LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2481, 25 March 1893, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Frozen Sheep,— There are 45,000 sheep now stored in the Southland freezing works awaiting the arrival of two steamers at the . Bluff. n T/jmhka Presbyterian Church.— The Rev. Wty’ WaddeUt of Dunedin, will conduct the services at this church, to-morrow both morning and pyenp?#Sale or Properties at Mr H. B. Webster advertises » saje pf four lots of properties at Geraldine on Aprii 13th in the Oddfellows’ Hall. Gambling,— At Invercargill the licensee . <R' ffjft prince of Wales Hotel and two I others' fined £3 each and costs, for carrying out A,Calcutta sweep. Bad Language. 1 ,the R-M, Court, Timarn, yesterday, a boy darned £oran was fined 4s and costs, and severely cautiouvd, for using indecent language in a public I sfjreet. { tJAijAVAY Revenue.—The Railway Com''«AouCfs 'cypccjb jbhat the revenue for the 11. . •" ea-oced fche cstiipafc by from year wm, " A '»D., aufcvyjt’h§taadjng the £IO,OOO to £l.),v losses by floods, etc. • rtfcflsfc.Address. —Mr R. Sharland, of church, delivers an address on “ Earth Heaven ” at the Geraldine Good Templar Hall to-morrow at 3 o’clock. The address will be illustrated by a colored chart. Temuka Queensland Relief Fund.— Yesterday. Mr J. Blyth, the chairman of the Temuka Town Board, cabled £(>3 to Brisbane, the balance of the amount collected in the Temuka district for the sufferers by the floods. Alleged Incendiarism. —A house in Madras street, Christchurch, occupied by Mrs Corr, wife of a solicitor who has left her, was burnt down on Thursday The insurances amounted to- £l5O.- Mrs Corr was arrested on a charge of incendiarism. She was brought up at the Police Court yesterday, and remanded. Salvation Army, Geraldine, —A three day’s demonstration or harvest festival will be held by the Geraldine branch of the Salvation Army commencing to-day. On Monday evening the usual monster tea, followed by a sale of work and produce will take place. Tickets for the tea are Is each. Primitive Methodist Church. — The services in connection with this church will be found advertised elsewhere. At Temuka harvest thanksgiving service will be held at 3 p.m., and on Monday evening a recognition tea to the Rev. W. C. Woodward will be given. ' Addresses by ministers and friends.

Fire. —By a fire on Wednesday afternoon a seven-roomed house at St. Alban’s, owned and occupied by Mr James Keogh, blacksmith, together with the furniture and shed with its contents were totally destroyed. Insurances, £340.

’Frisco Mail.— The Mahinapua, with the Southern portion of the San Francisco mail, left Onehunga at 1 o’clock on Thursday and will reach, Wellington early this morning. The South Island Island bags will probably be brought on to Lyttelton tonight. Marlborough Volunteers. —Colonel Fox inspected the several corps at Blenheim on Wednesday, there being about 200 men present. The Colonel expressed himself as only partially satisfied with the drill and appearance of the men, but in some cases he made complimentary remarks. Remission of Duty Wanted. The Napier Harbour Board have determined to make an effort to get a remission of the duty on their new steam tug and dredge. If it had steamed out no duty would be payable, but it was brought in sections to be put together here, and something like £IOOO is claimed as duty.

Treatment of Inebriates. —ln an application in Chambers at Christchurch yesterday, for the committal of an inebriate to the asylum, Mr Justice Dennistsn pointed out that as no separate ward existed at Sunnyside for inebriates the Act was unworkable.

Fatal Accident. — At 6 o’clock yesterday morning while the Poherua was voyaging from Lyttelton to the Bluff, James Lanpers, a fireman, while trimming coals, was overtaken and smothered before he could be extricated. Deceased was 20 years of age, and his parents reside at Wellington. Football. —The opening game of the season took in the Park on Thursday last, when sides were chosen by Messrs Wakely and Morton. After three cheers had been given for the Patron, President, and VicePresidents of the Club, Mr B. C. Dann, Vice-President, kicked off. Some capital play was shown by some of the players, more especially among some new members, the game ended in favour of Morton’s side by 2 points, the scores being 13 against 11.

