LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1716, 27 March 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

QgniiWVX Mokthlt Saib.—The Geraldine monthly sale will take place on the 4th kpri\. Messrs J. Mundell and Co. are now booking entries. . .v-oo£id&t Fares. —ln our advertising columns will be found the train arrangements and fares for the Easter Holidays and Christchurch Autumn Races.

vi'ft.M!. Coubt, .TuuiriA.—We understand that under the new arrangements the .Resident " Magistrate's will sit in Temuka only once a fortnight in future. The Justices of theTeaoe will sit evecy alternate Wednesday, so that there will be a weekly sitting of the GNfet.\; - ••••iiIBSB Chbbsb Shipmewt.—One hundred and fourteen tons of ebeeie left Invercargill on Saturday morning for transhipment at Lyttflton to the s.s. Bimutaka, being the produce ■of eight factories and two private shippers'. The value at Invercargill was estimated at £4500.

Tbotting Match. —A" trotting matcH for £5 a side came-off yesterday afternoon, between Mr John Angland's Kitty and Mr Counihan's Tommy. The course lay from Winchester to Mr Darroch's corner, Temuka, and Tommy won easily ; in fact, he was never called upon, and literally speaking, walked in.

An Onsaiural Creature.—A married woman named Eva Romunje, residing in Uska (Hungary) lately confessed to th« authorities at Pesth that she had poisoned all her eight children just after they bad been born by giving them a decoction of poppy leaves. The only reason that she gave for .series of rash acts was that f>b" did not'l.ke the children, and as she had a spite against her husband she thought that the beat way of venting it. She is now in the Peßth county gaol, in order that she may be watched as to her state of mind. Cbickei. —A matoh between Lillywhi'te's English Meven and a Wellington Eighteen was played on Friday and Saturday last and resulted in a draw. The attendance was very large on both days. The Englishmen went first to the wickets and put together 207 runs before they were disposed of. In their first innings the Wellington men only made 71, but in their second innings they did better, 222 standing at theit credit when the last wioket fell. The Englishmen commenced their second innings at 5 o'clock and when 21 had been snored for the loss of two wickets the slumps were drawn as the light was bad. On Sunday the Englishmen for Ghristchurcb, where they commence a match yesterday. Mblboobnb Exhibition.— 4fc a meeting of the Melbourne Exhibition- Commissioners at Willington on Friday, it was stated that the following space was required ;—Auckland, 3217 it; GHsborne (nor yet completed), 12ft; Napisr, 86fb ; Wanganui, 361 f t; Wellington, 3187 ft; Blenheim, 91ft • Nelson, 387 ft; Hokitika, 812 ft; Ohristohuroh, 5746ff5; Camaru, (not yet oompleied), 10ft; Timaru, 3*7ft; Dunedin, 5809 ; Invercargill, 605ffc; Queensiowo, 71.9 ft ? total, 21,687 ft; estimated .«pnee for six trophies, 1000 ft; estimated space lor exhibits from Colonial and Indian Exhibition shifted to Melbourne, 3000 f t; grand i 'oi al, 25,687 ft. An allowance of something like 10,000 ft will have to be added for passage j space. i

y. &4^ ND^WB Sali.—Messrs J. Munhold an important sale of efoep at Geraldine to-day. R.M. CotTBT, Gebaldikh.—At this Court, yeßtorday, before the Rev. 0. Barolay and A. H. Brisoo, Esq,, J.P.'s, Johanna Almond was charged on the information of Patriok Burk with setting fire to grass on his farm, and wad sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

Gbbaldinb Rifles.—The members of this corps went into camp an Saturday evening last preparatory to taking part in the annual Easter ennampment e.t Ohristohuroh. The oamp, which, is under the command of Captain Pearpoint, is very conveniently situated in the large park, the men following their usual vooations during the day, and reluring to camp in the evening. The Presbyterian Church.—A harvest thanksgiviog Rervice was held last Sunday at the Presbyterian Church, Temuka. There was a very large congregation at both morniug and evening services. The church was well decorated, and there was a goodly display of the fruits of the earth. The Be v. Mr Dickson preached a very able and interesting sermon from an appropriate text, and th« hymns had also a special applicability to the occasion.

