LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2270, 22 October 1891, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Native education. —The object of the Minister of Education’s sudden departure to the Bast Coast was to pay a surprise visit to the native schools in the districts, Libel. —The proceedings' for libel instituted by Mr G. T. Tustin against Mr and Mrs C. J. Haselden, claiming damages for the publication of a statement affecting Tustin Bros, have been withdrawn, the defendants having apologised. Alleged Perjury. —At the Christchurch R.M. Court on Monday morning Joseph Flynn, charged with perjury in connection with the recent smuggling case was remanded till Monday next, on bail £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. Serious Case. —The man Ross died in the county hospital of the Waipawa district.it is alleged from injuries he received on arrest charged with drunkenness in the Dane virke lock-up. The case was the subject of a recent enquiry by Inspector Pardy and an inquest is demanded in the public.interests. R.M. Court, Geraldine.— All the cases to be brought before the Resident Magistrate on Tuesday were settled out of Court, with the exception of J, Reilly v. F. Goodwin, for illegal impounding of cattle. This case was held over till next court day, to give the defendant an opportunity to settle it but of Court. A Surprise.— John Bryant a farmer of Makauri, Gisborne, was aroused by stones falling on the roof of his house. He went out and found on the verandah a newly bom babe, with a £1 note and a requestthat as a Christian he would feed and keep the little stranger. The police are endeavouring to find the parents of the infant.

A High-Priced Horse. —St. Blaise, winner of the English Derby in 1883, has been sold to a New York sportsman for £20,000. Dance at Orari.—A dance will be held b Orari to-morrow evening under the uspices of th., Orari Football Club. Mr J. I Figoni has been engaged to supply the music, and light refreshments will be provided. The Weather. Rain set in early yesterday morning and continued intermittently throughout the day. The showery weather experienced lately in the district has had a wonderful effect upon the crops and pastures, and the country now wears a most promising aspect. Accidental Deaths. —A man named Paul Drew was killed in Dunedin by being run over by a tramcar. It appears that he j umped off the front of the car while it was in motion without the driver noticing him, cncP he must have fallen under the wheels which passed over his chest and killed him, at once. —A man named Robert Riddal was killed at Gatlin’s river by a tree falling on him when he was bush-felling. The Picturesque Atlas.— Mr Rawson, R. M. of Invercargill nonsuited Bowerman’s claim in the Picturesque Atlas case against McMaster, who denied that the signature on the order was his although that on the patrons’ list was his. Numerous signatures of the defendant over five years were produced, but in no case were like that on the order. The order was impounded, and defendant’s counsel hinted that a charge of forgery might follow. In another case three justices gave judgment against the company under the equity and good conscience clause. Shingle Shirting. —A start was made by the Harbor Engineer at Timaru on Monday morning with the experiment of shifting the shingle accumulating at the breakwater. A Priestman grab dredge lifts the shingle into a hopper, from which it is sluiced along a shoot under the wharf into the hopper of the punt dredge, which carries it away while the hopper is being refilled; 200 tons was got away in the morning, and when a few imperfections are removed the apparatus will work more rapidly. The annual accumulations, it is said, average 60,000 yards, say 2000 tons per week. A Relic. —A sacred relic in the form pf a miniature cross, and said to be made from wood of a true cross, was placed in St Kilian’s pro-Cathedral, Bendigo, a few days ago. The relic was recently forwarded by the Pope to Bishop Crane. It was carried from the Bishop’s palace under a canopy, and exposed to view on the high altar. About thirty priests from all parts of the diocese were present, and marched round the church chanting. At the representatives of the stations of the cross the ceremony was impressive.and thousands of people were attracted to the church during the day. Pedigree Stock. —A number of valuable sheep and pedigree bull and heifer (Ayrshires) arrived at Wellington by the Doric. The sheep comprise Lincolns, Southdowns, Hampshire Downs, Shropshire Downs, and Cotswolds. Twenty of them are consigned to Mr John Rayner, a well known sheep breeder of the Wairarapa, seventeen to the Australian Land Co, eleven to Mr Purvis Russell,of Napier, and four to Mr Wilson of Waverley. Mr Rayner’s shipment is a valuable one, as much as one hundred guineas each having been given for the majority. Three of the sheep died on the voyage, but the remainder are in splendid condition. The cattle are being imported by Mr McFarlane, a well known southern farmer.

