LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2596, 19 December 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Burglary. —At the Dunedin City Court, George Coutts, and Gilbert and George Thomson, his nephews, were committed for trial on two charges of burglary and robbery of jewellery and plate from dwellings. Geraldine Slock Sale. The fortnightly safe of stock will take place at Geraldine to-morrow. A number of entries will be found in our advertising columns. Good Templary. —An open meeting in connection with the Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine, will be held to-morrow evening. Addresses will be delivered by Messrs F. R. Flatman and Maslin, M.H.R’s; and others. Railway Excursion Pares. —In our | advertising column will be found the train tftfiingements and fares for the Christmas holidays. .45- important notice with regard to the traiij suffice on Christmas day is also advertisedSwimming- Comp edition.— A cattle has been received from the New South ales Swimming Association that four or more competitors are coming for the New Zealand championship meeting at Auckland next month. Fire, BJackmore's brewery at Greyißonth was burned down on Friday morning. Insurance, £l5O in the South British and £SOO in the North German. The cause of the fire is unknown. Very little of the stock was saved. Divorce. —A decree absolute was granted by the Chief Justice at Wellington on

Saturday 1$ tlje case Ward v. Ward. His Honour also made s rder that Mrs Ward, the petitioner, shpuld bayefche custody of the child by the marring.'?. A Good Billet. —Owing to the pressure of work in drafting Bills, the Government have decided to appoint an extra parliamentary draughtsman, and are advertising for applicants at *730 per annum. This is *250 more than the present officer receives. Sudden DBATH.—Mr George White, a

retired Melbourne hotelkeeper, who with his wife was visiting New Zealand for the benefit of his health, died suddenly in the Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington, on Saturday morning. The cause of death was heart disease. Sblf-Peohibition, A respectabiy--dressed woman, advanced in years, applied at the Auckland Police Court on Saturday

to have an order made prohibiting hotelkeepers and other persons from supplying her with liquor. The Resident Magistrate made the order. Accidentally Burned. A miner named Arnold was brought to Auckland District Hospitalfrom Kumotunu, suffering from terrible burns. He died of his injuries at the hospital,, It seems that he had fallen into an open fireplace in his whare near Kumotunu, and that before he

could be got out he had sustained bad burns on the body. Timaru Flower Show. —The annua Flower Show at Timaru was opened on Saturday afternoon. The exhibits were hardly as numerous as usual, but they were excellent in quality. The majority of the prizes in the Gardeners’ Glass were carried

off by J. Lewis and A- Perry. In £he Amateur Classes, A. Besvvick and If. Whitaker were most successful. The attendaaoe was only moderate,

Land foe Settlement.— The Gore Standard states that a petition is in circulation in the Fortrose district praying that the Government will take the necessary steps to purchase the well known Ocean View estate of 3200 acres, for small farm pm poses.

The Single-Vote Question.— At a meeting at Dunedin of those favourable to 1 the extension of the municipal franchise, it was resolved that the various organisations in favour of the popular control of all public institutions, should make strong representations to the Goverment, urging that a measure granting a single vote, should at an early date be submitted to Parliament.