Jobs Ball's Daisy.—Under the heading "John Bull's Dairy" the "Wellington Press, ib a leaderette on the prospects for the shipment of good butter in regular quantities to England, says :—" The first essential, however, 60 the success of the shipment is that the butter should be of the first quality. It will be necessary that some action should be taken similar to that carried out in Cork, Limerick, and elsewhere—a system of official branding in the colony. If the dairy farmer of New Zealand will support the Government in earrying a measure of this kind, we may rest assured that New Zealand first quality will compete with Danish or Brittany butter on even terms in London." Despised His Judgment.— In American farmer owned a pugnacious buij thai could not be kept inside any fence, One day he broke out and made for the railway. His owner saw the end of hia tail disappear over the fence, and made tracks for him as fast as be possibly could. Just as he reached the railroad along came a train at full speed, and there stood the bull on the track, h»ad down and ready for a butt at the locomotive. The old man, delighted with the pluok of the little brute, swuog his hat and shouted st the top of his voice; "Go at it, you little cuss t I vdmira your pluck, but despise your judgment f "

POVKBTIIN 80TOHHAHD.—The Southland News says :—"How it may be in other parts of the colony it is not, for the moment, necessary to inquire, but one thing is quits certain, that, locally, there is more poverty, if not absolute destitution, than could be imagined by those who only look at the surface of things. Seeing the well-fed and well-dressed crowds that assemble on public occasions, thronging the streets and railway stations en holidays, the natural conolusien of a visitor would be that he was in the midst of a community where wan), was unknown. The utter absenoe of medioanoy, too, would confirm this belief. Yet, in spite of all these unmistakeable indications of well-being, as regards the great majority of the people, there are but too m»ny eases in whiob the struggle for existence is a hard and bitter ene —in which life has sush poor and sordid surroundings as to nsake it hardly worth living." Spohtika.—At the JJunedin Jockey Club's Aimvarsary Meeting on Friday the Hurdle Race of 60 sovs. was won by Dunluce, the 1 Anniversary Handicap of 100 sovs. by Apropos, the Novd Race of 60 sovs. by Sweetbriar, and the Three Mile Trot of 55 sovs. by Mr Goodman's Fat. The Two Mle Trot was won by Mr Fairley's Bella. £3572 passed through the totalisators during the dav, the dividends ranging from £1 16s to £49 Is.—At Napier on Friday the Handicap Hurdles of 100 sovs. was won by Mr Lunn's Treß See, and the Napier Cup Handicap of 250 sovs by the Hon. 3-. MoLsan's St. Clair.— A telegram from Sydney dated the 24th states that the Hawkeßßury Handicap was won by Alma, with Southerly Buster secood, the time being 2min 2958 C.; seven started, and the race was won by a head.—At the Liverpool Spring Meeting on Friday the Grand National Steeplechase of 1000 sovs., with a sweepstakes, was won by Mr Bird's Playfair, Mr Lawrence's Frigate second, and Mr McAllas's Ballot Box third. S.C. Educational Institute. The quartsrly meeting of the South Canterbury Educational Institute was hfld on Saturday in Timaru, Mr Aitkan, of Geraldine, presiding. The Chairman read a very intsresiing report of his trip to Neloon, and the business transacted at the Conference. A hearty vote of thanks was aecorded to him for the very able way in whioh he represented this branch of the New Zealand Institute. A discussion took place on the action of the Board in reducing teachers salaries before the expiry of the three months' notice, and ultimately the following motion unanimously adopted and ordered to be forwarded to the Board of Education —" That this Institute, while fully recognising the necessity for retrenchment, and not taking exception to the reduction of the salaries of teachers, would respectfully call the attention of the Board to the fact that cbuse 47 of the Eduoation Act 1877 has sot been adhered to, inasmuch as the teaehers in the Board's service, while apparently receiving tht statutory three months' notice of the termination of their engagements, have had their salaries reduced before the expiry of the period of three months." A Hughs Antagonist. The whaling steamer Lizzie N., when about fifteen miles off the coast of Maine, saw a large loag whale of the finback species, and attempted its capture. A bout was lowered and manned by Captain West, his mate, and four seamen. Captain *Vest, took a heavy whale gun, in which was an explosive bomb laoce, while the mate steered. When the boat was near enough to warrant a shot Oaptain West fired, bat as the sea wan rough, the motion of the boat destroyed the accuracy,of the aim. The whale was badly wounded, but not in any vital pare. The whale then made for the boat, and in passing under it struck it with his flutes, throwing it some thirty feet into the air, with its crew. As the boat descended the whale again struck it with bis tail and completely demolished the boat and killed one of the crew, cutting him completely in two. The whale then commenced to bite, and strike with its tail at the pieces of the boat, killing two more men, wko were supporting themselves on pieces of the wreck. Captain West, the mate, ana the other man were taken aboard the eteamer, and another boat was lowered to capture the monster. Then the whalo attacked the steamer. By a quick movement of the rudder tbe steamer cleared hiiu by a few feet. This occurred a second time. By throwing over a larg« cask, ht which the whale, thinking it was the ship, kept bucking away, the captain was enabled to get a shoj; with the bomb lance, and fiaally the whale was killed.— Boston Transcript.

