LOCAL & GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 2403, 24 September 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Elginshire. —The Elginshire is to be dismantled and the hull sold.

Temuka Town Board. —Eighteen informal votes were given at the Temuka Town Board electiod on Wednesday.

Found Dead. —The body of a gumdigger named Beudley, was found in a well on Mrs Oathwater’s property at Kaukapakapa, Auckland. Church of England.—The Rev. W. E. Gillum is announced to conduct services at Winchester, Maori Pah, and Temuka tomorrow.

Primitive Methodist Church The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns.

The Band Contest. —lt has been decided by the executive of the Brass Bands Association that the Newcastle (N.S.W.) Military Band is eligible for taking part in the coming contests.

Geraldine Shearers Union. —In the report of the union published in last (issue it should have read that the election of officers was postponed for a fortnight, and not till next quarterly meeting. Fatal Accident to a Miner. A miner named Frank Creehon was killed in his tunnel claim at Stafford, near Hokitika, on Monday last. The timber of the tunnel had given way, and death must have been instantaneous. Sons and Daughters of Temperance. —Members of this newly-instituted order in Temuka are reminded that a meeting takes place in the Social Hall on Monday evening, at half-past seven o’clock. Persons desirous of joining are also invited to attend.

Charitable Aid. —A Dunedin telegram says a conference is being called of local bodies to protest against increasing the amounts demanded for charitable aid, and to endeavour to formulate some plan by which local bodies may be relieved of the heavy burdens imposed on them under the Hospitals and Charitable Aid Act. Among the Icebergs.— The ship Jessie Readman, Burton, commander, from Glasgow (June 1!)), arrived at Dunedin, on Thursday. During the voyage she had to contend with ice. She sailed between bergs for 130 miles. The bergs ranged from a mile to U miles in length, and up to 450 feet in height. She sustained some slight damage to her gear in a gale. Railway Reeurns. —The railway returns for the four weeks ended August 2(sth, shows the returns to have been 4175,528, and expenditure £60,768. The passenger traffic so far this year shows an increase of 152,734 on the same period last year, and, except in cattle and pigs, there is also an increase iu stock. The goods traffic shows an increase in every department, the total being 69,045 tons. Attempted Escape. —A prisoner named Stewart, confined in Lyttelton gaol on a charge of forgery, made an attempt to escape on Wednesday night. Mr Cleary, the gaoler, was in the yard and heard a suspicious sound. On searching for its cause he found that Stewart was boring holes around the lock of his cell door with a bit. Prisoner had bored seven holes when discovered. He is an old offender, and has attempted to escape from custody in other places more than once. A Trivial Case. A settler named William Frisby was committed for trial at Invercargill on Wednesday on a charge of killing one cow, the property’of William Butler, with intent to carry away the carcase. The cow has been straying on Frisby’s place for two years, and over eighteen months ago he advertised that unless she was removed she would be destroyed. No one claiming it he killed it in {July last, He. never denied killing it, and showed the skin to the owner. When asked Butler wanted £5 for the beast, but Frisby would not settle it, and a criminal prosecution was instituted. The Magistrate fixed the bail at £2OO.

S.G. Caledonian Society. —The annual meeting of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society was held on Tuesday evening in Timaru. The report showed that the sports meeting on the 24th May resulted in a loss of £4O, and in consequence the overdraft of the society had only been reduced by £ll 3s 3d, and now stands at £36 Ills 6d. The receipts showed that £7B was realised from privileges; £59 12s from entries ; £271 8s lid from gates; £36 15s from members’ and special subscriptions; and £22 18s Id from other receipts. Among the expenditure appeared £322 18s for prizes: £97 3s Od for salaries, work, etc.; £4B 15s lOd for goods, printing, etc.; and £ls 14s Id for all other expenditure. A Dunedin Divorce. —In the Divorce Court at Duuedin on Wednesday in the case Mark v, Mark and Motherwell, the jury found for the petitioner and awarded £SO damages. His Honour found that the case came within the “ small cases ” rule. The husband and wife did not agree, and petitioner had to admit that he twice struck his wife. Petitioner had often said that he would sell his wife for £5, He had said that before the co-respondent. She then spoke to him and said that Motherwell was quite prepared to give £5 for her. The husband said that she could go to-morrow if she liked. The petitioner alleged that he was joking when he spoke of selling his wife for £5. Shortly afterwards Mrs Mark and Motherwell came to Dunedin, consulted a solicitor, and then returned to Lawrence, living as man and wife close to Mark’s house.

