LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1973, 23 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Waipa Seat.—At the nomination for the representation of Waipa, Mr John Bryoe was the only persrn proposed, and he was declared elected. Sunstroke.—A four-year-old daughter of Mr P. Burke, tailor, Christchurch, oxperienced a sunstroke on Thursday morning, and died in the afternoon. Congest and Dance. A concert and danee in aid of the prize fund will take pkoe in the Waitohi Flat school on the 6fch December. Efforts are being made to get up a good programme. Sports at Winchester.—ln our advertising columns will be found the programme of the athletic sports gathering at Winchester on Anniversary Day, Dec, 16. It comprises thirrenn events, including flit and hurdle races, jumping, tilting in the ring, wrestling, etc. Entries for handicaps close on December 7th. (Jnpaib Rates,—ln our advertising columns it is announced that all rates due to the Temuka Road Board will be sued for at the end of three weeks, and for one month the clerk will be at the office every Saturday to receive the same. Ratepayers in arrear will save themselves trouble and expense by paying at once. ExtbA Tbain to Dunedin.—The attention of those intending to be present at the opening of the Exhibition at Dunedin on Tuesday next is directed to the faot that an extra train will run through from Christchurch to Dunedin on Monday, leaving Temuka at 11.32. and reaching Dunedin at 6.45. PerBons travelling by it will avoid the unpleasint crowding which is Bure to take place in the express train, and also arrive in Dunedin in daylight, a considerable advantage. Entertainment at Temuba. Next Tuesday evening Frank Lincoln will give one of his inimitable entertainments in the Temuka Volunteer Hall. Mr Lincoln is a humorist of the highest order, and from the moment he appears on the stage until the conclusion of the entertainment rivets the attention of the audience. His success in England and Ameuica was phenomenal, and wherever he has appeared he has delighted those who have seen and heard him. In our advertising columns will be found a few " opinions" of English and American newspapers. Primitive Methodist Church, GeralDINE.—It' is notified elsewhere that the Rev. &. Clement will conduot the services at ibis church to-morrew, both morning and evening, and also at the Q-eraldine Flat schoolroom in the afternoon. To-morrow is the day appointed by the Primitive Methodists for temperance sermons to be preached in their churehes all oyer the world. In the evening it is intended to hold an old-fashioned Methodist love feast. The conducting of services at G-eraldine Flat is an extension of their borders, as services have not hitherto been held there by the Methodists. Waitohi Sofooi,.—A special meeting of the Waitohi Flat School Committse was held

on Tuesday evening last. Present—Messrs J. Fraser (chairman), Scott, McKinnan, Thornley, Cunningham, Galbraitb, and

Andrews. Correspondence was read from the Education Office advising payment of £3 10s to the committee's credit for incidentals. From the same with regard to the quarterly returns; also a li.-t of 13 oandidates for the position of teacher. After due consideration a list of three was selected, as follows—Mr Y. Graham, Mr James Scott, and Mr H. Geodeve, and out of these Mr Graham wa9 recommended. It was decided to hold a eoncert on Friday, the 6fch Deo. The meeting then terminated.

St. Andrews Caledonian Sports.— These sports took place on Thursday last, and proved quite as successful as they were last year. The sports were, good, and the attendance lirge. The prizes for Scotch music were divided between T. McKay, D. Campbell, D. Bruce, and A. McKay—Campbell taking the greatest number of points, and gaining the Bpecial prizs of £5 5s for most number of points. In dancing T. McKay, A. McKay, and H. Thomson carried off the honors, T, McKay winning the prizs of £2 2s for greatest number of points. W, England carried off the prize for the Irish JiV, J. Fitzgerald being second. In iand wrestling J. Mall wna first ar*< ?• Hall second. The One Hundred Yards Handicap was won by A, Courtn'V (6yds) in J. Sullivan (4yds) The Half Mile fell to J. time 2mir>. 13-45fchsec. was wou by T. Stephenson (60yds 1 '; time smin. 11 l-sthsec. The Tw'-Mile Walk was woo by J. Lyon A. Jones (90yds) second, and Q U ar«'-Mi!a Flat by W. Courtney (sydt>) >< Imio. 3sec. C. Hall (360yds) carried jff tljo Five-Mile Bicycle Race ; 0. Ha* ißon (145yds) the Three Mile; One Mile. In Vaulting J. Hoakins and i W. divided at 10ft. Mcßeath i took t' d P n ' Z(s foP Hop, dtep, and Jump. ' COV ping 43ft. lie. J 11

