LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2675, 21 June 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Caledonian Society.— A social will be held in the Temuka Volunteer Hall this evening.

Furniture Sale. —The C.F.O. Association hold a clearing sale of horses, waggonette, furniture, etc., on account of Mr W. McLeod, at Temuka to-day.

Tattbrsall’s Horse Sale.— ln our advertising columns will be found the lines to be submitted by the C.F.O. Association at Tatter sail’s yards, Timaru, on Saturday.

Geraldine Floral and Horticultural Society. The annual meeting of this society will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, at 8 o’clock on Tuesday evening, 26th inst. The committee meet at 7.30 the same evening.

Wreck. —The schooner Sovereign, from Mercury Bay to Wellington, sprang a leak on Saturday night, and being unable to weather Castle Point was beached at Maitaikuna on Sunday in order to save the crew’s lives. All hands landed safely. The vessel had a cargo of timber. —The following will represent the Temuka °lub| in their match against the Volunteers to-f.* T Full-back, D. Grant; three-quarter-backs, .Morton, Low, Brosnahan; half-backs, McLeod fl-flu Lee; forwards, Findlay (captain), T. Mulhem, J. Connolly, D. Anderson, R. Lavery, J. Lee, Te Wanahu, J. Marshall, J. Barratt; emergencies, Taiaroa, Wills.

W.B. and M.I. Association. This association met as usual on Monday evening last, there being a fair attendance. The president occupied the chair. After the preliminaries were gone through, an interesting paper was read by Mr Johnson on " The life and death of Charles Dickens.” Humorous readings were given by Mrs Bates and Mr Harrison. It was decided to continue the discussion on Dickens at the next meeting, A Model Lifeboat. —The harbormaster, Captain Clark, reported to the Lyttelton Harbor Board that the lifeboat for Sumner, ordered by the board, had come from Auckland on June sth. It was 28ft long by 7ft Din beam, and had several defects which were very serious and important. She was unprovided with a ringbolt for the painter, and contained nif facilities for mooring. She had no bottom batten to prevent her from chafing on the slip. She would not right herself in the water without great assistance, and she was worse in that respect than an ordinary boat. She would not sail without filling herself, and was useless for what she was intended. It was decided to send the report to the builders.

Bankruptcy Case. —The first meeting of creditors of T. Hall, farmer, Gapes's Valley, was held at Timaru on Tuesday. Mr Alex. Montgomery, deputy assignee, presided, the debtor was attended by Mr James Hay, as His solicitor, and Messrs C. Squire, T. H. O. G. Bradley, and G. F. Haar were Dalton, tjreeeflt. Hall’s statement the creditors _ -,t £3is ].}§ s d. he had showed that he owu. in hand furniture valued at £l2 an.. - T,

£1 14s, leaving a deficiency of £205 17s u .. The list of creditors was—N. Dunlop £O7 I Os, Bank of New Zealand (Geraldine) £7O 14a Od, W. G. Sherratt £l2 Os sd, J. M. Sutherland, £1 la (id, G. P. Haar £5 IDs Dd, O. G. Bradley £l6, A. Toomey £7, T. H. Dalton. £2 18s 3d, H. Hesketh £9, C. Squire £27 is. There was a liability to N. Dunlop of ;i certain lease of DO acres of land at a rental of £35 per annum, which lease expired on Ist October. Bankrupt had been farming’on the land, starting with a capital of £2O. His difficulties were due to bad seasons. N. Dunlop had taken possession of his effects under a bill of sale, and had realised on it. Bankrupt had sold his oats at Is 2.]d and his wheat at 2s OJd to the Farmers’ Association, and had met one of Dunlop’s bills with the proceeds. He could not make any offer to Ills creditors. It w»s resolved that Hail bo recommended for liis immediate discharge, and the meeting closed.

A Publican Fined.—Saunders,a publican at Johnsonville, Wellington, was fined £5 for refusing to supply meals to travellers. Fatal Accident.—Forbes Hill, an elderly man, driver of a cart, fell from the wharf at Auckland on to the deck of the steamer Rotuku andbroke hia neck. Death was instantaneous.

Libel.—ln the Wellington libel case P. G. Thomson v. Evening Post, claim £IOOO, the paitiea have arrived at a settlement, and consequently the action has been discontinued.