Accident. — A rather serious accident happened to Mr W. M. Donnithorne at Winchester on Saturday last. With his brother, Mr John Donnithorne, he was attempting to catch a young horse when the animal reared up, and on coming down struck him on the thigh with one of its fore feet, breaking it. Dr. Sir William Blunden was called in, and Mr Donnithorne is progressing favorably. A Heavy Fine. —At the Greytown Fire Brigade’s sports a man named Charles Peterson was arrested on a charged of drunkenness and assaulting a constable. Two Justices of the Peace fined him £2O for the assault, £lO for the other offence, and imposed costs to the amount of £4 ss. The sentence caused indignation ; the sum of £43 was subscribed, and the prisoner was released amid cheers from a large crowd. The Floods. —A public meeting was held at Brisbane on Wednesday respecting the floods, at which representatives of the colonies at the Postal Conference attended by invitation. The chairman thanked the colonies for the liberal contributions that had poured in. Mr Ward undertook to convey the chairman’s statement to the people of New Zealand through the Premier. He addressed the meeting at some length, saying that New Zealand, though separated by 1200 miles of sea, was united to Australia by sympathies of kindness. The recent disaster, he thought, would be the means of good arising, by drawing them into closer union, and by removal of fiscal barriers. The hon. gentleman’s remarks were well received. The flood relief sund amounts to £51,000. —The Christchurch subscriptions to the Queensland flood now amounts to £2230 8s Id. The Invercargill list has closed with £6OB. Fire Brigades’ Association. —On Thursday at the Fire Brigades’ Association, ex-President Smith read a paper on the maintenance, control, and management, of brigades, in which he advocated the maintenance by municipal bodies. The paper was ordered to be printed and circulated among the members of Parliament. A motion by Lieutenant Shaw (Gore) for the adoption of a patent spanner for testing joints in competitions was passed. Ex-President Smith was appointed the Association’s delegate at the Chicago Exposition and at London. It was resolved to register the Association’s seal under the Trade Marks Act. It was decided not to admit fire police or salvage corps to the privileges of the Accident Insurance Association. It was decided to hold the next conference and demonstration at Napier. Captain Quill (Waipawa) was elected president. A largely attended banquet of fire brigade delegates took place on Thursday night and was a great success. Presentation.— On Saturday last the residents of Rangitata presented Mr R. J. Connal, who has occupied the position of stationmaster for the last two and a-half years, with a handsome marble clock, suitably engraved, on the occasion of his marriage. After partaking of luncheon, supplied by Mr John Wendelkin (proprietor of the Star of the South Hotel), Mr Alex. McDuff, who made the presentation, spoke in high terms of praise of the excellent way in which Mr Connal had conducted the station, and the many good qualities he possessed. After several gentlemen had spoken in a similar strain, Mr and Mrs Connal's health was drnnk amidst applause. Mr Connall, in a neat speech, returned thanks for the handsome gift and for the many kindnesses received since taking charge of the Rangitata station. Several excellent songs, etc., passed away a very pleasant evening. The clock, which is of black marble inlaid with granite, cost ten guineas and bears the following inscription—“ Presented to R. J. Connal on the occasion of his marriage gnd February, 1893, by the residents of Rapgita^a." Fiji.—A very pleasant evening was spent by those who visited the Wesleyan Ghqrch, Temuka, on Thursday evehinor, to witness the exhibition of views of Fiji and listen to the account given by the Rev. J. D. Jory of the manners and customs of the natives, and of the labors of the missionaries amon st them. The Rev, Mr Jory, it transpired in the course of the evening, hag been a missionary for over 10 years, a large part of whjch has been spent in Fij : , one of the mostdifficult of mission districts. He has evidently a complete insight into Fijian character, and a thorough acquaintance with the language, lyhich resemble Maori in some respects, but jjjppe musical. Fhe views exhibited were etuefl/ 9 f prominent pjaces - I ' l ami wm and ’ A ueaUijpijipt} wp of a powerful lantern. the given of the style of dwe... costumes, the native food, the extraordinary method of hairdressing, etc., as well as a few particulars of the early characteristics, not altogether pleasing ones, of some of the prominent men now converted to Christianity. The labors of the missionaries have not been with result, for it appears that although they have only been working some 50 years there are now 969 churches, with 30,241 members, 11 white and 71 native clergy, 1129 teachers (for day schools). 53 catechists. 1975 local preachers, and other officers, all engaged in propagating -the gospel. In the course of the evening several hymns were sung, the congregation singing one verse in English and the Rev. J. D. Jory the following one in Fijian, the Rev. Mr Dellow accompanying on the violin. At the close of “ the talk,” for it really was not a lecture, the Rev. Mr Dellow moved, and Mr J. Brown seconded, a cor Jial vote of thanks to Mr Jory for voluateoring his services that evening to a„.aio the circuit fund, and for his enjoycoie description. The vote was carried aud suitably acknowledged, and the benediction having been pronounced the entertainment terminated.

