LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1550, 8 February 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

: The Gbbat Babbibb Mubdbk. The ■Executive yesterday- morning decided that’ the law in the Great Barrier , murder iQase should take its course. The execution, is fixed for the 21st, Geraldine Road Board.—The monthly meeting of this Board takes place to-day at the Board’s office. Aeowhenua Town Board.—The monthly meeting of the Arowhenua Town Board will take place to-morrow evening. St. Patrick's Day Spohts.—A meeting of those interested in holding sports at Geraldine on Bt. Patrick’s Day takes place in ‘ the Bush Hotel this evening. Goekd bt a Baiiii.—Mr McAllister, a farmer on Durham Hoad, New Plymouth, was attacked on Saturday by a bull. The animal’s horns were growing down and it was not able to toss the man, but it rolled him along and tried to gore him. McAlister was very much hurt. Timabu Habbob Board, Messrs W. De Ronzy and K. F. Gray were nominated yesterday for the vacant seat for the Temuka Hoad district on the Timaru Harbor Board. A poll will take place on Monday next. Mr F. R. Flatman was nominated to represent the Geraldine Road District, and being the only candidate was duly elected, R.M. Court, Timabu,—At the R.M. Court, Timsru, yesterday, Samuel Halfield, Frederick Stevenson, Herbert Shrimpton, and George Emerson, whose ages ranged from 12 to 20, were charged with bathing in a public place without being properly attired, and were dismissed with a caution. A prohibition order was granted against Henry James. Two drunkards were let off with a oaution, it being their first offence. The Late Mb Tuenboil.-—The London correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says : “A very complimentary notice of the late Mr George Turnbull, head master of the Geraldine Public School, Canterbury, has appeared in some of the Scotch papers, Mrs Turnbull had quitted Edinburgh and reached London to join the Coptic, and sail for New Zealand to join her husband, bub, on arriving on the London platform, received the nows of his death.” Tbicdka Linseed Factory.—We regret to have to record another mishap which has happened at the Linseed Factory works. On Saturday morning the wind completely turned over the whole of the rope walk. The material was not much damaged, but at the same time it will lake a considerable amount of money to re-erect it. All the elements seem to be in league to ruin this industry. The flood has taken a good ; deal of the land away, a fire has done considerable damage to it, and the wind has 1 had its turn at mischief. It ought to have gone through all the mishaps that it is heir ■ to now. 1

Threshing Machine Proprietors,—A meeting of threshing machine proprietors was held last Saturday afternoon in Mr F. White’s Timaru Hotel, Timnru. There was a fair at tendance. The object of the meetwas explained to be to secure better prices for threshing, as at present prices it did not pay. A long conversational sort of discussion took plaee, and ultimately it was agreed that it was too late in the season to do anything as some of the machine proprietors had already engaged for threshing. In was, therefore, decided not to lake any further steps this season, and to try after the harvest to form an association for the promotion of their mutual interests. The meeting then terminated.

The Performing Bear. Yesterday’s Lyttelton Times says that Mr Harry Feast reported to the police on Saturday that a boy named Simpson, aged about twelve years, was hurt by the performing bear now being exhibited in Christchurch. The accident occurred near Belgravo’s Crown Hotel, on the South Town Belt, on Saturday, between 12 and 1 p.m. The boy was too inquisitive, and before ho knew where be was the beer got his paws round his neok and inflicted a natty cut about the face, 't he keeper interfered, imd Iho boy got away not so badly injured but that he was able to walk home. The police are m iking enquiries as to the expediency of allowing ijie animal to be taken about the street;.

Accident in Tim Alter Haeboe.—An accident happened on Saturday to the ship Norman Macleod, which was moored off the main wharf at Timaru,, The gale blowing from the north-west caused the vessel to part one of her cables, and she surged on to (he wharf, the result being that two or three plates on her starboard side were damaged. New Zbaiand Shipping Company.— Mr Isaac Gibbs, the Secretary of the New Zealand Shipping Company (says t(ie Press), has returned fro in his visit to England on business connected with the Company. Mr Leonard Harper is still at Home, and on Friday a telegram was received from him, intimating that the mission which had taken him to England had been satisfactorily accomplished.

Tub Prisoner Hall, —The prisoner Thomas Hall, under sentence of death for the muuler of Captain Cain, was taken to Lyttelton from Dunedin in the Eoranui on Friday evening. He will be kept in gaol there until the sitting of the Appeal Court. A special sitting of the Appeal Court will be held on the 7th or Bth of (next month to consider the points reserved in the case of Hall.

