LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2726, 18 October 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Off to Australia, —The Rotomahana and Elingamite for Sydney took 500 passengers. Counterfeiting. Hanlon was committed for trial at Dunedin on three charges of counterfeiting imperial revenue stamps. Sudden Deaths. —Thomas Weston, aged 70, died suddenly at Masterton while propping wood.—Mrs Margaret Skinner, B,'ggiil' died in a$ epihptic fit at Dunenin oa Monday omhjL CuieraC?? Match,.—a crlbtogd was played at Geraldine OD, Tuesday night between “Married v. Single,” 10 men a side. It is needless to say that the married men won by 11 to 7. Drowning Accident. —John Bi 11, an employeeofLa.ke Sumner station, was drowned while swimming ft horse in Lake Taylor on Sunday. His companions egdcpyqrod to , rescue him, but without avail. Sale of Stud Shkkf. The M'hojc of : fir Henry Overton’s celebrated English' Leicester sfud Hock has beou s d.l to Mr J. N. Williams, Hawke’s Bjj. Some of the rams go north on Friday; others not till after shearing. Cricket.—The Tcmnka club will hold a practice match ti j i afternoon, aides being i picked ou the grounds at 3,30 sharp. A! new club is being formed in Timaru, which ought to lead to plenty of matches being played during the session. A Friendly Visir.—Yesterday evening! members of the Geraldine and Temuka' Templar Lodges paid a friendly visit to the ' Tin.aru Lodge. The Geraldine contingent travelled in one of Mr Mundcll's drags, drawnby five horses, and the Temuka visitors were driven by Mr T. G.uuuiou. The evening was beautifully line and the templars made a very merry party.

The Governor.— The Governor, Lady Glasgow, and Lady Agosta Boyle, leave for Christchurch about the beginning o£ next month for the purpose of being present at the races and agricultural show. The party will be absent a fortnight. Traction Engines. —The Traction Engine Owners’ Association of Canterbury have decided to send .Mr H. O. D, Meares to Wellington to interview the Government and members of Parliament in respect to an amendment of the law affecting owners-of traction engines. Cancer.— From a return presented to the Hospital Trustees, it appears that there has been a considerable increase in the number of cancer cases treated of late years. In 1886, out of 615 patients, there were only seven cases of cancer, while last year out of 1201 patients 51 were treated for this disease. Supreme Court, —ln Chambers at Wellington Mr Justice Richmond made an order, directing the issue of a warrant for the arrest of Albert Delaney, restaurant--1 keeper, late of the “ Trocadero,” (recently opened there). His Honor directed that the warrant might be transmitted by telegraph to the Inspector of Police at Auckland. Theft of a Cheque. —At the Christchurch Police Court a boy named Edward Oppenheim was charged with having stolen a letter containing a cheque for £2l, the property of the Little River Road Board. The letter was abstracted from the private box of the board. The Bench convicted the accused, and ordered him to come up for sentence when called upon. Obituary. —News was received by the last mail of the death of Mrs Bryars, mother of the late Mr W. Bryars, of Temuka. Misfortunes never seem to come singly as it is only a very few years ago that Mrs Bryars lost her husband. No doubt the doable calamity has been the means of bringing her to her grave, as we had not heard of her being otherwise ill. Everyone will heartily sympathise with the relations who have been so severely stricken. Treatment of Drunkards. —At a meeting of the Prison Gate Mission at Christchurch a resolution was carried: — ‘•That the present custom of short sentences in cases of frequent offences of drunkeness seems very inadequate, and that this meeting is of opinion that the law should be altered so as to enable magistrates to commit for a term of twelve months after a prisoner has been convicted five terms, or two years after ten convictions.” What Machinery Does.— The harvester was invented by M’Gormick in 1831. Since that time this machine has been brought to such perfection that.it is said it will cut and bind an acre of grain in 45 minutes. To such an extent has machinery superseded hand work in the grain farms of the north-west of America that it is estimated that the labour of one man will raise enough grain to support 1000 men for a year, while the labour of a second will transport it to market, and that of a third will prepare it for food. Bolt, —A horse attached to a spring cart belonging to Mr W. G. Rutland bolted from the old school buildings, Temuka, on Tuesday morning. It went at full gallop up Wilkin street as far as the catholic Church, where it turned towards the railway; it steered clear of the