LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1544, 12 August 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

R.M, CouHT, Gebaldibh.—There will be a sitting of this Court on Monday next, August 16th. Telegraphic News.—A quantity of interesting’ telegraphic news will be found in our-fourth page. Daboeb.—Dances teke place in the Scotsburn Schoolroom and in tbe Orari Assembly Room to-morrow evening. Eabxhquaxh.—Several persons in Geraldine felt a slight shock of earthquake on Tuesday night about o’clock. New Zealahd, Shipping CoMPAKx.—The annual meeting of the Hew Zealand Shipping Company takes place at Christchurch to-day. Kimberlet.—A telegram from Melbourne states that a number of New Zealand diggers at Kimberley warn people against going there. Db. SpKBB. —Dr Speer, the eminent specialist on nervous diseases, having been detained'in Christchurch, will not be able to attend patients in Timaru till to-morrow (Friday) morning. MBETiNGOp LAiiBS.—A meeting of the ladies interested^q.’the forthcoming Volunteer Boaaar at ■Tetautta, . takes place in the Volunteer Hall 'on-Saturday afternoon, and it is to be hoped that the weather will prove more propitious . than was - the case last Saturday. Drpabiubb.—The Rev. E. Mackintosh and Mrs Mackintosh .took their departure from Temuka for Christchurch yesterday morning by the early train. Quite a number of their friends assembled on the platform to bid them good bye and wish them “ God ■'speed.” ' Thb JNbw Dhili Shed.—lt has been decided to alter the plans of the Temuka Drill Shed, Tbe original size was 100 feet by 40 feet, and this has been changed to SO feel by 50 feet, thus making the building more like a square, so as to give greater facility for performing military evolutions in it.

Hunt Oiub. Stbbtlbohases. The liberal train arrangements advertised on account of the Hunt Olub Steeplechases did not bare the effect of inducing a great many persons to start for Christchurch on Tuesday last. The express tram was not at all crowded when it 'passed ' the stations in this district.,, ; • - . ■ ■■ ,

YoXiUntebeino.— The Temuka Rifles and High School Cadets are requested to’meet at the Volunteer Hall on Sunday warning at 10 o’clock, for the purpose of attending a Church Parade. Qn the following Monday evening the. Temuka Rifles and the Cadets will parade? in drill-order at the Hall, and absentees will be flood.

Gsnbbau AssbubiiT.—After 2 #.m. yesterday morning, the Special Powers and Contract*; Bill was -read a third time and passed in the House of Representatives. A Committed was appointed to draw up reasons for disagreeing with the amendments of the Council in the Mining Bill, and the House rose at 3.6 S a.m. S

Tmb Gbown Hotki,, Tumuia.—We un-' derstand (hat the tender of Mr T. Henderson, of Timaru, for the. building of the . above hotel has been accepted, but the amount of the tender has not transpired. Tenders are to be called for soon for the removal of the old building, with the exception of the brick part, which will be loft standing until the new one is built. " ;

Football.— The following will represent Temuka against South Canterbury on Saturday, the 14th inst., at Timaru •Full-baek : J. Yelyiii (Captain); half-backs: Fliat, LsOren, and £. Smithquarter-backs: Bethuhe and Thruston j forwards; Haines, Cutten, Hart, Gray, Stewart, Carr, Blytb, Thomsen, Polasobek, Dyson, Angland, and' Sballard. An express will leave the WaU lingford Hotel at one o’clock sharp. Pboduob Agbnot.— Mr E. B. Webster, produce and general agent, Geraldine, has a new advertisement in this morning’s issue. In addition to being the agent for. the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Mr •,Waster is agent for the celebrated Belfast manures. The time for doing up gardens, being now here, parsons requiring manures should leave their orders with Mr Webstar at once, be being just about to order a stock from the works.

