LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1726, 19 April 1888, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sale at Thmuka.— Mr E. P. Gray sells fat and store cattle, sheep, and pigi, horses, freehold property, etc., at Temuka to-morrow.

FOOTBALL.—A scratch matoh between the members of the Temuka Club takes place on Saturday. Members are particularly requeeted to attend. Local Ottion Poll.— A poll for the purpose of deciding whether the ratepayer in the Baukepuka Licensing District are in favor of or against any increase of publicans’ or accommodation licensee in the district will be taken on the 2nd May. The polling places are enumerated in our advertising columns. Preserved Mili,—A settlor at Anderson's] Bay, near Uunedio, has started canning and preserving milk. The industry has been brought under the notice of the Premier, who declares that the milk is far superior to the Swiss brand. The factory cads about 700 gallons of milk per day. A Fickle Fair One.—A Dunedin exchange says:—When the s.s. Tainui came into port a local medico went on board to meet a young lody, who was coming out to bs married to him, and met her leaning on the arm of her huiband. A cable frotn Hobart had been sent to him to warn him she was married, but such fickleness seemed to him impossible, and he concluded the cable bad been altered in transmission.

A Carnival.—This might almost be called the carnival week at Geraldine, For the next two days, at any rata, tilings will be especially lively. A large coursing meeting will take place to-day and to-morrow on the Raukapuka estate, the members of the Presbyteiian Church will hold a monster bazaar in the Volunteer Hall, and a football match will be played to-day in the Domain between a fifteen of the local club and one from the Pirates club, Timaru. Broken Hill.—A private letter received at Roefton from Broken Hill says that fever is very prevalent there, no less than 46 deaths having taken place in one week. It also slates that town land is rising rapidly in value, frontages in the principal thoroughfare, Argent Stvest, being expectel to reach t£2oo pnr foot before the year is out. Mr T. Hunter, late of Raofton and Dunedin, who has cleared £40,000 in silver transactions, has left Broken Hill for Melborne, his health having completely broken down. An Astounding Verdict. On* can hardly take up a paper without reading some strange verdict that has been returned by an ignorant coroner’s jury. The most laughable one that has been before the public for some time is the one that an American jury returned recently in the case of a man who committed suicide by hanging himself to (he bedpost by his suspenders. It was: “That the deceased came to hia death by coining home drunk and mistaking himself for his pants,”

Public Tba Ahd Meeting at Temdka. —To-morrow night the anniversary of t l ie Tetnuka Wesleyan Church will be celebrated, and the Bar, B. S. Bunn (the newly-appointed minister to the circuit) will be welcomed, by a public tea and meeting in the Volunteer Hall. Those who attend the tea may be certain of baing well provided for, and the meeting should also ba very enjoyable. A number of addresses will ba delivered by minister and friends, and solos will be given by Mrs Bout, Mrs Bunn, Mrs Harrison, and friends from Timaru. MrS, Buxton, M,H.R., will taka the chair.

Poverty in Sidney.— The Sydney correspondent of the Auckland Herald says “ Nor is poverty wanting to complete the resemblance of Sydney to London. When walking in the domain and public parks one cannot fail to notice the number of people of both sexes, of every age, gathering up, eating, and pocketing the crusts of bread, cores of apples, etc., which have been thrown away. Women with babies in their arms may be seen selling matches; while the number of blind men who sit or stand at porpera silently begging is beyond belief."

Death op am Aboh Druid.— The death took place on February 23rd, after a lingering illness, of, Evan Davies (Myfyr Morganwg), Arch-Druid of Wales. The deceased redded with his daughter-in-law at Pontypridd, and was in his 89th year. He had published several works on Druidistn, which he argued was the true religion, and several others on Celtic mythology and kindred subjects. By trade he was a watchmaker, but had for severs! years bean unable to work, and lived to a considerable extent on the bounty of Lord Bute, who took a kindly interest in him as a Celtic scholar. Myfyr was reeognissd head of the Druids, who meet periodically around the famous rocking-stone of Pontypridd. Mew System o# Boiter-Making, We received from-Mr R. A. Barker yesterday a specimen of the work done by a Jersey creamer machine for silting milk and taking the cream off it. This machine hie recently imported, and it has given him every satisfaction. It is an improvement on the Devonshire principle of haatiog the milk first with hot water and afterwards keeping cold water continually running round it, This is done by means of double pans, which epables a thin sheet of water to pass between the two casings. This water is passing flowly through for twenty-four hours, with the result that from 15 to 20 per pent, more cream is obtained than under the old system ot 36 to 48 setting. It has also the advantage of raising the oroam before the milk has time to get sour, and consequently a better class of butter is produced. At tfie eqd of the twenty-four hours the nqilk is dpawn oil at the bottom of the pan, leaving qnly the cream. The milk passes through a fine strainer, which does not allow the cream to pass, and when all the milk is drained away the strainer is removed, and jthe cream drawn. The cream is then churoedf with (Ije result that the butter produced is delightful—far superior to anything of the 'kind we hay® tasted. It would, we think, be a goqd thing for those who go jn fpr butt*?: making to get these machines.

