LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1797, 2 October 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

[ CUSTOMS Revenue.-—During the month of I September the cußtoms revenue collected a 1 the port of Timaru, amounted (o .8169210* Id. Boaed Mbbtin»s.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes place to-day, and the monthly meeting of the Temuka Town Board to-morrow evening. Ths Half-Holiday Movement.— Wa understand that it it the intention of (he employers of Temuka to endeavor to arrange uniform hours of business, and also for the Thursday half holidays. A meeting to discuss the mallor is to be held to-day. Gbbaldinb Monthly Sale.—The Geraldine monthly stook s le takes pines to-morrow. In our advertising column! will be found tbe entrieb to be submitted by Messrs J. Mundell and Co. and Messrs Webster and Macdonald. They comprise some splendid lint's of sheap, cattle and pigs. Messrs J. Mundell and 00. also sell the whey and thi pig accommodation at the Geraldine Dairy Faotory for the com.ng I season! and a valuable freehold farm. J

Hobbb Pabadeb. —A parade of entir horses will take phoe at the Geraldine st»lt yards to-morrow.—Entries for the hoi 80 pvadp, under faa auspioes of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Aesooiation cloji with the Secretary, Mr F. W. Stabbs, Timaru, at noon on Thursday next. Football—The return football match benween the South Island team and the Englishmen wa9 played on Saturday at Lancaster Park, Ohriatchurcb, in beautiful weather, and before about 3000 persons. Tin ground was in splendid order, and a fast game was witnessed, pluy being up and down the ground nearly the whole time. The Englishmen won by six points to nil. The Maori footballers have arrived in EngUnd. Fifiythrea matohes have been arranged, and ths first will take plaoe to-morrow against Surrey. Cricket. —The cricket match at Lancaster Pnik, Ohristchurch, on Friday, between a Ciin'etbury eleven and Lillywhite and Shrewsburj's team did not attract a very large attend mce. Tue weather beautiful and the wicket in capital order. The match was not play-d out, but was great'y in favor of the Englishmen, who made 88 in each of thou innings, while 0*n r erbury made 54 iu ono* innings. The principal feature of the match waa the splendid battiig of Shrewsbury, who made nearly half the runs gained by the Englishmen. The Cheese Tbade. —Mr McHardy, of Napier, who recently went to England to bring about a reform in the sales of frozen meat, writes of cheese: Nnw Zealand ch«ese is another branch of my business. Cheese should be sent single, in cool chambers. Those which have been sent in wicker biskets have sold at 50i per cwt ; but if sent in single case* they would answer the purpose. If they are slightly heated they get brittle ; if it were not tor that they would sell bjttor, for the American cheese is not naarly so rich, Whan these faults are overcome there will be a great trade in it.

Impohtakt Sales. To-day, in the Temuka Volantaer Hall, Mssirs Mile.*, Archer and Co., in conjunction wiili Mr K. F. Gray, will offer by publio auotion a number of valuable freehold properties situite at Temuka, Winohester, Albury, Waimafcaitu, and Arowhenua, belonging to the Paterson Estate. The splendid Temuka property known as "Springfeld," has been divided into nine lots, and the Winehestgr property into seven. Both are noted for their fertlty. The auctioneers call the special attention of farmers, grazers, dairymen, and • peculatori to this sale, which will commence at half-past twelve o'olock. To-morrow, at Springfield, Mr K. F. Grraj will \v.\l an unrisemd sa'e of sheep, horses, dairy cows, oatlle, pigs, dairy utemih, buggy, reapers aud binders, grass seed, farm implerne'is, e'c. Tbe sale will commenoe at 1L o'clock, unA be continued on the following day if neoessary. Luncheon wiil be provided at both sales.

Abistoohaot ioethb Colonies.—Anothor soion of a noble house is en route for the oolonies. The younger son of the Karl of Munster, who with Lady Mnnsfer lives nearly all the year round at ton, murried a few months ago the daughter of a local ohetuist. TiVre was a terrible row in the Munster family over the wedding, and it whb reported thai; the bridegroom had enlisted as a private soldier, I m*y state that be kai litile o- no income, but he is a very deeent sort of f How. I hear ktor, however, that his father -in-hw shelled out a few hundreds, and the young couple, dropping their title, have sailed for New Zealand, where the husband hopes to obtain employment. Mad Him There.—A few days since a well-known grazer, who was taking his breakfast at a local hotdl with the l*nd lord, happened to enlarge upon the rise in the price ot sheep, and the firm tone of the wool market. "Why," he exclaimed, " vve will mak'j a fortune. But what is the me of talking to you about wool," he said to the landlord, "you can only feel an interest in tho price of whisky." "Oh, I don't kuow," replied the boniface, "I feel a little interested in wool. I tell you what I'll do with you : I'll bet you a new suit of clothes that I shear more thousands than you do hundreds ; because I run a whisky shop you must not think that I have no other interest." The boniface is a shareholder in a station on the Murrumbidgee, where there are 90,000 sheared annually. The New Zealand settler shears 600. Exchange.

