LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1827, 11 December 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sale oi Fubnitubb.—Mr K. F. 3-ray will bold a sale of valuable household furniture on account of Mr Julius Siegert, on the premises, near the Temuka High School, tomorrow. Boaed MEBTIK3B. The adjourned monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes place to-day. The monthly meeting of the Arowhenaa Town Board will be held tomorrow evening. Piscatorial —Some splendid baskets of fish have been taken in the Temuka streams reoently. Mr A. Pope one evening last week caught seven fish weighing 671 b, and on Saturday evening Mr A. ck Wright caught four fiah weighing 261 b. The fi ih that are being taken now are in splendid condition, Sales by Auction. —To-day Messrs J. Mundell & 00. and Messrs Webster & Maodonald sell sheep, cattle, and pigs, at Winchester Fair. To-morrow, Messrs J. Mundell andiOo. and Messrs Webster and Macdonald hold sales of draught and haokney horses at G-eraldine. A Boy Robber, —Another case of assault and robbery of a small boy is reported to have taken place in Colombo Road, Sydenham, Christchurch. On Saturday night Sergeant Stagpoole arrested a boy named Hugh Lynn on a charge of assaulting a boy named Henry ButterfMd and taking from him the only coin he possessed, a threepenny bit. WINCHEBTEB ATHLETIC SfOETS.—In our advertising columns will be found the handicaps for the sports to take phce on the 17th instant, under the auspices of the Winchester Athhtio Olub, and we must congratulate the club on the number of the entries. Should the weather prove fine, a first rate day's amusement is ensured. The olub invito tenders for the privilege of erecting a temperunce booth on the ground. Supreme Court, Timartj.— The criminal sitting of the Supreme Court at Timaru wil! commence to-day, before Hia Honor Mr Justice Ward. The following are thi cases set down for hearing : Isaac ■But.tiHon, false declaration under Marriaga Act ; James Bell, alias Walls, for sto'lline: wool ; Henry Dxon Adams, alias H. Bantly, forgery, two charges ; Walter FraNer, alias Freeman, stealing from a dwelling ; John Atwill and Henry Hunt, larceny from a dwelling.

Accident. —A man named Hutton, a resident of Beaconfield, a Tillage to the south of Timaru, narrowly escaped losing his life on Saturday. Ha was driving a spring waggon, down the main street of Timaru, and the vehicle collided with a spring cart near Gabites' corner. The occupants of the spring trap, a boy of about 14 years of age and a child of seven, were thrown out but wpre uninjured. Hutton was thrown out of the waggon and fell on his head, sustaining ooncussion of the brain. He was taken into the nearest hotel, and it was not deemed safe to remove him to his home until Sunday evening. He is now progressing favorably.

An Impudent Thibp. About eleven o'olook yesterday morning a man named Thomas Broomhall Smith, recently arrived from Napier, was arrested at Addington by Detective O'Connor on a obargo of the larceny as a bailee of a £5 note, the propertv of Mr G. Gold stone, of the Railway Hotel. It is stated that ho lodged for a day at the hotel,and that on Saturday evening a woman came in to pay an account, tendering the nofe. Mrs G-oldstone had not sufficient change, and Smith to go »nd get it. Hstook the note, it is alleged, and went out, but did not return. Detective O'Connor, in his sanroh for the man, went to the Southern Cross Hotel yesterday morning. He wus juat about to leave when the object of his search drove up in a cab and was at once apprehended.

Bailoonins ik Australia.—Following in the footsteps of Professor Baldwin, of Illinois a Sydney watchmaker named Williams has invented a parachute, by which a descent is made from a balloon at any altitude. On Saturday at Ashfield, a municipal borough of Sydney, four miles from town, Williams, in the presence of a large concourse of people, upended in a balloon to six thousand feet, when he pulled the slipknot whioh connected the parachute to the balloon and commenced his descent. For a time the dtsoent was like a stone, but ou Hearing the earth the bundle expanded, and presented the shape of a Japanese umbrella. Slowly the parachute descended, and Williams alighted at Homebush, three milss from where the ascent was made, not having received the slightest injury; The inventor claims that his balloon is navigable in any direction, and that descent can be made at will.

A Bolt.—A horse belonging to Mr R. Hammond, butcher, Geraldine, caused a small sensation on Saturday morning. While the driver, Mr F. Warner, was serving a customer with meat at the back of the oart, ; the tailboard being down, the horse managed to rub hia blinkers partly off, and astonished his driver by immediately dashing away at racing speed. Galloping down the street, the runaway left a well defined trail behind him in the shape of a long line of prime joints of meat, to the great delight of a large number of dogs in the vicinity,. who thought their millenium had com'.-, uud who left (heir usual occupation of fighting to apportion the prizes which luck had thrown in their way. The horse having negotiated the corner by the Geraldine Hotel in safety, headed for his owner's shop, where the wheel struck the kerbing, and the contents of the cart were sent flying into the street. A little further on tiie runaway was stopped by Mr Heney, no damage having been done to horse or trap.

