The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2013, 27 February 1890, Page 2

The Temuka Leader THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Onehusga Iron.— After a number of experiments in the treatment of irons—and without ! She introduction of any foreign irons—were made at the Onehtu ga Iron Woiks, some bars ot first-class'quality have been produced. . Temuka Dary Factory. At the Dairy Produce Show at the Exhibition on Friday, the Temuka Factory carried off second prize in the class for the best (On of cheese suitable for export, and third prizes for lewt. cheese, 251 b to 401 b each, and lowt loaf cheese, ,91b to 121 b each. An Outsider’s Statement.— A southern exchange says the Californian thistle is spreading in Canterbury, In some instances acres of ground are covered .with it. The information must -have berin gleaned some two .years ago, for as a matter ot fact the weed complained of is hardly ever, son, at all events in this district. \s

Clearing Sale. —Messrs Gray and Montgomery held a dissolution clearing sale of horses, cattle, dog-cart and harness, spring dray, farm implements, guns, and ammunition, etc., at Temuka, yesterday. The attendance was good, considering that harvest operations ara now in full swing, and prices were fairly satisfactory.

The Exhibition.— The total paid admissions to the Exhibition last week were 19,449, and the total admissions 28,653. The Exhibition has now passed its thirteenth week, and the total admissions have been 398,886, including 248,903 cash admissions. The total income from adadmissions. licenses, and sundry sources lias been £17,038. . , 1

Wet Paint.— The • railway station buildings, etc., at Temuka, are justinow receiving their periodical coat of paint, which they were much in need of. It is a pitj the painters did not cons : der the convenience of the public a little, and paint the small gales early in the morning, so that the paint could have dried before the gates were used. The wet paint on them last evening 'Was a nnisanse and the cause of considerable profanity.

Bolt. — A horse attached to a buggy, the property of Mr T. Knight, bolted from near Mr Vallender’s shop,. Temuka, yesterday morning. It got on the footpath opposite the Wallingford Hotel, and the buggy struck the frame of the door near the commercial room, damaging itslightly. On reaching Mr Marsha l’a the buggy collided with the fence, and the horse got away, and was caught at Mr P. Wareing's, Milford. The buggy was coasiderahly injured.

Arrival of R.M.S. Ruapehu.— The Ruapehu arrived at Weßiooton on Tuesday at 12,30 a.m., Inviug left London on January 9ih. The passage was uneventful, favourable weather being met with throughout. The actual sieuniog time was 40 days 5 hours 34 minutes? She brought 230 sacks of mails, 14 boxes parcel post, 1 packet. She also brought 22 passengers for Walling'OD, and 51 for transhipment. The Primacy Dispute. stood that the proposal of the Bishop pf Auckland for a settlement of the Primacy question is that the Bishop of Nelson should withdraw his claim in favor of the next senior Bishop, the B shop of Auckland, and that the latter should give way to the Bishop of Wellington, who could then take such steps for a settlement of the difficulty as he may deem expedient. The Bishop of Nelson is said to have agreed to the suggestion, A Claim for Damages. —At the R.M, Court, Timaru, on Tuesday, H. Homes sued P, Daly for £SO damages. Defend-

ant is licensee pf the Hilton Hotel, and he agreed to sell to plaintiff for £l2l 7s, £3O to be paid in cash. The bargain was not carried out, and plaintiff claimed for expenses incurred. After evidence Lad been taken counsel and clients had a short conversation together, at the close of which defendant agreed to pay £lO expenses to plaintiff on the latter completing his bargain.

