LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2425, 15 November 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Stock Sale.—The fortnightly sale of stock takes place at Temuka to-day. Diphtheria.—Diphtheria has broken out in the Maharahara settlement, near Woodville, and already two deaths have occurred. Arowhenua Town Board. The adjourned monthly meeting of the Arowhenua Town Board takes place to-morrow evening.

Found Dead. On Friday Eebecca McKee, aged So, a widow residing at Christchurch, was found drowned in a shallow pool near her house. It is supposed that she fell face downwards into the pool, and had not the strength to extricate herself. Burnt to Death. A girl named Margaret Shields, a servant at the Springton Hotel, died at Christchurch on Thursday from burns caused by her clothes catching fire on November Bth. At the inquest on Saturday a verdict of accidental death, was returned.

The Governor. His Excellency the Governor has announced that he will attend the Waimate A. & P. Show on Tuesday, and stay for one hour at Timaru on the same day on his return from the show. The Governor and party are expected to arrive at Timaru at 1.30, and to leave again at 2.30.

Bazaar at Geraldine. — We would remind all interested in the forthcoming bazaar in aid of the Geraldine Drill Shed, that a meeting to arrange programme of entertainments, side shows, etc., will be held in the orderly room to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock. It is hoped there will be a large attendance.

Gold. The ketch Grace arrived at Invercurgill on Saturday from Wilson's river, bringing news that a rich reef from eight to ten feet thick has been discovered by a new arrival on the field. There is great excitement among the miners, and claims are being pegged off in all directions. Pieces of quartz broken off and crushed were found to be exceptionally rich. —The discovery of what is believed to be a rich reef at Wilson's river has caused considerable excitement in Invercargill, and there has been a rush for sections in the township of Cromarty, near the field. The Department intend to hold an auction sale at an early date. Saturday Half-Holiday in Dunedin. —Outside the fruiterers, tobacconists, and the like, very few shops in Dunedin were open on Saturday afternoon and evening, and no attempt was made at any further demonstration against the very few who have not fallen in with the Saturday halfholiday. A suburban tradesman, who had received some threatening letters, called on the police to protect him, and four stalwart policemen were on guard, much to the surprise of the residents. The letters had evidently been a hoax. A Chance for Foundries.—ln furnishing Poirua Asylum 500 iron bedsteads will be required, and the Government, with a view to fostering local industries, have asked the iron manufacturers in the various parts of the colony if they are willing to tender for the manufacture, and if so to forward an approximate offer in the meantime, so that it may be ascertained if the price is anywhere near the English cost. If favorable replies are received the bedsteads will be manufactured in the colony.

The Coinage of Silver.—A good deal of correspondence is passing between the Premiers of Victoria and New South Wales respecting the right to coin silver. Mr Shiols, Victoria, states the chief obstacle to negotiations is the opposition of New South Wales, which professed to lend assistance. Victoria is in no sense subordinate to New Sonth Wales, and lie deprecates that colony being allowed to control Of prejudice Victoria's application. He points out that it is now probable, owing to the action of New South Wales, when the question is settled it will be on less favourable terms to both colonies than would have otherwise been the case. The Gambling Mania—The Pall Mall Gazette observes :—" The twin curse of our country are poverty and drink " said the president of the Trades Union Congress in the course of his address. On the eve of ' the last great classic race of the season' he might have added a third—namely, gambling. \7e have no desire to see the Trades Union Congress turned infco an Exeter Hall meeting, but if it comes to a discussion of working class morals it will never again be possible to omit the extraordinary spread of the betting mania during the last ten years. When the inner history of these times comes to be written, and an attempt is made to apportion the degrees of misery which have been caused by the various cures of our clays, we are by no means sure that gambling will occupy the last place. Working-class leaders have themselves contributed incalculably to the temperance movement, and it is about time that they were up and moving on the subject of the betting craze. The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Congress could do no harm if it at least gave its views on the reform of the betting laws." The Chiustchurch Show.—The takings at the Ohristchurch. Show during the two days were £B4O. Over 16,000 people paid for admission, and it is estimated that including officials, judges, exhibitors, attendants on exhibits, and others, who were admitted free, about 20,000 people visited the show. The Governor was entertained at luncheon on Friday afternoon, and in responding to his health he urged careful attention to breeding sheep for the frozen meat ma.iket; strongly advocated scientific dairying, and expressed a hope that Mr Cleveland's election as President of the United States would benefit the colony by opening the American markets for its wools. The Hons. W. P. Reeves and W. Rolleston replied to the toast of The Parliament. The former said that both sides of the House recognised the great importance *f the work of country settlers, and the folly ! -*<r to set the country and town of try,. Thesigns of prosperity aarninst oneano.,. —t show tended to to be snen at the pres:.. "' -""nmeul/ prove thnt the Parliamentary Gov. under which such prosperity was possible, was nob so bad after all. Mr Rolleston. who was wnrmly received, said that the functions of the Opposition here were very imp rfcant, and that the way the toast h.a I reived proved thnt those present re lorrtised that fact The other toast* were sfrriftly anA fhe proceedings were very harmonious.

