LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1449, 2 January 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cbicebt.—A match b tween the Oamaru and iemuka Club* takes place on the grounds of the latter to-day. Vital Statistics.—The following are the vital statistic. registered at Geraldine during the month ended December 31st. Births, 10 j Marriage*, 0; Death?, 3. Th* Forthcoming Flowsb Show.—We remind those who intend to compete tor Mr J. Willi-mn's special p'ize tor the best kept, oottage garden in I he Geraldine town.«hip, that they must make their entries with the Seretar? of the Floral and Horticultural Society on or before Monday next. Auction Salbb.—Messrs J. Mundell and Co. publish in Rnjthpr jcolump the entries for their monthly utock sale at the (Jerajdine yards on Wednesday. At. Winchester .Fnir thev wi!l »ell eheep, ca:tlf, »nd pi|,», and a larpa quantity of household fun-itur* and effen'B. Priritely they have a ltsrga cumber of sheep for wle. i

JJbvt Ybar Dis?lats.— \ he butchers in Geraldine, Mee«i« Lodge and L&wsw, had a good display of meat, of all kinds on t'our«d*j. The latter had veiy prime carcase of beef, which, with the one killed for Chrimmas, was grown and fattened by Mr M. Kernpster at Oran Gorve. Hi» lawbs weep agmn food, one scaling 50ft on the beam. They mtre bred and f tuned by Mr E. Painton, of Pleasant V^ley. Telephone toe Temtdka —We nnd»rstand ihat eteps are on fout to coiinecl Temuka with Timanj by tel» phone, A certain cum is required to be guarantee' I ,' ■«nd, if this curi be pot, the telephone wib bo Bt»it"d. It would be a groat couvHiiience to hiisinenn people in Teiniik* to he able to converse with Titnaru people, aid Helmut the necessary guarantee win be found. Wool, —Tin Prers say?! 'bee is » hrt* nceHinu'ati n of wool in I vttel on »t the present time, *lmi»Bt the largest ihat has ever been k- own. Ibo Companies are at th ir wit*' end to e >pe v.i»h the marer in a bufinr(M>!ikH maiinc. Ihe con'inucd drr weather lim been verv f-ivor* l le lo -hearing, and cl ps are beinu d ive'ed with ares' n.pniit\, to that it in theeuergie* ov *.ho«e deal: g with shipping matters to get rid or the woo .

Gekaldtwf. Floral and Hofciicri.lUKaL Souett. -A meeting of the Comiii t ee '»f 'hu above Society v»flg held in thf Seen tiry's rffioe on Th u rid ay e venire. Present —Mr J. Cunninghim (Presidfnt), in ihe. cimir, and J. Py«, S. Chaprnun, A. Spetic, 0. H. Patrick, nnd E. Huidca t ! e (Secntuy). The itiinntus of th* previous meeting were rend and c>nfi md. Correspondence w»g rent from M l ' Se»ly, Aahburton, regretting bi« innbib vt» be present at the Show, and from Mr T. Smith, Aahburton, consenting t> act as a judge. Mr Lloyd off red a pair of pictures as a speciul pr'S< for the b-Bt uollection of fruit in the Gardeners' UIaHS. The offer was declined with thanks, as the catalogue was already piinted, and it would be impracticable to make a special clasn for the prise. It w-is resolved that the ()'>mtnittee entertain the judge* at the Crown Hotel on the Show day, and the Secretary was inatructed to make arrangerutiiK [t was also resolved to ask Messrs J. J. El-ia and Q. B*t*y to act as class steward* for the Show day. It was decide! to meet on Wednesday, the 13th.of January, and the Committee iheu adjourned.

