LOCAL & GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 5488, 8 January 1907, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The monthly meeting of the Tomiuka Road Board will bo held to-day. Colonel and Mrs Hayhursb and family and Miss' Brown have left Tetnuka, cn r-outo for the Old. Country. The usual parade of the Geraldine Rides to have been hold to-night has been postponed till Tuesday, January 22ml hist.

Sergeant-Major 'and Mrs Jones, who have been to the Old Country on a six months’ holiday, returned, to Nelson last Friday. The vital statistics for tho Tomaka district for the month of December were as follows :■ —Births 5, 'deaths 4, marriages 2. The first monthly sale of stock at the Geraldine Farmers'’ Yards will be held to-morrow, A number of entries will be found in our advertising columns.

•Mr John Towner, an old and respected resident of Orari, died at the residence of Mr J. Pearce on Saturday evening, after an illness extending over several months. Another motor-car from Timam was stuck in the Tmnuka. river on Sunday last, and tho aid of tho natives from the pa had to be invoked to drug it out of the writer. An Invercargill telegram States that a tragic death occurred at Tisbury on Saturday, James Wright, a farmer, being gored to death bu a bull. One horn was driven clean through the body, entering at the back and coming out at the chest. The Primitive Methodist Conference will bo held at New Plymouth this week. Mr Butland, lay representative of (lie Temxxka circuit, left for Now Plymouth yesterday, and the Rov. D. Campbell goes North to-day. The past year has been a year of progress with the Temuka circuit, and tho year’s accounts show tho finances to be in a very satisfactory and sound condition,

The prize poem in connection with the Zolak competition is advertised elsewhere* The monthly, meeting of the Temuka Borough Council will be held tomorrow evening* '“The wator-raca service is l the life of the whole county at the present moment,’' said the chairman of the Ashburton County Council on Friday. A man named Thomas Phillips, of Animate, North Island, who was working on the Midland Hallway, dropped dead at 10 o’clock on Saturday night. Throhgli the medium of our advertising columns Mr Richard Kent announces that he lias disposed of his bicycle business in Tcmnkn to Mr A. Calder, who will in future curry it on on Iris own account.

The South Canterbury Board of Education invites applications from iqualiliod touchers for the following vacancies : —Temuka, Ist 'assistant (male), £205, 3rd assistant £135, sth assistant, £3O ; Fairlio, mistress, £lO5. A prominent resident of Dunedin, who was in Timaru on Saturday (says the Post) expressed his firm conviction that if the Timaru Harbour Board would make Timaru a free port, tiio population of that place would treble itself in a very short time.

A party of three anglers from Tomuka hud some lino sport in the Hangitata on; Saturday last. Their take aggregated 3001 b in weight, the largest being one of 131 b, but there were quite a number of handsome, trout weighing 'about 1011) each. The take is another testimony to the splendid sport the Hangitata river affords. *

The results of the South Kensington Art examinations, held nt Timaru in ■July lust, are as follows I:—Secondclass passes—Freehand drawing in 'outline : Jaquetta . 'Bradshaw •» secondclass pusses—Geometrical drawing : Jaquotta Bradshaw, Fanny Pringle, Isabel Bradshaw; first-class pass Building construction- and drawing (stage 2) : Victor H. Panton. Tim Canterbury Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association advertis'd particulars of an important clearing sale of live and dead farming stock .and plant on account of Mrs "D. Grogan,- at his ■homestead, 'Pleasant Valley, on TUurs day next. The ..sale includes sheep, horses, cattle, pigs, farm implements, furniture, etc., and in consequence of itho farm being sold everything must go. The sale will start at T o’clock, and luncheon will bo provided. Disregarding “star'” lots, some of which ho hud sold previously, Mr G. R. M. Jones on Friday acted for the first lime as auctioneer at a wool sale nt Timaru. Ho was given a good reception by the buyers 'before ’starting, and at the dose of tire chief lots of the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association catalogue Mr Jones was congratulated all round on the coolness,,-accuracy, and speed with which he conducted the 'S-alo. 1 For the Exhibition Band /Contest, to be held from February llth to llith, the judge of test and /other choice'Selection, and music of quickstep contest, will bo Lieutenant. W. G. Bentley, of Sydney, a British Army bandmaster. with high credentials-.' For the selection and quickstep competitions 37 bands have entered, including Newcastle City (N.S.W.)' and Cole’s Band (Melbourne). Thirty-throe bands provide entries for the solo quartette, and trombone competition's., ’The first match, at 200 yards, in the second round of the champion belt competition of the Temuka IT.lies will be fired on the range oh' Thursday next, commencing at 2.30 p.m. Company prizes will also he provided. The third and final match for cx-Captain Findlay’s trophy, sealed handicaps, will lie fired on the range 'on Monday morning next, commencing at 5 a.m. The distance will •he COO yards, and every competitor must ho on the rangi before 0.30 a.m.