Allege® Burglary. —The young maa, named Jansen, charged with the Museum burglary, was before the court!at Wellington on Monday morning, but the case was not finished. The principal evidence against him is bis sffering melted gold and s'lver for sale in a isweller’s shop. He was arrested while doing so, and when asked where he got the bullion, said from an electro-plater at Maslerton but con'd not give the name, nor does there appear to be such a person at ail, Mr Jellicoe, his solicitor, in. defence said he was advised it jvas an outrageous case of wrongful arrest. . :

Another Opening for Sheep,~a norrespondent of f he Breeders Gazette says that he has never before seen as quick a sale for store sheep of good quality as at present. Many parties are anxious to buy good grade mutton ewes at good prices for breeding purposes, but cannot find them. This is due to the “ boom well bred* sheep are having in the United States, Beef is giving place to mutton, and there

la a steady demand for that from the beat brad varieties of English sheep. Horae breeders concur in stating that well bred rams, Lincoln, Leicester, Southdown, or Shropshire, meet with ready sale at aalisfaciory prices. If this ig the Case, and the source of infouna ion is reliable, frozen rmntoo is 1 kely to maintain its price fop some time fco come.

Woodbury.—The gospel will be preached in the Woodbury schoolhouse on Sunday next.

Football.—The Waihi Football Club meet for practice at Winchester at 5 p.m. on Saturday next, and afterwards hold their annual meeting, A Stbangb Story.— A man named James Maxwell has been rfound in a weak and almost dying condition near Dargaville Auckland. He was carried into the township’ and is recovering. His own statement is an extraordinary one. He -says he left Dargaville on 25th January to walk through the ▼alley, but on the, way was-suddenly attacked with weakness, and lay down at the outskirts Of the bush, when he rapidly! became hoarse. He remained there for twenty-four days w.thout food, and though he heard- people passing on the railway track ;near by he was too weak to call out. Eventually he crawled again into the open, and was discovered as stated. ;

Tbaohbhb’ Examination.—a telegram from Wellington states the following South Canterbury teaoners passed the teachers’ examination Class E.: Jessie Byers, James Gillespie, Flora Hill, Rebecca Mcßeth, Annie Mcllroy, B. Meredith, Lillie Rowley Hugh Wake, William Walker. Class D.: Alexander jßell, William Browne, William Lewis, John McLeod. Partial pass Class D. : George Anderson, lillie Moseley, Partial pass Class E; Margaret Balfour, Annie Bruoe, Mary Bruce, Maud Cartwright, Mary Oxby. Theophilus Strong, South Canterbury, took the. second prize, £3, offered by the Education Department for drawing. The First Horse Race.—The first race in which a horsoj took part in New Zealand took place on Te Ara Flat at Wellington. , . ( There was only one hd r se, tho first yas lauded in-the future capital of the colony,'.hut Vhe presence of a horse suggested a rsc\ A course was laid out and hurdles put up; and six men, to start at different points, iso ns to take up the running, entered against the horse, stakes £3O. The horse lost through refusing the last jump, and the, men divided the stakes £5 each. One of. the m«n was Mr Cannon, whese death was announced the other day at Napier. The Flax Trade.—A correspondent who takes a lively interest in ’the Bax t-ade although not engaged in it, informs the Southland Times that intelligence has reached him that several capitalists in Melbourne are turning their attention to the manufacture of corn sack and wool packs in that colony from the tow of New Zealand hemp; also the coarser kinds of twine, so largely used, from the prepared .fibre. The Manawatu Herald says:—A very important,piece of information has been given us in relation to the supposed falling-off of the hemp demand nt Home. A hemp-miller running two mills hear the Rangitikei river, cabled Home on the first breath of the rumors now afloat to hie friends for adyice, arid he has now reeeived,a reply to keep on. This is satisfactory! , Obstructing Water- Rages. —At the R.M. Court, Timard, on Monday, Tlicmas Leonard, Kenytown, was charged with—(l) Allowing pigs'to trespass on the Beadown water-race ,oo December 13th • (2) also on February 14tli; and (3) with placing an obstruction in the raca on December 28th contrary to the Water-race By-laws of the Geraldine County Council. Mr White appeared for the council, Mi-Gay-for the defendant. His Worship fined defendant 20s, with costa and solicitor’s fee. Dennis HeffePnan and Mary Heffernan were charged with placing obstructions in a water-race, and with making cuttings in the banks! Mrs Heffernan as owner of the land, was fined 20s, with costs and aolici or’s fee £1 Is.

