The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1856, 21 February 1889, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Property Tax. —The Property Tax returns will not bo com plate for « week, but the Commissioner states that the money has come in better than ever before. Sib Julius Yoqbl. —According to a cable message from London, Sir Julius Vogel will resign hi* sent for Christchurch North and retire from colonial polities; Alleged Breach optuh Customs Act. —The Government have determined to prosecute the two firms at Christchurch whose goods were seized for broach of the Customs Act.

A Good Average. The North Otago Times states that five fine salmon trout, weighing in the aggregate 581 b, were caught in the Waitaki on Saturday by Mr Everett and Mr Martin. Sculling Championship, —At the Wanganui regatta on Tuesday, the single sculls championship of New Zealand was won by J. McKay, of the Wellington Rawing Club, Brakhwaite (Wakatu, Wellington), second.

A Kimberley Diamond.— There is new from Kimberley, Sooth Africa, of the findinj by (be Jqgorsfonlein United Diamond-Minin Company, of a diamond weighing 240 carat and stated to be worth at least £12,000. J is the finest diamond yet found at Kimberley and beats even the famous “ Porter Rhodes. Raukapuka Licensing Commitxbe.The nominations for this committee, whio were to have been made at Woodbury o Friday last, fell through, owing to their boioj no one desirous of nomination. It is said tbo a request will bo made to the County Counoi to appoint another nomination day. Failin this, however, it will remain with th Governor-in-Council to appoint a committee Fire at Pabeoba. —A fire occurred e Lower Paraora, about, 10 miles to the sout ot Timaru, at noon on Saturday, whereby M Albert Hammond, who resides near the rat way bridge, lost considerable property. Eigh tons of hay, five chains of fencing, and fiv acres of grass were destroyed. The origin o the fire is at present unknown, but it is sup posed that it occurred through a neighbo burning tussocks en his Lind, adjoining, spark from which ignited the grass, Mr Hammoni and his family were in Timaru at the time o the occurrence. Winchester Fruit Preserving anj Export Company. —A meeting of the direc tors of the above was held lust Tuesday even ing in the Woheley Hotel. Present—Messr J, A, Young (chairman), R. A. Barker, Robt Smith, and J. L. Flint. Mr Aapinall, tin solicitor to the company, was present. Thi minutes of the previous meeting were rear and confirmed, Mr McCarthy was electee secretary to the company. Applications foi shares were received, and shares allotted ai applied for. Accounts were passed for pay mont, and after attending to some details th< meeting adjourned. A Lucky Dreamer. The Rangitike Advocate contributes tbo following; An other instance of a dreamer haring beer vouchsafed the name of a winner in ar impending horse-race has come under out notice. A lady dreamed that Queenie waf going to win the Turakhla Handicap, al Turakina the other day, and she had so much faith in the communication, if such it was, that she banded m the first pound to the totalizator, as soon as it was open for that race, to be put on Queenie. This is no story trumped up after the race, as Mr Reed related the incident to our reporter just before the start, having himself just been told by the lady, but the reporter somehow forgot the incident until it was recalled to his memory yesterday. The result of the race was, of course, in accordance with the dream. Queenie won easily, and paid a big dividend. Gold Under Philadelphia. The ground on which Philadelphia is built is claimed to bo one of the richest goldfields in the world. The only difficulty is that the field cannot bo worked. Nearly the whole city is underlaid with clay to the depth of about 10 feet —an area say 10 miles square. A cubic foot of clay, weighing 120 pounds, taken from a depth of 14 feet when the cellar of the Twelfth street market bouse was excavated, was practically demonstrated to contain seven-tenths of a grain of gold, or one pound m 1,214,000. The experiment was repeated with about the same results with clay taken from a brickyard in the suburbs. Supposing the whole mass of clay to bo 4,180,000,000 pounds (and it is really much greater), the amount of gold would reach in value the enormous yalue of 125,000,000 dollars. The gravel is much richer in gold than the clay, but there is not so much of it. Undoubtedly 200,000,000 dollars worth of geld lie within fifteen feet of the surface, and still it cannot be used. - Temuka School. —A meeting of the committee of the Temuka District High School was held last Wednesday evening. Present—Messrs Hayhurst (chairman), Brown, Blyth, and Gray. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The report of Ihe head master, which was read, was to the effect that the number on the roll was : Boys, 192.5; girls, 162.5; total, 360. Average attendance : Boys, 126 2 ; girls, 118; total, ?44.2. Highest attendance ; Boys, 146 ; rjrJs, 134; total, 280. The attendance at he b'gh school was 13, but he hoped it roula be better next quarter. He also nclosea cheque for £3 Is, being amount f stationery fees, A letter was received rotn the Bo.'fd of Education, intimating bat Messrs Goldsmith, Jackson, and the ter. G. Barclay Mired on the 81st of [arch, and askitfg the committee to ominate three persona to fill the acaocies. It was dec’ded to nominate fessrs Goldsmith, Jackson, ami the Eov. . Barclay to fill the vacancies/. Accounts the amount of £6 14s were passed, r Gray was appointed vioitor for the j ' suing month, and the meet ing tor- i inated. 1

