LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1801, 11 October 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Visit of Mr Meadows to Geraldine. —[l will be seen by an advertisemen appearing elsewhere that a meeting of persons interested in the manufacture of dairy pioduce will be held in the Road Board office, Geraldine, to-night, when Mr Meadows will be present.

Turned His Head.— A man named Fred Zimmerman has died at Walgett (New South Wales), from continuous drinking, con-equent on having drawn £IOOO in a racing sweep.

Rifle Match. —A rifle in itch will be fired at Ashburton to-day between teams representing the Ashburton R'fl <e, the Ashburton Guards, and Tim>ru Rifles.

Jubilee Memorial in Ashburton.—lt lias been decided that the Jubilee memorial in Ashburton shall take the form of a town clock, the cost being limited to £75. Roman Catholic Church, Temuka.— The Bight Rey. Dr Grimes, Bshop of Christchurch, will preach at St. Joseph’s Church, Temuka, on Sunday next, both at Mass and Vespes. Concert at Woodbury. —A concert in aid of the Presbyterian Church funds will take place in the Woodbury schoolroom to-morrow evening. A very nice programme has been prepared, and a (full house is expected. A dance will follow the concert. .Lecture at Rangitata Island.— The Rev. T. A. Hamilton will deliver a lecture on “ A cruise. m the Mediterranean ” in the Rangiteta School to morrow evening in aid of the funds of the school. We are sure that those who attend will be well pleased.

Fatal Accident. —A aad fatality occurred at Oamaru on Monday. A son of Mr H. Pheloung, aged fourteen months, crept to a tub : of waler, and overbalancing himself, fell in and was drowned before lie was noticed. , Two doctors were called in, but their ' efforts to restore animation were unavailing. Midland Railway.— The Nelson Colonist Buys ; We understand that the Midland Railway contract was signed by his Excellency the Governor on behalf of the New Zealand Government on Monday last. There is no later news as to the financial arrangements of the Company or the time when the works are likely to be commenced. Fishing. We understand that the rivers are literally full of hah this season, but so far nothing great has been done. Messrs Nicholas and Wright a few evenings ago caught 12 trout which weighed 321bs. They were vary fine and wellconditioned fish. The weather has so far been favorable, but doubtless we shall hear of better baskets than this as the season advances. Found Dmv. —On Tuesday night, about half-past eight o’clock, a boy reported to Cons'able O’Connor that he had seen a man lying in the aide channel in Lord Hougham street, Sydenham (Christchurch). The constable proceeded to the apot, followed by Sergeant Stagpoel* and Dr Botiinaon, when it was found that the man was quite dead. The body was lying face downward in the channel, in which was a little water. There was a braise on one side of the /ace, which had apparently been caused by the man’s head coming in contact with the concrete korbing when he fell. The body was removed to the Club Hotel to await an inquest. It is that of a fairman,inclined to stoutnsss, about thiity years of age, sft 4in in height, walldressed in a black coat and waistcoat and light-colored tweed trousers. The face wa» clean shaven with the exception of the moustache, The body was not ident'iied on Tuesday evening, but yesterday it was found to ba that of Henry Lewis Line,, a storekeeper at Addingtca. Abt Union nor a Rolled An*ds 8011, —in connection with the bazaar held at Geraldine recently in aid of the funds of f the Presbyterian Church, Geraldine, Mr A. Kolrnan generously presented the committee with a Polled Angus Bull, valued at £2O, to be disposed of by art union. Various gentlemen undertook the selling of the tickets, which were speedily bought up at 6s each, Mr Kelman being especially successful. The drawing took place at the schoothouse, Geraldine, on Tuesday evening last in the presence of all those interested who cared to attend. Mr J. Skinner was the fortunate winner, the prizj falling to him at about the sixth ticket drawn. An incident in connection with the art union is worth mentioning. Five persons were present at Mr Skinner’s house when a canvasser called to sell tickets. Four of those present decided to take tickets, and in the event of one of them winning the profit was to be divided; Mr Skinner also took a ticket ,nd decided in the event of his winning to again present the prize to the church irustoes. Upon Mr Skinner receiving intimation of his good fortune, hp intn mediately banded the bull over to M r Kelman to do the best he could with it for ' the benefit o£ the church, 1

Death op thb Gotebnob op Queensland.—Sir Anthony Musgrave, Governor of Queensland, was seized with pains in the abdomen, and died suddenly at Brisbane on Monday night of syncope. He was 60 year* of age, and had been Governor since March, 1883.