Larceny.—Edward Mortimer, arrested at Nelson for the larceny of a coat containing jewellery valued at £ls from Palmer’s stables, Napier, was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment.

Reward Wanted.—Detective Kirby, of Napier, claims the £SO reward offered for the arrest of the absconder Bailey, as it was through him that Bailey’s whereabouts at Orange were discovered.

Cyclists in Court.—The bicyclists were again in court at Invercargill on Monday, Miss Mann, driver of a vehicle overturned, sued Nisbet, Wills, and Lithgow in the Supreme Court for £2OO damages. A nonsuit was entered in Nisbet’s case, he having ridden past the horse before it shied. A special jury, after a short deliberation, found for the other defendants. Social at Winchester.—Another of the enjoyable socials given by the Waihi Football Club was held in the Winchester Public Hall on Tuesday evening. The attendance was not quite so good as on some previous occasions, but those who ventured out enjoyed themselves famously. The music, as usual, was good, and an efficient M.C. made everything move pleasantly. Refreshments were handed round and much enjoyed. New Trial Refused.—At the Westport District Court an application for a new trial was made by defendant in the case Ferguson v. Wright. In April last plaintiff, a master tailor, recovered £250 damages, from the defendant, a medical man, for negligently and unskilfully setting plaintiff’s arm. Judge Ward said that the application would be refused with reluctance. The jury were part of the court and judges of fact. Personally His Honor believed that the defendant had treated plaintiff skilfully. Alleged Incendiary Plot.—The Wellington Evening Post gives credence to a statement that special precautions are now adopted for watching the exteriors of the Government Buildings, Government House, and the Parliamentary Buildings at night. The reason for this is, it is stated, the receipt of information by the Government from a reliable source of an iucendiary conspiracy to set Government Buildings on fire, and it is believed that the design includes the simultaneous firing of Government House and the Parliamentary Buildings.

Gambling. —At Wellington Joseph Burke was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for keeping a common gaming house. The evidence showed that a number of working men were in the house from 11 o’clock on Saturday night until 1 o’clock on Sunday morning, when the police made a raid. Defendant and thirteen witnesses swore that there was no gambling—only billiard playing—but dice, fair and loaded, were found on the floor. Defendant was given time to appeal, and was released on bail. The charges against the other defendants were adjourned.

Daring Burglary,—A very determined burglary was committed at Dunedin on Friday night or Saturday morning, when the shop of Charles Johnson, draper, Maclaggan street, was entered. The burglars made their way over a high brick wall with broken glass on top by covering the glass with a bag. To gain an entrance to one room two bricks were removed t<y admit of a hand entering and removing the bat Irom the door. In the next room a small piece was taken out of' the door to allow of the bar being removed. The safe was taken into the cellar and an attempt made to open it, but probably the burglars

were disturbed, as they did not complete their work. About £1 in cash was taken from the till and a quantity of goods were taken after the shop had been thoroughly ransacked. What goods have been taken is not exactly known, but silk handkerchiefs and a few other articles of the total value of £7 have been missed. The Weather. Boisterous weather with heavy rain has been experienced at Auckland, New Plymouth, Napier, Wellington, and Nelson. In the Hawke’s Bay district considerable damage was done, the flood at Hastings being higher than even during the December flood, and the Meauee and Fapakura settlers suffered heavily. Dennis Lynch was found drowned in a creek at Ongaonga. He leaves relatives at Auckland and Hamilton, At New Plymouth the heaviest south - easterly gale ever felt there was blowing all Sunday, and during the night. On Monday the new roof on a house was blown off. The High School chimneys snapped off at the roof. The National Bank had its roof so damaged that men had to go on and repair it on Sunday. Fences were blown down in all directions, including the one at the railway station. The totalisator house on the racecourse and the stable at Westman’s House were blown down. The church at Omata is a wreck. The velocity of the gale averaged 36.2 miles per hour. Daring the 24 hours the gale travelled 870 miles, Mr Veale, at the Government observatory, says that the wind blew at times with hurricane force.

