LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2498, 4 May 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Mail News.—The Mariposa with the mai. left San Francisco for Auckland at i p.m on the 27th April. Forgery.—At Auckland Charles Palmer was committed for trial for forg' ig and uttering- a cheque of £5. Earthquake.—A shock of earthquake was experienced at Cbristchurch and its neighborhood last Monday. County Electoral Rolls.—The corrected rolls for the Geraldine County for the year 1893-9'lare nowopenfor inspection. Sudden Death. —In Dunedin Abraham Myers, well known in Masonic circles, and a very old resident, died last Monday of heart disease.

Fatal Fight. Tne charge of manslaughter against John Nicholson and others, in connection with the fatal prizsfight, was further adjourned for a week. S-vle at Waiiohi Downs.—Messrs H. B. Webster & Co. hold a clearing sale of live and dead farm stock on the farm of Mr Philip Stratford, Waitohi Downs, at one o'clock to-morrow.

Gale at Auckland.—A heavy westerly gale has been prevalent at Auckland since Tueslay. 'I he shipp ng has received no damage, although several pleasure crafts were driven ashore and swamped. 1.0.G-.T.—The Welcome Retreat Good Templar Lodge, Geraldine, hold the first of this winter series of " open lodges " ou Monday evening next. Special addresses will be delivered. Embezzlement. —A warrant has been issued in Dunedin for the arrest of a young man who ia charged with embezzling trust funds to the value of about £75. He was a church treasurer and a Sunday School teacher.

Road Board Election.—The election of two member* of the Geral fine Road Board takes place to-morrow between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. The candidates are Messrs W. Deßenzy, F. R. Flatman, and Robt. Hammond. Obituary.—Volunteers will be sorry to hear that Sergeant-Major Scott, of the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry died in Christchurch last Monday. SergeantMajor Scott lived for many years ra Christchurch, and was well known in South Canterbury. Football. —A practice will be held in the park this afternoon at i p m. Members ar; particularly requested to attend as the Rugby Union fixtures commence next week. After the game a team will be selected J:p play against the Union 2nd on the 11th. ' " '" Charges Against A Detective.—R,obt, Wa'ker, a second-hand dealer.of Wellington, charged Detective Ede with drunkenness and insulting language, in saying he was nothing but $ receiver of stolen goods. Alter a portion, of evidence had been taken the case was a.ljourned |qr a weel?

Accident.—A man uamed Christian Hansen was engaged in pulling down the old Rigla 1 Brewery at Bu'ls on Saturday, when the building collapsed, and crushed him so severely tha£ he died a few hours afterward?. He Buffer&d terribje ftgony until his d.- ath. He wa3 aged 56 Educational—At a mee'ing of the Weison Eduoation Board on Tuesday forty-one applications for the post of assistant insyeutor were received from all parts of the colony. A layge number of testimonials jyere gone jbhrough, tmt fop \y#nt of time ike actual selection was deferred jiiU next mo.-ith. Jewel Robbery.—The man M'Us, who is charged with jewel robbery at Sydney, came before the We li; ngton court on Tuesday. Detective Harper, of Sydney,applied for his extradition, Mr Je'Hcoe objected that" some evidence ought to be offered, but the Resident Magistrate ir/Qr-ruled him, and ordered the prisoner to be hapd. iftver.

RKVISHUK BJSTURNS.—The Customs revenue for Apr' 7 was .g 123.1*$ as against £MO,9GS for March, and £lßu,4fs2 for April last year. Auck'and contributed £29,9:28, " n-wfcon £2(5.172, Christchurch £19,113, aud'&dm The bear duty for April was £i&3js,aaft}ra^ B ;^' o^ forM » o f!,' and £5099 for April last year. Ancle ■m* contributed £IOB4, Wellington £l3l, Qhjristr church £B2B, Dunedm £1321. Stowaways.—Six stowaways, who had got on board the lonic at Hobart, were fined £5 each in Wellington, and ' i default of payment were sentenced to one month's imprisonment ea' h. Two stowaways were also taken off the Hauroto on Monday. The Bench sent five stowaways from Sydney per Manapouri to gaol for a month for net payng their passage money. Two Hauroto stowaways were fi'acd £3 10s each or 11 days,

The Primate.—The Primate has sent a letter to Bishop Cowie, formal'y resigning his office. The New Treasurer.—Mr Ward has received quite a number of telegrams congratulating- him on his appointment as Treasurer.