Rev Eh v no vs of a T-ufiO'?Bs.s. The all >.go.d -• revelation* " of Mias Ui.:ks at the Glasgow Trwle-; Congress tourdung the " den =>" in which the clothes of the gre :t one- of th<? earth are made have started (savs the London correspondent of the Argil-) a curious train of reniiuis'jenueson this s'lbjor.-t. I hope it is all true, though ' doubt it But, if so. the Prince of Wales' waist jonts to be turned out in a terriWe hole. It was a garret in a court in Toplar. occupied by a man, his wife and four chidr?n. Here during the davtimc no fewer than -_'o people were empbyeh "Tlie foetid atmosphere hn.d affected the children. One had the measles and was losing his sight; the eyes of the others were inflamed and thick with humour. The room was never free, niadit or dav, from human breath, for nine persons slept in it, one of the male lnnd:s making himself as comfortable as he could on the pressing board." A writer in the Star newspaper reminds us that it was "proved " some time ago that a daughter of Sir Eobert Peel died from a fever contracted through wearing a riding habit made in a house in Carnaby street, where fever existed. But ho has a more recent and startling alleged instance. A workman, he pays, in the employ of a West-End firm, living in a building where 10 families were suffering from influenza, altered a doublebreasted blue jacket for the late Duke of Clarence, and the following day was struck down with influenza. The Duke was taken ill shortly afterwards and died, while the workman recovered, but lost .13 weeks' work by his illness. About this last case we ought to hear something' further if it is not wttolly fictitious. I

Effects ok Cheap Passages.—By the steamers Warrimoo and Talune at Invercargill on Sunday 107 saloon and 160 steerage passengers arrived. Accident.—W. 11. Taggart, the wellknown sportsman, sustained a compound fracture of the leg at Dunedin yesterday by his horse slipping down in Rattray street.

Proposed Land Purchase.—The Hon. Mr Cadman goes to Hastings to-day to attend a meeting of the native owners of the Awarua block, and to negotiate a purchase by the Government. The Court.—At the R.M. Court, Temuka, yesterday, a first offender was fined os, or 24 hours' imprisonment, for having been drunk and disorderly. Mr Twomey presided at the Court.

Rey. Mr Hamilton.—We lcaru on the best authority that the Rev. Mr Hamilton has accepted the incumbency of the Ashburton Church, and will remove to that district shortly.

New Justices of the Peace.—The Minister of Justice is engaged in revising and adding to the J.P. roll. The list of new Justices will include two representatives of the labor element in each large town. It is understood that some difficulty is experienced in getting men willing to accept the position. Presentation.—We learn that Mr C. C. McCarthy, on relinquishing the Winchester school, was presented with a purse of sovereigns. The presentation was made in the school, and Mr Opie spoke in eloquent terms of the work Mr McCarthy had done during the time that he had held the position of head master.

Accident on the Railway.—At Dunedin yesterday a young married man named Dobbie over-balanced himself from one of the waggons near the railway station and fell in front of the trucks, a wheel of which passed over his chest. He was removed to the hospital in the ambulance. His injuries are expected to prove fatal.

