LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1964, 2 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

EXPERIMENTING. The Brown-Sequafd subcutaneous injections have been tried in at lea’st two'instances'in the Dunedin 'hospital.with nO prqnounced success. Codiin Moth.— From reports rec«ived ( by thp Minister of Agriculture it appears that A' solution of caustic soda has byen inaad in Tasmanit for destroying corllin moth with great effect. ' Sweating Commission. —The Sweating Commission will comprise two gentlemen in each centre of the colony, who, with a permanent chairman, will take evidence, the nine meeting hereafter to prepare a report. Masonic —Masonic nie stings at Weilington, Christchurch, and 5 Dunjdin, have passed resolutions recommending delay in calling the Grand I/odge together until after the meeting of D.G.M.S. and P.G.M.S. at Dunedin oo J.mmry 9ih. Social at Thmoka.—A foci»l in connection with the Temuka Amateur Dramatic Club will be held in the Volunteer Hell, on Thursday, evening, November 14th. A.number of songs and sketches will be given, and there,will be music and dancing. Irish Delegates. —According to the last number of the Tablet, the Irish delegates wil l be in Temuka on Friday, the 18tl. of December. There. is therefore only about six weeks to prepare for their' reception, bo the committee ought to go . to work at once. Prinob op Wales’ Birthday. — As the anniversary of the Prince of Wales’ birthday will fall on a‘Saturday this year, the public offices of the Government will be jclosed on Friday, the Bth, in Canterbury, and on Monday, the 11th, in all other parts of the colony. ; Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The Rev. R. S, Bunn will conduct the services in this Church to-morrow. The subject of his addresses will bs found in our advertising cdlumna. -‘The rev. gentleman will a'so preach at Waitohi in the afternoon. , Imports an» Exports. —The value of the New Zealand pxnerts .for twelve 'months ended September 30th, is just upon nine (9) millions sterling, the largest yat oh record for any twelve mouths. The imports are recommencing to exhibit a marked increase. i Bank op New South Wales.— At the half-yearly general meeting of the Bank of New South Wales held on Thursday at the head office in Sydney, the usual dividend and bonus, being at the rate of ■I7A per cent, p»r annum, was declared, and £lo,ooft addf.d 'o tho Reserve Fund, which toow amount* to £940,000. . I , Presbyterian Synod.— At the Freaky.' ■terisn Synod, Dunedin,von Thursday,' the discussion of the Confession, of Faith was tesumed, the being limited to ten 'minutes. Eventually a t resolution was carried deferring consideration far another year, awaiting the decision of the 'Free Church of Scotland on the same question, j Temuka Juvenile CricreT Club.— A imeeiiog of the committee of th'B Club was ;held oh Thursday evening. After a short idiscussicin, it was resolved that owing to the lack of interest shown in the advancement of the club the idea be abandoned, and all moneys received refunded In full dp the various subscribers fi also ihat the committee bear, the expenses incurred. Hearty votes of thanks were passed to Mr McGibbon for his ’ kindness in piecing his room »t the disposal of the committee; and jalso to all who had become honorary members of the club. The meeting then terminated. ■> t! ; ; 1 :

', Ingenious ' Contrivance.— WV witched yesterday a simple but ingenious contrivance far cutting J with a circular saw, The contrivance was made up by Mr Colville (Williams and Colville) of odds and ends of rimy things. First, (here was a spindle and la part of the framework of a Wood twine binder. On (his a circular saw and pulley were fixed, and a platform for working it was put together of old timber. Then a couple of lengths of belt borrowed from other machines were tied together, put round the pulley, and from that to (he wheel of a springdray, which was lifted off the ground, A handle was belted on to on® of ihespokesof the wheel, and with this it was turned. This contrivance turned the circular saw, with which wood was cut up rapidly. Here is a wrinkle for farmers. Let (Ijetn get a circular saw, a small iron shaft and pully, a belt, a few pieces of wood, and with the aasistacce of a farm dray they have at I once a splendid contrivance for cutting up I firewood,

