LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2122, 8 November 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Gebaldine Roll, —The Geraldine roll, which has now closed, contains 2521 names. Mb Buxton ax Temuka, Mr S. Buxton wjll address the electors in the Temuka Volunteer Hall this evening. — News is received that a St. Albans (Christchurch) resident drew Carbine in an Austr liau consultation of £25,000. Well-Deserved Punishment. —Further informations for stone throwing wore preferred at Wellington op Wednesday against youths cone rued in the late outrage at the ilutt in which the young man Smith lost - his life, and accused w ere fined 40s and costs, Spouts. We would remind our readers that'the annual allpetio sports meeting takes place on Monday next. We published the handicaps a fuw days ago, and as the entries arc nunnious there Is sure tp b? a good day's sport. We hope ho weUlier wdl be Sit 4 ,

Accident. At Oape Foulwind on ■Thursday John Sheldon, a man working in the was struck on the head by the hook of the twenty-syo ton crane. He seemed at first -opt much hurt, and sat down. Xu about f)ve minutes, however, he became uncopsgioua, and Remains iu that condition up to tho present,

Canterbury Farmers’ A ssoci ation. —T he annual thefetmg -of tins Association will be held in Timara en Saturday next. The business to be dealt with will be found in another cojamn. More Gold. —NAvs hast-reached Hokitika that good ;gold has been struck on --Rack Creek. The : prosprctors .have driyeo. 7ft- into washcgiving 15J w.ls -lp the load and have not bottomed yet. “Over a hundred men are on the ground. There is great excitement in town. r

Primitive Methodist Church, TeMDKA, — The anniversary celebrations of the Primitive Methodist’ Church Sunday School will commence to-morrow, when Mr S. Puxton will preach two sermons, and.a,chjldreu’B. service will be held in the afternoon; On Monday the annual children’s picnic will be held at Mr Guild’s, and on Tuesday evening a tea and ; public meeting. Suspicions Death. Marsala Cowan, aged 60, wife of Matthew Cowan, a cabdriver, died suddenly on Wednesday evening at the house of Mr T. Foote, a friend, and the husband was arrested on suspicion of having accelerated her death by ill-trealmen't. Yesterday he was charged with the offence, and remanded until Tuesday, The inquest was also remanded.

Blood Stock, —At the Middle Park sale at Christchurch on Thursday the yearlings brought only moderate prices, the best lots not reaching owners’ reserves. Mr Butler purchased an Apremoot —Fleurange col - at 200 gnineas, and Mr E. T. Rhodes, Morpheus at 300 guineas. The St. George —Fair Nell colt was passed in at 475 guineas. yearlings aold comparatively well, an! Mr D. Rutherford paid 200 guineas for the hurdle-racer Ixion.

Union Settlement. —The Minister of Linds has informed the labor party thatcfrblock of land, comprising 6000 acres, in the vicinity of Pahiatui, is availableon perpetual lease tennre. The offered to pay the first year’s rent, afid requested that rent for the second and,., third year be allowed to stand over. The Government declined to accede to.. the rt quest, but expressed willingness to make a stirvey of the block, >vhich it was estimated would cost 2s per acre. Valuable Goal Measures.—News has come in that the Blackball Coal Company have struck the coal which they have been driving for a long time. The tunnel was in 30 feet when the manager (Lindrop) decided to bore before going further. Coal was struck after boring forty feet according to the mansger's calculations. They bored four feet through the coal, which seems of grand quality. It is estimated that there are nine million tons of coal which can be worked- dry, : being the largest" area of s milar coal formation known.

