LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2017, 8 March 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Excursionists—lt is estimated that fully 5000 excursionists arrived in Dunedin on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday last. . Archdeacon Julius.—ln a letter to a friend at Christchurch Archdeacon Julius expressed his intention to leave-Melbourne for the Bluff by the first steamer after March 16.

The Dean DEFALCATidys.—The Thames Borough Council have decided to accept £650 in Bett'ement of their claim against the Victorian Insurance Company, as guarantors for F. C. Dean.

| Webleyan Church, Temuka.—At this •Church to-morrow evening the Rev. R. S. Bunn' will be assisted by a preacher from Christchurch In the afternoon there will be a service at the Maori Pah.i' BUSH Fires.—Great daniaere is bein« caused in Waik* to by bush fires. Large 1 quantities of fiix and timber have been destroyed, and several sheep belonging to the Waikato Land Association were also burnt.

Recaptured.— Johnston, the prisoner who escaped from Wanganui gaol on the 28th February, was captured up the Wangaehu river on. Monday n-'ghe. He looked little the worse for his adventures, and was sentenced to 40 daya hard labor for escaping.

Direct Trade with Natal.—lnquiries have bean received at Auckland from all parts of the colony respecting the direct trade with Natal established by a firm of shipping agents, and the barquentine Stanley has been chartered;; to leave Auckland for, South, Africa in about three weeks.

Sporting.—At the third day's racing of the Club's Autumn Meetine the Second Hurdle Race was won by Wyvis, Nursery Handicap by Prelude, Autumn Handicap by Scots Grey, Champion Stakes by Melos (Carbine finished third, two lengths behind the winnertime smin 51seo), Special Juvenile Stakes by Titan, and Free Handicap by Pet Qirl

Geraldine Presbyterian Church.— To-morrow the services in this Church at 11 a.m! and 6.3'* p.m. will be conducted by the Rev. Joseph White, of Kelso, Otago, and in the afternoon, at 3 o'clock, tha Rev. G. Barclay will preach a funeral sermon, having reference to the death of the late Mr Angus Macdonald. There will be no services at Hilton or Woodbury. News prom the Islands—The Wamui his arrived at Auckland from Samoa. Business at Apia is at a standstill. Complaints are made about the wrecks which came ashore at Apia in the recent hurricane. They have been left in awkward positions and in an unseemly state. There was a severe gale at Samoa on the 13-h 14th, and 15th Fdbruary, but the only damage done was a alight knocking about of the banana crops. Fire Brigades Conference.—At the Fire Brigades Conference on Wednesday the following eyents were decided : Ladder Rescue, Gisbome 1, Spit 2 ; Life Saving Apparatus, Wellington 1, Taranaki 2; Manual, for five men, Rangiora 1, Gisborne 2 ; Handicap Officers' Race,' Foreman Peake (Gore and Gordon) 1 Sherman (Hokitika) 2, Strachan (Timaruj 3 ; Hose and Hydrant, for two men Wanganui 1, South Dunedin 2. Ori Thursday the Hose and Ladder Event was won by the Spit, the Tug of War (North v. South Islands) by the North, Hose Reel Practice (five men) by the-Spit' Consolation (manual engine for five men) by Aahburton, and Ambulanca (for five men) by Taranaki. This completed the list of events, and the demonstration whs wound up in the evening with a smoke concert.

Making it a Caution.—At the lust meeting of the Ueraldine Domain Boaro 1 quite a cumber of oouiphints were mado *a to the shameful way :..i which the boye broke dowo -.he oika :-.ud other trees in the small park.for the purpose of trotting at the acorns, etc. Several of the membera stated they had themselves seen bov* c.imbmg the trees and breaking the branches in a most d.-graoeful way, „ nd had severely cautioned there about it . .ernmesofquUe a number of bora so round vyere placed upon the table " T- 10 board decidea to take v ery atrincent »ne»Bure 3 with the culprit if a repetition of the office occurred. It wass a , BO °* uoo.d that boys were i d lb. habHf setting fir. to the trees in the bush for.he purpose of driving out the b C6B and Vetting the honey. The foreman" id ß he had to eng.ge additional labor t... st him in putting out a fire so started T « board determined to find out the aggre Jo chief. An advert-sem-nt dealing with the two matters appears in our afv" iein ° columns this mornine Tr „„•,! s bably be to the advantage of W," ld PF °' and children to peru.eT ' ParßDtß Thn AN , Interests, E XMBIM!OT ;__ 0 Thursday afiernooa last a number ot the leading towneneonla «f n ,*.. or l ,e invitatL at m2V rtS'" 6 5"?! b / store, for the purpow tf & d u° o, " suits of a new process L BtlDg ' he re " u °»» process tor preserver mi'k for sh.pment to foreign conarri™ Th process is one that hL h°' T Z by Mr W. C. Greii 0 ? e ? f * u ™™°* Dunedio, who has with u- L. ~ 6sn expertmentiog Th*mi\lL T time pas>. J ™ l * ,s P ut "P '«» hermetically «aled-Or-wi f PP h a f° Dt,3i theßUma BUta aS Wh *o drawn fresh rom the cow. The sample tested on Thursdnv r>r. . j i ( ;„„ Aiiuiuuay afternoon had beeo tinned up for three months, and when SSTfI ,T". ?* red . bylJr Fi * h » wbo conducted the test, to be perfectly sweet and good. The mi-k was tasted by those present, and beyond the f act thai it had a very Blight taste of having been boiled it could not be detected f lom fresh milk. Une drawback to its appsarance was that the cream it contained had in transit become beaten almost into butter. When put into a cup of V* or coffee the flavor was excelltiut, ana .tie slightly boiled taste previously traceable was almost imperceptible. Mr Greig is sanguine of exCdlleni profits being made by a factory being Btarted for preserving an d tinning the mills for export to London and elsewhere.

