LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2038, 26 April 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

W ksletan Church, Temuka. —The Hey. “• S. Bunn will conduct the morning and evening services in the above church tomorrow. The reTi gentleman will also preach at Waitohi in the afternoon. School Committee Elections. —The annual meeting of householders in the various school districts for the purpose of electing school eommitto°S for the en--BU'Dg year wilt take place at the schoolhouse district. At Geraldine the meeting will be held at the Volunteer Hall) at Seadown at Mrs Hornbrook’s house, and at Arundel at Mr A. W. Campbell's house. Householders should remember that the meetings commence at 7 o’clock. Hoad Board Elections. —Ratepayers in (bo Temuka rood district are reminded that candidates t 0 fill !l ie vacancies on (he Temuka Road Board caused by the retirement, in rotation, of Messrs 0. Bisset ans W. G. Aspinall must be nominated wilh the returning officer, Mr vV, Wills, before ■ noon to-day. Both candidates are eligible for re-election.—Candidates for the vacant seat on the Geraldine Rond Board, caused by Mi W. U. Slack’s retirement, must also be nominated before noon to-dav with Mr W. Shiers. *

Hbnby Gboeok.— lt is stated that a Wellington gentleman has cabled an offer to Henry George to lecture in the four large cities. Deaths fbom Drink,—la two out of the three oases of sudden death at Danevirk the verdicts wore “ That death was accelerated by excessive drinking in the third case heart disease was the cause. T ootball. —Members of the Temnka Footbi'l Club are requested to attend practice oo the Park ground at 3 o’clock sharp to-day. In view of the match with Waihi on the 3rd May and Cambridge (Christchurch) on the 24th a full muster is requested. Town Boaro Electon.— -On Thursday last a poll was taken with regard to the election of a member of the Temuka Town Board. The candidates were Messrs A. R. Allan and J. Brown, and Mr Allan was elected. The official notification by tho Returning Officer, Mr W, Wills, appears in our advertising columns. Important Clearing Sale. A ttention is directed to the important unreserved sale of live and dead farm stock, land, household fnrniture, etc., advertised by Messrs J, Mundeli and Go,, in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, on account of Mr J. M, Greenaway. The sale takes place on Friday next. lea ani> Gift Auction at Winchester. —A tea meeting, followed by a gift auction, wsa held in the new Church of England schoolroom at Winchester last night. The favorable weather and the various attractions offered ensured a good attendance, and the proceedings were very successful A full report will appear in our next issue.

Sib Jtriitra Voshl. —Mr Samuel, M.H.R , gtateg that hi# decision not to seek re-election i» from purely perional oon#ideraliong, and has nothing whatever to do with Sir Julius Vogel's rumored return to the colony. He further adds that he has letters regularly every mail from Sir Julius, who hen never in any way intimated that he intends returning to New Zsaland for the purpoie of engaging in politics. This is sad news for the Conservatives. They will not have the Vogel bogey to frighten people with now. Minis# in Otaqo.— The return of the Waipapa Creek Company last week was 80oz. of amalgam. A trial crushing of 18 tons of quartz from Cunningham’s claim, Barewood yielded 89oz. amalgam. The reef is about five feet in width and there are three distinct lodes which have the appearance of uniting. The claim is within half a mile of the Taieri river and quite close to the Otago oentral railway. A representadvelof an E aglish syndicate is in negotiation for a claim. There are 13 other claims on the line of the reef, which has traced for over four miles.

Over, Zealots. —The northern papers are catling attention to the manner in which Sir William Fox conducts the business when ho aits on the bench at Auckland. Bach person charged with drunkenness is subjected to a of questions, principally intended to “discover the hotel nt which drink was nbtained. Sir William alao appears (o inflict the full penalty allowed, and no first offender seems to escape under a fine of £1 or 48 hours’ imprisonment, a second offender being fined £3, or, in default seven days. ’

Visit of Bishop Julius to Tbmuka At h meeting of the vestry of St. Saviour’s Church, held on Thursday evening the Incumbent intimated th*t he had, abo'at three weeks ago, written (o the adminiaIrafor of the diocese asking for an early viait of the new bishop, and it was nnanimously decided that a public welcome be accorded to him on the occasion of hio visit, and that the ladies of the parish be invited to attend a special meeting of the vestry to be held at an early date to make the necessary arrangements. It is hoped that the bishop will be down about the beginning of June.

Discovery of Stolen Property. borne long lost property was recently discovered at the Temuka Hotel by Miss Fenton. Win.e cleaning a chimney she came upon a leathern wallet containing masonic regalia, a medal, and documents. The wallet was branded J. IJ. Ollivier Mies Fenton handed the wallet and con’ tents (o Mr McGuire, the new landlord, who informed the police of the circumstance. Constable Morton then recalled a robbery that took place m the hotel some eight or nine years ago when Mr Ollivier was licensee. J no thief was promptly brought to justice and duly p*id the penalty of'his misdeeds bu only a portion of ihe property ato.en was accounted for until this recent discovery Mr McGuire not being able to ascertain Mr Olhvier’a present address has placed himself in communication with that genllotnan a father with the view to the restoration of the property. This is the second occasion upon which property stolen from hotels in Temaka has been discovered under singular circumstances. In a former instance jewellery stolen nearly 20 years before w.s found in some flax in Vino Street.

