LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1564, 2 October 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ceioket.—The matob)'between the Australtanrand a»-Eogl#h, team, at Harrowgate, resulted-on Tuesday in a draw.' '• . Q*a : aiiDiM,EjK'Tqw , N BfouiD.'—The first meeting of the newly-elected Town' .Board will be held on Tuesday evening at the usual time, 7.30. ~!.„■.

A Sign op the Timbs.—ln response to an advertisement for six hands, the Wellington Woollen factory Company received no le*s than 130 applications.

A Poob Kstatb.—Up to the present time creditors in the estate of the notorious Waring Taylor, of' Wellington,' now undergoing a term of imprisonment, bare received dividends aggregating 2s B£d in the £. EHTBRTAINKBNT.—To-night there will be exhibited in the Oldfellows' Hall, Temuku, Brunfcm'a Limelight and Panoramic views of the Volcanic Eruptions: : Judging from the notices which nave appeared in our exohanges the exhibition is a good one and well worth a visit.

St/eposed Moa Fbathbb.—The editor of the KaDgitikei Advocate records that he has been shown by Mr E. C. Bruce, M.H.R., a feather about 12 inches long which was dug from a depth of saven feet oa the property of the Minister of Mines, in Otago. The featber is in an excellent state of preservation, and is supposed to have belonged to a uioa.

Vital Statistics.—The following are the returns for Geraldine for the month ending September 30r,h, 1886:—Birth?, 8 ; marriages, o.| deaths, 2. For the quarter ending the same period the B*tn» period the births were 31; marriages, 3 ; deaths, 5. For Toniuk-, for t.he same month the returns were : —Births, 9; marriages, 1; deaths, 1. For the quarter Births, 36; marriages, 1; deaths, 5,

Wool Fbblghts.—A telegram was received on Thursday, in Christchuroh from Melbourne to the effect that there is a very large increase in the rate of freight for wool from Australia to London. It is paid that steamer rates for the'next few weeks ar» fixed at Id and IJ-:I per lb. It is expected that these steamers will arrive in time for the November sales, and doubless after they have been despatched freights will drop to their normal level. Telegraph Insclatobs.—Mr Luke Adams (says the-Press) of Sydenham, exhibited at the room's of the Industrial Association, on Wednesday night, sopne specimens of colonial-mad? insulators, which are exceed-' ingly good. The difficulty has been, so far as the Government is concerned, in obtaining insulators of the same colour (white) as those imported. This Vlr Adams, has succeeded in producing, and the general quality of the insulators, as well as the colour, appears to be q lite equal to the imported artiole.

GOVEBMIBHT InSUBANOB ASSOCIATION--Baye the Press:—From to-day (Thursday) the New Zealand Government Insurance Association is a thing of the past. The final stroke was given to its dissolution to-day, when the officii! sea) of the Association was solemnly defaced, being out into four pieces, which are to be preserved as a memento of the short-lived institution. From the Ist of October the Insurance Office will be carried on as formerly as a Government Department, and the officers resume their old positions as members of the Civil Service of the •olony. FICKLR Woman.—A lovers' dispute caused much amusement at the Auckland Police Court yesterday. Jno. Bissonß was charged with horsewhipping Edward Spencer on Sunday evening last. It was shown that the parties were rivals for the affections of a young lady recently from Wellington, who was formerly a barmaid. She had been brought up to Auckland by Spencer with a view to marriage, but Siesons " cut him out," and enforced his claim with a horsewhip. The accused pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to pay a floe and costs, amounting to £5 18s, and bound;oyer to keep the peace.

The Ghbat Babeibe Tbaqbdy.—The Superintendent of Police ha 3. received a telegram stating that the cutter Sovereign of the Seas has been wrecked near Port Macquarrie, in New South Wales. The wreckage which was found there on the 25th instant inotuleg a board with the name of the outter paintea bri ft. It will be remembered that the SpyirQfgn of the Seas was the cutter in wKich*&e t (|i , eafc Barrier murderers made their escape in June last. Over a month ago a strange cutter was sighted near Port Maoqutrrie, and subsequently it was reported that OdSrey, one of the murderers, had been seen in Victoria, It is thought in Auckland that the .w^eckagfljjmajv be,a part of the cutter Sovereign, recen'tly lost. ;

ObubLTY^TO-A HoSsk.—Another case of atrocious, cruelty to.aq animal (says the otunrdiao) came before the Ashburton R.M. Court ,on Friday morning. About 11 am. Trooper Rerner arrested a man named Jameß Daly, living at Trevorton, on the charge of working « horse while in an unfit condition. The horse was about the most miserable looking specimen of its tribe it has ever been our lot to see. On its back was nn old sore about nine inches long and three broad, while the near foreleg was iu a shocking condition. A witness, who appeared for the defending stated that the horse was in a fit condition to work, but on being crossexamined admitted that he had not seen the animnl. He waß taken outside the Court and shown the horse, and on aguin entering the witness box said it was undoubtedly unfit for work. The Magistrate inflicted a fine of £lO a.id costs, with the alternative of two months' imprisonment with hard labor. He stated that were it not for the fact of Daly having a large family he would have sent bim to gaol without the option of a tine. On the application of the police an order was made that the horse should be destroyed. i

Effects of Good Govsbnmbnt.—Sines Oyprus oame under British rule the revenue lias been steadily increasing, and instead of Hoing unhealthy, as it was at one time said to be, the island is now a recognised sauitonum for British troops, and its government a BBodel for Eastern rulers. ' Good Ebsolutionb.—At the commenceme:;t of every new year hundreds and thousands of onr young men—and old ai wall—form resolutions for their guidance for the coming year. Many keep them, while others break them. To mob. we wish to (jive a word of ad rice. la order to sustain your determination of hading a better life in the future you should uie flop Bitters. The judicious uie of Hop Bitters strengthens, cleanses, aftd purifie* the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, and ktdneys, and is just what you want to build up and invigorate yourself.—Grreenbush, U.S.A., Dem. Read advt.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. P. Wareing, Milfoid-Wants a good general hand for farm. J. Wright, Kangitira Valley—Wants a good ploughman and farm hand. Mount Peel Road Board—lnvite tenders for a quantity of willow s'akee. Brunton'a Panoramic Views of the Volcanic Eruptions—Appear at Temuka to-night. . W. Clark and Co., Geraldine—Publish prioe list for October, their motto being "Small profits and quick returns." J. W. Velvin, Temuka—Has just receive a splendid assortment of fishing, tackle from Mr McWiliiama, Christohurcb, who selected the same when at Home, which is a guarantee of its quality. Ten Shillings Reward—Offered for the recovery of a sum of money lost between Mr F. W. Badham'a and tha Bangitata schoolhouee.

J. Mundell and Co.—Publish particulars of tbeir monthly stock sale; they also notify that they will sell on account of the Geraldine Dairy Factory the whey and piggery accommadation in connection with the factory.