GENERAL NEWS.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 17, 29 October 1874, Page 4

GENERAL NEWS.

]U,amaro.i^to|bft4C,ompjßi^j at sacflgmrj^ation ztxt t bp; provided^ % j ?tt[NxJ\ Wyttjter Blathwaite,* at 7 present jteacher; at Manuka Creek, hag been; ap- ; ,'poin&dAccrhe<ma3je^ |hola School, left vacant consequent :^t»ndfihe.pi'dmottofi^^ q^Mb: Reidjtb^hejN^rth^R^tnV^iJ^^hpol^,,, ,-,,-,;.;. .^-y 'formed lhat about y 2,000' i lambs A<"o&' Messrs Gable and .Drummond's station* ; Waipori^iwere killed, by ; jthe i\lase Mr :weather.rf z^.i i: A Civ A , t^Uijih\.^.. [■;'■■ : The Melbourne papereystate that a ;gai>g of female pick havelateW been operating , on travellers 1 in, . omnibusses and : cabs „ in— that < city,* and) • numerous robberies haye:been;reported-j The alterations and improvements' about to be effected ! upon ? thef CouncilChambers; Dunedin, are tocost *L729---this being 'th* ■ amount; of i the /tender: which has teen accepted for ibe,-work.y , A remarkable death occhwed at Camp- ■ ;b«nTs Creek the pother day! ■• ; A mart: named Henry Wadsworthj who had fji^ some time Buffered fiom dropsyj* at*/ tempted to tap : himself, n but he uhfdferi tunately : pushed' 'the-' blade into fife* bowels, the result 1 being- tUat he died ta,* averysho'rt timV 5 ( '' r ; ''-•--- ■"> --^ r C: :' .. The following advertisement appears 5 in a Taranaki paper:—" Henry \Vngbt; Armed Constabulary, , not : being 1 ,at T present in a position to pay hitf creditors^ most respectfully asks them, to waiVtilT he is in funds, when he /mil 'pay 'all da- ' wands; and hojies, is blbdd chnnot^ drawn from stores, ; they will accept' f this intiiuatiori^"? " ''C' ] ' '."••'" :r ' ! \y'" • X horrible case.of^susp^ to. a T cat,is T relateci Jby^hp /Geeibngj ,'Aijd- ' i vertiser? :.— **', A Mow v named .George* Strawberry was summoned for skinning , fi live cat/but the } fitnesses wb^*-- ji'aj^ previously said they saw! hin> ,do ( 'thi«i« .vera afraid; to speak out in Court., and rhe magistrates Mid. no optjon,!^^,, lismiss the case. jHey^ a cYujej J as it was concjusiyejv '' prayed that he ictuajly gave ja. 6d. for, a 'cat 'for the . apparently sole purpose of Rmusing , iin.sel£ ly fcnopkin^ its brains, !'out»l Previpustp'the, inquiry >, wlipess . I-ftl; informed, the proge^ting constable that '} the carttfler. had'iskin hea'^e^w'lijifai^ di ye. '.ane\ Jie^had seen the poor "animal ; I mn several yards to a^vij^-^ea'^.'is^-t'tt had flayed."/ V . .'■!'. '.''., '.'.'--J''^ The Qrimes and Oflences , Prevention : Rill introduced into the r VictpnanV Aa-,; sembly. by , tW, Gpyernment,!. propose** i tluir persons assembling- in" any /piibjlio^ place for. fhe .purpose of annoyance. \tcC others, or to.rhefdanger of , the publia "' peace.. shall, unlessthey. are iVnjtJe'c, ,the< age pf^tity -one years, be 'liable to. ■ imprisonment^ for ,six, nv»nth«il with or -^ without, hard labor., , !Lnrri|«in« under tluii agu arip -prdnpsed ' t tos6. dewlt, ] with. ,. by whipping wjtK men t eddied oil „ tlie .',. feconii conyiptipi^.^ < 'ff<<nders, under Riitefin t^y«^rs. fori- the * fitst offence will be liable i : ip r -isenfa. strokes pf a hii'ch, rooti ; (^rjcahei: 'aiidj \ on .the a copd offence, to thirty .sjrokes,}, ; , larrikins avpr sixteen laying- .them^el yep! 1 opjwii on conyiction;, to, forty .at'rp^,' ,. 4 - All , the whippings . are' .to< .fyl inflicted in private, undep^hp supervision • . of a ma^i&tiitre or surgeon, wHp is given, power t<> rssmit ' all or ; any portion i^f the\ ] punishment if be .consMer;s the offender- 1 incapable ; -of »<us.taiwn^ 1^.,,' r , , '.[' '! -'J'he followin^are ;,t^ie. rujesr.for/the^ ' forrhcomin^ prire firing^V~Tne'quayfi- 3 cations for.; represents tiyea r remain, r tfia same., though . the.minimum^^scpre, is .'in^ creased for cavalary '.fTpm, r /o^."to , 65 ," ppints,; h % 2 i|ifi|i.ii^ f \! n ! fi^ rr^ r , to r ° : 83 rf points! " Cavalry" Ibe selected' Jby thfe \\Qih\ December; ] tbef; first selection of ;ihfantry\(y>z., IcUstrict^. or copipahy, riejiresetati ves) .^ tbe ,' tyliii,^ ' November .;* colohial Tp^Beni,^xM!^u the 1 9th. Decenibef. .V^fie number,authp- f rised for. cavalry is. reduced ffoti}. 7 tj^ "'sC and 1 for the Artried Constabulary; \ number for |,j,ii^kci.tr3r :s frbm[-".'^s -l-l>ci/'"'j^|,j llie .present champions haye r^ this year for tlie colonial meet lhg-Vwbic^ is to ytake ,plac^ ai I'tye^JTjjamej^latej-ji^;, January I r pje% T For i< ,cayalrjf f an^ej-t^. match 6f t 10, shots r^ '; J^e>; 2^r^s *9#h iM9^'M'fi^f^ iPßhots ;.^^TJiere ''#;.#W^#W% the r cavalry _ .championship, \- jns^aa, of ? 4p;r Ipfahtry.piM^ pibnship^are increased, from I'69! 'toi, X Xfa? shots, iby the addition^of a match shpts n at sop. yards^ and one 'fit. { 'Z .*nQt»>* ' kt -fivev *rarijj£€si^ b^tweenj 206*^^8 jSp6;y»rdß.j 'the Nunnin#.and^ di ty , matches are expu ng-'ed ; ,1 Skirmisli^ in^ ls'refaijijßa Qnly.^.y Jpstead of scpring: • being M in^iyy &$ competitors ar<^ to, be divided,^^ihWsqtiaciß,; and tbe prize*; ' scores." Ip the second fqr;anv weappp.' , Range. .pTia»si \ayjß been^ |uir^upei r ,^^ Xorap^titiOß^^ : BihasfbeenjdfcTMdM fonto'iaii % Old ■Ai'*\ vi Willi's ®n?.w&ns7fa&hiMimi W>*% iCcJonists: 5 AssociaapnmS^thland, ftnA* Kmov«m|ffltiiw&tef^Bii^^ - „ I* |- •.v7;Kmm^?y^o^ya Jv^vtWi>i tlajo w ofi^'f