LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2532, 22 July 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

The Weather. —Captain Edwin predicts heavy gales from the Northward, with rain, over most parts of the country, between noon of the 23rd and midnight. Measles. —Owing to the prevalence of this epidemic the Church of England Sunday School at Temuka will not be held to-morrow. The Cheviot. —The Duuedin Knights of Labour, have protested against the Government parting with the freehold of any part of the Cheviot estate. False Pretences. A horse dealer, named Richard Cochrane, was remanded from Invercargill to Christchurch on a charge of obtaining £7O by false pretences in September last. Art Exhibition. —Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Nelson, are represented at the Art Exhibition, at Wellington. There is a large number of pictures, the walls being covered. Trespass. —At the R.M. Court, Timaru yesterday, Lewis Grant was fined 20s and costs for trespassing on the Levels Estate in pursuit of game. Defendant said he did not think he was doing any harm, but the Manager of the Levels said harm was done to the flocks. A Successful Company.— -The Wellington Building and Investment Company, report a net profit for the year of £2702 In addition to an interim dividend of 4 per cent,, the report now proposes 5 per cent., more, to carry £750 t) the reserve fund, and to carry forward £219. The Measles Epidemic.— The outbreak of measles has resulted in a reduction of £IOOS in the capitation received by the Otago Education Board, while the decrease in teacher salaries was only £1.50. The Board will apply to to the Minister to grant payment on the attendance in the previous quarter. Cricket. —In the match against All England the first innings of the Australians closed for 2(j!>. Of these Graham made 107, Gregory 57, and Trotf 33. All England closed their second innings when they had made 234 for the loss of eight wickets. Shrewsbury, who was at the wickets 3J hours, made 81, and Gunn 77. Social at Winchester. —Next Wednesday ev< ning a social will be held in the Public Hall, Winchester. A grand floor, goo 1 music, and substantial refreshments are advertised as the attractions, and as these are all joined for Is, lovers of dancing will doubtless attend in force. The proceeds will be devoted to the funds of the Hall.

The New Hetjbides.— A press correspondent in the New Zealajid Hebrides writes that though there is "distress aniqng the people, it is not so great as anticipated, but still it is real enough. Ihe yam crop was never larger, and that in Ambryn was generally saved, though the mission crop perished. Pespite the hardship the people are in fairly good health. The residents desired to publicly express their thanks to the whol3 mission party, and for the sympathy aud liberality displayed by New 2ea* laud,

Wesleyan Church.— The Rev. C, B. Beecroft, of 'limaru, is announced to preach Home Missionary sermons in the Wesleyan Church to-morrow, morning and evening.

Church Mission Fund.— The Rev. J. T. Teakle, 8.A., Organising Secretary of this Diocesan Fund, will urge its claims at St. Saviour’s Church, Temuka, in the morning and St. John's Church, Winchester, in the evening.

Larceny. —At Timaru, yesterday, a lad named Joseph Davis was charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of J. Harper, from a dwelling near Pleasant Point, where he had been given a shakedown. Mr Harper valued the watch at £9. Bible Society.— The last meeting of the committee of the Geraldine branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society was attended by Dr Fish (President), the Revs. A. B. Tood (secretary), and W. C. Woodward, and Messrs H. W. Moore and J. M. Sutherland. The treasurer reported that 8 collectors had handed in their books showing a total of £l2 5s 4d. The recipts from the depot amounted to £1 14s fid for the quarter ending June 30. Fresh appointments of collectors to fill vacancies were made, and the meeting ended. Cycling. —A road bicycle race from Timaru to Winchester and back, 32 miles, took place on Thursday afternoon last, and elicited considerable interest. It was won by Parr, who had an handicap of 20 min., his riding time being 2hrs. lOmin. 4Cseo. Whelan made the fastest time, covering the distance in Ihr 48min, 405e0., beating the previous record by 23 minutes. Hall, who met with an accident at the start, made the fastest time from Timaru to Winchester and back to Temuka, doing the 20 miles in an hour. The places of those who finished were :—Parr 1, Whelan 2, Orr 3, Hall 4, and Burford 5.

