LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1748, 9 June 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Woodbury Cbicbibby.—ln our advertising columns will be found the rules and regulations of the, Woodbury Public. Cemetery. ’ Oodlin Moth Brtfi.—Numbers of tel®* grams are arriving in Wellington protesting against the Codlin Moth Bill. A Petition.—The farmers of Canterbury are petitioning, to have agricultural implements and binder twine admitted fres of charge. The Totalisatoe. —Yesterday afternoons petition praying for the aboliton of the totalisator, was taken round Temuka. It obtained a number of signatures. Our New Loan. —A cable message from London states that tenders for the New Zealand four per cent, loan of £2,000,Un0 were opened on Thursday. There were 600 tenderers, and the total amount subscribed was £7,900,000. Applicants at £97 15a will receive 76 per cent.

Weslbtam Ohueoh.— To-morrow morning the Be*. R. 8, Bunn will preach in the Temuka Wesleyan Church on the subjeot of “ The Ohurche’s Spiritual Endowmente,” and in the evening on “ The Gdspel of Jssus Christ.” In the afternoon the rev. gentleman will conduct a service at Waitohi.

Sheep in the Colony.—A. report presented to Parliament ehows that there has been a decrease of 18,637 in ..the , number of sheep in the colony since last' yesr. The decrease in Canterbury is as large as 301,729, most other places showing an increase. The export of frozen meat had increased by 224,659 carcases. The Jubilee Monument.— lt is within a few days of 12 months since the foundation stone of the Jubilee Monument was laid in Victoria Park, yet nothing has been done since in the matter. We should like to know whether it is intended to do any more. We are. given to understand that there is sufficient money now available, to do the work, as Mr Rhodes has given a donation of £l2. Temuka Fire Brigade.—ln our advertising columns the Temuka Volunteer Fire Brigade notify that in fnture they will' give 10s to the owner ot the first hbrse arriving at the fire brigade station for the purpose of drawing the engine to the scene of fires inside the town belt, and 20s if the fire should be bsyondthe town bounda y. It is to be hoped that the inducement will be sufficient, as in oases of fire loss ot time in getting ihe fire brigade’s apparatus on the seene means, in almost every case, very serious loss. A Victory yob Ohbam Separators.— The result is to hand of a trial made in Munster to ascertain fr6m what, process tbe most butter can be made in twelve months with the same quantity of milk. The milk was allowed to stand on ioe before churning, it was churned immediately after being taken from the cow, and also after standing in pans for a certain time. None of these trials came up to the separator method, which yielded 401 b per cow per annum better than the other systems. .

. ; Sale of Books. —ln our advertising columns, Messrs P. W. Hutton and 00., Timaru, announce that they have purchased the splendid library of the late Mr W. Moody, and wid offer the same for sale at their establishment from to-day at “ million prices." The, library comprises 1,200 volumes, and embraces every form of literature Agriculture, Medicine, Astronomy, Theology, Politics, History, Biography, Poetry, Fiction, etc., being all largely represented. A couple of rare works are advertised among the collection, viz., Hoohsetteter’s “New Zealand," and Hooke’s ‘New Zealand Flora.” Ik Bad Company. —There is every reason to suppose that a somewhat unique case will sea the light shortly in the Melbourne Law Courts, ibe cause of the action, it is said, is the exposure by a well-known private enquiry office of the portrait of a highly respectable young lady resident in Melbourne among the photographs of persons “ wanted." The principal of th« bureaux h’is been warned for keeping the portrait and leaving it open to the public gaze, and has been ; requested to remove it. As he has not done so, the matter has been put into the lawyers’ hand, and the' outcome of it will no doubt; be heard in Court. 1

