LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1742, 26 May 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Skin Sale.— Messrs J. Mundell and Co. bold a sale of skins at Geraldine, on Mondeynext. Tobacco. —The records; of the Registrar General’s . Department show,, that about 250,0001 b of tobacco are grown ■ within the; colony annually. Of this only i 67,0001 bis accounted for to the Customs Departments.

Pebsbntation.— ilt Lyttelton on Tuesday night, Sergeant*Major‘Mason, ryho haa recently been transferred from that place to Timaru, was presented with a ptjtse of, sovereigns., Sergeant-Major Mason.was,highly eulogised by the speakers on the occasion. 1 The Cable.— The cable' steamer Sherrard Osborne returned to Wellington frctn Cook Strait on Thursday eyenjng .It has been found that the cable is, very much damaged, and the repairs will need !to be; of an extensive character.

Convalescent.— Mr E. Scott, whe was injured at Geraldine on Tuesday last, again took his accustomed place on the box of the Geraldine-Orari coach yesterday, ‘ and his many friends .wore much pleased to see him again with the ribbons in his hands, ■ ;

Parcels Post. —The Government propose to bring in a Bill this session with the object of extending to New-Zealand the same advantages ia regard to foreign parcels post, as are possessed by other portions of the British Dominions. Sir John Hall has been urging the matter on the attention of the Government. Education Boaeds, —lt is stated that the quesiion of the abolition of 'Educational Boards has engaged the attention of the Minister of Eduoat'on, who is convinced that ■in thi interests of the system it is desirable that boards should be done away with, and that the Department should take over the entire functions of administration and inspection. It is considered that the'disadvantage of the permanent residence of Inspectors in one pari ioular district will be removed, and the whole system of inspection be placed on a more satisfactory footing. There is nut, however, much likelihood that legislative effect will be given to the idea this session. The Law Examinations.—Wo notice among the candidates for legal honors at the recent examination, in Christchurch (the result of which appeared in our last isiiue) the name,of Mr Charles H. Franks (late of Temuka), who has again been successful. It must be very gratifying to his friends to witness his continued success, he having passed. the general knowledge examination in 1883, his edlicitor’s examination in 1887, and now his barrister’s law examination, each without a single failure. It certainly reflacis gre it credit upon himself, and shows what may bn done by earnest application and. steady perseverence.

