LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2589, 2 December 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Settled. — The Woodville libel action, Clark v. E. A. Hag-gen, has been withdrawn by arrangement. Timaru Wool Sales. —The first wool sales of the season in Timuru take place next Tuesday. Salvation Army, Temuka. —Captain and Mrs Lomas farwell at Temuka on Sunday at the barracks. Imported Stock, —The Aorangi brought two fine Romney Marsh rams, for Mr Batchelor, of Palmerston North. The Election. columns Messrs F. W. Stubbs and John McKeague, returning officers, announce the result of the Pareora and Rangitata Elections, and Messrs F. R. Flatman, A.. E. G, Rhodes, W. S. Maslin and E. G. Wright return thanks to the electors for the support accorded them. The World’s Wheat Supply. —Some remarkable estimates of the wheat product of the world in 1893 are now offered to the public, and not the least among them is a tablation credited to the Hungarian Minister for Agriculture, It purports to show in detail the world’s product, and the deficit of exportable surplus of each country—the remainder being so close that the exporting countries are shown to have surpluses aggregating 378,666,000 bushels with which to meet deficits amounting to 379,000,000, Thus the net deficit appears to be but 334,000 bushels, only rendering it necersary for one-sixth of the bread-eaters to abstain from a single breakfast in order to restore the equilibrium between supply and demand. Australasia is credited with a probable surplus of 7,800,000 bushels. Affairs in Melanesia. Early on Wednesday morning the mission schooner Southern Cross returned to Auckland from an extended cruise to the Islands of Melanesia. One of the boats was lost overboard. Starting on Ist September, she visited all the stations, where affairs were found to be quiet and orderly. In the Solomon Group she met the Austrian warship Saida and the Queensland labour schooner Sybil. At Gimbo (in the Solomons), where she called on 14th October, she found the British ensign flying at the head of the harbour. Tne deputyKing came on board with a proclamation for Captain Bougard to read. The natives appeared to be friendly, and all spoke pigeon English more or less. The Rev. H. Wetchman went on shore and mingled with the people. The Rev. Wetchman was left in the group, where he stays this season. The vessel returned to Norfolk Island on the 21st with eighty-nine Melanesians, the Revs. Browning, Coning, Cullwick, Robin, Sara via, and Forest. Good Templar Social. — A very successful social was given last Thursday evening in the Social Hall, Temuka, under the auspices of the local lodge of Good Templars. Bro. Whitehead, C.T., occupied Jhe chair, and there was a very large attendance, the hall being well filled. The following programme was gone through Solo, Sister Taylor; reading, Bro Chartens; song Bro. Collins; recitation. Bro. Watt; solo, ’ Sister Goodey; song, Sister Greaves; recitation, Brp. soag Sister Mcßratney; song, Bro. Whitehead; reading Bro. Lever; recitation, bister Greaves; recitation, Bro. Watt; the whole winding up with a laughable temperance dialogue entitled “ One good turn deserves another.” All these pieces were well executed, and highly appreciated by the audience, who loudly applauded. During the interval between the first and second part refreshments were handed round, and these were also appreciated. The refreshments were provided by Mr J. A. McCaskill, and were all that could be desired. An Insurance Case.— A case of importance to those who insure their properties is being fought out in Timaru between the Timarn Borough Cogncil and the Commercial Union Fire lssp.raju.ee Company. Some months ago a cottage belonging to the Council was destroyed by fire. It was insured for £2OO with the Commercial Union Company and the Council immediately sent in a claim for the amount. To the amazement of the City Fathers, however, they &ynd that the Company did not propose to pay ftyer the amount the house was insured for, but relied on a clause in the conditions giving it power to replace the building by a structure of “ equal value.” As the Council had had paid the premium on £2OO for many years; and company had at no time cavilled at the values pep ppon the house, and there was no suspicion of fopl play, this naturally raised Gain ” in thejr a.pd they said some very hard things aboift the Company, and decided that it should be made tp pay, They accordingly had plans of a building to cost £2OO, prepared and sent to the Company, but the Company declined to budge, and there the matter rests at present. The Comnapy in their last letter state their willingpesa £9 t-he old building at a cost Of MS, or if the Council expose to erect a more costly ope, say fb.e cost ,0f h building similar to the old one ; wisqcsj to meet the Council liberally ! Tim Council after SOiiie discussion appointed live morn, bers to discuss the case with the agent and come to a settlement. It would certainly seem but jusp that if the company only pays on a value ,of 0 V any less sum than that insured it should' be mud a pq refund all excess of premiums paid -jfy the Council, together with compound interest.' ‘ The case is one which sbpuld make people consider the value of the property they insure. '

A Contrast.—At the Auckland Suprem Court, a man has been sentenced to two years for stealing: an opera glass, while a brute, for an assault on a little child of 5i years, was only sentenced to a similar term.

