NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 5009, 17 May 1889, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A gang of railway men were busy yesterday laying rails along the shingle spit to the south of the Bank gully sewer. About this point there is a large accumulation of shingle, which can be very easily hauled away. It is reported in town that steps are to be taken to form a baseball club in Timaru, Ever since the American team visited the North Island, baseball lias been eagerly discussed in athletic circles, and many clubs have been formed at Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and other places. The Temuka Town Board held a special meeting on Monday evening. Present — Messrs K. F. Gray (chairman), 8. Clinch, P. Coira, and G. J. Mason. The resolution passed on the 15th April that a rate of f of a penny in the £ be struck to defray the expense of removing nighsoi), was confirmed. Messrs Morgan and Cable’s workmen made a start in putting new plates into the hull of the p.s. Titan yesterday. On the starboard side a long length of plate will be put in, and on the port side two short lengths, all abaft the paddle-boxes. With the exception of where these repairs are needed, the whole of the hull has been painted above the water line, and tarred below it. The repairs to the boiler, etc., will bo carried out as quickly ns possible. A large number of amateur fishermen took advantage of the half holiday yesterday to have a few hours’ sport with line from the southern face of the breakwater. Fish, especially of the cod species, were very plentiful, and some very good takes were carried home. Herrings, “ sardines,” cod and barracoota are numerous just now, and locally the market is quite glutted. One or two regular fishermen have, it is said, decided to cure and smoke the barracoota.

A special meeting of the Geraldine Road Board was held on Wednesday last, there being present Messrs Slack, Holland, Flatmau, DeEenzy, and Grant. sho business for which the members had been called together was the election of chairman. Mr -W. U. Slack was proposed by Mr Holland and seconded by Mr Deßenzy. Mr Slack having declined, owing to his probable departure from the district, proposed Mr Flatman, which was seconded by Mr Grant, and it was carried. Mr Flatman in a few words thanked the members for the position they had placed him in. Mr Bhiers was re-appointed clerk and overseer to the board at his former salary. The meeting then terminated. The following team have been selected to play for the Timaru Football Club against the Waibi Football Club to-morrow : —Back, McLean ; half backs, Perry (2), Lawrenson, Oxby, and Macintosh; forwards, Goocb, Goodall, Chisholm, LeCren, Pearse, Stokes, Cochran, Stubbs, and another. The game will bo played on the Amateur Athletic grounds. The following are the names of the j team picked to represent Waihi Club: —T. Hart (captain), Moore, Brinkmann, Wagstaff, McLeod (2), Donald, Fitz Gerald, Fish, Wakely, Lewis, H. F. Hart, T. Stewart, Shallard (2), Jones. Play is to commence at half-past three o’clock. A most successful gathering was held in the schoolroom at Woodbury, on Tuesday evening lust, under the auspices of the Salvation Army. Tea was laid in one of the rooms, and so great was the rush for seats th.it the second room had to be brought into requisition, about two hundred persons partaking of an excellent repast. At the public meeting held afterwards, there were at least two hundred and fifty present, many arriving fromTemuka, Timaru, Mount Somers, Peel Forest. Ashburton, and Geraldine. Colonel Taylor (Christchurch), presided and addressed those present, giving some interesting statistics in connection with the work of the Army. Addresses were also delivered by Captains Harvey (Timaru), Thompson (Ashburton), Mr W. E. Barker (Peel Forest), and Mrs Morton (Timaru), and Mrs Mclntosh. A very enjoyable evening was spent. A public meeting of the members of the Temuka Wesleyan Chnrch was hold on Monday night. Tea was provided by the ladies of the congregation. The attendance was good, and the Rev. R. S. Bunn presided. Mr H. M, Miles, the secretary, presented the balance sheet of the recent bazaar, which showed that the total sum realised was £l5B 4s. Mr J. Brown moved a hearty vote of thanks to all those who had contributed to this result, which had exceeded their expectations. The motion was seconded by Mr

Holwell, and carried unanimously. The chairman stated that there had been received a very handsome sacramental service, but the donor had particularly requested that his name might not be mentioned. Mr Brown moved —“That the trustees gratefully accept the service for the use of the congregation,” which was seconded by Mr McCallum and carried. The chairman further stated that they would receive in a few days, from another well-wisher, a handsome cedar table, and that he had on that evening to present them with an eight-day clock, the gift of Mr Sims. It was moved that the gifts bo accepted with hearty thanks, and several gentlemen having spoken to the motion, it was carried unanimously. Votes of thanks were carried to the building committee, and to the officials of the Loan Building Fund. The lotting of the seats having boon concluded the meeting terminated. Sir W, Fox has published in the Nets Zealand 'Herald a copy of the protest of the New Zealand Alliance, of which ho is president, which was forwarded to the commissioners of the Dunedin Exhibition. It states that, “ As the representatives of a very largo body of colonists united to promote the suppression of the liquor traffic, with a subscribing membership of 3800 in every part of the colony, and on behalf of a large number of others interested in the question, wo beg to add our

protests against the proposed sale of such liquors at the Exhibition. The introduction of what will bo practically a public house bar, or a number of such, into an Exhibition established for instructive purposes can be in no way beneficial nor in accord with the objects which such an institution is for, and will be most offensive to, and in defiance of the wishes of a very large number of those who visit it. In reference to remarks said to have been made by Sir Eobert Stout, as to the harmleasnesa of the introduction of intoxicating drinks into the Melbourne Exhibition, we beg to say that we have heard a very different estimate of its effects from persons whose opportunities of judging were quite equal to if not superior to his. It the exhibition had been one supported entirely by local effort and at local cost, we should have doubted the propriety of our interference, but as we understand that a large sum of the colonial revenue has been promised by the Government to the local promoters of the exhibition, we, as taxpayers feel that we have a right to be heard.” The commissioners subsequently decided to allow the sale of intoxicating liquor.

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