LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1863, 9 March 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wabm AGAIN.—Tha heat registered 114 deg. Fab. in the sfun at Geraldine yesterday. Gebaldink Eoad Boabd.—The monthly meeting of the. Geraldine Eoad Board will take place on .Monday next. AokkowmidQEKbnt. The Bev. Mr Hamilton wishes us to aoknowledge tbe receipt of £1 from Mr W. Wright, and 2s from Mr J. Lawson. in aid of the fund for Mrs Steel's cottage. BlSHOl? Sblwin.—A telegram from Auckland stakes that the Bishop of Selwyn has received a legacy of between £50,000 and £60,000. The Bishop, however, who is now in Christchurcb, denies the truth at the statement.

A Land Monopolist. The Duke of Sutherland is the greatest land owner in Great Britain, where his possession* embrace 1,358,545 acres. He also owns large tracts of land id the United States, aggregating, it is said, 425,000 acres.

Gbeman Pkospbbitx.—The enormous riss in the value of property at Berlin is shown by the fact that thu Hotel du Nord has just been Bold to the G erman Discount Society for £175,000, wherea s in 1864 it was purchased for £40,000, and in 1843 for £IB,OOO. Tin ASSATS,—-Some undressed samples of tin ore found on Stewart Island, assayed by the Bank of New; Zealand, at Dunedin, give SO per oent of tiia. A sample of the same ore, well-dressed* g*'»e a return of 66 per cent of tin. The ore also contained an exoellent prospeot of ecaly gold. The PttOBOfIBAPH.—Mr Edison promises to put his phonograph to a curious practical use. His intention ia to furnish Ins subscribers w/ith a talking daily newspaper. The little instrument will be charged with a condensation of the news of the day, and each subscriber will listen to it while at breakfast. Sib Kiohabd Webster. Sir Bicbard Webster is only forty-six years old, and though he has been but twenty yearß called to the Bar, and ten Q.C., his private practice must bo worth at least £15,000 a year. Ina ddition to this he* has £7OOO as Attorney-General, and fees wbioh will amount to about £SOOO more*

Tea Meeting.- InWanganui, according lo the Herald,, the Boman Catholics held a tea meeting tbie proceeds of which reached tbe sum of £6s'. We have never heavd of a tea maefcing in connection with tlse Catholic Church be fore, bat the Bucoees achieved in Wanganui ought to encourage others to do likewise.

Lab&b Pebsohai Estates. The largest personal eßtates which were proved last year by executors of deceased persons were those of Barom Stern (£3,541,000), Mr Hugh M'Oalnumfc (£3,121,000), Sir JJobfirt Loder (£2,500,(000), the second Lord Wolverton (£1,820,'000), and Sir John Hardy. £1,035,000.

Riflh. Association Meeting. Captain Somemlle arrived at Blenheim on Tuesday to make arrangements in connection •with the coming meeting of the New Zealand Rifle Association. He marked out the ranges on Wednesday afternoon, and expressed himself well satisfied with the locality. It is three miles from Blenheim, a.nd there is a good road to it. There is an artesian water supply. Month Cabe.o.—The correspondent of a New York daily writes from Moute Carlo tbout the dulnesß of things there owing to the slow play which has prevailed for the last fortnight. The only plunger worth naming during the last week has been Grand Duke Peter, no'pbew of the Czar. Thia young man, by industriously betting the limit, managed to lose 1,000,000 fr in * very short time. Instead of being sorry, all tne other Russians ware glid, lor his mother isedortnous'ly wealthy and notoriously » gwt miser*

Wesleyan Chuboh, Tbmuka.—The Eev. R. S. Bonn will preach at the morning and evening services in this church to-morrow. Timabtj Hospital—Dr. Bernard Rloane Lawson, late s.s. Tongariro, has been selected fi'om five applicants to be resident surgeon of the Timaru hospital. The Kakahtt District.—ln our next issue will appear an interesting article by our special reporter, who accompanied Professor Uhlrich and party on their recent visit to the Kakahu district. Export op Cattle.—One hundred and thirty-six head of cattle arrived at Melbourne from Wellington on Wednesday by the steamer Taupo. Of the total shipment 20 were lost on the voyage. The remainder were sold at au average of £8 12s per head. The experiment of shipment is not regarded as a success.

Sale at Tbmuka.—Attention is directed to the sale of furniture and effects by Mr W. S. Maslin at Tomuka on Monday next, on account of Mr James Winning, who is leaving the district. A splendid piano (by Kraus), large steel engraving (by Sir Noel Paton), horse and harness, are among the lines to be sold. The sale will commence at 1 o'clock.

