THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1894. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2711, 13 September 1894, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1894. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Suicide. —John.; Gibson, a swagsman, committed suicide by shooting himself at Puketoi station near Naseby, on Friday. N.Z. Drug Go. —The directors of the New Zealand Drug Company hare declared an interim dividend at the rate of 7| per cent, per annum. Attempted Suicide. —An old woman named Bridget Oody attempted snioide at Wiuton, on Monday, by cutting.her throat. She was brought, down to the hospital at Invercargill, and her recovery is hoped for. The Hobsh Victim. — A Dunedin telegram says“ The, owner of Dilemma protests against the Stakes for the Kensington Handicap being handed over to Victim, on the ground that '.the latter was trained by an unlicensed owner.” Painful Accident; —ln Timatu last Tuesday, an expressman named Lewis, while handling some heavy castings at the ; railway station, bad two of the fingers of bis right hand 89 ; badly smashed that they had to hi amputated. The Robbbby ax Dunedin.— There is no clue to the robbery from the office of the Dunedin Jockey Club. The cash . taken amounted to £132. There was a cheque for £237, and another tor £6. The keys of the office have not been found. , Ghildbbn’s FlowebShow.— Owing to the success of the children’s flower show at Auckland the promoters have decided to have one next year, distributing bulbs and other plants to unsuccessful competitors to encourage them to persevere. . Rifle Match. —The rifle match between five M.H.B.s, representing the North Island and five representing the South Island, was won by the former by 29 points.. The Hon. Mr Jennings with 66 was the highest scorer for the winners, and Mr Allen for the south. Supbbmb Coubt.— At the Supreme Court sessions. Auckland, an elderly man named Pango Te Wharanaki, on a charge of assaulting a half-caste girl at Rotorua, was sentenced to five’years. On a charge of robbery with violence, Charles Wilson was sentenced to nine months; James Palmer was acquitted. Bubqlaby. —The Masterton police Arrested a man named Richard Crocker on a charge of burglary.. . On searching his house they found a quantity of articles; the proceeds of other burglaries, also a number of burglar’s tools. Crocker was formerly in Canterbury, and followed the occupation of a horse .doctor. Rotobua. —The Rotorua hotelkeepers are making great preparations for the opening of the Rotorua Railway, which it is reported will be done formally by the Premier. A hotel of fifty rooms is to be erected hear the Government sanatorium, and other establishments are being enlarged for the additional tourists’traffic. Stoats and Weasels.— The Rangitikei Advocate reports that a farmer living near Levin recently lost forty lambs in one night through the ravages of stoats and' weasels, there being simply a puncture on the throat and shoulder to show how the pests had done their deadly work. The loss of fowls by such means is becoming quite common. Advice to Plaintiffs —-At the last sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, Temuka, the Stipendiary Magistrate drew attention to the loose way in which claims were presented to the court. Very seldom indeed were the particulars duly furnished, and the writing was often illegible. He intimated his intention of nonsuiting claimants if the forms of the court were not complied with. The Bot Ply. —At Mr E, C. Daun’s yesterday a portion of the stomach of a horse with bot grubs attached attracted a good deal of attention. Horse owners would do well to inspect this, as it shows most conclusively what a fearful scourge this insect is’ Mr Levens, who has devoted a good deal of attention to the habits of this fly, states that already the females are busy, and are depositing their eggs freely. False PBETENdfis —At Dunedin Richard Morton, alias Roberts, undergoing a sentence of three months for false pretences, was brought up on Monday on further charges, and sentenced to three months commencing as the end of the present sentence. Prisoner, who is from Auckland, bad travelled as a Po«t Office Inspector and taken orders for Stamps. He asserted that he had supplied rubber stamps everywhere butatOutram and Middlemarch. The New Bishop.— A few days ago, says the Wellington Post, we drew attention to the statement that the Rev. P. Wallis, the designate of Wellington, was the Cambridge Proctor who identical w,. ■-'■to, the Spinning House, sent Daisy Hopkiue . *" he is the gam® Further enquiry shows thau .. * person. The Re,v. F. Wallis, ot College, was Pro-Proctor in 1892, and as such was the authority for the girl’s arrest and subsequent incarceration in the Spinning House. Daisy Hopkins resented this treatment by bringing an action against the Pro-Prootor for £IOOO damages, and the case Hopkins v. Wallis was tried at the Suffolk Assizes in March, 1892, the trial occupying two days. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, finding that ho bad reasonable grounds for what be bad done in regard to the plaintiff’s arrest. Kakahu Bush.—A pleasant evening was spent on Tuesday, 4th inst., when the friends of Mr and Mrs Walker, who are leaving the district, gathered to say goodbye to them. The ladies provided a bountful tea, and all seemed to appreciate it. After the tables had been cleared, dancing was started and, with intervals for songs and refreshments, kept up till early morning. Early in the evening Mr Johnson, on behalf of the subscribers, presented Mrs Walker with a neat tea set, alluding to Mrs Walker in kindlj' terms os a good friend whom all were sorry to lose. Mi Burn, in Mr Walker’s absence, returned thanks for Mrs Walker. During the evening songs were sung by Mrs Johnson, Mrs Shears, and Misa Russell, and Messrs E. Ley, C. Ley, Johnson, James Stevenson, D. Stevenson, and Aitken. Mr W. Lee supplied excellent music for the dancing.— The postponed lecture by the Rev. John White, of Pleasant Point, is to be given shortly in the schoolroom. A pleasant gathering is expected, as these informal evenings are appreciated, and the lecturer is very popular here.

