LOCAL & GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 2396, 16 August 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Lakovw -The Labour Bureau ' £nud work "fot teu iSA 1 ? d l?Fi u ff the past fortnigu t. . Geualdxke Stock Salil. < t uc tortinightly {sale of stock at GeraF? 1 ! 1 ' 1 - takes place to-morrow. A number of entries are advertised in another column. Tier A in; llarhui; Bo. utile --The monthly meeting 1 of theTirnarn Harbor Board takes place to-morrow, when, several matters of importance will be dealt with, including 1 , probably, the tenders for the tug-dredge. Social.—The annual social in aid of the funds of the Raugitata South School (lower) will be held on Friday, September Pfcli, and the committee intend to spare no pains to make it equal to all former occasions. Further particulars will be given at a future date. The Catholic Church Clock.— At the Bomaji Catholic Church, Temuka. last Snt cic-y, f r hi“ Jlrjv. Father hauvel acWd‘r» e £l* 10s fro ' u the PhifMu’ MiltslTejs, Vo Collected by Mr diaries Storey tow»|r.| I cjeck- According to a Cmi'irftcUU -■! fe-u.i' T the contract for rep thl.yf t he C.OoK has been let to Mr Murray (Ashburton) 101 .--0. Lecture at Temuka. Rev. Dr Brown, a distinguished missionary in the South Sea Islands, JSjow Guinea, &0., will give a lecture on “ Hew Guinea ’ jn the Wesleyan Church to-night. The lecture , will be illustrated with lantern views, and 1 doubtless be very interesting. No charge will be made for admission. Temuka Parish. —Owing to having to attend meeting of the Diocesan and other committees the Rev. W. E. Gillam has been compelled to delay his arrival in Temuka until next week. The Rev. F. R. Inwood will preach in Temuka next Sunday mommo-, and Winchester in the evening, in place of" Mr Gillam. A full attendance of parishioners is requested on Thursday evening next in the Parish Room to arrange for “ Welcome ” to the new incumbent and bis wife,

Industrial School Scandal. —It is understood that a Royal Commission has been applied for to investigate the Otago Industrial School Scandal. (Ikaaluink Town Board, —ln onr advertising columns will be found the balance-sheet of this board for the year ending 31st March last. Personal.—The Rev. Father Foley has severed ids connection with Timaru, and the Rev. Father Aubry has been appointed ia his stead. The Rev. Father Foley is, we understand, going to Shanks’s Track, to assist Father Chervier.

A Long Cruise.—A bottle was pic' >,l up at Lyell Bay, Wellington, on Sunday, containing a paper stating that it was thrown into the sea on July 16th, 1890, by Win. Notman, Christchurch. The remaining writing is undecipherable. An Acknowledgement.—Mr J. Mynott, butter-dealer, of New Plymouth, was presented with a gold watch and chain on Saturday by a number of farmers, in token of their esteem aud confidence. Mr E. M. Smith. M.11.R., made the presentation. Several farmers spoke of what Mr Mynott bad done towards developing the butter industry. District Court. A sitting of the District Court will be held at Timaru today, when Lewis Grant, D. M. Ross, and W. M. Sims, bankrupts, will appear for public examination. An appeal case of O’Meeghan v. McDonald, arising out of the recent conviction for Sunday trading, will also he heard, and a number of probate cases will be dealt with.

Salvation Army, Geraldine.— We remind our readers that the salvation Army Lasses Band will pay a visit to Geraldine this evening. The band comprises a combination of twelve female musicians who perform on 24 instrumens, brass, string, timbrel, etc. They have been well received at each town thcj r have visited and will no doubt draw a good audience at Geraldine The band will also visit Peel Forest, to-morrow evening. Woodbury on Thursday and Orari on Friday.

Stud Sheep. Farmers and breeders interested in maintaining a reputation for good sheep should keep their eyes upon the Willowbank flock of English and Border Leicesters, which are now in splendid order and just about to lamb, Last year the demand for rams from this flock exceeded the supply, and as they are always carefully culled, the purity of breed and perfection of form and fleece are well maintained. Through such sheep as these Temuka becomes to outsiders something more thou a mere name.

