LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1230, 21 August 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Swoen in.—Cagtain Morris was sworn in at Wellington on Tuesday as Commissioner of Customs.

Postponement. —Mr K. S’. Gray has postponed his monthly stock sale (advertised for to-morrow) on account of the bad weather and the flooded state of the rivers. Divoeck. The divorce suit Towle v, Towle and others was beard on Monday by Mr Justice Johnston at Christchurch. Evidence for the. petitioner was heard; there was no appearance of the respondent or co-respondents. Decision was postponed for a month. Football. The following have been selected to play in the match Otago v. Canterbury on August 20th; —Full-back— J. Fleming three-quarter hacks— A. T. C. Chapman, E. L. Frances and O. J. N. Q-rigg; half-backs—G. Helmore and A. lies ; forwards—H. J. Beswick, B. Dauvergne, J. Hoban, G. Hutton, E. J. Eooks, R. D. Harman, J. Maclean, W. T. Milton and E. B. Millton.

Complimentary. fr- Mjr Fisher, Mayor of Wellington, and Member of the House of Eepresentatires writes to the Evening stating ( that an article in that paper reminds him “of the ravings of an infuriated washerwoman.” The Editor excuses Mr Fisher on the ground that he is in ill-health. Had the Editorial Chair been occupied by the Post’s quondam Editor, " Bubby Jock,” Mr Fisher would have heard thunder. “ Bubby Jock ” used to be in perpetual mourning, and he used to sometimes figure as one of the parties to pugilistic encounters in the E.M. Court. The Late Elections. —A return was laid on the table of the House of Eepresentatires on Tuesday giving porno interesting particulars regarding the late elections, from which the correspondent of the Press extracts the following results: — Number of votes recorded for members elected, 42,408; number of votes recorded for defeated candidates, 32,264 ; total number recorded at the election, 74,672 ; number of names on roll in districts uncontested, 14,484; number of names on rolls in districts where election was contested, 123,202 ; total number of names on rolls, 137,686; total population as per census of 1881, 482,019.

1.0.G.T. —The installation of officers of the Welcome Retreat Lodge, 1.0.G.T., Geraldine, took place on Monday night last during the usual weekly meeting. The interesting ceremony was conducted by Bro. Maslin, D.G.W.C.T., assisted by Bro. Fleming, Acting-Grand Marshal, when Iho following were inducted into their respective seats for the ensuing term W.C.T., Bro. G, Ward ; W.V.T., Bro, McKenzie ; W.S., Sister E. Fleming; Assistant-Secretary, Sister McLean; Treasurer, Bro. W. Sharratt; Financial Secretary, Bro. G. Bethune ; W.M., Sister M. E. Ward ; 1.G., Bro J. Brown 5 0.G., Bro. Fifield ; R.B. to W.C.T., Sister Wright; L.S. to W.0.T., Sister J. Ward. Temuka Young Men’s Club.— Thsre was a well attended meeting of members last Tuesday evening. The Governor’s Speech was read by commission, and the hon.the Premier (Mrßolton)brought down a measure to repeal the Natiohal Bank Act of 1883, the operations of which he bad stopped, as he said it was mining the country. On the motion for the first reading, however, Mr Twomey moved as an amendment, “That the Bill be read that day six months.” In the discussion which followed Messrs Findlay, Russell, Luscas and Burke took part. Points of order were discussed, terrible accusations were made against the past and present Premiers, to the great delight of the House, and after about an hour’s debate a division was taken, resulting in a tie. The Speaker gave his casting vote against the Government. The leader of the Opposition (Mr Twomey) thereupon rose and asked the hon. the Premier what the Government intended doing, would they resign or would they retain office after having been beaten on the very first measure they introduced 1 The Premier said the Government had no intention of giving up office so easily as that. The leader of the Opposition then proceeded to move a no-confidence motion, and this apparently frightened the Government, as the Paeraier announced that they had placed their resignation in the hands of the Governor. He also announced that he had advised the Governor to send for Mr Twomey, who would form a Government. It was understood that Mr Twomey had accepted the office, and was engaged in forming a Ministry. The hon. the Premier then moved the adjournment of the House until Thursday, the 28th instant, when the new Premier will introduce the National Bank Act afresh. It is intended to discuss this measure fully and seriously, and though there has been very little done so far which has not bordered on the ridiculous, members have now determined on conducting their debates on strictly parliamentary lines. All are invited to attend.

Masonic. —An emergency meeting of the brethren of the Lodge Southern Star, Hu. 619, S.C., will be held in the Masonic Hall, Geraldine, this evening at 7.30 o’clock. Vaccination.—Dr Fish, of Geraldine, having received instructions from Government, announces, through the medium of our advertising columns, that he will vaccinate adult persons gratuitously every Wednesday at the Registrar’s Office, Geraldine, between the hours of 10 and 11 a.m. Aeeital of the Tonqaeibo.—The s.s. Tongariro armed at Dunedin on Tuesday, after a passage of 44 days, including stoppages at Teneriffe, Cape of Good Hope and Hobart. The actual steaming time was 42 days 41 minutes. She brings 190 passengers of all classes. One death occurred, that of Mrs Mcllwraith, aged 76, of bronchitis. Immiqbation.—From a return relating to immigrants, presented to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, it appears that during the year frem Ist July, 1883, to 30fch June last, 6267 souls (all nominated) arrived in the colony, distributed among the principal provincial districts as follows : Auckland, 1388 j Wellington, 1132; Canterbury, 1294 ; Otago, 1727. Only 98 went to Nelson since July, 1881. No fewer than 10,686 immigrants hare arrived in the colony between Ist July, 1883, and 30th June, 1884.

