LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2745, 1 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Point Sale, —The N.Z.L. & M.A. Co., advertise entries for the Point sale on Monday. The lonic. —The lonic arrived at Plymouth on Tuesday morning with her meat in good condition. Church op England, Temuka, —The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Geraldine County Council.— The adjourned annual statutory meeting of the Geraldine County Council will be held to-day. Cheviot. —At a meeting of the Cheviot settlers on Monday night, it was resolved to petition the Governor-in-Council to bring the Counties Act into force in Cheviot at the earliest possible date. Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Temperance sermons will be preached at the morniug and evening services at Temuka. An Enquiry Ordered. —The Auckland Hospital Board have passed a resolution ordering a full enquiry into the case of the girl Chambers, who was refused admission to the hospital and sent on to the Costley Home. Presbyterian Church, Temuka.— The Rev. G. Barclay is announced to conduct services at Temuka and Rangitira tomorrow. The subjects of the rev. gentleman’s sermons will be found in the advertisement. Dunedin Eaoes. —At the Dunedin Races on Wednesday, besides the events reported in our last issue, the Maiden Two-Year-Old Handicap was won by Arline (dividend £2 16s), and St. Kilda Welter Handicap by Goodwood (dividend £2 9s). Mayoral Elections —Mrs Yates was defeated for the mayoralty of Onehunga by Mr Donald Sutherland, by 147 to 56. Mr C. M. Luke was elected Mayor of Wellington, Mr Cooper Mayor of Christchurch, and Mr Fish Mayor of Dunedin, with a majority of 106 votes.

Primitive Methodist Church —The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. At Temuka the Sunday School anniversary will be celebrated, the Rev. J. Sharp, of Timaru, preaching the sermons. Timaru Dredge. At Dunedsn on Thursday a trial was made before members of the harbour board of the sand-pump attached to the Timaru Harbour Board’s dredge. The trial was considered eminently satisfactory, the only difficulty being in getting the hopper tight enough to retain the sand.

Meeting op Geraldine Ratepayers—A meeting of ratepayers in the Geraldine County is convened by the Geraldine Farmers’ Club for next sale day, Wednesday, December sth, at 8 p.m., in the club’s rooms. A discussion will take place as to whether it is or it is not advisable to continue the dual system of taxation in the new county. Bazaar and Gift Auction. The anmmal bazaar and gift auction in connection with St. Saviour’s Church, Temuka, will be held on the 14th and loth December. There will be a splendid display of needle and fancy work, nicnacs, farm and garden produce, and the miscellaneous articles always to be foqqd at a bazaar. Instrumental selections will be given each evening.

Geraldine Oddfellows’ Lodge.— A ve?y successful social in connection with this lodge was held on Wednesday evening, about 30 couples being present. The music W.as supplied by Messrs Pye and Colbert (concertina). assisted by Miss Pye at the piano. During the evening songs were contributed by Messrs McKenzie and Owles, by the Misses Pye and Patrick, and also by Master John Pye, Refreshments were Jcindly provided by the lady friends of the lods/. t ßro, C. Pye made a very efficient M.C.

The Caulk.—The ViV.tepki) Post Office has written to the Po'st'masfcer.-Qcoeval of New Zealand intimating its intention to withdraw from contributing to the cable guarantee fund under which the present low rates for European and intercolonial messages are maintained. M r Ward, in replying, strongly urges reconsideration, pointing out tliat'shouid Victoria withdraw *Ho other colonies will be compelled to do -- with fchfi result that the cable the satin, '-''Teased to something like rates will be u.. *« to the gerions the former high ’ voaoral inconvenience of the public anu

business. Mr Ward has also asked the Postmaster-General of South Australia to eonfer with the other colonies to dis-uade Victoria from withdrawing. Monhy Lending as a Business.—Sayt the Bulletin :—lt it to be wondered at that the many Melb. moneylenders who had to compromise during the last three years arc now running over one another for “ business ! ” Specimen loan •. A borrowed £SO nine months ago on fair security, and gave a bill at three months for £l7 10s. Paid off £l7 10s, renewed for a further three months by giving a bill for balance owing (£SO) for £SO. When that full duo, paid off £lO and renewed the £lO by giving a bill for £OS. Paid off £-5 for the previous three months, and had to give a bill for £7O. Result: £SO for twelve months costs out of pocket iu good red gold, £52 10s, and the lender bolds a bill with security attached for £7O. If the latter is met, there is £122 10s for a twelve months’ loan of £SO. If it isn’t mot there’s only 75 per cent clear per annum.