Colonial Bank Notes.—The Colonial Bank are issuing a new series of: notes slightly smaller than Hie old insue. End of the Kaiapoi Strike.—The Kaiapoi Factory dispute was settled on Thursday at a coaferenoe of the directors and employe**. Work recommences this morning. Tahiti and New Zealand,—lt is stated tha t the Governor of Tahiti will visit Wellington on his woy to Paris, to interview the Premier on the promotion of commer* cial relations between Tahiti and New Zeal and. The Government, however, have received no official intimation. Our Population.—A return of the estimated population of the colony on the 30th September, exclusive of Maoris, gives a total of 614,789, bsing 328,603 males and 286,136 females. The total Maori population, as given in the census of 1886, is 41,969. Temuka Floral and Horticitltitbal Society.—The promoters of this society have, wa understand, mM with every encouragement, and on Monday evening a general meeting of the subscribers will be held in The Hall to adopt rules and elect officers. We hope to sea a brge attendance. I Temuka Rules.—Members of this corpse will parade at the rifle range at 6 o'clook on Thursday morning next for the purpose of drill and independent firing. It is particularly requested that every member will make an effort to be present, as unless two thirds are preient the parade will not count and the eorps will lose all chance of gaining any of the prizes offered by the Government. Last year the corps carried off a prize of £5, Lusus Nature.— Mr W. G. Rutland, Temuka, has growing in his garden some most extraordinary cabbages. Out of the rib which runs up the cabbage leaf a young sprout has grown, and at the end of it is a cup, nearly as large as an egg cup. The sprout and the cup are exactly like the rest of the leaf as regards quality, color, and general appearance, excepting so far as the shape is concerned. There are several of these in the garden, and they have surprised everyone who has seen them. N.Z. Exhibition.—Mr Hedges despatched by rail to Dunedin to the Exhibition yesterday four splendid packages of Russelltonian oziers grown on his phoe at Milford. The rods were all one year's growth, and one package of tbem measured twelve feet six inches in length. They were beautifully get up, and we feel certain it would be difficult to get anything like them in any part of the world. Mr Hedges ia developing an important industry in this line at present. He has several acres of oziers growing, and is supplying them to all parts of the colouy. He has seyeral boys employed, and we believe it is his intention to come to live altogether at Milford before long. The Brazilian Kevolwion. The following paragraph from the San Francisco News Latter may throw soma light on the cablegrams recently received regarding: the revolution in Brazil : •'There is startling news from Brazil, The Princess Isabella, who in the absence of the Emperor in Europe, ruled the country, and was instrumental in securing the emancipation of some three million slaves, now fiads that she aroused the fierce anger of the whites, who cannot get on with the former slaves. There is, io fact, a serious danger of a war of races. The Priucess is distinctly threatened with personal violence if any blood is shed by the black guard which she has organised. Some of the American organs strongly espouse the cause of the whites." Lecture at Rangitata Island.—On Thursday, 21st insf., an admirable lecture was delivered in the Rangitata Island Schoolroom by the Rev. T, A. Hamilton in aid of the incidental fund. The mora was fairly well filled. The lecture was entitled " Straight Tips." These were given on home life, work, recreatioo, church-going, and citizenship respectively. Rounds of applause greeted the various " tips," the lecturer having to pause repeatedly. Mr Grainger, on behalf of the School Committee, thanked the audience for their attendance aod for the handsome sum which had accrued to the school funds, and the hearty appreciation of the lecture, which was the most instructive he had heard for years, as well as being the most amusing. He trusted that tha " straight tips" would be acted upon, With regard to the need of a library urged by the lecturer, he was glad to say that they had one with 100 volumes, which was well patronised. An enthusiastic rote of thanks to the lecturer was passed, aod also to Miss Meredith, for presidiog at the piano, and the choir. The Rev. T, A. Hamilton briefly thanked the audience for their kind appreciation; his services would always be at their disposal for such a laudable object. The choir then sang "God be with you," and the benediction terminated the meeting.

Narrow Escape.—Mr George Levons had a narrow eaoape last Thursday afternoon from being killed by a bull belonging to Mr Demutb. Mr Lavens was engaged cutting flax on the rifle range on that day, and shortly after one o'clock the bull came np behind him, while he was In the act of tying a bundle, and rushed him, Mr Lavens had no time to get out of the way, for he did not see the aairnal coming until it was too late, and the next moment he was flying through the air, and fell behind the infuriated animal. He has only a dim recollection of what happened afterwards, but to the best of his belief the bull continued to toss him about for some time, and when he recovered himself ho was about three cbaiDs away, and the bull was standing close by, He thinks (hat either the bull got tired of tossing him about or else that he must have fallen behind a gorsa bush ; and was bidden from the view of the animal. Mr i Levens felt very weak and fatigued, but

he managed to crawl to the rivar, where he refreshed himself. He found, however, that he wai oot able to go home, and there ha remained until about 4 o'clock, w/ien some of the Terauka Rifles weut down to the rile range to shoot, and found him there in a very weak condition. News being brought into town, Mr C. Story went down with a trap and brought him home, where he is at present. He is very much bruised and hurt, and hie body is marked all ovor. One of his legs is very bad, and on his chest there is a I

bruise about a foot long, where the bull's horn ripped along. He thinks, too, that some of his ribs are broken, and he com-

plains very mueb of his back. On the whole he has been very badly hart, and hig escape -was a narrow one. We are told that this bull is a very vicious animal, and we trust that Mr will take immediate stops to- dispose of him. It

may be said that the bull was hobbled, J but while engaged with Mr Levena (h,e f hobbles were broken, j

Good Sksttlts.—Considerable excitement prevails at Whangarei in consequence of the result of a trial orushing of silver ore from Puhipnhi. The first ton yielded 764 ounces. The silver is said so be easily eztraetad.

