LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2371, 18 June 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

"Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The services for to-morrow will be found in our- a4vftrfcisjng columus.. Pujjisijinq a. Prisoner.—At Dunedin John Gillison, a prisoner, was sentenced to a month's forfeiture of good conduct marks for breaches of discipline. Football. —On Thursday last the Temuka Second Fifteen were defeated by the Colonial Second by I<> points to 8. Neither fceap) could be said to have had much of an advantage, the game being very even.— The'mateh' Union Third v. V/aihi Third was won by the Union by default, Waihi failing to send in a team. Sale of Furniture—On Mqnday next. at Timaru, Mr W, H, Maslin holds a sale of furniture and cabinetmaker's tools in the estate of the lute X. Money, of Temuka. Particulars will be found iu our advertising columns.

Musical— Mr \V. Owers?, late a student at'i'hc G-uUdhaU School of Music and at the London Conservatoire of Music, advertises that he will be prepared to give lessons iu Temuka on the violin on Wednesdays, from July next. Terms, etc., can bo obtained at Jfessrs David Owers <fc Co.'s store, Temuka.

Licensing Matters.—The Dunedin licensing Bench' with one dissentient "panted a renewal of the licenses to Wain's and the Grange Hotels to the present holders. The 'Bench the licenses of the National, Occidental, ~i;ondun, _ and York hotels and granted those of the Liverpool Arms and Newmarket. I-fixati-nt Pl Vi.v.s. —Bud ling operations (says' the Pj=gss) are going forward at Mr Lahmert's in anticipation of the increase of visitors. The Government /nt. kaymgthe additions to the bathgrouuds '.''nit forward, with applications for heating a b "' l WWP vin 3 the conveniences for was^: ,ic f \>, HELLING G-A.M.M WTWOUT A LIOEXSU. - At the ft.?.l. Court, CiiristohuTch, yesterday, R. G. Warnes, fishmonger poulterer, was fined ;';2 and costs for selling native game without a license. The Beach considered this lenient, as-the eaine between two others in respect of Warnes was previously fined ; but for that fact the penalty of £lO would have been inflicted. TiNLJCEITSEI) SLAUGHTERING. —At Timaru, yesterday, a Pleasant. J?Gin/; farmer was find Is and 12s costs, for slaughtering and selling a pig without a license. He was seen by Constable .Stanley consigning the pig to a Timaru tradesman, and on being spoken to said he was sending i£ as a present. On the constable interviewing the Tradesman, he found that the pig had been sent to settle an old account. Defendant pleaded ignorance of the law.

Incongruous.—The Maoris of Temuka had a gala day last Thursday. A funeral in the forenoon, a banquet in jbhe afternoon, and a ball in the evening, made up an eventful day. The Maoris had made arrangements to celebrate their tug-of-wap victories by a banquet and ball, and nvhen, it was too late to alter their programme a lad aged 16 died suddenly of heart disease, Asa great many would be disappointed if the ball was not held, they determined pa adhering to their programme,

House Sale.—Messrs Guinness & Le] Cren hold a sale of horses at Timaru to-day. The Eketahuna Murder.—The third trial of Smith and Harrison for the Eketahuna murder resulted in their acquittal on Thursday. Another Vacancy.—The Hon. Randal Johnston, who has been absent from the colony for the last two years, has resigned his seat in the Legislative Council. Roman Catholic Church. —A Wellington telegram says :—The Rev. Father Devoy has been appointed Vicar-General of the Roman Catholic Church Diocese by Archbishop Redwood.

Arrivals and Departures.—The arrivals in the colony during May were 1057. aud the departures 1023. The bulk of the people as usual came from Victoria or New South Wales.

Must Help Themselves.—The Otago Charitable Aid Board have received a letter from the Treasury declining to make any advance until the £BOO due for the Industrial School is paid.

