LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2061, 19 June 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Skating Kink. Our readers are reminded that this rink will be open ag*io to-morrow under Mr Q. Kraus' minngeroent. Fistancul Statement. The idea of deliyering the Financial Statement on Fiiday evening has been abandoned. Unless something unexpected happens it will be given on Tuesday. Sw Robert Stout.-We learn that in a week or so Sir Robert Stout wi'l address avmee'ing in Oamnru in reply to Messrs Hislop and Richardson on t,hp land question. We hope he will not spare them. Social a<s So-piH Rangutata. A social will b« held in the South ftaugitata School on Friday, Ju'y 4',h, tho precpeds being given to the school funds. Preparations for ihe event are already in progress. Hoarded Weai/I'h.—TJiq am >unt of the precious meta's hoarded in India ia Binjp'y enormous. It is estimited on good authority t.hit ilfere is now at least £139,000,000 in gold and £170,000,000 in t-ilver hidden away in thn|t goynfry, aod completely lost to Hie world. Bankruptcy. - Judge Denniston re- j ferring to his refusal to djlschsrge a labourer in Chrtelelujreh ea'd—" I say ttnphalicailj tl)e Bankruptcy Act is ns* meant, and as far as I can help it ehxll not be applied, in the case of a non-trader who incurs debts and without a'terat'ou in his circuinatancps asks for a discharge." A J.P. Fines H£MsE]Lf.— Says the Wairarapa Daily :—"At the RM. Court Mr A. W. Rennall, J.P. adopted the rather extraordinary course of hearing a case in which he himself w»s the defendant. The case, which hid already been postponed aevera' tiwi9i was brought under the Rabbit AGt by Inspector Prum* mond. Mr ltennaij admitted his gui't, anc fined himself £5 and 7s cost. Larceny. —lq Timaru last Monday Samuel Gabriel, alias Gabriel Reid, p'eaded gui ty to the charge of stealing a suit of clothes of the yalue of £4, belong ing to Charles Burnett, a«d sentenced to cwo months' imprisonment. The mpn were mates together in a but belonging to Mr McKenzie in Geraldine, and it was from tbere the clothes were stolen on the 29th May last. Burnett saw tho prisoner in Timaru wearing the clothes, and gave him in charge. The clothes were ordered to be given up to the rightful owner.

Thk Light Brigade.—Telegrams announce that subscriptions io aid of the survivors of the Light Brigade are being raised in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Dunedin. The action of the Temuka Caledonian Society in the matter on Tuesday last was exceedingly well timed. Disease Among thb Maoris.—The Native Departmanc haye received a telegrHra from Mr Bishop, K.M. at Hokianga, stating that there are tw® or three cases of Bome loathsoma disease among the Mauris at Herekino, but whether it is leprosy or not he cannot say. Hebksy. -The Rev. J. Gibbs, against whom proceedings were recently commenced by Mr A. G. Begg on a charge of heresy, has received letter* of sympathy from the office-bearers of the Church, and aUo from the members of the various societies connected with the Church. Lecture at Geramine. The Rev. W. S. Potter, of Chrislchurch, will deliver a lecture on "Primitive Methodism" in the Primitive Methodist Church, (ieraldioe, to-morrow evening. The rev. gentleman gave n lecture in Temuka on a s milar subject on Monday erening, when the church whs crowded. The lecture is well worth hearing. Composer of Maritawa.. Vincent Wallace, the composdr of •' Maritana," was a native of Ireland, and emigrated to Australia in his early manhood. How ha buried himself in the bush to the west of Sydney; how a lucky accident revealed hia musical talents; how the Governor Sir Richard Bourke took him up, patronised him, aod made him fashionable ; how he travelled all over the colonies and made money as a violinist ; how he was captured by the Maoris, and waa wi«.hin an ace of being sacrificed ; how he afterwards barely escaped with his life from a mutiny in the South Seaß—is all told in J. F. Hogan's history of ''The Irish in Australia." Hlear of Pcab.—Mr T. G. Richardson, Sheep Inspector for Marlborough district, has forwarded a report to the Stock Department, in which he statts that all the wild sheep-hunters were discharged at the end of May, with one exception. Since September last 1209 wild sheep were killed. Of these 864 were unmarked, and of the others 274 bore the mark of J. Kerr. None of the sheep killed showed any signs of scab, which he considers clear proof that there are no scabby sheep in the bnah. He adds that he has not seen any scab since last September, and should it be found in any flock now he is certain that the bush Bheep mil not be the cause, but it will be through mustering and bad dipping of sheep by sheep-owners.

