LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1506, 30 October 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Street Arabs. —lt is htended to giro lbs street arabs of Christchu-oh a breakfast tomorrow morning in the Girls’ Friendly Society’s Hall.

Practical. —The people of Havelock have started a eubecrip-.ion to Dr MacIntyre, in appreciation of his conduct in the late Timaru poisoning case.

Plating with Gunpowder.— At Christchurch on Thursday ■ boy had his eyebrows singed off, and bis face badly burnt, while playing with gunpowder. He will probably lose, the sight of one eye. Lecture. —Mr Ivey delivered a lecture in Timaru on Wednesday evening last on “The Turnip and its Culture,” Mr Jos. Page occupying the chair. The lecture was listened to with attention, and at its conclusion Mr lyey was accorded a vote ol thanks on the motion of the Hon. W. Rolleston.

Young Salmon,— Some anglers last week booked some young salmon which appeared to be in excellent condition. They were about 8 inches in length, and very close on a pound weight. They were some of the salmon released not long ago in the Temuka river. The anglers of course returned them to the water.

Band Entertainments. - The Timaru Garrison Band have been raising funds—which they stand in need of —by means of a seriss of “ Christy Minstrel” entertainments, in which line of business some of their number are laid to equal professionals in ability. The entertainments '■ were well attended. A Card Sharper. —At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Timaru, last Thursday, a card sharper named Tbos. Williams, alias Frederick Alexander Williams, was sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for practicing the “ three card trick!’ on the Timara Show ground. Loaded dice were found in bis possession.

Albxskdbotka Lodqb, 1.0.0. F usual fortnightly meeting of the above Lodge was held last Wednesday, at which there was a good attendance. A Committee was appointed to arrange for holding the annualsports on Boxing Day. It is to be hoped they will be a success, they being the only ones held in Temuka.

Alleged Robbsbt.— Robert Dale, said to be a Sydney “spieler,” was charged at the R.M. Court, Timaru, yesterday, with haying robbed Robert Rennie of £4O, and with damaging, to the amount of 6s, blankets in the lock-up. The police applied for a remand till Tuesday, and it was granted,bail being refused. Board Meetings. —The monthly meetings oS the Geraldine and Temuka Road Boards take place on Tuesday next, that of the Geraldine Town Board on Tuesday evening,.and that of the Temuka Town Board on Wednesday evening. A' mehfing of the Arowhenua Town Board will be held on Monday evening.

Death of an M.H.R.—Puke Te Ao, M.H.R. for the Western Maori District, died at Otaki on Thursday evening. He had been ailing for some time. He was about 53 years of age. Henare Kaihau, a relative of Tawbiao, and George Browne, late Government agent at Auckland, are mentioned as probable candidates for the vacant seat.

Primitive Methodist Church, Te-muka.-—The Sunday School anniversary services at this church will be conducted morning and evening by the Rev. Mr Hill, of Ashburton, A children’s service will be held in the afternoon, when the prizes will be distributed. On the following Tuesday evening a tea and public meeting will take place, both of which it is to be hoped, will be largely attended,

Kimbbblby.—A lady in town (says th« Southland Times) has received a letter from her husband, now on the Kimberley diggings, dated the 23rd August. The letter is written in the most hopeful strain, and states that while hundreds were at that time on their return journey, some of the men were doing very well. ■ Personally he did not Wgrefrjhis expedition, knd intended toj remain till after the rainy season, when be confidently expected being fairly successful.

