LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2264, 8 October 1891, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Whale Ashore. —A whale was captured in the Bluff Habour on Monday, 35ft long Another whale caught in the Auckland Harbor measured 32 feet. The Waikato Seat.— The election of a member for the Waikato District in the House of Representatives, in place of the Hon. John Bryce, resigned, took place last Tuesday. The returns now to hand show the following results : —Lake 656. Murray 430. A few small returs are yet, to come in, but they cannot affect the result^ Temuka Cricket Club. —Owing to the rain on Tuesday evening there was a very small attendance at the annual meeting of the above club. It was decided to adjourn the meeting until Tuesday next at the same time and place, when it is hoped there will be a good muster. Sydenham Licensing Matters.—Litigation in connection with the Sydenham Licensing Committee has been resumed. Messrs Harper and Co. have set down a motion for a writ of certiorari for removing into the Supreme Court William James’ application for a renewal of the license of the Crown Hotel. Ball at Temuka. —Lovers of dancing are reminded that a grand ball in connection with the Temuka Quadrille Assembly takes place this evening in the Temuka Drillshed, the Volunteer Hall, where the ball was first announced to take place, being considered too small for the accommodation of those who had signified their intention of being present. Another Libel: —Mr J Evison, editor and manager of the Catholic Times, has served a writ on the president and society of the Wellington Typographical Society, claiming £6OO damages for a libel alleged to be contained ia a letter written to Archbishop Redwood. Mr Evision was a Freethought lecturer and no doubt some persons think it a disgrace that he should be editing a so-called Catholic paper. Served Them Right. —ln the Supreme. Court, Invercargill, Owen and others recovered £284 and costs from the Nightcaps Coal Company for flooding them out of a small section in which they had been mining brown coal. The case arose out of the same act as in the case of Reed v. the company at the last sittings of the Court, the defendant haying out of spite removed,! an artificial barrier and allowed the waters ; of the creek to flood the leased area from ' •which they had taken coal, and from which the water flowed to the sections of other parties and filled their drives and workings. The claim was £IOOO. •, R.M. Court, Geraldine. The only business transacted at the R.M. Court, Geraldine, on Tuesday last was that of fining a young man £l, in default two weeks’ imprisonment, for being drunk and using obscene language in a public place at Geraldine, A prohibition order had been issued against him in 1800 for Geraldine, Teninka, and Raukapuka districts. The young man, however, had gone to Timaru oii September 26th last, and while there got drunk. No evidence was called in the case, the accused pleading guilty. Constable Willoughby stated that the young fellow had behaved himself well since the prohibition order had been taken out, and this was the first break-put since then. M. C. Orbell and H. W. Moore, Esqs. J.P.’s, occupied the Bench. Professor Mason. Notwithstanding the wet weather on Monday and Tuesday eyenings Professor Mason had very good audiences at his lectqre.s at the Volunteer Hall, Geraldine.' Monday evening’s lecture was on “The blood and its functions,” and on Tuesday evening the subject was “ The eye, ear, and teeth.” At the conclusion of this lecture a list was handed round for those to sign who wished to join the class for the study of electropathy, and j/.vp jnqpo xiames were added t° the list, making a £otal of nine who have already signed. It would be a gpQ& thing if the Geraldine class would afterwards form a society on similar lines to the one just formed at Temuka.— On Tuesday afternoon Mrs Mason gave a private lecture to ladies, which was greatly appreciated by the ladies present. To-morrow evening the Professor ” ivilj lepturc on > Bam Facts," to men only.

Mb M. Connolly’s Hanlan.— lt will be seen from our stud advertisements that Mr P. Burke is now sole proprietor of the thoroughbred Hanlan. Athletic. —A mile race for £2O aside, between P. Wilson and the well-known athlete, S. Goodman, in Auckland, was won by the latter by about 6yds; time, 4min 48sec.

The Convict Butler.— Mr Seddon telegraphs to Mr Eish, Dunedin, that there is not the slightest foundation for the statement that he intended to deport the convict Butler to Milford Sound. The Price of Bread. The Master Bakers’ Association of Auckland have resolved to raise the price of bread from 3d to 3jd for the 21b loaf. The Invercargill bakers have raised it to 7d per 41b loaf.

Sensible Natives.— The natives of Wardell township, near Masterton, have drawn up a set of rules and regulations for the suppression of the drink traffic and to prevent liquor being brought into their settlement.

V incent P ykb. — The Maniototo Farmers’ Club have unanimously resolved to respectfully suggest to the Government the advisability of appointing Mr Vincent Pyke to the Upper House on account of his well know liberal views on the land question and great services to the colony.

Gale in Otago. —The exceptionally fine weather which has prevailed in the Lakes district changed to a terrific gale last Sunday night. Snow fell at Arrowtown to the depth of one foot. As rain started to fall on Monday, a severe flood in the Clutha was expected.

Accidental Death. —Donald McKenzie was killed while bushfalling on his own property in the Pohangina district, about thirty miies from Palmerston, North, on Saturday. He was struck by a limb of a falling tree, and only lived twenty minutes. He was well known along the coast, was thirty-six years old, and unmarried.

Rise in the Price of Bread. —ln our advertising columns it will be seen that the bakers of Temuka and Geraldine have raised the price of bread. This rise is due to the high price of flour now ruling, viz., £l3 per ton. We notice that the price of bread has been raised in Auckland, Invercargill, Wellington, and other centres of population.