Fikb.—Tbe Oddfellows’ Hall at Sydenham, Christchurch, was burned to the ground on Wednesday morning. The building cost originully about £3OOO, and was insured in the Alliance office for £I6OO. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The hall was the property of the Oddfellows and Foresters. A Brave Deed.—While a little boy was struggling in the water after being washed overboard from the Wairarapa, a man swam up and took hold of him. “ Hold on to me, boy,” he said, and as the lad clung to him, he struck out for the rocks. It was a long swim, and the rescuer grew weary. And then the little lad said these heroic words : “If yon can’t get me along, drop me.” And the panting rescuer, who was only a stowaway, answered, “ No, my boy, if you go, I go,” and struck out again. The little boy was rescued and taken care of. So was his deliverer. Vegetarian Banquet. Miss May Yates celebrated her approaching departure from the colony by a vegetarian banquet at Wellington, at which thirty-five persons were present. Miss Tates spoke at length upon her impressions of the colony, which she had travelled through from end to end, and strongly urged that fruit-culture, now neglected, should be developed to the utmost extent. She instanced one orchard returning £4OO a year, and pointed out how easily a handsome living could be made at a comparatively small cost. She thought that colonists consumed too much meat, and would be all the better for a change of diet. The Latest Telephone Development. —The London correspondent of the Edinburgh Evening News says that by permission of Lord Chief Justice Bussell an interesting experiment in telephony is being made at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand. This is the adoption of the system which has been tried in theatres and in churches, by which the subscribers to a telephone exchange are able to bear what is going on in the particular room with which the telephone wire is connected. The experiment is being made in the Court of the Lord Chief Justice, where advantage is being taken of the recess to fit a receiver close to the bench, a second at the desk of the Clerk of the Court, or associate as he is called here, and a third at tbe counsel’s bench. The idea is that solicitors and others who are interested in any case may, by having their telephones connected with the Court of the Lord Chief Justice, listen in their own offices or residences to legal arguments which are advanced on the one side or the other, as well as to the decision of the judge. If successful the system will be introduced into the other courts. Temoka District High School.—This school has been recently examined and the result is most gratifying. There were presented 242 children, of whom only 19 failed, making the percentage of passes 92, being the largest of any of the large schools in the district. This would not have been so worthy of notice only for tbe fact that the percentage of passes has been large for several years. For instance supposing there, bad been a large number of failures last year these would have been bound to pass this year, as they had another year to study, but that has not been the case. Last year the percentage was 94, and that is even better than this year, and that makes this year’s results still more creditable. One interesting feature of the school is that this result has been produced after having tried the experiment of abolishing home lessons. The attendance, t io, has greatly improved, and everything tends to show that a very healthy and intelligent system of teaching has been adopted in the school. These results entitle Mr Ferguson and his staff to our congratulations, as well as the thanks of the parents of the children attending the school. Mr Ferguson has been eight years in New Zealand, and this is the seventh occasion on which the schools under his charge have passed between 90 and 100 per cent.

