LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1599, 25 June 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bkih Sam.—Messrs J. M undell and Co. hold a sale of skins at Geraldine on Monday next. Satisfactory.—At a meeting of the Wellington Land Board a return of the Commissioner of Crown Lands showed that in the district, out of 389 selectors only 25 were in arrears, TJnsabb Eoad.—The Overseer to the Geraldine Road Board announces in our advertising columns that owing to a land slip apposite Mr Skinner's house the road at Redcliff is unsafe for traffic, t The Queen's Poetbait.—The portrait of the Queen presented by Lr Campbell to the people of Temuka has has been hung in the reading-room of the Mechanics' Institute. Its position over the mantelpiece makes it a prominent objeot on entering the room, and doubtless the Committee will have no objection to allowing visitors to inspect it. DISOOVBBY 0? HUMABT REMAINS.—A portion of the trunk, with ane arm, of a male human body was picked up under the main wharf at Timaru yesterday morning. There is no possibility of identification, but it is generally believed that the remains are those of a young man named Birrell who was drowned on the capsizing of a yacht six months ago. Fi»e at Timabc—At half-past ten o'clook on Thursday night a fire took place in the office and storeroom of the Timaru Woollen Factory. When discovered, the fire had a good hold, but the Fire Brigade arrived quickly, and all danger was over in a few minutes, The contents of the rooms mentioned, however, were totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. Bome of the employees were at the Factory at 9 o'clock and tbey say all was then safe. The mill is insured for £4OOO by the awner, Mr Wood. The stock was insured by Mr Lodge, the leesee, for £SOO. It is estimated that stock to the value of £IOOO was destroyed.

w -4 GWI bad a TSFy narr° w eß °ape a man name.. Rt whi j e Oro99 j ng the from a serious acu ; from Pareora river when on hi» . J nnr fh fl m io St. Andrews. He forded the n ™J n stream and then got on to the bridge, but u? had not proceeded far when the horse he was riding stepped over the south end—the approach having beep washed away-waod both horse and rider made a rapid descent into the riverbed. The horse was killed instantaneously, but Gill escaped unhurt, though he had a narrow escape from drowning. It is said an aotion will betaken against the Road Board in whose district the bridge ih

