LOCAL & GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 2407, 4 October 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Dance.—A dance will be held in the Pleasant Valley sohoolrora on Thursday evening-. The Session.—Ministers intend to close the session on Friday next, or before that day if possible. This Premier.—The Premier is suffering from heart disease and atrophy of the stomach, the latter troubling him most. Skin Sale.—The Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Association advertise a sale of sheepskins, hides, and fat at Timaru tomorrow. Temuka Football Club.—A social under the auspices of the Temuka Football Club takes place in the Volunteer Hall this evening l . An enjoyable evening should be spent by those who attend. Peel Forest Telephone. —lt is the intention of Mr Rhodes to ask the Post-master-General whether he will give instructions for the immediate erection of the Peel Forest telephone. Concert and Dance. —A concert and dance in aid of the funds of the school takes place at the Upper Waitohi Flat on Tnursday, November 3rd. The committee intend doing all they can to make the affair enjoyable. Angle sis' Society.—The annual meeting of the Geraldine County Angler's Society will be held on Thursday afternoon, in the Crown Hotel, when the report and balancesheet will be presented and dealt with, and officers for the ensuing year elected. It ia hoped there will be a good attendance. Salvation Army.—" Special Times " are announced with regard to the Salvation Army at Temuka and Pleasant Point this week. To-night Colonel and Mrs Bailey and Major Vince will be at Temuka, when doubtless the holding capacity of the barracks will be severely tried. To-morrow and Thursday evenings officers from other districts are also announced. Export ok Horses.—By the Rotokino, which left Wellington for Calcutta on Friday night, 251 horses were sent away. They include carriage horse*, polo ponies, etc. Eighty-one of the animals are shipped by Mr Hawkins, of Christchurch; 51 by Mr Smith,of Christchurch; and the balance (of which a large majority are from Hawke's Bay districts) by Mr Haggerty, of Dunedin. ' Fire King.—A minute or two before the race in which Fire King won two ladies were on their way to put their money on " ' - in the totalisator, when they met the Aim . •-"! told him what they were horse's owner, a,. 3 <--hem not to put going to do. He adviseu . ""--» had no j their money on Fire King, as ' chance of winning, and they took his|advice. He took good care to keep a respectable distance from these ladies for the remainder of the afternoon. The Weather.—There was an agreeable change in the weather on Sunday, and yesterday, uuder the influence of a warm sun, Nature assumed quite a different aspect. On Saturday the rivers were high and only fordable at considerable risk. Farming operations have been at a standstill, and a good deal of spring wheat which was to have been sown will probably give place to oats. The losses amongst lambs has not been so severe as was anticipated, at all events in the lower country. The later lambing near the hills is, however, likely to be reduced by deaths, the weather there having been much more severe. The Orari river was very full, being fed also by the snow off the mountains. No damage o f any importance is reported beyond the washing away of a few fords. Yesterday morning the mountains in tho back country wore as thick a coat of snow as any seen during the winter. OufTUARY.—A very old and respected settler has passed away in the person of Mr D;ni i Young, of Waitohi, who breathe 1 his last at his residence on last Sunday. Mr Young was a native of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and came to New Zealand 26 years ago, landing at Lyttelton in 1864. He settled in the Heathcote district, where he lived for the next six years, and in IS7O he came to Waitohi, where he settled down, and has lived ever since. Some fievorsix years after coming to AVaitohi his wife died, leaving a family of three sons and four daughters. One son and two daughters have since married, and two sons and two daughters are still single, and were living with him up to the time of his death. Mr Young has been ailing for a considerable time, but he lived to a respectable old age, being (IS years at the time of 3nsdeath. He was a very kind-hearted, well-disposed, and inoffensive gentleman, and was respected and esteemed by all who knew him. His funenil will leave his late residence for the Temuka Cemetery at one o'clock to-morrow alfcernyon,

Temuka Live Stock Sale.—The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. A number of entries will be found in our advertising' columns. Board Meetings. The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board takes place to-day, that of the Geraldine Town Board this evening', and that of the Temuka Town Board to-morrw evening. Teaching the Blind. Two blind children have been successfully taught with the other children in one of the public schools in Otago. Of course they had special books and working material.— Braile's system. They passed the same tests as other children, in arithmetic, dictation, and reading; their arithmetic, was particularly good. Personal.—We learn that Sir Robert Stout has been retained in a lawsuit which is coming off shortly in Supreme Court of Samoa. It is something for New Zealand to feel proud of, that one of her lawyers is selected in preference to all other Australian lawyers to conduct the case. Sir Robert will, in consequence, be absent from the colony for a few weeks. Church Parade. —The Temuka Rifles mustered for ehurch parade on Sunday last, bub owing to the unsettled weather only about half the company, put in an appearance. The Rev. W. E. Gillam, the honorary chaplain, who officiated at St. Saviour's Church, preached an eloquent sermon from 11. Thessalonians, iii., i. There was a fair general congregation.