Heroic Treatment. — A Maori meeting at Kaiakohe, Auckland, considered the action of a tohunga named Wairemu Poha for treating natives for witchcraft. It is alleged that 200 are being treated to expel devils, amongst them many children, the system adopted being pouring boiling water on the bare bodies of the patients, and applying hot mashed potatoes. In some instances the flesh peeled off. Fifty deaths are attributed to this cause. The Star’s Russell correspondent reports that he made inquiry by wire re the Maori witchcraft case, and believes there is no truth in the police report.

Inspection op Catholic Schools.— The Auckland Board of Education declined Bishop Luck’s request to authorise the Inspector to in speot Catholic schools. There are only 1385 children attending the Catholic schools, whilst at the Board’s schools there are 22,000. Bishop Luck has written to the Minister of Education, appealing against the decision of the Board of Education, declining to inspect Roman Catholic schools. He suggests that the Education Department, if the insufficiency of funds is the difficulty, should give a further grant in aid to the Board to enable private schools to have the small measure of recognition contemplated by the Act.

Meeting of Creditors.— An adjourned meeting of the creditors of Tom Davis was held in the Courthouse, Temuka, last Thursday, Tire creditors present were—Messrs J. Brown, J. W. Miles, W. C. Roulston, J. Blyth, and J. M. Twomey. On the motion of Mr Brown, seconded by Mr Miles, Mr Two .ey was voted to the chair. The object of the meeting was to receive from the bankrupt a statement of his receipts and expenditure for the past two years, and he handed in lists showing that he had receive! £703 16s Id, and paid away

£B3O 14s fid. He said that this was his statement as near as he could make it out, but there were other moneys which he had received but could not say from whom. A resolution to the effect that his discharge be not granted until he pays 2s in the £ was put, Messrs Brown and Miles voting for it, and Messrs Blych and Roulston against. The chairman did not declare it carried, but took a minute of it for the guidance of the Official Assignee. The meeting then terminated. Winchester School Committee. —A special meeting of the above committee was held on Monday evening, 17th inst., the business being to elect a new chairman, Mr Smith having resigned the chair at the previous monthly meeting. Present Messrs Deßenzy, J. M. Naughton, Collie, Smith, Philp, Hide, and Stewart. Mr Smith consented to be re-elected chairman, it being the unanimous wish of the committee that ho should do so. Mr Stewart was appointed secretary. Mr Deßenzy moved and Mr J. M. Naughton seeonded—- “ That the master be requested to ask the

