THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1891. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2291, 10 December 1891, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1891. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Held Over.—We are obliged to hold over our leading- article until our next issue. An Omission. —We omitted to mention in our local referring to the St. Patrick's Day Sports Association's flags, that esch nationality pays for its own flag. Geraldine Stock Sale. —The fortnightly sale of stock at Geraldine takes place to-day. Messrs H. B. Webster k Co. advertise a number of entries. Clearing Sale at? Hilton. —To-morrow-Messrs J. Muudell and Co, sell a farm oi: 12JS acres at Waihi Bush, together with the farm stock and implements, and household furniture, on account of Mr Tho's. Godwin. The sale takes place on the farm. Free Library.—Mr W. H. Levin's promised donation of £IOOO to the fund for purchasing books for the Wellington free library has been paid to the city treasurer. The foundation stone of the building is to laid on the 1 (>bli in^t. TEMiMSRANOE Social. —A temperance social takes place in the Temuka Volunteer Hall to-night, at which the B,ev. L. M. Isitt, and J.K. Elliottare expected to be present. Tea will be on the tables at (3 30. The charge for admission is only Is, not Is 6d as advertised in our last issue. Gjgraluine Fire Brigade.—The Geraldine Fire Brigade met on Tussday evening, Captain Walton being in the chair. Final arrangements were made for the New Year's Eve display of fireworks a number of men being selected to form a Darktown Brigade and others appointed to manage the fireworks.

Attempted Suicide,— A woman named Mary Ann Scott was charged in Dunedin with attempting suicide by taking a liniment containing laudanum. She is separated from her husband, who is suing lor a divorce. She came from Melbourne to answer the case and gave her husband access to their child, and he, she alleges, took the child away in defiance of the term of the deed of separation. The case was adjourned for a week. La Grippe.— A Cninaman named Chew Chong, of the Eltham Dairy factory, Taranaki, has informed the editor of the local paper that la grippe is a common disease in China, that it is a skin disease, that a parasite passes through the body like a thread, and all that is required is to kill it to effect a cure. He undertakes to cure without pay and show any one how to do it. The symptoms of la grippe do not altogether chime in with this theory, but at the same time it is alleged that a treatment with the electric battery cures it very readily. There can be no doubt but that if it is such a parasite as the Chinaman describes electricity would kill it effectually. The Premier’s Speech. — At Patea the Premier addressed a crowded meeting on Tuesday night. He devoted some time to a reply to Mr George Hutchison’s charges ag'ainst the administration of the Government. He explained the loan conversion, as not borrowing at all, but exchanging high-rate for low-rate bonds, and characterised Mr Hutchison’s remarks regarding the extravagance of the Government as grossly misleading, and full of misstatements and misrepresentations, and showing a disregard for the truth sufficient to condemn any political man. In reply to a question, he said that the Government had no intention to borrow in the English market, as he thought all they should require could be obtained in the colony. A vote of confidence was passed in the Government by a large majority. Rangitata Island Band op Hope.— The monthly meeting of the Rangitata Island Band af Hope took place iu the school on the 2nd inst, and was fairly well attended, although, taking the meeting as a whole, it was not so successful as some of the gatherings on previous occasions. However, this is to be accounted for by the fact that the season is hastening on to the busy times, and the approaching Christmas holidays, and the management have decided to close till the end of the harvest, Ihe President (Mr H. Grainger) occupied the chair, and in an earnest address called upon all to be firm to their principles of temperance, and read some statistics with referenence to the liquor traffic in England, showing the direful results that emanate from it. The programme was not a very long one, and besides it was not so varied as usual, but those who took part were very successful. The following gave solos: Miss Grainger and Mr Irwin ; Readings : Messrs John Snell, A. J. McDuff, |unr., and Morrison : Recitations ; Misses H. Grainger H. Watts, Legerwood, Buck and H. Watts. Each item was heartily received by those present. At intervals a few pieces were sung fronl Sankey’s collection, accompaniecl by Miss Grainger on the organ. 'At the close of the programme the chairman pronounced the Benediction and the meeting disposed.

The Welun gtox Eeeotion. —The Trade s and Labour Council unanimously chose Mr McLean as their candidate. Mr Jellicoe had a long- interview with Ministers on the subject of the vacant seat for which he is a candidate They were unable to persuade him to withdraw, and the town is placarded with his posters. He wrote to the Trades and Labour Council offering to place himself in their hands if Mr McLean would do the same, but nothing came of it, though it is understood that the Unionists are willing to accept him as a labour candidate next election if he will withdraw. Mr Price, who is a publican, declares himself a. Government supporter, but his candidature is not taken seriously. The genera} impression is that if Mr Jellicoe persists in fighting the election Mr Be|l wi}l easily get in. The Wellington correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says on Tuesday; —Mr Jellicoe was closeted to-day with members of the Government, and also with members of the Labour Unions, and the result is that he accepts the position. The position is that the whole of the labour vote and of the Government influences are pledged to Mr McLean. Mr Jellicoe, tle .-eforc. as a man loyal to the Liberal Party, declines to split the vote, and accordingly announces his withdrawal from fae __ candidature. Many think that gives Mr McLean a certainty, but the general opinion at present is that there will be a yer/ tough contest}