SopTH Canterbury Runs,--A public meeting was at Ornnaru on <Pridav last to support the efforts .'tbe Eurow settlers are making i n the direction of (he cutting up of some of the South Canter bury runs. Aft,er exhaustive discussion •the following resolution was. unanimously carried— “That this mealing endorse the petition of the Kurow setllers in their request that the Station' Peak runs, (he leases of which shortly expire, should at oooe be placed on the market in small graz ng runs.” The Station Pe.k runs cont-in about 25,000 acres of really good : gnziog country, and it wesstated afthe meeting that a good, return could be made «no l l e -InnS le ™ ed in b ' ocka °f from 600 to 1000 acres. The, resolution is to be conveyed to Government in the usual way. Libelling the Sex.—The Westminster lievmw, in _an article on the excess of widows in England—an excess brought about: by a large- proportion of late marriages araoug the men, : who, when

they do marry, usually choose some vouna thing “ just from her mammy.” und‘, as a consequence, (he average husband, dies orst says ;—So eager are some women— V 0 . 1 . 8 ! y . c a,, r to enter the bonds of wedlock that, if they can reasonably hope that the prospective covetted husband j *u 6t u tflr ° ogll tbs marriage ceremony and the honeymoon, they seem tolerably contented. Even in this limited forecast they are sometimes led astray: by ,enthusiasm. Only last spring we knew: an elderly swam of six'y summers or thereabouts, who, being captivated by a fair

young charmer, must needs marry her : it je true he got through the ceremony, but he was mot ,so successful with the honeymoon, for it. came to pa BB that on the 6Eth day his soul was rsquired 0 f him. A . w Farmers.—Tbei North ago Times in a .raceut issue gives tarmers some season able hints as to res nng from the' stock, a practice still too generally indulged ini The article in question says Owing (o the comparatively largo crops in the other colonies, the principal market for New Zealand gram will be London, and it is essential that it should reach that market in the best possible condition. It is needless to

say that good condition will not bs .ensured by threshing from the stock. It oea; not' require a person to be possessed of-any: great amount of knowledge to be able to tell that nearly all the grain threshed 1!.* 38 B *' uo^: 18 unfit to ship Homo. Grain threshed from the stock contains a large amount of moisture, and, ihis moisture, when the grain is shipped, causes sweating, and sweating o-iuses mildew. The grain is then unfit to be manufactured into human food, and has to be used for . purposesthat preclude the possibility of its

bringing anything life® . the price it would bring had it been shipped in good order. We know that a word of warning is often neglected, but so many losses have been made by shippsrs of grain threshed out of the stock that growers may find a difficulty

this yeep in disposing of wheat that has not been at least a reasonable tirqe in stack, Stacking may entail a little more expanse, and we are quite aware that at the present time farmers are anxious to avoid expense, but any outlay in this direction will be more than recouped by the higher prica the grain will bring when it reaches the Horae markets or when it is j offered for sale in the local market.” )

Geraldine Presbyterian Church.— The Rev. Alex. Thomson, of Pates, will conduct the services in this Church on Sabbath first. Glad to Hear It. The Melbourne Argus says that. Yictorirf';-w,ill have to look to New Zealand, to make up for her deficiency in the oat crop.

Geraldine Racing Club—Owners of race horses will do well to take notice that the nominations for the above c'ub’s Autumn Meeting are due to-morrow, Friday. - Supreme Court.—The criminal sittings of the Supreme Court opened at Christchurch on Monday. Tire following prisoners were convicted and sentenced :

Ernest Robson", breaking into and stealing and larceny as a bailee, 18 months’ hard labor ; Maurice Fi zpatrick, larceny, three years' penal servitude; Charles L°alio Fleming, forgery and uttering, nine months’' hard, labor ; Henry Bedford, larceny from a dwelling, nine months’ hard labor; James Cotter and George Alexander, robbery with violence, three years’ penal servitude; James King, robbery from the person, 18 mouths’ b ird laber. On Tuesday, John O’Brien, larceny, got six months ; Catherine Hossack, false pretences, six months, and Frederick Blyth, an old offender, larceny, three years. At Invercargill on Tuesday J. Aston, 17 years, forgery, was admitted to probation, John Pueraon, of Mossburn, charged with attempted rape of his daughter, aged 13i years, was acquitted. The girl gave evidence entirely at variance . with the statements which she had first made to the police. Captain Jackson Barry.—The London

