LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2548, 29 August 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Fire. —A stable and harness, the property * of George Reid, livery stable-keeper at Mili ion, were burned on Sunday morning. They < were insured in the Standard for £BOO. i Geraldine Cricket Club.— The annual i meeting of the Geraldine Cricket Club i will be held to-morrow evening, at 8 p.m. in the ante room of the Volunteer Hall, , Social at Woodbury.— A social will be , held at Woodbury on Friday evening next. [ Good music and refreshments will be pro- | vided, and the admission is gentlemen 2a Gd. ' ladies free. > Homes eor Girls. — The Ladies’ Chris- ‘ tian Association at Wellington are organising a cottage home for girls, under the ’ superintendence of a matron. They will j be taught housework, and the family i system employed in Dr Barnardo’s homes will be adopted. Larrikinism. —Three youths were fined j 40s each, with costs, for disturbing the s Salvation Army at Wellington, Mr Martin, . the magistrate, said he was determined to suppress larrikinism with a firm hand, and warned the accused that any future con I duct as a second offence, would result in a severe term of imprisonment. ' Political. —Sir Maurice O’Rurke in- - tends to contest Manukau at the General Election. He says that one defeat in > thirty years is nob sufficient to relegate , him to private life.—A requisition has been L got up asking Sir R. Stout to consent to ( stand for one of the Christchurch seats. It : was presented to him on the arrival of the [ express from the south last night.| ‘ Property Sale. —Messrs Guinness & LeCren will offer for sale at Timaru on 1 Thursday next a very valuable farm proi perty on account of Mr Thos. Hamlyn. > The property is known as “ Kings borough,” i and contains 1141 acres. If not sold in one block it will divided into three, containing 665, 418, and 58 acres. The property is well worth the attention of anyone : looking out for a desirable farm. Football. — The annual football match between New South Wales and Queensland resulted in a win for the former by 14 points to 6 points. The final of the Association football tournament was played on Saturday afternoon at Petone between Otago and Auckland, the former winning by 4 goals to 1 goal. They will consequently hold the challenge shield for the year. The attendance numbered about two thousand. Suspected Incendiarism.— Mrs Hayes, wife of a hotelkeeper at Hokitika, is under suspicion of having tried to set a neighbouring hotel on fire. The woman must be crazy, as two attempts were made in one morning, the second while people were sitting up watching after the first blaze had been extinguished. Rags and other rubbish were identified as from Mrs Hayes’s house, by her pwn daughter; and the woman-was Been running away from the place. Christchurch Chamber op ComifEEQE. — At the annual meeting of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, Mr,G. Booth, presided, and gave a long address, reviewing thecoufseof tradeapdcommerce during the past twelve months. 4. motion was carried urging the Government to adopt every means in its power to forward , tljp establishment of inter colonial freetrade among the Australian colonies. Mr G. P. Booth was ejected president for the ensuing yearCricket. —At a meeting ,pf jthe Lancaster Park Cricket Club it was decided to send a team to rq and Dunedin early in the season, probably fij. Ngvember.—The return match between the Australians and All England commenced on Thursday at Manchester, and concluded on Saturday. ; The Australians made 204 in their first ■ innings, and g. 86 in their second. The Englishmen made 248 in thejr first innings, and 118 ,(of IDS runs required to win) in iV ’»ir tsasoad for the lost of 4 wickets. The ! M q. dyaiy. The Australians: match en,. l *-“t aupl&y jthan in the ; made a far be^previous match. totim The Convict Butler.— Accomm 0 Evening Post the difficulty as to what was to be done with the notorious criminal Butler, has been got over by shipping him off in the Rirautaka. His passage was paid to Rio de Janeiro. The Evening Post says that though the gaol authorities and the Commissioner of Police will give no information, it is certain that Butler was a passenger by the Rimutaka. He was sentenced to eighteen years for burg ary at Dunedin, Laving escaped upon the capital charge of murder, and had served only a little over thirteen years.—The shipping company state that a man named John Dalton, describing himself at 41 years of age, of English birth, a labourer, was the only passenger who booked for Rio. It is thought it may have been Butler under an assumed name, i

Ballance Memorial. The Ballance memorial lurid has now reached £304.

_ Cattle-Stealing.— A young mannamed Sisely was arrested at Manaia on Saturday for cattle-stealing. Geraldine Stock Sale.— The fortnightly sale of stock at Geraldine takes place to-morrow.