Christian Bros. —Two of the Christian Brothers who are to teach the Roman Catholic Boys’ School in Timaru arrived there last Monday, and more Brothers are to come in a few days. In the evening a large number of parents and children received them in the school, and an address of welcome was presented to them, to which they suitably replied.

Disease among the Natives.— The Government are in receipt of a report from Major Gudgeon on the condition of the natives on the East Coast, in which he states that the list so far shows 56 cases of typhoid fever, but it is expected that before his list is complete there will be quite 300 cases, principally about Waiapu. He recommends that a competent medical officer be sent to the district.

The Whifpler, —John Smith Harris, an eccentric character, who for some years past has been known in Wellington, as •‘The Whiffler,” died on Monday of galloping consumption. He formerly held a considerable position as manager for the London firm of Greatrex and Sons, and was an able accountant. It is said he would eventually have come into a fortune of £60,000 which will now fall to his children.

The New Sunday School. At a meeting of the vestry of St. Saviour’s Church, which was held on Monday evening last, it was decided that the proceeds of the next Easter gathering should be devoted towards the extinction of the debt now being incurred in the erection of the above building. The gathering will be held in the Drill Shed on Easter Tuesday, and will take the form of a Harvest Home, sale of work, and gift auction.

The Rabbit Nuisahcb. —ln Timaru yesterday James Robertson Scott was charged with having neglected to destroy rabbits on his run in the Mackenzie Country. The evidence was to the effect that he had been given notice by the chief inspector to commence to destroy rabbits not later than the Ist of May last, and he had not done so. After a good deal of discussion His Worship decided to treat the case—the first in the district —as one of caution, and fined defendant £ls, the penalty to include the costs of the prosecution. .

Narrow Escape.— At New Plymouth a school teacher named O’Shea, who was a passenger on board the Maninapua for Auckland, nearly lost his lost by falling off the wharf into the water. ’ It appears that the gangway was hauled on board, and O’Shea attempted to get on the steamer but fell, drawing the gangway into the water with him. He was rescued by one of the sailors. He was unconcsious when hauled on board, and the Sylvester treat-' ment was restored with success., He leaves by the steamer for Auckland on Tuesday night.

North Island Railways. —At a meeting of the Committee appointed at the recent meeting in Auckland, which was held to consider the planks of the League, these were announced to be—To stop further diversion of the Northern Trunk Railway loan, to insist upon an immediate expenditure of £65,000 upon the Stratford, line, and the completion of the next section of communication between Auckland and Taranaki by that route, the completion of the Rotorua railway, also to be urged upon the Government.

Educational. —The Wellington branch of the Educational Institute puts forward the following subjects for discussion at the annual meeting of the Council in Christchurch next January: Institute again approach the University with a view to securing concessions for obtaining degrees formally in force, (2) That the institute should lay before the New Zealand teachers in printed form the reforms and improvements carried out by the Governmsnt at its suggestion. (3) That the Council should continue to urge upon Ministers and all interested in education the necessity for freedom of classification, as affirmed last year by the Council. (4) That the Council approach the Minister of Education, and ask that the Council should be consulted before any changes are made in the Education Act.

Divorce. —ln the Divorce Court, Wellington, in the case of Sarah Arnold, the decree nisi was made absolute. Freda Hirschberg applied for a dissolution of her marriage with George Hirschberg on the grounds of adultery and desertion. There was no appearance of the respondent. It was explained that respondent had been served in San Francisco,. Petitioner showed that she wat\ married by 'the Registrar In Wellington in I’bS'l, respondent' being clerk' in'Messrs Krull & Oo.’s employ. In 1887 hq wrote from Hastings that he was going to the hot springs for the benefit of his health. She afterwards found out that he had not gone to the hot springs, but had absconded to San Francisco. Witness believed that her husband had gone away with a young woman. The case was adjourned for further evidence.

The Weather. Early on Monday morning last rain commenced falling pretty heavily, after which a? drizzling, rain set in which lasted up till yesterday morning, when it showed signs of clearing, although it remained very dull all day. Fire in Christchurch. —A fire broke out early on Tuesday morning in a w&rkshop near Mr B. Webb’s house at St. Albans. The brigade turned out, but when the steam engines reached the north belt they stopped and drew the fires. The chemical engines went on but could not cope with the fire which spread to the house containing twenty rooms. The steam engines were then ordered to proceed, but an hour’s delay took place. The result was the destruction of the workshop and the gutting of all the rooms at the back of the house. The damage is estimated at £SOO. The house was insured for £1250 in the United and Union Office; the furniture for £7OO in the Liverpool and London and Globe. It may be stated that the city extinguishing plant is subsidised to attend all the fires in St. Alban’s borough, and MrWebb’s house is only about 400 yards over the city boundary. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. E. McDonald, Woodbury—Farm of 125 ■ acres for sale. F. .Haar, Rangitata Stud notice re Island Laddie. Bakers of Temuka Notice re rise in the price of bread. Aspinall & Co.—Will prosecute all trespassers on their land or water. J. Buck, Rangitata Island—lmportant notice re bay hack mare strayed into his paddock. W. Deßenzy, Winchester Will prosecute trespassers on Hunnington Estate ; stud notice re The Arbiter.

J. W, Velvin, General Storekeeper, Temuka—ls giving- up business, and will bold 14 days’ clearing sale, selling all goods at cost price; invites a call.