NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2905, 18 July 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Manager of the Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, has requested us to point out an error, which crept into a telegram from Christchurch. It was reported that the Canterbury Farmers’ Co-operative Association had made a profit of £l7O 12s 4d for the past half year. The fact is, the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association the head office of which, is in Christchurch, have made this profit, not the Canterbury Farmers’ Association, the office of which is in Timaru.

H.M.S. Nelson is anchored off Kawau and the officers are enjoying a few days shooting. Mr Bryce has telegraphed to Colonel Scratchley asking that officer to visit the colony and report upon the defence of our ports.

The citizens of Invercargill considering the present insurance rates excessive, are inviting an outside Company to start an agency there. In consequence of an adjourned sitting of the District Court being held te-day, the civil business of the R.M. Court was ordered to stand over till Thursday.

Mr T. Bracken, M.H.E. gave a lecture in the Theatre last night at Wellington on “The Press and its Power,” Sir George Grey in the chair. A hatter and a draper in Christchurch have been fined for not posting up the honrs of labor at their respective establishments, in a conspicuous place.

Messrs Moffatt and ; Sloan have purchased, in addition to the portion of the Edendale estate lately bought by them, 6000 acres of the same, including sawmill and plant. At the Supreme Court at Auckland, an aged scoundrel, W Hazlett, 73 years old, has been sentenced to five years penal servitude, and 30 lashes within one month, for, rape on a child of 10 years old.

The commission began its enquiry into the Lower Heathcote school scandal yesterday. The Rev. Mr Wilks, the late master attended in person, the Board of Education and school committee respectively being represented by counsel. Two youthful delinquents being brought yesterday to the police station, the look-up keeper asked each of them what was bis religious persuasion, to which one of them, a youngster underjlO years of age, promptly replied, Please sir, I’m a Mormon.” This is the age of invention and revolution. Mr Binnie, of Maori Hill, Dunedin, yesterday gave an exhibition of the lighting capabilites of his new gas, for which he has now taken out patents in Australia and New Zealand, and has sold the farmer. The gas is manufactured out of air, water, and ordinary beef or mutton fat. Ha has had it burning in his private house for twelve months. The light is pure, clear, and white, and more powerful than that of Dunedin gas. It has no smell. The cost is very small, running from Is 3d to 2s per thousand feet.

The weekly session of the English Lodge Victory, No. 42, 1.0.G.T., was held last evening at the Foresters’ Hall. The chair was taken by Bro. Thomas Tichbon, W.O.T. One candidate was proposed for membership, and one initiated. After a short recess, the remainder of the evening was spent in the delivery of recitations, readings, &c., to which many present contribated. The accompaniments to the singing were played by the organist, Sister Jane Jones. The Lodge closed at the usual hour.