Fike.—A fire broke out in Wanganui on Sunday morning at four o'clock, destroying a block of buildings occupied by Q. D. Jones (tailor), Johnson and Co., of Wellington, merchants, and Beale and Co., sewing raechiniHts. The Fire originatpd in workroom and the brigaJe had some difficulty in confining it to the three shops. Mouli's crockery warehouse adjoining, caught, but was extinguished before much damage wan done. The insurances are Jones's £4OO in ihe N*w Ziahod on stock ; Johnston and Co. £350 in National on stock ; Beale and Co. £2OO in the Standard on etock. The buildings burnt were insured for £250 each. The National having £SOO, and the London and Lmciehire £250.' Mr Goldsbury, manager tor Beile and Co.', escaped with nothing but what he stood in, and looses all his clothing aud the effects of himself and family. Moult bus £IOOO in each of the South British and Pbceiix on Mock, and the buildings w«re insured for £350.

Pboperty Tax Case.—ln Wellington Messrs Murray Roberts and Co have been sued nnriur the Property Assessment Act. Prior to October, 1888, Murray Roberts and Co. drew on their London agents, £25,000 which were to be repaid by wool sent to London in the seneon. The bills were purchased or discounted by the bank, and the proceeds placed to the credit of Murray Roberts and Go, They contended that the debt wag do to the bank as the firm were collaterally liable to the bank and that they were therefore entitled to deduce the amount. Mr Oombie urged that the debt was not due to the Dank, and that Murray Roberts and Co. had no liability to the bank except in the event of the bills not beiDg honoured at maturity and that did not entitle them to deduct the 4J25,0QQ as a liability within tbe co'ony. The case redly turned on the interpretation of sub-section 3 of clanss 17 of the Property Assessment Act, 1885. Judgment was open for plaintiff. Bishop Julius on the Clergy.— Bishop Julius was installed warden of Christ's College last Monday by Bishop Harper, in bis address said he had held that office §3 years, during which at least 1500 boys had been in college, in eluding four of his own sonp and 25 of his s?randsons. Bishop Julius in his address expressed regret that the principles of religieus education on which Christ's College was founded did not prevail more widely throughout the colony. The upper department of the college existed mainly for ths training of tlie cfergy. He did not knew any work more important, The Church of Rome, in her great wisdom, knew how to lay hold of all kinds of menj learned and ignorant, and to give them work to do. Somehow or other, the Church of England had failed in this respect. Her members did not know how to lay hold of men not highly trained and qualified, and make them work for the Church of God, f n another respect, however, th.e Ghupcb. of Epgjand had been highly successful, and that was in providing an educated clergy. It was necessary tio. have a highly-educated clergy—not pious only, but highly trajned and qualified. He hoped, however, that th,qse who were ordained as clergy would be university men, and that, as they had a training college, they would, as far as possible, be men trained in it. He counted it as a wqst healthy feature of the institution that others besides clerical students were in it. It was a good thipg for the clerical students. They did not want their clergy to be a class apart. Sydney Smith had said there »ere three sexes—-men, women, and the clergy. (Laughter.) How they did oqt want their clergy to be a separate sex j they should be men among men. Nothing could injure the clergy more than to bring thera up in a little clique by themselves. He hoped to see the college in course of time not a little group of five or six men training for pha ministry, with an odd man training for rnedepjne, but a hrge mass of men training for all professions, in the midst of and anions? which, and not in the fringe or on the outside, were men J training for £he highest and noblest pro r j fession of all, (Applause.)

Caution.—ln our advertising columos the trustees of the Temuka Primitive M u thodist Church request parents to camion their chi'dren Hgiinst a prac'ice some of them h «v« of breaking the windows of the church. The practic> in a most reprehensible one, can-ing great annoyance end expense, mi i the t>ust<es have decided to prosecute futuro offe ders.

A Keen Business Man.—V goDtleman recently about to pay his doctor's bill said : ' Well, doctor, as my little boy gave the me .slen to all my neighbour's children, and as they were attended by you, I think you c.n afford, at the very least, to deduot 10 per cent, from the amount of my bill for the increase of business we gave you. Fwriofs Riding.—A man named John Bates caused a little mild excitement in Geraldine on Tuesday afternoon by taking a mad gallop through the to*n, and terminating the same with an aerial flight and double somersault. His subsequent anathemas on his steed resulted in his being taken in charge by Constable Willoughby, brought up before R. H. Pear point and Major Moore, J.P.'s, and fined £l, with the alternative of 48 hours imprisonment.

