The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1884, 27 April 1889, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Obntbnaeian. The Londonderry Sentinel of March 7th announces the death of a Mr Thomas Johnstone Kelly, of Kinlougb, County Leitrim, at the age of 114 years. Tub N.Z, Exhibition. —The Exhibition Fine Arts Committee are advised that they are to receive a collection worth £SOOO by Wallis, of the French Gallery in London; also collections belonging to Messrs Keok and the British Australian Art Society. Land Salas at Oamaeu.— Mr Burhury, the Oamaru manager of the Loan and Meroantile Agency Comnany, reports having sold the Awamoko farm of 1000 acres, the property of Dr. Watt, at £ll per acre, also three other farms, about 300 acres each, at prices ranging from £lO 15s to £l2 per acre. Accidents. —At the O.P. Association’s grain store in Timaru on Thursday afternoon, a fanner named Jas. Campbell had hia right knee dislocated through being struck by a bag of oats. He was standing under a shoot at the time of the accident. —At Waimate on Wednesday a little girl named Williams was kicked by a cow, and had one of her legs broken above the knee. Peotosbd Hohb bob Destitute Childben. —The Colonial Secretary visited Timaru on Wednesday to confer with the Chairman of the Charitable Aid Board re the transfer to the board of the site and building formerly used as immigration barracks, for the purpose of founding a home for destitute children and to save sending them to schools m other districts, The board new pays £BOO a year for the support of children elsewhere. Sir Julius Vogel.— ln a private letter written to a friend in Christchurch, received by the last English mail, Sir Julius Vogel states that he will resign his seat for Christchurch North, hia state of health not permitting him to engage in the strain of political life. He proposes to return to New Zealand, but not at present, in deference to the wishes of Lady Vogel and hia family, who desire that ho should remain with them in England. Gbbaldinb Kieles. —An inspection parade of this corps was called for Thursday evening last, but the members did not turn up in sufficient numbers for the parade to count. Captain R. H. Pearpoint acted as inspecting officer, and Lieuts. Ward and McKenze were also present. The company having been inspected and put through a number of movements, Capt. Pearpoint complemented the men upon their behaviour whilst at the recent camp, and the satisfactory manner in which they had gone through their drill and performed the duties incident to camp life. The Geraldine Rifles were one out of the two or three corps which had over two-thirds of their full strength at the camp, and Captain Pearpoint congratulated the men upon haring putin three daylight parades while there. The cerps wasjthen dismissed.

Meetings of Ratepayees.- Tho annual meeting of ratepayer m the Mount Peel Road District lakes place on Thursday next, and that of ratepayers in the Geraldine Road District on the following day, Fridny. Supposed Suicide.—The body of Mrs Walsh, aged 18 years, who bn been married only four months, was found on Sunday in Lake Wanaka, near the Pembroke Jetty. The deceased was at a dance on the previous Friday, after which it is supposed she had gone to tho jetty and thrown herself into the water.

Geraldine Road Board,—On Thursday last ton gentlemen were nominated for the vacant seats on the Geraldine Bead Board, viz, Messrs J. Allan, J. Binskin, T. W. Corbett, W. Deßenzy, P. B. Flatman, L. Grant, J. Kelland, P. H. MoShane, W. D. Slack, and Robert Skinner, A poll for the return of five will be taken on tho 6th May, between the hours of 9 a.ro. and 6 p.m. The polling places will be the Eoad Board office, Geraldine, the schoolhouse, Hilton, and the schoolhouse, Woodbury. Badly Brhatbd "Volunteers.—Application has been made to the Defence Department to make good robberies from the Mercer Hotel and other places by volunteers at the Auckland Easter encampment. A party of volunteers molested several Maori women in a waggon at Hamilton, who seized axes and threatened the volunteers, who drew their sword-bayonets in defence. The Minister for Defence has given instructions to have a searching enquiry made into the alleged irregularities of the volunteers. An Intelligent Cat. A person living near Timaru has a cat which has shown a considerable degree of intelligence. Not long ago a hen belonging to the same person brought out a number of chickens. A strange oat from over the garden wall ran foul of the hen and chickens one day and appropriated to itself one of the little prizes. Cat number one, however, was equal to the occasion, and seizing the thief forced it to give up the chicken, which it then carried back and pet down in the yard, alive, but considerably torn from its rough handling.

Land Sale. —The well-known estate of Woodside, situated near Geraldine, the property of Mr Who. Upton Slack, was submitted for gala yesterday at the Wolseley Hotel, Winchester, by Messrs Miles and Co. per their auctioneer, Mr J. T. Ford. There was a large attendance, but »I 1 the persuasive eloquence of the auctioneer failed to elicit a satisfactory bid, and the several lots offered wore withdrawn. We understand that the reserve upon the land was a nominal one, and it must have been particularly disappointing to the vendors to find so little speculation. The land is, we believe, for sale privately.