In Bankbumoy.—At fcha District Court, Tioaru, on Saturday, the Registrar, Mr T. Howler, read the following written judgment by His Honor Judge Broad in regard to M, Maze, whom it was recently sought to bring under the operation of the penal clauses of the Bankruptcy Acts—"Re Maze.—l think there is room for reasonable doubt as t> whether bankrupt intended to defraud Qracie and Co., and, therefore, I am bound to give him the benefit of tke doubt, and must refuse to make an order for his im* prisonraini." The Saltation Armt.—The Solvation Army at Tetuuka ou Sunday held harvewt thanksgiving services. The barracks vere splendidly decorated, and the supply of 'lie fruits of the earth, uf every description), was large. Last evening a coff ie supper was held, at which about 200 wer« present. Three tables were laid out the whole length of the barracks, and they were filled twice over, while others were unabls to gain admittance. At Ihe close of the supper the vegetables, etc., displayed at the harvest thanksgiving Fervic?s were disposed of by auctioD, and the whole passed off very successfully.

Shrewdness and Ability.—Dr Soulo'u Amerioan Hop Bitters so freely advertised in all the papers, sacuiar and religious, are having a large gale, and are supplanting all other medicines. I'hers is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and ths of thene Bitters have shown great and ability in compounding a Bitters whono virtues are so palpable to ev- ! ry one's observation.—Examiner and Chronicle.

Baxter's Lung Pbbsebvee has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy in the treatment or Uoughs, Colds, Bronchitis, and othet chest and throit oomplaints. Read advt. ind try it.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Caleb Weodley, Lagoon Farm, Milford— Trespass notice. A. 1, Logan, North/Bank, Orari—Has 86 acres eruss bo let.

N.Z. Railways—Pares for Eastar Holidays and Chrisfcchuroh Autumn Races.

J. Mundell and Co., Auctioneers, Goraldine —Are now secsiving entries for Greraldme monthly stock sale. W. MoOann, Conl and Timbsr Merchant, Temuka—Advertises pricss of good building material, T.GL lining and flooring, barbed wire, rtc.

Drummond and G-lasson, Commerce House, Timaru —Notify that they have just made a special purchase of new Colonial dress goods in Btripes, checks, fancy patterns, etc ; quota prices for horaeapuns; dressmaking department und<>r the care of Mr« N*pier.