LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2140, 20 December 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Bequest.—Edmund Hunt, lately deceased, bequeathed £250 to the funds of the Dunedin Benevolent Institution. Drowned —A man named John Hurrell was drowned on Thursday while attempting to cross the Hurunui near Culverden. W ESLBYA.tr Ohuech, Tbmuka. —The Be v. R. 8. Buna will conduct the morning and evening eervioes in the above churoh tomorrow. Immigration. The immigration department have decided to refuse any further applications for assisted passages from England. Personation. Jaraea Morgan, of Waiau (Wellington), laborer, has been committed for trial on a charge of personation in connection with the city elections. Legislative Council. that a Wellington gentleman, whose name has not yet been mentioned, is to be called to the Legislative Council. Mr Levin is supposed to b« indicated. The Vice- Regal Baby.—The Premier, at the request of the Mayors of Auckland, Ohristchurch, Dunedin, and Wellington, has despatched a cable to Her Majesty asking her to stand god-mother to the son of Lord Onslow. Saacoan News. —News from Samoa reports severe shocks of earthquake on the island of Nenfoa. The natives abandoned their villages in terror. A number of cases of leprosy have been discovered in Samoa. Political matters are quiet.

Fraudulent Banikuptoy. Bernard Ginsberg, a bankrupt, who kept a store at Nenthorn, has been committed for trial for failing to disclose to the Official Assignee the whole of his property. The evidence showed that a considerable portion of his stock was not accounted for.

Dairy Industry.— Ihe Middle Island Dairy Association are inviting applications from persona having a knowledge of the dairy business to go to England with a shipment of butter and cheese, which is to be oloaelj watched with a view of securing a report on the cause of dB- -

The Pity of It. —The Rangiora Standard says : thren," Bald a parson at a Church the otber dnnday, " if you want to go to Sheol, vote for the Papist that is standing forthis electorate." And all the wall-eyed old sinners said aloud, " Aye ! bless the Lord." Something like this took place in Titnaru. It is useless for us to lalk about our Freedom while we allow ourselves to be the slaves of prejudices.

Public Benefactor.—Mr S. D. Parnell, originator of the Eight Hours movement in New Zealand, died on Wednesday morning in his 81st year. He had been 51 years in the colony. He will be accorded a public funeral, ia whieh various trades unions take part. At a public meeting at Wellington on Wednesday night it yas determined to give Mr 8. D. Parnell a public funeral on Saturday. The collection of shilling subscriptions for the memorial will be gone on with, and it is hoped to obtain £IOOO.

Ailesed Pekjubt. At Gore on \ Wednesday Thomas Green, auctioneer, a well-known public man, was charged on the information of T. B. Mortimer with having committed perjury in the hearing | of an action for the recovery of the price of a horse. Mr Mae Gibbon (.uayor elect) and Mr. Dolamore (mayor) were on the bench, and counsel objeoted to the latter adjudicating. The benoh over-ruled the objection, but adjourned till the afternoon for the presence of Mr Revolt, Resident Magistrate, as a witness. On resuming counsel for the informant contended that Mr Dolamore could not sit on the bench, his term of office as mayor having expired j at midday. The bench again overruled the obj-ction, and counsel declined to proceed, costs being given against his client.

Dummtism. The Wellington Land Board came to a final resolution to forfeit the interests of all the selectors (Mrs and Miss Samuel, Mrs and Misa Joseph, and Messrs Samuel and Mills) for nou-com-pliance with tho conditions of the Land 1 Act, to recover areara due, and to throw the lands open at an early dote. The board also passed resolutions recording the fact that the witnesses were advised by counsel not to answer certain questions which nvght compromise them in view of ulterior proceedings, and the board did not for that reason exercise its full powers to compel the giving of such evidence ; also that, in the opinion of the board, Mr Coleman Phillips had practised dummyiam in conjunction with the selectors, <md j that it is desirable that the whole case should hi laid before the Crown Pro- j secutor with a view of ascertaining whether there are sufficient grounds for a I prosecution, and if so that such prosecu- | tion bi> instituted, j

Cbicket.—The following will represent Waihi in the match with Temuka to-day— Twigg (2), H. Moore, Cox, Fawcett. Wagstaff, Wilson Smith, Brinkmann, T. Ilart, VV. Moore, and Shallard. Emergencies—A. Moore and P.ichards.

