LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2042, 6 May 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuk4 LrcENaiNa Committee.—The annual meeting of the Temuka Licensing Committee, will be held on Friday, 6th June. Pbopbrtx Sale.—To-morrow Mr W S Maslin will sell 50 acies of cleared bush knd at Geraldine, on account of Mr R. Hammond TEMUK4 Eoad Boabd.—The monthly meeting of this Board takes place to-day, commencing at 11 a.m., ? nd the annual meeting of ratepayers takes pkee at noon. Geeaidinb Stock Sale.—The fortnightly sale of etock at Geraldine comes off tomorrow. Messrs J. Mundell and Co., Messrs H. B, Webster and Co., and Mr E. R Guinness, with Mr A. E. Cox, advertise numerous entries, and book further entries up to hour of sale.

Obabi Beidse School.—At the meeting of householders at Orari Bridge the following, were elected a committee :—G. Helem, W. Ashby, A. McLean, Alex. Macdonald, j'. Wharton, W. Gould, and W. Hew.on. The latter was afterwards elected chairman. Gebaldine Litebaex Society. Tne annual meeting of the Geruldine Literary and Debating Society will be held in thV Literary Institute to-morrow, at 7.30 p m when the Rev. T. A. Hamilton will deliver an address. A very enjoyable evening should be spent by those attending. Temuka Litebart Society.—The Temuka Literary Society open their second session this evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall with a social. Admission is to be by ticket only, and persons desirous of attending can obtain tickets from the secrttn-y, Mr W Cooper. The society is already strong, and the session ought to be a most successful one Road Boabd Election.—A poll to elect a member to fill the vacancy on the Geraldine Road Board, caused by Mr Slack's retirement, takes place to-morrow, the candidates being Messrs K. Bropby W &I Meore, and R ; Skinner. The polling places are tha Road Board Office, Geraldine, the Hilton schoolroom, and the Woodbury echoolroom, and tbey will be open from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Siflb Matoh.—On Saturday the third match between the Jemuka Rifles and tk° honorary members of the corps was commenced at the range. There wa ß some difficulty in obtaining a sufficient number to compete, and several will, in consequence, have to fire during the week. The shooting was fairly good, the honorary members having the advantage. The scores will be published when the matoh is completed. Canine Sagacity.—The following good story is from the Stock-keeper : let their bouse furnished, leaving in it a large dog. The tenant was an old lady who liked to sit in a particularly comfortable chair in the drawing-room, but as the dog was also fond of the ohair, she frequently found him in possession. Being rather afraid of the dog she did not dare to drive him out, and therefore used to go to the window and call "Cats '' The dog would then rush to the window and bark, and the lad v would take possession of the chair One day the dog entered the room and found the lady in possession of the chair. He ran to the window and barked excited y. The lady got up to see what was the matter, and the dog instantly seated himself in the chair. Pleasant Point Librae*.-The annual meeting of members was held in the school worn on Saturday evening, about thirty beioe present Mr Monaster occupied the chair 8 ihe committee's report and balance sheet showed a credit balance of 11,, as against a debit balance of £3 12s when the* tojk cffic* A hearty vote of thanks was pa'ssod to th? proprietor of theTsMTOAIBADim for havine supplied a free copy of his paper, and also to Mr .Rhodes for mpplying newspapßrs and magazines to the institute during the 3 ear Various suggestions were made for the benefit of the incoming committee. It was mentioned that several gentlemen were getting no sports on the Qaeea'a birthday, the proceeds to go the library funds. Mr Thompson received % votss of thanks for auditing tho books The ne<j committee were then elected by ballot as follows : -Messru P. Doseet, If Acton i McAlaster, T. B . Lyle, J.L. MoSs" w' 13 - Smich> At a oommittee meeting held imneliatdy afforsa-ds Mr McAlasier was elected chairman. Mr TWIp twiurer, and Mr Dossett secretary. The meeting thou terminated. "««*• *-**)

