LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1556, 14 September 1886, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Geraldine Boas Boabo.—The monthly meeting of this Board takes place to-day. Fined. — Two Salvationists pleaded guilty to a breach of the Gore Procession By-laws on Friday, and were fined.

Babbit Agent.— -Mr B. G. Scolan has been appointed Babbit Agent for the Geraldine district. He has taken up his residence in Geraldine and will enter upon his duties immediately. Town BDabd Elections.—The polls for the election of the members of the Temaka and Geraldine Town Boards take place tomorrow. Places of polling and names of candidates will be found m our advertising columns.

The Wheat Market.— Private telegrams received in Christchurch on Friday from London, state that Californian wheat is worth 35s 3d ; Chilian cargoes, 335; November options in Liverpool, 7s 3d per lOOlbs. The matket, generally, is much firmer. 1 '

TiKAHt: Woollen Factor*. At a special meeting of the shareholders in the Timaru Woollen Factory Company on Friday the issuing. of 2000 preferential shares of £1 each was authorised. The Chairman announced that the canvass of the town had resulted in 1879 ■bares being taken up, and the balance were taken up in the room. The factory is expected to resume operations at once, and it is to be hoped that the additional oipital raised will be found sufficient.

Distressed Islanders. The ship Westland, Captain McWilliams, which arrived at Port Chalmers from London at 2 p.m. on Saturday, passed the island of Tristan d’Acnuha on July 3lst. A boat came off to the ship asking Captain McWilliams for medical comforts and provisions. They informed him that a : boat’s crew had left the island several months since and had not returned, and were astonished when the captain told them the men had perished off the island. Several of the widows of the drowned men were approaching confinement, and Captain McWilliams generously sent them a supply of port wine, tea, arrowroot, and medical comforts. The Sculling Championship.— The sculling race between Beach and Teemer, which took place on Sept. 4. in the final heat for the Intercolonial Sweepstakes, was rowed over the full championship course in 22min 46sec, which is (he fastest time on record. At the conclusion Beach received a perfact ovation. When lie was presented after the race with the first prize of £I2OO Beach spoke a few words in response to some complimentary remarks that had been made upon his rowing, in course of which he expressed regret that Edward Hanlan, ex-champion, had not competed for the slakes. It is rumored that the American scullers, Teemer and Rose, between whom and Beach matches have been arranged, haye | determined to forfeit their deposits and j withdraw from their engagements.

Lbotubb AT TbmOKA.— Our readers are again reminded that. the Rot. J. Berry will deliver a lecture on "England fifty years ago, and now,” in the Weslejan Oliuroh, Temuka, to morrow evening. Thk Oxford Crossing.—Men were employed yesterday in lowering the entrance to the river at the Oxford Bridge. The work would appear to be only temporary, as the next flood will destroy all that is being done.

Lecture and Concert at Woodbury.— To-night a lecture and concert will be given in the Woodbury sohoolroon on behalf of the price fund of the school. Tbs lecture will be delivered by the Rev. G. fiarolav, the subject being “ Constitutional Progress.”

High School Cadets. —The Temnk* High School Cadets muttered pretty strongly on the vacant piece of land to the north of the icbool grounds on Saturday morning, and were put through a number of movements by Captain Bryars and Lieutenant Cross. Sale of Freehold Property. On Friday next Mr W. 8. Maslin, instructed by Mr W. Coltman, sen., submits to the hammer the valuable freehold on which stands the shaps now occupied by Mr W. Coltman, jun., and Jas. Ogflvie. The sale takes place at the Wallingford Hotel.

Timahu Horse Parade.— The annual horse parade under the auspices of. the Timaru Agricultural and Pastoral Association takes place on Saturday, Sept. 25th, two days after the parade at Temuka; Mr Stubbs, Secretary to the Society, will give intending exhibitors every information. A Wellington Ghost.— Some miscreant is causing a good deal of alarm in Wellington among women and children by dressing up as a ghost. We learn from the New Zealand Times that a lad named Linley, who was frightened the other night by this fellow, ha? been subject to dangerous fits since; and several women have been alarmed to such an extent as to severely injure their health. Geraldine Dramatic Club.— The members of this Company gave an entertainment at the Hilton schoolroom on Friday evening last. There was not a very large attendance, owing no donbt to the fact that the affair had been twice previously unavoidably postponed. The entertainment passed off very well, however, Mr J. Figoni, of Timaru, accompanying the singers in the minstrel portion. At the conclusion of the first part the hall was cleared for dancing. Mr J. Figoni acted aa musician and Mr A. Fergueson as M.G. A very pleasant evening was spent.

