LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1994, 14 January 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Clbahins Sale.— Attention is directed to an important sale, by Messrs Gracie, Maclean and Co., at the Arowhenua Hotel on Friday next.

Flax Fibre.—The Canterbury Chamber of Commerce have decided to communicate with other Chambers to endeavour to secure a uniform standard of quality tor flax fibre exported from the colony.

Saltation Abmy, Qebaldinb.—A "Great Indescribable Meeting" in connection with the Salvation Army will be held in the Oddfellowß' Hall, Geraldine, to-morrow night, and Mrs Hammond in command. All are invited.

Salh at Geraldine.—The fortniahtly sale of stock, etc., at Geraldine takes place t®-morrow. Entries of sheep, cattle, pigs, reapers and binders, etc., are advertised by Messrs J. Mundell and Co. and Messrs H. B. Webster and 00.

RAiLWAr Returns.—The following ara the railway returns for the four-weekly period ending 7th December :—Receipts • Middle Island, £53.097 ; total, £79 881 Expenditure: Noith Inland (1137 miles)', £18,413 ; Middle Island, £34,276 ; total £52,689. ' ' w '

Siilb Association's Meming.—-The number of competitors, at the N.Z. Rifle Associatioa 11 Meeting, which commenced at Wingatui, near Masgwl, yester.tay, is 840. Twenty-eight of the competitors are from Auetralia. The DUt ? I\C* tn '^ ts in Uio i 8 33 > »nd it is «. pected the meoting will conclude in a week His Bxoalleaay the Governor opened the

Ball at Gehaldinb.—A ball will be'held in the Oddfellows' flail, Gersldine, on Thursday evening nest;. Chess Tournament.—The chess tournament at Dunedin concluded on Saturday, Mr Hookham, of Christchurcb, proviDg the champion. Of the five games he played he won four and drew one.

Balmobai, Watbb-Raoe.—We notice that Mr W. T. Flccher, of Temuka, is the successful tenderer far the sr>ond contract of the Balmoral Wate'-iace, wh ch is situated about 60 miles from Christchurch. Fatality in a Bbewebt.—A man namod , E. W. Anderson, employed at Kortegsst's' brewery, Hokitiki, was engaged running off a brew, and as it did not run freely lis went to (he yat. Fifteen minutes afterwards he was found lyin? at the bottom of the vat. Efforts ware at fir.fc made to get him out, >but were unsuccessful, owing to the stupefying effect of (he fumes. When finally brought out he was found to be quite dead. Two other men in trying to rescue him nearly Buccumbed. Illtreatment of a Wife.— Tha adjourned inquest on Mrs Eliza Gros?, who was found insensible in her own house on the morning of the 27th December, and died the same evening, terminated on Friday evening. The tvonv.n had been disgustingly Mused, and n charge of assault has been made against the husband. The jury returned a verdict that death _ caused by apoplexy, and in their opinion was accelerated by tha brutal usage and illtreatment she was subiected to.

The EXHIBITION.—The attendance at the ' Exhibition oo Friday reached the large total of 8144, the p-»id admissions numbering 5330. The Sunday School Union children with the assistance of urtul-s, tho whole numbering about 500, wave a choral and floral festival in the concert hall, which was paeked, m.ny bei.,g unable <o ohtaia admission. The display was novel and preUy. Each juvenile had a banner and bouqu;t, and these we e moved about alternately as ar. "ccompaniment to the choruses.. There was also a palm display aud a programme display lo the orchestral selection GeraLDINB FIOBAL AND HoRTIOr/LTTTBAI, BOOIETST.—Ifc will D 0 „ eoa by &Q Hdv6tdae . meat elsewh ra that the above nooiety's annual exhibition takes pUos on Thursday n.xtin the Volunteer H*ll, Q-eraldine lb will also be noticed th*t the entries for the oottajje garden prizs rnunt be sent in at once Intending exhibitors will do well to remember that the other entues close on Wednesday evening. Hithert > the society have received, the entries on the day of the sho «, but thu is found to oauae a goud deal of hurry and oodiuiiod, and it has been decided to clone the entriet en the evening previous to the show, An auotion .ale of plants, etc., will be held otter the show. Land Boabd.—A meeting of the Canterbury Land Board was held on Thursday. Among the sales effeoted was the following • -Secfon 14, reserve 1381, Rangitata district! 816 acres, co O. F. Standish. Deferred paywent licenses were grantad to David Stewart, for lot 823, Arowhenna village settlement, cont lining one rood, and to Wm. Hayhuret, for lot 866, in the same settlement, containing one acre. Perpetual leases were granted to Joseph Greenaway, of lot 24, Hinds township, 12* acres. The tender of A. W. Gaze for the occupation of Reserve 1846, Arowhenua, was accepted. The Chief Commissioner reported that about 33 aeres of Crown Land, near Peel Forest, had been cropped by the holder of the adjoining land. The board ordered that proceedings should be taken against the party unless he paid for the use of tha land which had been cropped Fate o* Mr J. Clakke.-Oo Saturday afternoon last two shildren named Di.lojk whi* playing on the sea beach, near Bloody Jack's Point, to the south of limaru, found an almost now watertight boot, which on examination was found to contain a human foot eacaasd in a dark grey ribbed noollen sock. The foot had been severed at the ankle, and the flesh was quit- white. The whole were taken to the Lunaru police station. The boot is a right foot one, is strong and almost new; has heel and foe plates; laas two rows of nails along each edge, and three rows of nails in the centre, and looks as if it had been in the water for a long time It was thought tha foot was part of the remains of James Clarke, pUtolayer, Makikihi, who suddenly disappeared from home about three or four months ago, and about whom nothing had since bsen heard. Festerday Detective Neil brought the boot and sock from Timara to Temuka, where Mrs Ciarke is now living, and she at once identihed them as belonging to her unhusband. This sets at rest all speculates as to Mr Clarke's fate, but how he got into;tha sea will of course remain a mystery.

The verdiot of all who have used the JnmSo t.rand B*kin* Powder, is that it makes light, antritious, »ni digeativo ir.re&d oakes, pastry, mo, As the ingredients are of the finest qualities, and no injurious ekui-uts &ei?>jj used m tne preparation, bread, tfo, mude with this povrd-r will keep fresh a-d moist longer than with :<! ,y other oowri*r Ask for Anderson's " JumbJ " brand" BakiuPowder.—[Abvt I]. ~ SYNOPSIS OF AuVJiRiiaBMENTS. Ball—At on Thursday evening. GMOTARDIAN Office, Qcraidine—Youa* nw wanti nuna'ion. F Franks, Temuka—Has uaeful draught boras for sale. H. B. Webster and Co.—Entries for atock sale at urerttldme to-morrow.

M. Connolly, Temuka—lnvites tendera for cutting, jtooking and ataeking. J. Mundell and Co.—Additional entries for O-eraldine stock Bale to-morrow Bichard Sharp, tsnden tor cutting, binding, and sticking. araoia, Mclean and Co.—Particular! of targe etdarmg sala on account of Mr M Soannell and others at Arowhenua Hotel on H riday next, Jan. 17.