Death of a Pioneer.—The death is announced at Blenheim of Mr Joseph Ward, aged 75. He wis an old settler, and one of the expedition men who founded Nelson, and surveyor in the Wairau district. He was a member of a number of local bodies, and once sat for a short time in Parliament. Cricket.—On Thursday next the Temuka team will play against the Colonial team in Victoria Park, play to begin at 2 p.m., the team will be selected to-night. On Saturday next the local team will play against the Timaru team on the ground of the latter. The team will be selected on Thursday evening. All members are requested to attend for practice every evening, especially for fielding. The Moicihinui Coal Company.—The committee appointed by the shareholders of the Mokihinui Coal Company, consisting of Mr A. H. Miles, of Murray. Roberts and Co., Mr T. K. McDonald and Mr Greenland, secretary of the Westport Harbor Board, is now enquiring into complaints against the management made by Mr Eugene O'Connor, M.H.R. The directors deny the charges, aiid allege that things were unsatisfactory when they took office.

Deep Artesian Well.—Mr R. Nicholas well sinker, of Lincoln, lately finished the sinking of a deep artesian well for Mr S. Garforth. Spreydon, N.C. This well is the deepest flowing in New Zealmd, the depth beiug JJ3oft Sin, and the height of the flow 18ft. The well is a two inch drill, and the supply is 57,000 gallons per day. The water is beautifully clear. The success of this well is expected to give a great impetus to the district. Mr Garforth has had several wells sunk near his house at various times, but none of them were satisfactory. Some years ago he got a fairly good flow at 211 ft, but when the dry season set in it failed considerably. The Champion Cad.—The " Spectator " thus refers to a suggestive incident in connection with the recent English elections. '■ Mr Joseph Arch, formerly an agricultural labourer, and by everybody acknowledged to be an able, honest man. beat his opponent, a noble lord, in the recent elections. The High Sheriff had to shake hands with him, and when that mighty potentate ha I thus condescended, he took out bis handkerchief and wiped the hand which had been defiled by contact with Mr Arch's digits. The Rev. W. Adams, a clergyman of the Church of Eagland, who was present at the time, denounced the sheriff's action as ' caddish.' " Recovery of Buried Treasure. Intelligence has been received from the city of Mexico that a few weeks a-go the rumour became current there that a sister in the convent had discovered in the archives of that instiution an old document, which stated that 8,000,000 dollirs in gold was buried at the time of the war with the French by the lady superior of th econvent. The location of the treasure was given as a house which was formerly a part of the convent. The excavation was begun under the direction of the priests, but the news of the affair having reached President Diaz, he immediately ordered the priests to suspend operations, and the work was then placed in charge of the Government. The money was unearthed on the 2nd inst., and will be turned into ,the general treasury. Drowned.—A little son of Mr Michael Cosgrove, aged 4 years, was drowned in a tank at the back of his a neighbor's premises, in Sandietown, a suburb of Timaru, on Friday last. The child was quite dead when got out of the tank. The tank cover was not fastened. We understand that Mr Cosgrove had another child drowned in a water-hole some time ago.—-A man named Thomas Prosser was drowned in Poiru harbour, Wellington, on Saturday. He won money at the local race meeting and had been drinking hard. It is supposed tli at he stood up in a boat and fell out The body was washed ashore afterwards —H. Bu'ekland, cook on the s.s. Moa, was reported missing on the last trip from Greymouth to Wellington. It was thought that he was lost overboard, but enquiry showed that he was seen on the wharf just before the steamer ' ' ""-« rivej; w,i.« dragged within ft . . ftutday the body out success, but on ' .•■« ao ] ll ft was found miles along tie ix,. ~.„ is supposed that Buckland fell between w wharf and the vessel. He was a steady uin.n atid leaves a widow and loar clnldien at the Thames.

The Death ax Asylum. Lne circumstances surrounding the case of Ah Ching", who died in the Asylum on Wednesday from injuries self inflicted alter hi'- admission into the institution, have caused a great deal of comment in Wellmgtnn Dr Fooks. medical superintendent oi the asylum, writes to the Press, stating that when Ah Chin? was first admitted ha did not appear to need extraordinary restraint He adds-.; " Soon after, however he became exceelin-ly violent, and the matter was reported by the night watchman to the head often hint, who went at once to see the patient, and ordered bis restraint in a straight j.wket. This was at about fI.JJO, nn 1 it was then that Ah Ching was removed to the padded room. I myself saw the patient soon after 10 p.m., and less thnn three hours after his admission, and he was then in the padded room, and confined in a straight iaeket. Though he was still violent I was satisfied that adequate precautions had been taken to prevent his injuring himself, In the light of later complications, however. I fear that most, if not all, the injuries which caused his death were sustained during- the first two hours after his admission." Ah Cking was one of several of the Chinese gardeners living ou Ilutt road who were attacked by the young men about twelve months ago, the result being that one of the latter was stabbed in the leg and bled to death. The Chinese were tried for mnn«laugher and acquitted. In this melee Ah Ching was hit on the head with a rail, and has never since been quite light in his mind. About a fortnight ago he became so violent that he was placed under restraint. While being conveyed to the hospital he almost overpowered the two constables in wl ose custody he was placed,

