NEWS OF THE DAY.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2928, 18 September 1896, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tho timo for holding the election of three councillors for tho borough of Danovirko has been extended till October Btb,

Mr Wm. Johnston, Looston, has been appointed a Justice of tho Peace for the Colony, and Mr T. H. White, J.P., Huntly, as a coroner.

A warder from Noumea has identified eight out of nine Frenchmen who recently landed at Townsrille as escapees from New Caledonia.

The Victorian Government is sending Mr J. Stirling, Assistant (Geological Surveyor, to London. He will be attached to the AgencyGeneral, and will supply information on mining matters to those desirous of investing in Victorian mines.

A telephone office is now open at the Kuraara Railway Station. The hours of attendance are;—9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ; closed on Sundays and holidays, and telgrams will be delivered regularly. Both tho Christchurch morning papers speak highly of the company now travelling under the management of Mr L. J, Lohr, At the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, on Tuesday evening, Mr Charles Godfrey and other members of tho company established themselves fjirst favourites.’ While a young man named Sorensen was riding down Queen street, Masterton, on a cycle (says the Daily) a stallion he was passing reared up, and swerving round sent the cyclo-rider flying, and then walked over the machine, badly damaging it. Publican’s advertisement in tho Clutha Prohibition district:—“ At the request of tho travelling public I have decided to open Refreshment Rooms at tho Railway Hotel, whore a CUP of TEA or COFFEE can be had at all hour*. Now, as lam trying to run this house on pure Prohibition lines, I hope the Apostles of tho Pump will roll up and patronise what tljey Im V 0 desired. Water! Water! Water I” An Adelaide message'states that the ketch Ettie fyas b oen wrecked at Esporanco Bay. Captain Osborne and t-be ujate (Mr Bradley) were drowned. The qtljcr two members of the crew reached Blq.ck Island, apd liyod for several days on crabs and \yeods. They suffered greatly from cold* Next week the Government steamer Hinor moa will pay a visit to tho Cook Strait light’ houses, afterwards making a trip to Lyttelton for some railway material. On her return she will leave on her usual tour of inspection of the Northern lighthouses, also calling at tho Kermadocs, Including tho suburbs, tho death rate at Wellington, for the month of August, is the highest, and at Dunedin the lowest. Compared with August, 1895, the results are Auckland and suburbs,‘August, 1895, 1*26; August, 1890, o*9o. Wellington and suburbs, August, 1895, 1*47; August, 189(3, _ 105. Christchurch and suburbs, August, 1895,0-90; August, 1890, 0 ; 99i Bqnediu and. suburbs, August, 1895, o*B3 ; August, 189(3, O'?0.

Tho total births in the Oqlony for tho month of August amounted to 307, against 375 in July, a decrease of 8. The deaths in August were 160, a decrease of 11 on tho number in July. Of tho total deaths, males contributed 90, females 70. Forty-six of tho deaths were of children under 5 years of age, being 23'75 per cent, of tho whole number; 37 of these were under 1 year of ago. There were 37 deaths of persons of 65 years and upwards: six men, 63, 08 (two), 7L 74, 80, and five women, 66, 03, 74, 76, 77 died at Auckland; four men, 68, 74 (two), 73, and one woman, 71, at Wellington; eleven men, 65, 68 (three), 73 (two), 80 (two), 83 (two), 95, and six women, 67, 70, 72, 77 (two), 78, at Christchurch; and two men, 66, 80, and two women, 76, 79, at Dunedin,