LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1924, 1 August 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Floral and HoßTiour/rcriUL Society. —The nunu-il meeting of the Geraldine Floral and Horticultural Socioly will bo held in the Literary Inst'tule this evening. &MALOAMATION.—An amalgation of the old Ohristchnrch firm of H. Matson and Co, with the Nationd Mortgage and Agency Co. \s-. announced. In commercial circles the combination \a connidered strong. >'

The Christie Cask.—Judge Ward's solicitor h«s been served, on his behjilf, at the instance of Christie, claiming damages for illegal and malicious imprisonment. Messrfi Hislop ami Crcagh are Christie's solicitors.

N.Z. Flax —The New Zea'and Herald learns that large orders for New Zealand flux have, during the pist few days, been cabled from America to Auckland. The r»ail boats hive been taking flax to American market' for some months, and several thousand men but for this demand would have been out of employment. Filliw® Cracks in Floors. A very complete filling for open cracks in floors may be made by thoroughly soaking newspapers in a paste made b> one pound of flour, three quarts of water, and a tablespoonful of alum thoroughly boiled and mixed. Make the final mixture übout as thick as putty, a kind of paper putty, and it will harden like papierraache. A .Volunteer Case.—At the R.M. Court, T'maru, yesterday, Lieut, Gnoch, Tiraaru Navale, sued C. C. F. Keilly, a lite member (gunner) of the corps, for the return of arm* and accoutrement p. Defenlant said he had offered to give up the armp, but, he clnimed the clothing as his o*d. The case was adjourned till Friday. Compulsory Education.—At the Rangiora Magistrate's Court on Tuesday, Mr Whifcftfoord, R.M., heard several cases brought by the school com mittee to compel parents to send their children to school. Small were i flicted in each case, the magistrate remarking that there was no excuse for keeping children from school, and that he hoped all committees : would follow the example now set them. K Successful Company. -The Keepy ■rt*Dark Mining Company list Monday declared the one-hundredth monthly dividend of Is 6d. The total, dividends raid amount to £103,666, *-qual to £5 3i 21 per share. The cash c-ipiul subscribed by the original shareholders was £2625, equal to 2s 7i<i per shore. The total gold produced from this mine is 56,3750z5. of melted gold, from 101,896 tons of quartz crashed. [ Birth Rate. —Here ■is good amiable Mr Parkinson, the Registrar of Births, Deaths, and Marriages in Chriatchurch, affirms that since January last he, has registered three births, and that in each case the mother was over fifty yea.™ of age, and that lift year he registered several births in which cases the mother's were over fifty years old and the fathers past seventy. It'a time the medical faculty enquired into the matter. Age. A there will be no hurry about making the Hppointmenfc of a successor to the late Mr Justice dillias, and the Government will not appoiat an acting • Judge as they did far Mr Justice Johnston, the difficulties which tbev experienced in regard to Judge Ward were a wiming to them. In all probability Mr Justice Riehmonel will go to Auokland and fill tha office there for some time, leaving the Chief Justice to do all the work for Wellington.

Zeaiandia Skatin« Rink, Temuka.— Lovers of skating are reminded that a return polo match between Temuka and G«raldine takes place in the Zealandia Rink this evening, In the last match, which took place at Geraldine, Geraldine was successful, ami on this occasion the Temuka players intend making a great effort to score a win.—There was an exceptionally large attendance at the rink on Tuesday evening, all present apparently heartily enjoying themselves. The propietor does his utmost to promote the comfort of his patrons. The Exhibition. The Premier has receivsd a telegram from Sir H. Parkes intimating that New South Wales wiil require 20,000 fest of space at the exhibition. The president inlands to write to Sir J. W. Clarke, asking for the loan of the statue of the Queen in the Mel-; bourne Public Library, he being the donor of it. Samoa has applied for a bay, in which will be shown textile fabrics, weapons, curios, etc. The superintendent of Allahabad Central Gaol notifies that it is intended to exhibit the work of the prisoners, such as carpets, etc. SPORTING EXPOSffftK.—fiper.lute trainer of the horse Sultan, sued Williams,] the owner of the horse, in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, on Tuesday, for an amount on commission alleged to be du» over the Dunedin Cup. Aiter th« hearing, plaintiff's counsel elected to take a nonsuit. During crossexamination Piper said that E. Cutts, owner and trainer of Dudu, h»d made a proposal to him two days before the Wellington meeting to ask Williams to scratch Sultan for tho Wellington Cup, to take half the stake won by Qndu; and to give Cutts half the.stakes Sultan might win nt Dunedin. Piper wrote a 'otter embodying this proposal to Wil'Ums, hut after consulting White, the jockey, who opposed the idea, Piper caw Cutts Rgiin and destroyed the letter. Piper affirms that the horses subsequently ran oo their merit.?/ " '; '

