THE Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1895. LOCAL & GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 2862, 3 September 1895, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1895. LOCAL & GENE RAL

Pleasant Valley.—A concert and dance takes place in the Pleasant Valley schoolroom this evening. Gold.—The month’s crushing at the Waihi Mine (Auckland), was 2700 tons of ore, yielding £9519 worth of bullion. Cheviot. —A grass Are at Cheviot swept about one thousand acres of the Benmore block, and 100 sheep were destroyed. Customs Revenue.— During August the Customs revenue collected at the port of Timaru amounted to £2227 0s 9d. A Closed Road.— From to-morrow (Wednesday) the bridge by Mr Moore’s, Waitohi, will be closed for repairs until Saturday next. Wellington Cathedral. —Mr C. J. Pharazyn has given £SOO to ihe Wellington cathedral fund, which brings the fund up to £2040.

Temuka Stock Sale.— The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. A number of entries will be found in our advertising columns. Postponed. —The social at Waitohi Flat has been postponed for a week —until the 10th instant. Performers and others intending to be present should make a note of the alteration. Pareora Licensing Committee. Yesterday was the date of the quarterly meeting of the Pareora Licensing Committee, but as there was no business to transact the members were not called together. Board Meetings. —The monthly meeting of the Temuka Road Board will be held to-day, that of the Geraldine Town Board to-night, and that of the Temuka Town Board to-morrow night. Temuka Floral and Horticultural Society. —The preliminary schedule of the next annual show in connection with the society are out of the printer’s hands, and can be had on application to any of the stores or the secretary.

The Band Contest. — A one-day carnival in aid of the band contest fund was held at Timaru on Thursday, and was a great success. Thirty pounds were taken at the doors, and a splendid business was done by the stall-keepers. Increasing the Prices. —At a meeting of Auckland licensed victuallers it was decided to raise the price of rum from Id to Cd per glass. A movement is on foot to raise beer to a uniform price of 4d ; some houses are selling it at 3d, others at 2d. Palmerston North. —A committee of underwriters who visited Palmerston North determined to ask the Council to insist on brick party walla in the square, and clearing and marking fire plugs ; and propertyowners are to be canvassed to appoint two night-watchmen. Salvation Army, Temuka. —On Sunday last Cadet Douglas farewelled from Temuka. He has been brought up iu the Army here, and goes to the training home in Christchurch to complete his course of training and fit himself to help carry on the work. This is the second young man that has sprung out of the ranks of the local corps. Come to an Arrangement.—Arrangements have been concluded between Huddart Parker and the Union Company for terminating the present ruinously low fares and freights. The weekly sailings will be continued between Sydney, Auckland, and East Coast ports by alternate vessels, while the Union Company run a third steamer on the East Coast between Dunedin and Auckland.

The Weather. —There was a very refreshing fall of rain on Friday night last, which did a lot of good to the ground, and brought on the grass to a great extent. Un Saturday afternoon a roll of thunder was heard at Geraldine, but no rain fell to speak of. About this time, however, a storm was seen raging about a mile or two below Orari, where, we have learned since, there was a fall of suow. Compulsory Land Sale.—The New Zealand Land Company versus the Government, the first compensation case under the compulsory land-taking legislation is now before the court at Dunedin. The company claim £45,890; the Government offer £29,911, Mr Chapman appears for the company, and Mr Fraser and Mr Newton, of Oamaru, for the Crown, The trial will last several days.

