LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1672, 13 December 1887, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

San Francisoo Mails.— A special train with the English mails *ia San Francisco passed through from Christchurch last evening. Thursday Halt Holiday.— lt will be seen on reference to another column that owing to Friday next being a public holiday in Geraldine the shops will not close on Thursday afteraoon next. Boabd Meetings. —The monthly meeting of the Geraldine Road Board takes place today, and that of the Arowbenua Town Board Board to-morrow evening. The adjourned meeting of the Geraldine Town Board takes place this evening. Rudeness Snubbed.— Mr Thompson, the illustrious author of the Vogel row, has received a nice enub. Bast Saturday there was a Bill in which be was deeply interested before the Houee, and the members walked out and thus killed the Bill, Tbie ie boycotting pure and simple. It may teach Mr Thompson a lessen in good tiste and manners. Saltation Army, Temuka. —On Monday evening next the members of the Salvation Army in Temuka wolcome with a monster demonstration Colonel and Mrs Taylor, the new divisional officers |n New Js«a}and, who have just arrived from At. there will be a tea, and at CojoneJ and Mrs Taylor wifi lead a groat pubfic demonstration. There ip every prospect of the tea and meeting being very largely attended,

Scandalous if Tkub.—The Dunedin Herald on Friday evening dated positively, and icsertejli copies of letters in support of its statements; that the telegram which appeared at the time of the general election, ae “ special' 1 to Frees Association, to the effect that the Agent General had read a letter from Sir Robert Stout, in which the latter predicted defeat lor bis party, was a spurious one, and was never dispatched by the London agent of the Age, from which paper the Association takes orer its telegrams. Customs and Beer Duxt.—The customs returns for November total for the colony £101,627. The amount for the corresponding month last year wns £99,380 4s Bd. The total amount collected for eight months is £845,38417s 6d, and the estimate for same period £833,333 6s Bd. The total beer duty for the colony waa £4341 16s Bd, The estimate for the month was £4500. The amount received for the corresponding month last year was £4815 6a lid. The New Roman Catholic Bishot.— According to the Lyttelton Timas the Right Rev. Ur Grimes, the newlyappointed Roman Catholic Bishop of the newly-constituted diocese of Christchurch, is expected to arrive early next month. It was rumored in Christchurch last week that he would arrive by the San Franciso mail steamer, but evidently this was erroneous. He has come from France via Mauritius, which he left on the 19th of November last, and is accompanied by a number of Catholic priests.

Resignation of Db Pollen.—Telegraphing yesterday, the Wellington correspondent of the Ashburton Guardian says t —“ I hear that Dr Pollen has definitely resigned bis position in the Council, though it was not generally known till this morning. The fact became known through Mr Hamlin asking the doctor to take charge of a Bill for him in the Council when he was met with the reply that this was impossible as he was no longer a member. There is a buzzing about amongst ths Lords this morning, who, it is said, are holding a caucus of their own, and a rumor is freely circulated that several intend to resign either immediately or sooner.” An Opening job Daikt Produce.— Dealers in produce (says the London correspondent of the Otago Daily Timas) declare that the present season offers a good opportunity for colonial and New Zealand cheese. Several small parcels of cheese have been sold in the London market at from 48s to 655, which is the average price of American cheese. Throughout the summer Cork butter has maintained the price of JOSs to I2oe, the average price being 70s to 80s, and it is considered that prices are not likely to recede before next spring. Licensing Committbb. —The quarterly meeting of the Tamuka Licensing Committee was held in the Courthouse last Thursday. Present—Messrs Talbot (Chairman), Meyer, Elyth, and Grant. The transfer of the Winchester Hotel from Mr John Farrell to Mr Thomas Farrell was confirmed. The report of tha police was satisfactory, with the exception that it stated that the police had given notice .to the lioenarta of tha rarions houses te proridc fire-ssoapes. They had not complied with this notice, and consequently the police thought it necessary to call ths attention of the Committee to it, to that an erder might be mads. Mr Ceira abated that ha bad received three eaoapea made of wire, and was erecting them, Messrs Heap, Chamberlain, Angland, and Farrell promised to comply with the request of the polios, and Constable Morton was ordered to report at the next meeting as to whether the arrangements had been satisfactorily carried out. It was deemed unnecessary to place fire-escapes in either the Wolseley, Orari, or Crown Hotels. Tha meeting then terminated.

