LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1529, 23 December 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Oueseltbs.— -Saturday next being Christmas day this paper will not bo published. ■: Shocking.— At Hampden, (Otago) an escaped ferret got into a child’s cradle,; end ate out its two eyes. The child wag seven months old. Sals at Qbbaldinb.—•Messrs J. Mundell and 00. bold a sale of household furniture and effects, produce, etc., at their rooms, Geraldine, to-morrow. Boxing Dat. —On Monday next ;the annual sports under the 1 auspices of tf.ho Loyal Alexandrovna Lodge, 1.0.0. F., Teiuuka, will bo held ip the Tomuka Park. There are a largo mnnbei* entries and should the weather prove fine a good day’s sport' may be expected. Dbeadpul Amiß.-According to the West Goatt Times there was a terrible occurrence at Lyell at th» beginning of. last week. Oitardo Campani, an Italian employed on a contract, was detected by his employer, L, Blanchett, in some disgraceful action, aijid warned to leare the place in twelve hours. Subsequently his dead < was discovered, be haring placed a charge of, dynamite on His stomach and''literally blown his inside out. The suicide was probably the result of remorse for bis first crime, of fear of probable consequences. Antique Penmanship. —Mr W. M. Hodgkins, the President of the Art of Otago, has presented td Dp. Belobetas an odditionto the High School collection three very curious volumes illustrative of the art of English penmanship. The first, by Edward Cocker, is of date of 1661; the second by Thomas Snell, is dat;d 1711; the third, by Tomkins, is dedicated to George, Prince of Wales, and brings the art down to the ; end of the year 18Q8. Boys of the school will now be able to verify for themselves whether their writing is “ according to Cocker ” or not. Death op Ahohdkacon Butt,—Archdeacon Butt died at Blenheim last Monday night, aged 70. He came to the Bay of Islands as one of Bishop Selwyn’s lay missionaries early in the forties, his medical training being of great service to the Maoris and Europeans. Ho was ordained and settled in Nelson in 1843. He came to Wairau in 1857. He leaves two sons and two daughters, all married, and a widow, who is a daughter of the Rev. Richard Devil, a very early missionary. The archdeacon died of heart disease. , : , The Empeess op Gbemany.— Tha Empress Auguste, wife of the Emperor of Germany, attained hei; 75th year oh’ the 30th September, Her Majesty hating been born on September 30th 1811." She is the daughter 6f the Lte Grand, Duke Karl Fredrick of Saxe-Weitnar, by his marriage ; with the Grand Duchess Maria daughter; of, the late Paul of Russia.,. .Her marriage with the German Emperor, then Prince Wilhelm of Prussia, was solemnized on June 11th 1829, the-iisue of the union being a (son tbs Crown Prince of Germany) and a - daughter, (the Grand Duchess of Baden). “ The Messiah.”— Last Tuesday evening Mr Sidney Wolf ’s choir" (numbering 60) assisted by the Tiroaru .Orchestral Society (numbering 20), rendered Handel’s splendid oratorio " The Meisitfhi’’ /in ‘ the Presbyterian Church, Timaru.i Mr Wolfe conducted. The soloists-; were ' Mrs Rout,, Misses Inness atid Lack, Signor Oartnini Morley and Mr ! ZNlkVl The solos and choruses were beautifully given, and the bursts of applause which followed , showed how thoroughly delighted the audience were. It would be impossible to speak too highly of the way in which Mrs Rout sang “I Enow that My Redeemer Livetb,” or of Miss Inness’ " He was Despised,” and the applause was rapturous. The band, under, the leadership of Mr R. Wood, were a treat to listen to, and did their : very important part well. It is estimated that there] were fully 600 persons present. -■ Cricket. —The . match Shaw and Lilly white’s team v. Australian Eleven was continued on Monday. The Australians who on Saturday bad lost eight wickets for 284 runs, continued their innings, the last wicket falling for 294 runs. The Englishmen then went to the wickets, and at the close of the day’s play had made 191 for the loss of eight wickets. On Tuesday the Englishmen re«umod their innings, which closed for 201, Being in a minority of 83, the visitors bad to follow on, and when the stumps were drawn they had lost 9 wickets for 227. The cricket match between Christ’s College (Canterbury) and th" Carisbrook team was won by Carisbrook on the first innings on Tuesday, C<uip. brook scored 185, Yallange putting together a well-played 76, The colleuians were all out for 93, and following on scored 62 without the loss of a wicket, Pe:ry making 32 and Rolleston 12.

