LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2381, 12 July 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Stock Sale.—The fortnightlysale oil stock at Temuka takes place to-day. Representative Volunteers. The Dunecliu Volunteers have resolved to send five men to take part in the Sydney Rifle Association's meeting. The Clutha.—An attempt is to be made by'the Clutha River Board to open the mouth of the Clutha river for navigation by small craft. Burned to Death.—A child named Benjamin Mettleship. 9 months old, was burned to death at Wellington through the capsizing of a kerosene lamp. Big- Potatoes. —On last Saturday evening Mr Clouston brought to our office in Temuka five potatoes weighing 151 b 7oz. One weighed 4Lb 70z., another -lib., another 21b. 120 z., another 21b. 4ozs., and another 21b. They were grown on Mr O'Connor's farm, Seadown.

Found Drowned. —The body of a boy named Gore, seven years of age, son of Mr Henry Gore, bus-driver, was found in the water near the Dunedin wharf on Saturday morning. The body had been missing since 11 o'clock on Friday. He was deaf and & n( l was an imbecile practically. Concert* AT Temuka. —A grand concert takes place in the Temuka Parish Room this evening and should be well attended. The caarge°for admission is only Is, and a splemli 1 programme will be gone through. It should be mentioned that the proceeds will be devoted towards the extinction of the debt on the "Wesleyan Circuit. Alarm op Fire.—On Saturday evening one of the chimneys of the Royal Hotel, Temuk i, caught fire, and made a rather pronounced glare. The firebell called out some of the members of the brigade, who assisted to extingxiish the burning soot. There was a little excitement for a time, but it soon calmed down. AcuiDENT.-r-Mr P. Ryan, of Hilton, was thrown from his cart on Saturday evening when entering the riverbed ueajr the Manse ford, and sustained a nasty injury to his face, the lower lip being cut completely through. His injuries were attended to by Sir William Blunden, and he was enabled after a time to continue his journey.

Football.—The following will play for Waihi Juniors against the Star Second fifteen at Timaru on Thursday next t Full-back, D. Taylor; Three-quarters, G-. Austin, R. Austin. A. Opie; Halves, W. Blisset, J. Shallard; Forwads, R. Bell, R. Henderson, R. Webster (captain), G-. Copping, G-. Elkis, J. Solomon, J. Copping, J. Moore, 0. Connolly; Emergencies. 11. Page, A. Webster, W. Philp and I. Wilks.

Slighting South Canterbury.—At the meeting of the Farmers' Co-operative Society in Ckristchurch last Saturday a Mr Jakins protested against their agent in Sydney representing the South Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Society as "well as their own. He said South Canterbury potatoes were much inferior to North Canterbury potatoes, and the result would be that both potatoes would get a bad name in the Sydney market. On this ground he wished to have no connection with South Canterbury. Geraldine Literary Institute.—A meeting of the Committee of the G-eraldine Institute was held on Friday, last, the Rev. A. B. Todd being in the chair. A number of accounts were passed for payment, and it was decided that the Secretary get postcards printed and send them to members whose subscriptions are owing. A present to the Institute iq the shape of a fa« nh/Ule of Queen Vieoria's letter fco fchg 1 ">t.(oa on the death of her grandson, nicely "■■■;-*s reseiyad from Mr Twomey. framed, v.. .* fcheir thanks to The Committer .." " Mr Twomey for the sauie. A Maori Tangi.—A great taUgi for the dead has been taking place lot several days at Taupiri, on the Lower Waikato, the occasion beingthereinterment of the bones of some 300 deceased Natives of Tawhiao's followers which have been removed from the vicinity of Whatewhatehoe, Tawhiao's former settlement near Alexandra, on the Waipawa. for reburial at the Taupiri Range, the ancient burying-place of the Waikato Maoris. The tangi was preceded by a big hahunga, or scraping of bones, the remains of the deceased Natives being conveyed from the Upper Waikato by canoe down the Waipa and Waikato rivers to Taupiri. A great number of Natives from all parts of the Waikato have assembled at Taupiri for the tangi, there being fully 1.000 on the ground, including Tawhiao and many other chiefs. The assembled Natives conducted a sham fight, in which one party, dressed in red guernseys to represent European soldiers, about 100 strong, armed with rifles, attacked a pa on the hillside defended by other Maoris. The attacking party were at first repulsed with great loss, but making a detour through the bush they came upon the pa by the rear and took it. The whole affair was made more realistic by the dropping of the attacking party one by one as if shot, and the carrying oft' of the wounded on stretchers by their comrades. A great feast followed the taking of the pa, and to it a number of settlers and Europeans were invited,

The Rangitikei Seat.—Mr Bruce ha s been elected to represent the Rangitikei district in Parliament. Mr Bruce polled 1094 votes, and Mr Stevens 1033. - Tea and Leap Year Dance. —At Gapes's Valley a Tea and Leap Year Dance takes place in the schoolroom this evening in aid of! the school funds. A very enjoyable time should be spent by those who attend.