School Trkat at Kakahu.—On Wednesday lust the annual picnic of tie scholar* attending the Sunday School at Hilton was held in the Kikahu Bush. The spot selected was near the i.ld #awm:lls, end was in every way suilnbK There were a goodly number of the children and their parents present aiid a very enjoyable afternoon was spent, in races for prizes and other amusements for the children, their fillers indulging in numerous pames, etc. About five o'clock tea was partaken of, after which prosents were given to the children attending the school. Special prizes were also given to some few children whe had distinguiihrd themselves. Four priza were presented by Mr J. 8. Waite, of Geraldine, for rec tatioos. Regret was expressed it the unavoidable abse< ceof Mr Waite, wh< had promised to distribute the prises. In liii absfnoe Mr Hughes kindly undertook the iuty. Three tVart.y cheers were given for Wis Woodley and her two assia'aats. Misses Tindall and R oke. Mrs Woodley has for upwards or of ten years assiduously workel for the welfare of the district »s eupenn'ei dent of the sohool. Before separating Mr Huabe>>, on behalf of Mrs Woedley, thanked Uior-e ladies who had assisted to make the picdo » success. A movement was then made at.seven o'olook for home, everyone having thoroughly enjoyed themselves. 'Thk'atrical Entertainment AT Geraldine. 0" Wednesday evening the cnmmiy "The Area B"llt> " and the farce " Whitebait at Greenwich "were repeated m the Oddfellows' Hall. There waa a very good attendance, »nd the plays were gone through in even better style than on tne first night. The performance wera much appreciated by the audience, and at ihe conclusion of the f «rce the actors had again »o reappear before the curtain. Between the pltys two tonga were given, Mr Lodge rendering "Jack's rain" in c tpital voic», and receiving loud applause. Minn Fisb «a* accorded a mom enthusiastic reception, and had to respond to the iirianiinotiß eneora demanded for the pet-ity song "My L >va he i« a Snlor.'' We uiiiy .-.lso mention that M'ss Fish presided at ihe piano duri. g the evening. At the of. the'entertainment Captain Moor» Hcpeared be f ore lb* curtain, and, on beha ! f of the Volunteers, ex:ir'flsed Ins thanks to iho«e ladies and gonilfinen, moNt of «hom had no interest in the Volunteer*, for (heir kindie*<s in sparing neither trouble nor inconvenience to m*ke the entertainment a success. He hoiicd thrt audience would appreciate their kindness as much aa he did. The audience signified their approval by acclamation. The singing of the national anthem brought the performance to a close. We may state that it is expected the net proceeds fif>ra the entertainments will reach fully £3O, a. very useful addition indeed to the fund for erecting a drilltshed at Geraldine. SooiAii Pcbitt Motbmb»t.-~A mseting ri persons interested in the t>b- ve was held in the Literary Institute, Geraldine, on Thilrsday evening last. The Rev.' Jas. P:e»:ton presided and - explained the object of tb# meeting, wbioh be had called at the request. of some of the residents. He bad written to the Rev. Mr Holland, who had been holding suco s;ful meetings in Chrislohurch in connection with the social purity movement, and he had received a mas* of information !rom him on the gnbieet. Mr HolUnd had also kindly promised to come down to Geraldine and give lectures on the following •uhjectsj—''True Manliness," "Wi'd Oats and Acorns," "The Hide to Death," "The Cracked Coin," and " Damaged Pearls.'' Mr H"lland suggested that aCommittee he elected and that the meetings be advertised by posters and handbills. A eample of the hymn books used and other pamphlets were sent down. The Chairman taid he h*d guaranteed Mr Holland his a-tual travelling expense*, which he thought could be raised by collections at the meeting*, It wes proposed by Mr Coltman, seconded by Dr Fish and carried—" That the Chairman make arrange? ments with the Eev. Mr Holland to give three lectures, and in the event of these being a success that two others be given.'' Hie 17ih January was mentioned as the probable date upon which the first lecture would be given. Mr Sims said thifc the movement would receive the support of tlie young meH of Geraldine. Mr Ciltman was appointed >o set the handbill-, etc., annom oing the lectures, printed, and it was received that the R«v. Chairman invite the co-operation of the ministers of v>riou* denornimti ns in Geraldine. and, if possibj-, to obtain th» services of Mr T. "iherratt as o/gariist at the meet jngs. A vote of thank*, on the motion of Mr Simsj ; seaonded by Mr Ounlop, w*« passed to the j Cbaumaa, and the meeting adjournad. j

A Satisbb Bane Dibmjtb.—A somewhat, impo'tant and singular owe (says the Wellington Pout) in which the Government w\ll appo-ir as plaintiff, is shortly to engage tha attention o! the law coU"t». It appears that about fire month» ago a depositor in the Post Office Saving* Bank—a mnrried woman whose teusbuud carries on business in the eitv—had occasion to withdraw her deposit in the bank, which amounted t» nearly £2OO. She did so, leaving a deposit of a few shillings. It is now alleged that she wub overpaid a sum of nearly £4O, and the Department has demanded the immediate refund of the amount ia question. The depositor denies that she was o»»rpaid at all, and, to complicate milters, the Savings Bank book cannot be found.