Dbath or A Mian.—An old bottle and bone gatherer, who has been living in a dreadful state of misery and filth, infested by Terrain, in a hovel without a floor, died last week m a private lunatic asylum in Otago, leaving property worth £16,000. He had a number of shares in the Keep-it-Dark mine, the Colonial Bank and other companies. Most of bis property is willed to his sisters’ children in Denmark, but Mr Hardy, the well known architect, receives a substantial legacy. Beaching op the Mawheka. The Union Go’s steamer Mawhera went ashore yesterday on the North Beach, Greymoutli, a little above the north mole. She hud taken the tug about 8 o’clock, three hours before the high tide, and was on her way In when by some mischance not yet known she went ashore. The tug was in the channel at the time, but it is supposed that the Mawhera was not, and after she got aground the tow ropes broke. The weather was fine and the bar quite smooth at the time. There was no danger to the passengers, there being no sea whatever. The Mawhera lies much nearer the north mole than the Wallabi. Heatt Rainfall, —There must have been ah exceedingly heavy rainfall in the back country on Wednesday afternoon and during that night, as on Thursday morning it Was found that a considerable freshet was running in the Waihi riverbed. This river usually requires a day or two's steady rain to make it rise to any appreciable extent, and as it did not commence to rain in Geraldine till about midnight the quantity of water that fell in the back country mast have been tremendous. One gentleman in Geraldine states that shortly after six on Thursday morning be was surprised by a rushing sound in the river, and looking over to it he saw a miniature wall of water making its way to the sea ■ over the hitherto almost dry bed. Qbbaldine Rifles.—As will be seen by an advertisement in another column the fortnightly drill of this corps takes place on Monday evenisg next, Nor. Ist. It is also notified that a meeting of the members of the corps will be held before the drill for the purpose of discussing the advisability of electing a Captain for the Company. Since the departure of their Captain, Mr W. M. Moore, for England the corps has been under the command of Lieut. G. Ward. Mr Moore has now been promoted to the position of Major, and it is owing to this gentleman's promotion that the necessity has arisen for discussing the question of electing a Captain. It is to be hoped that a wise selection will be made if the Company decide to elect a new Captain, Seeing that the business for Monday night is of so important a character every member should make it • point to be present.

Sale of Pbopbbtt.— -On Thursday ne t Messrs B. Turnbull and Son will sell the equity of redemption of a number of properties in the estate of W. Wheelband. Pull particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

Temuxa Rifles. —The Company will parade for inspection and judging distance practice at 6 p.m. on Friday next, and as this will be the only opportunity that will be gi?en of going through judging distance practice, every member absent without leave will be fined. Important Meeting. —On Wednesday evening next the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Mr J. H. Baker, will meet the holders of deferred-payment sections in Arowhcnua at the Temuka Courthouse, to hear their views as to the desirability of extending their present holdings in the township. The meeting is a very important one to the holders ot deferred-payment sections, and doubtless will be largely attended.

Tfla Unemployed. —ln reply to a petition forwarded to the Government by the unemployed of Temuka through Mr K. I*. Gray, a reply has been received to the effect that work Will be given to 14 men, and that Mr Burnett will be in Temuka next week to show what ii to be done. Those who signed the petition had batter communicate with Mr Gray, who will give them all the necessary information.

South Australian Wheat Obof. A private letter from Adelaide, dated October 16th, states —Our wheat prospects are,; we regret to say, very indifferent, and only; giro promise of a yield of four bushels per acre at the most, which isfvery poor. Last year’s estimate, we may state, was 1,950,000 acres ot three bushels per acre, and the estimated surplus of wheat and flour for export f was 64,000 tons, and as a matter of fact during 1886, up to October 9th, the total.export has been 57,299 tons of wheat and flour. In 1885 the total export was 320,759 tons.—Press.

Death op a Distinguished Statesman: —A cablegram announces the death of Count Frederick Yon Beust, a most distinguished Austrian statesman. From Men of the Time we learn that the deceased was born at Dresden in 1800, and, after studying' at Gottingen and Leipsio, ha entered the Austrian Foreign Office. He gradually rose to the highest diplomatic positions in the State, and in 1864, after the Danish war, Baron Yon Beust represented the Germanic Diet at the London Conference. It was chiefly through bis advice and influence; that the Emperor of Austria made such great concessions to Hungary as to completely conciliate that country. The reforms effected through his means in Church and State mark him as one of the greatest men that Austria has produced, while under his regime the array of the Austro-Hungarian Empire has reached a much higher point of efficiency than it had ever before attained.

