LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1885, 30 April 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sale AT Temuka, — Messrs Gray and Montgomery sell household furniture, saddles, and bridles, books, etc., at Temuka to-day. Geraldine Monthly Sale, Messrs Webster and Macdonald advertise entries of sheep, catile, and pigs for this sale, which takes place to-morrow. Messrs J. Mundell and 00. also advertise entries of sheep, cattle, end pigs for the same sale. Road Boabd Elections.-- Candidates for election on the Temuka and Mount Peel Road Boards must be nominated with the respective returning officers before noon to-morrow. Meetinq* oi Ratepayers.— The annual meeting of ratepayers in the Temuka Road district takes place to-morrow, and that of ratepayers in the Mount Peel Road district on Thursday next. R.M. Coubt, Temuka.— There was no sitting of the above yesterday, the II.M. having to attend upon the judge. The usual difficulty was experienced in obtaining two justices, so all oases stand adjourned for a week.

Large Potatoes,— Six potatoes weighing IHlb were on view in a Timaru seedsman’s shop on Saturday last. One, a kidney, weighed 2ilb. The others were of the American Rose variety. They were grown at Silverstreara.

Temuka Monthly Sale.— The monthly sale at Temuka will be held on Friday next, May 3rd, instead of tbs 7th May. Messrs Gray and Montgomery advertise entries of cattle and sheep, and will bosk further entries up to hour of sale. American Wheat for Sydney. Among the shipment of American produce brought from San Francisco by the the ra«il steamer Zealandia for' Australia was a consignment of 12,125 sacks wheat for Sydney. Homeward Bound, The barque Kinclune, Captain Creighton, sailed from Timaru for the United Kingdom early on Monday morning. • Her cargo consists of 856 bales wool, 180 casks tallow, and 6854 sacks wheat.

The Waiwro Murder.— A delay in carrying out the sentence of the law on the Waipiro murderer has been caused by the difficulty of procuring a hangman. A man has now been secured for the purpose. He h»ils from the North Island. The Governor ax Rotorua, The Governor was enthusiastically received at Rotorua. Three hundred natives danced a war dance, and the carriage of the viceregal party was drawn by natives to the lake house, where an address from the Maoris was read. Agricultural Statistics. Following is the total yield for the colony -.—Wheat, 362,153 acres, 8,770,246 bushels; oats for green food or hay, 84,505 acres; for grain, 367,189 acres, 10,975,645 bushels; barley, 45,027 acres, 1,402,537 bushels; potatoes, 26,302 acres, 123,597 tons; hay, 50,542 acres, 71,058 tons. S.G. Teachers’ Institute,— A meeting of the South Canterbury Educational Institute was held in Timaru on Saturday last. There was a large attendance, and Mr Aitken, of Geraldine, presided. The principal business was the reading of a paper by the Rev. G. Barclay, on the relations of primary and secondary education. A considerable discussion followed the reading of the paper. The question of the adviaableness of preventing the publication of inspectors’ reports on standard examinations, mooted by Sir Robert Stout, was also discussed, and will bo resumed at a future meeting. Presentation. —At Timaru on Friday evening Mr A. L. Halkett Dawson, late Rector of the High School, who goes to fill tha Chairs of English and Political Economy at Dunedin University, was presented with a gold chronometer stop-watch and chain by his friends. Mr M. Jonas, late Mayor, made the presentation, and at the gathering there wera many expressions of regret at Mr Dawson leaving Timaru. He had previously been presented by his pupils with a piece of plate, by the old boys with a silver salver, by the teaching staff with a signet ring, and by the Technical Sehool (of which he was the originator and President for four years) with an illuminated address.

The Premier on the West Coast.— On Saturday Sir Harry Atkinson was met at the Urey Junction by the county chairman and engineer, and was escorted to Ngahere, the last station of the Midland Kailway on the Reefton road. He was received by all the local bodies. Ho proceeded to Brunnerton by the Midland Railway and then into Ureymouth. He afterwards inspected the harbor works and received deputations during the afternoon, but made few or no promises. Ho was banquetted in the evening at Gilmer’s Hotel, More than a hundred were present, but there was very little in the speeches. He promised to revisit the Coast in a short time. Presentation at Teiipka.—A very interesting ceremony took place in the Presby terian Church on Sunday last, when Mr Isaac/ Smith, superintendent of the Sabbath School, was made the recipient of a very handsome album at the hands of bis fellow teachers, The Rev. John Dickson made the presentation, and dwelt on the sterling abilities of Mr Smith (particularly in the Sabbath School), and begged him to accept (be gift, not for its intrinsic value but as a token of the respect in which he was held by nis ao-worker*. Mr : Smith, who seemed taken by surprise, thanked the teachers for their kind present, and said his work in the Sabbath School was a labor of lovs. Messrs Bussell and MoCaskill spoke in euWjifilie terms of the work accomplished by Mr Smith in the school during the past ten years. Cur "Volunteers. —We take following from a brigade order issued by Lieut.Colonel Lean at the camp, Springbank, Moeraki, on April 35At the conclusion of the camp, the Lieutenant-Colonel commanding the Brigade desires to convey to all ranks bis grateful recognition of their cheerful co - operation and excellent behavior. Lieut. - Colonel Lean more particularly thanks Major H. Slater, N.Z.M., Chief of the Staff; Major S. He wall, N.Z.M., Brigade Major ; CaptainCommandant G. LaingMeason, Camp Adjutant; Major A Young, Camp Quartermaster ; and the officers commanding Cavalry, Mounted Rifles, Batteries, Engineers, and Battalions.

