LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2578, 7 November 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Geraldine Stock Salb. The fortnightly sale of stock at Geraldine, takes place to-morrow. Pareora Supplementary Roll.—The supplementary Pareora roll contains 454 names, chiefly those of women. Woodbury Sports.— J. Heney (6yds) was accidentally omitted in the handicaps for the 100 Yards race at Woodbury sports. Board Meetings.—The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board will be held to-day, and that of the Arowhenua Town Board to-morrow night. Road Board Works.—lntending: contractors are reminded that tenders for a number of road works for the Temuka Road Board close at 9.30 this morning. Women at Parish Meetings.—At the Nelson Diocesan Synod a motion in favour of allowing women to vote at parish meetings and have a seat on the vestry, was negatived by a large majority. Narrow Escape. Edward Murphy, aged 6 years, narrowly escaped death at Auckland on Saturday night. He fell off the front of a tram car, and cleared the front wheel, but his thigh was broken by the tie-rod near the wheel. Gored to Death. —At the Egmont A. and P. Show on Thursday a shocking accident happened while the judging was going on. Mr Olson, the well-known breeder, was gored by one of his own bulls, and so badly injured that he died Friday afternoon. The Salvation Army at Milton.— Colonel Bailey and Major Robinson were liberated from gaol at Dunedin on Friday afternoon, epine persqn not disclosed having paid the fines. The Prohibition League at Dunedin pasßed a vote of sympathy. It is said the Government intend to bring a case to test the validity of the by-laws. Supreme Court.—The Supreme Court sittings at Christchurch are fixed as follows Criminal: 19th February, 28th May, 20bh August, and 19th November; Civil: 26th February, 9th April, 4th June, 27th August, Bth October, and 26th November. At Timaru on 6th February, 12th June, and 26th September. The Fatal Accident at Pareora.—A letter from Launcesjjon, Tasmania, shows that the map killed on the Pareora railway bridge a short time ago, was named Brittan Jones, and that his relatives live in Tasmania. Ifc was supposed that the deceased's name was William Cook, and that he came from Lyttelton. Rabbit Inspection.—Mr Ritchie, Chief Inspector of Stock, left Wellington yesterday for the South. After seeing Christchurch j Agricultural Show he will proceed to South Canierbu p pn a yigifj of inspection in con- ' ruction' with' 't&e citmnlain.es ju i>ej<itipn presented to Parliament' last; BesSiOji aljout the increase of rabbifcs in that part of the country. FATALrpiE3.—A tw(}-year*oV-l ohjld of Mr Louis Kerr died suddenly at Nelson on Sunday morning under peculiar circumstances The servant was dressing the child, and called Mrs Kerr as it appeared to be ailing. Bdi'ore the doctor could arrive the child was dead. By some nitans it was choked. The body of the ypuiig man Harper, who was drowned in a boat accident on estuary at Heathcote last Sunday, was recovered on Saturday. Novel Cricket Match.—The Tapanui Courier states that the cricket season was successfully opened last Saturday, wfren a matpj). Indies v. Gentlemen was played, The kdips worn ? too, by 64 to 52. Mra Mason ran up a scsar-o of gO, and Miss Quinn came next with 8. Miss E. Rodger, Miss McAlister and Mis 3 Baron were the other scorers, the extras totalling up to 19. Miss Rattray and Miss Rodger were the successful bowlers. The gentlemen had to field with the left hand only,

The Weather.—The weather during the last flay or two has been very showery. Yesterday at times rain fell very heavily. A Fatal Draught.—Nellie Dall, aged 30, died rather suddenly at Wellington on Sunday night. She- had been Buffering from a swelling in the ear, and took a sleeping draught, and never woke. Fire.—Mr T. Tippler's grocery shop on Lambton Quay, Wellington, waß completely nutted by fire at 9 o'clock on Sunday night, Tippler's stock was insured for £I7OO. The fittings were insured for £IOO in the United Office.

Successful Examination. Among those teachers who passed the College Examinations at Christchurch are Misß Campbell (first examination), of Orari, and Mr Hugh Wake (second examination), of the Timaru Main School.

County Council Elections. A poll for the election of a member to represent the Geraldine riding on the Geraldine County Council takes place to-morrow. The names of the candidates and the polling places will be found in our advertising columns.

