LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1570, 19 April 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sale at Tbmoka. Mr K. F. Gray sells a number of draught and light horses, implements, stores, men’s but, etc., at his yards, Terauka, to-day. Bbmovbd to Auckland. The conrict Tbos. Hall has been sent to Auckland by the Hinemoa, which left Lyttelton on Sunday night. He was in charge of a Lyttelton warder. Ram and Ewe Fair. Meesre J. Mundoll and Go. sell English Leicester, Border-Leicester, and Lincoln and Southdown rams, and a number of crossbred owes, at the ram and ewe fair at Geraldine to-morrow. Meeting of Householders at ArvnPki,.—a meeting of the householders in the district of Arundel will take place at Denoou’s Hotel, Upper Rangitata, on Monday eTening next, to confer on the establishment of a school district, to consider the boundaries of the said district, and to elect a School Committee, Annual Gathering.— -A bazaar, tea, and gift auction in connection with St. Sanour’f Church, Temuka, takes place to-day. The bazaar will be open at half-past two o’clock in the Volunteer Dnllshed, and tea will be on the tables in the Volunteer Hall at halfpast six. An auction of produce and live stock will be held at nine. Great preparations have been made for the gathering, and should the weather be fine we anticipate it will be a great suooeii.

Temuka Rules.—A Government inspection parade of the above corps takes place in the Drillahed, Temuka, tomorrow evening at half-past seven o'clock.

Temuka Prksbtterian Church.—lt is rumored that a reply has been received from the Rev. D. Gordon to the effect that he declines to aceept the.call of the Temnka Presbyterian Church. Election on School Committees. —Th e annual meeting of householders in every school district in South Canterbury will take place on Monday evening next, for the purpose of electing Committees. tor the ensuing year., Gsbaldini Public Sbobti.—A. masting of the Committee sppomted to carry out these sports takes place to-morrow evening at the Geraldine Hotel at (even o’clock, and s public meeting will take place at eight for the purpose of receiving the Committee’s report and balance-sheet.

Road Boabo Emotion.—The election of two members on the Temuka Road Board, in the room of Messrs John Talbot and Obristopher Bisset (who retire in accordance with the Act, but are eligible for re-election) takes place on the 7th May. Candidates for the vacant seats must be nominated with the Returning Officer, Mr W. Wills, before noon on May 2. Gambling and the Fbbmoh Abut. The sentence of Lieutenant-Colonel de Revenger to a year’s imprisonment for desertion of duty, in consequence of ; his infatuation for gambling, has called public attention to the fact that this vice has become the plague of the French army* Baccarat » everywhere the order af the day,and scarcely a week passes Without the career of some promising young joffioer being darkened by his incurring "debts of honor ” which it will take him a lifetime to liquidate. The Grain Season.—The fine weather of late has been most favorable for threshing and carting operations, and farmers have made the most of it. From early in the morning till late at night teams drawing heavy loads of grain are. arriving at the Temuka railway station, and the officials are kept busily engaged. Up to Saturday night last 15,820 sacks of grain had been forwarded from this station to Timaru, and it is thought.the total for the season will considerably exceed that of last year. ' An Unintentional Pleasanter A rather good joke was lately made by a rev. gentleman at the expense of the Duchess of Teok, who is wellknown as being foremost in all charitable work, and also for the {portliness of her person. A few Weeks ago, at Richmond, a Presbyterian minister, in proposing a vote of thanks, congratulated the meeting on the presence of the popular Princess; Victoria, and, enlarging on the subject, expressed a hope that " she would soon follow on the broad lines of her mother.” Nobody laughed more heartily than the always good-natured Princess Mary ; and it waa not till everybody was convulsed that tho puzzled minister saw the double meaning of hie unfortunate words.

