LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2611, 23 January 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Educational. —Miss Wethey’s pupils assemble at Ashton House School on Mondaynext. Personal. Sir Patrick Buckley has abandoned his projected visit to England, and Lady Buckley is now on her way back to the colony, Temuka Stock Sale. —The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka will take place to-day. Entries will be found in our advertising columns. Clearing! Sale. —Messrs Glasson & Co. notify the continuation of their great sale of drapery, clothing, harness, E.P. ware, etc., at Temuka to-day. Sale of Contractor’s Plant.—Attention is directed to the large sale of contractor’s plant, including, horses, implements harness, etc., —by the C.F.C. Association at Temuka to-day, on account of Mr M. Wightman. Fire. —An eleven-stalled stable at Kensington, Dunedin, owned by Mr Allan Johnson, was destroyed by .fire on. Saturday morning. The insurance was £949 in the South British. The loss is about £2OO. Alleged Child Murder. The girl Lizzie Price, charged with the murder of her newly-born child at Otaki, Wellington, on 9th December, was committed for trial. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £IOO. Mount Peel Road Board. —Owing to the rain raising the rivers there was not a quorum, so that the usual meeting of the board could not be held on the 19th. It was arranged that the meeting be held on Monday, 29th January. A Substantial Surplus. mated that from the returns of receipts and expenditure for the nine months of the present financial year there ought to be a surplus of between £260,000 and £290,000 on March 31st. Canterbury Land Board. —An ordinary meeting of the Canterbury Land Board was held on Thursday, when Mah Ohing was granted section 828, Block 11., Arowhenua, lr., and Hannah Sullivan was granted section 9, Block 11., Otaio, 10a. Geraldine Rifles. —The annual meeting of this corps will be held on Thursday evening next. Important business will be transacted, and any of the public taking an interest in volunteering are invited to be present. It is to be hoped there will be a large attendance. An Absconder.— W, Tattle, ironmonger of Manners street, Wellington, has absconded, leaving a letter behind him saying he thought the Brazilian air was more exhilirating just now than the New Zealand. He had recently bought his business. Some creditors are secured. The Hon, W. Rolleston,— Mr Rolleston receives the following complimentary valediction from The Times : leston, who was leader of the Opposition in the late Parliament, is well known as one of the ablest and most cultivated of New Zealand politicians. The new House suffers a loss in his absence.”

Native Lands. —The Cabinet have decided to pursue an active policy regarding the acquisition of native lands, and with that object in view have resolved on the appointment of additional Native Land Court Judges in order that titles may be determined with as little delay as possible. Two appointments were decided on, but the names are not mentioned, The Suicide Mania. —The young man Hopkins who shot himself at Christchurch last Thursday night, died about an hour and a quarter after the occurrence.—A man named White, an inmate, attempted suicide at the WairaU Hospital, Marlborough, on Thursday. While the others were at tea White entered the surgery and drank a quantity of morphia. He then made for the hills, but was Observed and brought back, and an emetic administered. He is now out of danger. The Swimming Contest. The New South Wales aud Christchurch swimming teams were entertained at a smoke concert at Auckland, and the medals won by the successful competitors were presented to them. When the polo banner was given to the Christchurch team, the treasurer, on behalf of the club, handed it back, aud stated that the team presented it to the association, on two conditions.- firstly, that it bo contested for annually; and secondly, that it never be won outright. Temperance. —&t a meeting of the Temperance Political Committee, Dunedin, the platform determined on for the licensing elections was as follows : —(1) to secure the enrolment of all eligible persons ; (2) I to nominate aud secure the elects " - u of su table licensing committees {(ill to secure the prohibition vote ; (1) to take the necessary steps to promote the interests of temperance reform. It was decided to invite all societies not represented to take part in a monster demonstration on the eve of the elections. Destitute Children.— At a meeting of the Benevolent Trustees, Wellington, it was reported that on Tuesday last three children, aged respectively U) years, 8 years, iind (5 years, arrived from Tiraaru, their passages having been paid by the secretary, of the Timaru Charitable Aid Board, who had been informc Iby the police authorities that the children’s father resided in Wellington. So far, however, no trace of him has been found, and the chil Iren have been accommodate l at the Benevolent Homo. Tiie eo,-t of their maintenance at the institution is to he charged to the Timaru Charitable Aid Board. L'.NU I'OK SKTTbK.MKNT. ■—Mr Robert Paulin has offered his Ng.ipaca os l ate, Otago, to the (I jvernuumt u:i ler the Land tor Settlements Act. and a valuation is no v being made. A portion of the Coo lwool estate has also been oif red by Mr T. Caleutt. The surveyors who have been engaged iu surveying the Poraahnka purchase have completed the fieldwork, but plans are not yot ready. A return of land taken up since April Ist, shows that Li.VI selectors have taken up midpiTT acres. In Otago aud Canterbury the lease in perpetuity is most iu favour; in Auckland occupation with right to purchase. RID selectors have taken 2.i,8M acres for cash ; IMS have taken 70,700 acres with right to purchase; and 71 <» have taken Bit), 128 under the perpetual lease. These figures show im advance on last year.

&AKAHU Bush,—Mill’s Road. Kakahu Bush, is stopped between R.S. 30865 and 10916, a new road having been substituted. Meeting of Machine Owners. A meeting of threshing machine owners will be held in the Wallingford Hotel this afternoon. St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Geraldine. The annual parish festival and Sunday School treat will be held at the Geraldine Domain on Thursday next, commencing at 2 p.m. Peel Forest Flower Show. —We would remind residents in the Peel Forest district that the annual Flower Show will be held in the Scotsburn Schoolroom on Friday next, and, it being the principal fixture of the year in the district, it is to be hoped that they will rally together, and, by exhibiting freely, assist in making it successful. All exhibits must be in the school before 11 o’clock on Friday morning, to enable the judges to get on with their work. We hope to see the show the best the society have yet held. Attacked by Bees.—Late on Monday evening a man named Flood, who was cutting a heavy paddock of wheat for Mr P. J. Henley, at Leeston, got a very warm reception from a swarm of bees. Flood drove his binder into a swarm of bees that had hived or settled on the standing wheat. The bees savagely attacked the horses, which bolted, and then' settled by thousands on Flood, severely stinging him, he pulled his bat down over his face and pluckily stuck to his horses until assistance arrived. Some other men that were in the paddock on going to his assistance were also stung severely.—Press. Fatal Accidents.—At the inquest on the body of Frank Rossiter, who was killed at Mistake Station, Mackenzie Country, on Monday, the evidence showed that deceased went to the station for a young horse. The manager R. Guthrie, was tryto catch the horse in a stock yard, deceased being outside leaning on the gate. The horse made a dash at the gate and broke the upper rail, which flew away, and as deceased drew back, struok him a violent blow on the side of the head. He at once fell, unconscious, and blood gushed from his mouth, nose and ears. This occurred at 7.30 in the evening, and he died at 2.30 next morning, having never regained his senses. —An infant child of Mr Fredk. Cates, of Washdyke, was accidentally smothered in its cot on Friday last. The mother, after washing and dressing it in the morning, put it to sleep in the cot, and went about her work, and the infant turned on its face and was smothered. It was quite dead when noticed. Geraldine Flower Show.—ln our

report of the Geraldine Flower Show we omitted to draw attention to Mr M. Coombs’ plate of blackberries on exhib.tion only. The berries were the largest and ripest we have seen, and being of such an early and unseasonable growth, many people were surprised to see them. Twenty highly commended certificates were given out as follows : —Mrs J. W, Pye (crazy work), Mrs Wildermoth (cut flowers), Mrs Hardy (fancy work), Mrs Harding (rag hearthrug), Miss F. Hawke (pictures), Miss F. Gibson (o'l painting), Mias M. A. E. Smith (rag hearthrug), Miss Macdonald (fancy needlework), J. Pye (apples), W. Campbell (painting), J. Harrison (vegetables), C. Heatley (pencil drawing), A. White (tomatoes), M. Coombs (blackberries and peaches), H. Clinch (begonias), H. West (cactus dahlias), R. Scott (fretwork), Naim ' and Sons (collection cut flowers), Howard (marrows), McGaskey (enlarged photograph). Notwithstanding the wet weather, about £l3 was takeu in cash at the doors, being something more than, last year’s takings. The Habpeb Estate. —The Christchurch Press on Friday says : A meeting of the creditors in the Harpers’ estate was held at the assignee’s office at 2 o’clock on Tnursday afternoon. The assignee, for some reason which it is difficult to appreciate, refused to allow the reporters to remain, so we are without a full report of the proceedings. We understand, however, that the assignee reported that he had received and admitted proofs of debt against the joint estate amounting in the whole to £223,000. So far he had only been able to collect £5160, which give a dividend of about 5d in the £. He thought the total dividend would be something between 7d and 9d in the £. The estate would certainly not pay Is in the £. The supervisors desired the direction of the creditors with respect to suing certain persons whose debts to the estate amount in the whole to about £30,000, but from whom it is improbable that anything can be recovered. The meeting resolved that it be left to the discretion of the assignee and supervisors to take proceedings or not, as they might consider most beneficial to the estate. The Late Ma B. T. Rhodes. —At a special meeting of the committee of the Timaru A. and F. Association, Mr Elworthy moved, Mr McLaren seconded, and it was carried unanimously—“ That the members of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association regret immensely the loss they have sustained by the death of their colleague, Mr E. Timaru Rhodes, and that a letter be forwarded to Mrs Rhodes expressing their sympathy for the irreparable loss she has sustained, and that a copy of this resolution be recorded in the minutes of the association.” Mr Elworthy gflld that as one of this oldest member? of the association, connected with, it from its start, and taking an active part in it, he had always been glad to find younger men rising to take positions of activity. which older men had taken before, and among such younger mon they had never had a more fluting one than he who had just joined the great majority—Mr Ernest Timaru Rhodes. No young man had ever, identified himself more with every good work, no one had taken a keener interest in Timaru, no one could be more regretted by the population, and he felt certain that he expressed the views of everyone when he said that no young man in Timaru had brought himself so prominently before the people by doing all he could for the town and neighborhood. It was his painful duty, but also a mournful pleasure, to move the resolution. The president (Mr J. King) and Mr McLaren also spoke in feeling - n( j eulogistic terms of the deceased, gentleman.

