LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2287, 1 December 1891, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Sunday Trading.—ln Titnaru yesterday H. Gardner, of Saltwater Creek Hotel was fined £2 for having sold on Sunday three bottles of beer to J. Chiffey. Political. —It is understood that Mr McLean who stood in the Labour interests last election will be the Government candidate for the vacant city seat. Suicide.—Mrs McKinley, whose husband keeps a bootfactory at Hillside, near the southern cemetery, Dunedin, committed suicide by hanging, in her house, Leith street, on Saturday morning, Sbaclifj? Asylum. The Minister of Public Works visited Seacliff on Saturday, and was so much dissatisfied with the sanitary arrangements that he determined to have a water supply system carried out. as he is of opinion it is absolutely necessary. Sudden Death.—Mr James Crammond. one of the representatives of the Leith ward ih the Dunedin City Council, was found dead on Saturday morning in a closet, it is supposed from heart disease. He was one of the earliest settlers. Prohibition Order. J. Chiffey, fa painter, was charged in Timaru with having procured three bottles of beer for R. G Roberts, a prohibited person. He went to the Saltwater Creek Hotel, got the beer, and Roberts paid him for them. He was fined £2. An Insect Pest.—A green bug common in Manawatu scrub, is playing havoc with the orchards in Rangiteiki district. They are to be seen in thousands swarming on the fruit trees. Starting with the young wood they rapidly bare the trees of leaves. A great loss of fruit is anticipated. Death from Exposure.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Alice Margaret Howarth. found dead in the Christchurch Park on November 22nd, was held yesterday, The evidence showed that deceased was pregnant, and suffering from influenza. A verdict of death from exposure was returned. Land Settlement. The Canterbury Association are negotiating with the Government to obtain a large area known as Whakatere swamp. They propose to place fifty families possessing means on the land, to drain and cultivate it under settlement conditions. There is every prospect of the negotiations being successful. Wool Sales.—The Christchurch wool sales concluded on Friday, the prices secured all through being good. With the exception of two or three big lines on which the high reserves prevented business the lots were all cleared. The general opinion was that considering last London advice prices were better than was anticipated. Public Works.—ln Dunedin several deputations waited on the Minister of Public Works. One deputation urged that j Port Chalmers wharf be extended 200 ft. The Minister pointed out that the work was not one for which the Railway Commissioners, who owned the wharf, had asked for a grant, and he would do nothing without Parliamentary authority. Ho promised to bring the matter before his colleagues. The s.s. Duke op Buckingham.—Captain Preeee, R M., gave judgment in the Duke of Buckingham enquiry. The captain was to blame inasmuch as after it was reported to him that the ship was drawing into land he did not take greater precaution than keeping her off a point for an hour or two. The court blamed him for leaving the deck when so close to land on' a dirty thick night with a squally southerly wind. The second officer did not know how far she was off the shore and the captain did not inform him. The court, took into consideration the captains coolness and judgment after the ship had struck; but for that they would impose a more substantial award. His certificate would be suspended for three months, he to pay the cost of enquiry, £l3 13s; and the second and third officers’ certificates - to be returned. The captain gave notice of appeal, 1

Divorce, —ln the Divorce Court,' Wellington, in the case of Jane Ellen Alice Taylor (jiee Mackenzie) for a disolution of her marriage with John Taylor, son of Waring Taylor, on the grounds of adultery an Ide sertion, a decree -nisi was. granted. Respondent, who, it was stated, is billiard marking in Sydney, did not appear.

Bank Robbery. The Bank of New Sonth Wales at Charleston was broken into late on Friday night or early on Saturday morning, access being gained through a back window. The only article stolen was a six-chambered revolver. An attempt was evidently 'made to remove the safe. There was no one on the premises at the time.

Bankruptcy. — A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on behalf of Mr Thomas Bell, of Holmes and Bell, Blenheim, praying that T. K. Macdonald, auctioneer, might be adjudicated bankrupt. In consequence of this Mr Macdonald has placed in the Speaker’s hands his. resignation as one of the members for the city of Wellington in the House of Representatives. The name of Mr H. Bell, the mayor-elect, is freely canvassed as the candidate for the city seat.

