LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1778, 18 August 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Early Lamm.—An exchange st;i<es that, this ae .son's lamb is being retailed in butchers' shops in Invercr^ill. Ceicket.—The eickifc match Auitralmns versus All England ended in the defeat of the Australians by aa innings and 137 runs. Sale at Geraisinb.—Messrs Webster and Macdonald hold « sale of valuable freehold farms, implements, etc., at Geraldine to-day. TESTIMONIAL TO Mr COBOOEAN.—The collectors .and subscribers are requested to meet at Mr Young's Wolsaley tfotal this evening at 7.30, when the form of the proposed presentition will be decided. The Bimk. —An eici'iog game of polo on skates was phyed last Thursday evening in the Temuka rink, between volunteers and civilians. The game was a firs'-rate one, and resulted in a victory for the vo'unteers. Starch Faolort. The Ashburloo Guardian says: for a starch factory lo be established in this district by several capitalists has been ordered from home, and we are given to understand that ere long the factory wi 1 be in full working order, and capable of turning out a sufficient qmntity of starch and other necessaries of a like description to supply the whole colony." Returned.— Mr A. White, of Ger 1dine, who recently paid a visit to the Old Country to sej about some property which has been left him, arrived back at Geraldine on Thursday evening last. The Geraldine Brass Band, under Bandmaster iSherratt, turned out to met Mr White at the corner of the Pleasant Valley road, where they playei some lively airs, afterwards going up to his residence and serenading him. Government Life Insurance.—ln reference to a .Napier tel°gram to the itfect that the Government Insurance Department refused to p\y a policy of £IOO on the life of the late Percival Bear, on the ground that he was insured as Percivil Beir, while his a ime was raally Junes Percival Bear, tve are aulhoritiit've'y itiformed thai the st'itetnont is incorrect, the Department having merely asked for the usual proof of death and identity. Hunt Club Stbe?i,ech4se.—The annual steeplechases under the auspices of the South Ofinierbury and Waimate County Harriers, took place on Thursday last at Summerl-as on the blinks of the Pare-ira Riv<r. Theie was a first-rate attendance, and the events were well contested. The Welter Steeplechase was won by Mr R. H. Rhodes' Ivanhoc, the Light' .Weight S.eepL.chase by Mr Mit-lio l's Nero, lha Farmere' Steeplechase by by A. Prinjile's R'icktt, the Ladies' Bracelet by Mrs McGregor's Nero, «n'l the Consolation by Mr Kaye's Stockman.

1 Imp )itTB and Expobts.—The yalua of impots of New Zaalind for the June quarter, ■ 8 put rnd at the Custom homes, wa» £1,132,503, this being £26,644 higher than i.but of the same quarter list year. The va'uj of liiß exports for the same period, similarly smhed, was £1,426 290, or £141,348 more Hi tin last, year. Of the exports, gold represented £IBO,OOO odd, forest produoU, (kau. i K uin £66,700, timber £26,000) £95,000; unimuls and animal pi od une, £682,000 (frozen and preserved meats, £124,000) j ag riculiur.il productg,£227,oooodd; odd—(lea. l her and pbormium being the p inoipal items). Presbyterian Band or Hope. —The moDthly meeting of the above Ban! oi Hope was he'd in the Church, atTemuLi, on Tliur«day evening ljst, the ultendiitKu being larg". The Kev. J. Dickson occupied the chair, and addressed tha childien shortly. Recitations were given t<y Misses Sijjiili (g), MqCaskil 1 , Cnrcktihunks Me'aon, and Goodey, and M:isier D, McCask 11. Si)rga were nico'y rendered by the Misses Smith (2) and Uiu cksh-mks. Two pntillud "Griudma" And "A Little Pot," were also gone through capital y, mil fully uppreohled by the. •iiidit-'tice. A most pucceasful insisting was brought to a c'os-j by si ging liynvi 98, of .liinVj's,