Salvation Army, Geraldine. The Salvation A rmy at Geraldine held a floral service on Sunday afternoon, the barracks being well filled. Captain Dixon had charge, and after a brief address on the beauty of flowers, mentioned that the large number of boqueta they had received that day would be sent as floral presents, with scripture texts attached, to the inmates of the iimarn Hospital. He hoped in this way to cheer those those in trouble at Christmas time, and also send them a message from God. Under the leadership of Mr Baker the juveniles then went through a programme of songs and choruses. The children acquitted themselves well considering that many of them were so young that they had not learned to read, and therefore sang from memory. The Midland Railway. —ln con formity with the decision of the Cabinet, a letter has been despatched to the Midland Railway Company’s representative at Christchurch setting forth the resolutions passed by Parliament as to the substitution of debentures for the land grant, etc., and stating that when satisfied that the company are in a position to raise the necessary capital the Government will be prepared to submit the necessary measures giving effect to the resolutions. Next session provision will be made enabling the Government to determine the contract if the work is not properly pushed on and take over all incomplete portions. A mutual release will be required. The Government do not think an absolutely new contract need be entered into, but a modification will be sufficient. All arrangements are to depend on ratification by the new Parliament. Hastings Butter Factory. —Our correspondent writes: “The Hastings Butter Factory is a decided success, and the demand for the separator butter is greater than the supply. It is only a question of a short time, when the residents here will use nothing but factory butter, Apart from the superior quality, the cleanliness of the factory and all the surroundings is a matter that must be appreciated by everyone, especially residents in this town who have for years been obliged to eat a rancid abomination under the name of butter, and done up with a piece of dirty rag around it. Mr Twigg, the manager, is the right man in the right place, and it is a treat to visit his factory, as he spares no pains to make his visitors thoroughly understand the process of manufacturing butter. It is a piece of bad luck for customers of local buttermakers when their clients visit the factory, for the result is getting to close the account of the local buttermakers, and get the genuine article, i.e., the separator butter.”—Auckland Herald. Cricket. —The annual match between New South Wales and South Australia commenced at Adelaide on Saturday on a wet wicket. The latter team, who went in first, were all out for 106, of which Lyons made 33 and G. Giffen 47. The first innings of New South Wales closed for 118, or 12 ahead of their opponents. The chief scores were McKenzie 24, and Donnan26. — In a local cricket match at Melbourne a bowler named Carlton achieved a sensational performance by taking 7 wickets in 9 balls, six of them in succession.—The Timaru team, with two men short, journeyed up to Ashburton on Saturday. The wicket proved rather soft and heavy, bur, otherwise was in good condition. The Ashburton men being sent in, ran up a score of 77, due chiefly to the good playing and the rapid hitting of Lane (41). After lunch Rothwell and Jefferson for Timaru completely collared the bowling, the partnership yielding 68. Rothwell, by hard clean hitting, raised his score to 81, being not out at call of time. The total score mede by Timaru to call of time was 128 for the loss of three wickets. An Abject Apology. —As the result of indiscreet language used during his election campaign, Mr E. M. Smith has found it necessary to publish the following abject apology addressed to Mr F. P. Corkill: — “ New Plymouth, November 22, 1893.—Sir, —ln reference to your complaint of my having uttered certain false and defamatory words, which I do not care here to repeat,., concerning you and your wife during her last illness, I desire now to say that, ;although I cannot admit having used the exact words mentioned by you, yet I did not more than repeat what I heard from a third person, and what I was induced to believe was true. Now, however, I am only too glad to express to you my deep regret for having made any such false and foul statements, and of so slanderous a nature, for I am now absolutely satisfied that they have not any foundation in truth. My desire is to make an unconditional, unreserved, and honorable apology, as I now do, and express my deep regret for my act. I have no desire to keep this communication private, and I am prepared to pay you costs up to date, and for which I enclose you herewith 25 guineas, while, if not sufficient and acceptable to you, I will pay any further sum whjch may be agreed upon by and between our respective solicitors.' 1 Timaru A. and P. 4- asoaiA - TION '. —A meeting of the committee of the 1 Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held on Saturday afternoon. Present— Mosspg J. I£ing (president), R. H. and E, T. Rhodes, Kqllaud, T4bot> Pringle, ■VVyllie, I)avie r ’ and Lyall. Same discussion took place over the protests lodged against the (dqstwatiqu of pertain prizes in the horse classes. Objection was made to the prize being awarded to Bfr l|othweU’s “Bandsman ” in the thoroughbred class, on the ground that the horse is not thoroughbred. It was resolved that the prize be withheld, as it was not satisfactorily proved that the hofse was thoroughbred as required by the conditions. Bearing on this question. Mr B. T, Rhodes gave notice to move that |he. instruction to, judges regarding thoroughbreds be expunged, as it is inconsistent with the facts of horsebreeding. It was agreed that the motion be held over till the annual meeting in March. A letter was read from Mr R. Rutherford suggesting the removal of the instruction. Another objection inquired into was that Mr F‘ Simmons was awarded two first prizes for yonng horses which were not his property, A letter was read from Mr J. Young claiming them as his. The committee therefore re«oivdd to transfer the prizes to the next in'order, folding the two awarded the first prizes to be disqualified iinder the conditions of exhibition. It was explained that Mr Simmons was probably only gudty qt carelessness, as the horses, had been running on his farm all their lives. Mr J. 0. Parke, for the judges, sent in a report ou the trial of seed and manure drills, awarding the prize of .1160 to P. and D. Duncan’s No. 2 drill. The secretary stated that other competitors desired to know how the points were alloted, and he was directed to ask Mr Parke for the information. The secretary was authorised to dispose of some of manure left over from the trial. The secretary presented a provisional balance sheet of the late show, showing a total of receipts £7OB 16s 4d, expenditure £662 17s lid. When all accounts were square, and all receivable moneys in, he expected a pro£|t of about £SO, to bo added to jehepr'evibus credit balance of £llO Us lOd. Accounts were parsed fsr payment' and the meeting cjoaed, '

Gone Home. —The Hon. J. Mclntyre, Victorian Minister of Lands, left by the Wairarapa for Sydney.

Deowning Accident.-— William Fraser, aged 19 years, a printer employed by Messrs Harding & Co., was drowned in a dam in Kaiawarra stream, Auckland, 'on Saturday afternoon. He was bathing with some other young men, when he suddenly sank before assistance conld reach him. The body was recovered within half -anhour, but all attempts to resuscitate it were fruitless. Deceased’s parents reside in Marton.

