LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1436, 3 December 1885, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Winchester Fair. —This fair takes p aco to-morrow. Messrs J. Mundell and Co., sell fat cros»bred wethers, etc. .B.Z. Bible Society.—The representatives of tlin above Society opened in Temraka yesterday. They will leavo hero this evening for Geraldine.

Vital Statistics. —The following are the vital sUtis'ic* registered at. Q-eialdinn during (.1)8 month of November:—.Births 3; Marriages 0 ; Deal lis 2.

Sat.eat Winch ksteb.—Messrs J. Mundell and Co., hold a sale of stock, furniture, and effects at the Winchester Hotel to-day. Particulars will be found in advertisement. The Customs.—-The Customs revenue collected at the port of Timaru during last month amounted to £2030 8s Bd. The returns for the corresponding month in 1884 were £1621 Os Bd. Entertainment at Temuia. —An entertainment in aid of the prize fund of St. Saviour's Sunday School, Temuka, will be held in the Oddfellow*' H»ll to-morrow evening. A very nice programme had been prepared. True Manliness.—The Rev. T. A. Hamilton, delivers a lecture lo men only in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, to-night, the subject being " True Mini ness, and the work of the White Cross Society." The Rev. W. Q-. Thomas and others will also address those present. Presbytkuian Chujioh.—At. a meeting of the Committee of the Temuka Presbyterian Church held last Tuesday evening it was decided to hold the annual meeting on the 16th of January next, aud the soiree early in February next.

Temuka Town Boakd.—The monthly meelieg of this Board should huve been held Inst night, but owing to a quorum not putting in an appearance it was adjourned till next Wednesday evening. The only members present were Messrs Gray and Blyth. Wool Sale. -Mr K. F. Gray announces that hia first wool sale this season will take place on. Wednesday next, the 9th December. Those intending to favor him with lines are requested to make their entries as early as possible to enable him, to prepare a catalogue.

Aitbe Mant Days.—Yesterday's Guardian stated that some two years ago a pocketbook was found in Ashburton and handed to the police. Efforts were made at the time to find the owner but without success. On Tuesday, & man locked up for drunkenness was accidentally discovered to be the,owner of the lost property.

Freight of wool, —A few days ago we slated that freight on wool from Toranka to Timani hud been reduced. We have since learned that the freight froai Orari to Timaru has been reduced from Is lOd to Is tid ; and from Winchester to Timaru to la Id. Before these reductions were made a large quantity of wool had been carted into Timaru from this district. All There. —In a certain street in East Melbourne there aro two well-kno .vn residents rejoioing in the respective names of Adam and Eve. Hence the thoroughfare is popukrly known by the inhabitants as Paradise. Curiously and scripturally enough, one of the councillors of the ward is a Mr Cain. That gentleman's return tor the ward ia now being opposed, and a scrutiny of the roll reveals tho peaceful existence of a ratepayer in the nme neighborhood named Abel. Mr Abel is said to b 6 alive and vigorous, and is a living exemplification of certain portions of the sacred volume. Timaru School Committee. —The Timaru -School Committee have had before them at their last three or four meetings the subject of the advisability of separating the sexes in tho 6tli Standard. At a meeting on Tuesday night the report of a sub-Committee appointed to make inquiries into the matter was read, but one of the members—the one who originally, brought the subject up—appears to have objected to the way the inquiry had been conducted, and after some discussion the consideration of the report was deferred till next meeting. The Hudson's Caecjo.—On Tuesday a very heavy sea was breaking on the Milford beach, and more of the Hudson's cargo was washed ashore and secured. Up to the present t>me the following goods have been stored at Mr Gray'* rooms :—203 cases of Geneva; 136 cases of brandy ;. 7 quarter ca-ks of rum, 2of brandy, and 1 of sherry ; 79 cases of bottled beer; 17 cases champagne ; 182 cases and 43 kegs gunpowder ; 29 cases of cartridges ; 286 drums of oil; 13 cases of ginger ale and soda water ; 6 boxes of candles ; 5 oases of sauce • 3 oases of tartaric acid ; 6 cases of oilmen's stores; 1 drum of soft soap, and 13 packages of euudrie«. The goods will h| forwarded to Christohurch to-duy. Welcome Retreat Lodge.—At the usual monthly open meeting of the above Lodge, held in the Temperance Hall, Geraldine, there was a very good atte ndarice. The Lodge was opened by the vV.CT., Bro. W. G. Sherratt. A good programme was prepared, which was opened by Bro. W. S. Maslin, D.D., addressing the meeting, concluding with a reading entitled " What of the Ship V Sister Kirby, W.V.T., and Miss Freeman followed withrecitatiuns. Bro. Freeman, as usual, pleased the audience with one of his well-known songs, and Bro. Patrick was applauded for his recitation. Mr C. E. Sherratt's reading "The younger Uhubb and the Musical Instrument," and the same gentleman's son" " Don't let it happen again," were well received. Mr Willy earned an encore for his song, and responded, At the usual intsrval in the programme, refreshments were handed round liberally by the members of the Lodge. The meeting was brought to a close by all present singing the national anthem. Pleasant Valley School Committee. The regular monthly meetingof this Committee was held in the schoolroom on Saturday evening last. Present—Messrs A. Lysfight (Chairman), D Gregan, K. Brophy, and P. Faull. Tho minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Head Master's report was read as follows :—Number «d roll: Boye, 38 ; girls, 48 ; total, 86. Strict awerage attendance : Boys, 31.7 ; girls, 37.6 ; total, 69.3. He stated that as be expected the annual examination would take place very soon he would require some pens and blotMng-pnper. Kesolved—"That the Chairman <Utend to the same." Proposed by Mr D. Gregan, seconded by Mr P. Faull, and carried--" That the Secretary write to the Board of Education, and remind them of the dilapidated stute of the school baildings." Mr K. Brophy stated, on behalf of the Visiting Committee, that the school was working very satisfiictorily. Messrs D. Gregan and P. Faull were elected to act as a Visiting Committee for the ensuing month. There being no other business the meeting adjourned to the last Saturday ia Dpcuuaber.

