THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1892. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2435, 8 December 1892, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1892. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Licensing Commitee. The quarterly meeting of the Temuka Licensing Committee will be held to-morrow.

A Whale.—A black whale, 60ft long, was stranded on Tuesday morning on the beach about 10 miles south of New Plymouth.

The 'Frisco Mail.—The mail matter for this district, per the San Francisco boat, came to hand by the first train from Christchurch yesterday. Charitable Aid Roard. —At the meetingl of the South Canterbury Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, yesterday, Mr John Jackson was re-elected chairman. Arrivals and Departures. —During the last month the arrivals in the colony numbered 2011. and the departures 851, showing a net gain to the colony of 1160 persons. Found Drowned. Patrick O'Connor, bush settler, was found drowned in the Otakeho stream, near Manaia. It is supposed that he slipped whilst crossing the stream, which was in flood. Auction op Drapery. —At Temuka to-morrow Mr W. S. Maslin will hold an auction of a well-assorbed and entirely new stock of drapery, on account of Mr W. Frew. The sale will start at 2 o'clock. Sale op Farm Stock. —Attention is directed to the sale of horses, cattle, pigs, feed oats, Lousehold furniture, etc., by Messrs H. B. "Webster & Co., to-day on account of Mr Cornish, Woodbury Road. Late Accident. —Mr Menzies, of Fairlie Creek, who recently was thrown from his horse and sustained concussion of the brain, and was taken to the Timaru Hospital, has recovered consciousness, and is progressing favourably. Supreme Court.—-At Wellington, Follas and Palmer, the cabmen who pleaded guilty to robbing Duhling, a Marlborough schoolmaster, and were remanded for the Probation Officer's report, were sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment each. Death From Drink. Mrs Joshua McLean, licensee of the Union Hotel, Princess street, Dunedin, died suddenly on Sunday, it was supposed from heart disease. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict of death from excessive drinking. Fatal Accident. —A boy, seven years of age, named Lewis, was accidentally killed at Sefton on Saturday by a hurdle he was playing about falling on him. One of the rails of the hurdle fell across his throat and suffocated him. The Wellington Shooting Case.—At the Supreme Court, Wellington, on Monday the jury brought in a "Verdict of not guilty againet Seele, charged with inciting Finley to shoot, when G-reenrose was killed. The remaining cha*g-&s against Finley and Seele were withdrawn. Auckland Wool Sales.— The wool sales opened yesterday with good attendance aad brisk competition. The largest buyers were from the south. Inferior crossbreda 5-J-d to 6d, medium do 6Jd to fijd, good 6-Jd to 7d, fine do 7£d to 7Jd, Town Property Sale.—Attention is directed to the important property advertised by Mesara Ayes, Beauchamp & Co., to take place in Temuka on the 13th December, in the estate of the late William Stewart. Full Particulars will be found in o nr advertising columns. Aiv ;\x,gama.tej).—The Government have under C ons' , *'tera ti «H«' a scheme of a more complete amalgamation of the Justice and Native Departments than a partial combination which was effected when Mr Cadman took the portfolio of Justice. Details will probably be settled when Mr Cadman returns from the south. The Factory Act. —At the Gisborne R.M. Court two proprietors of the dressmaking establishments were fined Is and 8s costs for a breach of the Factories Act in in not giving- their girls a half-holiday on Saturday. They pleaded that fchey pave their assistants a whole holiday on Wednesday and that the girls were willing to work on Saturday. Sale of Horses, etc —The attention of farmers aud others is directed to the important sale of horses, harness, waggons, drays, covers, etc . at Temuka to-morrow, on account of Mr John Richmond, Fairlie. The horses and other lines are said to be all of th'i class, aud the sale is worth/ of attention. Messrs Grade, Madcan, and Co., i'i conjunction with the Canterbury Farmers' Association, are the auctioneers