Accident. An accident occurred at Geraldine yesterday afternoon which might have been attended with more serious results. It seems that a horse which was standing in a trap in front of Mr Pearpoint’s store bolted off down the mam street, A young fellow named J. McLean living near the Orari bridge made a most plucky attempt to stop it, bat in doing so was knocked down and rather severely cut, the wheel passing over his chest. He was taken to Mr Pearpoini's .and attended by Mr Cook when he was found not to have been seriously injured. The horse continued down the street for a short distance when it was stopped by another young fellow named O. Shannon and brought hack.

Thb Flax Factory. —Mr Monaghan still continues to improve the plant of the above factory. He has just finished a spinning frame which will put more twist into the yarn than the imported machinery can. He has also nearly completed a twisting frame capable of working two, three, and four folds. The latter machine will obviate the necessity of travelling all along the rope walk, and save the labor of five boys, while it will take 2 berse power less to'drive it. With this binding twine will be made, and the bobbins are so large that they will carry 41 bs each, so that in the balls of twine got from the factory there will not be a break from beginning to the end. All the carpenter’s work has been carried out under Mr Monoghan’s supervision by Mr H. Robinson. Several parts of the machine hate had to be turned on the lathe and these have been done by Mr Monaghan himself. Some of the iron work has been done by Messrs Higgins and Tomlinson, while the spindles are being made by Messrs Reid and Gray.

Timartt A. and P. Association.— A meeting of the Committee was held on Saturday afternoon, in Mr Stubbs’ office, Mr Moody occupying the chair, when the following Claes Stewards were appointed ; -Merino, clauses A to B, Messrs M. Milton and A. B. Smith ; class C, Messrs A. E. uOZ and A. J. Blackston ; Leicester, Messrs W. W. Cartwright and A. Macpherson; Lincolns, Messrs C. N. Orbell and A. Wyllie ; Romney Marsh, Messrs E. El worthy and J. S. Rutherford ; Shorthorn Cattle, Mr A. C. Pringle ; Ayrshire, Mr J. Goldie ; Draught Horses, Messrs W. Stevenson and W. T. Hook; other horses, Messrs J. 0. Thierons, Q. C. Miles, and T. Hamlyn ; Pigs, Mr W. Balfour ; Implements, Messrs E. KelUnd and G. H. Rhodes; Poultry, Mr W. F. Pitt; Dairy Produce, Mr Geo. Talbot; Agricultural Prod nee, Messrs Q. Talbot and W. Pitt; Dogs, Mr J. S. Rutherford. Mr S. Shappere has promised n special prizo in the shape of a cup, for tt the largest prizetaker in hams and bacon, and Mr J. Ballantyne gives two guineas for t}io best jar of sweet butter suitable for export, and a similar sum for the best cheese suitable for expoit. The Aomb Harrows. — A public trial of the acme harrows waa held yesterday, in a paddock belonging to Mr Rees Thomas. The acme harrows consist of two harrows, which have iron angle bars each. The front bar of eaOh is provided with ten curved cast-steel coulters, between which are nine oast-steel crushing spurs. The rear bars are similarly armed, and have an addition of oast-steel wings, which help to pulverise the ground. All the front coulters turn to the left, while the rear ones turn to the right, and thus no ridge is left unworked between them. Thus between them they oat up, turn and pul* veriso the whole surface of the ground. Each of the harrows are 6ft wide, and weigh about 1701bs. There is on them a seat for the driver, and within his reach is a lever held in position by means of a ratchet, which enables him to adjust the harrows so os to sink them into the (ground or go lightly over it. In the paddock they were worked in yesterday they had not a great deal to do, as the land was very easily harrowed, but the driver, Mr J. Moynihan, informed us that he had tested them in a very rough corner of the paddock, and they did their work splendidly. He also said that they wore infinitely superior to any other harrow he had worked. He could as easily harrow 20 acres in a day with the aqine harrows as he could 12 acres with the disc or any of the others. So far as we could see, they were doing their work spien. didly, and those who saw them were highly pleased with them, and they are likely to become very popular before long. Tua makers are Messrs Nash Bros., of Millinutcft), America, and the local agent is Mr K. F. Gray.

The Alleged Attempted Murder Case —The hearing of the charge of attempted, murder against Thomas Hall and Margaret Graham Houston is expected to be resumed at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Timaru, to-day, when the evidence of Mrs Hall will be taken.

