LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 1253, 16 October 1884, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Unemployed.—Up to the present 276 applications for employment have been received at the Public Works’ Office, Christchurch. CiiiOKET. —The opening of the cricketing season will take place at Geraldine on Saturday afternoon next, when there will bo a nut oh played between the married and single members of the Club.

High Schools. — A public meeting of householders at Oamaru on Tuesday night passed resolutions protesting against the disratement of High Schools. Angling. —On Tuesday at Christchurch about forty fishing licenses were issued to anglers, who intended making an early startin trout fishing. The season opened yesterday. Db«th op an old Settler.—Mr John Stratford, an old settler, died at. Wellington on Sunday, aged 79. Ho arrived there in the ship Cuba in 1838, and was the first bona ride settler who stepped ashore in Port Nicholson.

Direct Steam. —The New Zealand Shipping Company received the following telegram, dated Hobart, October 13th : —“ Doric, from London, a v rived here all well, on Sunday at 9 a.m., and sailed for Wellington at 6 p.m.”

Auckland Fire Brigade. —At Auckland on Tuesday, the Mayor presented long service medals to members of the Auckland i ire Brigade. Superintendent Hughes rcet-iv.-d a mbdiil with eight clasps, representing 21 years’ service.

Geraldine Young Men’s Club. —We would remind our Geraldine readers that the adjourned meeting of persons interested in the formation of a Young Men’s Club in the township will be held in the Good Templar Hull, at 7.30. o’clock to-night. Complimentary. Mr John Eeid, of Elders!ie, was, on Tuesday, at Oamaru, presented with a silver salver costing £SO, m recognition of the enterprise he had displayed in chartering the steamer Eldeialia and loading her up at Oamaru with frozen mutton far London.

The Timaru Show. —Intending exhibitors at the forthcoming show under the auspices of the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association are reminded that entries of cattle, sheep, and pigs must be made on or before Saturday next, and all entries before Tuesday the 21st October. The Agent-Genkbal.—A special telegram to the Melbourne Age, dated October 1, states that Sir F. D. Bell contemplates resigning the position of l Agent-General. There is probably no foundation for the report, as up to the present time, the Government has received no communication from Sir F. D. Bell on the subject.

Government Insurance Cask.—ln the case of Thorne v. the Insurance Commissioner, the decision was given for the defendant on the point raised, that as the Commissioner was appointed by and could be removed by the Governor, be could not make or assure any permanent appointment in his department. This virtually settles the case in favour of defendant. Acclimatisation. The Christchurch Acclimatisation Society have decided that the Hon. Sec., Mr S. C. Farr, shall proceed to England and take charge of the salmon ova winch various acclimatisation societies of the colony are anxious to procure from the Old Country. Mr Farr has been commissioned by the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society to obtain some red-legged (French) partridges, as the English do not seem to thrive here.

Thb Tbmuka Court, The quarterly returns of the above Court|show that the number of sittings were 17 ; the number of civil summonses issued, 83 ; and the number of execution warrants, 51. The criminal side was light, being mostly trespass of cattle on the public thoroughfares. The number of criminal cases were 28 ; and 4of these were discharged, 5 dismissed on their merits, and 18 convicted. In the whole quarter there was only one case of drunkenness, and the offender was not a resident of the town.

Presentation.— On Monday evening last at the Roman Catholic Presbytery, Timaru, the Rev Father Devoy, on behalf of the priests (past and present) of the parish, and congregation of the Church, presented Mias Gerity—who for years has acted as the organist at that Church—with a very handsome piano in recognition of her services. In the address which the Rev. Father Devoy read whilst making the presentation, the young lady’s abilities were referred to in the most flattering terms, and a hope was expressed that she and the gentleman (Mr Denihey) to whom she was to bo married would be very happy and abundantly blessed, both here and hereafter. Mr O’Driscoll, Miss Gerity’s stepfather, briefly returned thanks.

Strange Dilemma. —At the opening of the Supreme Court civil sittings at Christchurch on Monday, a delay of more than ha!f-an-hour was caused by the absence of the Sheriff, who had the jury panel in his possession. Justice Johnston expressed some embarrassment, as should he deem itneceasary to inflict a heavy fine on the Sheriff there was no Deputy-Sheriff to levy the amount. The inconvenience was still greater because 36 persona had been summoned to form a jury ofi four, and thus 32 were subjected to unnecessary annoyance. Messengers were despatched in all directions for the missing Sheriff, but all‘failed to find him, and at length the difficulty was got over, at His Honor’s suggestion, by a jury of four being balloted for out of twelve of the jurors present. Thb North Island Trunk Railway.— At a special meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce the resolution passed at a previous meeting advising the sailing of a public meeting to protest against' the central route was rescinded. The following resolution was then carried : “ This Chamber, whilst believing the Western route proposed for the North Island Main Trunk Railway would be the best for the commercial interests of Auckland, and most immediately remuneraative to the colony, resolves, notwithstanding, to recommend our representatives not to obstruct the central route as adopted by the Committee of the House, but endeavour to obtain a pledge for the construction of a branch to open up the district to the westward of the main line. That owr members be requested to press forward without any delay the complete surrey and tbe work of the lines decided upon, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to each Member.”

