LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2368, 11 June 1892, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Presbyterian Church, Temuka.— The services at this Church to-morrow are advertised in another column. Compliment.* ay.—. It is intended to give a public banquet to Sir F. Fpckley in recognition Of hi§ elevation To Knighthood. MeteOE. —A brilliant meteor, travelling from south-east to west, was observed jbq fall last evening. The imvm.* WGVd illuminated for several seconds, UM<l the sight was magnificent. The Gii/piks-Kerb Dispute.— The Rev. Mr Gillies having conceded all he asked to Mr Kerr, all the arrangements for a meeting have been settled, and so far, the date is fixed for the 21st instant. Sheep and Horse Stealing. —William Henry Kpmpton for sheep stealing at Carterton got two years. Leonard Alexander Langley was tried on three seperate of horse stealing at Foxton and was acquitted. Temuka Musical Society.— Members of this society are reminded that the first practice will be held in the Parish Room, Temuka, on Monday evening at half-past seven Qcfock. It is desired that as many as I possible will attend.. Geraldine Poisoning OAfcES.--Pr Craig informs us that Mr Thumper's children are still on the way to recovery. Constable Willoughby has returned from Dunedin with an analysis of the stomach of the deceased Benjamin Trumpor, and the enquiry into the cause of his death will be completed this morning, Sydenham Licensing Committee, The annual meeting of the (Sydenham Licensing Committee was held on Wednesday . Applications for new licenses for the hotels closed last year were put in but refused. Evidence was taken for and against the renewal of the licenses then granted. On Thursday the committee adjourned their decision until dune lath. New Zealand Mutton. A London correspondent writes to a contemporary .■ — I notice that New Zealand mutton is still advancing in favor in England. Besides tlie enormous number of families who always have it in preference to the English growth, the Government have now taken it up. The latest revised rules regulating the dietaries of the prisons in England and Wales, and issued by the Home Office, after allowing the prisoners bread and cocoa, etc., now allows for dinner fox. ofj colonial. mutton or beef to each person. i

Geraldine Road Board.—The monthly meeting' of the Geraldine Road Board will Like place on Monday. ( Raying.—The Gear (Wellington) Meat Company have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. Wesleyan Church, Temuka.— Tomorrow the llcv. J. Dellow will conduct anniversary services in this church. Death of a Jockey,— Wally Clifford, the well-known jockey, who was landed at Gisborne on his way to Sydney, died at the hospital of Bright's disease. Masonic.—The Rushine Lodge, No. 2178, L.C., at Woodville, has joined the New Zealand Constitution. All the lodges in Hawkes Bay are now under the Grand Lodge of New Zealand.

( Committed for Trial.—At the R.M. Court, Waimate, on Wednesday, Thomas Cruickshanks was committed for trial at Timaru for unlawfully cashing a cheque for A(» drawn by John Johnstone in favor of John McNab.

Cruelty to a Horse. —At Christchurch Patrick J. Austin was fined £l, and his horse is to be destroyed, for working the animal with a wounded leg. The fine would have been heavier had the defendant’s circumstances been better.

Suicide.—A young man named William Ready, aged 20 years, committed suicide by hanging himself on a tree in a farm-yard on Thursday at Levin, on the Mauawatu line. During the last fortnight he had seemed a little queer in his actions. Bankrupt.—Arthur Macdonald & Co., grain merchants, Dunedin, are declared bankrupts at the instance of the English creditors. The Star states that the colonial creditors are protected, nearly all the liabilities being to three English houses. Co-operation.—The second anniversary of the Working Men’s Co-operative Store at Christchurch was celebrated on Thursday night. It has 552 shareholders, and the financial position is very satisfactory. There were 1400 people present at the gathering.

Thk Railways. —The net earnings of the railways for April were ,C 51,686 Os (Id. There was an increase over April last year of 121,866 in passengers—an increase of half—and an incrase in goods tonnage of 80,152 tons, while the tally of live stock was 7575 less. Fatal Accident. —An old man named J. E. Hassell, 75 years of age, a carpenter, was killed in Lichfield street, Christchurch, on Wednesday, by being thrown out of a cart through the horse bolting. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned. Improving Finances.— The finance committee of the Dunedin Harbor Board report that the revenue of five mouths shows an increase of £824 over the same period last year, while the expenditure is les by £1474. The receipts for the five months nearly cover ordinary expenditure and six months’ interest on loans, A Hard Case. —At Auckland the case Heard and Johnston v. Mary Ann Eyrie is proceeding in the Supreme Court. This is an action to ratify and confirm a sale of certain land. The legal documents were prepared by Mr Edward Cooper, solicitor, late of Auckland, who is alleged to have received All!,000, the purchase money, and did not account for it. The question at issue is which of the parties is to bear the loss.

