LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1952, 5 October 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

s Horse Parade. -r-Tha Timaru Horse Parade, takes place to-day. ; - :Apotiojt i Sales —Messrs J. Mundell and Co. announce a number of important auction sales.

,i Geraldine Dairy Factory:—This factory will open for, the season and will receive milk on Monday, the 14tfi .October, Gospel Address^— The Gospel will be preached in the Woodbury schoolroom tomorrow afternoon. The ' subject of the address will be found in'our advertising columns.,,,' ■■ , :■ WeslEtan. Church,, Temdea.—The Kiev. W. G. 1 Thomas, of Waima!ta,' will conduct Home Mtesioh Services in this Church, tomorrow • the rev. gentleman 'will also conduct an afternoon soryipa at Waitohi, SOIREE AT Temuka.—On Tuesday evening next the annual soiree in connection with the Presbyterian Church will be hold jn the Volunteer Hall. ' After Ibo tea a varied programme of addresses, musical selections, etc., will be gone through. i

The Qazbttb. —An Order, in Oouneil, gazetted oa Thursday eyeniHg,'notifies that for a fee of 3d letters may be registered to any place in New Zealand, also that newspaper exchangee, bearing the title of the paper and the 1 words exchange only,”, are twrtHiilted free. *

. Laebikinxsm.— Some evil disposed person, presumably a boj, has been amuainghimself os ; ha walked along with, chipping,.,at tbs railings’oh the bridges hear Hilton. The damage is not'very great, but'in one or two places the. wires have aleo been out, and the ,road board are offering a reward of £5 for the qienviotion of the offender.

iNailNOv—Oa Thursday evening sport in the Textmka arid Opihi rivers was rather better, and one ertwa nice takes are recorded. The best ,is that of Messrs Nicholas and ,Philipson, who scoured 6 fish weighing.2sib, the largest being 61b. &ir Mogridge landed 3 nice fish from the Tenmha river, and several miner baskets were also taken.

. Freights.—A conference of representatives i of the Shaw Savill and New Zealand Shipping Companies have agreed to arrange, for three extra steamers for each company, having a i carrying capacity qf'3B,ooo sheep and 100 tons; of dairy produce ip eaoh vessel. Wool rales are to remain sis last season. ..Wheat .freight is left an open question at present, as shipowners ssemAaxiohs to demand higher rates than last season. It was also agreed to extehd the present mail contrast one mere year. " Waitohi , — The residents of Waitohi, arid hie friends generally throughout the district will regret to .learn ,that; Mr Watsonj who for several years'has had charge of the above scheol, is about to relinquish his position in it. It is, howeyer, interesting to know that he is leaving to take up a better, position under the North Canterbury board. During the naatiy years Mr Watson has been; in Waitohi he. has: proved himself a goad teacher and a: most obliging and agreeable member if sooiety. He will carry with him the good wishes of all who know him.

Entertainment.—'During the past few months the choir and members of the Frimi-: tiye Methodist Church,Geraldine, have given a number ,of entertainments, .followed by a' coffee supper, and on each occasion.have succeeded in providing the public 'with a most; enjoyable evening's amusement at a merely* nominal eosti It is announced that; on Monday ■ evening., another entertaiß.piflDt. will ; be given solely,by the, children. , A number of the 'scholars have been very carefully trained in singing, reciting, etc., and judging from the; rehearsals the evening should prove most enjoyable .to who attepd..... A eoffee ‘supper will follow. / / , . :j ' ' School 'Committee. The: mofltbly meeting of the Hiltbb 1 School Com-* mittee .was held oh Thursday last.! Present— Mrsire E.- Skinner (chairman), i W-Beattie, P. Ryan, A. Toomey, J. Learj, and O. G, Bradley. , The master’s report for the month showed 1 the nunibor on the roll io be 85, aud ■ theleverage attendance 68. It ; was decided tPigive stapdard prizes if sufloient money ie i, collected., ,0a the motion of Mr Beattie, it was decided to renew,the insurance on the school building. Messrs Bradley and Leary : Were appointed visitors for the month. An , account of 17s was passed td'c payment and the meeting terminated,'> : i Dioobsan SYNODtr-At the meeting of the DioaeeaniSynod, Ohrietohureh, on Thursday, Mr J. Baldwin moved—>“ That .a Select Committee be appointed to enquire into th Maari Miisioc, its fund and management and’.that the Committee'consist of the Revs. R. J. Thorpe, McKenzie Gibsoq, O’Bryan Hoary, f Jaspel- Sinythe, and Messrs Hill, Wright, and the moyer." He brought the mdtieh forward because' he believed that the Maoris were to some* extent sadly’neglected as far as their religion was concerned. The Rev, T, A. Hamilton, supported the motion, as it would tend to strengthen his hands concerning the Maoris at Teinuka. The motion was carried,

