SECOND EDITION

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2736, 28 December 1881, Page 3

SECOND EDITION

Mr Bullock. Dr Macintyre’s groom, was thrown by a young horse yesterday evening and received a nasty cut on the back of his head, and a bruised shoulder, besides a severe shaking. His injuries are not, however, serious. A Northern contemporary inquires if marriage, being always a lottery, comes under the provisions of the Gaming and Lotteries Act, and if so, are New Zealand papers to be prohibited in future from publishing marriage announcements.

Special excursion tickets will be is ued for a trip to Dunedin, on Saturday and Monday nest. Return tickets good for seven days, will be issued at Temuka, Timaru,and Waimate, at 20s for first, and 15s for second class.

The Registrar, In opening the Irish Land Commission Court on October 20th, made a curious mistake. Amid profound silence, he rose and solemnly said: —“ I now declare the Court of the Land League open.” His immediate correction was almost lost in the shouts of laughter that ran through the Court, and everyone, from the Judicial Commissioner to the crier, was convulsed.

The Hon, Henry Samuel Chapman, exOhancellor of the Otago University, and ex-Judge of the Supreme Court, died yesterday at his residence, Woodside, near Dunedin, aged 78, The deceased gentleman came to this colony in 1813, having been appointed by the late Earl Derby (then Lord Stanley, Secretary for the Colonies) to be a Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand.

A somewhat mysterious incident occurred this afternoon. About 1 o’clock a man was seen to enter Messrs Ogilvie and Byers’ yard hastily, and thrust something under a log lying in the yard, and then retreat with equal haste. His “ plant ” was taken out and found to be a handsome silver chain. The constable on the beat was then,called, and the man, who was still in view, pointed out to him. The constable took him into custody, and had got nearly to the police station with his prisoner, when the latter bolted and got clear away from the constable. Ha is a stranger, but will probably not long remain so. He is pretty sure to be caught before night.