LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2740, 20 November 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

' Gold Discoverer.—Gabriel Read, the 1 discoverer of Gabriel's Gully, in Otago, died in Tasmania, the land of his birth, on the ' 2nd inst. ) Geralding Stock Sale. The fortL nightly sale of stock at Geraldine takes , place to-morrow. A number of entries are | advertised in another column. , Mrs Yates.—Mrs Yates has been re- , nominated for the office of Mayor cf , Onehunga, by General Stoddart. She is opposed by Mr Donald Sutherland. J Ashburton Trotting Meeting.—Owners 1 are reminded that nominations for the ' Ashburfon Trotting Club's meeting- close > at J) o'clock fcOrnight, with Mr David Zander, » secretary. ) Insect Pests.—At the Fruit-growers' > Conference, Auckland, Captain Brown read i a paper on insect pests, giving valuable » advice to fruit-growers as to the pests and for them, WiNCHfc aTaa -Fruit Preserving Co.— 1 The annual meeting °* shareholders of the Winchester Fruit Preserving Company will 1 be held in the Mechanics' Institute, Win--1 Chester, on the evening of Thursday, > November 2i)tb. Auckland Show. At Auckland fche ■ Loan and Mercantile Company's cup, value i 15 guineas, was awarded to Mr Robert Hall ; as the exhibitor gaining most points in the , classes for sheep. The New Zealand Land , Association gained a number of prizes. Athletics.—Over 350 entries have been 1 received for the ppring meeting of the [ Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club at Christcburch. A relay race, a popular event among American athletes, will be 1 run for the first time in New Zealand at the meeting. 1 Rorbery at Okari. Constable 1 Willoiis'hby has receiver] information of a i robbery committed at the Orari railway , .-station some time between the <sth and the 12th of this month. It appears that Mr L. O. Matthias, Government surveyor, was , on his way from Mount Somens to Woodbury, and had occasion to leave his camp equipage at the railway station. On his return he fouad that a Mosgiel rug and a ' binocular field glass were missing. The glass was marked " Lizars, Glasgow," and | wa& in § brown leather case with a shoulder ; strap. WiNCHBsa-Sft.—On Sunday evening last the llev. Thomas Faiiev. jthti now inouin bent of Temuka and Winchester jjarish, preached his first sermon in St. John's. Church, Winchester, from Hebrews xi. : chapter, verses 13, 14 and 15. The ; reverend gentleman delivered a powerful : sermon, and was listened to with marked attention by a good congregation. Mr T 'ariey is » clear, incisive speaker, and the -*. nausto of the choir assisted in ' excel ieu. -"-vice throughout very making the «k,. j interesting. •' *» | Anarchy.—The Wairarapa "Times' - . making fun of the Anarchist story started by its rival, and thus puts forward a version of how the Anarchist " scare " started in Masterton. Ic is said that a certain young bachelor, who is an ardent disciple of Rewcnyi, spends a good deal of his spare time in practising on the violin, but has not yet appeared in public. A few nights a.'O, on reaching his bachelor den, he found to his dismay a large card attached to tbe door, on which was written —in red ink—the following:—"Take warnin'—lf your fi.M. 1 is not smashed or otherwise destroyed within six hour*, your house will be burn'd to sinders. Signed, on behalf of the kaus that lacks assistance, • Anarchy.' " The bachelor was eo scared that ho shifted hia I 1 quarters. i \

