The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1711, 15 March 1888, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Coubt of Afpbal. —At the Court of

Appeal, Wellington, yesterday, judgment in the appeal caie Timaru Harbor Board v Owners of the ship Lyttelton was postponed till the 14th April. Resigned.— Wa hare been requested to state that Mr T. W. Corbett has resigned the position of handicapper to the Woodbury Jockey Club. Concbet at Temuka.—A concert in aid of the incidental fund of the Temuka District High School will take place next Thursday evening, 22nd inst. The programme will be published shortly. Holiday at Gbealdihi.— ln response to a numerously-signed requisition ths Chairman of the Geraldine Town Board, Mr J. Mun drll, has proclaimed Saturday next, from 11 n.m. to 7 p.m., a public holiday, on the occasion of the Annual Athletic Sports. Tinwald Bam Paie.— Saturday return tickets to Tinwald (available for return the same day) will be issued at Christchurch, Timaru, and intermediate stations, by the first train to-morrow, on account of the Tinwald Bam Fair, The tickets will be available for travelling to and from Tinwald •nly. Local Ottiok. —Under the Licensing Act the residents of Fort Melbourne dsmtnded a poll to determine the number of licenses to be i>ranted by the local Licensing Bench. The poll was taken on Saturday, with tbo result that by a majority of eighty the residents declared that the number of hotels should be reduced by one-half. .Accident ax Ranoitata.— A man named John Vince mot with an accident near Raogitata railway station on Tuesday morning. He was driving a horse and trap from Orari, when the horse was frightened by an approaching train and shied, Vince being thrown out and a wheel of tba trap passing over his body. He was conveyed to Temuka where he received medieal attention. Regatta at Wanganui.- The annua regatta at Wanganui took place on Tuesday last, and was very successful. The principal event, the Senior Inrig, prises £ls and £5, was won by the Star Boating Club (Wellington), Wellington Rowing Club second. The Junior Inrig, prizes £8 and £l, was won by the Star Club, with the Wellington Club second, and the Ladies’ Plate, prizes £lO and £2, by the Wellington Rowing Club, with Blenheim second.

Dismissed. —At the Supreme Cl.risichurch, on Monday, His Honor Judge Ward delivered judgment in an appeal from the decision of the District Judge at Timsru refusing an application by the joint creditors of the late Sim of Shgert and tfauvel to rank pari pasm with the sepante creditors of Julius Siegert on bin separate estate. His Honor dismissed the appeal with costs. Leave was granted to appeal, Geraldine Town Board, —A special meeting of the Works Committee of this Board was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—Messrs /. Mundell (chairman), B. Taylor and J. A. Quin. Tenders for clearing the water-tables and culverts, also for breaking the atones on streets, were opened and dealt with. The streets were let in three sections as follows : Section 1, W, Fruide, £8 3s 4ki ; section 2, T. Ma'oney, £9 10s; section 3., T. Maloney, £ll 6s Bd. This being all the business the meeting terminated. Gbbaldihb Public Sports. A meeting of the Committee of thess sports was held on Tuesday evening at the Geraldine Hotel. Present Messrs E. 3, Pearpoint (Chairman), J. Mundell, J. Cunningham, J. Turner, G. Ward, J. W. Pjf, A. Taylor, and T. Markham. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Chairman and Secretary were authorised to arrange the order ia which the various events should be printed on the cards. It w«« decided that the order ot the cards should bs adhered to in carrying out the sports. Mr Mundell informed the Committee that he would run special coaches to meet the trains on the day of the sports. The Ground Committee reported what had been dona to the running track, which was now in splendid order, Mr W. Moore was appointed Referee. A number of minor details were arranged and the meeting terminated.

