LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1543, 22 January 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

;• Tbmuka Public School This .school will re-open on Monday next. > Parliament.— lt is considered likely t hat Parliament will meet for the despatch of business on April 16th. , Address; by the Pbemibk.— The Hon. the Premier addresses his constituents at Dunedin on Tuesday next. Wool. Sale; —Messrs J. Mundel) and Co. hold their second wool sale of the season on the Ist February,.and are now receiving on* tries. ' ; Meeting at Woodbuet. — A meeting of the Woodbury Jockey' Club and others in- 1 terested takes place at the Woodbury. Hotel this evening. Auction.' —Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold their weekly sale of produce, ete., at Geraldine to-day j they also sell a Deering. reaper and binder. Supposed Combt. - The Akaroa correspondent of the Press states that some residents there are said to have seen a comet on Wednesday night in the North. Ladies School, Temdka, The'ladies school conducted by Mrs and Miss Jamieson and > Miss Fraser will re-open on Tuesday next. Class for poonah painting on Saturmornings. Cue Fourth Page.— On our fourth page will be found reports of meetings of Geraldine School Committee and South Canterbury Board of Education and some interesting telegraphic news. . Picnics. —On Thursday last the annual picnic in connection with Bt. Mary’s Church, Timaru, and also that connected with the Catholic Schools, took place, but were only moderately successful; the unpleasant weather having a marring effect. Teetotallers and the Queen. —At the Wesleyan Conference on Thursday afternoon a deputation from the Auckland Temperance Mission stated that it is the intention of the teetotallers of Auckland to petition the Queen to sign the pledge and don the blue ribbon. Aeowhenua.— We understand, that the money coming to the Town Board of ’Arowhenua from the Government on account of the sale of village settlement sections has at last been received, It is time. llt is nearly six months since it became due, and it is most extraordinary that the Government: delayed paying it up to the present time. Faith Healing Mission. — The Eev. J. A. Dowie and his wife commenced a faith healing mission v in Timaru last Thursday night in theTheatre Eoyal, there being but a small attendance. In the course of his remarks Mr Dowie said “faith healing” did not take place in public : all who wanted to be healed must see him in private. He did not heal: it was the Great Physician who did the healing. Population op the Colony.— The total population, according to last census, was 578,482 (exclusive, of Maoris), whose birth places are as follows:—New Zealand, 300,190; Australian colonies, 17,245; United Kingdom- 238,856 ,- other British possessions, 3953; foreign countries, 19,885 ; at sea, 1324; unspecified, 2029. Of the above 560,598 are British subjects, while] 17,884 are foreign subjects. Thb Colonial Revenue.— The statement of the colonial receipts and expenditure, for the quarter ended December 31st, 1886, is published in Wednesdays Gazette, The principal items of ordinary revenue are as follow ; —Customs, £319,382 11s; stamps, £123,228 6s Id ; postal and telegraphic, cash receipts, £12,248 10s lid; property tax, £159,261 12s 5d ; beer duty, £14,851 19s ; railway, £229,431 18s 5d ; registration and other fees, £16,072 Is 7d; marine, £4IOO 4s 7d ; miscellaneous, £633318s Bd, Territorial revenue—depasturing licenses, rents, Ac., £5683 15s 9d ; miscellaneous, £1177 Os 9d. Deficiency bills were issued under the Public Revenues Act, 1878 and 1886, to the extent of £220,000, and debentures were issued under the ■ Public Revenues Act, 1886, to redeem deficiency bills of like amounts, £150,000, The total revenue was £1,639,300 Os 7d.'