Personal.—Mr W. 8. Martin, M.H.R., was in Geraldine from Saturday last till Tuesday, when he returned north. Woodbury Athletic Club Social.— Owing to the schoolroom not being obtain* able for to-morrow night the Woodbury; Athletic Club have been compelled to postpone their social till Friday, Sept. 21st. . . Pakihi Literary Society. - Two printers’ errors occurred in our report of the closing social of the Pakihi Literary Society. The accompaniments were played by Mias Gonnal and Mrs Glanville, and the refreshment was under the charge of Mrs Cadwallader and Miss Irwin. Geraldine Races. —Mr J. Mnndell yesterday afternoon knocked down as follows the various privileges for the Geraldine Racing Club’s Spring Meeting Horse yards, 2 days, George Loach, £4; Outside refreshment booth, J. Patrick, £l3; No 1., outside booth, J. Farrell, £lO. No reasonable bids were received for No 11., outside booth, the, gates, or the race cards, and they were therefore withdrawn.

Primitive Methodist Jubilee.—Tomorrow night the Rev. W. 8. Potter, of Auckland, will lecture in the Geraldine Primitive'Methodist Church on the subject of “ Bev. B. Ward, the Pioneer Missionary of Primitive Methodism in New Zealand." The lecture will be illustrated by magic lantern- views. A splendid photograph of the Rev. B. Ward will be found on the tickets, which may be kept as a memento of the jubilee. Central Cycling Club.—The opening season of cycling in the Geraldine district takes place on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 20th, when a road race will be run under the auspices of the Central Amateur Club. The entries for this race close with the secretary,. Mr W. £. Bryant, bn Saturday next. On the night of the opening day a grand social will be held in the Volunteer Hall, Geraldine, when, judging from.past experiences, the affair will be a great success if the weather permits. The music for the occasion will be supplied by piano, cornet, piccolo, and violin. Fires.—There was a fire at Onehunga on Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock. Mr Hyatt, news agent, was aroused by a smell of fire and awoke his neigbours. The shop of Mr Hyatt’s is next the Terminus Hotel, and Mr John Bray being aroused, awakened the occupants, a number of visitors, including a number of children, who had a narrow escape. Mr Fred. Shortland went to the bedrooms and'brought out one child. A number of men engaged at the ironworks were also instrumental in saving life.—A disastrous fire occurred at Palmerston North on Tuesday afternoon at four o’clock, by which the premises of Mr Befct, coachbuilder, Messrs Smith and Hall, stablekeepers, Mr Wood, Blacksmith Mr Browning and Mr Tory coaohbuil iers, were totally destroyed. The total damage is estimated at £35 0 covered by insurance to the extent of £ISOO. , i

