LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1752, 19 June 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

v Thb!'' Aobakoh; The R.M.8.; Aorangi arrived at Wellington on .Sunday evening after a ? good passage. She brings 98 pafciengers for New Zenland. _• , ' 1 Sale : at" Geraldine. To-morrow Messrs J. Mundell »nd Go., hold;a sale of choice dairy cows, and shorthorn bull, on account of Dr. Fish(• who haslet his farm. •They also sell horses. ~; '

; Geral/DINE PrJßiio, Schooi.—Owing to the . p'reyale'noe of whooping oougb in this 'district tho school has ; been closed a week earlier than usual for the midwinter holidays. Daring.last week" the attendance fell off from 200 to tbout, 160 children., Abbivam and Depabtoebs.- The arrivals 'in the'eolony from the Dnited Kingdomand the Australian colonies for May numbered 923, and the departures,2ll9, of whioh number 863 went to Sydaey, and 724 to Melbourne. 116 Chinese came to the'colony and 22 left.'- ' [.-.. ',!.;•> _ ,- :,[, A Pbompi Dekiai,.—With reference fo'the advertisements published in a Tagmsnian pu per cautioning people against buying NewZealind butter %» disedaei wisiprevalent among cows!ih this colony, the Premier has cabled to the Premier of Tasmania that the statement iaabsolutely untruß, and requesting him to see, that His denied.

, Wbestling. A! wrestling match took \ilnoe on Saturday at Taylorville, near Greymouth; between !James Dunn and, James Dobbs for £2OO, a side, five ttyles. It was ,won wilh considerable ease by Dunn, though Dobbj wus, quite two stono heavier. Dobbs won only the Cumberland fall. Dunn secured the Grtoao-Bomahj catch-aa-catoh-naD, and collar-and-elbow, which decided:the match. 'PjwraEciEs,—lt is iatisfactory to' know that Herr, .Rudolph Alb, the earthquake prophet, is out of reckoning for this month *o far. He foretold that terrestrial disturbances would happen on June 3rd, 4th,■did sth. His next dates are ths 21st and 28-h of this month, which a contemporary hopes are as far from correct aa those of the past few days. ■ . " ' I

Mo»tga«es.—The returns of the Land Transfer Department give the transactions in mortgage* for the past year., The amount secured by mortgage for the year ending the 31st March, 1888, was £3,603,857. The amount of mortgages paid off during the same period was £2,853,826. The amount remaining secured on morgageon 31st March was £28,111,611, being an morease of £750,031. Haniah** Shabk Stoit.— Ex-champion Hanlan tells a good shark .story . to Turf, fField, and Farjm. He saysfhe caught one thirteen feet long, " aad after we had landed hira.we,opened. the brute and found, a gold watoh and chain, a pair of top boots, a shoulder of mutton, three dogs, .and a lot of tin cans, and the Lord knows what not. £ never saw-such a sight in my life." It is quite evident; that ail the novelists are not dead. . •

AhbbIOAN;JOUBNM,HM. The proprietor of a New York journal having put iip for Parliament, his local rival mentions the fact. In the prooess of mentioning it, it courteously alludes to the candidate's paper as the Champion Turncoat, the Judas Oracle, the! Great Mormon Liar, the Sodom ...and Gomorrah Evangelist, and Brighara Young Advocate, and adds that it doesn't want to create ill feeling. What it does want to create is not mentioned. c- ■ . <■; I

AtrOTAeo'SoHOOii Tank.- The Tuapeka Times is responsible for, the following:—The children in a oertam up country school had occasion to cemplain lately: of the water in tbe school tank. The Committee ordered''to have it cleaned out, wben among the contents were found a dead cat, one boot, two caps, a girl's bonnet, a doll, a ball, a hymn-book; a parcel of love-letters tied' with crape, 'MI, Love' wal'z, a lady's bustle, a fifth reader, a* Latin grammar, and the programme of a dance committee.