gate, went up towards the railway platform, crossed the line, and went through the gate near the stationmaster’s house, and up Railway Terrace. As it was turning the corner Mr J. T. Austin secured the reins and succeeded iu stopping it in front of Mr J. Findlay’s blacksmith’s shop, where the trap was upset. The ring on the box of the wheel being bent and a broken splashboard was the only damage to the trap. • The horse was a good deal knocked about. Fatality. —A woman named Mrs Minnie Hope, wife of a Napier Jockey, accidentally fell out of a cab at Auckland on Saturday evening. She was taken to the house near, and Dr Lindsay was called in, and he found the woman had sustained fracture of the skull, from which she died on Sunday morning. At the inquest the jury returned a verdict that- she met her death by falling from the driver’s seat of a hansom cab while the cab was moving quickly up Kyber Pass, causing concussion of the brain ; deceased being drnnk at the time. The coroner stated that the verdict was practically a charge of manslaughter against Samuel Pearce, the cab driver, whom he ordered to be taken into custody. I, O. G. T. —The usual weekly meeting of the Good Hope Lodge, No 42, was held in the Social Hall, Temuka, ou Tuesday evening last. Bro, T. Barr, C.T. presided. During the evening a fair amount of committee business was dealt witb, including arrangements for picnic at Epworth on November i)th, also arrangements for magic lantern entertainment on Saturday night, and several minor matters. One new candidate was initiated.—A moat successful Open Lodge in • connection with the Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine, was held on Monday night, the hall being crowded. Sister Bowkett, 0.T., occupied the chair, and the following programme was gone through:—Recitation, Sister Bowkett; Song, “My Nelly’s Blue Eyes,” Master J. Pye \ Song, “Ye Banks and Braes,” Sister Morrison; Reading, Bro. McCaskey; Song, "Messmates,” Bro. Robson (encored, and sang in response “ Home, Boys, Horae ”); Bones solo, Bro. Bowkett accompanied by Bro, McLeod, ’’encored); Reading, Sister Billings ; Song, “ Footsteps 0 U the Stairs,” Sister Sherratt; Dialogue, 11 Barnabas) Tinker s Way,” Masters W. Albert and F. Maslin; Address, Bro. Dalton, D-D.; Song, “ Cricket on the Hearth,” Bro. 0. Hehtly; Yiolin duet, “The Old Arm Chair,” Meters F‘ Howard and Bro. Robson, (the variations played in the second strain we*b very creditable to so young a performer as Master Howard); Song, Sister Morrison; Beading, Sister A. Bowkett; Song, "No one like Mother to me,” Master G. Sjionehpnse; Flijte solo, Bro. Baxter (this was encored and in response sang “ The Bonny Woods of Graigilee) ; Dialogue by Alice McCaskey, Katie McCaskey and Alice Heatley (this was one of the most enjoyable items of the evening). During a recess refreshments were handed round. The accompaniments were nicely played by Sisters Pizzey, Denoon * and Fisher. The meeting was closed by singing the Templars Closing Od#, The Band Contest.—The H a yo r of fnvercargill presented ,tho prizes won in the solo and quickstep competitions at the Band Contest bn Monday morning from the Rotunda, but not those in the contest proper. The protests lodged against the Invercargill Garrison and the Dunedin Engineers, the former for playing two members who had not been actively associated with their band prior to the contest, and the latter for including a member who rightly belonged to the Oamaru Garrison Band, were considered by the Protest Committee, consisting °f representatives of the competing bands not pfGt aat ‘‘ 112 r or P ro ’ tested Both protests were sus-‘ tained. The ‘'Rrdtosjj ' Committee have served notice on the supervisor nqb fo distribute the prize money and trophies, which will now probably form the subject of legal proceedings. In a lett r to the Soutaland News, Mr Wolf clearly laid the matter vCf,?ro the public and added ; —“ It was the dutyqt ime*sg;;e;atioa to thoroughly investigate the matter; instead which they hurriedly adjourned the meeting until 'Basis? ppxt, thus ignoring the question. The delegates representing the bauds charged admitted the otteuoe, Put tried to wriggle out of their unenviable position. Last evening, however, before tiie cpnoest, one bandmaster (Mr Stratton, Kaikorai) stated that ho had withdrawn the men objected to. The layercajrgill Garrison and Dunedin Engineers competed j with the race objected to, and there was no alternative left bat to protest as provided by the rules. Jt is very unfortunate that such a tiling has happened, bqt the very ; fact of my bringing the matter up at the meeting yesterday showed that I wished it settled amicably. 1C the Band Association is lo be carried ou the rules will have to be rigidly adhered to.”

