LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2228, 16 July 1891, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Divorce. —A Chinaman has obtained a divorce from his European wife in Auckland, on the ground of adultery. Te White —ln the New Plymouth District Court Te Whiti has been declared a bankrupt because he has refused to pay his debts. i Horse Sale. — Messr.i J. Mundell and Co. hold a sale of he ,vy draught, light harness, and hackney horses at Geraldine to-day. They hook entries until hour of sale. Social and Dance. —A social aud dance in aid. of the Arundel School prize fund, will be held at the Arundel schoolroom to-morrow evening. The concert commences at 8 p.m. Entertainment at Winchester. — This evening the Black Star Minstrels give a variety entertainment at Winchester in the Public Hall, and if the weather is favorable the building should be well filled. Wont Work. —ln Auckland the men at the Costly Home refused to work, and the Charitable Aid Board wants a law passed to compel them. No law is necessary except the law of, we believe, St. Paul, who said, that they who will not work shall not eat. Crushing the Unions. The trades unions and friendly societies are very much opposed to a benefit society which the Union Shipping Company propose to establish for their employes. It is certainly a suspicious circumstance in connection with the matter that the ; shipping company never thought of this till after the recent strike. This fact gives a plausibility to the assertion that it is intended as a means of crushing tradesunions. Presentation. The PostmasterGeneral, Mr Ward, was presented with an epergne .and a golden cradle by the officers of the Telegraph Department, in j honor of the birth of his son Gladstone I William Ward. The presentation took place in the cabinet-room of the Parliamentary Buildings, and there was great speechmaking, in which the Premier, Mr Seddon, Sir George Whitmore, the Hon. Mr Reynolds, and others took part. Great stress was laid on the fact that Mr Ward began life as a telegraphist. Dummyism. Coleman Philips has escaped the second time. At the last session of the Supreme Court in Wellington he was charged with dummyism. He appliecLfor a special jury, and they disagreed. Last Monday his trial came on again, and the second juiy has disagreed, and now it is supposed the case will not go on any further. The special jury has saved him. The Crown Prosecutor objected to the special jury on the ground that it would be drawn from the wealthy classes, who would be sure to sympathise with dummyism, and apparently he was right. School Concert. To-morrow evening the annual entertainment iii aid of the prize fund of the Temuka District High School will take place in the Volunteer Hall. The sub-committed appointed for the purpose have made all necessary arrangements, and , the programme submitted will be of a very varied character. We understand that the first part will consist of songs, recitations, and imstrumental selections by pupils of the school. Those who have heard the children sing at the annual distribution of prizes will be in a position to state that the choruses are always rendered in a very pleasing manner, and previous entertainments have shown that the action songs of the younger children invariably please an adult audience. The several recitations, too, have been carefully rehearsed, and should reflect credit upon the pupils and instructors. The second part comprises a number of vocal selections by lady and gentlemen amateurs. The comic item will not be omitted. The whole is to conclude with a very amusing comedy entitled “ Domestic Economy.” Peel Forest Horticultural Society. —The annual meeting of members was held in the Scotsburn schoolroom on Saturday evening last, Mr W. E. Barker in the chair. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed, the treasurer, Mr J ohnston, handed in the balance-sheet for the past year. This showed that the receipts from all sources were £23 13s 9d, and the total expenditure £lB 13s 3d, thus leaving a balance in hand of £5 Os 3d. This statement being so satisfactory, the members t present were of opinion that the prizes in the vegetable sections shonld be increased in future, and that the new committee should also endeavor to provide more space for the next show. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows; President, Hon. J. B. A. Acland; vice-presidents, Messrs G. J. Dennistoun, A. E. Hawdon, and R. H. Irvine ; committee, Messrs W. E. Barker, R. Thew, Jas. Pithie, H. Sowerby, F. Newman, B. Whetton, Ward, and Stewart; treasurer, Mr W. Johnston ; secretary, Mr C. G. Roskruge. The new committee then arranged to hold their next meeting about the end of September, and as the catalogue will then be revised for immediate printing anyone wishing to give special prizes at the next show should then make their intentions known. South Orari School Committee.—

