The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1966, 7 November 1889, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Social Gathering.— The Tonic Sol-fa Society’s; social .gathering takes place in The Hall, Temuka,this evening. Progressing Favorably.— Mr R. Turnbull, M.H.R. for. Timaru, who recently underwent an operation, and is still an inmate of the Wellington Hospital, is doing fairly well.

Inspection oi Volunteers. —General Edwards inspected the volunteers in Hagley Park, Christchurch, on Tuesday morning at 6 O’clock, when 886 members of adult corps and 166 eadets wera on parade. Onslow was present. <•*>, 1 .-i 1 •: •:! , The Governor .at Christchurch.— There was a large attendauoe at the,,Governor’s levee at Cbristohuroh on Monday morning! He subsequently accompanied General Ed wards to Ly ttelton, where they inspected the defence Works. In the evening he attended the Musical Society’s performance of. The Creation.

Train; Arrangements. Attention is directed to the advertisements in > another column regarding the arrangements and fares for the Christchurch show and races. It should be noted that to-morrqw the morning train starts eoDwdflfably’ earlier than usual; and a special return'train will 'leave Christchurch at 9,15 the same evening.': • :■?<: ; The. Exhibition,— Correspondence has passed betwees the Exhibition Executive, and the Railway Commissioners re reduction of fares. The Commissioners oannot see their way to reduce fares at the opening, but irit'end when tbe Exhibition is in f ull svving, and at intervalswhich may be thought *suitable; 'u, to have excursion fares by special ; trains at very low rates so as to. enable everyone to visit the Exhibition. . ; Irish Delegates,—The local, secretory of the Irish Delegates Ileceptioa Committee received a telegram frotp Dunedin last 1 night I 'stating : that the dates bf the visits 'of; the Irish'delegates'bad ‘been' altered; And- that Sir Tlioraas-i Bsthond.Would hold a mooting in Temuka; on' Thursday, the pf December. This is four weeks from date, so that these,who Haye the business of the reception in haqil , must lose no time. . ,

r Personal.— Nothing bas so far been ,as regards thb” man, the'railway employ e> Who it is alleged drowned . him'aelt ',iti the sea: near Makikihi. There is very little doubt as to his fate. The poor mao, it is said, was haunted with the, fpar,thab, be-andhis children would be reduced to poverty, and owing; to the way the 'Government were, i;etranbhing this preyed bn his mind; arid' dodbtlesrdfove'; him to insanity. He (was an upright;-'hoßest' man, and everyone who knew, him t when he: lived in-Temuka ,rogrejt sincerely that be came. to such a sad pad.

; Accidents.— -We ere sorry id learn .that Air A.G. Wright met with a rather serious accident last Tuesday. He was engaged in breaking in a young horse, which he held by a long tether-ropej and something' caused the animal to start'away, The rope somehow got around Mr Wright’s feet, with -the result that he was thrown to the ground and his arm broken. Mr Wright is unfortunate. .Only a few months ago his other hand was : con r siderably injured while driving Mr Hayhurst’s traction engine.—'A lad 1 named' Webb, squ of Mr A. Webb, had his leg broken last Sunday. He was with another boy trying: to catch a horse, when he I fell, and the horse trod on him, breaking I bis leg below the knee. f

