LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2574, 28 October 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Primitive Methodist Church.—The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Drowning Accident.—Samuel Lettley, a shearer, was drowned on Saturday while crossing the Wairau river, Marlborough. The body was recovered. A Betting Case.—A bookmaker named Peter Grant, was fined £2, and costs amounting altogether to £7 lis, for laying 1 totahsator odds on the Oamaru racecourse. Fire.—Warnock's soap factory, Richmond, Auckland, was almost completely destroyed by fire on Thursday. The insurances amount to £2910, and the total damage is estimated at £SOOO. Fatally Burned. A girl named Minnie Koptsch, 11 years of age, residing with her parents in Wynyard street, Auckland, met with severe injuries by her clothee ' accidentally catching fire. She died in the hospital. 1 Book Depot. —ln our advertising columns Mr J. R. Macdonald (the travelling agent of the N. Z. Bible and Book Society) i announces his usual visit with a large ■ stock of literature, including the latest , annuals, prize books, cards, etc. t Cricket. —The following team will play this afternoon for Temuka against Geraldine in Victoria Park: —Anderson, Brown, 1 Buxton, Dignan, Ferguson (capt.), Heap, 1 Gillespie, Dr Hayes, Hayhurst, McLean, and 1 Low. Play will begin at 2 o'clock sharp. Electoral Addresses.—Mr A. E. G. i Rhodes will address the electors of Pareora ; in the Temuka Drill Shed on the 13tb i November, and in the Pleasant Point Assembly Rooms on the following' evening On both occasions a number of seats will be reserved for ladies. Attempted Suicide.—Charles Wilson, a Norwegian, attempted to commit suicidf at Wellington, on Thursday, by eating the ' heads of two boxes of matches. He was ; taken to the hospital, and is expected tc • recover. He has been out of work for some i time past, and had been drinking heavily. l The Measles Epidemic—The Welling. I ton Education Board have lost £5 70 throug i. the measles epidemic, and they have applied to the Minister for Education tc make up the loss by paying on the working ' average for the previous quarter, Ibt \ average attendance showed a less of 60t : children. > Labourers' Union.—Mr Mercier, chair. L man of the Temuka branch of the Shearers [ and Labourers' Union, has been appointee L to assist Mr J. R. McDonald to organise the , North Island this season and establish new , branches there. On his way up Mr Mercie) , will establish a branch of this society at ' Rangiora, North Canterbury. [ St. Saviour's Church, Temuka.—The Rev. W. E. Gillam is to preach in thif ' church to-morrow evening, on " The 1 central fact of Christianity." This address > will be the last of a series of addresses on ; Christian Evidences. The Rev. James • Preston, of Geraldine, will be the preacher ; on the following Sunday evening, Nov 5. \ a Canard. With reference to the alleged attempted cattle stealing at Hawera . Inspector Thompson is making inquiries and it appears that the rumour emanated 1 from a settler reporting to the Hawera police that he had seen men whom he did [ not know, who rode away from him when spoken to. They were not driving cattle, 1 and the police say that there is nothing in . the case. ; Geraldine County Council Election. i —The triennial general election of the , Geraldine County Council takes place on i the Bth November, and ratepayers are reminded that candidates for seats on the Council must be nominated by noon on Tuesday next. As far as we know, all the outgoing councillors are eligible for re--1 election. We are informed that at the ' request of a number of ratepayers of the 1 Geraldine district, Mr Alfred White has : consented to be nominated. Social. —A very enjoyable social gather- , iug, promoted by Temuka bachelors, took place in the Temuka Volunteer Hall, on Thursday evening. The hall was prettily decorated, and there was an attendance of about 35 couples, who all appeared to eDJoy themselves. Music was supplied by Messrs Fenton (piano), Barrett (piccolo), Colville (violin), and Veitch (cornet), and their playing left nothing to be desired. Mr A. S. Jenkins acted as M.C. The refreshments were provided by the promoters, and were the best of their several kinds. For a short time Mr A. E. G. Rhodes was present by invitation. A Case Of Want.