LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2155, 27 January 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Coal Export. During last week 2369 tons of coal were exported from Westport. A Rich Patch. —The Upper Wafpori Company obtained 40 ounces for six hours’ dredging. Coursing.—The Waterloo Coursing Meeting at Duuedin hie been fixed for July 9th and succeeding days.

Sir George Grey.— The health of Sir George Grey continues to improve, and he ehorlly leaves Auckland for Rotorua. Lknacy. —At Timaru yesterday, Mis Burgess, a widow, the mother of seven children, was committed to Sunnyside Asylum, Temuka Lite Stock Sale. —The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. Messrs A. E. Cox and E. R. Guinness advertise entries.

Complimentary. —Mr Roas, late chairman of the Dunedin Harbour Board, will be presented with a purse of 100 sovereigns by the citizens, prior to bis departure for the north.

Excursion Fares to Cheistohueoh. — On the 30th January excursion tickets to Christchurch available for return until the 7th February, will be issued at the various railway stations in the district. The fares will be found in our advertising columns*

An Abundance of Names.—The Governor’s son was christeaed yesterday morning under the name of Victor Alexander Herbert Huia. The first two names are by command of the Queen, the third is a family name, the fourth is complimentary to the colony.

A Labor Dispute. —A threatened dispute at Dunedin as to the bricklayers' and masons’ pay has been ayerted. The Builders’Association proposed lls instead of 12s per day and the proposal was not well received. The d fficuity has been ended by ihe principal employing firm conceding the point, Gbealdinb Rifles.— An inspection parade of the Geraldine Rifles will take place on Thvrsday evening, after which a general meeting will be held, when the question whether the corps shall be disbanded will be discussed. We hope to see the members attend iu force, and decide to keep the corps in existence. It would be a great pity after surmounting the difficulty of getting a fine drill hall and other obstacles if the corps were now to be disbanded.

Oub Land Laws. —Among the passengers arrived at Invercargill by the Rotomahana from Melbourne is the Hon, N, Copley, South Australian Commissioner of Crown Lands. He will traverse the colony, and see as much as possible of the condition of settlement in the island, particularly with regard to the homestead block system. Mr Copley is anxious to become thoroughly acquainted with the working of our land laws. Narrow Escape. —A little girl named Kaye, three years old, the daughter of Mr J. Kaye, laborer, narrowly escaped loang her life in Timaru on Saturday. She was sitting on the railway line, near Perry’s viaduct, when the north express came through, and she was knocked clear by the cowcatcher. The train was stopped and the girl, who was insensible, taken aboard, and on arrival in Timaru she was taken to a doctor. It was then found that the child had escaped with a nasty scalp wound and a cut on the face. Her escape from a fatal accident was moat remarkable. Peel Forest Horticultural Show.— The annual show under the auspices of the Peel Forest Floral and Horticultural Society will be heldintheScotaburn Schoolroom onFriday next,and we would specially remind intending exhibitors that entries must be in the show room by 11 o’clock a.m. This is absolutely necessary, as the judges are unable to proceed with their work until all the exhibits are received and arranged. We hope to see the show the largest and the most successful yet held by the society. It will be open to the public at 3 p.m. The Rev. W, White, Yesterday the Rev. White left Timaru for his new charge at Wallacetown, Otago. Oo Sundap he preached his farewell sermons at Pleasant Foist and Totara Valley, and at the close of the service at the Point Mr Bishop, secretary lo the Church Committee, presented Mr White with an address and a purse of sovereigns, and in doing so referred to the good work dona by the rev. gentleman during bis five and a-half yeast’ ministry in the district. Mr White feelingly replied. The Presbyterian Sabbath School teachers and the Good Templar Lodges also made presentations.

Insurance Dispute.—The Association of Fire Insurance Companies a little time back sent Mr Meddings, inspector of telegraphs, to inspect the Eeefloa electric light wo'ks and connections, and he has reported unfavorably as regards insulation, switches, and cut-outs, the insurance companies no'ify that unless these are made safe before the 14h of February they will cancel all policies. The Electric L'gbt Company have sent Horae for material which cannot reach Reefton before three months. A requisition to the Chairman of the County Council is bsing signed asking him to convene a meeting to discuss the advisabili'yof formings local insurance Association. One local man is offering £56,000 (?) as a nucleus, provided sufficient support is accorded.

Expensive Irrigation.— At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Timaru, yesterday, before Mr 0. A. Wray, R. M., George Meredith was charged with damming a a water-race at Orari for the purpose of irrigating a garden and paddock, cutting off the supply of water to people lower down the r>ice. Defendant did not appear. He had, however, seen Mr Stubbs, clerk to the County Council, and admitted the offence. Mr White, who appeared for the council, reminded His Worship that io previous cases only small fines had been inflicted for these offences, but there had been a sufficient number of prosecutions to have warned the public, and the fines should now, as His Worship had theafcened, be made heavier. A fine of £3 was imposed, with Court coats (£1), solicitor's fee (£1 Is), and witness’ expanses (3j 7d).

