LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1697, 11 February 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Property Tax.—Taxpayers are notified that the 14th February ia the last day on which the tax can be received without the addition of 10 per cent.

Irrigation at Woodbury, —The result of the pall re the proposed irrigation works at Woodbury will.be found in our advertising columns.

The Commission of the Peace.—The Commission of the Peace is now bein - revised, and the amended list will shortly be published.

Retrenchment.— I The Public Works Department has discharged the old men who were employed at the Christchurch Domain. One of them had been employed for 16 years. They have been offered passes to go to Kaikoura, but are incapable of doing work there.

Arrest. —Yesterday afternoon a man named Martin was arrested by the police at Arowhenua. The charge against him, so far as we can ascertain, is that he had in his possession some packages of powder without being able to give a satisfactory account of how he came by them. Censured. —At a meeting of settlers at Kurow (Uamaru district) on Wednesday night, which was largely attended, a tote of cenaare on the Government for showing a disinclination to cut up the Kurow run in small grazing areas was passed. The meeting expressed a desire to h«v« the run subdivided. A Nor'-Wester. —A heavy nor’-wester raged throughout the district on Thursday, doing considerable damage to the grain crops, which are now for the most part dead ripe. The gale was felt severely in Timaru, where some windows were blown in and out, and other damage done. A large plate glasr window in Messrs Priest and Hoi Jgata's shop was smashed by a shutter being blown through it, and a window which was blown out of the Chrendon Hotel severely injured a man named Dash (of Waimate) before it reached the ground. At Dunedin houses were unroofed and fences damaged. Fire.— -Temuka had a narrow escape from a serious fire last Thursday. Within the space of half an hour throe chimneys took fire, and as a terrific gale was blowing, senom consequences were »t one time apprehended. The first fire took place inMrJ. Ogilvie’s chimney, but was quickly extinguished by the Fire Brigade, who may be congratulated on the prompt way in which they turned out. They had hardly finished at Mr Ogilvie’e when it was repor ed that the chimney of Mr John Hamilton’s cottage was also on fire, and this was very soon extinguished also. About this time a third chimney caught fire, but it went ont of itself before it had attracted notice. A Ladi Burned to Death —On Monday last Miss Mary Todd, residing with her parents on the East belt, Bmgiora, came to her death in a shockingly painful manner. For some time she has been under the care of a nurse, but on (be day referred to Miss Todd eluded her vigilance, and finding a match accidentally set fire to her clothing, causing injuries from which death supervened after some hours of suffering, in which the unfortunate lady was conscious to the last. Her age was about twenty-two. She was attended by Dr Clayton, who was unremitting in his attendance to alleviate the pain caused by fche burns, which were moat severe on one of the arms and about the body. Very great sympathy has been manifested with the lady’s family. At the inquest a verdict of death through accidental burning was returned, Advantages of Advertising. Mr T. P. Barnum, in his off hand and pleasant way, tells in’one of the monthly magazines the story of the first Jenny Lind ticket, He/ had engaged “the Swedish Nightingale/ 1 after She became 1 famous, to sing in American cities, The price he paid was high; but that he characteristically says, was in itself an advertisement. He further secured publicity by selling the tickets for the opening concert by auction, and he shrewdly went to work to set one man against another for the first place, telling each man privately that the nortoriety of securing such a ticket would be a great business aid, One of the men was a maker of pills ; the other a hatter, The hatter secured the ticket 5 it cost him as much as forty-five pounds, but it noised his name everywhere, and it brought orders to his shop for head.gear that made his fortune. The pill man declared after wards that had he known all the possession of such a ticket implied he woud not have let the chance slip for £IOOO. Barnum tha t this Jenny Lind enterprjßo brought in about £142,000 for 95 concerts, given within a "period of eight months, AS AN Edit jk. The Poverty Bay independent of the 26th inst. contains the following choice comments upon the character of the people of Qisborne :-sr “The Auckland Bell delivers itself thusl'y ; «Under an enter varnish of sanctity, and cloaked by much pretpupß of religious observance, probably more dishonesty, corruption, and deliberate villany prevails in this city than In ftMf goramunity of equal size on the face of the earth/ Wpll. we do not know about ‘ equal size/ bm for the especial qualities mentioned we cap b'ffk our own little _ town against any place in the world ten times our size. Let our Auckland journalistic tpiepd lake np his abode here and run p newspaper show for about throe years against the Happy Family clique, and up wjh soon find that Auckland is completely opt ojE (dip hunt with us, and that for ghper right down villany and deliberate, sneaking, crawling, cowardly, lyingPecksiniffian scouodrelism We c 3.11 challenge all creation, and whip them into chips, bands down. Why, the most honest and straightforward mao in ti,e place is {the gaoler, and the elite of the town his charges, Bosh 1 Auckland is a perfect modern Agnpemone, whilst this is 3' condensed extract of Sodom, (Jomorrah, and Shoel 1 ” The Poverty Bay Independent is owned and edited by a lady named Flora Baldwin.