Thk Railways and the Holidays. Aa usual at thia season of the year the railway authorities have made special arrangements and reduced the farea for the convenience of those travelling by rail. Particulars re the fares, special trains, etc., will be found in our advertising columns. Declining to Prosecbte.—At Christchurch a woman named Lucy Webster laid an information against her husband for stabbing her in the thigh ni*h a penknife. When the case was called the prosecutrix declined to give evidence to criminate her husbnnd and denied knowledge of the afftir. Inspector Pender said the police had been put to trouble and the country to expense over the matter and asked that the woman be ordered to pay expenses. The Hench could not see their way clear to do bo. Mr Pender then said he would ask the Government to sue for the amount. Temxtka Calediow Society.—Attention 18 drawn to the very choice programme to be tabmitted at the aonual concert in conmaction with the Temuka Caledonian Society. Rarely indeed has such h collection of taleot assembled on the stage of a country Town Hall, and the society are deserving of all praise and encouragement in their efforts to cater for public amusement and educate public tastw. A glance at the programme will suffice to show that the vocalists are of no mew repute, and such i an opportunity of hearing first class music and choicest songs should not be missed. The sports also promise to attract an unusual attendance and granted favorable weather the gathering should be ona of the largest in the colony. Tme Weather. —On Wednesday night a pleasant rain commenced falling, which, as may be imagined, was heartily welcome both to farmers and the public generally. It continued in a steady shower all through the night, and after a brief spell of fair weather on Thursday morning, recommenced, and continued with some intermissions until night-fall. Light as the rainfall has been it has been of inoaloulable value to farmers, many of whom have as a lait resort condemned their grain crops with the intention of going in for turnips. These, it sown promptly, should come away well, and prove a saviDg in the end on the year's expenditure. At present the outlook is bad enough, but if the prices continue advancing, and stock maintain their present position, South Canterbury should still be ahead. Temperance Meeting.—On Thursday night a meeting under the auspices of she Temuka Presbyterian Band of Hope and Teaiperanco Society took place in tue church. The chair was occupied by the Rev. J. Dickson, and, considering the threatening state «f the weather, there was a capital attendance. The programme was a lengthy and excellent one, and al! present seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves. The glees ' Merrily through the Land,' * The Temperance Lifeboat,' and ' The Gushing RIU,' were given by the Misses Cain, Taylor, Long* ston, and Goodey in a very creditable manner, and followed by a recitation by Mary Bryant, * Going to Market,' the manner i« which she imitated the mistakes of the little market girl being capital. Misß R. Goodey recited 'Lead Them Straight' in good style, and the glee ' Now, Don't You Know V by Misses Watt, Hooper,THylor, Goodey, Monnghau, Lyon, Copestake, and Lynch, with appropriate actions, was very nicely gwen. Mr McCu'ly gave a reading ' Travelling by Electric Telegraph,' and Master Murray Copestake recited ' Boys Wanted' and Master H. Cooper 'Girls Wanted' in first-rate etyle. Tbe part recitation 'Ten Little Temperance Boys,' by Musters Darrocb, Lynch, Mattingley, Fentoo, Storey, Hooper, Moneghan, and Dnncan, received much attention and praise. Recitations by Master T. and Mißs Fenton, *A Country Mother's Parting with her Son,' by MiBB Emma Cooper, and 'Mother' by Miss Eva Goodey were given excellently, At the c'ose of the evening cards were distributed to Q " who bad taken part in the program™ 6, and pledge card* to those who had sig ne d at previous meeting. Niosteeß new members were enrolled. A number of bycODB were heartily sung, Miss Goodey presidiog at the harmonium. A very pleasant meeting was terminated by the rev. chairman pronouncing the benediction.

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