A Smart Man.— The Tuapeka Time* 1 tells the following story, which reached it from Roxburgh;— 11 Some time ago a batcher suffered a heavy loss through some supposed spiteful parsons entering his slaiighteryard in the night, removing the fresh carcase of a fat bullock, and throwing it into the river. £eingapoor man this loss evoked much sympathy, and a collection was immediately instituted among his friends to put him on his feet again. One of the gentlemen who went round with the hat succeeded in working oh the feelings of the ; local public, to the tune of some £3. It .happened that the unhappy butcher, oh whose behalf the money was raised, was his debtor to about this amount, so instead of handing him ovsr the money which he had collected to compensate him for the loss of the . carcase, the collector.handed him a receipt instead, he himself appropriating the full amount. This man had an eye to business and cannot fail some day to rise to a high position in the Government." Wild Doqb.—A singular and dangerous pest (says the Auckland Herald) has made its appearance in the neighborhood of Oxford, in the shape of a family of semiwild dogs, which have evidently been reared in the bush. In appearance they resemble the ordinary sheep and cattle dog, but they are very wild and savage, and no ordinary dog will approach them. Their depredations amongst the sheep in the vicinity of late have resulted most disastrously. In one night the Agricultural Company lost fourteen Southdown rams, valued from £3 to £6 each, and numbers of other sheep have fallen victims to the voracity of these brutes. ; Mr James Home has been a pretty heavy, loser also. The men engaged on the stations have made every effort to shoot or otherwise destroy the marauders, but so far without success, and it is now intended that some extra-savage dogs shall be procured to cope with them. \ tew bulldogs would doubtless give a good account of themselves. A Promising Youxsc.—On Saturday, morning at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Christchurch (says the Press), Jamss Gillespie, sged about nineteen ytan, was charged with obtaining by false pretences, on December fith, from H. B. Hamlin, one pair of trousers, valued at £ll2s 6d, alio from Mr W. Harrison, on December 11th, a suit of clothes valued at £5. The prisoner is the youth who soma time ago, on the pretence of bsing the eon of a well-known tradesman, about to be married, swindled several persons, vie., a cabman who drove bim and a young woman to the residences of several clergymen, and lent him money to pay the Registrar's fees, though, for some reason, no one could be found to perform the ceremony; secondly, a confectioner who provided cakes, etc., which were consumed at a_ dance given by the prisoner to celebrate his marriage -tbe ball coming off though the marriage did not; and lastly, a musician who provided the music, and from whom ho borrowed messy. For these offences he was sentenced to and served a term of imprisonment, and it was very sher'ly after the expiration of his term that he patronised the tailors, as stated above. He now pleaded guilty. Inspector Pander, in reply to the Bench; said the prisoner had behaved with much impudence and cunning. Hi represented himself to each of the prosecutors as Huxtable, a wellknown jockey, writing in one case a note over that name. Hu representations were so plausible, and his manner so ingenuous that the clothes were made and delivered to him without the least hesitation, and it was after the lapse of some little time, when tbe person whose nams he had assumed was billed, that tbe imposition was discovered. Since then the police were after him, and oa Friday night Detective O'Connor, having run him to earth, finally captured him behwd a hedge, where he was concealed. 1 Without any comment the Justices sentenced 1 bim to six months’ imprisonment for each 1 offence, so that for one year at least his 1 peculiar talents will nob be of tbs slightest ' me to bias. i I

* i— * Adulterated Beer. - Publicans In England aro being fined heavily, right and left for adulterating their beer with sugar and water. One brewer has thereupon offered a reduction of 3s a barrel to those of his customers who will undertake to sell the article without any dilution or additions. Foiled.—The other day a womsn in Paria thought she would have her revenge upon the pr-* while object of her affections. She purchased what she thought vaa some oil of vitriol, and on the first favorable opportunity threw it into bis face. But fortunately the chemist, suspecting the woman’s design, substituted rosewater ip place of the vitriol, and sent bis assistant to wateh the reeult and give the woman into custody. The Queen’s Jubilee. A public meeting was held in Titnaru on Saturday evening, to decide what steps should be taken in that township to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. It waa resolved that a suitable address should be predated and forwarded to the Queen, that the foundation atone of an ornamental fountain be laid on Jubilee Day, that there be. a procession of Volunteers, Friendly Societies, Bands, etc., and that , public spurts be heid. The site ofthe fountain was left to the Committee who will forthwith commence the canvass, for subscriptions.