Bishop Grimes.—The Right Rev. Dr. Grimes, Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, paid a visit to Temuka yesterday. He drove out from Timaru in the forenoon, and after having visited the Rev. Father Faiivel, and inspecting the school, proceeded by the express train to Christchurch.

An " Improved " Umbrella.—The umbrella inventor is once more to the fore, says the Warehousemen and Drapers' Trade Journal. An umbrella has been introduced " constructed so as to curl up around the rim when opened, forming a complete gutter like those around the eaves of houses. This gutter catches the rain as it runs down the mansarde roofs, and keeps it from running down to the ground and splashing on one's trousers. By a slight tilt the water is caught and thrown to a common centre, where a pipe leads through the handle to the ground, and allowing the waoer to runout." But how can all this be done, and the imperative symmetry of therolled-up umbrella be preserved? Will not the reformed umbrella look like an abbreviated boa constrictor after a good meal? Accident on Temuka Bridge. —An accident, which might have been attended with serious results, occurred on the Temuka bridge on Monday morning. Mr James Marshall was driving a two-horse team and dray into the township, when his leader took fright and turned sharply round, with the result that the dray was backed against the handrail. '6O feet of which were carried away. Only for the guard-rail the team and driver would probably have fallen into the riverbed, a distance of some 20 feet. The whole affair occurred so unexpectedly that Mr Marshall had no time to get out of the dray, and his position for a few moments was an unenviable one. As soon as he had recovered command of his horses and arrived in town he communicated with the overseer of the Road Board, who will cause the necessary repairs to be carried out at once. The Band Contest.—The band contest was brought to a close at Wellington on Saturday night, the last selection being played at 11 o'clock, but it was after midnight before Mr Thomas Tallis Trimnell, the judge, appeared on the stage to make known his decision. He said that they had had an excellent contest, and that the audience had been treated to some very fine music. The counting of points had resulted in a dead heat for premier position, a circumstance which, he said, had occurred only on three or four occasions in similar contests ia the whole course of his English and colonial experience. He mentioned that the committee had considered the matter, and unanimously decided that those tieing should divide the first and second prize-money, the prizes being: first £IOO, second £SO, third £iSO, fourth £2O. He then gave his award as follows :—Oamaru Garrison Band, 21!) points; Christchurch Garrison Band, ,21!); Wellington Garrison Band, 205 ; Kaikorai Band, 186. Others were: Jenkins' Private Band (Wellington'), J 50; Canterbury Engineers' Band Band. 141; Black's Point Band (Reefton), 119; Stanmore Brass Band, 118 ; Oamaru Navals Band, 112. The announcement was received with cheers, and the result apparently gave general 'satisfaction.—The contest was not a financial success. The total receipts, including £37 taken at the open air concert at Newton Park on Sunday, are only about £IOO. There was about £1;)0 in hand at the start, and the committee hope to make both ends meet at the next contest, to be held in Christchurch in 18!M.

A Transformation.—Mr Guilfoyle, the curator of the> Melbourne Botanical Gardens, has recently been on a visit to Great Britain and the Continent. Describing the new gardens at Waddeston, in Buckinghamshire, the seat of Baron Rothschild. Mr Guilfoyle says:—'• The place is comparatively new, as l(i years ago not a tree or shrub existed on the site, which is now clothed with a variety of vegetation as exists in any nobleman's estate in England. But the greater number of the trees cannot be termed young, because, in order to create immediate effects in the grounds, the baron went to an enormous expanse in bringing trees of from 40ft to 50ft high from distant woods and forests, whilst others of rarer kinds were obtained from gardens in the neighbourhood and elsewhere. The result of all this trouble and outlay was that a number of bare hills were rapidly transformed into a well wooded demesne of hundreds of acres. Everything about Waddeston is done on a gigantic scale. The earthwork round the mansion, to say nothing of the artificial undulations in the garden and park, was an immense undertaking. There are 120 acres of machine-mown lawns, and the groups and plantations which jut into the well kept swards are correspondingly large, The glass structures for the cultivation of tender plants, fruits, &c, cover five or six acres. One large conservatory contains 40 compartments, 10 of which are filled with choice orchids. Aviaries of foreign birds and kiosks or pavilions of elaborate designs are seen in several places, where formal flower gardening is also a feature. There are some very lovely views indeed from various parts of the grounds, taking in the Chiltern Hills in Buckingham and Oxford shires, and also some pretty glimpses of Berkshire."