PuMCB OfJSHCKS RBTUKHi JOB GEEit. DTWB. —A comparison of the oruninal cuses heard in Geraldine in the years 1834 nnd 1885 shows an inoreasi of 42 eases. This is accounted for, however by there being an increa-e of 27caersof catiie tr- spsiT-s under the Town Board By-laws, an.t 21 oaj-e- un er the Weights aid Mtasuni A<f, undtr both of which io actions w.-re taken during the vear 1385 On the whole, there were 112 cnset, of which 109 hare been anj'.dieat.' d upjn, e»vin» only 3 case* in which the ojfender« have not been brought to accoum. Of the 64 cases besides those men* tioned above, 18 may be detc-ibed as being within the range, of th* Police Offence* Ao f , 11 of the Djg Nubance Act, 8 of larceny of different degrees, and 4 of ihe Proteocion of Animals Act. The remainder may be set down at promisouous. Thtre were three committals for trial, 83 oonvictiono summary, and 23 discharge'. On the whole, Geraldine maT congratulate its If on being a well-conducted township and on the f«et that those who hnve committed sariou* offences have not got off scot free.

SroBTiH». —The Wainnte Racing- Club's Summer Meeting took place on Thursday last. The weather was fine and lhe attendance fair. The following «r» the results : District Hur <le Ra-« of 20 sovs; J J milesMr Aehby's Boco, 1 ; Mr A. Moore'* Wildflower, 2. Buck Hurdle Selling Rare of 15 1-o*6l H mile*—Messrs Hobbo' Milo, 1; Mr Cochrane'* The Dodger, 55. Waimate Handicap of 40 sots ; 2 mi e« —Mr M. Sherwi ..'a Mokarakara, 1; Mr J. Doo'ej's Cicero, 2. Hack Selliiii; Race of 15 rove ; § mile heats— Mr M. iMuiiholme' Meteor, 1 ; Mr F. Lambert'* Warrior, 2. Waimate County Puise, a handicap of 25 sovs j 1 mile—Messrs Hobb ' Bodei man, 1; Mr A. Boyle's Vanity Fair, 2. The on'y totalisator dividend of any no'e paid ciuii g the day was that in the first heat of the H*fk Sailing Race, £45 9* being the amount. There were only two investors on the winning ho'•>*.—At the races at jrreymouth on Thursday one of the horses in the hurdle race fell and ro.led over its rid ?r, Edward Furnees, and bidly injured him. Ou being picked up he was found to be insensible. He regained consciousness 1001 after, bur. immsdiately relapsed, and was at once taken to the Hospital. No bones appeared to be broken. English Boys.—The talented Frenchman, who, under the non deplume of Mix O'Kell, wrote thoaaelover skits oo English manners and customs, "John Bull and iiis Island," and "John Bull'* Women Kind," has recently published another wor'/c, called "Nob chens voisins," in which he give* the following description of ttie British school-boy. He writes : "li is a sturdy, hardy, robust, wellknitted lad, with muse Is a of steel, and mule-like obstinacy, who. sooner than let go the fooibMl, ahich he fiercely cuddies, will peifoim prodigies of valor; who, merely for the chance of making that ball pans through two goal?, *ill bite the dust, will let hi* flesh be torn, hia jiw dinlocat'd, his ribs atove in ; and would even bt carried off to die upon * bed of anguish, with ft smile upon his lip*, if he could only hear, as his young eyes dosed, that hi» side had secured the game." Then he gaes on: "Mu'tiply auch nn English youth up to the stars of the firnunenr, and you will get an idea of the martial, if not the military, otreugtii of England." Enghjie i* Pabh.-—A correspondent of an English paper writes j "*n English lady, with her two daughters, wis walking on the upper pait of Chumps E'yseea, near the Ato de Trom he. Su de It three or four Parisiaa roughs began to call out— * A bas les assassins Anglais!' ' A baa l' Ambissadodes assassins!' ' Vive Rochefort!' 'La mort aux assassins d'OliTier Pain!' The three ladies were regul.rly mobbed and hooted at. There were several respeoUblelooking Frenchmen, some of them what might be called gentlemen in appearance, but none of them lent a band »o rescue the poor women, who were evidently frightened te death. Two armed police-officers also looked on, but did nothing towards helping the tictmof this outrage. The mob got larger and larger. I did my utmost, as did also two Englishmen who happ ned to be there; but what were three against so many ? It was with the greatest diffi -ulty, and only by promising a very large present, that we got a cabman to adm t us imo his vehicle, and drove away. Three or four cabmen positively refused to take us. Paris is no plaze for any English person, and least of all for Eglish ladies, to come to at present. Rocbtfort. is evidently trying hard to ee'- up a fregh revolution, and hopei to be President of the Commune yet. The fiiis ing authorities, and particularly the police, are afraid of the mori. What wiil be the end of it all goodness only knows."

