LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2367, 9 June 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Sale at Geraldine. —Mr W. S. Maslin holds a sale of horses, drays, harness, furniture, &c., at Geraldine to-day. Sankey and Moody. The Auckland Presbytery has appointed a committee to consult with the other churches as to inviting Moody and Sankey, the evangelists, to visit this colony. Social at Rangitata Station. — A grand social will be held in the Rangitata Station School to-morrow evening. Proceedings will commence about 8 o'clock, and luncheon will be provided. Geraldine Fisk Jubilee Singers.— We remind our Woodbury readers of the entertainment to be given by the Geraldine Fisk Jubilee Singers at Woodbury tomorrow evening. The entertainment is a good one and well worth hearing. The Geraldine Poisoning Case.—MiBenjamin Trumper, Geraldine, has now three children ill from the supposed effects of some kind of poisoning, a little girl having sickened since the inquest was held. From enquiries made yesterday we learn that the children are improving, and there is every hope of their recovery. Howard's Digging Plough.— Owing to the non-arrival of the ploughman, the trial of this plough advertised to take place at Winchester had to be postponed until tomorrow. The trial at Geraldine will take place on Saturday, and at Waitohi on Monday. The trials should be very interesting to farmers. Temuka Wesleyan Church. —The anniversary tea in connection with this church takes place on Tuesday next. Tea will commence at (> o’clock, and the public meeting at 8. At the latter there will be the usual addresses and special singing by a united choir. The Good Templars hold their meeting on Monday evening so as not to clash with the tea meeting. Maori Ball. —The Maoris of Arowhenua intend to hold a grand ball in the Drill Shed, Temuka, on Thursday, Kithinst., to celebrate their victories at all the Tug-of-way contests. First-class arrangements aye being iqq.de, and as the prices are low a large attendance is expected. Pnriug {die evening songs will be sung, and various dances gone through, including the Maori war dance. Caledonian Social. —Members of this society are reminded that the first “ ingicsido " gathering of the year takes place j.u the Temqka Yoiqnteer Hall tonight, the hah being considered waymey and more comfortable than the drill shed. Proceedings will commence at 8 o’clock. The committee have done all in their power to make the arrangements as regards hiuiiC qp.d refreshments perfect, and the gathering'should ptqve most enjoyable and successful. Primitive Methodist Church.— The quarterly session of the Primitive Methodist CTuirch \yas held in Geraldine on Monday afternoon last;. The various departments qf church wqrk were carefully examined. Several fresh Dieipbei's had Joined the chili (lurbig the quarter, apdthe balancesheet showed a toQome tha« had tom received for a considerable **W buerii;gs from Temuka and Geraldine were remarkably good. Jfc was decided by a uuaniinous vote to Increase the amount usually paid for Minister’s stipend. The plans had been passed for the new church at Temuka, and some progress made; the foundations of the buildings are in, and the tenders for the superstructure is to be let next Saturday. A number of pounds have already been given as donations, and an opportunity will be given for others to help, as the foundation stone laying will take place in a week or two, full particulars of which will bp given in our advertising columns. Mr J. T. M. Hqyhurst had kindly consented to lay the stone, but as he had to leave the colony for a few weeks he most generously sent a cheque for live guineas. A gift auction and sale of work is to be held while the building is in course of erection- A social tea and meeting ivashcjd after the business session was over, addresses being given by Messrs Smith, Hammond, Newport, C. and A. Sherratt, the chair being taken by Rev. W. Woollass. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to Mrs A. Sherratt (assisted by Miss E. Sherratt), who generously gave the tea. Miss Andrews presided at the organ,

