LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1943, 14 September 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Law Costs, plaintiff’s costs in the - libel action Belly. Jellicoe amounted to £250, and that that amount has been paid over. Property Sale. —Messrs Gray sod Montgomery yesterday sold by auction, on account of Mr J. Talbot, 11 acres of land, with 4-roomedhouse, etc, situated within a few minutes walk , of, Temqlca,.- at a satisfactory price., Mr David Findlay was thh’.phfbhaser. ‘ ■ ’’ ~ ' ' '' Drunkard’s Cloak.—’ The “ drunkard’s plpak ”is a wooden, barrel'per fora ted. with tihles, through which are 1 passsd'tlie head, the'logs,'and : tlie hands Of the tbper, !, wbo, being! invested ' with the ’ “ order of the tub,” is. thus igaominioasly exhibited in the streets of Copenhagen. ■

i At Nelson on Wednesday the football match Nelson v. Wsirarapa' was won by Wairarapa by. a goal and a try to a try.—A match between Oamaru and T'qiaru was.,played af 'Timaru ph Thursday, the latter team being defeated by three points (a goal) to nil. Dear Land;- At' 'a; recent, auction of I part of the Riverslea- eStatd; at Hastings, Hawke’s Bay, few sales were effected. Many i'Sections have since been bought privately, and O, B. iloadley and Co., report the sale of 814 acres for £28,400, an average of ,£3s’, per . acre. Prices ranged, from £2? to'£sQ ah acre. Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The Rev. R. Si Burin will, conduct the morning and evening services at this 'Church to-morrow, and the subjects of'his addresses willbe found in our 1 advertising columns. The rev. gentleman will also conduct a service at Wuilohi. in the afternoon, Temuka Road Hoard.— An advertisement appears in another column inviting nominations for the vacant spat on the Temuka Road Board, A requisition asking Mr Talbot to allow himself to bo nominated was put in circulation yesterday. Wo have good reason for believing Mr Talbot will accede to. the request, and if so we do not think he will have any opposition.

Mr Hi3lor ax Oamaeu.— Mr Hislop addressed the ejectors of Qamaru on Wednesday night, justifying his action with regard to Judge Ward. He argued that all that had been done by the Government in regard to the Ward-Christie ease had been done on strictly constitutional grounds, Mr Hislop got a failhearing, and at the conclusion of bia ad-, dress was accorded a vote of confidence.

Auction Sales. la our advertising columns Messrs J. Mundell and Co., Messrs Webster and" Macdonald, and Mr W. S. Muslin advertise a number of ados, which should be of interest to farmers and residents in the district. Photos, of Father Damien, The portrait of Father Damico, the priest of the lepers, is having an enormous circulation. A well-known photographer says the demand exceeds that of any portrait of a professional beauty or actress for the last 10 yens. Sporting, —At the Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting at Dunedin yesterday, the Moidca Hunters’ Steeplechaso was won by Garry Owen, Maxwellton second ; the Kensington Handicap by St. Malo, Quibble second ; and the Trot by Pirate, Frolicsome second. Dividends of £6 18s 6:1 and £2O 19s were paid on the Trot. The Unemployed. According to a return presented to the House, there are at present 215 men employed upon relief works of the colony. Of these 21 are employed in Hawke’s Bay, 37 in Canterbury, and 157 in Otago, The total amount expended on relief works from May, 1888, to 31st March, 1889,’ was £36,679, as follows : £3800; in Hawke’s Bay,, £4361; in Nelson, £1009; in Canterbury, £13,537i; in Otago, £13,972. 1 AS out ei Canterbury Appeal Case,— At the Supreme Court, Christchurch,’on Thursday,'His Honor Mr Justice Denniston‘ gave, judgment in the appeal case South Canterbury Refrigerating Company v. Cooke, allowing the appeal with costs. The Refrigerating Company were fined £2OO in the R.M. Court some lime ago for an alleged breach of the Stamp Act, by cabling Home to their agents instructions, to insure a shipment of meat on account of Mr Max Friedlander. .. The Seating Oabnival. The stating carnival held .last, Thursday evening in Temuka was only fairly sueoessful. There was a Very good attendance of the general public, but the attendance of skaters was not so good, while the costumes were 1 not equal to former occasions. The best costume in the room was that worn by a young lady who dressed up as an old woman, and did it to.the dlfe. A sailor costume worn by a Maori girl was good, and a flower girl was also well dressed. Some ; comic dresfcos added to the pioturesqueness of the scene, while some of them were very grotesque. The skating was very good, and altogether those who were present enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The Gale. —We learn that we wore mistaken in saying that the plastering on the now .Bank of New South Wales bad been shaken off, as nothing happened new part. ,The grand stand at the Geral-, dine racecourse' .was very much injured, all' the roof befog torn off, and a good deal of the wood work injured. : It will cost 1 close on £3O to repair it. The horseslalls i and jockey-rooms are also very much injured, At Winchester St. John’s Church was,,injured, the bell-tower being completely torn off. Besides a largo number of fences, trees, and outhouses were laid low throughout the district. Train Arrangements for Timaru Races. —ln our advertising columns will he found the train arrangements and fares for the Timaru Races on 19th and 20th September. Saturday return tickets to Timaru will be issued on the 19th and 20th. On the, 19tb the first train from Christchurch to Timaru will start earlier than usual, and leave Orari at 11.31, Winchester 11.42, and Temuka 11.53, arriving at Timaru at 12.25. R will con- { nect at Timaru with a special for the racecourse. On the 19th and 20th the train from Timaru to Orari will run 2| hours later than usual. Salvation Army, Temuka.— Attention is again directed to the announcement that Major and Mrs Hammond and the Southern Musical Troupe will hold special demonstrations, at Temuka to-morrow and .Monday. . To-morrow ,morning the services; wilt take place in the barracks, and in the afternoog and evening and, on 'Monday evening the Tolubtoer Hall will ! be utilised!' Large gatherings are expected on ' (jach occasion. —' At Geraldine the Salvation Anay is making rapid progress. Theyijhave now ©a their roll 33 converts, and their nightly, meetings ;are well atr tended. They intend to: bpld a monster tea meeting shortly, when the colors will be presented. Eiteaoedinabt Friendship. —Some four or five months ago a family, who then, .lived in Temuka, removed to some other district, leaving their house empty. They left behind them a wild hen they could not catch and a cat, and ever since the cat and the - hen, have been inseparable. They sleep side by side, they attend each other in their walks abroad; and whehthehen is scratching for food the oat is sitting by looking on. The hen bus; a nest in. which, she; lays, eggs, and there beside her one morning recently the cat was discovered sleeping placidly. This is a positive fact, and they can be seen any day fay anyone Who wishes.' It is perhaps the strangest instance of companionship on record.,;! What has the law cf natural selection to do with this ? 1 Apparently the law of necessity has more to do with it. Both found they were deserted, both wanted company, and have mutually, agreed, to give it to each ether, ■ . Suicide at Dunedin.— A most determined case of suicide occurred at Caversham, Dunedin, on Wednesday morning. A man named Arthhr Empaon, Who with his wife had recently come to reside at Darley, Caveraham, got out of his bed and and went into 5 the kitchen to get some tea for himself, having previously knocked out of his wife’s hand a cup which she had brought him. On getting into the kitchen he seized a large bread knife and proceeded to cut his throat with if. His wife, seeing what he was about, run outside'ahd called forjielp to a neighbor, who on going to the door saw Empscm with a terrible gash in his throat. He was so horrified at the spectacle that lie ran off for assistance, and on bis return the mao was lying on the floor dead. An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon, and evidence was adduced that the suicide, after inflicting wounds on the throat with the bread knife, then took up another with a saw-back to it, and so desperate was he that he appears to have used (he back ps.rt of it, and sawed right through to the back hono, At the inquest his wife stated deceased had had a run of his own at.Rangitata at one time, and had been manager on a station in the Both well district, Tasmania, lately. His cousin shot himself, aqd the mother and sister died not altogether sane. Witness was not aware that deceased had had anything to worry him ot late. He was not in the habit of drinking to excess, but look a glass of liquor occasionally. Witness always considered that she wus perfectly safe in living with deceased, and thought that she could ' manage him by means of persuasion. The ' jmy returned a verdict of suicide, while '<■ insane. J j