Ibish I* Nktv Zbaxasd.—A oontribator to the Dublii Freeman's Journnl, apeakine of the Ir sh in New Zealand, observes*.—" Of the distinguished Irish blood now in the colony, there is the Governor j Hon Mr Balance, Minister for Native Affairs ; Hon. Mr Tole, Minister for Justice; Hon. P. Buckley, Colonial Secretary ; Sir George Grey, Irish on his mother's si le, formerly Governor and Premier, now a leading member of the Legiv ltturo, the H n. Edward Fitzgerald, lately Audi or-General, the leading orator of the Ciil«ny; the Right Rev. Edward dtewart, D.D., r.P.'D., Protestant Bishop of Waipu j Mr 'Connor, formerly A,ttorney-Genera|; Sir Maurjce Q'Rorke, Speaker of the Lower House; Hon. P. Dignan, M.L.0.; Hon. H. B. Gresson, formerly Judge of the Supreme Couit; Archdeacon Maunsell, translator of the Bible into Maori; Hon. Dr Grac ■■', one o:ihe first physioans in the Colony, brother of Mr Graoe, Mayor of New York. There are 20 graduates of T.C.D., clergymen of the Prot etant Church. Ail the Romaa Catholio hishops but two are Irish, and sq are nearly all the priests, and now both continue to be largely recruited from Ireland, as young New Zealand of both sexes, like young Australia, contribute not a few to the religious orders, 01 prominent Irishmen who did good work in New Zsaland, bur. are now away from it, m«y be mentioned the lead ng spirit of the tuocessful Canterbury settlement, Mr Gedley. With him in that, important undertaking, solelv composed of members of the Church of Engla-id, wera many from t he North of Ireland, in compliment, it is to be supposed, lo whom som* of the principal streets in Christohuroh called Armagh, Kilmore, I uam, and Cashe} streets, a'n.iin Cathedral' square stands the only Btatuo the Colony possesses, to the Irishman Godla jV* i

The Church or England.—During the last 40 years members of the Church of England have contributed £40,000,000 for the building and restoring of Churches in England. At the present time they i\rf endowing ne.v Churches at the rate of £141,000 per annum. The Church also i »i»rp, byjvoluntary subscription, £500,000 pfr annum for foreign mission work and £600.000 for the maintenance of national k'lioolb. In «dditiori to this latter sum, £( 295,236 was expanded from 1839 t>> 1881 in building Church school*.

Salt Your Pim.—An English working matt, past, the middle age, found thit his pipe, which for many years had been a great comfort to him, was beginning to seriously nffact hit nerves. Before giving it up, howrver, he d«termined to find out if there w»g no w»y by which he might cmtinne to smoke without feeling its tffotg to an injurious extent. He accordingly wrote to a medical journal, ■■n't was recommended to fill the bowl of hia pipe one-third full < I table nalt and preng die tobhcoo down upon it, hi in ordinary smoking. 'The result wns very *ati»f»ct<>ry. During the process of smoking, the sa't Hnlidifies, while remaining porous, and when th« hardened lump is removed at the end of the day's smoking >t is found to have absorbed jo ratioh of the oil of as to be deeply colored. The unit should be renewed daily.

Thh'Febnch ik Cmiwa.—-The China Mail («ays the Marseilles corre pordent„of the I)tiily News) brings interesting particulars concerning the Franco-Chines* war and its conr»q irncei. The health of ths expedi tiotiHry Corps has not improved. There ars 3000 !>iek soldiers in the different hocpitah. fc'r«i>ch grsTftg at Tonkin, Formosa, and Mateon lie thick. The mortality ha* been cxee»five among the French. The general losse.i amount to 15,000 men by wounds, disease, and cli«i-t.f, while the money loises are estimated tt, 70,000,000 taels, to be increased by 100,000 O-'O taele, at the coot of the necessary defence* of the Annam and Tonkin forts, stockade?, bosp tal-i, military and naral engineering works, medical, and scientific ctaff o r giniHationa, and the Ch nese frontier line. Yunnan will he fori fled next winter with ha«te. China's charges are fur heavier. Ibey aaiou.t to. 150,000,000 taeU for war materials, while 10i),000 men have been slain by wounds or disease. In the meantime China is extremely barrasaed by Russian intrigues about the Corea, and a formidable and widespread Mahommedan conspiracy in Kansun.

