LOCAL & GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 5681, 16 June 1908, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

" ■ - & --* The fortnightly stock market at Geraldine will be' held to-morrow.! The Maheao, with an English mail, arrived at the Bluff from "Hobart and Melbourne at 8 a.m. yesterday. A euchre party and dance in aid of the Winchester Atoms Tube Club will be held in the Winchester Hall on Thursday evening. Mr J. Mollroy advertises a sale of furniture, drapery, treqs?,, bicycles, etc., at their salerooms, (Geraldine, morrow. At Geraldine to-morrow Messrs A. G, Turner & Co. will hold a sale oi furniture and 'effects, produce, etc., at their salerooms, Gerald ne. . A meeting of the Temuka Gun Club will be held in the Wallingford Hotel at 8 o'clock this evening, when important business will be dealt with. An election of live members of the South Orari Eiver Board will be held on J unc 30th. Nominations close at j noon on 'Wednesday, June 24th Mr Morgan O’Meara still remains an inmate of the Timaru hospital, but is slowly but surely recovering. He is out of all danger, and will soon be all right again. A meeting of the Arowhenua Gun Club will be held in the Arowhenua Hotel on Thursday evening next at 8 | o’clock. Committee and members are particularly (requested to' attend. The new corrugated iron fence on the east Ado of the Temuka District High School grounds is now completed and gives the ground and street a very l tidy appearance aftejr the rati up broken down sod and gorse fence that it has replaced. Messrs Jeffries and Evans advertise an important auction sale 'of furniture and effects at Tejoiuka on Thursday next, on account of Mr D. M. Rodgers, who is leaving the district. The furniture is of a very superior class ami almosit brand new. Thq sale will start at 1.30 p.m. The body of a man named Pcrcival Tom]) kins, a stranger to the Thames, was found amongst the .scrub on a bill near the town shot -through the head. His hand was grasping a loaded revolver. He was a tramway driver from Melbourne, and -arrived here last mouth. Ho enquired the locality of the cemetery. Two important clearing sales of English Leicester Hocks, live stock, farming plant, and furniture, etc., on account of Mr It. Kelland, will take place at Fair view, near Timaru, tomorrow (Wednesday), and at Tycho Elat on Friday. Both sales will start at 11 o’clock sharp. The auctioneers uro the C.F.C. Association, Dnlgety ■& Co., and the N.Z.L, and M.A. Co' A grand entertainment in -aid of the hall finds wi.l be hold in the Parish Hull, Gcni/ldinc, to-night. A splendid programme has been arranged, including songs from '“The Country Girl,” a comedy sketch “My Lord in Livery,” scarecrow dance, etc., and those who attend will get 1 a lirstrate cloning’s entertainment. The charges for admission arc very reasonable, and the night being moonlight a crowded house is expected. A telegram from Hokitika says : —A heavy thunderstorm early on Sunday morning caused considerable d,amage to the telegraph lines, several poles being shattered. The Hokitika Post Office had a narrow escape of damage by lire, a gaspipc in the telephone room being melted, and the gas tired by the electric current. This was discovered eavly in the morning before any serious damage was done., The weather is now cold, with a heavy fall of snow- on the ranges. There was a good attendance at the Temuka 'Debating- Society last night, when a very able and intdresting .lecture on George Meredith was given by Mr .lames Scott, M.A., Timaru. The subject was most exhaustively and ably dealt with in the course of about an hour’s lime, after which several speeches were delivered, and a vote ol thanks to Mr .Scott carried by acclamation. Mr McLeod tendered his resignation as president, but on the motion of MV Jeffries the meeting refused to accept it, and tints Mr McLeod retains the position. The meeting terminated with a vote oi thanks to the chain mm.

