LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2141, 23 December 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Christmas. —ln accordance with our usual custom this paper will not be published on Christmas day, Thursday next, We wish our readers the compliments of the season.

Coal Extort—The coal export from Westport for the week ended Saturday was 3311 tons.

The Governor.—His Excellency the Governor has gone to Dunedin. It ia time ha paid South Canterbury a visit.

Hotel Changes.—Mr Michael Scannell has taken the Wallingford Hotel, Temuka, and entered into possession of it yesterday. Found Drowned.—The body of Albert Carpenter, who was drowned in the Rakaia on the I4!h, was found washed on a shingle spit on Saturday.

The War Cby.—We have received the Christmas number of the above publication. It consists of 16 pages, and is well got up and illustrated. It also contains a sketch of General Booth’s scheme.

Protests. —Petitions, to His Excellency the Governor, praying that he will refrain from sanctioning any further appointments to the Legislative Council at present, are being circulated in Auckland and Dunedin.

Almanac. We have received from Messrs Mills, Dick, and Co., Dunedin (per J. W. Miles), a copy of the Otago Almanac and Directory for 1891, It is a bulk} publication, and contains a great deal of useful and interesting information. Unpaid County Rate*. —ln onr adverlining columns it is announced that all unpaid rates owing to the county of Geraldine will be placed in the solicitor's hands for c llection on the 2nd January. Ratepayers who are behind with their payments should settle before that date, ami save themselves troub'e and expense.

Juvenile Housebreakers. Two young lads, aged 13 and 14 years respectively, entered the house of a naan named Michael J. Rooney, at Pightmting Creek, and stole therefrom lls 6d in money, some eggs, and other trfies. The elder boy, whose relations attended the court, was let out on three months’ probation, but the younger lad was remanded, as his parents failed to appear to give an account of him.

Lunacy, —On Friday night James Davis, who oq Tuesday ran aw*y from the Christchurch Hospital, where he had been a patient, was found by Mr White, a shepherd, o»mped in some gorse at the foot of the hills. He had o® clothes on except a tattered shirt and trousers, and appeared to be quite insane. He was secured with difficulty and on Saturday was committed to Sonnyside. John Sutherland, the third officer of the Rangitira, who holds a captain’s certificate, showed symptoms of insanity on Tuesday, and as he got gradually worse, he was also commuted to Sunnyside,

Bishop Grimes. —The Catholic Times has the following :—Hia Grace the Archbishop has received by thj San Francisco mail a letter from the Bishop of Christ* church, dated Munich (Bavaria), October 20'h, in which the following message occurs :—“1 was ordered to Vichy, which I left in September for the more bracing climate of Bavaria. I have been staying with some excellent friends in Munich. I leave next week seemingly quite myself again. After a stay of two or three weeks in France, I shall, D.Y., go to Rome and prepare to return to New Zealand as soon as possible after Christmas.”

Action for Damages. —We (Taieri Advocate) hear that a well-known Mosgiel farmer intends iastituting legal proceedings against the Railway Commissioners for loss loss sustained in connection with the railage of some sheep and lambs. It is stated that the animals were duly booked from the south to Dunedin, and when a part of the journey bad been performed the trucks containing the sheep were left at a certain station and some other person, more favored by the department, had hie aheap carried on instead of those that bad been booked from the longer distance. Our Taieri farmer thus lost the market, and some of h's lambs died in the (rucks. A Successful Sur«ical Operation.— A fortnight ago an opeiation of amputation of a leg at the hip joint was performed by Dr J. A. J, Murray, on a boy named Daoiel Norrie, at Kaiapoi, There are soma special features of this case. The sufferer, a son of Mr W. J. Norrie, was struck by a stone on his leg six years ago. Shortly after the limb became powerless, and the youth has been confined to bed ever since. Recently tbe op-ration of amputation was decided on and performed by Dr Murray, with the assistance of Dra Parsons and Charlton. During last week Norrie, whose case has excited much local sympathy, was able to play his violin and go on with embroidering work.—Pi oss.

Caledonian Sports and Concert.— In our advertising columns will be found the list of entries and handicaps for the Caledonian Society’s Sports at lemuka on Friday next. The programme is, perhaps, the best issued by any society in the colony for a one day’s gathering, and it is gratifying to notice that the entries for the handicaps are so large, as it shows 1 that athletes fully appreciate the value of the prises offered, With such entries there can be littledoubt but that thehandicaps will be well contested, and doubtless the other events, for which entries are to be made on the ground, will fill up quite as well. Further improvements have been made on the ground for the convenience and comfort of visitors, and the sports, if the weather is fine, should be the largest attended and the most thoroughly successful yet held by the society. In the evening the annual concert will be held. The programme, which appears elsewhere, is remarkable for its excellence, and we expect to see the drillshed crowded to its utmost extent. All who attend, and can appreciate good music, should thoroughly enjoy themselves. The whole will wind up with a j dance. t

The Taste for Gambling. The art union up by the Christchurch bands to pay off the deficit of £94 on the band contest of November, 1889, has liquidated the deficiency and left a profit of £99. Geraldine Stock Sale. The fortnightly sale of stock takes place at Geraldine to-morrow. Messrs J. Mundell and Go., Messrs H. B. Webster and Co., and Messrs A. E, Cox and E. R. Guinness advertise entries.

