LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1762, 12 July 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Reported JRetikem^Xs—[t ia rumored t|i.a^ : Mr?B;luckeit' Engineer ip Chief-, will;shortly retire bo a pension. I ~ y,/>> ■■ BALAHIBS OF Ra.ILWAT OFFICIALS, of from 4000 to 5000., persons employed-ini the Railway sertioV, only 47 get over £2oo' per innum. Post Office Sayings Bank.—On the 31st December last there was standing to credit lo depositors;in-tha Post-office-Sarings Bulk the! turn 0f.£1,813,084. ; *,.-.'.■■ 'v; Proposed vVobkhouses. Professor Macgtfegor, -in- hi* charitableMn*litutibns ; report,* recommends, -the/ establishment' df the workhouse sj'stehi'Tn .New Zealand., . ~ . 1 "i'vit :T -,ft ,; iritended'tp,,efect a memorialto ' the.,lite..Mr : Pearsift), '.M'.'H.R. for .Ashley,, rind'' • su.bseHp-,,! f'ion's a'fyribw b3irfg : cb!iebte'3 fbr'tlie purpose.' Thb' ASHiiBT; authorised tQ,dfi,ny the rumor th»t;.,the Hon;: W;.' Rolle'ston 'iWt'end»' ; "stan'ding for this seat: 1 ~A 4«P« t »^ nlH " B ' w^ u * i * , ' d M * 'W&? Paris'lF, 1 of the The Civil SERviCE.~The Civil Service B 11, grading and fixing all salaries in the service, is now ready for in trod notion,,to the House, and will be printed in a" few days. •» •JpHi'Hi'/piLNOrNa Class. - The Orari "dancing'class will be opened to-morrow evening in the Asssmbly Rooms with a bill, Mr J. Figoni supplying the music, and Mr" Binskin acting as il.fi. Refreshments will be provided. Indies will be admitted free, gentleman having to pay 3s. ..',, I.O.O.F.—The installt ion of officers for the ensuing t3rm of the Oddfellows' Lodge. at';Geraldine,ftakes place on Friday, evening nrtt. It had* 1 been intended to bold a sqoial gathering at the conclusion of the ceremony, but on account of tbe man? gatherings of that description hell in Geraldme lately it has been decided to have the customary binquet.

The Volvnteers.—The Minister for Defence is insisting that the Volunteer regulations as regards the.minimum attendance, et,c., flhall -b(e properly, .parried out; IksVweek the Thames Rifle Hangers, Caversharr Rifles, and Southland Hu3»ara 'were"disbanded for .not fulfilling the regulations."lUuvray Commissioners.-rlt is rumored ithiyt directly the House rjsits the appointment of Railway Coiioinisaipners will be, gazetted. A Wellington correspondent of the Press believes the selection will be ,made from Mefism Hannay, E. G. Wright,Maxwell, Q'.Cqnopr, and FergiißOO, Secretary to' Wellington Harbor Board.

Ihsanb.—The. convict John William' Crabtree,,who was sentenced in Cbnitchurch. in January,"'lßßs, to ted., years for horse stealing,, and who broke gaol at Wellington in April 1887, for which he got additional sit years, has recently been removed to the Auckland Asyluai as a. dangerous" lunatiG; In July 1 of last year Crabtree was removed to Auckland gaol, and a few months ego he developed symptoms of insanity, one craze.beioft-thit his wife and friends were intriguing to deprive him of certain property which bs owned.