children to consult their parents about planting trees on Arbor Day in the school grounds, the committee being in favor of having this done; and should the parents be agreeable that a committee consistin. of Mr J. A. Young, the chairman, and the mover be appointed to make the necessary arrangements for fencing oif the ground required and planting the trees.”—Carried. It was decided to hold a social in aid of the school funds on Augnst 18th, and a committee, consisting of Messrs Collie, the chairman, Deßenzy, Philp, and Stewart, were appointed as a working committee for the same. The meeting then terminated. Caledonian Society.— The third social of the above society was held last Thursday evening in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka. For the first time since the inauguration of the society, the President, Mr A. M. Clark, was absent, and so was his family, owing to illness. They were greatly missed, and much regret was expressed at the absence of the “ chief.” Owing to the prevalence of the measles, and several counterattractions, many other familiar faces were conspicuous by their absence, and the attendance was the smallest at any of the society’s socials ever held. Those present, however, enjoyed themselves thoroughly, and a good programme of dancing was gone through, Messrs Levens (piano), and Colville (accordian) supplying the music, and Mr Jenkings acting as M.G. The decorations, as usual, were very nice, the stage being got up as a drawing room, and everything else was equally comfortable. Songs were sung by Mr J. McCaskill, and Misses Bonn and Connolly. Miss Bonn is a capital singer, and gave a delightful rendering of *• Afton Water ” and “ Waiting.” The catering was entrusted to Mr McCaskill, and was all that could be desired. Mr D. Henry, Vice-President, apologised for the absence of Mr A. M. Clark, and announced that the annual ball would be held on the 24th of August next. S.C. Harriers. —The above pack met on Thursday at the Seadown school at eleven, and, after a few minutes’ grace had been allowed for followers from a distance, threw off in a paddock to the left of the school. A hare, which proved a straight goer, was at once on foot, and a capital run of three miles or so resulted in a kill in the middle of the plains. After pottering round for a time another hare was started, which showed even better sport, puss covering something like five miles before she was bowled over near Farkerson’s Gums. Horses and hounds being fairly done, a move was made to'Mr Gaffaney’s homestead, where all those who chosed to remain were regaled with a capital spread. The count -y traversed is one of the best for hunting purposes in the district, but. the wire standing rather high in the fences, and a good many of the water races proving to be on the landing side, spills were rather frequent. Among those present were Mrs Macdonald, who went as keenly as ever, Misses Macdonald, Gaffaney (8), Wareing, Brosnahan, and several other ladies, Messrs Lindsay, Milne, G, Wood, M, Grey, Crowe. McLaren, Kingsley. P. Gaffaney, P. Wareing, Postlethwaite, Kernohan, J. Mee, Higginbotham, Ileffernan, An gland, D. Ferguson, Cochrane, G. Mason, T. Rooney, M- O’Brien, Breadley, and Masters Wareing (8), besides several others, and the usual contingent on wheels. The next meet, the last of the season, will be held at Woodbury on Monday,

