NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3787, 27 May 1885, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The House Steward of the Timaru Hospital desires to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a dozen bares from Mr S. A. Bristol, for the use of patients of the institution.

On Friday evening last,the Rev J. Smyth delivered an interesting and spirited address on Russia at Pleasant Point.

The anniversary services and Festival of the Wesleyan Church, Waimate, last Sunday and Menday, were highly successful.

Mr Robert Graham, formerly Superintendent of the Province of Auckland, and a colonist since 1842, died yesterday of pleurisy and bronchitis.

Among the passengers by the City of Sydney for England are the Hon. Jas Williamson and Mr D. L. Murdocb.Qeneral Manager of the Bank of New Zealand, Tbe Lumpers’ Union have declined the proposals of the Mercantile Marine Association as to working with non Unionists at Auckland.

Waterhouse Micholson, aged 30, son of the late Dr Nicholson,was accidentally shot on Monday night at Mount Eden Railway Station, Auckland, while handling his comrade’s gun. They had been out shooting together, and his comrade was getting the luggage out of the train at the time of the accident. The jury returned a verdict of “ Accidental Death.” The gun was a pin-fire one. The infant child of Cotterill, a tailor at Napier, yesterday met its death by accidentally spilling some carbolic acid on its body when being bathed* A verdict of accidental death was retnrned,

It is stated that a religions sect known as Christadelpfaians are about to petition Parliament to be excused from militia service, as such is contrary to their religious principles.

Complaints have been made that a number of Volunteers while returning from the review at Wellington, on Monday, discharged blank ammunition from the railway carriages. The names of six of the offenders have been taken down, and they will be proceeded against under Clause 271 of the Volunteer Act, and it is also probable they will be dismissed from the Volunteer force.

Mr John E. E, Warner, a well-known solicitor, at Qreymoutb, died this morning after ailing for a long time.

A boy, nine years old, son of Mi Thomas Carter, assistant pilot at Lyttelton, died suddenly yesterday. He was a strong healthy little fellow and had been unwell for two days, when to-day, from no apparent cause, tetams set in, and he died in a few hours.

Another raid by the police in Wellington has resulted in two employers of female labor being prosecuted for a breach of the Employment of Females Act. Alexander Forsyth, the Liverpool Workhouse absconder who was arrested at Otaki, Wellington, and taken home, has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment. From the evidence adduced, it was proved that the total amount he embezzled was over £6OO.

Applications for patents in New Zealand have been gazetted, as follows:—From Mr F. Everitt, of London. England, engineer, for improvements in weighing machines j from Mr F. H. Wenham, Middlesex, England, engineer, for improvements in gas lamps and burners; and from Mr H. Reynolds, of Woodlands, Waikato, Auckland, for a broadcast seedsowing machine, to be known as the 11 Eclipse." The meeting of the Timaru High School Board of Governors called for yesterday, was adjourned to Wednesday June 3, not a sufficient number of members turning up to form a quorm. " Once a Month’’ is very readable indeed in this issue. The first article is a biographical sketch of the Hon. W. B. Dally, Q. 0., Attorney-General of New South Wales, and the other sketches, treaties tales &c., are excellent. One of the most enjoyable to old Australians is the “ Easter tour of the Melbourne Bicycle Olub" in which the writer takes one scampering through Victoria at a great pace. The Teohnieal School opened last evening with 27 enrolled pupils, and a start was made with active work. Glasses will also assemble this and to-morrow evening. The promoters have every reason to be highly pleased with the success that has attended their efforts and there is every reason to believe that the full measure of that success is not nearly reached as yet

Miss E. Meredith has succeeded Miss J. J. Strong as pupil teacher at Pleasant Point.

Mr Donaldson, Chief Gaoler at Addington, yesterday complained in the R.M. Court of the difficulties the gaol authorities had in dealing with persons who were committed to gaol when suffering from lunacy from drink. He said that he had at present five such oases, in which the men concerned were raving mad—in fact the gaol was transformed into a regular Bedlam, and the enforcement of proper discipline with the present staff was almost prevented. Mr Beetham, 8.M., advised Mr Donaldson to telegraph to Government for more assistance.

Wicked von Clergymen. —“ I believe it to be all wrong and even wicked for clergymen or other public men to be led into giricg testimonials to quack doctors or vile stuffs called medicines, but when a really meritorious article is made up of common valuable remedies known to all, and that all physicians use and trust in daily, we should freely commend it. I therefore cheerfully and heartily commend Hop Bitters for the good they have done me and my friends, firmly believing they have no equal for family nse. I will not be without them."—Rev. , Washington, D.C., U,B.A.