LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1746, 5 June 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gebaldinb Monthly Sale.— Messrs J. Muudell and Go., and Messrs Webster and Macdonald advertise entries of stock for the monthly sale at Geraldine to-morrow. Xhb Railways. —The total sum expended in the colonj upon railway construction up to 31st March last, was £14,603,109, of which £13,352,978 was the cost of lines already actually opened for traffic.

Land Boabd.— At the last meeting of the Canterbury Land Board, section 38, reserve 349, Orari, was granted to Joseph Wharton, for cash. The other business transacted does not effect this district. Boabd MBBTINOS.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka Bead Board takes place to-day, and that of the Temuka Town Board tomorrow evening, The meetings of the Geraldine Road Board will in future be held on the second Monday in each month. Obiokbt. —The match between the Australian Eleven and The Players of England resulted in a crushing defeat for the Australians. In thsir first innings The Flayers made 231. The Australians made 127 in their first innings, and 114 in their second, just averting a one iunitige defeat, The Players won by 10 wickets. A Natitb Pitition, —Native meetings being held by Te Eooti in the vicinity of Opotiki, near Gisborne, are causing great alarm l-o some of the sober-minded Natives in that district, and thirty-nine of them have’ petitioned Parliament to interfere. They state that thess meetings impoverish and degrade the Maori race, and that some of the leading chiefs are thinking of taking violent measures against Te Sooti. Customs Duties. —The exact amount of Customs revenue collected during the past month is not yet known, as returns from Eaipara and Tauranga have not been received. The amount known to have been collected is £143,880 Os 10d. The amount collected. in; April of this year was £101,563 17s, so that the last month’s collections top it by over £IO,OOO. The estimate was £104,166 13s 4d, The chief cause of the overplus is the large clearances made in antioipat on of an Increase in the Customs duties.

A Hard Hearted Scoundrel. —On Saturday evening a crowd of about 150 persons were present to witness the departure of the s.s. Penguin from Lyttelton for Wellington. Their attention was attracted by the appeals of the wife of a man who was going away with another woman. She appealed to him in vain on behalf of her children, but having no warrant out she could not put the law in motion. The steamer left the wharf with her husband and the other woman on board,—Press.

R.M. Court, Txmaeu.— At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Tiaiaru, on Saturday, Andrew Smith was fined £l, or 48 hours’ imprisonment, for refusing to product his railway ticket to the guard of a train j £2, or 6 days’ imprisonment, for being drunk in a railway carriage j and £3, or 7 days’ imprisonment, for using indecent langusgs while trayellipg in a railway carriage from Timaru to Studholmo Junction. He was also ordered to pay the costs, amounting to 32i, Benjamin Goodman was charged with failing to comply with an order of the Court to pay 17s per week for the support of his wife and child. Ho pleaded, on oath, that ho had only earned 3s 4d since the order was made, and the case was dismissed.

Vital Statistics, -The following are the vital statistics for Geraldine for the month of May -Birth* 16, marriage* 3, d*ath* 0.

The Chinese Oonyerbncb.— lt is nndsrstood that the Hon. Mr Oliver has undertaken to represent New Zealand at the Chinese Conference. He leaves for Sydney to-day, Ritbb BmchoAOHONT.— Mr J. Beckler made a *tart yesterday on the protective work* in the river Waihi at the encroachment on Mr Morrison’s property, asd hopes to get through with hi* contract before the next fresh in the river.

Gbbaldink Daisy Factory. This factory has mow suspended operations for the winter season. During the past season the factory has rsceived some 99,865 gallons of milk, for which the substantial' sum of £1296 2s 2d was paid. The company also shipped orer 40 tone of cheese to .London but as no returns have as yet oome to band, the price obtained is nol known. Judging from the quality of the cheese supplied to the local consumers, that shipped Home should be of first class quality, and in the event of its arriving in good condition should command a ready sale at satisfactory prices. Mr L. Newport has had the management ,ef the factory during th<* season just closed, and the directors have every confidence in hie capabilities as a maker of cheese.—The Temuka Dairy Factory ceased operations for the season on Saturday last.

Political. The Wellington oorreapondent of the Mail, telegraphing yesterday, says :—“ Rumors in the lobby were circulated yesterday evening to the effect that the Cabinet was occupied all day in considering the question of their immediate resignation, which at one time appeared imminent; but later in the afternoon it was decided to lake their stand on the proposals submitted to the House. The fear of the Ministry is that should they b» able to carry them by the 1 aid of the Opposition, the Opposition would afterwards desert them, which, with the estrangement of their own friends, would leave them in a considerable minority. But as there are personal divisions in the Cabinet, it is possible that it may be reconstructed after the Customs Tariff Bill has passed. Mr Ormond’s resolutions will not be debated to any extent, neither will they be accepted by Government.”

