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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2740, 3 January 1882, Page 3

His Excellency the Governor left Christchurch for 'Wellington last evening. About 5000 people attended the Caledonian gathering at Christchurch yesterday. Murdo Elder bore away the palm for piping. A fire mile bicycle race was won in less than 20 minutes, in a troublesome wind, 'i At the Timaru Court this morning three men were changed before E. G. Stericker Esq,, J.P. with being drunk and disorderly the previous day. One, it being his second appearance, was fined 5s ; the other two wore dismissed with a caution. Contrary to expectation, the Cricket match yesterday, Timaru United C.C.,y.. South Canterbury,—resulted in a victory for the Club. The match was not completed, but was decided on the first innings, promising, however, the same result if it had been played out. The scores made were T.U.C.C. first innings, 90; second, 133. South Canterbury, first innings, 40; second, for eight wickets, 31. Of the T.U.C.C., in the two innings, ten got into double figures, the best score being that of M. Shepherd, who in the second innings put together 40. The South Canterbury totals only comprised two doable figure scores, those of Moore, 12, in the first innings, and of Jefferson, 13, in the second.

A “ run-a-way, occurred in town this afternoon, fortunately unattended with serious consequences. Mr. Pelvin’a trap was left standing near Murphy & Stock’s stables, when something startled the horse. He galloped off and was captured near the MeMlle Hotel, no damage having being done bc-oud the sowing broad-cast of a few articles out of the vehicle.

' A nasty accident happened this afternoon to one of the boatmen employed at the Landing Service, named Mackenzie. He was in a surf boat alongside the City of Cashmere, and was stooping in the act of stowing a bale of corn sacks in the boat, when the stevedore on board lowered another bale on' top of him, jamming bis breast on the one ho was leaning over. These bales weigh about seven hundredweight, so that the strain his chest was subjected,, to was considerable. He was brought ashore and taken to the Hospital, but up to the time of our going to press we could not learn the exact extent of the unfortunate man’s injuries.