Crown Lands tor SiLE.—ln our advertis:ng columns some blocks of Crown Lands in the Counties of Geraldine, Mackenzie, and W iiraatej are advertised for sale at £2 per acre, cash. Applications will be'received ftp'f i .ffche same, on and'afler the 23rd July/ at th‘q ; ;' Land Office, Christchurch and Timaru. ‘ ••- 1 A Laicm Gravihg Dock.—lt is chimed on behalf of the graving,dock now in construe-' ,rion at Biloela,* Sydney, thah’it is the; largest;dry dopks in the, world,: and thyitit will’ ' accomodate any vessel-afloat except thb Great’ Itastern. The contract for its constructs was commenced in February 1884, and,,the, dodk when complete will have the following' dimensions Length,' 638 ft ; breadth, -84 ft-: depth at entrance, 40ft 6m, and at high water there will be 32ft of water on the sill. The [ pumping machinery is designed of such power .•is to clear the dock in 3J hours, and the total cost is estimated at something under £250,000. Eatai Fencing, Match.—At Havre, a fencing match farmed one of the attractions of a charitable foie given at the circus, at which some 2000 persona were present, and M. Granior, a fencing.master. ‘W&a handling the foils with-M. Teruaux. During, the contest the huUq/y,dropped from the .fpil.usedjby. MrTernaiix, nhaM. Granier was mortally wounded. When , the unfortunate mfin HeM lifeless ! oh thb '.fl’odr'the many women 'fuihting,' and a‘ panic ensuing. It -was, however, happily controlled by General Dpguioy, who .Ay d9 ' present ■ and , pideiedfchp performance* tp be stopped iu sign of mourning. . <, Sau Accident.—Two little girls named Ethel and Augusta Williamson, the daughters of Mr W. H. ; Williamson, Farmer, wore drowned in the ! River;Styx, VBuckley’a Road Bridge, North Canterbury, :oa Thursday. ' The . little, girjjj, who wore aged respectively.five and, seven years, had been taken.by their father a ah'ort distance from Homo, and while lie Wfi'd getting a ToSd ‘of firewood he sent them home, A short time afterwards the childreniw'ere found in the river;''quite dead. As their boots and stockings were found on the bank,, it is evident the girls had been wading in thefriver, and it is supposed that they afterwards fell off the bank into the rivb’r. ' ■A Ghastly Story.— Robert S. Tarver, a prominent Texas lawyer, left Monterey, Mexico, recently,- with his wife, to return ; home. He was,-in the last stage of consumption,’ aqjd when the train hacb.pasaedLampazoa the doctor who accompanied him discovered that he was dead. The doctor imparted* thie' sad news to Mrs Tarver, who sat iii the next seat behind him; 'buttold her if‘ it was discovered the bodys would be slopped in Mexico, and 500 dollars export duty demanded before it could be taken |nto Texas. | Her fortitude during the next three,hours,; which., it took the train to cross into The United States, was, very great. During'all that time no sob nor sigh escaped her, and the, deadFody of her husband caihe safely; to 1 this side without even the condnctdf'or a -passenger-being-aware that there wasra I corpse pry the train. ~-r Sari Francisco AVgdnaut. ; Ran«itaxa School. —A meeting of the householders in the Rangitata School District was held’ last Apoilt' II householders attended. ; oii ilie motion 6f M' J. F. Pago, Mr W, Robertson took the chair. The annual report and balancesheet were rend arid-adopted.' ■ The; meet- ’ ing then prbebeded to elect* a ! committee, when tea househdlolets were nominated, and the poll resuited in t’bgfdllowidg being, elected, viz :—Messrs H. Granger, 'J. F. ’ Page, W. Robertson,*W. Shell, H.Watte,' J. ; SwaneyyH. Wright. A meeting of the newly elected Committee was held,; andon the motion of Mr J. : F. Page, -Mr,, • Robertson wasdlected chairman,. It,was then resolved that as the’present teupher was leaving the schPol' the B Jard’W asked to ad vertise dor a female teacher. i -Quickly Sbttlbd;-^-A'Californian miser;* having amassed quite afortune, waa returning by skip to New York to re visit old friends r r and ta-find himself ia wife,' ,‘A young woman , on board the ship, serving in the; capacity of nursery governess to the family of a merchant' on board, pleased him much by her neati and modest appearance., . Ho therefore introduced himself,' and broke the ice of his purpose with ’ :< 6he'reckless' plunge *s'' MApTmej myhame is' my parehts end Tardily reside' in'New" Hampshire ; I have property aihounting io-t ‘ 200;000d : dls, and’ expedtto engage in business in —'l am-a perfectly tempyrate,.ipan,. and l ean give you good references to tessfify to my general upright-character. lam tin-' ; married, and'wint -a wifa; will’you marry ,me ?” :} The lady took in the character other suitor tttf xmce.:.; “ Thank you," -said f-she,') will,” and on landing they t were forthwith, married. .. - , f "A. Milk Carriers Confession.— The experiences of “An ex-Milk Carrier,” as : .given, in the London, Globe,, ought’ fo" prove of the .greatest, interest to every \ householder in, London. .He . stated-' - that; hs engaged himself j.as carrier jto a,large suburban , firm, / aupppsecl to keep 3P.Q cows. Before starting on Jiia round in. - the. moaning a certain quantity of milk was measured,-out,to him and- entered* I against him'in.'a boot, t On his^eturn.ho' * had ,to ,account for!,more, .than jthe 'quantity served out, for it was, he says, the practice of, the’ firm, to. reqhire -theirf earners to “ book ov,er.” For instance; j if he received ]6o # quarts,,. he I would’ be . required to book in” 66, and he ex- ' plains with charming brevity thatin order to carry out,, his instructions “You may, either water'tho milk or give short mea-' sure.” 1 This was a .nice firm to work f0r.,,,

JFoohd’Ub\b.— A shocking discovery was made , near Laiicefieldj Victoria, on the 16th 'instant. ';'A boy named House was with his’ iadth'er 'Walking 'along the main road between Lancefield and :flochfield, when the boy called bis mother's attention to ‘what appeared' to i ba. v a drunken man lying in a dram' on the; side, of the road. ’Oh approacbing the object they found*ih'at if was -the dead; body of a woman io an advanced stage of decomposition, half of thbJface having been comp etely eaten away./’ The body was conveyed to the Victoria Hotel, where it w*si subsequently identified'das that of, a uiarried worn m named Alice M'Elhone,, whose husband was reoently ejected from, his dwelling in Lancefielch’ ' Prior 1 to the family,: leaving. thV tenement, about a" mouth ago, the 1 deceased expressed her intention of going to Melbourne to’ pur-*' chase a tenfc,iaodj ? aa' she had' hot! since been seen, it was Uibtfght that she wss staying in the city. A magisterial; in., quiry, wusiheld, when themedical evidence showed that death was .due to dislocation of the neck, probably, caused by a fall,' and that it had taken place more than a month ago. The deceased, .who was 46 years of age, was of somewhat intemperate habits. She had three daughters. It is a curious circumstance 'that the body should have remained a month on the siije of a road along which a mail coach and school children are passing daily.

