LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1418, 14 November 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Electric Light.— The Port Chalmers Dock was lighted with the electric light last Thursday night. It was only partially successful, The Cultivation of European Flax. — Farmers and others interested in the growth of European flax will find an interesting letter on Die subject in another part of this paper, Temuk* Peesbytbhian Church,—At a recent meeting of the Committee of the Temuka Presbyterian Church it was decided to hold a Gift Auction about next April for the purpose of providing funds for re-roofing the Church. Meeting of Justices. —On Monday a meeting of the justices of the Peace in the Geraldine district will be held at the Courthouse, Geraldine, at noon, to arrange the rota of attendance for the ensuing year. The Development of I goal Industries —Numerous competition essays on the development of local industries are being received by the Government, and it is anticipated that more wdl come in during the interval before the let prox., when the competition closes. Railway Traffic Returns. —The railway returns for the four-weekly period period ended October, 10th last show the receipts to have been :—North la'and, £23,367 6s 5d ; Middle Island, £48,549 2s 4.1 ; the grand total being £71,916 8s 9d, The receipts on the Hurunui-Bluff line were £43,976 13s Bd. Photography,—Mr F. Smith announcesin our advertising columns that he has reooened his photographic studio in Geraldine fora short time, in the prsmises recently occupied by Mr A. Maxwell, saddler. During his slay he is prepared to take views in town or country, portraits, cabinet photos, etc., very cheap. Waitohi Water-Supply.— -We understand that the Waitohi Water-supply proposal has been abandoned. This, in our opinion, is a matter for regret, but we have very little doubt the time is not distant when it will be seen that a mistake has Leen made. When the Waitohi people see the good effects of a water-supply on the Levels and Rangitata Plains, they will doubtless then get a water-supply of their own. Serious Shooting Case. A serious shooting case occurred at Waihangaroa, tec mile* from Westport, last Tuesday evening. A party of colliers, under the influence of iiquor attempted to get into a home occupied by a woman named Ambrose, wherein there wai a Frenchman named Perou. A d'aturbance occurred, and subsequently one of the party named Thomas Smart went bsck to search for his mate. Dpoo his knocking at the door it was opened and a shot was fired striking Smart in (he shoulder and inflicting a bad but not serious wound. Perou was arrested. Concert at Winchester.—The concert at Winchester last night in aid of the school prize fund. proved most successful. The attendance was good, considering the threatenmg weather. 1 be songs and musical selections were attentively lis'ened to and du'v appreciated, the pieces by the children were nicely given and reflected great credit on their teachers, and a stump speech by a gentleman from Temuka created much amusement. The whole entertainment was mo-t enjoyable, A dance, which was well patronised, took place after the concert. A full report will appear in our next issue. Cricket A scratch match will be played at Temuka to-day, commencing at 2 o’clock. The players mentioned below are requested to be on the ground at the hour named. Sides have been chosen by Messrs Hargreaves and Brown. Mr Hargreaves’ side : —Messrs Bryars, Hayhurst, Gttrr, Ogilvie, Hamilton, Murray, Randall, Davey, Yelvin, Mason, Gaza, Burrows, Cleave, and Ore Hayes and Campbell. Mr Brown’s side : —Messrs Fish, Heap, Pinckney, Wood, Findlay, Haines, Cdltman, Brinkman, Rout, W. G. Aapinall, Mogridge, Eckford, Harte, Dennihey, and Russell. The Mosgifl Woollen Factory ComFANT, —The following is the directors' repo-t, to be presented at the annual meeting on the 17th inst. The directors have now to lay before tbe shareholders the twelfth annual report of the company’s operations, and in divngso desire to point out that although the net result of the year’s work does not show such a large profit as the previous year, still it is sufficiently good ’o justify the directors congratulating the shareholders on the continued prosperity of the company. After making the usual allowance for depreciation on plant (£2000) and for the interim dividend a’ready paid in April ’BBS (£2800), the profit and 10-s account sh ws an available balinoe of of £5859 13a Id, which your directors recommend for disposal as follows: —To payment of dividend at tbe rate of 10 per cent, per annum for the half-year ended October 6, £2800; to add to reserve fund, £2OOO ; to suspense account, for the purchase of new engine, £1000; balance to be oarr’ed forward to new account, £59 18s Id ; —total, £5859 I3s Id. I

Geraldine Floral and Horticitl tural Society.—A meeting of tlie Commit tee of the above Society was held on Thursday evening in the Secretary's Office. There were present—Messrs Q. H. Patrick, Vice-President (in the chair), J. Pye, J. W. Pye, A. Spence, M. Coombs, S. Chapman, E. Johns, and E. Hiu dcastle, Hon. Secretary. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. It was resolved to obtain 500 members tickets, and 500 admission tickets. The Secretary was instructed to write to three gentlemen and ask them to act as judges at the forthcoming show. A vote of thanks was passed to Mr N. Dunlop for his presentation of a silver cup for competition. After the transaction of routine business the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the Chairman. The next meeting will take place on the second Thursday in December (the 10th). Bank of New South Wales.