Suicide.—At Toupiri, near Helensville, James Taylor, a gum digger, committed suicide by swallowing match heads, and afterwards with an axe opened up a vein in his arm. He was brought to the Auckland hospital, where he died. Higher Education. The Southland High Schools Board have made an offer to the Education Board to take twenty pupils from the primary Schools, who pass the sixth standard with credit, and give them three years' education in the High Schools free of charge. The Christchurch Carnival Week.— The express trains to Christchurch during the last few days have carried very large numbers of passengers—last nights train being exceptionally well patronised. In our advertising columns will be found the train arrangements, including a cheap oneday trip on Friday. Cricket.—The following team has been chosen to play for Temuka against Timaru on Thursday, in the South Canterbury Cricket Association Cup Match:—Messrs Anderson, Buxton, Dignan, Ferguson, Gillespie, Goldstone, Heap, Low, McLean, and two others. As the match is to be played at Timaru, and starts at 11 a.m. An express will leave McCaskill's at 9.30 sharp. Benevolent Entertainment.—The annual entertainment at Geraldine, promoted by the Misses Fish, to provide the amount required for the support of Grace Saunders, a little girl of i% years, in Dr Barnado'a Home, will shortly take place, and. judging from what we have heard, the programme will be more than usually attractive. The little girl has been maintained by the money sent from Geraldine ever since the concerts were first organised, 3 or 4 years ago. Otago Anglican Synod.—The Anglican Synod at Dunedin, passed a resolution, that while recognising the value of State education, this Synod desires that such modifications should be made as will permit of religious instruction being given within school hours. The report of the committee appointed last year to consider the liquor traffic states that they were unable to convince themselves that a policy of total prohibition is either practicable or desirable.

Timaru Breakwater.—Mr E. R. Usher, District Engineer for Otago district, and Mr P. S. Hay, head office Resident Engineer in the Public Works Department, have been appointed a Royal Commission to enquire into the probable effect of the deviation proposed by the Timaru Harbour Board in the extension of the southern breakwater, with a view of making it straight instead of curved as originally contemplated, so as to arrest the accumulation of shingle. It will be purely a professional .investigation, not involving the taking of any evidence. The Rabbit Act.—At the R.M. Court, Timaru, on Friday, Robert Rutherford, of Mount Nessing, was fined £lO, with costs £7 5s Bd, for neglecting to take sufficient steps to clear his run of rabbits, when ordered to do so by the rabbit inspector. The evidence for the defence showed that the defendant had been ill, and had authorised M. S. Black, late a rabbit-agent, to clear the country of rabbits, but that Black had only done a fortnight's work early in September. Defendant had previously been fined for a similar offence.

The Bellringers.—Next Friday evening the Lynch Family of Bellringers make their reappearance in the Temuka Volunteer Hall. On this occasion the Bellringers are accompanied by a company of "English Speciality Humourists," which should make the entertainment even better than on the previous visit of the Lynch Family. Those who have had the pleasure of being at any of the previous entertainments of the Bellringers, will, we are sure ,be glad to hear them again, and those who have not, should not miss this opportunity. Cheap Money.—The Times published a memorandum left among the papers in hia office by Mr Ballance drawn up by a prominent official in the Civil Service, whose name is not given. This is the scheme alluded to by the Premier at New Plymouth. The memorandum suggests that an officer of the Government should be empowered by law to undertake the business of lending in New Zealand money which the public in England may desire to invest in colonial securities. The writer considers it could be got for 3£ or 4 per cent., and that a margin of 1 per cent, would give a profit to the Government of £IOO,OOO. He enters elaborately into the machinery details of the proposal. The Australian Cricketers in England.—Turner, who did not accompany the Australian eleven on the Amerian tour, has arrived at home at Melbourne. In the course of an interview, be said a great deal of the team's weakness was due to the selfishness of individual members and bad management, resulting in thorough disorganisation, and reprehensible conduct off and on field by one or two members had ruined the success. He could multiply instances of gross misconduct socially and otherwise on the part of members of the team, but suffice to say that he was glad to be back, as it had been the most unpleasant and unsatisfactory trip he had ever undertaken. He thought the trip would undoubtedly injure the prestige of Australian cricket in England

A Circumstantial Evidence Case.—A grave miscarriage of justice has just come to light in France. Sixteen years ago two brothers, who lived together near St. Denis, died snddenly, and it was found that they had been poisoned. Suspicion fell on the wife of one of them, who was a women of no good character, and it was rumoured that she had quarrelled with her brother-in-law because he had informed her husband of her infidelity. She was consequently condemned to death ; but the sentence was cpnimuted $o que of pena} servitude for life. Recently anqfchev suddeu death took place in the same house. The symptoms of poisoning were precisely similar to those found in the cage of the two brothers. A careful examination showed that this last doath was due to poisonous exhalations from a badly-constructed limekiln in a neighbouring yard. Then the authorities remembered the woman, who had been in prison since 1877, and fjhe now been reloaded, ' - -.-