LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1759, 5 July 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

BALL. — A ball takes place at Woodbury to-morrow evening. CARRIAGE OF MILK. — Mr Pratt wants the Government to reduce the railway charges on milk sent to cheese factories. Death of an M.H.R. — Mr W. F. Pearson, the member for Ashley, died at Christchurch early on Tuesday morning, after a rather protracted illness, at the early age of thirtythree.

THE CANTERBURY MUSEUM. — Among the articles presented to the Canterbury Museum (Christchurch) during the six months ending June 30th were a Maori greenstone adze and a portion of a Maori bone whistle, given by Mr W. M. Rayner, of Temuka. TECHNICAL EDUCATION. — Sir George Grey intends making a determined effort this session to have technical education properly estibl shed. He considers that every child educated in the State schools should be taught a trade. TEMUKA ROAD BOARD. — For the first time for many years the regular monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board lapsed for want of a quorum. The Board meet again on Tuesday next, when amongst other business the rate for the ensuing year will be struck.

BEER DUTY, — The amount of beer duty collected throughout the colony last month was £4185, which added to the amount collected in April and May, makes a total of £12,342 for the quarter. The estimate was £12,760.

PARLIAMENTARY WORK. Business is steadily increasing on the Order paper. There are now no fewer than 74 Bills on the paper, of which 37, or exactly one-half, are Government Bills. Up to Tuesday evening 359 petitions had been presented during the session, and 148 papers laid on the table.

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD. — A number of New Zealanders in Melbourne have formed themselves into a New Zealand Association, chiefly for social purposes, but also with the idea of helping every one coming from New Zealand in search of work, also to keep files of New Zealand papers for the use of their countrymen. There is qu te a colony of New Zealanders now in Victoria, and all who have trades are doing well, but mere clerical work is at a great discount.

WOLESALE SHEEP STEALING. — George Kyrricon, William Bachelor, and Thomas H. Batchelor, were committed for trial at Rangiora on Tuesday on a charge of stealing 360 sheep belonging to Mr C. Ensor and Mr G. B. Starkey.:

TE KOOTI.— The Native Minister has received telegrams to the effect that the Waiweke meeting is dispersing. Te Kooti's conduct so far has been good. About 800 Natives are at Waiweke, but l quor has been forbidden by Te Kooti's orders. All are behaving very well. FOOTBALL. — A match between the Temuka Darktown Club and a Second Fifteen of the Timaru Pirates takes place at Timaru to-day. The following will represent the Darktown Club : — Full-back, Nelson ; three-quarter-backs, W. Storey, Hanlan, and Beach ; halfbacks, Anderson and Bryant ; forwards, Hay, Dunn, F. Storey, McCallum, Tiko, Tooner, Solomon, Lyons, and Greaves ; emergencies, Austin and Davis. An express will leave Temuka at 1 p.m. sharp. — The match between the Timaru Pirates and the Waihi 2nd fifteen has been postponed till Thursday week, TEMUKA RIFLES. — A special Government parade of the Temuka Rifles was held on Tuesday evening. Present — Captain Hayhurst, Lieutenants Findlay and White, and 27 rank and file. After inspection the men were exercised in company drill by the Captain, the various movements being gone through with steadiness and precision. Before dismissing them Captain Hayhurst intimated that at the next parade arrangements would be made for selecting the first squad to compete with honorary members for the challenge cup. A CUTTING RETORT. — lt has been stated that the Government only succeeded in carrying the increased tea duty in consequence of having made it a Ministerial question. Dr Hodgkinson on Tuesday Night said that he had recently on several occasions had to vote against his convictions, and gave the tea duty as a case in point. " Then why did you do it ? " queried Mr Taylor, which drew from the member for Wallace the rejoinder, "So as to keep such as you off the Treasury Benches."

HOSPITAL RETURNS. - The following is a return of patients in the Timaru Hospital for the month of June 1883 : —Patients under treatment at date of last return — Males, 23 ; females, 5 ; total 28; admitted during the month — mals, 17, females, 4; total, 21; totals treated — males, 40 ; females, 9; total, 49. Discharged during month :— Cured — Males, 13; females, 3 ; total, 16. Relieved — Female, 1; dead — males, 3 (John Liddle, Thomas Jones Bowden, and James Miller) ; totals discharged — Males, 16 ; females, 4 ; total, 20 ; remaining under treatment — Males 24 ; females, 5; total, 29. Out patients treated during month - Males, 19; females, 17; total, 36. THE TOTALISATOR QUESTON. The Wellington correspondent of the Press telegraphs :—"The Totalisator Committee appointed by the Legislative Council are inviting suggestions from the Metropolitan Jockey Clubs. The Committee will probably recommend that the Colonial Secretary issue a permit to all Clubs to hold one meeting annually, but if two meetings be held stakes of the value of £200 per day must be given ; if three meetings the stakes must aggregats £300 daily ; if four meetings £400; and five meetings £500. They will also probably recommend that the totalisator be not allowed to be used more than at five meetings in any one year." - ALEXANDROVNA LODGE, I.O.O.F., TEMUKA. — The regular fortnightly meeting ofthis Lodge was held in the Oddfellows' Hall, on Monday, June 25th, a good number of members being present. Accounts amounting to £20 2s 4d were passed for payment. The Grand Secretary and D.D.G.M. being present, the question of changing the basis of representation of subordinate lodges at the Grand Lodge sessions was considered, and after considerable discussion it was decided to defer taking the vote of the Lodge on this subject until next Lodge night. After a candidate for joining the Lodge had been ballotted for, the officers for the ensuing term were elected — For the office of N.G., Bro. J. A. McCaskill was declared duly elected ; for the office of V.G., Bro. Beri ; for the office of Secretary, Bro. Blyth ; and for the office of Treasurer, Bro. J. Whitehead. The installation will take place next meeting. A vote of thanks was accorded Bros. Reid, G.S., and Bro. Donn, D.D.G.M., for their visit to the Lodge. Receipts of the evening amounted to £l0 10s. The Lodge was then closed in the usual form,

WOODBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE. — The monthly meeting of this Committee was held on Monday last. Present — Messrs Dean (Chairman), Flatman, and Heatley. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, Correspondence was read from the Secretary Board of Education, drawing the attention to the regulations re keeping school open on wet days, and requesting that they be complied with ; and from the Minister of Education, Wellington, enclosing copy of statement of the amount expended on school bui'dings sines the coming into operation of the Education Act, 1877, and requesting the Committee to peruse the same as soon as convenient. The letters were acknowledged, On the motion of Mr Flatman, seconded by Mr Heatley, it was resolved — "That tenders be called for cutting fences, grubbing, and burning gorse ; tenders to be sent in by July 14th, 1888." The Chairman and Mr Heatley were appointed visitors for the month. It was resolved that the Chairman request Messrs Young and Waters to proceed with repairs to belfry at once, This being all the business tho meeting terminated THE MOHAWK MINSTRELS. — On next Friday ; evening this talented company, comprising 20 artists, will appear in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka. This is the largest, and, we believe, the best company that has ever appeared before a Temuka audience. Amongst the members are the-well-known Perman family, Mr Guss Lynch, and others who played with Mr J. L. Hall in Temuka some time ago in "Fun on the Bristol." Mr John Collins, who took the part of Widow O'Brien in "Fun on the Bristol" wil doubtless be well remembered by a Temuka audience. The company played for three months in succession m Auckland, firee weeks in Wellington, and two weeks in Christchurch, and according to reports published in the local papers they had magnificent houses and did grand business. It stands to reason time if the company was not very good it could not play three months in one town. One of the papers describe the performance as follows :— " lnstead of the usual drawing room scene, when the curtain rose it disclosed a semicircle of lady and gentlemen performers seated in a fairy dell, which had a most charming effect. The business was most amusing, the antics and original jokes of the corner men keeping the audience in continual roars of laughter, while the solos and choruses were rendered most effectively." All the papers speak in the most flattering terms of the company, and we confidently promise those who may patronise them next Friday evening a treat. We may state that in the company's repertoire is a farce entitled " The Escape of Jonathan Roberts," and that it will be played next Friday evening.

CUSTOMS RETURNS. —The whole Customs revenue for the month of June with the exception of that from Tauranga, amounted to £78,645, which added to the amount collected in the two previous months makes a total of £324,007 collected for the first quarter of the present financial year. The estimate for three months was £312,500, so that the receipts exceed the estimate by £11,500.

SKATING RINK.— As previously announced, the Zealandia Skating Rink Company opened in the Volunteer Hall in Geraldine on Tuesday evening. A large number of persons were present, over 200 being admitted. Of this number about 100 donned the skates. Some few persons in the room were evidently proficient skaters, but the majority were novices, and the amusement they caused for the onlookers was most intense. Rinking, however, is apparently very easy to learn, as most of those who essayed to venture upon the rollers were able to make a very creditable performance before the evening was over. Quite a number of ladies took to the wheels for the first time, and did capitally. In fact, the fair sex appear to learn the art much quicker than their masculine companions. With both sexes, however, skating is a stern reality in Geraldine just now, and the rink is the absorbing theme of conversation. The Geraldine Volunteer Band was in attendance, and the music added not a little to the pleasure of the evening, and the bright uniforms of the men added gaiety to the scene. The attendants are most courteous and obliging, and give every assistance to beginners, the majority of whom, however, soon learn to go alone. The rink will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at Geraldine, and on every afternoon in order to allow of the ladies acquiring the art privately. — The Temuka rink will be open to-night. HAUNTED ME. A working man says : " Debt, poverty, and suffering haunted me for years, caused by a sick family and large bills for doctoring, which did no good. I was completely discouraged, until one year ago, by the advice of my pastor, I procured Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters and commenced their use, and in one month we were all well, and none of us have been sick a day since ; and I want to say to all poor men, you can keep your families well a year with Dr Soule's American Hop Bitters for less than one dootor's visit will cost."—" Christian Advooate "

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SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,

J. Mundell and Co — Sell household furniture on Saturday next. J. Campbell, Woodbury — Has 80 acres of turnip land to let, for a crop of oats. Mohawk Minstrels — Will appear in Volunteer Hall, Temuka, to-morrow evening. S. Clegg, Saddler, Timaru—Notifies that he is now offering upwards of a thousand pounds worth of A. Maxwell's stock of saddlery at prices never before heard of in Canterbury. T. and J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercers, Timaru — Not fy that they have received during this week furt er shipments of goods, ex Arawa, Aorangi, etc, and hare also made some large purchases locally ; give some special quotations.