Quaox Medicine. The following analyses have been copied from Sir James Hector's manuscripts, and forwarded by a correspondent to the New Zealand Herald, as of some public interest:—Results of analysis of specimens 4482 and 4483, Wellington, February 10, 1887. No. 4482. Perry Davis' Painkiller, composition : Absolute alcohol, 74.4 ; water and resin, chiefly arnica and cayenne, 25 6 ; tota 1 108. It thus proves to be one of the strongest fluids sold as a liquor—being equal in strength to pure spirit of wioe. No. 4483. Hop Bitters : Contains 14 12 per cent, of alcohol and 85.55 of water, also 56 grains par gallon of aalid matters, chiefly bitter resins, the mtH e of which cannot be datermined by analysis."

DuMMTISM.—The casas of alleged dummyism at Highlay came before the Otago Lmd Board. Ranger Hughan reporting on the petition, stated that he had: visited the districts and f >uad none of Jh«; sections were personally occupied. Griffen became insolvent some time ago, and the lease of his land was so'd ; by the official assignee to Robert Lee, who also g<*ts fche name of being a dommy, though th« tanker oould not say whether this wan true or not. Ha recommended that Otuiatina Mcßae, who is now married and settled at Mossburn, and Donald Mcßiin should be called upon to show c«u*e why their lease* ahold not be forfeited. The board decided that nothing could be done for a mouth or two in Lee'a cbbo, but it was decided to call "on Moßain and Christina Mußae to *bow cause. .

Gekaldine Lherart Institute.—A meeting of thi committee of this institnte was held in the library on Tuesday afternoon for the purpose of finally deciding on the list to be purchased and the amount to be spent. Major Moore occupied the chair, and there; were present—Messrs H. W. Moore, H. B. Webster, A. E. Hawkins, F. Wilson Smith, A; J. Moule, J. Aitken, and H. N. Htskens. It wa-. decided to spand £ls on books at present, holding over a similar sum for, an order to be sent next year. The list of books was finally revised and decided upon. It comprises 37 novels (by 24 author's), 7 books of travel (by 6 authors), 11 of lives and reminiscences (by 10 authors), and 3 histories (by 2 authors). The selection of books, which has been made with very great care, includes some of, the very latest books, " Darkest Africa " and others being among the number. It was deoided to obtain the books from Meaira Douglass and Fowle's, 9 Oashelstreet, Edinburgh, Mr J. Aitkan, who has had previous dealings with the firm, kindly offering to obtain them. The offer was accepted with thanks. The meeting then terminated.

A. Wkinklh *or Dairtmaids.—How best to deal with stale cold milk is thus set forth in the «« Field," nnd is useful to know :—I have frequently been asked how milk should be dolt with which is cold and stale, such as that which has been returned from a milk round. There arc at has thre« methods which may be adopted with success. The first is that of p»«siug through a hand sepirator. Bettsr work would be done if it is first bested to about SOdeg. but this is not absolutely necepsary. The ne*t js \,n add hot water to ths milk, bringing it to about 93 deg. fahr., and setting it in shallow pins ; while the third method, practically for those who have jacketed pans, suoh as the Jersey cream r, is to place the milk in the vessel, and to hent it up to 93 deg. fahr., by running Ik fc wuter into the jacket. When the temperature has been reached, the hot water should be rernoyed and the Uck*t filled with cold water as near 45 dtg. as possible. If either method is pursued with care, there will be little crea.n left in j the skim milk, Oa the other hand cold milk, especially if stale, which is set without any attention whatever beiog devoted to it, will not yield all its cream by a very long way : and If the incident is of daily occurrengj there must be, in the long run, a rery considerable loss. I

Whkat Market.—" Anglo " writes : "As all my readers know, for yearß past I have hammered away at the fact which needs fixing in the Antipodean agricuUqrul raind, tha£ wheat pays if exported here in quantity and withoot interruption—in a word, lint if the Australian and New Zealand wheat grower could only f.irly grasp the trade it would be fquod one of great W panaiveness and of enormous value in the I3BUO. Repently I pointed out the concensus of opinion in the ltaling corn trade organs here, and to the ooiuj- jK importance of Australia and Ne* gjaland in the grain trade of the United Kingdom Wow, an authority and expert in Mark lane te'ls me that ' that the trade in wheat from Austra'ia falls short of the joiportanpo given it a few months ago • Ihis is the -dipium of one who reg„,de toeae matter wholly from a'coramarcial new point, without even a tincture of preference for one country over another and it simply indicates the fact that in Australia and tfew gmland the majority of those concerned hardly perceive that the present ;s a R rand Gppqrtunity for onltiog 10 and securing a larg« slice 0 f the American grain teade. The takers here are mostly in favour of aiogle-naillerl fl mrs for reasons connected with their profits' which are cut so fine, and if Australians were to carefully study the real rcquiie. menta of Una country they might build up .colonial hade whiph wp.ild nfcesniu e the laying down of enormous areas under

La Grippe Described.—A correspondent of the Lance' gives the following graphic description of 'he pymptom* of ii'fluenzi :—Cannot speak—got no voice ; cannot walk—got no legs ; cannot sleepgot too much head ; cannot lie down—cough too much ; cannot git np— sneeza •oo much ; c>nnor. eat—grt too big a throat, ; cannot write—got no.hing to say. Why t Influenza.

