LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1949, 28 September 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Political. —lt is understood that a portfolio, that of Education, has been offered to Captain Russell, who has taken time to consider. Temuka Monthly Sale.— The Temuka monthly sale takes plaos on Tuesday, and Messrs Gray and Montgomery advertise entries of sheep, cattle, and pigs. At Last.— Under date September 25th, the Gazette of Thursday announces the acceptance of Mr Hislop’s resignation os Colonial Secretary by the Governor. Woodbury. —lt in announced in our advertising nolumnsthat “The Gospel of the Grace of God ” will be preached in the Woodbury schoolroom to-naorrow afternoon.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The Rev. R. S. Bunn will conduct the services in this Church to-morrow, and the subject of his addresses will be found in our advertising columns. Colonial Bank. —The Colonial Bank has declared a dividend at the rate of 7 pei cent, per annum. In moving the re port the chairman said the bank was now in a position to pick its business.

Geraldine Sale. —lh our advertising columns Messrs J, Mundell and Co. and Messrs Webster and Macdonald advertise numerous entries for the fortnightly stock sale, which takes place at Geraldine on Wednesday next. Martini- Henry Biflbs —The Government expect another 250 Martini-Henrya from England next week. The greater portion of jbe last consignment have been distributed over the colony, and have been taken up freely. Aid to Private bCHOOLS.— At a meeting of the Anglican Synod at Wellington it was resolved—“ That this Synod approves of the principle of the Private Schools Bill introduced last session of the New Zealand Parliament by the member for Dunstan.” A Wrinkle. One who has tried several ways to wash blankets, says that it|is best not to wring them after the last rinsing, but to hang them on the line and let them drip dry. The nap is not then matted down, and the blanket retains its beauty and new appearance. Flannel grown yellow by repeated washing will whiten considerably if left out of doors over night. No More Wrinkles. —A well-known doctor advised a lady, who , was just beginning to show those odious wrinkles about her eyes, to wash her face every night in water, just as hot as she could bear it, in which is a little bicarbenate of sc(da. Shejnust bathe her face in this thoroughly, and bold her face in the steam for some time. After drying the skin it should be well rubbed with olive oil. This prescription, faithfully followed every night will, he, says, not only prevent wrinkles, but will send away those that have already come. South Obaei School Committee.—A special meeting of this committee was held in the school) com on Monday evening. Present —Messrs McLeod (chairman), Collie, O’Neil, Ellis, Bates and Langdon. The business of the meeting was the qasstion of raising money for the prize fund of the sehool, Mr J. Aitken, of Geraldine, had been asked to give a lecture in aid of the prize fund, and a letter was read from him consenting to do so. It was resolved— (< That the lecture be delivered on Friday night, October 4tb, and that the prices of admission be, adults Is, children 6d.” A discussion took place re holding a social in connection with the lecture, and ultimately it was proposed and carried that the lecture only be given, and that the subject and all particulars of the lecture be advertised in the Temuka Leader on Tuesday and Thursday next. After making some necessary arrangements in connection with the lecture the meeting terminat 'd. Temuka Lawn Tennis Club.— The annual meeting of the Temuka Lawn Tennis Club was held on Thursday evening last! After the annual report and balance sheet had been read and adopted, Dr Hayes was re-elected president, Mr A. M. Clark yiee-preaident, and Mr R. Pinekney secretary and treasurer. The following committee were also elected ; Messrs Dignan, W. Bryars, J, L. Flint, E. Cutter, and H. Cross. Miss Phillips and Messrs Salmons!, Oathro, McQibboa, fi. P. Aspinall, and Phillipson were elected members of the club. It was decided to instruct Mr Lynch to repair the asphalt tennis court forthwith, in accordance with his agreement; and with regard to tho court laid down last year it was decided to repair the same, details to be left to a sub-committee consisting of the secretary and Messrs Bryare and Cutten. The sub-committee were instructed to expedite matters, and arrange for the opening day. The meeting terminated with a rote of thanks- to the chairman.

