NEWS OF THE DAY

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3502, 26 June 1884, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Home&pud, 9d per yard, reduced to 2|d at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. Costume cloth, Is Id per yard, reduced to sfd at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. China matting, 6d per yard, worth Is, at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. Welsh flannel, BJd per yard, worth Is, at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. White blankets, sft by 6ft 6in, at 8s lid, 200 pairs left yet, at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale,—(See Advt.) It is proposed to form a Working Men’s Political Association in Gisborne.

There are fourteen prisoners awaiting trial at the Auckland Supreme Court criminal sessions, which take place next week.

A three-roomed cottage at St. Mary’s Convent, Auckland, was burnt down yesterday. The loss is estimated at £IOO. The New Zealand Tobacco Factory at Auckland is now in full working operation and the weekly output of cigars is 25,000. Larcenie, which are evidently carried out by a well-organised gang, are being reported at the rate of half a dozen a day to the Auckland police, who appear to be powerless. At the R.M, Court this morning, before J. H. Sutter, Esq., a first offender was discharged with a caution for drunkenness.

At the revision of the Geraldine County rate roll yesterday, by Mr Beswick. B,M. no objections were lodged. No public reception was accorded the members of the New Zealand football team who arived at Christchurch yesterday. The following cable message from Foo Chow was received by Messrs Johnston and Co., of Wellington yesterday:—“The steamer Famsus left Foo Chow for Wellington direct, on the 24th inst, with a cargo of new season’s teas, for all New Zealand ports.” A Gisborne telegram of yesterday says: —“Mr Downes, the Deputy Returning Officer, was drowned in crossing the river on his way to the Matua polling place. At the inquest a verdict of death by drowning was returned. He leaves a wife and three children. A subscription list has been started.”

The S*o. Rifle Club received intelligence yesterday informing them that the Deeley Edge Metford rifles ordered by the Club are on the way out from Home. Tomorrow the return match with the Devaehelle’s Bay Rifle Club will be fired on the Otipua range. The following is the team of the S.C.B.O..—Messrs Tregenza, G. C. Miles, A. R. Spalding, W. Gunn, Dow, T, Jowsey, F, Cameron, W.J St. Lindsay, F. Cook, and MoGuinness. Emergencies— Messrs B, Ferguson and T. G. Bowley. In the R.M. Court. Christchurch, yesterday, a man was fined £3 for conduct whereby a breach of the peace might have been occasioned. He accosted a young woman at ten o’clock at night, conversed with her accompanied her to her house, and laid hold of her hand when she was opening her door. He also asked her to meet him again on Tuesday night. He used no other insulting or rude language, but the Magistrate held that the young woman would , havefbeen justified in slapping bis face, so ha had been guilty of the offence charged,

One of the most [astonishing accidents that ever occurred in Timaru, happened last night at the" Old Bank corner,” at the foot of Church street. Mr James King, stable proprietor,at about 6.30 was rounding the corner on horseback on bis way to the stable, when the animal suddenly shied and swerved, coming into violent contact with the lamp-post at the edge of the pavement with such force that it broke short off and fell into the gutter. The horse, which was uninjured, belted down the street a little way but was soon caught, and Mr King, who though severely shaken was uninjured, was able to make his way over alone. Contact with iron lamp-posts has generally been regarded as dangerous to the animal creation, but this instance shakes one’s belief in the antiquated notion.

Regarding the recent gold rash at Boss, in Westland, a telegram from that place says“ A quantity of stone, the like of which forjrioh gold bearing properties has never been equalled, was brought down from the Cedar Creek reef on Saturday. A company was floated last night with a capital of £24,000, and shares have been constantly changing hands, and are now worth £SO. Men have left to get out quartz, so as to have it ready by the time the battery is finished. Some of the pieces of stone were studded with globules of gold, some as large as peas. At a trial crushing in the presence of some Grey mouth leading quartz reefers, stone showing gold was operated on, and it yielded highly payable results, Fresh ground is being rushed.”

Never Return.—lt is said that one out of every four real invalids who go to foreign countries to recover health never return, except as a corpse. The undertakers, next to the hotel-keepers, have the most profitable business. This excessive mortality may be prevented and patients saved and cured under the care of friends and loved ones at home, if they will but use Hop Bitters in time. Bead, Advt.,