LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2385, 21 July 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Vagrancy.— . John Sweeny, a paiaiei' by trade, has been sentenced at Timam to three months’ imprisonment for vagrancy. Band of Hope Entertainment— The Temuka Presbyterian Band of Hope and Temperance Society give one of their pleasant evening entertainments in the Presbyterian Church this evening. A start will be made at half past seven. Cleaning Fruit Trees. The North Otago Times says that a solution of 1 pound of caustic soda to 4 gallons of water sprayed on to the fruit trees has been found very efficacious in cleansing the trees from the parasites with which they are attacked. Cooking Classes. —Cooking Classes are now being conducted in the Timaru Main and Waimataitai (a suburb of Timaru) schools, of course out of school hours. The first meeting of the class at the Timaru Main School was attended by about 35 girls and 5 ladies. Old and New Valuations.— A Gisborne telegram says : According to the valuation made under the Land and Income Assessment Act the rateable value of property in the Harbor and County Districts, including Waiapu, is £1,350,(i!)5, against £31)3,375 for the previous valuation, being an increase of £057,3255.” Caledonian Social. —Members of the Temuka Caledonian Society are reminded that the second social of the year takes place this evening in the Temuka Volunteer Hall. The arrangements for the amusement and comfort of the guests will be as complete as usual, and those who attend should thoroughly enjoy themselves. Otago Central Railway. —At a meeting held at Dunedin, under the auspices of the Trades and Labor Council, it was decided to urge on the Government the desirability of pushing on the Otago Central Railway, setting aside half the revenue from the land through which the line passes for the payment of interest and sinking fund. Entertainment at Geraldine. —We would remind our readers that a grand drawing-room entertainment in aid of the attendance prize fund of the Geraldine Public School takes place in the Volunteer Hall to-morrow evening. The programme consists of a varied selection of songs by the children, instrumental and vocal music by adults, and a farce, and ought to draw a crowded audience. The Waimatb Hotels. Application for a writ of rcrfiornri has been made on behalf of the X s rohibitionists to quash the proceedings of the IVaimate Licensing Committee at its last annual meeting. It is stated that none of the applicants for the renewal of licenses complied with the rctjuircniGnts of the law as to advertising and posting notices of their applications. The hearing of the case is set down for July 27th. Geraldine Rieles -The following ar ■ the handicaps for to-day’s firing for Captain R. H. Pearpoinfs cup : ColorHergeapt Stouehouse and Corporal Bethune, 3 • Scrn-eaiifc Fleming, 4 ; Sergeant Fiefield, (i- Sergeant Brown, Corporal Colbert, Privates Fleming, Stringer, A. Scott, C, H. Scott, and Corporal Stonehouse, 10; Corporal Coles, Bandsman Kraus, Privates Erskine, Ferguson, Gaiger, L. M. Heatley, H. H. Scott, and Ward, 12; Bandsman Logan, Privates Bryant, Mines, Sherratt, and Turner, 14; Bandsman Sherratt, Privates Beckley, W. Rae. E. Smith and Thomas, 15; Bandsman Winefield, and Private 0. E. Heatley, 17 ; Private Pizzey, IS • Busier Burridge. Privates H. McLeod, Taylor,° and W. W° od > 20: Privates Cornish, Evans, and Howes, 22; Private Lawlor, 23; Bandsman O’Brien, Privates M. McLeod, aud McKenzie, 20.

