LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1414, 5 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wikchebtbb'' Faib. Winchester Pair takes places to-morrow. Soibek AT Winchbstbb.—A soiree in connection with the Blue Ribbon movement . in Winchester takes place to-morrow evening. Vital Statistics.—r The following are the vital statistics registered at Geraldine during the month ended Oct. 31et:—Births, 5; marriages, 2 j deaths, 1. The Bebb Duty.—The beer duty collected last month was, with one small return yet to come in, £4550, while for September it was £4913, and for October 1884 £4850. Notice to STOCKOWNEBg.—The Clerk to the Geraldine Road Beard notifies that unless cattle, horses and pigs are not prevented from straying on the roads in the distriot, a ranger will be appointed to impound them. Masonic.—The Brethren of Lodge Southern Star, No 619, S.C., Geraldine, are requested to.meet m tho Lodge room at 12 o'clock to-day, in mourning regalia, to attend the funeral of their late Brother, William Tait. Members of sister Lodges are invited to attend. . , i

The Crown Hotel, Gebaldine.—Thu well-known Hotel, the property of Mr R. Johnston, was submitted to auction yesterday by Mr W. S. Maflin. There was only a smill attendance of buyers, and the highest bid elicited was £2375. Tho property was passed in at the owner's bid. A Good Shilling's Wobth. —A man c&lled at the Bush Hotel, Geraldine, on Sunday evening last and asked for a bed, and was accommodated with one, for which he paid a shilling. Evidently he must have thought the use of the bed was tot worth the money, and concluded he would have some of the bedding for he coolly walked off with four good blankets. It is needlesß to say that he is "waDted." The Canterbury Dog Show.—The entries for this fixture closed on Tuesday with the following results,:—Mastiffs, 6; Newfoundlands, 7 ; St. Bernards, 28 ; deerhounds, 2 ; greyhounds, 17 ; pointers, 9 ; setters, 16 ; retrievers, 11; spaniels, 37; harriers, 2 ; collies, 12 ; cattle dogs, 5 ; fox terriers, 93 ; other terriers, 57; bulldogs, 8; poodles, 2; yard dogs, 8; variety dogs, 7; performing dogs, 2; total, 329. Customs Returns.—The returns of Customs revenuo collected in the colony last month are not yet conpleted, but those to hand give a total of £109,136. Returns have yet to come from Kuipara, Tauranga, Wairoa and Picton, and these will probably run the total amount about £IIO,OOO, which is a largo reduction on the preceding month, which was £125,026. The corresponding month of last year was £114,241. Lunacy.—A mon named George Broderick, who lived by himself in Arowhenua, was arrested last Friday evening in Temuka on a charge of being of unsound mind. The man was attending a meeting in the Primitive Methodist Church, when he ran out, screaming that he was seeking the Lord. The poor fellow appeared to be completely devoid of reason, and was soon afterwards arrested by Constable Guerin. He was taken into Timaru yesterday. Presbyterian Chuboh, Geealdinb District. —On Sunday next, tho Bth inst., the Rev. Mr White, of Pleasant Point, will conduct services as under :—Geraldine Church, 11 a.m.; Kakahu, 3 p.m. j and Orari at 6.30 p.m. Mr White has, notwithstanding tke short time he has been in the district, already gained a reputation as first-class preacher, and we have no doubt the congregations at the several places where he is to conduct Berries will be large. San Fbancisoo Sbeticb. The Union Steamship Company have withdrawn the steamers Australia and Zealandia from this service, and intend inaugurating the same with their new Clyde-built steamer Mararos, due in Port Chalmers next week. She will commence the servioe from Sydney on tho 2nd December, and will be followed by the Oceanic Company's magnificent steamer Alameda. The Union Company are doing their best to remove the very strong prejudice now existing in Sydney against the present contraot, which could not be in better hands. A Good Suggestion.—A suggestion was thrown out by one of the members of the Geraldine Road Board (Mr Flatman) at the meeting on Tuesday which is worthy of seme consideration. It was that the stockyards or paddocks which holders of accommodation licenses in country districts are compelled to provide should be utilised for impounding i stock in. Now, if this oould be done, it would be a great benefit to people in outlying districts who live » number of miles from a public pound, taking for instance Hilton, Woodbury, Orari, and Winchester. From these places and their neighborhood stock have perhaps to be driven a dozen miles to the nearest pound, with, perhaps, a chance of danger to them, and inoonvenionee to those who impound them and to their owners. Primitive Methodist Soibkb.—Owing to the very wet weather on Tuesday it was deemed wise to the tea and public meeting till last evening. In the afternoon the children attending the Sunday School were regaled with a tea, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. At 6.30 o'clock the tea meeting proper began, and visitors were then attended to till shortly after 7 o'clock, when the Church was cleared for the public meeting. The tables were presided over by the following ladies, who did their utmost for the comfort of those attending :—Mesdames Prattley, Bryan, Rogers, Burton, and Thoumine, and Miss R. Burton. The attendance was not so large as it doubtless would have been had the weather on Tuesday been propitious and the meeting then taken place, as many were of course unaware of the postponement. Still it may be said to have been a success. At the meeting afterwards held, the addresses were earnest and impressive, and the singing hearty* and we will give an account of it in our next issue. Hilton School Committee. - The I monthly meeting of this Committee was held on Monday evening, Nov. 2nd. Present — Messrs 0. G. Bradley (Chairman), Hide, C. Leary, J. Leary, and H. P. Jones. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The usual report was read from the Head Master, the average for the month being 60. The Chairman reported he had visited the school every Thursday, and found all going on well. The teachers were doing their best to make up for lost time. The school copy books were left on.the table for the Committee's inspection, and showed a great improvement. It was decided to ask a few of the larger children to collect for prizes. The Chairman stated that he had granted the use of the school next Friday night to the Geraldine Dramatio Club, and on Saturday for the Harbor Board meeting., Messrs Hutton's and C. Leary's accounts, for £3 Is 5d and 10s respectfully, were passed for payment. The meeting then adjourned until the first Monday in December. The North Island Trunk Railway.— In his telegram to the Chairman of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce re the proposed seizure of the million loan for general purposes, Sir Julius Vogel asserted he knew Major Atkinson was fully aware that the passing of Captain Russell's motion meant taking the million loan for general purposes. The Editor of the Auckland Herald telegraphed to Major Atkinson to know if such was a fact, and received the following an»wer : —I am living in the country, and only received your telegram yesterday (Friday). I have not seen Sir Julius Togel's telegram to which you refer, so am at a disadvantage in giving the information you want. I know nothing referring to the loan which would compel the Government to spend the North Island loan on general purposes. There was, in round numbers, £500,000 to the credit of the Public Works Fund on Ist March last, and the Minister for Public Works stated in the House more than o»ce, that the Government intended te limit the expenditure this year to about, if not less than, that amount, so that if this promise is kept there will be in band at the end of the present year £500,000 or £600,000 without charging anything against the North Island Railway loan, except expenditure on the central line for which it was raised. There is no justification in my opinion for trenching upon the loan in question in any way for general purposes, nor can I believe the Government will oammi e . such a breach of faith with Parliament to do so. (Signed) H. A. Atxtmov, I

Thk Accident to the Waibabafa.— The chief steward of the Wairarapa had a narrow escape from suffocation, while one of the firemen was badly scorched. The steam steering gear gear and the electrio light were destroyed. The Wairarapa went on to Auckland on Tuesday morning, taking her original passengers. No new faots are to hand with regard to the occurrence. Mrs Comrie, the stewardess, was burnt slightly. It has been stated that one of the steam pipes heated the woodwork till it ignited. It was found the cargo had suffered scarcely any injury. It is reported that the first indication of the fire was smoke coming through the ventilators. The Wairarapa is insured for £51,000, of which £19,000 is in London, £12,000 in colonial offices, and the Company's own risk it £20,000. The passengers' lose in the way of clothing, etc., is estimated at £2OOO. Captain Chatfield has been presented with a complimentary address. Later intelligence states the cause of the fire to have been the bursting of a kerosene lamp. " Rough on Bats."—Clears out rats, mice, roaches, flies, ants, bed-bugs, beetlei, insects, skunks, jaok-rabbits, gophers. Druggists' Kempthorne, Prosser &■ Co., Agents, Christoburoh. 2 Good job Babies.—"We are pleased to «ay that our baby was permanently cured of a serious protracted irregularity of the bowels by the use of Amerioan Co.'i Hop Bi e u by Hi mothar, which at the same time restored her to perfect health and strength."—Thb Pabbwts. See Advt. Good Wobdb—From Good Authority. _ # # # Yf e confess that we are per. feotly amazed at tho run of your American Oo.'s Hop Bitters. We never had anything like it, and never hoard of the like. The writer (Benton) has been telling drugs here for nearly thirty years, and has seen the rise of Hostetteri's, Yinegar and all other bitters and patent medicines, but never did any of them, in their best days, begin to have the run that Amerioan Hop Bitters have. * * We oan't get enough of them. We are out of them half the time. * * Extract from letter to Hop Bitters Go., U.S.A., August 22,78, from Bknton, MybbS & Co., Wholesale Druggists, Cleveland, 0. Be sure and see Advt. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS? Geraldine Road Board—Notice to owners of stock straying on public roads. J. Mundell and Co.—Sell cattle, sheep and pigs at Winchester Fair to-morrow. K. F. Gray—Sells fat and store cattle, sheep and pigs at Winchester Fair to-morrow. D. L. Inwood, Winchester Mills—Announces that he has a few hundred bags of first class oaten straw chaff for tale at 9d per bag caßb. Presbyterian Church, Geraldine District — The Rev. A. White, of Pleasant Point, will conduct services on Sabbath next at Geraldine, Kakahu, and Orari. John Campbell—lnvites the friends of the late William Tait to follow his remains from the Orari railway station to the Geraldine Cemetery to-day, Masonic—Brethren of Lodge Southern Btar, Geraldine, meet at the Lodge at 12 noon to-day to attend tho funeral of their late Brother, William Tait.