A Weighty Crop. Persons having business with Mr E. H. Brewer, of Temuka, will have noticed two very large Swedes exhibited in his shop. These weigh 2(slbs and 27ibs respectively, and are a fair speeimau of a crop grown by Mr T. R. Crompton, of Ohapi. Tuis year will be marked as a phenomenal one for root crops, for there are several in this district that are estimated to yield from 25 to 535 tons per acre. Mr Crompton estmates his at about 30 tons, and Mr Deßeuzy has an equally good yield. Drowning Accidents. —About 2.30 on Saturday afternoon, a boy named Bertie McKay, whose parents reside at Kaiapoi was drowned at the Waimakariri. The

body was recovered an hour afterwards.— The body of a man was found in Auckland harbour on Sunday morning. On the body were a Bank deposit receipt from the Bank of Kow Zealand for £3OO, from the Union Bank of Australia for £l5O, from the Auckland Savings Bank a credit of £9(5, and a small sura in ids pockets. The body is believed, from papers found in the pockets, to be that of George Lang, a labourer, of Tupgdii. Temuka Mechanics’ Institute. The montaiy meeting of the committee of the Institute was held on Thursday evening. Present—Messrs Salmond, President (in the chair), Blyth, Edwards, McLeod, McS. Gentleman, and W. Storey (hon. sec.) The librarian’s report was read ; with it he handed in £2 12s (id, subscriptions received during the last two months. It was resolved that the President and Mr Blyth arrange for a concert in aid of the funds of the institute. The secretary was instructed to write to several members who are in arrears with their subscriptions, as funds are very low. The librarian was authorised to purchase a new door mat. Accounts to the amount of £.3 2s !)d were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair. A Bogus “ Traveller.” —At the R.M. Court, Timaru, yesterday, a man named Thomas Carruth was charged with obtaining liquor at the Old Bank and Ship Hotels ou Sunday, the 17th July, by falsely representing himself as a traveller. The evidence was similar to that given at the recent cases of Sunday trading preferred against the licensees of the hotels named. After it had been taken, the Bench (Messrs J. H. Sutter and H. J. LeG'ren, J.P.’s) held that the case was quite clear ; the evidence was all against the defendant. They considered the case a bad one and would inflict the full fine. £5. Mr White, who appeared for the informants, asked that the fine should be divided between the two cases, and this was done. Costs, 21s, were also charged to the defendant. Defendant said he had no money. Football. The following will represent Temuka 3rd in their match with Star 2nd on Thursday next at Temnka Full-back,Hay wood; Three-quarters,Bryan, McCaskill, Tangney; halves, Brosnahan, R. Lee ; Forwards, Phillips, Radford, C. Opie, Storey, Bowman, Hay, Roddick, Morris, J. Anderson; Emergencies, Gore, and Quinn. The return match between the Horth Otago and South Canterbury Rugby Unions takes place at Timaru ou Thursday. The following team will represent South Canterbury:—Full back—A. Shallard i three-quarfe]? backs Cocks, Perry, and Macintosh ; half backs—Helean and Yrmitage; forwards —Shaliard, Stewart (2), Hart, Perry. Allan, Quinn, McAlister, and Morris. Emergencies —three-quarter, AH. Boys ; half, Murdoch ; forwards — Young, A. Thompson, and Smith.

Gold in South. CANTHubUiiy.—.-Mr G. J, Binns, who has had Very considerable sonal experience in Hew Zealand', recently (says the European Mail) read a very inicpstjng and well-compiled paper on that subject at a meeting in Loudon of the Federated Institution qf Mining Engineers. Aldhoumf the meeting iook place ' at noon there was a good ,ltt p ndance of those interested in that industry in oui* far-away Colony. Mr Kennaway, of the Hew Zealand Government Office, was present, and related how many years ago Two diggers prospected his sheep run in South Canterbury, and found the color wherever they dug, and at more than one place could have made Isa day, hut this the diggers did not consider by any means audj-pient. Mr Kennaway kindly offered to place his know; ledge of the locality at the disposal of any of tke gentlenjen present who might desire to form" a Hew VTaumd ;<o|.d exploration company.—Doss anyone iiuow win oimeprun once owned by Mr Kennaway 1 Seven shillings a day would do well just now.

