LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2113, 18 October 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Open Lodge Meeting. On Monday evening next an open meeting will be held in connection with the Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine. Overcharging Pounb Fees. At the R.M. Court, Timaru, yesterday, Isaac Hill, poundkeeper, was fined £2 and costa for making an overcharge when releasing cattle. ao “ Timaku -v.ow are reminded at the forthcoming su. p jg S that entries of sheep, cattle, a., gloss te-day, and all other entries on Tuesday next, the 21st. Entries must be made with Mr F, W. Stubbs, secretary, who will supply prize lists, etc. Cricket. —The following are the names of those picked from the Winchester Club to play against the Temuka Cricket Club on the Winchester ground on Saturday, the 18th:— I Twigg (2), Brinkman, Wagstaff, H. F. Harte, Fawcett, T. Hart, Shallard (2), Moore (2) ; emergency, Richard.

Epxsrajcatic.—A minister of religion in this district recently told hie congregation that some of them contributed to the church according to their means and some according to their meanness. Hia church is now free from debt.

Suicide in a Lunatic Asylum.—A man named Charles Neilson committed suicide at the Wellington Lunatic Asylum by hanging himself with a rope made oat of badclethiog. Neilson was a laborer on the wbarf, bub when the strike beg».n he went out in common with others.

Off to N.S.W, — Mr John Knesshaw, audit inspector in the railway service, has accepted a position of trust under the New South Wales Railway Commissioners. Mr Kneeshaw had charge of the railway inquiry office at the Exhibition, whore his services were appreciated by Australian

visitors. A Turn in the Tide. —The immigration and emigration returns for September show that the arrivals were 955, and the departures 665. The arrivals were—From the United Kingdom, 179 ; from Sew Sodth Wales, 346; from Victoria, 362; from other plates, 70. The departures were— To the United Kingdom, 70; to New Sooth Wales, 273; to Victoria, 177 ; to other places, 45. Witticism. — A few days ago a ho se bolted down the main street of Tim-ijru with a boy on its back. Amongst those who came out to see what was wiong was Mr White, the Crown prosecntor. On being to'ld that a horse ran «w<y with a boy he said, “Oh, that does not interest me. As Grown p'osecalor I would feel greater.interest in the boy running away with the horse.” ‘ N.Z. Hemp. —The Agent-General, node r date of September-16th,' states that the price of New Zealand hemp continues steady, notwithstanding large importations into England and Amsrica throughout the year. Since January Ist more than 60,000 bales had arrived in London, and about 50,000 in America. Prices had crept up, but would have gene down bat for advices from the colony pointing to a redaction in shipments. Rbeeeee Proprietors in Court. —At the R.M. Court, Christchurch, Selig and Bird were ffned by Mr Bestham, R.M., each £SO, in default three moBtl««’ imprisonment, for receiving at the office of their paper, the Referee, money for investment on a totaiis'ator at Amberley steeplechases. The magistrate said the fads showed unmistakably that they had been keeping or running a totalisator on their own account. The language of the judgment was very severe. Defendants gave notice of appeal. Four other icfoimations were withdrawn. American Politics. —The following extracts are taken from a private latter received from America:—“l saw and attended the convention to elect officers for the state. Talk about rows and fanny things; f his country licka everything. The politics are controlled by what is called political bosses; they run the whole thiog like a machine. The fellow that runs the democratic party is called ‘ Blind Boss Buckley.’ He is totally blind, and has a fellow to len-d him around. He can elect whatever candidate he likes. > He is worth millions of dollars—just made out of politics. I never read or heard of a county like this for.bribery and corruption. At a gubernatorial election a fellow’s vote is worth before the close of the poll 5 to 10 dollars. Every year before the election the election the different candidates send to the different towns a sum ef money called ‘the boodle or sack,’ TKe democrats will sweep the stale this coming election. You could do well with a paper and your knowledge of politics in ibis county. For instance, supposing a fello w was governor or in any other office here, if your paper was any good ho would send you down at least 1000 dollars to crack him up and run the other fellow down. The other candidate would send you more money to make you dry up. I worked in a political boss’s office, and know something about it.” Now there is the place for a mao to liye in. Here in this colony a candidate thinks it too much to shout j for a poor newspaper man. The Black Star Minstrels —The above company, which consists of local amateurs, entertained a very large bouse last Thursday euening in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka. The company was exceedingly well received, and frequently applauded, and the entertainment was a pronounced success. The entertainment consisted of the usual Christy minstrel circle, with Mi A, Clinch as Johnstone, Mr Eldar as bones, and Mr Kroon as tambourine, and their jokes were very good, but in straining after effect with regard to negro peculiarities of pronoarici*feion they overdid it, and consequently the audience were not able to catch their meaning sometimes. It would be well for them to remember that in order to appreciate jokes the audience must understand the words spoken. It is therefore necessary for the cornermen to very distinct and plain if they want their jokes to go down. The following programme was gone through by the circle :—Openii/g chorus, 1 Gwine Down the Ribber,' company } ballad, ‘ Underaeath the Violets,' Mr W. Collins; song, ‘Up I dee,’ Mr J is. Elder; ballad, ‘ Sweet Chiming Bells,’ Mr G. Barret; song, ‘ Meet Mo at the Golden Gate,’ Mr S. Kroon ; ballad, ‘No One to Welcome Me Home,’ Mr F. Colville; song, ‘Duck-foot Sue,’ Mr Jara. Elder; ballad, ‘There’s a Light in the Window,’ Mr D. Chambers ; song, ‘All for the Sake of Sarah,’ Mr S. Kroon ; finale, ‘Go and tell old Aunt Mary,’ company. This was gone through very well, and highly appreciated, After an interval a sketch, in 1 which Messrs W. Collins and D, Chumbefs took part, was excellently done. Mr A. Clinch’s character song was extremely good, and Mr H. William’s stamp speech on ‘Unionism’ was full of good points. Messrs Chambers ahd Kroon received an encore for (heir double hornpipe. Mr Barret sang a balad well, and Mr S. Kroon’s song and dance as well as a comic scene by Messrs Clinch, Barret, Eider and Kroon, passed off with great success. The performance was brought to a close with an exceedingly laughable farce entitled ‘Killed by Kindness,’ in which Messrs H. Colville, A. Clinch and H. Williams took ■ «nd acquitted themselves very SSlabij; A,-- olo.e Mr thanked the audience for then and stated that the club would at any time give entertainments for charitable purposes, but that the proceeds of that evening's entertainment would be devoted to putting the c’nb jn a finanpty position. The entertainment on tbp whol.e wap yery good, and all present appeared highly satisfied with It.