WitrUL Daxags.— -The Press says acme agricultural machinery of American manufacture, stored in a shed in Messrs J. Anderson and Son’s yard at Addington, was recently discovered to have been seriously damaged. The door of the'she’d had been burnt open and a number of cog wheels and other iron castings bad been, broken, the damage done being estimated at nearly £IOO. On Monday Detective R. Neill arrested a boy. named Arthur Girdler, aged about 11, on a charge of having committed the mischievous deed.

Thb Tima hit . Hospital.— At the last meeting of the Levels Boad Board the extensive alterations and additions about to be made to the Timahi Hospital were discussed, and ultimately the following resolution was passed { —“ That this Board objects strongly to the propose*} expenditure upon hospital buildings, as being extravagant, and so far, as the patients are concerned, perfectly unnecessary. The Board recommends the Hospital Board to provide the doctor and steward with accommodation of a less expensive and extravagant, kind.” An Extbaobdinaby , Cam,—A singular case was heard Jn the, Invercargill Police Court on Mondw, when an old man. named Wm. Martin,, a farmer at Oteramaka, was charged with killing two horses, the property of an adjoining eettler named William Patton, by poisoning them with phosphorised oats. The prinqipal evidence against the accused ms given by the members of his own family. The trouble appears to have arisen through the old . man objecting to his daughter’s marriage with Patton, and he was recently fined for striking her in the face. While her f ather was in gaol on remand she married Patton. She did not give evidence against her father on the more serious charge, Martin was committed for trial; at the Supreme Court, bail being allowed in two sureties of £l5O each and himself in £3OO. Gbeaxdihb Mechanic*’ Institute.—A meeting of the Committee of this Institute was held on Friday syening last in the library;- A. H. Brisco, 0. H), Sherralt, J. Cunningham, and J. S, Waite (Secretary).. , The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A letter was read from the Teuiuka Litsrary Institute re charge of books. Accounts to (he amount of £1 Os 3d were passed for payment. The Secretary stated that the Her. G-. Barclay had expressed his willingness to give his, promised lecture at any lime the Committee deemed fit. It was resolved th at the selling price of the waste paper now in the hands of the Committee should be l|d per lb. Mr T. Hughes (Treasurer) having left the district, it was resolved that the Secretary and one member of the Committee sign cheques till anewTreasiver is appointed. This being all the business, the Committee adjourned for a month. •

South Ohahi Biteb Boabd.—Ratepayers in the South Orari River Board district are reminded that candidates for membership on the Board must be nominated /with the Returning Officer, Mr W. Wills, by noon today. Mr Wills will attend at the South Orari Assembly Rooms. Fboebm Mbit.—Fart of the cargo of frozen meat prepared at Timaru for tbe steamer lonic at Timaru, was conveyed to Lyttelton early on Tuesday morning, per special train, and on Wednesday and this morning trains similarly loaded have passed through. Tbe balance is expected t# be sent to-morrow. This means a great lofs to the Timaru Harbor Board, and also to the shippers, and it is to be hoped that ere the shipment of meat tbe Freesing Company are now engaged on is ready, arrangements will hare been made whereby it can be shipped Home direct. Tbe loss of the Lyttelton seems likely to prove a disastrous blow to the port.

Gebaldihb Stock Sale.—Messrs J. Mondell and Co. have succeeded in inducing the Government to grant the Saturday return fares to stockowners and buyers attending the Geraldine monthly sale from Timaru, Ashburton, and intermediate stations, the ssme as has been done to the Addington and other yards, as mentioned in a paragraph which appeared in this paper some time ago. These fares having bsen granted for the Geraldine sale will prove a great boon to both the auctioneers and persons having business at their yards, and will no doubt prove of considerable benefit to the township generally, as it will increase the attendance at, and popularity of, these already well known yards. Messrs J. Mundoll and Co. deserve the thanks of dealers, stockowners, and the public generally for their exertions to secure a privilege that will be of such benefit to the whole of the district. “Buohu-Paiba."—Quick, complete surei, ell annoying Kidney, Bladder and Urinary Disensei. At Druggist*. Kempthorne, Pros--1 ser A Co.. Agents. Christchurch. 2