Assistance Wanted, The Southland ( Land Board have decided to apply to the Government fora loan of £BOOO Under the Loans to Local Bodies Act, for the purpose i of building a suspension bridge- across the Waiau river, giving as security 30,000 acres I of the average value of 12s per acre. There 1 is a very active demand for land in the locality. English Salmon. The Otago Acclimatisation Society are greatly concerned about the disappearance of the stock of English salmon during the year from the ponds, the number having decreased by one half. Various causes have been suggested, but the matter is still a mystery. The council have decided to send Home a couple of pairs to secure a report from authorities as to whether they are really salmon. Agricultural. —Mr Ritchie, chief of the Stock Department, does not think the bot 11 y nearly so bad as is represented, and does not believe it was introduced by circus horses. The Government veterinary surgeon will be instructed to obtain all information possible about it. Bills will be introduced next session to prevent adulteration of manures, and aiford the farmer facilities for carrying drains through adjacent properties. Licensing Matters. —The Maori Hill (Dunedin) Licensing Committee refused to grant the only license in the district. The Roslyu Licensing Committee refused the application of all three applicants in the district, which is now without a hotel, on the ground that they were not required. One licensee complained that at the suggestion of the former Committe he had spent about £GOO in enlarging his premises. —At the annual meeting of the Wanganui Licensing Committee four old licenses were refused, reducing the number of houses to eleven. All applications for extension of time to 11 p.m. were refused. Political Address.— Captain Russell addressed a large meeting of his constituents at Hastings on Saturday night. He did not make a strong party speech, devoting himself mainly to the native question, land settlement, and the principle which should underlie taxation. He ex-' pressed great regret at the repeal of the property tax in favour of the land and income tax. He considered that all violent changes in *he form of taxation were liable to disturb the confidence of the colony, and rather than risk a further disturbance of confidence he would retain the present form of taxation, but amend it in various directions. He opposed all exemptions. He would like to see greater taxation on on all realised wealth, allowing the repeal of the duties on the necessaries, but opposed the special taxation of any particular form of wealth. Votes of thanks and confidence were passed unanimously. A Magnbtist in Trouble.— G. Burgess, a magnetist, has been committed for trial at Waruambool, Victoria, on a verdict for manslaughter brought in he a coroner’s jury. A young woman, named Catherine Brittain, had been attended by him after the case had been decided by the local medical men to be cancer and tumour. Burgess attended the patient from the Kith January to 10th February. The girl got worse under his treatment, though Burgess boasted that he possessed a gift from the Almighty, and he extracted a fee of 10s for each visit. The girl died on the 15th May, three months after Burgess ceaed to visit her. Drs Ross and Scott testified that death was accelerated by the treatment of Burgess; hence the prosecution. The coroner summed up in favour of the accused but the jury found him guilty of manslaughter. and he was committed for trial at the next sittings of the Hamilton Siqjreme Court. Not finding a bondsman, Burgess was detained in custody. Kanaxca Labor.—The Presbyterian, referring to the Kanaka labour question, says : —“ It is with regret we have learned that the British Government has not seen it to be its duty to disallow the Queensland Act sanctioning the revival of such labour, imagining that it sees sufficient safeguards provided in the Queensland Act to prevent the evils admitted to have characterised this traffic in human beings in past times. In this we have no hesitation in saying that the British Government is deceiving itself. The very nature of the traffic—the distance of Queensland from the islands from which the labour is obtained —the connivance of Government agents on board the labour vessels at breaches of Government regulations for the conduct of the traffic —the sympathy of emigration officials at Brisbane with the Queensland planters—bespeaks facts that render ‘ safeguards ’ as of as little value as the paper on which they are writteu. We write thus from personal knowledge—from what we have seen on the Sew Hebrides (one of the main recruiting field s of Kanaka labour), and from correspondence in our possession with the Brisbane emigration officials in connection with complaints made to them of violations of the regulations perpetrated on these islands. ‘Safeguards’ in the past have been but broken reeds. Selfishness and greed have been too many for them.”

Timahu Temperance Matters. A crowded meeting, convened by the Prohibition League, was held in Timaru on Tuesday. The Rev. W. J. Williams presided, and after a few remarks read a copy of the letter written by him to the Editor of the Herald, and which lupl been refused insertion in that paper. He denounced in the strqngesj, terms the publication of editorial remarks upon a letter which was not published, and which he asserted was misquoted aud greatly misrepresented in those remarks. Ua fhe motion of the Rev. E. D. Cecil, seconded by Mr Cqe, the following resolution Was passed .—h That this meeting expresses its sympathy with the Rev. Wm. (Tillies under the insulting and unjustifiable attacks of the chairman of the Licensing Committee, and of the Timaru Herald, aud its entire confidence in his candor, integrity, find honor ; that further it understands the recent statements of Mr Gillies at the League’s annual meeting iqtheseqse which he himself attributed to them, and endorses his opinion therein expressed, that sense hcipg- [hat Ihc conduct of the Licensing Committee has gmply pfqvqd[hat the warnings and adm'onitiSns qf their chairman to [he licensees \yeyo no[ meant [o he tafien seriously,seeing fchgfc in fact they have proved iaeffestlpd.” Tho liev. Mr Gillies proposed, ami the Rev. Woodwai’d it was carried “ That this meeting, uavh)g heard of the action of the Government in repealing [he inhibitory proclamation in force in the'King Ooqnj:ry, [hereby fqrciqg ou the natives a traffic against which [hey haye asked fo be protected, this meeting hereby records its strong protest against such action, apd asfis that the proclamation recently issued for the granting of a license should bo cancelled j and that the member for Timaru be asked to use his influence in support of this request,” Mr Gillies was frequently applauded, and [ho motion was well received.—Tim Mev. Mr Gillies in a letter agreed [o [he copr ditions’proposed by Mr Herr (the chairman of the Licensing Committee), in regard to a meeting to discuss licensing matters in Timaru, but stipulated that as he was to open [he debate he should alsq he allowed to reply after Mr Herr had spoken, without, of course, introducing any new matter. This stipulation Mr Kerr declined to agree to, and says when Mr Qillies agrees to [he conditions he (Mr Herr) named, Mr Gillies has only to invite him to the meeting and Jxe will be there.

