LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2239, 11 August 1891, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Doric.—The Doric, from Lyttelton, arrived at Plymouth on the 6th inst., with her cargo of frozen meat in good condition, and the passengers all well. The Barnardo Concert.—Miss Fish has forwarded to Dr Barnardo, in aid of his home for destitute children, the sum of £2l, being the proceeds, after clearing expenses, of the recent concert held in Geraldine. Supporting the Government.—The Liberal Association of Auckland have decided to hold a public meeting, under the auspices of the societiey, to support the general policy of the Government. Parliament House.—The architects employed to look into the ventilation of the House remedied the principal defect complained of in a few hours. It turned out to be a very simple matter. They are now engaged overhauling the whole building, but the cost of completely ventilating it will probably amount to a large sum. Institute of Journalists. An influential meeting of journalists was held on' Saturday morning, Mr C. Kous Marten presiding. Among thosa present were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the,Hon. Minister of Education, and Mr Cairncross, M.H.R. It was unanimously decided to establish an institute of New Zealand journalists, and a provisional committee was appointed to draw up a constitution. A Troublesome Boy.—At the R.M. Court, Temuka, on Monday, M. Quinn, Esq., the presiding justice dealt the case of Joseph Wilder Steele, aged 11 years, whose mother at a previous sitting of the I Court had applied for an order to have him committed to the Industrial School. Mrs Steele now complied with the necessary formalities to complete the order. The lad will be kept at the school until of the age of fifteen years. Alleged Infanticide. —The inquest touching the body of the child found on the North Belt, Christchurch, on July 11th was commenced last Saturday morniny whenjMary Jane Amos, the putative mother was present. The evidence was exactly the same as the facts previously telegraphed. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the mother, | Mary Jane Amos. She has been committed for trial. The child apparently J died from neglect. *

Shooting Party.—A shooting partyhad a first-rate day's sport on Mr S. Buxton's Farm, at Totara Valley, yesterday. Hares were very plentiful, and fifty-two were bagged. Temuka Rifles.—To-morrow evening a Government Inspection Parade of this corps will be held at 7.30, at which a full attendance is requested. After the parade a special meeting is to be held to elect an officer. Excursion Fares. Attention is directed to an advertisment in another colnmn giving particulars of a cheap excurision to Chistchurch on Thursday next, &c. The excursion train will take the place of the ordinary trains, so intending travellers by rail on that day should observe the alteration. A Talk, on Temperance.—The Rev. D. Dutton, who brings with him from Dunedin and elsewhere a good name as a lecturer, will hold a " Talk on Temperance " in the Oddfellow's Hall, Geraldine, to- morrow evening. The admission being free, there should be a large attendance. Fire at Levuka.—The s.s. Taupo has arrived from Fiji, and reports that another destructive fire occurred at Levuka on the 14th July, which destroyed several buildings. The Planters' Club Hotel had to be pulled down. The losses were: —Heung Lee, insured for £7OO in the New Zealand and South British Companies, loss £300; Henderson and Company's store, uninsured, loss £2OO ; Stevens' buildings, uninsured, loss £SO; Harwan, Planters' Club and other buildings, uninsured, loss £IOSO. The Late Inquest.—Owing to the carelessness of a printer the sense of a part of our article on the late inquest was destroyed, one half of the concluding sentence being left out altogether. The article concluded with that it was more befiitting to congratulate them on the whole affair " being closed up so satis-' factorily " but the printer carefully left the words between the inverted commas out. There was also a sentence left out in connection with our remarks on Dr. Hayes, and the sense was destroyed there also. We have received letters to the Editor which we cannot publish. The inquest ought to satisfy reasonable beings. The Counties Bill.—A special meeting County Council was held on Saturday, at which the following resolution regarding Mr Cadman's Counties Act Amendment Bill was carried unanimously:— " That this council protest against section 10 (one-man- one-vote) of the proposed Counties Act Amendment Bill as being unjust, uncalled for, and unsuited to county government, and that section 60 of the original Act be retained in its entirety." The resolution was ordered to be forwarded to the Hon. J. McKenzie, as member for the district. The council also svggested that the Act be amended so as to allow of as many as twelve members composing a County Council.