Supreme Court. —At Napier Charles Wright Lewis was sentenced to 18 months for forgery,—At Wellington the action brought by Mr Skey, Government Analyst, as executor in the estate of his son Ernest, to recover from the Mutual Life Association of Australasia £ISOO, the amount of the policy oq. the squ’s life, commenced on Tuesday. The quarterly payment for the renewal of the policy fell due oq October Ist, bat young Skey took advantage of the 30 days’ grace, and on November Ist, when asked for payment, he gave a cheque for the amount, and requested that the cheque be held until the lOch November, when it was presented and dishonoured. He asked for an extension until tho loth November. This was granted, bub the company’s agent alleges that ho told glfey that his life would

not be covered on the 10th November. Skey was killed by a traction engine in the Feathersbon district, and on the following morning the renewal of the premium was paid into a country bank to the company’s credit, but declined by the latter. The

question is whether the payment by the cheque which was dishonoured was legal payment. None of the facts were disputed, and the case was withdrawn from the jury, it being left to His Honor to decide. The argument will be taken on Friday. Suicides. — A man named George Henry Smith, arrested on Saturday on # charge of horse stealing, was found dead in the police cell at Ashburton on Monday morning having hanged himself from a ring bolt in the pell door. He used his handkerchief and a piece of qalicp » foot Jong. Jt was a most determined suicide, as he epujd have saved himself at any time by simply putting his feet to the floor. To accomplish his object he had to kee p his knees firmly bent. —lt was reported to the Christchurch police on that a woman named Mrs Annie ’ ’-Muson Lm! ft 9 Wit of a dose of Al,u ‘- ■*«." At- thq jnqqest a vefdjct rough on ra.-. Jo*th from Arsenical was returned or ...j t.u.*

poisoning.”—An old man namea dauez Bradbury, who at one time carried on business as a dairyman, committed suicide at Kilbirnic, Wellington, on Tuesday afternoon, by hanging himself from the rafters in a shed on his property. He had been in a despondent mood of late. His married daughter, who had gone to visit h m. cut the °body down, but life was extinct. He had not been missed very long.—The man who committed suicide at Gatlins was mimed Charles Henderson. lie appears to have deliberately set lire to his tent and then shot himself with a fowling-piece. When the body was found it was partly consumed by the fire. Deceased was a village settler, and had been much depressed of late because, it is alleged, he could not get work.

Concert and Dance.—A concert and dance will be held at South Orari to-morrow evening in aid of the prize and treat funds of the local school. Geraldine Rifles. —Volunteers’ rifles and other property belonging to the Government in connection with this corps must be handed to Captain Fearpoint at once, as the corps has been disbanded. Woodbury. —Our readers in the Woodbury district are again reminded of the gipsy camp in the Woodbury sohoolhouse to - morrow evening. The gipsies will welcome visitors, and hope to see a large attendance.

C.F.C. Association. —ln our advertising columns will be found the resolutions re reconstruction to be confirmed at an extraordinary meeting of shareholders on Tuesday, July 3rd. It is also notified that a trust account has been opened with the company’s bankers, into which all moneys accruing from auctions, etc., are paid, and from which payments for proceeds of auctions are made. This should be very satisfactory and assuring to the customers of the association.

Another Loan. —The Wellington correspondent of the Oamaru Mail says:—‘‘There is a growing conviction that a colonial loan is imminent. That Conviction is only expressed in whispers at present, bat there are evidences of more tangible developments. The fact is, no one seems to care to bell the cat. The fiat of the country was so definite that borrowing should cease, and that the strictest economy should be observed, that the leaders fear to say what they themselves think of the idea of resuming it. i have spoken to both politicians and public men on the question, however, and am convinced that consideration of it will

