LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7553, 16 April 1914, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thi''monthly meuting of the Gcral dmo County. Council will be hold today.

The annual meeting of St. Peter's Club, Temuka, ■ will 'be held this evening m the Parish Hall, at 8.30 p.m. Two acres, 1 rood 19 perches of freehold, handy to Temuka, is adverfor sale by the S.C. Farmers' Agency, J-jt'Ci

Captain Robinson, Adjutant, of.tlio -Md (South Canterbury) Eegiment, Passed through Temuka vcstei'dav for the scene of the annual' camp (Kowhai) to prepare for the Territorials' arrival on April 20.

At the Magistrates Court, Temuka, belore Mr W. F. Evans, .1.1'., Joseph liahev, guilty of disorderly behaviour whilst drunk at Monday's sports, was fined £l. Charles Baker, one of theshowmen at (.ho sports, who was arrested in the evening in a state of intoxication,' was fined IDs and costs. A Maori, a' first offender, was convicted and discharged, after having spent a night i n the lock-up. One or two Maori boys, who found and returned a bicycle to Senior Constable Jlylnnd o*l Wednesday evening, received the shock of their lives. The stern olliver of the law actually 'handed the boys a shilling in appreciation of their honesty and promptness. With sue!) encouragement there is the slight—-very slight danger of the police stalum being bombarded' with bicycles. .At the farewell social to tine LVv. A. TT. C.mch in th-.: l>-iimnrk Street Methodist Church on'Monday ovenintr, it was explained that the Sunday services will be carried on as usual with the help of preachers from the surrounding Methodist circuits. The Sunday School and the Christian Endeavour Society will also be conducted as usual.

The nutsieal folk <>{ (h-raHine and district are fortunate in possessing such a talented pianiste as Mrs \V. 11. T. Brown, who has a high reputation throughout the Dominion as a solo pianiste, and has had one of the most extensive teaching practices in Now Zealand. Mrs Brown is prepared to receive pupils for pianoforte, theory, and singing. Vide advt

Tor Chronic Chesi Complaints, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. 1/0, -/Or

■ .A Sydney message reports tho doath of Captain dames Hamilton, aged 78 years, fomnerly a wclZ known New /(niland trader. The town clerk, Goraldiue, no lilies I iiat nominal ions for the oltice of ■Mayor are due on Monday, April '2O. a.'i'l III." ehcliou will take place on A|u-:i •idtl, inst. A forma] sitting of tho Magis. (rate's Court, iTemuka, was held on Tuesday, when Mr 11. it. Martin, 'J.l.'. formally adjourned the cases to tho 28th. The yachts being built to defend the America Cup each measure 75 feet at Ihe walerline. The '.Resolute will be 1 111 feet over all, the Vanity 112, and the Defiance 108 ' I On Tuesday next, Guinness and LeCreu, Ltd., will hold a clearing sale of 'the live and. dead stock of Messrs J. and (.'. Hammond, of Orton, who have sold their properties. The bicycle-borrowing epidemic lias again struck Temuka, and tho policeji/o keeping a koon j ookout f(M . iho JigJit-toigei-wl gentry. Two mon's bicycles wore recovered, one near the Arouienua bridge, by the Maori boys. A lady's bicycle is still missing. There was a largo attendance, . u t the funeral of tho late Mrs l'reddy, on Jtiesday last. Tin; lie v. J'. Guy conducted the service at the graveside, and words of appreciation of the late lady s splendid character, goodwill, and opi'u-handed hospitality were spoken at tho urn vesicle by some of her oldest, friends. The pall-bearers were Iho deceased's sons, Messrs Jess Mark, .Ernest, and Alfred Praldy. The wreaths, were numerous and beautiful, i Xe.vt Thursday a [.""and social will be held in the drillhall, 'JVinu-ka, in aid oi' the fancy stall of the Catholic Bazaar. :Th/. ladies intend to make this a memorable social and lirstclass music:, ellicient M. 0., and superior supper (provided by the ladies) are assured. , Mr Ci. Collins' has undertaken lo prepare the floor, -whifh is a guarantee of ft first-class convenience in this respect. Double ticket is.'2s (id, .extra lady Is i.id. A meeting of the ladies interested in the forthcoming flower pagea/nt will be held in Iho I'liblie School, Temuka ;tt 3.J5 p.m., to-day (Thursday). Mothers are specially asked to attend, as it is necessary, that all mothers, who .are willins;- to allow their children to assist in this matter, should make known their kindly assistance to th<> Committee. Mr W. F. Evans and Mrs Coombs have each gonerously donatetl ,C lls towards the cost of tho costumes. The Hon. James Allen was asked yesterday morning if the Territorials in camp at the time of the municipal ■elections would bo able to exercise (heir votes. The Minister replied that he had consulted with tho ollicials at Wellington as to the possibility of hiving polling booths in tho camps, ■but was advi-ed that there was no power to do this. Tho question of lotting the men away to vote, was out of tin- question on tho gfound of tho expense and the serious interEeronoe' with the work.at the camp. He regretted the mailer verv much, but the lliinif had cropped up suddenly it had not boon foreseen.