—About six o'clock on Saturday evening a bou of Mr R. Belcher, Kaiapoi Island, reported to the police at Kaiapoi that an old man had been seen in a straw stack near the river on his father's farm, and had stated that he had lived on water and watercress, since the beginning of the month, and was so weak that he conld not walk. On receipt of the information, Constable Donovan at once accompanied the lad, and found the old man, who is reduced to a mere skeleton, and who pfcatftd that he was 65 years of: age. The constable, with help, removed him to the residence of Mr Belcher, where every care and attention was paid him. Fibes. —A four-roomed cottage (partly brick aud partly wood) iu Buchanan's paddock, limaru, was destroyed by fire at about half-past 3 o'clock on the 20 th inst. It was owned and occupied by Mr and Mrs Vincent. Mr Vincent was away at the time, and Mrs Vincent had a very ■ narrow escape, being dragged through a window by'a'young man named Waterhouse, who saw "the ftr e - r £kp hpusp was worth about £l3O and was iusnred for £IOO. The furniture, valued at £SO, was unjQauredj—A fir e i n the Phoenix Foundry, '; *«*«Waad-..0f15iM d *ym&kfc d.i d damage at... ■ -"ui.tJGQ, ' 3.%'epcj was a genei<4 estimated ai. - - wfi m \ huUdin™ policy of £7500 on the phu- u,w - 1 ""'* -*;• A Successful Company. The tenth annual report of the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company congratulated the shareholders upon the results of last year's operations. During the year the directors have added to each of the original shares, out of accumulated profit, a bonus of 12s per share, amounting to the total sum of £6765. The expansion of the Company's | business determined the directors to strengthen the financial position by the issue of unallotted shares. In response to the invitation sent out to shareholders 6446 shares were taken up, representing an addition to the capital of the company of £88,560. The profit and loss account of the year shows that, in addition to setting aside £2OOO for depreciation and £IOOO to the dividend equalisation account, there remains, after payment of the bonus previously referred to, and the interim dividend for the half-year, a substantial balance. The directors have therefore to recommend the payment of a further half-yearly dividend upon 11,275 old shares upon the basis of £1 paid up per share, which will absorb the sum of £IBO4, and the carrying forward of a balance of £1982 lQs 8d to next year's account/.

The Rangitata Election.—Mr W. S. Maslin will address the electors of Rangitata in the Geraldine Volunteer Hall, on Tuesday evening. He will also speak at Peel Forest, Arundel, and Belfield during the week. Four Peaks Watee Supply.—A public meet'ng of ratepayers in the Four Peaks Water Supply District will be held at the homestead, Peel Forest, on Wednesday next, at noon, to consider the County Council's intention to borrow £4OO to carry out irrigation works in the district. Death at a Dentist's. A young woman named Mrs Moxhom, of Upland Farm, died in Mr Rawson's, the dentist's, surgery, Wellington, on Thnrsday afternoon, after having all her teeth extracted. She had been out of the influence of chloroform about a quarter of an hour, when she took a succession of fainting fits, ending in death. The chloroform was administered under the directions of Dr Rawson. The Salvation Army at Milton. Colonel Bailey, the Chief in Command of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, was on Tuesday served with a summons to appear before the Milton Bench for having taken part in a procession in that place contrary to the local by-law. Major Robinson, who has the oversight of Army operations in Otago, has been similarly waited on in connection with the affair. Kaiapoi Woollen Factory.—At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Kaiapoi Wollen Manufacturing Company the profit and loss account showed a balance of £14,160 8s lOd, from which an interim dividend absorbing £4500 was paid in April, leaving a sum of £9660 8s lOd to be dealt with. This is allocated as follows—£l6oo to the reserve fund, £4500 as a dividend of 4£ per cent for the halfyear, making 9 per cent per annum, and carrying £2660 8s lOd to next year's account. The chairman mentioned that the company had more orders on hand than at any previous period of its existence.