.v-iWisiETAN GBftjßom; Tbmuki.—A meet.> !ing of fhe Building Committee of the Wesleyan Church, Temuka, was held on Mjonday last to consider the rough pMiio of the proposed new church. ■ This .with some slight alterations whs generally approved of, and /two gentlemen were appointed to' wait upon Mr West, tbe architect in order that the full plarts and specifications might be ready to lay before tho congregation on Juy 19th, the date fixed for the quarterly social tea. Piomises to the amo.unt of £56 were .received from those present. Curious Fish. —A rather curious-looking fish (says the Press) was on view in the window of Mr Warnti's shop in Oaehel street, Cnristohurch, on Tuesday morning, and attracted a good deil of attention from the pisssrshji Mr Warne has not yet been able to aßcertaia to what class the specimen belongs, but he gave it as his opinion tint it is a species of leather j >oker. The nose is.some-.j what similar to that of a seal, and the skin is." coverediwith* shdrt f^d^r,'£the.r ( 's'aft bristles. The eyes are "very like v lhoßß of' the dogfish, and the no&ttjJs- are very plainly developed. The biily is flit 1 , and this fact, togelher with the position and shape of some of the fins, gives tbe idea that the fish did a good deal of - crawling at tho bo!torn of the sea. Then, again, the two side fins; near the head, and the tail (which is the same shape as that of a shark) : were evidently used fir swimming. The mouth is very like, and is in tbe sime position as, a shark's mouth," tltoiigh not quite s sp large. . Altogether the. fish is a very remarkable one, and can evidently live out of water for some time, for it was found on the N*w Brighton beich, apparently having been •thrown up by: a wave, and did not dio for more than two hours afterwards. Mr Wariij 1 intends to lay the., fish before, the Museum uuthonties. . 1.0.G.T. —A social gathering wis held on Monday evening la«t.in.«onnfi,ction' with the Good Templar Lodge, Geraldine. A large numberof the brethren and friends sat.dqwrito an excellent tea, the table beiDg preiided over by Mrs Dunlop. After the tea a pub'io meeting was held. Mr W. S. Maslin addressed the meeting, and congratulated the the social pri the of their efforts and the large number of persons pre- . settt.' The following programme was also gone through :—Duet, Mies Andrews and Mr Williamson, "O, Albion"; comic song, Mr Jameson, " Tbe Blue Ribbon Army," encored and responded to with " Kiss me, and I'll tell Mamma "; reading, Mr Fergusion, " How I didn'JiLaarn te Jkate." ; fong, Miss Duolop, "The Murmur of a Shell"; duet, Miss Ooltman and Miss M. Dunlop, " Star of Peace " ; song, Mr Gaskill, "Tween Decks," encored; recitation, Mr F. Betbune, "The Brave Fireman"; eong, Miss Andrews, " My is O'er the Sea"; song, Mr Lagan, " Mother's with the Augels now " ; recitation, Mr Colt man, " Be ye Sober"; song, Miss Dunlop, " Lift to the Convent Bells " j aging, Mr Williamson, "The Oak and the Ivy"; recitation, Mr Rowherry, "Death's Doom"; song, Mr Logan, " The Old Log Cabin in the .l/ell" ; eong, comic,,Mr Gaskill, " My Bradabaw's Guide," encored ; song, Mrs Fergusjon, " The 'Bettor Land " ; song; Miss' Dunlop, " Where is Heaven " ; reoitation,'Mr Bethune, "Curfew Shall not Ring To-night." A most hearty vote of thanks to those ladies and gentlemen who had assist.-'dw th the gather i. (>, and the singing of the National Antbom, < concluded a most successful entertainment, i

Cats at a Premium.—H-ilf-i-crown per head is (he price paid atThargomindah station, Now South Wales, for nil cats.

LnoruHß AT Tsmuka.—■The lecture advertised to be delivered by the Rev. Mr Bunn on Tuesday evening was postponed, owing to the wet. wearier*...; Tbe,; f iithre date for the leoiufe^!aa , oqfe''yei.been fixed. . Winohestbb Faib.-—The heavy rain falling on Tuesday l*Bt caused the stock fair at Winchester ta.be poitponod till Tuesday next, 17th Juiy." In our adve t'smg columns Mr K. F. Gray notifies that ha wilt sell prime freezers, and other prime fat sheep, cat'le, etc. ......... , RrisipENT Magistrate's Court, Geraii ■■■■ 'Mil's Court, yesterday, before Messrs ft. fl. Pe*rpoint and A. H. Brisco, J.P.'s, J. S. Waito obtained judgment for the amount claimed and costs in each of tils following; cased: H/. Parker, lis 10J ; J. D. Gore, £1 6s 31 ; F. Bull, 12s 6d.; This war'all ..that business transacted.. u j: -.j-/ {■■'' ■ ■■'■ ,„-Or/8,, - . The the hospitals in the South Canterbury district:—iTimaru— Having last year commented unfavorably on the oost of the staff required by the area over which the buildings are spread, 1 fetl bound -to oallaCjtejnlHdaT the fact that the cost, of the,.&tflff for s'ajkries Vas £849 as against '£B6§ in the much smaller hospital of. ithe-ThrfmSs/' As Regards.'the comfort of the >patier%-and-i'the; care and attention with .which they, are^tfe«ted, ~tihev are such as tj : make trie msTl&Jvton'' rairly attractive.—Wai{' '•■mar:e.'"^ifi]a T hjp&]Jifal is one of the'best in the '•'iifolonyJ' is satiis'fa'ot'S'i'y ■in evfery*resell; " • i, '-' '" ; 'M sMtiir<kv*-'hiii&itA y %isQriBBT. The ■Mjeiater. interesting statemepfc on Tnesday' of the the land ''polidv''of tnepjifseptGovernment). "He'stated 1 >ChaV72GibeOWe v 8 l had been brought under the!' operation of tbe Act of last soiiioa. ' Between the 2ht March and 30. h June 6f , this year, three months and t3Q days, tjie sales and -results-{fad btfeff-a's'Tollows -.—Total selectors, 593} area Ss#h , ctfed, , 9s;sl7 acres, Oath sahs, 171 selectors,' 2l;060 acre*; £13;7p0.. Deferred. p4yment,' 123-selectors, 14,300 'acres, .annual instalments/£1385. Perpetual I leases,/ 299 selectors, 60,000 acre?, annual reY.til £2774.. He added thaj; Ua'sa ffm the fpost abSepiablei to tbe pupl'iol.. '. ■ pisjmpi . Hiai^, Tjie.wiot^r,h/olidaya : ia cpnnectipn ,/jWit.li the,ab>Ye^school,terminated on Monday last an(J^ r t he . sql>o)..l., v was ra-opened on..rueadaj morning.; ..Owing' to the 4uc\eto.auJ,^v ; eathejj,.there, was but very small attendance, only pome, thirty. Bcholara being present. The majority of ilia e belonged to the higher; standards, the infant division furnishing only two representatives. On Wednesday the attendance slightly improved/ formerly, underr similar circumstances, the pchool would have beeu closed, but in accordance with the lut'est regulations v of the EHucatton/B'mr'd, all schools must be kept open, bo matter how simll the attendance may be. . FoofkkVL, ''■—■The match, arranged for to-day biVvireen the Timaru Pirates F.C. and vYailri'second fifteen baa beeo postponed pn account of, inclement weather, and wjtl take/place on Thursday next at Winchesters—A match will take place at Geraldi-ge^an,,Saturday next between teams' chosen by the captain and vicecaptain pf theWailii Ulub. The following willcotnpose ■• he vice-c'aptain's.team:— •Full-back,'"H. W. 'Moore; three-quarter-backs, -Fish;'' Temple, and Kalaugher ; half-bwks, Bathune-and,Fitzgerald (vicecaptain) ; forwards, A. Stewart, D. Stewart, Hiskons, Slack, Brown, Burn, H, Hennett, Black, and FJemtning ; emergencies, Fly and Harding, j Play will start at 3 p.m. slurp.

