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South Canterbury Times, Issue 3132, 17 April 1883, Page 3

Mr W. Dale, licensee of the Doncaster Hotel, Washdyke, has purchased the freehold of the hotel and land adjoining it.

-A man named James Carmody, residing at Ohoka, had one of his legs fractured while wrestling in a match on Saturday last.

In reference to the fire which occurred about one o’clock this morning, near Timaru, the following are the facts:— Four stacks of wheat, containing in all 800 bushels, the property of Mr John Smith, junr., together with the drum of a threshing machine, belonging to Mr Prarcis White were burned, the whole being uninsured. The scene of the fire was Mr Smith’s farm about eight miles south of Tjmaru. No incendiarism is suspected.

Mine host of the Grosvcnor Hotel is evidently coming out as a pedestrian, notwithstanding his nice little running weight of 16| stone. He and an ex-butcher tried conclusions on the Athletic Club’s course yesterday afternoon, in a 150 yards race for £lO a-side. A number of "sports" were present and the ex butcher shaped like a two-year-old in his preliminary canter, and looked dangerous, but Boniface went along at a rattling pace, and won easily, much to the delight of his backers. The “ Service” man did not show good running form. An accident occurred to the morning train from Ximeru to Albury yesterday. It appears that on nearing the Cave station, a bullock being in the way of the train, caused the engine to be thrown off the line and the carriage* were so rudely jerked, that the passengers were much shaken. A messenger was despatched to the Point telegraph station, and as a result Mr Jones, District Stationmaster, Timaru, went immediately to the scene of the accident with a locomotive, and after a great deal of trouble had been taken to set

The Margaret Galbraith, it is expected, will be fully loaded up to-morrow and will proceed to sea without delay. Dnfortu. nately, Mr Robertson, her chief officer, will not be able to accompany her, though it is satisfactory to learn that he is doing well.

A nasty accident occurred yesterday morning at Makikihi,. A carter in the employ of Mr McKeldrick, farmer, was returning from Timaru with his dray and team, when his leader became restive on the approach of some other vehicle, and getting beyond control, came so violently into collision with a telegraph p~st as to put his shoulder out, and otherwise injure himself. The driver was also considerably bruised.

The following telegraphic message of importance to Road Boards, was issued yesterday morning by the Property Tax Commissioner :—“ It having been found necessary to extend time for completing valuation rolls to the end of April, elections cannot be held first week in May. Time for elections must therefore be extended, but as this cannot be done till after statutory date bas elapsed, steps will then be taken to extend time to first week in June.” The Levels Road Board election advertised yesterday, has therefore been postponed.