NEWS OF THE DAY

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3332, 6 December 1883, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

The Fairlie Creek railway station will be open for goods traffic on Monday next.

The Supreme Court, it is announced will open on Friday, 14th inst., at 10.30 a.m,

A swarm of rock cod came into the harbor yesterday, and an immense lot were caught, Mr Stout lectured last night on “ True Democracy” to a crowded audience at Napier. The body of a man raueh decomposed was found last Friday on an island on the east side of the Clutha river, about 500 yards north of the Pomahaka mouth. It is supposed to be the body of John White, bettor known as “ Brogden,” who threw himself into the Molyneux at Ettrick on Oct 16th last.

The weather still continues phenomenal for this season at Invercargill. Mr Leveatam, M.H,8,, last night addressed the Nelson electors, and was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence.

The steamer Victory will take Home from Wellington 4,500 carcases of frozen mutton originally prepared for shipment by the s.s. Tiiumph. Mi P. Butler has purchased a half share in Mr M.H- Smith’s Tim Whiffler and Hippodamia. Mr T, Sheenan has purchased a half interest in Hercules. Mr J. McNalley has taken over the Makikihi Hotel from Mr Bamee. The transfer of license was granted by the Licensing Committee yesterday. In our report ou the waterworks yesterday the name of the contractor for the new work was inadvertently misstated as Annand, The contractor was Mr Watson ) Mr Annand being clerk of works. A ten-roomed house on the Auckland Grammar School endowments, was burned down early yesterday morning. The stock was insured in the Union office for £IOO, but the building was uninsured. The Napier City Council last nigh* refused to renew the tender of the Gas Company, for lighting the streets, and took no other steps for lighting. Some Councillors arc in favor of returning to kerosene owing to the high price of gas. The Supreme Court’sitting at Napier, in Chambers, concluded yesterday morning, when the case of Douglas y, Sutton, M.H.B. an action relating to native lands for which both hold title deeds, was referred to the Appeal Court by consent. Steele, who was burned at Matanra on Monday, died yesterday morning after great suffering. He has left a widow and family of five in straitened circumstances. Steele was formerly a printer and paper bag maker in a small way in Invercargill. At the quarterly meeting of the Temuka Licensing Committee on Tuesday, an application for a transfer of the license of the Temuka Hotel, from E. Fenton to J. Lye, was adjourned for six weeks. The police complained that Mr Kirk, licensee of the Crown Hotel, had neglected to give the police information of a poisoning case in bis bouse, unt ;i . after the girl who had taken the poison had died. The committee pointed out to Mr F : rk that it was the duty of all licensees to give the police every information in their power.