A Chinese wax of Raising Money.— The Chinese Government, requiring money to repair the levees on tho Yellow river, secured it by stopping the salaries of all officials for two years. The Chinese Aldermen will have a poor return for the money they spent on election day. Rangitata Bridge Races.—A meeting of persons interested in the Rangitata Bridge Races will be held in the Bridge Hotel on Saturday evening. No doubt there will be a good attendance, as the annual races at Rangitata Bridge are always popular, and consequently successful. Temuka Benevolent Society — A general meeting of the members of the Temuka Benevolent Society will be held in the Town Board office on Tuesday evening next at half-past seven o’clock. The meeting is called at the request of some of the members of the Society, who are dissatisfied with its working. Dear Fish.— On January 4, 1809, the total number of codfish io Billingsgate did not exceed four, and these were immediately sold to a fishmonger for fourteen guineas. Salmon, which was equally scarce, realised on the same day a guinea a pound. The Tables Turned.—* Why, Bridget,’ said her mistress, who wishes to rally her, for the amusement of her company, upon tho fantastic ornaments of a huge pie, * why Bridget, did you do this F ‘lndeed, it was myself that did it, replied Bridget. Isn’t it pretty mum ? I did it with your false teeth, mum.’

Zealandia Skating Rink. The attendance at this rink continues vcy good —in fact, it has greatly increased under the present management. It is intended to held a grand carnival on the 25th of the present month, and as it will bo positively the last of the session it should be largely attended. CRICKET. —Th» Hon, Ivo Bligh, the wellknown cricketer, .in a. letter to the London Sportsman, says the result of the season’s play does not, prove that English criokefc is superior to Australian, and that if a rvilly representative Australian Eleven visited England they wou'd prove victorious over the best English Elevens. A Practice in Nafles.— The practice of exposing the dead to the public view still obtains in Naplesr Recently, in one of the small streets, a baker lost his only daughter—a very beautiful girl of 16. I saw her (says a writer in the Rufe.iee) after she was dead, because the baker had cleared all the bread from his shop window and had put his pretty dead daughter there instead. And for a whole day she lay there, surrounded with bemtifu' camellias and lovely flowers until it was time for her to be placed on the bier and carried off to Oampo Santo.

Larceny. — it the R.M. Court, Ashburion, on Tuesday, John Lewis, who had the previous day been arrested in Ashburton by Constable Casey, was brought up on several cha-g'S of larceny. The charges were—stealing a suit of clothes, value £3 10s, the property of John Vance, of Waihi; a watch and chain, value £4, the property of Wiliam Nolrn ; a shir-, and other goods, value £3 15s, the property of H. McKee, at Geraldine. The evidence showed the thefts which were committed soma time ago, to have been of the most impudent description. Accused admitted the offences, and was remanded to Geraldine. A reference to this case appeared in our columns several issues ago.

Annie Laurie. The following appeals in the Chicago Herald in reference to a popular Scottish song:—“Annie Laurie was born in 1827, and was about seventeen years old when the incident occurred which gave rise to the song bearing her name, James Laurie, Annie’s father, was & farmer who lived on and owned a very large farm called Thraglnatown, in Dumfrieshire, Scotland. He hired a great deal of help, and among those he employed was a man by the name of Wallace to act as foreman, and while in his employ Mr Wullace fell in love with Annie Laurie, which fact her father soon learned, and forthwith discharged him. He went to h - s home, which was in Mixwellton, and was taken sick the very night he reached there, end the next morning when Annie Laurie heard of it she came to his bedside, and waited on him until he died. On his deathbed he composed the song entitled ‘Annie Luirie.' ” Change of Fashion.— There is a little i item from ihe world of fashion which (says a Home paper) will no doubt please those of our lady readers who would gladly hail a fashion by the adoption of which their glover’s bill might be shortened. A charming French duchess, so goes the story, had recently promised to be present at the festivity for some benevolent purpose at the Trouvilla casino. Being rather behind time, the lady put her gloves on while driving, and never noticed till she stood in the full blaze of the casino drawing room that to her black and white and costume she had put on one white and one black glove. It appears that her maid had laid two pairs of gloves ready for her mistress to choose from, and that the duchess in her hurry had taken one of each pair. The mischief, however, con'd not be undone, and the graiifying result was that at the next fashionable assembly all the 1 .dies at Trouville wore a glove of a different colour on eich'hand—a custom which has become so general that at present all Ihe ladies at Trouville have adopted it.

