LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1958, 19 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Small Birds’ Nuisance.—' The Geraldine Road Board offers 2d per dozen for small birds and eggs. Woodbury. The Gospel will be preached in the Woodbury schoolroom to-morrow afternoon.

Wesleyan Church, Tembka. The Rev. G. B.relay will conduct the services at (bis church to-morrow. Road Board Election. Candidates for the vacant seat on the Mount Peel Road Board must bo nominated before noon to-day. Lawn Tennis. —The annual general meeting of the Geraldine Lawn Tennis Club takes place on Tuesday afternoon in the Geraldine Literary Institute. Flaxmill Burned. Toogond’s flix mill at Featherston, Wellington, was burned down on Thursday nvening. Nothing was insured and the loss is reckoned at £350. ;t Gold Export. —During the quarter ending 30th September 40,0070zs gold, valued at £161,781, was entered for export. The export for the corresponding quarter of 1883, was 53;8910z3, value £214,452. Crown Lands.—On the 6tl. November. 23 sections, varying in area from 60 to 300 acres, being the Ashwick Flat Reserve (about 6 miles from Pairlie Creek), will be open far application at the Land offices, Christchurch and Timani.

The Railways. —The following are the railway returns for the four-weekly period ending September 14 .'—Receipts ; North Island (681 miles open), £22.568 ; Middle Island (1116 miles open), £45,783. Total receipts, £68,351 ; expenditure, £49,816. : Stock Conyerbnoe. The Triennial Stock Conference hold their next meeting in Melbourne on Noveuib j r let. New Zealand will be represented by Mr Cowan, M. H. it., for Hokomn, nod Mr Pashby, Chief Inspector of Stock, Hawke’s Bay. Immigration, —The Immigration Dcpmtment >s receiving numerous eligib'e nominations flora all parts of the colony, but owing to the amount of money at disposal being limited, acceptances have been restricted to near motions, separated families, &c.

' Tab Timabu Show.— lnteriding exhibitors at the forthcoming Timaru Show are reminded that entries of sheep, cattle and pigs close with the secretary, Mr F. W. Stubbs, to.day, and all other entries on Tuesday next. Prizes to the value of £550 are to be given at the show. Cricket at Tbmuka. — A meeting of persons interested m forming a Junior Cricket Club in Temuka takes place in Storey’s Buildings to-night. There is plenty of material in the district for such a club, and jf one is formed there is no reason why it should not prove very successful.

Arrivals and Departures.— The returns of immigration to and emigration from the colony for Seoteinber show the arrivals to have been 952 ? and the departures 1015. The arrivals w sre principally from the United Kingdom, Hi ; Victoria, 267 ; New South (Vales, 262. Departures —To New South Wales, 660; Victoria, 218; United Kingdam, 95, During the month 2 Chinese arrived, and the departures were 83.

Important Case. —In the action brought against the Hobson County Council to recover damages for soiling fund for rates, judgment w.is given again*, t the council for £SOO and costs, and lha conveyance order has been annulled. Numerous sales have taken pl«ca in the Auckland district. and the decision is an iinpoitnnt one. Major-General Edwards. -j >rQcnarat Edwardn left Auckland yesterday morning overland for Napier, whence lie goes by train to Wellington, thence to Dunedin and Invercugil'. From there he returns to Christchurch to meet the iho Governor and Premier on tho Ist prox ; thence back by the Went Coast to Auckland, leaving for Sydney about the 10th prox. Cable Lines. —When it was rumored that an American company were trying to get the exclusive right to land cables in tho Sandwich Islands tho New Zealand Government promptly intervened, and the British Consul at Honolulu also moved in tho matter. It was urged on (he British Government that such a concession would eff ctuully b«r the laying of (he Pacific cable from Vancouver. Nothing has as yet been heard on the subject, but the authorities hero are confident that this truly American dodge has been checked at the outset.

MASONIC. —Mr Charles Loulasan, at present Deputy Grand Master of the Canterbury district, Scottish Constitution, and mayor of Christchurch, w«a on Wednesday night unanimously elected Grand Master, lic» the Her. James Hill, removed to Auckland, this being in accordance with tho wishes of the subordinate lodges in tho district. Tho petition gees forward next mail. A telegram from Dunedin says it is understood that the Grand Lodge of Scetland is ioow opposed to the movement for a Grand Lodga for New Zealand. From information forwardad from the colony, tho officers have concluded that if the project is gone on with, it is most likely to lead to disunion rather than real union under the charter. I Dunedin School Boys’ Strike.— -For some time past (be older boys -in some of the Dunedin schools have boon conferring on the, question of going on strike against homo lessons. About 60 of the older pupils in George Street school were away on Thursday morning. ' They mustered on the hill above th© school, waving a banner made of handkerchiefs, arid they afterwards marched in : procession. They bohaved themselves very welh The revolt lasted till .dinner time, when .it collapsed. Notice having been sent to most of the parents, many of tho strikers had a rather lively time of it. One or two of the other schools had pupils absent, but the attempt was on the whole a failure. The affair was evidently mnre of a lark than anything else.

