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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2954, 28 November 1900, Page 3

Captain Edwin forecasts : North tc west and south-west gale, with rain, A heavy rain fell for four or live houn last night; 86 points fell at Sutton Farm. Mr Tripp’s gauge registered 87 points. Friday, the 30 th instant, being St. Andrew’s Day, will he observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout the colony. At Court this morning, before Mr C. A. Wray, S.M., several civil cases were called on, but were either adjourned or struck out for non-appearance. Mr A. E. G. Rhodes has been asked tc become a candidate for the mayoralty o; Christchurch next year. He asked foi time to consider the request. In dismissing a case of betting with ai infant, Mr Beetham expressed a rathei forcible opinion concerning the heavy crop of cases reaped at the racecourses during the past few months. These cases, lit said, were simply a tissue of lies. Gnmb ling, he went on, was demoralising the com muniby, and the root of the whole evil war the totalisator. Among recent applications for New Zea land patents is one made by Charles Par menter, of Pleasant Point, New Zealand, saddler, and John Parmenter, of Saltwatei Creek, Tima.ru, New Zealand, blacksmith for “ an invention for obtaining power from the sea to drive a dynamo to generate electricity for lighting and other purposes. Among the wet spots during October Woodbury, with 13.12' inches, occupied i respectable place, the heaviest fall re ported for the month being 19.79 indie: at Summit station on the IP mu taka range. Wellington. The heaviest reported fal for 24 hours was 9| inches, at Kekcra-ngu Marlborough. Timaru’s 2| inches on tin 18th was a long way behind that. Bunting was Hying to-day about the harbour and over the N.M .and A. Co.’s nffici in honour of the marriage of Mr W. B McLaren, local manager of the company Id Miss Mendelson, at Temuka. Amoir •he flags at the office was a large am handsome ore, a white ensign with : shic’d in. the fly. This is Lloyd’s flag Mie company being one of Lloyd’s agents. A letter from Capetown says Thr ountry is not by any means the place tlnr it is popularly supposed to be. Then are thousands of pople in Capetown absolutely starving; no work to bo had fo? Vive or money. Many are offering their service for just a paltry living wage, am von can guess what that means. I third myself that, say, another six months wj. be any amount of time for people to to;, over here.

The Timaru Borough- Council faded ! obtain the necessary quorum, of ten men. hers to elect a representative to the Hot pital and Charitable Aid Board, sever, mem bei's only putting in an appearance. The Town Clerk pointed out that instead o‘ allowing the meeting to lapse, an ment for three days could be made, and a representative elected then. It wa: resolved to adjourn till Friday next at f p.m. The Councillors present were Messr; Sealey, Mills, Young, Guinness, Finch. Ga bites, and Hawkey. There are rumours that the miners o Westport have not taken kindly to thr introduction of the 14 iron-man ” into thr mines there. This is a labour-saving hewing machine, which drills and cuts tin coal into squares, doing the work of the pick, and needing only unskilled labour tr take away the stuff. Some of the miner: have said that through the use of the “iron man ” ai great deal of waste results, a: the machine, according to their statement, cannot work out a seam with the effective ness of the trained miners. The Tmaru Football Club has received the medals presented by the South Canterbury Rugby Union for the seven-a-side tourna ment held in Timaru a month or two ago and won by the local club. The media: are very neatly designed, and are the wort of Mr *J. Sim, jeweller, Temuka. Tin design followed is that usual in such pre sentations, a shield, the border nicety 7 or namented, and a. plain bright shield centre with the monogram of the Union engraved. On the obverse is engraved the name o, the individual player who receives thr medal, and also “ Sevon-a-side, 1900. M. Sim Is to be congratulated on turning out such artistic trophies. At the Magistrate’s Court at Mosgiel William Hunter was fined £1 on a charge of firing a pea-rifle across a road. Constable Christie gave evidence that on the occasion complained of the bullet bar passed through a window in Mrs Mehany: house and flattened up against a wall Sitting at the window when (he bulle passed through was a little girl- or tunately the bullet passed through the up per part of tbe window, above the girl Mr Carncross, speaking for the Bench, said the pea,-rifle nuisance was increasing to ai alarming extent, and it was high tune r was suppressed. He also stated that n future the full, penalty of £5 would pro bublv be imposed. A‘ contemporary's Home concspondcn says that the Rev. Leonard M. IsiH ' mice more on the warpath in (.red Br iain. In fact, one of the first things (ha* strikes the New Zealander mi his visit f (he Old Country is the al lining preval ence of drunkenness. The liquor questiois now looked upon by 7 all leading Britnd statesmen as one of tbe most serious problems to be tackled in the coming century. Mr Tsitt has been delivering a week’s seric: of lectures in the Christian Institute Glasgow on such subjects as Liquor v Revenue. Liquor v. Labour. He says tlif country is absolutely drink sodden, and he wishes he could rouse the people from their apathy. In conned ion with the Christ ohm oh Jubilee, the Canterbury Horticultural Society propose holding an exhibition on January 16th and 17th, 1901. and aie inviting Horticultural Societies outside a radius of 10 miles to outer into a competition for the best exhibit of garden produce, comprising flowers, fruit, vegetablecut specimens of ornamental trees and shrubs, bouquets and floral designs effectively arranged (pot plants excluded). Applications for space must be made to the secretary at least seven days before the date of flie show. The first prize will be a trophy, and (he second prize a gold medal given by the nurserymen, florists, and seed merchants in Canterbury 7. Tbe Timaru Society wi!! be holding y, comm it tee meet-