Wesleyan Church, Tbmuka. The services for to-morrow will be found in our advertising columns.

An Obligiing Capitalist.— The Nelson Evening Mail publishes a communication from Mr Buxton, civil engineer, which states that Mr Barnett, an English capitalist authorises him to contract for large public works, taking as payment New Zealand bonds. Important Conference. — A Melbourne Conference, representing the Chambers of cable message dated March 23, says :—“ The Manufacturers and Commerce, the Trades Hall Employers, the Union Agricultural Society, and the Young Victorian Patriotic League, is sitting on the subject of Customs Union between the colonies. It was at first decided that New Zealand should have no part in such Union, having up to the present held aloof, also on the ground of the strong opposition of the farmers to the free introduction of New Zealand cereals into Victoria. The Conference is now discussing whether the Union shall be on a Protective or Freetrade basis. This is the rock on which the Conference is likely to split,”

Oddfellowship. At the Oddfellows Grand Lodge session at Wellington on Wednesday , the following officers were elected:— Grand Master—Bro J. Burchell, Auckland f Deputy-Grand Master —Bro. F. Wills, Wellington ; Grand Secretary, Bro Reid, Dunedin ; Grand Treasurer Bro Alexander, Dunedin. On Thurshay Mr J. T. Higgins, of Dunedin, was elected Grand Warden. The session have adopted a superannuation scheme, providing a pension of ten shillings per week after the age of 65, for every member who chooses to make the necessary payments to entitle him. No one who does not begin his contribution before the age of 55 can claim the pension. It was decided to hold the next session in Dunedin in March 1895. Fatal Trap Accidents. Mrs C. R, Heath, wife of a New Brighton hotelkeeper, was killed on Thursday at Sydenham. She was sitting in her buggy, outside of a shop, when a runaway horse and cart collided with her buggy. She was thrown out and kicked twice on the head. During the confusion her handbag, containing valuables and documents, was stolen. —A fatal accident happened to Mr C. Campbell, butcher, while driving from Invercargill to Riverton on Thursday night. The back seat of the trap, on which he was sitting, gave way, and he fell on to the road and broke his neck. Mr Millar, who was sitting with him at the time, was badly hurt, and at the time the telegram was sent was still unconscious.

Unemployed. A meeting of unemployed was held in Cathedral Square Chrischurch on Wednesday afternoon, when fifty men attended. Mr W. Powell said that they were not satisfied with the reply received by the Mayor from the Minister of Labour to the effect that there was no prospect of any Government work near Christchurch for some time, but that the Labour Department would enquire into it. On Thursday ninety men handed in their names to the Mayor as being out of work, and unable to get any. Nearly all are married men with families. It was decided to get up subscriptions for the relief of the wives and families of the men out of work. The Mayor was elected treasurer. A telegram to hand yesterday from Wellington says:—“Mr Seddon will inquire into the position of the unemployed at Christchurch. Next week work will be found for about fifty men on the Bealey road and at Kelly’s creek.”