Anglkus' Society.—The annual fishing (ompetition under the auspices of the Gcruldiue County Auglers' Society takes place on tneltith December, and entries close with the hon secretary, Mr E Cutten, on the lith, who will supply competition card.-! setting forth the prizes and conditions etc. The, annual fish dinner will be held ou the 17t'i at Temuka, tickets for which can be obtained from the committee. Temuka Presbyterian Church Sabbath School.—On Monday evening, at a meeting of teachers an 1 friends, Miss McCullou vK whose has been long connected with this'"' school, was presented with a beautiful silver biscuit box, on the occasion oF her marriage: Rev. Mr Dickson, and Messrs Russell and Bennett spoke of the high esteem in which Miss McCullough was held by all the Sabbath School. It was arranged also that the children have their annual pie this year on the Kith inst., at Mr Hay's, Kakahu, the various schools meeting on the ground at lO.iiO p.m. „ Bathing- in the Arowhenua Creek. —Some of the small fry of A rowhenua and others attending the public school have lately developed a fancy for disporting themselves in the crystal stream that ilows through the Arowhenua township. The practice is in itself a harmless one, but as the township is pretty well settled, and some of the residents use the water of the creek for domestic purposes, complaints have been made, and we understand the police have been asked to put a stop to the practice. A wink is as good as a nod to a blind horse, and parents whose children come homo exceptionally clean may well take the " wink."

SJiuGGLiNG.-f-Attheß.M. :'Cou,r|Jimaitton Tuesday, a .young ;■; mani£sftamed Higginbotham, steward -oh board the barque Ganymede j'/i-was fined ■Site, for smuggling two pounds of manufactured tobacco ashore. The fine was equal to three times the value of the tobacco with the duty.

Another Industry. A resident of Pelichet Bay, Otago, Mr John McPhee, a practical pipe-maker, has commenced the manufacture of pipes, after eight months experimenting with pipe-clay from the Clutha district. He is in a position to turn out, if necessary, 40 different patterns of standard clay pipes, equal in finish and appearance to any imported. The Crops.—The North Canterbury correspondent of the Press reports that the wheat is getting rapidly into ear. The crops looks flourishing enough but for the rust, which has appeared on many of them. It is Btill hoped that they are too far ahead for this to cause any general injury. The weather during the last week was variable, but on the whole favourable. Sunday's rain, though very acceptable, caused some of the heavy wheat crops to be laid. Shark Among Bathers.—A shark, from 8t to !)f t long,got among the bathers in Caroline Bay, Timaru, on Sunday and created a considerable scare. Three bathers who were a considerable distance from the shore discovered the shark's presence by one of them touching it with his foot;, and all made for the shore at their best pace. The shark accompanied them for some distance, and one.of the bathers avers that it touched him, but at nny rate it did not attack the swimmers, and all got safely ashore unhurt, but much frightened.

Butter Market.— Mr W. B. Perceval has written to the Chief Inspector of Dairy Factories that he is looking forward to a very successful season for No. 2 butter. The Agent-General adds.- — " The article has now got a footing in the London market, and it will be the fault of producers if they do not take advantage of their opportunity. The more that is sent, if the quality is good, the better the prices that will be got." Death of a Chief. News has been received of the sudden death of Taonui Hikaka, a well known chief of the Ngatimaniapoto. He was a very large landowner, dwelling 1 upon his ancestral lands in the Upper Mokau, and possessed of a great maim. His defection completed the breaking down of the isolation which had been created in the King Country. He was about 50 years of age, and was descended in a direct line from Horotoria. captain of the Tainui canoe. Assault. —At the Wellington Magistrate's Court, James and William Buckley, wharf lumpers, formerly of Lyttelton, were charged with assaulting constables in plain clothes in a hotel. The former was fined ■M 13s 6d or seven days; the latter was sentenced to i days.without the option of a fine, for assault on one constable, and lined 10s or 21 hours for assaulting the second. Primitive Methodist Church.—Today the formal opening of the new Primitive Methodist Church, Temuka, will take place. At 2.30 in the afternoon a sermon will be preached by the Rev. J. Cocker, of Ashburton. Prom o to 7 a tea meeting will take place; and at 7.30 a public meeting, presided over by Mr J. T. M. Hayhurst. will commence. Among the speakers will be the Revs. Harris, Cocker. Woodward, and Woollass. Anyone desirous of hearing some capital addresses, and enjoying a firstclass tea, should attend the meetings. A Brutal Assault.—At the Supreme Court, Duuedin, on Monday, Thomas Casey, aged 22, was found guilty of rape upon a married woman at Naseby. The case was a very brutal one, the woman being left in an unconscious condition and bearing marks of extreme brutal violence. A number of previous convictions were proved, and His Honour sentenced Casey to 15 years' imprisonment, with one flogging of thirty lashes. John Currie, 24, pleaded guilty to two charges of forgery and received three years, lhis concluded the session.