JRanoitata Racing Club —A meeting of the Rangitata Racing Club was held at Mr Deacon’s Bridge Hotel on Saturday last, Mr T. W. Corbett ia the char. There were 20 members present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. A committee was formed to put the course in thorough order. Correspondence was received; from the C.J.C., accepting the programme for Boxing Day under their rules; also from Messrs Cowie and Co., offering to work one of their totalisators on tho ground. The Secretary was instructed to reply to same. lho nominations being so satisfactory it was decided to hare a Handicap Trot, two miles, for entrance money.lt was proposed, and supported by all the membars present—“ That a member’s fee for the future be 10s fid per annum, instead of £1 Is.” The meeting concluded with the usual vote of thanks to the chair. The coming meeting promises to bo one of the best ever held by tho Club. The handicaps are duo on Thursday for the Arundel Cup and Hurdles, Aqcibbnts. —On last Saturday Miss Nantes (Biater»in»law of Mr W. G. Aspinall) had a narrow escape from serious injury. She was driving with Mr Aspinall’a child through the township of Arowhenua when something frightened her horse and it swerved round, with the result that the trap was cspsiz-jd. Miss Nantes and the child were thrown out, but fortunately escaped injury, with the exception that Miss Nantes was slightly bruised and shaken. The bcrse, which felt with tho trap, remained quiet till some of the neighbors released it uninjured. The splash-board of the trap was broken, but nothing more serious occurred. —Yesterday as Mr W. Johnston was crossing the Temuka river near the Oxford Bridge the strap in the hames gave way, and the traces fell to the ground. Fortunately the horse remained quiet, and thus further damage was averted.— A young fellow named McDonald, whose parents live at Rangiora, was thrown from a horse at Ashburton on Sunday morning, and fell on his head. He was very badly hurt.—A yonng man named Quinn, of Methven, met with a very serious accident late on Saturday afternoon while at work with a Cambridge roller. He was standing on r board generally used for a seat, when it broke and be fell down in front of the roller. Quinn held on to the reins, but did not succeed in stopping the horses till the roller bad passed over bis legs and up to his loins, Another man who was rolling ia (he paddock saw the accident, and immediately ran to his friend’s assistance, but to extricate him he bad to draw the roller over the remainder of Quinn’s body, a depression in the ground favoring this expedient, Further assistance was then procured, and Quinn was taken to Ashburton about nine o’clock in the evening. Besides being badly crashed he received a very ugly scalp wound, the roller having caught his Lead, tore Ihe akm completely away from tho back to the front, and laid the bone quite bare. Hopes are entertained of hio recovery, A lad narflpd Thorrjas Lqqgdqn, working at Anderaon'.a foundry, Christchurch, got one of his hands very badly* crushed in some machinery on Saturday afternoon, mid several of his Augers had to Imi ornpijtatpd.

Exhibition.—The “ Exhibition of the Went ” will bs open in Geraldine tomorrow and in Temuka on Thursday. General Mite, a dwarf of very small dimensions, and "The Eighth Wonder of the World," from the Circassian Mountains - a man with a wonderful head of hair and pink eyes will entertain visitors. Cota Lee, the gipsy “fortune-teller," is also with the show, which is well worth a visit.

Absbnx CoukOILLOBS. —Telegraphing on Sunday, the correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says:—l am in a position to give you an item ef information which up to the present is not known to mors than three members of the General Assembly. The source from which I obtained the intelligence is thoroughly reliable, although not connected , with Parliament in any way. It appears that csrtain absent Councillors are under the impression that having obtained leave of absence for a session they can stay away for two or three sessions without making fresh application* for leave. This 11 a delusion, and one which is likely to cost some of them their ■eats. It seeme that the case was decided in another colony that a Legislative Councillor absent for two yeare forfeits his seat. Well, there are six members of our Council absent for two yeare without leave, and the names of these gentlemen will probably be struck off the roll at an early date. One hon. gentleman, who is regarded as " pink of fashion and the mould of form," the observed of all observers, is likely to have his named erased from the list. He is at psrsent here, but he was absent without leave during a couple of previous sessions. Further developments in “ another plaoe " may be looked forward to with interest.

