LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2288, 3 December 1891, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Picturesque Atlas. "Picturesque Atlas " subscribers in Wellington intend to fight their cases to the bitter end, and have subscribed largely. Temuka Ciucket Club.—Sides will be chosen frem all comers on the football ground this afternoon,' play to begirt at '3.30 p.m., when it is hoped a good muster will be present. ' Jubilee. —The passengers who were on board the Jubilee had their passage money returned to them, and most of them came on by the Hauroto. The deck repairs to the steamer will cost £650, irrespective of whatever damage may be revealed in dock. Sudden Death.—Charles Penman, coal merchant, Dunedin, died suddenly at his residence, George Street. He was found dead in bed at 7 o'clock on Monday morning. He was 60 years of age and it is supposed that heart disease was the cause of his death. Fearful Death. —At Brunner at 10.30 on Tuesday morning a man named W. Dickson was killed instantaneously at the Coalpit Heath mine by a fall of coal. His body was much bruised about the head. Deceased, whose parents reside in the Bay. of Islands, leaves a widow and three children. .... Amalgamation.—lt is not intended to fill up the late Mr Lewis's position as Under-Secretary to the Native Department. It is undersaood that Mr Cadman is in favor of amalgamating the Department with others, though probably no step in this direction will be taken for some timeThe land-purchase section would probably fall to the Minister of Lands, and the. Land Courts to the Justice Department. Lecture. —On Monday evening next the Bishop of Christchurch will lecture at Temuka, in the new scholroom of St. Saviour's, on "Outcast London." This lecture has been delivered, by his Lordship in varioxis parishes, and in every instance has been favorably commented upon. The bishop in the early years of his ecclesiastical life was stationed in London, and his keen observation has enabled, him to give unusual force to a lecture dealing with a class of society that should have the warmest sympathy of prosperous New Zealand. The Kermadecs. The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived at Auckland from the Kermadec group on Tuesday. Passengers Mr and Mrs Boberts, and Mr Stratford. Captain Fairchild reports finding the depots of provisions on all the islands intact, with the exception of Courtis Island, where the buildings and stores were destroyed through volcanic action, sulphur fumes corroding everythingi He recommends that this depot be abandoned. Several 'sellers returned by the steamer from Sunday Island, disgusted , with the prospects of the settlement, but. Messrs Carver, Bell, and family still remain, and are making a fair living. During j the 12 months since the Hinemoa last i visited Sunday Jskand, only one vessel called there, » '

Overdrawn. The Wellington Benevolent Trustees are overdrawn to the extent of £SOO.

Minister ov Lands.—The Minister of Lands has gone to Whangarei and will be in the North of Auckland districts for the next ten days. ,-■-..

Licensing.—The quarterly meeting of the Geraldine Licensing Committee which was to have been held oh Tuesday lapsed for want of a quorum, and likewise yesterday. . Geraldink County Anglers Society. —A meeting of the above society convened for Tuesday evening lapsed, only two members putting in an appearance. . Permanent Chairman. —Mr Henry Clark* who has been chairman of the Bruce ■County Council since the coming into operation of the Counties Act, has been re-elected. No Tender. The Clutha and Bruce Counties have failed to receive any tender for various works which are on offer. The members of both councils attribute this to the work provided by the Government to the unemployed.

"Winchester Fruit-Preserving Company.—The annual meeting of the Winchester Fruit-Preserving Company takes place on Saturday evening, in the Mechanics' Institute, to which time and place it was adjourned on Saturday last. Shareholders should make a point of attending this meeting, as it an important one.

Our Fleet.—At an interview between Captain Burke, of H.M.S; Ringarooma, and the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Board. Captain Burke stated that 'two cruisers will always be kept' in New Zealand waters, aud Auckland is to be their head quarters. They will require to. be docked three times a year, which will be 'done at Auckland.' What About Capital ?—A Christchurch telegram states that a Mr Seddon, no relation of the Minister of Mines but a recent arrival, has bought the Fairlie Creek station for £40,000. This does not look very mnch like capital being afraid of the new taxation. Unless we have made a mistake, this is the station on which a ( Melbourne firm had lent £36,000. Suicide. A swagger, whose name is unknown, was found hanging by a strap in I a stable loft at the Junction Hotel at ' Halswell on Monday. He was about sixty years old, and had called at the hotel on Saturday night and asked for a bed. He was told that he could sleep in the stable. Nothing more was seen of him till Monday. . The Mails.—-Although the New Zealand Shipping Company and the Shaw, Saville, and Albion Company- have declined to enter into a fresh contract for the carriage of direct mails, the Post Office authorities intend to despatch mails by each vessel sailing, but the remuneration to be paid to the company will not be so much as at. present. Arrangements are already being made to despatch mails regularly by Brindisi every fortnight. Clearing.—Mr Geo. Clark, who has recently been timber sawing in the Kakahu bush, has fetched his plant to Rangitira, where he will cut up the remaining trees in the pretty Rangitira bush. There are now standing a few white pines, and these handsome trees will be sacrificed to- the exigencies of improvement. The timber will probably be used upon the Arowhenua station.