Crown Lands. —Attention is directed to advertisements appearing "in our present and last issues iY»'>rding Crown lands in the South Canterbury district to be open for selection, either for cash, on deferred payment-, or on perpetual lease, on and after March 25th. , Anyone on the look out for a piece of hind should study the notices.

Te Whiti's Troubles,—The Tarnnaki -ierald says : -" The wife of Te Whiti, the Farihaka prophet (who is serving a sentence of three months in default of paying a debt owing to Mr Stitt, of Opunake) died at the Parihaka settlement on the 25th ult. When the intelligence was communicated to Te Whiti in gaol he appeared to be deeply grieved." Personal.—A private letter written on board the steamer Zaalandia, and dated February 9th, has been received:in.Auckland from Sir Thomas Esinondei He states ihat before boarding the steamer off the Island of Tutuila he enjoyed a cruise amongst the South Sea IsLnda, and he would look back to, that as one of the most pleasant .experiences of his life. He would always'reg'ard his stay in New Zealand with the very kindest recollections.

Railway Traffic Ketwrns. —The railway revenue for 10 months, ended Ist ult., amounted to £893,816, as compared with £830,355 for the corresponding period of the preceding year, tlm beitx* an increase of £63,451. The : expenditure absorbed only 63 per cent, of the gro3s receipts, instead of 65£ per cent, as during last y«ar. The following are the details of the traffic : Passengers conveyed, 2,811,723—an increase of 156.869 ; parcels, etc., 341,078—an'increase of 5280 ; live stock, 801,889—an increase of 67 125 • goods, 1,704,470 tons —»ii increase of 79,280; minerals, 653,500 tons —a decrease of 36,334 tons.

Hilton School Committee.—A meet--iny of this committee was held on 28th February, 1890. Present Messrs R. Skinner (chairman), W. Beattie, P. Ryan, J. Kelland, and O. G. Bradley. .. Corres-? pondence wa3 r-ead from the Board of Education stating that the sum of £4 12s 6d incidentals had bean passed to the credit of the committee. The committee decided to record their vote in favor of the Rev. Thomas Jasper Smythe, and Messrs W. B. Howell and R. A.' Barker as members of the Board or Education. The school treat and prizes were discussed, and the meeting adjourned till 3rd March.—At the special meeting it was decided to have a concert in the schoolroom on Thursday. March 13th, ihe proceeds to be in aid of the prize fund'.

Appeal.- At : the Supreme Courf, ChriHtchurch, on Tutirsd.>y, Mr Jnstice Deonistoun gave judgment in the appeil case Greaves (appelant) v. Sutherland (respondent). In this case, which wjs an appeal from th« Resident .-Magistrate's Court, TimarH. His Honor said "the sub stantial question raised by the apps.,l waß whether an appeal under The Destitute Persons Act, 1887, for the support of ho i legitimate child could he made referoepec'ive. The Magistrate he d that he had no power to make an orJer. The putative father had refused, after the death of the child,, to pay certain expenses incurred for past, maintenance and expenses incidental to the birth of the child. His Honor hold that the provisions of the Act were intended to ipply to future payments, and that the present Act did not contemplate n le'rospective ordar. The order, therefore, could not be made retrospective, aud the appeal would be dismissed with costs, £lO 10s. The claim against Sutherland, it will be remembered, was mode by (ho Sou'h Canterbury Charitable Aid Board.

