LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1565, 5 October 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hbld Oveb.—We are compelled to hold oror tiH our next isaue some very interesting and practical farming notes. Thb Wbatheb.—Last owning rain again commenced to fait heavily, and continued steodily up to the lime of oar going to pree? t CONOBBT AND DANCB AX KaKAHU BUSH. —A concert and dance in aid of the school prize fund of the Kakahu Bush Sohool, takes place on Friday, October 15th. Bubglaby.—The Te Awnmutu Railway station, Auckland, was entered by burglars on Saturday. The till was robbed of ninepence, but an attempt to break into the safe was unsuccessful.

Geralmne Monthly Sale. - The monthly gale of stock, etc., at Ueraldioe takes place tomorrow. Messrs J. Mundell and Co. advertise a liirge numbar of entries for the sale. Allbgbd Fobgbby.—-A German named Gotzkoff, alias Korth, a new arrival, was arrtsted at Ohristchurch yesterday charged with forging J. G. Ruddenklau's name to cheques for £5 14s and £6 9s. Hahkb.—Hares hare beoome so plentiful in the Ashburton district, and are doing so much damage on farms and in gardens, that the County Council on Friday decided to ask the Government to proclaim them vermin throughout the County.

Thb Maim.—The Mararba with the English mail of September 9 left 'Frisco for Auckland on September 25, contract time. The Alameda, with the colonial mails of September 14t.b, arrivod »t Frisco from Auckland on 2nd insb, two days earlier than time-table date.

Board Meetinos.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes piiice to-day. A meeting of the Geraldine Town Board takes place the same evening, and on the following evening the Temuka Town Board will hold their monthly meeting.

Bbtbhuk.—The Customs revenue collected id the Colony for the first half of the financial year is £547,598' 14s sd, being £56)401 5s 7d below the Treasurer's estimate for that period. The beer duty for the six months was £22,831 6s 9d, beiag a deficit of £4665 13a 3d on the estimate. Market Tickets. Market tickets to Winchester will be issued at Timaru and Ashburton and intermediate stations on the first Thursday in each month, Fair day, The ooncesiion no doubt will result in increased attendance of buyers at the sales, and is one to which the district was entitled.

(leraidine Racing Ilto.—A meeting of the Committee of this Club was held in their office on Friday evening, Mr R. H. Pearpoint being in the chair. About the only business done was the appointing of a Secretary. Four applications were received for the position, and Mr H« B. Webster was appointed. Painful.— While putting a dog into the guard's van of the.train at Orari ion Monday morning for the purpose of sending it to Ashburton Mr E. OK Scolan, rabbit agent in the Geraldine district, received several severe bites on tlje left hand. The dog, which was a young one, evidently got frightened, and seizirg Mr Scolun'e hand bit it severely in several places. Mr Scolan gat the hand dressed and anticipates no serious results from the accident.

Buttbb akd Chbksb.—According to the census return*, the total quantity of buttei produced ia this colony during < the year ending March, 1886, was 12,170 9641 b, and of cheese 4,694,7951 b. In butter, Auckland headed the list, with 2,775,5311 b, Otago came next with 2,580,725, Canterbury third with 2,298,383, and Wellington fourth with terbury was a long way ahead with 1,950,8381 b, Otago next with 1,034,593, Auckland next with 781,1091 b, and Wellington fourth with 411,3641 b. HOSPITAL Rbipbns.—The following ia the return of patients in theTimaru Hospital for the month of September, 1886 :—Patients under treatment at date of last return— Mules 12, females 6, total 18. Admitted during month—Males 11, females 8, total 19. Totals treated—Males 23, females 14, total 37. Discharged during month—Cured : Males 7, females 5, total 12. Incurable—Male 1. Dead —Female 1 (Annie Bundle). Totals, discharged—Males 8, females 6, total 14. Remaining under treatment—Males 15 females 8, total 23. Out-patients treated during month—Males 25, females 33, total 58. Jam Faotoby job Gbhaidiwh.— An enterprising resident of Geraldine has been for some time past trying to induce his fellow townspeople to commence the industry of jam making in the district. He has had a large experience in the jam trade in Sydney and is convinced that a good opening exists in Geraldine for the profitable carrying on of the business. If such a manufactory were once started it should provo a capital market for the surplus fruit of the farmer! and others who grow large quantities annually. In addition to this it would provide occupation for a number of young people.