Sew Wbsletan Chubch, Thmbka.— We understand th*t every effort is being made to make both tea and cantata to celebrate the opening of the new Wesleyan ohuroh at Temuka & thorough success. The giver of the tea, Mr T, B&rr, is using his utmost endeavours to make it one of tbe best yet held in Temuka. The cantata "Esther" should in itself be quite sufficient to ensure a large audience, and aa a 2s ticket includes admission to both, we expect to see an exceptionally large number present. Those . present will also have an opportunity of seeing the new church. Univebsitt Senate.—At the University Senate on Wednesday, it was resolved that Junior Scholarships of £4O annually and six Senior Scholarships of the value of MO be offered far competition in 1889. On the recommendation of th 9 Committee on the Medical Course and Gilchrist Scholarship* the following candidates were declared t© have passed the first professional examination :—A. Henry, B. Koberrs, J. Newall, W. Buteman, B. Hogg, J. Torrance, J. F. Menzies. Second professional examination— G. B. Fookes, W. H. Chappie, B. B. Cook, W. Hislop, W. Mullen, J. Eeid. Third professional examination, with degree of M.B. —G. A. Copeland, H. C. Barclay, W. Deermer. Tictobiah Liberals.--At a meeting of Liberals in Melbourne the following was adopted as their platform :—To secure the Victorian market to the Victorian producer in farming stock, and to prevent Chinese conpetition in mining ; to maintain the principle of education, and to raise prospecting for ores into a regular recognised industry. They also decided to endeavor to amend the Licensing Act, and make local option as effectual as possible. They are desirous of abolishing plural voting, and extending the franchise to women. Thej also favored the imposition of a tax on absentees, and a national i scheme of sanitary reform. Decided objection was offered to the introduction of criminal pauper immigrants. Fatal Accident at Kakahu. A fatal accident occurred in the Kakahu district between three and four o'clock on Thursday afternoon. Mr Jeremiah Breen, a farmer, was carting a small load of straw across one of his paddocks, ana his son Daniel Joseph, a boy about four years of age, was sitting on the load on the off sirie of the dray. While crossing a smalt drain in the paddock the jolt of the dray shook the child off under the wheel, which went over its chest. Mr Breen himself did not obsorve the accident, but a stepson of his, named Michael Coughlan, who was shutting the gates behind the dray, saw what had ocourred, and drew his attention to the mishap. The father immediately picked the injured child up, and oarried him to the house, but he expired in a yerv short time. A medical examination by DrFish, who had been sent for, showed that no bones had been broken, but the heart and lungs hid bean crushed by the weight of the dray. Attempted Suioidb. —A woman named Mrs Catherine Louisa Gray, living with a Mrs -Bagust, in Timaru, attempted to commit suicide about sp.m.on Wednesday, by taking a quantity of " Bough on Eats." On the fact becoming known Be Lovegrove was sent for, and while he was preparing to administer an emetic the woman escaped and hid herself in an unoccuped house, and two hours elapsed before she was found. She then said there i was nothing the matter with her, but she was taken to the polioe station where an emetio of soap and water was administered. From the lock-up she was taken to the hospital, where the etomaoh pump was applied, and all danger of a fatal result avoided. On Thursday morning Mrs Gray was brought up at the police court charged with attempting to commit suicide, and, appearing very ill and weak, was remanded for a week for treatment. Sergt-Major Mason said when he had her brought from the hospital that morning she said she would take something again, but not " Bough on Eats," as that was too slow.

SPOBTING. —The Victorian Club's Autumn Meeting was continued on Thursday, about 20,000 spectators being on the racecourse. The feature of the day was the splendid running of Lochiel in the Autumn Handicap and Carbiue in the Champion Stakes. Results : —Second Hurdle Eace, of 250 sots. : Mr Wilson's Sluggard 1, Mr Gill's Whalebone 2. Nursery Handicap, of 300 sovs.: Mr O'Lougblao's Bechelieu 1, Chintz 2. Autumn Handicap, of 300 sovs., 1 mile 6 furlongs : Mr G. G. Stead's Lochiel, 9st 91b (Clifford), 1, Mr S. G. Cook's Mara, Bst 31b (Eammage), 2, Mr W. Gannon's Theorist, Bst 41b (Ellis), 3, Malu» was among the starters. Time, 2min. 54ieec. Champion Stakes, of 1000 eovs., 3 miles, weight for age : Mr D. S. Wallace's Carbine (O'Brien) 1, Hon. J. White's Abercorn (Hale) 2, Mr W. Gannon's Melos (Ellis) 3. Volley, Cyclops, and Lonedale were the other starters. Time, smin. 563e0. Special Juvenile Slakes, of 300 sovs.: Hon. J. White's Sinecure 1, Hon. J. White's Eudolph 2. Free Handicap, of 300 sovs. : Mr R. Wilson s Ohetwynd 1, Hon. ,T. White's Plutarch 2.

Temuka -Licensing Committee. The usual quarterly meeting of the Temuka Licensing Committee was held yesterday, in the B.M. Courthouse, at noon. Present—Messrs J. Talbot, J. Meyer, J. Blyfch, and A. W. Easor. On the motion of Mr Blyth, seconded by Mr Meyer, Mr John Talbot was reelected chairman. An apology for non-attendance was received from Mr A. Giant. The police reported very favorably on all the hotels. Acconnts to the amount of £35 12s 6d were passed for payment. On tha application of Mr Aspinall the license of the Royal Hotel was transferred from the executors of the late Mrs Heap to Mr Robert White. Mr West Chamberlain, by his solicitor. Mr Aspinall, applied for a transfer of the license of the Temuka Hotel from himself to Mr Hugh Flannery. The police objected, but after some discussion the application was granted. The i Committee then adjourned. j The Wild Wave, barque, Captain Fißber, from Hobart, and the Alice Keid, barque, 132 days, from New York, arrivad at Port UfoaJmera yesterday.

