The Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1530, 28 December 1886, Page 2

The Temuka Leader. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1886. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Wool Salb.—Messrs J. Mundell and Co. hold a gale, of wool at their room?, Geraldine, to-day. Statistics. —During the month ofNovemher 1880 perrons arrived in the colony, and 746 persons left it, the balance in fax our of. the colony being 1134. Thb Cain Mubdbb Cash.—flis Honor Mr Justice Johnstone has-granted a change of xonue in the frbove case from Christchurch Ip Dunedin, where.it will be heard op the 241 h of Januaiy next. Fbozbk Mbat, —The agents of the ShawSavill and Albion Company have received a cablegram from London authorising them to make contracts for one or two years for the carriage of frozen meat by their steamers at lid per lb. Good Picnic.—A grand picnic in connection with 'the Welcome Retreat Lodge, 1.0.0. T., will be held at Waihi Gorge on Saturday next, January Ist., Full particulars will be found in our advertising columns.

Poob Rbiuqb.—An old man named Stone, an inmate of the refuge, smashed the windows of a number of residences in Newmarket (Aucbltmd) in order to be sent to gaol, preferring it to'the refuge. His wish was gratified,.as he got five months imprisonment.

Sxticidb.tA .young man napped James Wayne was found on Christmas morning hanging to a tree in one of the suburbs o,f Gisborne. He evidently climbed up the tree, tied a hempen twine rope round bis neck, and jumped off. At the inquest a verdict , was returned of suicide while of ui.sound mind. Labobbt.—At the Ashburton Magistrates’ Court on Friday, William Hall Zouch was •barged with the larceny of two promissory notes—one for £SO and another for £4B, the property of K. Rippingale, a farmer residing in the Ashburton Forks district. He was committed for trial. Chbibtchxibch Racks akd Lxttbltoh Rb&atta. —On Saturday the morning train to Christchurch will start much earlier than usual to allow of passengers by it being in time for the Christchurch Races or Lyttelton Regatta. The return fares from Temuka a«-e only 18s and 13s.

Acoidbbtal Dbaths.—On Christmas Day a bootmaker, named B, J. Hale was killed on the Ferry Road tramway, Christchurch. He was gating off and fell between the cars.— Arthur Charles Poon, 9 years old, was killed the same day at Halswell by falling from a fence while playing. The fence was only 3ft 6in high. ! Obickbt. The cricket match ShawLillywhite team v. Australian eleven was concluded at Melbourne on Thursday. The Englishmen concluded their second innings for 263 runs, leaving the Australians to get 172 runs to win. This they failed to do, their second innings closing for 114. Th« English eleven therefore won the match by 57 rune.

Giakt Tbbb. —While Mr H. Dobson’* party* were surveying for the Midland Bailway close to Lake Brunner, they came across an enormous red pine (rimu) 66 feet in circumference and between 180 and 200 feet, without a branch. Other trees of the cluster were large, but nothing like this monarch of the forest. Steps are to be taken for the protection of the giant tree. Mibappeopbiatinq a Cheque —On Friday last a man named Thomas Smith was brought up before Messrs' LeCren and Bees, J.P.’s, in Timaru, charged with the above offence. It appeared that the accused found a cheque for £112(1, and cashed it in the bank. The Bench decided to sentence accused to three months under the Probation Act, to report himself once a month to the police. Accused,would have to refund the money within seven days, and was told that the off nee was all the more serious in that he had misappropriated a cheque knowing to whom it belonged. Alteration op Time Table.— ln re-ponse to a numerously signed requisition, sent from Geraldine the time for the last train from Timaru to Oran will, on and after Jan. I, be altered, so that the train will leave Timaru 45 minutes later than at present. As matters stand now the train arriving from Timaru gets to Oran 45 minutes earlier than that from Christchurch, and as the coach to Geraldine cannot leave till the latter train comes in passengers by the Timaru train have to wait three-quart ms of an hour. The alteration about to be made will be a great boon to the public who, trayel, between. Timaru . and Geraldine. . . , ,