The Tbaihs. — A deputation of local members of Parliament and others waited on the Railway Commissioner, Mr Maxwell, at Christchurch on Thursday morning with regard to altering the express time-table. They suggested it should start a little later, and run faster; also that an early train should start, even earlier, to enable the country people to get their mails earlier in the day. Mr Maxwell promised to consider the objections and suggestions, and said the commissioners would endeavor to meet the convenience of the public. Later in the day a deputation from the Chamber of Commerce waited on Mr Maxwell, and expressed approval of the alteration of the express. The deputation suggested lowering the passenger rates, and running a night train once a week. Mr McKerrow is now on a visit of inspection in the North Island. SroBTiHH. —At the Australian Jockey Club’s Meeting at Sydney, on Wednesday and Thursday, Carbins won three races, the Sydney Gold Cup, of 1500 sovs., the AllAged Stakes, of 500 sots., and the Cumberland Stakes,of 500 sovs, in every instance beating Abercorn, Loehiel, Eussley, Melos, Recall, and other horses. The Cup race was a remarkably exciting one, and Carbine’s performance the most brilliant and popular victory ever witnessed on the Randwick course. Carbine has excelled the doings of all horses of his age, and the way in which he came at the finish was quite phenomenal. He received an ovation on returning to the paddock. * Russley ran third in the All-Aged, and Loehiel second in the Cumberland Stakes. Aberoon ran third in the Gold Cup, and third in the Cumberland Stakes. The Champagne Stakes, of 1000 sovs,, was wen by Hon. J. White’s Rudolph.

Football,—At a meeting of thb Wellington Rugby Union, it was decided to join the Otago Union in deprecating the visit of a Now Zealand team to England, , and requiring such team if sent to be accredited by the Unions of New Zealand. One speaker said that the promoters of the team do not intend to make it a private speculation like the Maoris. It would go under the auspices of the Rugby Union.— A match between the Temuka and Darktown Clubs will be played in the Temuka Park this afternoon. The following are the teams :—Darktown : Dyson, J, T. Austin, McLeod, Findlay, Anderson (2), Turnbull, Fitzgerald, Qaffaney.Brosnahan, H. Lavery, Polaachek, F, Storey, Bryan, and Greaves; emergencies, McCallum, Lyon, W. Russell, Blisaatt, and W. Storey. Temuka ;J. Clinch, Mendelson, G. Velvin, Longfellow, D, Stewart, barr, Smith, A. Stewart, Black, J. Austin, Brown, Donald, A. Clinch, Angland, R. Lavery ; emergencies, Thomson, Morton, and Wilks. P‘ay will commence at halfpast three o’clock. Election ob School Committees.—At the meeting of householders at Timaru oh Tuesday evening last a circumstance occurred in connection with the election of the new committee which is almost identical with that which occurred at the election of the Geraldine committee twelve months ago, and which resulted in the latter committee being thrown out as illegally constituted. At the annual meeting of the Geraldine householders last year, it will be remembered, a person present wished to nominate a person who was absent, and whose consent in writing bad not been obtained. The chairman of the meeting refused to accept such nomination on the grounds that it had always been the custom not to accept such nomitions. The householder protested and asked for a note to be made of his protest. This was done and the election proceeded with. After the election the matter was brought before the Board of Education at their next meeting, and they took a legal opinion on the subject, which was to the effect that the channnan was not justified in refusing the nomination and the election was null and void. The committee were ousted and a fresh election took place. The Timaru chairman on Tuesday evening refused to receive the nomination ®t absentees whose consent to stand had not been obtained in writing, and the case is on all fours with the Geraldine one. It remains to be seen whether any householder in Timaru will take sleps to oveftbrow the election there,

Native Lands Court.—A deputation of Auckland solicitors has waited upon Mr Mitchelson, and presented an influential petition, praying the Government to reconsidsr the proposed removal of the Chief Judge of the Native Land Court to Wellington. Mr Mitchelson promised to lay the petition before the Government, but held out no hope, as the removal had been decided on at a fall meeting of the Cabinet.

The Governor. —His Excellency the Earl of Onslow, with the Countess of Onslow, and his aide-de-camp, Captain Saville, left Auckland for Wellington on Thursday,Joverlsnd. Tho party were escorted to the train by tho Mayor, and to him Lord Onslow retqwied thanks for the hospitality and and Lady Onslow had received from the people of AuckLnd. During .his stay in Auckland, Lord Onslow laid the foundation stone of the Costley Home for the Aged Poor. During the journey they will visit the Lake district, pass through Napier and Masterton, and arrive at Wellington at about 12.30 p.m. to-day.