Magic Lantern Entertainment. —A. pleasing and intellectual entert i-iment was given io the Volunteer Hall, Temuka .hit evening by the R».va. A. Thomson (Paten), and J. Dickson (Temuka). entertainment consisted of the exhibition by means of a mior ; c lantern, of a number of Eaypt ani P»le 3 tin6 and (he New Hebrides. There were also choice views of Ireland, and a number of scenes descriptive of tha ; " Collar's S.iurday Night." The descriptive narrative, or rather, the brief-explanation of the various views, was to the pom*-, and of an indenting character, and those present, ait-hough comparatively few in number, g AVei f* e queintestimcnybytheirapplau.se of the onterU:nmeot provided. The views of the isnw Hebrides rofe red chiefly to Qiid.«ionary work there, and those of Palestine were illustrative of sacred liiaLory, and of the varied ecenes >'n the Syrian deserts The lantern was carefully manipulated and every slide came out distinctly. For the amusement of the yoimger portion of the audience some well conceived comic sketches were shown, the effect of which was heightened by mechanism. Taken altogether the exhibition w,.a the best of its kind yet given here.

Outdoor Amusements.—On Thursday evening Ternuka residents were treated to do less than two outdoor acrobatic dis p'ays, to, the no email; delight of the juveniles, and to a f..ir section of adults At of the Terauka Motel Madame Vera Fredo, a lady gymoast, assisted by a troupe of four, gave an acrobatic display that would Dot haye disgraced a decent circus. Madame Fre io's performances on the trapeze and alack wire were first-class and elicited rounds of applause. The tumbling, trapeze, and other acts by the different members of the company, and the feats performed by an educated doa were also well worth seeing. The entertainment wound up with a most amusioff f..rce entitled " That old hut." The collection made resulted in a very poir return not Dearly enough to pay expenses, and the proprietor very plainly pointed out the injustice and hardship of persons goin« to bis enttrtainment, and then negleeliog to contribute anything ihurefor. The troup« give another entertainment in the a*rrie place this evening, when there will be a change of p-ogramme, and no doubt, thfinancial result will be batter —On no open space fronting Railway Terrace .ho Australian B ondin, who has | tUe l v been performing in Timaru, gave » Q exhibition on the tight rope and trapse. The De r. formance was a clever one, and although the passing round of the hat was not on, vocative of a v ery liberal response vol expeuses were paid. '

Tho verdiot of all who have used th« "Jnmbo" brand Baking Vovdlt i'th-xM? makes light, nutrition,,, Li di^iy, oakas, pastry, etc. Aa tha m-raii ui |L -n« the finest qualities, and no injUou, eleme, t bemg uaed in the precaution n mado *ith this powder will keep maw longer than with at . y other parser A.Bk for Anderson's " Jumbo " brand slki™

.Hollo-way's Pills and Ointmbnt.— The attention of all *nfferera is drawn to these well-known remedies, for they possess CDrupieuoiu as a nnfj andreliable remedy in all thosa emt>rgdicw to which travellers, emigrants, and sailors are bo oapeoially liable. Th-y have boon largely patronised by wayfarers by land and eea, and, in by al! oias-:e3 of tho community, to their very great advantage. 'l'be Pills are beyond ell douM one or the most effective remedies evsr discovered for cases oi obstinat'o constipation, confirmed indigestion and colic, complaints which are engendered by expoßure and irregular feeding. The Ointment will be found of the very - grcateet service incases of piles, abscesses. ery»ip&la», aad all kinds of local ulceration?."

synopsis of advertisements*.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. ','■:-. l>

Henry Hullen, Waitohi Downs—Wants a ploughman. , r

| Temuka Football Club—Annual meeting on ■Thursday evening next. . .., ',.,..' Tkmuka Leader- Office toward - for recovery of lost fishing book.

Arowhenua Town Board—lnvite tenders for cleaning Arowhenua craek. J. Mundell and Co. —Sell sheep, cattle, and pips ut Winchester on Tuesday next. Mrs E. O'Brien—Wan la a strong girl for housework ;. also a ujrl for the. country. J. F. Baker, Coinoaissfoner Crown Lands —lmportant notice re Crown lands open for selection and sale.

Madame F/edo's Open Air Noveity Exhibition—At Teinuku tonight, and Geraldine on Monduy nieh'. Mr and Mrs Ackroyd-—Thinks to ihose who so kindly aesi«tpd th-m nfter the rece&t fatdl accidrtv to their d vughler. Geraldine Donnm Board— Offsr a reward of £1 for conv.cliiD i of person who set fire to trues; will pros cute boys found climbiog the trees in small park.

: J. Brown, Beehive Stores, Temuka—Announces thnt, having purchased the freehold of the above stores, he will hold a great clea - inrr sile of drapery and clothing, previous to making alterations.

T. and J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercers, Timaru—Notify that tbey have landed or or are landing, ex various vessels, autumn shipments, embracing all chases of goods, and invite inspection-; makeiaspecinlty of their branch of ~oan offer unsurpassed value; dressmaking and millinery departments continue;under same able supervision, i ;.