LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2369, 14 June 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Ball at Temuka. —A " long night" in connection with the Temuka Quadrille Assembly takes place Co-morrow evening. Acquitted. Constance M. Spargo, charged in the Wellington Supreme Court with having contracted a bigamous marriage, was acquitted. * Divorce.—At Wellington, Jones v. Jones

and Esplinett, a husband's petition for divorce, was granted with £2O damages against the co-respondent. 1 Protecting- M.P's A notice has been posted in the Government buildings prohibiting canvassing in the building for the sale of goods, tickets for entertainments, or any similar purpose. Suicide. A single man named Ge © Coleman, a settler on Cliff's Line, near Marton, committed suicide yesterday morning by cutting his throat. It is said he had been drinking heavily. Sale at Timaru. Messrs Glasson & Co. advertise a large sale of a general dealer's stock-in-trade of drapery, clothing, groceries, etc, at Timaru to-morrow, in the

assigned estate of Geo. Gibbs. of Temuka. The 'Frisco Mails.—The Mariposa, with the English mails of May 25th, left San Francisco for Auckland on May 2!)th, two days late. The Monowai, with the colonial mails of May 21st, arrived at San Francisco on the !)th, contract date. Alleged Horsu Stealing.—At Timaru yesterday Alex. Gillies was charged with stealing a horse, valued at £ll, the property of F. Budd, of Perry's Crossing, near Masterton, in July, 181)0. Accused denied t'ist he was guilty, and was remanded to Masterton. A Coveted Billet.—For the inspectorship of works the Southland County Council had ;V.) applications. Their choice fell on Mr C. H. Williams, of Hobart, who was formerly in the service of the Maniototo County Council. The salary is £l5O and travelling expenses. Temuka Electropathic Society.— Members of the Temuka Electropathic Society are reminded that a meeting takes place in the Volunteer Hall this evening. The business to be dealt with is very important to the society, and a lurge attendance is wished for. The Ekataiiuna Murder. The Ekatahuna murder case was again commenced in the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday. Two juries have already disagreed over this case and beeen discharged. On this occasion the prisoners, Harrison and Smith, will be tried separately. Land Sale.—Attention is directed to the sale of " Mona Yale " farm, situated in the Geraldine district, three miles from Winchester, by Messrs Guinness & LeCren, on the !>th July, on account of Messrs Wright and Rhodes, who are dissolving partnership. The laud, comprising 80:! acres, is in splendid condition, and if not sold in one lot, it will be offered in ten lots. The Civil Service. —No more women are to be appointed to the telephone exchanges until it is seen whether the experiment is successful. It is not intended to place women in any other branches of the public service. Ex-officials in the Post and Telegraph departments cannot be re-employed except as juniors, with maximum rate of pay, or as temporary hands. Geraldine Poisoning Case.—Professor Black in Ins first analysis-of the stomach of the deceased lad, Benjamin Trumpyr, found no traces whatever of poisoning, aud the enquiry as to cause of death woul I have been gone on with on Saturday morning had not the Professor telegraphed asking that the enquiry he adjourned to give time for another analysis. The enquiry was accordingly adjourned till to-day, when the probability is that Professor Black will be present. Boy Burglars.—Petty burglaries have been .numerous at Wellington lately, and the police have discovered that they were committed by a gang of children who had established themselves iu an old stable an 1 laid in a stock of provisions, aurora stove, and a supply of substantial'"'literature. Thi66 pf them —Hedges, Murphy, and Johnston—eigh{j, ten, and'thirteen years old respectively,' were sent" to the Industrial School on Saturday mqrning. 'The lioj-s appeared to be »,mte beyond 'the cqnj;rol'qf their parents, Presentation.—On last Friday evening a very pleasing ceremony took place in the '/Sfakahrj. Bush School, when a presentation, of ft silver teii ipd coffee _ service was made vS ¥ is ~ P< ¥ • ' A } u^ 6 who for some years has ,occup:r! M« position of teacher in the school, which she has now relinquishpd. The presentation was made by Mi- Alex. Maxwell in a few appropriate words, and duly acknowledged by the fair recipient, after which.singing and dancing was indulged in, and a most enjoyable evening- spent. Charge Against a Constable.—At Christchureh,'yesterday, Constable Christie was charged with a breach of the Pojdcs Regulations by drinking in a hotel, the Golden Fleece, while in uniform. He locked two men up, and one of them named ■McLelland, 'p?i getting out on bail, rnade enquiries as to why he was locked up, and then Laid an information against Christie, who, he swore, had been drinking with him in the Golden Fleece. As none of the other witnesses could identify the constable'the case was dismissed. *

Temuka Rifles.—A Government parade of the Temuka Rifles takes place tomorrow evening, at half-past seven o'clock, A full attendance is requested.

