LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2157, 31 January 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Fortnightly Sale.—This sale will take place on Wednesday next, and numerous entries are advertised. Tbe auctioneers are booking further entries. Weather Forecast. —Captain Ed win forecasted heavy gales from northward, changing by west to southward, between midnight on Friday and 2nd and 3rd February. A Vessel Raised.— The scuttled ship Leading Wind has been raised and was towed to a berth at tbe Queen street Auckland, wharf yesterday morning. The ship will be discharged and docked for examination. Temuka Mechanics' Institute.— The annual meeting of members of the Temukd Mechanics' Institute will be held on Tuesday evemcg next, when the report and bal»nce-3heet will be dealt with, officers elected, etc. Fatal Accident.—Frank Vaile, aged 16, was drowned while swimming on Thursday in a dam at the Chelssa sugar works, Auckland. A man named McCarthy tried to save him, but failed. The boy was a son of Mr J. R. Vaile, who resides at Mount Eden.

Habbor Board Elections. Candidates for the representation of the Mount Pesl R»ad District on the Timaru Harbor Board must be nominated to-day, and for the Geraldine and Temuka districts on Monday next. All the nominations must be made before noon. The Ring.—According to the Sydney Bu letin Kobert Fitzsimmons, a blacksmith, well known in South Canterbury athletic circles, beat John Dempsey, the undisputed middle-weight champion of the world for years, in a fight for £2200 (?), in thirteen rounds.

Presbyterian Church, Fairlie Creek. —The Rev. James Clarke was inducted into the charge of the Presbyterian Church at Fairlie Creek on Tuesday last, when addresses were delivered by the R9VS. A. B. Todd, J. Dickson, W. Gillies, and Jas. Clarke, and Mr Cuthbert. Important Auction. Attention is directed to the important clearing sale of live and deid farm stock, and valuable household furniture and effectß, advertised to take place at Moana on Thursday next. Messrs H. B. Webster & C 0.,. associated with Messrs J. Mundell & Co., are the auctioneers. It is but seldom that such a choice lot of goods are submitted to auction.

Alleged Larceny. A man named Robert Kurts, proprietor of a clothiag establishment, recently opened in Auckland, was arrested on Wednesday night on a charge of larceny as a bailiee in Melbourne in November last. The amount involved in the charge is £5, but it is believed that further charges will be preferred. The accused was admitted to bail in sureties of £4OO. Ladies and Church Woek.— Only a few days ago the Kev. S. Hawthorne told the parishioners at Gore that it was now competent for Ihem to elect ladies to the ve3try ; but at Milton the Rev. D, O. Hampton expressed regret that the ladies could not be so honored. Mr Twiss said he also was sorry such was the case. Had it been otherwise, he should have nominated two mest excellent ladies, who he was persuaded, would have been able to serve the Church well. Mataura Ensign. Tomato Pickles. —We advise our readers to make a note of the following recipe. It was found to be a grand success by those who tried it last season : —Green tomatoep, sliced, 2)lb; green app'eß, sliced, s'b; salt, sufficient ; sugar, 2b; cayenne, joz. ; mustard, soz.; ground clovep, Jez.; turmeric, Joz. ; vinegar, 2 quarts. Slice the tomatoes and put them in a large bowl with a little salt between each layer ; let them stand 12 hours, then strain off the liquor and throw it away; mix all together, and boil one hour.

The Late General Election.— A return ft as presented to Parliament on Wednesday showing the number of votes polled in the late general election for each candidate in every district; also the totals recorded. The number of votes recorded for members elected was 88,150, as igainst 60,052 in 1887, and 42,408 in 1884 ; for candidates defeated, 61,875 in 1890, as 51 850 in 1887, and 32,264 in 1884. The total votes recorded were 150,025 in 1890, 111,911 in 1887, and 74,672 in 1884. The to'.al number of electors wa3 183,171 in 1890, 175,410 in 1887, 137,636 in 1884. Gaming and Lotteries Act.-—At the R.M. Court, Christchurcn, on Wednesday, the office-bearers of the Fopalar Sports Association, Christchurcb, Mr Crooke (chairman), Mr Samuels (treasurer), and und Mr Woodrough (secretary), were fined £3 3i aßd costs for a brooch of the Lotteries Act in getting up their ntmual art union in connection with their sports. The breach of the Act consisted in a boot manufacturer named Smith offering a pr'z9 of £IOO to the winner of the first prize in the art union, £SO to the second, and £25 to the third, if the purchaser of the ticket bought a pair of boot 3 and got a ticket stsnapud at his shop. Directly it j was known that this constituted a breach | of theJLotteriea Act it was cancelled, j