■: The Governor.—The Governor, the Countess of Onslow, and suite, and Messrs Seddon, Rolleston, and Scobie Mackenzie, arrived at Christchurch by the Tvtesday night's express. Mr Seddon remains till Thursday, when he will meet representatives- of the Chamber of Commerce, the Agricultural and Pastoral and Industrial Associations, local members of Parliament, etc., and confer with them on the colony being represented at the Chicago Exhibition. Mr Seddon will visit Lincoln College on Wednesday, He leaves for Wellington on Thursday. '"

Prohibition. —Great interest was taken in the election of a Licensing Committee for South Molyneux and Catlins, a large district 30 miles long and 15 -wide. At last election a committee was elected which refused to grant licenses. It was confidently expected in some quarters that this decision would be reversed: in fact, a large building, coating £7OO to £BOO was erected at Catlin's to be licensed when the new committee were elected. The poll re- ■ snlted in a crushing victory for the prohibitionists, who polled 668 to 268 by those in favor of the granting of licenses. They Sat up Late.—On Wednesday morning early, two youug men, who had apparently been " keeping it up " somewhere afforded a local resident some little amuseby their efforts to smash with stones the lamp in front of the Volunteer Hall, Temuka. Whether it was they always saw two iamps and shied their stones at the wrong one, or whether they were naturally bad shots, has not transpired. They could not hit the lamp, and fortunately did not even break any windows. Beyond making a fearful row they did no harm, but they were certainly old enough and respectable enough to have'known better. The Revenue Returns.—The Customs duty collected throughout the colony last month was £117,569 14s lid, and for the corresponding month of last year the sum received was £127,364 8s 3d, and for the previous month (October) of this year £139,757 17s lid. Last month the principal ports contributed as follows: —Auckland, £26,235 8s 3d; Wellington, £23,742 15s Od; Christchurch, £li9 t 555 6s 7d; Duiiedin, £26,035 3s. The amount received for eight months of the financial year is £1,046,166 5s lOd, which, compared with the Colonial Treasurer's estimate for that period, shows a- surplus of £22,832 19s 2d. Last month the beer duty collected in the colony amouutei to £4889 5s 9d, as against £5190 3s 9d for the corresponding month of last year, and £5058 lis lid in October of. this year. Auckland contributed £1142 15s 9d; Wellington, £515 12s 4d; Chrintchurch, £B7O Is 8d; Dunedin, £1159 2s 2d. • The amount collected during the eight months of the financial, year is £35,077 13s 6d, or £4922 6s 6ft fcelow the estimate for that period.

Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. —A statutory meeting of the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board for the election of a chairman was held at the hospital yesterday morning. Present— Messrs J. Jackson, D. McLaren, F. R. Gillinghain, and A. Sherratt. Apologies for absence were read from Messrs Moore and Barker, and both expressed a hope that the. members present would re-elect Mr Jackson as chairman, if he would accept the office. Mr McLaren, in moving the re-election of Mr J. Jockson as chairman, spoke in eulogistic terms of. that gentleman, and animadverted on some remarks made by the mayor of Timaru on hospital and charitable administration. After Mr McLaren had made his speech all the members said they had no knowledge of what Mr Ross had referred to, and so the matter dropped. Mr Jackson was then re-elected as chairman, and he pointed out that Mr Sherratt, mayor-elect of Timaru, had not been properly elected. The Act provided he ought to have been elected on the fourth Wednesday in November, whereas he had been elected on a Monday. This appeared to the members to be conclusive, and Mr Sherratt undertook to consider his position. The board adjourned to the 11 $h instant,

Fibe.—The railway 7 miles north of Rangiora, was 'burnt down. The origin of. the fire is not known. The safe was burst bpenin several places by the heat, and all the contents, including £SO in cash, were destroyed. The building was valued at .-£l5O and was not insured.

Temuka .Rifles. —•"There was only- a small attendance at the" Government parade,of the l'emuka Rifles lastrliight; LieutsT Findlay and Whitehead were on parade, and also Staff Sergt.-Major Jones. After inspection the company were exercised in position and aiming drill. The Wellington Election.—The Government have selected Mr McLean as their candidate for. the Wellington election.. He speaks oh Thursday. Mr Jellicoe is also a candidate, but Sir W. Buller does not intend to stand. Mr Buick, secretary of the Liberal Association, is at Wellington for the purpose of working up Mr McLean's election, which the Government intend to fight for him on closely-organised party lines. Mr Bell gives a final answer to-day. The Late Mb Lewis.—The late Mr Lewis got wet through in the rain, watching the race in which Brisdon won the sculling championship of Victoria. He went to Sydney the same night, and being unable to get a sleeping berth, he remained in his clothes, which had not. been thoroughly dried; and the chill thus caught developed into congestion of the lungs. He died on the Sunday, and was buried at 8 o'clock next morning, so quickly that there was no time to intimate the wish to have his remains sent to New Zealand. They were brought over by the Hauroto on Sunday, and the funeral took place on Monday afternoon.

