The Tumeka Leader TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1722, 10 April 1888, Page 2

The Tumeka Leader TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Saib at Winchester.—Mr K. F. Gray sells valuttle freehol I farms, town property, and live stock at Winchester to-day. The Bet. Mr DowiE.-Tbe Rev. Mr Dowie and his wife are now conducting a short healing miesioxi in Christchurch. Concert at Orari Bridge.—A concert will take place at Orari Bridge in aid of the school prize fund on Thursday evening next. A first-rato programme will be gone through. K.M. Court, Geralbine. - At this .Court, yesterday, before Captain Wray, R.M„, H, R. P«arpotnt sued R. Johnston for £79 lis lOd, for goods supplied. Defendant confessad iudgment. Oa the application of the plaintiff, immediate execution was granted. The Court then adjourned till the 18th inat. ' The Mat Queen. —The work of saving cargo from the wreck of tlie May Queen was completed on Saturday. One thousand tons of c>*rgo have been raised, nod about 900 tons have been lorwarded to Christciiurch for s»le ; the bsJaniie wae for the most part useless. 3o far nothing has trtfnxpjrad as to floating the vessel. Find <W Board a Homeward Bound Steamer.— A Rater's telegram published iu last night's Mai'.', dated London, April Bth, says :—From latest r e?orts received from Monte Video, it appeurs ii? a t & n 8 Colonial Unioo Company's steamer Selembria pnt into that port owing to fire in her coal bunkers, which it wea found impossible to extinguish. Her cargo of meat was so damaged that twelve thousand carcases were sold there for five cents each.

Lahd Board. At a meeting of the I Canterbury Lund Board on Thursday the ' following l*nd sales were made, and perpetual leases and deferred-payment licenses granted :—Section 32, 50a, and section 37, 49a 3l< 37p, in reserve 349, Orari, to Jos. Proucifootj section 9, reserve 189, Orari, 48a 18p, to Wm. Payne j section 46, reserve 1371, Orari, 105 a lr 30p, to Joseph Andraws; seotion 93, 164 a 3r lOp, and section 94, 298* 3r Bp, in reserve 350, Jlangkato, to William Malby; section 47, j reserve 1371 j Orari, 218 a l4p, to James j Streetor. j

Sham Ei stbenohmrnt. Oh Tuesday (savs the W( illington Press) we mentioned as *n insianc* < »f sham retrenchment the ctse of Ma-jor Scam lell, who, having received £676 for loss of oi See, had just been given a freeh office at £4O 0 a year. The -job was such a Arrant one that on its exposure Ministers became alari tied at their own action, and we learn that I ;he Premier has intervened and cancelled th e appointment, which had been authorised t iy ona of his colleagues.

Fooxbai ,l.—The Temuka Footba'l Club ployed the opening match of the season in the Pur' k on Saturday, and there wac a good atf eudance. Sides were chosen by G. V«! Ivin (captain) and W. Dyson, and, des| jite the afternoon being very wiirir, tfne game was well contoßted throngho' ut. If a conclusion urny be drawn from the manner in which all the players acquitted themselves, the Club should a lake a good record this season. When the game ended the scores were: Velvin's team, 4 points ; Dyson's, 2.

A S* range Coincidence.—-One of the Strang*at of coincidences is related '.a follows bj< the Ballarat Courier :—" About twenty years ago a woman, residing not far froiao. the Barwon Rivei:, was the unfortunate wife of i drunken husband, whom she frequently upbraided for giving way to drink. One day he went fco the river and drowned himself, leaving a widow and four daughters and a son. Time rolled on ; the widow recovered from her painful affliction, and sought fresh joys by marrying a publican. Her second lease of matrimonial life continued for some years, during which four sons and a daughter were added to the family. But a few days ago the body of the second husband was founfl in the river, within 50ft of the spot where husband No. 1 met with the same fate."

