LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1479, 13 March 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Crowded Out. -Letters from Wra. L. Duncan and “ Good Templar” will appear in our next.

Auction,— Messrs J. Mundell and Co, eell 40 sides crossbred mutton at Mr W. R, D. Lawson’s shop, Geraldine, this afternoon.

Tkmuka Monthly Sale.—-Messrs J. Mundell and Co. announce that they will sell sheep, cuttle, and pigs at this sale on the l7ih March. They are now booking entries.

Strike. — A number of “ hodmen ” employed on a building in course of erection at Christchurch have struck work. They were getting 7a per day, but wanted Bs.

Tea at Waitohi.— A great “ tea fight ” under the auspices of (he Salvation Army takes place at Waitohi on Friday next. The meeting will be led by Captain Williams and some 30 soldiers, Dismissed. —At tbe R.M, Court, Timam, on Thursday last, the charge against James Macdonald of stealing the horse of Richard Chute, from Pleasant Point, was dismissed, tbe Bench concluding it was a case of mistaken identity.

Scotsbubn School.— The distribution of prizes at (his school takes place to-day. The percentage of passes at the recent, examinati n was the extremely creditable one of 94.1 —not 74. Las stated in our issue of Tuesday last.

Correction, —Mr R, S. Cook requests us to correct a misstatement which occurred in our report in last issue of the fire at Geraldine. He left his shop at half-past seyon on the evening of the fire, and not at nine o’clock us reported.

Salks at Geraldine, —Messrs J. Mundell and Co. announce that they will offer 40 horses at the Horse Fair at Geraldine on the 24th. They are still receiving entries. On the same date they will also sell 20 tans of ryegrass and clover hay. Me Buenbtx’s Mission.—As a result of Mr Matthew Burnett’s temperance lectures at Christchurch 600 pledges have been taken. A farewell meeting was held on Thursday night, when Mr Burnett was presented with an address. In cons quenee of an accident to Ins leg his mission to the West Coast is delayed for a week. Sales at Tbmoka.—Mr K. F. Gray holds one or two important sales in the district shortly. On the 18th March ho will offer a lot of valuable property belonging to Mr F. Arenas, situate in Temuka and Winchester ; and on the 18lh April he will hold a clearing sale of Mr Demuth’s dairy cows, etc., he having decided bo give up dairy farming. Mr Gray is also receiving entries for the horse fair on the 14th April, and for the ram and ewe fair on the 19th March. Unregistered Doos.—At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Titnaru, on Thursday last, no less than 22 persons were charged with being the owners of unregistered dogs, and were fined at the rats of 10s per dog and ordered to pay the costs. Owners of dogs who have not yet complied with the law should do so at once, as the police are still on the “ warpath," and to be made an example of is very unpleasant. Storm. —A heavy thunder and hail storm passed over Geraldine on Thursday afternoon from the westward. The lightning flashes were very vivid and forked— a kind not commonly seen in this part of the colony. The hail fell heavily for abont half an hour, and did a great deal of damage while it lasted on business and dwelling houses with double roofs. The stones blocked the gutters and caused them to oveiflow and flood the interiors cf the houses. One business man estimates his loss at between £2O and £3O. After the storm had passed over, the sky appeared clear and bright, and the evening was fine with a light frost. Interesting.—The Rev. T. Powell, F.L.8., who for upwards of 40 years has been identified with Samoa, delivered an interesting lecture lately before the Victoria Institute upon " A Samoan Tradition of the Creation and the Deluge,” Mr Powell pointed out many resemblances between the Mosuo record of the Creation and the traditional myths of the Samoans, drawing the ooncLnsion that the Samoan Mythology must Wive been derived in some way from the Mosaic records. The lecturer dwelt upon it as a.remarkable fact that from three inde. pendent sources—namely, the Bible, the Assyrian inscriptions, and the Samoan traditions—wa had similar accounts of the Creation, the Deluge, and the migration of Abraham.

Expobt of Seed Wheat. —By the steamship Taupo, which sailed from Lyttelton for Adelaide oo Wednesday, Messrs Wood, Sinclair and Co,, who have chartered the boat, sent a large parcel of seed wheat to that place. 'lhe shipment is the first of the kind sent there from this colony, and its despatch was suggested by the fact that the (3cnith Australian harrest had partially tailed, and it was thought that the introduction of a new class of seed vrould prove acceptable to the farmers there. The Canterbury wheat was considered ’suitable, because of (its resemblance to Adelaide wheat. Should the shipment prove successful, a new outlet for producers may result. The only drawback is that there is an ad valorem duty of ten per cant levied at Adelaide on imported wheat, Accident Insueanch,— The Leeds Times thus describes a new idea in accident insurance:—“The ‘lnsurance Railway Guide’ contains all the information found in compilations like other guides, but the purchaser of each monthly number, in the act of purchase, and without further trouble to himself, insures his life against accident on the railway for a month. Each copy of the ' Guide,’ is worth £SOO in the eyent of death, or £2 a week for a specified term in case of disablement. The sixpenny ‘ Guide ’ coupon is only good for £2OO in case of death. This is a cheap and enticing form of railway assurance. Persons who do not travel frequently are unwilling to assure for a year, and a sixpenny insurance on a short double journey, a first-class, is a severe impost. By paying 6d a month the purchaser of the one shilling ■ Insurance guide’ can coyer his risks to £SOO on a good poany journeys." Bible Class. —On Thursday afterpoon the children who attend the Rev. Jas, Preston’s Bible class in the public school, Geraldine, were entertained by a treat held at the Parsonage. There were 54 children present, and a pleasant afternoon was spent ip games of various kinds, and a first-class tea was partaken of in the parsonage. At the close three hearty cheers were given for Mr and Mrs Preston for their kindness. The Bible class continues lo be carried on with success, and as an incentive to the ebildren prizes are distributed to Ihe most deserving ones. Before dispersing yesterday the annual prizes were distributed by the Rev. Mr Preston. They consisted of Bibles and Testaments, and yfere the gift of E. Cooper, Esq., and the Rev. Mr Preston. The fol : ’ lowing are the names of thoje who received prizes, and are given in the order of merit ; Hobert Scroggie, Janie Fyfe, Mary Stonehouse, Maggie Scroggie, Gertrude Fyfe, Jane Scroggie, William Annan, Frank Dnnford, William Fyfe, William H. White, Charles Duuford, France* White, Jewie Rennie, Angus Fyfe, and Frederick Fyfe.

The Hilton Hotel.—Messrs J. Mundell and 00., anhounce that they have this hotel for side privately. It is to be sold a bargain. Bbrad.—Mr B. Lee, butcher and baker, Temuka, announces that henceforward the price of the 41b loaf at his shop will bo 4d cash, delivered and booked sd.

Good Yield.—We v/ere shown yesterday a firsi-raie sample of wheat grown on the farm of Mr William Beattio, Kakahu, where a paddock of 19 acres gave the fine yield of 47 bushels per acre. Some oats grown on the farm have averaged 63 bushels to the acre. .Rifle Match.—The match between teams chosen from the Temuka and Geraldine Rifle Companies comes off at the range of the latter to day. The names of the competitors have already appeared, and they are reminded that they are required to bo on the ground at I p.m. Subsidies to Libbabies.—This year the total number of libraries which have made application for a share of the public libraries subsidy of £4OOO is 358 as against 385 last year. The Secretary of the Geraldine Literary Institute has received a notification from the Education Department, Wellington, stating that the Institute’s share of (be subsidy this year will be £lB 12s 61, which will be a most salisfactory addition to the Institute's funds.

Teachers’ Examination. --The principal results of the Teachers’ Examination held in December last appear in the Mew Zealand Gazette of the 4th March. The following are the results, so far as they concern the South Canterbury candidates Partial success towards Class D., James A. Auld, William Browne, and Thomas McNaught; partial success recorded towards ClassE., Edith M. Cooper and Alfred Erskine; passed in subjects required to complete former examination, Robert M. Laing. E. M. Cooper and A. Erskine are too young to hold certificates.

An Amusing Incident.—An incident which created much laughter occurred last Thursday evening at the Blue Ribbon Concert at Winchester, The meeting had lust opened, and some members of the Ternuka Volunteer Band were playing a piece ot music, when somehow (hey came in contact with a large map of the world, and it dropped down on top of them. It appears they were standing witk their backs to it and as it doubled over they were rolled up in the folds ot it, with the result that they were hidden completely from view, and they had some difficulty in extracting themselves. The sudden stoppage of the music, and the noise made by the fall of the map, at first gave a start to the audience, but as soon as they were able to taka in the situation fully and saw the efforts those caught in the folds of the map were making to get out of them, they gave way to unrestrained lubiriousness, which took some time to subside. It broke out afresh when the Rev. Mr Hamilton observed he Band looked well considering the world had fallen on them.

Woon burt Domain Board.— The annual meeting of the Woodbury Domain Board was held on March 10th, 1886. Present Messrs Flatman (Chairman), Macdonald, Hammond, Middlemiss, and Morrison. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read and confirmed. Mr Flatman, the Chairman, stated that the chiet business of the evening was the election of a Chairman for the ensuing year, as it:was his duty to vacate that office (hat evening'which he would then do. After the vacation of the chair, Mr Flatman proposed that Mr Allan Macdonald bo elected to the chair for the ensuing year. Mr Macdonald begged leave to decline on the ground that the office of Chairman had been very ably condncted by Mr Flatman, and he had great pleasure in proposing that Mr Flagman be re-elected, which was seconded by Mr Hammond and carried unanimously. On resuming the chair Mr Flatman thanked the memiers of the Board for the honor conferred on him, and said he should use his best efforts for the good of the Board and justify the trust placed in him. Correspondence from the Hon, W. Rolleston in reply to a request from the Board asking his assistance iu securing 10 acres for a Cemetry was read as follows :—“ To the Chairman Woodbury Domain Board. Sir,—l have received your letter of February 15th, forwarding a tracing of the portion of the Domain which it is proposed to take for a Cemetery. I have written to the Minister of Lands requesting him to obtain from the Survey Office an accurate description of the plot of ground, and to have the proposal embodied in the Special Powers and Contracts Bill next Session, Ido not anticipate any difficulty in the matter. Yours faithfully, W, Rolleston.” The Secretary stated he had received the past year’s accounts, which had been inspected, auditing and returned correct. The meeting thea terminated.

Gapbs’ Yamey School.—Dr Anderson’s (Inspector of Schools for South Canterbury) has made the following report on this school, which he examined on the 12th January ; “ General remarks.—The roll number Ims drooped from 38 to 29 since the last examination. In other respects the school occupies a very satisfactory position. Singing and sewing, if not quite as striking as formerly, are still deserving of the warmest commendation, and the Standard subjects generally show careful instruction. I cannot give any credit, however, for the answering of Standard 111. The geography and writing of Standard 11, will require careful continued attention, though the former subject is a considerable improvement on the work of last yeer. The children are exceptionally well behaved, and the general tone of the school is excellent. Great taste continues to be shown in the arrangements of objects in the schoolroom, which presents a most attractive appearance.—(Signed) W. J, Andbebon, Inspector. Enrolled inashool— Boys, 12 j girls, 17; total, 29. Above Standards, 0. Preparing for Standards Boys, 11; girls, 11; total, 32. Below Standards —Boys, I; girls, 6 ; total 7: Sole teacher, Miss S, A. Buck. Standard IY., presented 6, passed 5, absent I; Standard 111., presented 2, passed 0; Standard 11., presented 7, passed 7 ; Standard 1., presented 7, passed 6, absent 1, In all Standards, 22 children; absent 2; passed, 18; failed 2. Below Standards Upper, 2; Lower, 5 ; absent, 1, Classification after examination—■ Standard Y., 5 ; Standard IY., 1; Standard IK., 9; Standard Standard 1., 3; total 24. Below Standards .5 Percentage of passes on roll number of school, 62 ; on number examined in Standards, 99; perr cehtage qf failqresi JO. Extra' subjects— Drawing, object less ms and science, none, Drill—Exercises only, executed with’ prech s on. Sewing good, Repetition —* Very good in Standard IV.; ordinary in II.; very fair ifi I. Singing—Theory, fair ; practice, eicalent; older and d ucipline excellent Acotds, satisfactory; general J conditioner! J

Qbbaldine Litebaet Institute.—A meeting of the Committee of the above was held on Monday evening. Present —Messrs J. Cunningham (in the chair), W. Willoughby T. Hughes, E. Hardoastle, G. W. Westropp, 0. E. Sherratt, and Dr Fish, Mr J. S, Waite, Hon. Secretary, was in attendance. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Mr Sherratt, on buhilf of the sub-Committee appointed at last meeting to carry out the alterations to the rooms, reported that the work had been done satisfactorily by Messrs Prouting and Herdman for the sum of £2 Kb, and the Committee had also bad several chairs and two forms repaired while the carpenters were at work, at a coat of 7s 6d. The action of the sub-Committee was approved. Mr Sherratt offered to provide curtains to put up in front of the book shelves, and his offer was accepted with thanks. Mr Cunningham reported, on behalf of the Concert Committee, what had been done, and after the programme had been discussed, the date of the meeting was filed for Wednesday, 24th March. The prices of admission were fixed at 2s fid and Ip, and it was decided to obtain 200 tickets and 100 posters. Accounts to the amount of £3 Is fid were passed for payment, and (he meeting adjourned with a rote of thanks to the Chairman,

Alcoholic Fatuity.—The chronic debauchee feels that be ho positively cannot exist without his alcoholic stimulation. To quit drinking or to continue the habit brings death all the same. Such a mao can find in Americans C«,’s Hop Bitter*, properly used, a perfect panacea for the drunkard’s cure.— Bead Advt.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

E. Lee, Temuka—Notification re the price of bread.

Salvation Army—Tea fight at Waitohi on the 19th March.

Frank White—Wants fire men at onoe to work with his threshing machine. Amos Sherratt and Go., Baukapuks Saw Mills—Have sawn timber, and firewood of ail kinds, and cut into lengths, for sale. Are prepared to take orders for posts, rail*, or stakes.

J. Mundell and Co.—Sells 40 horses at Geraldine Borsa Fair on the 24th; also 20 tons rye-grass and clover hay • sells sheep, cattle and pigs at Temuka on the 17th March. Has the Hilton Hotel for sale privately. K. F. Gray—ls receiving entries for the S.O. Bam and Ewe Fair on the 19th March, and the horse fair on the 14th April. Holds a sale of valuable freehold property on the 18th March, and of dairy stock on the 6th April.

In wood and Co., Winchester.—Announce that the? will be cash purchasers throughout the year of first-class grain, and suggest ns their storage accommodation is limited, the desirability of farmers throughout the district holding their stocks themselves where possible. Freight and storage will be saved if advantage is taken of a local market.