Cricket —The annual cricket match between Canterbury and Otago players commenced on Friday and concluded on Saturday, resulting in a win for Otago by 1 wicket and 1 run. The scores were— Otago ; First innings, 101; second, with 1 wicket to fall, 121. Canterbury : First innings, 101 ; second, 120. Splendid Bain.— Tha heavy rain from the south-west predicted by Captain Edwin reached this district early on Monday morning. Captain Edwin wired that }he rain might be expected between the 25ih and 28th inst., consequently his calculations have been verified as accurate. The rain will retard harvest operations, and cause a second growth in the early potatoes, but on the other hand it will be the making of the turnips and other root crops, and will do incalculable good to the grass lands. Geraldine Floral, Horticdltural, and Industrial Association. — A meeting of the Committee of the Association was held on Friday evening last, Dr Fish, president, in the chair. There was afu l attendance. The secretary read the list of prize takers and the amounts due to them. It was decided that, as some accounts had not been received, tha meeting should adjourn till the following Tuesday (tonight), and a committee was appointed to go through the prize list, to report at the adjourned meeting.

Fires in Dunedin.— A broke out in the establishment of Dulhie Bros,, drapers, but was soon extinguished, the principal damage being done by water. A fire in South Dunedin broke out in Wotton’s grocery, destroying it and an adjoining house occupied by Mr Brown, coal dealer. The insurances on buildings and furniture amount to £605. Tbo South Dunedin Brigade declined to assist beeauaa the Cavershata Council refused to pay their expenses, and they were onlookers while the buildings burned, even refusing to assist in removing the furniture.

Thought He Had Settled It.—Says the Post The verdancy of some people is rea'ly amusing- The solicitor of a bushmao, who was summoned iu (ha Magistrate’s Court the other day for arrears under a maintenance order, stated that bis client some time ago obtained a pastoffice order for the amount of arrears, but instead of sending it to the Clerk of the Court, in whose favor it was drawn, he pul it carefully away in his pocket, fondly imagining that it was a receipt releasing him of all further responsibility so far as Court proceedings were concerned. In proof of the statement the identical receipt, bearing a date long since passed, was produced for the inspection of the Gour*.

Telephone to Woodbury. —The postal authorities have just made arrangements for telephone communication to be established between Qeraidine and Woodbury. The work will be taken in hand at once. The line will prove a great boon to the residents of both townships, and the whole of the Woodbury district. At present there is only one daily mail to Woodbury, which leaves Geraldine in the evening and returns early the following morning. This arrangement is found to be very inconvenient, and the authorities deserve every credit for increasing the facilities for communication. A Fictitious Charge. —At Macraes R.M. Court, Otago, the hearing of the charge of perjury against Father Donnelly, arising out of a recent esse in which a man named Hartstonge was bound over to keep the peace for causing a scene in a church, was taken before Messrs Ewing and A. D, 'Ball, J. P.’s. Mr Da'gleish, R. M., who beard the first case, iu his evidence stated that a portion of Father Donnelly’s evidence, regarding which the information was laid, had been ruled by him not to be relevant to the charge before the Court. The Justices decided that it would be no use under these circumstances te send the case to the higher Court, and no further evidence was heard. The charge of abusiye language made against Father Donnelly also fell to the ground, the information being bad, A charge was laid by Olaffey against Hartstonge for using abusing and threatening language, but after it had been opened the charge was withdrawn.

Personal. —We learn that Mr W. N. Cathro contemplates leaving Tomuka during the present week and taking up his residence in Rangiora, where he intends to practice his profession as barrister and solicitor, During Mr Cathro'a residence in Temuka he has made for himself a wide circle of friends, no less by his courteous and gentlemanly bearing towards all classes of society han by hia honorable relations with those who came professionally into contact with him. He identified himself with all local sports and amusements, and never hesitated to take more than his share of the hard work connected with thorn. As secretary of the Floral and Horticultural Society he earned the esteem of all, and without exaggeration we can safely say that the duties could not have been better performed. We have known Mr Cathro for the last 14 or 15 years, and have no hesitation in recommending him to the people of Rangiora as an honorable, upright gentleman, whom to know is to respect and trust. He is leaving Temuka owing to the fact that on account of soma agreement between Mr White and himself he can no longer practice his profession here, and we wish him success in his new sphere of action. An Involuntary Hbabbr. —On Friday evening last two young men, both well known in Geraldine, took a stroll along the bank of the Waihi river, and in the course of their ramble one of them espied a fine trout lying close under the bank in a deep hole of water. Of course no mention was made of tickling the trout, but still they wished to lean over the bank and watch the beauty. Accordingly the tallest of the two held on to his friend’s baud, and allowed him to lean well out over the bank to see the fid). Then the shorter one laid back and held on to the hand of his tall friend, who by the way has a ranch longer reach, and allowed him to look over. The oppearauce of the fish os it lay so quietly under the bank almost within reach seems to have excited the two friends, as they discarded the cautious holding of hands and both looked over the bank together. Suddenly there was a lurch, a wild clutching at the grass on the river bank, and before the tall young man could realise what was the matter his friend had overbalanced himself, nod, tike McGinty, taken a header to the bottom of the hole, ; Fortunately he could swim well, as when he came to the surface his companion was so convulsed with laughter that he could * render him very little assistance. The trout swum off while the young man went home to change his damp clothes.