Mb William Bryars. The many friends of Mr W. Bryars will be very sorry to learn from the subjoined letter, which we received last Saturday from the Board of Education of South Canterbury, that it is possible that he will never again be seen in Te.muka. Mr Bryars, who for many years occupied the position of head master of the Temuka District High School, went Home some months ago on leave of absence. He was expected to arrive in Auckland on the Ith of the present month, but instead of that the board received the following letter, which has been courteously placed at our disposal for publication .-—" York Street Flax Spinning Co , Limited, Belfast, Ireland, and 120, 122, 124. Franklin Street, New York. Dated New York, Bth October, 1S!)2. Dear Sir,—Following up my last [never recevied] regarding Mr Biyars, I nave now to say that he is rither worse than when I wrote, He has. become paralysed j.Q his right side, and cannot articulate when he tries to speak. He has now been' iu k&' 9 state for two weeks, and his fight has surprl aft <i the doctors, who say any ordinary man would have been dead at least a wvjk ago- 'Che doctors fear an abscess on , the WU, a-aA m kiS psea&fit wak a&uditimi couM o° ,(; oihmo, <w Way might, mi to locate it. Just at this point 1 haye a from the hospital, and they afcate that ! meningitis has set in at the base of the brain, coupled with paralysis, and that he ' is pinking gradually, and in their opinion it 1 is only a matter of a very short time before he passes away. He is very wenk, and lias taken no nourishment further than whiskey and milk, and even this he has ! had great diJliculfcy in swallowing. He is j in good hands, and all is being done that ' t an be to relieve his sufferings, and lam glad to say that at no time has he appar nfcly suffered pain. His mother, sister, and brother have been fully advised. In case of anything happen lug suddenly I shall cable yon.—T remain, yours respectfully, (Signed) R. Mcßhatnky. To Tbo Chairman Education Office, Timaru. N.Z The secretary to the board, Mr J. 11. Bamfield, states that no cablegram, or other information than the above, has been received by the oilice. It will be observed that the letter was written m New York on the Bth of last October, and that no further ininformation has been received since. From the letter one ~ vould conclude that Mr Bryars could not be still alive, and yet it is most extraordinary that if he had died no cable message has been sent, more especially as the writer promised to cable if anything happened suddenly. Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes of the brain, but there have been some remarkable recoveries from it, and, as no cable news has been received, there is yet room to hope for the best. Of the 11,009.000 women in Italy abou' 2 000,000 are employed in industrial labor, and over 3,000,000 in agriculture.

Death of a Shakespearean Reciter. —Mr Samuel Brandram, M.A., the Shakespearean reciter, whose death is announced, was a well-known figure in English Bociety. After graduating he was called to the bar, but did not practice, and eventually started business as a wine merchant. This was not a success, and, having a great talent for elocution, he commenced to give public entertainments. He had a marvellous memory, and could recite at least a dozen of Shakespeare's plays, besides dramas by Sheridan Knowles and other writers, and a host of miscellaneous pieces. He never took a book or a note on the platform to aid him, and yet he always seemed to be letter perfect. £2O Safety Bicycle is lent free of charge to ladies who wish to learn to ride, by placing order for " Star Ladies' Safety." Send for list. Adams, Curties and Co., Christchurch.—[Advt.]

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS In Bankruptcy—Re David Lennie, of Timaru, blacksmith. E. Lee, Winchester Road—Advertises old Temuka schoolhouse, together with stable, to let. Mrs Kempthorne—Has lady's side saddle and improved singer sewing machine for sale. Geraldine Town Board—Pleasant Valley Road Bridge, near Gaby's creek, closed on Kith, 17th, and 18th. 3. Brown, Temuka—Postponement of sale of carriage factory plant until further notice; particulars of shipment of goods just received from Melbourne, which he is offering at very low prices for cash.