TTie annual picnic in connection with the Rangi 1 atu School was held on December 20th. The prizes were distributed by Mr A. Metcalf, who gave an address to the children. Miss L. Metcalf presented a special prize for good conduct during singing. Afternoon tea was served to young and old. The refreshments were excellent and were in charge, 'of Mosdames McNab and TJannn, ami Miss M. McNulbj, who gave every attention to all, and their kindness was greatly appreciated. In the evening a dance was held, Messrs Charles and Giles supplying the music, while Mr Brown acted as M.C. in an able manner, and was assisted at intervals by Mr M. Mercalf. Mr McNab who was in good voice, gave a song, and the gathering dispersed at, un early hour, everyone being well pleased with the day’s enjoyment.

It is notified in another column that tho time of closing of entries for the N.Z. Athletic Union Championships at the N.Z. Exhibition has boon extended to January 12th, and Mr J. V. Kulaugher, secretary of the South Canterbury Centre, will receive entries and supply particulars ro the sports. Mr Gilfodder, of Invercargill, secretary of the Athletic 'Union, advises the Otago Daily Times as follows -“His Excellency the Governor has forwarded to the New, Zealand Athletic Union a handsomely-engraved gold medal, inscribed as follows ‘His Excellency tho Governor’s Prize, Girls’ Highland Fling, N.Z. ('hampionship, 1-907.’ Entries for tho handicap events at the Exhibition, sports will be received up to Saturday, the 12th inst., and for non-handicap. and championship events up to ‘heltVnof January, after which positively no entry will be received. Vaulting end high jump have been added to the championships. Those alterations have been made at tho request of the competitors.” The Ashburton Mail, after reciting the principal part of tho petition of Geraldine re. electoral boundaries, says —•“To all this ’ the Cominvissioners must reply that they have been governed, and must continue to be governed, by the imperativeness of the statute with respect to districts being constituted chiefly with a view to an approximate equality in their popxdation. At tiro same time, Geraldine’s protest is all on tho side of fairness and common sense; and, as regards (lie license and no-license side of the subject, we are sure that tho people of Adiburtou have no desire to spread I Irei r no-liccnsc area except by means of a fair vote : that is, they can have no wish to drag license Geraldine into no-license Ashburton without tire people of Geraldine having an unconditional opportunity to vote on the subject. Tire publib men of Ashbarton who should lake, or 'who might 1)0 expected to take, an interest in this important matter, are,i 'apparently, indifferent to, or unaware of, its importance. Were they to cooperate in a timely manner with the Geraldine people, the co-operation might secure mutual advantage for both districts. But perhaps they, like Galli deo, care for none of these things,’ 4 ■ i'ViM

The Temuka flower show will bo formally opened by his Worship the .Mayor at. 2 p.m. on Thursday nextTho cricket iiuitch M.C.C. v. Otago concluded at Dunedin yesterday, Otago being all out for 91, mu Englishmen winning by 232 runs. A Napier telegram reports that a severe shock of earthquake was felt there precisely at midnight on fcTttarday. Tlk> direction was north to south, and the duration of the shock was about half a minute. Wellington ahd Blenheim also report, slight shocks of oarthlq'unko at about the same hour.