R.M. Court, Tewuka. —At the above Conrt yesterday, before A. M. Clark and M. Quinn, Eeqs., J.P.’a, Robert Fenton, charged with having been drook and disorderly, resisting the police, and using insulting language, was fined £3, or the alternative of 7 days’ imprisonment, Geraldine Brass Banb. For some time past the members of this bind have been practicing assiduously with a view to holding a concert in aid of the band’s funds at an early date. An excellent programme has been prepared, and the members have been - thoroughly well schooled in their respective parts. Wesleyan Church, '1 emdia. Tomorrow home mission services will be held in this church, morning and evening, by the Rev. J. if}. Gray, and in the afternoon there will be a school gathering with an address to parents and children. The home mission services will be continued on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, and large attendances are hoped for.

Social Tea.—A social tea will be held in the Temuka Primitive Methodist. Church on Thursday, Oct. 23, the tea being the generous gift of Mr Barr in aid of the funds of the circuit. An entertainment will follow, when, a large and varied pro* gramme will be gone through. The Geraldine choir, aided by two or three violins, will be present, also a violin, concertina, and organ from Temuka. A very pleasant evening’s entertainment should result, and a large- attendance is expected as the admission is only one shilling. • New Zealand Rifle Association. The programme for the 30tli annual meeting of the New Zealand R. fle Association h‘ie been issued, and the opening day of the meeting is fixed for Tuesday, the 20th January, 1891. The total amount of , prize money is £ll9O, exclusive ot belts, medals, shields, and other trophies, and also of prizes to be given in the continuous match and running mad match. In the interproyinoial teams match the prize ia £SO to the winning team, aud it is provided that three teams mast compete. In the companies team match, prizes of the value of £l5O are to be given. Martini-Henry rifles are to be used, and the longest range is 700 yards. Entries close at Napier on the 17th January, but post entries can be made up to the day before the match on payment of an additional fee for the match. The Missins Bakqub Assate. News from the Chatham Islands states that a quantity of wreckage had washed up there, including a lifebuoy with the letters “ saay” on it, candle boxes, part of a companion, a case ot spirits marked “ I (in diamond) 68, Wellington,” part of piano cases, and cases of varnish marked “ D and W,’".others “ Government office, Wellington,” and numbered. These are presumed lo be part of the cargo of the barque Aasaye, now posted missing.— Government do not intend to send a special steamer to search for the survivors of th» Aasaye, As the Hinemoa is now iff the vicinity with orders to look out for castaways. It is feared that if she struck on the Snares there ia no possibility of survivors as there is only one landing place. Turnbull and Go. had cfifty cases of spirits on board numbered 51 to 100 and marked as described. None of the other brands mentioned are exactly like but they correspond closely to goods consigned to Wellington firms. Temuka Caledonian Society. A meeting of Ihe directors of the Temuka Caledonian Seciety was held in the Temuka Hotel on Wednesday eveningjast. Present—Mr A. M. Clark (President) in the chair, Messrs Heary, Allan, Naughton* Blytb, Mann, Maze, Newbury, Scaonell, Anrrland, McLeod, Velvin, J, McCaskill, P. McCaskill, Archer and Lawson. The ground committee inforrmd the meeting that they bad laid down a new track in the park, and intend making several improvements for the comfort of visitors to the sports on Boxing-Day. Amongst the improvements will be a lawn in connection with the grand stand, which will be fenced ofi. A sports committee was elected to draw up programme of eporls, and to bring same forward within a fortnight, consisting of Messrs Blytb, Atelier, Henry, Allan, Quinn, Scanned and Angl .nd. It was recommended io the sporis committee to omit tro’ii iho programme the Caledonian Handicap und nisei t more open events. A aufc-eommitt'-e was also formed to c»rry out arrangements for the concert, consisting of Messrs Altao, McLeod, J. MtiCaskill and Hen>y. Th-> secretary informed the meeting that according to instructions received last meeting he had the concert well in hand, and had been successful in procuring some of. the best talent in the colony. Oto of the lady singers will be Mias Haroy, from Wellington, who is considered one of the finest contralto singers in New Zialand, The stage is to be and other improvements are contemplated, which will make tbe concert a huge success. Wo anticipate both the concert and sports will be aa successful as formerly, as no expense or pains are to bh spared to bring lhat result about.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. o. Bari Funeral notice ra Denis Sullivan. Mrs Mcllraith, Geraldtne—Wants a housemaid. Win. Whes;b.«nd—Stud uotica re Young Taieri Tom, • Aspitail & Saimond—B.mkiuptcy notice re Cimrles Neville. Wesleyan Chii'ch, Temuka—Notice re Home mission serv <*»a. N.Z. Clothing rao or) —Look out for new spring announcement. J. Harrison, Grocer, Tetnuka Has reserved for advertisement. : M.E.M., Post Office, Temuka— Wantsa situation as housekeeper or cook. Primitive Methodist Church, Temuka— Social tea on Thursday evening next. Manager Mount Peel Station—lnvites tenders for carting wool from the station. J. Mundell & Co.- Publish list of entries for Temuka live stock sale on Tuesday next.

Executors Late Angus Macdonald- Invite tenders for clearing, etc., rushes aiid nigger-heads.

15, R, Guinness and A. E. Cox— Publish luR of entries for Temuka live stock sals on Tuesday next.

Geraldine County Council Poll in Wattohi Flat Water-Supply District re proposed loan oo Friday, 31st October. Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society—Offers £5 reward for information re persons infringing fishing regulations. Giendiuing & Dobie Hold a great realising sale of spring and summer drapery apd clothing in premises adjoining Messrs Velvin & Taylor’s, Temuka, comRiehcing oh Wednesday ne^t.