The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1776, 14 August 1888, Page 2

The Temuka Leader TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1888. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Imposts and Expoim.—The impjrts for June quarter were £1,132,503, and the exports £1,426,290. Both show a large increase over the corresponding quarter of last year. South Obabi Biybbßoabd,—Oandidates for election to this Board must be nominated with Mr Wills, Eeturnmg Offioer, by noon to-morrow. Nomination forms can be obtained from Mr Wills. Winohestbb Faib.—Mr K. F. Gray and Messrs Webster and Macdonald adveitise that they will sell sheep, cattle, and pigs at Winchester Fair to-day. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. Eipoht of Goh>. The E.M.S.S. Rimutaka, which left Lyltelton for London on Saturday, took away fifteen boxes of gold, twelve being bars and three sovereigns. The former were yalued at £44,652 and the latter at £15,000, making a total of £59,652. Tub Mbdical Case. The .Resident Magistrate's Court, Temuka, yesterday, was occupied from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. in hearing the case in whioh Dr Cimpbcll sued J. Davey for medical evidence. A pretty full report of the case is published elsewhere, but a good deal of the evidence had to be omitted, as it was Hot fit for publication. The Fat&l Accident at Pubakanui.— The Dunedin Herald states that the surfaceman Williamson —who died from injures received from a stone falling on bis bead »t the Purakanui railway cutting—was walking slowly along the line after he was struck, quite unconscious. He made no answer when spoken to, and the other men had great difficulty in taking his lamp from hi g Immiqbatiok and Kmigbation. The immigration and emigration returns for the colony for July show the arrivals to have been 618 persons, while 1908 took their departure from New Zealand. The exodus was principally to Victoria, 1055 having booked for there and 615 for New South Wales. The loss to the colony by eioess of emigration over immigration during the previous six ' months ended June was 5139 person*. There were no arrivals or departures of Chinese in July. IUB Industrial Banquet. -About a thousand people were present at the industrial banquetheld at Wei ington, on Saturday nighi, and the affair was a thorough success. •V)r Kennedy Macdonald presided, and wa? supported by Sir Maurice O'Rorke and Sir \i. Whi more on the right, and Mr Fisher and Sir John Hall on the left. About, thirty ■ live members of Parliament wure prese t. The whole of the foo>J supplies were prepared or produced in the colony, and presented to the Banquet Committee. Among those whu responded to the toasts were the Hon. Mr Fisher, the Hon. J. Ballanoe, the Hon. Mr Larnaoh, Sir Maurice O'Rorke, Sir Oeorye Wh:*more, Mr Walker, Mr R. J. Seddon, and Mr F. J. Mom.

Ball at Oram —A. ball in connection I with the Orari Dancing Class will take plane in the Assembly Rooms on Thursday evening next. The music will be supplied by Mr J. Figoni, and refreshments will be provided. Land Boabd.—At the last meeting of the Canterbury Land Board the following wore among the cash sales of run land opened by Government on July 23rd at £2 per ncre : W. PoslMhwaite, 128 acres, Geraldine County ; Andrew Reid, 25 aores, Goraldine County; Donald McLean, 50£ acres, Mackenzie County ; Joseph Wharton, 20 aores, Geraldine County ; John Yance, 88 acres, Geraldine County ; M. J. Meagher, 8| aores, Geraldine County; William Goodard, 50 acres, part of Educational Reserve 1574, Waimate County. A Jutbmlb Mtjbdebbb.—The tribunal of Mortain, France, has just condemned a youth named Jean Lelaudais, aged 14, to six years' imprisonment for baying murdered u boy named Cosgf, only seven years of age. The little fellow bad appropriated a blackbird's nest which Lelandais had been watching. In his fury, Lelandais cut Cosei's throat from ear to ear with a reaping-hook. The juvenile murderer was as devoid of emotion in Court as any hardened criminal. He asked the Judge to prevent bis being pestered by the prison chaphin. Important Insubanob Cash. —ln the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Friday, Mr ' Justice Williams gave judgment in the case of Bowers v. the .National Insurance Company, a cliim on an insurance policy. The insurance was over the house and furniture in it. The Company paid the insurance on the furniture, but elected to rsinstile the | building j but, the plaintiff having alienated the laud, they were prevented from reinstating. Plaintiff contended that, having paid for the furniture, the Company oould not elect to rein-tate the building. His tlonor held that if a man's houseandfu.-nilure wereinsured, and both burnt, clearly the amount of his losswas Mie value of the two together, and it could never have been intended to allow a Company to choose at pleasure some item*, and say " These we elect to pay for." Looking at the nature of the contract, and at the fact that the condition does not dearly give the Company the right to reinstate a part", they had by paying for part lost the right of eleclion to reinstate, and that they must pay for the rest. Judgment was given for £IOO, disbursements, and witnesses' expenses. Zkalandia Rimk.— At the Ziulindia rink at Teinuka on Saturday eveninj a most exciting game of football was played, Hie players being on skates. Last night a mile race was run, for which 8 entered. The first three to Btait were It. Blyth lOsecs, R. Aspinujl ssecs, and J. L. Flint scratch, Flint won a hard run race. Both Flint and Aspinall fell, but Flint recovering himself more speedily than Aspinall decided the race. Iu the second heat J, Findlay, junr., lOsecs, and D. Winning siecs, started. The race was an easy win for Findlay, junr. In the third heat A. W. Wright aud J. Findlay, senr., slatted at Issecs, and G. Clinch, lOaecs. Wright had it all his own way, Findlay having lost one of hißskttes fell out, and so did C.incb. For the final heat A. G. Wright 15aees, J, Findlay, junr., lOsecs, and J. L. Flint scratch, s aried. Both Wright and Findlay had passed round before Flint got the stilt, and consequently in beoame necessary for him to pass twice before winning. This was very difficult, as the rules required passing on the ontiide, and a good deal of ground is lost. Findlay pacsed Wright once, *nd Flint passed him twice, but failed to pais Findlay the second lime. J. Findlay,junr, a lad of about 16, won a very hard woe, with nothing to spare. The time in whioh findlay, junr,, did the mile in was sooin 23sses, and Flint did it in smin 13iecs. Flint, Findlay, junr., and R. Aspinall skated splendidly, considering this was their first race.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTIStfMKNfd

W. Fletcher, Temuka—Offers reward for recovery of dark bay mare, Orari Dancing Class —Ball in the Assembly Booms on Thursday evening, August 16. Webster and Macdonald, G-eraldine—Sell farms, sections, and house and implements on the 18th instant. Woodhead and Son—Notify that they have accepted the tender of Gh Washington for grubbing and burning flu and rushes. James Winning, General Storekeeper, Temuka—Notifies that he wishes to dispose of the remaining portion of his stock as quickly as poasible, and has m irked it at such prices us will ensure its being cleared out if purchasers call; gives real value in excess of money received. All accounts mutt be settled before the 28th instant.