LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1129, 2 August 1883, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Child Attached bt a Monkey. —A monkey got loose last Tuesday in Auckland and attacked an infant child in a perambulator. The child is not expected to lire. Geraldine COURSING- Club.— The members of this club meet at the Bush Hotel tomorrow, and all entries for Friday’s events must be lodged with the Secretary at 7 o’clock, as the draw will taka place immediately afterwards. The ground has not been decided on, but in all probability the meeting will take place on the Kakahu Flat.

Personal. —The many Geraldine friends of Mr R H Pearpoint will be glad to learn that he has bought the Geraldine branch of the la c Mr Mondelson’s business, and will henceforward lire in that town. By this transaction Geraldine gains a thorough ■ii iiii'ss mar, an enterprising citizen, and ■ii ex tdh-.nt public man. He will, wo a-e sure, . o everything he can to advance the inlere^rs of the town.

Vital Statistics Tlio following are the vital statistics for the month ended 31st July, 1883, registered at the office in Geraldine :—Births, 7 ; marriages, 0; deaths, 4. Early Rising.— How much pleasanter this world would be to live in were it as easy to go to bed at, night as it is to remain there in the morning and as easy to get up in the morning, as it is to talk of getting up when you go to bed !

The Liberal.—A new paper called tie Liberal has been started in Christchurch It is puDlished once a week, and it is about half the size of the Timuru Herald. It is diffi cult to understand how anyone could be so foolish as to stirt such a small sheet in a city that can boast of the largest newspapers in the colony. Dairy and Bacon Curing Company, Geraldine—A general meeting of the shareholders in this Company will take pla-c to-morrow afternoon, at 2 o’clock, m the schoolhouse, for the purpose of receiving the report of the Provisional Directors, and to elect permanent Directors. It is to be bupeci that there will bo a full attendance of shareholders, as the meeting will bo a very imponant one.

Irish Wit. —An Irish counsellor, haring lost his case, which had been tried before three judges, one of whom was esteemed a very able lawyer, and the other two but very indifferent, some of his brother barristers were very merry on the occasion ‘ Well, now,’ says lie, ‘ who could help it, when there were a bund ed judges on the bench?’ A hundred judges! There were but three.’ ‘By St. Patrick ’ replied he, * There were one and two ciphers.’ Experimental Chemistry.—An alarming sensation was caused at Firth College, Sheffield, recently. Mr Allan, borough analyst, was lecturing on the ‘ Chemistry of Explosives.’ Among other experiments Inplaced a thimble full of dynamite in a bucket of water. Ho applied a lighted fuse and an explosion followed. The bucket was blown to pieces and the stand damaged. The water was scatiered over some of the peoplo and the meeting was thrown into alarm. Mr Allan taid the results were more serious than he expected.

An Amenable Bbideoeoom.—The Auckland correspondent of the Bay of Plenty Times writes There was an amusing scene at a marriage in Newmarket several days ago. At the last moment the prospective bride, wanted to gain some point from her future husband, and be would not consent. At the altar the bride point blank refused to allow the knot to be tied, and the ceremony was postponed sine die. Seeing there was no other means of conciliating his loved one ( the poor fellow gave way, and the marriage took place on the following day.

A Selfish Husband —Through some un accountable mistake a worthy pair retired to rest without 1 barrin ’ the door,’ and in the darkness of ‘ the stilly night’ a large Newfoundland dog managed to effect an entrance to the room where the husband and wife were asleep. The dog set up a prolonged series of low, monotonous moans, greatly terrifying the husband, who came to tha conclusion that it musr be Old Harry on a misison. The dog at last raised his paws on the front of the bed. when the gudeman gave utterance to the following ‘ 0 good Devil, don’t take me Take Belty ; she’s at the back o’ the bed !’

Massacre of Christians.—There has been a fearful massacre of Christians within the jurisdiction of Lung Kang Horn, China. A joung French priest and some score of native converts have fallen victims to the fury of the mob, and all the houses belonging to Christians between Lung Kang and Jali have been destroyed by fire, It seems that for a long great animosity has been manifested against the native churches, and throats made to slay ah Christians and destroy all property. Matters came to a crisis on the 14th April when a mob of 200 persons attacked and murdered the Eev. Father Torasse and seven Christians who were with him. The v oters then pursued their course of destruction, their numbers increasing as they went along, butchering every convert they met, and firing all property owned by Christians, all along five or six days’journey to La Ali Fee, where the trouble happily stopped. It is said the Christians defended themselves so rigorously that their assailants were forced to desist from further outrage. At Hankow a great many suspected persons have been decapitated by order of the authorities, who seem to have nipped the rising of the Chinese in the bud.

Mr Brxcb and the Kai Iwi Cavalry.— Mr Bryce has returned the following reply to the address of sympathy from the Kstilwi cavalry “ I have received with great gratification the address of sympathy you have been so good ns to send me. Whatever may happen to me in the future, it will always be a matter of satisfaction to me that I succeeded in acquiring your confidence under very trying circumstances, and that I have retained it to the end. When a man attains a pro* minent public position such as I now occupy the temptation to some minds to assail his private character is evidently irresistible The writer of the History to which you refer appears, however, to regard this nob as a temptation to be avoided, but as a duty to be performed. His object seems to be to prove that Ins countrymen, when they became Hew Zealand colonists, changed their nature and principles, and became all (hat is wicked and base. To such a taste inveracity and slander are suflicently congenial. I trust that the day will come when the history of New Zealand will be truly written without morbid sympathy or unworthy prejudice. When that time comes it will bo seen that the natives of this country have been treated with a degree of justice and humanity never befjre displayed by the dominant race in the history of colonisation. Gentleman, I assure you, and you et least will accept the assurance, that so far as I am aware I have done nothing in any public capacity which my tr.ends need be ashamed to soe recur! I.”

