LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2020, 15 March 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Exhibition.—The closing of the Exhibition ia fixed for April 26th. A Caution.—At the Dunedin City Court Theodore Gray was fined £1 and coats for selling his railway ticket Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The Row A. Peters, of R.ngiora, will preach to-morrow morning in this church, and Mr Miislio in the evening. Mission to the Akowhenpa Maoris.— The Rev. A. Blake, of Tinwald, who was formerly a Maori missionary, ia making arrangements to visit the Maoris at the Arowhenua pah, and conduct a mission. Temuka Presbyterian Church.—At this Church to-morrow will be observed as a day of thanksgiving, in accordance with an order of the General Assembly. The collections will be devoted to the Maori and CliiDosa mission funds. AH are invited.

Welcome Rain. A welcome rain begau to f.dl ia the district on Thursday evening and continued till the following morning. The rain will do fin immense amount of good to the district, which was getting yery parched for want of water. About three cloys' Fteady rain is required. Action for Damages.—The case of 0. Bishop v. W. Ackroyd, c'aim for £IOO damageß for wrongful imprisonment, came on for hearing at the District Court, Timaru, yesterday, but was not completed. The case has excited some little loci I interest, a? both patties are well knowD.

An Aged Pauper. A Highlander, who wi'l be 101 years of age in May, is at present an inmate of the Ashburton Old Men's Home. The Mail states that though Neil has seen some times, and has " swallowed as much whisky in his time as would float the Koyal George,'' he is sti 1 haie and hearty. The Primacy.—The Diocesan Standing Committee at Christchurch on Thursday adopted a memorial to the Bishop of Wellington, respectfully appealing to him to resign his claims to the Primacy. The committee also adopted a memorial to the Bishops of New Zealand, urging them to take all necessary steps to have a special session of the General Synod convened. A Prolific Apple Tree. —Mr J. Mundell, of Geraldine, has growing in his gurden a young apple that has done remarkably well this season. Although this is only the second year it has borne fruit, ho has picked from it a fair-sizad case of apples. Some of these measured no less than 14 inches in circumference, and six of them turned the scale at sJlb, or an average of nearly a pound each. Gold.—A telegram received at Auck' land announces a discovery of a rich gold reef in the Forest Reserve at Kaitaka, about eight miles from Whangaret, and forty miles from the Puhipuhi silver field. The assay return of 6ib of stone sent to the Thames School of Mines is 1 940zs of gold to the ton, with no trace of silver. A small rush is now on. Thirty-five miners' rights were taken out on Thursday morning.

Art Union. —ln our advertising; columns will be found particulars of un art union of a valuable collection of coins, the property of Mr D. Zmder, of Aahburton, and vcbich are now on view at the Duuedin exhibition. The collection is a rare and complete one, and has been divided into two prizes the first consisting of 2000 coins und the second of 700 coins. Lovers of curios might do worse thin speculate in a ticket where Buch valuable prizes are at stake.

Making of Footpaths.—The Napier Borough Council have adopted the recommendation of their engineer, and decided to asphalt only those footpaths in the business part of the town, giving the other footpaths a couple of coatings of tar and sand. The cost of the latter is not a tithe of that of asphalt, and is said to make a good path. A few issues we pointed out that the experiment had been tried in one of the suburbs of Auckland, and was a great success.

Bicycle Race.—Yesterday evening a bicycle race took place between two Temuka amateurs, Messrs J. Maclean and F. Storey. The distance was from Temuka to the Washdyke hotel and back, a distance of about 18 miles, and the stakes a trophy of the value of 20a. F. Storey led the whole distance until the return journey, when, on approaching Mr Gaffaney's, Maclean put on a spurt, and, .overhauling his opponent, secured the lead, which he maintained and increased to 300 yards at the fioish. The tinia was 1 hour 14 uainutes.

Arrest at Temuka.— Yesterday afternoon Constablo i v gao arrested a man named Davey, a blacksmith, who has worked at several shops in the district, on a charge of forging and uttering a cheque. It is understood that ohere are several charges of a like nature against the accused, in one of which tho name of a well known local publicm was cleverly counterfeited. Sergeant-Major Masoo and Constable Tarrant were in quest of the man in questiop, but unfortunately arrested an innocent individual at the Star Hotel, and he was on the point of be ng conveyed to Timaru when identification by his acquaintances led to his release. Accident.—As Mr W. S. Muslin was driving home from Timaru about dusk on Thursday evening he mot on the flit on the Timaru side of tho Wash/lyka the offal

cart from the freezing works. His horse attempted to givo the uosavory object a wide berth, and in doing so capsized the

trap, with the result that Mr Maslin was thrown out, and had his foot jammed between the wheel nod a post, spraining and brnisiDg the ankle severely. Two paseers-by righted the trap, and assisted Mr Maslin to get into it, when, despite his injuries, he managed to drive home. His injuries were dressed the same evening by Dr Fish, and are now mending. The

trap and harness were not damaged beyond the breaking of one leaf of a spring

Destroyin« Toll GiTES. A public meeting was held at Ngauauraoga, WeiliDgioo, on Wednesday night to protest against the acion of the Butt (Jounty Council m persistently enforcing a toll tax

on the Johusouville road. After the meeting a large number of men and boys demo ished the two toll gates amid the cheers of the crowd which had assembled Ihe posts of both gates were pulled up

and thrown into the sea, while a bonfire was made of the gates and a quantity of Timber lying on the roadside. On Thursday one of the gates was re-erected and the same night it was cut down, and the umber burnt. The timber for the second gate was on the ground, and this «aa thrown into the harbor. Informations

have been laid against several persons. A public mealing at the Hull condemned the gatetj and called on their members on the County Council lo resign. '

