LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2752, 18 December 1894, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Pleasant Point Sale.— The N.Z.L. & M.A. Co. sell sheep and pigs at the sale at Pleasant Point to-day. Geraldine Stock Sale. The fortnightly sale of stock at Geraldine takes place to-morrow. A number of entries are advertised in another column. Art UNION. —We publish in another column an advertisement from the Rev. Father Donnelly, urgently asking for help iu building the much-needed church in Petoue, by disposing of his art union books, and sending remittance to him on or before the first of January. \ Tbmuka Rifles.— Members are reminded that a Government parade, together with the annual inspection of arms and accoutrements takes place to-morrow evening. As full an attendance as possible is requested, but it is imperative that those who cannot attend should send iu their arms, etc., for inspection. Musical Service at Temuka.— Next Thursday evening the Temuka Presbyterian choir will give their annual musical service in the church in aid of the choir funds. Solos, anthems, choruses, etc., form the programme, and judging from the service given last year it should bo very enjoyable. No chatge will be made for admission, but a collection will be made. Temuka Cadkdonian Society.— The secretary of the Temuka Caledonian Society had a busy time on Saturday evening, when the entries for thq sports on Boxing Day closed. There were about 20 entries each for the 120yds, 220yds, 440yds, and half-mile, and mile, and about half that number for the quarter-mile hurdles, and 1 mile walking handicaps. For the 2 mile bicycle race some 17 competitors have entered, and there are something like a dozen entered for the 1 mile, 3 miles, and 5 miles. Some of the competitors are from a distance, and there is a good district entry, although Temuka athletics, except in the bicycle races, are not largely represented. Advances to Settlers.— A Wellington telegram says :—For the convenience of applicants under the Advances to Settlers Act, printed forms and envelopes will be distributed throughout the colony. Judging by the rush of applications at the head office, many of them received before the Act was finally passed, the board will have to sit night and day for the first month. So far 500, averaging £3OO, have already been received, and the superintendent anticipates that the million now at his disposal will be all lent in the first six months. The minimum amount allowed by the Act is £25, and the maximum £2500. Upon Crown leaseholds the loan is restricted to half the lessee’s interest, upon' freehold to two-thirds the value. Entertainment.— The Christmas entertainment in aid of the Geraldine Public School prize fund comes off on Friday, December 21st. For some time past the children have been rehearsing action songs, tableaux, etc., and we understand that the entertainment promises to be one of the best ever given by them. Besides the children’s part of the entertainment, there will also be a part devoted to instrumental music, solos, duets, trios, quartettes, glees, etc., by well known local talent, the whole making a programme that should be well worth the money. The committee, we understand, is very short of money, and it is to be hoped that the parents and householders generally will support its efforts in trying to raise some. Tb§ Bazaar. With regard to the bazaar he|.d in ffye Brill Shed. Temuka, last Friday and Saturday, in aid of St. Saviour’s Church funds, we are requested to correct a misstatement made in oqr last issue. The credit for the refreshment tables should have been given to Mesdames Coira and Tombs, vyhejtv,iL> (jeyeral other ladies, who only assisted, wepe jnciqdod iu cur last report. Perhaps a siip lar mistake has been made with regard to other stalls hue if so, the Jadics who supplied the information are themselves to blame. As regards the bazaar itself it cauuofc be pronounced a success. The fact teat the aftejptoqce was mot large, was, we suppose, a reflex of the low prices of pro acts and the tightness of money. Still there were many who could afford to spend f* jjttje, and who belonged to the Church, who were conspicuous b,’ their absence. This, however, is po b i in ;ss of ours; we have only to record facts, and so far as the ba«:i»r is concerned, we are afraid facta are not sati factory. The ladies who conducted it deserve all Me f r the zeal and energy they threw V 1 **" . \s wc have said already, it was into it. *- i b nza rwe bar© seen in the best annua*. 4.-, Temuka. there wad 0!) imU e nae qai^-; 1 £ of spl.ndid aiticles in it, 04$ t'hO worked hard to dispose of *•{- not their fault if they did not do we L ohy the fault of the hard times, and the extreme difficulty of dragging money out of, probably in many cases, empty pockets. An immense quantity of beautiful goo Is remained over, aud, will douulless he offered to the public at a future period. The result was that over £.‘,o were taken, and it is expected that over LIU clear of expenses will be netted.

