LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1627, 30 August 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Monthly Sale. Messrs J, Handed and Co. sells some prime sheep, cattle, fat and store pigs, etc., at Geraldine, to-morrow, A A’ irdpt [joeD.— News received from Sydney states that a sale has taken place there of a number of sr'icles belonging to Lord Augustus Loft us, formerly Governor of Now South Wales, and lately declared, bankrupt. The lots inc'udod many presentation pieces. Ancient Obdbb op Foubstees. On Wednesday evening neit there will be a meeting at the Crown Hotel, TVmuk*, to arrange for opening a Foreitere Court in Temuka. Member* of the Order will be ia attendance from Tiroaru, and we understand that the movepirnt is likely to be a success. A rowhbnua,—ft wpufi appear that, it has •been decided - by ; the u powers:-'hut.-h-) that the original survey round the creek through Arowhenua shall be adhered to, us a resident who owns a a ction near the creek received an iiitipi-'ion from the Commissioner of Crown Linda, Mr J, ' fj.| Baker, to that effect last week, J -

Electoral Addresses! Mr J. M. Twomey addresses a meeting of the Gladstone electors at Waitohi to-night, and Mr Rhodes addresses a meeting at Hilton to-morrow night. Mr S. Buxton will address the electors of Rengitata at Geraldine on Friday evening, and at Woodbury on Saturday.

Cnaiotrs Vocal Exbboibb. At an English Normal school the principal, at the close of the setaion, asked the pupils to hand in such examples in difficult articulation as they could remember, and amongst many olhere occurred the following ;—“ Of all the saws I ever saw, 1 never saw a saw saw as this saw saws.” “ I saw Esau kissing Kate ; the fact is, wo all three saw $ I saw Esau, ha saw I saw ; and she saw I saw Esau.” Entertainment as Temuka.—To-mor-row night, Prank Willmoii’s Comedy Company give one of their most entertaining performances in the Volunteer Hull, Temuka, The bill of fare comprises “ Tangled,” “ Once Again,” and “ Borrewed Plumes,” Judging from the comments on the performance of the Company in other places a first-clfss entertainment may be depended upon. Cyolinc.—The fifty miles record was lowered at Christchurch on Saturday by W. G. Carl, of the Pioneer Club, time 4 hours 3 minute's, A rider named Pillow accomplished the distance in 3 hours 57 minutes, but it being unattested it is doubtful whether the performance will be accepted as a record. At Christchurch on Sunday J. C, H. Bamlett travelled 50 miles on a tricycle In 5 hours 18 minutes. Mixed Competitors.— A contemporary says that among the applicants for (he janitorsbip of the Christchurch Normal schools were a Cbinam n, a half-caste Maori, a disrated policeman, an “honorable,” an heir to a dukedom, a gentleman who bad been divorced from his wife, three widows, a lawyer “ recently in practice at Manchester,” a clergyman with a large family, an ex-convict, and an army captain. Fatal Accident.— A man named Henry Miller was found dead in a water-race near Methvsn on Sunday morning. The deceased (who worked on Gould and Cameron’s station) was in Methven with several other men on Saturday evenisg, and all left for boms quite sober. On the way, however, the deceased took a small bottle of rum out of bis pocket, and so muddled himself that his companions could not get him along, and were compelled to leave him. He was neve.' seen alive afterwards.

Geraldine Rifles.—A meeting of the Committee of this corps was held on Friday evening last, when tenders were received and dealt with for flooring the Drillshed and erecting three anterooms as follows : —D. Clouston, material and labor, £162 6s 2d; labor only, £33 8s lOd j A. White, £l3O, £3O ; Clinch and Lloyd, £lB9 9s, £47 10s; W. Young, £l4O, £32 19s. The Committee decided to find the materials themselves, and to accept Mr White’s tender for labor only. Service of Sono —On Tuesday evening next the Choir of St. Saviour’s Cnurcb, Temuka, give the service of song “Eva,” in aid of the organ fund. The service was given in Temuka a short time ago but the weather militated against the attendance. On this occasion we hope that the night will be a fine one, and that the attendance will be as large as the merits of such an entertainment fully de-serve. The admission has been fixed at Is for adults, ana 6J for children. Thh Pahobl Post. —The regulation* for the Row Zealand inland parcel poit are now issued. The rates of postage for a parcel will be—-not exceeding lib in weight, 7d j exceeding 11b, but not exceeding 21b, lOd • exceeding 21b but not exceeding 31b, le Id j and so on up to Is Id for a parcel exceeding 101 b, but not exceeding 111 b, beyond which weight no parcel will be received. The dimemions allowed for a parcel are—greatest length 3ft 6in, greatest length and girth combined 6ft. To all places net served by railway, coach, or steamer, only parcels not ezoesding 61b in weight and not measuring more than 2ft in length and Ift in breadth or depth may be accepted. It has not yet been decided when the system will coma into force.

