LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2652, 28 April 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka. — The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Salvation Army, Temuka. —The Temuka contingent of the Salvation Army hold a harvest festival on May 6th, 6th, and 7th.

Larceny.—At Auckland two men, for stealing cargo from the barque Lottie Moore, were sentenced to three months' hard labour.

Personal. —Mr and Mrs Barr have returned to Temuka after a visit to the Old Country. They have both enjoyed their trip and are looking well. They will, we believe, settle in Temuka. Entertainment. Another of the Seadown popular entertainments will be given in the schoolroom on Thursday, May 10th. The usual excellent arrangements may be depended on. and patrons are assured of a grand night's amusement.

Primitive Methodist Church —The services for to-morrow in connection ■with this Church will bo found iu our advertising columns. Harvest thanksgiving Bervices will be held at Temuka. Sale at the Hinds.—On Monday next a sale of stock will be held at the Hinds Saleyaxds Company's yards, at the Hinds. Among the lines advertised to be offered is one of'sOO ewes from Ruther.'ord's station.

Export oe Purbbbkd SHKbu>. The Loan and Mercantile Company expect to ship 4000 or 5000 purebred sheep this season from Auckland to Sydney for sale. Freight has been reduced from 7s Od to (>s through the agency of the Company. Hotel Burned, The Travellers' Rest Hotel, Southern Wairoa, has been burned down. The hotel was insured for £3O and the furniture and stock for £230 in the Economic office. The hotel was old, having been built during the Waikato war. About £BO worth of kauri gum stored in the shed was destroyed. Road Board Elections. Both the Mount Pee} and Gerald ine Road Board elections have passed over without a poll, only the required number of ratepayers having b6en nominated for the vacancies. Messrs R. Thew, G. J. Dennistoun, and C. G. Tripp have been elected members of the Mount Ptel Road Board, and Messrs K. Brophy, J. Keliaijd. and A, Metcalf members of the Geraldine Board.

Lyttelton Harbour.—The Lytteltou Harbour Board decided |bo accept the offer of the Qtago Harbour Board for the charter of dredge 'i%% fpr a term of six months. The I/Yttelfcon Board js to have the option of extend'" 0- * ne charter for a further term of six or twelve \ s reported that the estimated cost of <ire ] Sm S which had been decided upon was abo'jt ~u,u,>u We3lkyan Cuukcii. —On Wednesday evening a congregational meeting was held in the Temuka Wesleyan Church, at whiu.l there was a good attendance. Th<-< upproaehing church anniversary was considered, and arranged for Sunday. May 13th, with a lecture by Kev. C. E. Becoroti;, ol Tiniarn, on 10th May. The chums oi the new Methodic i?aner. The Advocite wer.j ur.;>:d upon the conjugation, aud all were iuvitjd to become weekly «r annual subscribers. The annual gift auction ww fixed lor June Kith in the Volunteer Hail Canvassers were appointed for each district Messrs Buxic; and Low to act as secretaries. Mr J. W. Mites JpndJy ode red Lo Wiko charge of any donations uui;il lli-j sale Lake* phieu. Miss Brown, Miss Storey, Messrs Capper, Brown Buxton, aud Low wei\> appointed a committee to arrange ior an entertainment in the evening before the s:ile. The work was entered into heartily, nil present resolving to make the effort a thorough success.

Poverty.—A case came before the Wellington Benevolent Trustees of a man, wife, and family found living in a fowlhouse, sleeping on a number of cases with only a blanket and sheet. They were paying 6s per week rent.

Roao Board Election.—Candidates for the three vacant seats on the Temuka Boad Board are required to be nominated before noon on Monday next. Messrs J. Talbot, J. Fraser, and J. F. Parke are retiring, but are eligible for re-election. Fatalities. A man named Phillips while travelling from Akaroa to German Bay on Monday night, was thrown from his horse, and succumbed to his injuries on Thursday morning. The driver of the coach from Pigeon Bay, Akaroa, found a man named John Keeinan lying dead on the road on Thursday. Deceased was an old resident of Little River.