N enthorne Mines. —The mines being worked at Nentborne appear to be yielding satisfactorily. The last crushing from the Croesus claim yielded 72ozs, making 1390zs for five weeks. Crowns Suits Acts. —lt is said that further proceedings are to be taken against J. R. Scott, who was arrested under the Crowns Suits Act for a debt alleged to be due to the Crown. The proceeding has caused great excitement in Dunedin. Effects of Drink. —A steerage passenger in' the Te Anau froin Hobart to Christchurch, called Price, was brought on shore■nt’the Biuf& on Tuesday afternoon suffering from the effects of drink. ,It was intended that he should go to Invercargill Hospital but he died shortly after coming on shore.

Result of Drink. —An inquest was held at Lyttelton on Thomas Barker, who died in gaol, having been arrested in Christchurch rushing about the streets with a drawn knife. The evidence showed that death resulted from the effects of excessive drinking, accelerated by heart disease.

Timaru Wool Sale. —The largest and best wool sale held in Timaru for years was held there yesterday. There was a large attendance, and the bidding was very brisk. Halfbred greasy wool fetched from 9d to 9Jd ; three-quarterbred; 7-£d to B£d; merino, s.jd to (>4d. The catalogue comprised 2000 bales, nearly all of which were sold.

I. O. G. T.—Tne usual weekly meeting of the Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine, was held on Monday evening, when several members of the Temuka lodge were present. A discussion took place re the united picnic to be held at Winchester, and it was agreed to leave the matter of providing eatables in the hands of the Temuka lodge. During the evening buns and coffee were passed round and several readings and songs were given by members. Serious Charge.— At the Invercargill police court three well known residents of the Bluff, George Roxby, Wadell, merchant, Charhs Bradshaw, hotel-keeper, and James Roberts were charged" with aiding and abetting Andrew Newton in the robbery of 287 sealskins, the property[of Joseph Hatch. Owing to Waddell being laid up with influenza the case was adjourned till the Kith inst, defendants being required to enter into their own recognisances of £SOO each.

Piscatorial. —Although a complete list of licenses issued and endorsed by the Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society has, from the commencement of the fisning season, been exposed to view in the window of Mr David Taylor’s store in Temuka, it has been deemed advisable, at the suggestion of a license holder not living in the immediate vicinity, to advertise the same in the Temuka Leader, so that the names may be known far and near. It is hoped that any person, seeing another fishing, whose name is not on the list which appears in our advertising columns, will at once report him to the secretary. Zebhan Mines. —Mr James Prater, an Auckland mining agent, just returned from a visit to the Zeehan and Dundas silver fields, says that a tremendous area is pegged out waiting for an improved market. The Silver Queen mine sent away nearly 1000 tons of ore and obtained a return of about £33,000. Ot'mr mines have far bigger lodes, but all require sinking and pumping machinery. Very little is doing in the way of speculation. It will be March or April before the smelters are ready, and in the meantime there is little inducement for miners to go there. Mr Prater believes there is a good market for New Zealand produce shipped direct to McQuarrie Harbour. Bootmakers Strike. —The balance sheet of the Auckland operative boot-makers' union, just published, shows the total receipts during the strike amounted to £5585, which sum was all expended—£ll23 as strike pay to bootmakers, £735 5s Cd to the boot machinists and fitters union, and £212 as passages to members leaving Auckland, the rest in lesser amounts. The Dunedin Bootmakers Union contributed £I4OO 18s 6d, Christchurch £1590, Wellington £1157 12s Od, Auckland £9Bl 8s Bd, Adelaide £IOO, Auckland boot-machinists and fitters £O9 14s Bd, affiliated trade and labour councils £llß 18s 10J, Newcastle miners £SO, and Sydney bootmakers £SO. Presentation. —Mr Moss Jonas, of Timaru, was on last Monday evening presented by the Roman Catholics of the parish with a handsome marble clock in recognition of his kindness to that body, Many instances of Mr Jonas’s generous kindness to the congregation were given. Thirty years ago he gave £5 towards the erection of the first church there ; wheu a few days before holding their concert the roof of their school house had been blown off, Mr Jonas placed his theatre at their disposal, and recently he gave them the use of his horse repository for a bazaar, and so on. Mr Jonas, in expressing his thanks, said he had been thrown amongst Catholics very early in life, and had a great regard for them, especially if they were Irish, because Ireland was the only country on earth which never spilled one drop of Jewish blood, or where Jews had not been persecuted. The clock was inscribed : “ Presented to Moss Jonas, Esq., by the Catholics of Timaru, December 7th, 1891." Electropathic Society. A meeting of the members of the above society was held last Tuesday evening, the president in the chair. After transacting ordinary business, members related their experiences, One member said his twelve-year-old daiighter had been twq days, in bed with infiunza. when she began to complain of very severe pains between the shoulders. He treated her with electricity, the pains vanished, she slept well, and next morning she ate her breakfast, and was well. His wife was one morning very bad with pains iu her bones, and the usual symptoms of influenza. About mid-day he treated her, and she did her work as well as ever during the evening. He also had been treated with similar results. Another said his wife was very ill with influenza during the forenoon. Her headache was so bad that the battery had no effect at all for the first five minutes, but after ten minutes treatment it was gone. During the afternoon she was worse, having terrible pains all ‘over her body, but he gave her a second treatmennt at night, with the result that the pains left her, that she slept well, and was all right next morning. He himself had been suffering from a bronchical affection, ami had greatly improved under electric treatment. Another member said a friend of his had been very ill for two days from a bad coqgh, general weakness, and coldness in the limbs ; one treatment made that person well enough to get up and go for a walk next morning, and had been alright ever since. Several instances qf cure of toothache and headaclq were given, and those who had tried the battery felt satisfied that pain can be very readily removed by it. In the course of conversation it appeared that several members had treated outsiders successfully. They promised to join the society and had not done so. It was decided that where an outsider received benefit from an electric treatment, and still refused fo join the society, members should not treat the same person a second time until he became a I member. The meeting adjourned until] that day month.

