LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2373, 23 June 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Sootau at South Quart. —A social will bo held in the South Ornri School on Friday. Ist duly. Tlio committee intend making the affair as enjoyable as possible.

Salk on Quart TowxsHm Skot-ions.--The attention of settlors in the Ot.'ivi diitrict, and others, is directed to the sale of 7 sections of Crown Lauds in tao Oiv.ri township, which takes place at tao domuka Courthouse, on Friday, July Ist. at 2 o clock. Particulars will be found iu the advertisement.

Narrow Escape. On Friday night, while on the train between Lougbuvu and Alauakau. Air Seddou had a narrow escape from a fatal accident. Re fell between the dining ear and the next carriage, bub fortunately hi* arm caught in the gmm-1 chain, and he escaped wltn f! few bruises and a severe shaking. Band Contest. —The IntcrprovincSid Baud Contest, at 'Wellington, is Jixed for November Bth, inti), 11th, and 12th. Inc prizes are: .UOO lirst, .'CoO second, AGO third, and VA) fourth. There will bo another section for bands that have never won a prize in the colony of i'.'j, axpl LOO is set apart for this section The tosy selection, which is fo be specially composed by Wright and Round, gi Liverpool, will be procured from England. The Salvation Army, Tbjiuka. —■ In this issue the Salvation Army announce the celebration of their eighth anniversary in Tonmka. commencing ?':<:• v.(; Saturday. Several special officers will arrive i,r« Katijrilay to take paid., including Captain Lizzie Cunuion, one of the early officers in Tenmka. This lady will also speak on the reson'c work on Sunday afternoon, at .1 o’clock Tiio local barracks being too small, the now Parish Hall has been secured for Sunday night and Monday, The grand anniversary bamjuet will take place in too Parish Hall -on Monday night. Instead of tiio customary tea, cakes, Ac., it will take the form of a large evening dinner—roast fowls, ham, hot potatoes, Ac. Visitors from Dunedin, Christchurch, Timarti, Geraldine, and other places will arrive on (Saturday.

The Agent-General.— lt is announced that the Pope has conferred the honor of Knight Commander of St, Gregory on Mr W. I?. Perceval, the Agent-General.

Municipal Conference. The date fixed for the opening of the Municipal Conference at Wellington inis been changed from Tuesday, July sth, to Wednesday, July Cth. In Bankruptcy. At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Lewis Grant, farm contractor, Pleasant Point, on Monday, it was resolved that it is desirable the bankrupt should be publicly examined at the local Court of Bankruptcy.

Variety Entertainment at Geraldine. — We would remind our readers in the Geraldine district that Mr Horace Chester gives his enjoyable entertainment of “Fun, Music, and Mimicry,” in the Geraldine Volunteer Hall this evening. It is well worth seeing. Drowned. A sad drowning accident happened at Woodville on Saturday afternoon, by which Charles Penny, aged Id, son of the Rev. C. Penny, of the Methodist Church, lost his life while crossing the Mauawatu river in Hood. Mr Foster, a Mangahoe settler, was nearly drowned in trying to save him.

Temuka School Entertainment. A grand musical and dramatic entertainment in aid of the funds of the Temuka District High School takes place in the Volunteer Hall to-night. A lust-rate programme of songs, recitations, musical selections, &e., and a farce, has been arranged for the occasion, and all who attend should thoroughly enjoy themselves. Proceedings will windup with a dance.

Obituary.— Mr Liehenstoin. the Jewish Rabbi at Dunedin, died on Sunday from consumption of the throat. His second son, formerly a resident of Wellington, also died on Monday morning from the same disease.—Mr Jas. Allan, an old settler, at one time partner of Mr G. Stumbles in the carrying out of railwayand breakwater contracts, xc., died at Timuru on Monday.

Temuka Primitive Methodist Church. —The foundation stone of the new Primitive Methodist Church at Temuka takes place this afternoon at half-past three o'clock by Mr C. McKenzie. Addresses will be delivered by the Revs. Dellow, Dickson, Harris, Woodward, and others, and the Arowhenua Brass Band will, be in attendance. At 5 o’clock a tea will take place in the old church, and at its con elusion there will be a public meeting.