A New Version on Oantain Ooox’fl Death.— The moral reputation of England's illustrious navigator Csptin Cook has been aspersed by a Hawaiian, Who has contributed to the Times an interesting 'account ..of the Hawaiian Kingdom. In order to olear Hawail from the uneviable through* the of thif writer | declares, says a London that the death of the great navigator was solely attributable to hie'swn conduct; Hisstory is worth repeating, if only as a' myth of the Pacific. Ha ears: "At the time he landed the island priest predicted the coming of a god, and took Cook for that deity. Cook took a fancy to the sister of one ofthe chiefs, and attempted to carry her to his ship. Ths chief seised hie wrist and twisted it. Cook groaned, and the chief finding he waa human, as no god was supposed to feel pain, instantly killed him.” The Times protests against this attempt to envelops a known historical occurrence in a haze of scandalous fiction, and briefly relates the actual facta attending Cook's martyrdom by way of correction. Harvest Thanksoitino. A harvest, thanksgiving service was conducted by ths Rev. James Preston at St. Mary's Uhurob, Geraldine, on Sunday last. , There was a very large attendance. The church wag beautifully decorated for the occasion. On tbs altar waa placed a small sheaf of wheat, an excellent sample of ths qualjty of that eeraal grown in the Geraldine district. On either side of the wheat were placed two email sheaves of oils, while arranged in tasteful profusion around the butts of these were a large number of rosyj wellgrown apples. The whole wse surmounted with i cross end crown beautifully worked with flowers end evergreens. The communion rail was tastefully deoorated with flowers, and feme, An arrangement of Native flax at the left corner of the church looked very nios. Ths harmonium was one mass of foliage and flowers, the reading desk and leoteru being also prettily wreathed with autumn leavee. The lamps in the centre and around ths eidss were prettily festooned with ferns, while tho font and window sills were most tastefully arranged with a gorgeous mass ,of holly berries, ferns and flowers. Altogether ths interior of the church looked exceedingly nice. The rev. gentleman took'for hii text, Psalm cxlv., 15, "The eyes of all wait upon Thee, and Thou givest them their meat in due season.” He also read various passages from other portions of Scripture, and preached a most appropriate sermon on the great cause for thankfulness and rejoicing (for ths bounteous harvests God gives to the Wsrld. Football.—The opening match the Temuka Football Club took place' in th* Park last Saturday afternoon. ’ There

was a good attendance. Side* werepicked by F. K. Gray and G. Velvin, and throe spells of fifteen minutes each were played. The game was very exciting, bot| aide* doing their best to defend their gbiil. In the first spell Flint secured a ,tgy for Gray's side, and in the third- spell Polasbek secured one. Volvic's side did not score, although they forced their opponents down several times. < For Yelvin’s side Fitzgerald, Carr, Angland, and E. Smith showed up wel, while for Gray’s side Flint, Gotten, Gegho.-ne, and J. Clinch played well. The President of the Club, Mr F. H. Barker, has piesented a trophy of the value of £2 2s, which will be awarded to-the forward whp;acorss the most points in the Cl sb’a matches during the coming season.—'Tbe Geraldioe Wanderers opened the football < season by a match in the p«rk on -S«tnr» day last. A considerable < number of members turned up, when aides' were chosen by Messrs Mabin and Erakiha, and a good game was obtained. Tne side chosen by Mabin wen the match. by 13 points to 5. Now that the season has fairly commenced it is to be hoped the members will roll np and practice assiduously, so that the Club may. gif* a good account,of itself during the season. Conflicting Sxatsmbnts.— Last Thurs. day we published a telegram from Wei* hngton giving an extract from a speech delivered by Mr Travsrs, in which be gave a dismal picture of the land granted to the Midland Railway Company; The following extract (aaya the Press) taken from the evidence given by him before the Middle Island lUilway• Extension Commission, which . sat in IfiM-a, will 'shew what Mr Travers thought of, some of the same country at that timel have travelled recently through the’Weit Coast, and I made special inquiries with regard to the character of the country to the eastward of the line of the road from

