The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1208, 24 July 1884, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1894. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eatb. —The Chairman of the South Orari Board of Conservator* (Mr E. A. Barker) notifies that at the last meeting of the Board, a rate of one half penny in the £ wa* struck, and is now payable at the Temuka Eoad Board Office. Temuka Eoad Boaed. —The Chairman of the Temuka Bead Board invites application* for the post of working overseer, at a salary of £l2O per annum with a free house ; and also for the post of clerk, at a salary of £4O per annum. Application* are to be in by tbo 4th August. Stolen Kisses. — Stolen kisses are the sweetest, according 'o the proverb ; but they are occasionally expensive luxuries. At Launceston a gay bachelor who “ covered with kisses ” the wife of his friend, wa* fined £3 and costs, in all nearly £2O, a* there wa* a large number of witnesses called ; and at Adelaide a young married man, who stole a kiss from a young woman who came to his office on business, wa* mulcted in £5 and Oosbs 4 or £ls in all.

Fieb. —On Tuesday afternoon last as some of the electors were wending their way from the northwards towards the polling booth at Geraldine, on crossing the Orari, river, they discovered that the wooden building known as the old accommodation house was in a mass of flames.

Ceioket. —The match now being played at Lords, between an All-England Eleven and the Australians is creating not a little interest. The Australians in their first innings managed to put together 229 runs, Scott contributing 75 of these. The Englishmen in their first innings managed to get 90 for the loss of three wickets. C race, -Lucas and Shrewsbury are out. . ' Feacas at an Elbctiov. — At the elsction at Oamaru on Wednesday last, party feeling ran very high. During the afternoon the editor of the Mail, Mr Jones, a member of the late House of 'Representatives, was assaulted by an elector, and a friend who went to his assistance was severely maltreated. A eollision of the two factions occurred in the. evening, and a severe fight resulted, a number of the combatants getting severely bruised. Two men ware arrested. A Mttedeeee’s Peophecy. — When the verdict in the Guiteau case was delivered the prisoner leaped from his chair and cried, “ God will punish you for this,” and then pronounced a prophetic malediction upon prosecutors, witnesses, and jury. The fulfilment; of the prophecy is .claimed by an American journal, which says : “ The District Attorney has lost his office and has nothing to do j another counsel is now a common drunkard ; two jurymen are dead, two failed in business, one is hopelessly insans ; three doctors who declared Guiteau sane are dead, a fourth is himself insane, and, lastly, the chemist who traced poison in the bouquet 'sent Guiteau on the morning of his execution, has been committed to a lunatic asylum.” Moral : Never convict a murderer. A Pet Lamb.— The lamb of everlasting fame which followed Mary to school, and which for obvious reaaons Mas turned out by the teacher, has been rivalled if not outdone by a lamb (perchance one of its descendants) in Temuka. Pet lambs are common enough, but it is not often they taka part in an election. Mr Wheelband, of Nursery fame, was accompanied on his visit to the ballotbox on Tuesday last by a lamb and two greyhounds all of which appeared on the best of terms. The lamb created much amusement by the tenacity with which it kept close to his heels. Wherever he went —whether into store, polling booth or newspaper office—that lamb waa sure to go. Closer than a brother did it keep—quite as close, in fact, as an expectant creditor. Evidently its entrance into the political arena was not at all. reassuring, and no doubt its’owher felt .glad when be got his charge safely home. Febnch Behad. —Several attempts have been made to cultivate wheat in New Caledonia, but on each occasion without success, the consequence being that this food has to be brought from Australia. At one time (observes "a correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald) nearly all South Australian flour was used, but more latsly a good deal has been imported from New Zealand. “French bread” is the title given to the most palatable description of bread purchased by English householders and this association naturally makes one anticipate finding bread of excellent quality in all English communities. Such an anticipation is fully realised in Franco, but in New Caledonia it is quite the rovers*. There being no brewery in the island, yeast is not easily obtained, and th# consequence is that the broad is raised by leaven. The first day—that upon which it is made—it is sufficiently palatable, but after that it becomes very sour, and particularly unpleasant to those who ar* accustomed to English-made bread., Mr L. Walker, Four Peak* Station, invites tenders for ploughing about 70 acres on Geraldine Downs.

Mr E. A. Barker, Orari, invites'tender* for cutting seven miles of gorsa and quick fences.

Mr K. F. Gray, on the 30th July, will sell sections 13 and 14 in W a itohi township, with 3-roomed house and other outbuildings thereon, now in the occupation of Mr Joseph McClintock.

Mr J. Brown, of the Beehive Stores, Temuka, announces that in order to considerably reduce hi* slock he will allow a discount of from 3s to 4s in the £ on all cash purchases of drapery, clothing, boots and shoes, etc., etc., during the sale now on. The reductions on groceries, ironmongery, crockery, etc., will bo in proportion during tbe stile. This ought to be a great inducement. to purchasers.

Easily Proven. —It is easily proven that malarial lever*, constipation, torpidity of the livjr and kidney*, general debility, nervou*> ness, and neuralgia ailments yield readily bo this great di»f»*e conqueror, Hop BiUers. It repairs the ravages of disease by converting the food into rich blood,.and it gives new life and vigor to the aged and infirm always. See Advt.