Saib at Temuka. Attention is directed to the sale of unredeemed pledges (jewellery, etc.) and other goods by Messrs J. B. Rutland and 0o M on the premises next to Mr J. W. Miles’s, Temuka, to-day. The sale will start at 1 o’clock sharp, and entries can be made up to that hour. Acoibent.—A sad accident occurred at Lyttelton last Friday to a boy named Enlund, aged 14, who was run over by a railway truck near the Tainui wharf. He fell, and his right leg, side, and right arm were badly crushed. The arm has been amputated at the shoulder. He is in a very critical state. Train Arrangements for the Holidays.— The attention of those intending to travel by rail during the holidays is directed to the railway advertisements in another column. Special trains from Christchurch to Dunedin and Dunedin to Christchurch, calling at Temuka, will run early on Thursday morning. Honoring the Dead —The funeral of the late Mr S. D. Parnell, the founder of the eight hours’ system in New Zealand, took place at Wellington on Saturday afternoon and was very largely attended. Several of the leading citizens followed the remains to the grave, and all the trades unions were represented. No Casb,—After a hearing extending over five days the jury late on Saturday night gave a verdict for defendants on all the issues in the action T. Tanner, late member for Waipawa, against Captain Russell, Mr Grmond, and others, directors of the Northern Investment Company, The elaim was for £40,000 damages for alleged wrongful sale of the jßiverslea Estate.

Fatal accident at a Picnic, Colonel Herrick, an old and much respected settler, met with a fatal accident near Danevirk, Hawke's Bay, on .Friday, He was a member of the picnic party to the Waihi Falls, Somehow he fell over the falls, which go down for eighty feet, and landed at the feet of his horrified daughter, striking a rock in his descent. He was formerly in the Imperial Service, but for forty years has been a sheep farmer there. In the Te Kooti wars he did good service. Swindlers at Large. A point of importance was raised in the Resident Magistrate’s Court in a case where several of the spieler class were charged with vagrancy at Wellington. Mr Skerret, for accused, stated that they had been arrested without issue of summons or warrant, and ha contended that by the appeal case of Comillac and another, decided in Australia, and which is quoted in Wyatt and Webb’s reports, the arrest was illegal. In the case quoted the Bench ruled that under the Vagrant Act there is no power to arrest without warrant. In cases where an act of vagrancy is charged, the proof is the not giving a satisfactory account of means of livelihood. Mr Robinson, the Magistrate, held the objection fatal and discharged the accused. The po'ice intend to proceed by summons. Accident. Mr F. Wilson Smith, Geraldine, met with a nasty accident oo Friday evening last. When riding home shortly after 6 o’clock, ho had arrived within a few chains of the house, when, for some reason reason or other, his horse shied. Mr Wilson Smith gave it a cut with the whip, when it bounded forward and then roared and fell backwards. Fortunately it fell elear of its rider, who, landing on the back of bis head, had been rendered insensible. He was carried into the house and Dr Fish summoned with all speed. On his arrival he found chat although his patient was considerably brused and shaken and there was slight concussion of the brain no bones were broken, and a few days’ quiet will probably effect a recovery. Had the accident happened on the metalled road instead of in the paddock the consequences might have been exceedingly serious. Privations of the Poor. Speaking of the breaking up of the Waima‘aitai School the Venerable Archdeacon Harper said ; —The boys and girls of London had but little breakfast, and would have to go without their dinner if it were not for charitable friends who subscribed enough money to allow of “ penny dinners being provided, and in the majority of cases the children went almost supperless to bed. He had visited oue night school where the elder boys made all sorts of useful and ornamental articles in iron and leather and wood, and meeting one of the poor lads at church, learned that having no means to get any breakfast he laid in bed till dinner lime, when he ate the only meal he could get, and then went to church as often as he could in the evening. He had told the London children of the Wairaataitai School, and of the beautiful summer weather they enjoyed at Uhrisrmas, of the delightful entertainments they had, and of the land of plenty Hew Zealand is. The London boys and girls laughed at this, as it was the depth of winter when he spoke to them, and did not quite believe what he told them ; in fact, many of the children were surprised to find that there were schools in New Zealand.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS

Mr Rowley, Dentist—Visits Geraldine on Wednesday next. Geraldine County Council—lmportant notice re unpaid rates. Temuka Caledonian Society—Publish handicaps for sports on Friday next. T. Barr, Baker, Tetuuk i —Notifies his shop and refreshment rooms will be open every day during holidays. E. C. Dana, Chemist and Druggist, Te. muka —Has citrate of magnesia, Eao’a fruit salt, lime juice, stationery, children’s toy books, etc., for sale. N. Dunlop & Co., Manchester House, Geraldine—Hava just opened up a large assortment of goods for Xmas presents ; also 17 oases boots and shoes and 22 cases dress goods and general drapery bought at job prices ; enumerate some of the lines and quote prices.' Francis Franks, Eclipse Bone Mills, Temuka—Has a few tons of superphosphate left, and to clear the lot has reduced the price to £6 per (on ; has received most encouraging testimonials, and is now booking orders for next spring, when the price will be still further reduced if orders aggregate 50 0 tons, ,