LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1971, 19 November 1889, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Angling- Competion, Efforts will be made to get Hie Excellency the Governor to attend the annual flak dinner of the Geraldine County Angler*’ Seciety. Oamahu SHOW.—Saturday return tickets to Oamaru, available for return until the 251 h November, will be issued to-morrow and Thursday at the various railway stations between Christchurch and Wasbdykc. Geraldine Sxocr Sale.—The fortnightly sale of stock takes placo at Geraldine tomorrow. Messrs J. Mumiell & Co. and Messrs Webster & Macdonald advertise entries of sheep, calt’.e, pigs, etc. The sale of cattle will oemmence at 12 o’clock^sharp. Found Dead.—A general dealer’ named Geo. Rolf, an elderly man, well known in the Pareoca and Otaio districts, was found dead on the road near the Otiio on Saturday evening. He was in Timaru on Saturday, left for home in the afternoon, and was picked up dead about 7 o’clock. It is supposed he fell out of his trap, and was either run over or injured his head in the fall. The Gotbbnob at Dunhdin. Lord Onslow arrived at Dunedin from the north on Friday evening. He was met by the Mayor, the city councillors, and a large crowd of the public. The mayor addressed a few words of welcome to the Governor. The volunteers turned out in force. Lady Onslow arrived about an hour earlier. They have taken up their residence in the Governor’s house. Sheep Worrying.—At the R.M. Court, Oxford, on Thursday last, a case in which £54 14s was claimed for sheep worried by dogs attracted considerable attention, owing to the fact that sheep-worrying by dog# has been a source of great annoyance to'the farmers in the district. The Bgfioh assessed the damage in this case at £B’and costs. A spaniel, the property of the defendant, was the cause sf the damage;

Train Arrangements fob the Exhibition, —On Monday next, the day before the exhibition opens at Dunedin, a special train will run from Christchurch to Dunedin, carrying passengers at the excursion rates already advertised. The train will leave Temuka at 11.32 a.ra,, and raaoh Dunedin at 6.45 p.m. As the express train is almost sure to be uncomfortably crowded anyone wishing to be present at the opening of the exhibition should make a point of travelling by this train.

Phimitite Meth»dist Ohubsh, Geb&ldinb. The anniversary services of this Church were conducted on Sunday last by the Rev. P. W. Jones, of Waddmglon, who preached powerful and eloquent sermons morning and evening. The church was well filL-d on both occasions. In the afternoon, when Mr Jones addressed the school children, their parents, and friends, the building was packed. During each of the services the choir, under the leadership of Mr A. Sherratt, with Miss Andrews as organist, rendered several selections of music. The usual anniversary tea-meeting was heli last night. This evening Mr Jones will give an address on the timperanca question, on which subject he is known as an able speaker.

Challenge Cups.—Mr Flint, hou. secretary of the Gerald ine County Anglers’ Society, received yesterday two splendid 10-guinea cups, which are to be competed for at the next angling competition of the society. The cups ore the gifts of Mr A. B. G. Rhodes, M.H.R., and Mr R. H. Rhodes, and are to remain the property oi the society, the winners of the first prizsa only receiving the privilege of bavins their names engraved on them. One of the cups ii for minnow fishing, and the other for fly fishing. They have been designed and manufactured by Messrs Peterson and Go., Christchurch, and are a grant ore lit to them. They arc very ohostoly engraved, and bear the name of the society. The engraving, besides the scrollwork containing the name, const s‘s of ferns and other indigenous plants, together with an angler in the act of fishing. R.M. Couet, Tbmuka. —At the above Court, yesterday, before A. M. Clark, Esq,, -J.P., James Guild was charged with having been drunk and disorderly on the 12th inst., and also with hating mads use of insulting language at the railway station on the same day. George Smart gave evidence to the effect that the accused made use of very insulting language at the railway station. His behayior was very insulting. The stilionmaster, Mr Aldeiton, also gave evidence as to the behavior. The defendant said he was the worse of liquor, and did net know what ho was doing. It was his first offence. His Worship said persons like him must be kept down, especially as he had insulted iadies. He would fine him 5s for drunkenness, and £1 for insulting language, in default of payment he would go to gaol for one week. The Court then adjourned.