The presence in camp of the South Canterbury District Volunteers, under the able command of Major W. M. Moore, is a source of high gratification to Lieut.-Colonel Lean, who noted with pleasure the excellent spirit with which, after a journey throughout the night, they yet took part in the field movements on the day following. The satisfactory attendance m point of numbers, and the spirit of generous emulation with which the Volunteers of North and South Canterbury vied with each other in carrying out their respective duties, evidences a generally increased appreciation of camps as opportunities for practice in the field of what is, or should be, subjects of instruction in ordinary parades throughout the year.

Colonial Defences. General Ed* wards, who is to inspect the defences of the colonies, does so at the expense of the Imperial Government. New Zealand is Included in the arrangement. The Recent Prize Fight.—At Wanganui summonses have been issued against W. Smith and H. Laing, the boxers, for having engaged in n prize fight. The charge is to be heard on May 31st. All connected have been summoned as witnesses.

Tbaohbbs’ Privileges.— Mr Easton, Bead Master of Tauranga school,' haying been elected chairman of the school committee in that district, the Auckland Board of Education here notified that teachers cannot take part in elootions of committees. Annual Parish Meetings. —ilheu---annual parish meeting in connection \mh rft. Saviour’s Church, Temuka, will 'be held this evening at 7.30, and that in connection with St.John the Evangelist’s Church, Winchester, on Thursday, at the some hour.

Court Etiquette.— The Russian Empress thinks little of Court etiquette. Recently at some function of the Danish Court, when properly she bad precedence of the Princess of Wales, ehe laughingly invited the Princess to go ahead of her, saying, “ When I am here I am only my mother's second daughter.” Dunedin Unemployed,— The Minister of Lands authorised the Chief Surveyor to engage thirty of the Dunedin unemployed te clear bush roads at Callin'*, and the list was soon filled up. The men were to have gone on Friday, but only ( eighteen out of the thirty turned up. Three others were engaged, making twenty-one, and they left for the work, Government finding tents and tools. Sporting. —At the Australian Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting on Saturday, the Australian Joekey Club Plats,, of. 10 . »pvs„ with 650 sovs. added, was won by Carbine, carrying Sst, with Abercorn, 9«t, second, and Melos, Sat, third. Locbiel, Volley, and Bluenose also started. During the meeting the Hon. James White took £4500 in stakes k Mr D. S. Wallace (owner of £3255; Mr Greenaway (owner of Bueiley), £996.

Confirmation. —On Sunday last it wa'a announced in St. Savioai’s Church, Temuka, that the Bishop of Christchurch would visit the district tm Sunday, May sth, for the purpose of holding a Confirmation. The Confirmation Servica will take place in the Temuka Church in the evening, and aa it is the Inst visit of this Venerable Prolate, the church will probably be crowded to its utmost capacity to hear his last words. Board or Rbtibwbbs.— Messrs W. Postloihwaite and B. G. Stericker, and Captain J. H. Sutter will sit as a Board of Reviewers at the Geraldine courthouse to-day to hear and determine objections to property-tax valuations in respect of property in the Geraldine and Mount Peel Ridings and Geraldine Town District. The same gentlemen will meet at the Temuka courthouse on Thursday to deal with objections relating to property in the Temuka Hiding and Temuka and Arowhenua Town Districts. . Accident. —A man named Richard Ray heir, of Pleasant Point, while in a half drunken state, on Saturday night or early on Sunday morning fell over the cliff (it is supposed) at a point almost opposite Messrs Davies and Murphy’s, Timaru. He lay where be fell until about 7 o’clock on Sunday morning, when he managed to crawl past the railway station to Strathdian street, where he was found, and shortly afterwards conyeyed to the hospital. It was then found that several of his ribs were broken, and that he was seriously injured internally, and very few hopes are entertained of his recovery, jPr A Mattbr-op-Facx Courtship.— The Logan correspondent of the Chicago Tribune says:—“ For some time Miss Minnie Ralston! a pretty little lady of Newport, 0., has been corresponding with a Mr Rupert, of Pompeii, Mich., whom she had never seen. He had proposed marriage in bis letters, and was to have been here on New Year’s Day, but did not arrive until the 4th, when he called on Mias Ralston, and introduced himeelf, Mr Rupert said ; “ My clothes look rough, and they are, but I have a big heart and a good bank account.” He showed his prospective bride his bank-book, and then said : " Will you marry me ?” Miss Ralston replied: " I will.” Mr Rupert then reached for his hip pocket and pulled therefrom a large roll roll of money and counted out five 100 dollar bills which be handed toMiss Ralston, saying 1 Here is a small wedding present for you.’ Mr Patterson, the girl’s brother then went for the license, and the Rev. Mr Turner, of the M. E. Church performed the ceremony. The'groom is obout forty-five years old, and the bride about twenty-five.”

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SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.' '

R. Hammond—Advertises prices for meat. Webster and Macdonald—Want a secondhand tip dray. . Overseer, Baukapuka'—Wants a ploughman ; single man. B.' R. Macdonald ploughing and harrowing. J. Mundell and Co.—Publish list of entrievWi for to-morrow’s stock sale. . \

J. Beri, Undertaker Funeral notice re late Mies Ellen Gaffaney. , . Gray and Montgomery—Hold sale of cattle and sheep at Temukaon Friday next. - Annual Parish Meetings—At Temuka this evening, and at Winchester on Thursday

avemng. Temuka Road Board—lnvite tenders for formation, cleaning drains, and supplying timber.

A. Bussell, Temuka —Announces that be has severed bis connection with the Railway Department, and is now in business on his own account; groceries, etc., at lowestcash prices ; coal and firewood delivered in town or country. Ho ie also a licensed carrier, apd orders left at hie store or at Mr McSheeby Gentlemun’s will be promptly attended to.