LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1721, 7 April 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sals at Hilton-.—On Monday next Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold a clearing sals of horses, ahsep, pigs, farm plemeuts, etc., at the homestead of Mr B. Cochran, Hilton.

Bazaa* and Gift Attotioit. The annual basaar »nd gift auction in aid of St. Saviour's Ohurob, Temuks, will taks plane in the Drillshed en the 24th April. Contributions towards ths same will be thankfully received. Rifle Match.—A match of this kind was fired in Temuka last Thursday, between teams representing the Temuka and Timaru Rifle Companies. Timaru won. We tried to get the exact scores but failed. Accident.—A son of Mr W. S. MaslinV met with a naafcy accident on Thursday last. While swinging from a tree in the Gsraldine Bush by a creeper he fell some diitanoe to the ground and broke his collar bono. The injury was attended to by Dr Fish, and the lad is progressing favorably.

IToOTBAIiL.—A scratch matoh (the opening match of the seaton) of members ef the Temuka Football Olub takss place in the Victo/ia Park to-day. Play commences at 3 p.m. sharp, and players are requested to be on the ground punctually. The Unien will shortly issue the on which matches are to be played with the various Olubs, and it is necessary that, this Club should go in for hard practice. We hope to see a large number roll up for practice to-day. Game.—The Gazette notifies that cock pheasants and California quail may be taken or killed within the South Canterbury district, consisting of the counties of Waimate, Mackanzio, and that par'fc of the Geraldine County lying south of the Opihi river, from the Ist day of Mny, 1888, to the 31st day of July, 1888, both inclusive, subject nevertheless to the restrictions in the Acts concerned. Bares are not now protected in the North Island, except in the Wellington and Wairarapa districts.

A Mabket fob Fbuit.—Mr Murphy, of the Canterbury A. and P. Association, says: —"We are losing a big market for oanned fruit in Australia. On the steamer in which I wai travelling there were beautifully oanned pears, apricots, peaches, prunes, etc. Naturally I took these to be New Zealand produce. ' What a fine trade we are doing here,' I said to myself. But they were Ameriean. With all our ease in growing fruit we don't supply even the steamers plying round our coasts. But they are preparing to cut into the trade in New South Wales. AMr Lamb at Booty Hill, not far from Sydney, is starting a factory that will turn out 800 tins a day. He has got over an American who nnderatandetbe business, grows large quantities of fruit of all kinds himßelf, and purchases some from gardens close at hand. It is n fine enterprise."

Ceeak poe the Weakly.—Mr Tuer, of the Leadenhall Press, writes as follows with regard to the use of cream with hot milk for the weakly : —" The value of cream as a nourishing and sustaining food is well understood ; but it is a food apt to disagree. If mixed with milk before boiliDg, cream becomes partially ooagulated ; and cold milk with added cream is difficult of digestion. Some months ago I tried the effect of good, thick, sweet cr*am, stirred into very hot milk that is immediately after boiling. The mixture remained, as I had hoped, perfectly limpid and without tendency to coagulate. Grateful to the palate and easily assimilated, I find, from daily experience, that a full midday meal of this food — at all times, for the weakly, infinitely superior to cod liver oil—consisting of a quarter of a pint of cream, a pint to a pint and a half of milk, and a due proportion of bread, may be taken even by a dyspeptic like myself without fear of after discomfort." Gebaldine Literahy Institute. A meeting of the Committee was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Rev. G. Barclay (in the chair), and Messrs A. E. Hawkins, H. B. Webster, J. Mundell, A. H. Brisco, and Major Moore. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The business of the meeting was principally to consider the question of ways and means. This was gone into at considerable length, the number of subscribers and the probable income and expenditure of the Committee discussed. The following resolutions were finally carried '.—"That a Bub-Com-mittee consisting of Messrs J. Mundell, A, E. Hawkins, A. H. Srisco, H. B. Webster and the Secretary be appointed to look into the affairs of the Institute with a view of suggesting in what way the Institute for the future may be carried on, and to report to a meeting of the Committee to be held within a fortnight." "That the present Librarian at once get notice of the termination of her engagement at the expiration of the present quarter." It wa3 also decided to request those subscribers who had not paid for the present year to do so in order to enable the Committee to carry on. A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the meeting. Presentation:. —An interesting ceremony took plice last evening in the Presbyterian Church, Temuka, when Mrs Smith, hm Miss McNair, was presented with an address and testimonial as a tokeo of the esteem in which she is held by the members of the congregation. The following address was presented by the Eev. Mr Dickson; "To Mrs Smith.—We, the undersigned, on behalf of the members and adherentß of tbe Presbyterian Church, Temuka, are pleased to have the opportunity of showing oar appreciation of the valuable services rendered by you in all branches of Christian work, but more especially on account of the prominent part you have always taken in the musical portion of the services, and while on the one hind we deeply rsgret your departure from fraoogst us, we are happy on the other to have the privilege of congratulating you upon your marriage, and trust that it may prove one of uninterrupted happiness. We pray for your temporal prosperity, but especially that the Divine blessing may attend you and your partner through life, and an abundant entrance granted you into the mansions eternal in tbe Heaveus. We beg you to accept of these presents, not for their intrinsic value, but »s a small token of the esteem in which you ore held by us." The rev. gentleman then handed Mrs Smith a handsome marble clock, and a silver biscuit barrel. In making the presentation Mr Dickson spoke in highly eulogistic terms of tbe services rendered to the church by Mrs Smith in connection with the choir, and wished her every happiness. Mrs Smith replied in feeling terms, expressing her sincere thanks to the donors for their kindness. All that she had donts had been done for the love of the work, and sh<» expected no such reward as they had given for it. All present then congratulated Mrs Smith on her marriage, and the proceedings e-ime to a close.

