The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1755, 26 June 1888, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

San Francisco Mail.— The letters, newspapers, etc., for this district via San Francisco arrived per,special train last night.

Death or a Centenabian.— Maurice Kelly, of Wade, Auckland, stated, to be 104 years of age, died on Sunday morning. He drank whiskey copiously for 87 years according to his own statement. , Gebaldinb Bulks.—The shooting match to be held on Thursday between a te»m from this corps and one from the Timaru Navals will be wound up by a social in the evening. A large number of tickets are being, disposed of. A very pleasant evening should be spent.

Homeward Bound. The s.s. Arawa sailed from Lytteltou for London, via Kid de Janeiro, on Sunday afternoon, with 18 firstclass, 18 second-class, and 40 ' steerage pasAt LytteUon she loaded 1008 bales wool, 2000 sacks of wheat, and 7000 carcases of mutton.

Amatbpb Theateioals. —The performances this and to-morrow evening in the Oddf«llow»' Hall, Geraldine, in aid of the funds of the Literary Inst : tute, promise to bo a complete success. A full-dress rehearsal took place yeaterdvy afternoon, and the pieces went off without a hitch. It is to be hoped a bumper audience will be present both evenings. : Alleged Mukder.- Mrs Williams, an old resident of Cromwell, was arrested by Constable JJasmusaen at Oromwe'l on Wednesday last (says tfee Duncan Times) on a charge of haying murdered the illegitimate,,child (roalo) of her daughter. Accused was brought before Messrs Jolly and Mucgregor on Wednesday evening and remanded till Saturday, when Mr J. S. Hickson, coroner, was to hold an inquiry. Another Eeeai,—The cable-repairing steamer, Sherrard Osborne, while grappling for a portion of the broken cible, by some means secured the single wire cnble from Wellington across Cook Strait, and broke it. The whole work for the South is tbarefcre thrown on the cable from Wanganui, and necessarily there must be considerable delay in the work. ■ It is expected, with fine weather,'the Sherrard will soon repair the recently broken cable. Obicket. —The mateh between the Australian Eleven and the M.O.C. and Ground concluded onSuturday lut, another win being gained by the Australians. Towards the close of the game there wa? groat excitement. When the M.O.C, resumed their second innings on Saturday, they required S 3 runs to get to win, and had three wickets to fall. The bowling of the visitors was, however, too good, and the remaining batsmen only added 9 runs, fche inoings closing for j.lO, leaving the Australians victors by J 4 runs.

Political. - The Wellington corregpondent of a contemporary says:-The final upshot of the consideration of the silt duty ia that all salt except rock is now fixed at ten shillings per ton. The position of the tea duty is this, that if it is made a Ministerial question it will be carried, as the extreme Protectionists, who object to increased taction for revenue purposes merely, will then vote for the Government, otherwise they will vote with Optain Russell to maintain the duty at fourpeuca. The Canadian Doctors.—A telegram tohand yesterday from Auckland says j-." Mr?. Sarah Croft, from Wade, consulted the Canadian doctors with the 'Golden Chariot,' now doing business berp, and got a botMe of medicine from Madam Duflot. After taking the first dose on Thursday last vomiting set m and continued till yesterday afternoon, when she died. Dr Anderson was called in on Saturday and prescribed medioino which cave relief, but could not save life. Aa inquest is lo be held to-day. I)r Kennie interviewed, says it could not be 'the Canadian medicine ' which eauied the trouble, as it is perfectly h»rrulesj, and offers to swallow a bo* of powder and drink a f* U bottle of perfume in nublio to-day. The case has caused excitement, as people for two weeks have been raving about the miraculous cures tffa-t.'d by the Canadians."

I)air* Factory Company. Tbo Pro-1 visional Directors of the proposed Canterbury Dairy Factory Company held a meeting at Christchurch on Saturday, at wtrch it was resolved tbnt if the residents in any district will subscribe 400 £2 shares the Directors will guarantee the remainder, and prooeed to erect a factory in bucli district without delay. In New South Wales the farmers are jubilant at the svccesa of the.factory system,- r« they receive Dow Is per lb, and sometimes more, for their butter, whereas, prior to the introiuction of the factory system it was all but unsaleable.—Exchange. Obituary.—On last Saturday morning, after a long and painful illness, Mrs Andrew Grant breathed her last. She had heon ailing for a long tim?, and her death was not unexpected, yet it caused widespread sorrow throughout the district, and the fact that her funeral, which took place yesterday, was the largest we have ever seen in Tetnuka, shows the respect ip. which she «as held. She leaves a large family of young children ranging from, about two and a-hnif years to 13 years of age to mourn her loss. Mrs Grant, Who was an old resident of this district,' was very, highly esteemed, and great sympathy is felt for her bereaved husband in his sad hfiiiction. Mr Grant baa expressed his desire that we should convey his appreciation of the respect shown to him by tlie people at large in attending in such numbers at his late wife's funeral. .

A Severed Le». On Sunday (says the 1 Press) a resident of New Brighton) informed Inspector Pender that he had in the morning found a man's leg on tlie beach about four miies to the northward of the township. It had a boot ob, and had apparently been in the water for some little time. The Inspector went to New Brighton, and sent on Constable Dleasy with a trap to< fetch down the limb, but he had not returned at a late hour on s unday evening. A rumor was started in New Brighton that the owner of the limb was the escaped convict Roberts, some persons saying they had seen a light on the sea outside the breakers, opposite New Brighton, a few nights after the escape was made. From particulars given to him by the finder of the limb, Inspector Pender thinks it has boon in the water too long to be one of Roberts, and moreover, that it is not large eoough, A telegram to hand yesterday says :—" The Teg found on New Brighton beach has not been ident ; fied. It haß on a new boot and a dark brown woollen sock. The flesh is gone from the bones." Woman's Wiidom. "She insists that it is more important that her family shall be kept in full health, than that the should have all tha fashionable dresses and styles of the times. She therefore sees to it that each member of her family is supplied with enough of DrSoule's American Hop Bitters at the first appearance of any symptoms of ill health, to prevent a fib of siokness with its attendant expense, care and anxiety. All women should exercise their wiidom in this way."— Ne w Haven Pdlladine. Baxter's, Lung Preserver' has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy in the treatment of Coughs,' Ooh>3, Bronchitis, and othei chest and throat complaints. Read advt. and try it. BYNOPSIB OF ADVERTISEMENT. Geo. Philips, Temuka—Notice re found skeleton key. Geraldine Rifles—Grand social gathering in the Volunteer Hall on June 28th,. R. H. Peafpoint, Geraldine—Has decided to give up drapery department of his business ; is offering the whole 6£ bis. stock of drapery for.sale at under wholesale boat. T. G. Rowley, Registered Surgeon Dentist, Timaru—Notifies that being now established in hit new premises,* next door to Mr R. R. Taylor, Church Street, he is now prepared, in addition to , his usual; surgical: practice, to undertake all kinds of mechanical dentistry at moderate charges. . P. W. Button and Co., Booksellers and Btationers, Timaru—Notify that the: sale of the late Mf Moody's books will be continued'' for 14 days' longer, when the bahnce will be removes! to another market; books and magazines, dealing with tlmost every subject, are ori sale at half the English published price. ,