Geraldine Town Boabd, —The weekly meeting will be held this evening at 7.30 p.tn.

Bank Holiday. —To-day will be observed by the Bank of New Zealand as a special holiday.

Monthly Stock Sale.— MrK. F. Gray holds his monthly stock sale nt Temuka to-morrow. Mount Peel Hoad Boakd. — The monthly meeting of this Board takes place to-morrow. Tenders for carting metal and crushing boulders must be in before 11 a.m.

Temuka Town Board. —A special meeting of the above Board was held last Wednesday evening to consider the resignation of Mr 3-eo. Hobbs, the nightman. As the work needed attending to at once, Mr James Davis was temporarily appointed on the terms at which Mr Hobbs did the work.

The Wesleyan Church.— The Rev. B. F. Uor.liwell,' the newly-appointed Wesh yau minister, arrived in yesterday. Evangelistic services will be conducted on this and following evenings in the Wesleyan Church, Temuka, by Mrs Scott, to which all are invited.

The CATHOLicCLAIMS.—The Public Petitions Committee on Tuesday reported on several petitions from the Roman Catholics, praying for justice and equity in the matter of education. The report simply statas that the Committee did not consider it necessary to offer any opinion to the House on tha subject matter of these petitions.'

An Absconder Arrested. —A man named Thos. Eoulston, formerly a storekeeper at Ngapara, a township near Oamaru, was ar» rested at Christchurch on Tuesday (says the Press) by Detective O’Connor for fraudulent bankruptcy, on a warrant issued by Judg* Williams in November las f -. Eoulston had made a journey to San Francisco since bis bankrupty, and returned in blissful . unoon» sciousness of the reception awaiting him. He will be sent to Dunedin to-day. The Deering Twine Binder.— ln another column will be found sin announcement in reference to the Deering Twine Binder, by the Temaka agents— Messrs Henry and Findlay. The new Deering has many improvements on those supplied hitherto, and the agents claim that it is now the simplest 'and beet machine extant. They invite the attention of farmers, to whofn they will be happy to explain and show the improyeruents made.

District Court.— At the District Court, Timaru, to-day, before His Honor Judge Ward, the case of the Trustees in Dayid Leach’s estate v. H. Matson and others, claim £ll3 10s (guarantee), wilt be heard, Mr Aspinall appear: for, the plaintiffs and M r Wielding for the defendants. A number of bankrupts will appear for their public examination, among them being Jamey Joe, J. South, Watkins, A. Wilson, J. A. Gamack and H. Mills. Several bankrupts will apply for their discharge.

Thk District Railways Bill.— Tbs Wellington correspondent of the Press states that there was a warm debate in the House on Tuesday afternoon on the third reading of the District Railways Bil'. Accusations of jobbery were freely exchanged, and Mr Rolleston declared that it was a job on tbs part of the Government. Mr Stoat rejoined, that, if so, the Government of which the honorable member for Geraldine was a member in 1879 proposed an eren greater job in regard to the same railways. Mr Thomson, of Clutha, who also strongly opposed the Bill, was fiercely attacked by Mr Seddon, who dragged up the Gatlin's River contract to the hon. member’s detri* ment, and also accused him of having taken steps to get the motion for the appointment of a Committee of Inquiry expunged from the Order Papsr. Mr Thomson exoUiaed that, be knew nothing of the contract being let until he was told it had been done. Tht Speaker and Mr Holmes both absolved hint from the other charge in regard to ths motion, whereupon Mr Seddon withdrew his accusations, and the hon. member cams out of the embrogho with flying colours. Mr Bryce protested against charges of this kind being introduced into the deba'e, also to the tu quoque style of argument wnich has lately been adopted in the House. Sir Julius Vogel replied on the debate, and a division was taken on the third reading, having been called for by Mr J. W. Thomson. The result was a large majority m favour ot the Bill, the numbers being —Ayes, 40 j Noes, 21.

Temuka Cbicbtbrt Board. —A meeting of the above was held last Tuesday. Present —Messrs Gray (Chairman), Brown, Hayhurst and Blyth. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Brown* seconded by Blyth-“That Mr Hayhurst hare the use of the piece fof land adjoining the gravel pit reserve, from the 14th August, 1884, to the August 1885, at the rental of £9.” Agreeably to an offer made by Mr Philips, the caretaker, it was resolved to give him (Mr Philips) the use of four acres of land at the opposite side of the Cemetery stream for the sum of £4. The Secretary was instructed to procure a map of the Cemetery. The caretaker brought under the notice of the Board the desirability of getting a trolly for the Cemetery. At present vehicles are not allowed inside the gates, and consequently great inconvenience is experienced by people who hare heavy tombstones to erect. He suggested that a trolly should be got, and a small charge made for the use of it. The matter was deferred until the Chairman had made inquiries as to the cost. Mr Hayhuisfc complained of his swans having been interfered with. One of them went home recently with a Isrgo piece of wood tied to its leg. It was resolved that Mr Philips be instructed to protect and encourage all water fowl, coming up the Cemetery Creek. The meeting then adjourned.

