LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1569, 16 April 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AppbAL.—We understand that an appeal has beer lodged in the oaae of Beid v. Velvin. Pbomotion.—Captain Hatuersley, of the Timaru Artillery, is gazetted Major of the regiment. Football at Temuka.—A football match (the first of the season at Temuka) will be played to-day. Auditob.—Mr J. Ollivier visited Geraldine on Thursday last and audited the accounts of the Town and Road Boards. Skin Sam. Messrs J. Mundell and 00. sell a large quantity of Bheepskins at their salerooms, Geraldine, on Monday nsxt.

Ckickbt—The cricket match, Auckland v. Wellington, played at Auckland, was concluded on Wednesday. The home team won the matoh by an innings and 101 runs. Ram and Ewe Fair.—Messrs J. Mundell and Co. publish in another column the particulars of the ram and ewe fair to be held by them on Wednesday next at their yards, Geraldine. Salb at Temuka.—On Tuesday Mr K. F. Gray will sell, on account of Messrs Siegert and Fauvel and othere, a number of light and draught horses and a quantity of implements and stores. The tale takes places at halfpast one. The Imperial Institute. —The Hon. George McLean has subscribed £IOOO to tbe Imperial Institute fund, and there is every reason to believo that another gentleman will give a similar donation, Several others will give hundreds and fiftie, and the lot of them will be knighted, Obabi-Ranqitata Wathb Supply. -In our advertising columns will be found a sptcial order passed by the Geraldins County Council striking a special rate of 5-16 tbs of a penny on the rateable property in the Orari-Rangi-tata Water Supply District. The rate is to be annually recurring until the loan raised for the work is p«d off, and the first payment will be payable on the Ist May, 1883. N.Z. Medal—The New Zealand Medal has been issued to the following persons:— Private Richard Julian, Taranaki Militia; Private Arthur Harrisson, Taranaki Rifles and Bushrtngers; Private Joseph Street, Taranaki Militia; Private Edward Cbatterbourk, No. 9. Company, Taranaki Military Settlers • Farrier Wm. Hazelbursb, No. 1 Troop, Colonial Defence Force and Auckland Militia.

St. Saviotjb'b Chtjkoh.- A meeting of the Vestry of St; Saviour's Ohuroh, Temuka, was held on Tuesday last. Pren-mt—-The Eer. T. A. Hamilton, in tha chair, and Messrs Pinckney, Filbrow and Benbow. The Chairman said that the sum of £7 2s 6d had been collected in aid of Charles Claridge, and that he had beee.n presented with a ton of coals, and that charges for freight, adyertising, etc, had been remitted. He then read a letter signed by twenty parishioners expressing sympathy with him in his late accident, and enclosing a cheque towards the purohase of a new buggy. H also read his reply thereto. The balance-sheet for the past year was presented «nd considered satisfactory ; it will rome before a meeting oil parishioners to be held during the coming week. Bome routine buaines was attended to, and the meeting terminated. Thb KrßSEii, CiSEB.-r-At the Supreme Court, Obu-istchurch, on Wednesday last Dr Eussell was found guilty of procuration on Mary Bowern, and on Thursday he pleaded guilty to a similar charge with regard to Annie Connolly. Mrs Bowern was also found guilty and Isabella Wilson (her sister) not guilty. No evidence wag offered by the Grown in the charge against Russell in the Kate Fisher caie. Russell made an appeal for a lenient sentence, saying that he had acted as be thought for the best to sare the women's lives, whioh would hare been endangered had he not performed the operation. He had suffered terribly since his arrest; had lost everything ; and his family were destitute. Mr Justice Johnston said he could not, accept Euesell's statement that he had actecl merely to save life. There was no doubt be had systematically carried on this practice, an i as a warning to the rest of bis profession and to the community he must receive a substantial punishment. He would be sentenced to seven years' penal servitude. Mrs Bowern would be sentenced lo 12 months' hard labor. Good Tkicplab Gbahd Lodge.—The sessions of the Grand Lodge 1.0.G.T., were continued at Christchuroh on Wednesday. At the evening session the report of the Committee on the re-union of the Order was laid before the Lodge and adopted. The ohief points of the recommendations were that the prospeots of the union were gratifying, that the circalar on the subjeot be forwarded to the Executive to the R.W.G.L., that a session of this Grand Lodge be held at Wellington next January to consummate the union Several members were initiated into the G.L. degree. Appeals by the chief of the Lifeboat Lodge, Timaru, and Bro. Ludwig, of Wellington, against the deoisions of G.W. Ohief Templar were dismissed. On Thursday J. Harding was elected Chief Templar ; R. Clephahe, Grand Councillor; D. C. Cameron, Secretary j W. Carr, Treasurer; W. Watson Chaplain ; Walton, Secretary of Juvenile Temples'; D. C. Cameron and J. P, Smith, regular representatives to the Worthy Grand Lodge; J. Harding end J. A. Efford, alternative representatives. To A Cobbesiondhnt. —We have received a letter on the subjeot of the appointment of a teacher in one of onr schools. A similar letter has appeared in another paper, and it is against our rules to publish correspondence that has already appeared. Besides, the letter deals with a teacher's capability to earn a livelihood, and we do not like to publish anything calculated to mar any one's prospeots in life. The appointment is not the fauk of the teacher; if a wrong has teen done the Committee is to blame. It would be wrong to injure the innocent teacher, in order to fasten on the culpable Committee the odium of having been influenced by any consideration other than the good of the school in making the appointment. Of course the Committee may have been influenced by the purest of motives, and we are not in a position to say they were not. Whether they were or were not does not much matter. We shouli not have much consideration for them, for even if they did get a dressing down it would do them no harm. To proclaim an innocent teacher's incapacity is far too esrious a matter to treat lightly. It might be Ihe means of injuring the teacher for life, and it appears to us that any newspaper ought to hesitate before doing it. If another paper is unscrupulous enough to do a thing of this kind we certainly must be excused for declining to inflict injury on an innocent person. The strong feeling given expression to in the leiter shows that the writer believes the appointment is not conducive to the interest of the echool, and is certainly exousable on that ground, but when he reflects that he oannot fasten blame on the Committee without injuring an innocent person, we are certain he would be the first to regret the infliction of any such injury. We cannot expect to please everybody, but we can and will always make an effort to be just. t

