LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2399, 25 August 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

I’ATA f. A-ECU/ENT. Qharleu Lyons, a settler at Vyhmgarei. died from a fall from his horse. He leaves a wife and family. House Sale.— Messrs J. Blundell & Go. hold a sale of horses at Geraldine to,day, when a buyer for the Indian market will be present. Mi.ssfNu, —The son of a fisherman at Morale!. North named Paget, has been missing since the 1-th inst. It is supposed that he is drowned. Fuunituue Sale. —Mr W. S. Maslin holds a sale of furniture in the Teinuka Parish Ptoom at 1 o’clock this afternoon, on account of Mr George “Watts. Mischievous Boys. —Two boys, employed at a flax factory, were sentenced to twelve strokes of a birch rod for upsetting fifteen hives of bees belonging to Mr P. Reid, of llaugiriri, Auckland.

st. Saviour's Church.— The Rev. W. E. Gillam, tao newly-appointed Incumbent of the Parish of Temuka, will be formally inducted by the Yen. Archdeacon Harper to-morrow evening-, at half-past seven o’clock. Exuht Hours’ Demonstration.—Replying to a deputation at Wellington, Sir George Grey consented to become patron of the eight hours demonstration, and the Premier agreed to fill the office of President. Tennyson Smith. —Mr E. Tennyson Smith is now lecturing on temperance matters in Wellington, and is said to be drawing crowded houses. He has expressed his intention of visiting every corner of the North Island.

Sale oe Farm Stock.— Messrs H. B. Webster & Co. hold a large clearing sale of live and dead farm stock on the farm of Mr 11. E. Mu.sgrave at Woodbury tomorrow, commencing at 12 o’clock. A spring dray, horse, and harness will afterwards be sold.

A Fraud. —Lawson, with several a//a,saw. who passed himself off at Wellington as the son of Sir Wilfred Lawson, the English temperance advocate, and was taken up by the local temperance bodies, was committed for trial on a charge of obtaining money by valueless cheques. Extra Bars. —At the annual meeting of the AVellington Licensing Committee it was decided to impose a fee for extra bars in licensed houses, and the police have laid informations against five licenses who have, it is alleged, infringed the Act. The publicans intend to test the legality of the committee’s decision. Woodrury Presbyterian Church.— To-morrow evening the opening of the enlarged church at Woodbury—referred to in our last issue—will be celebrated in the Woodbury schoolroom with a parish gathering. Tea will be on the tables at 0 o’clock, and will be followed by addresses by Ministers, musical selections, etc. A Serious Chakue, The Rev. Mr Habens, Secretary of the Education Department, is at present in Dunedin to hold an enquiry into the charges of immorality preferred against one of the officers of the Industrial School. The officer has been suspended, and Mr Titohener, the manager, has handed over the institution to Mr Dalethorpe, of the Burnham School.

GERALDINE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. — The annual parish gathering in connection with the Presbyterian Church, Geraldine, takes place in the Volunteer Hall, on Sept. 8. The tea will be on the tables at ISO, and should be very enjoyable. For the after-meeting a varied programme of addresses and musical selections has been prepared, and it is said a real treat may be expected. Infancticide. —The adjourned inquest on the body of the child found in the Avon river was held at Christchurch on Tuesday morning. An open verdict was returned. The girl Eva Simpson, the alleged mother of the child, was remanded to Thursday on a charge of wilful murder preferred against her by the police. On the body of the child was found an apron wioh a name, partly obliterated, on it. As far as can be made out the name is “ E.” or “ C.” Simpson.