Native Obstruction.— A meeting of natives was held on Wednesday at Ruataku, in the Uriwera country, Auckland, when the action of the Government with regard to to the imprisonment of the Maoris sentenced for obstructing Mr Creagh’s survey party was considered. At noon Mr Creagh and a party of six men started for a trig-station known as Tekawa. They had not proceeded far before they were attacked by two women, Nohowhata and Ripene, in the presence of one hundred natives. The theodolite had been left at the camp, but the tripod was wrested from one of the survey party and taken away. Nineteen natives were brought before Mr Booth, R.M., at the Awanui court on Thursday, and charged, on Wheeler’s information, “ that they did on Wednesday last at Pukekore pull down a trig station.” Two were acquitted and seventeen were convicted and fined £4O each, and in default three months’ hard labour in Auckland gaol. The fines will not be paid, and the prisoners will be forwarded by the first steamer. Five police and Wheeler’s men, who are acting as special constables under the command of Serjeant Major Moore, are guarding the police gaol at Awanui.

Washdyke Sports.—Athletic sports and hack races took place at the Washdyke on Thursday afternoon. The following are the resultsQuoits—T. Earl and J. Murphy divided the prizes. 100 Yards Maiden Race—J. Heffernan 1, T. O’Neil 2 ; run in heats, W. Lynch winning the first, Heffernan the second and final, 440 Yards Hurdle Race —W. Barr (Byds) 1, J. MoAuliffe (scr) 2. Vaulting with Pole— W, Stevens (18in) 1, S. Thornley (I8in) and J. Peattie (18in) dividing the second prize. One Mile Walk —A. Webster (200yds) 1, J. Lynch (80yds) 2. One Mile Bicycle Race—Bonn (scr) 1, Haywood (130yds) 2. 220 Yards Plat Race —F. Stocker (12yds) 1, J. Heffernan (4yds) 2. Running Long Jump—S. Thornley (18in) 1, W. Angland (scr) 2. Two Mile Bicycle Race—Bonn (scr) 1, Truman (400yds) 2. 440 Yards Flat Race—C. O’Brien (20yds) 1, J. McAuliffe (loyds) 2. Running High Jump—W. Angland (3 inches) and S. Thornley (scr) divided. Cumberland Wrestling— S. Thornley 1, T. O’Neill 2. Hop, Step, and Jump—W. Angland (scr) 1, W. Barr (24 inches) 2. Boys’ Race Gladwin 1, James 2. Three Mile Bicycle Race —Bonn (scr) 1, Truman (57dyds) 2. In addition to these events several trotting and hack races were got off very successfully. A chase after a greasy pig created much amusement and the animal was finally caught by F. Stocker. Labour Party’s Platform. The platform of the labour party, which is being circulated for suggestions or approval, contains sixteen planks as under; —(1) a vote to every adult after a month’s residence in the colony; (2) every adult householder a right to vote in Municipal elections; (3) local boards to be elected annually on the Parliamentary franchise ; (4) all Parliamentary elections to be held on the same day, which is to be observed as a holiday, and all hotels to be closed; (')) a]l education to be free and secyilay from primary schools to the University, elementary education to he compulsory up to fourteen years of age or until the pupil passes the Fifth Standard, and High Schools to be open to all who have passed the Sixth Standard or gained a junior scholarship, education endowments to bo Wttdev the ccjntrpl pf the Minister, one IWiWsiil set standards, and one set of scuoui hooks for the colony; (fi) the state ■ -I cut fvf nil who cannot to find empAu, --~ l * tn hn on find it for themselves, such wc...

