LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1858, 26 February 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Codlik Moth. —Codlin moth has appeared in an orchard at Rangioru, m North Canterbury. Prolific Yield.—Eleven acres of dun acts, belonging to Mr Hack, of Upper Riccarton, have yielded this season no less than 1220 bushels. Teachers’ Examinations. —The following sro the partial passes in South Canterbury for Class D:—3. A. Fraser, William J. Lewis, John McLeod ; Class E—Jessie W, Byers, A. A. Clarke, James Gillespie, W. J. Glanville, Eva Meredith, Helen A. Ostler, Isabella Miller, Lily Rowley, Clara J. Shirtcliffe. Shocking Cruelty.—A young widow, named Eldridgo, was charged in the Westminster Police Court, Loudon, with cruelly to her little girl by compelling her to go to bed with the corpse of her father. The Magistrate said he had never heard of a more heartless outrage on a young child, oud be sent the woman for trial. LahobnY. —At the R.M. Court, Timaru, on Saturday, James Turner, a man of color, Wes sentenced to six months’ imprisonment, with hard labor, for stealing 20s out of the pockets of a pair of trousers bel mgiug i o Geo. Wat's, boarding-house keeper. Watts had left the trousers hanging up in a room, and the prisoner occupied the next room to it. Tbe British Post Office.—la the United Kingdom there were for the year 1887-8 delivered 1,512,200,000 letters, equal to 41 per head of the population. 188,800,000 post cards, 389,500,000 books, and 162,400 newspapers. The 'letters which passed between Australasia and Great Britain for a year to March 31st, 1888, were 1,987,900, newspapers and books 2,656,600.

Anglican General Assembly.—At the Anglican Synod at Dunedin on Friday, on the motion of the Bishop of Melanesia, it was resolved to proceed on Tuesday with the election of the Primate. A committee was appointed to report on a scheme to secure systematic contribution towards tho maintenance of Church work. A Bill passed its second reading having for its object the granting to Bishops the power to appoint clergymen to cure of souls in hospitals, gaols, asylums, etc., and schools, and take the work and responsibility from the parish clergymen. A number of Bills making formal amendments in the canons passed different stages. The Parnell Movement.—A meeting has been held in Temuka for the purpose of collecting money in aid of tbe Parnell defence fund. Mr M. Quinn occupied the chair, and spoke strongly in denunciation of the attempt which had been made to connect Mr Parnell and his followers with crime. Mr 0. C. McCarthy moved a resolution condemnatory of tho action of the Tones, tho Times, and British Government, in their triple alliance to defame Mr Parnell and his followers j also affirming the desirability of raising funds in aid of the defence of Mr Parnell. The motion was seconded by Mr Thomas Connolly and carried unanimously. Mr Quinn was elected treasurer and Mr Lavery secretary, and a very representative committee was formed to collect subscriptions. A subscription list was opened in the room, and a good deal of money was handed in. Tho meeting then terminated. Dunedin Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting. —At the Dunedin Jockey Olub’e Autumn Meeting on Saturday the results were: —Handicap Hurdles, of 100 sovs.; Mr Hubon’s Isaac 1, Mr Gouilay’s j dividend £4 19s. Hopeful Stakes, of 120 sovs. : Mr Turnbull’s Aprcs Moi 1, Hon. G. McLean’s Don Pedro 2 ; dividend £2 Os 6d. Forbury Handicap, of 250 sovs.: Mr Stephenson’s Occident 1, Mr O’Brien’s Vandal 2, Messrs Hobbs’ Quibble 3; dividend £3 10s. Marshall Memorial Slakes, of 200 sovs. : Mr P. Butler s Manton 1, Middle Park Company’s Ravenswing 2; dividend £3 2s. Flying Handicap, of 160 sovs.: Mr Stephenson’s Captain Cook 1, Mr Clifford a Golden Crest 2 ; dividend £9 14s. Scurry Stakes ; Messrs Hobbs’ Jack 1, Allans 2 ; dividend £8 16*. The Consolation Stakes, of 80 sovs., was won by Mr F. Panetti’s Rewi. The sum of £10,102 was put through the totilisator. At a meeting of the stewards after the Scurry Race, Brown, the rider of Allans, and Holmes, the rider of Idoliu, were disqualified for three months for disobedience to the starter. Mr Hobbs, owner of Jack, was fined £5, and to be disqualified until he makes a public apology to Mr Craig for language used at tbe sale of Jack. S.C. Educational Institute, The quarterly meeting of the South Canterbury Educational Institute was held in Timaru on Saturday last. Present— Messrs Aitken (President), Wood, Adams, Vernon, Wilson, Cross, and Wake. The Secretary read extracts from the report of the proceedings of the conference of teachers held in Wellington last month. The Central Institute had recommended that the appointment, removal, and payment of inspectors should bo placed under the control of the Education Department, and that it was desirable that a uniform scale of salaries should be adopted for the colony. It was decided that drawing should be a class subject, and that freehand drawing alone should be required from Standard L to Standard IV., inclusive, and one additional branch for each succeeding year, the teacher drawing up a twe years’ course to be submitted for the approval of the inspector. A resolution was passed confirming tho desirability of giving teachers permission to sit for a B or A certificate without holding any connection with a university college. With regard to technical education the following resolution was passed : “ That it is desirable to affirm the principle of technical education ; that as regards primary schools, technical education must as a rule be restricted to drawing, needlework, and elementary science ; that, having regard to the present unfortunate necessity for economy, it would be inopportune to urge upon the Government the establishment of separate technical schools.” On tho motion of the secretary Messrs Ailkeo and Wood were appointed a deputation to wait upon the inspector with the view of getting the pupil eachers’ examination fixed for a later date, to enable the school year to be more equally divided,

