THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Temuka Leader, Issue 7523, 4 January 1917, Page 2

THE Temuka Leader. THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1917. LOCAL AND GENERAL

: ——— The vital statistics lor the Tomuka district lor the 'juomth o£ iJocouibor were as follows - Births 6, deaths G> marriages *d. Bor the year the Ggures were ; Births 13U, deaths T-, marriages 3U. To-day (January -ith) and Saturday (Jiinuary tith) special Croup Uams will run between. Tiuiaru and Lyttelton, to equvey troops returning from leave. These trains will stop at Touiuka and Orari. Details will be found in the advertisement. J o-tuorrow, January oth, the Canlei luu y .Kaianers’ 'Jo-opera' ive Association will hold a, earn (dote clearing Pale .)[ a. llrst-elass 'dairy herd, on account <if tl.r IV. Tophain, at his (arm, .'pniigHeld Hoad, leuuikaAmong the herd are a number of Hoi-loin ail'd ,Shorthorn-cross co-vs in prolil, and sonu> springing heifers, also purebred Holstein- and Shorthorn bulls. Other lots include a fau row, a c utple of young- farm horses, l-iolen 1,, chains, and a number of pig.-.-. I.um-heon will be provided at I 1. u.rn., and the sale will start at J I .:{!•. Kill I details of the sale "ill be fuiiti 1 in our advertising columns. AN'-' , --- «r«i. caught in the rain. '.-M • a- ! 'ui-cge in wait for you, Atuici. the Oxsl symptoms of coughs and cotds with “TIAIiOL."- JLi. 4,qte like magic.' #£» >

Latest ■news regarding the nilailship Maitai, on the reef ' at Karatonga, , is to the oli'ooL that she .will become a total ■ wreck. The passengers and mails a ro safe.

Saya a London cable message,; there wore serious riots in Cork on •Saturday night. Six hundred Shin i<diner* attacked fifty soldiers reluming I'rom an entertainment. Thu soldiers lied. The police charged and scattered the rioters with batons, injuring several. Later, isolated soldiers were attacked.

ho is’ew Yeat watch-night services were hold in London, but special prayers for victory were offered at Sunday services. There was no boll ringing at St. Paul’s. Restaurants closed at eleven. Now Year festivities were not held.

The Daily Mail’s Amsterdam correspondent has reported from the frontier that Germany is transporting guns and material through Belgium westward. German spies in Holland are spreading a report that now that the .winter campaign has exhausted the Russian reserves of men and ammunition. Marshal von H, Oldenburg is preparing for a final effort t$ cleave a wav to Calais.

A cable nicssgac from Montreal states that -1C women were burned to death by the destruction of a female lunatic asylum at St. Ferdinand, Megan tic. The lire happened at night time, and an uncontrollable panic occurred. Many leaped front higjh windows. Others crouched near windows until they were incinerated. The temperature was 20 degrees below zero, and the hydrants were frozen.

Privates Tozcr and Lyon, members of the 2-lth Reinforcements, will be leaving for Wellington by the second express train to-morrow (.Friday) afternoon, As usual the departing soldiers will be entertained at afternopn tea in the Drill Hall, after which the usual procession will bo formed to escort them to the train, and wo hope there will be a good muster of townspeople to see them oil'. The Band will turn out as usual. A sudden and disastrous Hood occurred at Clermont, a country township in Queensland. Fifteen inches of ram 101 lin one night. vJlcrmont is situated on a Hat, and is -pounded on one side py a lagoon a»d on the oilier' by Sandy Creek, which eneiieles the town.; The water rose id lee. over the bridge crossing the lagoon, thus preventing escape, and it is known that more that 53 persons were drowned. The damage is estimated at FI50,001).

The shops and streets of Temuka were again thronged with a bustling crowd on Saturday evening, Aew rears Jive. The crowd was hardly as largo as that of Christmas Eve, there peing fewer country visitors, but shopkeepers -had-mo reason to comphim of want of customers. The usual season's greetings wore to bo heard on all sides, and most people seemed to be m high spirits, ana lull of hopes for the coming year, the boys behaved well, and the cracker nuisance was not noticeable. Jhe Pipe Band mustered strongly, and played some inspiriting music, which was greatly appreciated. Late in the evening a few pretty rockets were let off by enthusiasts, but long before 12 o’clock the streets had resumed their usual (quiet appearance after 10.30.