DIOOESAN Synod. —A special session of the Diocesan Synod was commenced at Christchurch on Thursday for the purpose of electing a successor to Dr Harper, as Bishop of the diocese of Christchurch. The Very Rev. the Dean, Commissary fo the Bishop, presided, and delivered a long address, which was listened to with deep interest. After appointing the sessional officials, etc., two notices of motion were received. One was, that the Synod should, on Frjday, proceed to the election of a Bishop, and tha ether was that Archdeacon Julius, of Ballarat, be nominated as a candidate for the position. Then a difficulty arose as to the mode ot election which should be adopted. Finally Mr Mclntyre’s motion was carried, to the effect that if more than one. person be proposed, each member shall strike out all but one name, and if only one person be proposed, then each member shall vote yes or no. The settlement of this point occupied the whole of the afternoon. In the evening the Press and strangers Were excluded from the meeting, and finally an adjournment was made until 4 p.m. on Friday. A Gospel fob thb Oentuey.—An article

entitled, " A Gospel for the Century," by the Bev. Father Barry, 1 a Catholic priest, in the recent number of the Nineteenth Century, has attracted considerable attention. The following sentences occur in the article:—" Did Christ make a covenant with the middle class that we should fear to infringe on.its perogafives P Or is Capitalism a thirteenth article of the Creed ? In more than one age and clime the; priest has been the pioneer of civilisation. He ia still bound, poor almost as those amongst whom he labours, in the dark places down to which the ‘ law of supply and demand ’ has thrust the wage-earning population. But there ia a question with which he has yet to grapple—the cause of all this accumulated heart-breaking misery. It is an evil that has spread far and wide, and it is this ; Christian preachers talk of the dead Christ in their pulpits and forget that He is living. They see men thronging Inxnriona banquets, and they fear to remind them of the anathema pronounced against theirs trail owing down the lives and substance of the worker. Is there a greater sin than to murder men by slow starvation ? The rich non-producer—be he Jew, Catholic, or infidel dyes his hands in that sin every day he lives. He is part and parcel of a system which calls Us elf the Social Order. What if too told him seriously, told ourselves first of all, that there ia ao genuine social order save the Kingdom of Christ, into which the idle rich cannot enter ? "

Accident. —Alex. Crombie, of Kingsdown, near met with a serious accident on Wednesday while out shooting hares. His gun burst, and one of his hands was shattered and a portion of his nose blown away. He is doing as well, as can be expected.

Inspection of Forces, —Major-General Edwards will arrive at Auckland on the 15th October, but as he will only remain 14 days in the colony, none but the forces in the four centres will be inspected. The Minister of Defence has forwarded a programme to Major-General Edwards, and will probably go to Auckland and accompany him on his tour. The War Cry. —We have received a copy of the War Gry in its Enlarged form. It consists now of eight pages, and has several illustrations including “ the bursting of the boom a shot from a 20,000pound cannon, Captain “ Ironsides " Edwards, pipe and glass, and a group of Maoris. The paper claims to have reached w'thin 600 of 20,000 in circulation. This is the largest in New Zealand.

A Liberal Offer. The Mayor of Wellington has received a letter from one of the leading citizens of that city intimating that with a view to commemorate the jubilee of the foundation of the colony by the arrival of the first cutter in Port Nicholson, he is prepared to give the sum of £IOO9 towards the formation of a public library in the oity. The only condition is that the library shall bo established in the jubilee year. The Primacy of the Colony.— During the proceedings at the Synod at Wellington on Wednesday it came out that the election ©f Bishop Hadfield to the Primacy of the colony had been challenged by the diocese of Wellington, and a case setting out the circumstances awaits the decision of the standing orders committee of the general Synod. The publication of this fact has excited intense interest in church circles, as it was net generally known. The bishop mads no remark in his address beyond a mere reference to it. The Press says:—lt is stated in Christchurch, on apparently good authority, that the election has been challenged by the Bishop of Nelson on technical gropnds, and that Dr Suter claims that as senior Bishop he himself is Primate of New Zealand.

Attacked by a Heifer.—A .telegram from New Plymouth states that a settler named Mulcaster was attseked on Thursday by a heifer and seriously injured. He was leading a horse on which was seated his daughter, a little girl. A heifer in the road Attacked Mulcaster, knocking him down and stamping on him. His daughter jumped off the horse and by her gesticulations attracted the animal from her father, but it then made for her, and before she escaped over a fence it gave her a butt with its horns. The heifer then went in chase of the horse, which had bolted, and assistance coming, Mulcaster was helped home. Several of his ribs were fractured and he received internal injuries in the region of the liver. Mulcaster has recently arrived from Canterbury, and has taken up land near Inglewood,

Temuka Town Board.—A special meeting of the Temuka Town Board was held on Wednesday evening. Present—Messrs K. F. Gray (Chairman), Blytb, Mason, Clinch, and Coira. The resolution passed at the adjourned meeting of tbs Board held on 11th September calling the special mealing, for tho purpose of striking a general rata of one halfpenny in the £, also tho advertisement of the same taken from the Temuka Leader, wer# read by the Clerk. It was proposed by Mt Mason, seconded by Mr Blyib, and carried—- “ That this Board do now strike a rats of one halfpenny in the pound on the rateable value of the Temuka Town District, for tho year ending 31st March, 1889, payable in one sum on the Ist day of November, 1889; and tbe roll is now open for inspection at the Board’s office.’’ After tho rate-rolls had been duly signed by three members of tbe Board, in accordance with the Act, the meeting adjourned.

