South Canterbury Times. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1889. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 4984, 17 April 1889, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 1889. NEWS OF THE DAY.

J. Ballantyne and Co. inform us that owing to Friday next being Good Friday their premises will be open to the public to-morrow (Thursday) until 10 o’clock at night as on Saturdays for the convenience of customers wishing to make purchases for the holidays. The Eon. G. F. Richardson, Minister of Lands, arrived last evening by the train from Christchurch. Ho proceeds south by the express to-day. The Waimato Domain Board met on Monday last. There were present Mr Sloe, in the chair, and Messrs Sinclair, Jones, A. Watt, and J. Cameron. Letters were read from Mr W. Konard, asking permission to keep his horses in the park while he was putting in his crop. He also wanted permission to graze a few sheep in the domain. After consideration the board left the matter in the hands of the chairman and clerk. The board then rose.

A football match was played between the Temuka first fifteen, and the Darktown Club on Saturday last in the Victoria Park, Temuka. After a very exciting game, it resulted in favour of tho Darktown team by 10 points (3 goals and 4 tries) to 1, For Darktown it would bo impossible to pick out any man for special praise. For Temuka Club, Stewart (2), Mendleson, Lavery, and Carr, played up well. A very noticeable feature of the day was the great difference in weight of the respective teams. It is understood that the return match will be played on Saturday week. Mr W. Ferrior Las got his photographic views of Mount Cook and neighbourhood neatly bound ready for distribution in Timaru and district. Tho views arc bound in two sizes, one of which is very handy as a pockot album, and tho other being much larger is a most suitable album for placing on the table. In each album 20 views are neatly mounted, and in addition there is an excellent map of tho great lake and mountain distriet, also a well written descriptive letterpress of the various views, from tho pen of Mr Ferrior. The prices of the albums are 7s 6d and 10s, respectively, aud wo are sure that the demand for them will be very great, all over the cplony.

The following will represent the Waihi Football Club in their match against Fast Christchurch in Christchurch on the 20th inst.: —Fullback—(not yet picked) ; three-quarter-backs —Shallard, Kalaugher, Stewart; half-backs—Hart (captain), Macintosh ; forwards Brinkman, Hiakens, Lewis (2), Stewart (2), McLeod, Shallard, Wagstaff. The forwards are a fast heavy lot, and if they play up to last year’s form will give a good account of themselves. The back division will feel the loss of Moore and Fitzgerald, but if they can get a good man as back, the ones selected will make a good light of the match. This is how the Woodville Examiner forecasts the political situation : —Sir E. Stout intends re-entering public life now that Sir Julius Vogel will not return to the colony. Sir Harry Atkinson has been to Warganui, and it is believed that the old political alliance between him and Mrßallance will be revived, and that the now Parliament will see two well-defined parties returned. On one hand there will be Sir E, Stout, Sir Harry Atkinson, and Messrs Ballance, Hutchison, Lance, Perceval, Reeves, Guinness, and Duncan, at the head of one party, and Sir John Hall, and Messrs Milchelson, Ormond, Euseell, Beetham, Bruce, Buchanan, Newman, and Menteath, at the head of the other. A meeting of fcheWaimate Library Committee was held on Monday. There were present Mr F. Sleo, in the chair, and Messrs Jones, Sinclair, A. Watt and Cameron. The chairman informed the meeting that a deputation had waited upon him, and asked if the committee would try and make the reading-room i more comfortable. Mr A. Watt said that he had another matter to bring before the committee, and as it might lead to a considerable amount of discussion, it would be better to adjourn the meeting so that the library business could be gone into fully. Mr Sinclair did not see the good of going into the library , question again. It only led to personalitics ) and could do no good. He would not attend the meeting. After considerable discussion it was decided to hold a meeting on Tuesday week to discuss the question. The secretary of the Debating Club wrote, asking what the committee would charge for the use of the library hall for two evenings per month. It was decided to allow the club the use of the room for 5s per night. The committee then rose.

An interesting ceremony took place at the Temuka District High School on Monday afternoon, when Jubilee Testaments were presented to the scholars by the ministers of the several denominations. Shortly after 3 o’clock the senior scholars, numbering about 120, were duly arranged, and after joining in prayer were addressed by the Eev. T. A. Hamilton, the Rev. Mr Dickson, and the Eev. Mr Bunn, who, in the course of their remarks, gave considerable information as to the objects and working of the Bible societies and their connection in that instance with the Jubilee of Her Majesty. Tho Testaments, which were neatly bound in cloth of various colours, and bore on the fly leaf a facsimile of Her Majesty’s handwriting in the inscription “ ‘ On earth peace, and good will towards men.’—Victoiiia Eko. Windsor Castle, March Bth, 1887,” were then distributed to tho classes in order of seniority.

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