OaNTEBBUBY FabMBES' CO-OPBK4TITB Association.—The special meeting of the shareholders of this association, heldinTimaru on Saturday lust, was well attended. Mr Page, chairman of directors, presided. The various proposals made at the annual meeting for the amendment of the articles of the association were confirmed, In reply to Mrßadham the cHairatan said the aßsooiation had joined the Woolbrokers' Association, in accordance with the wishes expressed by the majority of the shareholders at the last annual meeting. In regard to another question by Mr Badhata, ro insurance, the cnairman stated they had not joined any combination, for he had no doubt it would pay the association to have an insurance branoh of their own. In the course of a few remarks the chairman slated the amount of capital the association was working on was not £9OOO, the amount subscribed by the shareholders, but £38,000, which was male up by deposits, and from other sources. On the motion of Mr J. Guild, who siid the shareholders should express their appreciation of the able way in which tbe business of the association was eonduoted, a hearty rote of thanks wus passed to the chairman, and the meeting terminated.

Leotubb.—A most enthusiastic audienoe assembled in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, last evening to listen to Mr J. D. Pope, who delivered his oalsbraced lecture on " Robert Emmet," the Irish patriot of 1803. Mr J. M. Twomey occupied the chair, and explained that he did 83 because Mr Gray was unavoidably absent from home, and consequently had been unable to fulfil his promise to preside. Mr Pope opened his lecture by an eloquent piece of declamation regarding the depth of Irish patriotism, pointing in proof of this to the long struggle for freedom that Iriabmej had made in the past, which had never been subdued, and which to-day was giving renewed promise of success. It was to make Ireland free that the pike had been lifted by the patriots of the old days—and those brave men, whose noble deeds would never pass out of the hearts and memories of Irishmen, well deserved the homage and gratitude of those for whom they suffered. He said the attitude of the present laadersof the Irish people was as decided and uncompromising as those of the men of the past. Of the nsmes of patriots of the past none shone with greater radiance than that of Itobert Emmet, the story of whose life the lecturer proceeded to tell. Emmet's life was but a short one, ending at the age of 25 years, a martyr for his oountry: His youth and eduoation were briefly sketohed, while touohes of the characteristics of his contemporaries were given with ability and discrimination, and in a manner which made the lecture at once comprehensive and interesting. Mr Pope gave a thrilling account of the projected attack on Dublin Castle and Emmet's execution, and also referred in a touching manner to the young martyr's love for Sarah Ourran —daughter of the famous putriot and advocate, John Philpot Ourran. He concluded by reciting Emmet's spjeoh from the dock before being condemned to death. This was delivered in a 'masterly manner, in fact, as an elocutionary effort we have seldom witnessed anything equal to it, and never anything which excelled it. It was in itself a treat, and well worth double the expense of going to the hall to hear. At its conclusion the applause was deafening, and after a brief space of time Mr Pope sang Mr T. D. Sullivan's song, " The Land for the People," which was received with enthusiastic apphuse, and as an encore he sang Lady Anne Blunt's new version of the " Wearing of the Green," the burden of which is that the English people have now taken up the cause of Ireland, and wear green blended with the rose. This awakened fresh enthusiasm, and tbe applause was loud and long, resulting in " The Dear Little Shamrock" having been demanded. Mr Pope also sang this in excellent voioe, Had with splendid expression. Excellent as he is as a speaker, he is even better as a vooalist and his three songs were in themselyes a treat to listen to. The chairman then announced that this brought them to the end of the pr9gramme, and briefly referred to the lecture. He pointed out— First, that as many, if not more, Protestants had forfeited their lives in the cause of Ireland as Catholics; second, chat the Irish people had left no means to improve the condition of their country untried ; third, that the dawn was now breaking, as pointed out in Lady Blunt's song; and, fourth, that never in the whole history of the countries did a better feeling exist between the English and Trsh people than at present, Mr Gladstone by his one speeoh united the two peoples together in the bonds of friendship and amity, and the day of settling the Irish difficulty was now at hand. He asked the audience to indicate their appreciation of T.lr Pope's lecture, and the invitation was responded to most enthusiastically. The proceedings came to a close by Mr Pope moving a vota of thanks to the Chairman.—Mr Pope will lecture in Geraldine to-night, and we can recommend all to go and hear him.

The Castle of Libenvorter, near Hallo, 3'ixony, was burned on November 14. Willi it perished the castle physician, Ins wifo, child, and two servants. Baxtek'B Lung Fbesbeveb has gained popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy in the treatment of Doughs, Golds, Bbonohitis and other 'thcsb and throat complaintß. fiead advt. and try it.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMJSNIS. J. D. Pope—Will lecture at Geraldine to night on " Robert Emmet." G. McMillan, Hood'i Hotel, Mount Somen —lnvites lender for wool, and backloadinf. Webster and Macdonald, Auctioneers— Sell sheep, oattle and pigs at Winchester Fair to-day. K. F. Gray—Sells valuable household furniture and effects, at Royal Hetal, Temuka, on Friday next. iT. H. Dean—Advertises goodwill of lease of Woodbury Hotel, together with stock-in-tiade, furniture, etc., for sale, W. 0. Beawiok, Deputy AssigHee—Notice re dividends in estates of William Lynch, George Cunavan, Alfred James Qusloh, Arohibald Fraser, and Thomas Askin. Winchester Athletic Olub.—Publish entries for handicaps to be run on 17th ; sports to begin at one o'clock,acceptances on the ground; invite tenders for privelega of temperance booth at sports. Priest and Holdgate, Ironmongers, Timaru —Notify they have now sold 50 McOormiok reapers and binders, and advise farmers wanting machines to order at once to avoid disappointment. Thos. Barr, Main South Jtoad, Temuka— Wishes his friends " A Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year," and draws atfceation to bis unparalleled stock of toys and fancy goods, which be offers at nominal prices; useful and ornamental presents; Xmas and Hogmanay cukes ; tea and coffee till 10 o'elook at night.