LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2527, 11 July 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Drowned.— William Christian Schiska, aged 4 years, son of Mr Schiska, a settler at Puhio, has been found drowned in a creek, Auckland, Charitable Aid.— ln addition to the usual general rate of Jd, the Taieri County Council have resolved to strike a charitable aid rate of id. Feuniture Sale. Mr W. S; Maslin holds a sale of household furniture, etc,, at Geraldine to-morrow, on account of Mr J. R. Webb and others. Caledonian Ball.— The Walmate Caledonian Society held a ball on Thursday night, which was attended by 65 couples, and resulted in a profit of £ls. Export op Sheep.— By the Haurofco, about 40 Border Leicester and Shropshire Down ewes and rams, from Mr John Grigg’s Longbeach estate, were sent to Sydney, Scalded to Death. —A two-year-old boy of Richard Bates, a resident of Oraki, Cold Bay, Southland, was fatally scalded on Friday afternoon, by falling into a pot of boiling water. Railway Wanted.— Great agitation in the Greymouth district is now going on to induce the Government to construct five miles of railway from Greymouth to the Coal Creek coal mines. Samoa. —The Admiral has ordered the Katooomba to Samoa. She sailed from Auckland yesterday, A London cable message says it is feared that civil war will break out soon between two factions at Samoa. Sporting. At the Victoria Racing Club’s Winter Meeting, at Melbourne on Saturday, the Grand National Hurdles was won by Tim Swieller, with Pioneer second and Kapo third. Thirteen started. Embezzlement. —David Henry Jones, a recent arrival from Sydney, has been arrested at Wellington on a warrant, charging him with embezzling £SO from his employers at Paddington, on April 4th. Arbor Day.— A meeting of representatives of the Temuka and Arowhenua Town Boards and the Temuka Road Board is to be held this afternoon at the office of the former to discuss the advisability of celebrating Arbor Day. Cricket. —In their match with Leicestershire the Australian eleven made 281 in their first innings, and won by an innings and 51 runs. The Englishmen only made 62 in their first innings and 163 in their second. Ostrich Farming.— At a meeting at Christchurch of the promoters of the Canterbury Ostrich Farming Company, it was decided to proceed with the formation of the Company at once. Already 700 shares have been applied for. Robberies. —Further cases of robbery from dwellings are reported at Auckland. Miss Buck’s boarding house in Grafton road was broken into and £SO worth of jewellery stolen. Another robbery took place at Remeura. Sudden Death. —Mr Robert Lanauze, formerly chief clerk at the Customs, dropped dead on Saturday afternoon, in Fort street, Auckland. He was suffering from heart disease, and was on his way to see Dr Hooper at the time. Knocking Down a Cheque. The charge brought against the licensee of the Supreme Court Hotel, of Christchurch, of supplying spirituous liquors to a man already drunk, was dismissed. It came out in evidence that the man referred to had “ knocked down ” about £IOO in Christchurch in a fortnight. Poultry Show.— A Poultry and Cat Show was held at Timaru on Friday and Saturday last. The entries were numerous and the show was the best yet held m Timaru, but the attendance and the receipts, were much below the 'average. The wet weather had doubtless a good deal to do with this. Branding or Meat. Messrs Potter . and Holloway have invented a simple machine for branding meat before being frozen, which is highly spoken of by experts and by the Department of Agriculture. A public trial is to be made shortly. The Mails. The Alameda, with the London mails of 10th June, left San Francisco for Auckland on the 23rd June, one day late. The Mariposa with the colonial mails of 17th June arrived at San Francisco, from Auckland on the 6th, the due date. Temuka Musical Society.— A general meeting of this society was held last evening, when it was decided to carry on the society on a rather different footing. The committee will meet during the week to transact business, and report progress to a full meeting of the society next Monday evening. Light-Weight Bread.— At Timaru on Friday A. Burford, baker, was fined 40s and costs for selling light-weight bread. The inspector of weights and measures bought 6 loaves, all of which were short weight varying from 9dr to 2oz lOdr. Defendant said the bread had been over baked. The case should be a warning to other bakers. Direct Veto. —We remind our readers to get the Rev. F. W. Isitt to be present but it is not definietly known whether he can of the Direct Veto meeting at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine to-night. Several prominent speakers will address the meeting, and there will most certaingly be a large attendance Efforts are being made with the wish of his temperance comp-., friends at Gerau—■ -, f ,._ Lantern Service of Song and Entertainment. —3 he service o* “vm { “ Reclaimed ” will be given on Thursday evening at the Oddfellows* Hall, Geraldine, in aid of the Juvenile Templars’ Lodge, The service of song will be followed by magic lantern views, exhibited by the Rev. Mr°Dickson, of Temuka, so that altogether there will be a good evenings’ entertainment for the money. The admission is adults Is, children 6d, and the entertainment commences at 7.30 p.m. DiscovßßY op a Skeleton. —A young man named Brindson, while _ rabbitting near Kaikorai Creek, Otago, discovered a cave, in which he found a human skeletoil, alongside an old pick and shovel. It appeared to be that of a man of middle age, and it must have lain there for years, though remarkably well preserved, judging by the appearance of the implements. There were signs of an old camp adjacent to the cave. Supreme Court. —The case against Good and Crabtree of the alleged “long firm,” occupied the Supreme Court, Wellington, on Saturday. The jury after being locked up for seven hours, were unable to agree, and this being the second trial in which the jurymen were unable to agree. His Honour discharged the jury, also the accused. The Court at Dunedin was occupied all Saturday with the case Nicol v. Nicoi and Mao Neil, husband’s petition for divorce. Defendaat is a sou of a well known merchant. The application by the respondent to charge misconduct to the petitioner was dismissed. A strong bar is engaged. The Hon. Mr Seddon — A contributor, to ons of the West Coast papers writes thus of the Hon. R. J. Seddon: —lf any stii lent were to digest the lesson that the political life of the Premier can tea.h him he would find—lst, that there was much natural ability; 2nd, a decided penchant for maintaining a position ; 3rd, a dogged determination to succeed; 4th, a warm corner in his heart for all mankind ; sth, that no desire for personal aggrandisement has actuated the Premier in his political life. True, in a sense, Richard John Seddon has made to a certain extent a living by politics, but he has made it cleanly. Having made politics his trade, he determined to become a good tradesman. He has succeeded, with the result tuat he is now the chief “ political tradesman ” of the clan. His whole life is a fit study for the aspiring youth of New Zealand,

