NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6626, 17 December 1886, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

; Excub-io-c to Timabu.—About a thousand people took advantage of the cheap jpxeur-ion to Timaru yesterday. The trip eeemed to be generally enjoyed.

Accident.—A boy named Wm. O'Brien, aaed five years, fell off a haystack at Templeton to-diy, and broke one of his arms. He was brought to the C hris.church H(Bpital.

Wobkino Mbn'B Club.—The Dramatic Company attached to this Club gave an entertainment laat night whioh drew a good audience. The piece was entitled " Won at Last." and was fairly well performed.

Chbistc tjbcb Liee>ebtafxl.—The members ot this Society give their next ladiea' social to-morrow evening, in the Oddfellows' Hall. The programme arranged for the occasion is a very excellent one, and that the arrangements for the comfort and convenience of the guests will be all that can be vvisied for goea without saying.

Sposting—Owners of horses are reminded that the following nominationF, , acceptances, and further payments in | connection with the summer meeting of the C.J.C. are due to-morrow evening, at nine o'clock, with the Secretary of the G J.C.:—Nominations—Selling Raoe, 1 soy; Craven Stake?, 1 soy; New Year Welter Plate Handicap, 1 soy j Hurdle Race H.ndioap, 1 eov i New Year Nursery Handicap, I boy ; Hornby Welter Handicap, 1 boy ; Plying Handicap, 1 boy. Acceptances— Midsummer Hurdle Race Handicap, 3 soys; Midsummer Handicap, 5 soys. Farther payments—Middle Park Stakes, 5 soys. Th_ "Cbxnesb Bazaar.—The Chine sa Bazaar at the Congregational Churoh, Ferry road, opened again yesterday, and in the evening the audience were delighted with the good entertainment provided for them by Mr A. Co-Tick's the members of which rendered some really exoellent music, Bhowing the- care bestowed on them by their conduotor. This eveßiug the programme will be an . entiteljtjttew one, and should prove most _Sr__e_ve_nd thoroughly enjoyable. The authorities are naturally anxious that to-__^'„-_-ttsegs shall be good, and with that view have opened the doors free in the afternoon.

Cvcuora.—The Painter Brothers and C. Nankeville once more tried the Hurunui record run, and again failed to beat Duncan's time. Tha journey np took 5h 30m owing to the light refreshing nor'-easter whioh was blowing at 4 a.m. when they started yesterday, developing into a stiff nor'-wester from Amberley to Hurunui. J. Painter cut out the running back, and having to do 57 miles in 4h 26m, his driving powers were well tested. With a favorable wind the most of the way back he made excellent time, but unhappily only reached SB. Albans instead of the Carlton by 217 p.m. He rode in pretty freeh about two or three minutes behind time, his brother and Nankeville putting in an appearance shortly afterwards. Messrs Bowles and Suckling, of the Pioneer Club, went for the 50-mile record, and they failed to beat the present standard. - EoT._i._The company under the management of Mr Harry Power gave B holiday bijl at the Theatre Boyal last night, and were favored with a holiday house. The piece, "Kathleen M.vourneea," is, as ita name imports, of Irish extraction, and contains the usual concomitants indispensable to Irish drama—viz, the pretty heroine, the honest-hearted boy who seeks her for his wife, and the fine gentleman villain.who seeks to decoy the heroine from her love and her home. These characters, with a song and dance, both, of course, redolent of the " ould sod," constitute the materials for the working out of the action of the piece. M.83 Medway, Mr Power, and the other < ladies and gentlemen forming the company, gave a very good rendering of the piece, Mr Power, of course, being in great force as the honest-hearted boy, Terence O'More. The allegorical tableau of Can- | terbnry welcoming the nations was very geod, and the representatives of the various ' nations eaoh gave a national song. Altogether the performance went well, and the same bill will be repeated this evening. Sudden Death.—At 7.20 a.m. yesterday MJeseTS Weir and Curtis, while employed in -Binding sheep in the Park, found a man lying cm a crop of hay. They ordered him away, but he was allowed to remain, aB he said he was ill. It was decided to inform the : police, bnt before the latter had time to get back the man died. He was noticed by two other men. This was after Weir had returned to his work. £le was called, but did not touch the body until the police arrived, wbotoikittothe Biccarton Hotel On the body waa found 10s 5d in coin, a small flask two-thirds full of brandy, one pawn ticket in favor of F. Allan, Ashburton, for a watch; and another for the same man, Manchester street, for a kit of tools, both drawn by S. Stewart, Christchurch. The deceased had been stopping at Dale's for the last few days, and appeared to be a stranger in Chriatchurch. His description iB at follows:—About 50 years of age; sft 7—i or Bin in height; medium build, full face,dark hair: beard, whiskers, and moustache turning white; dressed in brown tweed trouaen and vest (nearly new), grey sack coat with black band round arm, and hard black felt hat with mourning band round also. He was evidently a carpenter. Haxb As-sbp!—''! never," wrote a young lady to a friend, "go to church or. lecture, but I am b_lf asleep, and I never anew afterwards what tne sermon or lecture was about." It was a plain case of nervosa lethargy, produced by want of action of the liver r a_d digestive organ*. ir^ , _f.? e,rßnadod t °-* r ~ American Co'a £2F.t ta ** fod now she writes :-"How intelligent and bright are sermons and lectira new, how glorious the world we „otice.-rADVT.J _£_£?* *-*!_ SB-p_arr.-Likethebraz.n Berpent ttat the great Jewish leader lifted l-£__w l _--? hfc °* *»» d_cov_^vw!5 ware saved from death, the L_a«Pre_-_-er.* i^,iaWB to BaxtaHr* ■rs-wBgE-sssSfc* - Praexver '* is a specific, 'tmatafa Lung In Bron—_t—b and Aa-nv. „____, Lung Preserver" affords i____. i «_f a i^SP

HospiTar,.—The House Steward bets to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of jam aad flower* from Miaa Nairn, flowers from Mrs Willis, * c a friend," and the Bast Christohureh rchool children, old linen from "a friend." a.d books and pariodicala from Miss Allnutt.

Foundation Stonb. — Tbe foundation stone of the new hall in Worcester street for the Blue Ribbon Gospel Temperance Mission will be laid this evening at six o'clo—. by the President. Mr J. G. Harvey. Several addresses will te delivered on the occasion by ministers and other gentlemen.