A Poob Defence.— An .extraordinary statement was made during the hearing of the case Proudfoot v. The Railway Com missioners of New South Wales, in the Equity Court, Sydney. . This action is to recover compensation amounting to nearly a million sterling for moneys alleged to be due in connection with certain railway contracts undertaken by the plaintiff. George Proudfoot, one of the plaintiff*, was asked whether a contract amounting to £300,000 had not been signed. . He' replied that his firm had signed the: contract in the usual way and sent the documents to the Grown Solicitor’s office, expecting that they would be signed by the commusioners. The. work was proceeded , with in the belief that they would be completed, but when a dispute arose as to the accounts it was discovered that the contracts had not been signed, and the claim now, set up for the defence was that as the contracts were never signed the commissioners were not responsible for the amounts claimed under them. Mr Prondfoot strongly .denounced snob conduct.

Afbioan Missions.— We are in receipt of a communication from a recent visitor, the Rev. Father O’SalUvaa, of the African who has just taken his departure from New Zealand for the diocese of Fort Augusta, S.A., the next field of his labors. The rev. missionary requests us to convey the expression of his very deepgratitude to the benefactors of the African Missions in the districts of Temuka, Pleasant Point, and Geraldine. His four months collecting through Canterbury and Westland has enabled him to forward this week through the Union Bank, Christchurch, to the Superior General of the African Mission the sum of £630. This remittance together with various sums collected by Father O’Sullivan in the Australian colonies, and forwarded since the month of July of last year to the Superior General for transmission to the poor missions of the Society in Africa make a respectable total of £1767. The sums which have gone to make up this amount have been passed through the Union Banks at Launceston, Adelaide, Perth, and Christchurch. The managers of these banks, to whom the Society of African Missions is very deeply indebted, have always forwarded Father O’SnUivan’s remittances free of all exchange.

I.O.G.T.—The usual weekly meeting of the Good Hope Lodge was held last Tuesday evening, when there was a fair attendance of members, and Bro. Dalton, Geraldine Lodge, presided. The Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine, at the invitation of the Temuka Lodge, paid Temuka a visit, twenty-five attending. The hall was nicely filled after their arrival. After the usual business had been gone through, Bro. Dalton made a few remarks, saying he was very pleased to be present that evening, as he bad not attended the Temqka Lodge for I some time. He was sorry there was not a larger attendance of local members. Recess was then called, and light refreshments of first-class quality, supplied by Messrs Kirby and Anderson, were handed round. A varied programme of songs, readings, etc., was then gone through as follows Song, “Nancy,” Bro. Robson; song, “When you and I were young, Maggie,” Bro. Heatley; reading, “ The tailor makes the man,” Bro. Barr ; gong, “ A Young Page,” Sister Mcßfatney; reading, “ Mishap to a Juryman,” Bro. Levens; song, .Three Jolly Smiths,” Bro. Gore; song, ■*My Mother,,’ Sister Shepratt; song, “ Kathleen,” Bro. Robson s song, “ When the kye comes home,” Bro. Batter; song, “ 1 canna get a Lad,” Sister Grace Greaves; song, Bro. Dajton; recitation, “ Nellie and Jack, or thp TWO Little Waifs,"—rthis was splendidly by gi§t§F Mcßratney; song, “ Old ' *arr. Bro, Robson, in the