1 Pbksbttbrian Church, Tkmvka.— An intimation having been received from tin > Presbytery in - Timaru that the Rev. T. Dlekson would assuma charge of the , pastorate on the Bth August, a meeting of ladies of the congregation was held yesterday afternoon to consider what steps should betaken to welcome the rev. gentleman. There was a very large attendance, and it was decided that a soiree should be held, and ladies were appointed to canvass the district for subscriptions for the tea, sell tickets, etc., other details being left to the Church Committee. In the evening there was a meeting of the Committee, when all the necessary preliminaries were arranged. Among those present at the induction m ill be the Revs. Elliot (of Wellington), Gillies, Barclay, and White. Milvobt) Lasoon.—On Saturday a party of six, under tha charge of Mr P. Ooira, proceeded to the Milford lagoon to open up the bar. On retching Mr Woodhead’s farm they embarked on board a boat, and to high were the waters of the lagoon, that they were able to row over what is, generally speaking, good firm ground. On arriving at the beach it was found that it would be necessary to out through a very wids strip of shingle,-and the cutting would also hare to be made of considerable depth. The work was, however, commenced forthwith and completed in about 3} hours. The cutting once made, the pent* up water of the lagoon very epeedily enlarged it, and before the party left a strong stream of water was flowing to the sea. On Monday it was found that the work had proved most successful. The lagoon was lower by several feet aoi largo mud flats wore left exposed. On these, a number of Natives were busy treading out eels, which were to be found in great quantities. Now that the fishing season is approaching it is essentially necessary that the mouth of the lagoon should be kept free. AniiEOBD Eobbbbt. The Ashburton Guardian reports that on Saturday evening last a singular robbery is reported to have occurred at the house of a Mr Gee, on the . Alford Forest road, near the Woollen Factory. It ie said that Mr and Mrs Gee left the house shortly after eight o'o'ock, leaving four members of the family (the eldest of whom was a youth of 17) in bed. On the return of Mrs Qee she found that some flower pots which stood on the kitchen window sill had- been knocked down, and that the contents of one of the bedrooms had been disarranged. On Mr Gee’s retnrn he discovered that £7 10s, whioh he had in a purse in a oash.box (locked), the latter being enclosed in a tin box, whioh was also locked, was missing, and the cash-box and the other box were looked just as he bad left them. Furthermore, the keys of the two jiad not left his possession It was found that a piece had been cut : with a diamond cut of the kitchen window, so that a person oonld have 1 ea«v access to the catch of the window. The f matter was placed in the hand* of the"polioe.»

Investiture of Abohbishop Redwood. —During High Mass at St, Mary's Cathedral, Wellington, on Sunday morning, Archbishop Redwood was invested with the pallium. The ceremony was performed by Bishop Luck, of Auckland, sad there was a large assembly of (he clergy of the arch-diocese. Hayden’s Imperial Mass was sung by a powerful choir with orchestral accompaniment. There was an immense congregation to witness the ceremony, and large numbers were unable to obtain admittance to the Cathedral.

The Gladstone Seat.— The Reluming Officer for the Gladstone District notifies that candidates for the Gladstone seat must be nominated at noon on the 16tb September, and, if necessary, a poll will t»ke place on the 26th. The polling places are Tbe Courthouse, Temuka (principal); office of the Levels Road Board, Pleasant Point j sohoolhouse, Fairlie Creek ; office of Mackenzie County Council, Burke’s Pass; sohoolhouse, Washdyke j Mr A. Cowan’s woolshed, Tekapo ; sshoolhouse, Wnitohi; and the Railway goods shed, Albury.

