MEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3329, 3 December 1883, Page 2

MEWS OF THE DAY.

The Tima.j School Committee 111I 11 meet this evening at 7 o’clock. The Premier Mining Company, Otago, have cleared 617 ounces retorted gold from 480 tons of quartz. There will be a meeting of the Hospital Commissioners to-morrow, at 11 o’clock, at the Council’s Chambers. The address presented to Mr Turner at the railway station on Saturday afternoon was engrossed by Mr K, A: Griffin. It is estimated that close on £3OOO will be needed to repair damages to roads and bridges in Waikouaiti County by the recent floods. An ordinary meeting of the High School Board of Governors will be held at the Secretary’s office at eight o’clock to-morrow evening, Bishop Luck of Auckland refused to allow an Irish National league meeting to be held in one of the Roman Catholic schoolrooms. The Shag Point Coal Company has secured the tender for supply of coal to the Dunedin and Oamaru section of the railways for 1884, At the ordinary weekly meeting of the Lifeboat Lodge, 1.0.G.T., on Friday evening last, it was decided to take part in the Friendly Societies picnic on Boxing Day. On Saturday night a procession of masked men conveyed an effigy through the town with a musical accompaniment of pennywhistles, &c., and finally burned it on the beach.

The Council of the new county of Mckenzie comprises Messrs H, Strutters, J. S. Rutherford, E. Richardson, M. Gray, A. Cowan, J, McGregor, J. Duncan. The first meeting was to be held to-day.

If sufficient inducement offer, the Union Steamship Company announce that they will lay on a steamer for the benefit of visitors to Akaroa, on Sunday 16th inst’ The regatta there is to be held on the Monday.

At the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Committee at Waimate on Saturday transfers were granted as follows The Club Hotel from Mr Middleton to Mrs Potter, the Royal Hotel from Mr Shorwiu to Mr Middleton,

Mr Dawson, town engineer at Invercargill for many years, and an old resident in the district, foil down in his office at the Council Chambers on Saturday forenoon, and speedily became insensible. Medical aid was secured, but ho never rallied, and died during the afternoon

There will be special mission services in the Christchurch Cathedral every evening this week.

The Governor opened an old English fancy fair on Saturday in aid of St. Peter’s Church, Wellington.

The o(Beers of the Government Insurance Department have, through the Commissioner, presented an address and a service of plate to Mr Lyall, late Secretary of the Department, on his leaving the service.

The carts of the various bakers in Timaru passed the shop of Mr O’Dowd, Church street, in procession this morning a little before ten, each driver as he passed the door making a gesture of aversion, Whatever may have been the feelings of the processionists and their rival, the on-lookers experienced considerable amusement,

The Comt of Appeal has decided against the Wellington Corporation’s claims against the sureties of the contractors for the Te Aro reclamation, and against the contractor’s trustee in bankruptcy. The decision is that the notices to the former were insufficient; the latter therefore had no case to answer.

The return of patients in the Timaru Hospital for the month of November shows Patients treated —26 males, 5 females, total 31; discharged—lo males (of whom one, John Oullity, died) ; remaining under treatment—l 6 males, 5 females, total 21. Out-patients treated—lo males, 6 females, total 16. The entertainment in aid of the prize fund, by children attending the Public School,will take place at the Theatre Boyal, to-morrow evening. The programme, which has been in rehearsal for a considerable time past, is a most attractive one> comprising some capital morceaux, dramatic and musical. There will be a “ dress rehearsal ” to-night.

A mysterious robbery is reported from Makaraon Saturday. William M’Kelvie, a settler there, had 517 sovs, the savings of years, deposited in a wooden box under the bed in a lower room. Between 4.30 and 6 o’clock on Thursday evermg while the family were absent looking after the cows, the house was entered and the money abstracted, The police think they possess a clue to the robbery. There is an enterprising mendicant in Waimate. A strong, healthy-looking young man named James MoNeill, charged before the Bench there on Saturday with begging, pleaded that he had suffered severely from rheumatism. The police stated the accused was a confirmed nuisance, and had contrived to avoid detection by frequent change of costume, His begging suit was a ragged one, but when not professionally engaged he was in the habit of dressing well. The Bench sent the young man to gaol for 14 days. The Hon. Mr Bryce had an interview with Wahanui Bewi, Taonui, and other leading Ngatimaniopoto chiefs on Saturday at Bewi’s house at Kibikihi, and urged them to have their titles investigated in the Native Lands Court. They expressed their willingness generally, but when asked to sign applications for a hearing,they asked farther time to consider. It is believed these negotiations will result in the final opening of the King Country to settlement. Mr Bryce told the Kingites that to facilitate the investigation of the title of any block of land they may bring before the Native Lands Court, he will undertake to send two Judges to the Waikato district to remain two years, if necessary, and move about from plaoe to place.