Hokitika to Jteezion. from personal observation 1 am satisfied that there is a very large area of Imam‘ the«valleys of the Grey and Ahnura available for settle* ment. All along the line of route there are excellent farms, and I was informed by Mr Galway, a surveyor stationed at Ahaura, that the country between (hat township and the Tutaekori, one of the branches of the Ahaura, some thirty miles up the river from the township, was all practically level,, and available for culture. . . . . The country: from the Hope Saddle dpwn to the Hamner Plains is mountainous, and the va>|ey itself is narrow; but nearly the Whfile, both to the north of the Hope at)d that intervening between it and the Hurunoi river, is available, and is used for sheep farms. . . . lam personally.ertisfied that a line of railway leading through the Hope and up the Ahaura, through the . basin of the Grey, would open up a large i* area of excellent country, besides very great mineral resources, and more especially coal.” Further on he stated that “the area of land from the Tere* makauj.North to the line of the Bailor would afford the meana of settling • very large population."

Dubious OonroiDBSOH. An art union of books was held in Oamam recently, and amongst the prise-winners was Sir Robert Stout, who drew the prizs of a book entitled “ The History olfj Frsethought; ” the Hon. Mr Shnmski, a Jew, drew a book entitled "Modern Judea, and Mr Sid on, an under taker, won a book entitled “ Where are the dead P ” Itis regarded as a curious coincidence that th* prises should (all eo epptioablj . into the hands of these gentleman. Aooidbst. —Nows oame to Temuka yeslerday that Mr and Mrs Worthington met with an accident lait Sunday. The full details have not yet reached as, but so far as we here beard they were with some of ’their children driving ont to Upper Waitobi, and the tandem hone haying no blinkere on took fright at some thing and bolted. In turning a earner the vehicle capiiied, and nil were thrown out, but none of them sustained serious injury, although some wore severely shaken. - Gathouo Church.— The members of

(ha Roman Catholic Church in and around the Pleasant Point district are taking steps to erect a church in that pleasnnt little township. Subscription lists are out, and the collectors are meeting with groat encourage non t. Already over £3OO have been sub-n hed, and amongst tho names on the list is that of the Rev. Father Fauvel, of Temuka, who has contributed the sum of £SO. The land has already been bought, and there remains now only to get enough menciy to build the church. R.M. Court, Thiabu.— At the above on Saturday, Hsnry Drew, Walter ' Wilson, Archibald Morgan, and Charles ; were fined 6i each for t i yVdrunk(ipneu with the .usual alternative. ‘ Yesterday Joseph Brook* was fined 6e for allowing cattle to wander. A prohibition order was leaned against John Hellen for 12 months, to have effect in the Timaru and Levels Licensing Districts. William. Oobn, barman at the Clarendon Hotel, was found guilty of having stolen £6 7a from bis employer, J. D. Sett, on the 16th April, and wae sentenced to three ‘months’ imprisonment with hard labor. Accused, sworn, said be wanted silver for some gold he had with him, and be- ’ fbre.be could make the change (which be required to pay for some things with) he was arrested. The Bench characterised ~ . this as a cock-and-bull story, in fact a deliberate lie, such as no sensible man .. could be expected to believe. A Living Sxblkton.— The Chicago Times Delphi (Ind.) specie! seys “Dr Heed, the physician attending Mary Baker, the fasting girl of Menon, White county, ' on March 12th said the family is flooded with letters daily from prominent physicians, making inquiry *• to the girl’s condition. She has passed her 168th d«y. Id this time, with the exception of e few swallows of nourishment, not a mouthful of food has been taken. The physician states that she is a living skeleton. The ■kin on her stomach fairly clings to her backbone. She is able to talk in slow voice, and her mind is as clear as ever it was. What is now keeping her alive is a mystery which no one pretends to solve. Her determination to get well undoubtedly has gone far towards prolonging her life. . Her death has been hourly expected for three months, in case she dies, she has got a promise from her parents that no knife shall be used on her body.