Pleasant Readin».—The Melbourno correspondent of a northern contemporary tell* the following Exhibition story :Id the French pioture gallnry is a landsoapa entitled " Pominiera (apple trees) Forma Loysel." A middle-aged woman and a man a few years older, both French, were standing before it a few.days ago, when tha woman burst into tears. " You know the place, madame," said Ihe man, startled. " Indeed, I should, monsieur, for I was born there." " Born there ! Is it possible ? And your name, madauie ?" "It is Rosalie Pioard." " Mon Dieu! daughter of Jean and Marie Pioard !" A long look, and the woman fell into the man's arms. Twenty years ago he had left home, roamed about the world, fouad his way to the goldfields out here, and finally settled down as a yigneron. The sister had come out in ike service of the Frenob Coneul's wife, and so they met after twenty years.

abohbisho? Redwood.— The Catholio Times has the following :—"By the last, mails to hand we learn with greet satisfaction thht His Grace the Archbishop and Clnplain arrived safe in the Oove of Oork on Sunday, July 22nd. His fint call was on the patriotic Archbishop of Oashel, the Most Key Dr Oroke, who, it will be remembered, for some time filled the See of Auckland. Here Dr Redwood was detained by the Metropolitan of Munster, and right royally entertained until (he following Stturday with the hospitality so obaracterietio of His Grace. Thonoe the Archbishop journeyed to Dublin, where he was welcomed by the Superior of the Vlarist Fathers' House, lieeson street, the Very Rev. Michael J. Watts.-!, S.M., brother, we believe, to the esteemed Rector of St. Patnok's College. In Dublin His Graoe had several prolonged interviews wth the Most Rev. Dr Walsh, the intrepid champion of Ireland's rights. Thenoe he proceeded to Duodalk, where he was to officiate at the annual ordinations. An incident on his visit there is well worthy ef raoord, as showing how afraid rhe authorities are of any demonstration or mark of sympathy favorabli to the victims of Castle tyranny. Dr Ee.iwood and Father Patterson having asked the privilege of a visit to Mr John Dillon, who is being done to death in Dundalk Gaol, the Governor refused permission, and an application made by His Graoe to the Prisons Board met with the same fate. The Archbishop then prooeeded to Rome by way of Engl»nd (where he was the guest for two days of his cousin, the Rev. Wilfred Dallow, of Upton Hall Convent, near Birkenhead) and France, sxpeotmg to reach Rome in time for the beatification of the Rav. Father Channel, the first martyr of OceaDiu, the ceremonies in connection with whioh were to take place early in Septembsr. Dr Redwood expects to return to We in time for the Christmaß festivities. His spiritual children will ba gratified to learn that their iu.ny prayers for his B>fe journey have been bo far heard to the full."

Eautmqctaki.—An •arth tremor, lasting some Gve or six secondi, wm felt at Geraldine on Friday night lait about 10.30 o'clock. A Pbotest.— The Committee of the Otago Protection League carried a resolution pro'esting agaiost Mr Glov«r lecturing on Freetrade in conjunction with temperance. A Jitky's Verdict.—The verdiot of a Coroner's inquest at Tunbridge Wells on the death of a child was—" The child waa. suffocated, but there is no evidenoe to show that the suffocation was before o? after death." Daiet Faotoeies. Wa have reeeited from the Government a fe.v pamphlets containing an expert's " Eeport on dairy factories in New Zealand, together with other papers." Anyone desirous of securing one of them can get it free of charge at the offloa of this paper. Momky Made the Difference. —The Wairarapa Star vouches for the following as a fact: -Masterton Boniface, eyeing a dilapitited looking swagger sternly and severely, "Long beer, did you say! can you pay for it 1" " Guess I can," replies rags aDd tatters, throwing down a £5 note. Landlord to barman (in altered tone), " Hand that gentleman a chair, Jehn, he looks tired." An Asiatic Scotchman. —The story of the Chinaman in Otago who tendered for, and secured, a contract bv giving his ntjer-sa— Maepherson, has oftan been tdld. The Western Star says > " Mr Macpherson is now a somewhat prominent resident of Bound Hill. He waß a witness at an inquest last week, and the ooroner was somewhat surprised when he appeared to answer to his name. When asked his real name he gave it as George Ah Fu. Maopherson. The Star gave the name ai VlTherein, and were waited upon by the genllamaD, who asked that it should be spelt oorreotly." A Lamb's Adtbnture. —An extraordinary occurrence is reported to hare happened on board the s.s. Rosamond on her last trip to Greymouth. It appears the vessel brought a lamb, which waa allowed to run about the deck, and was generally to be found lying on the top of the hatch. While the steamer was alongside the wharf the animal was missed, and was supposed to have either fallen overboard or been stolen. However, while the coal was being discharged at Oamaru, four days after leaving the Grey, the lamb was found at the bottom of the ship's hold, alive, with its nose in between the ribs of the vessel. The depth of coal covering the animal waa twelve feet, and the weight 400 tons. How the lamb escaped being crushed to a pulp is a mystery. The animal i 3 stil on board the steamer, evidently none the worse for its unpleasant experience.