Fire- on A Ship.— A fire occurred on Wednesday morning on the ship Timaru in the stream at Auckland, and was subdued after several hours’ hard work by the ship’s crew and a party from the steamer Rangitira. The fire-broke out in the charcoal insulated compartment about the frozen meat hold, under the flooring of the oil-room, on the main deck, and it Is believed to be spontaneous combustion —oil saturating the floor of the oil-room and penetrating the planking to the bharcoal. The damage consists of some decking burnt and portions of the charcoal ' compartment are destroyed. About 500 casks of cement were destroyed by the fire and water. The Timaru is one of the Shaw Savill-Albion Company’s refrigerating. ships, and bad been lying in barber the opening of the frozen ’-Ai ■- season, when she goes south to load for Lonclol! ’The damage to the ship is estimated at 1 £oost • - WIFE Desertion.— AS id* Court Timaru. yesterday, before C. A. • ■ *■. * > R.M., Hamilton Gallehawk, charged on t-.e information of his wife, Margaret Gallehawk. with wilfully failing tq provide for her and fouVChildren. aged respectively 10 G, 4, and 2 years, all girls but tae youngest, pleaded not guilty. Mrs ■ Gallshawk deposed to her husband leaving her t iu Melbourne with £5 in January last,, since which time he had contributed nothing to her or the childrens support. Ultimately she traced him to Dunedin, with the aid of the Salvation Army, and thence to Timaru, where she found him employed atone of the hotels. On her calling 1 on him he abused her for following Mm, and said she must look for lodgings herself as he had engagea as a single man and could not have her with him. She had iioap.i lie uas keeping another woman, but did not know it of her own The accused said his wife had been unfaithful to him, and had broken up four good homes, W hen be was earning £4 10s a week she was so extravagant that he never had a penny himself, and he had been summoned fourteen times for debts contracted by hey. He was willing to pay all he could for .his children, but he would not give his wife a, n<mnv no matter what the penalty might 1 be. ffo abused his wife of improper conduct since zijß had been in i unarm Replying to His Wonhip Mrs Gallehawk promised not to go near net husband if an order was made. Finally Ills <W/;/.S.np ordered defendant to pay £1 a wgek into , court Ur jibe support of the children, the first payment fa be made next day, as the ■, • -Hy were ordered U leave the barracks; Ta.ru - • ■>*, q £ jiny payment feee months in defame . » * * imprisonment.

Temuka Dairy Factory— Farmers and others are reminded that the Temuka Cheese Factory will be prepared to receive milk on and alter Saturday next, October Ist. at the same price as hitherto paid. Slack Times. —Owing to slackness of work, the Railway Commissioners have decided that the operatives in tho railway workshops in Auckland, Christchurch, and Dunedin shall for the present only work 5.J days each per week. The Weather. —Rain again commenced to fall on Wednesday evening, since which time the weather has remained cold and showery, with an occasional light fall of hail. Snow has again fallen rather heavily on the ranges. A spell of fine weather is now ardently wished for. Fatal Accidents.— On Thursday two were killed near Hunterville. One. Michael Dignan, 35, single, was accidentally killed in a tunnel on the Rangitira railway works. The other, Richard Kennet, 30, single, was killed in bush falling on Murray’s track. Angling Society.— A meeting of the Geraldine County Angling Society was held in the Crown Hotel, Temuka, yesterday afternoon. Present—Messrs A. M. Clark (President,) J. Findlay, N. C. Nicholas, and Cutten. Accounts were passed for payment, and it was arranged to hold the annual meeting on the (sth of October next. One new member was elected and the meeting terminated.

The Park and Cemetery Boards. — In our advertising columns it is announced that a petition praying that the Temuka Park and Arowhenua Cemetery may be vested in the Temuka and Arowhenua Town Boards is now laying at the shop of Mr D. McCaskill for signature. Mr T. Gunnion has also been authorised by the committee bo call on the residents of Temuka, Arowhenua, and surrounding districts to obtain signatures to this petition. Wreckage. —lt is reported that the combings of a ship have been washed ashore on Rawhiti beach, half way between Russell and Cape Brett. On the combings are the letters 0.N., followed by figures believed to be 1517 or 1513. There is also part of cabin fittings. The wreckage has been there some weeks. As it is probable there is more along the coast, the Customs officer at Russell has been instructed to search the coast.

Fatal Railway Accident. —A shocking accident occurred at the Otahuhu (Auckland) railway station on Wednesday night, which resulted in the instantaneous death oi Mrs Catherine Rowe, wife of Mr Rowe, an employee of Mr John Hall, storekeeper, Otahuhu. Mrs Rowe had been in Auckland on business, and was returning home. In alighting in the dark she fell while the train was moving, and was almost decapitated, and her arms and legs were mangled. She leaves no family.