Geraldine Rifles. The Geraldine Rifles fire to-day for the Company’s medal, when the handicaps will be the same as those for Lieutenant Macdonald’s Cup. The firing also for Lieutenants Macdonald and McKenzie’s Cups will also be completed to-day. The Grattan Riggs Company. —The Grattan Riggs Company will appear tomorrow evening in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, As regards this company no one need doubt them, and there is no necessity for people to do as they did in the case ofthe Dobson-Kennedy Company, that is, wait until the second night until they heard what the company were like. Many did this when the Dobson-Kennedy Company was here, and then regretted very much they had not gone the first night. Even some went so far as to try to persuade Messrs Dobson and Kennedy to play another night in Temuka. Now the Dobson-Kennedy were certainly very good, but it must be conceded at once that they are not equal to the Grattan Riggs Company. That company is fit, and has appeared in Melbourne and all the chief cities of Australasia, and those who attend on next Friday evening will see the charming drama of Arrah-na-pogue ” played just as well as they would in any theatre in the world. It is of course not to be expected that the scenic effects will be equal to what may be seen in large towns ; it may be that some of the minor parts may not be first class. But people do not go to look at scenery nor to care much how the small parts are acted. They go to see the chief parts, and these we will undertake to say will be played as well as they could be. Mr Grattan Riggs is one of the best Irish Comedians who has ever visited the colonies, he has a world-wide reputation, and there need bo no doubt as to his ability. Mr Inman is a well-known actor, who has for years taken the leading parts in companies managed by Messrs Williamson, Gardner & Musgrove, and Brough & Boucicault. Now none but first-class actors could occupy the leading positions under such management, so we may rely on it that he is good. Miss Appleton is also a star actress, who has filled very high positions in the profession. These are a sufficient guarantee that the production of “ Arrah-na-pogue ” next Friday evening will be first class, so no one need fear disappointment. On Saturday evening Mr Riggs will appear in “ The Irish Detective,” in which he sustains seven, characters. This is his most famous play, as it was specially written for himself. On Monday evening the company appears in in Geraldine in the great play of “The Shadows of a Great City,” and on Tuesday evening in “ The Irish Detective.” We have no doubt but that they will be well patronised.

Special Offer of “ Star ” Cycles No. 7 Star with one-inch solid tyres, £l6 10s ; No. 8 Star solid tyres, £lslos. Send for catalogue. Star Cycles on Hire Purchase from 5s per week. Adams, Ccrties, & Co., 70 Manchester Street, Christchurch.— Advt.

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS. C. E. Sherratt—Lost iron engine cap. 1). Taylor, Terauka, —Has five-roomed house to let. Temuka AA'esleyan Church—Anniversary tea on June 11. Rangitata Station Grand social tomorrow evening. Temuka Maori Ball—ln Temuka Drill Shed on June Kith. J. W. Miles and Mrs G. AVright—Reward for return of lost lady’s boa. Howard’s Digging Plough—Fresh par- A ticulars re dates and places of trial. H. A. Tempertou, Bookseller Has opened in Temuka ; goods at cost prices. Mrs Metson, Park Office —Notice re lady’s long jacket taken from P. M. Church. In Bankruptcy—Re Joseph Grimsey, of A Orari, dealer; first creditors’ meeting onw 14th June. Gracie, Maclean & Co.—Advertise Bull's Head Butchery, now owned and occupied by Mr AV. McLeod, for sale by tender. Grattan Riggs Dramatic Compa7iy— Appear in Geraldine on Monday and Tuesday next, playing “The Shadows of a Great City,” and “The Irish Detective.”