A grand -military ball under the auspices of the Temuka Hides will -be held in the Temuka Urillshtid on Thitrsday evening. VTvJghaiTs full baud will supply the music, and -a firrt class sujiper will be provided. The floor will be carefully •attended ho, and those who have attended ‘this popular ball in past years know that all the arrangements will be as perfect as they '.-nil be made. Tickets are selling well and a large -attendance is expected, bhe grand march will start at N.JO sharp. A young lad about Hi years of age, named Hugh Jones, son of Air J. W. Jones, of Eakahu, was riding a pony belonging to Air James Hay, by whom he has been employed, homo from Touuika last Saturday night, when the pony fell and threw him to the -(ground. Voting Jones was aHu.-wards found on tlie road unconscious by a man who know him. and who took him up in from of tne saddle on the hor.se he was riding, and carried him to Air Hay’s residence. As he was still unconscious Air Hay sent for Dr llayes, Wiu> reached then- -a-boTTt midnight, and did all he could for him and ordered him into the hospital. He was brought to Dr Hayes's hospital on Sunday morning, and he remains there still without having recovered • const- oumicss. No bones am broken and lhere are wounds, but there is a very si \ ere bruise on his temple, and one of his eyes is ehoed up. A few frien.ls laud a surprise visit to Mr J. S. Huberts lust welling, prior to his departure to take up farming operations in the Nelson district. Mr T. Buxton was voted 111 Ihe chair, and said that they wdiv net tu say -good-bye to a sincere : ri• u:l and a genuine sl raigii t Ul.-w ar. 1 iiudiiess man. lie had the pleasure to ask him on behalf <if his Temuka friends to aecepf a small token of remembranee, and also one for '.Mrs Huberts. lb- wished Mr and Airs Holx-rts and family success and happ'n-.-b in their new home. .Messrs •L-liTi'--, 1 .evens, A. ('. liaison, balk'. Sim. Alel.ean. Laddie also expressed their good wi llie, while apolojies Were made fur the unavoidable ab-race of Messrs Vincent and K. H<>l>ius,,n. Mr Koieii- made a feeling reply and -aid that In- bad been taken by surprise.

a- he Jki nol ei insider lie had done aiiyllibig in merit the kindness of hiTemuka friend-. But he -aid if he ,-Ver t.-l- he ll ope; I jo -Jo) r.line to live again in Temnku. he would endeavour t , Jo more. lie -aid that h ■ an i Mr- li"!-rt- would to-a-u re tie- pre ■e-nls lie \ had gi v< uth -111. and would

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i .i!\ ■• r momit'd hand bay; for Mr I,'oh.rt .. Mr and Mrs Roberts Im'i lu-tlav fur -V'lhoK.

