LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1541, 18 January 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Concert at Geraldine Flat School.— Ad account of the concert at Geraldine Flat last Friday night will be found on our fourth page. Woodbubx RACES. — A meeting of the Woodbury Jockey Club and of all interested will be held in the Woodbury Hotel on Saturday next. Tbmuka Rules.— Government parades of this corps will take place to-morrow at 7.30 jbm., and on the following Wednesday at the same hour; drill order. These! will count as daylight parades. Pbopehti Tax.—lt is notified in our advertising columns that proceedings will be ■ taken without further notice for the recovery of the property-tax due on the 14th December, unless the same is paid forthwith. Tbmuka Mechanics’ Institute. - The annual meeting of members of this Institute will take place this evening in the reading room at 8 o’clock. v The annual report will be presented and officers for the ensuing year elected. Timaru Wooiien Factory.— The Timaru Woollen Factory was offered lor sale, by order of the mortgagee at Timaru on Saturday, £4350 being the reserve. Not a bid was made. It is reported that a new company will be started to take over the concern. Bach blobs’ Social Tea. -To-morrow evening a “ bachelor's social tea ” will take place in the Temuka Wesleyan Church. Tea will be on the tables at half-past six, and the bachelors will preside “in proper garb." After tea there Will be music and addresses. Hot ! The Wairarapa Star states; —“ As an i ldstration of the prevailing heat of the weather, we may mention that at least one ladyjn Masterton has been able to wash without placing a fire under her boiler, the heat of the sun. on the metal bringing the water to a nearly boiling temperature." The weather has been very sultry in these parts of late, but hardly so hot as that. Narrow Escape. —An eleven-year-old son of Mr H. Morrison, of Geraldine, bad a narrow escape from serious, if not fatal, injury on Sunday last. While following the Volunteers on their return from a church parade, he was knocked down by a passing vehicle. Fortunately, he fell right under the trap, and was picked up none the worse, with the exception of a (lusty coat and a fright. A New Experiment.— Wo learn from L’Eloctricien that a M. H. Dunville pledges bis scientific reputation to the accuracy of the following observation;—lf two glasses of water be placed, one upon the north pole of a powerful magnet and the other upon the Booth pole, in four or five minutes the former acquires a slight alkaline reaction, while that on the south polo becomes slightly acid. Ministerial Expenses.— From returns just published, the Ministerial expenses for the year appear, to have been as follows : Travelling allowance £1323, travelling expenses £777, expenses of attendants £7ll Ministerial residences, repairs, maintenance and furniture £894. The Minister of Mines £799, the Native Minister £493, and Sir Julius Vogel £483, were the most expensive travellers, and the Premier's and Sir Julius Vogel’s houses cost the largest amount to maintain. : . Presentation.—On Friday afternoon Mirs Inness, who is about to visit the Old Country, was waited upon by Mr Gunn,' Pns dent of t"e B.C. Caledonian Society, and severs! friends, and presented with a puree of sovereigns. In making the presentation, Mr Gunn referred to the loss Miss Inness’ d< - parture from the district would be, and while wishing her an enjoyable trip home and a pleasant stay,, wished for. her speedy return. In acknowledging the presentation, which Mise .Inness, said was quite unexpected, she said she hoped ’to be back within a year, On Saturday Mi.-s Inness took her departure from Timaru by the first train south, being seen off by quite a crowd of friends.