A blou thorn exchange says Anglers at the Walau during the Christmas holidays and Now Year holidays generally report good baskets. That veteran disciple of the meek Walton, Mr McKenzie, of the Hondai-Lanka Tea Co., Dunedin, returned from the river one day last week with, so far as this season is concerned, a record basket. In five days this gentleman grassed, in true angling fashion, no fewer than •10 spc’cklcd bdautdfcsf of a total weight of iSSIb, the heaviest fish being a really fine specimen of 131 b weight. All interested in the Tcmprka Floral and Horticultural Society’s Show, which takes place on Thursday next, are reminded that entries close tonight at 8 o’clock. Entries may . be made with Mr Coy, the secretary, at his shop up to 5 p.m., and from <i to 8 p.m. Mr Coy will take entries at the Fire Brigade Chambers. Several of (he special prizes to be competed for. are, now on view in Mr Coy's shop window. They' include two handsome sots of in cases, oak and silver plated bisquit barrel, c.p. enko tray, e.p. and glass jelly dish, etc. They make a lino display, and should bo the means of increasing the numbdr of entries,, for they are well worth winning., At a mooting of the directors of tho Temuka Terminating Building Society held last evening (present—Messrs H. M. Miles, chairman ;. E. B. Cooper, A. Frew, U. McTness, J. Stewart, 11. B. Comer, G. Ilnncox, and H- D. Capper), after routine 'business had been disposed of, the directors and secretary reported on the canvass of the No." 2 Group, wliich was considered very satisfactory, and it was unanimously decided-to start the new] group, as from the Ist January, 1907, a ballot to take place during the ■month of February, ditto notice to appear in the Temuka Leader. Anyone wishing to take shares can still do so by applying to the secretary or any member of tho Board.

During the holidays, Miss Crowley, n school teacher in Wainiato, was oni a visit to friends in Waimate, when she suddenly took ill and bad to bo removed to the Hospital. Her condition was so serious that her two sisters wore telegraphed for to Christchurch. The train had left, so they engaged a motor-car for the .journey. They were seated in it when it was recollected that the Ran-gitata fridge was down. A special train was engaged, at- a Cost of £53, and in this the journey was made. On arrival, the patient denied being so ill, and ad vised her sisters to go to the hotel and lie down. They bad barely done so when a messenger arrived for them, and before they conld get back to the Hospital, their sister was dead. The whole ullair caused somewbiat of a seasation in the township, and great sympathy was felt for the deceased s sisters. Miss Crowley will be remembered by many of our reader’s in the Waitohi district, having been the mistress of the Upper Waitohi School for a time. COST OF SEPARATOR REPAIRS. Mr F. Bloniquist, Proprietor of the Taurauga Dairy Co., writes as follows •—“1 have- been running "the 440 gallon Baltic Separator for six months, and cannot speak 100 highly of. Its chief characteristics are sweet running, clean skimming, .and durability of the wearing parts. For the six months the machine nas not cost mo a cent for repairs, even the driving rope and the hood ring eve quite good yet, and the machine rims so true’ that the top and bottom hearings show no signs of wear at all. The machine puts through the 1 440 gallons per hour quite comfortably. You can .make what use you iike of this, as I shall certainly recommend everyone to give the Baltic a trial. The machine constantly skims d<nvn to .02 For particulars write to d. B. MacEwan & Co., Ltd., Dunedin.— /.dvr,. SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISE MTENTS. A. Gabitus, Temuka—Underwear for men. E. Reynolds and Co., Lid.—Great reductions in prices of bicycles and accessories for one month. C.E.C.A., Geraldine branch—Harvest big machinery; agent for = MasseyHarris Coy, ; large stock of extras ; also harvesting requisites, Plano o*llß, cornsacks, etc. ; properties for sale. A. McPherson—Lost grey macintosh. .1. Mullan, Geraldine Hotel —Billiard table to lease.

Geraldine Rifles—• Postponement of parade until January ,22nd. Cun terbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association —Entries ;for sale at Geraldine Farmers’ Awards to-moiTow ; particulars of clearing sale on account Mrs I). Greg-nn, at pleasant Valley on Thursday next. R. B. Comer, Undertaker—Funeral of lute Mr John Wright, sou., Raugitata Island, to-day. Madam Passim, Palmist Can be consulted at Mrs Creun’s 1 , Ternuka. . M Z6lak”—Result of competition. ‘National 'Mortgage and Agency Com pany—Entries Ternuka sale ; also for Geraldine .Farmers’ Yards sale. Richard Kent —lias disposed of Tomu lea business to Mr A. Cnldcr, who will carry it on. N.Z. Athletic Union Championships at International Exhibition—Eetnes extended to January 12th. Geraldine Borough Council—lnvite ten-, dors for erecting 110 chains of fencing- __