Dunedin Show.— The Agricultural Show came off at Tahuua Park, Dunedin, on Wednesday in cold disagreaable weather. The entries number 40 less than last year, but the quality of the exhibits is splendid, and in many cases competition is very keen. The draught and light horses and cattle exhibits are specially good and numerous, but in sheep and swine the entries are comparatively few. The sheep were a fine class, particularly Romneys. Mr S. Rowe, of Wellington, judge of the draught horses, declared the class very good, and Mr Lingard, judge of the light horses, speaks most favorably, adding that the hacks were the largest class he has ever judged. Cattle generally are good, especially Shorthorns and Jerseys. Produce make a fine display.—The show was continued on Thursday in fine weather, and there was a large attendance of people, including the Hons. Messrs Seddon, Ward, and McKenzie, who were entertained by the society at luncheon. In draught horses, Mr J. H. Mitchell’s Hard Times took first prize in the 4-year-old entry, Mr T. Mee’s Craigievar was second, and in the 3-year-old class Mr C. F. Dunnett’s Salisbury’s Champion was first. In thoroughbred stock, Messrs Stephenson end Hazlett’s Occident was first and Mr Cronin’s Wayland second. Competition in the other classes was poor. The judging gave general satisfaction. The jumping was a great feature, especially in the hunters’ class. There were 84 jumps before the judges selected the first three, which were placed—Potens 1, Pioneer 2, Sam 3. At the luncheon the Premier’s speech was mainly devoted to giving information as to the progress of the dairy industry, and the progress of Otago in the way of exports. He congratulated the president on being ahead of what he had seen in Canterbury. Traction Engines in Mackenzie County.— At the last meeting of the Geraldine County Council a letter was received from Mr Chaffey, applying for a renewal pf license for two trucks for traction engines. The chairman (Mr E‘ Richardson) said he had given notice some months ago, in order that Mr Chaffey should have plenty of warning, that there was a probability of his licenses not being renewed. He thought the council should not renew them. It was impossible to go over the roads where these engines travel and not to see that they do considerable damage. The roads were not suited to them, as they were not as a rule wide enough to allow other vehicles to get out of the way. Mr Chaffey deserved very little consideration, as ho had been' granted licenses on certain conditions, of which he had taken little or no notice, but had ignored them in every possible way. JJe had seen an instance on the way up that mppning. The people in the lower district were kept in terror of their lives when driving; one could not trust a lady or a boy to drive now where the traction engines go; and the expense of keeping up the roads and this annoyance and danger they were subjected to in order that a few station rholdera in the Mackenzie Country could save a few pounds on their wool carting. In the interests of the district the traction engines should be • -"nod BltogethC-r-™Jt was stated that Mr lila engines in spite of Chaffey worn. - - - -i si the council, and the clerk sa. 16 mean a big law case, as Mr Chaffey was backed up bj tho Traction Engine Owners’ Association,—Mr McLeod said it would be absurd to refuse the licenses for two trucks while Mr Chaffey had a license for six. If they could not prevent tho engines travelling on the roads, they should not try to get at them in an underhand way. Mr Tripp, the council’s solicitor, being now in attandauce, was asked his opinion. He said that under their by-law they could prevent any engine over 0 tons travelling on tho roads. (Chaffey’s engines were stated to weigh 12 tons.) Finally it was resolved That on and after the Ist of January next the permission to Mr Chaffey to run his traction engines cense.” The application was refused. After tho meeting Mr McLeod gave notice to move at next meeting that the permission given Mr Chaffey to run the traction engines bo extended to the cad of March next.

Pokaki Bridge.—At the last meeting of the Mackenzie County Council, seven applications were received for the post of inspector at the Pnkaki bridge. The testimonials were carefully gone through, and it was resolved on the motion of Messrs Richardson and Hope—“ That the appointment of inspector be given to J. Radford, or, failing him, to J. Simpson.” Geraldine Cycling Club. —The Geraldine Cycling Club hold a road race on Friday, Dec. 7th, at 6.30 p.m., the route being the same as taken in the previous race. The race is for a trophy presented by Mr J. Mcllroy, and is confined to members of the club only. The nominations have to reach the secretary, Mr W. E. Bryant, not later than Tuesday evening, the entrance being 2s 6d. Ladies Visiting houses that contain pianos will notice that probably nine out of every ten have been supplied by Begg & Go. This fact is significant, and is sufficient guarantee that they are the most reliable firm to buy from. They are located next Theatre, Timaru. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Church of England—Services to-morrow, Wesleyan Church, Temuka-—Services for to-morrow. Primitive Methodist Church Services for to-morrow. Temuka Presbyterian Gborch —Services for to-morrow. Xbmaka Leader Office.— Reward for lost brooch. H. B. Webster !c Co, —Entries for Geraldine stock sale. Jas. A. Eelman Rewards for lost heifer and rams. N. K. Cox. Dentist—Next visit to Temuka will be in January, Geraldine Cycling Club—Road race on December 7th, at 6.30 p.m. Geraldine Farmers’ Club Meeting of ratepayers of Geraldine County. ‘ N.Z.L. tc M.A. Co.—Entries Geraldine sale; entries for Pleasant Point sale. Bazaar and Gift Auction—At Temuka on 14th and 15th December iu connection with Church of England. J. W. Miles—New millinery, blouses, jackets, costumes, etc.; notice re dressmaking and millinery. J. W. Pye—Particulars re special purchases for Christmas and New Tear season; extra inducement to cash customers.