An Inspector Cbiticisbd. There is much fun (says an exchange) to bo got frem the ridiculous answers given by children to examiners’ questions, and if one sought for them as carefully there is probably nearly as much to be got from the questions themselves—fun of a different kind, however. A Noith Island paper has been inspecting the local inspector, -and points cut a number of absurdities in a set of examination papers placed before a single standard in a city school. Questions in arithmetic in terms never used; % oateh question that “had” a local financial agent; and a jumble of geometry and arithmetic, another catch. In geography mis-spellmgs of names, and departures from the syllabus in the line of inquiry ; a demand for tbe “ areas ” of oceans, (hough no one knows their areas, as their limits are not defined ; and for a description of a trip round places not in existence at all. As to grammar, the critic advises tbe inspector “to avoid tautology and flatulent verbosity, to esehsw tha use of Yankeeisms, and to devote a few hours to a careful study of tbe rules of punctuation,’ and finally to qualify himself better to judge of handwriting by learning to write decently himself.

Supposed PoiSONIH*. —The Home correspondent of the Melbourne Argus writes:— “ We are threatened with anetber Maybrick case. Three years ago aMr Ernest Weldon, of Gloucester Mansions, South Kensington, being then twenty-six years old, married a Mrs Laura Violet Vernon, who had bean twice a widow. At one time they were separated, but more recently lired together, and last month they went to Ostend. Mr Weldon was a heavy drinker. While in Ostend he was taken ill, and on the 4th iust. Dr James Farr received a telegram from Mrs Weldon, whom he knew, to meet her on her arrival at Gloucester Mansions in order to attend her husband. He did so, and was in constant attendance on his patient til) the 9th instant, whan Mr Weldon died. Dr Farr attributed his death to Bright’s disease, brought on by excessive drinking. The only relation of the deceased known to Mrs Weldon was a cousin, and he was informed of the death and funeral. Some of Mr Weldon’s brothers heard of the occurrence, told Mrs Weldon’s solicitor and Dr Farr they were dissatisfied, and managed to get an order for the exhumation of the body. An inquest has been opened, and adjourned pending the medical analysis by one of the Home Office chemists. Mr Weldon is reported to ha-c loft his wife £50,000, which fact will probably account for the hostile conduct of the brothers.

The Law’s Dkiat. Great disappointment was felt by a large number of litigants who assembled in Temuka yesterday t» get (heir cases heard, owing to the fact that no Court was held. The Resident Magistrate sent a telegram stating that be was detained in Timaru at an inquest, and asking the police to get the justices of the peace to officiate in bis stead. This the police made an effort to do, but only Mr A. M. Clark was available, and consequently the business of the Court had to be adjourned for a week. Great inconvenience was caused to many who had come from long distances to attend the Court.

An Absbnio Eatbr.—According to the New York correspondent of tho Sunday Times, Somes B. Yume, of Providence, Rhode Island, eats every day two heaped tablespoonfuls of arsenic, feels all the better for it, and declares that h« would die without it. Twenty-fiye years ago Mr Yume was bitten by rattlesnake. Tbs pains were so intense that, in despair, he tried to commit suicide by taking arsenic. To his surprise, the mineral poieon temporarily overcame the snake poison. Since then he has had t) eat »rs«nic twice a day to eountsract the effects of the snake bite, which show themselves in swellings of arm and freezing of the blood, every morning and evening. The case is puzzling physicians. If Mr Yume should happen to die, and Mrs Yuma ever purchase fly-papers, and were arrested at the instance of those who did not know Mr Yume’s peculiarities, and tried before Judge Stephen, would she be condemned to penal servitude for life ? Irish Centenarians,—ln his annual report the Registrar-General of Ireland states (bkt the deaths regis'ered during the year 1888 included no fewer thsn 208 of persons said to have been upward of 100 years of age. There were of these 87 males and 121 females. As records of the deaths of centenarians are frequently regarded with some degree of incredulity, the Registrar bad all (he cases investigated, and the result was that I( it was ascertained that the ages of the centenarians, as given in tha records, were in every case confirmed.” Reflecting upon this state of affairs, a medical journal points ont that, while in England and Wales the centenarians are only about two per million, they in Ireland are more than forty-three per million, and it adds that this is»certainly a " startling announcement.” ''