The lonic. The s.a. I6nip,v Captain Cameron, from London, arrived at" Auckland on Wednesday, . She loads frozen meat at Auckland, ; and leaves on Friday for the South with passengers and cargo. Ohamtablb Aid Supplies.—Tenders are invited in our advertising' columns'by the S.O. Hospital ;and Charitable Aid Board for rations and burials for theTemuka, Geraldine, Timaru, and Waimate districts. Ministerial Visit.- The Hon, Mr Bal- ■ lance passed through by express train yestorday on bis way to Wellington. Ho expects io return to ‘ Canterbury, when he will probably visit -Temuka again in February. Suioidb of A Bov.—An extraoi dinary Suicide is reported from Otautau, Southland. Ahoy named David Morion, aged 10 years hung himselfTn a slied adjoining his father’s property nei>r Waioola. Ever, since Crow, a neighbour; hang himself .at WakareWa a few ' weeks ago the boy has been doing his best to imitate him, with the above result. R.M, Court. —At the R.M. Court, Temuka, yesterday, before J. S. Beswiok, Esq., R.M.‘ Dr Hayes sued G. Taylor for £25. Mr. Aspinall appeared for the plaintiff, and judgment was given by default for the amount claimed and costs. Several oases were, settled oat of Court,' and others ’■ were confessed. The Court then rose. Young Criminals.— Petty laroenoy by juveniles is now very common at Invercargill. The R.M. released a: boy,, charged with the theft of a watch, under the Probation Act, and yesterday the Justices allowed two hoys to go at large under the same Act. .They had stolen a gun case. In each case the boys, have to report themselves for three months.' Aeowhenua Town Roaed.—The meeting of the above-Board called for last night lapsed for the want of a quorum. It did not, however, matter, as there was no business to transact. The money has not yet: been received, and the roseryfes have not been vested in the Board. Another meeting will be held in a fortnight’s time. ; ! ,‘Stf. Saviour’s Church, 1 TEkuwA 4 —At. a meeting ,of the Vestry ; of the above Church held last Tuesday evening, the Rev. T. A. Hamilton intimated thtit he had made arrangements with the Rev. J. Chaffers-Welsh to exchange pulpits for one month. The Rev. Mr Hamilton expects to leave about the. 4th January, at which'time the Rev. Mr Chaffers-Welsh is expected to arrive. Volunteer News.—A grand review of the South Canterbury Volunteer corps will be held' next Mcnday in' Temuka. The Waimate and Timaru Volunteers will arrive in TemukA by Special itrainiabout 12 o’clock, and the Geraldine contingent will arrive by the express train. They will fall in, at the back of the schoolbouse at 1 p.m., and go through'battalion drill'until about 3 p.m., when they will attend the opening of the bazaar. ' 1 ‘ Personal. —The Rev. James Preston, IncumbeDt of St. Marj’s Church, Geraldine, returned to Geraldine yesterday from a visit for the benefit ,pf his health to the hot springs of the Hammer Plains and the North Island. Unfortunately the rev. gentleman bus not derived that benefit which it was hoped he would, and has retained to Geraldine not much the better for his journey. While the rev, gentleman was away the officers of the Churcli jtwrolo to him twice urging him not till his health was improved, but, strange to say, both letters miscarried. New Zealand Statistics. The Registrar General has just issued his last number of the New Zealand statistics for 1885, and ho corrects the census, making the total population of New Zealand, including. Maoris, 617,054. He complains of the difficulty experienced in. compiling accurate lisle of arrivals and departures, no fewer than 692 more persons being known to hare arrived in Victoria than were recorded as having left New Zealand. He attributes the low birth rates in Christchurch and Dunedin (28.30 and 30.62 per.looo respectively, as against 41.82 and 39.49 in Wellington and Auckland) to the departure of the younger married people to the suburbs for economic reasons. One triplet and 161 pairs of twins were born in New Zealand in 1885. The proportion of illegitimate births, and of marriages by registrars, is increasing, the former being 3 per oent of (he total births, and the latter amounting to 23 per cent of the whole number of marriages. The corrected death rata for 1885 is only 10.76 per 1000 as against 19.60 in England. . Obabi Bridge School Committee.