Fires.—During the last 12 months there have been 38 fires ?n Wellington, including two at the wharves. The damage to buildings is estimated at £3835, and to goods £6504. Insurance premiums for the same period amounted to about £35,000, Floods. —A deputation of residents who have suffered from the late floods on Tinakori road, waited on the Wellington City Council, and asked for compensation. They informed the council that if some reparation were not made they would go to law. The Mayor said the council were not legacy liable, and would resist it. A resolution was passed endorsing the acti m of the Mayor. Influx of Population.—A vessel arrived in Australia a few days ago with only 14 passengers for all Australia and 72 for New Zealand. It used to be the other way about. The Manapouri has arrived in WeHington from Sydney with 323 passengers aboard. We shall soon have a large population in New Zealand, and very few empty houses. We must provide for settling them on the land. Political.— Mr D. Pinkerton, M.H.R., addressed his constituents last Monday evening at the City Ha", Dunedin. As it was the first public meeting since the death of the Premier the chairman moved a motion expressing i.orrow at the death of: Mr Ballance, and condolence with Mrs Ballance, a resolution which was carried by all present standing. Mr Pinkerton commenced by referring in feeling terms to the late Premier. He reviewed the work of the session, and defended the policy of the Government. A vote of confidence was carried also of confidence in the Government (though none of those present knew who the Government were). Court of Appeal.—The cise of the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company v. the Commissioner of Taxes is being argued in the Court of Appeal before Mr Justice Preudergast, Mr Justice Richmond, Mr Justice Denniston, and Mr Justice Connolly. The case is one removed from the Supreme Court. The question for decision is whether the holders of the company's debentures are liable to the tax under the Land and Income Tax Assessment Acts of 1801 and 1892 on the whole amount of the debentures (£680,000), irrespective of the value of the taxable property of the company on which it is charged. The Commissioner claims that the tax is payable on the whole £680,000, and, if not, then on the value of the railway and rolling stock, land held as endowment, and moneys owiig to the company on mortgage —that is to say, on the whole property on which the debentures are charged. The company contends that the tax is payable only on the value of land held as endowments, amounting to £92,000. Mr Edwards for the company, and Mr Gully for the Commissioner. Racing Conference.— The committee of the Ashburton Racing Clnb carried the following resolution, a copy of which the secretary was instructed to send to all Racing Clubs in the South Island, and ask them to appoint delegates to attend a conference to be held at Ashburton on July sth, to discuss the matter : —" That the Ashburton Racing Club considers that the ti me has arrived to form an association of country clubs, and that all bona fide country clubs throughout the South Island be asked by circular to join and generally help forward an association for the following reasons :—(1) That it is desirable that New Zealand racing should be governed by a representative body or bodies and not as at present by an unrepresentative body. (2) That country clubs should be represented at a conference held for the purpose of framingrules and considering matters connected with the welfare of racing in New Zeal<nd generally. (3) That under present ruling the very existence of some of the oldest and best country clubs, whose meetings largely assist to maintain sport, is seriously jeopardised, and that a continuation of this undesirable state of affairs will have the effect of encouraging proprieorty clubs. (4) That country clubs being associated, would be in a better position to further the interests of racing iu general.

The Agent General.—The New Zealand Times says :—Already the AgentGeneral's mail-bag gives good proofs of his judgment in arranging for a reduction of fares to suitable emigrants. Since Saturday last he has received several scores of letters from farmers and others desirous of emigrating to Southern latitudes, the majority apparently emanating from the class of people the reduction was meant to attract. Moreover business at the information bureau is becoming very brisk, and Mr Rowe's hands are pretty full. Visitors of all sorts find their way to the rooms under his charge, and sometimes he is called upon to answer some very queer questions, and some of them well nigh beyond the power of a finite being. For instance, one day whilst I was looking over the clauses of a ew Aot in the office, a very determined female entered and pouncing upon the courteous clerk, began to ply him with difficult queries. She several times nonplussed the young man, and eventually fairly oornered him by demanding to know where in New Zealand it would be best to send a youth who had been through a preliminary course of medicine and surgery and knew a little botany and geology. On another oooasion a New Zealander, after occupying Mr Rowe's time with enquiries of all sorts for about half an hour, left the office with the modest request that he (Mr Rowe) should look through the New Newland files as they came to hand and let him have the tit-bits of news.

St Saviour's Parish Festival.—The arrangements in connection with the above are being rapidly pushed forward The drill shed has already been partia"y transformed by the erection of a ladies' tea room, shooting gallery and stalls for the sale of work- The walls will be lined halfway up with stout hessian cloth, s > that all draught will be excluded. Mr Hayhurst ha* fixed a portion of the electric appliances, and judging from appearance th§ hall should be most brilliantly lighted, The orderly room is to be ui=ei for the exhibition oC electric apparatus of various k'nds, the principles of which will be fiuly explained by a skilled electrician. This part of the entertainment should he worth attending. Mrs Jarley arrived last nijrht, w ijsh her famed collection of wax fi aires "as like as life. The old is hale an' hearty, considering hep advanced year's and is confident that her show will be well patronised. She was hardly prepare 1 for such modern innovations as the electric light and reerets that her large stock o dips (short sixes) will not be required. At first was ' icjined to withdraw h<r figures, fearing Ijhey might melt under th > glare of a 20QQ-caiu ,1 e power lamp, but having received the assurance that they were perfectly safe and b nng solaced with a drop from Mrs Gamp's special teapot, she now calmly awaits the patronage of the public, only urging them " to be '~i time " The old lady deplores the " imperence" of; cer£a% members of the the church who think the " fabieaiLix yivants " will rival her show, and'sums up 'the inferiority pf such ' impostures by saying t'Human figures is good enough in' their proper speres, but you oan't wind'era up." She does not care very, much either for the notion of the Garrison Band', and thinks the lively music o£ p&n,s PiP es and a bi = drum preferable in every way. Jn fact, the old lady is deciderly Conservative. We regret to state that the mermaid has suffered from the ravages of moths, but the lovely appearance of her tail has been restored by a delicate coat of paint and she is now practically as good as new. It is '.tended to provide the figures with a complete outfit of clothing from the large stock worked up by the sewing gull, provided the public do not make a first claim - a this respect,

