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

Temuka Leader, Issue 2295, 19 December 1891, Page 2

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

Temuka Caledonian Sports.—Entries for these sports close to-day. Closed Bridge.—The bridge over Raupo Creek will be closed for repairs from Monday until Thursday next. Jewish Relief Fund.—Mr W. Casolberg, of Masterton, has given £IOO to the fund for the relief of the Russian Jews.

Good Hope Lodge, Temuka.—An important meeting of this lodge is convened for Monday evening, when all members are requested to attend. Primitive Methodist Church. The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Fire.—A large dwelling at Te Oreore, Wellington, owned and occupied by Mr Henry Percy, was destroyed by fire on Thursday morning. Insurances are £]<">oo 01 the building and £4OO on the furniture in the National. Fatal Accident.—Mr A. P. Radcliffe, Customs Officer at Whangaroa, died from the effects of an accident at Auckland several weeks ago, when he was knocked off the wharf by a dray and fell on the deck of a steamer, causing internal injuries.

District Court.—At the District Court sitting at Oamaru yesterday, W. McClusky for attempted suicide, was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when called on. Thomas Le Fevre, charged with wife desertion, was found not guilty. Alexander McMaught charged with fraudulent bankruptcy, was found not guilty, and discharged. Charitable Aid.—At a meeting of the Dunedin Chabitable Aid Board a requisition for £826 was received from the Benevolent Trustees An interim payment of £4OO has been made, and it was stated that if the other £420 were paid the trustees would be overdrawn by £9lB. It was resolved after discussion not to pay £he £426, but to call upon the trustees to use funds they have invested. It was decided to pay £2OO out of the £579 requisitioned by the Industrial SchoftL and jbo inform the master that the Roard had no more funds. Suicide.—A telegram from Wellington to hand yesterday says :—A single woman named Sarah Ramsay, aged about 27, engaged as a domestic servant with Mrs ijdwards, Wellington, committed suicide by hanging herself on Thursday. The family were absent at a picnic all day, and on returning deceased was found suspended from a stair post with a rope round her neck and quite dead. The cause is not Jfnown. Deceased was slightly eccentric, aud feared ,«be was catching influenza. fc?he came £o ffqm Geraldine about nine months agQ.

bHoii«i{&<?- .Gun Accident. George Benton, a boy nine yeaps pf age, accidentally shot his brother and sister on 'Phussday at Mount Roskill, The elder sister was cleaning down for Christmas, and put an old fowling piece on the verandah. It had not been used for the pasj; four years. George was playing about and jbri'ed to snap a match head with the hammer of the' gui. It exploded and the charge parsed through the stomach of Addison Benton, aged six years, and lodged in the arms of Agnes Benton, a-yed two. The children were removed to the hospital, where the boy died about 7 o"cloek on Thursday night. The girl is stil in the hospital.

Found Dfad.—Joseph Roberts, a lumper aged 03 and single, was found dead in the Invercargill public gardens on Thursday. He called at the hospital at 9 o'clock on Thursday morning, and complained of feeling ill. Death was due to apoplexy. Fatal Ssabbing Case.—A fatal stabbing affray took place at Napier on Thursday night, in which a sailor named S. Robertson lost his life. Deceased was in an altercation with his mate; named Sullivan, when the latter stabbed him in groin. Sullivan was arrested, and O'Neil conveyed to the hospital, where he died. His age was 40. Yesterday Michael Sullivan was charged with wilful murder and remanded until Monday. He is a station hand aged SG.

Alleged Embezzlement. Alfred William Croft, late Deputy Official Assignee at Gisborne, appeared in the police court on Wednesday on eight charges of embezzlement of moneys amounting to £132. Four charges were heard, and prisoner was committed for trial on each, and remanded in the four others until Monday next. Cricket. A match was played at Ashburton on Wednesday between teams representing the Timaru and Ashburton clubs. Timaru won by an innings and 48 runs, the scores being Timaru 111 runs, Ashburton 23 and 39. The highest scorer for Timaru was Smith, who put up 34, and the bowling of Postlethwaite and Smith was very good.

The Wellington Election.—The writ for the Wellington seat was issued on Tuesday morning and is returnable within forty days. Nominations must be made on the 7th January and the election will take place on the loth. Up to the present the registrar of electors has received about twelve hundred claims for enrolment, the total number on the roll now being 10,000. Serious Accident.—Charles Prince, a collier at Coalbrookdale, West Coast was seriously injured on Tuesday. He prepared a shot, lit the fuse, and with, his mate got out of the way. Subsequently they heard a shot go off and returned to the face when the shot suddenly exploded, burning him badly about the face and injuring his eyes. The first shot was in a neighbouring face. Prince was taken to the hospital. Nixon, his mate, was not seriously hurt.

Timaru Flower Show.—The annual show of the Timarn Floral and Horticultural Society took place on Wednesday and was very successful. There was a very fine display of flowers, fruit and vegetables. Among the prize-takers we noticed the names of Messrs J. Pye, J. W Pye, J. Harrison and Gr. Patrick. Mr J. W. Pye was very successful in the vegetable lines, taking prizes for cucumbers, cauliflowers, carrots, turnips, pototoes and rhubarb.