A •'watch-night," service vas hold in the Jviag street iiteihodist Unumi at 11.15 on iNow iear's Eve, a lair number taking part m it. J fie ram duuotioss prevented others from attending. 'lhe Itov. J. W. Ur min gave a short address, in the course ol which ho spoke of the . eod at such a time lor reileeuou, lor resolution, and tor consecration. U.c also showed how great ..ax pn /doges art, inasmuch as we ne.vc ilie Ernie, Uod's hook of instruction, to use. Have we, ho as Keel, made ;ho best use of out privilege^j nave wo got ilie best irom the Jiiple : ,Ur Orium also relerrod to the privilege oi prayer, and as->eU had v, e got the oes l iroiu prayer, irom murcli, amt irom .the service oi Clod lie o>d year passed, and the new ear was ushered in amid silent r raver, and those present then joined m singing, “borne let us anew."

Liie tram arrangements were a,jour as uuu as Luey ~vo‘t eouia jiia-c o-eu lor iUomluy s lore, and numerous' people were leit ut UWi stowou tori curly two hours beeauso Luc express would. not fcai-o up pass mgers ior places uortn ul .xuuaru, and liwv iiad lo wait lor a later train wiuea arrived at the bhow, Grounds long alter • noon. Many ad venturous spiints boarded too express, and readied iiuiaru wiilioul any iroume, Ken mg the absurd regulation, buy ueraiuiue should have been piexed out lor such a poor train service retpijrcs explanation, lor both Wannate and i'airno had good services arranged lor them. The leto was over at y.ilO p.m., and yet passengers lor Uran had to wait at tne ouutiuield station, where no seats are provided, till nearly seven o eloeK lor Uieir return train ; and had the mortification during that period ol seeing the I’airiic special and an Ashburton train (passengers only to Ashburton taKen uu board) go by. When the train did arrive only some uuUlotrueiis were available, as the passeager coaches were crowded, and women and children had to crowd into these amidst a lot o£ halldrunken youths, who spent their time in emptying bottles ol beer and ragging.

Mr uml Mrs Tat. Collins, who are leaving the district, will be entortaiucd at u farewell social in the Milford schoolroom on Tuesday evening next.

The cake made and given by Mrs A. (J. ■ Watson, Tomuka, for oompolition at Uie jumble staff was won by Mrs Kennedy, iGwdley street, Tomuka, with the correct guess of number of peas in bottle—l 372. The pic lure given by Mass Hawke, Tomuka, was won by Mr McJmios, who guessed the nearest number of peas in bottle -1-150.

'the •. .South Uaufci'bury Sunday School 1 wieners’ Association Anglican ) members are holding an instructional camp at Winchester. The object of tlie camp, which is now an annual lixture, is to help the teachers, spiritually, intellectually, and socially in their work. Services and lectures are held in the morning, beginning at 7 a.m., and evenings, closing at 9,31) p.m., and the afternoons are tree for recreation. The site of the camp at Harrison’s mill is a beautiful and convenient one, shade and water abounding, and the church and schoolroom and dining place being close to the camping ground. The lectures are being given by Miss ileadridge, a lady who, has recently come from .England for the express purpose of assisting] teachers, and who is an expert in methods of teaching. Th'o special preacher is the ■Rev. E. Mules, Vicar of St.' Andrews. The total number at the camp is 33, including the clergy of the several parishes, the following parishes represented 1 : Tint am, Waimatc, Geraldine, Tomuka and Winchester, Fairlie, and St. Andrews. The camp began on Tuesday evening, and 'will conclude on Saturday morning.

synopsis of new advertisements.

M.Z. Railways— l Special trains' for troops returning l from leave. Capper and Sheen—Want youth. Mrs James .Loughnan, Timaru— Wants cook-general. J. F. Hayhurst—Farewell social to Mr and .Mrs Pat. Collins. Thomson’s, Tim.uru —Few goods, ex Fuahmo. S.C. Picture Company—Programme. Ballanlyue’s, Timaru —Kimonas and Jackets,