LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1868, 21 March 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Assessment Court, Geraldine,—A sittin ig of this court was to have been held in tl ie Geraldine courthouse, yesterday morning, bi it as there was no business to transact it wi .a not necessary. Sickness at Christchurch. —It has bei m' found advisable to close the East Christohun ih school on account of the prevalence of ( in unusual amount of sickness in its viemit y, The school is one of the largest in the distrj ct and is attended by some 1380 children. The Mails.— The Mariposa, with, th » English mails of Feb. 23rd, left San Francisco for Auckland on March 9th, contract date. The Zealandia, with the Colonial mails of Feb. 25tb, reached San Francisco on March 16tb, also contract date. Sale ot Privileges. —Messrs J. Mund.ell and Co. will on Thursday, April 4lh, submit to auction the privileges in connection with the forthcoming meeting of the Geraldine .Racing Club, On the same date they will also sell a number of freehold sections at Orari, tie date for the sale of these having been altered from April 6th to April 4th. Geraldine Public Sports,— At these' sports on Monday last W. Augland won the , first prize of 30s, and D. Angland the second ; of 15s, for dancing the Irish Jig, beating G. White and B. Shallard, who also competed. The 100 yards for married men over 40 was won by C, Ramble, R. Ryan and J. Moßrafcney being a splendid second and third respectively. Ramble ran a capital race, the time being a (rifle over 11 seconds. These were the two lait events of the day. j Entertainment at Temuka.— To-morrow I evening a musical and dramatic entertainment in aid of the prize fund of the Temuka, District High School takes place in the Yolunteer Hall. The first part of the entertainment will oonsist of a number of choice instrumental and vocal selections, and the second of a laughable farce entitled “ Trials of Tomkins,'” The progamme will bo found in our adrsrtising columns. We ' hope to see a large audience present on the occasion, the object and the programme fully , deserving it. Fijian News. —Nows bv the Woinui from Fiji states that the offsets of the recent ■ hurricane have been most disastrous. The oocoanut plantations, which had only just recovered from the hurricane of 1886, have been so severely damaged that there is little hope of a crop for another three years. The damage done at Kambi by. the two hurricanes is estimated at £50,000. The loss of bananas on the river appears to be greater than was at first anticipated. The late flood has destroyed , all those planted along the banks of the river, and one large plantation on the Waimana has had about half ot the cultivation completely | submerged. | Social Gathering.— On Monday evening ! last the Geraldine Rifles held one of their : popular social gatherings in the volunteer hall, j Being the evening of the annual sports gathering thouttendanoe was very largo, between sixty and seventy couples being pesent. The hall being so Urge, however, there was ample room. Mr J. C. Binskm acted as M. 0., and Mr A. Turley provided the music. During the evening the latter also sang several comic songs which fairly brought down the house. Dancing was kept up with great spirit until an early hour in the morning. Last winter these social gatherings were very popular, the eorp’j netting a nice little sum in consequence.

The TTmaru Harbor. —It is said that at next meeting of the Timam Harbor Bv.ard Captain Sutter intends to move that stefjs he taken to reduce the accumulation of s’aingla on the foreshore to the south of the breakwater. He is of opinion that it will be better to take the matter in baud before the shingle becomes dangerous, and he thinks the best method of getting rid of it will be to truck the shingle from the breakwater to Caroline Bay, lifting it into the trucks by means of the old Priestman dredge. When the breakwater was first decided upon the engineer suggested such a method of dealing with (he shingle should it accumulate on to-the south side of the breakwater.

Horrible Occurrence —A gendarme was almost buried alive the other day in a village near Grenoble. The man had become intoxicated on potato brandy, and fell into a profound sleep. After twenty hours passed in slumber, his friends considered him to be dead, particularly as his body assumed the usual rigidity of a corpse. When the sexton, however, was lowering the remains of the illfateJ gendarme into the grave, he heard moans and knocks proceeding from the interior of the 11 four boards.” He immediately bored holes in the sides of the coffin to let in air, and then knocked off the lid." The gendarme had, however, ceased to live, having horribly mutilated his head in his frantic but futile efforts to burst his coffin open.

Fishing Competition.— The second and final fishing competition of the season under the auspices of the Geraldine County Anglers’ Society took place on Monday last. The day w as nit very favorable for fishing, and anglers had not the best of sport. There was a good number of entries. Messrs W. Doßsnzy and James Findlay acied as judges. The following are the results :— Fly Fishing— Greatest number of fish, Mr Albert Young, 15 fish, IBlb, first prize ; host average, Mr L. A. Thruaton, 8 fish, 131 b (average, 11b XOozs), second prize,. Minnow fishing: Heaviest basket, 7 Mr G. J. Mason, 3 fish, 141 b, first pr ize. Tho second prizi for the heaviest fish was awarded to Mr K. F. Gray with 'a fish weighing Ggib. Mr M ason secured a heavier fist), one. weighing 6|ib, but the conditions debarred a competitor from taking more t’han one pr'zo in each class. This is the fourth occasion on which Mr Gray haß carried off the prize for the heaviest fi.ah.