The Property Tax.—The pronerty tix is coming in satisfactorily. Up to date 8000 taxpayers havo pyjd £70,000, and it is estimated th'ir by the 10lh insfc. (the last day for payment without incurring an additional ten per cent.), 15,000 more will pay £BO,OOO, making in all £150,000.

The TiMARtr Hospital.—The following is the return of the patieuts in the Timaru Hospital for the month of November, 1885 :—PatirntK under treatment at dat? of last return : males 11, females 7, total 18: admitted during month : males 9, females 6, total 15; totals treated : males 20, females 13, total 33 ; discharged during month : cured, males 4, femnlesS, total 7 ; relieved, males 2, females 1, total 3 ; incurable : males 1, females 1, total 2 ; dead : male 1, female 1 (David Stephenson and Harriet Hassell); totals discharged : males 8, females 6, total 14 ; remaining tinder treatment; males 12, females 7, tota!l9; out-patients treated during the month : males 13, females 21, total 34. Ai-tEGED Perjury.—At the R.M. Court Timaru, on Tuesday, Mads Hansen was charged, on the information of James Sanderson, with having committed perjury on September 4th at the District Court, Timaru, during the hearing of a case between the said James Sanderson and Mads Hansen. Mr Perry, who appeared for accused, applied for a remand for a week, to enable him to prepare a defence. Mr White, who appeared to prosecute, opposed. After some argument between the Bench and Messrs White and Perry, His Worship said the Bench had fully made up their winds and saw no reason why the remand should not be granted, as the interests of justice were not likely to be jeopardised by the adjournment. The case would be adjourned till Tuesday next, when a further adiournment could be applied for. Bail was allowed, accused in £IOO, and two sureties of £SO each. Mr Beswick, K.M., and Messrs T. W. Hall and B. Woollcombe, J.P.'s, were on the Bench.