New Electoral Distbicts.—The Wanganui Herald is informed on the best authority possible that tho Boundary Commissioners have finished the North Island districts, and will have completed their work in a fortnight from this date.

Acclimatisation Societt. Members of the Gternldine County Acclimatisation Society are reminded that the adjourned annual meeting will take place this evening in the Crown Hotel. Temuka, at half past seven o'clock. Tt is to be hoped that rnambars will show the interest thr.y take in the affurs of the Society by attending in force.

AO-CTIGNS.—Oa Mondav morning nest, Mr W. S. Maslin holds "a large sal* of unredeemed pledges, consisting of jewellpry, saddles, galvanic batteries, &c. On Wednesday Messrs J. Munde'l and Co. and Messrs ET. B. Webster and Co. will offer large quantities of stock at their usual fortnightly sale. The former will also offer the privileges connected with the forth soming race meeting of the Geraldine Racing Club. Trotting Meeting.—The TirmruTrotting Club hold their Autumn Meeting on tha South Canterbury Amateur Athlete Club's ground, Timaru, on Thursday next. Among the entries, which are numerous, are some from Christchurch, Oam«ru, Duotroon, and Milton, which should make the races all the more interpsting. Special railway fares will be availably, and country visitors will bnve a rather uousui! privilege, as horse? and vehicles will be admitted free to the ground. The meeting promises to be very enjoyable and successful.

Alleged Forgery and Uttering.— At the U.M. Court, Timaru, on Thursday, Jameß Sanderson was charged with four offences of forgery and uttering of cheques. All were drawn on the Bank of New Zealand and signed " A. K. Harrison " and were of the amounts .ind uttered to the persons named : March Bth, £2, W. F. Brown, Ship hot-1 ; March Bth, £5 4s. also £3, to P. Bertie, Club tofc«l ; March 10th, £3 to C. Green, Queen's hotel. Mr Hay appeared for accused. A remand until Friday was granted, bail being allowed, accused in £2OO, and two sureties of £IOO each.

Personal.—At the last meeting of the University Council, Dunedin, the appointments for the session to two law lectureships were dealt with. It wds unanimously resolved that Mr W. A. Stout, 8.A., L.L.8., be elected to the office of lecturer on the law of property, and Mr A. R. Barclay. 8.A., L.L.8., as lecturwr on constitutional law. It is almost unnecessary to mention that Mr Birclay here mentioned to is a eon of the Rev. Geo. Barclay, (if Geraldine, and it gives us much pleasure to note his success.—We understand that the Rev. Geo. Barclay leaves Geraldine next week for Dunedin, where he intends to stay for a time. Limelight Exhibition.—The tie v. A. Thompson, of Fatea, has kindly consented to give one of these popular exhibitions in aid of the funds of the Geraldina Literary Institute at the Oddfellows' Hal*, Geraldine, on Tuesday eveniog next. Mr Thompson Las a magnificent collection of views, nnmberiog over 300, including some graDd series of Irish views, Burns' Cottar's Saturday night, views of Egypt, Palestine, the New Hebrides, etc. Mr Thompson has frequently given exhibitions of his pictures in aid of public institutions, and his collection is highly spoken of. rlis kindness in this instance is very much appreciated by the institute committee. The price of admission is fixed at the popular shilling, children half price. There will doubtless be a crowded house.

St. Patrick's Day at Geraldine It ia alraoet unnecessary to agaio diaw ihe attentioo of our readers to the annual athletic sports meeting oa Monday next, under the auspices of the Geraldine S\ Patrick's Day Sports Association. Ail the events should be well competed for, and additional incentives to runners, in i he form of two handsome cups, presented by the Australian Mutual Provident Insurance Company and Messrs Wood, Shand, and Co. are advertised this morning. The sportß take place in the Domain, and commence at 11 o'clock. In the evening a grand concert will be held in the Volunteer Drillehed, the programme of which will be found iu another column. It includes a number of Ireland's most popular songs, which will be sung by some of our moat taiented amateurs, and ought to ensure a crowded hall. Shouid the weather prove fine on Mondny there should be one of the largest gatherings ever seen in Geraldine. A Schoolmaster Justified.—The District Court at Hawera has beeo engaged with au extraordinary case. The master of the Aheureba school was sued for £IOO damages for wrongfully beating and expelling a scholar, He pleaded justification, in that the boy had been guilty of aro.ssly immoral conduct in word and deedlo one of the female pupils during the dinner hour. The plaintiff rejoiued that the wrong boy had been fixed upon. Four or five boys swore that the wrong boy had been punished ; the girls and one boy were equally positive that the right, boy had been puniahod. The committee hail held an inquiry, and had found that the boy was rightly whipped, but improperly expelled, and reinstated him in the school. After two days' investigation the jury found that the boy had been guilty c£ immoral conduct, in word and deed, and

