LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2071, 12 July 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wellington, —Engineers have reported that the cost of proper sanitary arrangements in Wellington would be £137,000. Suicide^ —Margaret Wilkins, a married woman, and mother of six young children, wife ot a Nelson gardener, committed suicide by cutjcing her throat. She had been suffering from melancholia for some time.

Kaixanoaxa Relief Fund.—Tha Kab fcangata fund shows that £974 was dis* tributed last year. The present condition of the fund is £11,318, of which £9975 is invested.

Burned to Death.— Fierce flames were seen issuing from a spot on the Kyeburn road, about a mile from Naseby. A waggon laden W.ith kerosene was found to be on fire. The waggoner, Robert Cochrane, an elderly man, was burned to d.e^tb, the body being reduced almost to a pindpr, Early Closing.— A pub'ic meeting in Christchurch attended by about a thousand persons, and presided over by Bishop Juliuu, passed resolutions affirming the necessity tos ths earlier closing of retail shops, and that the change pf market day to Friday would be beneficial, and meoded the New Zealand Shop Assistant s early closing programme for legislative enactment

Fraud Prbvenp^^.— l Several cordialraakeia were charged in 'ft® Court, Dunedin, for breaches of the Irade Act, by selling bottles of sarsaparilla purporting to be made by Australian and American firms, Ajl pleaded guiliy. The Crown prose, tfip oises were brought for the pmpose of bringing the Act uuder public none", and nominal fines were imposed.

Price of Bread.—ln our; advertising columns the bakers of Temuka notify that they have raised the price of bread to 63 the 41b loaf, cash. I Wesleyan Ohttboh, Tbmuka.— The ;Kev. R. S. Bunn will conduct the morning and evening services in the above church tomorrow, and will preach at Waitohi in the afternoon.

Omission.— -In our report of the social gathering in connection with the Church of England at Winchester the names of Mesdames Hart, H. E. Smith, and Curtis and Miss Young were inadvertently omitted as contribntora to the tea. Salvation Army, Temuka. The attendance at the special anniversary meetings at the barracks, Temuka, has been somewhat checked by the unfavorable weather. The meetings will be continued to-night, and wind op on Monday night with a “Ham and chicken banquet.’' Clearing Sale of Farm Stock. Attention is directed to the important clearing sale of live and; dead farm stock advertised by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company on account of Mr Robert Campbell, at the Seadown Woolshed, on Tuesday next, commencing at, 12 o’clock. Particulars* including'order of sale, will be found in the advertisement.'

Blind Institute.— A meeting of snb-pcnbi-rs to the blind fund held in Auckland it was decided to establish an institution in Auckland to be called the Jubilee Institute for the Blind, and to be for all persons in New Zealand. The Governor was appointed president, and the mayors of cities and chief towns of the colony vice-presidents. Government are to be asked for assistance. It was pointed out that the movement was a colonial one, and it was resolved to appoint local committees in the different centres of popuht'on. The Exodus. —The immigration sod emigration returns far June show the arrivals to been 841, and the departures 1545. The arrivals were as follows *.—From New South Wales, 448 ; from Victoria, 198; fruu the United Kingdom, 139 ; from Queensland, 3 ; from Tasmania, ,22 ; from other places, 31 ; total, 841. Departures—To New boiuh Wales, 1069 ; to Victoria, 226 ; to the United Kingdom, 147 ; to Tasmania, 12; to other pLces, 91 ; total, 1545. The The excess of departures over arrivals was, therefore, 704 persons. * JSbw Plymouth Harbor Board.— At a meeting of the above board held last Wednesday letters from London bondholders were read complaining: of not having received interest on the money lent by them. The London bondholders argue/ihat the Government are responsible for the payment of the interest. One of them coralline that be bought the d ben'ures on the strengthof the Government having paid the interest previously. The ch'irman of the boiri stated that if an inquiry were held be was certain the board would come out a I right, and the Government would be hell responsible fo r the board’s position. : 5 Compulsory Education.— The North Canterbury Board of Education has decided that the bringing into force of the compulsory clauses of the Act shoul 1 not be left to the option of the school committees ; that the board draw the attention of Parliament to the expediency of amending the Act so as to require children to attend school at least two-thirds of each quarterly term, A motion to the eff-ct that the conveyance of scholars to denominational schools at the public ex penae is an appropriation of State revenue for sectarian purposes and contrary to the letter and spirit of the present Education Act was negatived by four votes to three. Decay or Religion.— Bishop Julius ; n Akaroa said it might truly be’ «aid by the Church “I was great once, I am getting old and decrepit, two thousand Is a great age, aod now I am but a venerable old relic. 1 conquered the Romm Empire in the days of ray youth, and since have marched through the whole cm ised world with victory, but oh, roy days are shortening, please put in threepence.” Referring to the s ate of aff d-a between the clergyman of the parish and the congregation he said that, although he did not side with the Minister, he did not side with the parirhioners. There were faults on both sides. They cothp'ained that the c’ergyman had fault*. What if he had ; had they none ? Did they expect a saint | If so. they nrght as well exp c’ ’ an angel at the very lenst to witch over their souls. He was afraid few of them thirsted afer God. He thought indeed that most of them thirsted mere' after £IOO, 500 acres, or a gl tea of beer. Such petty quarrellings were a scandal to the Church, and the sooner their ways were mended the better. He spoke of the Hymn book at present used, and said there were only twenty oj thirty hymns in the whole collection that were worthy of being sung. Such hymns ns “Hark! the Herald Angela Sing," for instance were rubbish. Who ever heard the , herald angels sing? Most of the hymns were trash, about I pearly gates ’ and so forth that was utter nonsense. How different from ‘Abide with M*,’ which appealed naturally to the heart. Bishop Julius.— The Akaroa Mail is full of Bishop Jal us’ visit. He ipade a most amusing speech, in the course of which he said he had travelled up the Rhine, famed all over the world for i s majestic beauty, bnt what was the Rhine compared to Akaroa 1 It was not a patch pp it, (Applause.) How proud the Australians wpuld be if (ho Peninsula were situated in any part of their continent j It would be famed all over ih* world, aod what would be asked you on your arrival in Australia would be “Hav« you been in the Peninsula?’ But being where it was It was comparatively unknown. Of course, he could not yet form an opinion as to what sort of a climate they possessed, but it must be very mild and pleasant compared to that of Australia. Yet if you comp'ftmed of the drought or the Hoods in Australia some patriotic inhabitant qf Iljat clime would remark “'bat it quite exceptional; you know, we generally have such beautiful weather!” Whereas oncoming to New Zealand you might complain of the wet weather, and a co'onist would insianiy remaik, “ Y>>u ju c t waH till you get a pqr’rW'B'er !” (Laughter.) It was au extraordinary fogt jib at fhe Australians were alw ys trying to expose their climate, and New Zealmders were i-lways running that of their country down. Many Aualralims had visited this colony, sod at srst bad thought it a magnificent country, hqt tjhe continual disparagement of the colonistg had tbejp believe it was not so very grand after all, and gradually they carpe to the conclusion that it wan tt wretched place, and that they were very lucky to live iu Australia, i