Double Totxk®. —F, A. Carrington was fined 10a at New Plymouth on Friday morning for double voting. He said ha had voted in Egmont and New Plymouth in ignorance of the law on the subject. New Justices of the Peace.—A telegram from Wellington states that the last Gazette contains the names of 100 new justices of the psace. The outgoing Ministry evidently wished to reward as many friends as possible.

The Wellington Dummtism Ca»e.— The Wellington Land Board, acting on the advice of the Cxown Law Officers, have exonerated tl who took up land at the li> tuition of Coleman Phillips of any it teetion to commit a breach of the Laud Act. With regard to Phillip* tha board have resolved that the matter so far bb be is concerned should be referred to the Minister of Justice to take action.

Illegal Irrigation. —At the 8.. M. Court, Ashburton, on Friday, two charges of illegally diverting water from the county wa‘er-raoes were dealt with. In one case evidence was led to show that tha water had been allowed to run over a wheat field, .and in the other it was shown that the water had been allowed to run over a garden, an orchard, and a gra*s paddock. Expert* proved the beneficial effects resulting. Fines of £5 and £lO, together with costs, were imposed. Fire at Glenmakk. —Mr G. H. Moore’s residence, Glenmark, near Amberley, was destroyed by fire on Friday. Nothing but tbs wails and chimneys are standing. Only about £IOO worth of furniture was saved. The fire is stated to have begun in the kitchen. The damage is estimated at over £40,000 ; the furniture alone cost £II,OOO. The house, which was of great size, was constructed of brick and stone, cost £15,000 when built 8 years ago, and has been extensively added to since. There was no insurance.

Nqt Right.— An extiaordinary proceeding ia reported from Invercargill. It appears that at the last mayoral election there a certain member of the Town Council became a candidate for the office. He had of course to make the usual deposit of £lO with his nomination. This deposit was in due course forfeited, as the candidate failed to poll one eighth of the number of votes recorded by his successful opponent. When the council met, however, great sympathy was expressed with the councillor, and by way of showing this, and getting the better of the AuditorGeneral, it was resolved to vote the £lO by way of salary to the mayor, on the understanding that he would refund the amount to the councillor.

Wanted a Wipe. —A novel system of

matrimonial adveitisement was revealed recently at Eastbourne. A wholesale fruiterer, on opening a barrel of apples

which be had received direct from Nova Scotia, found one particularly fine specimen near the centre, wrapped in paper, on which was written the following message :— Cl If any young lady who chances to eat this apple is desiious of matrimony, she will please correspond with H——— M Falkland Ridge, Anuapoha, Nova Scotia.” It should be added that (his charmingly naive invitation from an unknown gentleman to ap unknown lady,

was pencilled on the leaf of a diary of 1885. The Daily Telegraph suggests that if since that time ha has been distributing apples iu this fashion, one or other may have found its Eve.

Fire on a Flax Ship. —At midnight on Thursday a fire was discovered on the American ship Loading Wind, lying alongside No. 2 Jetty, Quay Street, Auckland, where she had been for the piat fortnight loading flax and gum for New York, under charter to the New Zealand Shipping Company. The alarm was quickly given and the fire brigade

were promptly on board, and tried for some time to extinguish the flames, but clouds of dense smoke showed that the seat of fire had not been reached, and it

became apparent that the outbreak had started in the lower hold. After vainly endeavoring to put ont thu flames the ship was towed into mid stream, and about tea o’clock on Friday evening the vessel was scuttled in 27 feet of water. Ihe vessel has 3500 bales of flax, and 700 cases of kauri gum aboard. The flax is insured for £5,510, and the hu'l is insured, but the amount is not known. A tender of £2OO to raise the vessel was accepted on Saturday, and it was expected that the vessel would be again at the wharf on Monday. The Finances. —ln relinquishing the office ®f Colonial Treasurer, Sir H. Atkinson has submitted to Parliament a memorandum, showing the results of the last nine months’ financing. He states that the Departmental officers predict that the expenditure for the year will exceed the amount stated in the last session’s estimates by £5076, but it will cover the cost of the present session £14,600, which, of course, was not foreseen. The revenue, on the other hand, promises to yield £118,748 wore than was estimated, chiefly through excess in customs, railway, stamps and beer duty. Taking into account the balance of surplus carried forward from last year, after extinguishing the deficit of the previous Ministry, Sir H. Atkinson estimates a probable surplus of £156,244 at the end of the year. As to the land fund, it had yielded so well that he expected that its debit balance of £45,717 (at the beginning of the year) will be quite extinguished at the end of the present year, though there has been unforeseen expenditure on surveys.

