NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2914, 28 July 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The issue of this journal was last night delayed considerably in consequences of the shutting off, of the water supply from the town, necessitated by an accident to one of the valves in North street. These interruptions very seriously inconvenience persons who depend upon machinery driven by water-power, and it to be hoped a most searching investigation will be made into the cause of it,and a recurrence, if possible, prevented. A tippling resident of Gore lias taken out a prohibition order against himself. J, M, Shepherd loft Auckland yesterday in the Ringarooma, in charge of Constable O’Shea. The New Plymouth Gas Company have declared a dividend of five shillings per share. Most of the British and Foreign exhibitors at the Christchurch Exhibition have left for Melbourne. Sergeant Hughes of Christchurch has been appointed to the detective force vice Mr J. Noil. The Executive have decided not to interfere with the execution of the death sentence passed on Winiata.

Wmiata has confessed to the murder of Packer to several persons, Captain Johnson of Raglan, Auckland, who committed suicide the other day while in a state of temporary insanity, was a nephew of Lord Campbell, and cousin to Sir Gr. Campbell, M.P. for Kircaldy, An Australian visitor has been spending some time on the Te Aroha goldfields, for the purpose of reporting to some capitalists on whose behalf he has come over. He has expressed himself much pleased with the prospects.

Mr and Mrs Callandar, well-known settlers of Taieri, have just celebrated f heir Golden Wedding. They arrived in Otago in 1848, by the first ship. Harges, the levanting bankrupt, has been discharged from custody at Adelaide under a writ of habeas corpus. His New Zealand creditors had hoped to have him forwarded here.

The girl Sarah Johnson, of Cambridge, whose infant was found buried in a garden at Cambridge, has been arrested on a charge of concealment of birth.

The Timaru Harbor Board Bill and High School Bill have at length got safely through the House.

Constable Hillard of Victoria has learned nothing of the man Forbes having ever been in New Zealand. He has therefore gone back to Victoria.

Mr James Bruce gave an excellent account of his “ tour through America,” last night at the Literary and Debating Society, There was a very good attendance of members,

Silk-worm rearing is being actively initiated on Bank’s Peninsula, and a great number of mulberry trees have been planted. The new surf boat built by Anderson and Son of Christchurch, for the Harbor Board, came down yesterday by special train. A somewhat startling item of news is to hand, viz That a person named O’Brien has confessed at Venezuela, to having taken part in the murder of Lord Cavendish and Mr Burke. Further information will be awaited with anxiety.

A correspondent who took two prizes at the South Canterbury Poultry and Canary Show wishes to know when,and from whom he is to receive the prize money. Perhaps the Secretary to the Association can supply the information asked for.

A fire last night destroyed a building in the yard of Lightband, Allan and Co.’s large boot factory in Christchurch. Fortunately the night was calm and the factory was of brick, as the water was some distance away. No damage was done to the factory, the loss being confined to the building, which was of no great value, and two hundred pounds worth of stock. The latter was insured.

One Knight, a very verdant young man, appeared at the Police Court Dunedin, yesterday, charged with stealing certain goods from the house of a man named Karton at Timaru. Knight boarded with Karton, who ill-treated his wife, and Mrs Karton and her children left Karton and came to Dunedin with Knight, bringing some household goods .with them. The Resident Magistrate told accused he had acted like a fool, and might have got himself into serious trouble. However, the case would be dismissed.

In the Supreme Court Dunedin, yester. day, the case of McLeod v. Reeves was hear I. It arose out of the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition, McLeod, an exhibitor > having been taken in charge for the larceny of wine, The charge was dismissed and McLeod sue 1 for damages but he was nonsuited. He wasnextgrantedancwtrial, and now again sued for £2OOO damages. After two hours consultation the jury found a verdict for 40s, which carries costs, A nonsuit point reserved will be argued in, Banco.

In Banco, in the Supreme Court, Wellington, yesterday, judgment was given in the case Gastello v. O’ Donnell and others. Th : s was a case heard at the last sitting of the Court of Appeal in the form of a motion for a new trial, or to enter judgment for the defendant. The action was one for injury done to the plaintiff’s leasehold property by mining operations being carried on by the defendant and others at Croninville, on the Totara river. At the trial which was held in Wellington in April last, a verdict was found for the plaintiff for the sum of £6O. Their Honors discharged the case with costs. Judgment in the action will therefore stand for the plaintiffs. Mr D. Heffernan has a relentless enemy somewhere. Only a short while ago, his stacks at Koonoor were destroyed by fire, and on Wednesday last two of his stacks at Waitohi were burned. They were insured for XIOO. His policy of insurance expired yesterday, but as the fire occurred before it expired, the Insurance Company is liable for the payment of the insurance.

Mr R. S, Cook, of Geraldine, is engaged in the manufacture of cordials and aerated drinks, and he has imported a machine of the very latest invention which enables him to bottle by hand power alone, not fewer than 600 dozen per diem. The machinery is quite a novelty. The Waimate Harmonic Society has started work, in good earnest. The entertainment at Wai-iti schoolhouse this evening will no doubt be as successful as previous affairs of thcjkind, provided the weather is good.

Yesterday two men and two women were arrested at Waimate on charges of vagrancy and tbnft. The woman had been living by prostitution, and the men apparently by pilfering.

Mr W, Upton Slack, who may be regarded as one of the representatives of Geraldine on the Board of Education, recently asked the Geraldine School Committee’s opinion as to the appointment of teachers. In reply .the Committee expressed their opinion that Committees ought to have the sole selection of candidates for masterships. The minimum salary of the primary sebool teachers in France is £4O, the maximum £BB. Instruction is free in infant schools, proper, in advanced primary schools, and also in the normal schools. An experienced private tutor announces his willingness to receive a limited number of adult evening pupils. Messrs Walker and Co., Venetian blind makers announce in an advertisement that they have purchased the Timaru business of Messrs Patterson Burke and Co., and removed it to their own premises in Main North Road.