Entertainment at Temuka. —On Saturday evening- Mr Horace Chester is announced to give an entertainment of " Music, mirth, and mimicry," in the Temuka Volunteer Hall. Mr Chester has just concluded a season in Christchurch, where he did a good business, and was highly spoken of by the papers. As an entertainer he is said to be first-class.

Football.-—On Saturday last a match took place between the senior teams of the Waihi aud Timaru Clubs, and resulted in a draw, JeacJi side scoring a goal from a play. The game was played in a good spirit. Early in the match one of the Timaru team, Austin, was disabled, but Waihi generously allowed a subsitute to play in his stead. A match for the President's Trophy took place at feniuka, on Saturday, between the Timaru High School v. the Temuka Second Fifteen, and resulted in a win for Temuka by one try and five goals to nil. Messrs Findlay and McCaskill officiated as umpires and Mr Low as referee.

Government Liee Insurance. Tho new business of the Government Insurance Department for the last year shows an increase over 1890. There were issued 2911 policies, assuring £699,901 and yielding an annual premium revenue of £20,556. The total revenue for the year was £330,895, an increase of £17,470. Death claims amounted to £84,074. At the close of the year 29,226 policies were in force, ensuring £8,390,803. The total funds were £1,872,797, making the addition to the accumulated funds for the twelve months of £132,603.

Maori Ball.—The Maori ball on Thursday evening promises to be carried out in very good style. The promoters are making every arrangement possible to ensure it being- carried out decently, and intend to furnish a good deal of amusement apart from a capital programme of dancing. Invitations have been extended to other places, and it is probable that every representative of the winning tug-of-war teams will be present. The members and captaina of opposing teams will also be welcome, and it is hoped that they will accept a general invitation.

Fire. —A disastrous fire occurred in the Square at Palmerston North, at 3 a.m. on Sunday, resulting in a loss of upwards of £4OOO. The premises of Mr Montague, auctioneer, and Mr Sorrell, cabinetmaker, were completely destroyed. None of the stock was saved. The premises of Messrs Colville and Derrington, saddlers, were gutted, and that of Mr Salmon, tailor, partly destroyed. The Bank of New Zealand had a narrow escape, being considerably scorched. All of the stocks were damaged by removal. Local Industry.—We draw our readers' attention to an advertisement, which appears elsewhere, in which Mr W. W. Campbell, wheelwright and carriage builder, Geraldine, states that he is prepared to execute orders for all kinds of vehicles. Mr Campbell has jusfc turned out a fancyvarnished rustic whitchapel dog-cart to order for Mr K. McKenzie, Geraldine, and for style and finish it is equal to any we have seen. One novelty in tte cart is a patent moveable seat, designed by the maker, which is so adjusted that a person while sitting can simply touch a handle and the seat is shifted into position to hoi 1 four persons. All this can lie done by the driver without rising from his seat. Charges for Freezing Mutton, kc.-~ J In our advertising columns the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, Limited, whose offices are in Christohurch, notify that active operations will be resumed at the Belfast Works about the 20th hist. and « that offers of stock will be booked in the ' order in which they are received. They announce a reduction in charges, viz.:— Freight, gd per Hi, and 5 per cent primage j freezing, : }d per Hi, lees 20 per cent.; bags, 41 per carcase ; the total cost for freezing, freight, insurance, and selling in London being about LJd per Hi. The company render the fat free of charge. Theadvertisement should receive the special attention of farmers and others having sheep to freeze and ship. Primitive Methodist Church, Temuka. —A meeting of the trustees of the above church was held at Mr Fletcher's residence on Saturday last. The lie v. Mr Woollasa occupied the chair. The prhuip:d business was to consider tenders for the < rection of a new church. For this the following were received :—Husbands Chirk, iliiOO ; W. G. Rutland, £270: F. Colville. £257 !>s Gd; W. Tubb (Timaru), .Wis; Edwards & Robinson, £2d(i .1 i T s (id; Mclnnes, £246 ; Everick, J-2-10 ; Clinch & Lloyd, £192 (accepted). It was also dedded to lay the foundation-stone on Thursday, the 2;irdJ and hold a public gathering ami tea in the evening. The Arowheuua Brass Band is expected to be in attendance, and there will be speakers from various psrts of the colony.