St. Saviour’s, Temuka.— The Rev. Mr 1 Gillam, of Rangiora, has notified his acceptance of the incumbency of the Parish of Temuka, Bailey v. Ross. — ln the disputed will case of Bailey v. Ross, after argument at Christchurch, His Honor Mr Justice Deunistouu reserved his decision. School Examinations. —ln a recent examination of pupil teachers in South Canterbury, one of them said the Pope resided at Avignon during the Babylonian captivity. This is not at all bad. Sydenham Licensing Committee.— ln the Supreme Court, Christchurch, Judge Dennistoun gave a verdict in favor of the Sydenham publicans, and ordered the Licensing Committee to pay costs. Notice of appeal was given. The Thompson — Wylie Divorce. At the Supreme Court, in chambers, at Dunedin, on Tuesday, the question of costs in the divorce case Thompson v. Thompson and Wylie was argued. Mr Justice Williams decided that £750 of the £ISOO damages should be vested in trustees for the benefit of the wife so long as she remains chaste, and does not marry Wylie. A ll the costs which the husband has been put to, including the costs he had to pay on account of his wife, were ordered to be paid by Wylie. 1.0.0. F installation of officers of the Loyal Alexandrovna Lodge, Temuka, took place last week. The ceremony was performed by Bro. J. Bennet, D.D.G.M., assisted by Bro. R. Comer, P.G. The following officers were duly installed: Bro. W. H. Williams, N.G., Bro. F. Franks, V.G; Bro. F. Archer, Sec. ; Bro J. Whitehead, Treasurer; R.S. to N.G.; Bro. W. HolweU ; L.S.toN.G,, Bro. J. K. Franks; R.S. to V.G., Bro. T. Knight, 1.G., Bro. J. H. Walker. The N.G., V.G., and Sdc. were appointed a sick visiting committee for the current term. Accounts amounting to £22 0s fid were passed for payment. Football. —On Saturday 23rd inst, a match takes place at Timaru between fifteens representing the Timaru and Waihi clubs. This match should have been played at Winchester, but owing to Timaru being unable to send a team and being willing to play on their own ground on that date, Waihi have decided to play in Timaru. The following will play for Waihi: Full back, W, Moore ; threequarters, A, Opie, A. Shallard, R. Morrison ; halves, T. Hart and C. Opie; forwards, F. Shallard, A. Hart, Stewart (2,) A. Bell, Ford, W. Brinkman, G. South, and W. Austin. A drag will leave Winchester at one o’clock. Suicide. A profound sensation was created in Timaru about 8 o’clock yesterday, by the news spreading that Mr W, Ziesler, commission agent, had committed suicide. It appears that Mr Ziesler was in his office at that time, and his clerk hearing the report of a shot, ran out into the street where he met Mr Sims, who went in and found Mr Ziesler sitting in his office chair quite dead, with a revolver shot in his temple. Death must have been instantaneous. Drs Hogg and Lovegrove soon arrived, but he was beyond all human aid, and his body was taken in charge by the police. At the time of the express leaving nothing further was known. He left no documents, but the surmise is that financial difficulties, as usual, led to the committal of the rash act The Clock in the Catholic Church. —ln our advertising columns the Temuka Black Star Minstrels announce that they will give an entertainment in the Temuka Volunteer Hall on the 2nd August, the procreds of which will be devoted to repairing the clock in the Catholic Church at Temuka. We believe the cost of the repairs will be fully £2O, and it is to be hoped Chat the ghneral public of the town—to whom the clock is a great convenience—will attend in force and crowd the hall. The Minstrels deserve great praise for their action, and the public should recognise this, and show their appreciation by crowding the hall on the night of the 2nd August. A first-rate programme will be gone through. The Methodist Bill.— The following telegram has been sent to the Private BiUs Committee of the House of Representatives :—“ I protest on behalf of a number of Wesleyan Methodists against further progress of the Methodist Bill this session; first, it has only been advertised once in the Government Gazette of May :>oth, and it should have been advertised in the New Zealand Methodist, as the Methodists do not know its contents; mildly, the promoters exceeded the .... vt-i.-.na C f the general conference, SuW<.4 a limit of .™ i« clause three ; thirdly, it proposes to repea clause eleven of John Wesleys deed roll enrolled in chancery in 1764, and which Act was incorporated in the Methodist Conference Act 1876, delegating certain powers to the Colonial Conference (see clause 7 of Act).” Lunatics in the Colony.— The report of Dr Macgregor on the lunatic asylums of the colony has been laid before Parliament. From this it appears that at 31st December last the total number of registered insane persons in the colony was 1849, who were distributed as follows: Auckland 387 ; Christchurch, 414 ; Dunedin. 