The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1887. BRITISH POLITICS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1562, 8 March 1887, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1887. BRITISH POLITICS.

Thb British Government still continue to bold sway flgaiDSt fearful oddp. Scarcely a day passes without bringing us nows of a split in the, Cabinet leading to further resignations, and yet it seems that the gaps are always fiMed up, Thero is nothing very extraordinary in this. The Conservatism of to-day is not the Conservatis/n of the past, L'onservatifm in the old times was inspired by hi nor, principle, and gentlemanly conduct ; truth and honest feelings of patriotism guided it in its actions, and its courteous bearing towards its opponents robbed its non-progres-sivo proc'ivities of their most intolerable stings. This has given place to chicanery and unscrupulousness, and the highest principle amongst the Conservatism of to-day is self. It is the mainspring of action, and the honor and i

the good of the country are made subservient to it. Lord Iddlesleigh was the last of the gentlemanly nee of Tories ; be was bullied to death by the new factioc, who have no baßis of action except what expbdiency dictates. It is therefore not to be wondered at that dissensions and disunions should rend asunder a party bound together by no stronger ties than selfish ones, but what surprises us is that such Radicals as Mr Chamberlain should still continue to support them. They are intolerable to Lord Randolph Churchill, Lord Dunrsven, and many others who have bean nursed in the most thorough principles of Conservatism, yet the Liberal-Unionists, who inclule some of the most outspoken Radicals in England assist in keeping them in office. The conduct of the Salisbury Government is intolerable to Conservatives, but Radicals prefer it to a Gladstonian regime. This appears Btrange, especially when we remember that the only question which has caused the division in the Liberal raoks is the Home Rule question. On all other points they are in harmony ; on this they split, and sooner than concede to Ireland the right to manage her own affairs they have brought party politics into disrepute iu England, and forced upon the country a Government which the vast majority of the people is opposed to. And when the next election comes round how will the people treat the Unionists, to whom this state of affairs is due ? Already we get indications of what will happen. The Liberal Associations throughout the country have condemned the actions of the Unionists, and proclaimed their loyalty to Mr Gladstone. This shows that when the elections come round Unionists will have to sing very small, and unless they have in the meantime returned to the shelter of Mr Gladstone's umbrella they will not be re-elected. The election caused by the death of the late Mr Peter Ryiand proves this. Mr Ryiand was a Liberal Unionist, he wbb an English manufacturer who would not concede Home Rule to Ireland for fear she would establish her own industries «nd shut out English goods. He died, and there was elected in bis stead a Home Ruler and a follower 4 of Mr Gladstone by such an overwhelming majority that left no doubt as to the opinion* of the people with respect to the way the Irish question should be settled. When the elections come on Unionists will find that so lorg as they support Conservative Ministries Liberals cannot trust them, and then Mr Gladstone will return to office more powerful than ever.

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Timaktt BrJliDlNd SociETY.—The Timam Permanent Mutual Benefit Building Society held its annual meeting last Friday evening. The gross profits for the year were £2499 9i 4d, surplus £634 16s 6d. A dividend of 7 per cent and with a bonus of 2 per cent was declared. Livery Stables.—Mr F. A. Derauth, who has taken over the livery and bait stables formerly connected with the Crown Hotel, Geraldine, has an advertisement with regard to them in another column, and Btates that he is prepared to undertake the clipping of horses.

A Billion Gabions 'of Beeb !—An Amerioan Consul at Chemnitz reports that the beer production of Germany in 1885 was 1,100,000,000,000 gallons, enough "to make a lake more than one mile square and fi£ feet deep, or it would make a running stream as large as some four rivers." Suicide op a Lady Lawyeb.—Opponents of Women's Rights will probably make the most of the suicide of Miss Jessie Johnstone, a young and handsome lady of considerable fortune, who was ad mil ted to the lowa bar in 1832. Over study did its work, and on December 23rd ehe jumped through the -ice into the lake. Athletic—At the Auckland Amateur Athletic Club's Bports meeting on Saturday, Ansler, of the English Cyclists Union, won the Five Miles Championship as he liked, Buchanan being second. The Quarter-Mile Championship Footrace was won by WynnWard in 55iaecs, Davey beiog second, and Lusk third.

Cbickbt.—Tbe return match, Victoria v. Shaw and Lilly white's team, was commenced at Melbourne on Friday. The Victorians went in first and contributed 275 runs for the loss of nine wickets when the stumps were drawn. On Saturday the match was continued, but the Australians failed to add to their score. The Englishmen then went in and at the end of the day had made 219 runs for the loss of three wickets.