Lecture. —We understand that Mr 0. E. Hugo will probably deliver a lecture on some future date in Geraldine, in aid of 1110 Mechanics' Institute. The subject will bo either 1 Signs of Love in the Face,’ or ‘ Language.’ Temuka R.M, Court.— At the above Court on Tuesday* Thomas Powell was brought up before K. F. Gray, Fsq., J.P., charged with having been drunk and disorderly while in charge of a horse, and was rem inded until Monday. Yesterday W. Taylor was brought before A. M. Clark, Esq., J.P., charged with having been drunk while in charge of a horse. /Constable Tarrant, who arrested the ac-N, cusad, proved the offence, and a fine of ‘ lOv, was inflicted. / Temuka Trotting Club.— We are afraid the proposed Temuka Trotting Club will ftl! through. There are some difficulties in the way of getting a suitable course, and though that may be overcome thero ia still another thing which militates against it. There is a probability that Parliament will do away with totaliaators, and as it is from that source the Club expected to derive a large amount of its revenue the members are afraid of going any further at present. They would have to incur a good deal of expense in the beginning, and they are afraid they could not carry on if the totalisator was abolished.

Temwka Town Board. —A special meeting of the above Board was held last night. Present—Messrs Gray (chairman), Blyth, Mason, Clinch, and Coirs, Tenders wore opened for the position of nightman as follows Charles Fraser, £65 per annum (accepted) ; declined : Peter Golden, £7B ; James Davis, £B9 8s ; James Pulford, £9O ; John Hamilton, £9l; John Woodman, £9l; and E. Williams, £304. A letter was read from Dr Hayes to the effect that a fence between bis paddock and the Town Board reserve had been burned down, and asking the Board to pay half the cost of erecting a new one. The reserve being leased the Board referred Dr Hayes to'the tenant. The meeting then adjourned. The Governor. —The bright sunny aftera oon caused a largo crowd to throng the w barf at Wellington on Monday to witness the? Governor’s departure. There was no oer Maony. The Artillery fired a salute, the ban’(3 played ft few bars of the National An! iihetn, and Sir William, accompanied by Mis:C Jervois, merely shook hands with a few personal acquaintances and then want on Land the Woirarapa, the steamer moving amv almost immediately. His Excellency arrived at Christchurch on Tuesday morning, and was met at the railway station by a number of people desirous of bidding him farer veil- He went on almost immediately by a apt oial train to Dunedin, whore ho arrived a fe w minutes after 7 o’clock. He was receivi'd with a salute, and the band played the Nariional Anthem, He hid the foundation ston 8 of the Exhibition building yesterday. P kesbNTATION. —A compliraentary addrosis was presented on Tuesday, 19. h insr to Mr William Gian ville, junr., late nnoil teacher of the Woodbury school on his leaving for the North Island. The address, which was very eulogistic, was read 'by Miss Jane Irvine, of the above achoal, and the young lady also_ made a presentation of a purse of sovereigns as a small token of the appreciation in which Mr G fan villa has always been held in the school, both as pupil teacher and pupil. Mr Glan-villo briefly returned thanks for the honor conferred upon him, and likewise for the munificent present, which he con.aids.rad quite undeserved, the meeting of scholars and others was of a very sympathetic ch meter. Mr Glanvllle was also presented hy the Presbyterian congregation with » purse of money on _>e same, evening, for his services as organist and Sabbath School teacher. Mr Glanville briefly returned thank?, and those present wished him every ttuccesf? jn Hie future. A Prophecy. -It has been recently pointed out that it is almost a law ot historv that the end of each century is a period of agitation and convulsion, preceding great political and social trans formations,, which take place at the coramaßoement of the next century. us has been more particularly the case in France. At the close of the 10th century 60,000 Germans encamped on the heights of Montmartre, and the nation was menaced with destruction. A hundred Years later the Crusaders paved the way for the dawn of a new civilisation. At the end of the 12th France was engaged in a desperate conflict with England and Germany. A century afterwards the nation lost her colors in the East, and after a similar interval half the realm had passed under the rule of England. At the close of the 15th century, the tragic death of Charles VIII., who left no issue, exposed the kingdom to a succession of trouble*. The 16th ended in the midst of civil wars, and the 17th terminated in disasters, humiliations, and defeats, which imperilled the position of the monarchy. Finally came the great cataclysm of 1780 ; and the question arises—What ir.ext! n „ E. H. JaggaT, storeman, and O. E. Madden, solicitor, were arrested at Auckland on Tuesday night charged with obtaining £2O on .falsa pretences, Jaggar was- lately teporte'd to have had a fortune :ioffc him, and has been borrowing money mn the strength of his expectations. The iaccused were charged with false pretences iat the Auckland Police Court yesterday, -and remanded till next Tuesday. Jaggar was also charged with stealing 97f cases nf keroso’ne valued at £6B ss, the property iif Arnolcl Chiuery and Co., and Thomas Perrimaci was charged with receiving l ie same, kmowing them to have been slo.on. The prisoners were remanded till Thursday. Oougb.s, Coeds, [Bronchitis, &c., are quickly cured by using Baxter s Lung lervcr,” This old-established and favorite nedicine is pleasant to the palate, and highly jxtcilled hy members of the medical, legal md .clerical professions. For testimonials ice advt. Sold by all I-a'ert medicine m odors.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. A. Metcalf, Orari Bridge— Wants a ploughman., Orverseer, Moana ploughing 150 acres. T Bmuka Football Olub—-Annual meeting on r Tuesday evening next; Cforaldlne Road Board—lnvites tenders tot* the supply and delivery of willow posts and stakes. S. Muutdell and Co. Sell privileges in connection with Geraldine Raoes on 4fch April; also sell valuable aections at Orari on same date. • , Arthur Gabites, Tho Corner, Timor u Notified that he has secured an earl? delivery of Tiumru and Kaiapoi tweeds, bought jrio* to tho substaa’ial advance that has ■ taken place in colonial manufactured woollen goous, and quotes special prices for clothing made to order duriu g the mouth.