The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2029, 5 April 1890, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 1890. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Weslbtan Cannon, Tbmuia.—The Rev, R. S. Bunn will conduct the morning and evening services in the above church tomorrow. Presentation. Detective Neil, who has lately been removed from limaru to Port Chalmers, was presented with a purse of sovereigns on Wednesday evening by residents of tha first-named place. Art.— Mr F. Burchell intendo to commence teaching oil and water color painting, and pencil drawing, in Terauka on Saturday afternoons, Mr A. Montgomery will supply any particulars wanted. Bishop v. Ackrotd.— The arguments on legal points in the above case were beard in Chambers at Christchurch on Wednesday and Thursday last, before Judge Ward. His Honor reserved his decision. Horse Taming. Professor Hickson will give an exhibition of horse taming at Temuka on Wednesday evening. The professor has been exhibiting his prowess wdh great success in the principal townships of the colony, Town Boarb Election. Mr K. F. Gray having resigned his seat on’(he Temuka Town Board, an election will be held to fill the vacancy. Candidates must be nominated with Mr Wills at or before noon on the 14th April, and a poll, if necessary, will be taken on the 24th. ' Accident. —An accident happened to Mr Smallridge on Friday evening chat might might have resulted seriously. He was riding across some vacant sections to his home, when his horse shied violently at a plough was lying upon one of them and threw him. He was somewhat shaken, but no bones were broken CotJRSINQ. The Exhibition Coursing meeting commenced at Dunedin on Tuesday and concluded on Wednesday. The St Leger was won by Mr M’Grath’s blk d Sllvermme, with Mr Taylor’s blk w b Her Ladyship second. The Exhibition Cup was won by Mr H. Owen’s r w d bans Mariner, with Mr W. Gardiner’s fw b Flora runner up. The Consolation was won bp Mr W. Harper’s wfd The Bantam, with Mr Alexander’s wf d ivanhoe runner-up. Palmistry, Mrs J. H. Hickton, a S P rof ®T r of P al “>stry, and whose Ju hat , acienco baa been acknowledged by a large number of people, is now on a visit to Temuka, and may be consulted at the Wallingford Hotel, Mrs Hickton is the authoress of a pamphlet on palmistry, and her method of dealing with the subject shows that with her it is not mere guess work, Mrs Hickton has visited various parts of ihe colony, and was at the Dunedin Exhibition for some time, and her skill is very highly spoken of.

A New Horror to .Existence. —Mr Misao baa added a new horror to existence, He attaches an instantaneous photographic camera to his phonograph, plants his two lethal instruments right in front of an orator, and sets them to work. The phonograph records every syllable that falls from his lips, every “ hem ” and “er ” and mispronunciation, while the lightning camera simultaneously photo.graphs eight or twenty times every second the movement of the speaker. Then the photographs are projected by a magiclantern the size of life, the phonograph is sat going, and the oration can be redelivered ad infinitum. As the magiclautern can magnify a picture to any sige we shall some day see a twenty-foot orator fitted with a speaking trumpet orating to 100,000 persons in Hyde Park.

Meeting at Geraldine.—A meeting of members ami adherents of the Presbyterian Church, Geraldine, will be held in Messrs J. Mnndell and Co.’s auction rooms on Monday evening, at 7 o’clock, to consider the recent action r* tho election of a pastor.

Excursionists.—Both the midnight special trains from the north and south were crowded with pleasure seekers. If anything, there appeared to bo more bound for the south, the train on i(a arrival at Temuka consisting of ten densely packed cars. The trains arrived and were despatched punctually to advertised time.

Expected Surplus, A Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times telegraphs :—I staled last night that hopes were still entertained that the surplus would be from £BO,OOO to £IOO,OOO. From somewhat fuller information available to-day, I am convinced that the surplus will be quite £IOO,OOO, and perhaps a little more. The Irish Evicted Tenants Fund.— The Dillon reception committee at Christchurch has received a letter from Dr Kenny, treasurer of the Irish Evicted Tenants’ Fund, warmly thanking the Cauterbu y people for their liberal contributions, and stating that £29,236 had been received up to February Bth from Australia and New Zealand, £2,840 being from the latter.

