LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Temuka Leader, Issue 1956, 15 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

Eaklt Cup.—The first consignment of this season’s wool arrived in Christchurch on Friday from (hs Peninsula. It is said to be I'ght, but well grown and clean. Ashburton Races. Saturday return ticket* to Ashburton, available for return till Friday, will be issued at all the leoal railway stations to-morrow and Thursday. The Sheep Returns.— The sheep returns for the colony have just been completed, and show a total of 15,388,925 sheep, being an increase of 346,728 on the number at the end of May, 1888, Shipment op Horses.—The steamer Bothwell Castle, which left Wollihgton on the 3rd of September with 332 horses, arrived at Calcutta on Friday. Only 21 of the animals died during the trip. Geraldine Stock Sale. The fortnightly sale of stock at Geraldine takas place to-morrow. Messrs J. Mundell and Co. and Messrs Webster and Macdonald advertise entries. Both firms book further entries to hour of sale. Sale at Tsmuka.— Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold a clearing sale of live and dead farm stock, town property, household effects, etc., at the homestead of Miss Mary Hayhurst, Temuka, to-day. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

Geraldine Raoeooue3e Reserve.— By aB advertisement appearing in another column it will be seen that the trustees of the Geraldine Racecourse invite tenders for the lease of the racecourse reserve for a term of 21 years. All particulars in connection with the same may be obtained from Messrs Smithson, Raymond, and Smith, Geraldine.

ARRIVAL or the Ruapehu. Th® Ruaphu mivfld at Wellington from London at 5.30 on Ssndajr morning. She left London on Augunt 28th. The mails iecluflo 256 bags, 6 packets, and 18 boxes of parcel post, The royaga occupied 43 days 22 hours; actual steaming time 42 days 20 hours. Spokiino. —Twelve thousand persons wore present at the opening of the Victorian Amateur Turf Club’s Spring Meeting at Melbourne on Saturday. The Caulfield Stake* was won by the Hon. J. White’s Dreadnought, with Carbine second ; ‘the Handicap Hurdles by Lottie; the Great Foal Stakes by the Hon. J. White’s Victor Hugo ; the Caulfield Guineas by the Hoh, J, While’s Rudolph ; the Australian Hunters Cup by Mr Q. Russell’s Buaco, and the Toorak Handicap by Maelstrom. : Timaru A. and P. Association.—A meeting of the committee of the Timaru A. and.P. Association was held on Saturday. Presant Messrs A. M. Clark (chairman), B. T. Rhodes, Balfour, Kellahd, Hay, Goldie, McLaren, Davis, and Stevenson. Letters were received from Mr J. Ballamyne, enclosing a cheque for £3 3s, as a private prize in the sheep; department, and leaving it to the discretion of the society to apply it where they thought proper, and from Mr r W. McKibbon, offering £2 for the be«t hack stallion, foaled since July 1886. It was : resolved to apply Mr Ballantyne’s prize to classes 75 and 76 (best ten oroiabrod wethers, not to exceed 6 tooth, and best five fat lambs). Messrs Donald Main, Colin Campbell, John -Patterson, B. Hibbard, J. Craigie, and R. Thotme were elected members of the association. Accounts were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated. Accident. —Yasterday evening, shortly after 6 o’clock, a young married man named John Meoham, who is working at Mr Stumbles’ flax mill, Orari, met with a bad accident. He was riding a young horse belonging to Mr Hitchcock, the ■ manager of the mill, and was thrown off. He stuck to the bridle and the horse being unable to get away kicked him in the face. He was very much cut about the eyebrows, nose, and eyes, and had also a bad out on the side of the head. Mr Bruce and seme of the men washed and dressed bis wounds as wall as they could, and! had him removed to Temuka in a buggy. He arrived at Dr Hayes’, accompanied by Mr Hitehcock and one of the men, at 8 o’clock, and the doctor being then at heme his injuries were at once attended to, after whieh he was removed to Mr Tombs' boarding house. Mecbam b longs to Timaru, and was one of the workmen at the flax mill. The horse was a young one, but was ridden out from Timaru on the previous day. Caledonia! Sports. —The annual iports gathering of the Mackenzie County Caledonian Society took place on Thursday last, and was fairly successful, The 100 Yards Flat was won by John Collins, sor.; Throwing the Hammer by Jas. MoHardy, sor. (89ft) ; Vaulting by S. Thornley, lin ; Putting Stone by Jas. MoHardy, sor. (87ft 4in) ; 220 Yards Flat by John Collins, syds;, Running High Jump by 8. Thornley, 2in ; 880 Yards Flat by T. Nioholl*, tor. ; Three-legged Race, by J. MoHardy and S. D. Kennedy; Bagpipe Music, Pibroch?, by Alex. McKay ; Highland Fling, by R. Thomson ; Sword Dance, by T. McKay; Bagpipe Music, Marches, by T. McKay ; Irish Jig and Sailor’s Hornpipe, by K. Thomson; Bagpipe Music, Reels and Strathspeys, by T. MoKas; Dancing, Highland Reel, by A. McKay; Dancing, Seanntreus, T. M. McKay. T. M. McKay carried off the society’s go’d and silver medals for most points in music and dancing*; Thornley silver medal for most points in general sports ; Alex. McKay silver medal for Fibroohs, and Robert Thomson silyer medal for Highland Fling. Bad Boys.—ln an article on the schoolboys’ strike at Gome, the New Zoaland Times of Saturday morning sayslt does not take long for each high contagion to spread, and distance is os obstac'a to the efficacy of the contagion. In this empire city of Wellington a few days ago, immediately after the publication of the first cablegram message; relating to the action of the school boys in Scotland—the pupils of the sixth standard in one of (he largest of our city schools resolved upon a similar strike. The whole of the dess signed r petition stating that they objected to such long home lessons as were imposed upon them. The boys also passed a unanimous resolution that on that night they were determined to do no lesson* at home, The prohibition was placed upon the desk of the master, and next morning no lessons were presented with two exceptions. There was treachery in the camp, however; the very ringleader of the strike, the boy who had most to say id the matter, turned traitor, perhaps from fear of consequences, and quickly persuaded another weak-minded mortal to join him, and these two had the usual home lessons ready for the master’s eye. The ringleader imagined he had gained great kudos for obedienpa to the orders of the master, but be reasoned without his boat, for he was publicly thrashed in the presence of the other boys ; not for doing lessons but fop being a professional agitator, and with this wholesome remonstrance the schoolboys’ strike in Wellington, for the present at all events, is ended. i