IXEimiATE Homes,-—la his Inebriates’ Kqu|pc Dill Mr f-hera provides for the yuoai. qf Uiai section of the Police Offences Act dcalmj? wif.’a dt'qujfards of every degree, and propose#' instead fhnj, first offenders may be fined 20s or committed lop one day to* the inebriates’ homes ; that second offenders shall bo liable to be sent pr> the home for a period not exceeding six months, and not less than fourteen days, or if convicted three times within six months shall be liable’tope cent to the home for pot less than four, and not raqrc than twmfvg mouths. Hear relatives are tp bo ma(2e liable Lr the inebriates’ maintenance, Or if such are not paid, the inebriate shall b& liable to perform work, the alternative being I clays' imprjWJaii'iyftij;. Piersons, against v/ijoin prohibition orders; are made, may also lie committed to an inebriates’ home for a period not ogeepding twelve months, or after taking evidence «u oath, a Resident Magistrate may commit an inebriate to a home lor the same period.

A Paying Factory. The Woodlands (Southland) Dairy Factory pays this season a dividend of 8 per cent, and makes a further payment of f d per gallon, making a total of ;-i;' r d per gallon net for the season Fire. —We learn that a fire took place yesterday, in the Orari river-bed, by which some telegraph poles were burned. Full particulars of it have not reached us, but it appears that telegraphic communication was for a time interrupted through it.

Ju TWAiii) Bound. —The Monowai from Sydney with 57 passengers for Auckland and 22 for San Francisco, arrived at Auckland on Saturday. She left the same day for Samoa, Honolulu, ana San Francisco, with 35 passengers from Auckland. The Mildura Colony. Among the passengers by the Monowai for San Francisco is the Earl of Banfuriey, who is engaged in fruit-growing at the Mildura irrigation colony. He is proceeding to California to obtain the latest information about fruit-growing, packing, and grading, and to get 40,000 Washington navel orange buds. False Pretences. Gifford, alias Lawson, arrested in the Waikato district, corresponded with the description of a young man named Fred Clapham, alias Frank Clapham, alias Herbert Clapham, alias Frank Challis, alias Rhodes, who served a year in Lyttelton on two charges of forgery and uttering, Gifford admitted at the police station that he was Clapham. He was remanaed to Wellington.

Divorce. —ln Dunedin Mr Justice Williams was asked in chambers on Friday to approve of the settlement of the case of Kennedy Wylie, co-respondent in the divorce case, who has agreed to pay £IOOO damages, £SOO to be paid to Thomson, the petitioner, and £SOO to his wife. Wylie is. also to pay costs, and he has deposited £2OOO with his solicitors. Steps will be taken to have the bankruptcy annulled.