ELECTKicrrr v. Gas.—On Monday night the Christchurch City Council discussed the question of lighting-. The Electric Lig-bt Company tendered to light the city for £2IOO per annum for the next seven years £2OOO per aaninn for the next seven years, and £IOOO a year for the following six years. The Gas Company offered to light the city for three years at £157(5 per year, five years for £1379 per year.or seven years for £llß2 per year. The lighting committee recommended the the acceptance of the Gas Company's tender for either five or seven years, but the matter was deferred to a si><ssJ#J meeting to be held next Monday.

Lambino ©OWN. — Says the Rangitikei Advocate: Four days ago a laboring man came from Pemberton to Feilding to cash a cheque, value £-12. Day after day went by wbjle his mate in charge of the work anxiously awaited his return. Yesterday the anxious on& rode out and found his mate at a hotel, moneyless and drunk. There being some money due to the pair of them from the Kiwitea Road Board, the sober partner went at once to impound it to indemnify himself for his portion of the oheque washed away. That it is possible for a man to spand £42 in four days in drink, and render himself also for that ueriod &» idiot, is a disgrace to our licensabove society, the popu^.* V sports has been evinced by the w„. attendances of the past few years, evidently intendthat their prestige shall in no wise be diminished this season. The progammes, which are now issued, are very comprehensive and some very valuable prizes will be competed for. The secretary, we understand, has received applications for them from all parts of the colony, so that there is a prospect of unusally good competition in the principal events. The privileges, particulars of which will be duly advertised, are to be sold on the l;ith. Visitors to the park will have noticed in what capital order the track is, and also the various conveniences that have been addsd since Ltrt meeting. The concert in tae evening will be of a popular character and should prove attaractive. Sci'KUSTiTioN. Some time ago one Tauranga Native sued another for damages for accusing him of witchcraft. The lS T ew Zealand Herald, commenting upon the case, expressed surprise that a belief in witchcraft should have survived the teaching of the missionaries. Upon that the llev. U. Maunsell wrote to our contemporary : —" What would you say to a precisely similar case among Enrc>2>eans ? When I was residing in Waikato a settler chnrged before a magistrate a Mrs Wilaon, of Raglan, with having done him damage by means of witchcraft; and his proof was that he hid been pig-shooting, and had hit a sow in the snout. On going to Wilson's house, he found Mr Wilson bleeding in the nose. You, sir, have often given us specimens of the superstitious practices of gamblers, an 1 very lately told us of an e lucate 1 gentleman caanging his clothe-; every day to improve his luck."

BAZA \K. The Geraldine Volunteer Bazzar from all accounts will be a great success. Anniversary Day being a holiday, pianic parties from Timaru, and the cricket match, G-eraldine v. Timarn, which comes off that day, should bring- a number of strangers into the place, who will, no doubt, visit the bazaar before leaving. We hear that Mr Rhodes, M.H.R., has been asked, aud has consented, to open the bazaar. The ladies and others are very enthusiastic in making the thing "boom," and, judging from the long list of amusements they are at present preparing, they will not fail to draw large attendances. Four large stalls, and a refreshment stall, will be fitted up,and besides these there will be a Christmas tree, Post Office, May-pole, Side shows, Farces, Fortune Teller, and a host of other things. The Volunteer Band and a full orchestra will supply the music, and Volunteers will appear in uniform. In our next issue will be published a full programme.