New Zealand Temperance Alliance. —The Rev. Edward Walker, agent for the New Zealand Temperance Alliance, will be in Geraldine on Saturday next, and will deliver an address on " Temperance " in the Oddfellows' Hall, Geraldine. This is Mr Walker's first visit to the district, and no doubt he will be well received by temperance people. A Ghastly Discovery.—Two swaggers going to Barrytown from Brighton, West Coast, on Thursday fouud a tent standing in the bush near the Gentle Annie creek. It looked as if it had been standing a couple of years. Inside was a skeleton, with blucher boots, moleskin trousers, and cotton shirt. A coat, vest, and hat, were alongside, as well as a bridle. The tent was old and mildewed.

Colonial Industries.—At a meeting of the committee of the Industrial Association at Christchurch, it was resolved to write to the Government, expressing the gratification which the association felt at their intention to use locally-made cement and galvanised iron, It was also decided to ask for a reply as to the bonus for paper-making, as the committee were assured that if such a bonus were offered, capital was available to promote the industry. Entkhtainmext.— The excellent entertainment to be given by Geraldine amateurs on Thursday next in the New Hall. Temuka, is likely to attract a large attendance, especially now the weather promises to be favorable. The several performances are quite unique in Temuka, the tableaux being particularly good. A number of items are given in costume, and the whole promises to be one of the best arranged programmes ever presented in Temuka.

The Fishing Season.—Friday, the opening day of the angling season was as bad from an angler's point of view as could be expected, all the streams being more or less flooded. The only basket recorded was made by Mr D. Taylor, who landed 15 fish, all in fair condition. Messrs Meredith, Kaye and Hope visited the Rangitata, but pr>ort was bad. Now that the weather has taken up and the rivers are clearing rapidly, Borne good baskets should be made before the end of the week. Winchester School Committee.—At a meeting of this committee held on Saturday evening last, Mr George Steven, of Hilton, was unanimously selected for the position of head master of the above school, providing he is able to take up the appointment within one week of the present master's retirement on November 3rd. If Mr Steven is not able to accept on this condition, it was decided to recomm md that Mr R. P. Clarkson be appointed head master. Found Dead. —Mary Gardiner, aged 55, a housekeeper at Abbotsford, Dunedin, was found dead in her bed. Her death is supposed to be due to natural causes.—A native name I Pene was found dead in a b.ith at Taura, near Mahina, and near Rotoura. He was seen on tie previous night in the bath. It is supposed that he fell asleep and the bath rose in temperature through the flow of hot springs, The body was found parboiled. Deceased was weak in mind, and was found wandering last month on the Atiamuri plains, and for days had been without food.

St. Joseph's Church Clock. No doubt the residents of Temuka and Arowhenua will learn with pleasure that within a week or so this clock will chime again. An advice, dated September 30th, stated that Mr Murray may be expected down within about a week. The cause of the delay was due to correspondence having to take place on the subject of a winding apparatus for the clock, the size, eta, having to be determined before the easting of the frame, This new fixture will render the winding of the clock exceedingly easy, while, at the same time, it will do away with considerable risk.

