Christchurch

Southern Cross, Volume 3, Issue 27, 5 October 1895, Page 7

Christchurch

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] I have been rambling of late in South Canterbury, and find the country all along the line looking well. Feed is getting plentiful, although Tain will soon be needed, and the crops are coming on very nicely. A LEGAL DUEL. The latest Worthington-Hornsby development is the fact that the versatile editor has been fined for commenting on his case while snh judice Worthington’s ‘ claw ’ drew BLOOD at the first stroke to the extent of a fine of £lO and £7 7s costs. the exhibition. The big schools in Canterbury have been visiting the exhibition, and have been rewarded by beautiful weather. On Friday a well-patron-ised excursion was run from Timaru, returning at night. The children paid 3s 9d, which covered train fare, admission to exhibition,, and two meals. LAWRY V. SMITH, A rather lively correspondence has just been concluded in the Christchurch Press between Mr J. G. Smith, M.H.R. for this city, and Mr T. Lawry, M.H.R. for Parnell. It arose out of a statement made by the former at a meeting here nine months ago about Mr Lawry. The latter winds up by saying he will visit us at show time and address an audience on the Smith-Lawry episode, to which the juvenile Smith echoes * Come on.’ THE TARIFF is the one absorbing topic, and the constiuencies will take a lot of sweetening before next elections, if the Seddon Ministry are to have a renewal of political power. I met the secretary of a large apple and cider company rushing madly about today, wiring protests against the proposal to allow the free entry of apples between certain months of the year, and later on in the day I found a great labour man and quondam Government supporter wishing for a general election that he might take the constitutional method of protesting against the ‘tyranny of the Demo-, cratic Government.’ A PITIFUL END. The body of a poor woman, refined but addicted to drink, and who could speak three languages, was picked up in the Avon a day or two ago. The night previous she was saved from burning while drunk. ‘ How long, O Lord, how long ! ’