LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1724, 14 April 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Visiting the Lakes.—Sir William Marsh (late Governor of Hong Kong) and Lady Marsh are making a tour of the Lake Country. Geraldine Road Board.—Messrs P. MoShuoe, W. Postlethwaite, and W. U. Slack were yesterday elected members of this Board. Particulars will be found elsewhere.

Geraldine Rifles. —The annual meeting of the Geraldine • Rifle Volunteers takes place in the orderly room on Tuesday evening next at half-past seven o’clock. Sale of Horses. —Messrs J. Mundell and Co. notify that they are now receiving entries for the annual sale of horses at the South Canterbury Saleyards, Washdyke, ou Wednesday, April 25th. Bazaar at Geraldine. —The bazaar in a d of the Geraldine Presbyterian Church will be opened on Thursday afternoon next by the Hon. W. Rolloston, The bazaar will also b# open on the following day. Benefit Congest and Dance. On Monday evening next the Geraldine Amateur Minstrels give a variety entertainment for the benefit of Mr Charles Corkery, Variety Artist. The entertainment will be follow°d by a dance. Fibk at Waimatb.— An old four-roomed house on the Timarn road, near Wairaatr, was burned down hte on Saturday night. It was unoccupied, and was insured for £IOO m the Union Office. The owner, Daniel Kane, insured the property in Timaru on March 10, but has never resided in the house. Wo clue as to the origin of the fire has been given.

Sib Gbobgb Gbby.—Sir George Grey's birthday anniversary, the 76bb, is to-day. Sir George got a monster address ,of congratulation on his 74th anniversary, signed by 14,000 people, and signatures are still being added to this unique historical document. The Hon. George Fisher has just signed it to mark his admiration of the " Old Man Eloquent." Phoxoßbaphy.—Amateur photography is so se<?uctivo an amusement that it ie wonderful that it is not more generally practiced. The success which has bean attained in the art by Mr J. McCaskie, of Geraldino, ought to prove encouraging to nnyone having a taste for it. He employs his holidays and spare time in taking photographs and preparing them, with the result that he has now a large collection of pictures of the principal places of. business in the town, as well as views of most interesting scenes in the district. His collection of photographs of residents in the district is also large.

Ebibasb of a Prisoner.—As understood, a question will crop up next session rs to John M'Kenzie Macdoaald, a prisoner in Terrace Gaol, Wellington, who has served 17 years' pmal servitude and been released from custody on account of enfeebled health through old ago, and on the certificate of medical authorities. Over 17 years ago Macdonald set fire to an hotel in Wanganui, and a lodger was burnt to death in the building. He received a death sentence, but this was afterwards commuted to penal servitude for life. Several attempts have since been made to get remission of sentence, but without avail.

Wisleyan Church, Temuka. On Friday evening next a public tea and meeting to celebrate the anniversary of the Wealey'an Church in Temuka, and to welcome the Rev. R. S. Bunn, will be held in the Volunteer Hall. At the public meeting the chair will be occupied Mr S, Buxton, M.H.R., and addresses will be delivered by various ministers and friends. Selections of music will be giren by a special choir. On the following Sunday, the 22ad, special thanksgiving services will be conducted in the Volunteer Hall.

Broker Hill.—Edwin Horpsby, wellknown in connection with mining shares, and who went to tbe Broken Hill rush, writes to bia ffieuds in Auckland sayiog it is a wonderful place, fle aays the Proprietory Company alone employs 1000 hands. Their wages sheet tot up to £6OOO fortnightly. They have at work thirteen engiuas of various capacity, three smelting furnace?, with fiva others nearly completed, scores of horses and bultoc'is. He says he could continue giviog startling accounts of their magnitude—pages were it necessary—but from the above it can be fairly guesßed what an icumenss institution it is.

Gjmaxdikb Panic School Committee.— The monthly meeting of this Committee wus held in the schoolroom on Wednesday evening last. Present—Messrs W. 8. Maalin (Chairman), N. Dunlop, R. H. Poarpoint, J. Riordan, and J. Cunningham. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and conIrmed. A letter was read from the S. C. Board of Education covering price lint of gymnastic apparatus, also the resolution from the Board to pay half the cost, and not to exceed £ls. The matter was left to the new Committee to deal with. The visitors for the month reported having visited the school and finding everything working satisfactorily; some squares of glass were broken and Deeded replaoing. The Chairman presented the draft annual report to be laid before the meeting of householders on the 23rd inst. The same was approved of and the meeting terminated.

PomoniSG Case at Waimate—A blacksmith named Alfred Drayton took a quantity ef chlorodyne at Wairaate on Wednesday morning, whioh oaused his death shortly aftarwarda. In the evidence given at the inquest it tras stated that the deceased had been drinking rather heavily for the last two months. On Wednesday morning shortly after breakfast he bought a two-ounca bottle of chlorodyne, which he took home, and then told his wife he was going to bed to rest himself. On his wife going into the room about fifteen minutes later she saw the bottle whioh had contained the eblorotfyne was emoty, and at once sent word to Dr Nicollsj who direoted Mrs