Licensing Matters. —Notice of motion has been given to the Roslyn Licensing Committee, that an order for the issue of a writ of certiorari is to be asked from the Supreme Court at the instance of the licensee of the Argyle Hotel, which was closed at the annual meeting. Similar action is to be taken on behalf of two other licensees. The grounds are the same as those which formed the basis of the recent cases against the Sydenham Committee. The Salvation Army, Temuka. —On Sunday Captain Harlow, who has been in charge of the Temuka branch of the Army for some time, conducted farewell meetings prior to his departure from Temuka. Friends assembled from around the country districts and helped in the proceedings. The meetings were well attended. In the afternoon Captain Harlow held an enrollment meeting, which brought an interested crowd together. Several new members were enrolled. In the evening the band played a number of farewell pieces in front of the barracks. The barracks were crowded in every part, numbers having to stand. After the opening song Captain Harlow referred to the happy and profitable time that Lieutenant Tilbrook and himself had spent in Temuka. He w'as glad to say that the membership of the Army in Temuka during the last six months had been exactly doubled in numbers. He had always found that the people of Temuka had treated them with the greatest of kindness, and he wished to thank them publicly, both members of the Army and outsiders. After the baud had played “ God be with you till we meet again,” farewell addresses were delivered by Lieutenant Tilbrook and Captain Harlow. The farewell meetings will be concluded on Wednesday evening with a colored-light procession and coffee supper. Lieutenant llawei Francis, a Maori naifcaste officer, will be present on Wednesday at the farewell, and sing special Maori songs. Captvin Harlow leaves on Thursday to take charge of the Army work in Timaru, and Lieutenant Tilbrook goes to Rangiora. Captain F. Mercier and Lieutenant Freeman are the new officers appointed to Temuka. Found Drowned. The body of a woman, fully dressed, was found floating in the harbour at Timaru on Saturday last at about 8 a.in., by the watchman on the wharf. It was got out of the water as soon as possible, but life was extinct. A search along the wharf resulted in the finding of a woman’s hat, veil, and sunshade. In the hat was a note, of which the following is a copy ; —“ The Lord forgive mee for talking my life. I cannot live holefer all his coldmiss to mee. J. Tyrrell. I ham gooing to jump over the brack worter.” The letter was addressed to H. Tyrell:

enpuiries elicited the fact that the deceased was a Mrs Tyrell, the wife of a man who up to a few weeks ago was a waiter in the Grosvenor Hotel, but who left a short time ago for Dunedin. The evidence at the inquest showed that a woman answering the description of the deceased, and similarly dressed, was observed by the mate of the Mataura, Albert E. Harrington, sitting at the end of the wharf about ten o’clock on the previous night, with her face covered with her hands. Constable Bed dek deposed that he had a conversation with deceased on Thursday afternoon, when she

told witness her husband had left her, and she did not know what she would do. She also said that he allowed her Ids a week. He saw her again on Friday evening, about 6.30, when she passed him in Stafford street, but she did not speak to him. She had been living in a small lean-to cottage in Theodocia street. He did not know whether she had any friends in Timaru. Sergeant-Major McDonald deposed that no marks of violence had been found on the body, and that he had been unable to get anyone to identify the writing in the letter as that of the deceased. After a short retirement the jury returned a verdict of “ Pound Drowned,” and that there was no evidence to show how the body came in the water. Tyrell was communicated with by the police, and was expected tq arrive in Timaru on Monday. Special Offer of “ Stab ” Cycles.— No. 7 Star with one-inch solid tyres £l6 10s ; No. 8 Star solid tyres,£ls 10s. Send for catalogue. Star Cycles on Hirp Purchase from 6s per week, An a.ms, Oubtibs, $p Oq., 70 Manchester Street, Christoff urph.—AovT.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Temuka Musical Society—Re first concert. M. Connolly counts. H. Hesketh —Invites fenders for gorse cutting. H. B. Webster & Co—Have grand feed oats on sale. Temuka Caledonian Society—Particulars re grand ball. Parish —Meeting of paris' on Thursday, T Nailer Bros.—Haye land and gorse grubbing to let. Social —At Lower Smith Kangitata School, op. September 9th, Dermis lioare, Aerrytown—Wanjis men for chipping nigger-beads. Geraldine Town Board—Balance-sheet for year ending hist March., 1892. Sous and Daughters of Temperance— Meeting re formation of benefit society at Temuka oti Saturday evening. Geraldine Salvation Army—Particulars re visit of‘Bimigu V/i]spn airl Tosses Rapd to Geraldine. Peel Forest, and other places. J. Ballantyne & Co—Timaru—Cri.il the special attention of those about to furnish to their largo stocks of household linens, carpets, matting, Hearth-rugs, Linoleum, general drapeey, etc. If. I], Webster & Co. —Particulars of large clearing salo on account of Mr H. E. Musgrave, at Woodbury; sell spring dray, etc., after Mr Musgravels sale.