Saltation Abut. —Miss Emms Booth, the second daughter of General ; Booth, was married in the Congress Hall, Clapton, on April 10th, in the presence of about 5000 parsons, to Mr F. de Lautour Tucker, who a few years since, resigned the post of Assistant Commissioner in the Punjab district of the Bombay Presidency in order to devote himself to evangelising the natives of . India. Qene'ul Booth performed the ceremony, the bridegroom and bride pledging themselves to each ether, and the work in which they were engaged, in the form of words familiar on such eccasions. Around the bride were her mother and her sisters and her brothers, both married and single. The ball was crammed with a motley assemblage of people. Miss Booth-wore the ordinary dress of a member of the army ; but Mr Tucker wore the drjss ofa native such as ha has worn in India for several years, and he was barefooted, although the weather was very cold. Several Indians spoke, one making a passionate address in his native tongue. General Booth asked for £SOOO as a wedding present to carry, on the work of the army in India.

Roberts in Court.—A large crowd assembled outside the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court ou Friday morning to greet the appearance of Roberts, who was brought up stronady guarded. On the charge of escaping from legal custody being read, Inspector Pender said he was not prepared to go ou, and would ask for a remand. He did not think it weald be necessary to send the prisoner to Timarti. The prisoner, who was quite cool and self-possessed, asked the Bench to deal with the case, if possible, at once. He had no desire to make a bad matter worse, and would plead guilty without reservation. Inspector Pender said this would not suit the arrangements of the polios, and the prisoner was remanded till Taesday. The convict was taken to Lyttelton under Detective O’Connor’a charge, and was placed in the gaol there. " ' / Coroner's Inquests.— Th# followiagis from Hansard t— Mr Buxton ssksd the Minister of Justice, whether in oast of a mistake being mads by a Coroner or his deputy, an inquest not being held on Saturday might be commenced on Sunday, and, if practicable, by desire of the friends of. the deceased, the body be interred the same day ? He asked this question in consequence of circumstances which had arisen in the district which he had the hoaor to represent. In the case of a death a Coroner’s inquest was duly summoned, and a doctor brought some eighteen miles to give evidence; but no Coroner turned up. Then, sometime after dark, instructions 1 were given by the pelioe to remove the deceased to town, about eighteen miles off, crossing two dangerous riven. The people thought it undesirable to start until daylight next morning, which they did, arriving at half past nine on Sunday morning. They were then informed that an inquest could not be held till the following morning, and to the great annoyance of the friends of the deceased, the body had to remain at an hotel pptijl the Monday morning, although they tried to persuade a Justice of the Peace and the police to have the body viewed and then interred. Mr Fergus replied that it had been held, that Sunday was a dies non, and a' Coroner had no power to hold an inquest on |hat day. However, there was a Coroner’s Amendment Bill before the House at present, and he would endeavor to have a provision inserted to meet such cases as this. Football. —The first match which the English football team hare played in Australia took place in Sydney on Saturday againit Fifteen of New South Wales. The weather wae all that could be desired, aud 10,000 people were present, including the Governor and party. The English team played a capital game, and bad the best of tbs play: throughout. The passing ef the local team was vary weak, and •he forwards were slow in following the ball. Scoring waa under the old rules, Tbe Englishmen won by 18 points to 2—A return match was played at Temuka on Saturday last between the First Fifteen ief the Winchester School and t,he Second Fifteen ef the Temuka. The boys played a first-rate game, tbe victory failing to Temuka, who won by i points to nil.—The following will represent Waibi io the oup match Waihi v. Timaru, to be played at Geraldine on Saturday next Back, A. Shallard; Ihree-quarter.baeks, Macintosh, Kalaugher, and Fitzgerald ; half-, backs, Harts and W. Stewart; forwards, Mabin (captain), F. Shallard, H. N. Hiskeni, A. Stewart, Wagetaff, Brinkman, Lewis, Slack, and McLeod; emergencies, Austin, Brown, and Flemming. Those of the above who cannot play arc requested to let the Secretary know at once. A ball will be on the grounds, at Winchester and Geraldine every evening, and runs will also take place, starting at 7 p.m. from the Postoffice, Geraldine, and the Wolseley Hotel, Winchester. A good practice match was obtained on Saturday between fide* chosen by tbe captain and yioe-oaptain respectively, the letter'd aide winning by a point or two.

Bisiror Grimes,— The Right Rev, Dr Grimes, Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchruch arrived at Geraldine yesterday. Be was met at theQrari railway station by (he Rsr. Father Btwers and driven to Geraldine. He holds a confirmation service at the Church to-day, commencing at 10 a.m.