that the mnster was justified in his notion A verdict was entered for the defendant. Temuka Football Club.—The annual meeting of the Temuka Football Club wi« held in the Wallingford Hotel on Thursday evening. About fifteen members were present, and the chair was orcjpied by Mr W. Dyson. After routine and eouia discussion it was decided to postpone the adoption of tha balance sheet until the 27th March. The following officers were elected:— Pre>i«W Mr J. T. M.HB y hu r .t,V Ice .p reß i Dr Hayes, Dr Blnnden, Messrs R. Cutten Dignan, M. Quinn, A. M. Clark' J Talbot, and W. Ackroyd ; Capt,io! W. Fitzgerald ; Vice-Captain, E Can '•

Secretary aod Treasurer, W Storey • Committee, T. Gaffaney, J Fiod'aY S" La ! ?' McLeod ' flnd E. Smith! It was decided to have only one delegate to represent the club on the South Canterbury itugby Union, and Mr J. W Velvin was appointed. It was »'«<, decided to open the season with a scratch match on Saturday, March 22ud. Nine new members were elected. A hearty vote of

thanks was passed to the retiring secretary, Mr. J. W. Velvio, and a similar vote to the chairmau terminated the meeting.

Saving a Finger.—One of the officers of the ship Canterbu.y had a forefinger cut clean off by the freezing machinery, xhe Nap.or Telegraph states that ha rolled up the mangM member in a piece of ~+ brown paper and visited Dr Maeleod, who fixed the_ rlt ce of the digit on the stump! The heuling process has gone on well, end the doctor anticipates a successful grnfting Hoaxed. -According to a DuneSfa paper rather a cruel hoax was perpetrated upon the jurors in the pot-plant'class in the flower show held at the Exhibition Pomeone placed one of Madame Peeze's artificial plants among the real plants to be judged. The jury promptly Larded it hrst prize, but could find neither name nor number on the pot, and were naturaHy somewhat staggered when they were to d how they had been "had " Sunday Wo RK ._Tbe police at Oam.ru have secured two convictions fl g7i n ™ persons carrymg on their usual occupations on Sunday. A lad named HalkeV™ prosecuted for taking blood from a slaughterhouse at Maheno and olaem* £ L n H BPa ?t OCk - , Mr Stratford heldTaf had not been shown that the lad 8 work whs necessary, aud he ioflicted a fire of 1« an costs. The other c.ee waß hat 0 John loung who wae fined in a similar sum for nsh.ng i„ ,» e Kak f .JJ within view of the public road Death of a Horse. Mr B JF, Cochran« had a horse strangled on T.'ursdav evening last whil- he w,s takig part m She H.lron concert. Mr Gchrane crovoov.r to H.lton during the afernoon, and he horse was -led up in Mr ie.ttie's stable. It stood quietly d ur i l)g & after . noon, and up t e about nfne o'clock 7 . " ,l n &\ At tho cnc'osion of ihe concert, about H o Vock however, when Mr Cochrane wen to nut it into the trap, it wafi found < £ ; hung back on us ropßf flnd) get ti Dg j lß head behind the post dividing the stV had been strange! The horse Ind a trick refused ±,20 for the annua 1 Victoria's Prospects. 1- n Zealand official, writing to a frbrj at Invercargil , g.ves a very g | Oo my roonnt of Tictorn's prospects. Be aaya, « Me l. bourne is a terrible place to .\\, e m a place of show and blow and front, of filth, pestilence, «„«! eethinff corruption. Physically, morally, „tK com. merci.lly, the colony bids fair' to di o lace ' lV\\? e a Z ''\ la r Dd '' n T any c,aim t 0 th; "tie of The Great Loan Land,' and ere long she will follow suit in the matter of depresaioß, only it will be intensified terfold. Work in the manufacturing Ji ße j 8 intensely slack, but many will hang; on and keep working in the hope of thnea reviving. They will hold on fIS long „ they can, and then the sacking haida will follow, and laboring classes will bmn to suffer They do not feel it much as yk becaueof the hopefulness of errploytra which deter them from reducing haals before stocks increase beyond reasonable bounds. lam told that some of them ar* full up of manufactured staff, and mutf shorten hands."

Tho verdict of all who have wed'the ™;v m^ brai \ d .? akin ß Po *der is that it makes light, autntious, ani digeative bread cakes, pastry, otc. A. the ingredient,, are of the finest qualities, and no injurious element being used m the preparation, bread, etc. made with this powder will keep fresh and moi.t longer than with.any other powder. 4sk for Anderson's "Jnmbo" brand Baking powder.—HAdvt. 11.