A Bankrupt's Statements.— J. W. Bragge, a Wellington bankrupt, accounts thus for his failure •—" In the first plaoe, when I got married I was rather short of funds. I paid cash for as much furniture as I could, and the rest I got on deferred payment, amounting to about £9 or £lO. I hud seen others do the same and get along all right, so I thought I could do the sarm. But fortune seemed to be against me. I was so often out of employment that before I could clear myself of the furni'ure, I was beset with bills on all side?, and I found it whb impossible to clear myself of debt. While I had work I paid my creditors a little all round, leaving myself without, with the exception of a few shillings to get necessaries for the house during the week. I have always been trying to pay my wuy and get clear of debt, but all my struggles seemed to be in vuia."

A JNovel Agreement.—The following is a copy, verbatim et literatim, of an agreement which was.produued in evidence at the Wellington Maoist'-qto's Court : "Wellington, June 21, 1886, New Zealand. This agreement Being drotiti By the under Sinds and to the Sadisfucben of Both Parties and in the Presents of one Witness is named We the under Sinds William Albert and Elizi Bird, Hear By Give up all Common-qiiHchen With Each other from this date for all the rest of Hour lifes, Botli Being responekel for their Hone Contrackets this agreement Sind By the three parties is uow ligel to all trauahactshorns, i William taking two Boys, and i Eliza taking one girl." The signatures are here appended, written across six twop»nny stamps.

TEMOEA KlFLES.—Members of this corps will parade at the drillshod to-morrow evening, at 7.30 o'clock, for inspection. Crown Lands.—Special attention is directed to the announcements referring to Crown sections in the townships of Geraldine and Arowh9nua. G-beaidinb Town Boahd.—The words " with Mr Brown " should have been omitted from the report of the resolution passed by this Board on Tuesday last re plastering the kerbing. Baldness.—A writer in Popular Science supporting the view that a higher civilisation tended to baldness or a lessened growth of hair, cites the fact that 48 per cent of men at a Patti concert were bald, while only 12 per cent of those who attended a Sullivan prize fight were without a full head of hair. R.M. Cot/bt, TiMAßtr.—At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Timaru, yesterday, three first offenders as drunkards were let off with a caution; Cornelius Collins, who hud offended before, was fined ss. James Baggarfc was charged by Edwin Probyn with using insulting language to him on March 2nd. After hearing the evidence, the accused was fined £l, and ordered to pay costs, including solicitor's fee.

Couesing.—At the annual meeting of the South Canterbury Coursing Club at Timaru on Saturday, Mr Jabez Lukey was appointed Secretary, and Mr D. M. Ross Treasurer. It, was decided to hold the opening meeting of the season at Pareora on April 21st. An opinion favorable to holding the Waterloo Cup meeting in South Canterbury was expressed. It was decided to ask Mr Chatteris to act as Judge, and Mr A. Wyllie, of Otipua, as Slipper. University. Examinations.—The following Canterbury candidates are understood to have successfully competed for degrees and scholarships at the November University examinations, but the names have not yet been verified by letter:—L.L.B.—H. von Haast. M.A.—Miss Craddock, Miss Pitoaithly, and Miss Milsom. B.A (first)— Messrs Ward, Speight, Smith, Owen, Hoddinolt, Alpers. B.A. (final) —Miss G : .bson A. R. Meek, A. GL Talbot. Tinhne Scholarship—Miss Gibson. Senior Scholarship— A. R. Meek, A. G. Talbot.

Sensible.—The Mayor of Ohristohurcb, Mr A.'Ayers, has decided that in the face of the present depression in that city it would not be right to expend any funds on the opening of the Municipal offices in a manner which would only gratify a few and do no good. He therefore purposes expending the amount that would have been laid out at the opening ceremony in purchasing fifty or more tons of coal which will be distributed to the poor and needy during the winter.

Sandwich Factories.—A sandwich factory has been started in New York on the East side. Factories, offices, business houses, and restaurants are supplied. The bread is cut by machinery, and there is continuous slicing of beef and poultry and tongues. Sandwiches are turned out by the thousand, and sold so cheap that the retailer may sell them for a nickel apiece and make a fair profit A sandwich factory has been running in Chicago for a year with a profit of 30,000 dollars.—Washington Star.

