The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1555, 19 February 1887, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1887. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thb Cain Muhdeb Case.— Mr J. W. White, Crown Prosecutor, Timaru, will be as* sOciated with Mr Haggitt in the arguing of the points reserved for the Appeal Court. Qbealdinb Rifles.— Owing to there not being a sufficient number of this corps present the meeting called lest Wednesday to elect a Lieutenant was postponed till (Tuesday next. Cbubltt to a Hobse.— At the Ashburton Pol : ce Court, yesterday, a man named John Gilchrist was fined £5 for cruelty to a horse, and ordered to pay costs. The same defendant was convicted a few months ago of kicking a dog to death. Abowhbnua Villa fit® Sbttlembnt.— Selector* residing in the Village Settlement of Arowbenua are now authorised to apply for and acquire one additional allotment of land. Applications are to be made at the Land Offices, Christchurch or Timaru. Fire Bkioadb, —Six representatives from the Temuka Fire Brigade under Lieu* tenant McS. Gentleman will proceed to Dunedin by .express train to-day to taka part in the Fire Brigade Competition. The names of the selected team are Foreman Surridge, Brancbman Clinch, and Firemen Davy, Weir, Carr, and Roscoe. Lieutenant Gentlemun will represent Temuka at the conference of officers which will be held. Rule Association Meeting. Good progress is being made witk the work of the Association rifle range at Heathcote. The camp will be laid out on Monday next. As the range is so near Christchurch it is expected that the most of the competitors will stop in town. No provision will be made in oemp for those who do not notify Captain Sommerrille that they intend camping. Auction Sales. —On Friday next, Messrs J. Mundell and Co, instructed by Mr Alex. Penney, will sell a large quantity of household effects, hack, saddle and bridle, etc., at the Geraldine Flat Public School. Mr Penney is leaving the district and everything is therefore for absolute sale. Messrs Mundell and Co. have altered the date of their skin sale to Monday, February 28. Wislbyan Ohubch, Temuxa.—A special mission of seven days, from 11th to 17th March inclusive, will be conducted by the Rev. J, 8. Smalley. The Rev. Mr Smalley is a vigorous and popular speaker, and has been well received throughout New Zealand. Mrs Smalley possesses a clear voice, and whether singing sacred solos, or giving an address, evidences a clear and sound understanding of the work in which she is specially engaged. The missions conducted in other places by these earnest workers have been very succoisful. Temuxa Rifles.— A rifle match has been arranged between ten of the Terauka Rifles and the same number of the Timaru Rifles, to take place on Thursday, Feb. 24th, on the range of the latter. The following are the names of the team which will represent Temuka, viz;— Lieut. Findlay, Sergeants Woodhead, Guy, Smith, Hobbs, Corporal Whitehead, and Privates Heap, T. Harte, Shallard, and Reid, Emergencies—Col.• Sergeant Coira, Corporal Levens, and Private J. Clinch. Any of those selected if unable to attend must communicate with Sergeant Guy. The Tongan Difficulty. —The Tongan Government schooner Sandfly, which has arrived at Auckland, brings details of recent events in Tonga. Several of the prisoners made full confession of the attempted murder and of their principal accomplices in the plot. The British and German Consuls were present at the trial. It was stated that a number of leading Wesleyan natives have been for months past urging runaway on'minnls to murder the Premier, the Minister of Police, and the Police Magistrate, Tobin, One of the prisoners was also in league with others, whose object was to murder the Sing and his family and place his nephew on the throne. The murder of the Premier was deliberately planned, and many students at the Wesleyan College were in the plot and aiding the murderers. A native Wesleyan Minister confessed to knowing of the plot to murder, but was afraid to inform lest he ; should be killed. The Highway Robbbhy at Cultebdbn. —The country police (says the Press) assisted by Detective R. Neill, are busily sngaged in an endeavor to throw some light on the robbing of young Reese at Culrerden. Prom Reese’s statement he appears to have had a rough time of it. When the robbery took place be was riding at a walking pace. Two men, one a head taller than the other, came out of the manuka scrub by the road side, and one asked for matches, which were given. After walking along a short distance together one of the men pulled Reese off bis horse. He was dragged into the scrub and stripped of most of his clothes. The men then de-

''mpsd, Reese became unconscious, and c “ '* o'clock in the morning. When lay till i. '"<« cram pad, and it was with the he awoke he v*, • . managed to walk. He greatest difficulty he . 'ttention of a man endearored to attract the u, ~^o passing by, but was unable to m., - heard. He walked five miles, and >.

nearing Pahau ho received a sunstroke which prostrated him. He then lay for a time, and was found by a young man named Cooper, The horse, which had galloped away was found next morning tied to a fence five miles from where the affair took pi tee. Reese is unable to describe the mm.