511: Hokitika, ] 00; Nelson,ll4 ; Wellington, 287 i Ashbiirn Hall Private Asylum, 36 ; as to sex, 1115 of the lunatics were males, and 734 females. The proportion of lunatics to the total populatiouof the colony was 1 m 365,as compared with 1 in 377 in New South Wales, 1 in 304 in Victoria, and 1 in 341 in England and Wales. The admissions of lunatic* to New Zealand asylums last year were 34.9 while the readmissions were 86, while 383 patients appear under the description of ■“ discharged by death.” The cost of maintaining patients last year was £2O 16s 2id per head, being an increase of 5s 11. id oyer the previous year. Dr Macgregor admits that the boarding out of lunatics in this colony is a failure, owing to the disinclination of private people to receive into their houses, and become responsible for, Insane persons. Entertainment at Pleasant Point - . —The annual entertainment in connection with the Pleasant Point Library was held in the Assembly Rooms last Ihnrsday. The hall was crowded. Musical items filled the first part of the programme, and a farce, entitled “ Waxiuation Gratis," the second part. Mr Greig occupied the chair, and referred to the efforts the library committee were making to replenish the shelves of the institution. Mr Goldstone was the first vocalist called upon, and sang in fine style, “ Stranded,” his other song being “ The Scout.” Mrs Adams received an encore for sweetly rendering "My own little Jean.” and in response gave “ Barney O’Hea.” Mr Strack contributed an amusing Irish reading. Miss Smith sang with taste •! Carissima.” Mr Ricketts gained a storm of apulause for his song. Mr G. Morris playidan effective violin solo. “The Harp that once thro’ Tara’s Hall.” the item being encored, Mrs Strack gained an encore for singing “ The Silver Rhine ” Miss Halstead sang with effect “ When the Sparrows Build,” and Mr Bowie sang “ They all love Jack.” in good style. The concluding item was a song in character, " An Awful Little Scrub,” by Mr Ricketts. This was so well done that it create! quite a furore. After an interval, the farce was presented to the audience. The actors were all local amateurs, and acquitted the in stives remarkably well. As iiignor Frangipani Mr Rogers made a capital showman, whilst his servant 1 Robairt ” (Mr F. Dossett) was the life and soul of the piece, his acting being inimitable. Mr Lund (Long J-Jim-m) and Mr T. Smith (Deaf J-Joe-e) acted well their parts and formed cheap and wax-like statuary. As a gullible visitor, with more money-than sense, the part of Connoisseur Washington was splendidly taken by Mr McAlaster. Mr Lindsay’s “get up” as Mr Greeneye was immense. Mr 11. Dossett did well as the jealous husband, and Mr Hobbs played the outmanoeuvred detective splendidly. Mr C. Smith was stage-conductor, and won applause by the manner the farce was played. The' usual dance lollowed the entertainment and was well patronised, Mr Murphy being M.Q.

The Salvation Army, Temuka. —On Friday (to-morrow) evening, Major Vince, who is in charge of the Eastern Division of the Salvation Army, will conduct a special demonstration in the local barracks. The meeting, which will be free, will be preceeded by a torchlight procession. Timaru Hospital.— Dr Macgregor. Inspector of Hospitals, in his report to Parliament says of the Timaru hospital:— “ This is an exceedingly commodious building, affording sufficient means of treating all the hospital patients in South Canterbury ; but the existence of similarly excellent hospitals at Waimate and Ashburton gives such a plethora of hospital accommodation to this district that the Timaru institution has to be equipped for a great deal more work than it gets to do. For many years there had been a medical superintendent, who did all the work, but last year the Trustees and the resident merical men laid their heads together and introduced a new system of management which is as yet on its trial. The medical work is taken in turns by three doctors who are established in the town, and the resident is dispensed with. It probably was felt that there was not enough work to keep him fully employed. I shall be in a better position next year to estimate the advantage or otherwise of the new departure. Meanwhile I am able to say that the management is as careful and vigorous as ever - ” Among the statistics given may be reproduce these —number of patients under treatment during the year 215 ; their total collective days stay in hospital, 7609; individual average stay 31.(5; daily average cost per head 5s 2£d; ditto less patients’ payments Is 10.^1; out door patients, separate cases 211, attendances 761; total revenue £2222 8s —(£lOlB 13s Id from local rates and the same amount from general taxes) ; expenditure £2087 6s Id. Special Offer of “ Star ” Cycles.— No. 7 Star with one-inch solid tyres, £l6 10s ; No. 8 Star solid tyres,£ls 10s, Send for catalogue. Star Cycles on Hire Purchase from 5s per week. Adams, Curties, & Co., 70 Manchester Street, Christchurch.— Advt. SYNOPSIS OF AD JEIITISEMENTS, R. Smith.— Wants boys. H. Hullen —Land to let for cropping. J. W. Pye Special announcement re drapery. Geraldine Public School—Drawing-room entertainment to-morrow night. Salvation Army, Temuka—Special demonstration to-morrow evening. Temuka Band of Hope and Temperance Society—Entertainment to-night. Reid & Gray Special reductions in Cambridge rollers and disc-harrows. Alfred White Tenders wanted for erection of shop at Geraldine for Mr J. W. Fye. Black Star Minstrels—Entertainment at Temuka on August 2nd; proceeds in aid of repairing Catholic Church clock. J. Philp, Timaru —Has just landed large assortment of hardware goods; tin, galvanised and copper goods manufactured. J. Brown, Temuka. —Has Yates’s reliable seeds, and seed wheat and oats on sale ; is now offering this season’s stock of drapery, clothing, etc., at enormous reductions.