LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2077, 26 July 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Social at Rangitata Station,—a. social in aid of the liangittta Station Schoo! will be held oo evening D9XC.

1 Temuka Caledonian Society.—The ■ third social this vear in connection with -the Temuka C*ledoni4D Society will be held in the Volunteer Drill Shed on Thursday epeaing next. ANGLICAN >> notified elsewhere that the. Mackenzie Gibeon will officiate at St. John the Charch, Winchester, to-morrow, at 11 A.m. In the eyaniog, at 6 30, he will act in a similar Capacity at St. Saviour's Church, Temuka.

Gold Digging.-Half a ton o dry crushed'ore from Puhipuhi (Auckland) has yielded 250Z3 of bullion, or 95 per cent, of the assay value. The Ross CJnited Goldmining .Company cleaned up on Tuesday, after a ten weeks run, with 3500zj, valued at £1330. Rifle Shooting.-The following will represent the Genuine Rifles in the match against the T-maru R fles, which takes place at Timaru on Thursday next ; Lieut, McKedzie, Sergeant's Fleming and Brown, Corporals Stonehouse and Fiefield, Privates Coles, Marshall, Irvine, Stringer, and Scott ; emergencies, Privates Fleming and YVomer.

Weslbyan Chubch, Temuka.—The Bev. R. 8. Bunn will conduct the morning and evening services in the above church tomorrow; The evening service will be a " people's" one. ' •' Entertainment at Pemuka.. —An entertainment in aid of the funds of St. Savioui'u Church will be held in the Volunteer EUU, Temuka, on Friday evening next. The entertainment will be provided by Timaru friends. Draughts.—The following players will repreaens Temuka in their match, Teainka v. Tirnaiu, on Tuesday week : Messrs Bennett, Beck, Chapman, Drysdale, Denby, Hooper, Lee, McAuliffe, 01 field, Storey, Nicholas, Sim and Corbett. Football.—Thiß afternoon, at 2 o'clock, a match will take place in the Temnka Park between teams representing the Timaru High School (past and present) and the Temuka District High School. Judging from the recent form shown by the former a good game is anticipated, which will probably end in their favor. Generous Action. Enquiry shows that Andrews, treasurer of the Court (Auckland), who committed tuiicide on Tuesday, defrauded the lodge out of £SOO by means of a fahe book. The lodge; nevertheless,; accorded him a forester's funeral and puid all exposes, and made the usual allowance to his wife. ~,..,

Temuka Literary Society. This society is to hold another of its pleasant reunions on Tuesday evening. An excellent programme of songs, readings, recitations, music, etc., has been arranged for. Tea and other refreshments will be supplied, and part of the evening is to be devoted to indoor games. Dr Kureem Bux will give an address on India. A good attendance of the public is expected. Geraldine Rifles. An inspection parade of this corps was held on Thursday evening lust, Captain R. H. Pearpoint being in command. Lieut.-Uolonel Buley wus the inspecting officer, and Staff Sergt.Major Jones was also present. Only 25 iiembers pnt in an appearance, consequently the parade did not count. The men having been inspeeted were put through company, position, and aiming drill by Captain Peorpoint and Serg'.Major Jones.

Geraldine Public School —The concert committee appointed to arrange for ce'ebrating the opening of the new sohool at Geraldine met on Wednesday Inst and decided that a formal opening of the school should tuke place, when the ministers of the various denominations should be asked to address those present. It was blpo decided thiit a treat for the chi'dren should be held in the afternoon and a concert in the Volunteer Hall in the

evening. Prosperous Company.—The annual report of th« Refloating Company Dunedin shows a credit balance to profit and loss of £2,388, out of which it is proposed to pay a dividend of 8 per cent, and carry forward £468. Duiing the year there were frozen nnd shipped ,232333 carcases of eheep »nd lamb?, and 8312 quarters of beef, an inc r ease of 54 829 sheep bnt a decreese, of 3150 quarters of beef. Of Jthese 119,307 carc.isea w<?re froz'nat Oamnru, and 113 206 «t Bnrnside. The figures would have been much la'ger but for the scarcity of tonnnge. The company have purchased the ship Atalina to be used as as a refrigerating hulk. The Streeter Mtjrper.—ln the above murder case several witnesses gave evidence as to conversations they had with Black. To one Black said he gave Streeter £3O, and he went to town ; to another that Streeter had cleared out with a Maori woman ; to Sergeant Carlyon that Stre9ter would turn up when he had spent £6 he had, and that he had been seen at Wairoa ; to another he said Streeter had gone (o see his brothpr in Christchurch. He also said Streeter left the camp with his best elothes on, but the working clothes W9re found on the body. He said Mrs Streeter was looking better, and that Streeter would not trouble her any more, " thank God." After a two days enquiry the prisoner was committed for trial. Across the Boyne. —ln reply to an invitation to join in celebrating the cntenary of. Father Mather recently, the Rev. Dr Kanp, otherwise known .as the Rev. Koaring Kanp, GraDd Master of the Orangemen, said he would be msst happy to assist in such a work, and to " shake hands across the Boyne " with persons of all denominations. Ireland was electrified with hope that at lust there was b prospect of peace between the North and the South, and everyone was delighted. We find, however, by the cablegrams from Home that Dr Kane is to be one of the missioners who have decided to come to the colonies to undo what the Irish delegates. Baby Ogoek Company. oompaDy will finish its season in Timaru this evening, and, as will be seen by an advertisement in another column, will appear in the Volunteer Hall, Tenauku, next Monday evening. From what we have seen in other papers we conclude that the company is well woifch seeing. They have been a success everywhere, and are spokeo highly of. The performance will commence with a charming comedy entitled " Stella and Festus," which has enjoyed a long ran in the Australian theatre", introducing the garden scene; from Lord Lvtton's "Lady of Lyons," and the rejection scene from Charles Selby's f Marble Heart," concluding with a dramatised yersian of Charles Dickens' >' Bleak House,'' in four apts, in which BibyOgden will pourtray her wonderful impersonation of "Jo," supported by the full company. Soefj?B ORaRj. School Committee.— The monthly msetiug of the South Orari School Committee was held on Monday, the 21st instant. The following correspondence was read : From the Board of of Education notifying that the sum of $1 Is 6d had been placed to the credit of the committee towards defraying the expense of repairing the pump and stove at the master's hons ; from Mr Qarrard intimating his resignation of his positioq as scavenger : from the teacher intimating that the average attendance for the past mouth had bebn §5 and that four pupils hsd failed fo make half the number of attendances dqring t|)e lasj: three months. The chairman was deputed to attend to the appointment of another another scavenger and to procure a supply of foolscap for school purposes. It was pesoVed tj)at the parents of two of the | chi'dren shored be immediately summoned for f*iling to send them regularly to school. It was decided to get the fences trimmed daring August. Mr Bates was appointed yisitor for the month. Ac : eounfs to £he amount of £3 3s were pu&ged for payment,

