LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2166, 21 February 1891, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kakanui Belief Funo —The funds colleoied for tlie relief of the sufferers by the Krtkanui disaster now amount to £6OO. Rabbit Preserving.—A rabbit preserving factory, capable of treating 2000 rabbits per day has beoci started in Dunedin. Federation Conference. —Sir Harry Atkinson and Captain Kussell, left for Sydney in the Tekipo on Thursday. The vessel took 160 passengers. Novelty in Cigarettes.—Self-lighting cigarettes—i.e., tipped with an igniting preparation—are (says Invention) the invention of a St. druggist. He ha» sold the patent fot £6OOO. pRISONEHS AT MILFORO SOUND. —The feport on the prisoners at Milford Sound . is much exaggerated. The work is going j on well, and all the men who show signs ! of inßuboidination will be removed. , New Freezing Works.—The tender I of Messrs Jones and Palliser, of Timaru, I for erecting frei z : ng ioiks at Ngahauranaa, t for ;he Wellington Me it Export Company, \ has been acceplod. The price is about t £15,000. |r

WeSLBYAN, OHOEOH, Tbmuka.—The Eev. B. 8. Bunn will oonducb the morning and evening servioea in the above churoh tomorrow, and will preach at Waitohi in the afternoon. . , / Sale of Furnitube, Etc.—Attention is directed to the important sale of household furniture and effects, etc.', advertised by Messrs J. Mundell & Ce. on account of Mr A. AllaD, Tetnuka.' '" Cricket.—The following team will play for the Tetnuka club to-day against the Winchester Woolsorfcers C.C. :—Browri (captain), Buxton, Farnle, Goldstone, Harrison, Mendehon, Miles, Mogridge, Morton, McLean, and Wills. Play begins at 2 o'clock sharp. Wrestling. At Christchurch. on: Thursday night Duncan 0, Ross be&t George Robinson in a wrestling match in five styles for £soaside. Ross won three styles, catch-as-eatch-can, Giseeo-Rorjaan, acd collar-md-albow. Ribmson threw Ross in (be American side hold. In the Cumberland style Rosa broke his hold, and the bout was awarded to Robinson. i Damages for Eviction. At the ; Supreme Court, Dunadin, on Wednesday, ( an old man named Campbell, 78, received £2oo' damages from a commission agent ' named Rose for violently ejecting him ' from his office, whereby his leg was ■ broken. Campbell called at Rose's office ' for some papers, for which a demand for ; two guineas was made, and as be refused | to go Rose put him pat, and Campbell's leg got broken in the struggle. , HiiLEtrjAH Wedding.—Those in this [ district who take an interest in Salvation Army matters are again reminded of the Halleujah Wedding of Captains Rattray and Noble, which takes place in the Volunteer Hall, Geraldine, to-morrow, at 3 p.m., also of the gigantic wedding breakfast, which takes place in the Oddfellows' Hall on Monday evening 1 next. Captain Rattray and Lieutenant ' Scott a'so farewell to-morrow evening. • ' The Ocean Mail Services.—The del partnre of the San Francisco mail will.be I permanently changed to five days later r than heretofore, and the departure of the 5 direct service from Thursday to Saturday. . This, however, is a present arrangement only,' as in the interests of the colony a 5 further delay of two days in the direct ' service will be necessary, and this point is t si'l under the consideration of the postal r authorities and the contractor for the j service. I . Larceny from a Post-Office. At i the R.M. Court, Timani, yesterday, • James Dickson, a lad of about 16, pleaded , guilty fo the ehsrge of stealing from the I Bink of New Zaaland note of the value 3 of £5. After hearing soiie evidence and b an appeal on behalf of the aecu»ed, he f was ordered to pay £lO, and sentenced to j six months' imprisonment. He won, however, allowed oat undrr the Probation Act, this being his first offence. Immigration and Emigration Returns. —The immigration and emigration returns i for January show that the arrivals were 3 1558 and the departures 1745, the balance - against the colony being 187. The arl rivals were—From the United Kingdom, 231; New South Wales, 689; Victoria, 3 456 ; Tasmania, 82 ; other places, 100 ; total, 1558. Departures—To the United , Kingdom, 91 , New South Wales, 1000 ; } Victoria, 359; South Austrulis 1; Thb- ' mania, 225 : ether places, 69 ; tofc-il, 1745. • A Contractor's Mistake.