Temuka Caledonian Sports.— Entries for these sports, which take place on Boxing Day, closed with the secretary, Mr F. Arche r , on Saturday night. The numbers. for the different events are as follows 100 Yards Maiden, 9 entries; 120 Yards, 24; 220 Yards, 19; 440 Yards Flat, 14; 440 Yards Hurdles, 10; 880 Yards, 16; 1 Mile, 13 ; 1 Mile Walk, 16 ; 2 Mile Bicycle, 7; 1 Mile Bicycle, 7; 3 Mile Bicycle, 9; 5 Mile Bicycle, 9. The Society are to be congratulated on the large number of entries. Given a fine day, the sports should prove a great success The handicaps will appear in Thursday’s issue. The Liquor Trade.— At a meeting of the city and suburban Prohibition Leagues at Christchurch on Friday it was resolved —“ That, having regard to the character of the Alcoholic Liquor Sale Control Act, which bristles with opportunities for litigation, and in the light of the experiences of the Sydenham Licensing Committee, the league think it would be extremely unwise to nominate licensing committees, and declines to do so.” It was resolved to organise to carry the abolition vote at the polls in March.

Homestead Allotments. The attention of those on the look out for a small homestead is directed to an advertisement in another column, setting out par* ticulars of some lands at St Andrews and Studholme Junction, which have been acquired by the Government in terms of “ The Land for Settlement Act 1892.” The land has been cut up into blocks of from 10 to 48 acres, and the annual rental has been fixed at a very low rate per acre. Mr O’Callaghan will attend at the Temuka Courthous this evening, to give information to intending applicants for these sections. Our Education System.— The Gazette notifies that notwithstanding anything contained in the Order-in-Council of January sth, 1892, under the provisions of the Education Act of 3877 relating (inter alia) to the attendance registers andreturns, payment of the capitation allowance to Education Boards for the quarter ending on the 31st day of December, 1893, shall be according to the working average attendance of the last preceding quarter as the working average is defined by Order-in-Council dated the sth day of July, 1887, and made under the provisions of the before-mentioned Act.

Water Back Committee. —The Woodbury Water Race Committee held a special meeting on December 16. Present—Messrs D. McDonald (chairman), A. Mcdonald, W. Cooling, and H. T. Brown. The meeting was called to consider tenders for the post of ranger for twelve months. The following tenders were received :—Thomas Eaton £3O per annum, J. Harris £l9 16s, William Hay £35, J. Reilly £2O. In consequence of Mr Reilly residing close to the head works of the race, it was proposed by Mr A. McDonald, seconded by Mr Brown and carried, that Mr Reily’s tender be accepted. This being all the business the meeting ended.

Temuka Wesleyan Church. —On Sunday the Rev. C. Abernethy, of Willowby, preached to large congregations at this church, morning aud evening, the occasion being the anniversary of the Sunday School. In the afternoon a service of song, “ The River Singers,” was given by the children, under the conduotorship of Mr B. Low, who had trained them. The connective readings were given by Miss G-. A. Brown, and Miss Storey presided at the organ. The service was given in a firstclass manner, and was well received by a large congregation. The collections, which were on hehalf of the Sunday School, amounted to £5 2s 3d. The Church was nicely decorated with flowers and evergreens for the occasion, by the teachers, who worked until a late hour on Saturday night.

Telegraph Department.— The Otago Daily Times says : —“ We are informed by the Hon. Mr Ward that the position from which Dr Lemon retires as superintendent of the telegraph branch of the public service has been conferred upon Mr J. K. Logan, at present inspector of telegraphs, Dunedin, who will take charge of the telegraph, telephone, and construction branches throughout the colony. Mr Logan’s many friends in Otago will be glad to learn of his promotion. He is one l of the oldest inspectors in the service; there is one other gentlemen, we believe, who can claim to have served two days more. His obliging and courteous diepostion has gained him the goodwill, and esteem of the public as well as those who have served under him.” Mr Logan is a brother of- Mrs D. Ferguson, of Temuka. ■xW 1 South Ohari School Committee,— ‘A meeting of this committee was held on Saturday evening. Present—Messrs J. J. Ellis (chairman), W. Mason, T. Bates, W. Eiwards, J. Bracefield, and M. Brophy. The teacher’s report stated that the school roll numbered 108 names, and that the average attendance for the month was 81. Correspondence was read from the Education Board and dealt with.j The inspector’s report on the annual examination stated that the school had passed a very good examination. There were 107 children present for examination, and nine failed to passed. Mr Mason moved, and Mr Bracefield seconded —“ That Mr Corbett and staff be accorded a vote of thanks for the excellent results gained.” It was decided that the school close on 21st and xe-open on January 16th for the Christmas Holidays, and that the annual school treat be held on Monday, 15th January; that a subscription list for tbe treat and prize fund be opened, and the committee head the same with £1 Is, and the children canvass the district. The visitor, Mr Bracefield, reported visiting the school, and found things working smoothly. Mr Edwards was appointed visitor for the ensuing month, and after passing accounts for payment to the amount of £1 Is 6d the meeting terminated.

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