Assessment Court. There will bo a sitting ot the Assessment Court at Geraldine on Tuesday, the Ist Mrroh. Meeting at Woodbubt. —A meeting of residents takes place in tho Woodbury Schoolroom this evening for the purpose of electing a Cemetery Board. Immigration and Emigration. During the month of January 2,072 persons arrived in the colony and 890 departed from it. Of the arrivals 1,059 were from the United Kingdom, 493 from New South Wales and 426 from Victoria. Of the departures 113 were for the United Kingdom, 352 for New South Wales, and 306 for Victoria Criminal Statistics.—Tho Italian Statistical Society has publised the number of criminals in every 10,000 of tho population of the different European countries. For all kinds of homicide the proportions areltaly 8.12, Spain 7,83, Hungary 6.09, Austria 2.24, Bulgaria 1.78, France 1.56, Germany 1.11, British Isles 0.60. Under Blows and Wounds;— Austria 248, Belgium 177, Italy 162, Germany 105, France 65, Hungary 46, British Isles 7.19. Crime against Morals j—Belgium 15.11, Germany 11.03, Franco 9.77, Austria 9.18, Hungary 6.25, Italy 3.77, British Isles, 1.70. Alleged Abductions. Two cases of abduction of young girls oame recently before the Sydney Court. In the case of Edward Gilbert Fleming, a warehouse-man, he was •barged with abducting a girl from her home, but as tho girl went, of her own free will this charge could not be sustained, and another has been brought by the parents for loss of services, which has not yet been decided. In the other case two young girls left a boarding house where they were employed, and with two of the lodgers resided at Balmain. In this instance also the act was a voluhtaryjone. One of the prisoners, John Gifford, a mining engineer, has been committed for trial. Another Land Scheme.—Mr Coom, District Railway Engineer, Auckland, has propounded a scheme for settling land along the railway lines. He proposes that those employed in keeping the lines in order should each be given a section of land near the railway ; that their numbers should be doubled, and that they should only be employed half time instead of full time, as at. present. Thus they would be earning money and improving the land for themselves, and in a few years, would become independent of day labor. There would be no extra cost to the-country, and the railway receipts would be increased. Mr Coom has submitted his scheme to Government for consideration. Railway Freight on Parcels.— With reference to the deputation which waited on the Premier re parcel rates, the Minister of Public Works states that he found that carriers vreie lumping numbers of *mall parcels together and getting them forwarded as one, while they collected full rates from each sender, and sometimes their own commission as well. This practice was cutting into the railway receipts, and he decided to make the senders declare the number, and if the package contained more than one parcel charge double rates. This would still leave ample margin to forwarding agencies. In other colonies quadruple rates had been levied to meet the same difficulty. A meeting of carrier* at Christchurch on Thursday night endorsed the action of the Government. A Lucky Oyyiceb. The Wellington Post says;—lb does not often happen that a police officer ha« the good fortune to earn three substantial rewards offered for the detection of crime within less than six months. Such, however, is Detective Campbell’s experience. It will be remembered that a short time ago this officer cleverly followed up the case of burglary at Mr H. J. Freeman’s jewellery establishment, and arrested the offender, for which he received the reward of £so.offared by the owner, to which £lO was added by the Department. About throe weeks ago he arrested a man named Reuben Hind for a barefaced robbery of money and valuables from Mr John Plimmet’s residence, and also succeeded in recovering the stolen property. Mr Plimmer has acknowledged the services rendered to him by Campbell by forwarding to him, through the Commissioner of Police, a bonus of £lO. The third instance occurred last week, when Detective Campbell apprehended the fugitive Crabtree, for which he is entitled under the Prisons Act to a reward not exceeding £lO.

Tb Kooti Protests.—lt having been stated in the newspapers that it was supposed that Te Kooti had instigated the lata murders at Poverty Bay, where two Maoris were killed by some of their countrymen on account of their having bewitched"members of the tribe, a gentleman in Auckland acquainted with Ta Kooti wrote to him and received the following answer“ Otawa, February 10, 1887. Salutations. Your letter reached ma 9th February, in which you question me regarding the people who hare been killed at Tauranga (Poverty Bay). I know nothing about it. You have heard what was said about Bryce and mysslf at Mangaorongo (referring to the occasion when Mr Bryce, then Native Minister, met and pardoned him for the past). I said to him, I will not revert te my old ways, never, never! That is, to my evil deeds. As to murder, I can give no countenance to that. My policy now is to obey the law ; to show affection to both Europeans and Maoris, and likewise to the Government, which I in my present position look on ns pardon.—Tb Kooti,” Otawa, whsre Te Kooti is now residing, is between Kihikihi and Te Tuki.

Rahway Refreshment Rooms, Timaeu. —D. McGuinness begs to inform hia Burnerouß 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 future they will be as follow: —Breakfast in readiness for early trains, Is 6d 5 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, &c. Ihe lessee 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. Wells’ Hair Balsam— lf gray, restores to original color. An elegant dressing, softens and beautifies. No oil nor grease. A Tonic Restorative, Stops hair coming out, stregthens, cleanses, heals scalp, Kemptborne, Prosser and Oo.» Agents, Christchurch. 2 SYNOPSIS OK ADVERTISE MEN PS. W. 0, Andrews, Ponndkeeper, Geraldine —Notice re impounded sheep, W. Binley, Temuka—Offers 10s reward for the return of a lost watch. E. W. Stubbs, Returning Officer—Publishes names of gentlemen elected as Raukapuka Licensing Committee. J. H. Baker, Commissioner Crown Lands— Notice to persons residing in the Village Settlement of 4 |, pwhenua. J. Mundell and Co., Gprajdjne—Notify •■■hat all accounts due for the services of Superior, Strathmore, Trump Card and Highland ffill be sued for after the 28th February’; sell household furniture and effects, hock, etc., at Geraldine Elat on Friday next; will bold sale of skins at Geraldine oa Monday, th February.