Storm at -Sea. —The steamer Taupo, which was in the recent heavy storm in Cook Straits, is considerably damaged. An immense sea swept on board on Sunday, smashing the doors and skylights and completely wrecking the interior. Two boats were damaged, one totally. The bulwarks were injured, and the iron staunchions twisted. The water got among the stores aft, but so far as can be seen the cargo is not damaged.

Alleged Conspiracy Case.— The hear- ’ ing of the alleged conspiracy case against ' the Hon. J. B, Whyte, a farmer of Auckland, J and G. N. Bagot, late receiver of land * revenue at Wellington, was resumed on i Wednesday, but was adjourned till next 1 week, when a considerable amount of > evidence will be taken. The Wellington t Evening Post says that an information for - perjury is being laid against Bagot by the Audit Department, and that it has been ascertained that Whyte has converted scrip ’ at other land offices in the colony, which transactions will be made the subject of j prosecutions. r Christchurch Museum. —Apublicmceting to express sympathy with Mr Forbes, ’ late curator to the Board of Governors, in the circumstances attending his leaving ! his position, was he].d at Christchurch on I Wednesday night. About 700 persons were present, and the Mayor presided. Mr Fpjrbcs was presented with an address and a purse pf' sovereigns. A motion was passed expressing sympathy with Mr Forbes and requesting the Government to introduce a Bill next session po determine the existence of the Foard of Governors of Canterbury College and provide for the periodical election of ft governing body. A committee was appointed to carry put the resolution. The meeting was very enthusiastic, and several of the principal residents took part in it. Caught in a Trap.— A horrible death 1~ ;.' e P or ted in a telegram from Goulburn to a jjyducy paper- It appears that as a man was riding through the near Snowball, thirty miles from Cow’s Flat, a f§w dftjs ago, he say a dingo trap, and on examining jp, was horrified to find the dead body of ft man within. The trap was constructed out of a large hollow jog, w jth a sliding door. It is supposed that the deceased must have had the trap set, and have entered to see if it worked all right, and then found he could not undo it from the inside. It is supposed, from the appenrauce of the body, that it must have been in the trap between a week and a fortnight. Government Policy.— The If on W. P ; Beeves addressed a large meeting at Sydenham under the auspices of the Canterbury Liberal Association on Thursday night. He referred to the necessity for unity ftnd energy on the part of the Liberal party. He quoted the elections of 1887 and 181)0, which were won on the cry of “ United Canterbury,” and impressed upon the meeting the need for a united national Liberal party for the whole of Hew Zealand, Referring to current topics he spoke of the Labour Bureau, giving statistics to show the

satisfactory -work it was doing - . He claimed that the exodus of the population had ceased and said that during the nine months since the passing of the Land and Income Assessment Act the colony Ipid gained nearly 2D()() people, and this in spite of all the terrible effects which according to the Opposition critics must result from the new taxation. He referred to legislation to be introduced by the Government next session, mentioning the ' Electoral, Land fpr Settlement, Industrial Conciliation Civil Service, Jury, Bankruptcy, Testamentary Ilestrictiops Bills, and others. In conclusion he claimed that that the Government had done more for the people than any other Government that had over held ollice in the colony, and for that reason deserved the support of the masses of their fellow-countrymen, A motion expressing confidence in the present Government, and a determination to support them as long as they adhered to their present policy, was carried unanimously.}

Fatally Burned.—A three-year-oIJ daughter of Mr _R. S. Macdonald, of Rangitunu, Wellington, was seriously burned on Wednesday morning by her clothes catching fire, and she died on Thursday.

Ball at Temuka.—The Temuka Quadrille Assembly hold a “long night” on Wednesday next, when lovers of dancing will be afforded an opportunity of enjoying themselves. Refreshments will be provided on the occasion.