—A f the L Rangitikei County Council meeting on 8 Tuesday (says the Advocate) a letter was ?. received from a would-be-tenderer which 3 proves how some unfortunate people mix k I things up to their own confussion aurf' that of others. When tenders were being opened, the chairman broke open 3 an envelope endorsed in the usual 7 way as "Tenders for ," but it > began with " Dear Annie," and the - chairman was restrained by motives of t delicacy from reading any further. f The tender was not unnaturally rejected ' as informal, amid considerable amusement. Whether the intending tenderer was writing 'to a wife or a sweetheart did not transpire. • 1 But imagine the young lady's astonishment, I supposing he posted his tender to her, at so [ much per chain for her hand, or that be l would take the whole at a lump sum. j A Pumpkin Artist.—Mr George Levons, the pumpkin artist of Temuka, has exceeded all his previous efforts by the 1 caricatures he has drawn on pumpkins 5 this year. He has just left at our office - two pumpkins illustrating incidents in the ) life of our illustrious countryman, Mr Badham. One pumpkin, a fine large one, shows Mr Badham tempting Mrs O'Shea. Mr Badham poses as a serpent ceiled round I a tree, with Mrs o\Shea goz'ng on him intently. The second pumpkin represents ' Mr Badham in his official capacity, and 1 displaying his trade mark—a seffo'd. Marching in the footsteps of their father are two young Balaams, and tbe whole ; firm is ptyled Bid liana and Sons, but this, , we presume, is where the joke comes in, ns we have never before heard of the sons. If 1 Punch knew of Mr Levens' capabilities he would not be long in Temuka. Bicycle Racb.—Bicycle races look place in Timaru on Thursday afternoon last, and were well attended. Among the competitors were some from Christchurch, Wa'nute, and Oamaru. Results : —Mile Maiden Roadster : J. Wilson (Tourist) 1, W.S Waite(Timaru)2; Two-Mile Roadßter ■ Handicap : E. Haskell (Tourist) 1, J. L. Coy (Timaru) 2, J. Whelan (Tourist) 3 ; Three-Mile Bicycle Handicap : C. E. Hall (Tourist) 1, T. H. North (Pioneer) 2, F. Trumann (North Canterbury) 3 ; Mile Roadster Handicap: J. L. Coy 1, J. Whelan 2, J. F. McCarthy 3; Ladies' Bracelet : C. E. Hall 1, J. L. Coy 2, J. Whelan 3; Tbree-Mi e Bicycle Handicap : C. Hall 1, T. H. North 2, J. Whelon 3; Five-Mile Roadster Handicap; E. Hasseli I, C. E. Hall 2, l\ Fyfe 3 ; One-Mile Consolation : W. Lttraon (Oamaru) 1, J. Boyd (North Canterbury) 2. An Eventfetl Voyage. During the voyage of the ship Persian Empire, which arrived at Wellington recently from London, 102 days out, a seaman named Stephen Jellish fell from a yard into the sea on November 12th in lhe Bay of Biscay during a gale, and was drowned. It is believed that the man was dead before he reaohed the water. Jellish was a single man, SI years of age, and a native of Portsmouth. On January 21st another sailor, Ueo.-ge Cruser, 38 years of age, a native of Holland, died from paralysis, and was buried at bob. When the vessel nas off Cape Brett, on Tuesday, the steward, Robert Neville, had his lej broken at the ankle through getting it entangled with the ropes when the ship ' was tacking. Tha captain and mate set ' the injured limb. Th 9 voyage was a ' rough weather one, 1 1

Death of a Circus Proprietor.—-An Auck'and telegram says:— "News received from Calcutta announces the death there of Wm. Woodyear, circus proprietor, well known in New Zealand. He died of cholera, after two days' illness." Auckland Hospital Inquiry. Toe hearing; of evidence in the hospital inqniry was cooc'uded on Wednesday, and two of the counsel, Messrs Cooper and O'Mesgher, addrepsed the commission. The other solicitors, Messrs Ress and Cotter, spoke on Thursday. Waimataitai School. —At a meeting of the Waimataitai (Timaru) School Committee it was unanimously decided to recommend Mr J. Wood to the Board of Education for the head teacbership. This is the school of which Mr Joaeph Greaves, of Woodbury, recently declined the charge. Supreme Court, Christchurch. The criminal calendar of the Christchurch Supreme Court sessions on Monday next consists of four cases of arson and indeceut assault ; H. M. Stonyer is charged" with a breach of the Marriage Act; Daniel, Anna, and Sarah Jaue FUnagan with wilful murder. A case of larceny also comes od. A Test Case.—At the Resident Magistrate's Court, Waipawa, on Wednesday C. Tully, clerk of the Waip»wa County Council, wag charged under section 180 Counties Act, 1886, with having refused to produce vouchers of the county accounts for inspection by ratepayers. Mr Wardell, R.M., he d that the words "'accounts of the treasurer" in c'ause 186 I applied only to the accounts specified in section 177, and the information was dismissed. It is probable that an appeal will be made in the Supreme Court. Government Poliot.