Sales at Geraldine, - On Friday next Messrs J. Mundell and Go. sell by suction the privileges at the forthcoming race meeting at Geraldine, and a quantity of drapery, hawker’s van, douhle-aeated buggy, cart horse, etc. On Tuesday next, on the farm of Mr Samuel Gould, Orari Traffic Bridge, ihey will sell sheep, horses, drays, hnrtowE, ploughs, harness, household furniture, etc.

Volunteers. At the visual weekly parade of the Temuka Volunteers last evening there were 28 of the Rifles, and 32 of the Cadets, including officers, present. Having gone through some drill in the hall, they were marched down to the back of the . School and put through battalion drill, after which they, returned. Before dismissing them, Captain Hayhurst announced that it was expected the foundation stone of the new hall would be laid within the next fortnight, and < it was most probable there wonld be some demonstration in connection with it. He a'so announced that i ball would be held prob ibly about the time the- ball would be opened. A Short-sighted Bishop, —The'Bishop of Ely (Lord A. Compton), has apologised t« his clergy for his trouble all through life. He says —“I have the misfortunefof being very short-sighted, and I have the farther misfortune, which is a much; more serious one, of being very shortmemoriedi-l was thirty years a country clergymanto a small parish, and I was very much laughed at in private—the public did not know it—because I never knew the children in my Sundayschool, though I went regularly for thirty years. I don’t mean that they Were the same children, but I never learned to know their names and faces. I hope the clergy and laity of the diocese will forgive me If I fail to recognise their faces or forest their services, and attribute it not th the slightestdegree to bumptiousness but to a mental'defect which I mourn over, but which I am afraid cannot be got over at sixty years of age.” A Grim Collection.—The city rof Faria has become lately the possessor of a. remarkable collection of rionuno-nls, which will have great interest in years *o come far historical investigators, 'ibis, ir of death warrants, extending from 7lh April, *lßoß, to Bth December, 1833, belonging to. Sanson, the notorious beadsman of the Revelation. Tbs collection was bound up in nineteen volume*, «nd Sanson has prefixed to each'voluine a summary of the contents, .It appears that during twenty fiva years he executed 7148 capital sentences, being an average of 217 executions in each year—rather a busy life, During the twenty-five years he only twice ascended the scaffold without a fatal result —-once in 1815, whan General Count Lavalette was to have hem executed for complicity in the return of Napoleon, but escaped the night before bi's intended execution through the heroism of his wife. The second time was in 1817, wham Philippe-Jean Antoine, a noted coiner, was respited at the last moment hy Louie XVIII. The Linseed Industry.— At the last meeting of the directors of the Linseed Company, Mr R. H. Postlsthwaite submitted figures to show that an avertge crop of linsed would be equal in point of profit to a crop of 40 bushels o£ wheat to the acre. The area sown under flax was 32£ acres, and the cost was as follows : Ploughing and harrewing, £5 19s 2d; disc harrowing, £2 ss; 50 bushel Riga, seed, £ls ; pulling, £SQ 2* 9d ; tyibg, 4 £1059 *, stocking, £1 12s 6d ; carting to 1 the factory, £25 15s ; making a total of £113199 51. Off these 32$ acres Mr Postlethwaite reaped 73 tons 5 cwts. 3qrc,, which, at £3 per ton, realised £219 17a 3d, leaving'him a profit of £IOB 17s lOd. Thus he bad a clear profit clover £3 per acre, Which is more than an average crop of wheat would realise. Farmers might well reflect on this. They have a certain market for their linseed ; the Company guarantee that they will give £3 per ton for the linseed, and this ought to induce them to cultivate it largely.