Amt Book’s Case.—Amy Bock, charged with obtaining money and goods by means of false representation, was brought up, on remand, before the Court at Christon Thursday morning, and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment on each charge, the sentences to be concurrent. It is stated that this unfortunate has an uncle in Australia who is willing to take charge of her, and it would be a good thing if means were raised to send her over to him when her sentences expire.—Press. Lucky Diggers.—The Grey Eiver Argns publishes the folllowing incident showing the vicissitudes of a geld digger's life“ Strange as it may seem, the miners who recently found the 60oz nugget at Moonlight are the same party who found the 70oz nugget nearly 20 years ago. After following the pursuit of mining for many years on different goldfields elsewhere, they returned to ttds old ground in the hope of making a rneT'’ The result shows that they were not disappointed ; for they not only found the 60o* piece mentioned, bat have altogether accumulated about 401 b of the precious metal, mainly ia nuggets of various sizes.”

Wesleyan Chueoh, Tehdxa. —To-morrow the new Wesleyan Church will be opened, and great preparations are being made for the occasion. Their minister recently warned them that he expected large congregations, and quaintly suggested that the members of the Church should “ liberally dinnerise strangers,” and we are assured that the preparations extend in this direction also. The preacher for the day, the Riv. Mr Bond, has a peculiar interiet for Temuka people, as he is the first married minister who had charge of the Church in this district. Mr Bond was a great favorite in this district in his time, and doubtless will draw very large con- ' gregations. in the afternoon there will be a People’s Service of Song, with hymns out of Sankey’s books and band accompaniments. There will be service in the evening also, and altogether it is expected that the church will be filled to its utmost capacity. Fashions in Flowebs;—The Inctoyable wreath, says Mrs Johnstone in the March number of Woman’s World, is the favorite head dress of the moment. It consists of a small wired circlet of tiny blooms, about three inches across, surmounted by an upstanding tuft of flowers, crowned by an osprey. A new shape is coming in slightly larger, and resembling the victor’s wreath, with a pointed foliage meeting in the centre, a bow of either ribbon or stalks shewing en the opposite aide. Fans made of flowers ate mounted on a transparent wired frame, whijNt is so invisible that the flowers seem them- * selves to constitute the fan, attached to a handle. It can be slipped on the wrist by a bangle, which is fastened to it, in which Cupid, you note, is swinging. Sometimes these fans are so ingeniously arranged that by means of the bangles they can be set up oa the table like a floral screen. Small bouquets arc worn on the front of bodices, and the rich, full, military red, which is so univsrsally becoming, is a fayorite tone for them. The long trains worn on the skirts era generally made cf hardy leayes of various shades and colors, mixed, but with such care that they are well preserved and in good condition at the end of the eyemng ; they start large at the side, and diminish to a few leaves at the side.

The verdict of all who have uied tha "Jumbo" brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutritious, and digestive bread, cakes, pastry, etc. As the ingredients are of the finest qualities, and no injurious elements being used in the preparation, bread, etc.) made with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson's “ Jumbo ” brand Baking Powder.—[A dvt, I*l.

Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— Goughs, Influenza.—The soothing properties of these medicaments render them well worthy of trial in all diseases of the respira* fcory organs. Tn common colds and influenza the Pills, taken internally, and the Ointment rubbed over the chest and throat, are exceedingly efficacious. When influenza is epidemic, this treatment is the easiest, safest, and surest. Holloway’s Fills purify the blood, remove all obstacles. to its free circulation through the lungs, relieve the engorged air tubes, and render respiration free without reducing the strength, irritating the nerves, or depressing the spirits; such are the ready means of saving suffering when anyone is afflicted with colds, coughs, bronchitis, and other chest complaints, by which so persons are seriously and permanently afflicted ' in most countries.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,

Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow.

A. Kelman—lnvites lenders for cutting and burning gorse. Mount Peel Bead Board —Annual meeting of ratepayers on May 2nd. A. Tea may, Kakahu—lnvites tenders for clearing flax and cleaning drain, Webster and Macdonald—Publish entries for stock sale on Wednesday next. Temuka Road Board Ratepayers can obtain copies of annual balance-sheet at office. Robt. Edgar, Temuka—Notice re ail claims against, and moneys due to the estate of th* late Geo. Edgar.

Geraldine Town Board—lnvite applications for the positions of clerk and working foreman to the board. Gray and Montgomery—Sells gentleman’s and lady’s saddles, bridles, Brussels carpets, linoleum, books, etc., at Temuka on Tuesday next.

Geraldine Road Board—Annual meeting of ratepayers on May 3rd ; list of persena nominated for seats on the Geraldine Road. Board—poll on May 6th. J. Anderson and 00., Tea Blenders, Timaru—Draw attention to their “Star” brand pure blended Teas, unrivalled for flavor and strength ; give quotations. Also draw attention to their noted Ooffeo and “Jumbo” brand Baking Powder.

N.Z. Clothing Factory, Main North Eoud,. Timaru—Advertise men’s youths’, and boys’' waterproof and tweed overcoats, colonial tweed sac suits, every description of Scotch, and English lambs wool underclothing, hats, boys’ clothing, rugs, travelling bags,, etc., etc., for winter wear, and give numerous quotations.