LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2656, 8 May 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Sudden Death.—Alexander McLean, a rabbiter, 65 years of age, was found dead in his hut at Tapanui. He had been ailing for some time. Rangitata Debating Society. A meeting will be held in the Pakihi schoolroom to-morrow evening to form a Debating Society for Rangitata. Temuka Rifles.—A full muster of the above corps is called for to-morrow evening, when a Government parade will be held, and all accoutrements must be brought in. Parish Meeting.—A parish meeting will be held to-morrow at 3 p.m. in St. Mary’s Church, Geraldine, to consider important matters re the stipend fund.

The Gospel. —Mr William Easton preaches the gospel at the Oddfellows Hall, Geraldine, to-night, to-morrow night, and Thursday night at 7 o’clock. Trade with Ameeica. —Amongst other things Mr Lee Smitn is to make full inquiries as to the possibility of opening up trade in New Zealand coal with San Francisco and other ports. Fobtune-Telling. —The police are commenciog a crusade against alleged fortunetellers who have established themselves in Wellington. Informations have been laid against three of these persons, under section 210 of the Criminal Code Act. Quoits. —A match at quoits has been arranged for Thursday next at Winchester, between the Temuka Club and a Winchester team, six men a side. The Temuka men will be driven up. Misrepresentations. —ln hearing a case connected with the Wellington Industrial and Provident Co-operative Society, now in liquidation, the Magistrate said that dividends appeared to have been paid out of capital', and fho system of book keeping was the most unique 'wßdfiff- his experience.

Educational— Dr Stenhp'pse road a paper before the Educatisnal Institute of Otage on the limitation of State education, lie denounced the proposed introduction of the sipderg.ar(;en, confepding that no child should be sept to school before the age of seven years. He copdotpned &ny extension of free education to secondary schools. Acclimatisation, —Twelve young deer have been liberated at Albury, by Messrs Murray and Richardson. Thirteen deer were altogether brought down from Auckland but one of them got slightly injured, and ' ie'Kejng taken care of by Mr Richardson. tKp ‘ deojf* %so beep introduced by ♦•he Geraldine Acc4ima|,tshjiio , xi Society. " , , OuAliOd?§~lt that FALSE - - ri otold jgsi(jp, Who inquired the report of tae Mr j ab;) into charges brought by * <«alunt Government veterinary surgeon, a„ several Government officials, wid be adverse to o.pmniappjnt The charges wore found to be nothing more than hearsay.

accidents —Mr W. H-mey. of Peel Forest, und formerly of Geraldine, met with a painful accident on Friday last. It appears that he was working nt a circular saw on Mount Peel Station, and was in the act of brushing away some obstructivefrom before the saw when two of his fingers were cut oft’. He was immediately taken to Geraldine, and attended to by Drs Fish and llisiop.—On last Saturday Mr Kniglit, third engineer at the Soutll Canterbury Freezing Works, slipped apd get his left foot slightly crashed by a part of the machinery. The big toe of his foot is badly crushed and the next toe to it had to be amputated. Mr Knight had a narrow escape from falling down the well which is 00 feet deep.

Dairy Industry.— One hundred and four tons of butter were shipped from the New Plymouth breakwater for London during the last four weeks. Geraldine Stock Sale. The fortnightly sale of stock at Geraldine takes place to-morrow. A number of entries are advertised in another column. A Female Burglar. Mrs Jenkins, charged with house-breaking at Auckland, was remanded. A further quantity of goods was traced and recovered. School Concerts.— A concert and dance will be held in the Lower Waitohi schoolroom next Thursday, On the same evening the annual concert in aid of the Seadown school will be held.

Forgery. —At the Christchurch Police Court Wa, Flowers, charged with forging an order for £4 3s, and John Cooper, charged with stealing a watch, were remanded to Wellington. Native Difficulty, —lnspector Hickson wires to the Government that the visiting natives congregated at Paeroa have left for their homes, and the district now assumes its normal orderly and peaceful condition

The Weather. —Captain Edwin says hard gales from northward, changing by west, and with rain, may be expected in most parts of the country, between midnight on the Bth and noon on the 11th inst. Geraldine Trotting Club. The Geraldine Trotting Club give notice that in future no person will be allowed to train horses on their trotting track in the Geraldine Domain without first obtaining a permit from the Club.

Suicide. —At the inquest on the body of the man who shot himself ou Mount Eden, Auckland, an open verdict was returned. The man is believed to bo a German from Sydney, and the name “ Greenwich *’ was found on an envelope in his pocket. Magistrates.— The Government have under consideration the advisability of extending from £IOO to £2OO the jurisdiction of magistrates in all the principal districts of the colony, under powers given for the purpose under the Act of last session. ■

Caution.—Burglaries and theft generally are becoming common, and there arc a lot of people going about on various patiences who are not over-particular about t iking what does not belong to them. Thote are new-comers from Australia, and people ought to be careful of them.

