NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3321, 23 November 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Sub-Lieutenant Lyons, of the Dunedin Nayal Brigade, has had his commission cancelled. The appointments are gazetted of Mr 0. Y. O’Connor as Under-Secretary for Public Works, and Messrs 0. 0. Graham, B. C, Latter, J. Ashcroft, and J.Lawson, as official assignees for the colony. The Christchurch Drainage Board have struck a new rate. There is a great deal of discontent, and the legality of the rate will probably be tested in the Supreme Cour A Chamber of Commerce has been established at Nelson. Mr James Solanders and Mr J, H. Cock are Chairman and ViceChairman respectively. At the Auckland Wesleyan district meeting four new churches were authorised to be erected in country districts, at a cost of over £3000; also three native churches in native districts. The amount received for the Sunday School Union Industrial Exhibition, was stated to be over £BOO. The Auckland City Council intend entertaining the retiring Mayor, Mr J. M. Clark, at a dinner, and presenting himwfth an address. Steps are being taken to present him with a testimonial at the completion of his third term of office. The new organ at St. Luke’s Church, Christchurch, which is a magnificent instrument was opened last night with an organ recital. There was a very large audience. In the Appeal Court, Wellington, yesterday, the case of Stone v. Atkinson was argued The appeal is from a decision of Judge Gillies, relative to the seizure of the barque Gazelle, owned by Stone Bros., for smuggling on the part of the captain. Judgment was reserved. In the case of Wheeler v. Meek (Dunedin), an application for a new trial was granted on payment of all costs. Mr Mitchclson, the New Minister of Public Works, will be sworn in to-day at Wellington, before Uis Excellency the Governor. The Auckland College will probably have a school of medicine attached. Steps are now being taken to establish such a department of study. The Artillery Band was welcomed by the citizens last night. They played a number of piece.-, at the foot of North street, and a considerable number of persons assembled to bear them.

Mr C. Howard has been appointed Receiver of Land Revenue for Southland, At the request of Mrs Graham, Mr Jonas has kindly given the use of the Theatre for the next rehearsal of the entertainment in aid of the Public School prizes. The rehearsal will take place to-morrow at 2.30 p.m.,... .ue Theatre.

A meeting of directors of the Temuka Linseed Oil Cake and Fibre Company, was held on Wednesday evening, Mr J. Talbot presiding. The report of the Sub-Com-mittee rc site was received ; but a decision in the matter was not arrived at.

None of the male, but all the female, immigrants by the s.s. lonic, have been engaged at Christchurch. The Canterbury Caledonian Society passed a resolution allowing country districts in Canterbury to appoint one director for each twenty-five paying members. The Waipapa point lighthouse will be in working order on January Ist, The light will be of the second order flashing white light, visible all round seaward, and will show a flash every ten seconds. The light is elevated 70 feet above the sea, and allowing 15 feet for the height of the eye, will be seen at a distance of about thirteen and a half nautical miles in clear weather, and at a lesser distance according to the state of the atmosphere.

The schools in Russia have the taint of Nihilism it seems. The Minister of Public Institution has addressed all the chiefs of educational districts, stating that more or less important traces of seditious propaganda have very lately been found in many higher schools, and urging the scholastic authorities to exclude the pupils from all injurious places of public amusement. No boy is to venture away from the doors of his school without a ticket, which he is bound to show to rny policeman or other authority who may ask him for it.

The Working Men’s Club at Christchurch, held their first social evening in the new hall last night. The building was crowded. An important feature was a game of chess with living pieces. A successful concert was followed by a b?’l.

Four men were the other day engage y Mr T. R. Jones, contractor, to take a surfboat down to Oamaru. They started early yesterday morning to row the unwieldy thing down, but the sea being against them, they brought up opposite Jack’s Point about noon. If the weather holds good, they may arrive at their destination tonight, but should they encounter bad weather the extent of the risk they incur in making such a trip, will soon be apparent. The contract to take the boat to Oamaru is for £lO.

“O.E.D.,’’ in the “Lyttelton Times” suggests a combination of shippers of meat throughout the colouy to form an Agency Company to undertake the distribution of meat throughout the United Kingdom, with a capital of £250,000, in £5 shares, the first issue of 10,000 shares to be distributed throughout the colony as follows :—Christchurch, 2000 ; Dunedin, 2000; Wellington, 1500 ; Auckland, 1500 ; Nelson, Napier, Invercargill, Oamaru, Timaru, and Wanganui, 500 each. The proposal is for the establishment of a large depot in London and the large towns in the United Kindom.

A Portuguese physician claims that he has cured several cases of hydrophobia by simply rubbing garlic into the wound and giving the patient a decoction of garlic to drink for several days. This is the old Greek treatment, which, it is claimed, was practised by them with success, The “ Wanganui Chronicle ” says that a letter was received a few days ago from a Berlin firm of merchants, addressed to “ The Mayor of Wanganui,” inclosing specimen chromo-lithographic portraits of “ members of the august English throne* taken from the newest originals,” and requesting the “ Lord Mayor ’’ to circulate the specimens among the officials and citizens dwelling in his Island, with a view to booking orders. James Clement, a Lancashire immigrant, who was working in Roger's foundry, on Bullock Island, Newcastle, N.S.W., has been arrested for having brutually assaulted his wife. He poured a kettle of boiling water over her head and face. Dr R. Harris, the Government medical officer, dressed the wound. The patient is shockingly disfigured. De Witt Talwage says As long as we have reasonable wants we get on comfortably, but it is the struggle after luxuries that fills society with distress and populates prisons, and sends hundreds of people stark mad. Dissatisfied with a plain house, and ordinary apparel, and respectable surroundings, they plunge into enterprises and speculations from which they have to sneak out in disgrace.

Lenora has been scratched for the Auckland Cup. Owing to support awarded to Turquoise, he has been installed first favorite for the Auckland Cup, and the best price now obtained about him is 100 to 12. On Wednesday afternoon 100 to 30 was accepted about Escoptea for the Cup and Derby, and yesterday Sir Bedevere was backed to win £4OO at 100 to 5 and 6.