NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3301, 31 October 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Temuka Butter and Cheese Factory is to begin operations to-morrow. A tender has been accepted for the Industrial Exhibition buildings in Christchurch,

The Dunedin Anglican Synod opened yesterday, Bishop Neville presiding.

The sale of privileges for the C.J.C, Spring Meeting, brought £223 yesterday.

A successful Blue Ribbon meeting was held at Pleasant Point on Monday evening. The man found drowned at Lyttelton, is identified as B. J. Ollivier, a ship’s steward.

The Ellesmere Agricultural Show yesterday at Leeston, w,>s a great success, and the weather was very fine.

The Ross United Gold Mining Company have good prospects, and have opened out another 100 ft level, in payable washdirt.

The annual meeting of the N.Z. Grand National Steeplechase Club will be held at the Grosvenor Hotel this evening, at 8 o’clock.

One Adolph Duval was yesterday charged at Lyttelton with stealing a cash box containing £ll3, from the British Hotel. He was remanded till to-day.

Yesterday morning, at an early hour, a two-roomed house in Sherman street, Waimate, was burned down. It was owned by Mr Harris of Ashburton, was unoccupied, and was insured in the Standard office for £IOO,

No definite information has been obtained at Gisborne, respecting the murder o? the native Kepuc at Muriwa. The deceased was accused of witchcraft, and causing by that means the death of Wi Kaipuke, a young chief who died a day or two before. Professor Westen had last night to give it up in despair. Only four or five persons presenting themselves at the Barnard street Hall, he decided not to perform, and closed the show for that evening. To-night he will exhibit again, and the exhibition will be followed by a ball. The Wesleyan bazaar was moderately attended last evening, and the busy saleswomen were unflagging in their efforts to charm to visitors into making purchases. Mr Haigh and his sons performed some first-class music at intervals, while several local amateurs contributed glees and songs.

A very successful sacred concert was given on Monday evening in the Volunteer Hall, Temuka, in aid of the funds of St. Saviour’s Anglican Church, During an interval, an address was presented to the Bishop, who was present, congratulating him on the attainment of his eightieth year.

Messrs Stanfield and Dark had a much better house last evening, and a very attractive programme was spiritedly gone through, to the intense amusement and delight of the audience. For this evening, a capital programme has been prepared, comprising 11 Quits,” “ Moonlight,” “ A Cup of Tea” and many novelties and musical interludes.

The Selwyn County Council have resolved to apply to the Government for £250 for taking water through deferred payment land in Hororata District. The Council also are again writing to the Government, pointing out that the Otira Gorge toll-gate has not been removed, and the tolls are still collected.

At an inquest at New Plymouth on the man found drowned in the Waitara river, an open verdict was returned. There was no evidence to show how he came into the water or what his name was. The deceased was about sft Sin high, of medium build, and with grey hair. He had been working for Jas. Bailey on the Waimate Plains.

Sydney Taiwhanga has left Auckland for Russell, to be present at the native meeting to be held to-day, when he will give an account of his mission to the King Country. According to his statements, he has been eminently successful in bringing the King natives round to his views. At the northern native meeting four delegates will be appointed to collect subscriptions for a Maori Embassy to England, and also to procure signatures to a native petition to be taken Home for presentation to the Imperial authorities, It is not Sydney’s intention to go Home till after the next general election, when he hopes to blossom forth as a Maori M.H,R.

The report of the liquidators in Guthrie and Larnach’s New Zealand Timber and Woodware Factory Company was presented at Dunedin yesterday and the shareholders adjourned for a week to consider it. The shareholders are to receive a dividend of 5s per share. The assets have been realised very badly. The assets shown in the ledger account as worth £182,630 realised only £28,250, and thus show a deficiency of £134,380. The book debts stood at £50,688 but were over estimated by £12,688. Besides the ascertained deficiency of £134,380 there is a probable depreciation on unsold assets of £38,998.

Ernest Owen, an apprentice on board the ship Waikato, was picked up from the lower hold of that vessel yesterday evening at Lyttelton with his scull fractured and one eye terribly damaged, He had been between decks late in the afternoon, and was not missed when the hatches were put on for the night. The officer in charge becoming anxious at his non-appearanooi ordered the hatches to bo taken off. It is thought that whilst walking about with his hands in his pockets he must have tripped over the combing of the hatchway, and fallen a distance of over 14 feet. He was conscious when brought on deck, and the doctor has hopes of his life. His father is Mr G. W, Owen, of Auckland.

Messrs T, and J. Thomson kept their shop in Sutter’s Buildings lighted up last evening, until half past nine. The excellent display in the windows attracted a j good deal of attention. i It is proposed to reduce by three or four pounds the knapsack of the German soldier on march. But the decrease will, it is thought, be partly made up by the addition of ten or twelve cartridges to the stock of eighty now carried. We hear that Geo. Purdie and Co., Seedsmen, have just received a quantity of pare River’s Royal Ashleaf Kidney Potatoes, from Sutton and Sons, England. They have arrived in splendid condition for planting, and should command a ready sale next season, when they expect to have a good supply for their numerous customers. Experts are pronouncing against covering the walls of houses with paper. It gives off deleterious particles, and the paste, by the dampness, undergoes organic decomposition. Ornamental tiles, impermeable cement, and thin ‘galvanised iron are suggested as substitutes. All porous walls absorbing"vapour are unheathful. MrM. W. Green, M.H.R., calls a man a liar in the following circumlocution. Referring to a brother M.H.R., he said, when addiessing his constituents in Dunedin, “He would not like to say that gentleman told a deliberate falsehood. He would not like to state that, because he did not think that that gentleman would venture to make such a statement, yet it was as deliberately untrue as anything could be. (Loud laughter).” A four roomed cottage at Mary hill, Mornington, Dunedin, belonging to Jeremiah Gatehouse, was burned down yesterday morning. It seems that about 9 o’clock the place was discovered on fire by one Andrew Millar, who was working close by. Millar states that seeing smoke issuing through the door, he ran over to the place he found a quantity of paper and straw underneath a sofa on fire and that he apparently succeeded in extinguishing it. Mrs Gatehouse was at home at the time, but her husband was away at his work. About an hour afterwards the house was discovered in flames and burned to the ground. The place was insured in the South British Office for £l5O and the for £SO. The circumstances of the fire being of a suspicious nature the police are inquiring into them.