Fire Ar the Swamp Road.—lnformation reached the Temuka police at 6 a.id, yesterdiy, to thaeffectthata fire had broken out io some stacks of oats belonging to Mr John Woodhoad, of the Swamp Koad i Farm. Constable Morton proceeded there at once, and oa arrival found four stacks of oats and Mr C. Butenaan's combine and elevator on fire. Before tM fire was discovered it had taken such hold that there was not the slighted use in attempting to save anything. From inquiries ho learned that the fire broke out about 3 a.m. At that time Mr D. Scott discovered that one of the stacks had taken fire, having been awakened bj* the noise. On the previous e?ening Mr Bateman took his engine and combine to the pluc9| and placed them in position ready for threshing on the following day. | The men were camped in tents near the stacks, and Mr Woodhead's own house was only about a chain away. Mr Scott, on ascertaining what had happened, immediately gave tho alarm, and the whole camp, na well as Mr Woodhead, turned ont. They made an effort to shift,the combine, but when they had removed it about a yard the fire became so unbearable that they had to abandon il. In a few minutes the whole of the four stacks were on fire. Thfcy had only been built the previousevening.aud were consequently loose, so the fire went through them in no time. The men could therefore do nothing more than look on and prevent the fire from spreading beybnd the stack yard, and in this respect they rendered valuable service, as the gorse fence ignited, and only for them putting it out U would have conducted the flames into the orchard and probably to tha house. At 9 a.m., there being some indications of a gale springing up, Mr George Woodhead cfeme up to Temuka and took down'the fire engine, so »s to put out the smouldering stacks, and thus a : l danger of the fhmes. extending was averted. Captain Henry and some of the brigade accompanied the engine, and only for their efforts the fire would undoubtedly have burned down Mr Woodhead's house. Unless the fire resulted from a spark from the engine there is no other way in which it can be explained. Mr Bateman took his engine there ou the previous evening at dusk, placed the combine in position, and drove the engine some distance away from the stacks. Unless a spark fell while placing the combine in position, aDd remained smouldering uotil the hour above mentioned it is very hard to account for the fire, but it is hardly likely that any such spark would remain so long without igniting its surroundings, when everything was so dry. Mr Woodhead's stacks were completely uninsured, and therefore he is a heavy loser. He estimutes his loss at £6O. Mr Bateman's combine was insured for £lB5, and the elevator at £ls, thus making in all £2OO, but of course the destroyed machinery was worth a groat deal more, especially as it is now the beginning of the season. Mr Fergus has promised £IOO to the Otago Volunteers If they desire to bold an Easter encampment. Coughs, Coins, Bronchitis, &c, are quickly cured by using Baxter's " Lung Preserver." This old-established and iavorite medicine is pleasant to tho palate, and highly extolled by members of the medical, legal and clerical professions. For testimonials see advt. Sold by all patent medicine Tenders.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. Sale of Toys and Stationery—i Next to C. J. Esyner's, Tamuka. Temuka Town Board—lnvite tenders for removal ot nightsoil.

Arowhenua Town Boa*d—lnvite tenders for erection of footbridge.

Publio Meeting at Orari Bridge—On Thursday evening next, re repairing of bridge. John Lawson, Poundkeeper, Temuka— Notice re impounded cattle ; descriptions and brands in advertisement.

Tea and Cantata—To eelebrata opening of new Waaleyan church at Temuka, on Thursday evening next.

J. Mundell and Co.—Publish entries for Winchester Fair. Hold ram and ewe fair at Qeroldine on 20th mat; are now receiving entries.

W. S. Maslin, Auctioneer Publishes particulars of sale of furniture, etc., on account of Mr J. Winning, at Temuka, on Monday next. School Commissioners for Canterbury Provincial District—lnvite tenders for lease of reserve No. 1254, 25 acres, adjoining Springfield estate. Webster and Macdonald—Publish preliminary notice re sale of Mr A. H. Brisoo's furniture on 21st inst.; have 9 roomed house and 40 acres of land to let.

Davies and Murphy, Cash Drapers, Timaru —Notify that they hare autumn and winter patterns in colonial tweeds arriving from the various mills weekly ; quote prices of suits to measure. Offer special values in men's hats, caps, and helmets, shirts, etc, etc. 0. Waller and Co:, Wholesale and Retail Booksellers, Btationers, News Agents, and Music Sellers, Timaru—Have commercial, legal, and fancy stationery, books (history, poetry, travel and fiction, and ephool), school requisites, etc., on sale $ receive new books by every mail; have t» choice assortment of pianos, organs, and harmoniums on. sale.