The New Legislative Councillors.— The Duoelin Globe thus explains who the new Legislative Councillors are ; Mr J. B. Whyte has been a mere cipher in the House—has voted at his parly’s call, and is on'y distinguished as being the valuer of some of the asset* of the Bank of New Zealand, Mr Ormond is the chairman of a foreign loan company, a big landowner, and largely interested in Maori land. Mr Charles Johnston was member of the House for a few years, and did nothing. He is, however, a large landowner and a Conservative. Mr C. O. Bowen is the manager or secretary of a big land and loan company. Mr Fulton is an unobjectionable man who has voted faithfully as Sir Harry Atkinson told him. Mr W. Downie Stewart was eleefed in opposition to the Atkinson party, pledging himself to the other party. Ho sat on the rail on various occasions ; on a critical division he ‘ratted,’ and behold he has been rewarded ! When or how, or whether a bargain hus been made has not. been disclosed. Sir Harry A'kinson’s is the last appointment, and we do not object to his obtaining the reward of the Speakership, but it would have been more becoming had hia opponent given him thq office,

Wellington Races,— At the Wellington Races on Saturday the January Handicap was won by Whisper, the Hurdles by the Spy, the Racing Club Handicap by Cynisea, the Juvenile Handicap by Hokimana, Selling Race by Orator, and Metropolitan Handicap by Boulanger. £9066 went through the totaliaators, making £17,138 for the two days. Lecture by the Bishop of Christchurch. This evening the Bishop of Christchurch will give a lecture in the Temuka Volunteer Hall derailing his experiences during a trip to the West Coast. The ability of the reverend gentleman as a lecturer is well known, and wa are sure that all who are present this evening will thoroughly enjoy themselves. The Volunteer Hall should be crowded.

Maintenance Suit. —At the B.M. Court, Timaru, yesterday, before Mr C. A; Wi.y, R.M., William Lynch Fitzgerald sued bis wife, Maria Fitzgerald, for maintenance. Mr White appeared for the applicant and Mr Raymond for the defendant. The evidence went 'o show that the parties were married in 1874, and there were seven children living, issue of the marriage. Eight or nine years ago the relations of man and wife became strained and in 1883 Mrs Fitzgerald obtained a protection order against her hnsband, on the ground of his cruelties. Late r , the husband was seized with hip disease and became a cripple, and, according to his story, his wife then began to use him cruelly. He went to the Timaru Hospital In May 1889, and stayed there till October, when he went home, not cured, and alleges that he was again ill-Tealod by his wife and her man servant named Moore, and he had to leave. Before going into the hospital he gave his wife £3O, and while in it £153. He received no benefit in the Timaru Hospital, and as Dr Maunsell at the Dunedin Hospital told him he could care him be wished to go there, and he wished bis wife to contribute the cost, 25s a week. Hie wife had offered to pro vide for him in her boose, or in another -house on the farm, but he declined to accept her offer. Mrs Fitzgerald stated that she could not aflord to pay the amount asked for. What with interest, and wages, and the keep of seven children she had hard work to make both ends meet. She had offered to provide a home for her husband, and medical attendance when necessary. After some argument His Warship said he would let the matter stand over till Friday till be made some enquiries. Perhaps they would receive Mr Fitzgerald into the Dunedin Hospital for a smaller payment. He could see that there was no chance of their living together again, and that the wife could not pay much, and the question was whether the man could be maintained at a moderate rate elsewhere.

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SYNOPSIS Off ADVERTISEMENTS. N.Z. Railways—Notice re excursion fares to Christchurch on account of races. E. R. Guinness and A. E. Cox—Publish list of entries for Temuka stock sale dayGeraldine Rifles—Notice re parade and very important meeting on Thursday evening. J. Mundell and Co.—Hold important clearing sale at Fairfield, Pleasant Valley, on Friday next. Peel Forest Horticultural Show—ln Scotsburn school on Friday night; important notice to intending exhibitors. D. M. Robb, Deputy Assignee in Bankruptcy— Inyites tenders for stock of Marianne Perceval, of Temuka, a bankrupt.