OPOHTINQ. —At the Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting on Saturday, the Steepleohase, about 3 miles, was won by Ravens worth, and the A.J.O. Plate by Abercom, with Australian Peer second, and Arseaal third. The Final Handicap, 1£ miles, was won by Nonsense, Kosebud second. —The first meeting »f the recently.formed Canterbury Trotting Club was held at Christchurch on Saturday, and was pretty well attended. Handicap Time Trot, saddle; 3 miles—Mr J. Bodrieue's Victor (40aec. behind) 1, Mr W. Cliff's Bine Gown (scratch) 2, Messrs W. and 0. Kerr's Gipsy (60sbc. behind) 3. Time, Bmin. Usee. Dividend, £4 Is 6d. Handicap Harness Trot, 3 milesMr E. Young's The Eogue (20aee. behind) 1, Mr Kerr's Wait-a-While (60aec. behind) 2, Mr B. Murfitt's Betsy (35sec. behind) 3. Dividend, £ll 2s. / Utilising DBinocABDS. 7 - i the authorities of a. rural commune nearyMons, in Bnlgium, have discovered a method of turning the pecoadilloes of drunkards to the general advantage. A passed a fsw months ago makes it a very serious matter indeed to gel tipsy in Belgium, and evury night the garde-cbampetre of this partieultt village has his hands full. When he finds a f*llowctiznnunmiatakeably drunk he leads him and wishes him a genial " Good night." Early next morning the policeman goes to the houses of the delinquents, and, furnishing each one with a broom, informs bim that he must set to work and sweep the streets or be prosecuted for drunkenness. Most of them prefer to work out their redemption by aitinjj as scavengers, and the r«sul' is that the street; of that commune are cleaner now than they have ever been within living memory. But what is to be said of the efficacy of the new law for the repression of drunkenness ? SOLYINfIf THE RABBIT DIFFICULTY. —Yesterday no leas than 3500 rabbits were delivered at the Marlborough Mea,t Preserving Co.'a works the largest number yefc delivered—and it s*ys much for the Btaff and tho plant that they are equal to the magnitude of tho operations which such a demand makes upon them. Tho rabbits are principally trapped, few being shot, and the work thereby entailed, and in preserving the carcases gives employment to a very large number of hands. The company have now lying on the whsrf, ready for shipment, 100 cases preserved rabbite, each containing four dozen 21b tios, and besides Ibis they have some 400 or 500 cases in store. The company are erecting a new boiler, which will shortly be completed, to keep pace with tho increased demand. They are. certainly to be congratulated on turning tho rabbit nuisance into a profitable expert, and in giving employment to a very large amount of labor. Marlborough Time?.

Daisy Industry.—rhe Wellington Evening Press has been favored with the following copy of a letter from the Premier to the Agent-General, dated sth April, 1888 : " Sir, —As the manufacture of butter and cheese in the colony is now beoomitig a (Very important industry, it seems to the Government that it should do all in its po ver to aid and assi3', and with that view it has been decided that the best meant to that end would be the importation of a duly qualified expert, who oould instruct the manufacturers in the best methods of < preparation of their produce to suit the English market. I, therefore, have the honor to request that you will be good enough to secure the services of eucb a person. The salary to be given, it is thought, should not exceed £2OO per annum and reasonable travelling expenses, with a three years' engagement and a free passage out and home, if, at the expiration of the term, the person should decide to return, altnough I have no doubt, should he prove a sucoeis, his occupation wjuld be permanent. I would Buggest that he should not be beyond middle age, say, from thirty-five to forty, and possess a fair education ; but, being assured that you understand exactly the tort of person required, the Government are content to leave the important matter entirely in your hands."

Royal Meanness.—Labouchere is no lover of royally. what he says regarding tho latest bit of ecjoomy practiced by the Sailor Prince ; The Duke of Edinburgh has long !>een unpleasantly notorious for his huckstering propensities, but lam surprised to learn that even he, ' ' although mercantile and mean beyond merchandise and meanness,' should have withdrawn his annual subscription of five guinea! to the Kent County Hospital, at G-tnterbury, on the miserably squalid ground that he has now ce»sed to reside in thfc dis'riot. After having been a patron of the institution for fourteen years, he might Burely have, continued this not very liberal subscription, considering the munificent acile upoa which the country has previded for him. The Board of Management have acfcerj with entire propriety and justice in striking the Duke's n"me out of U>e list of patrons, for his conduct is in the highest degree discreditable. Providence must have been slumbering when this personsga was born a Princo, for he would have been bettor placed in all reypeots behind the counter of a sharp pawnbroker. He is always looking after the cheese-parings and the candle-ends.

Annual Election of School Com mittees.—The annual meeting of householders in every »otjool district in South Canterbury for tbe purpose of electing a School Committee for the ensuing year tak»s place on Monday evening, the 23rd April. With the exception of Bsaconefield and W»itaki North the place of meeting will be the schoolhouse in each district.

The Bajjbl oi Tongues.—Accordinp to a calctilatioYi made by Professor Kirohhoff, of H ,11a, tbe linguttge most spoken on ths ulobe, for the last 1000 years at least, is Chinese, for it is without doubt tbn onlv one whioh \a ttlked by over 400,000,000 of the human race. The next language most in use, bnt a very great distance behind Olnnese, is Hindustani, spoken by over 100,000,000. rheri follow English, epoken by about 100,000,000; Russian, over 70,000,000; German, over 57,000,000 ; and Spanish over 4?,000,000.