Suddbn Deaths.—An inquest was held on Christ mu. Bay,. before J. 8. Beswick,; Esij. , Coroner, touching the death of a five-monthi-«ld child of William Hunt, of the Washdyk*. The medical evidence was to the effect that the child died from a severe attack at diarrhoea, and a verdict to that effect was returned,—At 9 p.m. the eamedaj an inquest was held on the body of Stewart Hillhouse,.a book agent from Dunedin, who died suddenly in the morning in the Bailway Boarding House, Timaru. The deceased dropped down suddenly and died immediately of aneurism of the heart. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned. Tihabu WoMiiK Faotokt. The half yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Timaru Wollen Company was hel l on Wednesday last. The report showed that the Company bad not received the amount of support the directors had expected from the inhabitants of Timaru. It showed that a large sum was still due on both classes of shares (ordinary and preferential) and that the sum of £755 13s 6d was still uncalled. The showed that the value of the materials and manufactured godds was £3845 9s 4d, and the wage*, factory and office expenses amounted to £1726 17s 6d, The amount now invested in lent, buildings and machinery is £9733 7a. MiLodge, the newly-appointed minag-r, wh sa'd to be proving himself well qualified for the position. The report and buhnce-sbe -t. were adopted. It was resolved, after gome discussion—“ That a complete Hat of tuose shareholders who have not paid their call*, and outstanding accounts, be prepared and laid before the adjourned meeting on the 6th January, 1887.”

Sad Death mom Dbowwinh.- A vary sad death from drowning occurred on Christmas Day. It;appears that on that day at about 2 p.m. Mr and MrsAtrey, who lire on Mr Ackroyd’e farm, at the slaughter yard, missed from ths house their little boy, who was about 2| years of age, and, on going out to look for him, found him drowned in a creek that runs by their place. On being lifted out of the water it was apparent that life was extinct, and when Dr Campbell arrived shortly afterwards this proved correct. The child bad been playing about, and had not been many minutes away from the house when he was missed.- Yesterday morning an inquest was held at the house of the deceased’s father, before J. 8. Beswick Esq., Coroner, and a jury, of which Mr G. Dyson was chosen foreman. A verdict of accidental death from drowning was returned. . Landslips.— A report from Jackson’s Bay states that a heavy landslip destroyed several gardens, bouses, etc. One youth named Bobinson was overpowered and carried away in the slip, There is no possibility of re* covering the body.—Later news says that Mr Bobinson and his son, 13 years of age, were endeavouring to divert the flow of water when an enormous mass came suddenly on them. Mi Bobinson tried to clutch Ins son, but he was himself knocked down, while the boy was overwhelmed and carried away. The body was hot recovered. At 3 p.m. on Thursday - morning, another avalanche of water and earth cathe down, overthrowing the fences and outhouses belonging to Mr Macfarlane, 8.M., but it did not carry away the house, the decupants of which were rescued with greaKdifficiuHy. Shortly afterwards the mountain*:, side appeared te be moving slowly upon them. Mr Bobinson’s hotel suffered, , great'y the piano being hurled through a partition into the adjoining room. The damage was not confined to the township, the track on the Arawa'a Plat being completely ruined by the enormous slips. Suddenly what seemed like the whole mountain side leaped into the air and precipitated itself inti the sea, with a roar like thunder, causing the sea to surge up 30 or 40 feet, and becoming a seething mass of foam for miles round. Huge fissures were, cut into the mountain side, down which roar* ing torrents were pouring. D. MoGuinneis begs to inform his friend and the public that the Shilling Lunche hitherto served at the BaMway Refreshment Booms will, on and. after Saturday, the 20tb Nov., be discontinued, and in future .will . (with the same liberal menu) be provided in the large and elegant diningroom of the Olub Hotel. In future lunch at Bailway Refreshment Booms, 2s 6d ; at Olub Hotel, I«. [ADTT.] *

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS.

Good Templars Picnic—>At Waihij Gorge, on New Year’s. Day., Dr Hayes, Temuka- Invite tenders for haymaking at Springfield. A. Fisher—Notice re grand ball at Geraldine on New Year’s Eve. N.Z. Railway*—Alteration of time table Timaru-Ashburton section ; important notice re morning tram on Ist.January. Woodhead and Son, Milford—lnvite tenders for pulling, tying, and stocking 7 acres linseed.

Gnu, Office Of this Paper—Wants to rent 40 or 50 acres of land, with cottage and outbuildings. Mount Peel Road Board for cutting cocksfoot m the plantation reserves. E. F. Gray—Sells fat cattle, stars cattle, dairy cows, fat and store sheep, «c., at Temuka Monthly Sale on Friday.

J; Mundell and Go.—Sell fat steers and store catt'C and sheep at Temuka on Friday next; solicits entries for monthly stock sule at Geraldine on January sth.