Oeicxbt.—A match was played at Geraldine on Saturday between the Geraldine and Temuka Cricket Olubi. The latter had the utmost difficulty in making up a team, and half-an-hour after the notified starting time only eight men had been secured. The driver of the express, however, was willing to play, and it was thought probable that substitutes might be procured on the ground, io a start was made. On arrival at Geraldine the Temuka men were met by Mr Wilson-Smith, Hon. Secretary of the Geraldine Club, and conducted to Mr Taylor’s Hotel, where a capital luncheon had been provided for them. After due justice bad been done to the repast, an adjournment was made to the onok et ground, and Geraldine, winning the toss, elected to go to the wickets. The ground was in good order, but played somewhat dead, and the long grass of the outer field caused a good deal more leather hunting than there should have been. From the start of the game to the finish there was never any doubt as to the result, it being evident that Temuka was completely overmatched. The Geraldine men managed to knock np 88 runs in their first innings, of which W. Moore contributed 31, Fitzgerald 21, Ward 14, and Wilson-Smith 11. Oleghorne, Heap, Ogilvie, and Hope bowled for Temuka, and, considering the general want of practice, did fairly well. Two smalt boys having bean enlisted on the side of Temuka, Bryars and Ogilvie went to the wickets, to the bowling of Fearpoint and Fitzgerald. Ogilvie played very carefully, and made a neat bit for two, but was unfortunately runout just as he was settling down to play. Bryars played a neat innings for 16, including one for 6,3, 2, and five singles. The remainder of the team walked out to the wickets and retired almost as rapidly,, the innings concluding for 25. After a spell, the Temuka men went in for their second innings, with similar results, Bryars being the only one to make a stand. At the fall of the fifth wioket time was called, the score then standing at 16, of which Bryars contributed 12, not out. Ogilvie was so unfortunate as to receive a nasty blow on tbs hand, which necessitated his retiring. The bowling of Fearpoint and Fitzgerald was good, and the fielding of the > Geraldine team capital, W. H. Moore proving a perfect host in himself. Geraldine is to be congratulated, not on their team haumg beaten Temuka, fer that was a very easy matter, but on the evident interest that is being taken in cricket by some of the leading men. Dr Fish acted as umpire for Geraldine. For Temuka sundry of the players acted in that capacity. Three hearty cheers were given for the victors and vanquished, and a start was made for home at about 7 p.m.—A orioket match was played in Geraldine on Saturday list between a team from the Orari Bridge School and one from the Geraldine School. The former yfere oiptain-d by A. McLean and the latter by James Colbert, The Orari Bridge boy* proved altogether too many for the Geraldine boys, putting together 114 in the two innings, and winning the match by 86 runs. To the ladies of Timaru and surrounding district.— Another reduction to meet the times. A cup of tea or coffee with oake supplied at all hours at the Railway Refreshment

Rooms for 6d. Luncheon as usual. A waitress in attendance for ladies. ■ The Shilling Lunches still continue at the Club Hotel; D. McGuinness, Proprietor.—Advt. Coughs, Comb, Bronchitis, &c., are quickly cured by using Baxter's “ Lung Preserver.” This old-established and favorite medicine is pi asant to the palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. For ’testimonials see advt. Sold by all patent medicine vendwis.

Baxter's Lung Preserver has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy m the treatment of Coughs, Golds, Bronchitis, and other chest and throat complaints. Bead advt; and try it.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Half Holiday—Shops will not closs in Geraldine on Thursday afternoon next. H. N, Hiskens, Guardian Office, Geraldine—Has lost an overcoat; offers reward. Exhibition of the Wsst—Opens at Geraldine to-morrow, and at Temuka on Thursday. Salvation Army, Temuka—Notice re monster demonstration to welcome Colonel and Mrs Taylor on Monday next, W. 0. Beswick, Deputy Assignee—Nejioe re bankruptcy of Geo. Oanaran, farmer, of South Bangitflta ; first mooting of creditors on December 15 at Deputy Assignee’s office, Timaru.

Lightbanid, Allan and Co., Christchurch — Draw special attention to their boots and shoes, —the “ Zcahndia,"—pronounced at the Indian and Oolonial Exhibition the best in the]world j every pair warranted to give good wear.

J. Baxter, Medical Hall, Christchurch— Draws attention to his “ Lung Preserver," an invaluable medicine in all stages of consumption, and not to be surpassed in efficacy for coughs, colds, asthma, loss of voice, and all affections of the throat and lungs; publishes a number of testimonials.

P. Storey, Terminus Hotel, Christchurch— Notifies that the “ Terminus 11 offers special accommodation to families and the travelling public. The Hotel is only five minutes’ walk from the centre of the town, has large com* mercial rooms,' private suite of rooms for families, fine bath rooms, and Qply the best kinds of liquors are kept, Tbos, Barr, Baker and Confectioner, Temuka—Directs the attention of the public to his choice stock of English, French, and Colonial confectionery and sweetmeat*, and to his stock of fancy goods fo,r the Christman season, which he will sell at (he very lowest pneefj. Tea and coffee can be obtained at his refreshment rooms at all hours.

Wood, Shand and Co., Christchurch-—Draw the special attention of farmers to the Long Russian Hemp Twine, which is the cheapest and beet (twine made, also to the implored j Walter A. Wood patent binder; which will ' handle any crop, out as low as a grass mower, and rune very light; are now landing some of John Fowler’s famoue traction engines with all the latest improvements.