Registration of Dogs.— Owners of dogs in the Geraldine Bead District are requested to register ,tbe same at once, the days,. of grace allowed bydaw having expired. l

Geraldine Rifles. —A special meeting of the members of this corps will be held after the inspection parade on Tuesday eventing for the purpose of electing a captain; 1 ' Land SAhE, -Messrs Gra6ie, ; Ma(Slean and Adam offered for sale in Mr Gray’s rooms, Temuka, one acre and two roods of land, adjoining the house 'known as ,Mr Upton’s. The attendance j was small, the bidding! dispirited, and the property was bought in at £lO5. Timaru Harbor BpA»p.--The, election of a gentleman to represent the Geraldine Road district on th e Timar a in the room of Mr J. Kelland, jun., who retires through effluxion of lime, takes place on the 7th February. Mr Kelland is ©legible for re-election. ■■■'■■ .Accident. —A young man named Thomas Collins met with a painful accident; at Temuka oil Thursday"last. Collins, with another was .getting a horse out of the paddock opposite the Star Hotel, when the anitfial attempted tojjdmp the fence, and Collins ran in front of it to stop it. The horse struck the top rail and broke it, the. end of it striking Collins on the forehead, inflicting a severe wound and rendering him unconscious. He was taken tpithp Star Hotel and attended by Dx* Hayes. Lamp-Lighting.-- An amusing ’ incident occurred ih Temuka. last Thursday night. The lamplighter turned out to light the lamps, ' and placing ' his ladder*' to the lamp near the- Postoffice, 'proceeded to light it. . He struck, a match, andj the' wind having ‘blowing it out, he came to the conclusion that it was impdi Bible to, light the lamps, that night, so he put bis ladder on his shoulder, and took it; into the toolhouse 1 'at 1 the ; fire brigade station. His action was witnessed by several amongst whom was a member of the Towft' Board, and it caused much merriment. Immediately after the .lamplighter had his. back turned Mr Surridge climbed; up the ' lamp-post, and lit-the lamp. Three lamps were afterwards lit, greatly to the lamplighter’s astonishment and chagrin when he found he had to put them out again. ' 1 Using a Revolver. —William Hill; » cabman, was arrested at llapierun Thursday night for firing a revolver at Jas. O’Dowd. The latter had been 'living with a wo'min '> ( na med Wander-see; and three monthsi ago O’Dowd was.sentenced to three months for assaulting her. : This term of imprisonment expired, on Wednesday.,,and-. Re,.:went iV on f Thursday evening to Vandersee’s house, and found there Wm.' Hill. ’An alter- 5 catioa took; place,,: and O'Dowd -went' outside and .was quarrelling,with thd woman Yandersee/When Hill caine tb the door, and,. Telling Her to stand inside,' ; fired at O’Dowd. The letter told him to “put that thing down and come ‘out and 'fight,’’ where-' upon. Hill i fired again.' • The police came: up and arrested him, and. .found'' On him a five-chambered revolver, with two chambers discharged;•’O’Dowd was not injured. . 5 Milford Lagoon.— Yesterday after-; noon a party of men, acting Under directions of the Acclimatisation; Society, proceeded to the Milford lagoon to open Up an entrance to the sea. Mr P. Ooira was in charge of the party, and drove them aa far: as Mr Wood head's farm, whence they proceeded by boat ; to ,a part of thei lagoon nearly opposite the mouth of the Opihi, Here a suitable spot was splected, where the shingle bank appeared to be somewhat lower than at any other point, and operations were commenced. It was found that no easy task was before them, and it was not until a channel 30 yards long, 7 feet wide, and about 6 feet deep in the centre had been cut that it was deemed safe to admit the lagoon water. It was quickly seen that the job; was likely to be a successful one, for the water rapidly enlarged the size of the channel, and at the time of their leaving a steady stream was flowing to the ssa. The object the Acclimatisation. Society had in cutting the channel was so that the young salmon could have means of getting out to sea. . If the channel had not been cut it was feared the salmon would die. ■ Railway Refreshment Rooms, Timabh. —D. McGuinness begs to inform his numerous friends,’ and the travelling public in particular, that having taken the above rooms for a fresh term he has decided to reduce the charges hitherto made, and in' Mure they will bo ; as follow : —Breakfast; in readiness for early trains, Is 6d; Hot Lunch or Dinner, served' up in the hitherto well-known profuse style, on arrival of North and'South Express trains, Is 6d. Tea and Coffee always in readiness, and choice confectionery, &a. The leasee would especially draw attention to the Ladies’ Private Dining-room, which has been specially arranged and furnished'.for their convenience. A waitress is always in attendance. The usual Is Lunches are still continued at the Club Hotel.—Advt.