' The timo for military detention of cadcls and territorials. , who fail to comply with the requirements of the Defence Act has come round again. Last week John Hamilton, Joseph Hamilton and (Robert, Watson, were taken to Chris I church by Constable Smith ; the latter tw u have returned. Yesterday, Constable Smith, made another trip to Christchureh, in charge of Stephen Clinch, Alfred Gason/and Edward Counihan. ...In view of the occupation.of Ripa Island for encampment purposes at present, the delinquents, are being detained in tho military barracks on Sumner road. They are engaged in grass-cutting, hedge trimming, garden weeding, and other odd jobs. . . '

Seven persons were before Hie Wei linglon Magistrate's Court yesterday, charged with offences, connected with •interruptions at the Hon. ¥. M. B .lusters meeting!-in, .the Town Hall, on April 3. Evidence was given !by th? caairman, p f, the (Mr Yon ■Haast)' that the proceedings on the njght in question .were very rowdv. Neither-he nor Mr Fisher could get "a hearing until about a .quarter to ten o'clock. There was a pandemonium till then. Tho organ was played to secure peace. The Magistrate said tho accused had had their fun and must pay for it. One of tho defendant was fmed £3, another ->£2, 10s, and the rest of the defendants :' f C2 .each with court costs. Two mother cases were adjourned. •-i -,

At. the annual .meeting'of the Band of the 2nd (South' Canterbury). itiivnt, ('aptaiu Robinson, on bolialt "o'i the- band, presented Conducter A. y.hnack and Mrs Schuaqk with ixAirlir.] {some silver tea and coffee service, in recognition of the conductor's great achievement at the two recent ' contests, and for Mrs Schnaek's assistance as accompanist at the Auckland contest. Mr Schnack feelingly replied and hopsd the band would continue on its course of victory. The occasion was also taken advantage of to present to Mr E. Osljorne, the euphonium soloist, a gold medal suitably inserib- ! o'i on behalf of his fellow employees land admirers. In making the presenilation Captain Koblnson pointed out j I that the medal was in recognition of

the pluel v manner in which the'recipient: had travelled to Auckland to assist his band, at a limn when ho was almost physically unlit for such pin ordeal, and it was nothing hut [sheer determination that had carried | him through. Mr Osborne suitably replied. I The financial returns for the New I Zealand railways for the year ended

3) arch ;U are not y/et availabfe, but the .Minister of ltaifways (the ll'.on. \\ 11. Homes), staled that it is osliimu ed flint the net vield in the vear will I.e. about M Jls t'xl per cent. The K'luni for (he year 1.U2-1.1 was XI (Is

!ul per cent., wiiicli, with one oxeeplioiii was Hie highest on record. H ■must be Lornc in mind, however, -that llv financial year just closed did not contain an ICaster - period, ■whereas the previous year comprised two Easlors. The t'-.-illic created by the Auckland Exhibition, of course helped the rail-

ways, but not, ihe Minister states, to lh_> extent anticipated ljV t-he (1 '" pari men.. On the other hand, the ■smallpox epidemic and the strik.-: devri meet.illv affected the revenue during Ihe year to an appreciable degrc. I' urt hoimore, increases in the pay ot Ih'e railwuv servants and olhi'r on

pen-e- incidental to the new regula-j tioiw led to an additional expenditure;' last vear "!' some J.'So,nilt>. < "WHAT CAN'T BE CURED ji MUST BE E.\T)UI.ED !" I f

Science nowadays has discovered irany valuable remedies, but none | more popular for what it has really ] accomplished than Tonking's Linseed f T'.mulsion, the sure enre for coughs, colds, influenza, etc. ■ 1/0, 2/G, -J/G-Chcnusts and Stoves.

TJic Temuka Domain Board inviL: tenders for the clover hay on the hockey grounds. Tin: division of the district iulo wards is advertised )>y |.), 0 S.C. Education Board. .1 social iu aid ol tin; .No. )', ; ,i all of the Catholic Bazaar wilt he Jmki in, the Seudown Schoolroom to-morrow evening. Next month, the Hon. d. 'l'. Paul, member of the Legislative Assembly, and a prominent ligure .in the Labour movement, will deliver an. address in Temuka on certain aspects ol the Labour movement. "Urgent" wants to rent a four 'or live-roomed house in Temuka. ■

A. notification re the .Mayoralty of ■Gerakline appears in this issue. _ 'The annual meeting 0 l the Temuka Territorials Miniature Lille Club will be held to-morrow evening. Strayed -dogs and rams a re advertised in this isswi.

Mv W. JMulr, cash grocer, offers prima onions at (is per bag T. & J. 'Thomson, Timaru, advertise fi'Oods per s.s. Athenjc, Opawa, and Kemuera

jWr E. .Brown advertises golf balls and shooting requisites in this issue... The postponed nale at the Lank of. N.'Z. premises, of timber, iron, bricks, etc., by W. j-\ Evans & Co., on behalf of_ Air T. T. Larcombe, will be held at 3.30 p.m. on Tuesday next.