The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1446, 24 December 1885, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1885. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thr Holidays.—Owing to the Christmas holidays this pap«r will not be published next Saturday.

The Hudson.—The command of the barque Hudson bus been given to Mr Kemp, late chief officer of the Titnaru.

Cetjshed Oct. —Owing to pressure on our space wearo obliged to hold over our leading article and other interesting matter. Cokokht AT Obabi Beidgb.—The annual concerb at Orari Bridge in aid of the prize fund will take place on Monday evening next. Ball at Temuka.—On Monday evening next a ball will take place in the Volunteer Hall. Mr W. H. Forsyth will supply the mueic.

Geealdinb Flat School.—The prizes to to be given to the children attending the above school will be distributed to-day. —A picnic will be held on Saturday. Christmas. — The Christmas Reason has come round once more with nil its timehonored associations. We take ad vantage of the occasion 10 wish our numerous friends the compliments of the season.

Christmas Chbeb.—We were yesterday evening shown a magnificent display of beef, mutton, and lamb, in Mr Ackroyd'* shop. The beef is from the farm of Mr James Quid, being his famous Po'leJ Angus cattle. The display is a credit to Teruuka.

School Tbbat and Ball,at Winchestrb. —The annual treat in connection with this school takes place on Monday evening next. In the evening a ball will be givfin, double tickets for which cau be obtained for 2s—not 3j as announced on some of the bills issued.

Rksertb at Waitohi. — Intending tenderers for the lease for 15 yearß and three months of part of rcseve 941, Waitohi, now in the occupation of Mr W. J. Jack, are reminded that tenders close with the Secretary to the. Timaru High School Board, Mr 3-. C. Miles, Timaru, on the 27th. Salmon iob Temuka.— Mr Parr, Secretary to the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society, arrived in Temuka by the express train yesterday with 1000 young English salmon, which he liberated in a splendid condition in the Temuka river, just in front of the Presbyterian Parnonage. This is the first instalment of this class of fi=h intended to be introduced into South Canterbury. They are the product of the ova which Mr Farr brought out from Home last yeur, and which he collected near Peebles, ia Scotland. Queensland. —A new Zealander in Queensland writes :—" We are very hard up here for want of water. It has not rained for I can't tell bow many months, and everything looks miserable. There is no butter to be had, and very little milk, even here, where 'there are droves of cows marching about. Poor things, they do look miserable, all skin and bone. 1 used to think I would never a»k for rain ugain, I got so much of it in Dunedin, but I believe I would enjoy a I borough drenching now. However, that's a fav:'r I shall be sure to enjoy, 1 ever get back to New Zealand." Judge Wabd's Decision Eeteused.— At the Supreme Court, Dunedin, yesterday, in Crow's case, His Honor Williams thought he was wrongly sent, to gaol, as no order had been made or was purported to Kave been made under section 171 of the Bankruptcy Act in the first instance, at d that he was wrongly detaioed in custody, both on the ground of the second order, which was bad on its face, and if it were gootf it wa* not made till long after the imprisonment commenced, and could not taHa effect nunc pro tunc. Prisoner was discharged. No costs were allowed. GEBAIiWINB 4MATEUB THEATRICALS.— Attention is directed to an announcement which appears in another column to the effect tbatfa dramatic entertainment will be given in the Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next, the pieces to be produced being " The Area Belle" and "Whitebait at Greenwich." The object for which the entertainment has been got up is to provide funds in aid of building a volunteer drill shed. The object is one deserving of support, and bs the volunteers are very popuhr there cm be no doubt, but that the attendance will be large. The names of the performers, which will be found eli-ewhere, will be accepted generally as a guarantee that the entertainment will be worth seeing. The pieces have been diligently rehearsed, and we trust that . the efforts which are being put forth for the purpose of raising funds for so liuHable an object will bo crowned with auecew.

