LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2833, 25 June 1895, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Tkmuka. Stock Sale.—The fortnightly sale of stock at Temuka takes place to-day. A number of entries will be found in our advertising columns. Thh Pkkmibb's Birthday.—On Saturday the Premier was the recipient of a number of congratulatory telegrams from all parts of the colony, t;he occasion being: his fiftieth birthday anniversary. Svlk op Saddlkey. The O,P.C, Association hold a sale of saddlery at Temuka to-day, £»n account of Mr G. Bethune, who is closing' his Temuka branch. Stock ANJv Produce Sale. Messrs H B. Webster &' 66. c sale of stock and produce at Temuka io-dfc,y, in the hankrnpt estate of W. G. Aspinall. Particulars will be found in our advertising columns. NZ. Insuhasgb Compnay. The directors of the New. Zealand Insurance Company have declared an interjra dividend for the past halt-year at the rate of 12$ per cent ae f annum. A similar dividend n-aa declared for the corresponding period returned to Wellin ?** f»» L^fth JJ the United States on tW\ v «. there were signs of a revival in tun,. and America. New York was never so busy at at the p-escut time, and he hoped that the wave of pro-nerity would soon reach New Zealand. Personally, lie never felt better or stronger. Puopeuty SALR.' —On Wednesday, the :ird July, the Canterbury Farmers' Cooperative Association hold ft property sale at Gefldiue. This morning- they advertise two town properties on account ot tin: J Publi.; Trustee (it tin- estate of the late . Ci... . Rumble), a •■id Mr .1. Clancy, and a; small i\rm on y.e.-ount of Mr W. 15 Amyes Tim .V-oci.-.tioii are ojcju }o receive other <. i:'i i i ■■:', for this salu. .!::.\\ v U.vr...— At a Hie hour m. f-'imeiy uhrlr the rain, which had be n falling neavuy Cor .-ome hours. oi;;isen, :'-id tin: weather .-.1-ari.-d up. Siitunhiy an ! Sunday were :■!,>. :iut at about 1 o'elo-.-k on Monday iVr,.;;;:' rain a-nin set in, and continued without intermission throughout the day.' Aa uu,c<; f.he rain fell m torrents, and when we went to i/ics there appeared evervlikelihood of tho rivers being ponded. At a lute hour last evening_ .j hi. J rivers v/e,"o luvch disool--r.;d and stead il V. I - CltOM-A-P.00." the uew frith Football | Song. The greatest liit of tin; - mmense Miee-.-ss cverywln-re. A lew copied at -s each still procurable at 15egg .v Co.'s Timaru. —Ami.

Red Clover and Cowgrass. New Zealand-grown red clover and cowgrass appear!j|to be popular in England, as evidenced by the fact th:it 300 tons of Canterbury-grown seeds were exported to London in 1894. the Canterbury Seed Company, of Christchurch, are cash buyers of these seeds at highest market rates. For the conveniences of farmers who have seeds to dispose of, samples left at the offices of this paper either in Temuka or Geraldine will be forwarded. Police Court. —At the abora court, Temuka, yesterday, before Mr J. M. Twomey, J.P., James Mabin was charged with having been helplessly drunk on the previous evening. Constable Bourke said the accused was in such a state that he was not fit to be at large, and asked that he might be remanded for medical treatment. He was remanded to the Timaru gaol for medical treatment and cure. A prohibition order was issued against accused a few weeks ago. Draughts.—Play was continued in the draughts tournament at Timaru last Friday evening, and resulted as follows : Winners round .- J. Lee, 3 wins, 1 draw v. A. Beck, 1 win, 1 draw; Sim a bye. Losers round: Stokes, 4 wins, 1 draw v. O'Byrne, 1 win, 1 draw ; Stewart a bye. O'Byrne now retires from the contest. This week Stewart plays Beck, and Stokes has a bye. In the winners' class Lee meets Sim. This round will be played in the Mechanics Institute, Temuka, on Thursday evening next. Assessment Court.—Mr H. S. Wardell sat at Timaru on Saturday as Judge of the Assessment Court to hear objections to the land tax assessments for South Canterbury. The Department was represented by Mr F. C. Campbell, DeputyCommissioner of Taxes, assisted by the revising assessors, Mr Baxter for Waimate County and Borough, and Mr Marcbant for the remainder of South Canterbury. In the Geraldine and Levels Counties there were a few cases inquired into. Messrs T. Palmer and R. Edgar, Temuka, Mr A. Perry for Rhodes's trustees, and Mr G. G. Russell obtained moderate reductions in certain sections. Assignment op Bcok Debts. The Duncdin Chamber of Commerce passed the following resolution to be forwarded to the Minister of Justice and other chambers —"ln the opinion of this chamber any assignment of book debts ought to be void unless the assignment is registered under the Chattels Transfer Act, 1870, which ought to be altered to enable such registration." It was unanimously resolved that in the opinion of the chamber it is essential in the due administration of justice to all classes of the community, | that all District Court Judges and I Stipendiary Magistrates with extended jurisdiction should hlod their appointments during good behaviour, with their salaries fixed by statute. A copy of the resolution is to be sent to the Minister of Justice. Martin's Bay.—Mr Campbell, of Bald Hill Flat, concerning whose safety fears were expressed, informs the Wakatipu Mail that there was much less snow at the West Coast than in that district, and that his horses, left at Lake Howden, had improved very much in condition. He is in raptures over the Martin's Bay district, and says it is a place he could wish to live and die in. The scenery is more like what he has read about in fairy tales, but he had never seen it in reality before. He states that he has made up his mind to settle down there, and will induce as many families as he can to go over, also that Martin's Bay only requires to be known to become a prosperous settlement. The origin apparently of the report of Mr Campbell's probable loss was that his followed his companion, MrPhilp, who left a fortnight before, and having deserted the latter, the doj; a few days afterwards arrived at the Greenstone alone. " The TLa.lv Back's Farewell."—Foot--1 ball Song—at Berg's, Timaru.—Advt, Despite the efforts of the West Coast mines, New Zealand last year took 160,244 tons of coal from Newcastle, or 6000 mora than iu 1893.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. Belfield School—Concert and dauce on July sth. Guinness & LeCren Entries Temuka stock aale. T. H. Taylor—lnvites tenders for feeding off turnips, etc. Teoiuka Road Board —Invite tenders for carting- shingle. W. P. Turton—Wants good farm hand as ploughman, etc. M. Scannell and E. Whitehead —Fiveroomed house to let. H. B. Webster & Co.—Sell McSherry drill ami gig at Temuka to-day. VV. P. Routledge, Temuka —Tenders for ploughing 2.30 aor.-s of land. Bank N S. Wales, Geraldine —Tenders for alterations and additions to premises C.F.O. Association—Sule of freehold and other properties at Geraldine on .'Jrd July. T. & J. Thomson—Advertise specialities ex Rangitira, and Ruapehu, and from McKerrow's stook. Winchester Domain Board—Want tenders for cropping and laying down to grass 24 acres in the Winchester Domain; also for other work in the domain.