The Volunteers.—The following circular has been issued by the Defence Department :—“ Officers commanding districts will be good enough to notify officers commanding corps that as it is probable the reorganisation of the "Volunteer force will be proposed, it is inadvisable for corps to enter into any engagement or liabilities in connection with the purchase of uniforms, etc., until further informed on the matter.”

Infcenza. —lnfluenza is still raging at Wellington. At one bank scarcely any business could be dons for a time, most of the employes being absent. Batger and King, two well-known athletes, were to have attempted some record breaking on Wednesday, but when the time came both were in bed. One of the three Ministers there fell a victim to it, and a number of Government and Supreme Court officials were attacked.

Social Gathering at Hilton. —On Saturday evening last Mr and Mrs Home, who have recently taken the Hilton Hotel, gave a supper to celebrate the occasion, about 40 persons being present. A splendid spread was provided. After supper a dance was held, and some first-rate songs were given by Messrs Meredith, R. Smith, and Coleman, Mrs Connelly, and Mr and Mrs Home. All present appeared to thoroughly enjoy themseives, and wished Mr and Mrs Home every success in their new venture.

The Isle of Monte Christo.— Monte Christo island, in the Mediterranean, rendered famous by the romance of the elder Dumas, has, it is said, been purchased by a Florentine millionaire, the Marquess Carlo Guigonui, who intends to build a magnificent chateau in the finest part of the place. The Marquess will furthermore erect a villa in the island, as an annexe to his chateau, while in the most sequestered spot ha will raise a hermitage to which he can retire at bis pleasure from all worldly turmoil. He has also, we are told, giyen orders for the construction of a splendid yacht, which is to take him across the sea to his rocky retreat.

Jonathan Roberts’s Reported Capture. —The Lyttelton correspondent of the Lyttelton Times tells what he says he is assured is the true story, of Jonathan Roberta’s reported capture. He states that a boy named Button recognised Roberts in a dancing saloon in Sydney, and wrote and told a friend in New Zealand, who informed the police. The Sydney police were communicated with and the suspected man arrested. Ho stoutly denied bein<* Roberts, said bis name was Newman, tha'c he had been in the Lyttelton Artillery, and could be identified by Captain Rose, The Sydney police had a photograph of Roberts, but it was taken ten years ago and did not resemble the man arrested. He was shortly released and the Lyttelton police informed. On enquiring of Captains Rose and Mclntyre, of the Lyttelton Volunteers, it was found that no one named Newman had belonged to their corps. It is believed in Lyttelton that the man arrested was Roberts.

Astounding Ignorance.— One of the young lions of the Daily Telegraph has been, figuratively, “ putting his foot in it. It would not be easy to make a more lamentable exhibilion of ignorance than is contained in the fo'lowing lines “ Australia is a large island, or continent, with central deserts and a colonised coast. There are no transcontinental railways, as in America ; every delegate who joined in the Federation Conference came by sea in a coasting steamer. This characteristic of the new land makes common naval defence absolutely essential to safety. Were a foreign foe to attack South Australia, it would be, necessary for New South Wales and Victoria, the nearest colonies, to sand assistance by sea. Short cuts by land across the waste expanse may be eventually developed, but at present the new nation will be, in fact, a fringe of States along tha coast of a vast expanse of central uninhabited territory. 1 ’

A Cure for Bloatin«.— Nearly all sick animals become so by improper eating in the first place. Iq nine cases out of ten the digestion is wrong. Charcoal is the most efficient and rapid correc'ive. It will cure in a majority of cases if properly admioistered. An example of its use The hired man came iu with the intelligence that one of the finest cows was sick ; and a kind neighbor ordered the usual drugs and poisons. The owner, being ill, and unable to examine the cow concluded that the trouble came from overeating, and ordered a teacupful of pulvensad charcoal given in water. It was mixed placed in a junk bottle, the head held upward, and the water with us charcoal poured downward. In nve minutes the improvement was visible • and. m a few hours the animal was in the pasture quietly eating grass. Another instance of equal success occurred with a young heifer, which became badly bloated by eating g ree n apples after a hafd wind d The b oat was so severe that the sides were almost as hard as a barrel. The old remedy, saleratus, was tried for the purpose of correcting the acidity, But the attempt to put it down always caused coughing, and did littla good. Half a teacupful of powdered charcoal was next given. In six hours all appearahco of the bloat was gone, aud the boast was well.

