LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2102, 23 September 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Live Stock Sale.—This sale takes place to day. A number of entries will be found set forth in our advertising columns.

Cricket.—Persona wishing to start a cricket club in Temuka are requested to gii>e in their names to Mr B. 0. Daan, Chemist, not later than this evening. Electoral. —In our advertising columns Mr J. M, Twomey announces that he h?s decided, at the request of a number of electors, to stand tor the constituency of Timaru at the forthcoming election. Lectuke.—The Rev. T. A. Hamilton will deliver a lecture ou "Straight Tips," in the Winchester Parish Room this eveoiog, the proceeds beiog devoted to the funds of the Winchester Recreation Society. Infatioide. —The body ef a newly-born

" "** was found by som9 boys at Ocean ctii.. ~ x -«i«din, on Saturday, with the Beach, Du- The police so far have skull crushed in, wno pnt the no clue as to the mother o. ■—<».

body in the place where it was fouu...

Trotting.—ln our advertising columns it is announced that nominations for the 2-Mile Trot, IJ-Mile JDash, and 3-Mile Trot (all open events), and the 2-Mile Trot (district), to take place at the forth coming meeting of the Timaru Trotting Club, will close on Friday night. Full programmes can be obtained from the hon. secretary, Mr W. Collins.

A Hovx. -Some time ago it was aonounced that if the volunteer's of Wellington were wanted at night they would bo called out by two big gun shots. Some joker on Friday night fired off a couple of charges of blastiDg powder on the bills and brought the men out, harry scurry, with a lot of special constables. The thing was a hoax, as the authorities had no need of the services of the meD.

CROSS-OotraTßY Raomn*.—The Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club's three-mile cross-country race took place at New Brighton on Saturday. There was a good attendance. Thirty-two men started, and the result was : T. W. Reese, 70sec., 1 ; J. M. Sucklina, 45aec, 2; G. W. Humphries, 30sec, 3. Reese won brilliantly by 150yds. Time, 16min. 20 l-6th sec.

BraatAßY. The pay-clerk's office at the Duoedin Railway Station was broken into between 9.30 on Saturday night and 9.15 on Sunday, morning. The eafe was unlocked, and £642 7a was tuken, this being part of pay money. The burglar's tools were left behind, Bhowing that the perpetration of the burglary was »ot undisturbed. The night-watchman ...s eigtn lines in the vicinity of the room between 11 and 5, but heard no noise, nor .Ud the couwtable on duly, who wus there twice after midnight.

BUTTEK FOR THE TIMAR* SHOW.— Intending exhibitors of potted butter at the fortljcotriog Tinaaru Show are reminded that their exhibitß most be left with the secretory, Mr F. W. Stubbs, on or before Saturday next. Land Board.—The ordinary rneefcin of the Canterbuiy Land Board was beler at Christchurch on Thursday. Sectiod 883, Arowhentia Village Settlement, " roods, was sold to John Murray for cashS Section 361W* 1200 acres, on the Waitobi. Hills, was granted to Alfred Charles Kimball on perpetual lease, tt was decided to call for tenders for the grazing right over a village reserve, containing 85 acres, adjoioing the railway between Rangitata and Orari. " OAFGHT BY A FINGBBNAIi 1 "—How does that sound for the title of a shilling dreadful ? The burglar who broke into Rim'mel's perfume factory at Neuilly recently caught his fingernail as he was scrambling in, and left so much of him on the window Bill. The police went round with that nail as the emissaries of the Fairy Prince went round with the glass slipper, and it fitted a young man employed as messenger in the factory. In fdca of this damning evidence the young man jumped out of a sixth floor window and broke his neck. Here are excellent hints for those who swell our railway libraries,