Temuka Stock Sale— The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. Rangitata Island.— The Rev. W. E, Gillam is to lecture in the Rangitata Island schoolroom on Wednesday evening next in aid of the school funds. The title of the lecture is “ Christianity in England,'’ and the subject is to be illustrated with dissolving views. The Island school is aided by the Board of Education, arid need assistance from the general public. It is hoped there will be a large attendance at the lecture. Sales of Property.—' To-day Messrs H. B. Webster & Co. sell at the Temuka saleyards, on account of the executors of the late Miss Paterson, a £-acre section, with 7-roomed house, etc,, in the Arowhenua township. On the same date, on account of Mr Geo. Stumbles, Messrs Guinness & LeCren sell two town sections adjoining the property of the late Miss Paterson. Both properties are very desirable ones. Coursing. —At the coursing meeting at Dunedin on Saturday, the Bracelet (£47) was won by Mr Meyer’s Stormy Petrel, with Mr Fox’s First Love runner up (£2l) j the Waterloo Cup (£42) was won by Mr W. Harley’s Pine Hut, with Mr Taylor’s Bess Morley runner up (£20); the Waterloo Purse (£10) by Mr R. Blackham’s Sweetmeat, with Mr J, Swann’s Madge runner up (£5). The Waterloo Plate was won by Douglas, with Heart of Grace runner up.

The Small Birds’ Nuisance. The Geraldine County Council have commenced their operations for dealing with the small birds’ nuisance, and the expert poisouers are now working the Geraldine district. One of the poisoners says that there is a far greater number of small b rds in the Temuka district than in either the Levels or Geraldine districts. The poisoners themselves have not seen any good results of their labour, but they have had very favourable reports from people in the districts they have left. Their works entail a great amount of roving, and the poisoners have to carry with them in their trap their ‘ ■ bluies ” and a tent.

Breach of the Rabbit Act. —At Timaru on Friday, Robert Rutherford, of Mount Nessing Station, Albury, was fined £lO and costs for failing to take steps to destroy the rabbits on his run, after he had received written notice from the Stock Inspector to do so. Evidence was given by the Inspector, 0. C. Empson, and J. Easton to the effect that on two occasions they counted 30 and 50 rabbits on the run, and their dogs killed 25 and 16 of them. The defendant admitted that he was doing nothing at present to destroy the rabbits, but that everything that the previous inspector, Mr Douglas, required of him up to the end of March had been done; that there were very few rabbits on the run ; and that from April onwards is a bad time for rabbitting on that run, as the dogs working on the low ground would drive the sheep to the top of the range, and a snowstorm might come on and destroy half of them. His Worship said he could not accept the defence.

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS. Cook—Wants situation. Leader Office —Star Bicycle for sale. Guinness & LeCren —Additional entries Temuka Stock Sale.

Rangitata Island—Lecture by Rev. W. E. Gillam to-morrow evening. T. & J. Thomson—Further particulars re great clearing sale of drapery, etc.. Juvenile Templars, Geraldine—Service of Song aud Magic Lantern Entertainment.

O.F C. Association—Are receiving entries for Tat ter sail’s sale on Saturday; hold clearing sale of live and dead farming plant on account of Mr Wm. Augland, at Temnka, on 27th July.