Youthful Housebreakers. Two children, one !>, an I tho other 13, were convicted at Wellington, on Tuesday morning', of breaking into a house on Sunday, while tho residents were absent, and stealing a number of sovereigns and other articles. Tho bench commented on the recent revelations of juvenile depravity, and, while sending the culprits to the Industrial School, ordered the elder ouc to receive a sound whipping. The Elginshire. —By the Mariposa arrived Captain John J. Millbank, from London, specially credited by Lloyd’s to proceed to Timaru to investigate the circumstances of the loss of the Elginshire, and, if possible, to make salvage of the vessel. Should the effort be successful, he intends to have the steamer taken to Lyttelton dock and repaired. Captain Millbank is a retired officer of the British Navy. He went south by the Takapnua yesterday. Political. —Parliament will be opened at 2.1)0 this afternoon. The Lyttelton Times says that the Governor has been approached on the subject of making appointments to the Legislative Council; but that he has refused to make the number which the Government asked. The Government asked him to appoint L“> new councillors, but ho has declined to do so. Nothing has- so far been done. The opposition will hold a caucus on Friday, when their plan of campaign will be formulated.

Pikes. —A fire broke out on Monday morning in a building known ns the Oxford boarding house, Madras street, Christchurch. It contained 18 rooms, and was built 25 years ago. The building was totally destroyed. A little furniture was saved, but the boarders lost all their belongings. It was insured in the New Zealand for TSUO qu the house, and L2OO on the furniture. The supposed cause was a defective chimney. A clover shcller belonging to Mr James Melveogh, and two stacks of clover belonging to Mr 11. W. Perryman, at Tai Tapu, wore burned on Saturday night. The shcller was insured for LI 70, and the stacks for L2<!s in the Standard ollicc. Incendiarism is suspected. Hotel License in the King County. -~j\ large deputation, embracing M.H.JIs., Ofejigyuieu, city councillors, and temperance advocates, wailed qu the Premier atWellington, on Monday morning, and asked that the proclamation of a licensing district at Otorohanga bo withdrawn. One speaker alleged that it was illegal, ami Mr Balhmoc pointed out that the district was nroelaimod at the request of natives, mein, ling Y/ahamii ami Taouui, aud there would bo a largo European population there who had to be considered. Ho suggested that the deputation should influence the Maoris to withdraw the request themselves, and promised to brjng the matter before the Cabinet for furb'luy discussion. Mr Caiman has decided to postpone the meeting of the Otorohanga Licensing Committee for a month, pending enquiries to lie made of the Native chiefs. A Oiiakxtakle Aid Case, — A Master-ton telegram says: —’* A pitiable ease was brought under iho notice of tiio Wairarapa Benevolent Someiy on Tuesday morning. A. woman, whose husband was recently killed at Pleasant Point, Canterbury, and whoso house and (Meets wore washed away by the southern floods, was 101 l penniless. As she intimated that sue bad friends somewhere in the North Island,, her passage was paid to Wellington, aul she was given a solitary lnuf-e;;qwn with which to maintain herself. After reaolurig Wellington, thinking that her friends were in Wairarapa, she set out ou foot for t!us part, reaching Mast irton on Monday night In a. starving condition, having koJ.I her boots nu the way to buy food, due has been unable to hud lie? relations. The action of the Timaru Charitable Aid Board iq thus sending away the woman was strongly commented ou. r

Bible ix Schools Question. At a j>Uljl ic meeting in Dunedin of those in iaVor pf IHblc-i ending in schools resolutions to the following effect were adopted (1) That the Education Act should be amended and liberty granted to committees to enjoin Ifibio reading and elementary instruction of an m,sectarian hind nndor a timetable and. conscience cj-iuso , (-) that no system of education, even from a. literary ami historical point of view, can bo doomed satisfactory vyhich takes no account of the Bible, which beyond, other books has moulded the life, thought, language, and literature of the country; 00 that, as moral training is the highest aim of all education, and religious instruction based on the iillilc is essential to practical cllicicucy and moral training, this meeting pledges itself to use all legitimate means to secure Biblc-rcading and instruction. The Hon. Mr Dnwnie Stewart presided, and . Bishop Neville, Hie Revs. Dr Stuart and I Saunders wore the chief speakers, '