Death on the Staoe.— Death on the stage is no rare occurrence. Betterton broke down after performing Melanctius in ‘ The Maid’s Tragedy,’ and never rallied after the fall of the curtain ; Peg Woffington tottered to the stage door, crying ‘Oh God ! God,’ after speaking Rosalind’s epilogue, and never returned again. Foote was seized with paralysis on the stage ; and Miss Marie Lindley died at Bath while singing 1 I know that my Redeemer liveth ” and as to Edmund Kean, who does know that his strength failed him after hie great speech ‘ Othello’s occupation’s gone,’ and, sinking on hia son’s shoulder, he whispered ‘ I am dying, speak to them for me. Strangely enough, two celebrated French actors have recently been stricken with paralysis whilst on the stage. One was the comedian Milher, who can no longer the ‘ Train de Plaiser’ at the Palais Royal, being affected with paralysis of the throat ; the other, M. Jhristian, a great Parisian favorite, who whilst waiting at the prompt entrance to appear in a revue called ‘Paris Exposition,’ suddenly fell to the ground paralysed.

His Last Effort. —A story illustrating how the ruling instinct is strong in death is told in connection with the appointment of the Rev. Henry White to be chaplain of the House of Commons. While curate at the East End some years ago he was called upon one night to attend a dying man. In the room to which he was conducted he found that, though it was squalid, the c-ndlos were in massive candlestick*, while many articles of portable properly, strangely at variance with poverty, were strewn about. As he spoke some words of comfort he observed a gleam in the sick man’s eye, and following his glance saw that it rested on the slight gold watch chain that hung from the pocket of his waistcoat. Leaning over the man he prsyed for him, the wife sobbing bitterly. Where the amen should have come in he heard the death rattle in the mao’s throat, and moved away. Then he discovered that the dead man’s fingers were entwined in his watch chain, and as ha quickly started back the watch came out and fell on the bed. The man was a noted burglar and pickpocket, and even in the throes of death had been unable to resist the temptation unconsciously put in his way.

Bazaar an» Gifs Auction.—On Monday and Tuesday next the annual parish gathering in connection with St. Saviour’s Church, will take place, and as usual will assume the form of a bazaar and gift auction. The Ipdy members of the community have been industriously employed for soma time past, and have succeeded in getting together a very nice collection of goods, botli useful and ornamental, the former if a .ything preponderating. There will also be the customary side shows, which always prove attractive, and a refreshment stall, where substantial viands will be dispensed at moderate cost. Taken altogether the bazaar promises to be fully as successful as its predecessors. The Gift Auction will take place on Tuesday, when an opportunity will be afforded to householders of purchasing all sorts of useful produce given by farmers and others who appreciate this lime-honored custom of paying their dues to their church. The balance of goods unsold from the bazaar will also be disposed of, so that a busy time may be looked for. The bazaar will be open at S o’clock each da)’.

The verdict o£ all who have ujed the “Jumbo” brand Baking Powder is that it makes light, nutritious, ani digestive bread cakes, pastry, etc, As the ingredients are of the finest qualities, and no injurious element being used in the preparation, bread, etc. made with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder. Ask for Anderson’s “ Jumbo ” brand Baking powder.—PAdtt. 1.1 SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. John Murray, Manager Orari StationInvites tenders for grubbing gorse. Professor Hickton—Will give an exhibition of horse training at Temuka on Wednesday next. H. B. Webstar <fc Co.—Publish entries for their sale at Winchester Pair on Tuesday next. Temuka Town Board—Notice re election of member of board, vice Mr K. F. Gray resigned. W. Sweet, Nurseryman, Temuka—Will destroy all dogs found on his premises after this data. Mrs J. H. fliekton, Character Reading by Palmistry—May be nonsuited at the Wallingford Hotel. J. Mundell and Co.—Publish entries for Winchester Pair; sell 2000 merino ewes at Geraldine on 16th April. P. Burohell water color painting and pencil drawing in Temuka on Saturday afternoons.