Mount Sombrs Stone.— Several large shipments of white stone have gone forward to Melbourne from the Mount Snmers quarry. On Wednesday the *.«. Wairarapa took some more, nmoogat it two very heavy pieces, weighing each nine tons and five tool.

Not QttaIiIHBD. — Government received, through tha Aj;ent-General, 35 applications for the chief ooramiisionership of railways, but after examinatisn it was found that none mma up to the work required. The majority of the applicants hold subordinate position* on the English railways such as good clerks, traffic managers, ete. None were received from America.

Complimentary.—-Speaking of SergeaniM«jor Mason, who will, under Inspector Thomson, of Oamaru, have charge of the police in the South Canterbury district, the Press says :—" The Timnru people are very fortunate in getting the services of so oh an experienced and capable officer an Sorgeant-Major Mason, who has proved to be one of the smartest officers in the ssrvice."

B*OBTINO.—Ob Thursday, the third day of the Austrian Jookey Club's Autumn Meeting, the Two-Year-Oid Plate, of 200 sovs.was won by Cunillui; the All-Aged Stakes, of i sovi e»ch with 300 added, by Lady Betty $ the Welter Handicap, of 5 sove each with 200 added, by Aristocrat; the Firafc Foal Stakes by Volley; the Curabrrhud St ikes, of 5 sovi, with 350 sovs added, by Australian Peer; and the City Handicap, of 5 soys eaoh, with 300 sove added, by The Nun.

Hoick Rulb. - A well-known Ritualistic Darson—The Rev. Joseph Ellis, of Wilds en.' Yorkshire answering a question, " What are we doing practically for the Irish ?" writes: —"I henceforth renounce the use of tobacco until Home Rile it secured ; awd I intend to smoke my next pipe with some Irish patriot who has paced his oold col! this blessed Christmas tithe in the nakedness of Adam, because he is the friend of Christ and the poor. The cost of it, small though it be, I will give in aid of those families now suffering from the imprisonment of their breadwinners." A Good Wohak Passed Awat.—News has been received by the last English mail that the wife of Mr George Milner Stephen, the " Australian Healer," died in England on the 27th December. She was a daughter of Sir John Hindmarsb, Rear Admiral and fir*» Governor of South Australia, and subsequently Lieut-Governor ef Heligoland. She had an exquisite talent for drawing and was a brilliant pianist, and her geniil disposition made her mioy friends. She was of a deeplr religious frame of mind, and could never read the usual "chapter of accidents" without offenog up a silent aspiration to Gjd to protect the widows and orphans. Her liberality was boundless, but she did not let her left hand know what her right did. She gave up a very romantic estate and vineyard in Australia to travel with her husband on his healing mission.