The Wbatheb. —• At Geraldine the weather took a change for the worse on Monday evening last, a steady downpour of rain ensuing, Tuesday morning dawned with, a drizzling Scotch, mist, which cleared off somewhat during the afternoon, but at nightfall it came on again as thick as ever, rendering the streets very had to travel over. The work already performed on the Main road, in regard to the side channellings, has proved very beneficial. In Temuka the weather during the last few days has been very unpleasant, heavy showers alternating with thick mists. The roads in Sod Town, now being constructed by the Temuka Road Board, are in a very dreadful state, and the street leading past Mr G. Dyson’s to Cass Street in the Town District is not in much better order, the contractor for the formation and shingling of Cass Street having carted the shingle along it. Altogether, the roads are in a very bad condition.

A Peculiar Case. —The following, taken from a Wellington paper, will have a painful interest to many of the residents in this district“ A peculiar esse was brought before Mr Wardell in Chambers this afternoon, when an application was made to him, to commit to the Lunatic Asylum for medical examination, a gentleman who has recently come up from the South with the idea in his head that he is entitled to a seat in the House of Eepresentatires. He alleges that at the recent elections the Returning Officer of a district, the constituency of which he was desirous of representing in Parliament, deliberately erased from the roll several ’hundred voters who intended to support hirm and claims that he is entitled to a seat in the House. On all other subjects he appears to be as sane as possible. His Worship ordered him to ba remanded to the Asylum, for examination by two doctors. Electricity. A London correspondent of a contemporary writes: —“A new and importer.): ment in the application of elect. .c.,j to practical purposes is about to startle the world. A means has been discovered for the extension of the telephonic system by which the ordinary telegraph wires can be utilised for telephonic messages. The inventor of the new transmitting and receiving apparatus has just sold his right to the Belgian Government, for use in Belgium, for [a very large sum of money, and in a few weeks the King is in person to inaugurate the new system in its application to the existing telegraph wires of the kingdom. A commission of experts is about to proceed, at the instance of the British Government,’ to Brussels, to examine into the merits of the invention and its applicability to the telegraph system of England. As yet there has been no public notification respecting the invention in this country, but it is understood to be one destined to effect quite a revolution in the cost and faculties for effecting communication between remote points.”

Temuka Domain Boabd. A recent Gazette contains the powers delegated to the Temuka Domain Board, under the Act of 1381. The Board consists of Messrs Alexander Wilson, John Paterson, John Meyers, Keith Forbes Gray, and Samuel Delabere Barker. The subjoined stipulations are as follows:—(1) The Board shall meet for the transaction of business on the third Wednesday in each month, at four o’clock p.m., at the Star Hotel, Temuka, or at any such time or place as may from time to time be fixed by the Board. The first meeting shall be held on Wednesday the twentieth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and eighty four. (2) Special meetings may be convened by the Chairman or by any two members of the Board, provided that two days’ notice of such meeting be given to each member, specifying the business to be transacted at such meeting. (3) Any three of the said Board shall form a quorum. Any meeting may be adjourned from time to time. (4) The members of the Board shall, at their first meeting, and thereafter at an annual meeting to be held on the third Wednesday in January in every succeeding year therealter, elect onejof themselves to be Chairman, who may join in the discussion, and shall have an original as well as a casting vote. The Chairman shall hold office until the election of his successor. (5) If at any meeting the Chairman is not present at the time appointed for holding the same, the members present shall chose some one of their number to be Chairman of such meeting. (6) If, by resignation, death, or incapacity, or otherwise, the chair shall be or become vacant, the members may at any monthly or special meeting appoint a Chairman. (7) All questions shall be detormained by the majority of votes of the members of the Board present at a meeting,

Geo. Thobne’s Case. —The case of George Thorne, junr., v. the Government Insurance Commissioner, will be taken in the Supreme Court, Wellington, on the 26th inst. TxMABU WOOLLEN Factoet Co. A general meeting of the shareholders in the above Company took place in Timarn last Tuesday evening. The Directors made a report, in which they stated that they had secured a site for the factory near the gas works for £430. Very few shares had been taken up since last meeting. They believed that they could arrange with a firm of manufacturers England to supply the machinery, and take up 2000 shares, £IOOO would have to be paid down. Besides this, about 500 shares would doubtless be taken up by the employees, and the public would take up more shares when it was a going concern. The Directors, therefore, advised that the shareholders should authorise them to proceed with the objects 1 of the Company. The report was adopted. Several amendments in the Articles of Association were agreed upon, and the meeting terminated. Decline of Man. — Nervous, Weakness, Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility, cured by “Wells’ Health Eenswer.” Druggists. Hsmpthorne, Prosser & 0 0., Agents, Christchurch. Mr J. B. Wareing, Milford, advertises for a bov. Captain Bayley notifies that a tender for cutting gorse has been accepted. Dr Sinclair, the celebrated American denI tist ,will visit Temuka on the 17th and 18th September only. Tenders for the erection of an hotel at the Eaugitata Bridge, for Mr James Watkins, close with Mr D. McKenzie, Geraldine, net later than noon to-day. Lady Bbatjtifisrs, — lndies, you cannot make fair skin, rosy cheeks, and sparkling eyes, with all the cosmetics of France or beantifiers of the world, while in poor health, and nothing will give you such rich blood, good health, strength, and beauty as Hop Bitters. A trial is certain proof. See Advt.