10.0. F.—A summoned meeting of the yiotom Lodge, No. 19/was held in the lodge room, (Jerkldine, off Friday evening. -lt.it. There was a, good attendance,;' and' Bro. J, Williams, N.G.; occupied*the chair.- After some" 'routine business , the' nomination 'of officers for the ensuing'ternrtook place, and result J as follows a—N.GK, Bro. W. Coltman ; Y.Q., 8.-o. A. Hardy (re-elected);/ Secretary, B.rp. ; A. Fisher' (re-ele'oted) ; Treagurer, . Bro. 'X. ! Bowkett -(re-elected)'. The election will take plaoe next lodge night.,,,, . Natitk A?fAiBS.-rTke ; Native Minister has receired the foilpwiQg:letter,:—".Ohaewai,4th June, 1888.^—To, Mr Lewis,; Under Secretary,- greeting—All the people here are living quietly and there is no trouble, as the Maori, 1 tohungas' are getting fewer; Some time ago I put a stop to some of, thoitj doings;, A (Maori' woman, relative of a miner residing at Taiuor'i', has given.birth.to three infants. This is truf, nnd «uch an instance is new to me, hating i/evar heard it before.-r-Fromyour friend, Pbub Taibti." i r r •> :•'■. -j A Tali. Stokt.—An incident which goes to show thit our Auckland winter sun is by no means devoid of heat ocourred one morning recently in a suburban district <> (says iStar.)* A gentleman hadgot out his buggy in' the morning preparatory'to coming <to town, when he was surprised to'observe'that the candlo in the buggy lantern wislighted. This he;proved tphave been;'cau3ed'',by the sun's riy"s, : whiofi falling upon the 'bevelled glisu of t\\e lantern at a certain angle produced sufficient heat to ignite;the wick.—lt; is very remarkable that the candle was not'melted. HeOb/kcted.-An unusual incident, io'ausiog considerable commotion, occurred at St. George street churchy Bolton, one Sunday m >rning, when aparishoner stood up and forbade the bannß of an intended marriage. The objector was requested by a warder to repair to the vestry »t the close qfjtheservics. , He did so, and stated that he grounded his opposition on the* alleged fact that the woud-be benedict was in debt; and consequently not in a position to marry. If this objection was held to be a good one, a large number of banns would be forbidden.

Accident.—Mr J. Cunningham, met with a nasty accident on Sunday Evening last. While riding leisurely homeward along th« PeasantValey road short j attar dark, a dog rushed out at his horse causing the animal to shy suddenly and unseat his rider who was taken unawares. Mr Cunninghami was thrown violently to the ground, and'received painful injuries to, his face and left leg. His thumbs were also sprained.* Mr Cunmogham managed fo stick to his horse," and reached home unassisted, where his injuries were attended to, and he is now progressing well,-'-' I ■'

Bananas.-—One pound of bananas contains more nutriment than 31b of meat or as many pounds of potatoes, while as a food it is, in svery sense, superior to the best wheaten breid. Although it grows spontaneously throughout the tropics, its yield is prodigious when cultivated, for an acre of ground planted with bananas; will return as much food material as 33' acrta o'f'wKeatot 100 icreffbf r&tatoes;'' It s ,is not generally understood that ibananas fried, baked; or roasted, are very appetising, and that sliced and placed in a dish with slices of orange, they make a most delicious dessert.

I .GIESIiDIHB; ,1/ipEBABY INSTITUTE. A meeting' of the 1 Committee of this Institute was held in the library yesterday. Present— Major Wi /M.'Moore (in the chair), and' Messrs J. Mundell, B. B. Webster, and A. E. Hawkins. The minutes of the previous meeting were "read'and confirmed. Mr Web, ster, on behalf of the Entertainment Com •mittiee, ; reported thei terms upon which th« Oddfellows' Hall oould be got and other •matters, It was decided to hold! an entertainment on Wednesday and Thursday; evenings, June 27th and 28tb, .consisting of amateur theatricals. The arrangements for the same were left in the hands of Messrs Webster, Hawkins, Bnd the Secretary. The question of holding an afternoon performance oa the second day was discussed, and a decision postponed till Wednesday, 28th met, Some further routine business was transacted, and the meeting terminated., • -■■ - <, , ! Si'rM. Mackbwzib and Vocalists;---Sir Morrel Mackenzie, if not musical himself (saya a writer in the PaH # "Mair ;G|aMtto), is, : J at interested in vocalisation* and 'ererything appertaining to the ; human voice. .He* never'[takes a fee from an artist, but doctors all their throats for nothing. Nay, should there be anything peculiar in the shape of the throat, or in the timbre of a singer's voice, 1 He 'has been •'known ;'to request, as a personal favor, that, ; the. owner thereof would submit himself to him' for examination. He is j thus, acquainted with, and has preicribed for, nearly all the great singers of /Europe ; end this, it is said, has-been of no little use to him in his .profession;;! since the artists, in grateful return for his kindness, ar,e, glad to give the'r services at Lady Mackenzie's*, Thursday musical patties',; These soon became so famous that invitations were eagerly sougkt for by many distinguished people, whose acquaintance and • support the clever, but then comparatively unknown specialist might'not' perhaps so easily have acquired, but for the special .attractions which, he was thus enabled to hold ou(* ' ! .