An Eccentric Amebioan.—The art of prolonging life ia as yet very imperfectly understood, bub some valuable hints on the subject are occasionally to be picked up by noting the habitß of those who live beyond the usual period allotted to human existence. A very old man, aged 94, named Thomas Penrose, died the other day at his farm near Blandon, in Pennsylvania, America. The last words he uttered on his death-bed were as follow:—"Tell the people not to take medicine, and not to be afraid of cold air or cold water." To the observance of these rules, and to the fact that he never on any account left" home, Mr Penrose attributed the good health he enjoyed to within four days of his decease. He invariably kept his bedroom-windows open in summer and winter all the year round. Frequently his bed was covered with snow in the morning, yet he never took cold or suffered any inconvenienoe. He had a perfect horror of medicine, and would not allow a bottle of physic of any description to be brought into the house. He performed his toilet at the pump in the back-yard, to which he walked barefooted Bummer and winter. With the mercury below zero, he would stand at the pump and souse himself from head to foot with cold wnter by its agency, without paying any attention to the inclemency of the weather. Ho never wore an overcoat, dressing alike at all seasons, but never drank anything but cold wale'*. Altogether, he led a most enjoyable life; and his simple tastes being indulged at a small cost, he amassed considerable wealth which now will be divided amongst his nephews. He was a great smoker; and was seldom seen without a pipe in his mouth. TIMABU HaßßOtt BoAED. A special meeting of the Timiru Harbor Board was held on Tuesday morning. Present—Mr W. Moody (Chairman), and Messrs Elworthy, Wilson, Kelland, Acton, Sutter, and Jonas. It was dt.cided ihat the charges to be made against the owners of the barque Hudson for use of the p.s. Titan, eurfboats, and hawsers in assisting to get the vessel off the Ninety Mile Beach should be £515. A letter was then read from Mr Hargreaves, contractor for ironbark piles, Btating the material was all ready, and would probably be to hand in about two months. The Chairman said the contractors for the Moody Wharf intended to go on with Wharf contract No. 9, attached to the Breakwater, so they would not be greatly inconvenienced. Tho question of floating the new loan was considered in committee. On resuming ordinary business, the following resolution re loan, proposed by Mr Sutter and seconded by Mr Acton, was carried —' That the £IOO,OOO loan be floated through the Bank of New Zealand in London, and that the minimum be fixed at £92, interest 4 per cent for thirty years; loan to bo placed in tho market for tender at a favorable juncture; terms of commission to be the same as last loan." In reply to'Mr Elworthy, the Chairman said the Oamaru Board had agreed to let the Timaru Board have their dredge, and a draft lease was now being prepared. Mr Sutter said he would give notice for next meeting that a map of the bottom of the harbor be prepared, so that dredging operations might be carried out on a systematic basis.

ItisWobtha Tauii.—"lwftß troubled for miiuy yetira mth kidney complaint, gravel, &a, my blood bceim*) thin. I was dull aud insoti»e, could hardly crawl about, and whb an old worn-out man all over, and could got nothing to help me until I got American Oo.'a Hop Bitters, and now mj blood, and kidneys are all right, and I am as active as & man of thirty although I am seventy-two, and I have no doubt it will do aj well for others of my age. It i 8 worth tho trial.— (Father). Notioa ajvt.

A Lovely Ohaplbt—A l»fca fashion report sayn "Nothing'oaa be better than a ohapleo of hop vines in blossom." A reoaati medical review says: " Nothing o.m be p. better renovator of fcha health than American Hip Bittern. They aid in nil the operations of nature ; toning up the rtoranoh, the food 6) become properly and promote healthy action in till tb» orgais. Tho dictates of fashion, as w«ll as tbe laws of health, alike fnvar a. light spplijation of hops." Read advfc. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENT! K. F. Gray—Will hold his first wool sale of the season on the 9th instant. Benjamin Gibson, Geraldine—Has filed a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt. J. Mundell and Co—Sell shorn crossbred wethers at Winchester Fair to-morrow. K. F. Gray—SelL the'household furniture and effects of Mr Joseph Harrop, Temukß, on Monday next. Orari Stat ion—Shearing will commence at the Orari Station on the Bth instant, price 15s per 100. Shearers names taken oa the 7th. The run sheep will be passing through the yards on the 7tb, and all strangers not claimed will be impounded. Eobert Morrison, Beehive Stores, Geraldine —Announces that in consequence of the depression he will offer for cash during this month (December) such bargains as have not hitherto been seen in Geraldino. The bargains are to be secured in every department —drapery, groceries, hardware, crockery, and fansy good*, being all included.