LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1566, 9 April 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tendebs.—The Temuka Bead Board invite lenders for shingling on Parke's and Trevenna roads. Tenders close on Wednesday next. Sale oj Fbeehold Pbopebty.—Mr W, 8. Mashn holds a clearing sale of valuable freehold property, situate in the Geraldine township, on Thursday next. Ram and Ewe Faib. —A Bam and Bwo Fair will be held at Geraldine on the 20th April. Messrs J. Mundell and Co. announce that they are now receiving entries. Meeting op Ratepaybbb.—A meeting' of the ratepayers of the Mount Pefl Eo»d District will be held oniFriday next to consider the advisability or otherwise of closing certain roads.

Bade Bale,—A grand ball, under the auspices of the Stewards ef the Woodbury Bacing Club, will be held in the Woodbury Schoolroom on Monday evening next. Dane* ing is to commence at 8 o’clock. Temuka Wesleyan Chuboh.—To-mor-row (Easter Sunday) the Bev. D. McNicholl, of Ashburton, will conduct three servies in the Volunteer Hall in connection with the anniversary of this Church. All are cordially invited to attend. Good Fbidat—Yesterday being Good Friday was observed as a close holiday. Services were held in the Episcopalian and Boman Catholic Churches; the attendance being large at each. Temuka presented the appearance of a deserted village, as almost all its inhabitants went, either to the encampment, to picnic parties, or to church. Eailway Management. —The Minister for Public Works has prepared a draft Bill for a Bailway Board on different lines from that submitted two sessions ago, but tbe Cabinet has not considered it jet. Mr Bichardson will probably devote most of his address to his constituents to railway management, and particularly the question of a Board.

BAZAAB, BTC., AT Temuka.— On Thursday next the annual buziap, tea, and gift auction in connection with St. Saviour’s Church tak™ place. The bazaar will be held in the drill shed and will be open at 2.30 p.m,, and tea will be on the tables in the Volunteer Hell at 6.30 o’clock. A splendid assortment of articles have been collected and prepared for the bazaar, and it promises to be a great snccoss.

Lthoh Family Bbllbingehb. —Many of the friends of the above Company in this Colony will be glad to learn that they leave Sydney for Europe by the Zeslandia on the 20th April, and will probably make a flying tour through New Zealand. Since their last visit here in 1880 the Lynch Family have visited nearly every portion of the civilised globe, and have met with vary great success. They are now closing a very successful series of concerts in N.S.W. Skeiotjs Accident. —A sailor named Geo Schmidt, one of the crew of the steamer Wakatipu, met with a very serious accident on Wednesday night. He was assisting to clear away the mooring chain, when somehow he got his left leg in a bight of the running chain, and the limb was instantly twisted and smashed up almost into pulp. He was removed to the hospital, where the limb was amputated. A similar accident befel Mr Blaoklock, chief mate of the City of Perth, at the time of the disaster in Timaru on the I4th May. Supreme Coubt, Chbistohcboh.— The Supreme Court was occupied the most of last Thursday with the case against six men accused of stealing lead from a plumbei’s yard. John Kitchen pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 12 months' hard labor; William Hall, to two years’ bard labor; Obas. Augustus Fisher, for receiving the lead, 12 months’ hard labor. Erasmus Williams, Jns. Brown, and William Roberts were acquitted. Francis O’Neill and Robert Kent, charged with robbery from the person, were acquitted. The calendar is now finished excepting the Russell cases. Sir Robeet Stout Becoming Religious. —An Auckland tilegram says The Premier expressed great surprise on learning of the military drill and sham fight proposed for Good Friday, as he considered it would be an ou'rage on the religious feelings of a large section of the community. Through his representation the sham fight was postponed till Saturday. Political quinduncs will have it that the postponement of the Volunteer review from Good Friday to Saturday has arisen from Sir R. Stout’s Agnostic news being considerably mellowed since his enthusiastic reception at the rooms, of ths Y.M.O.A. on Wednesday night. Mb BeYOB at Maeton. —Mr Bryce addressed the electors of Marton last Thursday night. He entered upon a defence of his own actions as a Native Minister. He denied responsibility for not having arrested Hiroki, expressed fear and dread of protection, and favored the Legislative Council as necessary to check hasty legislation. He found fault with settling people on land who had neither money nor experience, spoke against perpetual leasing, and urged that to think of taking over large estates and cutting them up for settlement was absurd. He expressed the belief that another loan would be required next year, if not this, and that the Government would go in for further borrowing. Easter Encampment. - - About 35 members of the Temuka Rifles paraded at 8.30 in their Hall last Thursday evening, under command of Lieutenant Findlay. At 9.20, accompanied by the band playing appropriate music, they marched to the railway station and proceeded to the Pareora encampment by the special train, which left at 10 o’clock. The corps was under command of Lieutenant Findlay, who will act as captain at the encampment, Captain Hayliurst acting as major. Lieutenant White will act as senior lieutenantand Lien'enant Cross, of the cade's, as junior lieutenant of the corps. Besides the Temuka Rifles, there went by the same train 33 of the Geniidine Rifles asd 70 of the Ashburton Rifles and Guards, «nd a contingent from Christchurch. Owiog to the post-office being shut yesterday, we were unable to obtain any information with regard to the encampment Thistle Ensilage.— There was a novel exhibit at the Bultan Agricultural dhow held last week at Bullan (says the Weekly Times, Victoria, March 12). This consisted of a sample of ensilage made from the common Scotch thistle. Mr David Wilson, the wellknown dairyman of Bgerton, it appears, has long held the opinion that both the Scotch and variegated thistles would make very g«od ensilage, as the plants when out for a day or two, and allowed to "wilt” under the sun, make rich and succulent rodder, and are greedily eaten by stock. Last November Mr Wilson carried his ideas into effect, and pitied a quantity of these thistles in a silo. The result has proved beyond his most sanguine expectations. The thistle ensilage is eaten greedily by the dairy cattle, and a proof of its efficacy is shown by (lie fact that the fiist prize butter at the Bullan show was made from milk obtained from cows fed almost solely on thistle ensilage. The exhibit at Ballan received considerable attention, j and the quality of the stuff was pronounced j to be very good. °

Gbbakdink Rifles. —After a most successful encampment., expending over six clays, this corps struck their tents on Thursday morning at 7.30. The men then dispersed to their respective occupations, and left Gteralline in the evening at 7-30 to eutoh the special train at Orari, en route for the encampment. The cavalry left earlier in the afternoon, and joined the special tram at Orari which was to convey them to their destination. Thirty-three members of the corps went to the encampment. A Demand for Protection.— A deputation of the executive of the Auckland branch of the Now Zealand Industrial Association waited on the Premier last Thursday to urge further Protection to local industries. Amting the industries referred to as requiring Protection and encouragement were coachbuilding, iron work, grinding, the growth of linseed for production of oil, the manufacture of starch, etc. The Premier, who had taken a no'e of the various suggestions made by the deputation, expressed pleasure at being made acquainted with the various industries the deputation thought should be considered when the tariff came to be rearranged, He suggested that before Parliament met the deputation should go right through the tariff, and draw up a list of the alterations they considered desirable. At the same time ho warned them that the battle to be fought iu the House would not be waged on that ground. From indications manifested in Mr Ormond’s late speech and other things that were taking place, he could perceive that the revision of the tariff wou Id produce a storm of opposition from members raising the cry of “ increased taxation." The political fight in the House of Representatives would be fought on that ground, for the Opposition would keep out of sight the question of local iodus* tries, and raise the cry of increased taxation threatened. He hoped they woo'd keep this in muni in dealing with protection to local industries as a political question.

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