the co operative principle ; (7) a statutory eight hours a day or forty-eicht hours per week ; (8) a statutory prohibition of foreign labour under contract; (9) the repeal of the conspiracy laws relating to industrial pursuits j (10) compulsory arbitration; (11) State ownership of land, railways, mines, and coastal marine ; (12) the creation of an old age pension fund by means of a progressive income tax ; (13) a State bank of issue; (14) an elective elective Governor; (15) the abolition of the Upper House and the substitution of a Revisionary Chamber of twenty-five members elected by and from the House, the whole number to meet together in the event of a deadlock ; (1U) the drink traffic to be absolutely controlled by the people, a poll to be taken periodically In all licensing districts to decide whether existing licenses, if any, shall be renewed, and if the vote is against the renewal all hotel, clubs’, grocers’ bottle, aud wholesale, licenses shall cease to exist in such district for a term, all on the Parliapientary roll to bo entitled to yote.

Labor. —The electoral committee of the Wellington Trades and Labor Council have reported against the proposal that no affiliated unions be requested to send a representative to committee as premature. Youjsg Thieves. —Two boys, named respectively Charles Edward Bennets and William Randle, were sentenced at Christchurch to three months hard labour on each of ten charges of stealing a large quantity of small articles from private dwellings, the sentences to be concurrent.

Co-operative Work, —In response to a request from the Premier of South Australia, Mr Seddon has forwarded full particulars of the co-operative system as applied to public works. The average number of mmi employed by the Government during the year on the railways and roads under this plan was about 1900. America and New Zealand. —Mr J. D. Connolly, the American consul, was presented with an address and purse of sovereigns at Auckland yesterday. Mr Connolly, in acknowledging the gift, BJ dd he would do what he could in America to promote the interests of the colony, a land which had a most promising future. There was a large attendance of the public. Temuka Rifles. —A scratch match was fired on the Temuka range on Thursday afternoon between sides chosen by Lieut. Whitehead and Private Nicholas, and resulted in a win for the officer’s side by 20 points. Some very good shooting was done, the highest scorers being Private Sim, Sergt. Levens, Lieut. Whitehead, and Sergt. Watt.—A meeting of the members of the corps will be held on Monday evening to make arrangements re attending the Easter encampment, and a full attendance is requested. The Coming Election. —Mr I. R. C. C. Graham, of Ashburton, is already canvassing in the Geraldine district. He will be a candidate for the Rangitata constituency. Mr Graham contested an Ashburton seat a few years ago and only got one solitary vote, which in all probability was his own. This is the same Mr Graham who, last year, tried to get the trades-unions to recommend the Premier to appoint him to the Legislative Council. H 3 called a meeting in Timaru and only seven attended it.

SYNOPSIS OP ADVERTISEMENTS Salvation Army, Geraldine Harvest Festival. Primitive Methodist Church —Services for to-morrow. Wesleyan Church, Temuka—Services for to-morrow. Guinness & LeCren—Entries for Geraldine stock sale. K. F. Graj—Advertises several town and country properties for sale. Temuka Rifles Meeting on Monday evening re Easter encampment. Address Address by Mr Sharland at Good Templars Hall, Geraldine. W. Taggart—Notice re sheep that got mixed with his sheep at Temuka. H. B. Webster —Sale of properties at Geraldine ; also, entries for Geraldine fair. Temuka Presbyterian Church —Services for to-morrow; organist and conductor (combined) wanted. W. S. Maslin—Sells household furniture and effects, on account of Mr W, Fly, at Geraldine on Wednesday next.

J. Ballantyne & Co., Timara Special display of novelties for autumn and winter; unique designs in mantles, jackets, etc. C.F.C. Association (J. Mundell, auctioneer) —Entries for Geraldine stock sale ; also notice re sales on account Mr M. Wiarhtman and Messrs Shaw & McKay. Hallenstein Bros., Timaru (R. Foster, manager)—Draw attention to stock of overcoats and waterproofs just opened, own make and guaranteed; waterproofs made to order.