The Barque Emilie. —An inquiry was commenced last Wednesday at Invercargill into the circumsiences of the wreck of the barque Emilie, George Green, one of 'he survivors, deposed that the day after saiL l "£ tb » vessel was struck by a squall ft very effort was made but she went on her broadside, and the boats broke adrift When she heeled over, the cabin and forward deck houses fell out, the fore and mam masts went by the board, and the nuzzan-topmast broke off. The vesse' then righted herself, but before this the captain and seven men wore frowned, bhe had been pumped out every two hours from the Bluff. Everything about her was old and rotten, bolts tolling out, and nggiog much worn. The only new evidence was that the first portion of the timber cargo was improperly stowed by being placed against the ship’s skin instead of being fended off by dunn«g° Resuming on Thursday Mr Rawson R M ‘ gave the decision of the NauticarOonrt’ There was ho evidence to show a sufficient causa for the sudden waterlogging of the vessel, except that of a stevedore engaged m stowing the limber, after about a quarter of the cargo had been stowed by the ship’s company. This witness alleged that the first portion of the stowing was improperly done, as the ends of timber were allowed to rest on the skin at either end of the vessel, and also on the sides which would put undue strain upon those parts by the weight of the cargo above. Believing this evidence, the court was of opinion that the vessel, being moderately old, yet nevertheless otherwise seaworthy, was probably burst open owing to the lower pait of the timber being improperly sloyyed, The vessel \vas loaded with heavy pieces of sajyn timber, up to ten by ten inches square, of various lengths. { Captain Greig concurred. order was I made as to costs. i

Gold.— The quantity and value of gold entered for duty for exportation from New Zealand for the quarter ended March 31st was : Auckland—97o6oze, value £37,533 • Marlborough—374ooz3, value £14,953 • Nelson— 13260zj., value £4963 ; West Coast—--22,3960z5., value £89,569; 0tag0—21.7723Z8. value £87,488 ; total— sß,94ojzi, value! £234,502, For the corresponding quarter in 1889 there were 60,3910zr, value £239,877. Local Bodies. —A Conference of representatives of Canterbury County Councils and Hospital and Charitable Aid Botards has been held in Christchurch and resolved;—“That clause 248 of the Counties Act beal'ered so as to take the power from the Governor to c impel any Council to repair any road, bridge, or ferry and in lieu thereof to allow .County 1 Councils to say wether these roads, etc., be maintained or not. their decision to be final.” “ That further addition be made to section 248, to class all bridges into first and second class ; all first class to be maintained by the County Councils, and all others to be kept up or not as the Councils may decide.” “ That roads running along boundaries between two counties, although such road is in one county, be declared boundary roads within the meaning of the Act.” Resolutions were also passed condemning the proposed Hospitals and Charitable Aid Bill, and expressing the opinion l.ha Hospitals and Charitable Aid Boards sboald be elected by the contributing local bodies.

The Primacy. —The long dispute over the Primacy question has been settled, A special meeting of the General Synod has been held in Wellington, at which Bishop Suter made a long speech reviewing his own actioo. Bishop Suter (of Nelson), B shop Hadfield (of Wellington), and Bishoo Siewart (of Waipa) were nominated for the office of Primate. The voting resulted as follows Por Bishop Hadfield there voted 3 bishops, 11 of the clergy, and 10 of the laity; for Bishop Suter, 1 bishop, 4 of the clergy, and 8 of the laity ; for Bisnop Stewart, 1 lay member. Bishop Hod field, of Wellington, was, therefore, declared elected, and the Bishop of, Nelson made a speech congratulating him. He was glad to say that though great effotts were made to create disunion in the Church they had been unsuccessful. A vote of thanks to Bishop Suter was passed. A Bill for the validation of the election of Archdeacon Julius l to the Bishopric of Christchurch was passed.

Opening of the Costley Home.—The Costley Home for the aged poor situated at One Tree Hill, Epsom, Auckland, was formerly' opened on Wednesday by His Excellency the Earl of Onslow, in the presence of a large gathering of the citizens of .Auckland and residents of the surrounding districts. The Countess of Ouslow accompanied his Excellency. 'The Governor delivered au address, in which he spoke in the highest terms of the philanthropy and generosity of the late Mr Edward Costley, by whose munificence the boms had been built. He said : “ 1 confess that I agree with a writer in the morning paper a few days ago, and that as a stranger I am struck by the absence of a prominent memorial to the noble acts of Mr Edward Costley, It is true that everyone entering the public library (and no one visiting yolir city is likely to fail to enter and admire that remarkably interesting and valuable collection) will see a tablet recording the services of Mr Edward Costley to the library, and it is equally true that this home, the nurses’ home, and the new school in connection with Kol.imarama will be silent monuments to hia deeds, but one cannot help feeling that such an action as his ought to ba brought prominently before every citizen as he goes to and from bis place of Business, and be an example to every child as he goes to and from his morning school some memorial which shall say to every man, <( Go thou and do likewise.” Brief addresses were given by the Mayor of Auckland, Mr Upton, and by several clergymen. The Home is a tine brick structure, which will accommodate 240 inmates. It cost about £7OOO. ; Jk 0 verdict of all who have used 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, broad, etc. made with this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with an j other powder. A.sk for Anderson’s “ Jumbo ” brand Baking powder.—PAovt. 1.1

SYNOPSIS OF ADYERTISEMENT3

Wesleyan Church, Temuka-Services for to-morrow. W, Wills, Returning Officer—Result of J emuka Town Board election. Temuka Quadrille Assembly—Monthly ball on Thursday evening next. W, Shiers, Returning 0 Officer—Result ot Caraldme Road Boad election . S * ( ’v ßoard , of Education-Annual meetS° f householclers on Monday evening Geraldine County Council - County Council Roll now open for inspectionimportant notice re dog registration, W. Collins and Co., Auctioneers, Timaru—Notice re Corn Exchange held afternoon AUCtl ° n R ° oma every Slt «rday J- Mnndell and Co.-Publish particulars regarding extensive clearing sale on account of Mr J. M. Greenaway, Bulmer on bnday next; also lines of sheep to be submitted at Geraldine on accountj of Bon. L. Walker, on 7th May.