— Speaking at Hawera, the Hon. Mr Seddon said that the policy of the present Government could be summed up in two words—economy and progress. They advocated making roads to open up the lands. As to acquiring large estates, the Government would do nothing revolutionary, but they ' saw no reason why it should not be taken for settlement, if the public interest re- ' qaired, on payment of compensation. As ' to the all the outstanding ..debits ' had not been taken into account by the 1 late Premier. In one department £II,OOO had turned up, and in another £IB,OOO, 1 and he .believed that the surplus would be found a myth at the end of March. ' Mr Bryce had.said' that he believed the j Government did intend to borrow in the 1 country. The latter, he contended, ' wished all borrowing to cease, as it was a 1 dangerous practice to draw a permanent |. loan from the trust funds. Mr Seddon denied that it. was a correct inference that 1 they intended'to borrow in the country, ' They could not afford the interest which ' would be required. It was not for him, 1 however, to say by what means they intended to carry on the works. Personally, he was against borrowing at ' all. s The Member fox Egmont. -Mr Felix Maguire, a contemporary says, hails from the north of Ireland, and came to New ' Zealand when ia hie teens. He spent I some time on the diggings io tbe South ? Island, and afterwards saw active service in the Waikato war, and was mentioned ' for bravery. At the close of the war he gravitated to Wanganui and thence to ' Patna, where h 9 opened a general store. > Ir. 1874 he was returned to tbe Tartnaki 1 Provincial Council, and has occupied 5 many positions ia -local bodies, fnc'uding 1 the chairmanship of the Patea County \ Council. He was the first Mayor of Hawera, and hiß always been a great 1 worker. He contested the Egmont seat 1 with Sir Harry (then Major) Atkinson, at 1 the general election in 1887, and was "' beaten by about 100 votes. Hq ag*in | suffered defeat at the general election hat December. On general political questions • he holds advanced Liberal views, and favors the Private Schools Bill. As to • local matters he is pledged to gut the Taranaki Harbor r»te off the district, ' which has beeo his great source of strength ' in his contests with Sir H. Atkinson. ' Mr J. Knoit.—Mr J. Koott lectured at the Oddfellows' Hall, Garaldine, on Wed i nesday evening last. The chair was ;oci cupied by Mr W. S. Maslin. Most ot the • members of the We'come Retreat Lodge i of Good Templars were present in regalia. > Owing to the meeting at the Presbyteiian ' Church chshing with Mr Knott'a the at- ' tendance was not hrge, not more than 100 persons being present. Dunug the evening some four or five of Sankey's hymns were sung, tbe choir being under the i leadership of Mr C. E. Sherratt, Miss • Eekett presiding at the piano. The eollo " Wher9 ia My Boy To-night i" was sung by Mrs H. N. Hiskens. A vote of thanks ' to Mr Koott concluded the meeting. The samd geutleman lectured again on Thursday night. There being no counter attraction the attendance was larger than on the previous evening, and those present enjoyed quite as great a treat. —In the Volunteer Hall, Temuki, last mght, Mr Koott lectured to a small audieuce. For some time before the lec'ure commenced rain fe'l in torrents, and do doubt the effact of keeping a gre»t many away. The Rev. Mr Dickson occupied the chair, and after the singing of a hymu, aud prayer being offered up by tbe Rev. Mr Waters, Mr Knott delivered one of the late Mr J. 13. Gough's eloquent addresses with much elocutionary power. At the close he urged the various churches of Temuka to unite together in electing men on the Licensing Bench who would wipe away the drink traffic. After tbe singing of a hymn, the rev. chairmin pronoußced the benediction, aud the meeting dispersed. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Weßleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. A. E. Cox and E. R. Guinness—Sell sheep, cattle, and pigs at Temuka on Tuesday. N.Z. Railways—Publish arrangements and fares for Dunedin races on 25th, 26:h, and 28th. F. W. Stubbs, Returning Offic3r~[Notifies that Mr Jas. Guild has been elected a member of the Geraldine County Council. J. Mundell and Co.—-Publish full particulars of sale of household furniture and effects on account of Mr A. R. Allan at Temuka on Thursday next. Melville Gray, Timaru Agent for I; Jrtye'a sheep dip, which mixes easily in | cold water, destroys all parasites, improves the wool, etc., etc. Advertises i F« ce ß, j,