FoKSERY. —In Cbristchurcb, Joseph Harrop, charged with forging a cheque for £37 —a case s"milar to that of Hadfield was remanded till Monday. James Harrop was arrested on ft ch'irge of complicity in the forgeries committed'' by F. M. Hadfield. The cheques which they are accused of forging amount to £231, and were all in the name of William Goodwin, a farmer at Green Paik. A Serious Question. —The question of the discharged lunatics came before the benevolent trustees again at Dunedin. A . letter was received from Dr Hacon, Ohrislchurch, congratulating the trustees on the decision not to admit lunatics, and asking them to consider the insane action of the Government in appointing medical men of no special experience to" act as inspectors and medical superintendents of asylums in the colony, and to assist him in demanding a commission of enquiry into lunacy. The trustees decided to inform Mr Torrance, the chaplain who has charge of the patients, that they cannot advise him what to., do in the matter. The chairman mentioned he was quite sure no one would bo found to take charge of ' the woman who had been released. She had been sent to gaol before going to the asylum for cutting and wounding, and had rather a homicidal tendency. Primitive Methodist Church, : Tamtjka.—After the close of the usual service on Wednesday evening, a meeting of the members of the congregation was held to consider the date cf holding a baziar and gift auction. It had been talked of for some considerable time, but had been postponed on account of efforts having been made by other Churches. In the spring was considered to be a suitable time, and it was resolved to hold a gift auction on September 27'h, and that the secretary prepare suitable books for collecting. It is hoped that the debt on the church will be greatly reduced by this effort and by the painting of the church (which is shortly to be done) it will prove beneficial to both the trustees and congregation. A number of friends have consented to take collection books, by whom donations in cash, produce, and goods will be received. Mr B. Metson, at thi park, is the treasurer, and Mr J.'B. Epps, Arowhenua, is secretary, and,,will receive gifts from friends at any time".

Protection.—A Protection Conference haa formulated this series of questions for Parliamentary candidates ;—Are you in favor of, and would you support, a Custom tariff sufficient to enable manufacturers to compete with long hours and cheap labor and low interest on capital of foreign eouutries in the establishment of local industries ? As the existing Customs tariff abounds with glaring anomalies, will you be in favor of its undergoing a thorough revision, and that in all future compilations the list of articles taxed for purposes of revenue should be kept quite distinct from those levied to protect New Zealand produce 1 Will you endeavor to have all articles absolutely essential to the manufacture of New Zealand goods, and which the colony itself does not produce, allowed to come in duty free as raw material ? Will you endeavor to have all imported manufactured goods or fabrics that can be produced here taxed to auch a degree as would enable New Zealand producers to hold their own against foreigners ? As the property tax now stands it is a great drawback to industries already established sod interferes with other industries being started, would you' be in favor of its being abolished and of substituting some other less objectionable tax ?

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. M. Gaffaney—Has mangolds for sale. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Serrioes for to-morrow.

Temuka Caledonian Society—Social on Thursday evening. Social at Raogitata Station School—On Friday evening nest. ArowheDU* Town Board—lnvites tenders for carting 150 yards shingle. J. Mundell & Co.—Sell skins at their rooms, Geraldine, on Tuesday next. St. Saviour's Church, Temuka—Not : ce re services to-morrow ; social in Volunteer Hall on Friday evening. Baby Ogden— Appears in Volunteer Ball, Temuka, on Monday night, in " Jo," supported by strong dramatic company.

Temuka Litemy Society Social at Temuka in connection with Temuka Literary Society on Tuesday evening in Oddfellows' Hall.

E. C. Dann, Chemist, Temuka—Has strychnine, for sparrow poisoning, for sale cheap ; large supply of flower and vegetable seeds jast to hand. Arthur Gabites, The Corner, Timaru—• Annouoces special quotations for the week in blankets, men's and boy's overcoats, suits, and trousers, tweed, shirting, wool, etc ; special notices re tailoring and boots.