The Timaru Bazaab.—The recent bazaar at Timaru in aid of the funds of the Mechanics' Institute realised £316 Is Bd. The expenses were £SB 18s lOd, leaving £257 2s lOd as the net proceeds of the bazaar —a very handsome sum. There is still a debt of £IOO on the institute. Rifle Match. —A match between the Oamaru and Timaru Navals took place at Oamaru on Friday and resulted in a win for Oamaru by 22 points. The scores were: Oamaru, 434 points; Timaru, 412. The teams have so far fired 14 matches, the wins being Oamaru 9. Timaru 4, with one draw. Rival Sheep Bbeedebs. —Messrs Bidwell and Buchanan, rival sheep breeders of the Wairarapa, who have been pitted against one another at the recent North Island shows, intend to carry their competition to Smithfield. They propose to send pome pens of freezers to that market, by thepractical judgment of which they will abide. Cricket. The following teams will represent Temuka on Thursday next : Cup match, Temuka v. United, at Temuka: Dann (captain), Brown, Low, Ferguson. Gillespie. Heap, Hoi well, J. McOaskill, McLean, and two others. Temuka 2nd v. Geraldine 2nd, at Geraldine : Luxford (captnin), Velvin, Wills, Opie, Buxton, Donald McCaskill, Harrison, Robinson, Anderson, Dr Hayes, Clark; emergencies, C. Brown, Leach, F. Storey. The local teams are requested to be on the ground sharp at 6 this evening and Wednesday for practice matches. The North Otago Show. The show was continued at Oamaru on Friday in splendid weather. The attendance was large, and the show of draught stock was very successful. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company were the only exhibitors of Polled Aagua cattle. Mr J. Mitchell's Hard Times was awarded the ticket for champion entire, and the Hon. M. Holmes' Nonpareil 111. that for mare or filly. The show of young draught stock was splendid. Mr Holmes takes the cup for draughts, and Messrs J. &T. Hedley that for light horses. Mount Peel Road Boabd. —The usual monthly meeting of this board was held on Friday. Present—Hon. J. B. A. Acland (chairman), Messrs R. Thew, and G. J. Dennistoun. Mr R. Mackay wrote asking the board to excuse his absence from the meeting. The clerk read his report, stating that the surfacemen had been employed in general repairs, and cleaning out water tables, cuttings, etc. .All the roads were reported to be in very good order. The pay sheet for month, £llO 0s 6d, was passed for payment, and cheques signed for same. The board then rose. Land Settlement.—The Land Board constituted under the Land for Settlement Act has visited Temuka and inspected several properties with a view to purchase. The board consists of Messrs Marchant (Commissioner of Crown Lands, Canterbury), McGowan (Commissioner of Taxes), Percy Smith (Surveyor-General), and McMillan (Land Valuer). Of course they wonld not tell their intentions, but it is known that they will revist the district in a short time. One thing is certain, and that is that we shall have some land settlement in the Temuka district before long. Temuka is the first district visited by the board, so we may take it that we are greatly favored by the Government. Piscatobial.—Bruce Herald : A party of Milton young men spent the Prince of Wales's Birthday down the river fishing,their game being the speckled trout. But " All's fish, etc.," and one of them catching sight of a huge eel feeding close to the bank, it was resolved to pot him. if possible. Close to, were a party of shootists after rabbits, and one of them, being appealed to, put a charge of shot into the eel, whereupon Mr Taylor, one of our Milton saddlers, promptly gaffed the slippery one and landed him. The eel was a monster, measuring some 4ft long, and from 12 to 16 inches in girth at the largest part. Just to ascertain what it had been devouring, the eel's iuside was examined, when lo! a rabbit about half grown was found intact, and five trout from 4 to 6 inches long, two of which were alive, and, of course, were returned to the river. As nobody cared about eel - meat, the creature was left in the creek to be fed upon in turn by the trout. A Large Funeral.—Despite the wet weather on Sunday last a very large number of people followed the remains of the late Mrs McKenzie, wife of Mr Alexander McKenzie, to their last resting place. There were friends present from all parts of the district, and the funeral cortege was so lengthy that when the hearse was nearing the cemetery the last conveyance had not turned the corner by Mr Dunlop's store. The Rev. A. B. Todd conducted a preliminary service at the house and also officiated at the grave, where a great many wreaths were placed on the coffin by friends of the deceased. The pall-bearers were Messrs J. Mundell, A. Kelman, C. Hewson, A. Rose, Allan McDonald and Adam Irvine. The deceased lady will be missed by a host of friends in this district. She was foremost in churcu work and was one of the most successful collectors the local branch of the Bible Society ever had. Besides this the deceased lady was of a very genial disposition and was, universaly, a favourite with young and old. At the Presbyterian ch;j.rch the Rev. Mr Todd made feeling reference to the great loss the church had sustained in the unexpected death of the deceased lady.