How to Use Oats.— ln a letter to the Clutha Leader, “ T.M.” says: Never mind if oats are only a shilling a bushel; wo can do without Australia for a market, and turn the oats into mutton, and get a good price. A hundredweight of green oaten chaff costing Is 6d will, with a few turnips (which can be grown to perfection), put a few sheep well through the winter; an acre of oaten hay being enough for say, 40 sheep, and this will improve the health, and wool, and mutton in quantity and quality. It will also enrich the .land, increase the summer feed, and enable a'full crop of wheat to be growth at little expense for manures,* and help the farmers all round. Bravo Seddon,— The Hon. Mr Seddon speaking at the Otago Cattle Show luncheon said: Sir, in ancient Greece, whenever a senator introduced a measure that imposed a penalty they used to make it a condition that unless the measure was shown to be justifiable and was carried, he, should be led to execution with a halter round his neck.. Well, I would like to see the detractors of New Zealand subjected to something like the same condition. I think those who tell stories to damage ,the colony should have halters placed round their necks, anl should be led to one of the steamers and should either recant and apologise, or be given a free passage out of the colony, and I hope that neither the Union nor the other company would object to the proposal; (Laughter l and applause.) It would be far better for the country that that class of people should leave it.

The Governor— The Wellington City Council discussed the approaching departure of the Governor. The mayor moved a resolution appreciating the way Lord Onslow had discharged his duties, and recognising the interest he had - taken in the colony, and regretting his departure. Several councillors attacked the Governor in resolute terms, accusing him of snubbing Wellington, and associating with the people of Aucklandand Christchurch becausethey toadied to him. He was, twitted Avith having sheep sent every week fromi Christchurch, and getting a phaeton from Auckland. Lady Onslow was accused of insulting factory girls at Dunedin by; inviting them to dance with French men-of-warsmen, for whom her own servants were too good. Other councillors strongly resented these attacks, and said it was only natural that the Governor should dislike the place where he had nearly lost his son. Eventually the motion was passed, Councillor Petherick alone dissenting. The Unemployed.' A deputation waited on the Minister of Public Works at Dunedin and stated that since the Gatlin’s River works were stopped about 100 men were idle. They wished to know if other works would be provided. The Minister, having listened to a statement of the men’s earnings, said that the average earnings of the men at Gatlin’s River had been 6s 10Jd per day, and the average cost of living 9s , per week, which was not extravagant. It was only on reproductive works that they could be employed in the way they had been by the Government. They must not expect the Government to interfere always, or to provide them with work. What the Government wanted was for the men to take their wives and families up there, and in that way the country would be properly settled and opened up, and his advice to them was that instead of hanging about Dunedin they shouldgo into the country and leok for work themselves until the Government were again prepared to go bn with the works. The Government would from time to time be opening up railway works under the •present system, and opportunities of employment would in that way be provided, and he was very glad to have seen the deputation, for it proved to him that no persons at all were leaving their ordinary employment and flocking on to the co-operative works. Such a statement had been largely circulated, and had done a deal of harm. He had never for a moment believed the statement himself. He might tell them that work on the Seaward Bush Railway would be opened „ presently. The plans and specifications were about completed, and the work would be thrown open as soon as possible.

Tasmania.—The Oamaru Mail saysA sober, strong, and willing young man a respected townsman of ours—recently left the colony for Tasmania, in order to better bis position. He now writes as follows to a friend in Oamaru: —“Hobart, Nov. 10th, 1891. Dear M., I suppose you will be astonished to hear of my leaving New Zealand for Tasmania. lam rather sorry [ came here, for I do not think that I have bettered myself much. . . , Things are in a very bad state here just now, and 'I would not advise anyone leaving New Zealand to come to Tasmania until things take a turn. There is a great number of men here at present who are out of work. I have not been to Zeehan, but I know several persons who were there, and who have just come down here. Things are in a dreadful state at Zeehan, hundreds of men being idle, and those who are engaged in outdoor work can barely keep themselves. It is nearly always raining there; the inhabitants being favored with a fine day about once in a fortnight. Numbers of men are leaving Zeehan, as they cannot stand the climate. I have been working seven weeks on the West Coast for a Goldmining Company (pretty close to Zeehan.) I was engaged to go at 10s a day, but after working the said term I received no money, so we had to leave our work and come to Hobart to see about it. We had to carry all our stores five miles through the bush from the store to the place at which we were working. We lived on bread, potatoes, and canned meat for the seven weeks, and then we were told that there was no money in hand to pay our wages, I shall not go back again. 1 think I shall stay in. Hobart for a while, as I have prospects of work here."

