NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3137, 23 April 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Borough Council will meet this evening at 7 o’clock. Mrs Lee, who was injured in the recent Onehunga railway accident, died on Friday night in the Auckland Hospital. On Saturday night, the new : caisson having been fixed in position, another monolith was filled in at the end of the Breakwater.

Mr D’Emden of Timaru has been promoted to the Managership of the Union Bank at Oamaru. He took charge on Friday. Mr Isaac Holden, M.P., recently told some school children that although he was seventy-five years old, he had begun to study geography again.

The confession is made by an English journal of fashion that almost every other actor and actress on the stage wears false limbs. ,

jj3[Three members of the Timaru Bicycle Club went down to Waimate on Saturday afternoon remaining there all night and returning to town at noon yesterday. The journey was performed in about three hours.

W. Kirkwood, Hotel-keeper at Wanganui, while shooting pigeons near his hotel on Saturday afternoon, shot hia own son of seven years old riddling him with shot, so that he died in a few minutes. The gun was a breech loader and contained No. 4 shot.

According to the version current in Vienna in well-informri circles of the objects of the mission of M, de Giers to Germany, he came in the hope of advising the realisation of the favorite idea of the Czar—the general disarmament of Europe.

The tower of the parish church at Freckenham, in the east of England, fell down with a tremendous crash. The tower was a square one and contained five bells, which were rung as usual at Christmas time. It had been for some time in a dilapidated state, and was patched up occasionally. Fortunately the tower fell away from the church, and did no damage.

Several accidents are reporle I to have occurred on Saturday at Nelson. Whilst engaged in the removal of a building in Bridge street, a man named Harry Buff had one of his legs badly broken. A lad at Brightwater sustained serious injuries from a kick from a horse. A few days ago Mr Alfred Baigont, a son of Mr Baigent, formerly M.H.R. for Waimea, fell down stairs and injured his spine. His death has now resulted. A man named Williams, while working at a circular saw on Mr Cross’ wharf, had his left hand drawn in, and bis thumb almost severed.

An inquest was held on Saturday, at Caversham, on the body of a child two and a-half years old, namedOeoil George Doight. His mother gave evidence that on Sunday afternoon, the 15th inst., she was in town with the child and her baby. As they were passing along Princes street, near Wise’s corner, a large mastiff dog bounded up against the child who was clinging to her skirt, and knocked him down. The apparent owner of the dog picked him up and, after saying that he did not seem to be much hurt, went away. Blood was, however, gushing from one of his ears, and he could not stand up. He was brought to Dr Mansell, who attended him until he died on Thursday lest. The owner of the dog had been advertised for, but had not made himself known. The Coroner in summing up, commented strongly upon the indifference displayed by the owner of the dog in regard to the occurrence. The jury returned a verdict of “ accidental death,” and added a li ler expressing the opinion “That large dogs should not be allowed to go about the streets unless under the strict ahd sufficient control of thoce in charge of them " Timaru is not the only town afflicted by the dog-nuisance,

Mr Milner Stephen leaves Dunedin this week for Hobart, The Lifeboat Lodge 1.0,G.T. had a successful weekly meeting on Friday night.

The eclipse of the moon was not visible here last night, owing to the cloudy sky. Major Atkinson has returned to Wellington and will address his constituency in a few days. He intends then to “ stump ” the North Island as he has lately been doing the south.

Mr 8. Abey’s 4-roomed house at Halswell occupied by Mr Dowey and two children, was burned down on Friday night, and nothing saved. Incendiarism is suspected.

Twenty-four Mormon converts have left Wellington for Utah. The two elders who have lately been preaching about the colony accompany the proselytes. The steamer Charles Edward, while lying at Westport, was injured by an of dynamite which was effected for the purpose of removing a snag near where she was lying, After leaving port it was discovered that she was making water.

The Bev. Mr Barclay, the new Chairm pof oar Education Board, should f., peculiar interest in a remarkable case to he heard shortly in banco in Christchurch The plaintiffs are Mr Seddon, M.H.R, Mr B. £ae, Connty Clerk , and Mr McLean Watt Jack, ex-Mayor of Hokitika. The defendants are Messrs Taylor, Warner, and Nancarrow, of Greymouth. The plaintiffs claim to be legally elected members of the Westland Board of Education by a majority of votes, and they pray t.' ; Court to oust the defendants on Ihe ground that they are not properly returned. It is alleged in numerous affidavits that after four Committees had voted and sent their votes to the office of the Board they became aware how other Committees had voted, and they were induced to give a second vote, obtaining from the Secretary to the Board the first votes given end thus rltering the whole electron, Come astonishing statements are made in the affidavits as to the steps taken to induce Committees to act in this way by the defendants. The papers in the case are most voluminous, and have been prepared by Mr Purkiss, solicitor, of Hokitika. The plaintiffs have retained Messrs Harper and Button, of Christchurch, to conduct their case there.

The following anecdote app:.:r:i in “ Life —At the assizes recently a witness was bfing examined as to her recollection of the size of a certain bag, and seemed at loss for a simile. “ Perhaps,” said the judge to the bar, “ one of you gentlemen will hold up a brief bag. It may assist her memory,” There was an awkward pause : briefs were scarce, and counsel wme unwilling to show the nakedness of the land. Meanwhile, a ready-witted junior slipped half a dozen big law-books into his bag, and held it up in tiiumph. Of course he was complimented on the vast amount of work overpowering him.