FIBE It T/iMAßrj.—iflarly on Wednesday morning Hh? waidenoe of Mr Shappere, at Waimataitai, about one and .. a half miles ito :; i the north of Timaru, was totally destroyed by fire, with all the valuable furniture and effect!. The family, consisting of Mr and Mrs Shappere, two daughters, and a son, retired, to, bad shortly after 12 o'clock, and at 2'o'olock one of the girl', Miss Ada Shappere, was awakened by her room becoming filled with smoke. She at once alarmed the other inmates, but the flames hud then got such a strong hoi 1 of the building that all had to escape through a window, without having time to dress or save anything. It is supposed that the fire was caused by a spark from the fire in the dining room, which was left burning. The house was built only nine months ago. The insurances are psoo on (he building, and £4OO on the furniture and: effects,.which will not nearly cover the loss.

Our Mail Services. The Postal report-fib,osa, thatlher* hap been a filing <off 'in J rfeceills in'respect of the San Francisco Service, due mainly to the direct steamers conveying a larger proportion of the correspondence than in 1886. In (ha place of the San JTrtincisco .service showing a profit as in 1383, there loss of £729 for the last year. New Zealand's sha r e of the subsidy to the service is £24,000 a year. On the other hand the loss on the direct service fo £67o7jinr 'he.pTaiee of £11,070 the previous, yew. Both servieos continue to be pprformed satisfactorily. The average time ot 'ltlivery by the direct service to the firßt port of arrival was 44 days, compared wi'h 41.69 days in 1886. The d&.tour to Ho baft is, the probable explanation of thii. The bonus earned by the Direct ServicajWsfe £8443 againat,£2326. The Weather—The long spell of clear frosty weaiher which has been so enjoyable for t'«e last few weeks was broken oa^jtpadny . uigbt, wtfeo rain'commenced to V f ili. This' continued more'or less . steadily throughout Tuesday, and towards evening nasty jqiialls from the eastward'were the atmosphere was intensely cold. Oa Wednesday rnoromsf there was a slight improvement, and it seemed for a time as though it w-ib likely to clear up. The occasional glimpses that, could be caught of the hills revealed them jjiickly covered with snow, a coating that will probably lie upon (ham for some time. On WeJnesday afternoon it was evident that all hopes of finer weather would have to be abandoned for the time, for. the sky wis j heavily overeast, and the bitter squalls of ! the preceding evening recommenced. The Temuk-i and Opihi rivers both rose, though not to an alarming extent. The W.aihi river was croesabl* : at Messrs Hsyhurst and Brown's mill up to 12 o'clock, after which tints it rose considerably. The cinnnels in tlmmuin streets in the township hav ii t recently been cleaned there was but accumulation of surface water.

Baxter's Lung .Pn 3 - has gained great popularity in this ' ' ■ : •<1 1 ea speedy and effectual remedy in • <Teatment ot Coughs, Golds, Buonoh irj H and othei chest and thro»fc complaint Eead advt. and try it.

Hatjkted Mr. A working man says: " Debt, poverty, and •uffering haunted me for years, caused by a ack family and large bills for dootoring, whioh did no good. I wai completely diaouraged, until one year ajo, by the advioa of my pastor, I procured Dr Soule's American Sop Bitters and oommenced their use, and in one month we were all well, and none of u> hare been siok a day since; and I want to a»y to all poor men, you c*n keep your families well a year with Dr Soule's American Bop Bitters for lest than one dootor's visit till cost."—" Christian Adrooate."

BYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Orari Dancing Glaes—Opens to-morrow evenih» with a dance.

K. F. Gray—Sells sheep, cattle, etc, at Winchester Fair on Tuesday next. r J. Brown, Beehive Stores, Temuka —Has new vegetable and flower seeds on sala. ! Hon. L. Walker, Four acres turnip land to. let; calls tenders for cutting gorse.