Fire. —The enquiry into the origin of the fire at the Globe office, Dunedin, commenced at noon on Friday. Mr Fraser conducts the inquiry on behalf of the police, Mr Hanlon appears for the Globe Company, and Mr Sinclair for the National Bank, who hold the insurance policy over the machinery and stock destroyed. The evidence taken was that of the police and members of the Fire ■ Brigade, which made it clear that the fire had been burning in two places. The gas was turned on at the meter in the editor's room, and the indiarubber gas tube, used for the gas stove, was conveyed from the gas bracket with the gas turned on into the drawer of the table. The lock of the drawer is supposed to have been forced. The whole place had a strong smell of gas when entered. The inquiry was adjourned till Saturday, when Mr DeLeon said he turned off the gas when he left the editor's room. The inquiry was further adjourned. Accident to Me J. T. Ford.—On Friday night an accident of a rather serious character happened to Mr J. TFord, of Messrs Miles and Co. About half-past eleven on the night in question Mrs Ford heard Mr Ford's horse gallop home, and she and her daughter ran to the gate, where they found Mr Ford lying on the ground in an unconscious state. He was immediately removed into the House, and as soon as possible afterwards was attended by Dr Moorhouse, who had been sent for. It is supposed that the horse stumbled and fell throwing his rider heavily to the ground. Upon examination being made it was discovered that Mr Ford's upper jaw was badly injured through several of the front teeth being broken away; his mouth and tongue were badly cut' and his face and body besides which his system has suffered a severe shaking. Dr Moorhouse paid another visit before morning, as the bleeding from Mr Ford's mouth caused the family some apprehension, and he remained with him until he showed signs of improvement, Mr Ford was considerably better last night, having continued to improve all day, but the accident will, of course, prevent him from attending to business for some time to come.—Press. Seriotfs Accident. —Mr Nathaniel Money, cabinetmaker, of Terauka, met with a very serious accident on Saturday evening. Having ocaasion to go to Winchester to deliver some framed pictures to one of his customers there, he borrowed a horse from Mr G. H. Hedges, who happened to be in town, and started. The horse was a very quiet one, but Mr Money not being a skilled rider and bothered also with his parcel, apparently lost control of it. It turned off the main road near Mr Darrock's, and made in the direction of Milford. Shortly afterwards a son of Mr Eli Prattley found. Mr Money lying in an unconscious condition on the Arowhenua North Town Belt. He obtained the assistance of Mr Hooper the nearest resident, who did his best to restore the unfortunate man, but finding his remedies unavailing the police were notified, and he was conveyed to the Temuka Hotel. Here he received surgical attention from Dr Blunden, who found that the base of the Bkull had been fractured. Mr Money lay in an unconscious condition all Sunday morning, and it was thought advisable that he should be removed to the Timaru Hospital. This was done in the course of the afternoon under the super- j intendance of Constable Egan, Mr Darroch kindly providing a horse for the purpose. On Monday morning there was no change for the better observable, and yesterday afternoon he was still unconsgious.

Temuka Stock Sale.—The fortnightly • sale of stock at Temuka takes place today. Messrs Cox and Guinnes advertise a number of entries. 1.0.G.T., Temuka.—An open lodge in connection with the above order was held last night and attracted a very large audience, so large indeed that it was with difficulty all could be accommodated with seats. Bro. Monaghan,W.C.T., presided, and after tea and light refreshments had been dispensed by sisters of the order the following programme was gone through : Song," Look not upon the wine," Rev. Mr Dellow; reading," The Postmistress," Bro. J. Rutland; song, "Christian Awake," Sister Bates ; recitation, "Poor young Freddy Green," Sister E. Storey; song, " The Drunkard's Child," Sister E. Goodey; reading," How I didn't learn to skate," Bro. Sim ; song, " We're going to clear the way," Sißter M. Goodey; reading, " The battle o' the breeks," Bro. Barr; * song, "The British Lion," Bro. E. Whitehead ; song, " I'll take you home again, Kathleen," Mr G. Barrett. The programme / was rendered in a manner that apparently delighted the audience, for applause was frequent .-.' and prolonged. In the course of the evening the Rev. J. Dellow delivered a stirring address on the subject of Temperance, prefacing it with a most pathetic story of a tragedy arising through drink. The evening'is entertainment terminated with the singing of the closing ode.

SYNOPSIS OF ADTEETISEMENTS. Aspinall & Salmond—Want an office boy. James Stewart, Woodbury—Advertises poison laid for dogs. W. Fletcher—Has accepted Mr Bates's tender for carting timber. Temuka Rifles—lnspection parade and special meeting to-morrow evening. F. W. Worner—Notice re accounts rendered by him over three months. South Orari School Concert and dance on Friday evening, 21st August. A. E. Cox—Advertises entries for Temuka stock sale; has 1000 §-bred lambs for private sale. Temperance —The Rev. D. Dutton will hold Temprance Talk at Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine, to-morrow evening. Melville Grray,. Timaru—ls agent for Fison's turnip fertiliser, which produces enormous crops of fine feeding roots. C. G. Tripp, Orari Gorge, Woodbury— Advertises coal pit (with 258 acres) and lime stone section (25 acres) at Mount Somers to let by tender for five, ten, or fifteen years. T. & J. Thomson, Drapers and Silk Mercers, Timaru Are now making a commencement in opening new Bpring goods; notice re curios from Chinese agent.