Very Muoa Bkoken.— There is a young lady in Taranaki, a Miss Hill, who is constantly breaking her right arm. The I'inb has just been accidentally fractured f>r ihe fifth time, each break being in a different place. Mount Sohbbs Building 6tomb.—Large quantities of building alone continue to come down from Mount Sotnurs quarries. A Melbourne budding contractor, writing for a large supply quite recently, says: —" Mount Somers stone is getting into favor here, and justly so, as it is something like atone. It is being used very much in Collins atretrt, and quite puts our looal stone from Btawell in the shade." Both Mr Slocks and the New Zealand Stone Company are very busy quarrying out large orders for Melbourne firms.—Ashburton Guardian. | Loan Abt Exhibition.—The Loan Art Exhibition, in aid of the fund being raised for the erection of a new Wesleyan Church -fc Temuka, will be opened in the Volunteer Hall on Thursday afternoon, at 2 o'clock, and judging from the reports we have heard the collection of articles on view will be a splendid one, in facl» the Volunteer Hall will for the nonce be turned into a veritable museum. The idea of holding such an inhibition was a happy one, and if the attendance of the publio is what it should be, and what the energy of the promoters deserve, a large sum will be netted. Footbam.—The Canterbury Kugbv Union have igreed in reapon§e to a request, from the South Canterbury Rugby Uniun, to play an interprovinoial mutch in Ohristchurch ii September, on condition that next year a similar match is played in Timaru.—A match between Waihi and Timaru takes plica lo»day. The ground is very wet, and a greasy ball will be the result. Bars and mittens will be an absolute necessity. The ma ch between the Darktown (IVmuka), and Waihi second fifteen has been postponed to Saturday next.—A lesson has been taught umpires in football matches by the Wellington Rugby Union which is likely to havo a salutary effect. The charge m»dj against one of tho umpires in a recent aenior match of having held money on tha result was considered, and it was decided to disqualify him from acting as umpire or referee in any future championship or cup contests. Tin) nvitch in which the person referred to umpired was between the Melrose and Rival Clubs. Honouring War Correspondents*— The Home News reports that Loid Wo*seloy, on the afternoon of Saturday, Juue 16, m the crypt of St. Paul's ephedra', and in tha presence of a party of ofhVra and jourca ieta, unveiled tho memorial lab et which has just been erected to the war correspondents who 10-a their lives in t >e recent Soudan Cimpaign*. Tlie-'e corre-ipi>n<*ent* woro, an many will remember—Edmund (/L),mi>van, of ths D lily iMews ; Frank Viz-tol y, tlie art ; st ; Fiank Power, of The Times ;■ John Alexmdbr Cammni, of tins Standard ; He. Ljpr Algernon Hubert, of th* Jlorniug l\>a ; Wil iam Henry Gordon, of ihe Man Guirdian; and Fnink J. L. iiobertH, of R'Utei's Agency. Among those who attended the ca'emnny were Lord Char'e-i B-resford and MajorGeneral Sir William filler.

A Woud job. thb Mao'US.—Sir Qe r»e Grey made a big speech the other evening oi the Na'iTd [node Bill. In the ouraouf his remarks he delivered a eulogiuin of tlie M»on race, asserting they had been jne of the greatest, nations on the earth. No more riobh race had ever existed than (he original chief* of New Zealaud. They hid traversed great oceans and founded vast colonies. The voyage of our greatest navigators were u>t lo be compared to the voyages of the Maoris. European navigators had noble ships in their command, and they had the aid of science lo assist them in their undertakings. The Maoris, on the other hand, crossed wild oceans and stormy seas in slight and frail vessels. They had braved the peiils of the deep and the fury of the elements in their explorations. Sir Greorge Grrey then dwelt on the land system established by the Maoris, arguing ot thegime time that by the Treaty of Waitangi a solemn had been entered into with them, whoreby their lmds were plajed under their owa control, Sir George gave a very exhaustive history of the Native land question, and denounced in forcible language the land sharks who bad obtained large tracts of Maori lands by defrauding the .Native proprietors.

Roigßßf in O&MA&tr.—Three old g.ol birds named S. Mahone, Thomas Knight, and Heory Munro are alleged to have committed a aiost impuient robbery between one and two on Tharsduy afternoon in Oannru. An old roan named A.lex. Marshall, res'ding in Ure Street, was accosted by the men, who begged of him some mouey. Ha declined to give them any. They then asked him the time of day, Marshall pulle<l out his watch and gave them tho time, aod shortly afterwards they jostled him and stole the wa'ch. He demanded the return of the watch, but they refused. He then sdd he would follow tham till he could me it someone to send for the police. The man went towards the North Otago Hotel, then on to the North Town Bdt Hotel. Meeting a man on the way, Marshall requested him to g j for the police. Ttie messenger went for a policeman, and Sergeant O'Grady was prompt y on the track of the thievos, and twenty minutes after the theft whs committed arrested thern near tlie Woollen F.ctory. The watch has since beun found in a v-tcatit section opposite the North Utago Hotel, where one of the ,>ccu3e 1 was seen to go for a few minutaa after the wachhud been stolen. A *harp shock of eartliqmke of unusually long duration was fill at Nelson at 7.10 yesterday morning. Coughs, Colds, Bbonohitis, &0., are quickly cured by using Bix'fir'a " Lung Preserver." This old-established and lavjriie medicine is pi asunt to the palat*, and highly extol'ed by members of the medical, legal, and clerical professions. For testimonials, see advt. Sold by all patert medicine vendors. Baxter's Ltjng Pbesbeyue has ga'ned jreit popularity in this disirict as u spe dy aud effectual remedy in the ireUment of Uoughs, Colds, Buonohitis and othei 'iheßt, and throat complaints. Read advt. aud try it.

BYNOP3IS OF ADVERfIdEMOL'a,

Scotsburn School- Ball in aid of funds on 24th injt. Loan Art Exhibition—Will open at Tcmuka on Thursday next, lit 3 o'clock. Webster and Macdonuld, Ger.ildine—Sell farms, sections, disc harrows, oats, etc., this day. J.Mundelland Co., Auctioneers, Qjraldme—Hold sile of hoses at Geraldine on Wednesday, 291 u August. Lodge Southern Star, No. 619, 3.C. Hrethrea are requested tJ attend funeral of Ute liro. W. G-. Westropp to-morrow. J. Ballantyne and Co, Victoria House, limaru —Notify that the great sab of 1888 is now going on, but will shortly cl.ue j enumerate some oi the bargains DOW ofTjriug.