Meeting- at Geraldine. A piblic meeting of ratepayers in the Geraldine and Monnt Peel Road Districts will be held in the Volunteer Hall, Geraldine, to-monow evening, when the advisability of forming the Geraldine and Mount Peel Road Districts into a county will be discussed. The matter being of vital importance, it is hoped there will be a large attendance of ratepayers, so that the question may be thoroughly threshed out.

Tawhaio and the . Government. —At the request of Tawhaio Mr Graham, J.P., of Hamilton, writes to the Premier asking him to arrange a meeting with Tawhaio in Waikato in May. Mr Graham believes it is a sincere wish on the part of the native chiefs for Mr Seddon to meet Tawhaio. He thinks that if a grant of laud be given to the Maori King he and his people would settle down on it, and his influence during the remaining years of his life would be used for the good of the natives in the northern portion of New Zealand. Mr Graham is confident that all the white settlers would support the Government in this and so end the native difiiculty. Tue Premier has replied stating that he will be happy to meet Tawhaio in Welling tou during the session.

Otago Acclimatisation Society. During the past year the Otago Acclimatisation Society have distributed 502,000 fry in the local rivers, of which 18,000 were salmon, 338,000 brown trout, 42,000 L'xffi Leven trout, 29,000 Scotch burn trout. 25,000 American brook trout. It was decided not to take any steps in the introduction of mountain wallabies as no more grass eating animals are wanted. A lengthy letter was received from Mr A. 11. Blackvyood, of Melbourne, respecting the deer at Morveu Hills, and suggesting that in view of the apparent deterioration by the development of irregular antlers it might be wise to obtain a fresh strain of blood. It was decided to ask Mr Lee Smith, the delegate to the Ottawa conference, to make inquiries concerning the Winninash or laud-locked salmon, which is said to afford excellent sport. Football.—The match Temuka Juveniles v. Geraldine Public School, came off at Geraldine on Saturday last, and after a good game resulted in a win for the Temuka by 8 points (a goal and a try), to nil. The teams were evenly matched as to size, but the Temuka played a better game than their opponents. Grant, by a long run, scored the first try for Temuka, and McLeod, in the second spell, by smart following up, got another tiy between the posts, Lavery kicked the goal from this try. For Temuka, Grant, McLeod, Fenton, Palmer, and Dunn played a splendid game, while Joe, Dean. Scroggie, Gore, and S. Willoughby worked hard for Geraldine. Mr J. P. Kalaugher gave great satisfaction as referee. A well-contested game was played between the Star Club, Geraldine, about 20 players, and 15 aL comers, on Thursday last. In the first spell the Star had decidedly the best of the match, but in the second spell the all-comers warmed up to their work, and were su.-cessful in scoring, so that when time was called both sides were equal in score, viz . 11 points each. For the Star Club tries were obtained by T. Coogan, T. Sutherland, and A. Fyfe. W. Gore kicked a goal from A. Fyfo’s try. For all-comers tries were got by Thompson, Morrison, and Bryant. J. Colbert converted one of the tries to a goal.—A special meeting of the Rugby Union was held in Dunedin, to consider a motion to affiliate with the New Zealand Rugby Union. The motion was rejected by a majority of 1. One delegate, after declaring against the motion, declined to vote.

Prohibition Convention. —The Prohibition Convention at Christchurch was opened on Friday morning, the Rev. H. C. M, Watson being in the chair. At the morning sitting a number of addresses condemnatory of the Alcoholic Liquors Sales Control Act were made. A vote of congratulation was passed to General Neal Dow, on his attaining the age of ninety. In the afternoon a series of motions similar to those adopted by the convention at Palmerston North was carried. Mr Tajdor moved—' Parliament, upon the petition of the electors, be asked to have a general ballot taken throughout the colony on a specified date, on the question : Are you in favour of immediate prohibition by law of the importation, manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquor / Yes or no.” The Rev. A. Erwin safd that such a procedure would be very risky. AP the presept fume the possibilities were all against good results to the temperance cause by such a plebiscite. He moved, as an amendment “That instead of a plebiscite the convention seek amendment of the present Act in the direction suggested by Sir R. Stout.” The motion was carried, only six persons voting for Hfr Erwin’s amendment. A motion in fayopr of establishing a prohibition league for thy colony under conditions 'qßowing a certain measure of local autonomy was •igre u to dUtstlon of asking Mr G. J Smith, one of the members for Christ, fihimilli Or Sir Robert Stout to bring i n iV EUI ue.a to tbS Importation, sale, apd mapptacture of alepliplio liquors, was referred to the executive committee appointed by the Palmer-ion North Convention. At a publio meeting' held the c.'jug; night it was resolved that this meeting desiring that t>he local option legislation shopld be made more effective and just, respectively asks the House of Representatives to take a poll of the people within ] g or IS mouths ou the question of the enactment of State prohibition. A Novelty. —As usual, Messrs C. Begg d; Co., next Theatre, Tiinaru, are still to the front. They are exhibiting in their window a novelty in the shape of a Japanese piauo. —[Advt.]