Drayton to administer an emetic. This was done, but it took no effect, and the doctor waß again sent for. He sent a powder, and said he would follow the messenger. As the doctor did not arrive shortly, a messenger was again sent for him, and met him on the road. On the dootor seeing Drajton (about two hours after he was first sent for), be at onoe ©rdered his removal to the hospital, where he died shortly after admission. In reply to a juryman, Dr Stacpoolo said if he had been sent for under similar circumstanoeß he would have gone at once, and used the stomaeh pump. The following verdict was returned :—" That the said Alfred Drayton died on the 11th April from the effects of an overdose of chlorodyne, which was self administered.' The jury add«d the following

rider:—"That the jury are unanimously of opinion that Dr Nicolls ia worthy of the grayest cenßnre for neglecting to proceed forthwith tp the deceased when it came to his knowledge that the said Alfred Drayton had taken an overdose of chlorodyne." The deeeused was 50 years of age, and was well known in Christchurch »nd Qamaru

Debating Society.— A meeting of persons interested in starting a Debating Society was held last Thursday evening in the Temuka Hotel. About 12 persons were present, Mr Flint presided, and, on the motion of Mr Cross, seconded by Mr Oook, it was decided in form a society to be called the Temuka Debating Society, Officers were appointed as follows ■ President, Mr K. F. Gray • Seciotury and Treasurer, Mr Cross ; committee, Messrs Flint, Gaze, and Oook. On the motion of Mr Cross it was decided to fix the membership fee at ss. Messrs Cross and Flint were appointed to wait upon the president of the Mechanics’ Institute with the view of arranging for the usa of the reading room for one night a fortnight. Alter some other mattursjwsre settled the meeting adjourned. Dirty Bank Notes.— ln the course of a trial in the fjuprame Court, Wellington, the other day, the filthy condition of some of the bank notes in circulation was commented upon by Mr Justice Richmond. One of the witnesses in a larceny case having stated she was Enable to describe the color of a note which she wno referring to, His Honor observed that it vas disgraceful to the population of New Zealand that they should submit to having such dirty paper circulated amongst them, with the danger ot carrying disease. He pitied most tho unfortunate clerks whoso duty it was to count the notes. Tje*dka Dairy Company.— A mating of tho directors of: the above Company was held yesterday. Present—Messrs Brown (Chairman), Barker, Austin, Cain, Scott, and Quinn, The Secretary explained that some time ago a cargo -of cheese was despatched by the Pokaki, bat on tho voyage she mat with an accident which necessitated her putting into Wellington for repairs, and while there the cheese was sold at a satisfactory prices. During tho past month 20,293 gallons of milk, costing £253 10s 4d, were received at the factory. Accounts to the amount of £9l 10s 8d were passed for payment. It having been reported that the factory was crowded with cheese, it wss decided to empower the Chairman to make the best arrangements he could for disposing of it as soon as possible. Premier in Christchurch.—A deputation of the Knights of Labour waited on the Premier at Christchurch on Wednesday with regard to various matters. Sir H. Atkinson said that the Government would do wrong to interfere with local bodies in tho administration of charitable aid. With regard to men being obliged to leave their homes, it was not the duly of Government to provide work near them ; nor could ho promise it, for he did ■ not admit their right to claim n. He would like it to bo understood that prisoners must work for their living, though as far as possible th y should noi bo allowed to compete with free labor. The so-called exodus from the colony did not distress him at all, nor was ho going to be induced on that account to do what he did not think was right. No donbt the colony had been losing population during the last month, but up to that lime it had not, and he balieved those now going would in a few yours return, each with two or three fii-ilids. Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, &0., are quickly cured by using Baxter’s “ Lung Pre- ' server.” This old-established and iavorite medicine is pi asant to tho palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. For testimonials, see advt. Sold by all patent medicine vendors

Hobloway's Pills akd Ointment «re remedies which ehould invariably oe taken by travellers in search of health, plea-uie or business. Many deleterious influences are onatantly at work in foreign olim«, tecdiug to deteriorate the health; the e and the altered conditions of life will entail on thise who travel the necessity of oarefully attending to early symptomi of disease, and they will find the use of these remedioa to be highly necessary, the aotion of the Fills being purifying and strengthening and of great serrioe in owes of fever, ague, and all inflammatory disease*, whilst the Ointment is a soveraiga cure in oases of piles, bad leg«, bad breasts, wounds end ulcers, flollcway's remedies do not deteriorate by change of olimate. __ SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Gerald ine Aifles—Annual meeting on Tuesday evening. Benefit Concert and Dance—At Geraldine on Monday evening next. Creraldine Domain Board—lnvite tenders for hate of large Park for .seven years; tenders oljse a* 6 p.m. on Tuesday next. J. D. Hellewell, Dentist, Practical Maker of Aitifical Teeth, over Anderson and CoV, Grocers, Timaru—Kooms open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wesleyan Church, Temuka Notice ro anniversary tea and meeting, and welcome to Rev. R. S. Sunn; special thanksgiving services on April 22nd. G. H. Mogridgo —Requests the public of Temuka to view his shop window, as he has a grand display of nil the leading novelties of the season.

J. Mundell ond Co., Auctioneers —Hold a largo sale of skius at Geraldine on April 23rd, Are now receiving entries for annual horse fair to be held at Washdyke Yards on 25th ApriL Davies and Murphy, Drapers and Clothiers, Timaru—Notify they are now opening up second shipment of winter drapery, and cal 1 special attention to their wonderful values in hoisery, dresses, etc.; special show to*day. J. H. Walker, Blacksmith, Tomuka Notifies that he is agent for White’s Lime’ stone Filters (manufactured in Dunedin) which will purify the dirtiest water, and make it ss clear ascrys:al; has {sample filter on view. J. Brown, General Storekeeper, Beehive Stores, Temuka—Notifies that having finished stocktaking he is now offering the whole of his stock of drapery, clothing, boots and shoes, at a shade over cost price Sale will last for two weeks only.