LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2600, 28 December 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Frost.—A sharp frost has damaged the potato crop in many places in Central Otago. Singing Company. The Salvation Army Singing Company visit Hilton tonight, and Woodbury to-morrow night. Found Dead. —John Eaton, cook of the schooner Orpheus, was found dead in his bunk on the voyage of the vessel from Auckland to the south. He was buried at sea. The cau3e of his death is supposed to have been from heart disease. Personal. —Tne Rev. Father Malone, who has just been appointed curate to Father Fauvel, arrived in Temuka yesterday. Father Malone is a native of New Zealand, and has only been just ordained. R.M. Court, Temuka, The holidays passed off very quietly in Temuka. Notwithstanding all. the festivities, there has been very little drunkenness. M. Quinn, Esq., J.P., presided at the R.M. Court yesterday, and dealt with two cases of drunkenness, dismissing them with a caution. South Orari River Board. An election of five members of the South Orari River Board will be held on the 9th January, the retiring members, being Messrs A. Barker", J- Guild, and J. Austin, who are eligible for rs-election. Candidates must be nominated with Mr F. Archer, Temuka, by noon on the 2nd January. Epidemic of Suicides. —There appeals to be a suicidal epidemic in Auckland. There have been several cases in which the rash attempt has ended fatally, and, in addition, during the pa3t four months 13 cases of attempted suicide have been received into the hospital. In most of these the attempt took tne form of swallowing match heads. Sensational Accident. — ■! sensational fatality occurred at Bradford last month. A boy employed by Messrs Riley, chemists, was conveying two iron cylinders of compressed gas, to be used for magic lantern purposes, up the station subway, when he let one fail. There was a terrible exI plosion, and the greater part of the lad's chest, head, and arms were blown away. Although many people were near nobody I else was injured.' ; Ladies to the Front.—History repeats itself with variations. 16 is announced, among other orders of the day, that uuring the visit of the Russian fleet the ladies of France shall honour. Russian officers by themselves making the first overtures for partnership in the dance. This (says a writer in tne Ejho) is very pretty and very gracious, but it is not a vovelty. When France was assisting Italy to liberate herself from the yoke of Austria this is just what ghe ladies of Italy did, and that enfcnpi&s&c friend of France and Italy, Mrs Brownmg, subject of one of her lyrici Remarkable Surgical CASE.~~Oauon Mac Coll quotes, in the Spectator, a remarkable case related to him by a physician who had been a pupil of Sir Charles B&1L, the eminent author of " The Bridgewater treatise on the eland." Sir Oharles used to teli the following story to his class :—A surgeon who went over the field of Waterloo after the battle: found ij man lying with his scalp cut off, with a. iabrsrgtyoke. EEe picked up the ! scalp, and. finding the man breathing, though unconscious, he ordered him to be placed among the wounded, clapping at the same time the severed scalp on his head, in order that it might be buried ; with him,lor he $4 " ot expect that tlva poor man would recover. Tho flowing day, however, he found the man conscious, and the scalp adheriug to his head, buc with the ends reversed; for the surf/eon, thinking the man was dying, tools tiQ p&Hts U) h\¥ the scalp properly. The man recovered, bat If&i to wear his scalp the wrong end forward, N.Z. Press.—The Hon. John Mclnfcyre, Minister of Lands for Victoria, asked by a North Island interviewer for his opinion of the ISew Zealand Press, said : —'-For quality, editorial and reportorial ability, etc., your papers strike me as excellent, but there is something else whiclj strikes me more. I was in tho colony, in Dunediu, during your general election, and I gathered some idea of your leading papers. I was astonished to find most of the '"iding ones woro against the Govern--1 *iie public opinion of the colony, ment anu »~ • >v > amazed to see that I was also very drum* - "^vocated in most cases the men they «-.-. didn't get in, and that their tips were, pretty well all wrong. Now, if the Argus or the Age got such a slap in the face as that they would awake to the conclusion that, where thoy once led public opinion, they had now ceased to do so, and would think it time to recast their policy. May I be pardoned for remarking that I think some of your most pretentious papers will have a similar course forced upon thorn goon,"

The American Salesman. The " American Salesman " has been fined £lO at Gisborno for selling goods without an auctioneer's license. New South Wales Wool Clip.—lnmost parts of New South Wales the wool clip is reported as being the heaviest and best known for yoars. Presentation.—Mr H. S. Fish, the new Mayor of Dunedin, was on Saturday night presented with a purse of 189 sovs. by his friends and supporters in the G-eneral and Mayoral elections. Abandoned Infant.—The body of a newly-born female child was fouud wrapped in an old towel, under a stable in Alton street, Napier, on Tuesday. It was fully developed, and apparently died from exposure.

Serious Assault.—As a result of a drunken brawl in Tory Street, Wellington, oti Saturday night, Edward M'Coughlin is lying dangerously ill in the hospital, and his depositions were taken. Peter Miller, who it is alleged committed the assault, has been arrested.

St .Joseph's Church, Temuka. A mission by the Eedemptorist Fathers will be given in the St Joseph's Church, Temuka, commencing on Sunday next. The order of services during the mission and other particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

Suicide.—A man named Philip Home Eobinson, aged 51 years, and in good circumstances, was found dead in his house at Sumner on Monday, having bled to death from wounds self inflicted. At the inquest a verdibt of "suicide while temporarily insane " was returned. Musical Service.—We would again draw attention to the musical service to be rendered by the Temuka Presbyterian Choir by friends) in the Presbyterian Church, Temuka, this evening. A first class programme of anthems, solos, choruses, etc., will be gone through, and the evening should be a very enjoyable one. No charge will be made for admission, but a collection in aid of the choir fund will be taken up.

Canterbury Land Board.—At a meeting of the Canterbury Lane) Board last Thursday, with other business, the following leases were granted:—Mary Moulton, lot 827, Arowhenua village settlement, 1 rood, for occupation, with right of purchase; W. Woolcraft, lot 503, Arowhenua village settlement, 1 rood, on village-homestead lease in perpetuity. Issue of freehold title was approved in the cases of W. Hall, lots 16 and 18, block 9, Fairlie village settlement; J. Murphy, lot 680, and B. O'Mara, lot 783, Arowhenua village settlement. SrNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. South Orari River Board—Election of five members. Temuka Road Board—Tenders for right to cut cocksfoot. W. C. Roulston —Special for New Year holidays; novelties in fancy a:oo:ls, etc. T. & J. Thomson —Particulars of new goods brought forward for New Year holidays. St. Joseph's Church, Temuka—Mission by Redemptorist Fathers, commencing on Sunday. N.Z. Railways—Train arrangements for Caledonian Sports at Timaru, races at Tinwald, etc.