The Cabinet. —Mr Hislop was swcm ii as a member of the Cabinet on Saturday last. The Premier leaven for Taranaki on public business to-day and will bo absent a week and then returns fo Wellington ; he afterwards proceeds to Nelson to recruit his health.

Ilitbkaxment op a Child.— The hearing of the evidence in the Supreme Court, Christchurch, in the charges against George and Alexandria Abbott for endangering the life of Esther Powdritoh, concluded on Saturday. Mis Honor Mr Justice Dannistoun summed up at considerable length, and after retiring for two hours the jury returned into Court with the following verdiefc—“ We find the prisoners both guilty on the second, third, and fourth counts. We also find, apart from any question as to whether the child was in law of tender years, that she was under all the circumstances wholly incapable of providing for herself or withdrawing herself from the control of the acoassd. We also desire to recommend the female prisoner to the meroy of the Court, on account of her condition.” The counts of the indictment upon which the prisoners were found guilty were that the girl being a servant the conduct of the two accused, or either of them, in withdrawing food tended to permanently injure her health. This was the second count, The third and fourth counts were that the child being of tender years and under the control of the accused they, or either of them, by withholding food, permanently injured the health of the girl. His Honor decided to defer dealing with the legal points raised by prisoners’ counsel during the trial, and passing sentence, till Monday (yesterday), when the pnsioners were to come up for sentence. On the ease being called it was stated that the female prisoner was suffering from nervous excitement, and His Honor postponed the delivery of sentence until Monday next.

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