LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2062, 21 June 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wesleyan .Church, Temuka. —Special services will be conducted in this Church, to-morrow, morning and evening, by the Rev. W. Woollass.

ISIot Going, —'His Excellency the Governor his informed Ministers that there is no (ruth in the rumor that lie intended to leave i he colony at the end of the year, and it is fully expected he wid remain his full term in New Zealand. Fatal Accident. — A fatal accident occurred at Henley on Tuesday. David Gray, an insurance agent, while riding along the road, was thrown from his horse, and received injuries from which he died on the following morning. Sporting. —Mr Dowse, who was accused by Canterbury sporting men of unfair dealing in the matter of handicapping at the Dunedin Jubilee Meeting, has been exonerated from all blame by the Dunedin Jockey Club. The charges are characterised as untrue, unprecedented and unsportsmanlike.

Grain Traffic at Tejcuxa. The amount of grain tracked from theTomuka staffop for the season 1890 amoun'ed to 47,733 sacks as compared with 36,322 last year, thus leaving a ourpjns m favor of the present season of 11,411 sacks. The season may be considered as comprising three months, and when it is reckoned that this year very few oats hare been sold it must be allowed that the yield has been ajoye .than prdinari'y prolific.

Ay ITys Ox,# At the Resident Court, G. H. Chamberlain was goinnjittpd fQ the Supreme Court for entering a shop and stealing the goods. He was caught in the shop at four o’clock last Wednesday morning. Accused is an old offender, and once npaqie a sensational escape with a man named 'Leyy. Fqr the past nine years he has been carrying a n Jotisiupas, and was supposed to have given up his oid habits. Efe is over sixty years of age, and was supposed to have been associated in the early days wifh the Burgess gang.

Heresy— The heresy against the Rev. Mr Gibb, First Church, Dfinedio, has resulted in the following resolution being carried on the motion of Dr 11 att “That (he Presbytery, having had its attention drawn to certain statements alleged ‘ to ba J.nade by Mr Gibb, reflecting on the subordinate jstaßdardP, which Mr Gibb confessed to have substantially njady, and having heard Mr Gibb in explanation dismiss the case with an expression of rcgr.et iliac Mr Gibb should have allowed himself in,advertently to have put a construction on tbo language of the shorter catechism which it do,?s not jy®rrupt f "

Ihb Late Me Garrick. —-The late Francis James Garrick’s will has been proved. His estate is sworn under £IIO,OOO. Sudden Death. i young girl of eighteen, named Mahon, was found dead at Hamilton. She had a rosary of beads in her hands, and had evidently died whilat praying. Football. The cup match between Timaru and Temuka takes place in the Temuka Park to-day. Play commences at 3 o’clock, and all players are requested to be on the field punctually.

Official Changes.—lt is stated that Major Gudgeon, Commissioner ol Police, is to be appointed o Native Land Court Judge, and that he will be succeeded by Lieutenant-Colonel Hume, who also retains his present office of Inspector of Prisons. Te Kooti.—Major Kemp rscdved a telegram from Mr Lewis, the Undersecretary, that Te Kooti with 300 followers had left Taopo, intending to come to Wanganui. Major Kemp at once sent men to slop Te Kooti from coming, and wired to Mr Lewis that Te Kooti would not come beyond Murimota, as he bad sent messengers to stop him. Business Changes. The general grocery business h’therto carried on by Mr A. R. Allan has changed hands. Mr James Harrison, who for the past twelve years has been in the employment of Mr J. Brown, has bought the business and will in future carry it on. We wish Mr Harrison success. The Frisco Mail —The Government have cabled to the Postmaster-General for New South Wales, suggesting that that colony shall join with New Zealand in extending the period of subsidy to the San Francisco mail service for another twelvemonths in view of the possibility that the Bill now before the United States Legislature, providing handsome subsidies for ocean mail services, may pass.