Temuka Presbyterian Church.—A meeting of members and adherents of the above Church took place last evening, about 100 being present, for the purpose of deciding whether a call should be given to a minister. The Rev. W. White, of Pleasant Point, Moderator, conducted the proceedings, which commenced with devotional exercises. After some discussion a vote of the meeting was taken as to which minister should be given a call, the result being that it was decided to recommend the Presbytery to give a call to the Rev. D. Gordon, formerly of Temuka, and now cf Invercrrgill. After transacting other business incidental to giving a call, the Moderator closed the meeting by pronouncing the Benediction. Great interest was taken in the proceedings by those present.

Misplaced Hospitality.—Before sailing from Auckland Admiral Tryon(we learn from the correspondent of the Otago Daily Times) dispensed his hospitality at an "at borne" to a large number of citizens on board his ship ; but his advisers in the matter of invitations must have been sadly at fault, or the gallant officer had struck an average from an almanac directory. Among the invited were Judge Gillies, who is in England; a"cadavree" in the Symonds street Cemetery, who, after four months' interment, could scarcely be expected to go from " grave to gay" at such short notice; a levanter believed by his lamenting creditors to be "at home " in China; and, horror of horrors, an ex-baliff. When the latter went on board he rather fluttered some of the invitees, but, they were quickly reassured, as he confined himself to running his professional eye'over the Nelson's fittings and mentally calculating what they would realise under a bill of sale.

, Something Like a Family. They , *re making a fuss in lowa over an old i lady of ninety who has a total posterity of i 215 descendants, among whom are included 153 great grandchildren. We are pleased to hear fiom Jowa oo this subject but we cin not avoid telling them in Marion County that they are foolish to brag about a little family of 215. We have a venerable matron named Elizabeth Tiuelove Squibbles, now residing in Oan Juan Capistraoo, who is 103 yeara old and has 23 children, all of whom are alive and married, aDd have given to the census 276 children, all of whom are married and have registered 3,312 b'.ys and girls, mostly boys. These in lutn have married and are now 'the proud mothers and fathers of 39,744 babies, all doing well and working at different tradeH. In California v\e are not hunting any Lilliputian stories about a "total posterity" of 215 descendants. San Francisco News Letter. Personal—With reference to Dr H. J. Speer's advertisement, which appears in another column, we find on referring to the lis! of medical practitioners, which ia published in Ihe New Zealand Gazette of January 20fch, 1887, in compliance with the Medical Practitioners' Eegistration Act 1869, that Hugh Johnstone Speer is registered as an M.D. of Harvard University, Cambridge. Massachusetts, United State", 1874. There I oan therefore be no doubt, as to to his qualifications, as Harvard University is undoubtedly a first-class institution. Dr Speer has been in ibis colony for about 18 month?, and has according to testimonial from numbers of persons been successful in curing many of the diseases from which they have buffered. Fresh testimonials appear frequently in the Duuedin papers. He appears also to be making money. 1 week or two ago he hired a steamer, and took a large number of Dunedin people on a picnic excursion down the harbor. This shows that he is making money, and it shows also that he it generous with it t

The Cain Murder Case.—There will be a special sitting of the Appeal Court at Christchurch to-day, for the purpose of hearing argument on the point reserved at the triul of Thomas Hall for the murder of Captain Cain. The point was whether His Honor Mr Justice Williams acted legally in allowing certain evidence relating to a former trial of the prisoner for the attempted poisoning of his wife to be introduced into the caoo then being heard. Mr Haggitt, of Donedin, will argue the point on behalf of the Crown, and Messrs Chapman, Dennistoun and Bell for the prisoner.

A Marriage Mania. William Jones Bargent died at the State Asylum, Kaliinooza, Michigan, on November 23, where he was incarcerated for several weeks for a peculiar mania. He was one of the most, noted bigamists the country ever saw, bub was not much heard about until his arrest at Jackson, Michigan, where he had married a young woman for his twenty-sixth wife. Sargent was a man of fine address, and was well educated. His vocation, that, of a commercial traveller, gave him peculiar advantages to gratify his remarkable mania. He had been in trouble twice previous to his final arrest, but he managed to clear himself. At the time of his last arrest his conduct led to the belief that be was insane, and he was sent to the asylum. After his incarceration the full story about him came out. It was learned that he had wives and children by the score iu this and other States, and that no less than eleven unsuspecting girls had married him in Canada. During the many years he lived with so many wives he never by word, aot, or in writing betrayed to one wife the fact that he had others, and he never was suspected of infidelity. When examined by the physician it was discovered that Sargent when with one wife was oblivious to the existence of others until tbey were brought to his mind by some circumstance. On other subjects he was sane. The superintendent of the asylum says that it was the most remarkable case of mania ever known.

