LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2019, 13 March 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Legal Costs.—lt is stated that the legal costs in the Winmill v, Gallie case foot up to £2500.

Football.—The annual meeting of the Temuka Football Club takes place this evening, and a full attendance of members is requested.

University Senatk. At Thursday's meeting of the University Senate at Donedin the Hon. W. Rolleston was eleotod Associate Examiner for the Bnwen prize essay for 1890.

Acclimatisation Society. The adjourned annual meeting of the Uoraldine County Acclimatisation Society will be held id the Crown Hotel, Temuka, on Saturday evening, at half-past 7, and'it is earnestly requested that all members will attend.

lUilway Revenue. —lf the railway receipts for March keep up as they promise, the Commissioners expect to be able to show a net profit of £30,000 more than their estimate. This will give a total return of just on 3 per cent., as against £2 12s per cent, last year. ° Tkebpass.—At the R.M. Court, Timaru, on Tuesday last - McCormick sudd j! Matthews for £2l lis 4d, for damages caused by defendant's aheep trespassing in plaintiffs paddocks. After hearing the evidence judgment was given by Mr C A Wray, R.M., for £2 83, costs £2 U<, and one witness' expanses, 13s. Concert and Dance.—This evening a concert and dance in aid nf the priza fund will take place in the Hilton school. The committee have done their beat to arrange a good programme, and we hope to see a large attendance. The charge for admission is 2s for adults and Is for children. Geraldine St. Patrick's Day Sports. The annual sports meeting will take place at Geraldine on Monday next, and, judging from the list of entries for the handicap events, should be most successful The gathering will wind up with a grand concert and dance in the evening in the Volunteer Hall, the programme of which will appear in Saturday's issue, TemtjSa Rifxks.—A parode of the above corps wne held iasf evening, about 30 rank and file beiog presenr,' with Captain Hayhurst in command. Staff Sergeant-Major Jones was present, and put the men through a number of exercise?. After tha parade a special general meeting was held, Captain flayhurst presiding, when Mr E. Cutten was ejected Lieutenant in the room of Lieu' White, resigned. This concluded the business, and tlie meeting termiuated. Good Templar Lodge, Geraldine.— On Monday evening last a tea meeting and concert was held in the hajl of the Welcome Retreat Lodge, 1.0.G.T, for the purpose of raising funds to pay off the debt upon the hall. The tables, to which a fair number sat down, were presided over by Messrs Herd man and Chesterman and Miss Coombs. At .the concert held afterwards the W.0.T., Bro. T. Baxter occupied the chair. The room was well filled. Solos were given by Miss M. Dunlop and Messrs Aitken, Logan, Morrison, Herdman, and others, readings and recitations by Miss Eskett and Messrs Patrick and Logan. Miss Andrews acted as accompanists. Avery pleasant evening during the course of which the ehairma°n invited any non-abstainers to come forward and take the pledge, was spent. The singing of the National Anthem concluded the meeting. The Sweating Commission. Before the Sweating Commission at Christchnrch on Tuesday night two bootmakers corroborated the evidence previously given as to the beneficial effect of the establishment of the Union. Two drapers' assistants stated that their class were unanimously in favor ef 6 o'clock closing A lad employed in tailoring stated thai at a certain shop a number of boys had been employed from 9 a.m. till 10 or 11 p m and were engaged at household workdarning stockings, ironing, etc. The lads were apprenticed, but not taught their trade properly. Another lad said that he •vorked from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. at tailoring he earned t>» a week the first year, and afterwards 6* a week. Be nevor was for overtime. His employer, a V erv religious man, once gave him 2s 6d as a Christmas box. Two drys.lters said that, they had been locked out from Berry and Co.'s for demanding ... ,yment for over time, and joining the Union

• Lime-Light Exhibition at Geraldine. —On Tuesday evening next the Rev. Mr Thomson will give an exhibition of limelight views in the Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, and those who wish to spend a pleasant hour or two should attend. All kinds of pictures will be shown,

Land Companies. The Dunedin Herald is confident that settlement on a large scale can never be expected here until a final stop is put to the holding of land by companies. New Zealand must either stagnate for the next half century at any rate, or the legislature must deal with the nightmare of company tenure with a free, bold hand. rs Whiti.—Te Whiti, the Parihaka chief, who has been in gaol at New Plymouth for three months on a judgment summons, was released on Saturday night and taken to Wangaone pah, where he stops for a few days. There was a large gathering of natives, with groat feasting. Te Whiti during Sunday afternoon was interviewed by Europeans.