Jeff,” Bro. - * ' «*ld be wa§ ve?y coarse of a few remarks,. ” ' ,<l of the pleased to be present, and on bea»Geraldine Lodge tendered a hearty vote of thanks to the Temuka Lodge. He thought the Geraldine Lodge could not compete with the Temuka Lodge in bringing members from home. He also reminded members that the Town Board elections were near at band, and urged them to elect temperance men and friends of the laboring class. He also mentioned that a Bill was before Parliament which enabled Town Boards to tax land on its unimproved value, and said that by this they could tax a piece of land with a large warehouse on at the same rate as a piece of land with a small house on, and thus laboring men will have to pay the taxes and owners of large warehouses pay nothing in comparison. Bro, Clouaton proposed a hearty vote of thanks to the Geraldine Lodge for entertaining then that evening. This was seconded Bby Bro. Barr, and carried unanimosy. Bro. Baxter responded on behalf of the Geraldine Lodge. He believed that the evening’s outing was th most enjoyable they had had for some time, and he thought the Geraldine p":ople had thoroughly enjoyed themselves. He asked them to show it by a good hearty clapping, and hoped they would sec the Temuka Lodge in Geraldine before long. Bro. Baxter sat down amidst a storm of clapping, and this concluded the evening’s entertain-; mont. All seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves, and tbe meeting terminated iu the usual way.

St. Patrick's Sports Association.— Members are reminded that a special meeting to deal with important business will be held to-morrow evening in the Geraldine Hotel. A full attendance is requested. Temuka Town Board. —Nine candidates were nominated with Ur E. Pilbrow on Tuesday for seats on the Temnka Town Board, viz., Messrs W. 6. Aspinall, Jas. Blyth, M. Scannell, R. B. Comer, J. Coin, J. Davis, G. J. Mason, J. W. Miles, and W. Storey. A poll for the election of five will be held on the 19th September. Sports Ground at Gbrajldinb. A public meeting to deal with the proposal to acquire some land near the township of Geraldine for a recreation ground will be held in the Volunteer Hall on Monday evening. All Lovers of sports and recreation should endeavour to be present. Presentation. —Theßev. Father Fauvel, wbo is recovering from his illness, and contemplates visiting Sydney for the benefit of his health, was presented last evening with a purse of 55 sovereigns. We are compelled to hold over our report of the presentation, also our leading article and other interesting matters. Geraldine Town Board.— The following persons were nominated for the Geraldine Town Board’s biennial election, vis.: Messrs Wm. Berry, James Dixon Gore, Robert Wilson Hood, Wm. Stephen Madin, James Wilcox Pye, John Man son Sutherland, Wm. Henry. Walton, Geo. Ward, Henry Bunting Webster, Allred White, and James Williams. We understand that by some inadvertence the would-be nominators of Mr &obt. Taylor unfortunately did not get his signature to his nomination paper, and for that, and no other reason,' has a good, practical man been left out of the list of nominations. Scalded to Death.— A verdict of ao- . cidental death was returned at the inquest on the body of James 8. Young, the fireman who met with a fearful death on Saturday through a bush locomotive leaving the rails and falling on him.' The safety valve and whistle were tom from their seats and the boiling water poured over him. The driver said that he was going at the ordinary speed down the bank with the steam shut off, and he pointed out that had the speed been peat the timber trolly would have mashed into the tender, which did not happen. The engine had no brake; he braked down hills with the valve gear. Temuka Caledonian Society. —Oar attention has just been drawn to an omission from our report of the annual meeting of the Temnka Caledonian Society, and tbongkrather late, wo are glad to make: the correction. Mr D. Henry, one of the vice-presidents, proposed the toast of “ Absent Friends,” and in doing so specially mentioned Mr James Blyth, a vice-president of the society, and a worth townsman, now on a visit to the Old Country. He referred in kindly terms to Mr Blyth, who be felt sure they all hoped was thoroughly enjoying his,holiday. The toast, always a popular one, was drunk with enthusiasm, and amid loud Hieland cheers.