The Factory Act. —The Factory Act passed last session comes into operation on Ist January. The only salaried officers under the Act will be in the large centres, who will have general supervision of its operation in other places. The administration of the Act, which will be enforced gradually, will be in charge of a civil servant or a police officer, as at present.

Sad Case. —A woman named Martha Cole was brought before the Chief Justice on Monday. Shehad been convicted in Wan- ■ ganui in October last on a charge of bigamy I and admitted to six months’ probation, j one of the conditions of her release being \ that the probation officer should have control of her movements should she ! leave the place where she had found an j asylum. Those who took charge of the-j woman having threatened to turn her out I of doors unless she was taken off their'j hands, the probation officer took charge of i her and brought her before His Honour. Ultimately she was discharged from custody, and will be sent to Palmerston: North, where she has friends. Entertainment.— On next Saturday and ‘ Monday evenings the Akarman-Canaris ■ combination troupe will appear in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, in their varied entertainment. If the criticism’s of our ; contemparies are true we may look forward to an intertainment of great excellence. The Otago Daily Times, a paper which is conservative in its criticism says:—Miss Olive Beaumout is a rara tints, and her sudden change from a delicate soprano to a deep baritone was a startling surprise, and she is equally excellent in ' each. ‘Waiting,’ and ‘Twelve Months Ago,” were excellently rendered. Another of Miss Beaumonts attractions consist 5 in a fine stage presence. Miss Pearl Akarm.au, who appeared as a contortionists, would be an acquisition to any company, and the way in which she performed last night was something in the way of a revelation as to, what human muscles are capable of. Mr; Cadzow has a fine tenor voice, and gave one: or two select ballads in very pleasing style. An item in the programme of a novel attraction was tne cabinet seance. This has been utilised by spiritualistic itinerants and exposed by their successors, but it was never done with such dexterity and eclat as last night. In connection with this an exhibition of hypnotism was given, which was doubtless as surprising to the subject as to the audience. Billy Akarman as a negro humourist is careful not to overdo the business, and was eminently successful in entertaining the audience.

At the New Zealand Cycle Works there is a special plant for Nickel and Copper Plating of cycles. All bright parts receive a deposit of copper before being nickel plated.—Adams, Curties Sc Co., 70, Manchester street, Christchurch. Cycles from £5: ' ' ' ’ ■ —lO SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs R. H. Pearpoint—General servant wanted. Post Office, Temuka—Reward for-lost bunch of keys. . - - - : J. Beri, Undertaker—Funeral notice ; ie late Mr J. J. Holloway. ' ' ’’ ’’' - D. McLeod, Geraldine;—Tenders wanted for cutting, stocking, and stacking Wheat. Geraldine County Acclimatisation Society —List of licenses issued to hth-Dec., 1891. Pupils St. Joseph’s School,.Temuka —Give annual entertainment on 16th December. Akarman-Canaris Company—Appear in Temuka on Saturday arid Monday evenings. J. Cooper, Painter & Paperhanger, Temuka—Has his shop full of wall papers of all descriptions ; low prices. . J. Brown, Beehive Stores, Temuka— Advertises new fruits for Christmas, and all requisites in groceries,' ’ ironmongery, clothing, boots, etc., cheap.