Thb Timabtj Poisoning Cask.—On Saturday morning Thomas Hall and Margaret Graham Houston, in charge of Warder Donoran, were removed to Christchurch by the first train. On the application of the Crown Prosecutor, His Honor Mr Justice Johnston has granted a special jury to hear theca«e. It was rumored in Timaru that the Hon. Sir Eobort Stout, Attorney General, is to conduct the proseoution in the attempted murder ease, and also in the forgery cases against Hall. At the Supreme Court, Chriatchurcb, yesterday, it was arranged that the Grand Jury shall consider the bills in the Hall and Houston cases on Friday. In his charge the Judge said that the Justices nt Timaru had acted very properly in committing Hall and Miss Houston for trial at Chrietohuroh, so that certain objections prising from local prejudices and feeliDge might be removed. If a true bill is returned is understood the cases will commence on Monday. Billiard Match.—A billiard match between two pell known local players, Mr B. Wells and Mr Victor Olson, for £lO a side, was played in the Crown Hotel, Geraldine, on Saturday night. Mr Welli was backed by Mr B. Cameron. Mr Olson gave his opponent 300 oat of 1000, and the game was very keenly contested throughout. Olson was very dilatory in catching his opponent, and had only scored 813 points when Wells had made 902. Olson had thus to score 2 to 1 to enable him to win. He caught his opponent when he had put together 940, and passed him by 13. Wells then got in agaid, and taking the lead succeeded in p'acing 996 to his credit, with Olson 991. The latter then got another show, and succeeded in pulling off the stakes amid come excitement. The game lasted for several hours, and was watched from time to time by a considerable number of persons. Both players had their admirers, i and a considerable amount of money I changed hands over the result. A similar , match was to be played last night. I

Oantbebubt Ybomanbt Cavaibt. About 50 members of tkje Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry Corps went under canvas •t Chrtttohureh on Sunday evening, end yesterday morning their annual training commencei. A number of the Soififc Canterbury members went north yesterday.

Thh Jxtcilbb Sbbvicbs at TiKAHrj;rj-On Sunday night the Rer. Father Le Menant Dob Ohesnais concluded his misiion at the Roman Catholic Church, Timaru, the congregation being an immense one. Persons we're present from all part's of the district. Prior to the service there was a procession in which fully 2000 persons took part, each of whom bore a lighted candle. The erening was calm, and the fffecfc was truly beautiful. Tho R3V. Father Le Menant Des Chesnais begaa a miision at Geraldine yesterday.