Pboposbo New Ohuhoh. —At a meeting of the vestry ot St. Saviour’s Church, Temuka, on Tuesday evening, i was decided to coinmuuieato with several architects re designs and estimates of coat of a church capable of seating 300 persons. Temuka. Dairy Company.— A meeting of the directors of the Temuka Dairy Company was hel.l yentenl -.y afternoon. Present Messrs J. Brown (chairman), J. Austin, J, Scott, S. Cain, end G.. J. Mason. Account (sales were received from Mr Morilzan, and considered satisfactoryThe managers of the Roseville (Southland) and Dalefield (Wellington) Dairy Companies forwarded the balance-sheets of those companies, and requested tho favor of balance-sheets of the Tornuka Factory. It was decided to comply with the requests. The secretary was instructed to write to several firms re sale of cheese. Tenders were received for the lease of the factory paddock for thiee years and for the whey, and that of Mr H. Oldfield at £BO per annum was accepted. The secretary submitted the annual balancesheet, and it was approved. The drawing up of the report was left to the chairman and secretary. The meeting then terminated. The best medicine known is Sander, and Sons’ Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in, coughs, colds, influenza; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scaldinga, it is: the safest. remedy—no swelling—no inflammation. Like surprising effects, produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, swellings, &0., diarrhoea, dyaentry diseases of the kidneys and urinary organq. In use at hospitals and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italy ; crowned, with medal and diploma at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article, and reject all others j The verdict of all who have used the “Jumbo” brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutritious, ani digestive bread cakes, pastry, etc. As the ingredients are of the finest qualities, and no injurious elements being used in the preparation, bread, eto., made with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson’s “ Jumbo” brand Baking Powder.— [Advt. 1 ].

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow.

Winchester Pair—Will be held on Tuesday next. ;

N.Z. Railways—Tram arrangements for Timaru races, Webster and Macdonald—-Advertise entries for Geraldine fortnightly sale. | Temuka Town Board—Notice of intention to strike rate of one halfpenny in the pound, W. S. Maslin —Holds clearing sale of groceries, fancy goods, lamps, glassware, eto.j at Mr W. Clark’s, Geraldine, on 19th inet, j sells quantity of galvanised iron, etc*, on Monday, J. Mundell and Co.—Advertise entries fo£ stock sale at Winchester on Tuesday next j also for stock sale on Wednesday next. Sell privileges of Geraldine races on Wednesday, at 4 o’clock.

W. Wills, Returning Officer—Notice re election of member of Temuka Road Beard in room of late Mr Andrew Grant ; candidates must be nominated on or before 22nd September, at noon. J. W. Pye, Victoria House, Geraldine— Announces that newest goods in spring and summer drapery are arriving daily, comprising every novelty; has secured the services of a thoroughly practical milliner, and orders will be executed in latest styles at moderate charges; dressmaking a leading feature of business ; beautiful assortment of dress goods.