The Fatahtt in the Caucasus.— The Christchurch Press thinks the cablegram narrating the,, futa'ity in (he Caucasus (which ap-jears elsewhere) has been mutilated in transmission. From information which has been received in Christchurch there, is reason to belli ve that “ Mr Donkin and Mr Fox, a Somerset cricketer,” is the way in which the names of the victims of this unhappy accident should have been given. Mr Fox has a cousin at Waikari, a farmer. He: was junior partner in the firm of Pox Bros, and Co., woollen manufacturers, Wellington, Somerset, Hr was about thirty-one years of ng*, and had had considerable experience in Alpine climbing, haviog systematically “ done ” various peaks in Switzerland during the last six or seven seasons. He was an enthusiastic cricketer and footballer, and was formerly captain of the Somerset cricket eleven. In a letter received from him recently by a friend in Christchurch, he announced his intention of goicg to the Caucasus, The party consisted of Mr Fox, Mr Den 1 (President of the Alpine Club), and Mr Donkin (Secretary to the Alpine Club). Mr Donkin is particularly celebrated as an Alpine photographer, and all three are well known to those who take an interest in mountain (ravel. The party left Eng* land for Tiflis iH Auguefc..

Fleas ax a Premium. —Tea thousand live fleas were recently advertised for in an American journal. Some one who thought the request must be u joke interviewed the advertiser, and found that he was a professional flea trainer, who had appealed in good faith. The trainer stated that only about one flea in a thousand can bo taught anything, that the ♦raining takes three months, and that a performing fl-a only lives a year, with the greatest care He received 30,000 fleas in answer to the advertisement, and paid £5 for them, as they were vary good fleas. Bo at least says the Albany Sunday Press. Boat Accident. A fisherman named George Constantine called at the Southbridge police station at noon on Saturday last, and reported that two men—-named Matthew George, a Greek about 39 years oil, and Andrew JRuda, a Greek about 36 years old—went out on Thursday morning at 10 o’clock on Lake Bllwmere in a large boat to lift their nets, which were in the direction of Kahuna. The men should have returned to Dwell about 5 o’clock in the evening, but have never since made their appearance. The dav they went out there was a terrible nor’-wester blowing, and the lake was very rough. Their boat his been found bottom upwards on a mud bank, in about three feet of water. Their nets were discovered about twelve miles away.

Baxter’s JLunq Preserver has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy m the ireatment of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and othei chest and throat complaints. Read advt. and try it. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Jas. Aitken, Geraldine—Advertises name of winner of Follad-Aogus bull, T. Davis, McNair’s Road, Temuka—Notice re red cow strayed into paddock. Breadalbane Whisky—£lo,ooo te bs given away to buyers of Breadalbane whisky. Rangitata Bridge Races—Meeting of persons interested on Sa urday evening next. Temuka Benevolent Society— General meeting of subscribers on Tuesday evening next.

Geraldine Road Board —Invi e tenders for concrete culvert, fords, and shingle ; tenders close on 17th.

Mr Meadows —Meets persons interested in dairy produce at Road Board office, Geraldine, to-night.

St. Joseph’s Church, Temuka—Tho Bight Rev. Bishop Grimes will preach next Sunday at Mass and Vesper*. Comer and Laroombe, Undertakers Notify that, the funerl of the late Mr* Jamieson will leave her residence at 2 o’clock to-morrow for the Temuka Cemetery. T. and J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercer>, Timaru—Notify that in addition to unusudly heavy importations ex Ruapehu, Tainui,and Kukoura, they h ive opened aspLndid lot of goods during the last few days for the different departments of ths house, making the stock one of the best selected in town ; the new goods compr se aprons, frill nge, gloves, ribbons, cialimeres, special line in fancy stripes, flannelettes, itc, etc.