The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1753, 21 June 1888, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The English- Mail The English mails per the Aorangi were delivered here yesterday.

- Alteration op Date op 3ale.—The- date of the clearing sale by Messrs Webster and Macdonald on account of Angus Macdonald, Erq., has been altered from July 2nd to. July 3rd.

SHEEP Returns.— lt is particularly requested that the annual returns of sheep owned on the 31st May hst.be sent in by, the 30t.h instant. After that data “ Section 21 of The Sheep Act 1876 ’’ will be a'rictly enforced. New Wesleyan Church at Waimvtb. —A new and commodious church for the' Wesleyan connect ion has just been e'ec'ed »t Waimate. It waa opened on Sunday lust, the services being conducted by the Bey. J. Williams, of Christchurch. Thera is a debt of nearly £2OO existing on the building. The Minister for Education.—ln a leader dealing severely with the Hon. Mr Fisher for bis antagonism to the We'* lington Board of Education, .the Press concludes “Wo need eay no more. W» have shown how grossly untruthful the Minister of Education is in his statements.” Primitive Methodist Bazaar, Geraldine. —By an advertisement which appears elsewhere it will be aeen that lbs Primitive Methodists in Gerald no. contemplate holding a bazaar about January next, to aid in ex* lingui-liing tbs circuit deb'. A ; commi'*.i-e of ladiei has been formed to receive con* tnbut’ons, and tlie public are earnestly tequested to 1 nd the'r suppoit in makingt.hr b»zi-r a success.

Concert at Wdodbuiiy.—AWncerl takes place in 1 hj Woodbury reh'olroiirn ! -irgh , or which a really good progiumm.- - 'em piepared and we’hope to roe it wll » I-n t •* i IV object is a most di.s-rymg one — u < with which concerts are ra .Iv cum ec ed—v z. the replenishing ot the luci.l Ot metery Ho in/* fund?. It is to be hoped that the concert wi 1 be as largely attended as tuch g< thnin.i at Wooibu*y usually are.

Bhbef Dip. —lt is understood that Government will place sheep-dip on the free list of imports. The Premier.—The Premier is still unwell, and was unable to take his place in the House on Wednesday. Severe.—Two young men at Woodead were mulcted in fines and cost" to the tuna of £l6 I7s for molesting bicyclists on the road. Pupil Tbachbbs’ Examination. —The annual examination of pupil teachers in the South Canterbury Eduoat onal D strict commences in Timaru on Tuesday next. Good Sport. Two spoitsmen named Whetl r managed between them to shoot HO ducks and 1 swan at Gebbie’s Flat, Nsrtb Canterbury, on Monday list. Game is evidently plentiful in that locality. Jhe Volunteers. —Lienl.-Cols. Butte and Hume, and Capts. Douglas, Coleman, and Fa'coner, have been appointed a Commission to revise the Volunteer Regulations, The Number op M.H.R ’a—Sir George Cmy li.is announced that he intend* to give nonce that the numb-r of members of the Lower House should be reduced to fifty, in older to t*at the matter again.

Further Retrenchment.— At a m uting of a number of members of the House of Representitives >t was decided tj try and rtill further reduce the Estimates in Coromitfcae. The Est mates were gone through, and a number of items Sflactad for attack.

The Rev. Lt. Gordon —Tho Rev. D. Goidor, formerly of Temuka, is about to leave Invercargill for Melbourne. The congregation of St. Paul’s are taking steps to fid the vacancy caused by the rev. gentleman’* removal. On Leave.—Mr Thom is Calculi, of Goodwood, Otago, well knovn as the land purchase officer for Government railways, Ins after almost continuum service of 29 years, been granted six months’ leave of absence, and proceeds to London by the A on the 23ed inat.