Mbbting ob Hodsbholdbbs.—A meeting of householders will be held nt the house of Mr U. Hammond, Rhubarb Flat, on Monday, at 2 p.m., for the purpose of considering the question of storting a Bohool. Abbivai* and Dbpabtubbs. The immigration and emigration returns for March show the following results : Arrivals — From the United Kingdom, 243 ; from New South Wales, 486; Victoria, 437 ; Tasmania 60; other-phoes, 60; total, 1286. Departures—To the United Kingdom, 233; Queensland, 1; New South Wale-, 600; Victoria, 442 ; Tasmania, 38; other places, 89; total, 1403. Can Onb Libbi. a Dbad Mas t —Can one libel a dead manf This question, which had already been partly answered in the case of Begins v. Labouchtre (the Duke ef Vallombrosa cnse), has now been finally disposed of by Mr Justice Stephen at ths Cardiff assizes. To libel the dead, said this lwned judge, in tbe course of a mot lucid and interesting judgment, is not an offence known to our law ; tor " the dead Imye norights, and can suffer no wrongs." But Jet the blasphemor beware. For, though you cannot libel a dead man, you can libel a living man under the mask of a dead one, and in that* case the law ha* you in its clutches. For initanoo, " there are terms of abuse, which, taken literally, reflect only on the character of a man's mother, bub which are nevertheless libellous even if the mother be dead, since their obvious intent is to traduce the living ? »Alike in his rule and in his exceptions, Mr Justice Stephen's judgment seems excellent good sense. ( SIOBTIKO.—At Fokitika on Wednesday races were continued withe following results: —Hurdles : Baldi 1, Daisy 2. Bimu Handicap : Duohess of A'bany 1, Nor'wester 2. Westland Handicap: Barney 1, Miss • Barnum 2. Novel Selling Race ; O.K. 1. Distiriot Handicap: Playboy 1, Zulu 2. ' Con-1 solation : Falsehood.—Tbe following aife the results of the lovercargill Races, held on Tuesday :—Hurdles : Civis 1, Cathedral 2. (The owner and rider of the latter horse were disqualified for twelve months). Maiden Plate: Barb Wire 1, Mokoreta 2. Autumn Bandioe.p: Adele 1, Plu-nage 2. Oounty Plate : Lady Ellen 1, Hastings 2. Stewards' Handicap : Lidy Ellen 1, Oivis 2. Pony Time Trot: Poet 1, Hobby 2.—The following are tbe results of the third ■ day's meeting of the Australian Jockey Club at. Sydney on Wednesday: Two-year-old Plate: Exbank 1, Unamed 2. All*Aged Stakes: Nelson and Matador dead j heat; time, lmin. 50seo. In the run off Matador won easily, time lmin. 49fsec. Welter!Handicap : Toorak 1, Ellington 2. First Foal Stakes:. Abercorn 1, Lara 2. Cumberland Btnkes: Trident .1, Honevdew 2. ; pity 'Handicap :■ Peeress 1, Honeycomb 2. , Railway Refreshment Rooms, Timabu. —i». Mc&uinness begs to inform his numer ous 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 1 they will be ns follow:—Breakfast in readiness for early trains, Is 6d; Hot Lunch or Dinner, 9arved 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. Ibe lessee would especially draw attention to the Ladies' Private Dining-room, which has been speoially arranged and furnished for their convenience. A waitress is always in attendance. The usual Is Lunches are still continued at the Club Hotel.—Advt. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. Mundell and Oo.—Publish lilt of entries for Bam and Ewe Fair.

Geraldine County Oounoil—Special order re Orari-Rangitata Water Supply, Angui Maedonald, Waitui,, Geraldine Bss a lot of pigs (all sizes) for sale. K. F. Gray —Sells light and draught horses, implements, etc., on Tuesday next. J. A. Young, Winchester—Wants tenders for roofing the old Winchester Hotel with iron, and for new gutters, eto. i Dr H. J. Speer—May be oonsulted at the Metropolitan Temperance Hotel, Oaßbel Street, Ohristchurob, till th» end of the month. J. F. Strata and. Co., Practioal Watohmakars, Jewellers, and Manufacturers, 261 High Street, Ohristohuroh—Notify that they will sell a first-claw English lever watch (description given) for £3 10s. Want an agent for the Temuka district. H. B. Webster, Agricultural Implement Depot, Geraldine—Notifies that he keeps on hand all kinds of farming implements j is agent for P. and D. Dunoan and Andrews and Bevan, and for Gilpin's sulky plough ; wants a smart boy, about 16. Booth, Maedonald and Co., Carlyle Implement Works, Ohristohuroh —Notify that they have made further valuable improvements in their patent disc harrows ; that the Carljlo ploughs are second to none for strength, durability, lightness of draught, eto.; and that the Carlyle windmill is the only satisfactory one in the market.