Fatal Accident. A Maori named Timoto Karetai has died from the effe.ts of a fall over a cliff at Dunedin Heads. Primitive Methodist Church. —The services for to-morrow in connection with this church will be found in our advertising columns. Divorce. —ln the Divorce Court, Wellington, a decree nisi was granted in the case of Ward v. Ward, the wife’s petition for a divorce from her husband, William Neville Ward, a solicitor and barrister, of Otaki, on the ground of desertion and adultery. Education.—We are pleased to learn that Miss M. McGowan, who was teaching for some time at Pleasant Valley, has been appointed by the Education Board, head mistress of Leven Public School, This young lady is an excellent teacher, and is deserving of the promotion. Football. —The New Zealanders played against 18 seniors at Brisbane on Wednesday, and won the game by 5 points to nil. Harper had his shoulder dislocated during the match, —A rather interesting scratch match was played at Geraldine on Thursday afternoon last. An endeavor is being made to get up a game with the Timaru second fifteen. Market for Sheep.— Mr Henry Overton, who has returned to Christchurch from Sydney, states that there was a good demand for Lincolns, a fair demand for Border Leicesters, a poor demand for English Leicesters, and no demand for Southdowns. The bulk of the New Zealand consignments suffered through being offered the first day of the sales, competition and prices improving as the week went on. He is confident that an important trade has been inaugurated. Suicide. —The body of a middle-aged man named Nelson Thompson, was discovered in Dunedin harbour close to thewharf. Ha hung his hat, with an envelope giving his name, to the door handle of one of the wharf buildings, At the inquest it was stated that deceased was despondent because medical men gave him no hope that a proposed operation for throat disease was likely to be successful, therefore he thought he might as well die without undergoing it. His wife and family live at Arrowtown. A verdict was found of temporary insanity. The Bot Fly. —We have been shown by Mr W. Hawke, of the Geraldine Road, a healthy specimen of the bot by taken from a valuable horse in his possession, which is at present in a miserable condition owing to an attack of this fearful pest. Mr Hawke laments having lost quite recently a mare for -vhich be had refused an offer of £BO. He attributes the death of the mare also to the ravages of the bot fly. We wonder some enthusiastic vet. dosen’t take the matter in hand and find a sure remedy for this evil. Any sure remedy would certainly meet with a rich reward, for it would be an invaluable addition to every farmer’' stable requisites. Temuka F. and H. Society. —A meeting of the Temuka Floral and Horticultural Society was held last evening, Mr Herbert (vice-president), in the chair. An apology was made fc» the absence of the president. The secretary reported that in accordance with a resolution passed at last meeting he had communicated with several ladies with reference to forming a ladies’ committee, and had received a number of favourable replies. After a short discussion, a Ladies’ Committee was formed, with a view to forward the interests of the Society. Bach Committee-man undertook to obtain special prizes, and a sub-committee was appoihted to arrange the prize schedule. Class II was left with the ladies to arrange and work up. The Annual Show was fixed for Thursday, January, 11th, 1894. It was decide! to discontinue the cottage garden prize for this season. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting, Rangitata Debating Society. A meeting of the committee of the above society was held on Tuesday evening last. Present—Messrs Snushall, Taylor, Irwin, Cadwallader, and Anderson. In the absence of the president the vice-president, Mr W. Cadwallader, occupied the chair, and explained that the meeting had been convened for the purpose of making arrangements for a social in aid of the Rangitata South School incidental fund, in return for the use of the schoolroom. It was unanimously agreed to hold a social on Friday, August 4th (Arbor Day), and to advertise same in Geraldine Guardian. The secretary reported that he had secured the services of a competent M.C., and also of all the local singers. A piano was kindly offered for the occasion, and Messrs Taylor (2) and Cadwallader agreed to supply the music for the dances. It was resolved to entrust the catering to Mr J. McOaskill, Temuka, and the price for admission having been fixed the meeting terminated in the usual way. Sydenham Licensing Question. —A deputation consisting of about 30 residents of Sydenham waited upon Inspector Broham at Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon, in references to the Crown Hotel, Southern Cross Hotel, and the Sandridge Hotel. They pointed out that legal notice had been served on the licensees in terms of Mr Justice Denniston’s recent judgment In the cases affecting those licenses the deputation asked Inspector Broham whether it was his intention to take action to enforce the law and have the hotels closed. Inspector Broham, in replying, said that a point had been raised tn connection with these licenses, as to whether or not His Honor’s order quashing the certificates issued by the committee had also quashed the licenses. This was a point which had to be settled before he could interfere He undertook to give a definite reply next day. On Thursday about thirty residents of Sydenham again waited on Inspector Broham. Mr Broham intimated that he had taken legal sdvica since meeting the deputation on the previous day. and the opinion received concurred with that then expressed by him. The decision of Mr Justice Denniston quashed the certificates only, and did not touch the licenses. The licenses still required to be taken into the Supreme Court if it was desire 1 to have them cancelled. One of the members of thhe deputation said they had also taken legal advice, which was to the effect that the order made by the Supreme Court had the effect of quash - ing the* licenses. The deputation subsequently decided to purchase liquor at the hotels affected and institute a prosectution

SYNOPSISOF ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs Hawkins—Wants nursemaid. N.Z.L. and M.A. Co.—Notice re Temuka sale. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. Primitive Methodist Church Services for to-morrow. Winchester Public Hall—Social on Wednesday evening-. Church of England—Services for tomorrow. Guinness & LeCren—Entries for Temuka Stock Sale. Geraldine Road Board—Notice re striking a general rate. J. W. Pye—Particulars of bargains at genuine winter sale. Geraldine Arbor Day Committee Celebration on .August 4th. G. E, Warhurton, The Pharmacy, Temuka—List of winter wants, and prices. llangitata Debating Society—Social on evening of Arbor Day in aid of school funds. H. B. Webster & Co.—Preliminary announcement re sale of plant of Temuka Flax Mill. J. K. Warburton, Public Trustee—Notice re amounts owing to and by estate of late George Fox. Government Life Insurance Department —lmportant notice re Government security for faithful fulfilment of contracts. C.F.C. Association—Entries for Temuka stock sale ; sell Geraldine dairy factory with 20 acres, etc. on 16th August; in conjunction with Guinness and LeCren hold a clearing sale of draught horses,implements, etc., in estate of late A. McCormick at Washdyko on Friday acxt,