Oithi Bridge. —The southern part of the Opihi bridge, on the main road, will be closed < n Monday next for rebuilding. Beer Duty. —At Aucklmd, yesterday, Charles Cooper, City Hotel, was fined 40s and costs for not destroying duty stamps. Riele-Shooting.— The Wellington Rifle Association is meeting with good support in their efforts to send a capable team to Sydney.

Embezzlement Charge.— Jas. Marshall Mutch has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement, at New Plymouh, from the National Mutual Life Association of Australia of £4 2s.

Found Dead. —The body of John Fairbairn, a rabbitter, was found dead near Cave Creek, Roxburgh. Otago, on Friday. He had probably been there forty-eight hours, There are indications of death by a gun-shot wound.

Geraldine Shearers’ and Laborers’ Union. —A general meeting of this union will be held on Saturday evening next at 8 p.m. Business to elect officers, receive report and balance sheet, and appoint delegates to Ashburton conference.

Cannibalism:. —News from the Islands by H.M.S. Tauranga states that all is quiet at the New Hebrides. A fortnight ago, in a native quarrel, several natives were killed and eaten.—The French warship Dechaffes left Fiji, with Bishop Viard, on a cruise among the Islands. Temuka Caledonian Society. The annual meeting of members of this society will be held on September 6th, and the annual fancy dress ball which had be postponed will now probably be held on the 21st September, The ball promises to be very largely attended. Football. —A match was played at Winchester on Saturday between teams representing the Waihi and Ashburton clubs, and resulted in a win for Waihi by 35 points to 5. Of these Waihi made 22 points in the first spell. The Waihi team was far the best, and showed some first-rate play. Social at Orari.— On Thursday evening next a social in connection with the Orari Quadrille Assembly will be held in the Orari School. Good music, an efficient Master of the Ceremonies, free refreshments, and reasonable charge for admission ought to secure the attendance of a large number of lovers of dancing. Open Lodge Night, —An open lodge night iu connection with the Temuka Good Templars takes place iu the Sooal Hall tonight. A good programme and plenty of refreshments are promised, and the admission charge being only 6d the Social Hall should hardly be large enough for the purpose.

Social. The Rangitata DebatingSociety give a social in aid of the school funds in the schoolroom on Friday evening next. The members of the society and the ladies of the district are sparing no effort to make it as successful as possible, and we need only draw the attention of our readers to the advertisement in another column. The services of an efficient M.C. have been secured, and the music (piano, violin, and accordion) for the dances will be all that can be desired. We have noted with pleasure the success of the meetings held by this society, and as the object they now have in view is a most praise-worthy one, we trust that the school funds will be considerably augmented. Supreme Court. —At the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday, Arthur Blackley was sentenced to 12 months for stealing a bicycle ; Alexander Ross (an old offender), 62, for breaking into a private house and stealing wearing apparel, to two years’ hard labor; E. Haskell lor forging and uttering a cheque for £l2 to twelve months; John Reynold, alias Crawford, three valueless cheques, to three years’ hard labor. At Duuedin. before Mr Justice Williams, William Dawson, for embezzling £SOO from the New Zealand Insurance Company, of which he was accountant, was sentenced to three years’ hard labor; James Main pleaded guilty to an indecent assault on a married woman at Roxburgh, and was sentenced to three years. Charge Against a Policeman. —An Auckland telegram says ; Hickson held a departmental enquiry into Constable Rowles’ conduct with regard to various matters in connection with the arrest of some boys at the North Shore. The lads were charged at the Police Court on Monday with the larceny of three fishing lines, value ss, the property of Allan O’Neill, Takapuna. Mr Macalister appeared ou behalf of Constable Rowles. O’Neill, the boys, and several other witnesses were examined, and the evidence will be forwarded to the authorities at Wellington. The case appears to have been exaggerated. It is stated that two boys are fifteen and two sixteen years of age, and two are younger. The police are understood to have procured their birth certificates, showing that the youngest will be eight next month, instead of six, as stated in Court, whereas seven is the legal age of responsibility. Constable Bowles denies the charges of dragging the child out of bed or using bad language.” General Workers Union, —A public meeting of members of the General Workers Union was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Temuka, on Saturday evening. Mr W. Frew occupied the chair in the ahsence of Mr Mercier. There was a fair attendance of members. The business of the evening was to elect a delegate for the conference to be held in Ashburton in September, also to select the candidate that should receive the support of the Union. After a little discussion it was unanimously carried that a Committee interview the Temperance Party on the matter, and report. W, Davie was duly elected to attend the conference. It was moved by Mr J. Franks, seconded by Mr O’Grady—“ That as by the nature of their work shearers and shed hands are away on election day from the electorate for which they are registered, it is only right that the same privilege ,of recording their votes should be granted by the Government, as is given to seamen and . commercial travellers.” The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Catholic News. —The Tablet says.-—At the close Qf‘ aft annual retreat held at Dubuque, lowa, the 'announcement was made of several changes in the diocese effected or contemplated by the bishop, The prelate in question is the Most Rev. Heuuessy, who has been lately appointed Archbishop, apd who will receive the pallium ou September 30th. ' |he apftpuacements aLLuded’ to was the erection of a deanery, to be Med by" the' Rev. Father Treacey, who is, we may add, a brother of the Rev. P. Treacy, of Geraldine, Canterbury. “ Father Treacy,’.’ says pi American contemporary, “received a promotion the hands of the bishop, which speaks highly of the esteem with which he is regarded py the bishop.” When the announcements were'being made at the close gf the retreat the bishop announced the establish; ment of a new deanery, the twelfth' one ift thg StajiQj Jo consist of the counties qf Woodbyry, Rlymofttlfy §iguy.. grid Dvpu, fts'dgap.' The duty witiii.'— «■> alter tbs various matter a dean is to loon ; iims Within hfore tb^establish ment of deaneries wouM {???" by the bishop. Matters of either spiritual or secular nature arising between toe clergy and the laity will be referred to him, aud°his decision shall be final. The office is one of considerable importance and responsibility. The new deanery has fifteen clergymen in it, all of whom will come under tne 'jurisdiction of the new dean.—Bishop Grimes arrived at Wairnate yesterday by the express train from Dunedin, where he had been on a visit to Bishop Moran, who is very ill. To-day the bishop \yijd visit Timaru,

