LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2509, 30 May 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Stock Sale.—The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. Freeman Kitchen.— The Tasmanian police are enquiring into Freeman Kitchen's proceedings in that colony relative to his alleged marriage there. Our Volunteers. Members of the Geraldine and Temuka Rifle ( ompanies are reminded that Colonel Fox will inspect the former company this evening and the latter to-morrow evening. Orari Bridge.—A meeting of ratepayers in the Orari-Waihi water-supply to discuss the maintenance of water races takes plaoe at the Orari Bridge Schoolroom this evening. Measles.—The schools in Dunedin have had to be closed on account of an epidemic of measles, and the same sickness afflicts Napier. On Monday last there were only 533 children at school out of 1069 on the roll. Horse Stealing.—ln Hawera, Albert Young, Murdoch and John McLean, were committed for atrial for horse stealing. Bail was allowed each in £250, and two snreties of £SOO. A number of other charges of horse and cattle stealing will be taken this week. Stud Stock. Mr James Stuckey, of Opaki, Wellington, has received information that two yearling Hereford bulls have been purchased in England for him and are on their way out. One is Conqueror, bred by Sir C. R. Boughton, of Leominster, and the other Batf ord, bred by Mr A. E. Hughes, also of Leominster. Burglary. Two young men, named David Moran and William Walker, were on Friday committed for trial at Wellington for entering the houses of two residents at Newtown and stealing a quantity of jewellery. The accused were observed entering a house, and one was identified as having disposed of a portion of the stolen property to a city jeweller. Missing Seamen.—Letters of administration were granted at Auckland on Friday at the Supreme Court in the estate of the late Captain John McKenzie, of the illfated barque Northern Star. His Honour remarking that there was no doubt that the master and crew of the vessel had been drowned. Probate was also granted on the will of Charles FaTquhar, a seaman of the schooner Marie, which is believed to have foundered off the Tasmanian Coast. Poultry Shows.—At a meeting attended by the representatives of Auckland, Napier Wellington, and Christchurch, it was decided to form a New Zealand Poultry Association, with the object of holding championship exhibitions in the four large centres, to arrange dates for all societies affiliated, to appoint competent judges, and generally to govern all shows. The headquarters will be at Wellington. The Maori King.—A telegram states that Te Rawhiti, secretary bo Tawhiao, forwarded on Friday to the Hon. Mr Cadman by post office order the sum of £SB, being a repayment of the pension of £5(5 6s paid by Mr Cadman to Tawhiao with interest added. The money was collected by subscription amongst the natives assembled at Maungakawa at the recent meeting there, as Tawhiao did no possess it. It is stated that the natives were very much annoyed at Tawhiao accepting the pension. Political.—Captain Russell addressed his constituents at Hastings last Saturday evening. He generally traversed the speech of Mr > a eddon at Napier, but said that on the whole the speech was characterised by moderation. He - spoke at length on the Labour Bills,expressing great regret at their rejection. He referred to + -he late Premier in very feeling terms, and said u k e considered Mr Seddon his proper" successdr. A vote of thanks and c onfidence was passed. Coroner Wanted.—No coroner has been appointed for Wellington in Mr Robinson's place, and some inconvenience is felt in cases out of the ordinary. It has been decided to hold an inquest into the burning of the house at the Hutt on Wednesday, but in the absence of a coroner capable of dealing with such an inquiry the police are at a loss how to proceed. It is reported that the vacant coron°rship is to be filled up by appointing Mr Ashcrof t, the Official Assignee to the post. The Confidence Trick.—James Eastwood, George Moison, Thomas White, and David Mois, were before the Police Court at Invercargill on Friday on a charge of conspiring to defraud Joseph Lay of £IOO. lb was alleged that Mois played the part of a wealthy man bound by a clause of a will to help deserving people, and offered to assist Lay with £SO, if he could show £IOO, which would have to be put in an envelope. It was arranged to meet next day, but Lay, suspecting a swindle, decided to have nothing to do with the gang, who came from Australia some months ago, and were described as dangerous characters. After a long hearing the bench dismissed the charge. A Judge on Union Wages,—At the Supreme Court, Dunedin, James Houston, carpenter, applied for his discharge in bankruptcy. It transpired in the course of his examination that the bankrupt had refused an offer of 8s a day, subject to stoppage of 3s a day, tod the bankrupt said that he conld not accept the ofEer for two reasons, first, the proceeds, with broken time would not k< ep his family ; second, the wages were below society rate. The judge remarked that if a man obeyed the rule of a society he did so at his owu paril. The case was ordered to stand over for three months, to see what Mr Justice Williams would do with it. Proposed Book on Shkep.—A meetin"' of the committee appointed to take ' steps in connection with the issue of a Flock Book, for pure-bred sheep in New Zsalan.l, was held at Wellington on Thursday. There were present:—Mr Cobbe, of Palmerston North, in the chair, Messrs Dorsett, Matthews, and Stuckey, of Wairarapa ; Mr Allan, of the Hutt; Mr Wheeler, of Halcombe ; and Mr Kebbell, of Ohau. After discussion the rules and regulations contained in +<he Shropshire flock book were in the main adopted, anJ * wa3 cl ? cidefl to IhavetVm printed and circulated ai7 OIli? breeders. A further conference will be held two months hence, and if the committee's recommendations are agreed upon, entry forms will be sent out, and the book will be issued about Christmas. SPORTING. —At the Dunedin Races on Saturday the Hurdles, ljmiles, was won by Rebel; Provincial Handicap by Hippomenes; Novel Race, by Quibble; Winter Trot, by Tomboy; St. Clair Welter, by Johnny Faa; Disposal Stakes, by Pennine ; and Consolation by Lady Zetland with Liberator second. An unfortunate event occurred in the last event, the Consolation race. Ulva fell and brought down Wakawatea, Stonehenge, and Tempest. McComb, the rider of Stonehenge. was seriously hurt, being pulseless whhen picked up. He was removed to the hospital. Pine, the rider of Ulva, sustained slight concussion of the brain and his shoulder was hurt. Hendrich, on Wakawatea. escaped with a severe shaking. On Sunday McComb and Pine were reported t> be progressing favorably towards recovery.—At Sydney on Saturday the Birthday Cup was won by Cremorne, with Gingham second. Twentythree started, i