The London Circus.—Messrs Herbert and Fitzgerald's London Circus performed in Temuka last night. Their circus tent is the largest we have seen in the colony, end the whole performance is undoubtedly one of the best we have witnessed. It opened with leaping over horses. Mr Jones, in his leap for life, threw a somersault over 11 horses, and he seemed good enough to go over another. The next item was the finest exhibition of horsemanship we ha*e ever seen, and was followed by an exceedingly clever juggler. The contortion act was equally clever, and the trick pony proved to be the best-trained animal we have seen. The Bronco horses were amongst the best items on the programme. Five of them were let loose without any harness into the ring, and at the word of the ring-master they went through several military evolutions as intelligently as drilled soldiers. Next came the waggon act. Tony, one of the Bronoos, sits beside the clown on a seat in the waggon, and holds the reins between his teeth while the waggon is drawn at gallop pace around the ring. Tony is the only horse in the world that does it, and it must be admitted to be a wonderful feat. Capital light-roDe dancing by Mdlle. Leon and a riding act, introduced the balance or seesaw act of two Bronco horses. The horses, which had no harness whatsoever on, jumped on to a wide plank which rests ou a trestle about 3 feet high, and played d game of see-saw just like two boys. Mr B-irtolo's contortion aot was also extremely clever, and Mr Herbert rode six horses round the ring in a manner that won applause. The balancing trapeze act by Mr T. Herbert was by far the best we have seen, and thefinale,e ntit.led "circus riding exposed," sent the audience home in good humor. It was a novelty that created great amusement, as all the actors in it were amateurs. A contrivance like the arm of a crane extended out from the centre pole to over the horse's back, and this travelled round the ring as fast as the horse. The ridei bad a belt round his body, and by this he was made fast to a rope which hung down from the crane arm, and when he happened to fall off the horse he was suspended in mid«air, to the intense delight of the audience. A prize of £1 was offered to any one who could ride round on the horse, but though three or four tried it no one secured the prize. Taken all round the circus is the best by long odds that has travelled this colony ; it is the only show we haye seen that is ten times better than represented, and it is not likely, we shall soon see its equal again. Its proprietors, Messrs Herbert and Fitzgerald, are the most oourteous and best show people we haye ever met, and we wish them success.

Railway Refreshment Rooms, Timaeu. —D. McQ-uinness 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 future they will be 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 ohoice confeotionery, &o. lhe 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. *" Hough ok Cobns." Ask for 7v"el'i " Rough on Corns." Quick relief, complete permanent cure. Corns, wartp, bunions, At Ohemistt and Druggisli. Kempthorne, Prosier »ud Co., Agenti, Ohriitohuroh. 3

Skinny Men.—" Wolls" Health Benewer," restores health, and vigor, curoi Dyipepsia, impotence, Sexual Debility. At Ohoaiists and Druggißts. Kemptborne, Prosier *nd Go.. Anents, Christenm-oh. 2

SYNOPSIS OK ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Mundell and Co—Have a number of sheep for sale privately. Temuka Rifles—lnspection parade on Wednesday next, 9th insfc. Mercantile and Bankruptcy Gazette of New Z'aland —Notice re same. Leader Office, Temuka —Bay mare, good in saddle and harness, for sale. F. A. Demulh- Has an advertisement re his livery and bait stables, Geraldine. W. C. Beswick, Deputy Assignee—First meeting of creditors of Thomas Farrell on March 10. Crown L.nds Commissioner—lmportant notice re sections in the townships of Geraldine and Arowhenua. John Leary, Hilton —Has half an acre of land at Hilton, with a blacksmith's shop, etc, to let or for sale by tender. R. H. Pearpoint, Geraldine—Announces that he is selling drupery, etc., at very low price?, and gives a aumber of quotations; also notes a number of companies for which he is agent. J. Ballantyne and Co., Victoria House, Timaru and Christchurch—Are now making their first d : spl*y of new Autum drapery, including choice millinery, new dress materials, latest jackets and mantles, etc South Canterbury Drapery Importing Company, Timaru, (J. D. Slater, manager)- J Notify that they are now showing their first J shipment for the Autumn and Winter season, I including novelties in every department. 1