■ The Chinese Bill.— Tha Chinos# immignnta Bdl was sent down from the Legislative Council on Thursday, fur the concurrence of the Lower House. The . amendments consist in excluding from the ' operation of the Bill (1) Chinese who have been naturalised in ! Naur Zealand ; (2) Chinese who have 1 ft China or Hongkong before the 10th inst.; (2) the officers and crews of Chines* war vessels; in limiting the duration of the Act to the and of next session, and in excising the ‘disqualification of Chinese from voting at local elections. Political,— lt is asserted the Freetraders in the House who have seceded from the Government supporters claim to be a very compact party, numbering 28 members in all; besides which they expect i that Messrs Grimmond and Duncan, who are acknowledged Freetraders, will vote with them in divisions on the tariff. It is generally estimated that the second reading of the Tariff Bill will be carried by a majority of 18 or 20. Some put the probable majority at a much higher grade. Ministers deny that the seceding Freetraders' have any ground for complaint, distinctly understood last session that the tariff would be revised botji for revenue and. industrial purposes, . ’ Football.— The Auckland Rugby Unien have decided that Auckland representatives will play Warbnck’s Native team on July 7th, and leave a fortnight later on a tour thrbiigh the southern Provinces. They will probably meet Taranaki, Otago, Canterbury, Wellington, Hawke’eßay; and perhaps Nelson; but the ‘programme has not been; definitely arranged.—The: Secretary of the Wellington : Rugby Union has received a letter from Mr Lilly white saying he expects to play a return match in Auckland on September 8, and Wellington if possible 'en September 19. The following are the fixtures for Mr Warbrick’s team : Hawke’s Bay June 30, Auckland July 11, (Wellington July 14, Christchurch July 2J, and Dunedin July 28.—The match between the Timaru and Waibi clubs takes place at Geraldine tod-ay, ’ . A Fuetheb Appbal. —The:Shaw, Saville and Albion Company have | inslruetad a Wellington firm of solicitors to appeal to the Privy Council against the decision; of the Appeal Court in the action brought by them against the Timaru Harbour Board. Referring to the decision of the Appeal Court the Lyttelton Times says; —“From a private telegram received here we, learn that the judges were not unanimous. The Chief Justice and Judge Richmond were fer the Harbour Board, and Judge Gillies for Shaw, SaviU,,an! Company. The Association telegram also misses the point of judgment, which is for the Harbour Board on the technical point that the solicitor for Shaw, Sarill, and Company bad not sufficient authority to give notice of action, not holding at the time a warrant under the seal of the oempany, which could only be affixed in London. Judgment, however, was in favour of the company on' all other points, including the marks of the case. The famous lawsuit concerning the sinking of the ship Lyttelton at Timaru is therefore by no means ended,’’ :

Temdka Dairy Factory.—The monthly meeting of the Directors of the Temuka Dairy Factory was held yesterday afternoon. Present—Masers J; Brown (Chairman), J. Scoltj J. S. Hayes, G, Mason, S. Cain, R. A. Barker, and K. F. Gray. A. considerable quantity of correspondence was gone through, and.accobnt sales were received showiug that the prices realised for the Company’s cheese in the London and colonial markets were above the average, and would yield satisfactory returns. The Secretary stated that during the month of May 82,6821 b of milk had been received at a coat of £93 19s 2d, and he was directed to pay for it on Monday, the 11th mat., ut the office. He further rnported 'hat the Factory bad been closed on the previous Saturday, and ithqt he had taken stock of the cheese on hand. It was decided to forward a shipment of five tons of cheese to Brisbane in the Wakatipu on Wednesday next. Accounts amounting to £26 were passed for payme'nt, 1 and the meeting terminated.

Geraldine K aging Club. —The annual meeting of members of this club takes place next Monday evening at the Crown Hotel, Gersldine, when officers trill be elected and other business of importance dealt with.

Thb Otago Central Linb. —The Waste Lands Committee, by seven votes to three, have decided to report that the Otago Central Railway Bill be not allowed to proceed further; It was shown that the cost of extending the railway beyond the point already provided for, viz., to the point which it is universally agreed would serve all purposes; that is Taieri Lake, would only cost £120,000 additional, and that for the sake of this extension, about thirty miles of easy railway construction, it was undesirable that such a complete business as a syndicate, with land grants, should ba int-o-duoad. It Was shown that large land grants would seriously interfere with the mining industry. *‘l Don't Want That Stuff,"

I« what a lady of Boiton said to her hatband when he brought home tome medicine to cure her of lick ! headache and neuralgia, which had made her miierable for fourteen years. At the ftnt attack- thereafter it was administered to her with such good results, that she continued iti use till cured, and it made her 10 enthusiaitio in iti praiie that she induced twenty-two of the beat families in her circle to adopt it as their regular family medicine. That " itaff ’’ is Dr Soule’* American Hop Sitter*.—Standard. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. . Temuka Fire Brigade—lmportant notice to owners of horses. Rules and Regulations—Re Woodbury Public Cemetery. Geraldine Racing Club —Annual general meeting on Monday evening. Wesleyan Church—Notice re services for to-morrow at Temuka and Waitohi. P. W. Hutton and C 0,,. Booksellers and Stationers, Timaru—Notice re sale of large library. Webster and ’ Macdonald, Auctioneers, Geraldine —Notify that owners.of good upstanding hacks will find buyers at tbeir yards or-Tuesday. , N, Dunlop and.,C{o., Importer*, Geraldine— Notify that thsy intend a- monster sale for one month of drapery, grocery, ironmongery, at prices never heard of before. rj J. H. Baker, Commissioner of drown Lands, Christchurch—lnvite tenders for lease of reserve 2033,81 a Ir, on south of Orari river, near Geraldine; antfuaF mpiet rental £lO 3s 2d j. tenders close 10th, James Winning, Merofiafft, Temuka— Publishes short list of samples of hie cash prices; will open a branch at Mr Reiman’s store, Geraldine, for a short time, under Mr Siegsrl’s management.