LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1822, 29 November 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The PaiOE of Bread. Messrs Ja«es and Son, and Mr James Riordan, (loraldinn, notify elsewhere that the price of If-ead will be 7d per 4lb loaf cash from Saturday next. Salic at Tbmuka.—The date of the clearing sals by Mr K. F. Gray of the stock and household furniture of Mrs Mackenzie at liroidgroen, Tomuks, has been altered to the 7Ui December. Fishing Competition.—Entries for the fishing competition fco-morrow, under the auspices of the Geraldine County Anglers' i-'ooiety, close with the seorstary, Mr J. L. tflinr, Temuka, this evening, at 5 o'clock.

Winchester Sports.— We have been requested to state that all competitors at the forthcoming Winchester sports must with ■ heir entries send in t.hfir performances for the last two years, or they will be invalid, and that anyone entering under 'in assumed name will be disqualified. The Bot Preacher. Among the coiniDg sensations from America, we are to have u " pulpit tour," by a boy only eleven years of ags, culled the "Rev. Pascal Porter. His eloquence is said to be such that thousands sit and listen to him for hours, while he preaches the most brilliaut Mtid profound sermous. The Vacant Judoeship.-It is now rumored that Mr Reid, Solicitor-Genaral, will be appointed to the vacant ship, and that Mr Lewis, of Uhristchutch, will succeed him as Solicitor-General. If the claims'of' Judge Ward, who is now i omporarily filling the position, are overlooked, it will be a arave scandal. At Her Old Pranks A&aik.—Margaret Mary Belinda Todd, alius Craickshauk, was committed for trial at Dunedm on Tuesday for obtaining goods by false pretenoes, by representing that she h».d come into a legnoy, the money being in thi hands of the Publio Trustee. She obtained oyer £LOO worth of jswellery from Mr Dawson, a watchmaker. Some of thegood -have been recovered, but £SB worth.is still missing. Lofty Buildings.—Americ» is celebrated for its lofty buildings, and New York, owing to its narrow limits, has constructed a number of blocks 10 add 12 1 storeys in height; but.the greatest building of this class is about-to bs ereotad in Minneapolis, in the Western State of Minnesota. This structure is to be 28 *t ireys in height, This is beyond anyibing yet erected iu America. Th« highest edifice in New York is an apartiaent house, 15 storeys in height near Central Park.

MEDIOAi.—At a meeiing of the F\ench Societie de Therpeatique, M. Martineau stated that he had treated diibetea for the last ten years >vith almost invariable success, by a method borrowed from a deceased piactitioncr. The treu'tmo'it consists iu using as a beverage aerated •v.iiterp, to which a Holuiion of oarbotMlp of litlita and nrseniate of sod* is lidded.--Professor Seicmol i, of Napl-jn, believes in the chloride and iodide of eodium followed by the pbosphato of sodium or of calcium ; but apparently puts more faith iu the inhalation of oxygen.

N.Z. Parcels Post.—Renulations for the parcels post between the TJuitad Kingdom and New Zealand limit tiio weight and dimensions the same as in New Zialand, via., parcels lllb in weight, 3ft 6m in length, or 6ft length and girth combined. Parcels will be despatchad fortnightly, the first going home by the RimuUka, leaving Wellington on the 27th December. Parcels.to and from England will be liable to . Customs duties, uod no letters may bi enclosed. The rates will be Is 6<i up to 2lb weight, and 9d for (>very add.tionul pound. Negotiation? are in progress for extending the system to;- Australia and to foreign countries, through London.