Frozen Meat —Mr Walter Miller, of Roxburgh Stalim, Otago some time a<?o sent 145 sheep to the local refrigerating works. He got 4s 3d each for the skins, and an advance at the rate of 21d per lb. upon the carcases. If the Home market remains as at p>csent when his sheep arrive, ho will get, 2d per lb. more This will bting the net return per sheep wi'l be up to 29s after paying ah expenses. At the heal yards the price they would have brought would hare been only 13s or 14s. Proposed Woollen Facto US'.—A meeting was held last Monday evening in Tiinaru, to consider (be ad'isabili'y of establishing a Woollen Factory in that town About a dozen people only were in attendance, and Mr A. Ormshy occupied the chair. Messrs Clapham and McKean, who understand the business thoroughly, stated that while there was room for more factories in the colony, to turn out the same class of goods as those at present in existence were doing, there were some classes of goods not made in the colony at, all. These were cal’ed worsteds and were, largely consumed. After some discussion it was conch.ded that a small factory could be started with a capital of £3OOO, and a resolution was passed affirming the desirability of forming a company under the name of •The Tiinaru Worsted Spuming and Manufacturing Company,’ with a nominal capital of £IO,OO )in £ I shares. A Committee was formed to select a suitable site, and collect other information for a general meeting to be held on the 14th of August,

Illtbeating Immigrants —Some of the s'eerage passengers by the steamer Oata'onia having complained regarding their treatment on board tha steamer, the Minister for Immigration ordered an enquiry, and it was held on Tuesday before Dr Henry, the Mctjical Officer; Captain Holloway, the Health Officer ; Mr Bedward, Immigration Officer; and VI r Stuart, Collector of Custom*. A. number of steerage passengers gave evidence against the quantity and quality of the food served out, and also that there was n searchy of water for drinking purposes. Captain Cother and Dr Brady, the ship’s surgeon, stated that no complaints were made to them during the voyage. The chief steward deposed to the food being served out by tht diet scale, and that it was of good quality. The purser mentioned that the ship’s provisions were passed by a Government Surveyor in London. The Chairman stated the report w uld be sent in to the Government ns early as possible. A Sot.omon Wanted.—A regular Solomon’s judgment will have to be given in a New Yin k case, in a suit by Miss Millard, who recently accused one Levy of being the father of her child. He declared that her child hud oied, and that she had got another to personate it. To this Miss Millard replied that it wasn’t her child but another woman’s —Miss Sheehan’s—who died. But Miss Sheehan claims the one now in Miss Millard’s possession as her own. The Sheehan girl says she gave the baby for adoption to Jessie Millard, Jessie’s haring died. Jessie asserts they (she and M iss Sheehan) exchanged babes, and that it was her adopted baby that died, and that her own proper illegitimate offspring is the identical one who played such a prominent part in Court during the trial. To determine which of the women is the m ther of the child is the question at issue, for if the child he Jessie Millard's she cannot be found guilty of perjury. It would seem, therefore, th I. change of babies dues not take place only in ‘Pin’fore,’ but in real life as well.

Mr J. Davis, draper, etc, of Geraldine, notifies in another column that he is diapo ing of the who ! o of his stock, on account of giving up business. Mr R. Glass, draper, etc., Geraldine, Las declared war against otter houses in the same lino of business, and will hold a genuine sale at reduced places. Mr 11. J 3 Webster, Geraldine, advertises that ho lias found a rough haired black and white siieep dog. If not claimed by the 16th inst., the clog will be sold to pay expenses. Gorged Livers, Bilious conditions, con* s'patiou, piles, dyspepsia, headache, cured by Wells’ May Apple Pills. 5d and Is boxes at druggists. Moses. Moss and Co, Sydney, Gen. Agents for Australasia.

Messrs Maclean and Stewart auctioneers, Timans, will sell by auction a f . their Tiraaru iierooms, to-day the lea’e of lot No 5 (containing 2 roods) on the map of the lowuship of Wadingford. Messrs J. Mundell and Co, auctioneers* Geraldine, at Wincho ter Fair to day, will sell 180 half-bred hoggets. On Sa urday next, at their rooms, Geraldine, they will sell lhe balance of the bankruptcy stock of drapery, etc. Mi K. F. Gray, at Winchester Pair, to day, will sell a farm of 118 acres, adjoining Mr Gaffney’s, and miles from Arowhenua Railway Station Tomorrow, on the premises of Mr W- Easery. painter and glazier, Temuka, he will sell oils, paints, and colors, glass, sheet lead, etc. Easily Proven.---It is easily proven that malarial fevers, constipation, torpidity of the liver and kidneys, general debility, nervousness and neuralgic ailments, yield readily to this great disease conqueror, Hop Bitters. It repairs the ravages of disease by converting the food into rich blood, and it gives new life and vlgot to the aged and infirm always See.