Church Congress.—A church congress, in connection with the Diocesan Synod, was held at Dunedin on Thursday evening when three papers were read. One of them was by Mr J. A. Millar, on " The Church of Socialism." He denned Socialism as being the literal following out of Christ's command to love one another, and then attempted to show that the whole of the preseut system—commercial, industrial, social, and religious was anti-christian. He was replied to by Mr A. K Fifcchett, who contended that the first duty of the Christian Church was not the reconstruction of society, but the regeneration of men who lived under its institutions. The Bishop an others expressed pleasure at having a representative of the working men to take part in the Congress. The Pabeoba Election. —A rather amusing incident in connection with the above election occurred last Wednesday at the Timaru Show. Two Sheep-station Managers were sitting down at luncheon discussing roast turkey and the prospects of the various candidates, when the following conversation took place between them:—lst Manager asked: '• Well, how is the election going on 1 " 2nd manager: " Oh, it is a walkover for ——." Ist M: " Don't you believe it! " 2nd M : " Oh. yes, I do. All Pareora is for him." Ist M. " Not on my side of the river at any rate!" And here the conversation was interrupted by a third party, who said: " Gentlemen, I cannot help hearing your conversation. My name is ." He was one of the candidates ; a smile went round the table, and the .station-managers adjourned the debate. The Caulfield Cup.—-The committee of the Victoria Racing Club have upheld the appsal against the deision of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in dismissing the protest against Tim Swiveller. On Mr Geo. Dawes, the owner of Tim Swiveller, enquiring from Mr H. Byron Moore, secretary of the Victoria Racing Club, whether the fact of the appeal being upheld meant the disqualification of Tim Swiveller in the Caulfield Cup, and the placing of Sanfoin first and Oxide second, the secretary replied that the only information which he was empowered to give, was that the appeal had been upheld. There was intense excitement among the sporting fraternity when the decision of the Victoria Racing Club's stewards was announced. The bookmakers are terribly indignant at the result of the appeal, as they are heavily hit over Sainfoin, their loss being compiled at £25,000, whilst they miss a comparative ''skinner " with Tim Swiveller. At a meeting of the committee, an instantaneous photograph of the finish of the Caulfield Cup was produced which placed the seriousness of the interference with Sainfoin and Oxide beyond a shadow of donbt. The best medicine known is Sandeb & Sons' Eucalypti Extbact. lest its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colds, influenza; the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding, bruises, sprains, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —no inflammation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling &c, diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys and urinary organs. In use at hospital and medical clinics all over the globe ; patronised by His Majesty the King of Italyi crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition, Amsterdam. Trust in this approved article and reject all others.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

Thos. Ley—Notice to Pareora electors, N. 25. Bible and Book Society—Notice to visit. W. S. Maslin—Dates of electoral meetings. Church of England—Services for tomorrow. I. R. C. C. Graham.—Notice to Rangitata electors. N. Z. Land Comp my—Entries Temtlka Stock Sale. Primitive Methodist Church Services for to-morrow. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. D. Henry—Trial of Massey-TTarris harvester at Orari and Gapes’s Valley. C.P.O. Association—Entries for Temuka Stock Sale ; sheep for private sale. Geraldine County Council—Public meeting re Four Peaks Water Supply Loan. A. E. G. Rhodes Date of Electoral meetings at Temuka and Pleasant Point. 11. B. Webster Sc Co—Entries Temuka Stock Sale; tenders for putting in turnips. Guinness & LeCren—Temuka Stock Sale; particulars re sale of Pakihi Estate (5300 acres) in suitable-sized farms. Warbnrton’s Pharmacy, Temuka—Notice re “ Warhuvtou’s Effervescing Saline, ” druggists’ sundries, and patent medicines, etc.