Limestone. —The Government analyist reports highly on the specimen of limestone brought from the Uriwera country by the Premier. The stone is found there in very large quantities.

Royal Monument. —The mounment for the late King George of Tonga, ordered by the Tonsran Government to be executed in Auckland, is being taken to pieces to be packed and shipped by the outgoing island steamer Opolu, An Eruption.— Mr M’Guire, M.H.R., infomra the Hawera Star that while on a visit to the Hot Lakes recently a square chain of ground was suddenly blown up within a few yards of where a party were standing, and a splendid new geyser was immediately in active work. To strangers incidents are a litile startling, but habitues of the place take them much as a matter of course.

New Publication.— Fair Play, a Wellington publication, has been changed {from a weekly newspaper to a monthly magazine. It contains 32 pages, and four additional pages are promised for next issue, it is a highly interesting publication, a new feature/ of which is photographic portraits of members of Parliament and other notable men, with phrenological delineations of their characters.

Coal Mine.— Mr A. B. Wright has formally taken over she Kawakawa coal mine on behalf of the Crown Lands Commissioners, and posted the necessary office notices on the ground. It appears there are two local syndicates each desirous of obtaining the ground and working the mine. The Government have stepped in meanwhile, and have taken possession themselves. In all probability the Government will put the mine np to public auction, subject to conditions.

St. Saviour’s Church, Temuka.—The Rev. T. A. Hamilton officiated at the morning and evening services at the above church ou Sunday last, when there wete unusually large congregations, many of his former parishioners coming from Winchester and surrounding districts. In the afternoon he delivered an address to the Sunday School children. Mr Hamilton received a warm welcome to his old parish, the bulk of the congregation in the evening remained after the service to give him greeting.

The Champion Liab,— The Evening Post is the champion liar of New Zealand. In its crazy efforts to discredit the Government there is nothing at which it will stop. It reported the other day that numbers of women could be seen carrying their swags in the Wairarapa district, and drew a distressing picture of their condition, winding up with an attack on the Government. It now turns out that the only woman seen going about in that district was a notorious character whom the police had expelled from that own.

Spobting.—The Wellington Hunt Club had fine weather for their meeting last Saturday. The results were: Maiden Steeplechase, Captain Boisou 1, Alecto 2, How’s That 3; Hurdles, Timothy 1, Moonlight 2, Raven 3; Hunt Club Steeplechase, Elk 1, M.B. 2; Open Steeplechase, Dick 1, Dromedary 2, Timothy 3; Ladies’ Bracelet, Flywheel .1, Roger' 2, Ginger 3; Farewell Handicap, Moonlight 1, Captain Boison 2, Lord John 3. At the Plumpton Park races the results weie : Plumptou Handicap, Maud V. (30sec) 1, Starlight (45sec) 2, Doll (42sec) 3 : Sockourn Handicap, Vim (35seo) 1, Brooklyn (Scr) 2, Min (27sec) 3; Riccarton Plate Harness, Brooklyn (3sec) I, Virginia (22sec) 2.

Couesing. The coursing meeting in Dunedin was brought to a close on Saturday in nice warm weather. Results : Consolation Stakes, for twenty dogs at £2 each; winner, £2O; runner up, £10; third dog, £6; two dogs, £2 each—Third round : Wild Rose beat Tickle, Bequeath be >t Dean Swift, Midge, a bye. Fourth round Wild Rose beat Midge, Bequeath a bye. Final round; Wild Rose beat Bequeath, and won the stake. First Eight Dogs Stake; winner, £6; runner up, £2.—Sailor Jack beat My Jack, and won the stake. Second Eight Dogs Stake; winner, £6; runner up, £2,— Douglas beat Sweetwater, and won the stake. Third Eight Dogs Stake; winner, £6; runner up, £2. —Pine Hut beat Minton, and won the stake. First Challenge Stake, of £l2O, for all aged dogs; winner, £125 and gold medal presented by Mrs R. Allen ; runner up, £SO; two dogs at £2l each ; four dogs at £lO each; seven dogs at £6 each; fifteen dogs at £3 each; total as follows—l6o second payments at ss; 128 third payments at 10s ; 120 final payments at £2; total, £345. —Sixth round: Brilliant Boy beat Ledgerkceper. Clements’ Tonic beat Verdi. Final—Clements’ Ton'c beat Brilliant Boy, ami won the stake. Clements’ Tonic (3 to 1 on) led up by five lengths, and though Brilliant Boy did a lot of work, he was unable to equalise matters when puss escaped.