Lack of Interest.— The Otago Daily Times of Thursday says :—" The interest t»ken in the local option polling for the licensing district of Maori Hill North, which took place yesterday, m<iy b« judged from the fact that only ono ratepayer took the trouble to vote. At> he voted against any increase in the number of licenses, this solitary vote decided that for the next three years there shall be no increase in the district of publican's, New Zealand wine, accommodation, or bottle lioenses*

A Native , Curiositi.— The Biy of Plenty Times says :—" Visitors to Maketu would do well to have a look nt some Maori carving just put up in the Catholic Maori Church there. Although still un--6nißhed, there is enough to interest any intelligent tourist. The cross on the stable is completed, and the main bracket, destined hereafter for a statue of St. Peter, is also covered with pure Maori work, and a time will see the whole of a rich heading to the doorway complete. It is intended by the Maoris to rill in the spaces between tbe studs with Tuitui work, which, which, when done, will, with the carving, make the church unique of its kind jnNew Zealand and Australia. Feboue Seed.—The Daily Telegraph reports»'that amongst other produce which is being exported from Napier to Lonlon is tall fescue seed, Mr Ormond during the last fortnight having shipped away 1000 bigs, the Rotouaahana taking 700 last Sunday, and the Mararoa 300 the previous week for transhipment at Sydney and Melbourne. From these ports the seed will be forwarded by Orient sleamors to London. Tall fflscue grown in England will not germinate if sown in that country, but it has benn proved that New Zealand grown seed will; hence its value. This last season hsis been an excellent one for that crop, and on old riverbeds the yield has beep, exceptionally heavy. Poisoned by Camphor.—An inquest was held in Melbourne recently on (he remains of a girl named Jane Nicholls, who had been a barmaid at the Steam Packet Hotel, Williamstown, and who wa3' supposed to have died of camphor poisoning. C. R. Blackett, Government Analytical Chemist, deposed that he had made an examination of the contents of the stomach. He hud found an odour of camphor, but not more than would aris* from the taking of one or two grains. He could discover no other poison. Th« camphor taken by the deceased might easily have evaporated, The smallest dose known to have produced fatal results is 20 grains, but he bad known of 180 grains beiug taken without injury, Dr Hoffman, who attended the deceased at the time of her death, deposed that whsu called in he found the deceased was dying. He injected etbet, which brought her round somewhat, but she relapsed, and died sixteen hours afterwards. He believed the cause of death was camphor poisoning. Be attributed the srnill quaotity of camphor found in the stomach to the deceased haviog vomited duriog the night previous to her death. Camphor did not always act immediately.' A person might frequently take it without injury, and then on taking another dose the whole might act together and cause death. The deceased in taking it would probab'y not be aware of tha*, peculiarity. Mrs Dobbin, the landlady ot the hotel, stated that she had seen the deceased chewing camphor. The jury returned a verdict—" That the deceased had died from congestion of the brain, produced by eating camphor while unaware of its deadly nature." i

Soft and Heavy.—The late Judge Pohlman, of Melbourne, was a pious man with a little lisp, who took a great interest in the welfare of criminals. He used to speak tenderly and forgiving to the garotter, until that misguided individual would feel as if Poblman was his long lost pa, and then he would make a little remark or two at the «nd of his discourse which would cause the garotter's hair to stand up and his jaw to drop right down to his legs. This was the way the Judge generally went on : " Well, John Smith, de jury have found you guilty, and I'm sure you caa't but dink dey did right. You have a lot of common zanse, and I believe you're a man of naturally good disposition. Dere are zeveral extenuating zercumatances in your case, but de law is de law, and n3U3tba upheld, Now, I hope you'll make good uae of your time in gaol. I wou d advise you to learn a trade. Whit trade would you like/ Military bootmaker; very good ; a-nize, respectaole, and remunerative occupation. Well. John Smith, as I zed before, I don't look upon you as an ordinary criminal. I dink dere are zeveral tggsellent traits in your character, which, if properly trained and directed, would make you an ornament of zoziety. 1 shall speak to the chaplain about you, and get him to zee you as Qften as ha cao, Well, now, as I have said, I take an interest in you case, and I earaestly hope to gee you refcrrred. The sentence which I am about tp pass on you is meant for your good and wellrbeiog, not as a revenge for de outraged lan. De H*ntence of tbe court ia.det you be imprisoned for JO years, the first dree in irons, and dat you reesive dreo whippings of 50 lashes each !"

Working Men. Before jou begin your heary spring work after a winter of relaxation, your system needi cleansing and strengthening to prevent an a! tack of Ague, Bilious or Spring Fever, •or BQmq Spring ciokneis that will unfit you fur a seasonfa work, 'jfou wjll save time, much siokneei and great expense if you will nae one battle of J): Souls'i American Hop Bitter* ju jour family thia' month. Don't JJawkeye. Baxter's Ltjng Preserves has gained great popularity in this diatrict as a gpeedy and effectual remedy in the treatment of Oou&hs, Combs, Bronchitis, and othet cheat and throat complaints. E;ad advt. and' try it, "" ■