Livb Stock. —On March 'Blst last the numbers of the live stock in the colony were as follow: —Horses, 187,382 (including 29,853 brood mares) ; mules and aise*, 297 ; cattle, 853,358; sheep, 16,564,595 ; goats,' 10,220; pigs, 277,901; poultry, 1,679,021. It is a curiosity worthy of mention that one county of New Zealand only boasted of two domestic quadrupeds the Fiord country—which returned two goats and fifty head of poultry as the sum total of the lire stock it possessed. * Diß»BAoßrui. Conduct.—A contemptible trick was played at Blueskin on some of the Sydney footballers. The men were upstairs in the Saratoga Hotel together with a namber of local footballers, and when they.came' down they found that their hats, which had been left in a sitting room, had baen wilfully cut to pieces. One of the visitors, on discovering who the miscreants were, gave them a hiding, and Dr. Coughtrey, Vice President of the Otago Union, communicated with the police, with the result that new hats had tobe provided for the men. The example made of these larrikins, in getting a'severe hiding in the first instance and tben having to pay for the damage they had done (remarks the Evening Star), sheuldhave a salutary effeot on them in future. A Cxanqb.—A striking instance of the changeableness of the New Zealand climate was afforded on Saturday last. The early morning was beautifully clear and fine, calling forth the remark on all sides of what a glorious morning it was. As the day advanced, the heat was . sufficiently great to cause people who had business outside to long for the shade, and to wish that a breeze would spring up to cool the atmosphere. About ten o'clock the breeze came with a vengeance. The people were surprised about that hour to see an immense: cloud of dust roll up from the southleaM; and the trees in that direction swaying about under the influence of a powerful wind.; The noise made by the wind in the trees wae the signal of the coming dust storm, and most of the shops were with the goods from the doors removed inside, before the storm burst into the town. When it did arrive the streets were one cloud of dust, through which it was impossible to see anything. By degrees the wind moderated and rain began to fall, lightly at first, but soon settling into a steady downpour, which continued throughput the remainder of the day. TbUUXA MbOHAHWS' , IMSTITTJTB.— A meeting of the Temuka* Mechanics' Institute Committee was held, on Friday evening. Present Messrs Hargreaves (President), Bryars, MoS. Gentlemun, Lee, Lawson, and Beri. Accounts amounting to £6 lis 6d were passed for payment. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Greraldine Literary Institute, re exchange of books, and inviting the Temuka Institute to join them in an order for new books. It was decided to forward'a catalogue to the Geraldine Committee, from which they might select for exchange any books, not exceeding fifty in number. The Committee not. proposing to order any new books before next February, it was decided to decline to join the Oeraldine Committee in making up a Home order, ' A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mr Lawson for his gift to the Institute of a picture. It was resolved to erect a. hitching post' opposite the institute for the convenience of members, arid Mr Bryars was instructed to make some inquiries relative to printing catalogues. • SOBBBKT FKOH A DWELLING.—During Friday night or Saturday morning (says the Press), and between the hours of 11.15 p.m. asd 6 a.m., a cash-box was stolen from the Southern Cross Hotel, Addington. The box was in a drawer in the office of the licensee, Mr P. Burke, and contained a sum of £33 6s, made up of three cheques on the Bank of New Zealand for £9 2s Bd, £2 10s, and £4 odd respectively ; one on the Colonial B ink for £1 and one on a Lyttelton Bank for £1 4s ; two £5 Bank of New Zealand note*, and £5 8s 4d in notas and silver. The cash-box waß in a desk, and a peculiar circumstance about the robbery is that the desk had been unlocked and locked again by the robber. The blind cords of the' window of a room next to the bar bad been cut, snd it would seem as though an entrance had been effected through this window. No one in the hotel beard any suspicious noise during the night, so that the work must have been done very quietly. A little boy named Turner found the empty cash-box in the Park on Saturday morning. Pbesentation.—Last Saturday afternoon Dr Anderson, late Inspector of Sohools fur South Canterbury, was presented by the members of the South Canterbury Educational Institute with a beautifully-illuminated and riohly-f ramed address, of which the following is a copy :—"To W. J. Anderson, Esq., M.A., L.L.D., Inspector of Schools, North Canterbury.—-The teaohers of the education district of South Canterbury have much pleasure in acquainting you, on your departure for North Canterbury, of the high esteem in which you are held by them. They' desire also to testify to the efficient 'painstaking manner in which you have performed the responsible dutits of Inspector whilst in their midst, and to express an unanimous appreciation of your strict impartiality in a difficult and oftentimes trying position. The/ must also thank you for the kind sympathy shown towards all their efforts for the advancement of their schools. While feeling their loss at your remoral, they can* not but be gratified at your promotion to a more extended sphere of usefulness, and heartily assure you of their best wishes for your future welfare.—JOHN Wood, President 8.0.E.1.; BoBBBT M. LAINO, Secretary," About thirty teachers were present, and Mr John Wood, President of tho Institute, presided. He testified to Dr Anderson's good qualities, spoke of the effioient manner in which he had performed his duties during his two years of office, of the good feeling existent between the Inspector and the teachers, and to the loss to the district his removal would b». He wound up by expressing the hope that Dr Anderson would soon be as universally liked in North Canterbury, whither he was removing, as he was here. Mr Thompson, of Pleasant Point, having spoken briefly to a similar effect, Dr Anderaon thanked the donors for their handsome gift, which would always oooupy a place of honor in his study. He sincerely thanked, the teaohers for their assistance, for any success achieved by bim had in a great measure besn owing to them. Dr Anderson leaves during the present Week.T

