LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1991, 7 January 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Monthly Sale.—Messrs Gray and Montgomery hold their usual monthly stock s lie at Temuka to-day, booking entries to hour of sale. °

Magisterial. -There was no sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s Court a* Tonmka yesterday. The cases set down for hearing will come on next Monday. ’Frisco Mail.- TheZeahndia, with the 'Frisco Mail, arrived at Auckland on Saturday. A telegraphic summary of (he intelligence brought by her appears elsewhere. Letters, newspapers, etc., are expected to arrive to-day. MustC.—Mr Sidney Wolf will be at the Oddfellows’ Dali, Temuka, on Thursday next, from 2 to 5 o’clock, for tho purpose of making arrangements with pupils for singing, pianoforte, organ, singing class, etc. jjadies and gentlemen intending to jnn the singing class are reques'ed to lot Mr Wolf know as soon us possible. Temuka Post Office, .During the absence of Mr A. W. Mum, the oostmas ter at Temuka, on his annual holiday Mr L. F. Houlihan, of the Christchurch Telegraph Department, will fill the several ofhoos of postmaster and registrar of births, marriages, and deaths. Mr Houlihan takes charge 10-day.

. New Book.— The Wanganui Herald bears " that the novel with which Sir JuH U3 Vogel s name has been several times connected was written by a lady resident at Christchurch’ who for years lived in Wanganui, and who is well known between there and Hawera. It will bo published in London on or about 25th January, and has already created some impression in Lading publishing circles. We hear also that it is a psychological study based on the Hall poisoning case, and that it is characterised by a depth of reasoning power and a brilliancy of conception and delineation which are almost certain to make it a success.’’

Successful. —At the annual meeting of the Gear (Wellington) Meat Preserving and Freezing Company a 10 per cent dividend wn ß declared ; both the reserve and insurance fund were increased, and £4720 carried forward. Since the initiation of tiie company seven years a<*o dividends aggregating 70 per cent have b ien paid. During the year the company ? no SSSu ed c 200,000 aDimals > fcinned over iuUjOOOlb of meat, made over 1300 tons of tallow, felmongerod nearly 160.000 skins exported over 156,000 pelts and 1700 bales of woo).

Fire on the Armva. —At 115 on Sunday morning a fire was discovered on board Messrs Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company’s fine steamer Arawo, now loading at the Queen’s wharf, Wellington, for London with frozen mutton and wool. the hour mentioned the engineer oo the watch saw flames issuing from a grating at the foot of the engine room from a store room which is situated berpT een , f h , 0 en g iDe room and the stoke hole,

Ihe ships crew was called without delay and all the pumping gear brought into usp. ihe fire must have h>d a firm hold when discovered, as for a time it appeared to bo gaining rapidly and the flames spread to a room overhead in which the steering gear is fixed. Almost the whole

or ilia woodwoii' in the store room was destroyed, as we I os a quantity of waste and mnmibber packing, but the damage ci not very huge tanks of oil in the engine room Z n XP ‘ nd }- bat for,l,a - |tel T they did not. The captain says : “ Had they done ho nothing could have saved the ship.”

Board Meetings. —The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes place to-day, that of the Ger I'dine Town Board this evening, an I that of tho Temuka and Arowhenna Town Boards to-merrow evening. Bishop Grimes. —At the Rom m Catholic Chnrch, Temuka, last Sunday tho Rev. Father Fauvt-1 announc'd th it he had received a letter from the tight Rev, Dr Grimes, conveying to the congregation New Yeai’a greetings. Hia Lordship is at present in Auckland in a very poor state of hea th. He has been very til for several months, and his medical adv‘3“vs s«y that he must have nine months complete rest before he will be comp’eteiy recovered.

Maccabe. —Tonight an entertainment of a first-class character will be given in the Volunteer Hal 1 , Pemuka, by Fred. Maccabe, assisted by Mdlle. Minnia, when they will appear in “Begone Dull Care,” and “The Magic Statue,” and anyone desirous of having an evening’s amusement should attend. Maccabe has had hosts of imitations but no equal-*. Boucicault’s Northern Miner says of the entertainment : purists that this show is highly moral. It is dangerous only to vest buttons and ill-set bustles. We never laughed so much in onr lives, and we have seen and heard some good things. Anyone vho can sit unmoved before such finished acting and dramatic skill must be an undertaker, or live next door to one.” The Tribune says:—“Mdlle, Minnia is one of the most fascinating actresses we have ever seen, and in her ‘ Madrilena” shows the perfection to wh'ch the terpsichorean art can bo brought.” Popular prices of admission have been fixed, 2s and Is, and no doubt there will bo a full house. Defences op New Zealand. —M>jorGaneral Edwards’ report to the Governor on the defences of New Zealand has been published. He considers that as it would be impossible to prevent an enemy landing at many points in the colonv, its defence will be best secured by the formation of a reliable field force at the four centres of population. The forces generally are insufficiently trained, but the material is all that could be desired. Summarised, the General’s propositions for the reorganisation of the forces are as follows (1) The appointment of a commandant ; (2) the amalgamation of districts into four (Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, and Otago) ; the organisation of a field fotca in each district; (4) the establishment of a partially-paid system ; (5) the abolition of the selection of officers by members of the corps ; (6) combining with the Australian colonies for the annual inspection of the forces by a general officer, who would also be the military adviser of the Government. The increased cost would not be more than the amount annually expended up to 1887, No farther sums need he expended on work on batteries after t.ie present forts are armed and completed. In conclusion General Edwards says: “I would strongly impress on your Government that batteries and forts are of little value unless they are supplemented by field forces to prevent their bsing burned.” The verdict of all who have used the “Jumbo” brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutritious, ani digestive bread cakes, psstry, 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 must longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson's “ Jumbo ” brand Baking Powder.— [Advt, 11.