Customs Revenue.— During the month of October the Customs collected at Tiwaru amounted to £2173. Lecture.—A lectu’e wm* delivered lint evening in the Wesleyan Church, Temuka, by Hie Rev. W. Mor!ey, on a t’ip to the Old Country. The attendance w*>9 not large. The chair was occupied by ihe Rev. T, A.'Hamilton, A report will appear in our next issue. Threatened Strike. — A meeting of, the'Tailoresses* Union at Christchurch on Thursday night, decided that if the Kaiapoi Factory Company failed, to agree to employ none but Union hands, all Union hands should be called, out on strike on 24 hours’ notice, expiring at 9 a.m. on Saturday ; the weekly hands to give the necessary notice. Inquiry. —The magisterial inquiry into the disaster to the barque Otago commenced at Lyttelton on Wednesday before Mr R. Beetham, Resident Magistrate, and Lieutenant Hine, R.N., and Captain Adair, nautical assessors. Voluminous evidence was gven by Captain Norman and other witnesses, some of whom stated that the captain was under the influence of drink on the occasion. The inquiry now stands adjourned till Nov. 14th. Sunday Trading. A deputation of Good Templars urged on the Hon. T. Fergus at Dunedin on Wednesday the neossily for appointing revenue officers, who should be moved about the country, to stop Sunday tradiaig. They also urged that policemen in plain clothes should take the matter in hand. Mr Fergus said he did not think the appointment of revenue officers necessary. The existing legislation was quite sufficient to cope with the matter ; if not, other means would have to be devised. Kaiapoi WooLlißN Factory.— l’he report presented at the annual meeting of the Kaiapoi Woollen Manufacturing Company showed that £22,506 had been written off for depreciation of property, and the plant was now Valued at £45,292. The directors expressed the belief that the agitation between the employes and the Union was due to trade jealousy.’ They were always anxious to listen to and deal with any complaint made to them. The !report and balance-sheet were adopted. A 7 p,er cent, dividend was passed, i Medical Profession.— At the annual meeting of the Otago.,branch of the New Zealand Medical Association, Dr Hooken was elected president. The retiring president, in his address, said that of 56 members seven were young New Zealanders ;and that in the immediate future the ,sfcfltua,of : the profession would rest with I the native production.; Af meeting of th* association will be held in February next in Dunedin, and medical men in the neighboring colonies are to be invited to attend and discuss questions'affecting the profession, public health* etc. ■ Mr Ballanoe at Nafier.— Mr Ballance addressed a meeting at Napier on Wednesday, chiefly, reviewing last session of Parliament. Towards the close he advocated a progressive land tax, absentees to pay double tax. He said that the returns of land settlement furnished by Ministers had been manipulated and were fallacious, and that Ministers' had appointed the Railway Commissioners to do-what they dare not do themselves—reduce the rate of, wages allover the colony in the interest of the landed classes. A vote of thanks was passed, I Hilton School . Committee. r- The monthly meeting of this Committee was held on the 25th October. Present— Messrs R. Skinner (Chairman), W. Beattie, J. JKelland, P. Ryan, and 0. G. Bradley. A letter was read from Mr Hutton, informing the Committee that Mr M. Taylor had paid his claim in full. The master’s monthly report was as follows Number on the roll, 87; average for cvrrerit quarter, 743. .If the average attendance could be kept up tp 75 the revenue of theschool would increase by about £6O. £333 was received, from master, for sales of books, and he reported that ihore stationery was required. It was- decided t» gbt ,what was accessary. A holiday was granted on the show day. The visitors reported the school ;to be working satis- 1 factorily. , Goop Tempiary.—Qq Thursday even-, ibg last a meeting of the of Hope was held. After the accounts had-been audited the bilance in the bank .was paid to the Juvenile Templars’ account. The chairs ' being taken by members cf The Welcome Retreat Lodge, The Welcoipe Juvenile Templars Lodge was instituted by D.D, Sister M. A. Gunnell, of Timaru. Ferty-nine juvenile members were enrol'od, and the officers' elected as , follows * O.T.j Bro. Harry Howard; T.T., 'Sister Maggie Morrison ; C f ,Bro. Cheaterman ; Acting P.T., .Bro, „ Seymeur j Willoughby Recording Secretary, Bro,. jW- G, Maslih ; T. Sec. 1 , Bro. Angus Fyfe, 1 the minor offices being also filled. • Sister 1 Gunntfll offeredwpn'ze for the member who got ;tha most, candidates, and also for ithe best ..Tjscitatiou during , tha quarter. The Temple was then closed by the new-, |officera,. , , , [ The verdict of all who. have used the J vxhho ” brand Baking* Powder, is that it makes light, nutritions, an 1’ digestive bread, |oakes, psstry, etc. t As the ,ipgredients are of (the finest qualities, and no, injurious. elements being used in the preparation, bread, etc., made with this powder will ! idep fresh and moist longer than with any 6ther> powder. Ask for Anderson’* “ Jumbo " brand Baking Powder.-r[ADTT. 1), i , , ,

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1 Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Berr'icss for jto-nadriaw.!) I Tbmpia Leader Offiae— Feed fer 300 to 800 sheep,wanted. i ; mV); i Temuka Amateur Dramatic Society—Social - bn November 14. ! Mrs Tavener, Belfleld—Advertises section bt Orari for'ialo by tender,,>' i : N.Z. Railways Train arrangements for phrfstohurch Show and Races. ; ’ R. B. Jpnes, 6 Bride Street, Sydney jWanta agents j permanent and agreeable oooupatioß. > Gray & Montgomery, Auctioneers, Temuka —Sell store cattle, fat and store sheep, pigs, etc., at Temuka on Tuesday next. J. A. Young, Chairman Winchester Domain - ißoard ; —lnvites tenders for cutting, grubbing, , r and trimming fences around domain, etc. ■ J. Mundell & Op.—Advertise entries for monthly sale at Geraldine on Wednesday; have 1054 merino ewes in the wool for sale, with about 80 per cent of lambs, on account of the Hon. t. Walker. • E. Darraob, Baker and Confectioner, Temuka—Notifies that ha has opened refreshment rooms and a cesfectionery shop adjoining Mr Storey’s, opposite Bank of New Zealand; tea, coffee, and cocoa always on band; balls, parties, picnics, etc.,.catered for.,