THISVBS in StdHßY.—From information recently collected by tho police, it is estimated that there are now fully 400| thieves at large in the city of Sydney. It i* not surprising to learn that robberies are getting very frequent in tho suburbs. A Fatal Oab«b-sb.—9« youths under 20 fears of age bad a carouse at Ballarat which was marked by a desperate addiotion to gin, and resulted in the death of one of them. Two of them, named William Gilroy, aged 18 years, and Thomas Buxton, aged 16, went to see a footballer off by train. They celebrated the occasion by procuring some gin, which they drank. One bottle not proving enough they got another, and, after that, some more, and the result of their drinking was that three of the party went staggering home, and the two named became incapable of moving, and lay down near the railway station. Gilroy was picked up insensible and taken to his home and thenoe to the hospital, where it was toned he was suffering from alcoholio poisoning. He died the following day. It appears four bottles of gin were consumed. AaOHBISHOP BrEDWOOD ON IbBIiAND.— Archbishop Bedwood arrived at New Plymouth on Thursday night, and an address of welcome was presented to him. In replying, he said with reference to the advocacy of justice being done to Ireland, that he embraced the opportunity of again asserting that she was entitled to it, and all his sympathies were with that afflicted country. He had spent ten years in Ireland, where he was ordained a priest, and his sojourn there gave bim a knowledge of the wrongs of the Irish people. He said that he took every opportunity of publicly avowing his opinion on the Irish question, and gladly availed himself of that opportunity of reiterating his previously expressed opinion publicly, and assuring the Irish people that he would continue in his advocacy of their cause. Bbljibld School.—The ordinary monthly meeting was held in the schoolroom on June 18th. Present—Messrs B. Griffiths (Chairman), Ford, and Grreenaway. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A note was road from Mr Newport asking to have his name struck off the Oomrnittee list, as he wished to resign. Besolved —" That the same be done, and that Mr Annals be asked to fill the vacanoy caused by the resignation of Mr Newport." The teacher's report for the past month wad then read, whioh showed the average attendance to be very low, owing in a large measure to the late wet weather. It was agreed to done the school for one week for mid-winter holidays, to reopen on June 27th. Mr Ford was authorised to procure some firewood for the use of the school. Ee was also appointed Visitor for the ensuing month, and the meeting terminated. AiißasD Dbomnb ob New Zbalamdbbs. —At a recent meeting of the Wellington Philosophical Society the newly-eleoted President (Dr Hutchinson) remarked that one of the greatest difficulties the colonists hai to face was the general delioaoy and want of resisting power in the rising generation, as was displayed in the very general premature decay of the teeth, of nerve disease and kindred disorders, which were caused by the crowding into towns, and the consequent evil effect of this overcrowding. He argued that if a healthy rigorous raoe of colonists were to succeed the present generation, it could only be effected by a race of " country dwellerß," in whom a surplus vitality might be stored " till it would be ready to burst forth upon the world." The inevitable tendency of society was to oongregate in towns, and hence a want of vitality in the rising generation.— N. Z. Times. The Wbaiheb.—Affcer a faw hours sunshine on Thursday ram again commenced to fall about nightfall, and continued steadily until morning. The rivers rose rapidly, and the Opihi was in full flood. This river has now a strong set to the south bank, and has washed away several acres near Parkerson's. Should its present course continue some additional protective W'rin will be required near the southern end of the bridge. On the north side the floating booms did their work bravely, and some idea of the height of the river may be gathered from the faot that the tops of the piles to whioh they were attached were for a time inviiible. Mr Eli Mitchell has also been a sufferer to some extent, the river sweeping in a Btrong current round a small island opposite bis farm, and cutting away several aores of' his riverbed paddock. All kinds of farm work are necessarily stopped, and the roads generally are in a deplorable condition of mud. BTKANGB PbOOEEDINGS OP A COBONEB.— An extraordinary scene took plaoe in a Coroner's Court at Akenham, near Ipswich, on May 3. The ooroner, Mr Vulliumy, had intimated his intention of holding a seoret inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Bertha Wall, aged 16, a pupil at the Ipswich High Bohool, whose dead body was found in a pond. Considerable popular interest was manifested in the case owing to the belief that the girl had been the victim of a libertine. After the jury bad been sworn the coroner resjuested the representatives of the Press to withdraw but they declined to do so. The chief reporter of the East Anglian Daily Times raised the objeotion that the Court had not been opened in proper form. After some wrangling the jury were again sworn, and the oustomary proclamation having been read the reporters were again ordered to withdraw. They again refused, and the jury, siding with them, said they would refuse to serve under the circumstances and rose ia a body to leave the room. The coroner threatened to fine them, and oalled in the chief constable, who forcibly removed the reporters, thereby committing a teohnical assault, which will probably be used to test the legality of the coroner's conduot. The jury still refusing to hear the evidence except in the presence of the representatives of the Press, tho coroner adjourned the inquiry for a week, and the proceedings ter. minaled amid a scene of the greatest confusion.

Railway Rbfbeshmbnt Booms, Timabo' —D, Mo&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 b» 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 fjd. Tea and Coffee always in readiness, and choice confectionery, so. The lessee would especially draw attention to the Ladies' Private Diningrroom, 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.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Geraldine Road Board—Notice re road unsafe for traffic. Funeral Notice—Re late Mrs Thomai Bull, of Pleasant Valley. P f McCaßkill, Temuka—lnvites tenders for ploughing £OQ apres at Glentui Farm. In Bankruptoy-T?!rse Batripk Madden, of farmer 5 Mr W. G, Aspiriall, solicitor. J. Mundell and Oo—lmportant sale of fruit and forest trees, blankets, furniture, etc., on Wednesday next. Geraldine ' Oounfcy Cpuncil—W. Ooltman and G. Djspn appointed collectors of County rate for GeraldlM ».B<J Temuka diatriotfl respectively.