Dance at Winchester.—A dance in connection with the Athletic sports was held in the public hall Winchester on Wednesday night last, there being a very good attendance of young people present, in number about thirty-live couples. Music was supplied by Mr W. Barrett, while Mr T. Hart kindly acted as M.C. Mr J. Patrick had a stall at which all who wished could partake of the good thingprovided forasmallsum. Thoughthe weather is rather warm for dancing, all present spent a pleasant evening, and left for home at an early hour on the following morning. Complimentary Dinner. —On Thursday .evening, at Timaru, Mr D. M. Boss, the retiring mayor, was entertained at a complimentary dinner. There was a large attendance, and the chair was occupied by Mr Moss Jonas, an ex-mayor. Some very enlogistic and happy speeches were made the chairman concluding by stating if Mr» Ross should ever become mayor of Timaru agaiu he might rest assured of meeting with the heartiest welcome, the statement being greeted with great applause. A very enjoyable evening was spent by those present. Libel. —At the Supreme Court, Wellington, the case of E vison, editor of the Catholic Times, against Thornton and Hendrichs, members of the Typographical Society, a claim for damages, was concluded on Wednesday, the jury returning a verdict for £SO damages. Costs were allowed. Mr Jellicoe for defendants, asked that execution might be delayed, as probably he would apply for a new trial. The application was granted. On Thursday Mr Justice Richmond granted defendants leave to move to set aside the verdict given, and enter a nonsuit on technical grouuds. Canterbury Athletic Club. — There was a good attendance at the Canterbury Athletic Club's meeting at Christchurch on Wednesday. The 100 yards and 250 yards handicaps were run on the cinders ; the other sprints were run on the grass. E. F. Grigg, Christ College, won the 120 yards school hurdles easily in 16 2-sth sees; but the seniors took 17 l-sth sees for their corresponding event, W. J. Moir winning. D. Wood won the mile flat easily. He also started in the three mile handicap, and after one of the most exciting races seen in Lancaster Park, was beaten by a foot only by E. S. Leversedge, to whom he conceded 120 yards. H. S. Cocks won the mile walk with G-. Smithson second, in 7min l!)sec. The quarter mile championship ladies' challenge cup was won by J. F. Grierson, Peter Wood 2, W. Balch 3; time 52 i5-sth sec. Cuff, last year's winner, did not start. J. Moir exceeded the standard in putting the 161 b shot, his put being 33ft John Moir, with Sin of a handicap won the high jump, doing sft lj-in. T. Rollinshaw, Dunedin, won the half mile bicycle race with 157 yds handicap in 1 min 17 2-sth sac, W. H. Langdown (50yds) second, Rollinshaw also won the three mile handicap, with (40yds) start. Langdown 100yds second'-, time, Bmin 54sec. Itollinshaw rode a pneumatic tyred racing safety machine. GrERALDINE PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY School Picnic.—Fully 50 traploads of people, making in all beween three and four hundred from all parts, found their way co the Geraldine Sunday School and choir picnic, held on Welnesday at Mr Tripp's paddock, about thf-ee miles beyond Woodbury. The Sn'nday School children assembled at the school and after si-aging a number of hymns were, driven to the grounds where a plentiful siipply of eatables were provided by the lady members of the church, and all manner of games were indulged in, including rounders, skipping, jumping, races, cricket and football. Some went fern gathering in the bush, and others inspected Messrs Fergusson and Meredith's sawmills, and the coal pits. The Rev. A. B. Todd worked energetically throughout the day and did much towards making the picnic a success. There are no mishaps to report save that one gentleman without warning had a rather unpleasant baih in the creek with his " Sun- ' :i clothes yn. Rawing a number of hymn's W&e ti»n S by the choir and others and hearty cheers were given for M>: Tripp for kindly giving the use of his paddock, also forfche ladies who provided the eatables aud those who had lent their conveyances. Mr Steven proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Rev. Mr Todd foe the excellent way in which he ( bad conducted things. M* McCaskey was present with his camera and took away ; with him two groups, one of the' people in "•eneral and one of the Sunday School. The trip home was commenced ghprtly before six in the evening all having enjoved themselves to their heart's content.

Drowned.—A Gisborne telegram says Alfred Ashely, a bushfaller, was drowned in the Pakerar river. He belongs to Christchurch.

A Useful Invention. —A satisfactory trial has been made of Mr James Freyberg's discovery of an economical process of freezing - , which it is believed will facilitate the conveyance of fruit and dairy produce to the English markets. Police Case. —At the ResMent Magistrate's Court, Temuka, on Thursday, John Wishart was charged before Messrs M. Quinn and J. Talbot, J.P's., with druukeness and using obscene language in a public place, opposite Mr Nicholas's stables. On the charges being proved the accused was sentenced to eight days' imprisonment with hard labour.

Alleged Larceny op Seal Skins.— At Invercargill.after three days hearing.the seal fishery case, in which Messrs Waldel, Bradshaw, and Roberts were charged with being accessory to the larceny of 285 sealskins, the property of Joseph Hatch, was concluded yesterday, when all the cases were dismissed. There was some applause when the decision was announced, and one applauder was seized by the police and reprimanded. Licensing Election. The Licensing Election at Ravensbourne. which has had no licensed hotel for some years, took place on Thursday and excited keen interest. The moderate party were successful in electing four members of the committee, but only by a narrow majority of two votes. One Prohibitionist who was elected received 5(5 votes, one of the moderates also securing 56. Three of the moderates elected polled 54, the next in order securing 53, the two next polling 52, and the next 51. In the local option poll there was a majority of two in favour of granting publican's licenses, but this result was reversed in regard to other licenses.

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