Gekaldinh Jubilee Singers.—The Geraldine Fisk Jubilee Singers paid Timaru a visit on Thursday night, and gave a musical entertainment in the Primitive Methodist Cfturch. They were greeted with a large audience. Board ojl<' Reviewers.—The Board of Reviewers for the Geraldine County will sit at the Courthouse, Geraldine, on Tuesday next, for the purpose of dealing with objections in the Mount Peel and Geraldine Road Districts and the Geraldine Town District).

Dkmaxd for Land.—A New Plymouth telegram states that the demand for rural land in the Taranaki district during the

I 12 months has been large, and there are now i only two sections available, both of which are second class. As fast as the Government put a block into the market, it is taken up, and settlers wanting land go away disappointed. Dusedin Hospital.—At a meeting of the Duuedin Hospital Trustees a letter was received from Mr Andrew Telfer complaining that his brother's death was in his opinion hastened by his being in the same | ward and in the next bed to a patient suffer - | ing from blood poisoning. The committee reported that they were making' full inquiry into the matter. Sudden Death.—John Conlon, a young married man, died rather suddenly at Kumaru on Tuesday. Dr Myles and Dr Millington held a post mortem, and at the inquest declared their inability to state the cause of death. The police are retaining the internal organs for analysis. Conlon I died of violent iuternal pains. He suffered great agony. Coi'kee Supper.—The monthly coffee supper in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church, Geraldine, will be held on Wednesday evening next, when the service of song entitled " Nell" will be given by the choir and friends. The Rev. Mr Woollass

takes the chair, and the meeting- commences at 7.30. As these coffee suppers are very popular there will most likely be a large attendance present. "Long Night.—MrT. Gunnion's "long-

night '' dance at Temuka on Wednesday evening was well attended and very enjoyable. As usual, the energetic promoter bad taken every care to see that the floor was in good order and the room comfortable and well lighted. Excellent music was supplied by Messrs Webb ana Colville, andMrMcCallum acted as M.C. The re* f reshments were entrusted to Mr McCaskill, and were excellent of their respective kinds.

A Sheep-Stealer Convicted. —At the Supreme Court, Invercargill, on Thursday, Charles Cowan Kidd. a farmer at Winton, was, after a two days' trial, convicted of stealing six lambs, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude, Mr Justice Williams saying that it was necessary to inflict substantial punishment, the crime being so prevalent and difficult of detection. His Honor was further of opinion, in view of the fact that prisqner had been twice before the Court on similar charges and acquitted, that he was not a new hand at this illegal business. Dunedin Presbytery.—There was again a long sitting of the Dunedin Presbytery on Wednesday to consider the protest and appeal from the First Church. Mr C Moore, an elder, had resigned. When the nominations for the vacancy were made Mr Moore was again nominated, but the Kirk Session decided not to submit his name to the congregrtiqn. The Presbytery after a long discussion, decided by 1!) to u to leave over the legal question for the synod to determine, "and in the interests of peace recommended the session to recommence the election and submit all the names to the members of the congregation. Horace Chester at TemukA. We would remind our readers that Mr Horace Chester, " The King qf Humourists," gives an entertainment in the Temuka Volunteer Hall' to-night. As a mimic, Mr Chester is said to be particularly good, his impersonations being irresistibly funny and realistic. A mirth-producing novelty is the " Moustacheograph," described as the greatest novelty in the world. The Tiinaru papers describe Mr Chester's entertainment as one of the best of the kind ever seer,. Timaru. It is no doubt well worth seeing. The Governor at Work. The Governor made his first public appearanco in an official act at Wellington on Wednesday, when he opened the Boys' Institution and delivered an address. Lord and Lady Glasgow were received with enthusiasm, and a special compliment was paid his nationality by suspending qver his seal, a |arge banner emblazoned with the heraldic ajTma qf'Scotland. The Governor advocated the formation of a boys : brigade, and gave a sketch of that institution which had "been so successful in Glasgow. Mr Duthie, M.H.H., defended the youths of AV'tilU" gJ:on from accusations brought a» : aiusUhem, unci oo;;i:eud.ed they were no worso than boys ot other towns. The building is provided with a gymnasium, an I wilt have'a library and'other attractions' \vhicu 'f' is' hoped will induce boys to frequent it in prefereiiO? to she greets. ' I'olitkjaiv. The Minister of Lan> J ." addressed'a meeting of his constituents at liamplen, on Thursday night. The Minister defended the administration of the Government jn respect to the Land Department at some length. He said that ho would not anticipate tiU« Pinanoial Statement of the Colonial Treasurer, but it would be found that the Government had a substantia], surplus, that the finances of the colony were 'fya sajLisfaoicry condition, and that Ministers had paid oft mWW of the colonial debt created by their predecessors. Hq be) ieved that the taxation scheme of the GoverDineut wQUfd yield all that they said it would produce, [and they ~d# nof) intend to increase it beyond \d in the pound, being the same amount as Wis paid irnder the property tax. He was not prepared to say what action the Government would take regarding the Legislative Council appointments, but it was necessary that the Council should be strengjihenod if they were to do any good for the country. A vote of confidence in Mr McKenzie and the Government was carried unanimously.— Mr Guinness addressed his constituents at Brunnerton on Thursday night, and was accorded a vote of and a vote of confidence in the Mitistry was also passed, I