Suvbxxb Coubt, Timabu,— The sittings of the Supreme Court at Timaru commence Ihia morning. Hit Honor Mr Juatioe John•lon will preside. The following oases are set down for hearing Oiril cases: Bank of New South Wales ▼. T. W. Hall, claim £2160 and interest;-Messrs White and Co. for plaintiffs, and Messrs Perry and Ferry for defendant. N.Z. and A. Land Co. v. Westropp, claim £llO j Messrs Perry and Perry for plaintiffs, and Messrs Hamenley and Wood for defendant. Mathews ▼. Lnkey, claim for decree for partnership so* counts; Messrs White and Co. for plaintiff, and Messrs Hsmersley and Wood for defendant. Be Titnarn Woollen Factory Co., •z parte Gabbot—petition for order to wind up Company; Messrs Whits and Co. for Ertitioners. Divorce! Finch t. Finch and loyd; Messrs White and Co. for petitioner. Criminal oases: Regina t. Thomas Boonay (Oamarn), two charges of forgery; Begins T. Qilmour (Oamarn) burglary; Begina r. Grant and Anderson (Oamarn), three charges of honsebreaking and larceny; Begina v, Elisa Wbittet stealing from a dwelling; ~ Regina t. Charles Parker, George Parker, ..end Francis James Slater, indecent assault — Mr Hay for defence; Begina r. James Bpratley, perjury—Mr Tosswill for defence. PwilOßOUt Pibb.— In reference to the recent poisoning cane at Auckland, most of the local doctors seem agreed that the pie partaken of was dangereas, not because of its containing tinned meat, but because there Wssnoventin the crust. Dr. Wilkin, for •sample, writes to the Herald as follows; "It iis hot generally known that any meat pie, 1 beef, veal, mutton, or chicken and ham is most dlngeroas when baked with a thick crust, in ~ which no boles have been made for the free Escape of the mephitic gases, which are mostly ‘' generated during the baking of the pie, and which poisonous gases brcome thoroughly impregnated with the meat and gravy of the pie if not allowed free vent by boles being made in the crust before tho baking process begins; which hoist a good . cook invariably makes, and an inexperienced one. most usually omits. Several oases have ■ come under my notice where the same

; v .choleraic symptoms have resulted after eating ' meat-pies, which were all traceable to the V'- ' wine causes— viz., no vent had been made in - were, being baked. r - r ■ The symptoms, too, ere nearly always alike in all these'cases—violent ptine, vomiting, ' diarrboss, with most rapid prostration of •trengtb; The fault in the present unfortunate instance is not immediately attachable to ■' the tinned meat, nor to tbe beef of whioh pie eonsisted, but to tbe cook, 1 expect, • who was either ignorant that sueh holes should be made in the crust before baking, or that-she made them so carelessly that they became stopped. Not long since seven people ,/ in England were on tbe verge of death from eating veal pie from the same causes —fix.* want of vrnt in the crust." /..'. Eailwat Rbfbbshmbmt Rooms, Timabtt. * . —D. McQuinneee begs to inform his anmer- • : one friends, and tbe travelling public in par- * lioular, that having taken the above rooms (or a fresh term be has decided to reduce the charges hitherto made, and in future they ‘ / will bo as followßreakfast in readiness I' for early ' trains, Is 6d j Hob Lunch or Dinber, 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. Ihe lessee would especially draw attention to the Ladies’ Private Dining-room, whioh has been specially arranged and furnished for / their convenience. A waitress is always in attendance. The usual }e Lunofies are still continued at tbe Club Hotel.—Advt. Sxmrr Mbk.—“ Wells’ Health Bsnewer," restores health, and vigor, curse Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility, At Chemists and Druggieta. Kempthpnw, Pros*** and Oo» Agents, Ohriitehnralu S