Congest and Dance at South Oeaei.— A concert and dance in afd of the school fundi will take place to-morrow svenmg. For tin-concert a firs'-class programmi has bieti prepared, and all aM ending it Should thoroughly enjoy themselves. The muse for the d'ino will be supplied by Mr J. Figoni; wh l>,Mr Binskin wi 1 «o;. as &I.C. Rrfrod'monts will be p-ovidnl forth* dance,to which l idiis will b« admit'ed free. Sohod child'en will be aniDfed to the concert h' 6d each. A Hobkible Death, An old man n-'ined Stephens met with a horrible death peir Parramatta a little while ago. Ilav ng lost his way he made a fire at the root of a Irt-o and went to sleep. The fliP’es ascended the tree, and just as the man no'iced his danger a binning branch Ml and pinned him to the ground, the flames playing about his face and neck. He lay in agony all night, and died in the morning whist being conveyed to the Hospital. Killed by Jot. —A pecuiitr'y piiaful incident marked the last outward voyage of the City of Berlin. Among the passengers was an elderly man on his way to York to meet his son. On the anival of the vessel »t New York bis ana and wife oune on board. Both they and the father, full of |do'igbt, had been reunited, the father embraced bis son, and laid his head on hi* shoulder. As he did not raise it the son. removed it, when he found the old man dead—his joy had killed him. Noted Football Match.— Football, at played under some circumstances, must be very inceres'ing, as may be judged from the following paragraph, which n taken from the fashionable London Journal, the Morning Post:— Yestsrdsy, being Easter Tuesday, the people of Workington witness'd the annual fool ball match between the colliers, sulors, and ironworkers. Abiut. 300 men were engaged on each tide. Tha game ia played at Workington every Easter Tuesday, and is probably un qu*. There are no rules, but the men try to throw their rivals into the stream or over the wooden fences which cross the field of pi >y. The Last Stbaw,—On Tdtday morning (eays the Press) some one, who was , not. recognised by the Sergeant-Major, left a not.i for the Po ice Inspector. On opening it the letter was found to contain the proof of the title-pa;e to a pamphlet, about lo be issued, giving the Life and Adventures of Jonathan Roberts. It is well sprinkled with adjectives, and in one,part has the word* “with the account of, his final capture.'" The word “ final ” has been struck out in the proof, and it was doubtless with a view of eliciting soma idea from‘lnspector Pender as to whether it was woith white retaining the word or not thi.fc the proof wai so kindly sent for hie reI vision.

Temuia Rifles. —The monthly inspection parade of the Temnka Rif! * Voluntoerstook place on Tuesday evening last. About 32 of all ranks were present, and Lieutenants Findlay and White were In command. The men were put through a ■number of company and battalion movements. Two new members were proposed, and will he sworn in at the next meeting. Matters re the cup to be fired for by the v’olunteers and honorary members of the corps were explained, and it is expi ctfd that the first competition will tike p'ace next month. The trophy is now,on view ar Mr P. Coira’s. ■ Valuable Fkeioht. The steamer Uiveriua, 1363 tons, Captain Überg, from

Melbourne, hi rived at Fort Adelaide the

‘other morning to load 20,900 bars of ailv r-lead, bullion, the property, rf the B-oken Hill Proprietary Company. Messrs Geo. Wil's and Co. (says the

Sou h Australian Advertiser) are the contractors for the shipping of this

valuable cargo, which will be despa'ohed to London. There is another large q&amity to arrive in truck*, but veiy probably the steamer will only be able to find space for the 20 900. A large quantity of the bullion is placed between bales of wool and other spaces, thus fi ling up a deal of space winch would otherwise be wasted. The bullion has an aggregate we'ght of 1050 tons, and is V- lued at £SO per ton, Isgkatixudi.~A pitiful case of filial ingratitude and oru-lty was brought under the notice of the Foolicrav Bench yesterday (sava the Argus of the 29th ultimo), when Mary Lynch was charged with vigranoy, The poor old creature, who had seen her 80th year, us she sat in the Court was a p c'ure of hdolessnffs and misery. Sergeant Kuthlsdge ftitxd that she had been found wandering aiuilisely about some oil quart es. She was quite ch 1 lidi, and could not be left alone. Mte had marri *rt sons and daughters living in diff rent suburbs abound Melbourne, but not one would t oubie about her. One daughter, bow. tvr, he I t’o e to tbe trouble of repomt memling that her mot «r should receive a t no. of 12 months' imprisonment for v al houg • the psor old woman, I he s g.-ii t si d, wai very re peotibla and well io cite i-H. I he s rgeint add d that «he had no covering for hrrfnt, and t .at her cloihing gpiitnlly w >■ msuffi.'ient. t'he wis sentenced to six months’ ia>p iaonmsnt in o d»r that she might be cired for. J

A Good Demand for Dairy Produce. I —Che Roseville faciorj hid to decline an order for 2| tons of butter at JU par lb, there beiug already a demand for more than ihey can snpply. The Henley factory is also meeting with a tiret-olaas demand for all they can turn out,—-Tmeri Advocate.