Railway Revenue —The neb railway revenue will be slightly below the estimate in consequence of the deficient harvest in the Soutn Island. The North Island lines show an improvement on last year. Heavy slips in various parts, and the numerous wet holidays told against the revenue, but nevertheless the Commissioners' estimate would have been exceeded but for the falling off in grain freights.

Police Cases.—At the Dunedin Police Court a publican, for selling liquor to a child, was fined £2. Mercer Bros, and Alfred Larking, for selling adulterated cream of tartar, were fined £2 each and costs. In these cases the cream of tartar was treated as a drug, not as an article of food. William Robertson, against whom a prahibition order was in force, for buying drink was fined £2, in default a fortnight in gaol, and the publican who supplied him was fined a similar sum.

Election of a Bishop.—Great interest was felt in the special meeting of the Diocesan Synod at Napier for the election of a bishop. Only two names were mentioned as probable candidates, Archdeacon Leonard Williams, of Gisborne, and Dean Hovell, of Napier. After discussion it was proposed —" That the Synod do now proceed to the election of a bishop." A vote was taken. The laity were in favor of the motion, but the vote of the clergy was 13 for and 14 against, consequently the motion was lost. This practically puts off the appointment until the meeting of the new Synod about September. A Building Society Case.—Mr Justice Denniston gave judgment 'at Christohurch on Thursday in the case, the Union Bank of Australia v. South Canterbury Building and Investment Company. His Honour, after dealing exhaustively with the case and arguments of counsel, concluded as follows.—ln answer to the questions put by the special case, I find that the bank is not entitled to recover from the company any moneys advanced prior to June 29th, 1891, in excess of any moneys at the time of such advance actually and properly at credit of the company with the bank, except so much of such advances as were applied by the company in payments of debts and liabilities properly payable by it. The bank is entitled to an inquiry into how much of such advances were so applied. In taking such inquiry the security given by the company to the Investment Company is to be considered a debenture, and debts secured by it to have been properly incurred by the company. The bank is entitled to a lien on all securities given by the company, held by it on behalf of the company for all moneys which may be found due by the company to the ba?ak. It will be ent'tled to security over unpaid calls to the extent of moneys (if any) which may be found to have been lent by it to the company in pursuance of article 6oA. If no arrangement is cotne to between the parties, a receiver should be appointed in respect of unpaid calls. In the meantime the liquidators are of course entitled to have accounts taken on the basis before mentioned. The right to the rest of the relief asked for by them must depend upon the result of the accounts. All questions as to costs will be reserved. It was mentioned that it was not contemplated to take the case to the Court of Appeal till October.

The Inveroargill Licensing Petition —The Magistrate, Mr Rawson, delivered judgment in the petition against the return of the Invercargill Licensing Committee, who are all pledged to reduce to the full extent. His Worship said that doubtless many grave irregularities had but the cause was clearly demonstrated as it was the first time in the history of the colony that two polls were taken together ; besides which many of the women had never voted before, and the accommodation provided was insufficient Referring to the clause in the Regulation, of the Local Elections Act, 1876, upon which the petitioners mainly relied, stating that an election should be declared void when any irregularities occurred which in the opinion of the Magistrate " tended to defeat the fairness of the election," His Worship said that he did not construe the phrase in the restricted sense put on it by the petitioners, and did not think that it was the intention of the legislature that because a few were guilty of irregularities, candidates and electors innocent of wrong should be put to trouble and expense. Notwithstanding the irregularities, he held that the election had been conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Electoral Act, 181)3. Had the election been close no doubt quite sufficient was proved to defeat its fairness, but the majority for the elected candidates was so large that in his opinion the irregularities did not have such au effect. He commented in strong terms on the double stamping of the papers given to women, and said that if the polling had . been close, he would on that ground have declared the poll void, as it was of the greatest importance that the secrecy of the ballot should be maintained. He refused to declare the election void, and gave costs amountiugto £321 Is against the petitioners.