Personal. The many friends of Mr Joshua Page, of Timaru, who went Home recently to undergo an operation, will be pleased to know that a cable message has been received stating that the operation has proved thoroughly successful.—Lyttelton Times.

Incendiarism.—At Huntly, Auckland, some persons unknown, attempted to burn down the dwelling house of J. Bond, senr, occupied by his son, W. Bond on Tuesday night. Kerosene was poured over the back wall and ignited, but owing to the insufficent inflammable fluid the fire died out, leaving the spot charred. Ministerial. The Hon. Mr Ward, Colonial Treasurer, proceeds from Napier to Auckland, and returns to Wellington about the middle of next week. The Premier visits the West Coast at Christmas. The Colonial Secretary, Sir Patrick Buckley, intends to leave for Europe immediately after a full meeting of the Cabinet, which will probably be held next week. He retains his portfolio. Narrow Escape.—At the close of a very successful exhibition of swimming feats, &c., at the Ashburton Domain bath by Ernin Cavill, champion, a little boy named John Hurrill got into a boat that had been used in the fun-making. He could not swim, but this was not known to the other lads swimming in the bath, and out of frolic they upset the boat, The boy had sunk twice before the true state of affairs was discovered. Mr Cavill, all dressed as he was, plunged in, searched for, and found the lad, and brought him back to consciousness by Sylvester’s system. The rescue was cheered heartily by the crowd.

Mayoral Eleltions,—- Mr J. Hill has been elected mayor of Timaru. Mr Gapes beat Mr Eden George at Christchurch by 455 votes. At Dunedin, Mr H. S. Fish was elected by a majority of 318 over his opponent, Mr C. R. Chapman. The Prohibitionists and Women’s Franchise League did their utmost for Mr Chapman. Mrs Yates has been elected mayor of Onehunga. She is the wife of Captain Yates, formerly mayor of that township. She is thoroughly conversant with municipal affairs and general politics, and in her husband’s term of office was practically mayor. She was the only lady returned to the Auckland Union Parliament.

Accidents. —A lad seventeen years of age, named Hans Neilson, was drowned at Woodend beach, North Canterbury, on Wednesday, while fishing.—A miner named Magan was found drowned in a shaft at Hau Hau, near Hokitika, on Sunday. He had been missing for ten days.—A little boy named Dooley, fell off a timber waggon at Hokitika, and the horse walked over him, stepping on his face. He was very badly injured, and is not expected to live. —A young man named Austin Cullins, was drowned off Wharehiue, Auckland, on Wednesday. The punt in which he started was found bottom upwards, and his body was found at low water next morning.