Jubilbe Committee.—A meeting of the Jubilee Commit toe was held last evening in the Temuka Town Board office. Present—Messrs Gray (Chairman), Wright, Blytb, Lawson, and Rutland. The balancesheet showing a credit balance of £lB Is 3d was read and adopted. It was also stated t hat there wa« a further sum of £22 promised, making in all £4O Is 3d, from which about £llos was deducted for accounts passed for payment. It was decided to instruct the sub-Oommittee to proceed with the erection of the obelisk as soon as possible. The meeting then adjourned. St. Saviour’s Church, Temuka,— Yesterday, 20 h June, being the anniversary of the Queen’s accesssiou to the throne, the usual thanksgiving service appointed for the occ triou was used in St. Saviom’e Church in the evening. The Incumbent delivered a short address on the words “Honor the King,” speeiahy dwelling on the need of our prayers an ' syrapa'lty for Her Majesty and her daughter, the Princess Roy.d, in (heir deep sorrow, occasioned by the death of the Emperor of Germany. The chmch was well filled, and tit the conclusion of the sermon the National Anthem was Sung.

American Enterprise.—lf more energy were displayed i i developing the natural resources of this Colony there would be no nscfssity for the cry of depression b ing raised. One item comes under our notice, showing how our colonists are a'lowiog strangers to reap benefits out of this country which should be kept here. American druggists are exportmg to New Zealand Voromiko oordi d, a proprietary medicine for the relief and cure of djseutry. As it is well known that the koromiko is a vain .ble plant indigenous to N-w Zealand, it is to be regretted that foreign eu;erp ri, 'e his to step io, to tlm detriment of local prolucctJ. N.Z. Times.

Tax on Bachelors. The Well ngton coere.iponi' Utof the Otigo Daily Times says : —“ The idea of taxing bachelors is not a new one, and the member for Eanuitikei cannot lay claim to originality in the matter; still 1 have Mr Bruce’s earnest assunnee lit t he considers it absolutely necessary in the interest of the colony th it the bachelirs should be taxed, and, in asking the question to be put on t'te O der Paper, be is actuated by a sincere d<sire to benefit the colony. Mr Bruce’s suggestions are an annual tax of, say, £1 per head on ail bachelors between the ages of 21 and 59, and making ull bachelors' now paying property tax liable to an additional contribution of H in the £. Th ,b Maek Lane Eipbbss.—Tlio Evening Press says;—“ There u perhaps hardly any more significant sign of the times jn the pastoral and agricul'ural world than the fact that the Mark Lane Express, the most oi'thodoT, most purely business-like »f all the agricul ure.l newspapers of Engl md, sh mid in the 56th year of its existence have resolved to appeal to the colonies, andclaiml.be support of the farmers of the new world, Yet this is what it has done. It has issued, on thin paper, a colonial copy; it has appointed agents for the col >nies; and invites colonials to send it correspondence. ‘ Every lino,’ it says, ‘ they send us will be welcome.’ We think it would be wise for Agricultural and Pastoral Associations to take up the matter.” Maobl GHATtXC.DE.—Sir Georgs Grey, while walking into the Parliamentary Buddings on Tuesday afternoon, was accost id by an aged Maori, who, addressing the rsferan »t desman in the native langmje, tried to prevail'on him to accept the sum of £2O in consideration of some kindness rendered many years ago. Overcoming his astonishment, the member for Auckland East informed the grateful Maori he could not dream of accepting the proffered gift. He had, in fact, quits forgotten ever having conferred any favor on the wouli-be donor, bat if he (Sir George) had rendered him a service in bygone days the expression of gratitude in the man's eyes was sufficient recompense. Unpleasant. A correspondent at Camborne, Cornwall, says the following slory is fully authenticated ; —The wife of a miner at Doicoatb, named Davis, of Cross street, Camborne, hid been ill for some months, but could obtain only partial re|ief from the doctors of the town, Sha stated that for some lima she had felt something alive which almost choked her, and the choking was evidenced by the color in her face. Last Thursday she went to a doctor in a neighboring town, who was satisfied as to the truth of the

woman’s statement of her symptoms, and

ho managed, to extract a four-legged colored reptile, measuring three and a half inches, from her throat. He wt tributed i s presence in the woman to the drinking of impure water during the drought last summer. Mrs Davis is fast recovering her usual-health.

