THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1892. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2397, 18 August 1892, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1892. LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Telegraph. —ln future 18 words, including address, can be sent by telegraph for one shilling. Sudden Death. — An elderly woman, Mrs Henley, died suddenly at Halswcll, North Canterbury, last Monday night. Burglary. —At Waimate last Monday a man named James Stanton was committed for trial on a charge of breaking into a but and stealing therefrom a leg of mutton and other goods. Drowned. —A man, name unknown, was drowned at Sutton’s ford, Wairau river, on Tuesday afternoon. Ho was in a spring cart, and cart, horse, and driver, were washed over the ford. The river was in flood.

Presbyterian Church, Geraldine.— The annual parish gathering in connection with the Presbyterian Church, Geraldine, will be held on Thursday, September Bth. The gathering last year was a very successful one, and there is every prospect of a better one this year. Our ex-Governor. —Sir William Jervois when the lluahine left intended to visit Mildura, in Victoria, and to go thence to Adelaide to inspect some property in which he is interested, and assist at starting meat chilling works in South Australia. He will come to New Zealand after the completion of his business. Volunteers. A Parliamentary committee has recommended volunteer uniforms to be admitted duty free. They condemned the Kharkee uniform ; that volunteers should be exempt from serving on juries ; that regular attendants at drill should receive capitation ; drillsheds to he free from rates and taxes.

A Curious Incident. —A youth named Daniel Murphy, and a companion, when leaving the hut of a Chinaman at Speargrass Plat, near Roxburgh, pointed a double barrelled gun at the Chinaman. The charge exploded and the Chinaman was Wounded about the mouth, losing much blood. The police are investigating. Suicide. A young man named Ohas Hillier, a bush labourer, shot himself through the head with a pistol in the City Restaurant at Wellington on Monday night. He had influenza about ten mouths ago, and had since been in ill-health and out of employment, Of late he had been very despondent owing to his inability to obtain work.

I.O.G.T.—The weeekly meeting of the Temuka Lodge of Good Templars was held on Tuesday evening. After the regular business was disposed of, nine members took the district degrees, which were conferred by Bro. T. Barr, D.D., assisted by Bros. Davey, Grant, Monohan, Nicholas, and Anderson, and Sisters Ackroyd and McCallum. The lodge was closed at!) p.tn. The Lihel Bile. The Premier has promised a deputation of the Institute of Journalists to introduce the Libel Bill, hue says he has no hope of it passing as he heard that it is to be obstructed. This bill has been before Parliament one way or another for many years, and yet it has never passed. Newspapers are said to rule the country, yet this is the only bill in which they are directly interested, and it has not been passed. Very seldom newspapers are heard to complain. Death oh Judge Bkoad. —His Honour Judge Broad died suddenly at Nelson on Tuesday evening. He had just sat down to dinner when ho was seized with an apoplectic fit. Dr Mackie was iustantantly called in, but the Judge died a few minute* alter the doctor’s arrival, his death being accelerated by weakness of the heart. Mr Lowthcr Broad was a Warden on the Otago goldfields, and subsequently acted in the same capacity at the Thames. About twenty years ago be was appointed Resident Magistrate and Warden at Nelson, and later on waff appointed District Court Judge. He was the author of several law books.