Nor'-Wester, A teal, good, old fashioned noi’-wesler passed over the district yesterday. The heat at times was intense.

Christchurch North. —Several probable candidates are already mentioned for the Christchurch North seat. Among them are Sir Robert Stout, Mr J. T. Matson, and Mr W. H. Roberts, Sir Julius Togel’s former opponent. Lepers.— lt is calculated there are over 200,000 Lepers in British India, the minority of whom haye places in almshouses and asylums, the others roaming over the country, and subsisting on charity. Capture of an Albatross.—Mrs Wm, Campbell, while driving from Ashburton to the Spreadeaglo on Wednesday last, saw a large albatross vainly trying to nee in the air, and with some difficulty she managed to secure it alive. The albatross when captured was 25 1 miles from tbs sea coast.

Australia.—The Toronto Empire is of opinion that Australia should (he formed into a dominion like Canada, and then the Governors of the separate colonies would be appointed by Australian statesmen responsible to the people of Australia, and chosen from the people of the particular provinces. Jubilee Testaments, —A largo number of the Jubilee Testaments haying been forwarded for distribution to the scholats attending the Geraldine Public School, the presentation was made on Friday afternoon last by tho Revs. Preston, Dean, and Archibald, About 230 books wore given away, and tho children appeared to bo greatly pleased with them. Credit and Discount. Terms of credit and discount havo been agreed to by the wholesale grocers and hardware merchants of Dunedin. They are very similar to those agreed to by the Wellington and Christchurch Ghvmhors of Commerce. it is understood uniform terms will shortly he adopted by wholesale grocers throughout the colony.