Dance at Milford.— On Friday evening last a dance took place at Milford in aid of the funds of the school, and the gathering proved one of the most successful of the kind yet held in the district. About fifty couples were present, and dancing was kept up far some hours with great spirit. Mr W. Modallum acted most efficiently as M. 0., and the music was supplied by Meiers J. J. Heap and F. Colville, wbo gave every satisfaction. Refreshments were provided, and were both plentiful and good. In fact, the dance was a thorough success, and the Committee deserve all praise for the arrangements they made and the way they carried them out. The Ranqitata Seat.— ln our advertising columns the Returning Officer for the Bangitata District, Mr. Geo. Jameson, Ashburton, announces that the nomination of candidates far the Rangitata seat in the House of Representatives will take place at tbe Geraldine Courthouse at noon on the 16th Bept. If a poll is necessary it will take place on the 26th September. The polling places. are the Courthouse at Geraldine (principal), the sohoolhouse at Peel Forest, Woodbury, Orari, Milford, South Rangitata, Winslow, Flemington, Wakunui, Seafield, and Pendarves, the Library Hall at Oherlsey, and the Road Board Office at Lismore, A Curious Calculation.— Of late some very curious calculations have been contributed to “ Notes and Queries.” The following may interest some readers. A person is supposed to go to church 52 Sundays in the year. He takes one pin oa the first Sunday, two on the second, four on the third, and so on, doubling the quantity each Sunday. On the 52nd, or last Sunday, he would have to take 2,251,799,813,685,248 pins, and the number taken during the twelve months would be 4,503,599,627,370,497. Now, allowing 200 of these pins t) weigh an ounce, their gross weight would be a little over 628,292,358 tons, and it would require 3,141,462 locomotive engines to remove the same, allowing 200 tons to be a load. Early Rising Made Easy.— Visitors to the Loipsio fair flocked in crowds to see the so-called magic bedstead which was exhibited in a booth on the Konigsplatz, By means of a strong electric current the occupant of the bed is twice aroused through the ringing of a bell, after which a tablet with the words; “ Time to get up! ” is thrust before the eyes of the sleeper, then his nightcap is pulled off his head, and last of all—lf not thoroughly awake by this time—he is pitched out of bed on the floor. Meantime the busy electric spark has lighted the nightlamp on the dressing-table, as also the spirit lamp under , the coffee-pot —an admirable arrangement for the dark winter mornings.— Norddeutsohe Post. Horrible Crime in Paris.— The trial of Pranzini for the murder of two women and a girl last March, in the Rue Montaigne, at Paris, under tbe most revolting circumstances, was concluded recently, the accused being found guilty of murder without extenuating oireumitanoes, and condemned to death. To thelast be protested bis innocence. The trial was attended by dramatic and sensational incidents, the judge continually calling upon tbe accused to confess, and ordering him dot to attempt to mesmerise the witnesses. Pranzini appears to have led a chequered life. From being a post-office clerk iu Egypt, ho became interpreter first with General; Skobeloff, and afterwards with General Wolseley in , the Soudan, while he had also been to Burmab and Afghanistan. Epidemic Suioidb. —Epidemics of suicides are happily very rare in this country. We are not as a people, though proverbially grumblers, particularly discontented with our lives. In nationalities distinguished > by. tbe enforcement of military service as part of the duty of citizenship, life is so irksome that suicides are common. We venture 'to think that the conditions of living have'more to do with suicide than beliefs or fatalism. It would, however, be a mistake to confound the mere prevalence of suicide in a district or class with epidemic suicide properly so called. It is possible that just as hysterical phenomena may extend by imitation from one person to another until the total number of individuals sffaoted is very large; so the impulse to selfdestruction may be propagated, although there is no sufficent causa for the prevalence of the act. This would be ah epidemic lof suicide. It would be interesting to ascertain whether genuine evidence in support of the hypothesis that self-slaughter is sometimes epidemic actually exists.—Lancet. . To the ladies of Timaru and surrounding district.— Another reduction to meet the times. A cup of tea or. coffee with cake supplied at all hours at the Railway Refreshment Rooms for fid. Luncheon as usual, A waitress in attendance for ladies. The Shilling Lunches still continue at the Club Hotel. D. MoGuinness, Proprietor.—Adrt.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,

Office of this Paper—Proof of debt forms for sale. S. Buxton—Dates of meetings at Geraldine and Woodbury. J. Mundell and Co.—Entries for sale at Geraldine to-morrow. Friedlander Bros. —Additional entries for sale at Temuka on Thursday. J. E. Aekroyd—Has accepted Crawford and Taylor’s tender for fercir.g. G. Jameson, Returning Officer—Notice re election of member for Rangitata seat. In Bankruptcy—Bo Jeremiah Tangney, of Temuka. Mr W. G. Aspinall, solicitor, F. W. Stubbs, Returning Officer—Notice* re election of member for Gladstone seat. Presbyterian Church, Temuka—Soiree in Volunteer Hall, on Wednesday evening, August 7th. Temuka Road Board—lnvites tenders for formation, beeping Rangitata fords in repair, and carting shingle. Ancient Order Of Foresters—Meeting in the Crown Hotsl, Temuka, on Wednesday evening of persons interested in the starting of a Foresters’ Lodge in Temuka. M. Spillane, Bush Hotel, Geraldine Notiffee that fie has taken the Bush Haul, and that no expense 'arid trouble will be spared to ensure the comfort of Visitors thereto.. . ’„:i