POISONED, —Mra Bennett, residing near the Oaledon’an Botel, Wellington, died from the effects of a dose r .,of-strychlnne administered by mistake for morphia. Mr Fitzgerald", the chemist who made up the prescription, says the poison-must have been put into the bottle when filling fiona the store. This was done by a former assistant, who has been telegraphed for, to give evidence at the inquest. Three doctors attended Mrs Bennett, but wore unable to save her life. The inquest has been adjourned.

The Weither. —For the past few days a drizzling, rain, with, heavy showois occasionally, has been falling, and the roads, even in the townships, are in a particularly muddy condition. The weather hat. been by no means cold, although an occasional glimpse of the hills reveals that some little snow has fallen. The lain was much needed, for farming operations were almest suspend'd, th« paddocks, especially lea landj being too hard to plough, and in each land as; had been sown the seed was germinating but slowly. The rivers have only sligh ly risen, the W’aihi Creek being still practically dry, end the Orari only.showing! in occasion il pools. After'so long'a spelt; of dry weather we may reasonably expect] the rain to continue, and; although un- > pleasant to those whose work necessitates any travelling, it is certainly doing the country good. ' 1 - Subdbn Death. Mrs Arthur Perry died in Tlmaru suddenly last Thursday; morning at 1.3° o’clock of heart disease,’ from which she has suffered for some years,; Her death was quite unexpected, as on: the previous day she was in good heal'h. Mis Perry was the second while woman who set foot in South Canterbury, Mrs Hornbrobk, who is still alive, being (he first. She came to Timai u in 1854, that is 86 years ago, us the wife of the late George Rhodes. By her first marriage she had four sons and one daughter, one of whom is Me A. E. G. Rhodes, the sitting member for Gladstone. In 1863 Mr Rhodes died, arid in 1866 she married Mr Perry, and had also four sons and one daughter by the second marriage. She was therefore the mother of eight sons nod tiro daughters, all of whom are still alive. Mrs Ferry has been eo//lohg| ileniifhd with SrUtlt 'Canterbury, and highly respected by a large circle of friends, that Her death his created « gap in society which cannot easily be filial.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to morrow, t ,

Bakers of Temuka—Have raised the price of bread. ■ N. Dunlop & (Jo, —lnvite tenders for building a stable at the Presbyterian Manse, Geraldine. | N.Z.L, & M.A. Company—Notice re important clearing sate on account of Mr Robert Campbell, at Seadown. on Tuesday next. i

E. C. Dann, Chemist and Druggist: Temuka—Has been appointed agent for Howden and Moncrief’s flower and vegetable seeds, and is now receiving orders. ; W. G. Sherratt & Co., Geraldiie— Advertii-e prices for laying down asphalt, and guiron'ee work ; hiving purchased a new traction engine and cj Under press bagger are prepared to cut chaff in any quantity at moderate chargee. Glendining & Dobie, Drapers and Clothiers, etc-. Announce that since their arrival in Temuka they have offered such tremendous inducements as will compel support; invite inspection. Mr Uobie will be at Temuka branch from Wednesday next until midday on Friday.