LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2025, 27 March 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

CONYALEBCENT.—Vve arfl gltd to learn that Mr R. Tambnll, M.H.R. for Timara, ia so far recovered from his severe illness as to be able to attend chnrch last Sunday. The Exhibition. Up to Saturday night tlie attendance at the Exhibition was 502,988. Tho receipt* from adin'gsinns, licanse", and entertainments were £20,487, N.Z. Railwat Excursions. —la our advertising oolunina will be fonnd a n«U«* of considerable interest to any of our rsadefa contemplating a visit to Duocdin »r Cbristchurch durlag the next few weeks. A Mban Man. Hyam Hyams, of Wellicgton, who was mn'cted io £ls* damages for breach of promise at Nelson, Huh fi'ed a pe'ition ia bankruptcy. Tue creditors are Miss Charlotte Mills, £166 Zi; E. M. Jellicoe, £62 5* Bd, and Mrs Hyams, £7. Influenza.—Two cases having symptoms in common with the infl ienzt are reported jd Temuka. The medical officers have not as yet reported upon them, and it ia possible that the imiginatione of the suffdrera have a good deal to do with the ailment.

Lucky Chinamen —At Tinuru on Monday five Caiuami'i w >re prosecuted for playing p kipuh on Sunday afternoon. After hearing the evidence of tho arresting police, and too rernarkc of Mr Pony, the accused's counsel, the Bjnc'n rJi-oidsd thit the men wer<» on'y p'aying dominoep. There was no Bogl sh mon-y on the tabio. The cases were dianilfsad. An Evangelist at Auckland.—The Eyingelist, Henry Varley, arrived at Auckland on Tuosday evening from Sydney. A pub'ie meeting to forma'ly receive him was hold at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms. Mr Varley delivered an address in which he protes'ed against the denominiticual system of the Churches, an 3 pleaded Jor Christian uni'y. Wedbisq Presentation. —At the Wesleyan Church, Temuka, yesterday, the Rev. R. S. Bunn united in the bonds of matrimony Mr Edward S. Smith, of Temuka, well known in athletic circles, to Miss M. A. Hopkinson. This being the first celebration of a wedding in the new building tha happy pair were presented with a handsome Bible in which the trustees of tha church had inscribed their signatures.

Property Tax.—At Naseby on Taesd-iy Thomas Keensio, a butcher, was fiord £IOO, -£ll3 costs, and will hive to pay three times the amount of the property tax, for making a f*lse declaration. In his retarn he omitted to mention £3OOO to his credit at the b nk, and put down half the Dumber of sheep he ownad. Walter loder and R)bert Green were fined £5 for neglecting fc > furnish statements.

The .New Electoral Districts.—The rearrangement of the electoral districts has not given unqualified satisfaction. The eettlers sooth of the Ringiuta, between the railway line, the Orari, and the sea, claim they are excluded from representation in the district with waioh they have moßt in common. By no possible reaeoning can they be said to have a community of interests with Ashburtou, the district with which they are now allied] Tab Bank of New Zeal and.—A. special meeting of the shareholder of the Bank of New Zeahnd, held at Auokland on Monday, confirmed the resolutions of February 14'.h, amending the deed of settlement an required by the deoisioo to remove the head offioe to London. The business was purely formal, and there was no discussion. The President stated that Major George was oo his way to London ta oonf«r with the board there rt the transfer of the control froTa this aelony. necessary to remind our readers that ths Autumn Meeting of the Geraldine Racing Club takes place to-day and to-naoirow° The club have done all in their powar to make the meeting a success, and if the wsather proves favorable, some good sport and a pleasant outing should be enjoyed by those present. The attention of those intending to go by train is direoted to an advertisement which appears in another column.

Tub Shooting Season.—The Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society, in common with kindred societies of the Middle Island, is urgiog the Colonial Secrelary to have the shooting season open on the Ist April, instead of Isg May. It is agreed on all sides that unless this is done there will be indiscriminate poaching. The Lake Ellesmere farmers declare that they will euffar severe loss by the iaroids of ducko upon their pea crops if the opening of the seasoa is deferred.

Wesluyan Church, Temctka. _ On Sunday next harvest thanksgiving services will be held in this church, the R ay . R. S. Bunn, pastor of the church, officiating. 1c may be mentioned that the choir, under Mr Harrison, have been diligently practising the anthems for some time, and the musical portion of the services should be more than usually good. Contributions of fruit, flowers, and vegetables are-so-licited, and will be received at the vestry on Saturday, and the young ladies of thd congregation are invited to attend and aa3ist with the decorating of the church The Sweating Commission. fho Sweating Commission held its *W sitting at Auckland on Tuesday. Sergeant Gamble, inspector of factories, was ihe only witness examined. He said it was the custom of certain houses to take girh as apprentices to dressmaking without wflgas for a year, and at the end of that time to discharge them and take on others it was also a custom to utilize milliners as ?SL 69 rr\ a r ft6r a hoßrß ' and thua evade the A .r. Mr Spr.gge, the shorthand clerk, was seized with U p i ppa afc u ■itiing and had to be sent home Action for DAMACIES.-At" the Supreme Court at Oamara on Fridav fh-. »tb. rfft. BkU bT. H. Connef, tix ,! , £7OO damagas were claimed for all«. e ,d wrongful dismissal, on the ground of i-, temperate habits, was heard. His Honor in addressing the jury, said that defendant had no right to dismiss his air vant unless ho had acted so as to s,ff ec t business so that the agreement between them oonld not be carried out. The iurv had to consider whether it was incon patible with the relations between the two men that plaintiff should "nip" fn business purposes. They perhaps did no' expect an auction salesman to condiw himself i ? the ™ y aa ° a chaplain, for instance ; but ifc was f or them to decide how far plaintiff's conduot had affected defendant's business. Thev h d also to consider the probability of pi»inMff securing another engagement in » short t,me The jury after a short retirement, found tor plaintiff for £250; costs as per scale. e .1