bisuaLDiNß Town Boabd.— A special meeting of this Boird was held on Monday evening last. Present —Messrs R. IT. Pearpoint (Chairman), T. Farrell, J. Huffey, J. Mundeli, and R. Taylor. The Chairman explained that the object of the meeting was the consideration of the proposal to stnksa rate, *nd the acceptance of a tender for dog collars. Mr Sherratt, was appoiniod valuer to the Town Board. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Taylor, seconded by Mr Farrell, and carried—" That, the valuer be instructed to prepare the valuation list and have it, ready for a special meeting febe held on the 12th day of January, and that the necessary fortrs be obtained for making out the valuation lietl" The following tunders were received for making 75 dog col : ars :—M. Gonnollv, £3 15s; A. Maxwell, £2 10s; H. Brewer, £2 3h 6J, The latter tender was accepted. The meetiog then terminated. Temuka Linseed Company.— A meeting of the Directors of the Temuka Linseed, Oil, Cake, and Fibre Company Limited, wis held on'Monday afternoon, tie 21st inst. Present Messrs John Talbot. (Chairman), W. Lyon, E. Pilbro*, E. Brown, and H. Monahan (Manager). The mitm es of the previou? meeting were read and confirmed. Tlie correspondence was read and considered, and accounts amounting £147 14s 2d passed for payment. The list of outstanding calls was then gone over and the Secretary received instructions as to wriiing and issuing summonses It was resolved that the seventh call often shillings be made payable on or before the Lt February. It was also resolved that tenders be invited for cutting the Company's crop of 129 acres linseed with a combined reaper and mower, al«.o for tying and etooking same. The question of obtaining a weighbridge was postponed for the present. Estimates of a s-ati-factory nature with rt ference to the working of t he Company were handed. in by the Manager. The services of an extra experienced hand being required for the rope work, the Secretary was instructed to advertise in the Dunedin and Christchurch papers. The Manager es plained in answer to a question that as another machine was required to prepare binding twine with advantage it would be more profitable to confine the operatitna of the Company to small rope for the cu rent season. The Directors having visited the mill expressed satisfaction at the efficiency of the work done by (lie niaolnn6ry. Mr Pilbrow statpd that he had vi ited the Company'* flax crep that mornins nnd a good yield of hoth fibre nnd seed might reasonably be expected. Tl>e mealing then terminated.

1.0.0. K. fPOKTd. Our renders are rewinded ihist the** sports tuke place in the 'lemukaPiirk on Saturday next.

PtRASANT VALLEY SCHOOL CoVMITTIiE. The ordinary monthly nieoiing of thii Committee will be held on Saturday evening.

Thk Moorhousb Statcs —The Moorbouse statue was unveik'd at ChrUtchurch on i uesday afternoon by His Excellency the Governor in the presente of a very largo »nd distinguished assorobagc. The figure is seated, draped iri|modern costume and facing as nearly as may bo towards the tunnrl with with which the name of (Moorhouse is inseparably connected. The pedeital is a single cube of bluert-nne, on the face of which is earned the inecrip'ion " Wm. Sefton Moorto whose energy and peraeverence Cmterbury owes the tunnel between the Port and the plains." On the right hand side is curved "Bom 1825, died 1881." On the left hand "Superintendent 1858 and 1862 and 1866-68." * ')hg Coming Ambhioan. The most curious problem concerning the United Stales of -America is this : Of what, color will its people be—white or black ? The colored population of the United States doubles itself every 20 yen's ; whereas the white population only doubles itself in 35 years. Universal suffrage assures power to the race that counts the greatest nuiuberof heads, so that it is only a question of time when the United States will be a Black Republic. In a century the States will contiiin 96 millions of whites and 192 millions of blacks. Strange eventualities are involved in than reckoning. We may then see the most gigantic and bloody war the world ever saw ; or we miy see the negro race playing a great and peaceful part in the history of the world. For if the negro race maintains its present vigor of growth, and the United States adheres to the democratic form of government, it is inevitable that the centre of political power will be shifted, and the slaves of yesterday will become the masters of to-morrow. This will be one of the most wonderful changes that the world has ever seen.

Ham Asleep!— "I never," wrote a young lady to a friend, " go to church or lecture but I am half asleep, and I never know afterwards that the sermon or lecture is about." It was a plain case of nervous lethargy, pro ducf d by a want of action of the liver and digestive orgtms. She was persuaded to try American Go's. Hop Bitters, and now she write", " How intelligent and bright are sermons and lectures now, and how glorious the world we live m is! Dr Soulo's Hop Bitters are indeed a blessing to me." Noticu Advt

SYNOPSIS OF ADVEKTiaEyENM

J. Temuka —Invites tender* for paintiDg. Temuka Linseed Co.— lnvite tenders for harvesting linseed. Tenders close on 28th. Odrifellowi' Hall, G-eraldine Geraldine Amateur Theatricals give entertainments on Tuesday and Wednesday next.