The Tonoaeiho.— The New Zealand Company’s s.s. Tonganro sailed from Wellington for London on Thursday last with a full cargo and 80 passengers.

To be Given A Trial.—lt is believed that the Government has virtually resolved to give M. Pasteur’s rabbit pest remedy a thorough trial, the scene of operation to be some uninhabited island on the coast of New Zealand. The experiment will be a thorough one, so as to prove whether the discovery is ■II that M. Pasteur claims it to be, and how far the fears of its perils to other animals than rabbits are warranted.

Railway Returns.—The following are the railway returns for the four weeks ending January 7th: Receipts: North Island £30,743 Is 2d; Middle Island, £62,137 10' lOd ; total, £92.880 12s. Expenditure : North Island, £16,079 6s 7d ; Middle Island, £32,199 15s j total, £48,270 Is 7d. The gross receipts on the New. Zealand railways for the ten months which ended on the 31st ult. exceeded those for the corresponding period of last year by £15,000, while the expenditure was less by £6,000, consequently the net profit has been greater by £20,000.

A Singular Cash.—Rather an unusual case was at the Dunedin Police Court on Thursday, when John W. Hunter was charged with deserting his wife. It appeared the husband, who is 80 years of age, and th > wife 63, were only married last year, fits husband shortly afterwards became queer the head, and had to go to the hospital. On t-oing back home, he told hit wife be could not, keep her. It, was stated in Court that the husband was willing his wife should go back, and the Bench decided they would inflict no punishment; as they had married they had better make up their minds to live together.

The Rabbit Fence.—The Minister of Lands, accompanied by Messrs Lance, A, Rhodes, McGregor, Robert and, John Rutherford, Parkes and Duncan, have made a careful examinatien pf.the Tasman Valley, and found it would be impossible to fence on the west side of the Tasman so as to prevent rabbits passing round the Mueller glacier. There is a good line for fencing on the east side of the Tasman. The Hon. Mr Richardson left Burke’s Pass on Thursday morning to examine the Hakateramea country, and will probably return to Christchurch via Oamaru. Nothing has transpired as to the intentions of the Minister of Lands, who declines to express any opinion until he has been over the remainder of the proposed line of fencing, but the principal residents in the Mackenze Country are determined to save their country by fencing.—Press.

GERALDINE FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL Society.—A meeting of the Managing Commil,too of tnis Society was held in the Secretary’s office on Wednesday evening last. Mr J. Pye, Vice-President, occupied the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Chairman bavin? staled the terms upon which the Oddfellows’ Hall, with staging, tressels, etc., for holding ihe show could be obtained, it was resolved to hold the show in that hall on Thursday, February 23rd. Several, entries were received for the competition for the cottage and market garden special prizes. After some further routine business (be meeting terminated. It is requested that entries for the competition for the cottage and market garden special prizes be sent into the Secretary (Mr Fisher) on or before Thursday, February 16th. Geraldine Public Sports Committee.— A meeting of this Committee was held at the Bush Hotel on Thursday tvenmg last. Present—Messrs R. H. Pearpoint (Chairman), N. Dunlop, J. W. Pye, M. Spillane, J. Turner, and Geo. Ward. Tie minutes of the previous meeting were read nod confirmed. Last year's programme Was cirefully gone through. It was decided to increase most of (he prizes, and where this wat not done to reduce the entrance fees'. The programme as passed will, with special prizes, represent sums and trophies am mating in the aggregate to about £BO in'value.' The various subcommittees, judges, etc., were appointed and it was resolved to make an active canvass for subscriptions. Last year the sports were an almost unparalleled success, and with the excellent start the Committee have now got this year’s gathering should surpass its predecessor iu attractiveness, v