South Okari School Committee.— A. special meetiDg of the South Ofari Hchool Committee whs held on Monday evening to make arrangements for holding a cuneert and dance on Ddceuaber 6di in aid of the prize and treat fund. All the members were, present, und gr<;at iutsrest was takso in the matter. It /was decided to write to MrWtn. Postletbwaite asking him if he would kiodly allow the use of liis new wool store to hold the concert and dance iu ; also to ask him if lie would take the chair, it was., uleo decided to engage one of the Geoldine ooacbeß for the convenience of the singers coming from there. Mr Biiiakin was appointed to make all arrangements for providing refreshmeiits for the gingers and for the dance ;" also r,c eogaga.Mr Figoni to play for the dance, and to make arrangements for getting a piauo from Timiru. Messrs Bates, ■Behreus,- Batty, and Coles were appointed a sub-committee to arrange seats, singe, aud decorations. It was decided to ask the teacher to try and gat some of the children to give recitations, and to publish the programme next week, if arrangements can be so made, A. hope was expressed tlmt parents and guardians, and all others interested, wouid roll up und make ',the concert asuccess, as unless the committee can raise fouds in this manner they cannot possibly provide a treat for.the children and give them prizes also.— Full particulars will be fouud in an advertisement.

~ The Hbaten or Auctioneers. —A former resident in Wellington, who not long ago decided to try his fortuno iu Melbourne, has written an interesting letter to a friend in Wellington, which is published by the Wellington Evening Post. Touching the land ■ fever, he says : "I know that you would like to know how long this land boom is going to last. Well, in the opinion of most people it will go on untilthe whole of the ten-mile radius has been subdivided, with slight lulls, one of which we are now having. iVhelher it be the excitement of the races that is the occasion thereof I know not, but certainly there is a stagnation at present. I have it on good authority that 60 per cant, of the bills that have become due have not been met, and in the majority of oases the deposits have been forfeited. Of course, this meets the views of the auctioneer to a nicety, as he will have to sell over sgain and thereby reap a second commission. But the syndicates suffer thereby. My brother is in one-liability £2OOO each, with £SOO paid up. They are paying 7 per cent, for their overdraft. They tried to sell a fortnight ago; went to about £4oo'preliminary expenses, and sold' about £6OO worth. Certainly auctioneers have had, and are still having, o wonderful time of it. Fancy, Munro and Baillien pay ££loo,o, a month for advertising. They are credited with haviner made £300,000. ist commission this year. Two men I know well —one an accountant and the other a bank clerk—started in business about twfo and a"-half years ago, and are now worth about £IOO,OOO. Mining is very depressed. The gamblers is that lino seem mostly ;b have ijivoh it uj; for the more legitimate gamble iu laud."

Pboperty Tax Returns. Returns of real and personal property must ba posted by tomorrow.

The Larrikin.—Sergeant James Dalton who is credited with having invented the enn " larrikiu ", hot died at the iloyal Park Police station, Victoria, at the ago of !)3 yn(irs. Ohesb.—At the annual' minting of the Canterbury Chess Club at Chriittchurch on Tuesday evening Mr E. Hookham was elected president. Messrs Hookbam' and A. M. Ollivier were selected to represent the club in the New Zealand championship tou'ney. The president read an address advocating the t,Motrin* of chess in public schools.

Fourteen Mile Gun.—A gun 14 miles long (miles, not feet nor yards, m-il-e-s, miles) was recently discharged. It is a straight tube currying natunl gas over Murroyville to Pittsburg. To clear it out a " gum ball" projectile whs inserted inooe end and the gas turned on with full force. The ba'l came through -in a few minutes. , ■■':■> \

Henry Georgr's Triumph, -4-Here is news indeed ! Thirty man of the American Congress are in favor of the. Henry •ieorge theory of one tax, and that tax on lmd alone, Petitious, too, being actively signed in the v«rious States, notably Texas, in favor of the nationalisation of the land.' It is quite, on the cards that another dacade will see the triumph of the George party. \ Coebkotion. —A slight error occurred in our report of the, ; Winchester, Jarri Factory meeting. It wis slated' that the object was to change the name'of the Company so as to embrace the storage of grain. Tnisi was not the only reason for which the name was altered. Tbe object was to make the name as comprehensive as possible, to enable the Company to extend their operations in any direction at any future date. '

The Grain Rate's.—The question of the gram rates was under the consideration of the Cabinet on Monday afternoon. The Government have deferred making any change at present in the grain regulations in deference to the representations of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, with a view to meeting the wishes of the Chamber aad also to mitigate the extra charges now made on overloaded bags complained of in Otigo.