Oddfellovtship. The fortnightly meeting of the members of Victoria Lodge No. 19, 1.0.0. K, Geraldine, was held, on Friday evening last. The N.G., Bro. J. Williams, presided. One candidate was initiated, lenders were opened for the supp’y of Rochester lamps for lighting the had, and one from a local firm was accepted. Consideration as to disposal of the lamps at present in use was deferred. The Secretary was ihstructod to convene a summoned meeting for Friday evening, Juno 15th, it being the night appointed for the nomination of officers for the ensuing term. Two of the members having applied for their third degree, it was decided to confer the same on them on Friday evening, June Bth. Other routine business connected with the Lodge having been transacted, and the roll of members called, the Lodge was closed by the N.Q. AMiß«ed Forgery.- -At the Resident

Magistrate’s Court,- Timaru, on Friday last, a young man named Samuel McSweeney was charged with forging and uttering a cheque for £9 on 'the 10th December last. The evidence went to show that tin the date* named a man representing himself as Wjlliam Angland, of Temuka, went to; Messrs Ballantyne and Co.’s establishment and bought goods to the value of £1 2s 9d (less Is discount), tendering in payment a cheque for £9, He received the balance in change, £7 18s 3d. 0n the cheque i being., presented at the bank it was dishonored, both at Timaru and Temuka. : James Mitchell and C. S. Triggs, drapers’ assistants, identified the prisoner as the man whe bought the goods and'uttered the cheque. William Angland, of Temuka, deposed that he bad not, and never had, an account at the Bank of New Zealand, Timaru. Neither the signature to the Cheque nor the endorsement was his, nor written by bis authority. There was nopther William Aogland in Temuka. Prisoner reserved his defocce, and was committed for trial at the next sitting of the Supreme Court at Timaru. ; * Waitohi Flat Library.— A meeting of the subscribers to tha Waitohi Flat Library was held ia the schoolroom on Tuesday evening l ist. The attendance-was rather meagre, and the chair was occupied by Ur Fraser. The minutes of >.he” previous meeting were read and confirmed.’ Correspondence wai received from Mr Braithwaite, of Dunedin, to the effect that he had executed the order of lha Library Committee as far as poeaibla, and stating that if the Committee wished hs would be able to procure the remainder of tha books from Melbourne, but would not bo able to allow 10 per cent, discount. On the motion of Mr Talbot, seconded by Mr Scott, it wag resolved to adhere to the former catalogue, and to request Mr Braithwaita to execute, the remnndor of the order at hie earliest convenience. Soma disousiion arose about the annual subscription- It was thought by soma that where three members of a family were subscribers they should bei admitted for 6s. It was; however, on the motion of Mr O’Neill, seconded by Mr Talbet, resolved; that the subscription be 2s per member. Tbe election of a committee for the ensuing year was then proceeded with, the following being elected; —Messrs J. Fraser, Scott, Seala, Moore, Redpatb, O’Neill,‘ Talbot, Thornly, and Watson. At a meeting of the committee held : immediately afterwards, Mr Fraser was ananimonsly elected Chairman, and Mr Watson Secretary, Treasurer, and Librarian. The printing ef catalogues was left to the discretion of the Chair-; man and Secretary. Accounts to the amount of £4 the meeting terminated* The Dairying Industry.—At a meet” ing of farmers and others, held on Sh'arday in Christchurch, it was decided—■ “ That a Dairy Company bo formed, and steps be taken to erect a factory or factories in suob districts as the support ‘guaranteed to the Company would justify.” The meeting was thoroughly representative. It was mentioned that Mr John Grigg’s Christchurch representative had received an order from Melbourne for as mnch of the Longbeach separator-made butter at 10d per lb, as lie could supply for the nextjsix months. The Wellington correspondent of the 1 Ashburton Guardian telegraphed yesterday I —“ lam Jnformed that a meeting of members interested ia dairy factories will be held this morning to meet Mr McCallum, manager- of the Edendale Dairy Factory, at the suggestion of . the Minister of Lands, to discuss;the question of the position of dairy factories. Mr McCallum is travelling for the benefit of his health, and -the Government gives; him a free pass oo the railways, to give him an opportunity to enquire into (be position of the factories in the North,

i His report is highly unsatisfactory as to ; the way things are managed there, the price paid for milk, and so oh. The idea of the Minister is, that if agreeable to members here, the Government ;wM , appoint Mr MoCallam temporarily to go through the districts in which factories are, and call meetings of farmers there for the purpose of giving them hints for their future guidance. The ‘appointment would be only temporary, j pending the result of the Agent-General’s appointment of a permanent officer. “Women Never Think.”

If the crabbed old bachelor who uttered this sentiment oouldlmfc witness the intense thought, deep study, and thorough investigation of women in determining the best medicines to keep their families well,and would note their sagacity and wisdom in selecting Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters at the best, and demonstrating it by keeping their families in ‘perpetual health, at a mere nominal expense, he would be forced to acknowledge that such sentiments are baseless and false.— Picayune. /' SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. K. Brophy—-Has lost 10 calves. Offers £1 reward. G. Ward, Geraldine—Has beat chaff 6d psr bag cash. J. Mundsll and 00., —Sell freeholdiproperty on-account of Mrs 3. Fly on Saturday nen. Messrs Smithson, Raymond, and.Smitjb, solicitors, Geraldine —Have money to lend at current of interest. Geraldine Road Board—lnvites tenders for works, apd supply of feed oats, Notify date of Board meetings; notice fe closing road. 1

FUTURES: : Geralilme Monthly Sale—Wednoadny,June 6th, Washdyke—Thursdaj, 7th June. Winchester Fair—Tueeday, 12th Juae.