Proposed Dramatic Club. —A meeting of persons desirous of forming a Dramatic Club in Teinuka takes place in Mr Sim s shop to-morrow evening. Auction Sale. —Messrs J. Mundell and Co, sell valuable freehold property, together with household furniture and effects on account of Mr Anton Johnson to-morrow. Particulars will be found m our advertising columns.

The Mails. —The steamer Alameda, with English mails of 26th ult., left San Francisco for Auckland on the Hth inst., two days late. The Mariposa, with colonial mails of 28th ult,, arrived at San Francisco, from Auckland, on the 16th instant, contract time. The Admiral at Ohbxstohubch,— The citizens’ ball to Admiral Fairfax in the Palace Rink at Christchurch on Tuesday night was a great success. The Admiral and many officers of the squadron were present, with the mayor and principal residents of the city and neighborhood.

lh Remedy for Orchard Pests.—Owners of orchards may be interested, says the Now Zealand Herald, in the fact that one of the best remedies to rid trees of the cherry dolphin, the black leech, which V infests plum, cherry, and other fruit trees 'v in the colony, is fine wood ashes plentifully dusted over the trees by moans of a pair of bellows. Failing wood ashes, any fine _ dust would answer the same purpose. Presbyterian General Assembly.— At Monday’s mooting of the Presbyterian General Assembly at Auckland it was resolved—“ That in the opinion of this ' ie Assembly it is of urgent importance for the M 0 proper maintenance and for the proper ) j o training of the young that the rending of r jjj the scripture should be permitted in ac l public schools with n time-table and conscience clause.’ jt. A Sad Case.—A man named William Fry, '0- aged 43, was found much emaciated on Mon - tee day morning in a shed belonging to J. Kilns burn, near Sunnyside. He stated lie left Christchurch on Thursday to go to work at go Rakaia. Near Kilburn’s ho became exhausted it, and went into the shed, and was unable to ht move or call out. He was removed to the itt Christchurch hospital, where ho died on Tuesday. he Physiognomy.—Mr 0, B. Hugo, the well. known physiognomist, will deliver one of his ,n lectures upon “Faces ” next Monday at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Temuka. Mr Hugo’s 0. lectures at Timam were well attended, and created a good deal of interest and discussion. Throughout the colony the Press speaks in S> high tones of Mr Hugo’s skill as a reader of character, and his pleasing style of lecturing. ts > The lectures are illustrated by a large oollecIt tion of drawings and paintings of celebrated .V, men and women of all ages. Acknowledgment. The Rav. T. A. , Hamilton desires gratefully to acknowledge ' donations ot £1 each respectively from Dr Hayes and Messrs A. E. G. Rhodes and D. L. Inwood, also 10s each from Messrs Deßenzy and Harrison, towards the erection of Mrs Steele’s cottage in Arowhenaa. Mr e Harrison has collected over £5 in various sums in Winchester. It is intended to defray e * the cost of labor, pump, chimney, etc., only, at arrangements having been made for the widow tb to pay for the house itself in a term of years, tr Further donations will be handed to the il- timber merchant by the trustees in reduction R of the debt unless otherwise specified. re Geraldine Lawn Tennis Club.— The ot second tournament in connection with the P‘ aboye was played off in the Geraldine Park on Tuesday last. Their was a fairly good attendance, and much interest was displayed, the day and ground- being all that could be desired. The contest, which was solely among the gentlemen, resulted as follows: D Messrs B. Price and A. B, Brisco heat Messrs c ’ P. Wilson Smith and H. Postlcthwaite 3 * (6 —2, 4—6, 6 —1); Messrs A. E. Hawkins |! s and W. Fish beat Messrs A. H. Brisco and J. Cunningham (6—3, 6—l) j the final re--16 suiting in Messrs Hawkins and Fish beating l ® Messrs Price and Temple (6 —3, 6—2). d Marriage op Sib Henry Pabkes.— A , r telegram from Sydney dated February Hth. lg says“ Sir Henry Parkes, the ex-Promier, was married last Wednesday morning. The e whole affair had been kept a profound secret. The bride is some forty years his junior. The couple were married by the Rev. Mr Boyce, of St. Paul’s, Church of England, Sedfern, n and the clergyman at once left for the country „ it is thought with a yiew of assisting to keep r the matter quiet. The silence cannot be 8 accounted for. After the marriage Sir Henry j. left for the country alone, and ha spoke k that night. Sir Henry was born in 2815, and , consequently is seventy-three years of age. g The bride’s name was Eleanor Dickson t and she is described as a spinster living at ' Redfern. She is the mother of five children, three of whom are alive. Sir Henry is (. regarded ns having acted honorably in j marrying Miss Dickson, but on taking her |. home his daughter at once left the house.” s A New Amusement.—A London paper e says:—A number of grown-up persons stay- . ing at a large hotel at Coney Island, New York, indulged in the relaxation of a soap bubble party the other evening. This amuse--9 ment has not yet been imported from America j to England for adults, but if the weather } continues to preclude outdoor pastimes as it j has done of late it may be interesting to learn £ how the bubble party is conducted. A double row of chairs is placed in one of the largest rooms of the hotel. The electric light I served to display the bunting with which it was decorated. Near oyery seat was a bowl of soapsuds. Each guest on entering was ! presented with a pipe decorated with a dis- ! tißotiva knot of ribbons. Ladies were then 1 conducted to seats on one side of the room, and the gentlemen whose knots of ribbons ; enabled them to single out that? destined partner of the hour, placed themselves op- , posito the lidice in question. Each competitor 1 was allowed three blows. The lady who | blew the largest bubble was presented with a j diamond pm. The successful gentleman was j given a pair of eleevelinks. There were two i judges, a lady and a gentleman, and the affair was pronounced a success. Anglican Synod.— At a meeting of the j Anglican General Synod at Dunedin on s Monday a resolution was carried request- j ing the bench of bishops to take into con- ( sideration the advisability of authorising , special forms of prayer for the Governor t and his Advisers, and for the Assembly (■ when in session. On Tuesday in moving £ that the report of correspondence for the j Pacific Islands bn received and printed, the a Bishop of Dunedin said that he regretted r the present position in Samoa. As to j. Fiji Lord Knutsford had promised to f endeavour to get an Order in Council pro- n viding for authority being given to the v Primate of New Zealand, but up to the a present no news was to Land of its being passed. The Primate was requsted to forward a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, expressing satisfaction at ta the success of the Lambeth Conference, and the high appreciation of the en- c [ cyclical letter, The Bishop of Wei- so liogton brought up a motion to j, r insert an interpretation clause declaring that a communicant must be a person who V£ communicated within twelve months of j • his election. After a long debate the I J\ c motion was negatived. I jn

