Woodville Examiner (PUBLISHED BI-WEEKLY.) FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1886.

Woodville Examiner, Volume 3, Issue 251, 9 April 1886, Page 2

Woodville Examiner (PUBLISHED 81-WEEKLY.) FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1886.

The leader, correspondence, and other matter is held over. The Aorangi, which left I for London yesterday, has booked 2;"50 passengers. Mr Burbush, the contractor for the 'English Church, is_ getting on very well ■with his work. Methodist services will be held on Sunday as follows: —"Wooilvillc, 11 and 7, by •the 1 lev. J. "Wriglcy; Heretnunga, at o ■o'clock, by the Itev. J. Wrigley. An elderly man named Charles John Harry Murray, was found dead in bed at his house in Peterborough-street, Christchurch, on Tuesday. Lawrence 'White was sentenced by the Port Chalmers Bench to 10 days solitary continment, Tor mutinous conduct in gaol. At Temuka the otlr.er day a man died from apoplexy and tb.e coroner's jury that investigated his ca.se returned a verdict of accidental death. A fire broke out at 10.00 on "Wednesday in Messrs M'Ewen and. Churchill's bakery establishment, Wellington, but the flames were extinguished aftei" the back premises had been gutted. A coat has been washed arhore at Wellington with several papers addressed P. J. M'Yanc, and these arc supposed to be connected with the body of the young man found Moating in the In Irbour on Sunday.

m.uHiufl .uuniens teinperanci mission Ml, Hokitika is mooting with most success. Already (120 persons have joined, lie is now lecturing in (he country district. iUr CTapcotfVs lecture, at the Schoollion.se on Monday was well attended, and those who were present expressed themselves well pleased with the loci nre. Mr Nicholson will exhibit at his stop to-momnv night a patent portable gas lamp, which should haw; a large sale. We shall express an opinion on its merits i after the trial test. j A\ o trust our subscribers north of Woodville will excuse (ho non-delivery of (heir papers of the (ith hist. The parcels to our agents were lost in the Hood, and the type was broken up before we were aware ot the accident to the coach. An information lias been laid at "Wellington against A\. TA floss, fruiterer, for perjury. The offence is alleged to consist in the defendant having made a false declaration for the purpose of bringing certain land ruder the Land Transfer Act. A AVanganui settler named Grant recovered against the New Zealand Shipping Company A2d 10s, the value of a portmanteau and parcel attached, which were delivered at the Company’s shod, Albert Mucks, and lost on the quay. At the inquest at Dunedin on AAMduosday on the Chinaman, Ah Ton, who committed suicide by hanging, a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned, "the evidence not disclosing any cause for the act. At the Supremo Court, Christchurch' on AVcdncsday, Hcnrick Mehlhoft was convicted of manslaughter, and was ordered to ho brought up for .sentence on Monday. He rode against a vehicle on Lincoln Hoad, and a child in the trap was thrown out and killed. Farmers in the Temuka district are selling mutton at 2d p rlb all round. In the same district, and neighborhood, apples and peaches arc a drug in the market. In Geraldine pigs arc being fed on apples ; the fruit will not fetch a halfpenny a pound. The AA’oodville Theatre is now nearly completed, and it has been decided to open it on Easter Monday. The Napier amaturcs will play the coined}’ “ Checkmate ” to he followed by the burlesque “ Villikins and his Dinah. A dance will take place afterwards. Full particulars will be published by advertisemet in due course. A woman named Grace Morris made a peculiar defence to Ja charge of committing a breachjof the peace in the streets at Dunedin. She stated that at Glover’s temperance meeting M.H.ll’s and ministers were sotting up a piece of blue ribbon and worshipping it, and she was bound to protest. She was discharged on promising not to offend again. The Chinese scatter paper conntefroits of money on the way to a grave, that the evil spirit following the corpse may by delaying to gather them remain in ignorance of the locality of the grave. They also scatter in the wind, above the grave, paper images of the sedan-bearers and other servants, that they may overtake the soul and act in its service. The improvement clauses in the conditions of lease of Education Deserves to he sold by Sian it McGrath, on the 17th inst, are very liberal and should ensure a quick competition for these leaseholds. The improvement clause means substantial improvements of a permanent character, to consist of reclamation from swamps, clearing of bush or scrub to he valued at not more than Ad per acre. Cultivation, fencing, draining, making roads, sinking wells, and water tanks, constructing water races, or the erection of any building, AVc have had the pleasure of inspecting the report of the quinquennial valuation of the assets and) liabilities Jof the Loyal AVoodville Lodge M.U., 1.0.0. F., made by Alfred CL AViggins Esq,, Aduary, Public Valuer for Friendly Societies. From it wo learn that its linancial condition may be stated thus If all contingent liabilities became due, the assets of the Lodge would be more than sufficient to meet all demands. In fact a very considerable balance would remain in hand. Mr AViggins’ words on this are the following:—“I am gratified to he able to congratulate the Lodge on its being in such a sound financial position. The reason for its having attained this position is the fact of adequate rates of contribution being charged. Thus when new members are admitted, the Lodge docs not sustain a loss by promising benefits which exceed in value the con- ; tributions to he paid, as is the case, when the latter are too low.” Air AATggins has also something very pleasant to with regard to Lodge officers. The completeness ami accuracy of the returns furnished Ly Mr J. T, Campbell, the secretary, and is complimentary to the other offices of the Lodge. In conclusion, wo would impress on our readers the usefulness of such a society as this; ami hope that many will become members of so honorable a body.