NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4983, 16 April 1889, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A squad of the Timaru Navals dismantled their cutter, which has been at moorings inside the breakwater, yesterday, and then hauled her up to the davits at the Moody wharf last evening. This was done on account of the majority of the corps going into camp at Easter at Christchurch, and consequently not requiring the cutter here at holiday time.

The Borough Council chamber was last night ornamented by the large frame full of photographic views of Timam which were presented to them by Mr Fcrrier and sent to the Melbourne Exhibition. The council went to the expense of £2 17s 6d to have the views framed and glazed before they were sent, and the Auditor-General says that not the council but the councillors must pay for it. Samuel Allingham was brought up on remand before Messrs John Manchester and J. Hassell, J.Ps., at Waimate on Saturday last, charged with stealing a purse containing 19s 4d, the property of John Hiorns, junior, of Pinewood Farm, on the sth instant. Prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment. The prisoner is about 15 years of age, and was licensed out of the Burnham School to Mr A. Potter, at whose farm the offence was committed.

On Monday last, at the Waimate Resident Magistrate’s Court, before Messrs F. Sleo and J. Manchester, J.P.s, Thomas Hogan was charged with being drunk in charge of a horse in a public place on Sunday, the 14th instant, also with using bad language, and with resisting the police in the execution of their duty. Defendant pleaded not guilty. After hearing the evidence of Sergeant Gilbert and Constable Field, defendant was fined 10s, or 48 hours, on the first-named offence, sent to gaol for 7 days for using obscene language, and fined 20s, or 7 days’ imprisonment, for resisting the arresting constable. The court then rose. An “ Australian ” writing to a Christchurch paper on the tourist business and the wisdom of encouraging it in every way possible, aska the governing bodies down South (meaning particularly the Mackenzie County Council) to forswear ignorance, selfishness, caprice, and to act for the common welfare of the district and the country. Through their stupid folly, he says, many visitors who landed in Invercargill came a certain distance, viewed what they could, and returned. Having no bridge over the Ohau, they returned after seeing only a sprinkling of beauty, and said inthin themselves, as also openly, that some fools were even to be found in the Colonics.

On Saturday last Mr JT. M, Rickman sold tho privileges in connection with the Waimata races which taka place on the 18th inst. The following are the names of tho purchasers and the amounts realised: —Publican’s booth, Mrs Kett, £5 10s j cards, 0. Boyes, 30s ; confectioner’s booth, f E, Lane, 10s; gates, J. Jukster, £lO. Tho last item was disputed by the club, as £ls of a reserve had been put on tho gates. They were then put up again and not sold, Mr Jukster maintains that he is the purchaser of the gates, and says that unless they are given to him he will sue the club for damages. At tho Besident Magistrates Court, Temuka, yesterday, before 0. A. Wray, Esq., 8.M., Barnard Toner, for having three unregistered dogs in his possession, was fined 10s for each. J. Mularky for having one dog was fined 10s; D, Angland for one dog was fined 10s j and W. Budd for two dogs was fined 10s each. Informations against Henry Fendall, Isaac Helen, and Charles McCarthy were dismissed, the defendants having registered their dogs before the informations were served. Tho following civil cases were heard :—W. G. Aspinall v. E. Hornbrooki claim £2O; judgment by default for tho amount claimed and costs. P. Davidson v. R, Edgeworth, claim £47, for damages sustained by the plaintiff iu consequence of his receiving a kick from tho defendant’s horse. Mr Hay appeared for tho plaintiff, and Mr White for tho defendant. On tho application of Mr White tho case was adjourned for a fortnight. The court then rose.

The dog tax collector for the Waimate County has taken out a number of summonses against owners of unregistered dogs. Some persons are also to be summoned for having registered their dogs in the Waitaki County, where the fee is only ss. Those who reside in The Hakateramea are summoned to appear at the Oamaru Court.

The Evening Post says:—The Wellington Acclimatisation Society can show an excellent record of fish distribution for the past year. Within the last nine months it has placed about 108,000 trout in the rivers of the Wellington district, and those extending as far north as Napier on one coast to Mount Egmont on the other. Of these, 68,000 were brown trout, 31,000 American brook char, and 9000 Loch leven trout. About 5000 healthy young fry have been hatched out of the consignment of ova received by the last trip of the Aorangi from Sir William Maitland, of Stirling, and will be kept at the Masterton ponds for breeding purposes.

The Geraldine Rifles went under canvas on Friday night preparatory to the Easter encampment. A fair number slept in camp the first night and enjoyed the effects of the rain which poured down in torrents all night, wetting everything inside and outside the tents. On Sunday morning the company hold a church parade. About thirty members under the command of Lieutenant Ward, mustered at the camp, and headed by the Volunteer band, marched to the Primitive Methodist Church, where a most interesting and impressive sermon was preached by the Rev. Mr Clements, who chose for his text John xiv., 23. There was a good attendance of the public. The camp «s expected jto break up on Wednesday, and on Thursday night the Rifles go to Orari to catch the through Volunteer train to Oust. It is expected that there will bo about forty of the members of the corps at the encampment.

The Borough Council held a special meeting last evening for the purpose of dealing with the applications received for the post of reservoir caretaker. Present—His Worship the Mayor and all the councillors. There were no less than 56 applications for the post, the salary for which is £2 a week and free house. After reading the applications and testimonials the names were submitted to a rapid process of selection by show of hands, and the number reduced to seven, A second application of the process reduced the number to four, and then voting by motion and amendment was adopted. This occupied a considerable time as it was preceded and interrupted by discussions as to points of procedure. By the final motion M. Sugrue was given the post by eleven to one. Sugrue is an old resident with a large family. He was employed in the construction of the dam, the race, and the reservoir, and was a foreman under the race contractors. The council spent about two and a half hours in making the selection.

The New Zealand Herald is responsible for the following account of what took place in the Cabinet over the appointment of a successor to the late Mr Justice Johnston: “ There was a sharp division of the Cabinet in regard to the appointment of a Judge to succeed Mr Justice Johnston. Sir Frederick Whitaker, who, by virtue of bis office, ought to have had the largest say in the matter desired to appoint Mr Connolly, who held the office of Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the Atkinson Ministry of I£B3, while Mr Fisher and others held that the claims of Mr Ward were paramount. Pour members of the Cabinet were in favour of Mr Ward, and four against, and the Premier,who had voted against Mr Ward, gave also his casting vote against him, which decided the matter so far as he was concerned. The Otago influence was then a l l powerful in favour of Mr Denniston,”

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