Howard'sDiggixu Plough —oa S iturafteinoon a trial of Howard's clLi rated digging plough took place at Mr It. McKenzie's farm,near Geial iine,and proved hi every way to be satisfactory T.ie attendance of farmers was not wnat it might have been had some other day but Saturday been chosen for the trial, but t:.ose who were present expressed themselves : s being >-« highly satisfied, with the work do-.e by the machine and surprised at. the lightness pf drajig-ht required to work it Tao tl'ial was made on a patch of Jong- .-tub and tbe machine did its work so well that s. arcely a stem of stubble was visil-le above t e surface. One of bhd best points in the l] achine appears to be the clean manner in which it buries weeds, stubble, uid rubbish to a depth of from (> to ! i inches and leavea the undersoil nicely shaken up on top. This is clone by means of a pair of skim coulters which skim off t; e top and <"ror> it into the the trench to be burie.L with earth by the shares.

(tJSßaldink Fjsk Singhus —The Geraldine Fisk Jubilee Singers j urneyed to J \V6bdbury ouTv.Tiday evening |a,s{; and gj^vg I <?ne of their very interesting song er.prjjariii'nents in the schoolroom, the lutttr be&g ! v/'elj. filled. The chair was occupied by tu<3 i<ey. W. Yv'qoHaiis, imd i;he singers render-ed in ;i pleasing manner a numbir pf Fisk Jubilee Hongs similar to those given by them at Geraldine and Temuka. The other item s on the programme were : The song, "Nobody's Child," from Miss Maggie Morrison, for which an encore was debut not responded to : quartette, li, Sabbai/la' Belli,"'titkbn part m i}y m^e^ E. Sherratt, E. luasliii, aiifl Sfessrs' C. '"s. Sherratt and 'Rpbson'; duet, a Ave Sanc : i,issrua } " C. E- Shejrratt ajiii Rpbso'n : song, " Hocked in phe Cradle fit' f;he peep,'' by Mr Robson, for which he was loudly applauded; song, "The Old Brigade, 1 ' by Mr Calder, who had to respond to a vociferous encore ; song, " Kingdom Blest," Miss E, Sherratt; song, " The Better Land," JUijs Fanny CSibspn ; song, " 'j'he Gauntlet,'' Mr Robson. Talcing the enpertajnjiiehj;. a« a whole, and considering that some singers were suffering from colds, 'it wag very successful! At the conclusion of the prosrarame, Mr Brown (chairman" of the Schppl Committee), moved a hearty vote of thanks to the singers, and thechaifman'and the singers were afterwards entertained"a£ supper by \,ha SehpoJ Committee, theif wives, ami other ladies,