Geraldine Terminating Building Society. —So far wc understand that the Geraldine Terminating Building Society has taken well with the public, a large number of shares haviug been taken up. Up to the present it ia calculated that about 200 shares have been taken up by townspeople alone, but as no returns are in yet from the country we are not able to say now what the actual number of shares taken up is. Certainly they are going off better than many people expected. Football. —The match between Wellington and Auckland was played at Wellington on Saturday, and resulted in a win for Wellington by 1) points to s.—The referee in the Auckland, Canterbury, and Taranaki matches has reported to the New Zealand Union that he had to order Konayne in the former match and Laing in the latter off the held. Laing for 11 foul play” in deliberately throwing forward, and Ronayue for repeated criticisms of the referee’s rulings, and impertinence when reprimanded for his conduct. J3oth players will have to be dealt with by the New Zealand Union, In reporting the men Mr Firth says;—“ I should like to add that the conduct of the Taranaki men pa the field was excellent, but some Auckland men behaved almost throughout the match ia anything but a friendly manner.” Larceny. —At the Police Court, Teinukn, yesterday, before M. Quiun and J. M. Twomey, J.P.’s, a lad named Philip White, 15 years of age, a native of Dunedin, was brought up, charged with the larceny cf a watch-chain of the value of 7s Gd, a cross of the value of ss, and Is SJ iu money, the property of William Barnard, a Frenchman, who is well-known in the district. The prisoner pleaded guilty. It appeared that Barnard was working at the Opihi Bridge, and lived iu a tent iu the vicinity. The accused was near the place last Sunday week, and shortly after he left Bui.n;frd missed the articles above nam'd. He reported the matter to the police, and the prisoner was arrested last Friday in Timaruby Detective Livingstone lie at first admitted haviug taken the chain, hue denied having taken the cross, but subsequently he told the detective the name of the boarding-house keeper to whom ho gave it. He also said he gave the chain to a young man named Bill to bring it to the owner iu Temuka. The bar of the chain was found in his possession Detective Livingstone obtained the cross from the boarding-house keeper and produced the bar of the chain iu Court. Jn reply to the Court, the prisoner said he only took the things for a lark, and ii.emt toreturn them. The prisoner was sc-v-. rely spoken to by Mr Guinn, who told him ho would have been allowed to go with a lighter sentence only that the Court did not believe his story about forwarding the chain to Temuka. The sentence of the Court was li day’s imprisonment iu the Timaru gaol— At Timaru, yesterday, a young man named Walter Johnstone, arr sled at Christchurch, was charged wilh stealing from employees on the Orari Station, on the 2nd August, .‘J! 5s in money from one, and a pair of boots, valued at lls from another. He was remanded for a \yeok.

Christchurch Industrial Exhibition. —lt is estimated that 7000 persons were present at the exhibition on Thursday night. At eight o’clock the,doors had to’be closed, as the place was ’ packed. Among the speakers was Mr B. Hallenstein of Dunedin, who said that the fact that Parliament was that day legislating to put the Bank of New Zealand on a sound footing would give New Zealand stability not enjoyed for many years, and the opening day of this exhibition would, therefore, he hoped, mark the opening of a new area of prosperity for the colony. Railway Extension Wanted,— An influential deputation, including several representatives of local bodies between Wellington and Rangitikei waited on the Premier respecting the construction of a railway line from Greatford to Levin. They pointed out that it would shorten the distance between Wellington and New Plymouth by 1£ hours. The Premier promised to bring the matter before the Cabinet, but expressed no opinion on the questions laid before him. After a Few Years’ wear you fins your piano isn’t as good as your friend! who has just bought one of those beautifu “ Col ard and Collard’s ” from Begg and Co., Timaru. who will take your old piano in exchange as part payment for a new one. Remember this when you write to us for prioes, etc.— [Advt.] Thomas Bassett, rabbiter, committed suicide at Hyde by taking phosphorous.

A severe rheumatic pain in the left shoulder had troubled Mr J. H. Loper, a well-known druggist of Des Moines, lowa, for over six mouths, At times the pain was so severe that h e could not lift anything. With all he could do he could not get rid of it until he applied Chamberlain’s Pain Balm. 1 1 only made three applications of it,” he says, “ and have since been firee from all pain.” He now recommends it to persons similarly afflicted.—lt is for sale by J. C. Oddu Temuka, and Morrison Bros., Geraldine. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Jas. Grant—Reward for lost horses. H. Tomlinson—Wants a boy at Woodside. N.Z.L. &M.A.Co.—Entries Temuka stock sale. Guinness & LeCren Entries Temuka stock sale. Geraldine Road Board—Tenders invited for various works. Waitohi Flat Social postponed until Fri Jay, IBth. James Shaw Tenders for erecting dwelling-house. Temuka Road Board—Bridge near Mr Moore’s closed for repairs.