S.O. Hunt Club.— The annual meeting of this Club was held on Thursday morning. Mr J. Rutherford occupied the chair. The balance-sheet, which showed that the club was m a good financial position, wae adopted and the Secretary was inetructed to pay to Mr Rutherford what balance there : was in the bank, the guarantee to be collected and paid to Mr Rutherford as soon as possible. The Chairman said he was quite willing to carry on the bounds for, £250, but thought the Club should pay bis expenses whan the pack wae takenjout of the district. This wae agreed to. Mr Godby was elected Treasurer and Secretary. The new rules as Mr Lindsay drawn up by the Committee were read and adopted, and the Secretary was instructed to send printed copies to the members of the Club. A very hearty vote of thanks was passed to those farmers over whose country the members of the Club had hunted during the season, for their uniform kindness and courtesy.

The Alleged Infanticide at Oamabu. —The enquiry into the circumstances' attending the finding of the mutilated body of a child in * garden at the North Town Boundary, Oamaru, was resumed on Wednesday. The evidence went to show that the woman who has been arrested on a charge of murdering the child admitted to a friend that she had done it, but on another occasion denied having committed the crime. When arrested at'Clinton' she denied that she‘had ever been in Oamaru, and said she had'only been thiee months in the colony. It will bo remembered that she told the Oamaru police that the child had been taken away by a woman named Scott, residing at East Taieri. Enquiries were made by the police and it was ascertained that no such person lived at the East Taieri. Mrs Sargesm, the woman arrested, Uld one of the witnesses that the child was choked with milk. The enquiry wus adjourned till Monday next.

Bishop Neville ok Bazaahs.— The Dio. oesan Synod was opened at Dunedin on Wednesday, Bishop Neville presiding. In his opening address he took up the question of bazaars and other means of raising funds. Ho said that while amusement was an element in our nature unwholesome to ignore and dangerous to discourage, they ought to tremble when they heard every barrier broken down spoken of as an advance of liberality of sentiment, every admission of the young to scenes of excitement as "growth of culture,” and the growing familiarity of cirls, women and clergy with dissipating scenes of midnight entertainments as an emancipation from puritanism. After pointing out how bazaars and fairs changed in character as they proceeded, he said, "If my conclusions are correct, it is not a day too soon to cry peccavi, and resolving, as this Synod may resolve, to discontinue such methods.” In concluding his address, the Bishop said he gratefully recorded that at no time in past years spoken of as prosperous had so many unsolicited contributions been received for various Church purposes. 11 Bough ok Itch.”—" Bough on Itch ” cures skin humors, eruptions, ting worm, tetter, salt rheum,: frosted feet, chilblains, itch, ivy poison, barber’s itch, Kempthorno, Prosser k Co,, Agents, Christchurch. 3

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENT. K. F. Gray, Temuka—Will hold a largo eale of drapery to-day. L. A. Thruston, Temuka—Has lost a grey rough-haired collie dog. Geraldine Rifles—fortnigntly parade on Monday evening at 7.30. Temuka Rifles—Notice re inspection and judging distance practice. Geraldine Road Board—Hold monthly meeting on Tuesday next. J. Mundell and Co.—Publish entries for monthly sale on Wedneiday. W. S. Maslin, Geraldine —Sells property at Geraldine on Tuesday next. Temuka Dairy Factory— Inyite tenders for supplying cheese boxes for present season. B. Turnbull and Son—Will sell property in the estate of W. Wheelband, at Temuka on November 4th. J, H. Baker, Commissioner Crown Lands —Requests holders of deferred-payment sections in Arowbenua to meet him at the Temuka Courthouse on Wednesday evening next. P. McOaskill, Winchester wool works—ls now prepared to make arrangements for scouring and washing wool for ensuing season; orders executed with despatch; charges moderate ; cash buyer of sbeepskjns j wool mats for sale.