NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3318, 20 November 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Woodyear’s Electric Circus is to open this evening. Mr W. Lowes has been re-elected Mayor of Masterton, unopposed.

The Waiakukn Flour Mill in North Canterbury has been destroyed by fire.

Messrs S. W. Goldsmith and P. Gaitt are nominated for the Mayoralty of Waimate.

The chief Tophia no lohger opposes Mr Eochfort’a survey of the King Country.

The concert in aid of St Mary's Sunday School prize fund will take place this evening in the Barnard street hall.

The collections in Christchurch on Charity Sunday realised, in all, £444. Last year the total was £4Bl.

The Tongan authorities are negotiating with the United States Government—probably for annexation or protection.

The Defence {Minister is still among the Natives in the North, but he is reticent as to his movements and intentions.

Messes Spedding, Street, and Guthrie, all in the City Council, have been nominated for the Dunedin Mayoralty.

Wedding in Salvation circles 1 “ Captain ” J. W, Colley to “Lieutenant” Elizabeth Edwards, at Wellington 1

Mr A. G. Dayliloa, second master of the Parnell School, has been missing. It is feared that he has met with an accident.

At the regular monthly meeting of fc't. John’s Lodge, E.C., on Friday evening, Bro ]?. J. Wilson was elected W.M., ; Bro C. S. Fraser was elected Treasurer, and Bro R. Morgan was re elected Tyler, There is only one criminal case (robbery from (ho person) down for hearing at the half-yearly sittings of the Supreme Court, Napier, on Monday. The civil business will, however, be heavy.

Shearing is much behind in Hawke’s Bay in consequence of the unsettled weather. Farmers are already complaining of the great scarcity of farm hands. The annual general meeting of members of the Mechanics’ Institute will be held on Wednesday evening, 28th inst., for the election of officers and reception of balancesheet.

Mi-s Crisp, head nurse at the Auckland Hospital has had the Red Cross decoration bestowed on her by the Queen, The Governor will probably hand the insignia to the lady. She has already two medals for service in the field.

The new uniforms for the members of the Fire Brigade, just arrived from Home, are similar to those worn by the London Fire Brigadesmen. Messrs Eowles and Burnet took the men’s measures and sent them Home to Shand Mason and Co., who have supplied the uniforms. Colonel Roberts has pulled down the meeting whar6 at Parihaka, where the Waikatoa have been in the habit of assembling, because they refused to go away when bidden. They stayed three nights although they only had permission to remain one.

Several test cases under the Volunteer Regulations were heard at the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Napier, yesterday* The defendants were summoned for not attending drills which were advertised in the newspapers and notified on parade. Fines were imposed in all cases. An English contributor to a contemporary says :—“ Truth ”is making a dead set at the Salvation Army, and I should like to wager that within a year it will be a thing of the past. “ General ” Booth’s personal integrity and reputed unselfishness of purpose have hitherto kept the mouths of many writers closed ; but once let these virtues be effectually shown to have no existence, and the collapse of the Army will be complete. At a meeting of the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club last night, a letter from R. Derrett was read asking that his previous employers, Robinson and Lance, might be called upon to give reasons for his summary dismissal just before the recent races. The Committee decided the matter was not within their jurisdiction, therefore they could not interfere. The secretary read a report showing that the receipts at the gates amounted to over £3OO more than last year.

A scene of great disorder occurred at Plymouth lately in consequence of a gang ofjsoldiers belonging to the 52nd Regiment entering a public-house and smashing the furniture. The landlord attempted to prevent their escape, upon which one of the gang felled him to the ground, The remainder were pursued by the police over the roofs of several houses, and when brought to bay furiously resisted, It was with great difficulty they were secured. One constable was so severely maltreated that he remains in the hospital. It is supposed that the men, who were ordered to India, preferred imprisonment. News from Palmerston states that Mr Foster, another of the passengers who were in the buggy from which Mr Hobbs lost his life, died yesterday afternoon. He leaves a wife and two children, The conduct of the two young men Sloan, who went to the rescue of the party on Saturday night, is spoken of in the highest terms of praise. One of them dived after Foster and brought him out by the hair of his head. They had a small boat, but it capsized, and both had to swim ashore, At the inquest on Hobbs the Coroner specially thanked the Sloans on behalf of the jury,