Pigeon Flying,—On Saturday tbe Christchurch Pigeon Flying Club held its fifth race this seasun from Washdyke. The day was not favorable for fast time, and considering that the birds are in deep moult, the velocity must be considered good. The result, was as follows :—Mesars Walker and Good’s Taipo, 8h 39m 28.<, 99 miles (velocity, 918 yards), 1; Master Mather’s Tulentino, 3h 35m 425, 96 6-10th mile* (velocity, 916 yards), 2. The Lost Ring.—-An extraordinary instance of the recovery of a lost ring may be added to the list of curious finds. A lady when digging holes for planting celery, unconsciously dropped the ring into one of the holes. A plant was doubtless inserted through the ring, and us tho root grew, the ring must have become embedded in ite substance, The ring had been given up for lost until the following winter, when the mystery was cleared up by the ring making its appearance among the soup at dinner in a portion of the celery root. Milk as Medicine. —Milk is one of tbe beat medicines in the pharmacjpaia, or out of it. Beef tea rarely contains more then a fourth of the nutriment of milk, and raw beef juice is only equal to it in tho nutritive scale. In diseases of the stomach, milk is invaluable, and if the patient finds it too heavy, lime, soda, or potass water may bo added ; or he may take skim milk, which is deprived of the fat, or whey, which has no curd and is easily absorbed. In consumption milk n an essential article of diet, and in Bright’s disaaso it forms an important part of tho treatment. Picnic. —The children attending the Kaloihu Bush Sunday School and their friends were on Friday last treated to a picnic by Mrs T. H. Wigley at the homestead, Opuha. The day was as fine as could be wished for. Sports of every kind were indulged in, and food in unlimited quantities was supplied. Towards evening the pleasure-seekers dispersed for their homes, well satisfied with their outing. Mrs Wigley deserves great credit for the manner in which she has for the last four years provided this annual treat.

Accident. —Mr James Turner, of Geraldine, yesterday mot with an accident, which, however, turned out to ha not so serious as it might hare been. Ho was engaged, in conjunction with Mr F. Warner, in taking a young horse along the Main street. When opposite the Bank of New South Wales something frightened the animal and caused it to plunge. Mr Turner, who was walking by its head, made a grab at the reins, but at the same moment he was thrown down, striking his head very severely against the road metal. On being taken home he was attended to by Dr Fish, end is now progressing as favorably as can be expected. Wool Samples.—By the San Francisco mail leaving on Friday Messrs Matson and Co. forwarded a number of samples of wool to America. The reason of this being done arose from a request made by Mr A. M. Garland, Secretary of the Homo Market Club, of Illinois, asking that some typical samples of Now Zealand wool should be sent. Mr Garland, it may be noted, paid a visit to New Zealand some time back. In all forty samples have been forwarded, the various growers having responded very liberally to the appeal made to them. The samples include merino, halfbred, crossbred, and long wools, and are, as a whole, a splendid representative lot. Amongst the samples is a grand fleece of Silesian from the flock of Mr Roberts, of Heslerton,—Press. Quite Thug.— Replying to the question, “ Should women propose marriage ? ” tho Rev de Witt Talmago answered : “ You are centuries too late in asking that question. Women always have proposed, and always will propose. Words are nothing compared with womanly affability and loveliness. The most splendid being on earth is a good woman, and when, with all her attractiveness she makes up her mind that it would be well for her to be the wife of some good man, and that it would bo equally well for him, she captured him as easily as the regiment captures the corporal. It does not make any difference whether her longue proposes or not, her eye* propose, her smile proposes, her mode of entering a room proposes. Until a man gets from a woman a proposition of that style he had better not make a proposition of his own unless he wants to bo made to feel ridiculous the rest of his lifetime.”

Terrible, if True. —American?, who have been shocked by the Whitechapel horrors, are now (writes the correspondent of an American contemporary) horrified by the discoveries in Brooklyn, the Surrey side of New York, and in Alaska, which is at the back-door of the country. In Brooklyn 1600 insane persons are packed into an asylum intended for only 1000, and those of them who haye no friends are kept in noisome cellars, dripping with moisture, and reeking with pestilence. In Alaska the Indian girls are sold to the soldiers and miners for a little rum, er are forcibly abducted from their parents and condemned to become the victims of scores of brutes who call themselves men, and the United Stales Government does not interfere to protect them. The evidence of both of these horrible discoveries is clear and uncontradicted. In Whitouhapal tho number of mutilated victims is limited. In Brooklyn and Alaska the deaths from foul disease? are numbered by the hundreds.