The American mail arrived in Auckland on Saturday last, and is due here to-day; (Tuesday). , 'Hie Brindisi mail which, was des- ‘ patched from Wellington on Bth May, arrived in London' on the afternoon of 03th inst, ; General Booth says that a gentleman has givou him £IOOO and a lady has sent him £20,000, but these gifts are ear-marked for special objects. The Hon. fi. McNab, Minister for Lands, and member for Mataura, passed through Temuka on his way to Gore yesterday. Mr McNab will address a meeting or meetings in his electorate. A very fine crop of red clover was recently threshed for Mr John. Opie, Winchester. Prom 26 acres be got a return of more than two sacks to the acre —a highly, profitable yield at the present price. Besides the seed Mr Opie has had 6 tl 1 large stacks of hay off the 26 acres. After discussion it was resolved on the tmotion of Mr A. 3. FI worthy that copies be made and left at a ; store in each town-shed in the district, and that a copy be given to each auctioneer for use at saleyards. The chairman end Mr Guinness voted against the motion, considering it would he useless. The Bev. T. and Mrs Farley are visiting Temuka for a few days, and are the guests of Mr and,. Mrs W. H. Brown. On Sunday morning Mrs Fairley presided at the organ in St. Peter’s Church. —Mr and Mrs I. Pollock returned to Tennika last week after an extended holiday trip, in the 'North Island. The woman Bajikie, charged with the poisoning of the| man Brown in Sydney, is says the Newsletter, with Jane Smith, who thrice stood her trial for the? poisoning of a passenger (the young man Conway, of Dunedin) aboard* the talune when running between New Zealand and Sydney; Jane Smith (who was a resident of Ravensboume) was put on her trial by the Crown three times, and on each occasion the jury disagreed. Saturday’s Dunedin ( Star says -The potato market is in a bad state here at present. Quotatons from Tasmania are very weak, and some as low as 50/- per ton have been offered to the North Island. This that values go back here at least £1 per ton, and it is anticipated that prime potatoes will bo difficult to sell over £3 5/- to £3 10/- per ton at 'Monday’s sales. The demand seems to have gone clean off, and forward sales are' quite out of the question. A sad fatality • occurred at Maxwelltown, 16 mi.es from Wanganui, bn Sunday afternoon, when BallanCc lodgar Jones, 13 years of age, Son of Mr F. Webb Jones, editor of the Wanganui Iblrafd, was accidentally shot by his cousin. The boys were near the verandah of the house, and their attention was dir.cctcd to a gun standing on the corner of the verandah, which the cousin took up to explain the mechanism, not knowing that it was loaded. He accidentally pulled the trigger and shot the other lad dead. We learn that our report of the recent Football/ Club ball at Temuka has'’not given,, satisfaction to some people. It is all charged to the “higuoraiicc of that printer feller." Now the “printeri feller’’ is not at fault. Our reporter went to the secretary and obtained from him the information exactly as it appeared in the paper. Our reporter, therefore, is not to blame. He had no means of ascertaining the facts, except through the secretary, and -he got them from that source, and they were published as he got them. The Canteibury Land Board, in deal ing with the perfcrence applications in connection with the Culvcrden estate, adopted <a method of avoiding the complaintst'lmt were made in connection with the Oteknike estate, and their arrangements met with the approval of the Minister of Lands. There were four applicants entitled to select ions without opposition. They wen* , not, as in the Otckaikc case, allowed to make thtid choice.' The Board drew) lots to decide which sections they should have, and these they -must take or none.' As it turned out, the forjJ men, got good sections. The areas and values of the lots ere respective! 30S acres, £2370; 399 acres, £2810; 620 acres, £3060; (these arc first class lands); and 1490 acres, second-class, £7OOO.

The annual concert in aid of the school funds was held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Pleasant Point, on Friday evening. There was a large -attendance, and Air Geo. Crozior (chairman of the District High School Committee) prodded. Vocal and instrumental items were given by Misses Geaney, Lyle, Daily, and Cantwright, the point Glee Chib, and Me.ssrs W. Jeffries, V. C'oirn, .Chapman, B. Johnston, -and 11. f Williams. Encores were frequent, and ihe audience appeared to thoroughly enjoy the entertainment. The accntnpaniments were all that could' be wish'd for, and were provided by Airy Thomas. AHss Geanuy, and Air Vaughan. The performers were -accorded a hearty vole of elmnks. A danee was afterwards held, first-class music being provided by Vaughan’s Band (Air Vaughan piano. Air B. Coirn violin, Mr V. Coira ‘cello, and Air H. AVilliains cornet). An excellent supper was also supplied. Aluch praise is due to the committee and the head muslqr Air Thomas, on whom devolved the work -of making arrangements for the enter (trill men t and dance. The question of the size of cornsacks cropped up again at the meeting of the Tiiuaru Agricultural mid Pastoral Association on. Saturday. The North Otago A. and P. Association sent- a copy of a petition they had prepared for signature -by those interested, to be sent to the Minister of Railways, with a request that the Timaru Association, if they -approved of it, would take in their district. The pet lion of ■‘farmers, millers, and grain dealers,” requested the AHaister to repeal the law providing that no 1 more than 2<H)tbs of 'gfain in one, package may -be carried on the mil ways without a heavy penalty by way of increased freight. The reasons for this request, and the desire to retain th“ old -I-busbel bag wen- ; That ‘JOOlh.s of wlu-at in the old bag- makes a package awkward to handle, difficult to stack-, and dangerous to workmen when sWreked on account of inmen when stacked. That the regulation if persisted in would be in nstraint of trade, as it would harass and end'arass (he whole command y. To railway men and othoiu.—Vour alb-idion is drawn by Solder’s shoe ■ tore to a very larg-e, shipment of gen-tleim-iTs boots, which they have just open.-d up. We buy in the !*-st markets end sell at. prices that has commanded a very large share o, public patronage. Our business lias grown very considerably during the three years we have -been in Timam, and ,-ne (h-tennim d to lose no opportunity to further neiva.se our trade. Fair (h-aling will do this. Solder’s shot' store, Timaru