Burglaries.—Burglaries are becoming frequent in Auckland and other parts of New Zealand. Burglars broke into the premises of Robertson, baker and confectioner, Christchurch, and stole about £4O from the cash box in the safe. They threw away cheques and kept notes, gold and silver. —Considerable excitement was caused at Gullensville, a digging township in the Marlborough district, last Saturday night by a report that James Fuller had been assaulted with a knife, and an attempt made to rob the store of Greensill & Co. Puller, who is manager for the firm sleeps in the back part of the house. He went home about 10.30, and was in the act of opening the do Dr when he was seized by the collar of his coat by a short stout man, who was accompanied by a taller man, both with blackened faces. One of the men said " If you call out you are a dead man.” Puller replied “ What do you want ? ” when his assailant drew a knife from his side, and made an attempt to stab Fuller in the throat. The latter tried to get away, and called loudly for assistance. The would-be robber again used the knife and this time succeeded in indicting a slight cut from lip to chin. Both men then made off, running down the fiat rapidly. Fuller at once gave an alarm at the Orand National Hotel, and a number of persona set out. but the men could not be caught. Both culprits were seen running swiftly over the flat towards Mahakipawa. Their intention was evidently to gag Fuller and obtain the keys of the safe, in which was a considerable sum in cash. The local constable was on duty in Havelock. The police are now n search qf the iqiacreants.

Mr Gladstone. - Speaking to the Address in answer to the Queen’s Speech in the House of Lords on March 12, Lord Salisbury made the following references to Mr Gladstone’s resignation t—‘‘Both the noble lords (the prqpqsey and yhe seconder of the Addrespreferred to the circumstance that this was a great historic occasion. It may be called a turning point in our political history. A great career has closed; a great figure that has been to the front in politics as long, I should think, as any man here can recollect has passed from active interference Ip pqbljc affairs. Very just ayd' very natural expressions of admiration and devotion were uttered by the two noble lords who followed Mr Gladstone. For us is P 0B ®‘“ 0 ou B ?cU au occasion to speak Oi uis anu of his measures, for it would intro Juce us into controversial ground, from whjqH an occasion. such us tin® should be shoved. But, at least, we, his opponents, sitting in a House where we have not been subject to the glamour of his eloquence, can offer our passing tribute to the m6st brilliant intellect that has boon placed at the service of the State since Parliamentary Government began— (cheers)— pud to the courage pud resolution and self-sacrifice and self-discipline with which he has continued exertions in behalf of the convictions he has acquired to the latest period that has over been granted to an English statesman,—(Loud cbeera.)"

Salvation Army.— The Temuka corps of the Salvation Army held their annual harvest thanksgiving services on Sunday last, when there was a good muster. The services were conducted by the local officers and Staff-Captain Alderton and Mrs Alder* ton. On Monday there was a banquet in the barracks At the several tables Sisters Anderson (2), Beabow Cioss, Goodwillie, Booke. Vallanoe and Bishop presided, and the good cheer provided, was partaken of by some 150 soldiers and friends. After tea Staff Captain Alderton presided at a Halleluiah Meeting, and this concluded, a Dutch auction was held of a lot of produce tha gift of well-wishers of the corps. This* was readily disposed of at satisfactory price* The barracks were nicely decorated bv soldiers, ably assisted by Brothers Hiiririn* and Hales. A noticeable feature of the show was a “ twist loaf,” of about 141 b weight, which was suspended from tha roof. It was submitted to auction and fetched its full value by » retrograde process. The services were very successful spiritually and financially, no less than 6 souls coming to the fountain on Sunday. A Sensational Trial. —■ A sensational action was heard at the Bathurst Circuit Court before the Chief Justice, two men named Robert Grimes and Wm, Lee bein* charged with the murder of a Chinaman named Ah Choy. The evidence showed that on November 27th nine shearers and rouseabouts entered the western mail train bound for Sydney. The compartment which they entered was occupied by two Chinamen named Ah Choy and Lam Man Soon after entering the train, it is alleged* the prisoners began tormenting the China* men, who were driven into a state of desperation. Lee, it is said, caught Ah Choy round the neck and pretended to kiss him while Grimes took from the Chinaman’s pocket a handkerchief, in which was a considerable sum of money. Ah Choy endeavoured to get his money backand Lee struck him a blow over the eye. When the train got to Mama Hill Ah Choy endeavoured to leave the compartment, but was struck down, and at length, after the train had moved away, he in a state of perfect frenzy jumped through the carriage window, receiving such injuries that be died. The defence set up for the accused was that they were not responsible for Ah Choy’s jumping through the window. The two accused were found gnilty of man* slaughter. Lee was sentenced to fourteen years, and Grimes to tan years.