A Doubtful Compliment.—lt is said that when General Grant was in Japan the Japanese Premier, Prince Kung, desiring to compliment the General by tolling him that he was born to command, tried it in English, with thisgresult : “Sire, brave General, you was made to order.”

Kakahu Minerals,—Wo learn that Profeesoj Ulrich, accompanied by Mr Jas. Alim, M.H.R., will arrive in Ternnka on the 4lh instant, for the purpose of making a geological survey ol the Kakahu district. They will be met at Temuka by Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, M.H.R., and their visit to the Kakahu will possibly extend over severs! days.

A Market.—The Panama Star and Herald says that New Zsaland mutton would find u ready sale at good prices on the Isthmus, together with any other fresh meat, game, fish, vegetables, fruit, etc., that could be forwarded in this manner. If is suggested that coal would form a profitable ballast for the cargo, and that a big business could be established between the countries. Dishonest Officers.—At Madrid the whole of the officers of the Treasury have been placed under arrest. The other night, when the state offices were closed and guarded by gendarmes with loaded muskets, a sum of £52,000 in bank notes and securities was stolen from the principal safe at the Treasury Deposits offices. This safe was itself in an iron panelled room with iron doors, before which a senlry was stationed night and day. It showed no signs of violence. Comment is needless. A Wedding Sensation, There was » curious sensation at a church wedding at Bridgeport, Conn, The groom, a person of violent temper, swore because the bride and her party were behind time. During his ravings to his best man the bride arrived, and overheard her fiancee roundly abusing her and swearing outrageously. The bride’s face assumed a deadly pallor. She approached the altar and stood motionless until the minister asked if she “ would love, cherish, and obey,” to which she replied, in a clear, ringing voice, “ Not by a long shot,” and majestically marched out of the edifice. Land Nationalisation.—For the first time the cause of land nationalisation has (states the Sydney Daily Telegraph) become a political factor in New South Woles. It has already one strong candidate in the field, Mr Prank Cotton, who is announced for Forbes, where the idea has taken vigorous and wide-spread root. This is largely due to the fact that Mr Cotton has had the ear of the Forbes people on the question for a considerable time past, and the remarkable success of this great nineteenth century evangel at Forbes testifies unmistakeably to Mr Cotton’s powers as a political propagandist. There is a lot of braiu enlisted on the side of land nationalisation in this colony at the present time, and the number of intellectual recruits is growing every Jay. It is quite time, therefore, that the cause began to have a voice in Parliament, and for the purpose of affording this a better mui than Mr Cotton could hardly be put forward.

Lecture on Physiognomy.—-As announced in previous issues, Professor Hugo lectured last evening in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Temuka, to a fair audience, > amongst whom were a large number of ladies. This gentleman is no mountebank, and instead of trying to amuse his audience by retailing stale jokes, he gives them a large amount of good, s olid, useful information, spiced with sufficient humor to relieve it of monotony. He speaks linen ly and pleasantly, although with a foreign accent, ami conveys In's meaning to the audience clearly and concisely. Ha commenced with animals, showing the facial lines which churacierised ferocity, and also those which denoted docility. He next went on to give illustrations of the fact that most human faces bear a resemblance to some animal or another, and held that the natural propensities ofi the owners of such faces corresponded to some extent to those of the animals they looked like. Ho next showed how to read faces —to'd what the square face, the round face, the sharp face, and so on, meant, and gave many illustrations of them by means of charts. His lecture was very entertaining from beginning to end, and at its conclusion he invited any of those present to go up to get their characters read. About half-a-dozen gentlemen then went up, and great amusement wan caused by his reading of their faces. He next got several of those present to walk up and down the hall, and gave a reading of their characters by their movements. At the conclusion ha announced that this evening be would lecture on noses and eyes, and that for the next few days he would be in the hell to give charts to such as applied for them. His advertisement, stating hours of attendance and ptice of chargee, will be found in another column. Baxtbb’s Lung Peesbetbb has gained great popularity in this district as u speedy and effectual remedy in the treatment ot Coughs, Coeds, Bronchitis, and obhei chest and throat complaints. Bead advb.