Volitntkeb Regulations.—By the new Yolunteer regulations the maximum strength of individual companies, exclusive of officers, has been faltered to —Cavalry and Mounted Infantry, 80 ; Naval Artillery, 100; Artillery, 80; Engineers, 60 ; Rifles, 100 ; other corps, 60. The maximum strength of all branches, exclusive of Engineer oorps and ofloers, at the four centres is to be—Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin, 1140; Christchurch and Lyttelton, 940. Great Musical Festital.—The musical festival opened at Wellington on Tuesday night, in the Garrison Hall. Fully 2000 were present, including the Governor and suite. Elijah was chosen for the opening performance, and the oratorio, both instrumental and vocal, was a sucoees. The principal vooal parts were sustained by Miss Spensley and Mrs Garrard (Ohristohurch) sopranos, Mrs Westmacott (Christchurch) and Mrs Webb (Wellington) contraltos, Herr Purshcll. (Christoburch) tenor, and 'VIr Prouse (Wellington) bass, all of whom showed careful study of the music entrusted to them. The chorus numbers 150 and the orchestra 50, and Mr Parker, the conductor, has both in admirable training and under perfect, control. The festival continues all the vvaek.

Champion Sculling Match. The sculling race but voen W. B9ach and 15. .Haulin, for £SOO a aide, was rowed over the championship course ou the Parramatta River, N.S.W., on Tuesday afternoon. There was ;i large attendance at the various points of vantage along the banks of the river. Beach had the call in the bbttihp, and 2 to 1 was laid on him. A good start was effected, and before going 200 yards Beach had a pronounced lead, but with a grand spurt gradually reduced Ihe gap, and on passing the mile post both boats were on level terms. Grossing over to Putney the Canadian had a slight lead, but the rough water inteifered with him, and Baach again forged ahead. When Oabarita was reached Beach led his opponent by two and a-half lengths, when the latter again spurted and roduced the < distance. Beach also increased his pace, and it was evident that each oarsman had a lot left in him. from Gladesvilln Hanlan rowed pluckily it losing race, but could not get on even terms with Be*oh, who won by two lengths. Time—2lmin. 15$ec.

The Elkctbio Light.—Mr H. Ford .'agent for ilessra El well-Parker, of Wolverhampton, England, electric engineers, attended a speon.l meeting of the Timaru Borough Council on Tuesday eveaing. He stated that so far as he could judge Timaru was well suited for lighting by electricity, and that ,there would be no risk 6f failure. He mentioned a large number of installations made by the firm. As an instance of the economy of the electric light, he mentioned that be was now putting down a plant for a goldmining company in Otago, which would supply at a cost of 10s per week a quantity of light which would cost £26 per week if obtained from kerosene. He described the electric-power plant at Arrow, by which 52 horse-power aotual is transmitted three miles over a No. 8 wire (aa ordinary fence wire size) supplying power fot;-20 head of stampers, air compressors, and pumps, and also light for the mine. Mectrioity in the conveying wires, he explained, might be considered as water in pipes. As with a high pressure water-supply a small pipe would yield as muoh power as a larger pipe with a lo iter pressure, so a small wire would convey as much working or lighting power if the electric tension was high as a larger wire if the tension was low. The wire was the ohief element of cost in extended installations, the machinery being a comparatively minor item in the oost, and, as a limit of force was insisted on for safety in houses, it became a question how to meet tho circumstances of particular cases—whether to run a strong current on a thinner wire and use expensive accumulators, or run a weaker current throughout on a more expensive wire. At Home the limit of pressure (so to cill it) was 200 " volts" for hoube work, which could give no dangerous shock. The Switzer'a power plint oarried a ourront of 1000 volts, which it would not be a good thing to come into contact with. At tbe present price of copper, o No. 8 wire would cost about £4O per mile. It was a great advantage to have a duuble system, the lamps being aupplied alternately by a different dynamo, so that if one machine breuk down there was, not a ootnpl«te failure. This plan w<is adopted in the Melbourne Exhibition, where a triple supply was fitted. The/use of accumulators was another method of securing certainty. Accumulators were expensiye, because they, needed skilled attention, but they offered great advantages. A smaller power would ; suflioe, as the dynamo, might be run day and night, and the electricity stored, in the batteries in the dayiitn; for use at night precisely as water muy be pumped, into a reservoir, and an accidental stoppage of the dynuino at night vvou,ld nui. signify. Mr Ford is to report us to cost, etc., to a spooial meeting of the council (j)-iujrio'vv oveniug.