Alleged Libel. —A well-known solicitor has issued a writ claiming XIOOO as damages for libellous statements in last week's Dunedin "Workman. Temuka Stock Sale.—The fortnightly sale of stock takes place at Temuka to-day. A number of entries will be found in our advertising columns. A Till Robber. —An old offender, Richard Tubman, was sentenced to a month's hard labor at Ckristohurch for stealing 7s from the till of the Rotherfield Hotel on the 10th inst. Sale of Fakm Stock at Winchester. —Attention is directed to the sale of horses, cattle, sheep, farm implements, oats, etc.. by Messrs J. Muudell & Co , on account of Mr John Woodley at Winchester on Thursday. T.;,: '.vile starts at 12 o'clock, luncheon being provided. The Alleged Consi'ikacy Cases. —At Wellington the case against the Hon. Mr Whyte and Mr Bagot for unlawfully using land scrip has been adjourned to the 28th. The case against Mr Bagot for embezzlement commenced on Friday afternoon, but only formal evidence was taken. R.M. Court, Temuka.—On last Thursday Robert Campbell was brought up charged with having been drunk and disorderly on the previous evening in the Arowhenua Hotel. He was fiued 20s, or seven day's impiisonment. The fine was paid. On last Last Saturday morning the same prisoner again was brought up charged with drunkenness. He was fined 10s, or -1 days imprisonment. Anniversary Gathering.—The anniversary tea and public meeting in connection with the Wesleyan Church at Temuka takes place in the Social Hall tonight. Tea will be on the tables at (i o'clock, and after this is over a public meeting will take place in the church, at which addresses will be delivered by several ministers, and musical selections will be given by a united choir. The gathering should be very enjoyable. The will commence at 8 o'clock. Dunedin Liberal Association.—The annual meeting of the National Liberal Association was held at Dunedin on Friday night, when Sir R. Stout was re-elected president, and Mr D. Pinkerton. M.H.R., and Mr H Gourlay vice-presidents. Sir Robert Stout delivered an address on what was called a " new policy." He advocated the establishment of a pension scheme for those who had borne the heat and burden of the day and to keep them from competing with the rising generation. His idea is that by payment of XSO when 25 years of age men wonll be entitled to 17s (id a week after attaining 00 years of age. Gambling.—-At a public meeting at Auckland, convened by the Ministers' Association to consider the best means of putting a stop to the growing evil _of gambling, resolutions were passed, asking employers of labour to prohibit betting on their premises; asking the Press to use their influence to condemn the spirit of gaming; disapproving of the practice of holding raffles and art unions and bazaars held for church or charitable purposes; petitioning the House of Representatives t > abolish thetotalisator ; recommending that circulars promoting betting and gaming should not be allowed to pass through the Post Office, and that it be made criminal for a bookmaker or anybody else to bet with a youth under 17 years of age. The Bot Fly.—Mr S. Slesinger, the well-known veterinary surgeon, of Dunedin, writes to the Press that while in America he had extensive experience in dealing with the bot parasite, and that he invariably found the following treatment a radical cure:—In a pint or a pint and a half of new milk dissolve thoroughly from one to two drachms powdered alum, and administer to the animal as a drench. The operation of the dose is such that the i parasite leaves the membrane, and the animal experiences immediate relief. To rid the system of effete matter, take seven drachms of powdered ginger, two drachms of oil of anniseud, and one pint of boiling water. Mix, and when cool give as a drench. While under treatment the horse should bo fed on warm mashes, and its drink should be wator with the chill taken off. Mr Slesinger says that if these directions are followed a cure will be effected in twenty-four hours. As a preventive, the parts on which the fly deposits its eggs should be frequently bathed with a strongdecoction of aloes. Personal. —The London correspondent of the Lyttelton Times says:—The Hon. John Barton Acland, of Mount Peel Kangitata, has arrived Home on a visit, and is stopping with his brother, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, at the family seat, Killerton, near Exeter. It is not Mr Charles T. D. Acland, M.P., who has become

one of the Directors of Mr Leonard

Harper's Black Ball Mining Company, bufc Captain Francis E iward Acland (late R A..) kbis nephew. The ramifications of the Acland family can only be traced with the aid of a baronetage. The late holder of the title had six sons and two daughters, all of ■whom have begotten in their turn extra large families. The Hon. J. B. A. Acland is the youngest son of the Ust baronet. His elder brother, the venerable Sir Thomas, will be eighty-three next month. You must not, by-the-way, mistake biin for his brother, Sir Henry Acland, K.C.8., D.C.L., L.L.D., M.D., and F.R S., the Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford, who was created a Baronet two years ago, and has a family of eight of his own. His eldest son, Captain W. A. 1). Acland, married the late M,r YV. H. Smith's daughter. The Hun. W. B. Reeves at Christ(jHUKUH. —Under the auspices of another meeting of the Cmterbiyry Liberal Association the Hon. Mr Reeves touched upon new matter—the Legislative Council Edwards case, payment of members, school syllabus, Midland Railway Company, and Kanaka labour in Queensland. He denied that the Government wanted to swamp the Legislative Council or trample on the constitution." All they asked was a reasonable following to support the measures sent up by the repressntatives of the majority of the people. He claime 1 that in the Edwar.ls case the present Government de^l'Vcnl

