NEWS OF THE DAY

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3504, 28 June 1884, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Homespun, 9d per yard, reduced to 2Jd at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. Costume cloth, Is Id per yard, reduced to Sfd at Qabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. China matting, 6d per yard, worth Is, at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. Welsh flannel, B}d per yard, worth Is, at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale. White blankets, 6ft by 6ft 6in, at 8s lid, 200 pairs left yet, at Gabites and Plante’s great clearing sale,—(See Advt.) Mr B. Tonks, ex-Mayor, and M.H.R. for Auckland City West in 1876, died on Thursday night.

Henry Dent, bugler to the Salvation Army in Auckland, has been committed for trial on a charge of forgery.

Bro D. Hutton has been elected W.C.T. of the Star of South Canterbury Lodge 1.0.G.T., Waimate,

The members of the O Battery, N.Z.A. held a Government parade last evening, and afterwards marched through the streets headed by the Band.

To-day being the day appointed for officially celebrating the Queen’s Birthday, the G Battery fired a royal salute in the market-place at 8 o’clock this morning.

At the R.M. Court this morning, before E. Q. Stericker Esq., a first offender was discharged with a caution, and William Jarvis fined 20s, for drunkenness.

In an advertisement in another column, Mr B. Turnbull again offers himself as a candidate for the representation of Timaru in the House of Representatives. .

At a meeting of Otago University students yesterday, a motion was carried—- “ That in the opinion of the meeting, Mathematics should be a compulsory subject for the B.A, degree. Tfce Timaru Fish Company have chartered a 30-ton cutter, the Hero, which is now due here from Wellington, which port she left on the 25tb inat, She is under oSer also at a reasonable figure, and if fishing operations prove successful, she will doubtless soon become the property of the Company, The ordinary fortnightly meeting of the Congregational Sunday School Band of Hope was held last evening in the Church. There was a good attendance, and Mr D. Haggett presided. A number of recitations were successfully given and Mr W. D. Haggett delivered an interesting address on "The Analysis of Beet and Milk,” after which the benediction brought the proceedings to a close. Mr Godfrey Knight, Actuary and|lnspector of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United Stat e has arrived in Auck land, and has appointed a Directorate, consisting of the Hon. Fred. Whitaker, Hon. Jas. Williamson, and Dr Campbell. As the Hinemoa neared the Onebunga wharf yesterday, an elector hoisted a board in a conspicuous place on the wharf on which was the legend “ Welcome to the unemployed.” The Sergeant of Police, fearing it would give offence to the Members of the Assembly on board, pulled it down and threw it into the sea.

The “Home News” says it is pretty clear that SpoSorth’a prowess in not yet on the wane. The “ demon ” bowler made a line exhibition of the Bexley Eleven. His bowling was one of the most remarkable performances known in cricket. In Bex* ley’s second innings he took seven wickets in six overs and three balls. Five of the overs were maidens, that is to say, no runs were scored, and in the whole only two were made, The innings was concluded for seven runs I 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. Read, Advt,,