-The seventieth annual report of this Bank was presented to the shareholders at a general meeting at the Chief Bunking House on the 2nd November last. We make the following extracts from the report;—The net profits for the half-year, after deduotrebale on current bills, interest on deposits, providing for bad and doubtful debts, and reducing valuation of Bank premises amount to £97,913 10* Id, to which has to be added—undivided balance from last half-year, £8,974 4« 4d, giving for distribution £106,947 14s sd. The Directors recommend this to be appropriated as follows To payment of dividend at. the rate of 15 per cent, per annum, £76,000 ; to bonus at the rate of 2| per cent, per annum, £12,500 ; to augmentation of the reserve fund, £IO,OOO ; to balance carried to profit and loss, new account £9,447 14s 5d ; total £106,947 14s sd. With the above appropriation the reserve fund will amount to £580,009. During the past half-year a branch of the Bank has been established at Temuka, in ihe colony of New Zealand, Timaru High School Board.—At a special general mealing of (he Timaru High School Board cf Governors several very i mortant matters were dedt with. The Chairman and the Eev. Mr Gillies, the Committee appointed to report on the ad» viability o fholding a professorial exammati m this year, stated they could not get examiner* at a cost within the means of the Board, and therefore recommended that no axaraination be held. The fact of so many eeni >r pnpils going up year after year for matriculation and pawing successfully was a sufficient guarantee of the excellence of the w< rk being done in the school to inspire the Board and the public with confidence in its method and management, and as there was no ground for the 1 att suspicion of any inefficiency on the part of the staff or relaxation of their efforts in the performance of their d’ ,! ie*. the Com miltee considered an- expeoti $ %% nination was not at present called £o . Ih report was unanimously adopted.—Toe al, 00 Commi?tee recommended that the Board make use of the £6O which they were willing to spend on an examination of the school f o * the purpose of giving four scholarships ot£ls each to deserving pupils of the school, who having passed their matriculation are proceeding with their University work, to enable them to attend University classes at, Canterbury College. Consideration of this report was postponed to next ordinary meeting (25th inst) —The Committee appointed to report on scholarships, etc., recommended that the previously-adopted regulations respecting Education Board scholarships be rescinded, and that the following be substituted in lieu thereof; “ Holders of scholarships from primary schools, awarded by Boards of Kducation, ars admitted to the High School free during the tenure of the scholarship.” Agrsed to. —It was resolved that the collection of fees be continued and that notices be sent to all parents who have not paid on the first day requiring them to pay on the following day, or the rule dismissing the children will be carried out. It was decided to procure two sold medal* and two silver one*, for the senior and junior divisions of the boys and girl* respectively, winners of medals not Lo rank for other prize*. A resolution wss passed to the effect that the Hon. W. Eolleston, should be asked to distribute the prizes. Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. —An adjourned meeting of the Board was held yesterday morning at Timaru. Present —His Worship the Mayor (Chairman), Messrs J. Talbot, A. Hayes, Q, F. Clulee, and C. V. Clark. Mr Lough, Secretary to the Board, Dr Drew, Surgeon, and Mr T. Jowsey, Steward of the Timaru Hospital, were also present. The Secretary read a statement of the estimated, income and expenditure for the institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board, and for others which the Board would be called upon to assist. The receipts were estimated as follows; Contributions; Timaru, £38610*; Waimate, £BO ; total, £466 ; rates from local bodies, £2048 16* 6d ; Government subsidy of £ for £, £2048 IBs 6d ; total, £4564 3*. Expenditure—Hospitals ; Timaru, £2550 ; Waimate, £900; charitable aid, £1077 lls 101; Secretary’s salary, £59; total, £4577 Ha 101. In reply to a question. Mr Jowsey said the daily average of patients at Timaru Hospital for four year* past had been Mr Hayes brought up the subject of (he Waimate Hospital. He wished to know the opinion of the Board regarding its conduct as a separate institution. A long discussion ensued on the subject, and Mr Talbot ultimately moved the following resolution That seeing that action is being taken to have Waimate Hospital incorporated as a separate institution, with a view to simplify the allocation of funds to be contributed by the several local bodies the district be divided into two portions, one of snch to be known as the Timaru district and the other astlie Waimate district, and that it be hereby declared that the former sub-division shall consist of and comprise the Counties of Geraldine and Mackenzie and the Borough of Timaru, and that the sub-division of Waimate shall comprise the County of Waimate, and the Borough of Waimate, and it also be declared that the County Council and the Borough comprised in the respective sub-divisions shall be deemed to be the local contributory authorities liable for the maintenance of the institution therein.” Mr Clulee moved, and the Chairman seconded, as an amendment—“ That the question of separating the district be deferred until the proper steps taken for severance be completed by the Waimate petitioners and that the Board proceed to allocate the funds amoig the contributing bodies.’’ The amendment was carried. During the discussion Mr Sutter, M.H.R., waited on the Board and intimated that the old Hospital reserve «'«J vacant and application could be made t) the Colonial Secretary to deal with it. Mr Sutter was thanked for the information.