A Supposed Levanter.—The Timaru Herald says:—"A few days ago we had a local to the effect that anxious inquiries were being made as to the whereabouts of a certain Timaru " grain expert" who was ami j sing. Matters have visibly developed since our local was penned. Everyone now knows that the " expert" in question is George Edwin Best, who last year bought grain largely on behalf of a well-known Christchurch merchant, and conducted the business so straightforwardly as to gain a confidence he has shown himself to be undeserving of. An information was laid yesterday afternoon by the manager of one of the banks here, charging Best with obtaining a sum qf £3O by means of false pretences. This gives the polico something to work upon, and within a few days probably a second warrant will be issued (igainst him for fraudulent bankruptcy. The £3O for which he is at the present moment officially " wanted " is but a small matter. By buying grain and not paying for it, but selling it again and pocketing and clearing out with the proceeds, he has victimised about a dozen farmers to an aggregate of about £ISOO, and now there are considerable trade debts left owing, JiloO reported so far' It is believed that Best leit the co'-viy by the last boat for San Francisco. It is stated that he drove hi* wiL'e and two children—a girl of seven and a boy of five —to Temuka on the night ou the J 7th, and returned to town, and that they went on to Christchurch next morning; that lit; »tteaded at his office next day. and apparently went about his business as usual till ■> o'clock, and as he was not seen alter that, it is nut'irally concluded that he to dc t'lt; express—the same train which took iiw,.y the mail—and followod an I picked up ''.is family in Oiiristohuroh an 1 went on with t'ie mail. Bist is a native of Xc«' about 3D years of ago, hft'.'! beon in I Ti'viaru many yours, and lias several rid lives her,:. His rrau-luleiit trur. witions appear to have covered about 12,0 DD bushels ol: wheat, and .")DDO husln-U o!! oats, and the 10.-'.es of his victims among the fanners rari'/c from .*£l.o to over j;:H)0.

Why k" ifcrsuailo'l to buy :i cheap tr:v-hy piano, when you eau purclmwu ouu of those beautiful Colhird .V Colliinl's on eu»y tt;inn, i.t 15o', r s: & OVs., next Theatre, Timaru.— [AUVX.]

Church of England.—The services fo r to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Inebriacy—At a meeting of the Christchurch Hospital Board notice of motion was given that it is desirable and necessary to have an inebriates' ward established in the hospital.

The Weather. Captain Edwin says that hard gales probably from the northward may be expected in most parts of the country between midnight on the 29th inst. and noon on May Ist. The increase of pressure at the Bluff during the last 48 hours has amounted to H inches. An almost Bimilar increase was registered at Hokitika between the 3rd and sth February last, and these two are the most remarkable continuous increases of pressure observed since February, 1891. Simple Cause of Death. —A youth named Albert Smith, son of an Ormondville settler, met his death (says a contemporary) in a very simple manner. He trod on a nail, which inflicted a very painful wound and caused him to lay up. The place was apparently healing all right, and had almost ceased to pain him, when on Wednesday last, six days after the accident occurred, lockjaw set in. Medical aid was called in, but was of no avail, the unfortunate young fellow, who was eighteen years of age, dying early on Friday morning. Fatal Fike.—-A fatal fire occurred at Christchurch early yesterday morning. Shortly after midnight a fire broke out in the house of Mr Strong, the librarian of the Public Library, the occupants being Mr and Mrs Strong, and their eight children. Seven of the children, and their parents were got out safely, and it was not until the fire had gained a very strong hold of the building that it was suspected that one of the children was still in it. The fire brigade worked splendidly to get at place where the child was supposed to be, and so determinedly; that one of their number was overcome by the heat and , smoke, and had to be carried away. Ab soon as it was possible the fire brigade got into the upper storey rooms, and the poor boy, who was about 10 years of age, and was found dead in a corner of the southern room quite dead. The origin of the fire is nnknown. The house and furniture were i insured for £SOO.