Larceny.—John Goldridge, who arrived at Wellington from Sydney by the Mararoa on Sunday, was on Tuesday sentenced to six months' hard labour, for stealing a fellow passenger's portmanteau. High Priced Sheep. A pea of ten Lincoln ram hoggets, exhibited at Wellington A. and P. Show, by Mr H. McHardy, Hawke's Bay. and which were awarded first prize, have been sold to North Island breeders for 400 guineas. The fleeces taken from the animals were of unusual weight, turning the scales at from 291bs to 3-llbs each. Three Lincoln rams exhibited at the show by Mr W. Wilson, of Whenukura, have been disposed of, and brought £3O to £35 each.

The Land Question. —An English paper has unearthed the following from the prayer book of the Established Church of 300 years ago : " We heartily pray Thee to send Thy holy spirit into the hearts of. them that possess the grounds, pastures, and dwelling places on the earth; that they remembering themselves to be Thy tenants may not rack and stretch out the rents of their houses and lands ; nor yet take unreasonable fines and incomes, after the manner of covetous worlding ; but so let them out to others that the inhabitants thereof may be able to pay tho rents and also honestly to live, to nourish their family and to relieve the poor." St. Saviour's Church.—A meeting of the vestry of this Church was held in the Parish Room, on Tuesday evening last, when it was resolved to hold a Bazaar and Gift Auction on Easter Monday and Tuesday, for the purpose of reducing the debt on the schoolroom. A committee was formed to manage the same, and it was decided to call a meeting of the ladies of the Parish for Tuesday next at 3 p.m. The Incumbent intimated that he hoped shortly to have the services of an assistant Curate, whose support would not be any burden to the Parish funds. Accounts to the amount of £3O were passed for payment and the meeting terminated in the usual way.

Cricket.—A cricket match, Geraldine 2nd v. Colonials 2nd, comes off at Geraldine to-day. The following team, has been chosen to represent Geraldine: — Geo. Ward, J. P. Kallaugher, J. Leversedge, H. Smith, W. Bryant, G. Bethune, A. Erskine, E. Robson, R. Morrison, W. T. Turner, and J. Fiefield.—A scratjh match will take place in Victoria Park this afternoon, play will begin at 3 o'clock sharp. Ths following team has been selected to play against the Colonial Cricket Club in Timaru on Saturday next •. —H. W. Anderson, Cutten, Brown, Cox, Brosnahan, Low, Hayhurst, Dann, Dignan, Gillespie, and Wilkins. Emergencies —J. Anderson, McLean, and Findlay. A conveyance will leave Temuka at 1.45 p.m. I.O.G.T.—The Temuka Lodge held another of their enjoyable social gatherings in the lodge room on Thursday evening, when there was a large attendance, a number of visitors from Pleasant Point and other places being present. The chair was taken by Brother Anderson, who, with the assistance of a few of his comrades, practically organised the whole affair. Excellent refreshments were provided by Mr D. McCaskill, and a very nice programme of songs, readings, and recitations, was gone through and highly appreciated by the audience. In this Sisters Adams, and Prentice. (Pleasant Point), and Eva Goodey, and Brothers Whitehead, Barr, Donald McCaskill, Monahan, and Cloustontookpart, and a dialogue entitled. "Curing a Toper " was effectively rendered.by several members of the order. •.;■•,-,

A Experiences.— Mr Richmond, ,are-advertised for sale to-morrow,.has,;sad; in.the course of some half-century < some interesting experiences. During the time he has been working on the Mackenzie Country track, some eleven years, he has carted 2;}, < JOO bales (more or less, but probably more). The money value of this would be about Ji2SO,OOO, calculating the bales, some of which would be scoured, at between £ll and £l2 per bale. The heaviest load ever carried consisted of 85 bales of scoured wool, and many residents of the Mackenzie will remember his photographed load of 70 bales. These were drawn by 10 horses. Taking an average, two teams of eight horses have been regularly employed. The wool season lasts from about the middle of December to the end of April—say, 140 days. In this time each horse would travel over 3000 miles. The consumption of horse feed would be something like 1700 bushels of oats and 900 sacks of chaff for the season. The figures are interesting, as showing the development of the wool industry.