LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1637, 22 September 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Electoral Adbrkss.—Mr J. M, Twomey will address the electors at Pleasant Point tomorrow evening. COKOKKT AND DANCE.—A concert and danoe will be held in the Bangilata Station Bchool to-night. AUCTION.—Mr W. 8. Motlin holds an exteusive sale of drapery, boots, groceries, etc., at Geraldine to-day. School Committee Meetings.—Reports of meetings of several School Committees will be found on our fourth page. The Timabit Show. petitors for the prize for salt butter at this show are reminded that entries close on S»*urday next. Business Chasgbs,—Mr A. Shorratfc, of Goraldine, is just now bußily engaged with his men in erect in? a sawmill on the vso*nt section adjoining the Good Templar Hall. SpobTlng.—At the Australian Jockey Club's races at Sydney on Tuesday last the Shorts' Handicap was won by The Felon, the Richmond Btakes by Consequence, the Spring Maiden Stakes by Cranbrook, and th« Metropolitan Stakes by Cardigan, with Acolyte second. Pasha and Spade Guinea ran in the Metropolitan.

N.Z. Shipping Company.—The fourteenth annual meeting of the New Z?aland Shipping Company was held at Ohristchureh on Tuesday. All the retiring directors were re-elrc'ed, with Mr J. Gr. Blair to represent the Board in Wellinglon. The direoiore reported a considerable fulling off in receipts from London. After th 3 meeting Mr L. Harper reported to the shareholder in private the result of his vioit to London. The End op a Fencing Disputk.—The diupwte about pulling down a boundary fence at Parihaks, for which* seTero.l riatms rere fined, ha« end..rl, the nßtiTf-B being arrested for non-payment of the fine. Bergnanb Kelly, i he "one " por.oi:K»n at Rahitu, went singlehanded to Parih*kJ, and told l be meu ht wanted them, and they quieily went with | him to Rahotu. Ha then look them to New ?lymoui h in the co »ch. ;

ii.M. Coukt, Temuka.- A short ri - ting of this (Jourt took plnce yesterday. A 6>t offender, charged with being drunk and using obscene language at a public performance on Tuesday evening, pleaded guiliy; ami was ae'ifDCdd to 7 days' imprisonment, his Worship expressing hie det»rmin(ition to suppiens the use of in<i*cent language. I" the civil c see J. Cuon-trd v. Q. iMgelnr, claim £3 15 1, and Andrew Grant v. G. Oanavan, claim £ICO, judgment went for pli.iutiff b> .iefault, with coats. Mr Aspiiuii appoareo tor the p aiutiff ,n the iat;pr a.so. Tho Court than rose.

R.M. Court, Timaru.—At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Timiru, on Tuesday last, James Wilson wns fined 20s and costs for cruelty to a cow. He was taking the cow to the saleyitrdi. It was tied by the iioros to a dray, and aa it would not lead it was at limes dragged. J, Q, Blackler, of Totara, was fined 40s and costs for using insulting Lmguage to Con8t ible Stanley at the Point. Undee the Palms.—Those persons who ware not. fortunate enough to be present at the first rendition of this beautiful oantata at Geraldino lately will soon havo an opportunity of hearing it, as,.owing to its success on that occasion, and at the request of several who were then pre«enfc, it is to be repeatod on Wednesday next. The proceeds will ba for the joint benefit of the Geraldine Public Bchool and the Primitive Methodist Church. An addition of several anthems and solos will be made.

Dieteict Oottbt, TIMABTj.—At the District Court, Trmaro, yesterday, Mcintosh and McOlatcliie, Jas. Strachan, John Smith, J. G. McPherson, and D. Munro, bankrupts, wsre granted orders of disoharge* An order was made for the admisaion of M. Harris' proof of debt, in the estate of Mogridge and Wiltshire. Ee 0. H. Keid, Mr ToMwill applied for an adjournment, and one was granted till the 18th November. Ee Philip Buckley, it was arranged that the bankrupt should apply for his discharge on the 18th of November.