Blhndebs. Miss A. C. Graham ha taken a prize offered by the University Correspondent for the best collection of pupils’ blunders. She vouches for them all as literal copies of the originals, and explains that she was led to set about their collection by reading one day the mr« prising statement that “ Uaied and.Odessae translated Euripides.” The Tooth’s Com* panion gives a few of the choicest gems of her collection Esau was a man who wrote fables and who sold the copyright to a publisher for a bottle of potash.—The Jews believed in the Synagogue and had their Sunday on a Saturday, but the Samaritans believed in the Church of worshipped in groves of oak; therefore the Jews bad no dealings with the Samaritans. —Titus was a Roman Emperor—Supposed to have written the Epistle to the Hebrews —his other name was Oates.—Olivet Cromwell was a man who was put in prison for his interference in Ireland. When he was in prison he wrote “The Pilgrim’s Progress ” and married a lady called Mrs O’Shea.—Perkin Warbeck raised a rebellion in the reign of Henry VIII. He said he was the son of a prince, bat he was really the son of respectable people.—The hettrt is a comical shaped bag. The heart is divided into several parts by a fleshy petition. These parts are called right artillery and left artillery, and so forth. The function of the heart is between the lungs. The work of the heart is to repair the different organs in about half a minute.

Pastoe and Obgan - Gbxndeb. The Auckland correspondent of the Press telegraphs ;—On Saturday Pastor Blaikie, of the Auckland Tabernacle, went to his usual place for holding open-air services in front of- the City Hall. A barrel-organ man (with a monkey), who had a permit from the City Council to play in the streets, had also fallen upon the same spot in which to pursue his vocation. When the evangelistic service began the blending of sacred and secular music w as so irresistibly comic that a crowd of several hundred people soon assembled. The young lady who played the harmonium for Pastor Blaikie had no chance against the barrel-organ, aided by the meretricious attraction of the redpetticoated, cocked-hatted monkey, bat was encouraged to persevere by the choir singing ” Hold the fort,” At this stage Constable Eastgate put in an appearance, but, finding both parties had permits, he adopted a policy of masterly inactivity, and retiring, left the solution of the difficulty to the “ survival of the fittest.” The crowd began to take sides, one section being for the paste? and the other for the barrel organ man, and more particularly the monkey; sothat’there seemed a probability of a serious street quarrel. Constable Howell, who was unaware that Constable Eastgate had been about, came on the scene, and witnessing conduct which he thought likely to create a breach of the peace in a public thoroughfare, interposed and requested the barrelorgan man to move on. This, after some parley, he did. Some of the tradesmen in the vicinity complain that these street services in the miist of the day interfere with business. They state that they respect Pastor Blaikie’s motives and religious zeal, but that he should hold his open-air services on the opposite side of the street, so as not to interfere with tradesmen making a living. They say they find it hard work to make both ends meet and pay rent and taxes.

Japanese Piano.—We would draw the attention of lovers of the beautiful to the Japanese piano now on exhibition in Messrs C. Begg & Co.’s window, next Theatre, Tirnaru.—[Advt.]

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. AY. Tarrant—Lost steer. Mrs Twomey—Wants a young- cirl. Seadown School—Annual concert on Mav 10th. 3 11. B, Webster Sc Co.—Entries Geraldine stock sale. C.F.C. Association—Entries for Geraldine stock sale, Temuka Park Board—Tenders for lease and for cleaning- creek. N.Z. Land Association Entries for Geraldine live stock market. Geraldine Trotting Club Notice re training on trotting track. Oddfellows Hall, Geraldine Gospel preaching to-night, to-morrow, and Thursday nights. M. C. Orbell—Reward £5 given for information convijtim; persons shooting oa Raukapuka. T. & J. Thomson. Drapers and Silk Mercers, Timaru—Notify arrival of new goods, including dross serges, hopsa.-u, jackets, waterproofs, blankets, etc, etc. ; special pqrchase of straws and felt*?.