A FoMTJNE STEALING A KjSS. —A young man named Qeorge Winch haa come into possession of property in Sydney of considerable .in. a remarkable in .nner. FJe is a butcher by occupation, and earned' op business in Clifton Hill. Recently he took ''l V 3 liberty of Rasing one of his customers—a married woman, A prosecution followed for an assaul', and he was fined £6 6s. The publicity given to the proceedings under such headings .aa "4 Dear Kiss" happoned to arrest the #f .% firm of solicitors in Sydney who had been appointed trustees of certain property which had been left to, Mr Winch by a distant relative same 19 yearg ago, and th.e solicitors were until ,now unable to find any .(trace of the heir. Seeing hia name in efinncefc[qn ffth tbig episode they communicated with him, fie has furnished the history of his antecedents, and established his identity beyond ? fjpobt, Mr Winch, on the day of the at the Oollmgwood Court, sold his business. He was M'shjy respected by those" in" the trade, but he realises that the publicity giv™ to his case was thp means of his becoming; the possessor .of a considerable amount of property.. i

The Kaiwabra Murder Case. - A rumor was prevalent in Wellington on Monday th'it Chemis h»d beet) reprieved. The Minister of Justice status thut tho Ofi bin Hi; have not yat decided anything on the subject. Irrigation at Waitohi Flat—Ratepayers in the Waitohi Flat water-supply district are reminded that a public meeting of ratepayers will bo keld in the Waitohi Flat Schoolbouse to-morrow evening, at 7.30, for the purpose o? considering the proposal of th» Geraldine County Council to borrow £2500 to carry out irrigation works in the district. All who can attend should do so. Girls' Cricket Match. A cricket match was played on Saturday at Hamilton, Auckland, between girls of die East and Want Hamilton Schools, and resulted io a win for the pupils of the latter institution by 144 runs. Th 9 teams were captained aafollows :—East Hamilton, Miss M. Mason ; West Hamiltou, Miss Alice Jolly. There was a large number of spectators. Tub Property Tax.—o. C. McMillan, rnorchant. of the firm of MacArthtir and Co.jWhohasrßturnedftomavisittoEßrope, states that Naw Zealand is a favoured colony in the estimation of people at Home. It is spoken of more than any other colony, but a fatal drawback is the property tax of Sir Harry Atkinson. But for this capital and population would commence to flaw to New Zealand in no restricted stream..

Tfb Melbourne Argui in an article on the political deadlook in New Zealand, says : " The Parliament of that colony is not lading behind in the matter of obst ruction, although it has the grace t« close its doors and wrtngle in private. The dispute is unfortunate, for while it upsets public business, it tarns upon the miserable squabble between town and country. No better service could be done than to attempt to arrange the electoral basis amicably." "Surely," continues the Ambs, "the question of the representation of the cities is one which migbt be settled in a spirit of fairness towards them." . Zealandia. —The \ugust number of Zaalaodia came to hand lust night. It baa throvvn off the'cover which brought upon the first issue such a howl of condemnation, as if it mattered what it was, and now appears in a modest letter-press garb, giving the contents; of the book itself. The present issue contains 53 pages of cioße'y printed '.reading matter, and amongst the contributors is Sir' Robert Stout, who has an article on '•■What is the State?" We shall deal more fully with it in a future issue, and meanliras shall content ourselves with saying ..that Mr C. J. Rayner has been appointed its Temuka asjent.