The Permanent Militia. By a General Order issued from the Defence Office the following reorganisation of tht Permanent Militn is brought in force as from the Ist instant:—The engineer and rifle branches of the force sire abolished, and the members thereof have been distributed between the erarrison artillery and torpedo corps as 3rd cUss gunners. The Ist and 2nd class torpid* men only comprise men who have pissed therequired examinations in artillery or torpedo subjects. The rate of pay to men hereafter enrolled iu the force will be 5?, until they have qualified for the higher rates. No one joining the force after the Ist instant will be entitled to the scale of compensation as provided by the General Order previously in force. The scale of pay of both garrison artillery and torpedo men has been reduced by 6d per diem. Sib GjEOiiaK Grey Sir George Grey has been interviewed at Auckland by a Bell reporter, and on being asked what he thought of the proposals in the newspapers to make him Governor for the next term, aaid :—"I have not seen these articles. J waa told about them, but I have so little time for newspaper reading. But as to my being Governor, or a sort of colonial tablt d'hott keeper, what is the idea 1 lam batter off. lam independent and have my liberty. As a Governor I should be compelled to entertain and feed people Ido not care about. Of course, he gets so much per year for doing it; but Lord This, the Marquis That, and the Duke of Somethinsr-else oome to him with letters of introduction, and he has to be civil and entertaia them, and talk to them, when all the while he is anxious to get away to read some book." Sir George will address the citizens before the meeting of Parliament if he is well enough. It is his intention to make Auckland his permanent home.

Aw Exceptional Whist Hand.—List week, Biys the Inadoo correspondent, of an exchange, an event occurred in the the United Service Club, Calcutta, which at first sight appears hardly worth chronicling, but which in reality is very much so, Mr Justice Norris and three doctors were playing whist. Two new packs were opened, and were tray*d and shufßed in the usual way. The dea'er turned up tbe knave of clnbs, and on sotting his hand found that he had the o f her twelve trumps. Now, what would an ordinary individual think are the odds against such a combination being held by a given player? A few hundred thousands to one perhaps! No, but 158,750,000,000 to one I Or, in the words of a contemporary, if every man, womsn, and child in the world—including babies in arms, knaves in gael, and lunatics in confinement—were to snend an entire year exclusively in shuffling and dealing there would be one chance of the combination which has occurred to the four Calcutta players turning up I . Only two or three other such hands have been recorded. Shrewdness and Ability,—Dr Soule'i American flop Bitten so freely advertised in all the papers, secular and religious, are having a large sale, and are supplani ing all other medicines. There is no denying the virtues of the Hop plant, and the proprietors of theie Bitten have ihown great shrewdness and ability in compounding a Bitters whose virtues are so palpable to evary one's observation.—Examiner and Chronicle,

Hollo way's Pills—Changes of temperature and weather frequently upset persons who are most careful of their he<ltb, and particular in their diet. These corrective, purifying, and gentle aperient Pills are the best remedy for all defeotlve action of the digestive orgs.es. They augment the appetite, strengthen the stomach, correct biliousness, and oarry off all that is noxious from the system. Hullo if ay's Pills are composed of rare balsams, unmixed with baser matter, and on that acoount are peculiarly well adapted for the yeung, delicate, and aged. As this peerless medioine has gained in fame for the past, so will it preserve it in the future by its renovating and invigorating qualities, ana the impossibility of its doing harm,

SYNOPSIS OF ADVBKTIBH)MEIfrB.

Bazaar and Gritt Auotion—ln aid of St. Saviour's Ohuroh, Temuka, on 24th April. J. Brown, General Merchant Temuka— Notifies that he has juat to hand full-sized cornaacks (48 x 260 at Timaru prioes. W. S. Maslm, Auctioneer, Greraldino—Sells washing machines, boots, general drapery, furniture, etc, at Qeraldine, on Thursday next.

Davies anel Murphy, Drapers and Clothier*, Timaru—Quota prices for linen ticks, whit' blankets, colonial tweed trousers, and men's suits.

N.Z. Olothine Factory, Tinarm Branoh — Requests the public to look out for the New Zealand Clothing Factory's autuma and winter advertisement.

J. Bsllantyne and 06., Drapers, Clothiers, Milliners, and Dressmakers, Timaru—Notify that they are now offering raantlrs, jacket*, and fur lined cloaks, including leading leading novelties from many lands, for ladies, misses, nnd girli • invite inspection. Special notice re made-to-measure mantles, jackets, ulsters, etc. A. Maxwsll, Saddle and Harness Maker, Timaru—Notifies that o wing to the incraasine demands for his patent spring pads in all kinds of collars and saddles, he has resolved to give up the retiil trade and derote himself to the wholesale trade only, and that he has disposed of his rttiil business to Mr John Price. Requests that all accounts owing be settled before the 20th April.