Furniture Sale. The bad weather prevailing yesterday prevented Messrs Mundell & Co. holding the sale of furniture, etc., advertised to take place at Orari. The sale will now be held at Messrs Mundell's sale rooms, Geraldine, on Thursday next. Divorce.—At the Divorce Court, Wellington, on Saturday, decrees nisi were granted in Mudgeway v. Mudgeway and Rhodes (husband's petition), and Haslem v. Haslem (wife's petition). In Wilby v. Wilby and McPhee, a decree was made absolute. Fatalities. A man named George Hutchings, a farmer, at Oourtenay, was found dead in one of his paddocks on Friday. A boy named Walter William Claridge, aged 13, son of Thomas Claridge, was accidentally killed at Papanui on the same day. Support of Fire Brigades. —At Wellington, on Friday, the Municipal Corporal Association adopted the report of the Fire Brigades Committee, recommending Corporations to pay two-thirds of the cost and the Insurance Comapnies the remainder. The Mails. The Monowai, with the English mails of 11th June, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 24th June, timetable date; and the Alameda, with the Colonial mails of the 18th June, arrived at San Francisco from Auckland on the 7th instant, time-table date. A Valuable Violin. Archbishop Redwood is the possessor of a valuable violin, and lately he had a visit from M. Musin, with a view of seeing both it and its owner. M. Musin considers the instrument to be a veritable " Strad," and and values it at £IOOO. He considers that it would be perfect if played on a little more.

Coursing.—At the Dunedin Coursing Meeting 1 the Grand National Cup was won by MrM. Taylor's Bess Morley, with Mr B. Crawshaw's Lancashire runner up; the Purse by Mr J. Blaney's Maori Boy, with Mr A. T. Price's Watermark runner up; the Plate by Mr J. Hunter's Border Lad, with Mr Myer's Lizzie Wood runner up; the Bracelet by Mr Stoddart's Alpine Rose, with Mr Sewell's Razzle Dazzle runner up ; and the Consolation by Mr E. R. Kidd's Kinsman. ThE Payne Family.—A letter received on Thursday from Mr Ralph Steele, of the Payne Family of Musicians, says the Lyttelton Times, states that Mr Payne senior, died at Ballarat on June 18, after a short illness. He had left the family a week before, and had gone home, as he was complaining of a severe cold, but the doctor found that there were two abscesses in his throat. Inflammation set in and death followed in a few days. Mr Payne had never quite recovered from an attack of influenza caught during his last visit to New Zealand, but the loss of his daughter Nellie in the spring of 181)1 seems to have been a severe blow to him, and since then he has never been the same man. On the news of his serious illness being received the family were sent for, but arrived an hour after he had died. They had just begun a tour through New South Wales, when they were recalled, but his desire was to see them all together. Both Mr Payne and Mr Steele were heavy financial losers over the Mercantile Bank, and, in consequence, they had to abandon their projected trip to England Suspected Murdek by a Wife. —At the adjourned inquest at Kumara, on Saturday, touching the death of John Condon, the jury returned a verdict of death from arsenical poisoning, but by whom administered there is not sufficient evidence to show. The evidence of Mr Skey, Government analyst, showed that arsenic crystals were found in the intestines and in solution in the stomach. In all, half an ounce of arsenic was found in the intestines. It was similar to that found in Rough on Rats, nunus the colouring matter, which no doubt got mixed with matter in the stomach. The only food found in the stomach was traces of cabbages, currants, and something like meat. The internal organs showed the action of irritant poison, and there was no doubt that purging and vomiting would have the effect of removing a quantity of the poison from the intestines and stomach. Mrs Conlon was brought up on remand, charged with poisoning her husband, and was further remanded till Tuesday, when the case will be gone on with. It is expected to last two days. If committed, she cannot be tried before the middle of September.