Couut Procedure. A somewhat singular incident occurred at the R.M. Court, Tcmuka, on Tuesday. When the case of Broderick y. Ji. Oldfield was concluded, and the Magistrate wag about to give judgment, the clerk intimated that the hearing fee had not been paid. Application'Vv a,s made to the plaintiff, who. however, refused ■“ to part.” Under the circumstances llis Worship said ho could not give judgment ■, unless the fee was paid the case would be struck out. The defendant was thus placed in a curious position. If judgment were iu his favour the matter would be ended, but he would lose tbc costs ; if be declined to pay, there was an off chance that a fresh ease might bo brought against him, and a lot of valuable time wasted. He elected, therefore, to pay the fee, and £ho Magistrate at once gave judgment in his favour, but could not allow any costs, as he- had, already paid them. The defendant, on summing up the expenses, found that he had been sued for K i 1.1.5: he lost a day attending court, paid a man fls to work iu his absence, paid ;>s hearing fee, and two witnesses as each, besides some incidental expenses. He realises from another point of view the truth of the old picture of the naked man, who explains his position by saying “ I went to law and won.” On the face of it it seems that there should be some safeguard against employers of labour being sued upon bogus claims. Lecture. —The Rev. Dr Brown, Wcsloy.au j missionary to New Guinea, gave a lecture, illustrated by magic-lantera views, iu the Wesleyan Church, 7’cmuka, on Tuesday evening. Notwithstanding glue inclemency of the weather, and it was jude.td & ysry uninviting evening, there was a large attendance. The church was nearly full, some coming from Rangitata Is! arm, Waitohi, upd sc on. The Rev. Mr Dellow occupied the chair, and, after singing a hymn, briefly introduced the lecturer, who gave a history of how he came to go £o New Guinea. Sir William McGregor, Governor of New Guinea, wrote to the Wesleyan Conference asking for missionaries for New Guinea, and three days afterwards he (D ; Brown 1 started for that, making ah inspection ot it lie saw tnere was a splendid field for missionary work there, and on returning home and reporting to the conference Ids experience he was ordered to go as a leader of a missionary expedition. Ho look with him seventy persons in all, ami established the mission. The rev. gentleman thou gave a scries of very interesting views of the ’place and the people, hub they were chiefly connected with the mission stations The machinery did not work well for some time, and the rev. do tor had sonic (rouble with it, but after a time he succeeded in getting it in good order, and the result was satisfactory. The views chiefly consisted of groups of natives and some scenery ; as they were all new they proved of great interest. Dr Drown said the chief object of his lectures wao to raise funds. They started free from debt, but now they were ±■l.loo on tbc wrong side. This could not go on, and so he hoped the people of New Zealand would render assistance. He might say that New Zealand had nob come up to expectations iu this respect, but he hoped that someone in each district would act as a collector, and assist in the good work. The last two views were a splendid picture of Mrs Del low’s father and the rev. lecturer himself, which lie said he gave as “good night,” after which the Rev. Mr Dellow moved a vote of thanks, which was carried by acclamation. The mooting terminated with the singing of the doxology.

Death.— A young man named 1 bourns Joyce hied suddenly in Waimato last Sunday. Football. —The match Temuka 3rd v. Star 2nd this afternoon, commences at 1 .13 sharp, as the match Terauka 2nd v. Star I st commences at 3 o’clock. Sale at Woodbury. The sale at Messrs Taylor and Patman’s on Tuesday last was largely attended by buyers, and everything sold. Full particulars will be given in our next issue. Temuka Parish.—A meeting to arrange for a welcome social to the Rev. W. E. Gillam and Mrs Gillam takes place in theTemnka Parish Room at halfpast 7 o’clock this evening.

