LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2059, 14 June 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gkraldine Racing Club. Members are reminded that the annual meet'ng will be held on Monday evening; next, at halfpast seyen o'clock. Fire.—-Gledhill'a Commercial Ho'el, Collingwood, Nelson, was burnt on Wednesday night. Insurance, £I2OO in the Norwich Union. Wbslbtam Chusch, Tbmuka.—The Key. R. S. Bunn will conduct the morning and evening services in the above church tomorrow, and will preach at Waitohi in the afternoon.

Poisoned Wheat.—Ratepayers in the Temuka Road District can now obtain poisoned wheat at the Road Board office, Is being charged for a 101 b bag. The grain in the present weather should be most effective.

A Goyernment Proposal. The Government have decided to propose in the House to make-no. offer to f he liquidators of the East Coast Settlement Corn pany for land required by it. The amonnt suggested will not be as large as was hoped in some quarters. Lecture at Tehujca. On Monday evening next the Rev. W. S. Potter, of Christchorch, will deliver a lecture in the Primitive Methodist Church on " Primitive Methodism." Admission will be free, but » collection will be ,nide on behalf of the Jubilee Church Loan ami Extension Fund/. : ,-■;;.. Immigration and Emigration.—The immigration and emigration returns for the colony for May a\,ov the arrivaln to have been 990, and the departures 1850, leaving a ba'aoce nrrainst the colony 860. Of the arrivals 834 wera adulta, and 156 children. The departures were 1629 adults aod 221 children.

Liability of a Dairy Company.—to the Supreme Court, Dunedin, in the case Miss Bessie Hume v. Taieri Milk Company and others, the : jury found for plaintiff for £l2O. The plaintiff was thrown out of a trap, and severely injured, by a horse sh<j was driving shying at sorH6 milk cans left by the roadside.

Sporting.—-The Canterbury Jockey Club have arrangpd their programme for next season. The added money is increaed from £7025 to £7635. Tho Great Autumn Handicap is raised from £3OO to£soo, and several races have been re-arranged. The club will shoitly provide for a race, value £2OO, to be run ut the Autumn Meeting, 1892, over 6 furlongs, and under somewhat similar conditions to the present Challenge Stake*.

Bank Robbery in Blenheim.—Two men attempted to rob the Colonial Bank. Mr Howard, the accountant, on entering a few minutes after eleven was attacked in the dark by two men, who had go' in at a back window. He resisted and cried vigorously for help, and the men fle-1. Nothiog had been touched, and there is no trace of the burglars. The police were immediately on tt.e spo k .

RlNKljja.— On last Thursday evening the skating rink was opened in Temuka in the Volunteer Drillshed by Mr J. C. Lyon. The night selected, however, was, unfortunately, one on which there were several othar attractions, and besides there have_ been so many things on this week that it could not bo expected the attendance would be large. Still a good number put in an appearance and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The rink will be opened again this evening when we hope to see a large attendance. Land for a Settlement Wanted.— At Pleasant Point on Wednesday evening last a pub'ic meeting was held to discuss a proposal for acquiring a blook of land near the township for the purpose of forming a village settlement. Colonel Eichbaum was voted to the chair. No Government jand being availabla in the locality, after a discussion it was reaolved to irake enquiries from private owners regirding terms, and a committee consiating of Messrs K»y, Goldstone, Lund, Smith, and J. O'Neil, was appointed for this purpose. Colonel Eichbaum kindly offered to act as secretary. Fourteen gave their names in as desirous of taking up sections.

Primitive Methodis? Chtjrch, Geraldine.—At this church on Monday evening list the chsir rendered the service of song, " Wid.)w Winpenny'a Watchword." The church was well filled, and the service was a very enjoyable one. Mr J. M. Sutherland occupied the chair, the Rev, G. Clement presiding at the harmonium, and Mr A, Sharratt, choirmaster, wielding the leader's baton. Tha connective readings were given very effectively by Mrs E. Logan. At the conclusion of the musical programme a coffee supper, provided by the ladies of the church, was dond ample juafcice to, and a very pleasant half hour spent. The pronouncing of the Benediction by tfte Rey. Q. (Jlement closed the meeting. PresbyterianChorchSabbathSchool, Tempka. —On Thursday evening the tuaphers provided tea for the young people on the oopaaior, of thy distribution of prizes. There was a good attendance of pupils, teachers, and friends. The Rev. J. Dickson, assisted by Messrs Smith and Russell, handed the prizes to those who had won them, and spoke of the necessity of Christian worked in the Sabbath School consecrating themselves to their work and denying themselves for the sake of their Master and : their pupils, and influencing both by example and precept He hoped hoped the unjon between teachers and scholars and between Sah bath School and congregation would increase as time wept on, A vote of thanki to the providers of the entertainment, proposed by Mr Russell and seconded by Mr Gain, and passed by acclamation, brought a pleasant meeting to a close. Geraldine School Committee.—The usual monthly meeting of this committee was held on Wednesday evening last, 1 resent-Messrs R. H. Pearpoint (chairman). J. Williams, C. E. Sherratt, J. Rtordan A. White, J. W. P Te , and Ti a tS h ft *** deoided to ask the -Board of Education to proceed at once with the fencing and planting round the school. The question of erecting a porch at the back of the master's residence was discussed, and it was finally decided to do the work provided thg Board of Education paid half the cost. The visitors reported the attendance on the date of their visit to be 162, with 244 upon the roll. It was decided to get 500 notice forma printed, with whiph tp notify the parents of absentees re their attendanpe. The question as to tho beat method of celebrating the opening of the new school was discussed, and finally it was decided to allow the matter to remain in abeyance till next meeting, when it will be finally dealt with. After passing a small account for payment the meeting terminated.