The Postmaster-General.—The Post-master-General left Invercargill for Wellington last Thursday night. The Weather. —Captain Edwin telegraphing on Thursday states that the barometer is extraordinarily high all over the colony, especially in the South, where the highest reading recorded for some years past, viz. 30.74 at sea level, was recorded at the Bluff at 9 a.m. on Thursday. The weather will continue cold as the barometer falls, and there will be high winds from the northward in about 48 hours. There are very strong easterly gales between this country, Fiji, and New Caledonia, also easterly gales and heavy seas on the Queensland and New South Wales coasts.

The End of a Gambler.—An Englishman named Rossenfeld recently attracted great attention throughout Europe, in common with au American of the same name by his heavy play at Moute Carlo. He stood the winner at one time of something like £30,000, but he had not strength of mind enough to go home with his winnings. The result was that he lost not only his winnings but his original stakes as well, and finally the whole of his fortnne, said to be nearly £20,000. The sad sequel occurred at Paris on Friday April 22nd, when at his rooms in the Rue de Berry, Rosenfeld committed suicide by biowing out his brains with a revolver. Temuka Mechanics' Institute. A meeting of the committee of this Institute was held on Tuesday evening last. Present —Messrs Salmond, president (in the chair), Blyth, MoLeod, Henry, and W. Storey, hon. sec. The librarian handed in his report together with .C 4 17s, receipts for the month. The librarian's quarter's salary, with commission, amounting to Jiij lis 3d was passed for pavinent. It was decided that the President should see to a few repairs that were needed, and that in fixture the meetings be held at 7 o'clock instead of 8. " A Manual of New Zealand Entomology," was received from G. V. Hudson, Esq., F.E.S,, Wellington, and the secretary was instructed to write to him conveying the thanks of the committee for the gift. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. The Liquor Traffic.—At a meeting at Dunedin of those interested in the liquor traffic, the following resolutions were carried: —" That this meeting sympathise with the license holders who have been deprived of their licenses without any sufficient cause or reason being assigned by the Licensing Committee." "That a committee be appointed to consult at once with the most eminent legal authorities, to ascertain what steps can be taken to review the action of the Roslyn Licensing Committee." " That a deputation be appointed to interview the members of the House of Representatives, to bring the matters before them, and endeavour to induce them to exert themselves to get the Licensing Act amended and placed on a more jmt, definite, and satisfactory footing." Mr Vincent Pyke was the mover of the first resolution. Reference was made to the hardship inflicted on some whose houses had been closed, large sums have been expended at the instance of former Committees.

