NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3832, 20 July 1885, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Tom Hanson, a seaman of the barque Notero, died from injuries received while discharging cargo.

It is reported that Detective Kirby is to bo stationed in Wellington daring the Exhibition.

The Union Company have abandoned the South Sea Island trip, sufficient persons not coming forward for the smaller trip by the Penguin. The s.s. Janet Nicoll. under contract to the New Zealand Government, was at Hawaii on June 29th, and was to leave the same day in continuation of her cruise, j | The Auckland Women’s Christian Temperance union has decided to send delegates to the Colonial Conversation Union tn be held in the South at the end of the year.

At a public meeting in Gisborne resolutions were carried disapproving of the Native Lands Disposition Bill now before Parliament, and approving of the Native Lands Consolidation Bill.

The well-known hurdle horse Billy-go-by-’em fell in the Hurdle Handicap at the Wellington steeplechase meeting and Miroi jumped on him, the result being that Billy-go-by-’em broke his leg, and had to be destroyed. A concert has been held at Auckland, under the conductorship of Herr Schmidt in aid of the fund to send the Artillery Band to Wellington to compete in the Band contest. The Garrison Band and three others took part, and the Choral Hall was crowded.

A young man named Oalderwood fell oil tho pier at Port Chalmers and was drawn under the sponsons of the Koputai. A young lad named Jackson pluckily jumped intothe water and heldhitn up til 1 assistance arrived. Caiderwood was much exhausted when rescued.

The following Christchurch people have been selected to play in the interprovincial football match against Wellington Fullback, Higgins ; half-backs, Francis, Allardyoe, McLean; quarter-backs, Helmore, F. Fuller, J. Million ; forward*, Beswick, Bean, Blanchard, Sutherland, Dow, Fooks, B. Dauvcrgne, Hoban, Marshall. Marshall Booth, son of General Booth, of the Salvation Army, has commenced services in connection with bis visitation of the New Zealand corps in the Tuam street Hall. Christchurch 3000 people were present yesterday afternoon. The Marshall is a fluent speaker, and is evidently better educated then the generality of Salvation officers. The Dunedin “ Herald,” referring to the successor of the late Bev Mackie, as pastor of the First Church, says;—"lt is with extreme regret that we have to state that the Bev W. H. Gaulter continues in a very precarious condition, and it is feared that he will only survive a few hours at most. The news of his serious illness has been received with much deep sorrow, not only by the members of the congregation to whom his sickness is a severe blow, but by Presbyterians and Christians of all deuomina tions, and indeed the community generally.” The wrestling match between Heaney, of Dunedin, and Maher, of Panmnre, Auckland, took place on Saturday at the Theatre Royal for £SO B-side and the championship of Auckland. The agreement was the best three out of five falls, Cumberland style, The match was won by Beaney,who displayed more science than Maher, and was a stone heavier, Three hundred people, were present, Reaney proceeds to Australia to contest matches there. Maher admitted he was fairly beaten. The betting was in favor of Reaney, but not much money changed hands. Benefactors.—“ When a board of eminent physicians and chemists announced the discovery that by combining some well-known valuable remedies a most wonderful medicine was produced, which would cure such a wide range of diseases that most all other remedies could be dispensed with, many were skeptical, but proof of its merits by actual trial has dispelled all doubt, and to-day the discoverers of that great medicine, Dr Soule’s American Co.’s Hop Bitters, are honored and blessed by all as benefactors.” —Road —Adyt.