S.O. Hospital awd Charitable Aid Board. —The monthly meeting of this board was held on Wednesday. Present—Messrs John Jackson (ohairmm), Moore, Sloe, Balfour, and Dr Lovegrove. The manager of the bank wrote asking the board what arrangements could be made to reduce the overdraft of £3OOO odd. The clerk explained that several amounts were still owing by the local bodies, Beckoning the money owing and the subsidy on it, the board ought now to have £2534 in hand, which would leave the board only a small sum in debt. The chairman impressed on members the necessity of getting the 1 teal bodies to pay no the amounts owing at once, He also added that the new collector had secured £3 since last meeting. It was resolved that a sum of £45 be spent on repairs to the “ Home for Destitute Persons,” and that on completion the account be sent to the Government. Accounts amounting to £359 19a 8d were passed for payment. The Board then considered charitable aid business after which the meeting terminated. Woodbury Public School. —The followmg is the Inspector’s report and remarks upon the annual examination of .this school : —“Head Master, Mr Joseph Greaves. Standard VII. j Presented 2. Standard Vf. ; Presented 8, failed 1, passed 7. Standard V.; Presented 11, absent 1, failed 7, passed 3. Standard IY. ; Presented 10, absent 1) excepted 1, failed 1, passed 7. Standard 111. J Presented 19, excepted 2, failed 4, passed 13. Standard II,: Presented 13, excepted 1, passed 12. Standard I.: Presented 9, passed 9. Percentage of passes, 47.6. Percentage of failures, 20.3, Percentage on class subjects, 70, Additional m irks, 70. Remarks — Olaon 9bnnHard . Vil. ; Ona boy present. This boy did well in the work of Standard YI. Class P; The pupils of the preparatory classes are excellent in writing, very good in spelling, and good in reading an’d sums.’ The school has passed a good examination. The order and manners of the children are vary good.— Ja?. Gibson Qow, M.A., Inspector. Curious Advertisements.—lt |s related that when the Peiit journal was a struggling paper, its proprietor induced Alexander Dumas to dp a day ? s work at a desk placed in one pf the 00)00 yriqdpsfs. The adyertisement wap naturally very successful, and it is astonishing that the idea has net boon mare widely imitated. A New York hosier has improved upon it, and has placed in bis window a lady (young, of course, and pretty) who displays upon her neatly-turned ankles the latest thing in stockings. The Empire City noyv boasts mapy other living advertisements as striking if bql. sp piquant. In Fourtasnth Avenue the proprietor of a hairmtpref pjhihits seyan sisters, all with Ijair that bangs dpwn Ifipir hacks and sweeps the door. The gentleman himself i? bal4< Thep there is an Apollo who stands ip a tailpPs window trying on fashionable coats) and an athlete who shows how the musolee may be developed by pulling at a “ parlor rowing machine.” French confectioners in white caps and aprons make caramels before the eyes of the publjc, and cpoks'toss buckwheat cakes in the windows of retaurapts. Sweet are the uses Of advsrtisments j but in New York they are found to interfere seriously with the use of the footpath.

Baxter’s Lung Preserver has gamed groat popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy m the treatment at Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, and othei chest and throat complaints. Bead advt. and try it.

No more hard times.

If you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good, healthy food, cheaper and better clothing; get more real and substantial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of em» ploying expensive quack doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medicine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple, pure remedy, Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters j that cures always at a trifling cost, and you will see good times and have good health.—Chronicle.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS,

J. Sperrey—lmportant notice re properly tax.

R. Darlow, Geraldine—Has strong horse and covered van for sal- cheap. Wm. Palmer, Geraldine—lnvite* tenders for cubing 30 acres with twine binder. Geraldine County Council—Result of po I re proposed loan for Woodbury water works. R, H. Pearppmt, General Merchant Gera), dine —Notifies that he commences a grand renTsation sale to-day, which will con'inue for 21 days; offers some undoubted bargains; gives a few quotations m* examples. J. W. Pv», Victoria House, Geraldine—ls holding a genuine »al fl of drapery, etc,, for one month only; offers immense bargains at startling reductions for cash only ; has large number of remnants to be almost given away. Inspection invited.