Maori Ball. —The ball given by the

Maoris to celebrate their tug-of-war victories, which was held in the Drill Shed on Thursday evening, was well conducted and furnished much enjoyment to those present. The arrangements were entrusted to a working committee, at the head of whloh was H. Kokero. They decorated the hall very tastefully with evergreens, etc., and at one end erected a large stage, upon which were displayed some fine photos of the winning teams. Mr Pratt acted as M.C., and carried out his duties very efficiently. Music was supplied by Mr Webb (accordian), and Mr Colville (violin). In the course of the evening the Arowhenua brass band played a number of selections under the leadership of Mr Bryan, and these were much appreciated. The war dance was very well performed, the rehearsals having evidently had due effect, and a Sailor's Hornpipe by J. Piki, -was capitally danced. The refreshments, which were entirely provided by the natives, were good, and in fact the whole entertainment was carried out in most creditable style. Board op Reviewers. —At the meeting of the Board of Reviewers at Timaru yesterday the objections to the assessments of the Levels estate were again dealt with. 1537 acres, near Sutherlands, south side of Sutherland's road, back of Stewart's farm:

Total valuation £13,0154, improvements £1023, net land £l2,Oil.—Unimproved value reduced to £7 per acre. 2055 acres, a long strip from back of Sutherland's to top of hill over Taiko Flat, north side : Total valuation £l-1,385 (£7 per acre), improvements £1283, net land £l3,lo2.—Reduced to £6 per acre unimproved. 15S0 acres, north-east, facings with cliffs, behind Sullivan's : Total value £II,OBO (£7 per acre), improvements £OB7, net land £10,073. —Valuation upheld. 2101 acres, across Tengawai river from Sutherland's station, with woolshed: Total valuation £14,788 (£7 per acre), improvements £2157, net land £l2,s7l.—Reduced by £l per acre. 1014 acres, west of the last lot, and ad-

joining Mr Howell's.- Total valuation £8()l!l (£8 10s per acre), improvement* £!)10, net laud £77ol).—Reduced by 10s par acre. Creditors' Meeting.—The first meeting of the creditors of Lewis Grant, contractor, of Pleasant Point, was held' in Timaru on Wednesday. Mr D- M. Ross (the Assignee) presided. Bankrupt was represented by Mr Raymond, and Messrs Hay, Malcolinsou, Pj'ice,' Inkier, Andrews, Fraser, W. Grant, Worthington, and others were present. The statements showed" list of ■uiisecureJ creditors £2IS (is; secured creditor £ 134 (estimated value of security £150). The property list showed £3 <js Bd, and the surplus from security was given as £!(». The list of unsecured creditors was as

follows :—Pleasant Point—L. Worthington £2O, J. Elder £2O, W. Andrews £.">, McAlister £•'!, Kennedy and Gibson £ I 10s G. Saunders £2 lGs, J. Grant £(>; Fairlie Cj?eek-.rJ. Siegert #1!), J. Gall£ilss; 11. Eraser £lB, J. 'Biuney :ltlß, J. Cannell Go 10s, G. Buchanan £lO, T. Caskey £l2 Hte; Kakahu—G.Clark X 3; Pareora—J. "Goodwin *s, "0. SulMvfui £1 1'ls; Timaru—J. Price M- Quinn and Tipping £22;, •) • T. Warren £3210 5 . tfhe creditqr was, HaWy itotWell, qi'Timaru, &W, seeded by bill 6t sale &yej> stock and planf., estimated to produce £ 150. In reply to the assignee, the bankrupt said that he had been married U> months, had one child, and was staying with his father. He paid no rent afl2 »° furniture He kept a memo, book anu Ix2. at home. He wag very hazy in his idea of the amount; ho hifd eaped k<? commenced contracting two years ago ; also, as to what plant he had, and where it was. Finally the meeting resolved to adjourn until 11 a.m., on Monday next.

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