Transatlantic Voyaoe in a Balmon. —M. Juvis stili persists in hia intention of nttempiing a Transatlantic voyage in a monster balloon which be has planned, and which be has already christened " L'Atlautique." An aerostat measuring 836 ft iu circumference, and with a capacity of 75,00© cubic feet, will dwarf all other balloons almost as completely as tbe " Tour Eiffel" will dwarf all other towers. M. Jo vis proposes to start from the other side, and cross in one of the storms which come periodically sweeping over Earope from that quarter. Nothing short of a cyclone travelling at the rate of 60 or 70

miles an hour will enab'e him to reach terra firmu, as he cannot count upon th« balloon maintaining the requisite buoyancy for more than some 72 hours or so. Tba car will not only be made seaworthy, but it will be decked : and as an additional guarantee of safety, a steam launch will be swung iu the rigging of the balloon, re-idy for use at the shortest notice.

A Dootoe's Discotbbt. ABr Jran Brouettier, of Sydney, who was lately making a tour of this colony, writes to the Buller Miner (Westpart) upon a discovery hi mad* in that district. It appears that the dootor visited a care near Cape Foulwind quarries, and carried away with him some of the stalactites to Sydney. When he got horns he took the specimens of the efcalaotite for a oloae examination to count the seasons it took to grow. To his great surprise he found thai the stalactite contained the finger of a man petrified—skin, flesh, bones, and all turned into hard stone. He remembered that in visiting theoave he noticed something strange about a certain cluster of stalae ites that

1 mads him feel very queer. It looked twine as big as himself, and was just like the rough outlines of a man; but he dismissed that i feeling by what he considered better judg- ■ meat. Now that he is satisfied that something strange exists in that cave, he offers a reward of £6O to anyone who will carefully remove the cluster of stalactites and stalagmites oontaining the man, and pack it carefully and forward it to his address. Opening ot the Fishikg Shasoh,— Yesterday being the first day of the fishing season a fair number of the votaries of the gentle craft made their way to such spots as they considered likely to afford them sport. Several started fishing shortly after midnight, but the weather was far from favorable, and fish were " off the feed." A naßty southerly squall that sprung up effecHilly prevented anything like sport, and as a oonsequenoe no takes of any importance are to be reoorded. Mr Philipson landed three fish in fair condition, scaling in all 71b. These were taken from the Temuka river. Later on in the day the wind shifted to the east, and iy fishing was impossible. The streams are said to be in good order, and the fish apparently in good condition. Many of the plaoei formerly noted as the haunts of big fish are now quite altered, and anyone desirous of doing minnow fishing will do well to familiarise himself witk the stream in dayl'ght. As an instance of the effects of the floods, it may be noted that in a pool on the Levels Plains, more than hajf a mile from a river or oreek, several nice trout may be seen. These must haye been carrie i there by flood water from the Opihi. The annual horae parade was held at Ghristchurch on Saturday. 38 horses paraded, mostly of very good quality. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. W. Hawke—Publishes important notios re fishing. Grand Ball—At Temuka on Thursday eyening next. A. CJoleß, Geraldine—Has good Derwent potatoes for sale. J. Mundell and Co.—Publish additional entries for sale at Geraldine to-morrow. Webster and Macdonald—Advertise additional entries for sale at ueraldine to-morrow. F. W. Stubbs, Secretary —Notifies that entries of horses for the limaru Horse Parade ' will close at noon ontjlhursday. K. F. Gray, Auctioneer—Advertises order of sale of Btock belonging to the Springfield estate, which tikes place to-morrow and .1 hursday. Pri» ) t and Holdgate, Timaru—Notify that the New McOormick Reaper and Binder, is now on view, and invite inspection of this wonderful mashine, which is a marvel of simplicity and ingenuity ; draw special attention to Ike simple knotter.J