At the Geraldine Mdjgistrato’s Court, yesterday, before Mr E. W. Stubbs, J.P., a young, man wbo had 'been arrested on Saturday night w a s charged with being drunk and .m-mpa-me. He pleaded guilty and expressed regret and it being a first offence, he was let off with the nominal line of 5/-. The Rev. J. Flanagan, the noted slum wonkcr, preacher, and lecturer, will preach in the Geraldine Volunteer Hall on next Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock, and in the evening will deliver a lecture on, “Fourteen years in Darkest London.” In the largo centres Mr Flanagan's addresses have drawn thousands to bear Him, and tluj halls have proved too small to hold all who wished to attend. As Mr Flanagan can only stay one night at Gefraldine at Geraldine a very large attendance at his addresses i a expected.

Often one reads about wonderful pci - ; formances by motor 'ears in Eurppe, where the road Condit ons lend themselves tto such. But nowhere were the' fundamental qualities of motor oars so forcibly .brought homo as lately by the two best motor cars made in the world, the i)e Dion and Darracq ; for reliability, speed, and everlasting wear they stand alone; the following are. the proofs -A little 10 h.p. twin cylinder last week ran from Invercargill to Dunedin and back, 300 miles in tloveh hours, it made a perfect nonstop run on wet and bad roads, and loft far behind a cias of another make of 16 h.p.; it is a world's record. Docs this not show wonderful speed and reliability for a small runabout car. As for good wear the first 10 h.p. Darracq which was sold 2 years ago to a wcll-kbown ■Waimato farmer, was ovorheauled lately, and the owner will prove that not a 6d part was replaced, as not a sign of wear was found anywhere. Again we repeat that the Darracq and De Dion stand alone and are unsurpassed r

SYNOPSIS OF NEW ADVERTISE MENTS.

i A. G. Turner. & Co.—Sell household furniture, produce, etc., at Gdruldine to-morrow T .

Edwin Bull, Peel Forest—-Notice re claims against estate of late John Bull. Geraldine Live Stock Market— Lunoh eon room ; dinner at any hour ; tea, etc., all day. J. Mcllroy—Sale of furniture, - drapery, produce, etc., gti Geraldine, to morrow.

South Orari River Board—Election of members ; nominations cioso at noon on Juno 21th.

Ernest Taylor, Nowlands Wants good ploughman. Morrison Bros., Geraldine—Dressmaking satisfactory; notice re engagement of Miss Knowles. J. J. Spillnno, Teuulllvu—Has taken over Mr A. Cooper’s hairdressing and tobacconist’s business -; f thoroughly competent hairdresser in charge. Arowhoima Gun Club—Meeting in the Arowhcnua Hotel an Thursday evening.

Jeffries & Evans—Details of clearing sale of furniture mid effects on account Mr .1), M, Dodgers ut Tenmka on Thursday; particulars re Temuka Terminating Building Society shares. J. Dallantyno & Co. iNotjice ip flannelettes ; descriptions and quotations.

G. F. Smith, Geraldine—Gigantic clearing sale for one monnh of drapery, clothing, boots, and fancy goods.