Attempted Suicide at Akaboa. —A man named G. Haylook jumped off -Daly’s jetty on Thursday evening, but was seen by a fisherman named Hanlo, who happened to be on the beach near the jetty at the time. Sanlo at once got a boathook and made for the unfortunate man, holding him up till ,another fisherman, who was out jn the barbpr setting his nets, could get in to the rescue. On getting Haylook into the boat they found he had put stones in his pockets to help to keep him under water, and would certainly have effected bis purpose had Sanlo not. been on the beach at the time. It is added that drink is the cause of the act. —Press. S.O. Caledonian Society.— Ata meeting of the Directors of the Boißk Canterbury Caledonian Society last Friday, the balance-sheet-...and report were presented. The balance-sheet showed that the credit balance on the sports gathering alone was £164 6s 4d. Ihe principal.items (among the receipts were proceeds of privileges, £9l 10j; cash taken ,«t gate's—first day, £172 13s 6d; second day, £ll3 7s 3d ; total, £268 0a 9d. The principal items of expenditure were—‘ prize moneys, £251 3i; wages, etc., £35 2s 9d; sundries, £B3 12s Tld. The credit balance, net proceeds of concerts, etc., have enabled the society to reduce their overdraft from over £4OO to £22(3 11s 9d. The statement was considered very satisfactory. Chueoh Pabadb.—A church parade of the Geraldine Volunteer Rifle corps was held on Sunday'last at the Presbyterian Church, Geraldine. There were about 24 on parade, including officers and band.' The men fell in at the drill shed at. 10.30ia.n1., and marched *o the church, where service : was performed by the Rev. G. Barclay. The church was crowded to excess. The rev. gentleman teok for his text Acts x., 1,2. During bis discourse he spoke of tbe soldiers of the Bible, particularly those of the . New iTestament. He referred to the political aspect of the present doy, and said that in regard to European affairs, the sky was anything but clear, and that there was not the slightest doubt that Europe would be ere long embroiled in war, and that England would sooner or later be involved therein, and that it would, as a natural consequence, draw ip New Zealand and tbe ’‘Australian colonies. He was very ' pleased to see the self-denial displayed by the yoiing men of New Zealand in coming forward to fit themselves for the defence: of their country. Should the day unfortunately arrive when an enemy would be hovering around our coasts, he felt '.sure; tbit the volunteers would give a good account of'‘thorn-• sekes, and the French or Russians would regret the day they ever came in collision with them. The rev. gentlemau concluded an extremely able address by referring to the duties of a soldier of Christ, At the con- . elusion of the service l the .Company:marched back to the drillshed, where they were dismissed. The band was underlie leadership of Bandmaster T. Sberratt, and played several new and appropriate tunes in their usual good style. . i , D. MoGuiNNESSibegsto inform bis friends and the public. that the > Shilling /Lunches hitherto served at the Railway Refreshment Rooms will, on .and after Saturday, the 20th Nov., be discontinued, and in future will (with the same liberal menu) bo provided in the large and elegant diningroom of the Club Hotel. Ih future lunch at Railway Refresh- 1 ment Rooms, 2s 6d; at Club Hotel, Is.— [Advt.] It ib Worth a Tbul,—"l was troubled for many years, with kidney complaint, gravel, &0., my: blood became thin, I was dull and inactive, could hardly crawl about, and was an old worn but man all over, and could gat nothing to help me until I got American Go’s Hop Bitten, and now my blood and kidney* are all right, and I ami as active as a man of thirty although I am seventy-two, and I have no doubt it will jdo as well for ethers of my age. It is worth the trial.”—(Father). Notice Advt. Not a Beverage, beverage, but a medicine, with curative properties of the highest degree, containing no poisonous drugs They do not tear dosrn an already debilitated system, bnt build it up. One bottle contain! more real hop strength than a barrel of ordinary beer. Physicians prescribe them. Rochester, U.8.A., Evening Express, on American Hop Bitters. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs R. Skinner, Hilton—Wants a general •ervant. Woodbury Jockey Club -Meeting on Saturday next. Temuka Rifles Notice re Government parades on 19th and 26th instants. J. Sperrey, Property Tax CommissionerImportant notice re property tax. John Collie, Winchester—lnvites tenders for harvesting wheat and oats. . i Timaru High School Board—lnvite fenders for lease of 438 acres rich land; fronting Rolleston’a road, Orari.>; .; Drummond and Glasson, Commerce House, Timaru—Notify that they have just laid out for clearance 528 remnants dress staffs, prints, calicoes, sheetings, shirtings, flannels, tweeds, etc, and a Urge number of remnants of carpets, floor-cloths, linoleums, etc.,, which must be sold at .any price. R. H. Pearpoint, General Merchant, Geraldine—Notifies that he is now offering some decided bargains in drapery and clothing and gives a few quotations; has received a few handsome fans and fire screens, and is prepared to make suits to measure; from best tweeds, fit and style guaranteed ; has a large stock of groceries, ironmongery, building and fencing materials, ales, wines and beers, at lowest prices ; every requisite for the harvest field.