Fatal Accidents. —A man named John Pennell was killed at the Wanganui Heads on Wednesday afternoon. He was standing with his back against the side of the cutting lately made in connection with the new railway station when a piece of earth fell and threw him against a dray, his head coming in contact with the back of the dray, §o that Lis brains were knocked out.—Alexander McGregor, an Auckland coal miner, fell down a shaft at the Kamo Uoropany's mine yesterday morning and was smashed to pieces. Work ov Abt,— We have received from Mr Wagstaff, .bookseller and stationer, Timaru, throe books containing soma beautP ful specimens of chromb - lithography. They are !he work of Mrß. O. Harris, and are published by Mr H.D. Jackson, of Nelson. One of the books is devoted to the illustration of the ferns of New Zisland, another tb N®w Zealmd flowers,, and the ’ third to New Zea land berries,' and ti those who take an interest in such they are bound to become very popular. The workmanship is really beautiful, and does infinite credit to Mr Harris’s artistic skill. . - • g f, <-. '•'] he'Cable Service. —lt is understood that the Government will reply to the telegram from the Premier of. Victoria, re cable subsidy, to the same effect as the Postmaster-General’s statement in the House last session, Mr Mitchelson then explained that the time of one year proposed by the cable company to test the effect of the proposed cheap tariff was too short, and as there was a risk of the colony being involved in a heavy lose, and in addition tbs Imperial. Government having declined to take part in the subsidy or guarantee, be had no recommendation to make to Parliament.

Baby Farmins. Myra Smith, an elderly woman, appeared at the Dunedin Police Court on Thursday charged with ill-treating and neglecting children in her care in a manner calculated to injure their health. A police constable visited the house and accused her-of baby-farming, tie found four children in one room. Two of these were in a filthy condition. The rooOt was fairly large, but the doors and windows were thoroughly closed and the stench was sickening. One child was stripped of her slinking'clothes, and on the body were marks apparently caused by scalds, Mr Oarew, the Kesident Magistrate, said that as the esse had been summarily, he would inflict the severest penalty —three months’ imprison? raent on the two charges, the sentences to be concurrent.

Arrest of a Native. —A native named Heii Kaihua, Tawhaio's .secretary, was arrested at Pukekawa (Tawhaio’s settlement), on the left bank of the Waikato, on Thursday, on a charge of interfering with a trig station in the Upper Thames district, where some surveyors were at woik, surveying a block of Government laud. The trig station was on native land, and sotpe of the natives thought it would interfere with their rights, Knihuu re r moved it, and sent it te the postmaster at Miranda. A summons was issued, but he rook no notice of it, hence the arrest, The at resting party numbered about 50, and were sent on their errand in the middle of the uigh[,. It is said there was not the slightest cause for suph a dtflaon : stration, and the Auckland Star characterises it as an electioneering dodge. Yesterday Heri was brought before Dr Giles, E.M., Auckland, charged with having destroyed a trig station in the Upper Thames) district, liis cusp was remanded till Saturday, to be heard at lire Thames. Tawhiao was angry that tlm police were sent to arrest Heri, and after parleying with Mr Lewis he turned and walked a way without the pustomary salutations. There were very few Natives to be seen, and Tawhiao had apparently given instructions to his men that they were to keep inside oj: the hpuses or return to the buab. ’jL’awJiiao said ‘the station was removed by his orders. ‘

Geraldine County Council. —M jsrs W. Bui tour, W. 8. How«ll, it. A. Bj ker, Jf. Quinn,'and J, M. Barker have Ceen duly ejected members of the Geraldine County Council. SYNOPSIS OF AOTERIISBMENTS. J. A. Yourg—Wants a lad or man. Geraldine County Council—Result of general election. Tlioe. Gad walluder tenders'for chipping flax, etc. E R. Guinness and A. E. Cox—Notice re stock 'sales at Winchester and Geraldine, etc. Cmterbury Farmers’Co-operative Association—Annual meeting on Saturday next. J. Browb, Beehive Stores, Temuka — Has wpolpacks, boiled oil, shears, and all shearing requisites on sale. Mundell & Co.—Publish entries for Winchester stock sa’e on Tuesday, and Geraldine stock sale on Wednesday next. T &. J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercers, Tim*ru—Notify that on Wednesday they opened 13 cases new goods, ex Coptic, and enumerate lines received in all departments.