Protection. —In Dunedin a deputation from the Protection League waited on the Premier to ascertain his views with reference to legislation on the tariff next session. The Premier said that it was perfectly clear that the tariff required revision, as a number of anomalies had arisen in its administration. The subject would receive careful consideration during the recess. In the course of a conversational discussion the Premier said that his views were entirely in favour of protection, but they did not go very much beyond the present tariff, which he was convinced required revision to remove anomalies. The Premier returns to Christchurch from Dunedin on Thursday without going south at present.

Government Lire Insurance Department.—The following 1 cable message has been received by the Government from the Agent-General:—“The valuation of the Government Insurance Office by the three London actuaries is now completed. The' cash profits amount to £239,000. The actuaries recommend that £200,000 be divided among the policy holders, and state that notwithstanding that this valuation has been more severe than the last, the position of the department is highly satisfactory. The £39.000 forms an additional reserve for future bonuses and contingencies. The last valuation was made on the assumed rate of interest of H per cent., while the present one was based on 4 per cent, only, which means an additional reserve of many thousands of pounds. The divisable surplus of £200,000 will be immediately apportioned amongst policyholders, and is expected to secure reversionary additions to policies amounting to nearly half a million.

Geraldine School Committee.—The Geraldine School Committee meeting on Tuesday evening was attended by Messrs R. H. Pearpoint (chairman), White, Shiers, and Williams. The visiting committee for the month were not present and there were no reports, so that the business transacted was very small. A report was read from the head master which mentioned the names of absentees from the school, some of whom were very irregular attenders, and it was resolved oh the- motion of Mr White seconded by Mr Shiers—“ That the parents of the children mentioned in the headmaster’s report be served with notices immediately, and if no notice is taken, that they be summoned within a fortnight.” Mr White asked if any of the committee had, through non-attendance, forfeited their positions on the committee, but on looking up the minutes it was found that some of them had still one night to spare.

General Booth. —General Booth arrived at Auckland from Sydney shortly before 1 o’clock last Tuesday. There was a large crowd of people on the wharf, but the proceedings were very quiet. There was no cheering, but the assembled Salvationists gave the General several volleys of hallelujahs. He was received on the steamer by Colonel Bailey and officers and driven up town, The vessel arrived earlier than was expected. • The Army had been called for 2 o’clock to await the steamer’s arrival, and were taken by surprise. The reception therefore, took place at 3 o’clock, when there was a procession, eight corps of the city and suburban districts taking part. General Booth appears in good health. In reply to an interviewer, General Booth states that no public man in Australia, with one exception, made any objection to his scheme, and that but for the labor party his visit would have been a most pronounced success. So far as he understood it, the objection of the laboring classes of Australia was that there was not work enough for them, and that to import more workers -would increase competition. General Booth states that he is looking out for land in Hew Zealand, and that this colony is -regarded with great favor at Hoine. " ’ ■