Temuka Stock Sale.— The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. The ’Fiasco Mail.—The R.M.S. Alameda with the English mails of 31st of October left San Francisco for Auckland on the 26th inst., contract date. Drunkenness.—A first offender for drunkenness was fined 5 s and costs, at the Geraldine Resident Magistrate’s Court on Saturday morning. Board Meetings— Th emonthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes place to-day, that of the Geraldine T<J>vn Board this evening, and that of the Te'mttka Town Board to-morrow evening. . Gazette Notices.— Constable Ballet has been gazetted inspector of weights and measures for the district of -Timaru. Lots 703 and 821, forfeited quarter acre sections in Arowhenua, will be open for application at the Land Board offices Christchurch and Timaru on Wednesday, December 30thi - Orari Bridge. —The alterations to the Orari traffic bridge are now completed and a very useful and substantial job has bison made. Mr Fletcher, the contractor, has carried his work out very faithfully, and the settlers have now a bridge that should .fill the requirements of the district for years.

Angling. —Mr W. Mendelson was exceptionally fortunate on the occasion of his first day’s angling this season. He landed 15 fish scaling 211 b. Amongst them was one scaling 41b, one 21b lOoz, and another 21b 6oz, The next day he took 12 weighing 6Jlb, none of which scaled a pound. Fires at Nelson,— A cottage, the occupant of which tvas away from town, was destroyed by fire. It was insured for £IOO and valued at £l5O. The furniture, was uncovered. A fire broke out at Harley’s malt house, contiguous to the City Brewery, but the brigade soon had it in hand. The.origin is a mystery. Contempt op Court.— Mr Jellicoe, the well-known Wellington lawyer, was .fined £lO, or 14 days in. Wanganui gaol; by Judge Kettle at Palmerston North for contempt of court. On May sth Mr Jellicoe sent a telegram to Maltravers, clerk of the court, bearing on Tapper’s case, then- before the court. In his evidence Mr. Maltravers said that the prosecution was not a work of .his and Mr Kettle said ; he himself- was responsible for the proceedings. Entertainments.— A novel entertainment in the shape of a panorama of war vessels will be given in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, to-inorrow evening. The entertainment according to our contemporaries is of a most interesting nature. Splendidly painted pictures of the most modem man-of-war ships, as well as, a mechanical contrivance which exhibits the blowing up of ships by a submarine mine, torpedo warfare, and other things connected with harbor defences, are depicted. St. Saviour’s Church.— On Sunday next at 8 a.m. the Bishop of Christchurch will conduct Communion Service in St. Saviour’s Church Temuka, and at, li a.m. will visit Winchester, and conduct a Confirmation service there. In the. afternoon he will confirm candidates at Teniuka, and in the evening there will be a Special service in new Sunday School. On Monday the new school will be formally opened, and there will be a tea meeting -and lecture in the new school, when it is expected there wiU be a large attendance. Cyclists I—Avoid Collisions, and use Lamps by Night: and Bells by Day. Accessories of all kinds at the New Zealand Cycle Works, Adams, Cutties & Co., 70 Manchester Street, Christchurch. Catalogues free. Cycles from £5. —6. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS/ W. Shiers—Tenders invited for lease of 150 acres of land. Robson’s Great New Panorama —At Temuka to-moixow night. A. E. Cox - Advertises 1000 soundmouthed merino wethers for private sale. St, Saviour’s Church, Temuka Particulars of the Bishop of Christchurch’s visit to Temuka and Winchester. Geraldine County Council—Special orders re by-laws relating to traction engines, and re Enlarged Waitohi Flat Water Supply district.