LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1616, 9 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

WINOHHBTBE Faib.-— The monthly Fair at Winchester takes place to-day. Abowhenua Town Boaed. —The monthly meeting of the Arowhenua Town Board takes place to-morrow evening. Peteoleum.— The Gisborne representative of the Southern Cross Petroleum Company, Mr G. Smith, telegraphed to Christchurch on Saturday i " Good newsjat last; 135 feet of oil in the pipes.” SIK Eobt. Stout.— Sir Eobort Stout, accompanied by Lady Stout, arrived in Christchurch on Saturday morning from Wellington. Sir Bobert Stout addrissed a public meeting last night, and will address meetings every evening this week excepting Saturday.

Football.— The following football team left Christchurch for the North yesterday Forwards—" Bean, Baswick, Dow, Fuller, Hnast, Harris, Horner, Moir, Sutherland; backs —Helmore, Boberts, Donnelly, Allardyco, Francis, Wilson, Richards; emergencies ; forwards—Torlesse, Weekes; hack— Mountfort. Donnelly takes the place of Helmore after the Wellington match. Blbotobal Addbbsibs.— MrW. Rolleston addresses a meeting of the Rangitat* electors at Milford this evening. Mr Palmer addresses a meeting at the Rangitata Station school to-morrow evening. Mr Franks addresses a meeting m the Temnka Volunteer Hall this evening, and Mr A. E. G. Rhodes addresses a meeting at Fairlie Creek tomorrow evening, AH the meetings take place at half-past sevem o’clock.

Thk Waimatb Hospital.— The appeal of the Waimats County Oounoil against the allocation of £1216 2s 2d as its proportion of contribution to the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the year 1887 and 1888 was heard before Mr H. W. Robinson, R.M., and Messrs E. G. Kerr, and Alpheus Hayes, Commissioners, on Friday. After hearing evidence and Counsel, the appeal was dismissed with £4B costs. Mr Hayes differed from the decision.

Thb Waterloo Cor. —At the Resident Magistrate’s, Court, Christoburoh, on Friday last, P. Butler, the owner of John Drumm, sought to reoorer from the Treasurer and one of the stewards of the late Plumptou Park tneetiag, the amount of £IOO the value, leas £l3 Is, of the Waterloo Cup, which he alleged had been improperly paid to Mr D. M. Ross, the owner of Huroun-al-Raechid. Judgment was given for the defendant*, but no costa were allowed. The Elections. — We are given to understand that Mr S. Buxton, of Rangitata Island, has been very urgently pressed to come forward as a candidate for Rangitata. On last Saturday afternoon Mrßuxton had not definitely made up his mind on the subject, and we have not heard from him since. The electors of Rangitata could not select a more capable man. He is one of the best and most forcible speakers in South Canterbury, and we hope he will be prevailed upon to become a candidate.

Accident.—On Saturday afternoon, Mr P. Wareing’s son, Harold, was accidentally wounded by a discharge from a gun. It appears that he was accompanying Mr Wareing and other gentlemen on a shooting excursion, for the purpose of assisting to carry the game, when ko got into the line of fire of one of the party tad received several pellets of "hot in various parts of h's body. Although the wounds are painful, no vital part* have been injured and no danger is anticipated to the lad. From the way in which the shot is distributed about him, It wou’d almost appear th*t he reosived a portion of the discharge from two guns, hut none of the party appear (o know exactly how the accident happened.

Worth Reading.— ln the Ctago Daily Times of August Ist last, there appeared in a report of a meeting held in Dunedin on the previous Saturday evening the following " Mr J. H. Richardson, the Secretary, was instructed to obtain from MrJ, M. Twomey 2000 copies of his address to the electors of Gladstone on Industrial Development, being a series of articles reprinted from the Temuka Leader, Several speakers spoke in the highest terms of praise of Mr Twomey’s address.” Since then the 2000 copies have been ordered and forwarded to Dunedin, and now the Budget and the Otago Work man, two Dunedsn weekly papers, are republishing the articles m full. From information to hand wa learn they are creating quite a sensation there. Three years ago Mr Twomey brought out the scheme of a Rational Bank and cheap money to farmers, and it went like wildfire through the whole length of the colony. Now bis articles on Industrial Development are attracting attention.

Looad Industry. —Mr T. Bowkett, coaohbuildor, of Geraldine, has just cotfapleted to tha order of Mr R. H. Pearpomt a draper’s travelling van that for workmanship compares favorably with anything of the class produced in city workshops, while for convenience it surpasses anything travelling ia the district. Outwardly the van has the same appearance as an ordinary one. Instead, however, of the sides and back being simply oilcloth or leather they are composed of wood, and fitted with a number of shelves and drawers of various sizes for holding goods. A shutter swung from the top with hinges can be lifted on either side and at the back, and allows the whole stock to be displayed as in a shop. The shutters bring propped with an iron rod forms a miniature verandah, and allows of business being done even in wet weather. A space of about eighteen inches wide is loft vacant inside the trap which can be utilised for carrying feed or any other requisite. Altogether the van is a most convenient one, and the design and workmanship, both of which are Mr Bowkott’s, reflect groat credit on that gentleman. Protection Association.— U the weekly meeting of the Christchurch Protection Association on August 2nd, after the ordinary business was gone through, it. wae agreed that the following questions be put to candidates for Parliament Are you in favor of a customs tariff sufficient to enable local industries to compete with long hours, cheap labor, and the low rate of interest on capital of foreign countries ? Are you in favor of a remission of duties on goods that cannot be made or produced in the colony ? Are you in favor of raising the revenue by the means of a land and income tax f Are you in favor of a State Bank of Issue? It was decided that the above questions be forwarded to kindred Associations. The President and Vice-President were appointed as a deputation to wait on several candidates to ascertain to what extent they agree with the planks of the protection platform. The meetiag also discussed the following extract, which is interesting te farmers and others at the coming elections, viz.“ A New York paper, the Tribune, made a direct appeal to the farmers recently, in order to ascertain their opinion on the merits of protection : as to whether they considered it bensfleial to themselres, One month was allowed for replies, and in the time 2554 votes were sent in. The voting was as follows i—For,protection, 2351; indifferent or undecided, 114; freetraders, 89.” The result was consequently an overwhelming majority of the farmers favoring protection. Railway Refreshment Rooms, Timahu. —D. MoGuinness 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 followßreakfast 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 choice confectionery, &e. The 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 Lundies are still

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