Prbsbvtertan Bazaar.—'The bazaar in aid of the funds of the Geraldine Presbyterian Church will be opemd to-day by the Hon. W. Rolleston at 2 o’clock. There is very little doubt but that the bazaar nil! be a thorough success. The commiitea of management appointed have spared no pains to secure that end, The large Volunteer Hall has been decorated and arranged m a manner which is most pleasing to the eye, and the very large display of nseful and fancy goods give evidence of the great amount of work expanded in the preparation. A concert will be held each evening with amateur theatricals and side shows. A first class refreshment table will be kept, where a substantial meal can bs obtained at the small charge of le. Conger* and Dance.—A concert and dance for the benefit of Mr 0. Corkery, variety artist, was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Geraldine, on Monday evening last. Notwithstanding the shortness of the notice given, the hall was about three parts full, The following programme was successfully gone through s—Duet (pianoforte and concertina), Messrs Weston and Bowkett; song, Mr Corkery, “ Will you Coma t”; s*ep dance, Sailor’s Hornpipe, Mr Ryan. The last item was a really good exhibition of step-I.in dug, and was loudly encored and responded to. During the first part of the evening the Geraldine Christy Minstrels gave a number of negro delineations, with songs and dances, Mr H. Parker acting as Tambo, Mr Ryan as Mr Johnson, and the irrepressible Mr G. Kruse as Bones. Duct (pianoforte and concertina), Messrs Weston and Bowkett ; song, Mr Corkery, “ What Good’s a Mm when he’s Poor.” A clog dance by Mr Ryan was loudly encored, and a Dmch duet (iii chancier) by Messrs Kruse and Corkery terminated the programme. A dance was hold afterwards, which was continued till about 2 a.in., the music being supplied by Messrs Weston, Quaid, and Radford, Mr C, Colbert acting as M.C. Working Men.

Before you begin your heavy spring work after a winter of relaxation, your system needs cleansing and strengthening to prevent an attack of Ague, Bilious or Spring; Fever, or some other Spring sickness that will unfit, you fur a season’s work. You will save time, much sickness and great expense if you will use one bottle of Dr Soule’s American Hop Bitters in your family ibis month. Don’t wait.—Burlington Hawkeye. Baxter’s Lung Preserver has gamed great popularity in this district as a speedy and effectual remedy in the treatment ot Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, and othei chest and throat complaints. Bead advt. and try it. SYNOPSIS OF A DVB RTISBMENIS, 0. E. Sherratt—Notice re Geraldine Road Boad election. W. 11. Slack, Woodside, Geraldine—Wants a smart boy, about 14. W. Fitzpatrick, Raukapuka—Wants good ploughman immediatply. K. F. Gray—Eolds sale of stock, freehold, eto., at Tamuka to-morro v. F. W. Stubbs, Presiding Officer—Notice re local option poll for Raukapuka diatrio . Geraldine Presbyterian Church—Bixaar io aid of the funds opens in the Volunteer Hall toeday. G. J. Mason, Secretary Temuka Rifles— Invites tenders for alterations to the Volunteer Hall, / N.Z, Clothing Factory, Timem—Call attention to their autumn and winter good*, just received, the clothing being of the highest class both in cut and workmanship ; give a few quotations, James Winning, General Storekeeper, Temuki—lnvites purchasers to view goods jus'received ex Coptic, which he is offering at low prices to reduce his stocks; a large selection of dress stuffs, winter goods, blankets, men’s and boys’ clothing, eto.

AUCTION FIXTURES. Washdyke—Thuraday, April II Temuka Monthly Sale—-Friday, April 20,