Flax Shit ©k Fire.—The enquiry into the circumstances connected with (he fire on the brigaotiae Nettie on September 10tb, was concluded last Saturday evening. A large amount of evidence was taken, and it was clearly shown that smoking bad been carried on by the free laborers, both ia the trucks asd on board the vessel, wheo the work of loading the flix cargo had been going on. The jury returned a verdict that there was no evidence forthcoming to show by whom the fire was originated, and added a rider ;>a follows : 'That carelessness has been shown by the railway and ship servants ia smoking at periods during which the ship was loading.' Valuable Carpet. Mrs Spencer Brunton (says a Home paper) owned a Persian carpet of tbe 17th century, made of combed wool, much more costly than silk, for which her husband paid £IO6O. It was sont to Messrs Maple and Co. to be cleaned, and the man they employed on the having cleaned it with beozoliee, hung it over his bed to dry. A child entering the room struck a match to light a fire, the vapour in the room was ignited, the carpet was ruined, and two children lost their lives. Mrs Brunton sued Messrs Mapel in the Queen's Bench for the damage, ind helieviog that there had been aegligeouc, i«e jury assessed tbe damages in respect to tbe earpot at £IQBO, the oarpet to belong to the plaintiffs trustess. Accident.—On Saturday last Mr T. Thorn ley, accompanied by his sister, Mrs Johnstone, wife of Mr Geo. Johnstone, of Waitohi, were returning from Timaru and had arrived at Mr Thornley's gate when the mare he was driving made a sharp turn. Mr Thorn ley pulled the opposite rein sharply, not koowiog that it was only tied with string, and the result was that it broke. In stopping the mare tbe trap was capsized and both occupants thrown out. Mre Johnstone sustained a fracture of the left armabovn the elbov», and some severe bruises and Mr Thornley had his shoulder dislocated. The mare and trap were not particularly injured. Sir Wm. Blunden wis sent for as soon as possible, and the suffnrers under his care are progressing favorably.

Comiss Emotions.—Notices are now being sent out to gentlemen who are to act as returning officers asking for suggestions as to the best polling places. The list will probably be gazetted in a fortnight. The new writs cannot be issued till after the 29th September, and will be returnable within 40 days from the date of issue. Under the new system there will be no nomination day. and no official declaration of the poll. Returning officers will receive nominations in writing up to a week before the election, and are required to advertise immediately on receipt. We have again to warn our readers to see that their names are on the roll at once. They can get papers at any post office, and they can fill them in and address them to Mr Sherratt, Geraldine. They go free by post. ATTEMPT ON THE LITE &T Her LoVER. —Toe Melbourne correspondent of the Otogo Daily Times says :—" A most deliberate attempt to murder her lover was made in Melbourne by a girl named Lilly Bagley, aged twenty-one. She is a sister-in-law of Donald Dinnie, and of a very prepossessing appearance. She had beeD engaged to a youDg Italian named Enrico Boltttj a a:laßßcutter, and nephew of the Messrs Campi,looking-glass manufacturer, of Russet Street ; but there had been a i coolness between them for some weeks. The girl wrote to him to meet her on ! Monday night, as she was going to New South Wales next day. They met, and went to a hotel to have their conversation 1 out. There she threatened to ahoot Dotta if he did not marry her. He refused, and " —• he got into the street again he ran followed him to his uncle's away. She . '-Jt», there discharged shop and finding m._ - revolver, j four shots at bim from a •-^ Two of them struck him—one of thbi*. lodging in the lower part of his body. Then sue went quietly home to bed, out of which the police roused her to take her to the lock-up.

•",'ONYBNIENT SUBSTITUTE FOR T C E.~lt seems very probable, writes Professor Nichols, in Chautauqua, that the day is not far distant when brine, cooled below the freezing point of water, will be carried under the streets in pipes, as steam is now, supplying from central stations a very convenient substitute for ice in the domestic househould. By freezing in our own houses water which has baen previously boiled, it will then possible for us to avoid contagion from disease germs con- | tained in ice gathered from impure sources. The maintenance of dwellings at 70deg. throughout the summer will then be as much a matter of couree as the warming of a modern house is now in winter. Medical refrigeration has been successfully applied in the laying of piers for biidgee, where the treacherous silt and quicksand make excavations by the ordinary methods difficult; the semi-fluid material at the bottom of the caisson being frozen by tbe app'ication of pure brine, and removed while still solid. It seems probable that the same method may be of seryiee in tunnelling through such materials in the beds of rivers. Indeed, tbe fields of usefulness of processes far the production of artificial cold are destined to take ail even more important place in the industrial world of the fature than tbey I have in that of the paat.—lavenlion. '

The WEATHER.—A heavy downpour of cold sou'-west rain commenced falling on Saturday Dight aod continued through the greater part of Sunday. The rain was exceedingly we'cme to everybody. A heavy fall of snow took place in the ranges and the nearer hills, which had lost their winter coating of snow, are now again covered with a white mantle.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. J. M. Twomey—Notice to the electors of Timaru.

Timaru Trotting CJub —Nominations for handicaps close on rTriday. G. Stumbles, Timaru—Stud notice re the purebred Clydesdale horse Marquis of Salisbory. Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association —Notice to intending exhibitors of potted butter. J. W. Miles, Ihe Stone Store, Temuka —Notifies that he has received his first shipment of new SpriDg goods, comprising all the latest novelties ; dressmaking department in charge of Wins Folkard, with large and efficient staff.