oi \\xi Terauks players in our l*ib :*«ne. ai.d it u un eccssary to reprint the ", hut it. may'he mentioned >h*t the team wiJ leive the Bank ot Naw Zealand at 11.30 a.m. Phiuititb Methodist Cfltrucß, Tbmoka. The Sunday --clmol anniversary services in connection wiih t his Church will be preached to-morrow by the Rer. W. Harris, of Ashburton. In the afternoon the Sir day School p'isen will be distributed. On the following IVsday a tea and publio meeting will bo held. Winchkstkb Faik.—The next;Winchester Fair takes pUce on Wednesday next, the sth November, when a new arrangement will be brought into force which should prove Tory b.-neficul to farmer* and others entering itock f >r sale. In fu ; ure the entrance to the yards will he free, the ucual fees being charged only on the stock tbat is sold. A Fbktbntitb against Madness.— M. PiMtrMr intends to organise, a ser»i<:e by means of which it w.ll be possible to prevent mudness in animal?. He is said to hare discovered a sure preventive aga>nst this terrihl» malady. Before going to the Jura he t eated a. little Alsatian boy, nine year* old, whose mother brought him to Paris from Als*ce, where he had been bitten in both thiih*, both legs, and in the hand. M. Pasteur's treatment wa* perfeotly successful. This is, it is said, the fir*ttime that the distinguished savant has applied his method to a human being. Thb Visit or Qukrv Makko to Whatiwhatihob.—Th6 Queen of Raratomra and her »uite di i not eee the Maori king at all during their visit to Wbatiwhatihoe. The Auckland Star states that the age 1 mo a.'ch, since hie access ot temperance zeul, has developed a passion for the fair sex, and undeterred by fear of the vengeance of the> j«alous Parehaii aki, has departed on a brtdpuinting expednion, leaving his son Tu Tawliiao to do the the honours of hospitality to the visitors. the Raratougan* were introduced to Major Te Wheoro, Wahaaui, aod other chief', an 1 were the recipients of a number of valuable p esenis. Thev were i-other »h eked by the primitive simplicity of Maori habits. DfIATK 0? A VAtUABt-E MARK.—We regret extrenely to learn that that M> R. Mai thews' mare Highland Mary died while foiling last Thursday in Tnaaru. This is a very serious loss, not only to Mr Matthews, who would no', have taken £2OO for her, but also to South Canterbury, for never wa* there a better ware in the district. Highland Mary was 11 ye*r» old, her dam beinj» Violet, »j Baronet, and there nerei was a mare in lb' dstriot whioh left such progeny behind he\ for several years she has had a foul each year, and all uf them have been priaetaken, and champions wherever have been shown. She was mo' her of Mr McQoTern's prise mare, which cost 170 guineas; Overdraft a famous, sire, who went to the Nortk Manet; and grand-dam of Early Morning, the champion of TimarM. The lose sustained by M> Matthews oannot be repltoed. Pbotbction.— At a meeting of the New Zealand Protection Association held in Ohriatchurch last Tuesday evciing, the Prunident, Mr How land, recounted the .vork which the Association had done during the last 12 months. Amongst other things he stated that'the Lyttelton fimes. the Dunedin Herald, and the Tbmitka Leader had been converted t<> « pro ection pedicy. We feel much obliged i.o Mr Mowland for his kind reference ttthe Leader, but at th* aame time we may inform him that we advocated protection ; ong before his Aflßs>cwtion was thought f. The Leadbr nas been advocating protection ainco U heoime the property of the present owner four years ago. Had Sir Howland adop'ed some of the suggestion* made by us to him the wo lid have advanced the eauau much h%lUt &u& more rwdily thaD|li. ie (tainf. '

IhbPhopobkd JiMvKO HftHßoa io.»N. I -Next Saturday the poll of the ra-epayers in the Timeru liarbor district will be taken | on the q -estion of thf p-or.o«ed sroond loin •f £loo,<oo for the further na-rjiiif? on of the habor works. Ihe polling plai-es will he t'oundepu>neraUdin our advertising coluu.n-' iTBAHOB PBATH OF A HoBBB.—A hors* belorgiiiK t ( > Mr R. A. Barlur died under reouiiir ciroumstances roeently. Strangely nowuitb, the Horse whs in the habit of ex nihilirg flte tfteujp.'r. He would (jo quiet for a time, and then, without any appansfc become more like mad than anything *lse. In one o! th<is» fits Mr Barker t*ed him up to a steke, fiom which he dragged himself t:> death. On being opened it was riscovered that be had broken his hesrfc. The hoi-en may therefore be said to have died of a broken beurt. Wbst Coast Railttat.—The Press states that it was currently reported in Ohristchu-ch on Wednesday that the promoters of the West i Coast Railway had received a tel- gram from Mr Alan Scott lo the effeot that a contract- ; bad been entered into by him for the construction of the West Coast Railway. It was further slated that the promoters had telegraphed for further particulars, and that a reply was expected by the end of the week. —A telegram to hand from Ch istehurch states that there does not appear to be much foundation for the ruwure which have recently been circulated to the efft-ct that Mr H. a. Scott bat made ar'angement* in London for the construction of the West Coast and Nelson Railway. It appears, however, that certain negotiations on the subject are pending, though no definite information has yet been received as to the probability of success. It i* said fiat some of those who held back until the matter was on the point of