Fibb at Gbbaldinb. — At 2.30 p.m. yesterday a fire broke oat ia a stable adjoining a shop recently used by Mr J. McCaskey, photographer, and owned by Mr J. Waite, Ohristobnrbh, erstwhile of Geraldine. The firebell was rung- by Mr J.W. Pye, who observed smoke issuing from the. premises, and gave the alarm. The fire brigade, under Captain Walton, promptly pat in an appearance, and by their exertions were instrumental in saving the adjacent buildings from destruction. The premises are at present occupied by Mr J. Turner, cordial manufacturer, who loses a large quantity of hay, besides bacon, hams, and other articles he had stored in the stable, the latter being burned to the ground. The trees between the stable and the Salvation Army quarters also caught and got considerably charred. Strange to say, Mr Waite arrived in Geraldine by the 2.30 coach, haring come from Christchurch to inspect his property, and was just in time to see the fire at its height. Great credit is due to the Brigade, who worked hard to save the building. Temuka School Oomuittbb.— A special meeting of the above was held last, night. Present—Messrs A. Bussell (chairman), J. Grant, M. Scanned, G. Levens, G. Davey, and T. F. Hooper. Apologies were received from Messrs Miles and Bates. The chair* man explained that Miss Bruce, the second assistant teacher, had given notice of ter* ruination of her engagement as she had been appointed to a position at. Otaio. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Scanned, seconded by Mr Levens —''That Miss Bruce’s resignation be accepted with regret, and that the secretary convey to her the committee’s good wishes for her future success.” In connection with the appointment of a person tojfid the position vacated Mr Grant moved, —“That Mr Strong, the present third assistant master, be. recommended for promotion, the committee from their own knowledge, and from the authority of the head master, believing that he has already done good work.” This was seconded by Mr Levens and carried, Mr Scanned dissenting on the principle that ordinary applications should be invited. Sundry minor matters were attended to and the meeting terminated. Disputed Auctioneers Fee.— At the Magistrates Court, Timaru, yesterday, the case of the Timaru Borough Council versus the Geraldine Town Board, claim £4O, was concluded. Mr E. H. Lough, the clerk of the Council, proved that he had several times applied for a refund of the fee, but it had never been refunded. G. H. Inglis, the manager of the Farmers’ Cooperative Association, stated that the head office of the association was at Timaru, and they had auction rooms there. They also had saleyards and rooms at Geraldine. The agreement between Mr Mundell and the ’ association set out that MrMondell was to use his best endeavours to retain the business of his former clients in Geraldine. Mr Mundell’s connection with Geraldine was a very considerable one. Mr Perry having addressed the court for the plaintiffs, and Mr Raymond for the defendants, His Wishojj, gave judgment for plaintiffs, holding that it had been proved under the agreement and clauses of the Act quoted for the plaintiff that the usual place of business was at Timaru. Me gave judgement as against C. E. Sherratt, the clerk, for £4O and costs £1 17s, witnesses expenses £1 Is, solicitor’s fee £2 12a; total £45 10s.

Messrs Begg k Go., Timara, 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 aad Bepair Your Own Piano,” '•“•nrlbing exactly how to do it. Price, Is. Uo ““- **ined |u its pages is kept

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SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Temuka Town Board —Election notice. Central Cycling Club—Opening run and social. _ . Woodbury Athletic Club—Postponement of social. , Public Meeting—At Geraldine on Monday evening* Temuka Athletic Club—Grand Calico Ball to-night. C. Association—Sale at Tattersall s on Saturday. . Geraldine Town Borad—Nominations for biennial election. J. Mclntosh and J. A. Young—Winchester Hotel to let, R. Edgeworth Notice re stud horses Nobleman and Jfjtynnington. St. Patrick’s Sports Important meeting to-morrow evening. D. Taylor—Particulars of splendid of fishing tackle just opened up. Geraldine Primitive Methodist Church— Jubilee celebration to-morrow opening.

Waller, Scott, and Myhre, Christchurch (J. Henry, Tomuka Agent)—Particulars re • Rapid ” Cycles; high grade machines.