LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2139, 18 December 1890, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Tnanoahua Seat. —lt is staled that steps will be taken to upset the late election on the grounds of impersonation. Leprosy. — lt is now feared that leprosy exists at Apia, and three men are reported to be suffering from it. Another roan died of the loathsome disease some months ago. Appointment. —The Rev. Father Paul has been appointed Yicar-general of the Auckland Catholic Diocese. He has been in charge of Onehunga parish for thirtythree years. Sentence Commuted. —The Executive Council considered the case of Mahi Kai, the New Plymouth murderer, and decided to commute the sentence of death to penal servitude for life. High Price for Wool —We note by the last London wool catalogues that the Bluec iff* scoured wool brought up to for crossbred, The wool was scoured at McCaskill’S Winchester Wool work". 'Frisco Mail. —The Government have received intimation that from January 24th the mail will be delivered two days earlier than hitherto. One day will be saved crossing the Atlantic and one day on the overland journey. Train Accident. —The train from New Plymouth which arrived at Wanganui on Monday met with a slight mishap, owing to one of the carriages being derailed and thrown off the line. The windows were smashed, but no passengers are hurt, although they were considerably scared. Sly Grco — A nest of sly grog shanties on the Grey road, near Reefton Saddle, was broken up on Thursday. Of eleven cases brought before the Resident Magistrate three were withdrawn and eight convicted. The fines range! from £lO to £25 ; total £l7O, costs £63. A Deserved Protest. —A special telegram from Wanganui to the Wellington Evening Post says that Mr Ballanee, as leader of the Opposition, has addressed a protest to tho Governor on constitutional grounds against any appointments to the Legislative Council until the meeting of Parliament. Th® King Country, —Mr Rees, M.H.R,, is preparing a scheme to lay befere the Government for opening up the King Country for settlement by consent of the Natives, without the present vexatious delays caused by the signatures of all the Natives interested being required. Temperance Meeting. A meeting under the auspicss of the Temuka Band of Hope and Temperance Society will be held in the Presbyterian Church, Temuka, this (Thu rad ay) evening. A varied temperance programme will be gone through, and no charge will be made for admission, Mouktain-Climbfng. —Mesars Man n ering and Dixon ascended to within 140 feet of the top of Mount Cook on Sunday, December 7th. They reached the highest point at 5.60 p.m. A large part of the descent was nude by candlelight, and was over soft snow. The descent occupied twenty-three hours. Stabbing Affray—Two lads, aged fifteen and seventeen, at Elwortby’s station, quarrelled. The younger, in return for a blow, stabbed the other thrice with a pair of sheep-shears, on© blow panetnaing the lungs. The wound is serious, but the lad is doing well. The boy was charged, and remanded for a week to await the other’s recovery. An Awkward Mistake. —When on the West Coast the Governor sent a telegram to Mr Bryce asking him to see him. This message was addressed to Mr Ballanee and delivered to him, naturally causing some confusion. Enquiries have been made from which it appears that the meassage was received all right in the Wanganni office, but in transcribing it Mr Balance's name, by a slip of the pen, was inserted instead of Mr Bryce’s. Caledonian Privileges. —The privileges in connection wi h the Temuka Caledonian Society’s Sports on Boxion Day were submitted to auction by Messrs J. Mundell & Co. after the stock sale on Tuesday. The following are the buyers and prices : Publican’s booth, £2O, Mr M. Scannoll ; luncheon booth, £B, Mr R. D-rrroch; refreshment booth, £4, Mr D. McOaskill ; cards and games, £2 10s, Mr W. Storey. The total amount realised was £34 10s. The Frameless Buckeye Harvester —On Tries lay farmers attending the Temuka Stock Sale showed considerab'e interest in a new Frameless Buckeye Elevator Harvester, which was shown by the agent, Mr A. VV. Gaze, in a section adjoining Mr A. M. Clark’s. The concensus of opinion was that in general crops the machine would be hard to beat, while, from the way in which the platform could be lowered, and the improved arrangement of the canvas, it was considered that during this season, when crops are either very light or irregular, the machine should taka the palm, On the same day, under the charge of Mr J, Lyon, one of Inst season’s pattern was worked at Mr J. Ackroyd’s farm in a very light crop of grass seed. The work done was capital. Holloway’s Pills, —Weakening weather. —The sultry summer days strain the nerves of the feeble and decrepit, and disease may eventuate unless some restorative, such as those purifying Pills, be found to correct the disordering tendency. Holloway’s medicine gives potency to the nervous system j which is the source of all vital movements, and presides over every action which maintains tho growth and well-being of the body No one can over estimate the necessity of keeping the nerves well strung, or the ease with which these Fills accomplish that end. They jare the most unfailing antidotes to indigestion, irregular circulation, palpitation, sick headache, and costivenesr, and have therefore attained the largest sale and highestreputation. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. T. Markham—lnvitee tenders for cutting 00 acres of oats. F. Newman, Poundkeeper, Peel Forest Notice re five impounded hoggets. Guardian Office, Geraldine New tauois racquet for sale, a bargain. Temuka Caledonian Society Invito tenders for fencing in Victoria Park. Temuka Band of Hope and Temperance Society—Meeting in Presbyterian Church tin’s evening ; admission free, J, Mundell & Co.—Have woolpacks, turnip seeds, binding twines, and all station requisites on sale at Timaru prices at their Temuka sub-agency, in charge of Mr Scott. j J, B. Rutland &Co.—Sell large number of unredeemed pledges in tho premises [ next to Mr J. W. Temuka, on Tuesday next.; entries of other gooks can be mide with Mr Miles until hour of sale, J o’clock,