Winchester. — A concert in aid of the school treat will be held in the Winchester public school on Friday evening next. Acknowledgments. —The union Company have forwarded a number of presents to settlers on Great Barrier Island for assistance rendered at the wreck of the Wairarapa. Eanoitata Station.—The annual treat in connection with the Bangitata School, together with the distribution of prizes, will be held on Friday next. A social will be held in the evening. Cycling Trip.— D. McPherson, of the Invercargill I Cycling Club, returned home last Thursday night after travelling to Auckland and back on his machine. He was six weeks on the journey. Strange Wages.— A boy, sixteen years of age, giving evidence at the Pahiatna Court the other day, said he was working for 7s a week and his tobacco, and that he consumed a stick of Juno or Derby every week. Bank op New Zealand,— lt is understood that at a meeting of Wellington shareholders of the Bank of New Zealand it was resolved to hold another meeting with a view of taking steps to join the shareholders elsewhere in resisting the call. Fires. The Wskatipn hospital was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday morning. It was insured in the National for £I6OO. Incendiarism is suspected. The patients were all removed safely to Queenstown. —The dairy factory at Henley, Otago, has been burnt down. Cutting Down.— The Auckland Freezing Works Company have determined to shut down the butchering and preserving department, and will confine their operations to freezing grapes for export, and chilling and ice-making. The decision throws a number of hands out of employment. General SYNOD.-Dean Jacobs, Archdeacon Harper, and Archdeacon Lingardhave been elected clerical representatives of the diocese of Christchurch to the General Synod. Sir John Hall, Mr W. G. Brittan, and Mr H. E. Webb, have been elected the lay representatives. Land for Settlement.— lt is said that the Government have sent a man to Waihaornnga, a property belonging to the New Zealand Estates Company, near Waimate, to prepare a valuation and report with a view to its subdivision. The station contains 18,132 acres, which is valued at £79,864 on the land tax roll. The Wairarapa Disaster. Judge Ward has handed the Union Company £lO as a mark of sympathy with the family of Mrs McDonald, late stewardess of the Wairatapa, whose unselfish devotion to duty probably cost her her life. The amount is specially for she benefit of her children. During the past few days the treasurer of the relief fund has received about £320 in subscriptions. The Pomahaka Estate.— The Minister for Lands, with Mr MoNab and Mr Mclntosh, M.H.B.’s, visited Pomahaka on Thursday. In an interview with the settlers the Minister said that he could hold out no hope that interest would be reduced from 6 to 4 per cent. As to giving time to pay rents, owing to settlers getting no return, the opponents of the Government had put that beyond the power of the Government. He regretted that some of the settlers were so chicken-hearted, and he advised such to leave at once. He could hold out no hope of a reduction of rent.—At a social given to the Minister for Lands at Clinton last Thursday night about 50 persons attended. The Hon. J. McKenzie, in responding to the toast of his health, dealt at length with the Land for Settlements Act and the Fomahaka purchase. After seeing the land for the first time he said that he was sure that Pomahaka was not too dear. If it was too dear, and the prices were so low that settlers could not pay rent, it was a blue look-out for the people of the colony. The Leader op the Opposition. Captain Bussell, M.H.B. for Hawkes Bay, was tendered a complimentary banquet at Hastings on Thursday night. About 200 people were present from all parts of the district. In responding to the toast of the evening, Captain Bussell said he was not worn out with 25 years of political life, and was quite willing to go right on for another quarter of a century, doing his best for New Zealand and the constituency he represented. As to the political situation, he declared the people had entirely neglected the old family medical practitioner, being led away by a quack charlatan and impostor, the Sequah of New Zealand politics. They had been carried away by a charlatan, with blast of trumpet and banging of drum, who offered them a box of political pills, and who pulled out their teeth to the accompaniment of the trumpet and drum aforesaid, at the same time assuring them his treatment was painless. People had awakened to the fact that they had been to all this discomfort and had paid twenty guineas for false teeth, when, if they had kept their own, they would have been that much richer. Captain Bussell severely criticised the Sergeant-at-Arms appointment and the Pomahaka purchase. Canterbury College.— The conference convened by the Canterbury Progressive Liberal Association, to consider the constitution of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, was held at Christchurch on Saturday. Thirty-seven local bodies, school committees, and societies were represented. Motions were carried—- “ That the constitution of the board is extremely unsatisfactory, because there is no representation of the people of Canterbury, to whom the endowments belong, and from whom the revenue of the college is derived; protesting against the governors being elected for life; expressing the opinion that the office should be held for a period not exceeding three years, that the board should be elected so as to give the people a greater voice in the election, and a greater share of representation thereon than at present; that the work in the High Schools and Canterbury College ought not in any case to overlap or duplicate the work of the primary schools, but should be strictly supplementary thereto, and that no child should be received into High Schools without having passed an examination equivalent to passing the sixth standard in primary schools; that copies of the resolution be forwarded to the Government and members of the House of Bepresentatives, and that the Minister of Education be respectfully urged to introduce legislation early in next session of Parliament in order to effect the desired alterations.” A committee were appointed to draft a scheme of alterations in the constitution of the board, to be submitted to the various bodies invited to take part in the present conference. You want a piano in the. house, and waiting till you save enough to pay cash down for it will take you some time. Why not go to Begg & Co.’s, next Theatre, Timaru, select one from their magnificent stock, ijnd have it sent home at once—paying for it on the 3 years’ hire system, and so have the pleasure of using the instrument straight away [Advt.]

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Miles & Co.—Want, a man cook. J. A. Young— Wants a cobby hack. John White—Four *roomed colt ige to let N Z.E. & M.A. Co.—Entries GeruMine 8 I’ D. Jojjcs—Notice re non-liability for wife's debts. 11, Tomlinson —Tenders for making and stacking hay. Kerrytown Ccnrjnt School Concert— Notice re expresses. Geraldine Public School —Entertainment in aid of prize fund, Rev. Father Donnely, Petone Wellington —Notice jre nrt union. Toanjka Road I|oard--Tenders for right to cut on roads. Winchester Public School—Concert in aid of school treat on Friday. Madam Balcombe—Will bo at Tomuka Hotel with patent expanding corsets. Radclilfo's Furniture Warehouse Just landed picture mouldings, bamboo nicknacks, oleographs, Japanese screens, etc.