being withdrawn have now made ove-tares to the delegates, and that consequently negotiations are pending for an arrangement under the terms of the contract between the guarantors and the Government. , Messrs Fell and Solanders, two geu lemeu of long experience in London, und hro hers of the Nrkon delegates, are now associated with Mr 8«i tfc in the matter. Avihais as Bakombtbbs,—l do not know of any surer way of predicting the changes ia the weather, says a correspondent of the i Cincinnati Enquirer, by observing the habits of the snail. Thev do not drink, but imbibe moisture during a rain and exud t > it afterwards. The animal is never seen abroad except before a rain, when you 1 w.ll see it climbing the bark of trees and 1 getting on the leares. The tree snail, as it i< called, two days before rain will cimb up ' the stems of plants, and if the rain is going to be a long one and nurd one, then they g*}. ' on the she Itered side of a leaf, but if a short rain on i.he outside, then there are oiher species that before a rain are yellow ; after it., blue. Others in icute rain by holes and protubesances, which be ore a rain ri«e as large tubercles. These will begin to show ; themselves ten days before a rain. At eaob end of the tubercle is a pore whioh openx when the rain comes, to absorb and draw in the moi'lure. In other snails deep indentations, beginning at the head between the horns and ending with the June ure of the ' tail, appear a fpw days b fore a sto?m. Every firmer knows when swalows flv low that rain is coming ; »*ilor% when the sengul: (lys towaids Lmi, when the *io my p-trd a, pears, or Mother Carrey's chickens as they i aie called, predict, foul weather. Take th--1 ants : have you ever notic-d the activity thev 1 displ<y b fore a s'orm—hurry, skurry, ru-h----in* Ii ther andithither as if they were letter i carriers mikir.g nix trips a day, or expressmen 1 behind tim* ? Dogs grow sleepy and d l!, ■ and like to lie before a fire as lain approach s ; chickens pick up pebbles, -owl* j roll in dust, flies stingand bite mire viciou-itv, croak mnre cla»iorou»ly, gnats assemble under tree*, and horses dispLy restlessness. When you see a swan fl' mg against t.he wind spiders crowding on a wall, toads coming out , of their holes in unusuul numbers of an evening, worms, dugs and snails appearing, robin redbreasts pecking at our windows, pigeons coming to the dovecote earlier than usual, peacocks squalling at night, mice squeaking, ] or geese washing, you can pu'; them down as rain ngns. Near y all the animals have some «ay of telling the weather in advance It may be that the altered condition of the ' atmosphere with regard to electricity, whioh generally accompanies changes of the weather, uvikes them feel disagreeable or pleasant. Tno fact that a cat licks hersolf before a storm is urged bv some naturalists as proof of the special influence of electricity. Vlau is not so sensitive. Yet many feel listless before a storm, to say nothing of aggravated headaches, toothaches, rheumatic pains, and last, but not least, corns. Wise FotLr.-- ,, For ten years my wife was confined to her bed with such a complication of ailments that no doctor could tell what was the matter or cure her, and I used up a small fortune in humbug stuff Sii months ago I saw an American fhg with imerican Co.'s Hop Bitters on it, and J thought I would be a fool once wore. 1 tried i', but my folly proved to be wisdom. Two bjttles cured her, she is now as well as 1 and strong its any man's wife, and it cost me only two dollars." —H.W., Detroit, Mich. Read advt. A Bynodioa:u DifFior/LTY.—-A curiou d'fficulty has arisen regarding the electionfor the Anglican General Synod, which holdits trenuial meeting m January at Auckland. The Primate (the Bishop of Chiistchuvch) bas issued writs returnable on the 26>h prox., which is the latest date at whioh the ca legally be made returnable before the meeting of the Synod, but this only allows twentyseven days from the reoeipt. of the writ, whereas the law requires at least a montb'u notice to be given. The result i» that no legal election can take piece for the Wellington diocese. At any rat l ", the Dioces«n Standing Committee met.on Thur'day evening to consider the difficulty, but, no legal mod.of extrication presented itself, and th. Secretary was directed r.o communicate direct by telegraph with the P -mvs. ■■ m SYNOPSIS oFADV~lutilaiStfENr3. Temuka Road Board—lnvite tendere for shingling various roads. Mrs Hawdon, Sootshurn, Peel Forest.— WjM.s a boy from 15 tj 18 to mike himself generally useful. J. D. Richard", Dinila Farm —Announce' that all sattle and hordes found trespassing on road through Dinda Farm will be impounded. J. Mundell and Co., Qeraliine—PublUh ntries for monthly stock »>de on Wednesday next} announce that they will sell cattle, <heep, and pigs at Winchester Fair on lhurslay. Temuka Dab-y Company—lnvite tenders fo> 'lie supply of Newcastle coal for 12 month>mded Sept. 30, 1886 ; alio for tue su,<ph of packing case?, and for carting. Tender* close on the 9th November. The Hall, Temuka—J. W. Miles, announce* having opened np the latest novelties for i.he season, just arrived from Home. Intending purchasers will now find at " The Hall," a very large selection of new goods in all departments at prices to suit the times. Special attention is directed to the olothing —great variety, good fit and style, and at i i lowest prioet ever offered. I