Tejrika Musical Society.— The second practice of the Temuka Musical Society was held on Monday evening last, in the Parish Room. The attendance was not largo, owing, we believe, to a number of the members being engaged rehearsing for

the school concert on Thursday night. The Society promises to be a great success, and will be the means of passing many a pleasant evening. The next practice will be held on Tuesday evening. Football,—A return game between the Waitohi and Pleasant Point schools took place on Saturday last at Pleasant Point. A very close game resulted in a draw with one try each. Stumbles scored for Waitohi, and Tozer for Pleasant Point. For the Point, Acton, Grey, Tozer, and Dunnage played best, and Stumbles, McCabe, Campbell, and Goldstone for the visitors. Messrs Goldstone and Strack umpired, and Mr W. Bowie acted as referee, and gave universal satisfaction. The boys of both teams were entertained at a sumptuous repast provided by the teachers and girls of the Point school. Death pko.u Want. At Christchurch on Monday a respectable single womsn, named Elizabeth Harvey, died of exhaustion produced by want, at the cottage of a poor woman named Mrs Anderson, who took her in. She had been in bad health, and unable to do much work for more than 12 months, but she would not seek charitable aid till lately, when she started to go to the office, but was unable to get there. Mrs Anderson communicated with the authorities on Friday, and called in Dr Moorhousc, who attended the woman till she died. lie has certified that death resulted from exhaustion, combined with lung disorder and bronchitis.

Good News. —-Our creditors will, no doubt, be glad to learn that we are now in a position to pay our debts, and will have great pleasure in satisfying any legitimate demands made upon us. The fact is, we are in luck’s way, for we have received a cheque for a dividend in a bankruptcy estate for the sum of one shilling and one penny sterling. The cheque is made payable to order, and. crossed, so the bank could not cash it, and thus we are in a position to say that our dividend, in the estate was such that the bank was not in a position to cash it. This is the smallest cheque on record, and we are going to preserve it so that wc shall always be in funds. Geraldine Literary and Derating Society. The Geraldine Literary and Debating Society met on Monday evening last, when the attendance was not very large. The Rev. A. B. Todd (President), was in the chair, and the evening was spent in reading anonymous papers written by members of the Society. There were three papers sent in. viz., one on “ Reading,” one on “ Industry,” and one on “ Geraldine and its people.” All the papers were interesting, and the latter gave an exaggerated account of Geraldine and its people, which was very satirical and amusing. Next Monday evening a paper will be read by Mr T. 0. Farnie, on “ Tennyson ” the Poet Laureate, which should bring out a good attendance of members on that occasion.

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

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Temuka School Concert—Dance to follow concert to-night. South Orari School.—Social in aid of funds, on July Ist. E. Gibbard— Notice re having sold his business ; great sale next week. .1. Lawson—lmpounding notice re bay hack gelding and dark bay or black heavy hack mare.

In Bankruptcy —Re James Streeter, of Ternuka, farmer, etc. ; first meeting of creditors on June 27th. ■

Ternuka Salvation Army—Particulars of anniversary celebrations on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday next. Commissioner of Crown Lands—Notice re Crown Lands in township of Orari, to be offered for cash at Ternuka Courthouse on July Ist.

J. W. Pye, Victoria House, GeraldineGreat Winter clearing sale of drapery, clothing, etc., will commence on June 25th; particulars in circular. J. Mundel.l& Co. —Sale on Tuesday, 28th June, of Equity of Redemption of sections, dwelling-house, etc., at Arowhenua; also sale of sections, on behalf of Messrs Taylor & ITatman, in Arowhenua.