Roman Catholic Bishop op Christchurch.—The Eastern Star, a Pouth African paper, says:—“A rumor is current in Port Elizabeth, and creates no little surprise, as well as consternation, <to the effect that the Most Rev. Bishop Bicards has been appointed -Bishop of the newly-created Catholic Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. The information was said to hare been received from here, and it was to the effect that Bishop Moran, Bishop Bicards* old friend and coadjutor, had obtained for him the appointment to the new Christchurch Diocese adjoining his own. On inquiry at the Convent here we learn that there is unfortunately too much truth in the rumour. By the last mail from New Zealand Bishop Moran wrote that in consequence of the great spread ut Catholicity in New Zealand, the Australasian Bishops assembled in Council at Sydney bad petitioned his Holiness the Pope to erect a new flee in Christchurch, and had begged Bishop Moran to nominate Bishop Bicards as Bishop of the new See. The Council of Bishops, also petition’d that an Archbishop should be placed over the islands, and suggested to his Holiness that Dr Moran was the most fit person for that dignity. We need not add that the newt has been received herewith equal consternation te that which it gave rise in Fort Elizabeth, and the earnest prayer of every Catholic in the vicariate is that Dr licards will not be induced to take leave of the people among whom be has laboured since the days of his. early priesthood.” Lecture.—Go Sunday evening the Rev. O. Barclay delivo red a lecture in the Good Templars* Hall, Geraldine. There was a fair attendance, the Hi 11 being well filled. The subject was “ Bui .ed Lives, and What Ruined Them,” The rev. lecturer took his text from 11. Chronicles, zzviii., 28. Having reviewed ths reign of Abaz, King of Judnh, he said the love of pomp was displayed in the life of Cardinal Wolsey and the desire to please others was shown in the political life Of Warren Hastings, who was sent out to Calcutta as a clerk, in the employ of the East India Go. The rev. gentleman referred at length te the steady rise of the ambitious clerk, and how he committed All sorts of / fraud, and injustice in order to fulfil the duties expected of him by the Company. As first Governor-General of . India he was . supreme in his position. He had great difficulties to contend with in raising the money expected of him by the directors and-share holders of the But India Co. The lecturer said there was no question as to bis talents, a and he accomplished all that was. expected of him. He was agreed to be the right man in the right place in establishing laws, quelling , rebellions, and extending the rule of the British Government in India, He wag a brilliant and accomplished man, and yet, in his desire to please others, he placed himself amongst (hose wh se -lives were % moral wreck. At the conclusion of the lecture Mr Ban lay stated that be would continue the subject with other instances of ruined lives on a future occasion.

FoOTBAXX. —The ground was in capital condition for the football match New South Wales T. Otago, though the visitors appeared to find it a little slippery. Shaw, the captain of the Sydney team, was able to play for bis side. The weather was excellent, and the attendance large. The game t urned out to hr very one-sided, and 'he visitors were everywhere over-matched. Five minutes after play commenced Miller pitted a goal f r Otago, and another followed when play had extended over seventeen minutes, Bee kicking it, Before the half-hour was over Thompson Mcnred a try, which Bee converted info a •goal, the score at half time being Otago 13 points, Sydney nil, Twelve minutes from the start of the second spell Strong secured a try, and Bee kicked /mother goal. Not long after Morris secured a try, and Bee again placed a goal. The bydney men made strenuous efforts to prevent further score, and succeeded though hard pressed, and the game ended with Otago’s score at 23, Sydney nothing. The Sydney men were entertained at a smoke concert in the evening.—-The football match h "between Geelong and South Melbourne, played at Melbourne on September 4th excited enormous interest, over thirty thousand spectators being on the ground. Geelong won easily, on ! now the premier club o ■ the colony. £IOO Bkwaw) —They cure all diseases the stomach, bowels, blood, liver, nerves, nno •kidneys, and £IOO will be paid for a ov-t they will not cure or help, or for anythh impure or injurious found in them.—Hop Bitters. Genuine only made by America 00. - SYNOPSIS OK ADVERTISEMENTS In bankruptcy—Re Wm. Wheel band, of > Ismuka, nurseryman. Board and residence for single gentlemen— Particular* SI Guakdiah office. Horse Parade—At Timaru, on Sept. 26th, under aupices of Timsru A. and F. Society. W. S:. Maslin Sells valuable freehold • town, property at the Wallingford Hotel, . Temuka, on Friday next.

R. Bell, Obapi Farm, Orari —Wants 20 acres of land os near Temuka Linseed Factory a* possible for one crop of linseed. IJTemuka Butter and Chef»e Company— Invite tenders fpr lease of the factory paddock pnd whey for one, two, or three years. Tenders close on Friday next.

r W. E. Barker, Chairman Sootsburn School —lnvites tenders for chipping levelling, removing stones, and sowing to grass the portion of land on which the tchon) stands. . J. Mnudell and Co.—Sell raoe privileges at their salerooms, Geraldine, on Friday next ; drapery, cart-horse, hawker’* van, anddoubleleated buggy at' same place on same date ; hold clearing sale of live and dead farm stock on farm of Mr Samuel Gould, at Orari traffic bridge on 21st September. ~ —————— ——■ m |