Cruelty to a Chico.— At Masterton the charges of cruelty to a child against Thomas and Elizabeth GooJgame, were resumed in the Resident Magistrate's Court. The female accused admitted in cross-examination having emptied a chamber over the girl, and otherwise shamefully ill-treated her, but stated that it was done to make her break oif bad habits. Elizabeth G oodgame was sentenced to four months’imprisonment, and Thomas Goo Igamc to three mouths’ hard labour. The decision was received with applause. Tiie magistrate remarked that it would have been incredible to one who had not heard the evidence that any parents could have been so cruel to their offspring. Accident. —Mr Eli Mitchell, of Waitohi, had a narrow escape from a violent de-ith yesterday. Mr .David Charteris was driving out of Tiraaru about 2 o’clock, and when just opposite Mr Perry’s he noticed Mr Mitchell driving furiously behiu I him. and he pulled out of the way to the side of the road. Just at that moment the train came in sight, and Mr Mitchell’s horse swerved till his wheel came violently in contact with the nave of Mr Cfiartcris’s wheel. The result, of course, was a terrible concussion, and Mr Mitchell’s trap and horse were lifted bodily, and thrown with great force to the other side of the road. Mr Charteris gave the reins of his own horses to Mr W. McCann, who was driving with him, and went to Mr Mitchell’s assistance, and succeeded with considerable dilliculty in extracting him from under the trap, where owing to the frantic efforts of the horse to right itself, he was in great danger. Mr Mitchell was cut very badly in the face, and his side and leg were very much hurt. News having been sent to Timaru, the police came out and took charge of Mr Mitchell, whom they removed to the hospital. The trap was damaged considerably, one shaft being broken, and the horse was also knocked about, but not seriously. 1.0.G.T., Geraldine.— The installation of officers of the Welcome Retreat Lodge. Geral line, took place on Monday evening, when there was a good attendance, among the visitors being Bro. Barr (District Deputy), Bros. Charteris and Philps Temuka, and Bro. McLachlau, Crystal Spring Lodge, Timaru. The following are tue officers installed : C.T., Bro. J. McCaskey ; V.T., Sister M. Morrison ; P.O T., Bro. T. Bowkett; Secretary, Bro. L. Newport; Assistant Secretary, Bro. C. E. Sherratt; Financial Secretary, Sister E. Shorratt; Chaplain, Sister E. Bowkett ; Treasurer, Bro. J. M. Sutherland ; Marshall, Bro. J. Hay ; Guard, Bro. J. Ivennington ; Sentinel, Bro. W. G. Sherratt; Superintendent Juvenile Temple, Bro. J. M. Sutherland. During the evening buns and coffee were passed round and a social recess held. iUtorthis, a district lodge meeting was held, presided over by the District Lodge Deputy, Bro. Barr, assisted by Bros. Phiip and McLachlau. Those who were initiate 1 in into the degree were the Rev. W. Woollass and Bro. J. Trengrovc. A letter was read, intimating to the lodge that Mr Knott, temperance lecturer, would soon visit Geraldine anil Temuka, and hold a week’s mission.

Salvation Army, Geraldine. The weather was very disagreeable on Tuesday evening, but the Salvation Army Lasses Band drew a good attendance ; the Geraldine Oddfellow’s Hall being comfortably filled. The performance was well-worth hearing, and the audience by their applause seome-d to greatly appreciate the skill of the lady musicians. Originally the band comprised twelve members, but on Tuesday two members being in-disposed, they managed with tea. The entertainment consisted of items with the brass band, string band, and timbrel, and the care, tisba, and precision with which the lasses handled their instruments was specially noted by the audience The following wap the programme gone through Selections from hymn book by the ban d ; “Heaven,” by Trasses Brass Band ; “ I’m properly converged,” played by Lasses String Band; song, “ I’m a Salvation Soldier,” Captain Austin; “Joy! Joy!” a song composed by Lieutenant Frances, sun° by Ensign Wilson accompanying himself y.’if.h the guitar; song by the Lasses with timbrel scooramniments; song, “Will you go,” sung With capital expression by Lieutenant Thompson ; song, “ I’m a light hearted lassie,” to an Irish air. b.Y LiehtehanJ; Bain ; tune to the song “ The Sinner’s Boom ” by the brass baud ; song, " Come, 'come ft way,” by Ensign Wilson: timbrel song by Lasses Bap I ; son" - , “ Will you go,” set to the well-known football air “ On the Ball”; duet by Lasses; song, “Keep me ever,” by Maggie Thompson; song, “ Will the Angels come tome,” by Lieutenant Gates ; song*, “ ihe baeksiider'sipraycr.” by Lieutenant Bain ; “ EoeK of Ages,” by Lasses Baud. Ensign Wilson conducted ihe hapd and led the meeting, and' by his genial manner kept the audience in a good humour ail ihe evening. The pianoforte acconipaniipeut-s were plowed by Lieutenant Barth. During an interval in the performance, a collection was taken up in aid of the now Headquarters, to be built at Christchurch. On Sunday - and jVlpuday evenings the band anpear in Tcmuka, and froin ghp foregoing ;c will bo seen they arc welf wofth hearing. Particulars as to the band appear in our advertising column,?.

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