piredit for vindicating the dignity and inl dependence of the'Supreme Court judges, Hand the action of the Privy Council was oiie which every Liberal might look on with legitimate pride. The recent election at Wellington ~\y.M w 4 n by [he qse qf |he platform ; .thai at Bruce was lost through want of preparation and organisation and people's attention being diverfcod from the main to a side issue. He upheld Minister's travelling expenses, as ministers in their work gave good value to the taxpayers for fjheir cost. The re-formation, qf |b r e school jjyilabus was iu the direction, arid the School CqmmitteesEiection Act was nojjsq cumbersome .qj}fl ch|insy as 'the Qrynosinfiu. tried [q make oiji (Jqnceynjiig |,he iNlidhmdßailways Cii'slatestjU'oposalshe gaid that the Government could not accept them ; but would bo prepared to consider lTiolifications which would not be unfair to t,ho colony, fie expressed pfcrqng dlaaent jj,]; the intru'tuuTiion of Kanaka iabqur and' (ipproved qf the (iovernmehb declining to Y"attend the conference. lie said the ' question was one which stood'in the way of federation of Australia. In conclusion ho denied the rumour thnj; ho' intended to peek another seat af the next ejection. He woull sti.de to Christ jhureh as long as Chr.stshurch stuck to him. A vote of thanks and confidence was returned.

The Governor's Reply. His Excellency has forwarded the following letter to the Mayor of Wellington :—" I think it is onlv due to yourself and those who took part in the arrangements for our landing that I should ask you to accept, on the part of Lady Glasgow and myself, our warmest thanks, and to express our unbounded satisfaction at the reception we received on Tuesday last, which far exceeded our expectation. The sight was one which will long live in the memory of each of us, and I beg that you will make known, in whatever way you think best, this poolacknowledgement of your welcome." Lady Glasgow writes to the same effect. Island News.—The steamer Richmond, from Tahiti and Raratonga, arrived at Au -Inland yesterday. She brought up the remainder of the shipwrecked crew of the Auckland brigantine Ryno from Flint Island, five in all. The French fleet were concentrating at Tahiti when the Richmond left there. The second session of the first Parliament of the Harvey Group Federation was to open at Raratonga this month. Trie Richmond brings news from Tahiti which identifies two foreigners who were lately arrested by the Spanish authorities at Caroline Islands for piracy and murder with two men who left Tahiti last November for a cruise in a schooner called the Mirohiti, which had never been heard of since, till she turned up at the Caroline Islands with the captain and supercargo murdered, and, it is suspected, the original crew poisoned. The schooner is supposed to be the same vessel. The men have been sent to Manilla for trial.

Special Offer, of "Stab," Cycles.— No. 7 Star with one-inch solid tyres, £lO 10s; No. 8 Star solid tyres, £ls 10s. Send for catalogue. Star Cycles on Hire Purchase from 5s per week. Adams, Cue/ties, & Co., 70 Manchester Street, Christchurch.—Advt.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS Young Girl—Wants a situation. Temuka Electropathic Society—Meeting to-night. Joseph Bryan—Notice re slaughtering license. J. Greenall Funeral notice re late Mrs Bloomfield.

J. Muudell & Co—Have J-bred hoggets for private sale. Henry Scott—Apology to Mrs Mcllwraith, Bush Hotel.

Temuka Rifles—Government parade at 7.30 to-morrow evening. Horace Chester—Entertainment in Temuka Volunteer Hall on Saturday.

Grattan Riggs Company—Appear in "The Irish Detective" at Geraldine tonight. R. H. Pearpoint, Geraldine—Notifies that as he has not yet sold his business, he is offering special inducements to cash purchasers to keep his stock low. W. W. Campbell. Wheelwright and Carriage Builder, Geraldine —Is prepared to execute orders fo* all kinds of vehicles ; beauty of finished and excellent workmanship guaranteed ; vehicles on sale. Glasson & Co—lmportant sale of drapery, groceries, stationery, tinware, spring dray, spring cart, harness, etc., in the assigned estate of Geo. Gibbs.

Canterbury Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce Export Company, Limited—lmportant notice re reduction in charges for freezing mutton, etc. Guinness & LeCren—Additional entries for Temuka Stock Sale to-day ; hold horse sale at Timaru on Saturday next; important sale of valuable and highlyimproved farm of 80i> acres in the Geraldine district, known as " Moua Vale," on July !>th.