Customs Revjssug . The Customs returns keep up well, the receipts for September being- £152,(559. Auckland contributed £31.918, Wellington £29.320, Christchurch £28,538, Dunedin £35,402. For the half-year the receipts are £814,975, being £27.475 above the estimate. For the month of September Timaru's contribution was £2o(>B 13s 4d, and for the quarter £5144 3s 7d. The beer duty as usual in the winter months, is somewhat below the estimate. The revenue for the last year has been £26,048, or £2951 deficit. For the month the amount collected was £4573 Auckland £lo<>9, Wellington £451, Christchurch £822, Dunedin £IO4B. Tennyson Smith.—Tennyson Smith, the tsmperance lecturer, and his wife, were -°nted at a complimentary social at Wellington by those of themselves, surromu W workers in the recent mission, «ua an . 2S".WWW * t6r C ot The work effected durift? his ptay there The lecturer, in replying *B*w»»ced that he had been so repeatedly pressed (* J 4 W, that he had definitely decided to remam m the colony and carry on the campaign till the general election, wkeo he trusted to see victory all alon? the line. Sir Smith has established a Working Man's Temperate Club at Petone, Wellington, which opsned with 150 membsrs

O'Dotsovas Rossa.—A South Canterbury o-sutleman, who has just returned iVom America, met the notorious O'Donovan Rossa in New York, and made his acquaintance. The gentleman tells uh that he was surprised to find in O'Donovan Rossa a quiet, mild-:naunered gentleman, who. judging by appearances, \voul 1 not hurt a fly. He also stated that people Of New York ridicule the notion of O'Donovan. Rossa being the blood-thir4y villain he is represented, a" he is nothing' n'l (the Jfind, but a quiefc. inoffensive man. We rn«,y add that the gentleman in question is not a fellow country-mats of O'Donovan Rossa, neither was he one of h« admirers until he made his acquaintance. The Electokal Bill.—Sir R. lies received the following: telegram from M> Se/ldon :—" Most anxious that Electoral Bill should pass this session, but Government cannot possibly agyea to Council's amendments as regards women's electoral rights. The manner of obtaining claims fat vole and voting amounts to disability. Ayain, why should there be a class dis- - tinction created among women, one class to go to the poll, the other to vote at home.' —the latter destroying the secrecy <>f fche ballot. A mistress might demand jfco see a servant girl's voting paper, and the same with other employers. Again, to agroo to abolish the amalgamated electorates would be a fat il mistake, and would strike a death blow to the democraVlo i-epresentation. of the cities,"

The Express.—The express did not reach Temuka until 5 minutes past 0 o'clock last night. The delay was caused by an embankment at Seacliff giving way, where the train was delayed about three and a-balf hours. Men were working at repairing the place from 2 o'clock in the morning, and it was with great difficulty the empty carriages were brought across after three and a-half hours' delay. What the passengers cannot understand is why they were not transferred to one of the other two trains which were standing idle at this end of the break, and allowed to come on. If this had been done, the passengers from this end could have been transferred to the Duuedin train and both could have continued their journey, but instead of doing this the trains were kept standing while repairs were going on. Fortunately the day was beautifully fine, and that to a certain extent made tip for it. Some considerable difficulty was experienced in bringing over the train, two carriages at a time. Two trucks fell off the line, but were put back again without sustaining any injury. The embankment is made ground, and as it is slipping away as fast as it is filled in it is anticipaned that a great deal of difficulty will be experienced in making the ground solid again. Take the Opinion of an Old Man. —Gladstone says : " The benefits that cycling confer on men of the present day are almost unbounded." " Star " cycles, always up to date; Send for list. Adams, Curties and Co., 70, Manchester Street, Christchurch.—[Advt.]

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SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,

S. Bowman, Cheese Factory—" Wants a girl. C. Jessep—lnvites tenders for erecting shed. H. B. Webster & Co.—Want a married couple. Wm. Waters, Undertaker Funeral notice. Geraldine Road Board—Tenders invited for works. Guinness & LeCren—Entries for Temuka stock sale. South Orari Concert and dance on Friday next. John Murphy—Stud notice re trotting stallion Texas. M. Buckley—Studnotice re thoroughbred horse Kingfisher. James Beattie—Stud notice re Clydesdale stallion Strathmore. A. Agnew—Stui notice re Clydesdale stallion Black Watch. Upper Waitohi Flat School—Concert and dance on November 3rd. H. B. Webster k Co.—Particulars of sale of firewood, posts, and stakes. New Zealand Temperance AllianceAddress by the Rev. E. Walker. Geraldine County Anglers Society—An* nual meeting on Thursday afternoon. Salvation Army—Particulars of special times at Temuka and Pleasant Point this week. Comer & Larcombe, Undertakers— Funeral notice re late Mr David Young, of Waitohi. GL H. Mogridge, Temuka—Draws attention to the cheap lines of drapery, etc, he is still offering. '