Abrival o? Hansak.— Hanlan, the American oarsman, arrived in Auckland by the Zealandia on Saturduay on his way to Sydney to bare a seeoad contest with Beach for the world's championship (stakes £500). He is in good form. Before leaving America Hanlan admitted that Beach was by far the best man he had ever rowed with. He said he had been fairly beaten by Gaudaur, but had retrieved himself in the second trial. Hanlan considered Gaudaur a better min than Teemer. He brings hi* own boat with him for the match with Beach.

Timabu Hahbob. •At a meeting of th« Timaru Harbor Board yesterday the Engineer reported that good progress had been made with the brook water contract during the mouth, 39 lineal feet having been completed, and 60 lineal feet of foundation blocks having b»en laid. The Harbor Master reported the arrival of 27 vessels during the month and the departure of 30, and that the dredge Taniwha behaved well on her trial trip. The Standing Oom« mittee reported that they had given instructions to dredge a berth for the s.s. Fifeshire. The account for the dredge Taniwha was passed for payment. On the motion of Mr Gibson, the motion passed by the Board last month delaying the buddiag of the no.tii wnll was resoinded.

Scotsbitbn SOHOO* CoMICiTTBB.—A meeting of the Scotsburn School Committee was held on Saturday evening, Sept. 17th. Present—Messrs Irvine (Chairman), W. E, Barker, Pithie, Johnston, Newmßn, and Freemtn. The minutes of the previou meeting were read and confirmed. Severn small accounts were passed for payment, and the Chairman's actian in procuring materials for the sewing-claes was sustained. The master's report was received, the number on the roll being—Boys 25, girls 24, total 49, average 38.6. He mentioned that no moneys had been received since last meeting for- books, etc., sold, and that the outstanding accounts ta the Committee amounted to £3 14is sd. The Committee then rocorded its vote for Mr Pearpomt re vacancy on the Board of Education, and adjourned.

The Rev. William Radoliffjj.—A. telegram from Adelaide dited 13th says that the Rev. William Radcliffe, a young clergyman who was brought up last Tuesday at the Court on a oharge of leaving New Zealand in contravention of the Fugitive Offenders Act, was remanded for fourteen days, but brought up under a writ of habeas corpus on Friday before Mr Justice Boucaut, who ordered Ridelffd'a discharge with costs againft tb« informant. Radcliffe was .-e-arreatsd directly afterwards, and was brought before the Magistrate on the 13tb. After hearing lengthy argument by Sir John Downes and Mr Nesbeit, Mr Justice Eousaut decided that as Mr Bedcome, P.M., had exceeded his powers in order* mg prisoner to bo remanded tor fourteen days, the second warrant under which he remanded him for sis days on the same information was valueless. Pusoner was therefore finally disdischarged, and since set sail for England.

LYNCH FaMILT BbLLBINGBBS.—About *S large an audience as it was possible to crowd into the Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, gathered at that place of amusement on Monday last. The attraction was the above famous company, who had adrortised to appear in,G«raldine for that night onlj. For fully an hour before the performance began people were wending their way towards the h»ll, and when tho doors were opened at 7.30 the crush was terrific The house was packed almost literally from floor to ceiling, as a large number at the back were standing upon windowsills, the backs of seats, and wherever they could get a footing. Tho performances of this talented company have been too often alluded to in the papers to need to be recapitulated here. Of course by far the best feature of the entertainment wsb " The music of the bells." This, however, has to be heard in order to bo able to form any conception of it. The oomio songs in character ware also a prominent feature in the programme. These, while highly diverting, aro entirely free fmm that suspicion of coarseness whioh U so ot»j eMonablo a feature in many comic songs. Mr J. 0. Pailarto, who has recently joined the troupe, fully sustained the name hn has made foe himself elsewhere as a comic singer and actor. His efforts were received with the greatest applause. At the conclusion of the entertainment Mr It. Lynch came forvrard and stated that the company would mo»t probably be pssdnj through Geraldine in five or six weeks' time, when they would give an entire change of programme. CißCoa. —Messrs .Fitzgerald and Herbert's London circus troupe gave a performance hst night in letuuka. This clever company have b.-en favorably received all over the colony,' and the recollection of the occaeion of their last performance in this town oaused them to ba well patronised. The performance was a> thoroughly good on*, each item on the long pogramme being faithfully carried out. . The wonderful pi ch of perfection to which Mr Organ h&s brought his team of Bronco horses was lhe subject of frequent and favorable commet.t. As a team and individually these horses executed movements that would seem to require fully human intelligence. The little clown pony Commodore is also another example of whut animal intelligence can be brought to in the proper hands. Signor Burteli.os' contortion act was a marvellous performance, and Mr X. Herbert iu his trapeze and juggling acts was also particularly good. Another clever and dariog P'rformaaoe was Mr J. Cook'* "hurdle act," the best equestrian event of the evening. Ths perfoioiauce of the mus:c»l clown 011 Situeepans, gUsser, and bottles was well received, and the jokes and comicalities of his comput iot al-io found favor with iheaudionoe. The "human cartridge " act, in which one of the purformers is i-hot from a cannon to u trapeae was also clever, but woi not of so exciiug a nature »g was evidently anticipated. The only lady pet. former was Madame B*i tello, who appeamd on the rope. The performance concluded with the mechanioal exhibition of the way iu which young cirous riders are taught taeir (profession. The general uraugcinepha

