THE Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1894. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2709, 8 September 1894, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1894. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Farmers' Club.-—The montbly meeting of the Geraldine Farmers' Club will be hei 1 next Monday evening. Chukch oi? England.—The services in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Football Match.—Next Monday the afternoon train from Timaru to Orari wi l '. be delayed till 5.40, on account of the football match, N S. Wales v. South Canterbury. Temuka Town Board. vertising columns will bo found an abbreviation of the Temuka Town Board balancesheet for the year ending March 31, 1894. Fraudulent Bankruptcy. Jeremiah Costigan, tobacconist, Timaru, was brought up before the S.M. Court, yesterday, in Timaru, and committed for trial at the Supreme Court on a chafgfi flf fraudulent bankruptcy. Horse Parade. The annual horse j parade under the auspices of the Timaru ■ Agricultural and Pastoral Association will bo held on Saturday, September 29. Entries must be made with Mr G. P. Wood pefore , noon on the 27th. i

Wesleyan Chuboh, Tbmixka. —The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Pbimitivb Methodist Chubch.—The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns.

Concebt and Dance.—A concert and dance in aid of the prize fund will be held in the Waitohi Flat school next Thursday, September ltfth, it being deemed advisable to alter the date from the 20th. A good programme has been arranged. Town Boabd Elections.—Nominations of candidates as members of the Arowhenna Town Board must be nominated before noon on Monday next. Candidates for the Temuka and Geraldine Town Boards must be nonrnated by noon on Tuesday. Fbuit Cdltube.—Mr J, Blackmore, Government Pomologist, will deliver a free lecture on Fruit Culture at the Geraldine Farmera's Club Boom on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. The lecture is given under the auspices of the Geraldine Floral and Horticultural Society. Salvation Abmy.—"Anniversary Festivities " in connection with the Salvation Army will take place at Temuka and Pleasant Point to-day, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Staff-Captain Alderton will be present. On Tuesday evening the anniversary tea and " Great Indian Mela " will be held. Timabu Hahbob Boabd Case.—At the Supreme Court, Christohurch, on Thursday, Mr Justice Dennistoun refused the injunction applied for by the Timaru Harbor Board to restrain the Railway Commissioners from letting portions of the foreshore adjoining the Timaru railway station as sites for stores.

Concebt and Dance.—A concert and dance will be held in the 08068' Valley Schoolroom next Thursday night, September 13th, when the famous Geraldine Alhambra Minstrels wi". be present to assist. No doubt the schoolroom wiT be crowded to the doors on this occasion. The doors open at 7.30 p.m. Midland Railway.—Mr Wilson, New Zealand representative of the Midland Railway Company, has received cable advices from the London board authorising him to accept the conditions for the amended contract as proposed by the Railways Committee, and stating that the necessary funds to carry out the work are available.

Timabu Habboue —Messrs Hay and Uesher, the Commissioners appointed to report on the breakwater extension, reach Timaru on Tuesday next. They will meet the committee of the Timaru Harbour Board the same evening, and be present at a special meeting of the Harbour Board on the following day. An ordinary meeting will be held after the speaial meeting.

Education Reserves.— At the last meeting of the Timaru High School Board of Governors, in reply to Mr Hole, the chairman said he had not heard of any complaints from the tenants about excessive rents; there had been no applications fox reductions. The tenants of education reserves who held a meeting recently were the tenants of reserves held at Christchurch.

Destitution.—At the Otago Benevolent Trustees' meeting at Dunedin the report showed that outdoor relief was being given in 440 cases, representing 173 men, 349 women, and 945 children, at a cost of £123 10s 6d per week, showing an increase over the previous month of 1.0 men, 21 women, and 42 children. The trustees said that they were simply inundated with pressing caseß.

Libel Case.—The Supreme Court at Christchurch was occupied for three days with the case McCarthy v. Ollivier, claim £SOO damages for libel. Plaintiff some time ago was clerk to the Heathcote Road Board, of which body defendant was then a member. Plaintiff a few months ago was suspended, and read a statement at a meeting of ratepayers dealing with the action of the board. In reply the defendant made certain remarks regarding plaintiff's method of book-keeping which the plaintiff maintained imputed to him an intention of embezzlement; hence the action. The case was tried before Mr Justice Denniaton and a special jury of four. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.

Bablbt. —A correspondent of the Christchurch Press advises farmers to go in for barley. He says:—" Last season there was a keen demand for barley. Any good sample was eagerly bought, and if there hud been 100,000 bushels more it could have been sold. The demand next season will be much keener, owing to the fact that there are not any stocks of barley to carry over. I know from good authority that there is considerably less than half the quantity of malt in stock owing to there being not any malting barley in the market." The writer recommends (on the experience of experiments at Home) the use of nitrate of soda with superphosphates for barley—loolb of nitrate and 1501 b of phosphates per acre will more than double the crop. Messrs Begg & Co., Timaru, have just brought out a remarkably instructive and useful little book which should be in the hands of every owner or contemplated owner of a piano. Its title is " How to Tune and Repair Your Own Piano," describing exactly how to do it. Price, Is. If the advice contained in- its pages is kept in mind it will save the owners a great amount of trouble and worry and itinerant piano tuner.—[Advt.]

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. J. W. Miles—Opening up spring goods. A. W. Gaze—List of properties foi sale. Church of England—Services to-morrow, N.Z.L. k M.A. Co.—Entries Geraldine sale.

Ouinness & LeCren—Entries Geraldine stock sale.

H. B. Webster & Co.—Entries Gerald" i« stock sale. Primitive Methodist Church Services for to-morrow.

Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow.

Woodbury Athletic Club—Social next Friday evening. A. W. Gaze—House and section atMilford for sale or to let. Waitohi Flat School—Concert and dance on September 13. Gapes's Valley School—Concertand dance on September 13th. Geraldine Farmers' Club Monthly meeting on Wednesday. Prieat & Holdgate—Fishing tackle for 1894-95 just opened out. Henry Lee—Tenders for clearing and burning 36 acres rushes. New Zealand Railways—Train arrangements for football match. Temuka Town Board—Balance sheet for year ending 31st March, 1894. Timaru A. and P. Association—Annual horse parade on September 29th. Ashton House School, Temuka—Fohool duties resume on Wednesday next,

Harman & Stevens—Tenders for lease of Mr Henry Nicholson's farm, Waitohi Downs.

Salvation Army, Temuka Notice re anniversary festivities at Temuka and Pleasant Point. Geraldine Floral and Horticultural Society—Free lecture at Farmers' Club by Mr J. Blackmord.

W. N, Cathro— House and land in township of Walltnsrford (Temuka) for sale by order of the mortgagee. Pearson's Fancy Warehouse—Just opened a fresh consignment of school books and requisites; particulars of same. C. Bates & Co.—Notice re paints, paperhangings, artists' materials, picture mouldjngß. etc., etc; prompt attention given to w^rji. Canterbury farmers' Corpperative Association Entries for Geraldine stock sale; sale of Rev. W. B. Gil'am's furniture; Geraldine race privileges. Cash advances oa wool for local sale or shipment,