An Undesirable Class.— There is an unusually large number of professional thieves and spielers in Christchurch at the present time, and several robberies from the person have been reported. Visitors to the city and others who are in the habit of carrying valuables should be careful of the company they got into, especialy at night time. On Monday evening a business man was followed and assaultedand robbed of his gold watch anil money. —Press. The Lasses Band. —The Salvation Army Lasses Band paid a visit to Pleasant Point on Tuesday evening. The weather was wet and cold, but despite this the Assembly Boom was comfort ;bly filled. The Lasses gave a somewhat similar programme to that given at G raldine and Temuka, and all present seemed to be delighted with it. The takings amounted to nearly JM, which, considering the night, was very satisfactory. After the entertainment the band returned to Temuka, reaching there shortly after twelve o’clock. They leave for Ashburton to-day. Raid on Parihaka.— The police, under Inspector Pardy, made a raid on Parihaka at daylight on Tuesday morning to arrest some natives who were defaulters in connection with the dog tax. The natives were taken by surprise, and all but one man were secured. There was no resistance to speak of. One old woman got excited and threatened to knock Pardy down, but was at last quieted. The prisoners were sent into New Plymouth. Te Whiti has been prophesying that a raid would be made on Parihaka by an army of countless numbers. Everything is quiet.

The ’Frisco Mail Serivce. The Postal Department have received no intimation from the English Post Office of ttie rumoured withdrawal from the San Francisco mail contract. The local department communicated with the Imperial Government respecting a renewal of the subsidy, and their only reply so far has been an acknowledgment of the letter. The amount of subsidy at present paid by the Imperial Government is £5585, but as they also pay the cost of conveying the mail through America, and across the Atlantic their contribution amounts to nearly £15,100 annually. Tawhiao. —Tawhiao, the Maori King, has issued a printed manifesto embodying the statements made by him at the recent native meeting at Maungawaka, Waikato. He says the Government have deceived him with reference to his arrangement with the Native Minister by which he was to receive a pension, and says that what Mr Cadman really said was, in effect- “ Retain control of the Maori people. Conduct and govern your own people the Maoris. There is no meaning in the pension, which is given you as you are getting old.” Tawhiao reiterates his independence as the Maori king, and concludes by saying that he will dot touch the money offered him. Belfiepd School Committee. —The ordinary monthly meeting of the Committee was held on August 20th. Present; —Messrs Ford (chairman), Hansen, Palmer, Morrison, Quantock, and Sugrue. The teacher’s monthly report was read, which showed the number on the roll to be ; Boys 20, girls 22, tqtal 51; strict average ; boys 21,5, girls 10, total 10. The head master handed in the sum qE £1 Os 10Ad, money for books sold. The visitor, Mr Morrison, reported having visited the school on Friday August, 10th, and found the attendance on that day to be 87, and everything working satisfactorily in the school. The visitor also reported that the gorse fences round the school ground wanted cutting, and the committee decided to have the work done. It was resolved to renew the school's insurance policy when due, and three accounts were passed for payment. M); Sugrue was appointed visitor for the ensuing muurii, and being all. the business the meeting terminated.'

Sm Geo no k Guey.— ln the Wellington skating rink on Monday night, a congratulatory address on the attainment of his 80th birthday was presented to Sir George Grey from citizc-m of Wellington. The address, which was bfcantU'uilv illuminated and enclosed in a massive gilt frame, expressed the sentiment* of over three f mas aid persons. Mr 11. Id. Bell, mayor of the city, presided; there was a very largo attendance of the nubljc, and On the platform wore many members 'of both Houses of the Legislature and representatives of local bodies, Mr Thomas I)wan, who made the prentation, gave a short biography of Sir George Grey’s life, and Mr Duthic, M. 11,11,, in the course of a few remarks, expressed a hope that their illustrious guest would live for many years to exercise that indomitable vigour which had always oiuu'actejdsod him. Ou rising to return thanks, Sir George Grey received a great ovation. He spoke at some length on the early history of the colony, and concluded by saying that his heart was with the p-eplc, and he would serve them as long as lie could. At Sir George Grey’s request the address will be placed in the Free Library of Wellington.