Scratched. —Mr r. Twomey's Little Shamrock has been scratched for the Squatters and Flying Handicaps at the forthcoming, meet i D g of the Q era i dine Racing Ulub. AEaiYAL OV THE KaIKOURA. The arrived at Wellington at 7 15 m "V? l L T dliy - S ' ie left P'ymouth "on tho Bth February. & good deal of rough weather w*s experienced during the voyage. The Kaikouri brings 2000 tons ' f & D « al car g°. 590 tons of which are for Wallmgrion, tun rest for other port? Caution to Sportsmen. Mr W"q Aapinall, aeoretary to tha G«ildtn» ( ounty Acohmjtiaation Society, has re cetved the following reply to his telegram supporting the recommendation of the Canterbury Society (hat the shootins season open on April I,t instead of May I<u : * Colonial Secretary directs me to reply to telegram about shooting season if opaned for Native game on first April other game would be shot then as well Moreover, young ducks are not strong on the wing, and old ones out of condition until May. For these reasons he advised Governor to fix Ist May, and does not . fsel justified in now altering." In view of the above sportsman will do well not to allow their eagerness to outrun their discretion, for alth »ugh tie society were willing to arrange to opan Ihe season on the customary date, yet since it is definitely sauled f,»r a month later all off-mderß will be rigorously prosecuted. Temuka Floral and Hortioulto-kal Society.—A well-.trended meeting of the committee of tho ab .V - a> c e-y was held ou Tuesday night, Mr J.-b Brown in the chair Moved by Mr Cutte.i, eocoaded by Mr Clinch—" That tin resolution p.ssed at last meeting to hold .1 Frui' .ind ChrysmMifmum Show in M»y b, rescinded."- Carri-jl unanimeusly, Monday, May sth, was fixed as the data for ho'd'ng tho anna(l | geneiM | mgetin Movel by Mr Da :n, seconded by Mr Clir.ch—" That it b& a recommendation to the next coramitiee that it woull be to tho interest of the society to ho'd a spring show (exhibition only) on the Prince of Walea'H Birthday, Nov. 9th, „nd the summer show on or about January Bth and that tho Society should give a prizl for the best kept cottage garden, in addition to the one offered by the president " —Carried unanimously. The e»iairm»i, treasurer, and secretary were appointed

to draft the report for the annual ecnersl meeting, each report to bo read at tha next committee meeting i n April After the usual vote of thanks to the chairman for presiding the meeting closed GbRALDINB OOTOT* AcCLIMiTISiTIOK bociElY -A special meeting of the coudcil of the above society was he'd at the C-owa Hotel Temakn „ Tuesday ft f. ernooD . Iresent-Dr J. S. Hayes (h th, chair), and Messrs Qu.nn, Gutter,, Velvi,,, and W. G. Aspmail (hon. sec). After formal business twenty applications for the posttion of ranger were considered. These were drafted, and the secretary was authorised to make an appointment from those approved of. A circular received from the Colonial Secretary fki D g the date- of opening of the shooting season for the Ist May elicited some discussion It was resolved that the following telegram be forwarded to the Colonial SecretaryTne Geraldine County Acclimatisation bociety desire to fully endorse the recorameadation of the Canterbury Acclimatise tion Society as to opening of the shooting season on .st proximo, otherwise impossible to prevent poaching ; grea t dissatisfaction m district at proposed alteration. Ihe secretary was also instructed to ask Mr A. E. G. Rhodes, M.HR l?ZV h X "l*i 6 * ° f thoe reyed in the telegram. Mr A. Beck was i elected a member of tha society, and the meeting tsrminated.

A Petition. -Mr Jf. W . Badh whose residence at Boimar excludes him from having a voice fn the representative for the Geruldine electorate in a portion of which, to wit, Temuki, he has always felt a deep interest, ig j UB tlv ina.gnan- Ho consign, that the exc nsion of his residence from the Geraldine electorate is through the personal spice of the Government, iv| lo , through the mi a . representations of j d *! 0 u s aspirants for tne public positions <h>t he holds, have determined to prevent him from bavin* a voice at the various meetings at Temuka. He is determined, however, to vindicate his rights and to proohim his wrongs at t" ? °L f b ; 8 / oce - «« claims that wbon ho shouts l, e has a following | argQ enough to coerce the Government, if necewarj and although he ra ,y be suapended when his legal title to the position of hangmio is enquired iato, yet his r*rht to b« .tyleol one can impugn He i« f or signatures to • pefafon praying the Government to set ?B >d 8 all petty jealousies and give him a fa.r show. n. Ims obt ,i oe d, so he says the signatures of all the sane justices and behoves influence brou-Ut JJ bear mil be sufficient to reinstate him in fav or At all events bis brother not suffer on his account "uouia makes light, Mkes, pastry, etc. As the ingrefis are of uaing used m the proparafc on b-aad «f„ mado with thia powder wili keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder Ask for Anderson'g " Jumbo " hrlnT powder.-rADvi. 1.1 brßnd Bakm «