Seadown School.—A concert and dance will be held at Seadown School on Thursday evening.

Social at Temuka.—The Temuka Good Templars hold an open lodge social to-night, for which a splendid programme is promised.

Railway Sleepers.—The Public Works Department are about to invite tenders for 75,000 sleepers—so,ooo for the Whangarei and Te Aroha railway, and the rest for the Otago Central and Seaward Bush lines.

Police Court. —At the above Court. Temuka, yesterday, before Mr J. M. Twomey, J.P., James Roberts, a Maori, was brought up charged with having been drunk on the previous Saturday evening, and fined 5s or the usual alternative. Catholic Church. The foundation stone of a Catholic Church was laid in Oamaru last Sunday by Dr Moran, Bishop of the Diocese. The edifice was consecrated to St. Patrick. The collection amounted to over £SOO, but it will take £3,460 to bu : ld the church at present, and £B,OOO to complete it. Bishop Grimes, of Christchurch, was expected to preach, but was not present, so the sermon was preached by the Rev. Father Lynch. At the close of the proceedings the Rev. "Father Mackay was presented with an address and a purse of sovereigns in honor of the silver jubilee of his priesthood. Geraldine Floral and Horticultural Society.—At the last committee meeting of this society Mr Wilson Smith, senr.. was elected secretary, and Mr A. Fisher was added to the committee. Ten ladies were nominated as a ladies committee to assist the general committee, and the secretary was instructed to write asking them if they will assist. The committee are more than ever determined to make their next show a success, and among other things they have decided to devote a portion of the show to an amateur industrial exhibition. This will lend a variety to the society's show, and will certainly increase its interest.

