LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 3048, 10 November 1896, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Stock Sale.— The usual fort- ( nightly stock sale takes place at Temuka to-day, A number of entries will be found in our advertising columns. The Geraldine County Election.— In our advertising columns will be found an important notice from Mr 0, G. Tripp to the electors in the Geraldine County. Mr Tripp is a candidate for one of the seats on the council. Canterbury A. & P. Show.— The entries for the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Show, so far as ascertained, are 2831, as against 2747 last year. This is independent of a large number of stands of manufactures, etc. Challenge Cup. —The Governor has given a challenge to the Wellington Agricultural Association, to become the property of the exhibitor who wins the aggregate points prize two years in succession, or three years at intervals. Excursion to Christchurch. —An excursion train will run to Christchurch and back on the 13th November, carrying passengers at the excursion rates already advertised. The train will be a great boon to those who wish to see the Christchurch Show and return home on the same day. Cycling, —At the League’s Summer Carnival at Sydney the League Cup was won by Gregory in Imin 2sec; Sydney 2-mile Wheel Race, by Walne in Imin 31 2/othsec; and 5-mile Champonship of Australia by Lewis, with Parsons second, in 12min 17sec. Simpson, the New Zealander, was outclassed in this race. Day Labor Versus Contracts. The Wellington City Council is not satisfied with the way the drainage works are being constructed, and a motion was carried by 6 to 3 calling for a voluminous return showing the cost in detail. The mover said he was satisfied that some of the work was costing 30 per cent, more than it ought, and he urged that the council would do better by letting contracts. Geraldine County Election. —A poll for the election of three members to represent the Temuka Riding, and two members to represent the Geraldine Riding, on the Geraldine County Council, will be taken to-morrow (Wednesday) between the hours of 0 a.m. and 5 p.m. The list of polling places will be found in our advertising columns. Accident. —On Friday last a horse belonging to Mr Foster, of Hilton, was grazing with other horses in a paddock abutting on a steep cliff between 100 feet and 150 feet high, when it stepped on some earth which gave way, and the horse fell to the river-bed below with a report like the discharge of a gun. One of the horse’s forelegs was broken completely off by the fall. The los- is a very severe one to Mr Foster, the horse being six years old, and only last week be refused over £2O for it. Wellington Exhibition.— The exhibition building is finished and exhibitors are getting their wares into position. The opening ceremony will be held at 3 p.m. on the 18th. A 5000-candle lamp has been erected at the entrance, the largest in New Zealand. The concert hall will bold nearly 1200 people, besides 300 on the stage. Squads from the different schools will give displays of drill, and special arrangements will be made for admitting the schools. So far the outlay has been £3128, and the total will be over £4OOO. A New South Wales Thunderstorm. —ln the course of a report of a terrific storm at North Sydney the Morning Herald says ;—■ A pair of ponies in a delivery waggon were simultaneously struck dead. There came a vivid flash of lightning, a deafening peal of thunder, and both animals fell dead. The occurrence was instantaneous, and but for the fact that both the ponies were scorched and tinged, there was no evidence of how their death was caused. The break-block on the waggon was split, and the steel tire, that probably attracted the current, was also marked. Beware of Thieves,— The Christchurch Press says : —ln the course of a hearing at the Magistrate's Court of a charge of vagrancy against a member of the spieling fraternity, Detective Maddern said there were at least a hundred foreign thieves, chiefly from Sydney, in Christchurch. The police hoped to have shortly a good few of them lodged in gaol, but in the meantime he considered it hardly safe for unsuspecting people to be out at uight. Chief-Detective Henderson, in a conversation later on, said he never before knew such a full congregation of the dangerous class at any place in the colony. All branches, nearly, are represented. Burglars, safe-smashers, pickpockets and the ordinary gambling swindlers were in great force, and he added if the public, especially ladies, did not particularly guard their purses and trinkets many of them were pretty sure to ruefully remember the carnival seasoa of 189(1. A Mare and Its Foal.— Recently a traveller, iu the employ of Messrs G. L. Beath & Co., met with an instance of the sagacity of a mare in its anxiety to save its foal. While driving along a country road in the Oxford district, across part of which there was a culvert but au open drain at each cud, he noticed a mare standing in the ditch with its head towards the culvert. As the horse, driven by the traveller, crossed the culvert the mare rushed from the ditch and " savaged ” the horse attached to the vehicle, and the driver pulled up to drive the mare off with his whip. Upon his going forward again the marc resumed the attack, and when driven off the mare resumed her position at the culvert. The traveller was not long in finding out that the distressed animal’s foal had crept into the culvert and could not get out. With assistance the foal was soon rescued, and the mare went off quietly, nor did she attempt, whilst the foal was being pulled from the culvert by main force, to act in the savage manner she had done to arrest attention. —Press, The Race for the Cup. — A Melbourne telegram says : proclaimed by the united voice of a crowd estimated at between 50,000 and 70,000 people. A. wild scene of excitement was witnessed and the prolonged outburst of delirious cheering ns the favourite passed the wining post has seldom been surpassed. It was a long time before the seething excitement subsided, the most excited admirers following the winner up to the “bird-cage” and relieving him of no small portion of his tail. They were cautioned or they might have taken the lot. Newhaven’s weight was looked upon as almost au impossibility for a 3-year-old to carry to victory, and no other horse of that age ever curried the same amount to the winning post in the Melbourne Cup ; yet Newhaveu practically made all his own running aud won hands down in a canter. No such performances has ever been witnessed in Australia, and the turf history of the world would have to be searched to produce a parallel of the dual victory. The ring has becu struck as it has rarely been 5 struck before, and has not had such a had time, perhaps, siucu Chester’s year. Nothing iu the race would have sui'ed the large army of backers so well as Newhavcn, Ho was, bar Wallace, the best backed horse in any Cup. aud was coupled with Cremorne iu the Caulfield Uup, and the two Nowhavens for the Derby aud Cup. lie was doubled-baoked for all the money available. Newhavcn could easily have broken all records. It is the intention of his owners to scud him to England, win re if he retains his form the British liou will have to shut pen his claws, far the ten of Newmiuistcr win gallop.”

A Bear Killed by Wekas. —The Tasmanian native bear, which for several years has been such an object of interest to visitors at the Opawa fish-breeding establishment, has been killed in an encounter with two wekas, who drove their sharp beaks into the eyes of the bear. The enclosure is now being rendered suitable as a breeding place for the extraordinary and almost extinct tuatara lizard, one of which has already been obtained. —Press. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS. 11. Taylor—Tenders for supply of feed oats. N.M. & A, Co, —Entries Temuka stock sale. Canterbury Farmers Entries Temuka stock sale. A. E. G, Rhodes —Political meetings at Pleasant Valley and Orton. C. G. Tripp—lmportant notice to Geraldine County Council electors. N.Z. Railways Train to Christchurch and back on INovember 13; excursion fares. J. H. Walker—Testimonial from Dr Hajes, re Patent Economical Hot-Water Service.