Delayed Train. The evening train from Ashburton to Timaru wi". run 1 hour 50 minutes later than usual. British and Foreign Bible Society. —A meeting of the Geraldine branch of thia Society takes place this evening in the Presbyterian Church.

The Amyrym Disaster. We understand that upwards of £l7 has been subscribed and sent by the Temuka Presbyterian congregation to the New Hebrides to help to relieve the distress caused by the late hurricane in Ambrym. Proposed Dairy Factory.—A meeting to consider the starting of a new dairy factory will be held in the Temuka Social Hall to-morrow evening. Mr Crawford, a Government expert, will be in attendance. Bursting Up.—Says the Auckland Star: We are glad to learn that the proprietors of some of the large estates in the Auckland district are contemplating their division into farms of various areas suitable for English farmers and others. We understand that these estates are returning good interests on outlay, but we are satisfied that the true interest of the proprietors will be best secured by taking advantage of the growing demand for farms, which we hope and believe is only yet in its infancy. Native Troublk.—News has been received of a threatened native trouble at Fort Galatea. A big block of country has been awarded to two opposing hapus, and a native named Harehare took up a large mob of sheep, with the view of occupying the land. The other hapu opposed this and threatens to use force. The position is regarded as serious, and two constables have proceeded from Rotorua to the scene. Constable Murray interviewed both parties, but found it impossible to bring about even a temporary reconciliation. This is the third native trouble demanding the presence of the police in this district. Already twenty men are ststioned at Whakatane in view of further Uriwera survey trouble, and Constable Murray is now demanding further assistance from Napier, 1.0.G.T., Tbmuka.—The installation of officers of the Good Hope Lodge, 1.0.G.T., took place on Tuesday evening. Prior to the ceremony the lodge was opened by Sister Goodey, C.T., and three new members initiated. The installation ceremony was performed by Past Distsict Deputy Bro. Barr, assisted by Bro. Dalton, D.D., and Bro. Baxter, L.D. (Geraldine). The following are the officers installed :—Bro. Levens, C.T.; Bro. Clouston, V.T.; Bro. R. McLeod, F S.; Bro. Russell, T.; Sister B. Goodey. Sec.; Sister Taylor, C.; Bro. Goodeve, M.; Sister Barrett, D.M.; Sister Cruickshank, AS.; Bro. Lyons, 1.G.; Bro. Cain, O.G. Bro. Gunnion was appointed Lodge Deputy and Bro. Dalton District Deputy. After tbe ceremony a recess was granted for refreshments, catered for by Mr J. McCaskill in* his usual efficient manner, after which a choice programme of music, recitations, etc., was rendered. In this the Geraldine friends took an active part. In the course of the evening several interesting speeches were made. A formal farewell was taken of Bro. Barr, and a vote of thanks passed to the retiring officers. The evening's entertainment was most enjoyable. It may be mentioned that Sister May Goodey, P.C.T., has been appointed organist, and it is confidently hopsd that her services in this capacity will greatly add to the success of the open lodges.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mrs Cutten—Wants a cook,

E. C. Dann—Notice re Unseed balsam. Temuki Leader Office—General servant wanted.

Wright & Rhodes—Notice re dissolution of partnership.

Temuka Licensing Committee—Quarterly meeting on June 9. J. Beri—Funeral notice re late wife of Mr Richard Williams.

Maori Troupe—Will perform at Temuka on 20th and 22nd May. N.Z. Railways Alteration r'n. time of running trar'n to-night. Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine— Social on Monday evening. Arowhenua Town Board—lnvite tenders for lease of garden and other reserves, and for cleaning: watertables.

H. B. Webster & Co.—Clearing sale of liv* and dead farm stock on May 11, on account of Mr R. O'Ne-'ll.

C.F.A. Association Entries for horse sale at TattersaH's on Saturday; clearing sale of live and dead stock at Rangitata on account of Mr A. McNiven on Thursday next.