A Relic.— Mr E. Y. Dixon made a curious

discovery in the Gorge at the time he was erecting one of the iron bridges for the Gorge Railway (says the Rush Advocate). In digging,cut the foundation for or.e of them he came acro#s a Maori relic of a very ancient .make, judging from its appear nee and the drp'h at which it was found, and possibly centuries hare passed since it was deposited there. It lay ful y twelve feet down in a compact miss of ol.y and boulders over an overhanging rock. Mr Dixon, who is an efficient Maori scholar, and well versed in Maori lore, prono mced it te be manufactured of a human thigh bona. It is about eight inches lon-*, and has three well-defined birbs filed out along its inner side. These baths make the relic e ther a we»pon of war or the hunt, or were intended as a record of time. In the latter case it was, in Mr Dixon’. opinion, belonging to a race inhabiting the oounlry before the arrival of the Maoris.

Destitution in Chbistohdeoh.—From inquires made by the QtmstchurQh Press of Mr H'trick, who has quite recently started u home foe the destitute, h appears that so far from the distress being exaggerated Mr Herrick gijs he did not know one street m Christchurch or the suburbs in which there were not several families who had no means of support, but were dependent on charity, A good many of ihese were due to drink, and many to wife desertion. Among those whom Mr Herrick has assisted were a D.D., a doctor, a dentist, an erstwhile J.P., and clerks and tradespeople in great n unbars. Mr Herrick gaTO instinct’s of starring lamilies which it seemed almo.-t impossible to believe existed in our mrist, There was one case wfyeye a Jittle boy of }0 nursed his mother aqd sister ill with rheum i c fever, uni another where the c i.dren look it in turus to go out with the one pair of boo t ; ano'.l e of a son who oame at night and look the ui Ik which was left for his bed.iid n oil father • one of a little girl t jing to se 1 the War Cr/ on a bleak wintr day, h >y.ng only a thin cotton d'oss to cover her, and m my ethers of the most painful nature. ,

A PiitJOKT Girl.—A plucky action is reported from the Palmerston Times) that a few days ago Mrs H. McEwen was driving some cows through a paddock when one of the animals charged her. Mrs McEwen was carrying her baby and leading a little boy by (tie hand, and the cow endeavored to gore the latter. Mrs McEwen put down the baby to enable her the better to defend the boy, when the cow turned its attention to the baby. In this predicament Mrs McEwen called for assistance, when her daughter Agnes, aged about 14 years, arrived on the scene armed with a pitchfork, with which sho p ; nned the; nose of the infuriated animajf, ; aud held it (ill the othera had reached a place safety. The itmninenoi of the danger* may be judged from the fact that a considerable portion of the little boy’s clothing was torn by the cow’s though, thanks to the cpurage of the girl, no periods injuries resulted. Baxter's Lung Prbsbeybr has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy in the treatment of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, and other chest and throat complaints. Bead advt. and try it.

From the Hub.

There ii perhaps no tonic offered to the pejple that possesses •• much real intrinsic value at Dt Soule's American Hop Bitten, Just at thit season of the year, when the Btpmaoh need* an appetiser, or the blood needs purifying, the cheapest, and belt remedy ie Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; don’t wait until you are prostrated by a disease that may take months for you to recover in. Boston Globe.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Concert and Dance—ln South Orari School to-morrow evening. In Bankruptcy—Re R, P. Welle, of Pleasant Valley, funner. Thus. Buxton, pro J, P. Pace—Name* of successful tenderers for gone cutting. W. A. P. Sutton, Sheep Inspector, Timaru —lmportant notice re annual sheep returns. • Primitive Methodist Church, (ieruldine — Hold bizaar about January pest. Donations solicited by Ladies’ Ooramttje. W. WbeelbunJ, Oxford Nursery, Teinuka —Nu ifiea that he has on sale u large quantity of Iruit and forest trees cheap, to suit the times; he invites inspection. T. end J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercers, Timaru—Announce the arrival, ex Aruwa, of further shipments of winter goods for all departments, s leeted with usual care by their Home buyer; enumerate special lines in various departments.