AB;g Biast.—On Saturday last, the contractors tor the construction of the north wall of the Timaru breakwater, Messrs Jones aHd'PalHser, fired a big blast at their quarry, Wai-iti road. One and a* half tons of powder were use J, and it is estimated that about 15,000 tons of stone were dislodged.' Ooursin'Q.*— t'he following nominations have been received for the coursing meeting to take place at tlm Levels on Thursday :-4A.ll?ageld! tftelke* Sat £3 3s each: —Messrs Dalgleish' and" Co. 2, Mr T. Alexander 2, Mr D. Mahoney 2, Mr 6. '^cs'i6rge%'ffimsP§ffirT,' Mr D. M. Ross 1, Mr J. Rnnger-1. Puppy Stakes, at£2 29«ach.—Mr TV Alexander 2, Mr D, Mahoney.2, Mr»D. a Jtf. ,Jtoss I.*Mr W. , McLean;', 1, Mr( i A,«, Adflrus : 1,., Messre Dalgleish and) Co! 1, Mr A. Lee.l, Mr F. Francis 1. A Consolation stake of one guinea each, for dops beaten in the first round of bothlstakeß, will* be run. The amount of subscriptions, less-tender oent will be,given.as'stakes. . ~, ■ /,'.■:

Amateur Theatricals. Af;• will be seen by an advertisement infeanother column the Committee of the Geraldine Literary Institute have resolved op giving a two-nighta' entertainment in< aid of the fuods of the Institute. The entertainment will consist of amateur theatricals, and the farced chosen to bo played are of a most amusing descriplioo.' The various characters have, been ! entrusted to the very best amateur talent ib H the "district, and judging irom tie rehearsals, there is no doubt but thnt thpse who, pay a visit to the Oddfellows' Hal],on *he-dates fixed for the entertainments will be well repaid for their expenditure of the smalt sum charged for admission. The foods of the Institute have been at'a very low ebb foe some time past, and it iti to be hoped that this strong effort on the part of the Committee will'be a thorough success. Football.—A match took place in the Temuka Park on Saturday last between teams representing the Waihi and Temuka Clubs, The day was fine, and there* was; • fair atI tendance of spectator*.' Mr-G.yelfin captained the Temuka team.and Mr T. Hart the .Waihi. The match was .very .hardly contested, every icon, doing'his'best for his side, but it resulted in a drawl It was played in two spells of 45, minutes. In the first Macintosh, for Waihi, ebtained a try, but he failed to convert it• into a goal,,and in the second Gray got a try for T,einaka and Veltin took the kick, but no,further score resulted. Messrs J. W. Volvin'snd H. Smith umpired for Temuka <and Waihi respectively, and Mr J. L. Flint acted as referee.—ln view of the forthcoming mitch . with Timaru a ball will be on the ground at Temuka every day at 4 o'clock, and runs .will start from the Post Ofice at 7 o'clock tach evening*—Temuka will be represented by the following :—Fullback, J. Buok ; , three-quarter-backs, G. Yolvin, Roberts, and'Clinch; half-backs, Gray and .Dyson • forwards, Smith, Carr, Hope, Toby, An»land,. Simpson, Donald, Brown, arid Williams; emergencies, Lavery, Olliver, and Anderson. » From Gat to Grave.—Until late'y the township of Woodbury has,been without a cemetery, and the inhabitanta,bave been put to a greac deal of inconvenience in haying to take all funerals to Some short time ago, however, a cemetery was laid off and a Board appointed to manage it. The Board, like many another, Gnd themselves short of fundus, and after vainly tryirg every means' in' their power to augment their' income',''h'ave as a last resource advertised of a concert. The idea has.immensely tickled a number of people, and,suggestions as to the moat befitting mariner 'of 'carrying out the, festivities' have been">,eiy^plentiful. Some have suggested xnat a U' 'Bkull and crossbones should be placed ybove the Chairman's head, and others, that the " Dead March " should be; played as an overture. Of. course ( the Board resent very much 'sucli' .reiectiona upon their actions" and would like the public to hear in mind'that the idea of holding; a concert web only fallen back on when' every other means of railing .capital had failed. , Woman's Wisdom. - ; "She insists that "it is more importanet that her family shall be kept in full health, than that she should have all the'fashionable dressesandstyletof the times. She therefore ■eei to itthateach member of; her family is supplied with enough pfDrSoule'iAmerican Hop Bitters at the first ajipearance of any symptoms of ill,health, to prevent a fit of sickness with its'attendant expense, oare and anxiety. All women should eietelie their wisdom in this way."—New Haven Palladine. 'Baiter's JJOTrer If bbsbbvkb has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and'effeotual' remedy in the treatment ot Coughs, Colds, Bbonohitis,- and other ohest and throat complaints'. 'Bead advt. and try it: , > • '; .

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. R, Taylor, Geraldine-rrOffers'reward for return of lost saddle, , u . ■ Angus Macdonald; acceptld A. Brown's tender, for, ploughing.^ J. Mundell ind Co., G?raltiine—Sell dury cows and store cattle at 1 o'clock to morrow j i horses at 2.30. 1 Q-eraldino Literary Institute—" Notice re entertainment by Geraldine Amateurs in aid of Institute funds. ,j f Missj Williams, Temuka—Notffies that she has commenced 'dressmaking at Mrs Henderson's, Dyson cftreet ;'good fit guaranteed. -Webster,and first-dais farm ofs 168 acres for sale; hold a clearing sale of horse;, farm implements, etc., on account of Angus M»»edon»ld, Esq., on July 2.