PbeseNTATIOW.—A. large number of people assembled in the Presbyterian Church, Temuks, last evening, for the purpose of making; a presentation to Miss Russell, eldest daughter of Mr A. Russell, on the occasion of her marriag*. The Rev. Mr Dickson, in making the presentation spoke in high terns of the services rendered by Miss Russell to the Church as Sunday School teacher, member of the choir, and one of the most active organisers of the Band of Hope. Ha also referred to the great loss they would sustain io i losing Miss Russell, and on behalf of the j congregation wished her a long aad happy J life. He then handed her a beautiful ! afternoon tea service and cruet-stand. .Mr Russell replied oq behalf of his daughter, and expressed his appreciation of the kindnftss of the subscribers to the testimonial. Messrs S. Cain and I. Smith also spoke highly of Miss Kuasell, and offered her their hearty congratulations. After praise and prayer the proceedings terminated. PERSOXAEvr-Tbe Auckland Star, of the 25th July, says :—" Mr K W. Gurr, whose arrival in town by the Wainui we announced yesterday, is not a trader and storekeeper at Apis, as has been stated, but is the leading partner in the firm; of Messrs Gurr and Co., whoeondwct a large auctioneering, commission, valuation, and agency business ; also acting as land and estate agents for the group, and are one of the leading firms in Apia. In the town they have large and convenient premises, with extensive storage accomodation, and they announce their willingness to act as business agents for New Zsaland firms wishing to establish dealings hi the Sam'oan Group." Mr Gurr has arrived in Temnka, on a visit to' Mr J. T. M. Hayhnrst of Green Hayes. His many friends in; this district will be glad to learn that he lis in first-rate health. He will return ts his home in' Samoa in a short 'time. 1 - A MxrßMifcoisrs Outrage.—A murderous outrage was committed at Ayrey's War,ranock station, Victoria, on the 18th!inst. A "sundowner" named Wiliam Smith called and asked for w®rk. He was given food and bed for Jhe night. The|next day, after an altercation with one of« the omp'oyees, he went to the men's but, seised a meat chopper, and while the men were sitting at tea attacked a Chinaman, giving; him a fearfnl blow on the back of the head and across the cheek, causing very deep wounds. The cook, a onelegged man, having interfered, Smith at once dealt him some terrible blows about the head and shoulders, knocking him on the ground, and while tkere repeatedly striking him across the neck, fortunatsly with, the back of the, chopper. Hp then dropped h's weapon and made for the homestead, seizing another chopper from the kitchen. He ruslied through the hall of the hoii3e, where he was confmn:ed by Mr Ayrey, Wfho, with great presence of mind, had procured his revolver; and presented it at the fellow's be'id, saying, "Throw up your arms or I'll blow your brains out/' and seized him. The man replied, " Don't shoot me." The station hands then came to Mr Ayrey's .-.ssistanne, und plsiQad the man in the wool press. A messenger was immediately despatched to Rupmyup for the police and the doctor. Whilst Smith \*aa being handcuffed, ha said he was "Jack the Ripper," and that they ■ had got him at last-. He was brought up at the Rupanyup Police Court, and charged with unlawfully wounding, with intent to murder, Ah Tong and Thomas Gilbert. A remand was granted. The wounded men are in a low condition, but hopes are entertained of tfyeir recovery. The prisoner ■is a young man aged §2, and describes himself as n liatiye of Bajlara% He appears to have been drinking,'and having a fjt of dplirium tremens a few we' ks ago-,

The verdiot of all who have used the " Jumbo" brand Baking Powder, is that it makeo light, nutritious, ani digestive bread cakes, pastry, etc, Ab the ingredients are of tljs finest qualities, and no injurious elements being tyseej in tfye preparation, bread, etc., made with this powder keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson?! " Jdmbo ?' brand Baking Powder.—[Adyt.lJ.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

Zeulandia Rink, Temuka—Return polo matoh this evening.' Temuka Road Board—lnvito tenders for clearing drains and carting shingle. W. Shiers, Returning Officer—Ruulfc of poll for election of member. of Geraldine Road Board. J. Brown, Beehive Stores, Temuka'— Notifies tbat he has a largo Btock of garden and field seeds to hand. N. Dnndlop and Co., General Storekeepers, Geraldina—Announce that they are holding a great sale of surplus stock previous to stocktaking ; special bargains in every department; particulars in circulars.