— The monthly meeting of the Orari Bridge School Committee was held on Saturday evening last, there being present—Messrs L. Grant (chairman), W. Ashby, J, Wharton, G. Helem, A. Metcalf, and A. McLean. The minutes of the previous ordinary and speoial meetings were read and confirmed, The chairman stated that Mr G. Steven, the newlyappointed master, had commenced bis duties on 6th December, with an average attendance of thirty-eight scholars for the first week, and everything bad since worked satisfactorily. The chairman laid on the tabla a statement of boohs in stock, and amounts owing by the children, as follows Owing by the children, £6 6s 3d ; books ip stock, £3 2s lid j cash on hand on 6th December, 1886, £1 *4s sd. After correspondence from the Board of Education bad been read and considered, the following tenders were opened for cleaning the school:—Miss B. Ashby, £9; Mrs Regan, £8 ; Mrs McGillioaddy, £7 10s (accepted). It was resolved that the school close for the Christmas holidays on December 24th and re-open on 3rd January, 1887. A letter was read from the head master, strongly recommending the committee to make a vigorous effort to retain the services of the . present pupil teacher. The meeting then terminated. Volunteer Bazaar,—Great preparations are being made to make the Bazaar and Fancy Drees Fair which will be opened next Monday in Temuka a success. Messrs J. X. M. Hayhurst, J. Findlay, and J. fieri were busy yesterday in fitting up the stalls, and it is not expected that the place will be finished before Friday evening next. The bazaar will be held in the new drillshed, and will consist of seran stalls, which have been arranged on either side of the hall. There is also to be a pos office, and a refreshment stall, and at the end will be a raised platform for the band to play on. In one of the anterooms will be a fine art gallery, and there will also be a shooting gallery. It has been arranged that the bazaar will be opened at 3 p.m. by Mr John Hayhnret, and it is expected that the whole of the South Canterbury volunteers will be present, including the Timaru Garrison Band, which will play selections of musio during the afternoon. The Temuka Band will also play. The ladies who have undertaken the management of the bazaar have not been idle. So far as we cm ascertain they have a large quantity of very beautiful articles collected together, most of which.is the work of their own hands. In one of the stalls we learn that the goods will be wonh rinse on £BO. On the whole we expect the bazaar to prove one of the best things ever seen in Temuka, and wa trust it will be liberally patronised. A meeting of ladies to make final arrangements will be held at 3,30 o’clock this afternoon.

FATA! AoWDBST AT SIX.VBEBTBBAIC.— A little girl named Richmond, two and a-halt years old, was drowned at Silrerstream on Sunday evening. Her father’s house.is close to Rooney’s wool-scouring works, and the child during a short absence of its mother fell into the water and was carried under the floor of the scouring shed. ;The mother missed the child in a few minutes and soon discovered where it was, but the floor of the shed had to be out through before it could be extricated, and life was then quite extinct. An inquest was held on Monday, whena verdict, of accidental/ death, was returned. South Osahi Sohoou Comkittbb.— The monthly meeting-of the South Orari, School Committee was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening. Present—Messrs .A„ Barker (Chairman), ;~Bisset, McLeod,' Oelel, and May. -'The minutes of the last' meeting were read and confirmed. Correspondence was read from the Education Board notifying that £3 2s 6d towards repairs to the Master’s house was about to be placed to the credit of the Committee. The Master's report* was then read 5 The strict average attendance for the last five weeks was—Boys, 15.6 $ .girls, 19; total, 34.5. Highest attendance—Boys, 19; girls 23; total 42, No. on roll—Boys, 22 ; girls, 25 ; total, 47. The Christmas holidays were fixed to be from Thursday, 23rd inst., to Wednesday, sth January next; the Education Board to be notified to'that effect. Mr Ellis being absent no visitors’ report was presented. Mr' May was ; apf pointed visitor for the next mouth. : In reference to school prizes and children's treat it was resolved on the motion of Mr Bisist—"That the amount in hand available for prizes be set aside for that purpose; and that the question of a treat to be given at. the breaking up for the harvest holidays be considered at next meeting, aa the school has not yet been examined by the Inspector.” An account for firewood was passed for payment, after which the meeting adjourned to; the third Monday in January. * D. MoGuinhbbs begs to inform bis friends and the public that the Shilling Lunches hitherto served at the Railway Refreshment. Booms Will, on and after Saturday; the 20th Nov,, be discontinued, and in future will (with the same liberal menu) be provided in the large and elegant diningroom of the Club Hotel. In future lunch at Railway Refreshment . Booms, 2s 6d; at Club Hotel, 1».; [advt.] ; ; j v SYNOPSIS OF ADYEIITIaBMENIB. | r ■ In Bankruptcy—he Mogridga arid Wiltshire.' j_ ' S.C. Charitable Aid Board—lnvitetcnders for rations and burials. ' . • Meeting of Ladies—This afternoon inthe; Volunteer* Hall, Temuka, re - forthcoming bazaar.-! J. H. Deans—Notibies that coach will meet 9.10 a.m. train at' Sonth BAngitata : on Monday, taking passengers for* Arundel Races. i l /, I Rpbt. Murray, Watchmaker and Jeweller, Temuka and Ashburton—Announces that he is l now holding a clearing sale of the stock recently purchased by him from Mr W. Coltman, jun.; reductions of from 20 to-30 percent. All repairs guaranteed.