NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2922, 7 August 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

J. M. Shepherd, will hare to answer six charges of forgery, on Thursday next.

The Timaru School Committee will meet this evening. M.Joubertand his family have left for Sydney, in the sis. Hero. W. O- Green, charged with embezzlement at Invercargill, has been arrested in Wellington. News from the Garrick Bange, Otago, is to the effect that the yield of gold is still good. The Auckland cricketers propose sending a team to make a tour in the South Island, during the ensuing season. A body, believed to be that of Murray, the missing steward of the Mendoza, has been found in Auckland Harbor. Mr Dennis’ Perfume and Mr Garrett’s Julia, had a coursing match at Auckland ) for £2O per side on Saturday. The latter won.

A telegram was received in Timaru on Saturday announcing the speedy advent of Mr J. L. Hall and his company, who will open at the Theatre Koyal, Timaru, on Wednesday evening in “ Our Dad."

A man who had attended the Geraldine ploughing match was found lying in the road, insensible on Friday evening. He is supposed to have been thrown from his horse. He is not reported to bo seriously injured. The new Lodge of Druids in Timaru is having a very encouraging start. There are how enrolled 108 members. Tomorrow evening, in the Foresters’ Hall, the initiation of the new Lodge will take place, after which there will be a banquet at the Ship Hotel,

A concert in aid of . the funds of St Mary’s Sunday School will take place in the Oddfellow’s Hall on Thursday evening. So good a cause should win hearty support. A man named Herbert Leokinson, who is said to have lately lost some thousands of' pounds in betting, and gambling has wound up his career in Auckland by stealing a gold ring and money from his landlord. He pleaded drunkenness.

A man named Gave was fonnd dead Inst Thursday near Kitching’s station. He was returning from Tapanui with a horse, and was the worse for liquor. It is conjectured that he died of exposure.

A man named Henderson, with several aliases , was wanted by the Dunedin police yesterday on a charge of passing a valueless cheque. A detective went after him and arrested him in the act of passing a second one to a barber.

The proceedings at the execution of Winiata are said to have been revolting in the extreme. The executioner tied the knot wrong, and had to hold the convict down by the feet. Those things form a picture which we ought to be ashamed to have to exhibit to the world.

A tea festival in connection with the Congregational Ohureh will be held in the Oddfellows Hall, Barnard street, to-mor-row evening, and a very interesting public meeting will bejheld in the Congregational Church afterwards, for the purpose of bidding farewell to the Rev, B. T. Hallowes and welcoming his successor the Rov. G. W, Sharp. The life-boat crew have not yet been practising, but it is understood they will go m for training as soon as Captain Bascand returns. At present he is engaged in superintending the repairs to the tug Titan, The members of the Church of England resident at Pleasant Point and Albury, have petitioned the Bishop of the diocese to grant them a separate clergyman, the work of the wide district being beyond the power of the Rev. Chaffers Welsh to carry on, together with that of Temuka, of whieb extensive parish he to the Incumbent.

The names of the prizetakers in the Geraldine ploughing match, which came off on Friday last, are as follows: —D,P«, cla«s, Ist prize J* Muirhead, 2nd prize, M, Brophy. Open S.F, class, Ist prize, J. Dunn, 2nd prize, A. Allen. Boys class, M. Cogan, and J. Wilcocks, Ist and 2nd respectively, The prizes were numerous, and the work done was equally good.