Nblson Diocesan Strop.—The Nelson Diocesan Synod was opened on Thursday with a large attendance, including clergy from the West Coast and Marlborough. The Bishop’s address was an excellent one and well received. In the concluding part he referred to the gravity of tbs times, and said* “So long as any soul knows not, or rejects, or neglects, Christ, so long shall we, the clergy, have a work to do, and we dare not lay down our arms or fools while such is the ease. We will not quarrel with any because they say ‘ We can see more of Christ from this or that point of view, therefore come to us.’ 'lfit is so,’we answer, ‘we shall soon see it by the result in you. Meantime we do not i'ntsnd to give up certainty for uncertainty, and we should indeed have reason to be ashamed of our belief if the utterances of irresponsible and popularity-hunting writers were allowed to disturb it, or if it bung on the degree of wit or private criticism manifest in periodical articles or in the eloquent invective of an address. ' We are human and follible, it is true, but we would hope we may claim to be honest workers in connection with what is, we believe, a divine institution—the institution of Christ’s Church for the salvation of the world.’ ”

A Lkaact Unclaimed roa 30 Yeaes.— The Indian Government are about to be called upon to repay a a urn of £IOO,OOO which they have had in their possession for several years, the proceeds of a legacy left by the. wife of one of the natives princes, who died upwards of 30 years ago. The deceased lady (says the Freeman’s Journal) was an Irishwoman who went to India some 60 years since as the travelling companion of two wealthy English ladies, During her stay in India she attracted the notice of one of the native princes, and he married her. The pair lived happily for upwards of 30 years, the wife having a separate estate settled upon her by the Maharajah. She died childless, and left no wills Her property was taken over by the Indian Government, and it has remained in their hands ever since. It wag at the time of her death £30,000, but its value has since risen to close on £IOO,OOO. The relatives of the deceased lady in Ireland were in entire ignorance of her fate until quite recently, when they learnt it accidentally from a returned Indian soldier. The inquiries which have since been instituted have fully established her marriage with the Indian prince. The friends have also assured themselves of the existence and value of the property.

An Old Tune.—” Wo Wont Go Home Till Morning” is said to be one of the oldest tunes in the world. Professor Easel, a music teacher, in a speech at the Music Teachers’ Association, Louisville,, said that when the army of the first Napoleon was in Egypt In 1799 the camp for awhile was near the Pyramids, One afternoon, about sunset, the band was playing. The inhabitants of the desert had collected near and were listening te the music. Nothing unusual happened until the band struck up a tune which we now hear under the name of “We Wont Go Home Till Morning.” Instantly there were the wildest demonstrations of joy among the Bedouins. They embraced each othsr, and shouted and danced in the delirium of their pleasure. The reason was that they were listening to the favorite and oldest tuna of their people. Profesaor Easel stated that the tune had been taken te Europe from Africa in the eleventh century by the Oresadsrs, and had lived separately in bath countries for over seven hundred years. This is certainly good enough to make " We Wont Go Home Till Morning ” classic. Its origin is more of a mystery than the source of the Nile.

J Knocking it Down.— The Home New* | states that an eccentric man from the colonies has just passed away at Oranthans, and that fuiot town is likely to talk about it for many a year. Fire years ago ha returned from the Antipodes with a large fortune. He put his money in bank, and proceeded to run through it with an industry worthy of the “Jubilee Plunger.” It was his aim to buy cestly things and to destroy them, and in general to reverie the customs and ordinary notions of sane men. Herewith are indicated sense of the franks in which he indulged “ A valuable gold watch was smashed up immediately ; the back of a silver watch was wrenched off so as to be more convenient for winding up, he said j the straw was taken out of a mattress for pig bedding, springe taken out of a new easy chair, shelves out of the house for firewood, valuable clocks broken up and thrown away, bread daily burnt ou the fire, legs of mutton and sides of bacon were buried in the garden, valuable plants and trees were bought and chopped up.” A pig thwarted his purposo one day by refusing to take possession of a boudoir that had been prepared for it, and the enraged benefactor of the pig smashed in its skull with a hammer. Ihe end of this eccentric character was, as way be supposed, peculiarly dismal. He had parted with all his money, and he virtually died a pauper,

The verdict o! all who have tiled the “Jumbo” brand Baking Powder, is that it makes light, nutritious, ani 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’s “ Jumbo” brand Baking Powder.—[Advx, 11. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. T. Pawson, Hilton—lnvites tenders for erecting three-reosaed cottage and balding chimney. W. C. Roulston, Cash Drapery' Company, Temuka —Wanti apprentices and improvers to the dressmaking. , .. N.Zi Railways—-Notice re extra train froiH Christchurch to Dunedin, calling at Temuka, on Nov. 25 ; the tram will leave Temuka at 11.32 a.ra. J. Mundell and Co.—Sell double and single seated buggies, chaff eutter, eto,, at the late Mr Wadsworth’s homestead, Orari, qa Thursday next.