LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2892, 9 November 1895, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Prince of Wales’ Birthday.— lnstead of Saturday, as previously announced, the Post and Telegraph Office at Temuka will be closed on Monday, the 11th inst. All mails usually despatched on Monday will be closed at 7.30 a.m. that day. On Saturday, the 9th iust., the. Post Office will be open from 7 to S pnn. for the delivery of correspondence only* Church of England, Temuka, — The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns. Land Board. —The Hon. W. C. Walker has been appointed a member of the Land Board for Canterbury. Primitive Methodist Church —The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Rangers. —Mr W. G. Smith and Mr Henry Casey have been appointed rangers under the Animals Protection Act for South Canterbuury and also officers for the purposes of the Fish Conservation Act. Wesleyan Church, Temuka. The services for to-morrow in connection with this Church will be found in our advertising columns. Woodbury Sports. — Messrs J. Turner and McCaskill have been successful in obtaining the luncheon booth privilege at the Woodbury sports on Monday next. If the weather is fine a large attendance is expected. St. Joseph’s Church. —The Rev. Father Le Menant des Chesnais will deliver bis eleventh lecture on the “ Reunion of Christendom ” to-morrow evening. His subject will be found in our advertising columns. The Losses of Stock. —Those who lost stock during the recent winter by the heavy and continuous snowfalls, and intend to apply for relief, must send in their applications to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, at Christchurch, by the 21st Nov. N.Z. Hemp.— The Gazette notifies that a bonus of £1750 is offered for a machine or process,for dressing New Zealand hemp which shtiU be an improvement on the machines or processes now in use, and which shall after trial, be found to materially reduce the cost of production, improve the product, or increase the quantity of dressed fibre; also a bonus of £250 for a process for utilising the waste product of hemp. Religious Instruction. —At Dunedin at the Anglican Diocesan Synod it was resolved :—“ That in the opinion of this Synod it is desirable that the Education Act should be so amended as to provide for religious instruction in schools on the plan embodied in the Education Aot of New South Wales.” The motiou was carried on the voices, after an amendment had been negatived. Tennis Club —A meeting was held at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, pn Thursday afternoon to consider the advisability of forming a new tennis club- There was a fair attendance of ladies and gentlemen and Mr T. Kingston was voted to the chair. After necessary explanations, it was proposed. seconded, and carried, that a club should tyo formed, under the name of the Gefsidiijo llnifced fennis Club. T t was '-•'Lied cluH thf. eubscript’pn be 7s fid for ue,. '-d pa for ladjeg, U u 4 that an gentlemen a- Laid flg gOPh-as , the " opening day ” be .

ground is put in order. _ • . Thk Cauinet.—The Wellington cor . rcs " pondent of the Press wires j—The in vall ®' members are improving in health. »r Patrick Buckley is reported to be rapid improvement, and has <l a its deep et to enter upon the cares of office as a *■ usll , lf j Judge so soon as his constitution Will warrant the strain upon it. The lion. Mr Ca l-: au too is said to ho distinctly better, though his convalescence can hardly he said to be' near. The disposition of that muchcoveted prize, the Agent-C neralship, is yet I think, unsettled, and there seems now sicns that there may yet be a surprise over this much-discussed office. The Cheap Piano, lias it come to stay Fortunately No. It is not constructed to last, and wi 1 soon develop the ‘‘ Tin-pan ” tone quality, and then, as a musical instrument, collapse. But as long as it holds together it is a make-shift for somebody. But the purchaser will bo wiser uext time, an 1 pay a higher price for a really superior and reliable l ’ Collar! tc Bollard "or Brinsmead from Begg & Co., Titnaru.—[Advt.]