The Irish Delegates,— About 100 persona attended a public meeting in Timaru on Wednesday evening for the purpose of forming: a committee to arrange for the reception of the Irish delegates on their arrival in Timaru. Hia Worship tha Mayor, Mr D. M. Ross, was voted to the chair. The following wore elected members of the Timaru committee Rev. Father Foley, Mr R. Turnbull, tho Mayor of Timaru, Messrs T. O’Driscoll, Delaney, Gunn, Mahoney, Egan, J. W. White, G. Stumbles, Daanehy, Burns, Harney, O’Dowd, McGuinness, Ge&ney, O’Shea, Sugcuo, E. Sullivan, Madden, T. H. Ritchey, O’Eorko, J. Fitzgerald, D. Stuart, W. Evans, M. Mpllin, M. Jonas, E. Hall, and T. Howley. It was arranged that sub-committees should be formed at Geraldine, Temnka, Pleasant Point, and Wairaate, the organising of the same to be left to Rev. ' Father Trescy, and Messrs M. Quinn, Geaney and Cosgrave respectively.

Tub Fishing Season.— On Tuesday next the fishing season opens, and our local aaglera are completing their preparations for the day. The past winter has bean rarely favorable for trout, arid the spawn has had every chance. Trout fishing has now become so popular that it is to be expected that more persons than ever will engage in it, but there is not the slightest fear of the supply of fish running short. The older fish have grown very wary, and it will take all the anglers’ knowledge and the most seductive baits to safely land them, Some of the newest baits are to be seen at Messrs Yelvin and Taylor’s establishment, in Main Street, [ Temuka. They have imported a vary choice assortment of fishing tackle of every description, and in addition to the numerous fittings for rods and so forth have taken care to supply themselves with such novelties in the way of artificial flies and minnows as past experience recomenda as being likely to prove “taking.” Among these may be mentioned the “ quill deyon ” and the “ archer spinner.” The former, locally made, proved very effectual last year, and tha latter is favorably known by repute. Silk and soleskin minnows, blue and red dovons, some capital “ silveries,” or smelts, and a new spoon bait that should prove useful near the mouth of the Opihi are among their tion. The “ excelsior ” spinner is another promising bait, and there is a choice collection of such flies as have proved attractive hitherto. A novelty in this department are “ eyed ” fly hooks, which should prove convenient. Rods, reels, telescope gaffs, gut traces, and the best of silk lines, with innumerable “ anglers’ conveniences,” make up a stock that the follower of the j “ gentle craft ” should certainly inspect 1 1 before he makes hia way to the stream. * i

Tin Mining. received that a company with a capital of £20,000 has been floated at Sydney under the name of “The Sydney Goldmining Company,’' to work 700 acres of alluvial flats on Robertson river, Stewart Island. An expert has arrived at Dunedin on behalf of the company, and goes to the island to-day to start work at once on a larger scale. Samples of tin from the claim, sent to Sydney, were found to con* tain 30ozs to the ton of ore. Three Dun*, edin syndicates have 180 acres of tin bearing ground near that of the Sydney Company. The verdict of all who have mod the “Jumbo” brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutritious, ani digestive bread cakes, pastry, etc. As the ingredients arc 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 11 Jumbo ” brand Baking Powder.— [Advt. 11. SYNOPSIS OP ADTiaiTSEMENTS.

M. Oeunolly, Geraldine—Stnd notice re Hanlan. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. Temuka Town Board—Hava struck rate of one half-penny in the £. J. Mundell and Go. —Advertise entries for sale at Geraldine on Wednesday. Woodbury—Gospel will be preached in the schoolroom to-morrow afternoon. Gray and Montgomery—Advertise entries for stock sale at Temuka on Tuesday. W. S. Maslin—Will sell household furniture and effects, etc,, at Geraldine on Tuesday. Webster and Maodenaid—Publish het of entries for Geraldine stock sale on Wednesday next. Cowan’s Clothing and Outfitting House, Timaru—China and Indian silk gooods just arrived.