Thb Nbw Ihsphotob. Mr Gow, M.A., the newly-appointed Inipeotor of Schools for the South Canterbury Education district, has arrived and commenced his duties. V Occtjmbd HotpiKM.- At the censni taken in Mnreh laet there were in the co'ony only fur holding in European hands cout ; unmg\ upwards of 100,000 Nacres. One -is in Auckland, two in Hawke's Bay, and one in Otago. In 1881 ilr.ro were aeven such holdings. There were in all 36,485 separate holdings over one acre in extent in the coloDy, and of these 9172 were between 1 and, 10 acres, 7507 between 10 nnd'6o ncres~s6l4 from 50 to IDO acres, 6926 froia. 10G to 200 acres, 3161 from 200 to 320 acres, 2804 from • 320 to 640 acrfif, 977 from 640 to 1000 acres, 1396 from 1000 tW 6000 acres, 222 from 5000 to 10,000, 170 from 10,000 to 20,000,106fr0m 20,000 to 50,000, and 26 from 50,000 to \ 100,000. There are three of the last'named list in Canterbury, but the vast majority in this provincial district are small holdings. Entertainmbnt.—Last evening. Bran* ton's Limelight and Panorajiic Views of the Volcanic Eruptions, etc., tere shown in the Oddfellows' Hal), Temoka. The entertainment had been postponed from the previous Saturday evening on account | of the rain, but last night the .weather again was quite as unpropitious, rain falling in torrents. The consequence was that the audience was a very email one. The views first atiown depicted.',Mount, Tarawera, the MudSprings, Mcßae's Hotel, Waiaroa, etc., and tben followed a, series; of .views of Dusky Sound, Mount Cook,. Punchbowl, Auckland, Wellington, and B uff Harbors, etc. The views represent* ing the terraces—now beauties of the past—were particularly good. Altogether about 90 views were shown, and it is a pity that the weather was not fine as doubtless a far larger audience would then have bee* present.

Aliened lorobrt.—A clever and audacious forgery of a cheque for a large amount has occurred at Chriatchurch. On Tuesday evening a boy called at Messrs Ballantyne and Co.'s drapers' shop, and ■aid he had been sent by a gentleman who wanted a cheque for £2 7« in ex* change for cash; as the post office wn dosed; and he wished to send the amount to a person in Wellington. The- request was complied with, and nothing more was thought about the : : transaction,. On the following day a boy called at the National Bank and tried to purchase a cheque book for a " Mr J. Shepherd," but was refused. Another boy called in the: afternoon with a note, signed "J, Ballantyne and C 0.," requesting to be supplied- with a small cheque book, and got one, for which he paid 2*. On Friday a boy called at the .National Bank and presented a cheque for £7617s Or), payable to a number, and delivered the following note :,—•" The Teller, National Bank. Please send per bearer cash as under, for enclosed cheque £76 17s 6d—ten i£s notes, fifteen £1 notes, eighteen half-sovereigns, silver. (Signed) J.B. and Go. J per; &#?' The cheque was cashed; On inquiry, it was found to be a forgery, and tha supposition is that the cheque for £2 7s was obtained for the purpose of copying the signature of the firm, which was remarkably well imitated. The case was placed in the hands of Detective O'Connor, who, acting on some information supplied by a lad who says he cashed the v i cheque on Friday for a man whom hey . described, . arrested Jonathan, Roberts, formerly a clerk , in, the vflank of New Zealand at Timaru, and afterwards in Chriatchurch. Subsequently £64 in National Bank notes were found in a pocket of Roberts' coat at his lodgings, said a person who was in Roberts'company when he was arrested was followed, and. on being pressed gave the police ; a" letter signed' " J ack," the writing being' a request to a friend to coat and a canvas bag, in which the money had been sent from the bank, in the sandhills. Robert? denied all knowledge of the affair, and was very indignant when arrested, He was brought up at , the , ;K.lnV Court on Saturday, when he declined to enter the dock, stating that he heard Mr Stratford, in Wellington, say that an accused person need not go into the prisoners' box if he did not like until he had been committed. On the application of Inspector Pender the case' was remanded till Thursday next, bail being allowed. Thi Tidt HotraiwiM.—Th« oarefnl, tidy houtewife, when'giving'herlhense its- spring cleaning, should bear in mind that the dear inmates are more precious than hoasts, their systems need olesnsing, by purifying the blood, regulating the stomach and bowels, and the should know that there is nothing that will do it so rarely as American Oo.'s Hop Bitters, the purest and best of all medieines.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENT. Concert and Dance—At Eakahu Bush, on October 15th. O. Bisset, Orari —Wants tenders for chipping 18 acres rushes. Mount Peel Road Board—lnvite lenders for keeping in repair for one year 145 chains road. Mibh. Mitton, Manager Monut Peel Station—Notifies that tenders for ploughing will be received till the 9th instant. R. H. Pearpoint aud D; Maekay—Notice 4e accounts dne to and by the late Mr John Patersonand the Fateraon Trust Estate. Oeraldine Road Board—lnvite' tenders for culvert and earthwork, broken metal, earth* formation, etc.; tender close on 12th October.