■A Question,— A Waimate correspondent, signing himself J. 8. D’B, writes to the Press at followsSir, —do you know of; any case of two fully developed chickens oOming put of one egg? I put thirteen eggs under a hen and ohe has brought out fourteen chickens. ,'No other hen could hava laid in her nest, as she was shut up by herself, and a week before the chickens came out the had only thirteen eggs under her, but she hat fourteen chickens running with her, without an atom of differ- ■; enps| ip polor.T #• r ‘ Thk'WeKoK'OJ T^'e;lloEkMUi.f-At,the inquiry into the wreck of the Koranui the judgment in the course he , steered,, after sighting the light; After the vessel stra'ok sverythiag seemed to have been well and properly done fop the' saving of tKe lives of I the passengers kind crew. The vessel appeared to be well found in every way, and to; have had her proper complement of boats, 1 but if she had had the full number of pas- 1 gangers that she was licensed to carry a largel number must necessarily have lost their lives, for want of boats to take them in. The; Court therefore ordered that Captain Hill’s; certificate be suspended for two months, and that he pay the costs ot the enquiry, amount-: ing to seven guineas. The court thought that the eaptaiu’s conduct after the vessel struck | was worthy of all praise.

The verdict of all who have used the 11 Jumbo” brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutrition!, an i digestive bread cakes, pastry, etc. As the ingredients are of * the finest qualities, and no injurious elements being used in the preparation, bread, etc,,* made with, this powder will keep fresh and moist longer than with any other powder,! Ask for Anderson’* "Jumbo” brand Baking l Powder.—[Abvt. 11, "

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS.

Office of this Paper—Two-roomed house to I let. Wesleyaa Church, Temuka—Services for; to-morrow. | Joseph Gibson—Stud notice re thorough- j bred Hollywood. I Woodbury—Gospel will be preached in the' schoolroom 10-morrow. Geraldine Cheese Factory—Will open for! the season on the 14tb. r i Geraldine Literary and Debating Society—l Noticed meeting next Wednesday evening. | Presbyterian Church, Temuka Annual| soiree on Tuesday evening, in Volunteer Hall.! Temuka.Town -Board—lnvites tenders fori carrying, out general work of the board for! six months. |

0. J. Eayner, Pharmaceutical Chemise,l Temuka—Notiftes that he has disposed of Hisbusiness to Mr 0, Dana, chemist, of Christ-; church, and solioits for him aoontiauance ofj public support., ~ . ; ; 1 , : Glendinning and Debts—On Wednesday; next commence a E monster clearing sale ofj thousands of pounds worth of general drapery, newly imported, end bought at an enormous! sacrifice, iu Mr Mendelson's drapery store/ Temuka. j

J. Mundell and Co.—Sell damaged gal-j vanised iron and timber on-Monday at the; racecourse ; hold sale' of horses on the 9th; adWrliie - ’"Gerald iho' Horse "Parade for' 9th; inst. j publish additional 1 entries to sale of carriages.', ■ < i • • , G. H. Mogridge, Draper and Clothier,'; Temuka—Notifies the arriral of new prints,! ginghams, embroidered robes, twesd jackets,' dresses, embroidery, millinery, hosiery, glares < boots and shoes, sic. ladies* hats and bonnets; trimmed or made with neatness and style..