’Frisco Mail,— The Alameda, with the Saa Francisco Mail, arrived at Auckland on Thursday. The mail is expected to reach here to-day. Timaeu Harbor Board.— At the meeting of the Timaru Harbor board on Tuesday a consultation will be held with Mr J. P. Maxwell, consulting engineer, to consider the question of applying for a royal commission to approve of plans of breakwater extension. Our Population, —The estimated population of the colony on September 30th, exclusive of Maoris, was—males 366,559, females 326,577, total 693,136, being an increase of 3310 over the total shown in last quarter. The Maori population is fixed at 41,993, making a grand total for the colony of 735,129. Christchurch Industrial Exhibition. —The receipts in connection with the recent Industrial Exhibition, inclusive of the Government grant of £SOO, amounted to £4153 7s 3d. The expenditure was £2069 16s lOd, the balance in hand thus being £2083 10s sd. A sub-committee has been appointed to draw up recommendations to be presented together with the balancesheet, to a meeting of the general committee. A School Dispute. —The Newton (Wellington) School Committe is in bad odour with the householders, owing to the headmaster, Mr Hulke, having resigned on account of his treatment by the committee. A meeting of householders called on the committee to resign, which they decline to do, although the chairman, who took Hulke’a side, had resigned. The quarrel was discussed by the School Committee’s Association, who passed a resolution approving of the stand taken by the committee. Drunkenness.— At Timaru yesterday a man named Trengrove. charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse and trap, and driving furiously in the town at mid-day on Thursday, pleaded guilty. His Worship, Mr C. A. Wray, said this was more serious than ordinary drunkenness, as the lives and property of other persons were endangered. His Worship also made some reference to the fact that defendant has been punished at Geraldine for neglecting to provide for his children and yet he could spare money for drink. Defendant would befined 40s or seven days. Presbyterian Synod. —At the Presbyterian Synod at Dunedin on Wednesday it was agreed to send back to the Committee the conclusions of the Christchurch Conference, as suggestions towards a basis of union between the Northern Church and the Church in Otago. The Rev. J. Lothian was nonrnated as Moderator for the ensuing term. A motion to delay the operation of the resolution re marriage with deceased wife’s sister' was declared incompetent. The remuneration of the editor of the Outlook was fixed at £l5O a year to enable the Rev. R. Waddell to obtain the services of an assistant for church work. The Moderator and the Rev. A. Cameron were appointed delegates to the Presbyterian Assembly. Licensing Cases. —At Timaru yesterday three informations under the licensing law. arising out of the same get of circumstances, were called on. Mary Farrell, licensee of the Criterion Hotel, Timaru, was charged with selling on the 2nd inst., by her step-son, James Farrell, a glass of beer to one David McKee, the latter then being in a state of intoxication. David McKee, an employee of the Freezing Works, was charged with procuring the beer for Thomas Peacock, a prohibited person. Thomas Peacock, butcher, a prohibited person, was charged with procuring the beer from McKee. Tbmuka Floral and Horticultural Society. The prize schedules of the above society are now out of the printers’ hands, and can be obtained from the secretary or Mr Dann. The schedule has undergone some slight alterations, especially in Class D. This class has been well worked up by the ladies’ committee. The prizes in all parts arc up to the average, and compare very favourably with schedules of other societies. The committee have this year arranged for outside judges, which should give every satisfaction, and with goo 1 weather from now till the show it should be very successful. The special prize list is fully up to other years. Band of Hope. —The fortnightly meeting of the Goodwill Band of Hope, Geraldine, was held on Thursday evening last, when there were present thirty-four members and three visitors. Two gave in their names as members, and a very interesting programme was then gone through as follows: —Mr C. McKenzie, instructive and amusing reading to children on “ Water ” ; Chas. Hewson, reading ; J. Denoon, recitation ; Chas. Schmedes, recitation ; Gertrude Ward, song ; Katie McCaskey, reading; Robert Shaw, reading; Bella Blair, reading ; James McCaskey, reading. A programme was drawn up (or the next night of meeting, and the meeting closed.

Treatment of Chinese.—The Rev. A. Don, Chinese missionary, speaking' on the Chinese at the Presbyterian Synod at Dunedin, said : “He had also been asked by Chinese what he thought of Europeans, and he directed attention to a case which occurred recently in Otago, of four men binding the hands and feet of a Chinaman in a lonely hut, and leaving him, as they hoped, to burn to death, their victim succeeding, however, in escaping. These men were charged before justices of the peace for the offence, and were fined m sums amounting altogether to about £l4. They ought never to have been tried summarily, they ought to have been sent to the Supreme Court, and they ought to have got at least ten years.” Good Templars’ Picnic.—Our readers are reminded that the monster picnic in connection with the Tetnuka Good Templars takes place on Monday next, November 11th, particulars of which are advertised. The site chosen is very convenient to Temuka, and if the day is hot plenty of shelter is to be got. The committee have arranged a very good pragr.imme. Games of all sorts will be arranged, and races, etc., for children, a plentiful supply of toys being provided. The local Brass Band has been. engaged, and wiR head the procession, which starts from the Social Hall at D. 30 a.m. The catering is in the hands of Mr McCaskill. We are informed that the tickets are selling well, and visitors are expected from Timaru, Geraldine, and Orari. Given fine weather the picnic should be a big success. Mu Davitt on Home Rule. — On the eve of his departure from Melbourne Mr Michael Davitt was entertained by friends and sympathisers. The gathering was a representative one. Replying to the toast of •• Our Host,” Mr Davitt said that when lie came to these shores he endeavored not to make enemies here for the cause which he represented, and also not to weaken the hopCS supporters of the Home Rule movement:. Ho believed that he had succeeded in both tkdsi* efforts. The prosperity of the great Australian colonies which he had visited convinced him that with a similar right of self-government the people * Ireland would bp-equally happy and prosperous. (Hear, hear.) H« was satisfied that after the ndst general election in Cr-it Britain a national Home Kule constitute,:; for Ireland would be establishcl. The best medicine known is S.tS’DFm iv Sons' Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminent powerful effects in coughs, colas, intluenza ; the relief is instantaneous. In serious eases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, burns, scalding, bruises, sprain;?, it is the safest remedy—no swelling —uo iniiamraation. Like surprising effects produced in croup, 'diphtheria, bronchitis, inflammation of lungs, swelling, _ &c., diarrhoea, dysentery, diseases of the kidneys ami urinary organs. In use at hospital and medical clinics all over the globe ; patron* hel bv His Majesty the King of Italy; crowned with medals and diplomas at International Exhibition Amsterdam, Trust in this approval? article and reject till others.