The Municipal Association.—A deputation from the Municipal Conference waited on the Premier yesterday morning, Mr Bell, the Mayor of Wellington, who was spokesman, brought before him various amendments which the Conference suggested should be made in the measures affecting municipal bodies which were to be introduced in the House this session. In reply the Premier said the Government appreciated the labors of the Conference and were prepared to give every consideration to their deliberations. As to Local Authorities Audit and Accounts Bill, he agreed with the conference that the clause with reference to the liability of members of local bodies was too. stringent, and amendments should accordingly be made. He explained that the measure was really an audit office measure which the Government had taken up, and he would undertake to have it again referred to the Public Accounts committee. With refernce to the Fire Brigade Bill he thought it went too far in compelling insurance companies to contribute towards the maintenance of brigades, and he would lay the resolutions of the Conference on the point before the Cabinet. The Premier agreed to the suggestion of the Conference that the Hawkers and Pedlars Bill should provide for fines being paid into the local revenue not into the Consolidated Fund. The would also give every consideration to the question of overdrafts of local bodies, which was dealt with by tb-0 Local Authorities Audit and Accounts Bill. Geraldine Shearers' and Laborers' Union. A quarterly meeting of the Geraldine Branch of the Amalgamated Shearers' and Labourers' Union was hefd

in the Oddfellows' Hall, G-eraldine, on Saturday evening, a good number of members being The president, Mr E. Hammond, presided, and various matters for the advancement of the union were discussed, and it was agreed to send the funds in future to the head office, at Waimate. It was ajsq decided to ask Mr Rae M'.L.A. of Australia, who is an a tour throVk the colony, to deliver a lecture on Unionism. A circular was read giving an account of the meeting of delegates m conference at Timaru, on June «Jth. At this meeting t'a& fp] lowing motions were carried: -r- " That a central board or executive be formed to control the various branches of the union ;" " That the head office be at Waimate;" and "That each district be entitled to send two delegates to the next conference;" '> That, taking into consideration the disorganised state of the branches throughout the colony, the secretary be instructed to, at as early as possible, write to the head Qilj.ce A.S.U. pointing out that the time lias arrived when assistance is urgently required from the above Union in sending two delegates as canvassers and organisers, and also to consider the advisability of becoming amalgamated or federated, thereby having the whole of the branches throughout Australasia .(jontrojled by one fountain head; also, that delegates bo sent here to attend at the next conference;" »Tiiat the following be the officers for the next y ear . _ President, Mr J. Kelly (Invercargill) ; Vice-President, Mr T. Brown (Waimate); Treasurer, Mr A. Bitchener (Waimate) ; General Secretary (honorary position until next Conference). Mr J. O'Brien (Waimate).

Holiday.—Thursday, the 4th of August next, is proclaimed as a public Government holiday for the celebration of Arbor Day. This day is set aside with the view of planting trees. Land and Income Taxes. —In. a report presented to the House on Friday last, Mr J. C. M. Crombie, Commissioner of Taxes, estimates the receipts from the Land and Income Taxes as follows:—Land Tax £219.608, Graduated Land Tax £67,307; Income Tax—Companies, £47,000; business, employment, and emolument, £45,000. Total, £378,915. Co-operative Societies.—The annual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers' Cooperative Association was held at Christchurch on Saturday. The directors' report recommending a dividend of practically 11 per cent., was unanimously adopted. The seven retiring directors were re-elected. The chairman stated that the expenditure on new buildings, £(5000, had been provided for out of income, and that 1000 new 3hares are to be issued during the forthcoming year:—At a meeting of farmers at Oamaru on Saturday it was decided to form a Farmers' Co-operative Association with a capital of £25,000. A provisional directory was appointed. Special Offer, of " Star " Cycles.— No. 7 Star with one-inch solid tyres, £l6 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. Guardian Office —Found high leather legging. M. Burke, Milford Notice re strayed boar pig. Guinness & LeCren —Entries for Temuka stock sale. N.Z.L. & M.A. Co.—Entries for Temuka stock sale. J. Mundell & Co. —Sell furniture, &c, on Thursday next. Sale of Music—Still going on at E. C. Dann's, Temuka; unheard of prices. J. Radcliffe, Cabinetmaker, Upholsterer, etc., Timaru—ls now holding a clearing sale of furniture, and quotes prices for overmantles, babies' chairs, cradles, etc.