Black Star Minstrels.— -The Black Star Ministrels give an entertainment in Geraldine next Thursday. It will be similar to the one given some weeks ago in Temuka, where it was a great success, and at Geraldine the performers should be even more at home in their work than they were on that occasion. The programme consists of some most amusing farces, character songs, pretty ballads, dances, etc,, and opens with a realistic “ Plantation scene.” The prices are reasonable,and the visitors should receive a cordial welcome from a full hall. Football. —Teams representing the Temuka First and Union Second met on the Caledonian Grounds, Timaru, in a contest for the flag on Thursday last. The ground was covered with water. The game was played in two 35's, but was continued without interruption. The result was—Temuka, 7 points; Union, nil. Morton and J. Brosnahan each obtained a try, the former’s being converted into a goal by the latter. Mr W. Fenton umpired for Temuka and Mr C. N. Macintosh for the-Union. Mr A. Austin acted as referee in a most impartial manner. Women’s Franchise. —A most absurd fiasco occurred in the Legislative Council in connection with women’s franchise. After all the tremendous fire and fury which certain Councillors have fulminated over ' this question, they actually allowed the obnoxious provision to pass twice over without noticing it or voting, and the interpretation clause, which enacts that ” person includes woman,” slipped through without being observed by the hostile Councillors, some of whom (notably Sir George Whitmore) were away, but Avho came back rampart with indignation when they discovered what had happened, and threatened all sorts of reprisals. But then they found to their horror that they had actually enacted female franchise previously without being aware of the facts by passings the clause which defines the qualifications of male or female voters, specifying every person having of “ his or her ” right a freehold, &c., and every person who has resided for one year in the electoral district for which “he or she ” claims a vote. A regular row ensued on this discovery, Sir G. Whitmore threatening to stonewall the Bill line by line unless another opportunity were given to vote on the question, and Sir P. Buckley implied, if necessary, similar action as to the electoral right amendment. In the end it was agreed to take the question up next day.

The Costley Home. The official enquiry into the management of the Costley Home (Auckland) for aged people, commenced on Thursday, the Charitable Aid Board holding the enquiry. The specific charges are that articles of clothing, etc., were often removed from inmates in an arbitary manner; that little annoyances are caused to inmates; that the dietary scale is not sufficiently varied; that the manager and his wife, Mr and Mrs Moss, are not fit to have charge of the institution. The enquiry concluded on Thursday night, after lasting for ten hours. Exhaustive evidence was taken from inmates of the home and several lady visitors regarding the treatment of the inmates by the manager and matron, Several ladies deposed that they had given articles of clothing to inmates, but that the matron had taken them from them, and had otherwise not studied the comfort of the old people as theyshould havedone. Itwas allegedthaton one occasion a woman in a weak state of health was deprived of warm clothing and left in the cold with insufficient clothes. The management of the institution denied the specific statements made, and stated they had always treated the inmates with 'kindness, so far as was compatible with the rules.' Several witnesses also spoke to the same effect. The decision of the Board on the evidence will be arrived at next Wednesday. The Minister of Lands and Mr Fish. f Vague and mysterious rumours of trouble of a serious nature between the Hon.J. M‘Kenzie and Mr Fish were floating about the lobbies of the House on Thursday, and it was alleged that further developments ' would take place in the Police Court. The Wellington Post of the_ same evening has the following on the subject:We understand that at an early hour this morning a serious fraonx occurred iu a city hostelry, where members congregrate when their legislative work is done, between a Minister and a member of the Opposition, in which a pickle-jar was seized from the supper ta'blp and ultimately to Ministerially ag a meaps of conciliation and arbitration. Fortunately, befqre this novel weapon could be landed on the Oppositionist's devoted head. Cabinet intervention took place, and further hostilities,were suspended. At one time it looked as if there was going to be a regular “ case of pickles," v/hich would quits eclipse the recent shooting affray in sensational interest. It is said that more will be heard of the matter in another place unless a special settlement of the difficulty is arranged;” It is supposed the meeting took place at the Club Hotel. The alleged fraam was uo more than.a slightly heated altercation, and it’is almost needless to say that nothing further will- be heard of it beyond .the 'statement made by Mr Fish in (the House,

The Wellington Shooting Case. The charges of murder against Finley and Seel are proceeding at Wellington in the R.M. Court. So far no fresh evidence has been adduced.

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Temuka Football Club—Grand Social on October 4.

H. B. Webster & Co.—Entries for Geraldine stock sale. Black Star Minstrels —At Geraldine on Thursday night. Geraldine Town Board Result of biennial election.

Guinness & LeCren —Entries for Geraldine stock sale. Geraldine Domain Board—lnvite tenders for grazing large park. Sons and Daughters of Temperance Meeting on Monday evening. J. W. Pye—Notice re spring and summer drapery now offering at Victoria House. Rev. Father Fauvel —Invites tenders for alterations and additions to St. Joseph’s school, Temuka. J. Mundell & Co. —Entries for Geraldine stock sale on Wednesday; annual horse parade on Wednesday. Guinness & LeCren —Unreserved sale of stock and implements in F. Drake’s estate on the farm, Kakahu Road, on Tuesday. To the Inhabitants of Temuka, Arowhenua, and Surrounding Districts—Notice te petition rc Temuka Park and Arowhenua Cemetery.