of the circus were very good,-the tent wag well lighted, and there was ample seating accommodation. The bund, under the leadership of Mr Ward, discoursed capital music,' and was far above tho average run of bands attached to travelling troupes. The company left on Wednesday morning for the south.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka.— The quarterly meeting in connection with this Church took pluce last night. About 100 eat down to ten, and the Church was comfortably filled at the mee'ing which took plaee afterwards. The Rev. W. G. Thomas occupied the chair. Speeches were de-limed by the Chairman, the Rev, Mr Dickson, Mr J. Brown, and Captain Kissel, of the Solvation Army. Further particulars will be given iu our next. Geraldinb Racing Club. -In another column will bo found the acceptances for this Club's Spring moetiog, and it will be seen that the Club has achieved a greater success in the number of its nominations and acceptances than over it has done before. Messrs J. Mundell and Co. also submitted tho privileges in connection with the races to auction yesterday. The attendance at the sale was large, and the bidding spirited throughout. The following were the prices realised :~Grand Stand Booth, John Farreli, £l7; inside booth No. 2, Joseph Dean, £lB ; inside booth No. 3, W. Binley, £l6; refreshment booth, D. Mcllraith, £8; games, John Hay, £4 ; horse yards, £<s.

BAMOAN NEWS.—The'Germane have issued a proclamation that Tamosese is the rightful King of Samoa, and' that all natives must swear allegiance before the 14th. Two gunboats have been sent round tbe Islands to post the proclamation. At Bitupatia the natives refused to recognise Tamasesi?, t»nd took the notice down. The warship Sophie punished the village by burning 160 houses and 80 boats and oanoes. They ah» shot 360 pigs, and out down all the bread fruite, cocoa nuts, and bananas. The natives fled to the bush. The Germans demand Maliefcoa's surrender under a penalty of severe punishment. The adherents of Malietoa decline, and trust to the aid of England and America. The Germans assert that their action was not taken in consequence of any decision at the Washington Conference, but because they could stand Mahetou's weakneas no longer. The German's at Apia knew nothing of their intention till the arrival of the squadron. To the ladies of Tiraam and surrounding disrtict.—Another reduction to meet the times. A cup of tea or coffee with cake supplied at all hours at the Railway Ref reihment Booms for 6d. Luncheon as usual. A waitress in attendance for ladies. The Shilling Lunches still continue at tho Club Hotel. D. McGuinness, Proprietor.—Advt. Holiowat's Ointment and Pius,— Notable SW.»,—lntense heat augments the annoyances of skia diieare, and enoaurrges the devabpmonfc of febrile disorders; wherefore they should, a« they may, be removed by theae detergent and purifying preperations, In stomach complaints, liver affcotions, pains and upafcras of tho bow?ls, Hollo«aj's ointment well rubbed over the affeotcd part immediately gives the greatest ease, prevents congestion and inflimmafcion, chooks tho threatening diarrhoi and averts inoipient cholera. Tho poorer inhabitants of large cities will find these remedies to be their best Mend when any pe9tilenoe rages, or when from UDknoffn ovines, eruptions, boils, a'bsceiseg, or ulcerations betoken the prejenoe of taints or impurities within the system, and call for instant'. and effeotive enrativo medicines.