THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1895. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2876, 3 October 1895, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1895. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Held Over. —Our leading article and conclusion of our report of the Rev. Father Lemannent des Chesuais' fifth lecture on Religion are unavoidably held over. Deceased Wipe's Sister.—The Dunedin Presbytery, by nine votes to eight, expressed disapproval of marriage with a deceased wife's sister, Rangitata Station.—"A Grand Social" to wind up the session of the Rangitata Debating Society will be held in the Rangitata Station schoolroom to-morrow evening. Loss ov a Racehorse.—The friends of Mr Wm. Deßenzy, of Winchester, will be sorry to hear that he lost that honest little racehorse, The Arbiter, on Tuesday last, from inflammation. Public Meeting at Mount Peel.—A public meeting will be held at the Mount Peel Road office on October 18th, to consider the proposal to stop certain roads running through portions of Mr Tripp's property. New Zealand Shipping Company.—The annual meeting of shareholders of the New Zealand Shipping Company was held in London on October Ist. After fully providing for depreciation the directors recommend the payment of a dividend at the ra'e of 4 per cent, per annum. Earthquakes.—A telegram from New Plymouth on Tuesday says:— Since Saturday there have been several sharp shocks of earthquake, besides a number of tremors. Since last night up to 9.38 this morning, no less than five shakes have been felt, one at 4.25 being rather a heavy one, making houses creak for a couple of seconds.

The WifiATHEB. —Oa Monday and Tuesday nights last rather severe frosts were felt throughout the district. Young lambß must have felt the cold nights intensely, and early potatoes showing above the gronnd must have been hipped. Early on Wednesday the ground was quite white with frost, and on Tuesday morning ice could be found in water buckets. Temuka Puesbyteeian Church.—The annual gathering in connection with the Temuka Presbyterian Church will take place in the Temuka Volunteer Hall this evening. As last year, the gathering will take the form of a converazione, tea being on the tables at 6.30. The choir will give a number of choice musical selections, and npeeches will also be delivered. A large attendance is hoped for and expected. Fi.Ji News. —The Taupo and Upola have arrived at Auckland from Fiji with cargoes of raw sugar. The hull* JJlsinore was totally destroyed by fire at T>viika on the 24th September. It containeu .V.iO 'on? of cipra, which was all lost The hulk was i]-' n property of the Union Steam Ship (Joinnaiiy, >7 nd waa i usured for £;}0() ia ttie North QueeJJ/Atvifd Company. The copra was the property of Mobars Jlennings and Co and was insured in the Continental Office through the Bank of New Zealand. The total value of the hulk and copra was £OOOO. The fire took place early in the morning, and is supposed to have originated from a pipe or match let carelessly fall among the cargo. Temuka Tennis Club.—The annual meeting of the Temuka Tennis Club was held in .the Parish Hall on Friday, 27th ult. There was a good atten lance of members, and Dr liayes occupied fche ' -"'r. The balance-sheet, as presented by emu.. <retary, was read and adopted, the hon. how ->ion of the club being The financial po B .. court which 1:00 1, it was derided that is at present useless should, . ""•,] practice hie, be chipped, and Messrs Lnxio. aud Sulmoud were appointed a committee 10 carry out the necessary arrangements. .Several new members were proposed. The officers, most of whom were re-elected, are : —Patron. A. E. G. Rhodes. Fsq ; president. Ur J. S. Hayes; vice-presidents. Messrs Luxford and Salmoud ; committee, Mesdames Ashwell, spinall, Hayes, LcCren, aud Salraond; hon. secretary and treasurer, Miss Phillips. Afti;u a Few Yeahs' wear you find your piano isn't as good as your friend's wh-j has just bought one of those beautiful "Colard and Collard's " from Bkgo AND Co., Titnaru. wlio will take; your old piano in exchange as part payment for a new one. Ilemember this when you write to us for prices, etc.—[Advt.J

Stud Horse.—There arrived in Temuka in charge of the well-known Mr Joseph Mahoney, the very line Clydesdale entire horse BloomfieLl, the property of Mr James Little, of Allandale, Hawarden, North Canterbury. Bloomfield is a bay horse, with black and white points, and is the winner of five first prizes and one second prize at Timaru, Ashburton, Rangiora, and Chriatchurch. He has all the appearances of a pure Clydesdale, being well Bet up in every respect. His advertisement appears elsewhere, and his very long pedigree can -be obtained from Mr Mahoney. Woodbury School Committee.—The monthly meeting of this committee was held on September 28th. Present—Messrs H. F. Brown (chairman), J. H. Dean, J. Webb, T. Squire, and A. E. Riches. Correspondence was read from the Board of Education, informing the committee that £2 had been paid into the Bank of New South Wales to their account, being a special grant; aiso the eighteenth report on education. From the Traffic Manuger, scale of excursion cheap fares for exhibition in Chriatchurch. The attendance for the month was satisfactory. The average for boys was 45, and for girls 37 ; total 82. The roll number was—Boys 52, girls 45; total 07. One boy and one girl had been admitted. An account for £1 for trimming school fences was passed for payment. Tho proceeds received from the concert were considered very satisfactory, and reflected great credit upon the managing body. Mr Dean, the committee thought, was deserving of special thanks for the indefatigable zeal with which he carried out his arduous duties. Mr Webb agreed to supply the school with li cords of wood Mr Dean reported having visited the school ground, and said the work for the month had been faithfully carried out. Mr Squire kindly consented to act as visitor for the ensuiuor month. This being all the business the meeting rose. Local Industry.—We would draw our readers' attention to the advertisement of Messrs J. & W. Grant, General Blacksmiths, Coachbuilders, and Wheelwrights, Temuka, which will be found in another column. They notify that only the best material Is used in all their branches, and competßnt workmen employed, and theyare in a position to turn out vehicles of all sorts equal in style and finish to anything in South Canterbury. They have on viefr at the shop a very neat rustic cart, which fully bears out their reputation of turning out a good article, and anyone in want of a firstclass vehicle of aDy kind would do well to give them a visit. Horse shoeing is a speciality with them.—[Advt.]

I recommend Chamberlain's Pain Bal m for rheumatism, lame back, sprains, and swellings. There is no better liniment made. I have sold over 100 bottles of it this year and all were pleased who used it, J. F. Pierson, druggist, South Chicago, 111 It is for sale by J. C. Oddie, Temuka, and Morrison Bros., Geraldine.

SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. N. Dunlop & Co. —Gigantic Realisation Sale commences to-morrow. Temuka Rifles—List of parades next week. Joseph Mahoney—Stud notice re Bloomfield. Grand Band Contest at Timaru—Programme for to-day and to-morrow. National Mortgage and Agency Coy.— Description and prices of Belfast Manures H. B. Webster & Co.—Sell furniture and effects on account Mr L. Tombs on October 17. Davies & Murphy, the Bon Marche, Timaru—Particulars re new dress materials, blouses, aprons, etc. Timaru A. & P. Association—Annual show on October 29th and 30th; entries for sheep, cattle and pigs close On October 19 ; other entries on October 23. J. & W. Grant —Have a large stock of wheelwright's material on hand, and can turn out any description of vehicle; horse-shoeing a speciality.