Poisonous Matches — A child of a Forty Mile Bush settler named Thompson, died from eating the heads of wax matches Bank Holiday. —Wednesday next will be observed as a holiday at the banks in Temuka, on account of the Timaru Show. Train arrangements for the Show. — Attention is directed to the train arrangements, advertised elsewhere, for the Timaru Show. The Exodus. —Owing to the trouble in tbe boot trade, nearly forty men, mostly single, left Dunedin by the Jubilee yesterday. Other bootmakers threaten to leave Wellington. The Cantata. —ln consequence of the inclement weather the Cantata that was to be given in the Temuka Wesleyan Church last evening was postponed, and we understand that it will be given in about three weeks’ time. The date will be notified in this paper. Unemployed. —Some 230 unemployed turned up at Dunedin on Monday, when the Mayor, city members, and the manager of the Bureau of Industries selected 175 to proceed to work on the Otago Central. Those selected comprise married men with large families and a few single men who have parents to support. Drunkenness. —At the R.M. Court, Timaru, yesterday, Carrie Hope, an old offender, was fined 5s for being drunk on the wharf on Tuesday, and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment for making use of obscene language at the same public place; and on a third charge of damaging the furniture in a police cell was called on to pay 10s or suffer 21 hours’ imprisonment. Cricket. —The following will play for the All Comers to-day against The Eleven. Any other players attending will be included. Fish (captain), Anderson, Adams, H. Miles, D.McCaskill, Pinckney, G-. Velvin, Morton, Russell, Davey, J. Twigg, T. Twigg, Rutland, Harrison, Mogridge, McCarthy. Play begins at 3 o’clock on the football ground. Rifle Match. — A Rifle Match has been arranged to take place at Temuka to-day between the Timaru Navals and the Temuka Rifles, commencing at one o’clock. The following will represent the Rifles:—Lieuts. Findlay and Whitehead, Sergt. Levens, Corpl. Watt, Privates Sim, Nicholas, Scott, Phillips, H. Lavery and Bruce. Emergency —Private R. Lavery.

A Successful Company.— The balancesheet of the Wellington Wollen Company for the period of sixteen months shows a credit in the profit and loss account of £8286. The sum of £2OOO is written off the machinery, £IOOO carried to reserve, the payment of a further dividend (making 8 per cent, for the year) absorbs £1022, and £4196 is carried forward. Native Entertainment. — The entertainment in aid of the church at the Arowhenua Pah takes place to-night at the Temuka Volunteer Hall. The programme has been duly rehearsed, and some of the items are decidedly unique. It is certainly a new departure, aud consequently sure of being well patronised. The items on the programme dealing solely with native life are well worth seeing, and as the object of the entertainment is a worthy one a good attendance may fairly be anticipated. Athletic. —Mr George F. Clulee, of Timaru, a passenger by the Doric, says that he had had a most successful interview with the English Amateur Association, respecting the visit of a New Zealand team next year. He had a letter from the secretary of the association, which said that though unable to guarantee the expenses of the trip, they promised to give the visiting team such an introduction to atheletic clubs as would ensure them the payment of expenses out of gate money. 'He will furnish a full report, when a meeting of delegates will be held to consider the question. Herbal Remedies. —ln our advertising columns will be found a notice regarding a number of New Zealand herbal remedies, prepared by the Rev, Mother Mary Joseph Aubrey, of Jerusalem, Wanganui River, and put up for sale by Messrs Kempthorne, Prosser and Co., through their various agents. The efficacy of the medicines for the complaints they are prepared for is vouched for in a number of testimonials, and Archbishop, Redwood, who has given the Rev. Mother permission to allow Messrs Kempthorne and Co. to offer them for sale, testifies to their beneficial effects in cases that have come under his notice. Tax Assessors. —The following have been appointed inspecting assessors under the Land and Income Assessment Act of last session: —T. Calcutt, Otago and Southland; W. C. Walker, Canterbury ; C. D. Kennedy, Hawke’s Bay; G. Campbell, West Coast North Island. None are yet appointed to Auckland. It is not compulsory to make other appoinments by tthe Act, but it is thought a better assessmen will be secured by having men with local knowledge to confer with. It is not intended to appoint assessors for boroughs. The above named had their first meeting at the Proptery Tax Office this week.

The Largest and most Complete Cycle Works in the Australian Colonies is at 70, Manchester Street, Christchurch.— Adams, Curties & Co. Safeties from £lO, Bicycles from £5. —1

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. W. G-. Rutland Funeral notice re late Mr John Hay. Special Bank Holiday—At Temuka on October 28th. N.Z. Railways—Train arrangements for Timaru Show. N. Dunlop and Co.—Grand Spring display on Saturday. Adame, Curties & Co., Christchurch — Notice re bicycles. J. H. Swaney, Point Road tenders for grubbing gorse, etc. Kempthome, Prosser & Co.—Notice re j medicines prepared by Rev. Mother Mary Joseph Aubert.