Temuka Quoits Club.—A very pleasant set of games took place in Victoria Park on Thursday afternoon. The " doubles " were won by P. McOaskill senr. and E. C. Dann, and the " singles " by P. McCaskill senr., who played a splendid game in the final. Doubles match :J. McCaskill and P. McCaskill junr. beat Whitehead and D. McCaskill. P. McCaskill senr. and Dann beat A. Russell and Marshall, Coira and H. Lavery beat Gaze and Cruickshanks (forfeit), P. McCaskill senr. and Dann beat Coira and H. Lavery, P. McCaskill senr. and Dann beat J. McCaskill and P. McCaskill junr. and won; Handicap singles: D. McCaskill (2) beat H. Lavery, J. McCaskill beat A Russell, Coira beat Whitehead (2), P. McCaskill junr. (3) beat Gaze (forfeit), P. McCaskill senr. beat Dann. P. McCaskill junr. beatD. McCaskill, J. McCaskill beat Coira, P. McCaskill senr. beat P. McCaskill junr, P. McCaskill senr. beat McCaskill and won.

C.E.T.S. A social in connection with the Temuka Branch of the Churcb of England lemperance Society was held in the Parish Hall, Temuka, on Thursday evening last. The Rev. T. Hodgson occupied the chair, and in his opening remarks gave a short sketch of his early life, and urged upon the young children to stick to their temperance pledge. He also expressed himself highly pleased with the kindness which the Temuka people had accorded to himself and family. At the close of his remarks the following programme was gone through:— First part: Musical selection, Misa Alderton ; recitation, Harold Opie; song, the children; dialogue, " Why do you smoke," Ethel Patrick, Fred Storey, Charles Opie, and Leonard Radford; reading, Miss Gaze; song, Miss Mcßratney; recitation, "The Flyman," Wm, Mcßratney; song, Miss E. Pilbrow. Second part: Musical selection, Miss Alderton; recitation, Miss Gaze; song, Misses Smiddy and Mcßratney; recitation, Winnie Hay; recitation, Fred. Storey; song, Lena Gaze and Annie Mcßratney; song, the children. Refreshments were handed round during the interval. During the evening Mr T. Buxton delivered a short address, urging upon his hearers the necessity of temperance, and that all should pull together to make any progress in the movement. Why get a worthless, doctored, secondhand piano, when you can buy an elegant model from Begg & Co's. at the same price. Show room next Theatre, Tiinaru. —[Advt.]

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Church of England—Services to-morrow. Geraldine Road Board—Election notice. Guinness & LeCren—Temuka Stock Sale. N.Z. Land Association —Entries Temuka Sale. H. B. Webster & Co.—Entries Temuka Stock Sale. C.F.C. Association Entries Temuka Stock Sale. N. K. and J. G. Cox —Visit Temuka on May Ist. Seadown School—Concert and dance on May lQth. Wesleyan Church, Temuka —Services for to-morrow. Primitive Methodist Churoh Services for to-morrow. Hinds Saleyards Coy.—Further entries for sale on Monday. Temuka Licensing Committee —Annual meeting on 4th June. Salvation Army, Temuka Harvest festival on May sth, 6th, and 7th. Alfred White—Tenders wanted for buildin? 17-roomed house near Geraldine. Temuka Leadeb Offloe Reward for return of lost long-haired dark-brown Persian cat. Mount Peel Road Roard —Annual meetof ratepayers on May 4th ; declaration of poll; notice re closing and opening of roads, Ayson Sc Watt—Notice re dissolution of partnership ; business will be carried on by Mr Ayson, who will receive all moneys and pay all debts,