A Shooting Case. —The Lyttelton Times says : —lnformation was received by the police on Friday morning to the effect that a man named John Bickerton, living at Oxford, had fired at Sergeant Scott, the sergeant having a narrow escape from serious injury. The facts of the case are these: —Hearing a great deal of noise in Bikerton’s house yesterday morning about nine o’clock, one of his neighbours, Robert Fisher, went over and knocked, but could could not gain admission. Sergeant Scott was then sent for, and on arriving kno ked at the door and held some parley with Bikerton, who refused him admittance. After a while Mrs Bikerton opened the door, and upon the sergeant attempting to enter he was fired at point blank by Bickerton, who was standing not three yards off.. The charge of shot passed in front of Scott’s breast, near his heart, cutting away a portion of his coat front. The sergeant then beat a retreat and summoned assistance. Inspector Broham went up by the midday train to Rangiora, and Constable Costin and two other constables also proceeded to the house. On the arrival of this force Bickerton was found to be still shut up in his house. An attempt was made to effect an entry, but without success. Ultimately the door was opened by Mrs Bickerton’s sister, and the police rushed in, headed by Inspector Broham, and seized the man before he could use his gun. When seized a loaded gun and a loaded revolver were near him, and there seems little doubt that it was owing to Inspector Broham’s smartness that the capture was effected without bloodshed. The prisoner was conveyed to the Oxford lock-up: On Saturday, Bickerton was charged at the Christchurch Police Court, with shooting with intent to murder, Sergeant Scott, at Oxford, on Avgust £sth, ahd was remanded till September Ist. :

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS. James Northam—Farm to let on lease. Woodbury—Social on Friday evening. Geraldine Cricket Club—Annual meeting. Orari —Social in schoolroom on Thursday evening. I. —Open lodge to-night in Temuka Social Hall. Rangitata Debating Society—Social on Friday evening. Guinness & LeOren —Entries Geraldine Stock Sale. C. Begg & Co.—Notice re celebrated Collard & Ccllard pianos. J. Beri—Funeral notice re late son of Mr and Mrs McCabe, of Waitohi. Shearers’ and Laborers’ Union, Geraldine—General meeting to elect officers, etc. Priest & Hollgate—Notice re “ Bunny rabbit traps,” lawn lazors, lawn mowers, etc., etc. Geraldine County Council—lmportant notice re closing of southern portion of Opihi Bridge on September 4th. Temuka Caledonian Society—Annual meeting on 6bh September; annual fancy , f dress ball probably oh 21st September.