Th* WIAIHES, —The weather during the lait few days has been exceedingly wintry. On Wednesday night a severe frost was experienced. We hear from Pleasant Valley that on Tuesday last a heavy fall of snow was experienced in that locality, as well as in Mount Peel, Woodbury, and Kangitata districts.

Ckicxet. —A return match between the Married • and Single members will take ■place next Saturdayin the Temnka Park, play to commence at 2 p.m. sharp’ The following are the names of the players : Married; Messrs Hargreaves, Hayhurst, Heap, Aspinall, E. Brown, G. Smith, H. : Smith, O’Halloran, S. U. Barker, Edmonds and P. Thomson. Emergencies : H. Clinch and Coltman. Single : Messrs Ogilvie, Qurr, Velvin, G. Wood, Haines, McCaskill, Dr Hayes, A. Clinch. G. Mason, Thraston and Thomson : Emergencies; W. Storey and Russell. Ckabitabie Aid. —A return was laid before the House, on Tuesday, showing the amount given during the past financial year for charitable aid, specifying each locality. It gives the following totals for the various provincial districts ; —Subsidies and grants to local bodies or institutions —Auckland, £3298 17$ 9d j Wellington, £3189 12s lOd ; Nelson, £3034 Is 3d ; Canterbury, £4617 13s 4d; Otago, £3342 13s ; Westland, £771 4s 6d ; Hawke's Bay, £1551 7s lOd ; Taranaki, £66 19s 9d. Distributed by the Government Auckland, £2931 5* lOd ; Wellington, £139 2s lOd ; Nelson, £724 18s 7d ; Canterbury, £9664 18s 7d ; Otago, £176 11s lOd ; Westland, £22 16s ; Marlborough, £76 13s 3d ; Hawkes Bay, £1390 8s 10d ; Taranaki, £85019s 2d. Ahothbb Impbovsmbnt iw Timabtt.— During all day Saturday lest quite a large number of people were congregated round the entrance to what used to be Messrs W Collins and Go’s, auction room, now the new drapery establishment of Messrs Drummond and Giasson, upon which premises quite a transformation has been effected. The small shop formerly occupying the northern corner of the building has been removed, and the whole now forms one of the largest and most attractive shops in town. Messrs Drummond and Giasson have spared no expense in their alterations to make their ■hop as-perfect as possible. The old floor has neen taken np and replaced with a new one, with a gradual rise from the street level to the back of the show room of If fc. 6m. ia the entire length of 85ft. The front possesses an extremely pleasing appearance, the windows being of plate glass, showing a front of 14ft, with a depth of 7ft. 6in., being glared at the back, from a sft. panelling to the roof, with a view to the preservation or goods shown. The premises are particularly well lighted from the roof, and on Saturday night the brilliant illumination in both the shop and window attracted quite a crowd of admirers, and it is mooted that shares in the Timaru Gas Company .. hare shows an upward tendency m consequence of the greatly increased consumption. The whole of the gas burners are of the .«Victoria” patent, and give about twici the .brilliancy of those ordinarily used; all the burners are fitted with globes, rendering the light soft and pleasing. Mr Alex. Sinclair was’the builder, and greatpraise is due to him for putting through the immense amount of work he has .in the time accorded him; in fact, wo are assured that in consequence of the special exertions used, four of his best men were obliged to lay np. We regret to hear the contractor himself is at present in very delicate health. The plumbing and glazing was done by Mr J. Oraigie, and Messrs West and Barber were the architects. Messrs Drummond and Giasson are to be congratulated upon possessing so complete an establishment, and we predict that when the shop at present occupied by Messrs Wade and Shea (which reverts to them in the beginning of the New Year) is also taken in, and the front furnished in keeping with the present, Commerce House will be equal to any other establishment i.o the same line in the colony. Good Wobdb -Fbom Good Attthobitt , t We confess that we are per-, fpolly amezed at the run of your Hop Bitters We never bad anything like it and never heard of the like. The writer (Benton) has been selling drugs here nearly thirty years, j and has seen the rise of Hostetter s, Vinegar ' and allother bitters and patent medicines, but ■i-i. never did any of them, in their best days, ~ begin to hare the run that Hop Bitter® have. , , , , , We can’t get enough of them We aro out of them half the time . . . Extract from letter to Bop Bitters Co., Aug. 23 ’7B, from Benton, Myers and Co., Whole sale Druggists, Cleveland, O. Be sure and see Advt.

Messrs Taylor and Flatman, of Woodbury, invite tenders for ploughing 70 acres of grass land; . . . . Mr Mich. Mitton invites tenders for ploughing 140 acres grass land at Mount - A number of horses seized under distress warrant will be sold at the Geraldine saleyards on Monday if the claim is not previously settled. Dbouhbof Man.— Nervousness, Wsak'-eB!, Dyspepsia, Impotence, Sexual Debility, cured by ‘'Wells’ Health Benewer.” Druggists Bempthorne, Prosser & 00., Agents, Christchurch. 2