A Colonial Tom Thumb.--A dwarf of Now Zealand birth is now on exhibition at Christchurch. He is 14 years old, is 30 inches in height, and weighs 20.bs. He was born at Green Island, Otago. Cricket. A match between the Timaru and Christs’ College Clubs was played at Christchurch on Wednesday last, the former being defeated by 146 runs. The captain of the Timaru team won the toss and elected to bat, but the innings proved a short one, all being out for 48 runs. The College team made a better show, totalling 194, In their second innings Timaru had put together 111 for the loss of seven wickets when time was called. Accident to Sir Julius Vogel.— Sir Juliu* Vogel met with an accident in the Commercial Hotel, Christchurch, about half-past eleven on Thursday morning. It appear* that Sir Julius had only one,attendant with him, instead of two as usual, and one of bis c utches struck against the side of the doorway, and slipped from under him. Sir Julius fell heavily on his side, his left leg being doubled under him, and he was rather stunned and much shaken by the fall. He was carried to his couch, and Dr Frias was soon in attendance. The doctor found on examination that the small bone of the leg had been broken, and the large bone fractured near the ancle. The bones were set, and everything possible done for the patient’s comfort. Sir Julius Vogel’s med cul attendant considers it probable that he will be confined to his bed for three weeks' from the effects of the accident. Good Words—From Good Authority. * • * We confess that we are per. feotly amszed at the run of your American Oo ’* Hop Bitters. We never had anything like it, and never heard of the like. The writer (Benton) has been selling drugs here for nearly thirty years, and has seen the rise of Hostettera's, Vinegar and all other hitters and patent medicines, but never did any of them, in their best days, begin to have the run that American flop Bitters have, * * We can’t get enough of them. We are out of them half the time, * * Extract from letter to Hop Bitters Co U.8.A., August22,7B, from Benton, Myebs & Co., Wholesale Druggists, Cleveland, O. He sure and see Advt. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills.—Debilitated Constitutions.—When climate, age or hardships, have undermined the health, ekin diseases are prone to arise and augment the existing weakness. Holloway’s medicaments daily prove most serviceable even under the most untoward circumstances. This well-known and highly-esteemed unguent 00**036*8 the finest balsamic virtues, which soothe and heal without inflaming or irritating the most tender skin or the most sensitive sore. Holloway’s Ointment and Pills are infallible for curing bad legs, varicose veins, swelled ankles, erysipelas, soalv skin, and every variety of skin disease. Over all these disorders Holloway’s remedies exert a quick and favorable action, and. where cure is possible, prrdual'y but certnnly arrive »t that consummati-m. They are invaluable in the cure of scorfula and scurvy. SYNOPSIS OF A OVER USE MINTS. J, Ballanco—Notice re claim under the Forest Trees Planting Encouragement Act. Fred. Smith—Notifies that he has opened bis photographic studio in Garaldine for a short season. Timaru Harbor Board—Official announcement re result of poll on the proposed new loan for harbor purposes. K. F. Gray—Sale of household furniture and effects on the premises of Mr J. Harrop, Temuka, on the 24th November next. J. Ballantyne and Oo„ Victoria House, Timaru —Announce that they have just received ex lonic, etc., lines in straw hats, jackets and capes, dress goods, calicoes, hosiery, and gloves, etc. T. and J. Thomson, drapers and silk mercers. Timaru—Notify to the inhabitants of Tomuka and Geraldine that they have just made extensive additions to the large stock they have held since the commencement of the season. The new consignments include additions to the Fancy and Manchester departments, etc., and a choice assortment of dress materials, mantles, millinery, etc., etc. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns.