LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1515, 5 June 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Racing Club.— The annual general meeting of memberi of lb# Geraldine Racing Club takes place on Monday next. Gazetted.—The Gazette notifies the appointment of the Hon. W. Eolleston as School Commissioner for Canterbury district.

Gikaldikb Koad Board,— The monthly meeting of this Board will be held at the Boaro’s dice on Tuesday next, June Stb, at tbe usual time, 10 >.m. 1.0.0. T.—Mr j, Harding, of Mount Vernon, Napier, G.W.O.T. of New Zealand, will pay a visit to the • Welcome Retreat Lodge, Geraldine, on Monday next. He is also expected to lecture in Temuha. Timabu Races. —The South Canterbury Jockey Club have determined to hold their annual race meeting on the 23rd and 24th November, instead of during April as heretofore.

T*h Electoral RoLLS.r-Applications for alteration# or amendments of the electoral rolls for the County of Geraldine will be beard at tbe Resident Magistrate’s Court, iimuru, on Monday next. A Foolish Wager. —A navvy ah North Hill, Melbourne, named Alick Roy, undertook to drink six pints of bser in seven minute*. Ho did this in five and a-haif minutes, and then fell down insensible, dying soon after. He had taken ten pints within an hour.

SALTATION Abmi, TEMUKA.—The Salvation Army at Temuka celebrate their anniversary by meetings on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday—l2th, 13tb, 14tb,and 16th—a tea meeting taking place on the last mentioned day.. There will be some distinguish ed visitors present, Major Barritt being among them.

Temuka Rifles. —We have been shown two handiome silver medals which Captain Hay burst intends for presentation to Privates Carr and Cleave for good attendance during the past year. Captain Bay hurst also gave two handsome cups for the two best attendants at drill during the past year.

Entertainment and Fancy Dress Ball. —ln another column will be found an advertisement by the Geraldine Amateur Dramatic and Christy Minstrel Company, slating that an entertainment and fancy drees ball will be given by them m the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, on Friday, July 2nd. Tha company have of late given a number of entertainment* in various parti of the district, and been most successful, and this has induced them to decide on tbe above mentioned entertainment. For some time past tbe members have been diligently rehearsing under the management of Mr G. Kruse, and should be perfect tbe night of the entertainment. They deserve a crowded house.

A YkOBTABM GuEIOBITT.~At the meeting of the Philosophical Institute last Thursday evening (says the Press) a cariosity in the shape of a potato full of small ones was laid on the table. The potato Wri sent in by Mr M, Murphy, and that gentleman states it was grown twelvemonths a go, and it then weighed 3} lbs. It was laid on a shelf, and its existence forgotten till about a week ago when it was thrown down, and the fall partly bursting it revealed the colony within. The young potatoes average about threequarters of ao inch in diameter, and completely fill the shell of the parent tuber. Professor Hutton said he had not seen a similar case. He was of opinion that the sprouts had grown as usual, but from drought had died away, and their roots had grown inwardly. The potato beiug large had afforded sufficient nourishment to promote the growth of the young ones. THE VbSXNIK.— Last Tuesday night and Wednesday morning various stories wereafloat in Wellington regarding the Russian i«>an-of-war. It is said she hoisted a black ball on going out, which was the sign of punishment of death, and rumor had it that two men were to be shot for refusal of duty. On Wednesday morning there was a further addition to the effect that one had been shot before entering the harbor. What gave color to the story was the fact that none of the men were allowed ashore during her stay, and no steamers Were allowed to go alongside. Enquiry, however, proves that she had no black signal of any kind hoisted, and the pilot states that when be left he had neither heard of (he matter nor saw any prepaiation or signal of any kind. The rumor had this much truth that two men guilty of desertion were to be punished, but all they were likely to get, according to one of the Russian officers, w»s six weeks’ imprisonment. The Vestnik went through the Straits, and will probably sail round North Cape tp Auckland. One of the torpedo corps joined her ot electrician. Both the Russian and Japanese warships took away largo supplies of fresh meat with them, more than twice the amount an English ship is accustomed to take. Beware of packages of injurious stuff purporting to make genuine Hop Bitters; also preparations and fluids said to contain all the properties ot the American Hop Bitters. They spring up on account of the great popularity of the genuine, which is only put up in large square-panel amberrcoloured bottles, with the names M Dr Soule” and Hop Bitters” blown in the glass, and is the best family medicine ever made,-—Read Advt, SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

E. 9 - Gray—Special pig sale at Washdyke on Tuesday next. Entertainment and Fancy Drew Ball—At Geraldine on July 2nd. Salvation Army, Temnla— Great anniversiry meetings on 'l2th, 13th, 14th, and 15th June.

Temuka Pound—lmpounded bar back fillj, unbroken; will be told on'Wednesday next if not released, J, Mundell and Co. —Sell household furniture and bankrupt stock to day j special skin sale at Q-ertldine on Juno Bth ; ha?e 3 upstanding spring part horses and double buggy for sile> M. Scanned, Arowhenua Hotel—Requests that all accounts due to him be paid before the 15th instant, arid all claims against him rendered before the same date, as he is going to the Kimberley diggings.