Political. —Tho W allington correspondent of the Ashbrnton ’-.Guardian telegraphing yesterday says :—lt is now generally under-stood-that the Fihahoiul Statement will not be till Tuesday,'as it has not yet been /he%o' the;, I Cabinet, and it is thought that the I Premier "will require Sunday arid Monday to enable him to put the.'finishing touches to it, I learn that tho probability hr that in making the to protective proposals, Sir' "H. Atkinson will- : pubrit.|hafc the increases in the tariff are only for revenue purposes, and this being the case, if Government are defeated on - }ho; t Tariff they .can’t ask for a* dissolution. In any case it is' anticipated that the Electoral Bill will not'be got through this session, as -members do not appear to appreciate such abig change without more discussion than can be given it, i . A ■ River ' NCRdACHMENT.—For some time past the-Waihi riverhag'been making 'a set into Ha . western bank just above Mr R, Morrisen's store, and! bus [ S'owly , washed' away a > considerable slice, of the, section upon which his is situated,' ■AlV'attbmpts to stop it havejso far proved fruifctdsß.'-Last fresh, however,., a- small shingle bank was.formed at this spot, giving hopb that with assistance the river would change -its' course. |Mr Morrison, has .thqrefpre .decided , to. make another, .attempt to turn it, and has devised*B; plan-* for doing so. Yesterday he accepted a tender for carrying .out his plans, and the ' workf-will be'taken'in 1 hand at once, '• II is to be hoped the wotk will prove effi ; - dientj ,a's a good deal of money has’ been speqt at .this,point, t-I Football.^-— The first senior cup match of the newly-formed South, Canterbury Rugby Union takes placet to-|lay at Winchester, when the .first jfifteens •of the Waihi ahd' I 'Temuka Clubs meet. . In playing fbr the premiership ;of the Union feach Club will have to meet each of the other C'ubs the' Union, and the Club scoring tlie most wins 'will be considered the premier Club. As no Rugby Union has heretofore existed in South Canterbury, no cup matches have been played, but considerable interest is now being taken in .such matches as arranged by the Union Committee. At the conclusion of the match to-day a general meeting of the Waihi Club will ;; be held at Winchester for the purpose of electing a captain in the place of the late captain, Mr G. Smith, a delegate to the Rugby Union, and to discuss other matters. As'many members of the Club as ban make it convenient Ho be present .are requested to' attend. ' A Losing Joke, . ■ - ' A prominent physician of Pittsburg said jokingly to a lady patient who was complaining of her continued, illhealth, and of His inability to cure Aberloan'Hop Bitters !” The lady took it in earnest, and used the Bitters, from 'which she obtained permanent health. - She now laughs at, the doctor for his joke, but he is hot so well pleased with , it, as it cost him a 'good'patient.—Harrisburg Patriot; OoTiaHS, Colls, . Bronchitis, &0., are. quickly cured by ’usibg Baxter’s “{Lung Preserver.” This old-established and fayorit'e ; medipinefjs pi asant to the palate, and highly , extolled'by members of thb medical, legal, ’and clerical professions./ For testimonials, see advfc. Sold by all patent mbdioino ' tvendors. -’ i' ’• * ;1 y ' , ; / siNoklS OF .4DYERTISFMENT^ : Ball—la the Waitohi schoolroom on Thursday evenitig..' ,;i ■ 1,.^,-^ ; J. and Co.—Are now 'receiving , entries mopthly.stook 'sale.- ,j <■ <; J. Lawson, .Pqupdkeepei-, Te.muka—Notice re impounded bay draught gelding. ’ Web'ist&r and Macdonald, Geraldine—Ni tfy ;i tbat thby are cash buyers of oats and grass -seqdU: .. >"■■> -r<' I? I . !“ J., H. Baker, [Opmpfifaioner of Grown Lands —-ImportanE notice re lands reopened for sulo at £2 per acre, cash. 1 i<; , i ■ i’/. Si Clegg, i Saddler; Timaru— Notifies that having .bought the whole of tbe bankrupt : stock ,ojf Mr A‘ Maxwell, he is now offering gfekC’bargains, in saddlery,:-harhess, whips, ' porlmaptdahx, etc.; pubes',hitherto unheard, ! qf’Sh New* 'Zealand, * J 1 , - I LitUe .Dustpari—His i reopened : again in Slater’s old buildings, North Road,- Timaru; Specialities in cutlery, lamps,; tin and brush- ■ ware| household trimmings, pinna and glass''’wk'tfb^*toT«if,fand^,'- etc.; novelties at f ihtßmlß-;r'[Lbiid6h pHoes. ■ - i; i