Robberies.—A few days ago a Wellington, woman, formerly in business in the country, reported that she had been robbed of £3OO in gold, a watch and a brooch. The police at first attached little credence to the story, an almost exactly similar instance a year or two ago having resolved itself into a myth. It was found, however, that three well-known characters about town had suddenly become flush of cash and had been changing £2O notes. Two of them had taken passages to Australia, and they disappeared for a time, but two eventually fell into the hands of the police on another charge. The third, who is believed to have the bulk of the money in his possession, is sti 1 ! at large. Football.—On Saturday last a match was played between the Geraldine and Winchester schools, which resulted in a draw, neither side scoring. In the first spell each side was forced down once. The game all through was very evenly contested, the boys working hard to score. The Geraldine boys were a little heavier than their opponents, but Winchester played a splendid game. For Winchester J. Gannavan, It. Hart, Page, Shallard, and Donnithorne (2) played very well, while F. Shiers (full back), Scroggie, Willoughby (2), and Dean showed the best form in the Geraldine team. Mr W. Moore carried the referee's whistle, and Messrs J. Colbert and» Steven acted as line umpires for Geraldine and Winchester respectively. A match at Temuka on Saturday between boys from the Ashburton and Temuka school resulted in a win for Temuka by 20 points to 2. Runaway.—Something frightened Mr Darroch's horse, which was attached to his bakers' cart, in Arowhenua yesterday, and it ran down along the road to the railway statiorl. Passing without hurt through both railway gates, it turned down Railway Terrace into Commerce Street, and bolted right in the gate at the side Mr Dana's chemist shop. Continuing its mad career it ran round the yard and made again for the gate, but some one had in the meantime closed it, and so the horse was brought to a standstill. Fortunately nothing was damaged. The young man who was in charge of it at the time was at the back of the cart, and he stuck on to it for some time but was thrown off. He. however, sustained no injury, and when he arrived he got his horse and trap safe in the yard, and he proceeded on his round of business again. Medical Diplomas. The RegistrarGeneral having sent to the Chancellor of the "New Zealand University a protest by Drs Cahill and France on behalf of the Wellington branch on the issue of medical diplomas to three candidates from Dunedin, Sir J. Hector has replied that there is a misapprehension. The candidates passed in all branches but surgery; in that the two examiners disagreed, and in consequence there was no other course but to appo nt frssh examiners and hold another examination. This was done and the candidates duly passed. Sir J. Hector points out that diplomas under the Uuiversity charter bear on the face of them a statement that the grduates passed the requisite examinations, and are striotly registerable without further inquiry. As, however, the matter is of great importance, he supplies the above facts so that there may be no misunderstanding. Inangahua. Sir Robert Stout went through Temuka on last Saturday by express train on his way to Wellington. He is engaged in the Cadman —Rees case;but before that comes before the oourt he wi \ visit Inangahua and deliver an address. A resident of the district, writing to the Tuapeka Times says :—" The election is causing a good deal of excitement on the Coast, and though I believe Sir Robert Stout win go in, yet I don't think his majority wiH be a very large one. His opponent, Mr Q'Regan. is only twent-four years of age. He is the son of pioneer settlers, and was for a time editor of the Guardian here. He is a very promising young fellow, with plenty of energy, and, for one of his age, he does very well on the platform. He is a strong believer in Henry George's doctrine oC a single land tax, and was lately engaged trying to bring about a conference of single-taxers in Wellington. The general feeling is that he would go in were it not for bis views on the education question. This is a big handicap to him, and were it out of the road he would be landed a certain winner. Being a native o!i the Coast is in his favour, and his pluck in facing such an opponent as the Dunedin knight is also much in his favour, but the question of denominational education wP\ spoil his chances." If denominational education spo?ls the chances of a West Coast candidate, where Catholics are very numerou?, there is very little chance elsewhere.

Terrible Accident. —In Saturday's Lyttelton Times we find the following:— " An inquest on the body of Edward Holmes, who met his death on Porter's Pass while driving one of Cobb and Co's coaches on May 24th. was held at Kean's Hotel, Springfield, yesterday, before Mr George Rutherford, Acting-Coroner, and a jury of sis, of whom Mr H. Williamson was chosen —o.n. A. Wilson Wal h, artist, Christchurch, who wuo --« sitting on the mail coach, said that he Wo„ *^*t box seat. He looked round and saw u_. thesecoud coach was coming along steadily. All at once the horses commenced to go at a great pace, and he mentioned the fact to I the driver. The next thing he saw was ! that the horses and coach swerved towards the bank, and then the team broke away with the fore-carriage. His coach was stopped, and he immediately returned to were the accident had occurred and found that the coach had rebounded off the bank and was lying in an oblique position on the road. Deceased was lying immediately behind the coach with his face to the ground. He at once examined deceased for signs of life, but the only sign that he gave was one or two moans. Mr Rountree then arrived, and on further examination of deceased it was found that life was extinct, John Rountree. driver of the first coach, gave similar testimony and in reply to a juror, said that the same team had broken away on the previous day. Constable Hole having given formal evidence, the jury

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Temuka Good Templars—Social to-night. C.F.C. Association —Now booking entries for sale of horses at Tattersall's on Saturday ; particulars of sale of household effects on account of F. S. Bardsley, Esq. J. B. Mansfield, Monumental Mason, Christchurch—ls greatly overstocked with monuments and headstones of all descriptions, and will refuse no reasonable offer for present stock.