.Vqltthtebr News.- On last Monday Mrjor Newall visited (Jeraldine, to superintend tbe independent and volley firing of the Geraldine Riflsa. The corps were exercised in judging distance practice on Monday evening, and at 4.30 a.m on Tuesday they tried their hands at the independent and volley firing. Thirty-two men attendarl, and ob'ained an average of 25.83, thus securing second place in South Canterbury, and the sixth in Canterbury. All the officers, including Major Moore, were in utendance.— At 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening the Temuka Rifles, under Captain flayhurst and Lieutenants Find lay and White, met for the independent and volley firing practice. Twenty-nine men were in attendance they succeeded in ■securing an average of 28.48, this being >he first place in South Canterbury, tbe fourth in Canterbury, tbe Eaiapoi (32,64,) Hangoria (30.35,) and the Christ's College Rifles (29.16,) having beaten them. After the vi Hey firing, Major Newall, assisted by Staff-Sergeunt-Major Jones, put them 'hrooghthe judging distance exercise, and ♦ hen they returned to the hall they were complimented by Major Newall on the steady and soldierlike manner in which they had gone through theirpractises. He particularly referred to the absence cf talking in the yanks, which he regretted to Hay was not the case on nil occasions The company was then dismissed. An old man, named Chiiholm, aged 86, fell down on the reolaimed land at Wellington on Tuesday night and died of the shock. The Government agent at Kotorua telegraphs that a better building- and one more suitable than the old Sanatorium, can be built for from £I2OO to £IBOO. Iba amount first stated as the Ibis includes the coat of the bathi, etc, whioh were not destroyed. .

Baxter's Lvsa Preserver has gained great popularity in, this district as a speedy and effectual remedy in the iraatment of Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis and other chest and throat complaints. Read advt. and try it.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. M Temuka Ro»d Board—lnvite tenders for road works. £l Reward—For recovery of lost black and (an sheep dog. Peter Swaney, Kakahu Road—Has found black and tan sheep slat. South Orari School—Concert and dance on 6th December, in aid of prize and treat fund . J. Mundell and Co.—Hold sale of horses. on December 12 ; entries now being reoeived •Jas. Williams aad Son and J. Riordan, Garaldine—Advertise a rise in the price of bread. John Murray, Manager Orari Station— Notifies that shearing will commenoe on the 3rd December ; run'sheep passing through the yards on the same dateBooth, Macdonald and Co., Carlyle Implement Works, Christchurch—Draw attention to their improved flax strippen, and request that those in want of machines will send to them for particulars before purobaeing ; they have also a great number of new and second-hand engines for sale." T. and J. Thomson, Drapen and Silk Mercers, Timaru—Notify that they are now opening up, ex lonio, a large quantity of ladies' und misses' straws, ribbons, hosiery, gloves, dress stuffs, mantles and jackets, eto. They have now on sale a splendid itook of goods suitable for Christmas presents, selected from English and Continental houses—novel and cheap ; invite inspection. ; N. Dunlop and Co.;'General Storekeepers and Importers, Geraldine I hey have just unpacked a grand selection J of summer goods, specially chosen for thpw district, and have marked the same to suit the depressed times; they have also received <m a fine assortment of Christmas and New Year cards, und some splendid lines in men's ( ind boys' clothing. A number of quotations will be found in the advertisement.