The Band Contest in Dunedin.—The band contest under the auspices of the Bands Association, concluded at 10 o'clock last Monday night, and about 20 minutes latter the judge, Mr Tallis Trimmell, Mus. Bac, Oxon, the ;result.•'; «Ott comparing the letters a placed by 'Mr Trimmell, it was found that the order was as follows: —Oamaru Garrison 1; Dunedin Garrison 2; Christchurch Garrison 3; Invercargill Garrison 4. Mr Trimmell stated in his opinion brass and reed bands should not complete against; each other. The playing at the contest waa_ equal to thatjbf any band contest in England where he had judged. He had thought that the bands here had not attained" Buch perfection. Gold-mounted batons were presented to the the conductors'of the first and second, and silver-mounted to third and fourth. Acclimatisation Societies;—At a full meeting of the Southland Acclimatisation Society with reference to the. Government proposal for a conference of South Island societies with a view to amalgamation, it was unanimously resolved "That the society is of opinion'the present area of. country under its controls iB sufficiently large for the operation of one society, and do not see its way to join in the conference," butif one is decided upon, the decisions of which might affect the interests of this society, then it would be prepared to send delegates." The opinion was expressed that the action of the Marine Department aimed at off-shoots of original societies, such as< Waitaki, Lakes, and South Canterbury.

Concert and Dance at Winchester. —On the evening of the 10th December a concert and dance will be held in the Winchester Public Hall in aid of the treat and prize fund of the local sehool. For the concert tbe children are now actively rehearsing a number of rounds, chorus, and action songs, and recitations. This is the first time, we believe, the children of the Winchester school have taken part in an entertainment got up for their benefit, and they will give the chief number of the items of the programme, which should make the entertainment doubly interesting to Winchester residents. A number of local amateurs have promised their assistance, and the concert and dance, which follow the annual athletic sports, should be very successful.

Panorama.—Mr Robson's panorama, which was exhibited in the Temuka Volunteer Hall last evening, was not well attended, owing, no doubt, to the shortness of the notice given. The entertainment, however, was very good from an artistic point of view, as most of the pictures were really beautiful. The pictures of the war vessels of the British navy made up a large portion of the entertainment, and the graphic description given of them by Mr Robson wes very instructive. Some views of famous pictures, as well as of some statuary, were still more interesting, as their artistic beauty was brought out excellently. On the whole the programme is well worthy of support.

The Governor's Departure.—At the Christchurch City Council meeting on Monday night on the motion of the mayor Mr C. M. Gray, seconded by the mayor-elect, Mr W. Prudhoe, it was ' unanimously resolved—" That this council desires to place on record its high appreciation of the energetic and'' eminently able manner in which the duties and responsibilities of the Governor of this colony have been discharged by His Excellency the Right Hon. the Earl of Onslow, K.C.M.Gr., during his term of office, and of the deep and untiring interest manifested by him in all that concerns the well-being of New Zealand and its inhabitants; and also of its sincere conviction that the administrative and genial social qualities displayed by His Excellency will ever be held in affectionate remembrance by the people of New Zealand; 'that this council desires also to wish a safe voyage Home, long, life, health, and happiness to His Excellency, the Countess,, and family." It has been decided to tender a banquet to him in Dnnedin early in February next, by the citizens of Dunedin.

Cyclists and Othebs visiting Chbistchubch do not forget to call and inspect the largest Manufactory of. Cycles in the colonies. Bicycles from £5, Safeties from £lO. Adams, Curties & Co., 70, Manchester Street, Christchurch. —7

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. Fisher, Geraldine—Wants to purchase pint bottles. Temuka Road Board.—Notice re purchase of small birds eggs and heads. J. Siegert, Storekeeper, Fairlie Creek— Wants a strong, honest youth. Star Hotel, Temuka —lO/- reward for return of lost dark bay cob mare. D. Hoare. Seadown and - Kerrytown— Invites tenders for splitting firewood.

Winchester School —Concert and dance in aid of prize fund on lGth December.

Arowhenua Town Board alternative tenders for erection of bridge. Winchester Fruit Preserving Company— Adjourned annual meeting on Saturday evening.

Cowan's Clothing and Outfitting House, Timaru Notice re Gents.' Anglo-India gauze goods. Grand Temperance Social—ln Temuka Volunteer Hall, on Friday evening, December 11th. • Arthur Gabites, The Corner, Timaru— Draws special attention to his large and varied stock of hats. E. Gibbard (late Bradley & C 0.,) Huffey's Corner, Geraldine —Is now showing special value in men's clothing', calicoes, sheetings, prints, &c,