A. Woman C&t.—A " woman cat" is the sensation of Paris. A young girl was admitted to the hospital, who at intervals went on all fours, her features became distorted, her eyes glared, and she imitated the mewing and actions of a cat, eyen to licking her hands and rubbing them oyer her face. While the doctor was studying the remarkable case the patient was seized with one of her attacks and severely bit his leg. She subsequently escaped from the hospital as stealthily as a cat, f>nd was roaming at large in Pans. \ Mr Dillon and the Napier Okanm-' men.—After Mr Dillon's address in the Gaiety Theatre, the other night, says the Evening News, the Irish delegate was waited upon, at the Criterion Hotel, by an Orangeman, a member of one of the local Lodges, who said that on behalf of a number of other Orangemen, he wished to compliment Mr Dillon with regard to his address, which was a very able one in every respect and he (the speaker) and his Orange brethren agreed, to a great extent, with what he had said during the evening.

A Strangb Accident —At Coaecza (writes the Naples correspondent of tha Dailj News) while a company of soldier* were receiving their pay some days ago, the floor of the room in which th*y were gave way, aod the whole of the compicy fell into the room brlow. When tha dense cloud of dust which arose had subsided the officers and soldiers, who had been alarmed by the noiae and bad hastened to the rescue, were horror-struck at the spectacls before them. In tha room into which the unfortunate wen had fallen, rifles with bayonets attached wart stacked, and on their points, aoma of which were unsheathed, were impaled many of the unfortunate Bolduri. Tha number of) tha injured waa 30, of whom several wore seriously wounded.

Rwiej at Hand.- Here is a sample of John Burns' oratory. Recalling to a London mass meeting that great page in the history of England when the beleagured garrrison at Lucknow, encompassed by innumerable foes, still hold the citadel, he described with great fire and fjrce the scene when, after the long siege of eighty-seven days, the besieged; aawHavelook'a Highlanders coming (w their relief. " Now," said.Joha Burns,." these men fought for a glory which is effervescent and ephemeral; but they nobly did their duty and stood up against a storm of shot and shell, disease, wan*, and all the miseries of that long siege. You, men, have to hold another citadel to day. We are defending our Lucknow—the Lucknow of labour. Too long you have been cooped up in a prison-house of poverty, suffering, privation, disease and all' the hardships of your lot. But, courage J Relief is at hand. As our garrison in Lucknow, straining their eyes towards the horizon, saw tha silver sheen of the bayonets of the relieving army, so from this parapet I, too, eee on tha horizon a silver gleam ; but not the gleam of bayonet* destined to be imbrued in tha blood of a brother, but the silver sheen of the full round orb of the docker's tannar." (Great cheers and laughter, in which Burm heartily joined.)

The verdict of all who have med th \ “ Jumbo ” brand Baking Powder, is that i,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, etc., made with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson’s “ Jumbo ” brand Baking Powder.— [iDTT, I], SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Temuka Road Board—lmportant notice re unpaid rates. Concert and Danes—At Waitohi Flat oh Dae. 6, in aid of prise fund. Temuka Rifles Parade on Thursday morning at 6 o’clock. 0. Newbury, Epworth Woolworks—Wauls three men and five boys. Winchester Athletic Club—Programme of sports on Anniversary Day.

Temuka Moral and Horticultural SocietyGeneral meeting in The Hall on Monday evening.

Frank Lincoln—Will givo an entartiinment in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, on Tuesday evening. James Blyth, Temuka—lnvites tenders for additions (labor only) to house on Levels Plains for Mr S. Ooughlaa. Thos. Cane, Arohiteot—-Invites tenders for erecting St. Saviour's Church, Temuka, in stone; tanders close on the 29th inst. N.Z. Kailways—Cheap exeunion tickets t) Dunedin in connection with the exhibition, available also for Dunedin Show and Raoes. Glendining & Dobie, Mendeleon'i Buildings, Temuka—Have just received from their Dunedin house 140 pieces of new summer dress goods, 50 pieces checked ginghams, £o,, and give quotations. Thos. Wagitaff, Educational Bookseller and Stationer, Tinaaru—Advertises splendid selection of prize books, 3000 to choose from; tboußands of Christmis cards, and large stock of fanoy goods, &c, &o. Robert Smith, Smithfield Woolworks, Winchester—Solicits orders for Boounng during the curreßt season; wool scoured at the works brought highest prioes at last London wool sales; speoial terms for large clips.