Deferred Payment "Thirds." —A case of some interest to road boards was discussed at the Southland Land Board a fewdays ago. The law allows one-third of the money paid by holders of the deferred payment sections to make roads, and this is paid to t'te local body having charge of the roads ju the district. A sum of £3B accrued ja fche hands of the Southland Land Board, and the Knapdaie Road Board, believing that it would get this money, made a road, which did not suit the deferred payment fctfctler, as out of his payments the money was obtainable. The deferred - payment settler entered a protest against the money being paid to the road board, and both the chairman of the road board and himself attended the last meeting of the land board and argued the matter out there. The result was that the land board decided that it could not pay the road board for the road it had made, and that it must construct a road to suit the deferred payment settler. As there a*e Gcveral settlers in this district from whose payments " thirds " are derived, this will be interesting to themHitherto, however, we believo, they have had nothing to complain of, as the local boards have spent such moneys in accordance with the law.

Wellington Dog Snow.—The dog show opened at Wellington on Friday, The total of entries was 2 -i, collies being especially well represented. Mr Wark, of (Jhristchurch, was awarded first prvz.j for the best collie in New Zealand with Young England, Harrison k Horrax's Herdwick second. Mr ,1. C. Coupe, of Melbourne, a well-known Australian and English judge, was the sole judge at the show. He expressed an opiniou that the show has made immense strides since he saw it five years ago, and that the New Zealand fancy is : progressing at a rate which promises to ' pu.t°it well ahead of Australia. The collie ; and fox terrier classes he regards as equal i to auvthing which can be seen in Australia. - terriers are coining ?n, but are —«i fco the Australians. Tfye not yet equ„. ' ""*• & Auckl.nd greyhounn ~ " Nellie, which took first prize, jh considers the finest show greyhound he has ever seen, either in Australia or England ; while Torment, the fox terrier bitch shown by Mr Triggs, Mr Coupo looks upon as equal to the famous Vesuviau, the acknowledged head of the English fancy. She is by Despoiler out of Diversion. Messrs Gardiner & Moorebouse's (Wellington) Woodcota Nora 111. took the championship in lrisu terriers, Mr P. Hunter's (Napier) Lonsdale Yankee tho champion in English setters, Mr T. M. Wilford's (Wellington) Vert Gallant the champion in fox terriers.

Temuka. Trotting Club. —Nominations for the handicaps to be run at the forthcoming meeting of the Temuka Trotting Club close with Mr J. T. Qainn, Temuka, at 9 o'clock on Saturday evening. We have been requested to point out to owners that horses entered for the Maiden Trot may also be entered and started for the Geraldine County Farmers' Trot, providing, of course, that they have been owned and trained within the boundaries of the old Geraldine county for two months prior to the date of running, and have never started " before the day of the race " for public money. Trotting in the Maiden on the same day will be no bar. Accident. —Mr James Wright, of Bangitira Valley, met with a nasty accident yesterday morning. He was driving in a buggy towards Temuka, and when near Mr Kelman's, on the Timaru road, was passed by Messrs C. Story and Early with a waggonette and pair, Mr Early leading a horse. A chain or two after passing Mr Wright, Mr Early noticed that Mr Wright's horse was playing up, and shortly afterwards the baggy struck a fence, Mr Wright was thrown out, and the horse bolted with the baggy. Mr Early at once got on to his horse and followed the runaway, overtaking and stopping it near Mr Gaffaney's, Arowhenua, not much damage being done a to horse or buggy, a broken splashboard being the most serious breakage. Mr Wright got into Mr Story's waggonette and arriving on the scene soon afer his horse was stopped, and was able to take charge of it. We are glad to hear that he escaped with nothing worse than some severe bruises and a shook to the system.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. N.Z.L. & M.A. Co.—Entries Geraldine sale. John Greenall Lost two E.L. 4-tooth rams. Ashburton Trotting Club—Nominations close to-night. Temuka Trotting Club Nominations close on Saturday. Winchester Fruit Preserving Co.—Annual meeting November 29th. Orari Gorge Station—Shearing will commence on November 26th. C.F.C. Association—Four-year-old harness horse and dray at Geraldine sale. T. k J. Thomson—Notify the arrival of fanoy goods from Bohemia, France, Saxony, and England, which are now being displayed ; also specialities in regular goods.