Patent Butter Mould.—Mr James Harrison showed us a patent butter mould made by Mr Morris, son of Mr Morris of Temukn. This is a woodon contrivance, sod looks more like a long narrow drawer divided by little pieces of biaida into several compaitments. Each compartment holds a pound of butter, so that several pounds c*n be printed off at once. It is claimed for it that the time saved in a few churnings will more than compensate for the price of it. Fire at Arowhenua, —Late on Timrad*y night, or early on Friday morning, a house belonging to Mr f). King, of Arowhenaa, and used as a s'orehonse, was destroyed by fire. The loss is a very heavy one to Mr King, as in the house was s'ored a quantity of potatoes, oats, chaff, harness, etc., end everything was burned. The fire probably occurred early on Friday, as when Mr King got up on that morning it was suit burning, How the fire originated is a mystery. Libel. —The libel case Broad v. Tapper, in which £2OO damages were claimed, occupied the Supreme Court on Thursday. The libel consisted of writing on a board which formed a portion of the shutters of Tapper and Co’s windows the words “ Broad, Invercargill, spy and late post office thief.” The case of plaintiff, who had been in the post office at Invercargill, and was transferred to Dunedin, was based on the similarity of the handwriting on the board to defendant’s. Broad had been

employed for soma time by A. Tapper md (Jo., but left after a dispute. Mr J nstlce Williams gave a verdict for plaintiff, £SO damages. Pummyism in’ Otago.—ln the Supreme Court, Dunedin, on Wednesday last, the cases of Reid v. GelhJand and Smith v. Galliland were commenced. The defendant in these actions was one of the persons who were some years ago alleged to have acted as dummies for the firm of James Smith and Sons in the acquisition of lands at Waitahuna West. At the dummyism inquiry the charges were not substantiated. The first case involved the possession of a section which' Gelliand applied for and obtained in 1882, and Gelliand swore (hat the evidence he gave at the ii/qu ry before the Land Board was arranged beforehand by J. Smith, one of the firm, and himself, and was not true. The cases were not decided, the Court having reserved judgment. Salvation Army, A meeting to welcome to Geraldine Captain Rattray and Lieutenant Scott, the officers newly appointed to that station was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall on Wednesday evening last. There was a good attendance, and the platform was occupied by quite a number of soldiers. Captain Rattray presided, and Lieutenant Scott was also upon the platform. A hearty welcome was accorded the new officers, each of whom delivered an earnest address to those present. Two or three volleys were fired during the evening and many short testimonies given. At Tenauka on Monday night last the meeting was conducted by Lieutenant Scott, an old Tejjjuka soldier. On Wednesday night Captain Hampton (of Waimate), formerly stationed in Temuka, had charge of the meeting, when there was a good attendance. The new officers also arrived, and were present on Wednesday night. They are Lieutenant J. Waugh (from MosgielJ, and Cadet L. Woodhill (from Naseby.) Queen Victoria, it is said, has a number of unpublished manuscripts iu her possession which may see print after herjdeatli. Their nature is not known, but it is understood that poems and short stories form the bulk of Ihe collection.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Church, Temuka—Services for fo-morfpiy. Temuka Town Roapd—lnyitps tppfiera for carting road metal, etc. In Bankruptcy— Re Thos. Powell, of Temuka, carrier ; firtt meeting of creditors in Timani on Thursday next at 11 a.ra. Reid and Gray—Draw attention to their double furroiy and chilled digging ploughs, \vith reversible points, which, if desirable, c»n bo made convertible into ordinary double furrows ; publish testimonials, P. SfcOaskilh Baker pnd Confectioner, Temuka—Nofifies that h« uses “ Desirous Qem ” flour in making broad apd tjcqfch bonnets, which are the beat in town { a choice slock of confectionery at Timaru prices ; biscuits of all kinds, fruit, etc. A. If. Allan, General Storekeeper, 'femu^a—Announces that he has sold his business to J4r. j. garrison, and solicits a continuance of pktrbnage to his successor; J, Zlarrison notifies that his friends ant} public may rely bn being served as they haye hitherto been by Mr Allan.