South Obabi.— On Friday, the 26th October, a grand social in aid of the prize fund will be given in the South Onri school. Temuka Fibe Brigade. — A meeting of the Temuka Fire Brigade will be held this evening when the money earned by those who manned the pumps at the late fire will be paid out. Enoch Abden. —On Saturday evening Mr Knott will give his magic lantern entertainment “ Enoch Arden ” in the Tern aka Volunteer Hall, under the auspices of the Good Hope Lodge. Temuka Rifles. Volley and independent firing take place on the range at half-past three o’clock this afternoon. All members are requested to attend, in order to qualify for capitation. Geraldine Town Boabd. —A special meeting of the Geraldine Town and Domain Boards was to have been held on Tuesday evening to discuss the matter of improving the Domain, and another question, but the meeting was postponed till next Tuesday. “ Socialism.”— Next Tuesday evening Mr J. M. Twomey will give a lecture on Socialism in the Temuka Wesleyan Church, at the invitation of the Temuka Wesleyan Bible and Mutual Improvement Association. Admission will be absolutely free, no charge being made at the door, and no collection taken up. The Rev. C. H. Standage will preside. Cobbespondbnce. —We have received for publication a letter dealing with the Benmore dispute. The writer gives a name but we find on making inquiries that there is no one of the same name iu the Geraldine district. Besides, the corner of one of the slips on which the letter is written is torn off, apparently because there was sonething on it which would give a clue to the identity of the writer. We have no objection to publish the letter as soon as the writer satisfies us that he is giving his right name, but we certainly shall not publish it until then. If, therefore, he has given his right name let him satisfy us, and we shall publish the letter. There is nothing in the letter to object to, except that we shall not permit people to play such tricks on ns. Temuka Caledonian Society.— A meeting of the directors of the above society was held last night in the Temuka Hotel. The chair was occupied by the president, and about 13 members were present. The principal object of the meeting was to draw up a programme. Some alterations were made in last year’s programme, and it was arranged that prizes to the value of about £l6O should be given. Messrs Whelan and J. Henry waited on the directors as a deputation to discuss the cycling races. Mr Whelan suggested that instead of running under cash amateur rules they should rnn under Amateur Club rules. He explained the rules, and said eight or nine of the Tourist Cycling Club, Timaru, would compete. Mr Henry said seven or eight of the Geraldine Club would also compete. The Alliance would appoint a delegate to see that the races were run fairly. On the motion of Mr Angland, seconded by Mr Henry, it was decided to run under amateur rules. Judges, starters committees, etc., were appointed, and the meeting terminated in the usual manner.

Pbbsbytbbian Convebsazionb. Tonight a conversazion6 in connection with the Presbyterian Church at Temuka will be held in the Volunteer Hall, the anniversary gathering taking that form this year. Those intending to be present should note that the proceedings will commence at half-past 6 o’clock with an anthem by the choir and friends, under the conductorship of Mr J. Gr. Proudlock. The musical part of the programme consists of seventeen different items including anthems, choruses, soloes, etc.—and it is expected that seven ministers will be present and deliver short addresses, viz., the Revs. Barclay, Cormley, Todd, Ross, Standage, Dickson, and White. Of course plenty of refreshments will be dispensed by the ladies, and, altogether, although the proceedings commence at a very early hour, there should be little time to spare before the closing time. The gathering being a novel one, there should be a large attendance of the public as well as members of the Church.

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS. J. A. McCaskill—lsland oranges to band. Temuka Rifles —Important notice to anglers. South Orari School —Social on Friday, October 26th. J. R. Sewell—Additional particulars re Early Morning. D. Macdonald Tenders invited for ploughing, etc. Temuka Fire Brigade—lmportant meeting this evening. W. Wheelband—Additional particulars re Young Taieri Tom. T. & J. Thomson—Particulars of supplementary shipment for October. T. W. Leslie Fellmongery at Orari, with 25 acres land to let or for sale. Magic Lantern Entertainment—“ Enoch Arden ” by Mr Knott at Temuka on Saturday. 0, Scott Thomson—Messrs Brown & Go’s tender accepted for carting Mount Peel wool. “ Socialism ” —Free lecture by Mr J, M, Twomey in Temuka Wesleyan Church next Tuesday evening. J. Tangney—Will resume business at Once in premises neit to Mr J. Sim's; repairs, etc., as usual. W. Storey—Thanks re late fire; has just received summer stock of tweeds, coatings, etc., and quotes prices fop suits qqd trousers, etc. j notice re men’s mercery, hats, etc.