Eaukapcka Liobhsivo Commissionkbs.— The fi il meeting of the newly-appointed Commiiiioners wa» held at the Oourthomis, Geraldine, on Wednesday, March 14th, 1888. Present—Mussrs W. U. Slack, 0. G. Tripp, A. H. Brisco, and W. E, Barker. On lbs proposition of Mr Tripp, seoondsd by Mr Barker, Mr Slack was elected Chairman, Mr filsck briefly thanked the Board for the honor they had conferred upon him. The minutes of tbs last meeting of the old Bench were read and confirmed. A long conversation took place on the new district, and finally* Mr Tripp proposed, Mr Brisco seconded, and it was carried—“ That the Eaukapuka Licensing Committee would suggest to the Government that as there are only four publiobouses in the diitrict, and the Government have so latfly divided up the district and created a new district, viz., the Geraldine Town District, the Eaukapuka Licensing District be abolished and be reunited with the Geraldine Licensing Diitrict, as the two Committees would only increase the expense of administration.” The police report on the licensed bouses under the control was considered satisfactory. On the proposition of Mr Barker it was decided to taka the vote J for Local Option on May Ist, 1888. This being all the business the meeting closed. j

Qeialdine Road Board. —The monthly meeting of this Board, which should hare been held on Tuesday, lapsed for want of a quorum. Several apologies for nonattendance were sent. This is the first time the meeting has lapsed during the past ten years. Confbssion of Mubdbb. Michael Carrol), aged 40, a gasworks laborer, gave himself into custody at Sydnay on Tuesday, stating that he had murdered bis swestheart near Woolwich, England, nineteen years ago. The girl’s name was Mary Olouston, and she had quarrelled with Oarroll, refusing to haye anything to do with him, Tbs prisoner subsequently made an appointment with her in a lane between Deptford and Woolwich, and when she cams he struck her violently on the head with a hammer and fled. The girl was found next morning alive, bat she lingered a few hours and died. A man named Walter Book, a printer, wee arrested on suspicion of having committed the crime, and meat circumstantial evidence was adduced, but he was acquitted amid great indignation, Oarroll Ist the story out in a drunken fit, and eventually asked for a policeman to give himself up. He also admitted serving fiye years at Home for badly assaulting a gas manager The nan has been a soldier and deserted twice. He was recently concerned in a sly grog-selling onse, and ie generally a bad lot He was examined by medical men, and found to be suffering severely from a drinking bout, but he told his tale circumstantially, and was very minute in the details, SO. Hospital and Ohabitablb Aid Boabd,— -The monthly meeting of the South Canterbury Hospital and .Charitable Aid Board was held yesterday. Present—Messrs J.Jackson (chairman), Slee, Moore, Ha; hurst, Balfour, McLaren, Barker, and DrLovegrove The chairman stated that the overdraft had been reduced to £9OO. He regretted to say charitable 'aid cases were increasing, and many were urgent. A discussion took place in regard to patients who had received treatment at the hospital and who refused to pay anything for the treatment, snd it was resolved “That in future the monthly statement published by the stewards be enlarged, and show 'destitute' opposite the names of those who state to the Oharitable Aid Officer that they are unable to pay." The motion was oarried by 4to 3. It was decided that the present visiting staff be notified that their term expires on the Slat inst., and the incoming staff be informed, and asked, if they are willing te act. Accounts to the amount of £31613» Id were passed for payment. It was resolved on the motion of Mr MoLaren that a special meeting be held on the 31st March, at 2 p.m. for the purpose of striking a rate, and estimating the expenditure required for the incoming year.

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SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Grand Ooßoert— At Temuka on Thursday evening nsxt. N.Z. Railways—Train arrangements for Tinwald Ram Fair. Holiday at Geraldine—On Saturday nsxt, from 11 e.m. to 7 p.m. L. Walker, Four Psaks, Woodbury—lnvites tenders for falling and cutting up gums and other trees at ths station at per card, W. Upton Slack, Woodiido, Pleasant Valley—lnvites lenders for carting 3000 bushels of oats to Winchester from Pleasant Valley, James Winning, Gensral Merchant, Temuka —Notifies that he has a supply of full-siKed corneioks to hand, whieh he is selling at 8d each; has ample storage for 17,000 sacks grain at lower rates than Timaru—store in perfect condition.