Football. —The following will represent Temuka 2nd in their match against Star Ist to-Jay : Grant, Low, Greaves, Morton, Lee, Sheen, Harding, Thompson, Carr (2). Marshall, Collins, McLean, Hooper, and Bryant. Play will commence at 3 o’clock. Earthquake. —Telegrams from Wellington, Greymouth, Westport, Nelson, Blenheim, and Christchurch,reports that a shock of earthquake was felt at those places about 8 o’clock yesterday morning. The direction appeared to be from south to north. Temuka Musical Society. —The Temuka Musical Society announce their first concert on September Bth, in the Temuka Parish Room. Since the formation of the Society the members have been assiduously practising, and the concert ought to prove most enjoyable, and also be a financial success. The Volunteers. —Two large boxes of overcoats for the Temuka Rifles arrived yesterday. The overcoats are very substantial dark gray frieze coats, with a cape and the orthodox brass buttons. They will doubtless be appreciated by the corps, but, so far as we know, they have been purchased with their own money.

Prolific Sheep. —An event of an unusual character took place on Mr Beattie’s farm, Rangitira Valley, when one of his ewes gave birth to six lambs. The night was wet, and three of them perished, but the other three are alive and doing well. They were all born alive, and were wellgrown, but the most remarkable feature of all is that tsvo of them were black.

A Pretender. —J. B. Steele, alias Craig, alias Smith, alias Lord Wortley, was arrested at Oamaru on Tuesday morning for false pretences. He has been victimising settlers in North Otago and South Canterbury for some time. —Thos. Broomhall, alias Steele, etc.,was charged at the R.M.Court, Timaru, yesterday, with obtaining goods by false pretences from C. Green, of the Queen’s Hotel, He was remanded until Friday. It is said one of the principal witnesses is seriously ill of typhoid. Licensing Matters. —At the R.M. Court, Christchurch, yesterday morning, Pearce, proprietor of the Railway Hotel, was charged with selling liquor on Sunday. The evidence showed that nine people were in a private room, one of whom was drinking, and he said he had been invited to do so by a boarder. Mr Beetham, R.M., said the matter had already been settled that a boarder has a right to invite a friend to drink. Another charge of keeping the bar open, the R.M. said, must hang together, as if it was lawful to keep the house open it was lawful to open the bar to serve a lodger and his friends. Both cases were dismissed.

Charitable. —Mr D. Oharteris recently offered to send a ton of potatoes to the Rescue Home in Christchurch, and another to the same institution in Dunedin, but the railway authorities refused to take them free of charge. Mr Charteris, thinking that as he was so charitable as to give the potatoes the Railway Commissioners should be generous enough to take them free of charge, wrote to Mr Rnodes, M.H.R., asking him to use his influence to get the Commissioners to do this. Mr Rhodes replied that he had seen the Commissioners but that they refused to take them except at ordinary rates. Mr Rhodes also enclosed five shillings in stamps as his contribution towards paying the freights, Caledonian Ball. —The annual fancy dress ball (evening dress will be permissable) of the Temuka Caledonian Society takes place in the Temuka Drill Shed this evening. Every effort has been made to make the Drill Shed as comfortable and presentable as possible, and we feel certain visitors will be well satisfied. The whole of the Drill Shed has been lined with strong canvas, and by that means the draughts experienced on other occasions will not be felt. Mr Guunion yesterday brought from Pleasant Valley a large load of ferns, and when these are properly fixed up, and other decorations finished, we anticipate that the hall will be a picture of neatness. Unless the weather interferes there will be an immense attendance at the ball. Dancing will commence at 8.30. •

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 AD VEH'iTSEMENTS. W. A . Nalder, Woodside Wants a strong lad. H. Williams, Undertaker —Funeral notice re late Mrs Hunter, J. Murray, Manager Orari Station— W ants tenders for gorse cutting. Nelson, Moate & Co. —Notice re pure blended teas. Temuka Musical Society ■ — Grand concert on September Bth. Geraldine Road Board—Notice of intention to strike rate. R. Morrison, Geraldine—Announces that Miss Wiuny has recommenced dressmaking at his establishment for Spring and Summer months.