Daily Telegraph tells tlie following story of our old friend Captain William Jackson Barry :—“ John Barry, Mayor of Cromwell, an New Zealand) miuing town, had been away on leave, and ns he outstayed it a vote of censure was passed upon him. At the next meeting of the council he, in his capacity of Major, directed the minutes of the previous meeting to be read, which contained the following entry—‘.A vole of censure was passed on the Mayor for outstaying his leave, and it was resolved to ask for an explanation.’ “Who proposed this vote of cen- } sure ?’ inquired the Mayor. ‘ I did,' said ' a Councillor, standing up. 1 You did, did you?’ continued Mr Barry, stepping from his presidential chair to the unfortunate member, ‘ Then take that ! ’ With these words the Mayor smote his enemy in the right eye, and felled him to the ground. ‘Who seconded this resolution?’ Mr Barry asked; quietly resuming his position. There was no answer; the councillors were not anxious for a physical contest with so hard a hitter as their Mayor. ‘Who seconded this resolution?’ he asked again. Still there was no reply. ‘Then,’ said the Mayor, taking up his pen, ‘ as there is no seconder,- it’s informal. Scratch it off the minutes.l”

The Bairnsfather Family. The

aboye talented family gave one of their charming entertainments last night in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, Those ‘ present by (heir frequent applause testified their enjoyment of the entertainment provided for them, and ii is but justice to say that it was of the very best. The Bairnsfather Family consists of four members, each of whom fills some part of, the programme. Mr Bairusfathor, in addition to singing several capital songs, as “ Sae wi 1 we yet,” M A man’s a man for a’ that” (by request), ‘‘Hat up and bar the door, o’ ”, gave some admirable delineations of the better side of Scotch humour. His anecdotes were racy, but free from vulgarity, and even the novice could perceive that his accent had the true ring. For the benefit of the “ aliens ” among his audience he, whereeyer necessary, gave explanations of words or phrases. Mrs Bairnsfather at once established herself a favorite by singing “I 100 nae a laddie but ane ” to which she gave due expression. In response to an encore she sang with much spirit “ Cam’ ye by Athol.” She possesses a voice of much power and expression, and her enunciation is true. In the course of the evening she sang “Mary of Argyle,” “ Comic* thro’ the rye,” and “ Uoon tile Burn Davie.” She gracefully acquiesced to the demands of the audience, and added “Annie Laurie.” Miss Bairnsfather played two piano solos, and accompanied several songs, showing herself thoroughly at home wtth the instrument. In the "first part of the progratpme she sang “ Baiter I bide a’ wee” very' sweetly, and later played a waltz of her own composing, the keys of the instrument being covered wiih a plaid, lu company with her brother she danced the Highland Fling, which had to be repeated. This dance, Mr Bairnsfather explained, consists of ten steps, although in the course of his travels he had found as _ many as forty introduced. Master Bairnsfather, a bright and engaging youth of some fourteen years, sang “ Bonnie Dundee *’ with considerable expression and in the second part the humorous son» When 1 was a baby.” In response to an eocoie he essayed “The maid of the mill.” A humorous scene, in which Mr Bairnsfather, by means of a little powder and lamp-b'ack, contrived to give to the back of Ids hand the expression of his Aunt Jane’s face, pleased both young and old. Prior to the singing of “ Auld lang syne,” which brought the entertainment to a close, Mr K. F, Gray, chairman of the Town Board, ascended the stage, and moved a hearty vote of thanks to the performers for their thoroughly legitimate entertainment. He hoped that they would meet with success on their travels, and would make an opportunity of visiting tis town again. The vote was carried by acclamation, Mr Bairnsfather responding. The verdict of all who have used the Jnmbo brand Baking Powder is that it makes light, nutritions, anl digestive bread cakes, pastry, etc. As the ingredients are of the finest qualities, and no injurious element being used in the preparation, broad, oto. made with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson’s “ Jumbo ” brand Baking owder.—fADyi. 11. K