The monthly meeting of the above committee was held in the schoolroom on Saturday, 11th July. Present—Messrs Ellis, Bates, O’Neil, Bracefield, Brown, and McLeod (chairman). Correspondence was read from the Rev. Mr Preston, of Geraldine, asking for the use of the school on behalf of the Church of England for public worship on the first and third Sundays in the month at 11 a.m., to commence in September. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr O’Neil and seconded by Mr Bates—“ That the Rev. Mr Preston’s request be granted.” The teacher handed in his report, Avhich showed that the roll number now stands at 95, and the average attendance for the past month was 74.5. He also reported on two children who failed to make half the number of attendances during the past three months. Mr Bates reported that the cause of one absence was illness, and as the teacher stated the other was regular in attendance at present the case was allowed to stand over till next meeting. A discussion took place re holding a concert or social in aid of the school funds. The matter was allowed to stand over till a special meeting, to be held on the last Saturday of this month. The visitor being absent there was jig report. Accounts amounting to £4 Os (kl were passed for payment. The meeting then terminated.

Entertainment.— An entertainment by members of the Primitive Methodist Church choir will take place at Woodbury schoolroom on Tuesday evening next. The proceeds will go to aid the school prize fund. The Weather. —There was a decided change in the weather on Wednesday. In the early morning the frost gave way and a gentle rain fell. This ceased shortly after nine o’clock, but the atmosphere continued laden with moisture and several degrees milder than has been experienced for some weeks. : r

Stack Fire.— On Friday evening last a stack of oats belonging to Mr John Crow, on Dinda farm, was destroyed by fire. How the fire originated is a mystery, as the stack was fully a mile from any dwelling, and not near a public road. Incendiarism is suspected. The oats were worth about £4O, and as they were uninsured Mr Crow is a loser by that amount. Stealing Mutton.— W. Barnard, the well-known sporting man and owner of Jenny, was charged at the Police Court, Hew Plymouth, with entering a butcher’s shop after dark and stealing a leg of mutton, etc. On being arrested he knocked Constable Scully down and ran . away, but was afterwards captured by the constable. He was remanded till Monday. The Magistrate refused to allow occused out on bail. Acclimatisation.— A meeting of the council of the Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society was held on Monday

last. Present—Messrs A. M. Clark (in the chair), Aspinall, Murray, Velvin, Cutten, Pinckney, and Dr J. S. Hayes. Correspondence was read - From the Otago Acclimatisation Society relative to the cost of salmon ova. From the Canterbury Society, acknowledging with thanks the receipt of a donation of £lO 10s towards the cost of Maori litigation. From Messrs R. and W. Hillaby, enclosing account for 2i brace of pheasants, and these, it was stated, formed part of a further lot to be procui’ed for breeding purposes.—They had been forwarded to the Arowhenua station for safe keeping. From Mr W. Cooksey, saying that he had forwarded 25 brace’of Californian quail, and would forward the balance (35 brace) in a week or two.—The above have been liberated in the Gully Bush. The Marine Depax-tment wrote asking for return of amount expended

each year on salmon ova. From the Waitaki and Wainxate Societies x’e netting

lakes in the Mackenzie County.—The secretary was instructed to reply to same. Matters of gexxeral interest were discussed' axxd it "was mentioned that the bar at the Milford lagoon had been opened by the society. It was decided to get inf onnation re the cost and best means of rearixxg French partridges.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Arundel School—Social and dance tomorrow evenixxg. Mathews axxd Trezise—Offer 10s reward for return of lost sheep deg.

Geraldine Guardian Office—Perpetual lease section for sale. Woodbury—Gospel will be preached in Schoolroom on Sunday afternoon. In Bankruptcy First dividend; in estate of M. Perceval now payable. J. Brown, Beehive Store, Temuka— Stock of Yates’s garden seeds has arrived. Timaru A. and P. Association- —Notice to gentlemen desirioxxs of giving'special prize. W. S. Maslin—Holds important sale of grocer’s stock in trade in Timaru on Saturday next. Geraldine County Council -f-’. Special order re extension of Waitohi Flat; Water Supply district. ' I J. Harrison, Storekeeper, Temuka— Notice to heads of families re advantages of purchasing from his establishment. Woodbury Schoolroom—Entertainment on Tuesday evening next by members of the Primitive Methodist Church clxoir. 7

Yallender & Watt, Temuka —Have entered into partners as butchers, and hope to receive a share of public patronage ; small goods a speciality.