Temuk* Town Board.—A special meeting of the above board was held last Tuesday evening. Present—Messrs Blyth (chairman), Mason, and Allan. The tender of Mr F. Franks, for lease of part of reserve 820 was opened. Mr Franka'a tender amounted to £1 Is per annum. The contractor for the night soil was present, and stated that if the land In question were leased to Mr Franks he would not have sufficient room for his purposes. On the. motion of Mr Mason, seconded by Mr Allah, it was resolved that .rtr Franka'a tender be not accepted, as the board required the land for niphtsoil. purposes. The overseer- reported that between 200 and 300 yards of shingle were required for repairing streets and footpaths. It was resolved to call for tenders for 250 vards of shingle. A letter waa received from Mr Franks, offering. to lease direct from the board the land he had subleased from Mr Davis; also a letter from Mr Davia agreeing to the proposal. -It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Migon, «econdel by Mr Allan, that as th» reserve in quastion was vetted in the board as a rubbish depdt they caooofc entertain Mr Franks'-offer, to lease it on a building lease; The clerk wasi instructed to notify to the licensee of the Temukt Hotel that he must discontinue disebarg. ing offensive matter infco the nigbtaoil drain. After transacting some s other business, the board adjourned, Holidays.—The following essay has been forwarded to as as the work of.a boy in one of our public schools :—"Holidays are days, or periods of the year, dnring which persona are privileged from following their usual occupations, in order that they may enjoy a rest: from continuous employment, so as to promote thur physioil and intellectual well-being. .Holidays are necessary for all hard-working persons, especially for those who bare not arrived at the full stagß of manhood. .In schools, for esunip'e, where the minds of the young are daily undergoing a severe mantal strain, cessation from studies at &xid intervals is regarde 1 by thei beat Hiithor'ties on edacaiionil science io be absolutely necessary, both for the welfare of • tie pupils and their .teacher*.. For when the pupils and teachers alike are suffered to pursue their, labors without sufficient time for relaxation, : it must n uur4ly be expected that the monotbnofis pressure must produce weariness, a dislike for the ordea 1 , and a wholesome dread of slavish drudg-ry. Holidays, when granted, should be used to the best.advantage. Persona e joying them should do eo with the vie* to take in invigorating air near the seaside, or in elevated or'. Alpine district, so as to enable one Uo return'to business with fresh v'gour and heVlthy vitality. Usually at holiday times pereoas visit their friends a 6 a distance,orr-g'dT'qia short excursions by ae» or by land. * Christmas in every year it is usual>'for all perNons in civilised countries to have certain days, which they deyote to national festivities or other gatherings, where all enjoy the recreation which compeutioi in gamos aod feats of strength and.spend afford?. The benefis derived from a proper system of holiday* must be selfevident, inasmuch as th*y allow persons who engage in arduous pursuits a period of rest, while those who engage in indoor employment are enabled to recov.r their lost energy by taking plen'y of outdoor exercise. In short, , holidays may be looked upon as a boon which confers benefits upon employed and employer alike, and goes far to strengthen the bonds of sympathy that should exist between them."

SYNOPSIS OF ADYEKiISEiIENT3

South Ringitati School—Si.ci lon 4th Ju y. A. Metcalf, Oiari Fin, Ueraldine Wants ploughman for pe raanancy. Triiste-a Primitive M.rhodist Criu cu, Temnki-OHii'i..n re be ki-g wioduw*. Box 11, P .suffice, I'm ik i— Farm of 200 acre* warned; gr HZ ••,« i n i preferred. L-cture «t Gera'diue—B.v Rev. W. S. Potter on "Primitive Mr holism ""W morrow evening, J. Mundell and IK—Hold tale of live and daad farm stock near Hilton on 25th inst. ; sell fnrm «.f 202 acres at Cooper's Greek, with four-roomed house and outbuiliinua, orj J.ily 2nd. Booth, MioAnm'd & C>., OarlyMm-pl-mant Works, Cl>riaioiM|. c h_Drs/v at, t niiun to ihejr .pf.. U giia (single, double, and thre-» furrow, com mnnd, lever, »üb. soiling, pulverising, bio.), for which' they receved fi- s t a varrtg ai. Melbourne and DanHdin Exhibitions ; compht« il ua-nted oattlogua of farm implement* se'it on -p. plication.