1.0.0. F., Geraldine.— The Instillation of officers of tho Loyal Victoria Lodge No. 11,1.0.0. F., Geraldine, took place on Friday evening last at the Oddfe’'ovvs’ Ha’’. Bro. J. Fifield N.G. presided. The D.D.G.M., Bro. J. W. Pye, with his acting Grand Lodge officers, was received with Grand Lodge honours, after which Bro. Pye installed the following officersN.G., Bro. W. Wiuefield; V.G., Bro. A. E. Hardy; Secretary, Bro. A. Fisher; Treasurer, Bro. J. Williams ; Warden, Bro. J. Pizzey ; 1.G., Bro. J. Husband; E.H.S. to N.G., Bro. J. M. Sutherland; L.H.S. to N.G., Bro. 0. Colbert; E.H.S. to V.G., Bro. J. K-ilaugher; L.H.S. to V.G., Bro. T. Bowkett; E.S.S., Bro. J. H. Dean ; L.S.S., Bro. J. Boughtou ; Conductor, Bro. G. J. Kraus. Harmony was then called and the brethrou with a number of friends invited for the occasion spout a very pleasant evening in a social manner. The newly-installed N.G., Bro. W. Wincffield, decupled the chair, and Bro, A- E. Hardy, V.G., the vioo chair. The following teats wore honoured;— 11 The Queen,” ” Tho Grand Lodge of Now Zealand,” responded to by Bro. J. W. Pye, D.D.G.M. ; ” Victoria Lodge, Geraldine,” coupled with the names of Bros. Wiaetield N.G., aud Hardy V.G.; “ Fast Grands,” with tho names of Bros. Williams, Bowkett, Kalaugher, Pizzey, Patrick, Pye, and Fiiield ; *• Newly-installed officers," coupled with the names of Bros, Wiuefield, N.G., Hardy,V.C., Fisher, Secretary, uudWilliams, Treasurer; “ Absent and distressed lire-, thrcii,” replied to by Bro. Sutherland ; “ The visitors,” with the n anus of Messrs Burrows CaUler, McKenzie, Bryant and J.Trcngrovc,; “ Tho Press,” Bro. A. Fislicr. Duriu? the evening songs wen; contributed by Messrs McKenzie, Caldcr Treiigrnve, and Burru.ws, aud Bros. Williams, C. Gylhert* &raus, aud

Thb Loan and Mercantile Company* —The General Manager of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, at Auckland, has received intimation from Melbourne that printed copies of the reconstruction scheme are being posted to New Zealand by the earliest steamer. Shareholders and creditors will each be supplied with copies on their arrival. Gold.—The reef found at Wakamarina, Marlborough, is in new country, near the Golden Bar, but in slate instead of in hard sandstone like the latter. The owners have named it Empire City Company. Tests have been made here which give good results, and a quantity has been sent for assay to the Thames School of Mines. About 7 per cent, is scheelite, from which tung stick acid is made. The Germans use it largely, especially at Krupp’a works, and as it is a scarce mineral it is worth £3O to £35 per ton. Mr Wilkis, in his report on the mine, estimates that 14 tons would be obtained from each crushing. A 30-acre lease has been pegged out near the road and an old water race which gives 60 heads of pressure. The owners are greatly pleased at the unexpected find, as they bad no idea of anything but scheelite, and believe that they have dropped on very good gold. The old tunnel looks like the work of new hands at mining, who either did not know the value of the quartz, or did not want to have the trouble of working it. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Thos. Knight—Tenders for harvesting. F. Wilson Smith —Wonted a strong cob. J. Brown—Four-roomed house for sale. N.Z. Laud Association —Entries Temuka sale. Geraldine Road Board—Notice re Mill’s road stopped. Comer & Larcombe—Funeral notice re late Mrs Ann Elder. Mrs W, Smith, Orari—Reward for lost scarlet plush hand-bag. Peel Forest F. & H. Society—Annual show on Friday next. St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Geraldine— Annual parish festival. Glasson & Go.—Continue great clearing sale at Temuka to-day. C.F.C. Association—Seß Buckeye reaper and binder at Temuka to-day. J. W. Pye—Astonishing price for drapery, clothing, boots and shoes, etc., for next six weeks. B. A. Burrows Has taken over Mr Citron’s business, as chemist and druggist, and solicits support. H. Collier & Go.—Dealers in and manufacturers of household furniture; large stock of new and second-hand goods. J. C. Fleming Business notice re plumbing and tinsmithing; good material and workmanship; also found a waterproof coat.