Caledonian Society.—Tbore wag a Tory large attendance et last evenings'social gathering of the Temuka Caledonian Society. A report will appear id oar next issue. Fosthbing Peoddotiok.—ln the course of an address to his Carterton constituents on Tuesday night, Mr W. C. Buchanan said that the Government bad under consideration,the question of the appoiotment of officers whoee duties would be ti grade dairy produoe and hemp intended for export. Local Industry.—As evidence of the demand in Australia for New Zealandmade machinery, it may be noted that the s.s. Jubilee took fifty-four wool presses for Sydney from the works of Messrs Booth, Macdonald and Co. Lyttelton Times.

Embezzlement. —Charles Stewart Gordon, a youoe man of 24, was committed for trial in Christcburch on eix charges of larceny as a servant. He was clerk to M. Harris and Son, financial agents, at £9 a month. The alleged defalcations amount to £729, and extend from July last to the t ; me of the arrest. He hid b en gambling and drinking, and his employers, though warned of this, had not discovered hi* defalcations before.

Football.—A match between Timaru ami Waihi take? pUce in Tiremu to-day. The following .tre the teams:—Waihi: WMoore, Kalaugher, Hart (ciptain), W. btiwart, McLeoii, .Monison, Brinktnann, Wakely, Balsioo, Stewut (2;, Bell, A. Hurt, Shiillard, and H. F. Harte. Timaru : Backs—Lovegrove, Muciatish, Perry, Rhodes, Jameson, G. Jones ; forwards —Austin, Uassell, Charles LoCreo, Mitheson (2), Oxby, Stokes, White. Emergencies—T. Raymond, Drummond. Fiue.—List evening.just about 8.30,the Temuka fire-be 1 r-ng out an alarm, and immediately the whole town was astir. There was no difficulty in ascertaining the locality of the fire, which proved to be an old empty house on the vacant section between the house in which Mr Kidd, of tho Temuka Railway Station, lives aod the railway line. This is an old house belonging to Mr Hewlirigs, which was nnci used as a sawmill by Mr Trenarove. It has not been occupied for the last ten or fifteen years. There were neither doors nor windows to it, and there was neither fence nor garden attached to it. tt was completely uselehs, except as a refuge for homeless stragglers, who occasionally made it a resting place, and consequently the damage done ma} be regarded as nil. Very shortly after the alarm was given the fire brigade had their engine and reel on the spot, but there was no well anywhere near, and they had con--8 queatly to wind up their rati without eVHn getfciog a practice. Foitunately the wind in blew the right direction, as otherwise there would have been some difficulty in saving Mr Kidct's house, but as it was there was not the slightest danger. When the brigade found they could not get water they turned to with buckets, but the well at Mr Kidd'a was out of order. They next had to look round, and at last found a supply at the well at Mr John McGrath's house with which they were able to extinguish the embers. The origin of the fire is unknown so far, and it is useless to speculate upon it. It was, we believe, discovered by Master James Henry, who despatched a messenger on horsebaek to ring the bell.

SYNOPSIS OB" ADTBRTISEiIENTS

Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Serricea for to-morrow. Thoß. Hobsoo, Temuka—Wants a lad, to milk cows, etc. Geraldine Town Board— Invite tender* for the supply of shingle. Geraldine Racing Oiub—Hold annual meeting on Monday evening, H. B. Webster & Co.—Sell'sheep.cittle, etc., at Geraldine ou Wednesday. 0. H, Verity, Ellerslie b'arm, B.ltou Has 80 acres to let for crop of oate. A. M. Clark, Arowheuua—lnvite's tenders for brenking up | aD d at Albury J. Mundeil & Co.—Publish entries for Geraldine Stock Sale on Wednesday next Primitive Methodist Church, Terauka Lecture on Monday evening by Rev. W. S. Potter.

E. R. Guinness and A. E. Cox—Publish entries for Geraldine etock sale on Wednesday. Smithson, Raymond and Smith, Geraldine—Publish important notice re bccouolb owing to late firm of Buckley and Tince. J. J, Ellis, Orari— Wauls to sell 10 000 Oupresaus Macrocarpa and other forest trees, fruit of ad kinds, shrubs and ornamental trees, roses, Victoria rhubarb roots, etc.

J. Tangney, Bootmaker, Terauka—Announces that he has opened up a lar«e stock of boots and shoes, specially n:ade to his order, which he will sell at very reasonable prices for cash ; sewn and pegged boqtg made to older on the premises.