Human. Remains.— On Wednesday a young man living at Loburn found a human skeleton, supposeed to be that of a man, in the Okuku Riverbed. Latest information to hand states that tho remains have bson identified by the wife of the missing man as those of Wm. Ferguson, who lived near Belfast, but owned a section of land close to where the skeleton was discovered. Ho visited tho place aome months ago but never returned to his homo. Ha was reported to the police as missing, and a search was made but without avail. An inquest will be hold on,Monday. It was at first supposed the the remains might bo those of a yonog man named Austin, of Christchurch, who is missing, a bundle of his loiters having been found near them.

Mr Ebrr’s “Shammies.”— lt appears that a gentleman sent to Mark Twain (S. L. Clemens) a paper containing the observations made last session by Mr Kerr, in oonnectian with the Chamois, in which Mark Twain was quoted as authority. A reply has : been received from Mr Clemens, as follows Hartford, Conn., August 9th, 1889. —-—, Balclutha. Dear Sic, —The cutting has arrived with your kind note, and I am your obliged debtor for as good a laugh as I have had this year. That incident shows how dangerous it is for a man acting in a responsible public capacity to be imperfectly ‘ up ’ in the didactic literature of his time.—Sincerely yours, S. L, Clemens.” "Didactic literature” is good, but, considering, all Mark Twain might well have thrown in a joke or two more. , Si. Satiopb’s Church, Temper.—A Bleating of the parishioners ef the above Church was held ia the Oddfellows' Hall, Temuka, on Thursday evening. About twenty persons were present. .The JJsv. T. A. Hamilton presided, and stated that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of discussing the plans which had been received of the proposed new church, and generally to make arrangements for the carrying out of the same, or otherwise. He regretted the small attendance, as the stop was a most importaat one, and every member of the parish should show his interest by bling present. After the plans had been inspected, an informal conversation look, place as to the advisability of moving further in the matter that evening, and ultimately, on the motion of Mr Talbot, seconded by Mr Mason, it was decided to adjourn the meeting until Tuesday next, when it is to be hoped there will be a full attendance. It was stated that Mr Goad’s lecture had attracted many who would otherwise hive been present. Parishioners desirous of so doing can yiew the plans at the parsonage.

i'hb Argus, on New Zealand, —The Melbourne Argus on Thursday moaning, in referring to the reconstruction of the New Zealand Ministry, says ;—“,Jt now remains to be seen whether Sir Harry Atkinson, the Premier, arid his colleagues, mill retain the confidence of the country. The New Zealanders measure'the success of Governments by their policy Bills, and not by their administration. Now that the Premier has accomplished the feat of setting the finances of the co|ony in order there are probably people who begin to think that the time for further political experiments has arrived. The New Z»alaod Exhibition, may, however, afford a distraction from this view, and give the Government time to matures policy upon which (hey can appeal to the country.” The Argue adds that it will probably be found if no novel experiment is tried, and there w loss political squabbling for a year or two. the prosperity wili become more so iJ.

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. Aek for Anderson’s “ Jumbo ” brand Baking Powder.—[Adyt. 11.

1$ A man named W. B. Fleming has been found dead in a hut at Port Molyneux, Otago.

SINOPBI3 OB’ ADTSRTISBMNET3. Wesleyan Church, Temuka —Services for to-morrow.

James Blylh, Temuka— layites tenders for additions to house.

Geraldine School Committee —Want first your pupil teacher (female). Divine Service— Will ba held in I lie Woodbury Schoolboase, to-morrow. A. . Drysdale and Co.—Stud notice re Clydesdale stallion Ben Lomead. Geraldine Road Board—Ara prep trod to purchase eggs and birds at 2d per dozen. Webster and Macdoaald—Sell posts end firewood at Geraldine on Wednesday next.

St. Saviour’s Church, Temuka—Adjuurned meeting of parishioners on Tuesday evening. .Geraldine Lawn Tennis Club-Hold annual meeting in Geraldine Library on Tuesday next.

: Crawn Lands for Settlement Reserve Ashviok Flat, in allotments, open for application on November 6th.

C. Newbury, ICpworth Wool Works, Temuka—Draws attention to excellent results rsalised in London for wool scoured at his wbrksj is prepared to sort ond ecour large and small clips. iGleudining and Dobis—Notify that their monster sale of general drapery is now in full swing in Mendelson’s Buildings, Temuka; everything newly imported, and purchased nt enormous sacrifioe ; orders taken for suite to measure at sals prices. IJ. Brown, Beehive Stores, Temuka —Is showing new and seasonable goods, marked atj lowest possible prices; new designs and shades in prints and zephyrs ; special value in laces, umbrellas, shirtings, calicoes, clothing, ladies’ and gentlemen’s straw hats, boots, etc., etc.