Disputed Ownership.— Five Maoris named John Kahu, Harry Kahn, Parahu Tira, Waraha Te Kou, and Edward Waaka were arrested yesterday afternoon by the police at Milford, and brought up before K. F. Gray, Esq., J.P., last evening, charged with unlawfully entering certain lands at Milford, in the possession of Thomas Greedy. The prisoners were remanded till next Monday, bail beiog allowed, the prisoners in £5 each, and one surety of £5. The Maoris behaved most orderly, aud gave themselves up at once, without any semblance of resistance to the police when they arrived at the scene. The dispute which led to the arrest is to the effect that Mr Greedy rented some land at Milford from the Maoris. He paid one party rent to April next, and another party rent to May next. His crop has now ripened on the land, and he has also some potatoes growing there, and the prisoners went on the hod and laid claim to everything. They would not let him remove anything, and so Mr,greedy laid an information against them.' /Tins, the Maoris say, is what they wanted) -as now they will be brought before the Court, and their right to the land tested.

BaxTbe’s Lung Pebseevee has gained great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy m the treatment of Coughs, Colds, JBbonohitis, and other chest and throat complaints. Read advfc.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

O. E. Hugo, Physiognomist—Lectures at Tomuka on Monday evening. J. Mundell and Co., Geraldine —Notice re line of coaches from Geraldine to Waihi Bush and back, and from Geraldine to Orari and back ; light expresses, buggies, etc., on hire ; also re regular sales. Gray and Montgomery, Auctioneers, ffemuka—Announce that they have now firstrate storage accommodation at Winchester, having leased Mr D. L, Inwood’a well-known grainstore, which is most commodious and almost vermin-proof, and has a railway siding connected wilhit; they also have largo storage accommodation- at Temuka. Liberal advances made on grata stored ; charges strictly moderate.