Kpecial Settlement—Applications for enrolment in the Ohawara village settlement on the line of the Auckland-Stratford railway route now nunber more than 150, sufficient to form a fine special settlement. The association require an area of about 50,000 acres, but it is expected that twice this area will virtually be available. The bulk of the applications are from farmers’ sons in the Auckland province.

Licensing Matters —At the annual meeting of the Wellington Licensing Bench the chairman spoke rather strongly of the number of complaints against houses and the frequency with which they changed hands. The committee warned the licensee of the Star Hotel that his license would be taken away if there were further complaints of drunkenness on his premises. He also stated that he had good reason for believing that one licensee had made a false declaration before a J.P., to enable him to sell out and take another hotel, and warned him against a repetition, No extension of hours beyond. 11 p.m. would be granted. Howard's Digging Plough.—A trial of the Howard Digging Plough will take place at Geraldine to-day, and at Waitohi on Monday.—A trial took place at Winchester yesterday on Mr T. Connelly’s farm, in a paddock of grass land. There was a large number of farmers present, who expressed great satisfaction at the work performed by the plough, as its work would do away with the necessity of disc harrowing. The plough covered the grass deeply and neatly in the furrows, doing away with all fear of a quick growth of grass and weeds coming up and choking the grain crop. The trials are well worth the attention of farmers.

Clearing Fogs. —Recent experiments in Boston Harbour relative to clearing fogs by means of electric discharges have resulted in the annihilation of dense fog over an area of two acres. But the longest time that the atmosphere has remained free from fog after each discharge has been seven minutes, the aqueous vapour pouring in again from all sides to refill the freed space. No detonation or explosion accompanies the discharge, the precise nature of which is kept a profound secret by the inventor. The experiments were conducted from the deck of a steamer, and it was found that by delivering a succession of discharges at intervals of two minutes, the above mentioned area round the vessel was practically kept clear of fog, The inventor is at work in New York completing the details. If successful he will probably make an enormous fortune. The Dairy Industry. —Mr Sawer, Chief Dairy Inspector, interviewed as to his trip to Victoria, said he was sent by the Minister of Lands to inquire into the system pursued in that colony of working up the dairy industry. The result was that he would rather see the industry developed as we are doing it in New Zealand, by private enterprise and co-operation, than bolstered up by heavy State bonuses. In four years claims for bonuses up to nearly £IOO,OOO were paid, and factories were started siinjdy to get the bonus. That could not possibly pay without a system of paying so much per Hi, according to the price fetched in the Home market, and that opened a door to fraud. State protection had made the trade grow with great rapidity, but he was satisfied on no stable or good footing. He did, however, admire the keen supervision exercised by the Victorian Government over the products at the port of shipment, an example he intended to recommend should be followed here. He intended to suggest that a Branding Act be passed to prevent inferior qualities being palmed off, and that cooling chambers be established at all ports. He was sending circulars all round to obtain information for his report to the Legislature.

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

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS Primitive Methodist Church—Services to-morrow. Temuka Presbyterian Ghiirch —Services for to-morrow.

Temuka Quadrille Assembly—Long night on Wednesday.

Temuka Musical Society—First practice qu Monday evening. South Orarj. River Board —Notice of intention to strike rate, 11. B. Webster.Sf Oo Entries for Temuka Stock Sale on Tuesday. N.Z.L. Sc M.A, Co.—Sell sheep, cattle, etc., at Temuka on Tuesday.

Guinness & Le Cren—Advertise entries for the Temuka Stock Sale on Tuesday, Gratham Riggs Company—Perform The Iri.,h Detective ” at Temuka to-night. In BSnkrppjjoy—pe&is pj'lfft, of Pleasant Point, contractor flrtt meeting of crecljtofs on 16th June. J. Mpndell Sc Co.—Particulars of clearing sa|e a| Mf- Jqhp Woodley's, Winchester, also entries for Temuka L|ve S(:oc3f market on Tuesday. J. W. Miles —Calls attention to the great sale of Bradley & Co.’s assigned stock, brought for 10s (id in the £, now being turned into cash.

A Rare Chance for Laboring Men —W. Sweet, nurseryman and gardner, Temuka, offers genuine laboring amp pppie, pear, and plum trees for !)s per dqzeji; usual price 18s.'