be forced on Parliament before long, perhaps during the coming session—certainly .during the next. The amount would probably be three or five millions, which would be apportioned for the completion of public works and the purchase of land and the land settlement, so that every part of the colony would get a share. The masses are growing tired of the lack of employment and universal stagnation of business, and believe that a loan is the only panacea. Samoa.—Sir Robert Stout has been been lecturing at the Bluff on Samoa. The Southland Times reports Sir Robert as saying that “in his opinion Mataafa, the lately deported rebel chief, was an abler man than King Malietoa, but the latter was looked upon by themajority of the Samoans as of higher rank. He thought young Tamasese, son of a former powerful chief of the same name, might yet be called upon to assume the sovereignty. At present Samoa was in a bad state, and considerable trouble was caused by defects in the Berlin Treaty which enabled natives to sell land to which they had no proper title, to the loss of those to whom it actually belonged. The land, be explained, was not suitable for cultivation by Europeans, but the English Government might—by buying out German interests if necessary—do what they possibly could to establish firm and beneficial rule and so preserve a beautiful, happy, kindly, and laughing race. After partly describing some of the splendid scenery of the islands of Samoa, he expressed the hope that New Zealand would recognise its duty in the matter. .He considered that this colony should be the centre of Pacific life, and if it aimed at a great destiny it must recognise that it had a mission with regard to the islands of the

South Seas. There was nothing to prevent the Samoans from becoming an educated and intelligent race; physically they were one of the finest races of the world, and it only wanted time and opportunity to make them equal intellectually and morally to European people,” 1.0 GKT.—Welcome Retreat Lodge, NoX 44—The above lodge was opened in due form on Monday evening by Bro. J. M. Sutherland, G.T., who announced that the meeting was a special one to welcome Bro./ and Sis. Barr on their return from a visit to the Old Country. An invitation having been sent to the Temnka Lodge to/be present, which, notwithstanding the inclement state of the weather, turned up in goodly numbers. The O.T, invited the officers of the Temuka Lodge present to occupy the chairs for the evening. Bro. Phillips took the C.T., and Sis. McOallum the Y.T. chairs. After the usual business was transacted the G.T., Bro. Philips, made a few appropriate remarks, after which he declared a recess for refreshments, when between 50 and €0 brethren partook of the good things provided. The lodge then went into harmony, when the following brothers and sisters contributed, viz.;— Song, *• The island home of an Englishman,”Bro. Meroier; recitation, " A mother’s love,” Sis. E. Qoodey; song, “ The song that reached my heart,” Sis. M. Morrison ; recitation,

“ Curfew must not ring to-night,” Sis. Cruickshank ; song, “ Many a son,” Sis. M. Goodey. Bro. Barr gave a resume of his travels in England, Scotland, and America, and complimented the Temuka and Geraldine Lodges on their flourishing state and the good harmony prevailing. Song, “ Kiss

me and I’ll go to sleep,” Sis. Greaves; song, “There is a flower thac bloometh,” Bro. Robson; reading, “Never loose a friend,” Sis. Bowkett; song, “ Father stay home, I am mother now,” Sis. E. Sherratt; song, “ Gipsy’s Warning.” The Rev. Mr Williams, in a neat speech, greeted Bro. and Sis. Barr on their return to New Zealand, to which Bco. Barr feelingly responded. Bro. Dalton proposed, and Bro. Baxter seconded, a hearty vote of thanks to the members of the Temuka Lodge for their hearty response to the invitation to be present. Carried by acclamation. Bro. Phillips, C.T., of the Temuka Lodge, responded, after which a very pleasant evening was brought to a close by singing the closing ode.—An open social in connection with the Temuka Lodge took place in the Social Hall on Tuesday evening last. Bro. Dalton occupied the chair. The following programme was submitted: —Song, Bro. Mercier; reading, Bro. Barr; song, Sis. G. Greaves; recitation, Sis. Moßratney; song, Bro. Dalton; reading, Bro. J. Clouston; song, Bro. J. Higgins; recitation, Bro, Mercier; song, Bro. G. Collins; reading, Bro. Barr; song, Bro. G. Barrett. Daring the interval refreshments were handed round by the brothers apd sisters of the lodge. In the course of the evening Bro. Dalton made a short speech, in whi°H he made reference to the good work the lodge was doing. He also mentioned that the temperance party had drawn up a petition to be signed by all persons over the age of 21 years who are in favor of a fresh vote being taken on the Licensing Bill within t^ e lTf

The Oqllard & Oollard pianos hold their supreme position as the leading piano of the world by a twofold title—(l) Through their unrivalled merits: (2) by the verdict of public opinion, this maker having by far £he hugest sale qf any pianu in the world. —Begg Sc' do., Theatre Buildings, Timaru, —[Advt.]