The New Ahtlllehy. -The first two of the 6-inoh guns recently ordered froin'Home, which arrived at Wellington the other day in the Invercargill, are the most powerful which have yet been received by any of the colonies, and are of the latest pattern. One of these two guns is to be mounted at Fort Ballanee when the disappearing carriage, and the hydraulic gear for working it are ready. The other gun will be sent to Auckland, The remainder of the 6-mch guns, and still larger 8-inch guns, may now be expected to arrive in rapid succession. Naebow Escape.—A fire broke out at half-past ten o’olpek on Saturday night in the shop of Mr T, Smith, whose premises adjoin those of Mr Moss Jonas, in the main street of Timaru. The fire brigade were quickly on the spot, but fully ten minutes elapsed before they could find a fire plug. When the water was turned on the fire was soon extinguished. It broke out in the cellar underneath the centre of the building, and had it occurred at a later hour the results would in all probability.have been very serious, as the furrounding premises are all of wood, and very closely situated. The damage amounted to £5, and the insurance oa stock and building to £4OO.

An Unioetunatb Name.— A Wellington bankrupt, named Saddler has made u singular statement to the Official Assignee. The' debtor asserts that about six months ago another Saddler became insolvent. Thereupon his. landlord, thinking he was a candidate for whitewashing, placed a bailiff in possession of his house, and sold his furniture for a ismall sum, which was then due for rent, thus necessitating the purchase of a new outfit on credit. To.add to his trials he was subsequently sued by :his baker in the name of another person for a debt which he did not owe, and, judgment being recorded against him, he was arrested for default, and was obliged to pay the money. One would suppose that after this Saddler would change his name.

: Poisoning in Timabu.— lt is rumored that the limaru poisoning investigation has not yet ended. A certain Justice of the Peace, who frequently visited Captain Cain, died under circumstances which have led to suspicion, and.it is rumored that it is contemplated to exhume his body and have an analysis made. The husband of one of the lady witnesses in the case is said to be missing, and (that the authorities want to know what has become, of . him, and are making inquiries. A Wellington paper suggests that in poisoning Captain Cain Hall was only experimenting, so that he could use the. antimony with better effect an his wife, and concludes with the remark, “ Whether the full measure of his (Hall’s) crimes is yet

known may be doubted.” With regard to this suggestion, it is generally thought that Hall was fully master of the art before he had anything to do with Captain Cain. Thb Kakahu Bush Sohooh.—The Kakahu Bush School has again passed an examination very creditable to the teachers and scholars. It was opened a little over two ago, and the children attending it have made first-rate progress. It may be mentioned that last year the school had 100 per cent, of passes. The following are Inspector Glow’s remarks on the recent examination t—Head teacher, Miss Meredith ; pupil teacher, Miss E. Meredith. The pupils of this school have been very carefully and intelligently taught. In pass subjects the results of the examination are highly satisfactorily, and very good marks have been gained in class subjects. Sufficient attention is paid to the preparatory classes, and they are well forward in the work expected of them. Good order is maintained, and the pupils are attentive and mannerly. The .schedule attached shows that out of 44 pupils presented for examination there was only’ one failure, which is indeed very, creditable to the teachers, Miss Meredith and Miss E, Meredith. .

A Suicide's Lbitbb.—An inquest was held at Auckland on Friday on Adolpho Laurie. The following letter was found on deceased, dated January Bth, 1887, and addressed ro W. S. Laurie, Auckland “ Dear Sir, —Owing to business and other trouble my mind has been very much unsettled of late, and I have a presentiment that something serious is going to happen, aud therefore request you as a last favor to attend to my poor wife’s interests in the event of my death. My life is insured in the New Zealand Government Insurance in favor of my wife for £SOO, aid the premium paid to Ist April, 1887. I enclose all receipts, but the policy itself is in possession of the Government as security for a Joan of £35 15s and 2os interest thereof. The net amount to. be recovered will, therefore, be £459, and £6 6s bonus declared to 30th June, 1886, I wish you to obtain from my wife a power of attorney to act on. her behalf, and when you recover the insurance money deduct from it £33 11s 2d due to you, being money collected by .me and not accounted for. My private debts owing tradespeople in Auckland amount to about £154, and should be paid with the proces is of the sale of furniture, although moat of it was bought and paid for by my wife with her own money. Assist my poor wife and chdd is last request of yours, in great distress, A Laubik,” The jury returned the following verdict--“ We find the deceased committed suicide by banging, but what state of mind he was in at the time there is riot sufficient evidence to show.”

.Railway Refreshment Rooms, Timaect D. McGuinneas begs to inform his a inner ous friends, and the travelling public in par. ticukr, that having* taken the above rooms for a fresh term he has decided to reduce the charges hitherto made, and in future 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, &o. The lessee would especially draw attention to the Ladies’ Private Dining-room, which has been specially arranged and furnished fer

their convenience. A waitress is always in attendance. The usual Is Lunches are still continued at the Club Motel.—Adyt,