Dentistry.— Mr T. G. Rowley, surgeon <!■ ntiV, from, Timaru. may br consulted at •Mr Echbiuim’s, chemist,■Gnrsldlhe, to-day. Piscatorial.—Mr J. ',7. Velvin caught, a splendid basket of fish 1 on last Monday night. It contained four which weighed 25ib. / 1 ' .■A Temuka Tow Board —Tha nr.Seting of the above board which was to have been bold last evening lapsed for the wmt of a quorum. . , * ,< Land Settlement.—The total araa of land taken up for settlement last month was 28,744 acres, as follows Gaehiand; r 4.839 acres, £4426; deferred payment, 2811 acres, £329; perpetual leaie; 21,093 acres, £B9C. Our Volunteers. Monday next’is to ;be a great day among our Volunteers. iThe Geraldine Corps will parade at their iln.H on that morning at 7.15 in review order, and proceed .to Timaru to take part in the parade'there. j Agricultural Prospects ofOtago,— iTlie 1: ogricsllu ral prospects of the Otiigd district are very goi#d. The weather iVda ,been so’favorable throughout the winter and spring, that large Areas,. especially of oats, were got in. The lambing season ■was also, highly successful, in ma,ny cases: ■the is up to 105 per cent, j , News prom America.—A man who a few months ago loft here for America has Written to his friends to the effect that it is the grandest country on the face; of the earth.. The same man has travelled all 1 the Australian colonies during the, last,fflvy t years. Ha is employed in a ; factory, and getting £4 a, week for work which he says a boy can do. Novelties. They 1 moat be great mashers up IVhangarai way. They are to have a Farmers Club show of horses, 1 battle, eto., there on the, 13th, of the present month, and apaoagst the ,prizes)! they offer, are,some for the best,got up white shirts, the best darned .pair of gtock- ‘ ings, beat knitted pair of, babies stocking, and so on, with a host of such articles, bravo Wh'angarei 1 1 . Jr,‘ j j .Address! at Woodbury. —* dUf Morrison, Geraldine,, wjll 40liyervaii,pd.-u dresa at ,the.; Woodbury’scboqlijoonp toiroffow eveningqnj ajq ieresti pg^eabject, ( which wjll .be found in pother column, kr ’Morrison’s' walT known ability as a 1 publid l s'pbakefj add' ' also his thorough study of the'subject on 1 which ho is to speak, should secure a good audience; The address will bo made (additionally Iltrsctive by.iha qae of charts. n> Lbss or, Sheep.—Sinclair 8r05.,, sheep. aramts at'Paremaia, near.‘Porlr ua, 'Weir, jihg'tb'n/sßstained a libavydbss'pf sheop iu’ it' remWkable way. !: Oh Saturday;thby’ jvere mustering for'shearingi’ wheffnmbb of about 300 sheep, jotting away from' tbe ! i dogs, rushed headlong over,a,iprecipice ; lu'gh,ifriqgiog theybeaqh. i An effort jvas made to ss^.e. buttheqtepph was so bverpowefing that the work bad to, be abandoned. 1 Sinclair ’Bros,'‘estimate iheir loss at about £290." ’ ! * !i ‘ • : i Laud' Bale.-**An important sale of land; the . property of the Midland Railway Company; look place on Monday at Christchurch. The total area submitted at auction was, in round numbers 15,000 acres, situated in the Selwyn and Mount Gray Survey districts, and suitable for agricultural and pastoral purposes. At the aale 5913 acres in Selwyn County found buyers at prices ranging from IBs to £4. 15s per acre, the principal portion fetching 355. In the Mount Grey disfcVcit 8768 acres were sold at 18s to £2 10s, the majority realising &()«;. 1361 acres failing! to.. realise th e upset prises, were, withdrawn. .’ ; ; , ■ : The Sibrell Cask.—ln the. Court .of Appeal at Wellington on Tuesday argument was taken in Regiba' v. Peter Birrell, lately ’ clerk in the Depuy Official Assignee's offiide at Timaru. Birrel! was charged with embezzle-! Sent.) The case was tried before Mr*Justice, enniston at the August sitting of the Supreme Court at Tiiaarn, when His Honour the Judge directed the jury that if an entry 1 upon a dividend sheet 'could defraud any' person,*; they would be justified., upon: . the,evidence, in, finding; an intention i so*, to (jlefraud. Prisoner was feund. guilty, 'but sentence was 'Hot pronounced, pending the'' dpinim of the Court of‘Appeal. After bearing argument the conviction was confirmed, ' I.O.G.T.—The weekly,, meeting ,of the 1 Welcome Retreat. Lodge, No. .44, was .held in the Temperance Hall, Geraldine, on'Monday last. ’The Lodge was opened in due form, and the minutes of the previous meeting ware read and confirmed. Three candidates were, duly initiated .members of. the Lodge., Tlio following officers where then installed by Bro. J. Philp, L.D., Advance Winchester Lodge,' No. 37, assisted by the L.D. of the Welcome Estreat Lodge s—O.T., Bro; R. Hardy; Y.T., Bro. H. R. Pratt; 8., Bro. H. Smith; A. 8., Bro. J. ColbertJf.S., Bro. G. H. Patrick ; T., Bro. , W. V. ‘ Weaver j ~ Chaplain, Sister A! Gaiger ; M., -Bro; E.' 1 S.tringerfj D.M., ’ Sister 0/ Gore ;' T.G., Br#. T. Baxter; Sentinel, Bro. J. * Hay :; P.0.T.8r0. W. 8. Maslin. Tho O.T, then;, , appointed the various committees.. Accounts amounting to £1 lßs 7d were passed for payment.' A hearty vote of thanks was 1 passed to the installing officers. It was deeaded lev bold the annual picnic in oonneotion with the on, New; Year’s Bay, full: arrangements to be made at,d future rneetiag. This Ledge has been very Tow in numbers lately, hiutf has juit made A fresh start to rise again; l having increased ten members during the iast :three months: .r; v/. iv/n ! 1 The noted qualify of . tbe .pofffta.made in the Oafds oif Turkey, France, and Amcrioa is chiefly due ; to the fact : < that drily Fr'dih ’Roasted Ooffee ishßed jso that rioaerof!!the : volatile 9il aDdq(iher ,oßßentialg aro t lojit.;,, Ask • Hour grocer fpr| Anderson’s! poffee, tj and,vou ( , will . have 1 a neydrhge"alike 'reirMmiijg and stimulating, as it is fresh roasted 1 ind’grdmid l at the factory, Timaru.—[Advt. 2J r ... I SYNOPSia of''iqVS|ITIBNME\NTS,; ■ r : Gospel'Address—’At'Woddbuty td-’mdrrdw evening. 1 ' " V! -tn* *;?-• ur nr*; f-ai ; Mount Peel Road 'Board—lnuite tenders for.road works; : ; Tern aka Road Board—Nptioe re purchase ; of small birds apd eggs. , . ;i j Public ffuesday ' evening re fire brigade.. ■’ Public Meeting at Winchester—Ou Tuesday evening re annual sports. : Pr ; mitive Methodist Church, Temuka— Anniversary servioss on Sunday; tea and ' public meeting on Monday evening, , Irish Delegates—Meeting of Reception Committee at:Temuka on Monday evening. ; T. fl. Taylor, Belfield—Caution to persons against tandarine for section No. 48, part of : reserye 349, Belfield. ( ; jJ. A. Williams, Cheap Cash Draper and i Fancy Goods Merchant, Temuka —! Commences business with a monster sale in premises adjoining Mr W. Storey, tailer, on ’ Saturday next, and solicits share of support; invites inspection. c

T. and J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercers, Timwa—Notify arrival of shipment of goods ex Tdiuai, the whole selected by their careful buyer. The shipment comprises lines in haberdashery, hosiery, gloves, fancy dresses, washing dresses, mantles, silks, etc.