Vote of Confidence. —At the annual meeting of the members of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Timaru, on Wednesday evening, the pastor, the Rev. Mr Gillies, by request, read a couple of letters he had forwarded to the Timaru Herald in reference to the Temperance movement there, an 1 which that journal had refused to insert, stating in a leading article that they contained statements unfit for publication. Mr Gillies said if there was anything in the letters that he ought to be ashamed of ho was willing to apologise.— Several members spoke in support of Mr Gillies’ actions, and the following resolution was carried unanimously:—“That the congregation approve and heartily endorse the action of Mr Gillies in connection with the great question of temperance reform.” Mr Gillies said he would take it as a vote of confidence. Larrikins at Elections. The Ashburton Guardian devotes a leading article to this subject, in the course of which it siys:—“ There is one matter in connection with yesterday’s doings in Ashburton which calls for special notice, and it is with every desire to make allowance for the influence of election time on certain sections of the community that we say some of the proceedings of those, who can only be termed larrikins, were a disgrace to the town. It is intolerable that nobody could appear in the streets after dark last evening without running the risk of being covered with flour or befouled with unsavory eggs. Scarcely a building in the central portion of Ashburton escaped being bombarded with these disgusting missiles, while in some cases stones were used, as broken windows —among them a valuable plateglass shop front —sufficiently prove. It has been said—by way of excuse we presume—that this sort of thing is always done here at election times. But this only aggravates the offence, while it reflects no credit on those whose business it was to put a stop to it long ago. Pun and frolic are all very well in their way, but there was very little of either for those whose duties compelled them to venture into the streets last night, if we may judge from their appearance on reaching any friendly shelter that was handy. But if such doings might have been tolerated in the past—the barbaric past shall we say—it is quite evident that under the new regime which introduces the gentler sex into election strife they can no longer be endured.” At Temuka and Geraldine egg throwing was freely indulged in, and in one or two cases almost led to a free fight The practice is a disgusting one, and should certainly be put down by the authorities with a strong hand. At Her Old Pranks. — A young woman named Amy Bock, whose name must be familiar to most people in the distict, owing to the frequency with which she figures in the various courts on charge of false pretences, is again in the hands of the police, after serving a sentence for an offence committed at Timaru. She made the acquaintance there of a young lady named Sabina Anderson, whose parents live at Oamaru. She soon warmed herself into Miss Anderson’s confidence, and pretended to be despondent and unhappy. She stated that she had had a lover whom death had suddenly cut away, and consequently she fell disposed to end her own life, Miss Anderson condoled with her, and very properly advised her against the commission of speb a deed, Shortly afterwards Miss retimed to Oamaru, and accused went somewhere else, but they kept np a friendly correspondence, with the result ultimately that accused came to Oamaru a little over a month ago and went to live with the Anderson family. She then represented to the Andersons that by the degth of a relative in Victoria she had been left a largo sum of money, and, in order to show . her gratitqdg fqr the good advice given her and the kind treatment of the family at Oamaru, she would at once purchase a house and section, and make them a present of them. She then entered into negotiations with Mr Sumpter for the Purchase of a bppse, and with a furniture dealer to furnish it. f}he did not manage to defraud Mr Sumpter of anything, bqt from the furniture dealer she got on various pretences the sum of .tl li!s in cash fp? tejegrams, an organ value :(•(! 10s, cruet value J2s fid, album value Os lid, cups and saucers value 3s, and Jelly djsbes value 2s, in all £!) 18a. After accused discovered that her pretensions were beginning to be regarded as doubtful, Oamaru had no longer any charms for her, and she betook rw Falraeston, where she was arrested op t'he Igfch. 'Vfheu told qf tfye charge the only thing she had to say for hersejf vyas, “ Make it as’ light as you can* I will plead guilty.'’ She was committed for trial at the next sitting of the District Court at Oamaru, It appears the Andersons were also defrauded, but would not take any action against her, The strange part of the affair is that Miss Amy Bock, whose name is notorious now, caii find'so' many people wi ling to be gulled and 'defrauded! '

Caledonian Society. The annual dinner of the Canterbury Caledonian Society was held at Christchurch on Thursday night. Tne Governor was present.

Lake Ellesmere Land. The ballot for 39 allotments of the Lake Ellesmere lands, lease in perpetuity, was taken on Thursday morning. There were 185 applications.

Cricket. —The following will play for Temuka at Wasudyke to-day, against Washdyke :—McLean, Brown, Goldstone, Buxton, Gillespie, McCaskill, Storey, Findlay, Wills, Low, and Brosnahan. A drag will leave the Temuka Dispensary at 1 p.m.

Church op England.—Considerable interest is being taken in the forthcoming visit of Bishop Julius to the Temuka parish on Sunday, December 10th. Parishioners and friends are to be entertained at a free social, to be held in the Parish Hall on Monday, December 11th, when the bishop will give an address. Refreshments will be provided for all, and musical selections will be given by leading amateurs of the district. An advertisement in our columns states that tickets for admission to the social gathering may be had from Messrs Herbert, Dann, Whitehead, or any of the Church officers at Temuka and Winchester. A special appeal is to be made at the Sunday services for offertories to liquidate the debts of the parish. We are requested to state that the Confirmation service will be held in the afternoon, and that the doors will be closed at 3 o’clock, so that no interruption to the service may take place through late comers.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

A. W. Gaze—2oo acre farm to let. N.Z. Land Co.—Geraldine stock sale, Guinness & LeCren—Geraldine stock sale.

J. Beri—Funeral notice re late Michael Simpson. Primitive Methodist Church Services for to-morrow.

C.F.O. Association—Entries Geraldine stock sale ; farm for private sale. Pearson’s Fancy Warehouse —Important notice to school committees re school prizes.

Church of England—Services for tomorrow ; particulars re visit of Bishop Julius.

F. R. Flabman, A. E. G, Rhod.es, W. S, Maslin, and E. G. Wright—Tnanks to electors.

F. W, Stubbs and John McKeague— Results of elections for Pareora and Bangitata.

David Taylor, Temuka Large ' direct consignment of fishing tackle just opened out; crockery for the Christmas trade. Cnarles Bates & Co., Temuka—Particulars of paints, oils, paperhangings, glass, etc. ; magic lantern slides made to order ; all work guaranteed. Adams, Curties, & Co., Manchester street, Christchurch—Particulars re patent “ Star ” gear case and chain lubricator, saving 10 to 12 per cent, of the power required to drive a cycle; catalogues on application.