LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2584, 21 November 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Personal. —Mr W. Coltman, formerly . business in Temuka, has been elected uyor of Waimate. The Premier.— The Honorable B. J. 3ddon will pass by express train to-day on is way to Dunedin. He spoke at Lyttel>n last night. Fire. —Last Thursday night a thirteenlomed dwelling at Prebbleton, tvned by Mr M. Prebble, was totally deiroyed by fire. The Governor. —The Governor and ountess and party arrived at the Bluff in re Talune on Friday morning, and passed ere by express on Saturday. Geraldine Stock Sale. The fortightly sale of stock takes place at Qeraline to-morrow. A number of entries will e found in our advertising columns. Crowded Out. Our report of the nnual meeting of the Canterbury Farmers 10-operative Association, correspondence ommercial, and other matter, are crowded ut. Exchange. —ln exchange with the rolden Park directors, San Francisco, for a hipment lately received of roots of arundo wenaria, a sand binding grass, the Inverargil! Corporation caused to be collected a hipment of sixty varieties of New Zealand erns and rare veronicas. Sudden Death. Colonel Lean, exlommanding Officer of Volunteers, and Returning Officer for Christchurch at the jorning election, dropped down dead while lassing the Empire Hotel, Christchurch, yesterday morning. The pause of death vas heart disease, for which deceased was ittended by a medical man. Correction.— -Mr Flatman desires to correct some errors which appeared in his speech. He is made to say that the late Atkinson Government increased our debt by £2,628,900, and increased taxation by £39,000. This is wrong. It should have been that taxation was increased by £391,000, Further down in the report he is made to say that interest was increased by £391,000, but it should have been that taxation was increased. We regret that the inaccuracies occurred. Political Addresses —Mr A. E. G. Rhodes will address a meeting of the Pareora electors at Burke’s Pass this evening, at Albury to-morrow evening, and at Totara Valley on Thursday evening. Mr Rhodes speaks in the Pleasant Valley school on Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock, if he can arrange for the school. Mr F, R. Flatman will speak at Pareora this evening, and at St. Andrews to-morrow evening, and at Kiugsdown on Thursday evening. Hessian Fly.— The Agricultural Department has cabled to the Agent-General to procure a supply of parasites that are known to bo the natural enemy of the Hessian Fly. The parasites are bred by Mr Enoch, of London, and he has been requested to supply 3000 at once, so that they may be sent to the colony by the first steamer. Although the Department believes that the parasites will result in the extermination of the pest, it recommends agriculturists not to relax theirs efforts to eradicate the fly in accordance with the suggestions issued some time ago. A Jockey Disqualified.— At the Wellington races on Saturday, Adam McMorran, a well-known cross-country rider, who had the mount on Unity in the hurdle race, was reported to the stewards for having struck A. Mayne, rider of Jacob, across the head during the race, and inflicted a serious wound. After a lengthy enquiry the stewards decided to disqualify McMorran for life. They also cancelled the trainer’s and jockey’s license held by him, and he was warned off alt the courses in the colony. Geraldine Brass Band.— The Geraldine Brass Band will give the public the benefit of an open air performance on the section opposite Mr N. Dunlop’s house tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. The programme they intend to go through is: —March, “ The Black Brunswick ” ; polka, “ Paul and Virginia ” ; fantasia, “ Felicia ” ; polka, “ Hit or Miss ” ; march, “ Only to see her face again ” ; schottische, “ Hand in hand ” ; polka, “Picnic”; waltz, “Youth and beauty ” : march, " Ta-ra-ra-boom-de-re ”; finale, “ Her Majesty’s jubille.” School Passes.—We learn that the reresult of the school examinations in Teniuka is that 93 per cent, of the children passed this year. This is the highest per centage of passes in the history of the school, and is extremely creditable to the staff. Mr Ferguson has only been about nine months in the school, and the result of the examination speaks volumes for his capacities as a tsajher. Mr. Gillespie, in the Rangitira Valley school, ha s also been extremely successful. In that school 100 per cent, of the children passed. Nothing could be better than this, and it is extremely creditable to so young a teacher. Fatal Accident.— James Henderson, foreman of the rail-goods yard, Port Chalmers, was drowned at noon on Sunday in the baths. He had not bathed for 18 years. It is believed his heart was affected. A two-year-old son of Mr William Jackson, Mount Stuart, Otago, was drowned yesterday, by falling into a barrel of water. Two men, James Grey and James Lomas, were drowned at the Tuha ford of the Rangitikei river, near Ohiugaiti, on Sunday, while crossing. Lomas was single, aged 45. Be had crossed, and, seeing that Gray (also a single mad, aged 30) had disappeared, he re-entered to rescue his mate, but immediately sunk with his horse in a whirlpool. The Harper Bankruptcy. —ln the Sup-erne Court, Christchurch, yesterday morning, in his charge to the jury, His Honor Mr Justl e Denniston directed the grand jury that they must bring in no bills in the cases against George Harper and Thomas William Maude, as he found that according to the English law no person (unless there was a special enactment, which was nor, the case here) could be held criminally liable for c,vjmt facto legislation. The charge laid in the indictment was not made a criminal one until the Act of 1892, and therefore, the alleged offence not being an offence at the time it was laid as having been committed, he must direct the grand ju>y to return no bill. He desired to say that no blame attached to anyone. The Official Assignee bad done his duty iu bringing the matter before the Crown Prosecutor,

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,, Miles & Co.—Want a cook for a station. Commissioner of Taxes—Land Tax payable on Deo. 7th. J. N. Hansen, Belfield—sl acres firstclass land for sale. Wm. Wheelband—Notice re application for transfer of license. James Phiip, Ironmonger, Timaru—List of new goods just arrived. F. it. Flatman—lmportant notice to electors in certain districts. Barnor.io Homes-In G-eraldine Volunteer Hall on Friday evening. Temuka B auch apd Union—Rates for threshing. R. M. Outhbertson—Dates of meetings at Rangitata South and Arundel. L. Walker, Four Peaks—No accommodation for travellers during busy season. J. Bed—Draws attention” to his stock of furniture of every description. John McKeague, Returning OfficerCandidates nominated for Rangitata seat. Winchester Fruit and Preserving Company—Annual meeting on Novembe'r 29th. J. Ballantync & Co., Timaru— Invite the ladies to inspect their windows and showrooms j notice re new gpod^. .jambs Harrison—Clean genuine articles of the best qffalijijr at Cheapest rafe ; ; shearing and harvesting requisites on hand. F. W. Stubbs, Returning Officer—Name§ of candidates nominated for electorate j 'amended list of foiling