Presentation. _ A presentation was made to Mr K. F. Gray last evening he Crown Bo.el, Temuka, but owing to the lateness of the hour at which the proceedmgs wound up we are compelled to hold our report over until next issue. Mr Howell s bu ?ey with ,wo horses were neanng the township 0 f PI . BS ,nt P„ nfc the ?o°ok B fH U^ enly r d With ° Ul °PP-™ caS took fngh. and came bolting through the own.h.p at a great rate. The occupants J the buggy were Mrs How 6 ll , n d her baby and the dnver, Mr p. BroWn> Mr stuck to the reins manfully, and only f o the way he managed them a seheus accident mHs fc have occurred. Mrs Howell was obeyed a. Soon as the horses took fright to roll ZlbZ m * T aDd Pi*™ it in a position so that ha could drop it oV er if occasion demand it. She also assiffc ed the driver so well that the WbSLETAN ChWBCH Nbt|. Tk„ A Friday and Saturday * cak^d and other attractions will be held ;„ m! Volunteer Hall, Temuka ? n " 0 f eirouit fund of the Wesleyan Onurch. Lo\ the principal sources of pl easure should Zvl to be the concert on Wednesday evening for reference to the programme published fn another column will show that it compris s some unusually choiceand well selected ££■ The charge for admission is low and the obSt a worthy one, so that it is expected that there wi be a large attendance. Other attract will be found for thesucceeding evenings «d the management, confidently hope to raise a sum sufficient to place their church nearly if not quite, free of debt. Y ' Football-A fooiball match bstween team, representing Temuka and Waihi was played a Winchester last Saturday, play commencing at 3 30. The fir.t spell of the game was very f aßt and the baU travel «d pretty freely from one end of theVrouni t» he other until A. Shallard from I W g he Temuka twentyfive managed to Ever the line.no goal.resulting. In the „iZS spell both team, settled down more to tfi work, the Waihi men showin? ■J£ hei l " P-ing, and. the £* the second try to thaweditXa*ffil f k, ? fld i *?&** o*' 0 *' ' Aft « give and Kalaugher made several *ood ifSLJII ?* Storey. For the victor* the Shallard. ft) Stewarts (2), Bell,and MoLeodl and fc*si If the Temuka Olub intend to hold their own this .eason they will have to go in foVSJSJ of practice. The game was played in are J rough manner, and it i, to be hoped that S future matches a better spirit wilffi.howS Pabuambotaet Work.-I have been many things and served many functions in my time, says Mr Vincent Pyke, bit™ declare, thai parliamentary work',"a the ha dest work lever did in my life. What w.lh select commi'tees and parliamentary ei'tmgs it is difficult to obtain a mouthful of fieal. air f rom ten in the morning to any hour you pleose at night or next morning.- That is during session ; and a member r work does not end (bore, for during the recess he is continously at work for bis constituents. Letters and telegrams cost me a large sum every year, I but I only mention this to show the time occupied , 0 obtaining the information necessary to correspondents, which really takes up a very l arge proporlion of nnd K\i So „y ou . Be eitis" not all beer and .kittles with a parliamentary representative ; aDd I think more allowance should be made for the short- i comings of some of us-myself included—who are trying to do our best for our country and our people. Then, again, we are banished from our homes and hearth! n'th-v 8 * T' 0t Bomß,it six months in the year by mason of the geographical ** difficulty of New Zealand. In trahan colonies members can go home hI7 w ght ,f th6y P ' eaee J °«t no™ here. We are severed by sea and land rorn our homes, and abandoned to the tender mercies of landladies and hotelkeepers for a large space of ejch year. Hoiioway's Pnaa. - Indigestion and Liver OompUinta-The digestion cannot be long or seriously disordered without the derangement beirg perceptiable on the countenance. These Pill/ prev£nt unpleasant consequences; they improve for food, they augment the power, of digestion and assimilation in the stomach. Hoi o.ay's Pills deal moat satisfactorily wUh deranged or di.cea.cd condition of the many organs engaged in extract* nourishment for our bodies from, our various diet.-~a.the Inrer, stomach and bowels, over all of which they exercise the most salutary control Bv resorting at an early stage of thi. malady to these punfjing and laxifcivo Pill,, th a |dy.p.pi w is speedily restored to heakn and van£hes' gradually

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

no^McQaire,T Bra u ka Hotel-Licen.bg tendi'foTr^ 3 '"»»* G - R -* 8 Temuka Licensing Committee-Annual meeting on 6th June. annual J Mundell & Co.-Additional en-rHs for Geraldine Stock Sale. Geraldine Road Board-Invites tenders for culvert, earthwork, etc. G. J. Mason, Secretary T.R.V.-luvitea e *? tr \ f . or rentiD « bating rink. Mrs McGuire, Temuka Hotel-Offers rewatd for return of lost fo X torrier 1 rofessor DeLoree Shows universal panorama at Geraldine on Friday „eit. •ti. R. Guinness and A. E. Cox—Publish entries of stock for sale at Geraldine tomorrow. • », f' * ? ra y- Sells household furniture May 13 8 lmuka ° n next, Mrs P. O'Mara, Aro«i henna-Hw 4roomod house, with acre of ground, to let or tor sale. J. H. Baker, Commissioner Crown Lands—Advertises Crown lands open for sale or selection in Canterbury district J. Mundell & Co. and E. R. Guinnessbell valuable property on account of Mr J. M. Greenaway, at Geraldine tomorrow. Wesleyan Church, Temuka - R azi ar, Cake and Aproa Fair, and Concert, May «, J, and 10; programme of grand concert n R. bvine, Reluming Officer-Notifies that the Hon. J. Barton A. Acland and «*?* T. ew have been ele cted members of the Mount P<? c l Road Board. J. Ballantyne&Co., Drapers, Clothiers, etc etc., Victoria House, Timaru-braw attention to their great display of 350 pairs blankets of English, Scotch, and colonial makes, which they are saline very cheap ; knitting wools and ya ns invite inspection of dresses, mantles etc dressmaking a speciality. ' C *