A. Hard Cash.—A distraa»ing case, says the Auckland Herald, has been bronchi under our notice by Mrs Darroch and Mr J. W. Boynton, who vouch for its genuineness. It is that of Mrs Townshend, who it will be remembered arrived here some months ago in the Coptic, with five children. On arrival in Auckland the police interviewed her, and on the btrength of a cablegram from Home demanded possession of the money in her possession, some £llOO, as part of her husband's estate. This amount she surrendered to them, and was thus left penniless. Her husband has been unable to rejoin her owing to proceedings in connection with his bankruptcy, although it seems the estate, when realised, paid 20s in the £. Mrs Townßhend has been endeavoring to maintain her children as best she could, though the eldest of five is only tweive, aided by a few shillings a week from the Benevolent Society, but it seems she finds » difficulty in getting work ot any kind, and it it under these circumst inces the present appeal is made.

£oaooL Treat at Woodbdrt.—The annual trabt in connection with the Woodbury School took place on BoxingDay. The weather was pleasant, and the trait was very largely sttended. Several hundred including visitors from all purls of lt'ie district—were present. During ihe day nearly twenty races for the children were got off, the competitors entering into the contests with great sent. The prise* consisted of toys, kindly presented by Mr Flatman (of Woodbury) ai?d Mr Clarke (of Gxraldinn), and money on»a. Games were kept up till half-past 4 o'clock, when the children were formed int > a large circle anJ supplied with refreshments. This over, GfHtnes were again resumed, and the fun w-is kept up till nearly 7 oVlocfe, at which hour all were assembled in t■e school for tlie presentation of the i>r xes. The Chairman of the Committee (Mr J. Dean) presided, and in a few appropriate words thanked those ladies who had kindly given their assistance towards making the fie treat a success. The iulubitints of the *Voo'H>ury district ought to lie proud of their efficient staff of teachers. This announcement was received with applause, and Mr Greaves (the Master of the nchoo 1 ) explained the basis on which the prizes had been awarded. He pointed our. t'ie great advantage a good education was, and urged fiat the children should be regular in their attendance at scliool. Hearty cheers for the teaching staff were given, and the Chairman then introduced Mrs P. W. Turton, who had kindly consented t> distribute the prises. Mrs Turton fien gxvfl wwiyt'se prize* to the number of 112, first stating how pleased she was to have such a number of rewards to distribute. Eve'y child had received a present. Tins terminated the day's proceedings, and those present separated, after passing a unanimous vote of thanks to their popular Chairman, both old and young huving enjoyed themselves to the uttermost.

Half Aslbep !—" I never," wrote a young Udy to a fiend, ' go to churoh or lecture but I am half asleep, and I never know aflerw*r is thit the sermon or lecture is about." It was a plain case of nervous lethargy, pro duo d by a wont of action of tho liver and digest ire organs. She was perasaded to try American Oo'e. Hop Bitters, and now she »ri'e», " How intelligent and bright are sermons and lectures now, and how glorious the world we Jive in is! Dr Soule's Hop Bitters are indeed a blessing to me." Notice AdH Fiiisa akd Btjqb, beetles, insects, roa_phe* Ants, btd-bug*, rata, mioe, gqpheM, chip munks, cl««rsd out by " ftough on Bats,', Kompthorae, J*to,utit and Co., Agents, Ohriatohurch. 3 SYNOPSIS GKADVEKi'I3EMENI3, Edmund Burke—Trespass notioe. Mrs Kout, Temuka—Wants a girl to assist in buuse work. Angus Maodonald—Shearing will commence at Lower Orari Station on Monday next. J. Whitehead, Temuka—Has for sale Bx 3 black pine post 5, 50,000 bricks at 35s per 1000 cash (in lots to suit Tokomairiro lime in any quantity, J. Mundell and *Vep, cattle, and pigs at Gjerajdioo. on 6th January ; halfbred itie-pat Winolie*ter Fair on the 7th; fur- | niture and effects at Winchester on the 7th January, immediately after sale of Mook; j bftTt sheep for s*l« privately. |