Masonic—The meeting at Wellington re the formation of a Grand Lodge of Masons finished its proceedings on Tuesday night. Steps were taken to establish a Grand Lodge at an early date, a majority of lodges throughout the colony having decided that it was necessary for the existing constitutions to amalgamate. Absolute unanmity prevailed. Old Sotereigns.—ln an article on the calling in of all sovereigns coined before the reign of Queen Victoria, the Otago Daily Times says :—" Those pre-Victorian gold coins which may be still in circulation will be received at the Australian , mints up to the end of this month at their nominal value, and after that time they will be worth simply their market value as old gold." North Canterbury Grain Statistics. —The agricultural statistics for North Canterbury— Ashb'.irton to Cheviot inclusive—for this season are 166,712 acres in wheat, estimated yield 3,764,245 bushels ; 102,162 acres in oats for grain yield 2,760,821 bushels ; 13,060 acres in barley, yield 390,452 bushels ; 6813 acres in potatoes, yield 38,152 tons. The quantity of last year's crop on hand is 180,191 bushels wheat, .120,205 bushels oats, 4360 bushels barley. The Kaitangata Relief Fund During the discussion at the Mining Conference at Dunedin on the Kaitangata Relief Fund, Mr O. L. Gillies said that it would be about too years before the children were off the fund. The amount which had been raised was £15,379 ; of which £Bl9 had been paid for funeral expenses, the debts of families, alimony, etc., till the executive were appointed. The balance had been invested, and since then there had been expended in diroct relief £14,631, which came within £lB4 of the original fund. Of the capital there remained over £II,OOO. Angling.—Anglers who have tried the Rangit'ita river of late have generally been ve'y successful, the river being in excellent condition for fishing. On Saturday night Messrs J. Twigg and O. Hair landed from it elevea fi.shep, weighing 1211 b. The largest turned the scaletj at 1641 b, aud the smallest at 7'b. Tliis was a splendid lake. On the Tuesday and Wednesday nights preceding Mr Boyd Thomson caught six, weighing 55ijflb, and on Wednesday night Mr J. Vtlyin took nine, scaling 691 b, "he hea\iest weighing 141 b. On Thursday and Friday nights Mr Hay hurst and some friends caught thirteen, totalling 116£lb. the heaviest fish weighing 13ib. Poor returns are at present being obtained fiom the Qpilri and Temuka. Father Damien's Successqr. —ln our last issue a short account appeared of an interview with Miss Fowler, the young lady who is now on her way to Molokai to take charga of the lepers there. In the interview she stated that as soon as she could raise enough money she intended to buy a piano or harmonium, so that she could play to the lepers. Her appeal for a piano was promptly answered. Subscriptions poured in for this purpose, and Messrs Broadwood volunteered to send her out a 70 guinea instrument, while a gentleman, who desired his name to be concealed, insisted on bearing half the expense. The money contributed by other subscribers to this object will, therefore, be expended in other articles of comfort for the lepers. Her Majesty is evincing great interest in Sister Rose Gertrude's mission.

Those Railway Commissoners. "Butterfly" writes in the Dunedin Herald :—"The Government runs things generally with a blissful disregard of anything sav9 the one object in view. Times and seasons matter nought. The mantis of the Government has fallen upon the Railway Commissioners in the matter of excursions, I. fancy. The other day I saw an excursion ticket on which was printed in bold black type—' Available for Feb 28 and 29 !' What does it matter to a Railway Commissioner that owing to a freak of 'some person in authority ' February has only twenty-eight days as a rule, and that 1890 is not leap-year ? Not a groat. The only thing that brought the little error home to the Commissioners was when some one pointed out that if the ticket was available from Feb. 28 to Feb. 29, it must of necessity be available for two years—from Feb. 28, 1890 to Feb. 29, 1892, for no Feb. 29 occurs ' till then. They grasped the point—l trust j the operation did not hurt them—and set a junior to writing ' March 1' in place of 'Feb. 29.'"

Painful Accident,- A very painful accident happened to Lieut. Emily Wood, of the Salvation Army, Geraldine. on Monday aflernooD last. Lieut. Wood and Capt. McCorrHcfc drove up !o Mr Button's farm at Peel Forest on Monday morning, and from there the two, accompanied by Miss Button, started out on horseback to visit some friends across the Rangitata Plains. Miss Button and Capt. McOormick were riding a short distance in front, and on looking back saw that Lieut. Wood had by some means Mien from her horse, and was lying on the ground, with blood running freely from two ugly wounds in her fuce. Miss But Jon immediately rode off for assistance, but it was some time before a trap could be got to convey the unfortunate lady to Iho Rangitata Bridgw. Dr Kish had in the meantime been sent for from Geraldine. Lieut, Wood regained consciousness in about an hour's time, and her injuries having been ascertained and dressed by ■he doctor, she was conveyed home that evening to Gera'dine, Munli sympathy is felt for the young iady throughoutthe district, whore, of course, she is we || kuown and is deservedly respected. On enquiry list m'gbt our reporter was informed she is now doing well, but it will be some little time before she liable to ba about again.

Thieves at the Exhibition.—P lfering is taking place at the Exhibition. A yaluable tea-cosy and some choice front pieces of quartz in the Greymouth Court were stolen on Friday and Saturday evenings. The verdiot of all who have used the "Jumbo" brand Baking P.jwder is that il makes light, nutritious, ani digeative bread oakes, pastry, etc As the ingredients are of the finest qualitien, and no injurious element being used in the preparation, bread, eto. made with this powder will koep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. 4sk for Anderson's " Jumbo" brand Baking powder.—TAdvt. 11.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Concert and Dance—At Hilton this evening.

F. Collier, Temuka—Has spring cart and good buggy mare for sale. Geralding County Acclimatisation Society— Adjourned meeting on Saturday evening. Magnificent Display of Lime-light Views— In Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, on Tuesday erening next.

Geraldiue Sports Association—Hold annual sports gathering on Monday next, and concert in the evening. Williams Collins and Co., Produce Merchants, Timaru—Are cash buyers, at highest market rales, of oals, whear, and potatoes.