Matriculation Examination. The following Tiroarn cmdidntes have passed the'r matriculation examination at Ohn'itchurch : Mies T. McShane, Miss S. Jonae, H. G. Wake, Mi«n A. Bruce, W. D. Ferry, Mies Milir, Miss M. A. Smart, Mm M. Shappeie, 0. A. Fussill, Miss F. W. Bamfield, Miss J. Mee, Mies M. Lawrel, J. Parr. Misses McShane and Jonas are pupils of the Timaru Convent. Miss McShane is a daughter of Mr P. McShane, Geraldine Road. A Coincidence.—A aiogl ir coincidence is reported from Marlon, where, says trig Weilingtoo Times, a gentleman residins ' in that town, after a considerable amount of trouble, perfected an invention for rhich he obtained patent rights. A few days age, however, he received specifications and plans of an invention almost exactly like h-is own, which l>ia brother in England li'id patented <*t bbaut the same time tie he bad. There could have been no agreement between the two, as tbey had not corresponded for the past twenty years, and they bad no idea that tbey were both simultaneously puzzling ovei the same thing. Geraldine Rifles. —An inspection parade of this corps took place on Thursday evening last, Captain Pearpoitit being in command. Staff Sergeant-Major Jones acted as inspecting officer. The men were put through company drill and manual exercise. After the parade a meeting of the corps was held to consider the question aa to whether the company should disband or not. The question has been forced on owing to so few men turning up to parades, and the consequenc inability of the corps to earn capitation. After a short discussion it was unanimously decided to make an effort to keep the corps going. The names of some fifteen or sixteen recruits were handed in, and it was decided to canvas thoroughly for more. It was also decided to have recruit drill every Saturday night, and by every means to endeavor to bring the company up to its former efficiency. Masonic—The Grand Lodge of Montana, U.S., h»s recognised the Grand Lodge of New Zealand at a Grand Lodge communication, September 24th, 1890, as follows ;—" Be it resolved that the Grand Lodge of A.F. and A.M., of Montana, unhesitatingly and unreservedly at this first opportunity extends across the Pacific expanse its full fraternal recognition to the Grand Lodge of A.F. and A.M. of New Zealand as entitled to the rank, powers, and privileges of a legitimate masonic sovereign co-extensive with the bounds of its insular empire, and may the union thus formed by three constitutions and three islauds prove typical of the threefold cord that everywhere unites good masons in the bonds of friendship, morality, and brotherly love."—Notwithstanding the interdiction by the District Grand Masters of intercourse Masonically, of the English, Scottish and Irish Masons, with lodges holding to the Grand Lodge of New Zealand, the three Invercargillj lodges—Victoria, I.C. ; St. Johns, S.C. Southern Cross, N.Z.C.—on Wednesday by tacit consent assembled together to attend the funeral of Past Master Wilfred Wolfe, a Past Master of the first-named lodge, a deceased brother highly esteemed by all the fraternity and people of Invercargill. Oddfellowship at Geraldine. An adjourned meeting of the Victoria Lodge of Oddfellows', No, 19, Geraldine, was hold on Thursday evening, Bro. N. Bowkett, N.G., presiding. There was a fair attendance of members. Bros. Archer, Dunford, Mann, and Philpe, of the Alexandrovna Lodge, Temuka, were also present. The meeting had been postponed to aliow of replies being received from the Temuka, Fairlie Creek, and Timaru lodges as to the opinion of those lodges re the proposal to centralise the sick funds of the order, and for the installation of the officers, Routine business having been transacted a discussion took place on the above-mentioned question. From correspondence to hand it was gathered that the Timaru lodge was in favor of it, and the Fairlie Creek aDd Temuka lodges against it. It was finally decided that os many members of the above lodges as could make it convenient should meet at Timuka next Wednesday eveoing to discuss the subject, as »'t was felt tbat the question was one of vital importance to all the lodge?. The D.U.G.M., Bro. G. H. Patrick, then proceeded with the installation, Bro. Mann, of Temuka, acting as D.G.M. All (he newly-elected officers were not present, the following being tlie only ones installed—V.G., Bro, J. Fifield ; secretary, Bro. H. N. Hiskens ; treasurer, Bro. J. W. Pye (re-elected). Votes of thanks were accorded to the installing officer, and also to the visiting brethren from Temoks. The lodge was then closed in the usual manner by the IN.G. The best medicine Kuuwn is Bandbb and Sons' Euoalvfti Extract. Test its eminent powetful effects in coughs, colds, influenza ; the relief is instantaneous. 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