General News

Southern Cross, Volume 4, Issue 8, 23 May 1896, Page 8

General News

A new story, entitled “ Sir Anthony’s Secret,” will be commenced in our columns next week. It is from the pen of the wellknown authoress, Miss Adeline Sergeant, whose serial “ A Life Sentence,” proved exceedingly popular with our readers a few months ago. An outline of the plot is given in another column.

Judgement in the appeal case, Nelson Bros. v-.the Southland Frozen Meat Company, has been reserved for a month. A number of Penzance fishermen who object to Sunday work threw the fish of the country boats overboard, by way of protest against Sunday work. The Temperance convention commences its sittings on Monday morning at 1.1 o’clock, when the annual report will be submitted and officers elected. In connection with the convention an open air meeting will be held in Dee street to-night at 8 o’clock, and a gospel temperance meeting to morrow night in the theatre at 8 15—both meetings to be ad-’ dressed by Messrs A. S. Adams and P. Grraham from Dunedin, and others. The Queen’s Birthday holiday will be observed this year on Monday. There are not many public amusements announced. In the afternoon a sale of fancy and useful needlework will take place in Hanan’s hall, and should attract the ladies at any rate, admission being free. A soiree and concert will take place in the evening in the same building. Mr Jno Neil will occupy the chair, and the programme will include several selections by the Orchestral Club. A late tram will run to Waikiwi in the evening. The Morning Star Co, Wilson’s River, have have had a very satisfactory crushing, 213 tons of stone having yielded 224 ozs 19 dwts of gold The “cake ” was ,on view in Invercargiil last week. Let us hope that it is but the forerunner of many more—we have been used too long to “ dampers ” in connection with local mining enterprises. Farmers and others interested meet in th e hall at Brown’s on 2nd June to consider th e question of forming a lime burning companyThe body of tin infant has been found in a garden in Wellington. It was enclosed in a box labelled “ Somebody’s Darling.” Miss Nora Sylvia Watkin, aged 21, youngest daughter of the Rev. W? Watkin, of Auckland, disappeared .rom home a few days ago, and her body has since been found on the beach near Ouehunga. She had fallen over a cliff. At the inquest a verdict of accidental death was returned.

i If every- balletTias' its: billet, a lot of' inenwill lose the number of their mess in South Africa, i, A i million round s' of ammunition have been sent to Pretoria. ? 1 ; A conference to consider the f sweating ' evil is to'be Held in Christchurch. A Home paper says that the uniform selected for the feminine section of ‘God’s American Volunteers ” (the; name taken by the secedera from the Salvation Army) will attract conquettish Christians. The ugly features of the old Salvationist poke bonnet have been discarded, and the dresses worn by the, new lady volunteers will have a relatively stylish cut. A Sydney Company has been advertising,; for shearers in Several New Zealand papers. Applicants had to forward a deposit. Thepolice have been advised that there is no such company registered in Sydney. A concert in aid of the Sailors’ Rest will begiven at the Bluff at an early date by Mr J. Black and his pupils, assisted by a number of well-known vocalists. At the statutory meeting of the Invercargill Borough Council on Thursday evening, the "Mayor and two Crs. were appointed to sign the Burgess Roll. —Cr. Roche moved and Cr. Stead seconded that the present contractors for the Corporation printing get the printing of the roll. —Cr. McFarlaneproposed as an amendment that tenders be called for the work. This was seconded bythe Mayor, pro forma. —Cr. Thomson gavenotice of a further amendment to the effect - that the price be fixed at 11s per page, and that the rolls be drawn for, the four successful offices to receive one roll each. —Cr. Thomson said that he did not think this cutting business should go on. They were encouraging sweating in every shape and form.—Cr. Stead said that the price wasfixed in the motion to be the same as last year, and as it was understood that there was then a combination among the printers, there could be no sweating. Cr. McFarlane’samendment was lost, and Cr. Thomson’s amendment was put, the mover expressing the opinion that the fairest way would be to fix schedule rates for nearly all their work„ and let it at from five to eight per cent lower in consideration of the fact that the Council paid cash. —Cr. Hanan seconded the amendment. —Cr. McFarlane would support the motion, as he did not believe in gambling.— Cr, Stead said that if the unsuccessful offices this year got the rolls next year, the gambling; element would be removed. —Cr. Thomson said the printers could distribute the work astltey liked—they might be able to satisfy Cr. McFarfane’s pious scruples.—Cr. Roche said that the object of the committee which, ccusidered the matter some time ago was •to break up the system that had existed between, the two daily papers. Competition showed whether prices were high or otherwise.— Cr. Thomson said that the two daily newspaper offices were hot alone in the combination referred to—all the offices had taken part init.—Cr. Thomson’s amendment was then put and carried. For: Crs. Mair, McKeown,. Hanan, Goldie, Aitken and Thomson. Against: Crs. Roche, McFarlane, Stead and Rose.

As Monday will be observed as the Queen’s Birthday, mails usually dispatched on that day will close at 630 a.m. A mail for theUnited Kingdom and Australia will close at one p.m, on Tuesday. A series of sheep dog trials will be held at Balfour on Wednesday next. There are fourclasses, and very liberal prizes are offered. Our Mataura correspondent reports that threshing is pretty well over in that district, and that many farmers are storing their oats in anticipation of a further advance in prices. It is reported that buildings costing in the aggregate about L 70,000 are in course of erection in Dunedin and suburbs. A young man named James Lyndhursfehas been arrested in Dunedin on a charge of breaking and entering at Eyal Bush. He will also be charged with stealing a horse and saddle from Winton. At the close of Dr Emily Eyder’s addressin the Theatre Eoyal last Sunday, the chairman, the Eev. Gibson Smilh, spoke in highly, complimentary terms of the efforts of women on behalf of the child-wives of India, andi concluded by declaring that he felt almost inclined to apologise for being a man. Captain Eussell speaks ii Invercargill on Monday, Ist June. At the Canterbury Winter Sl ow Wyndhatn Dairy Factory was first for coloured cheese,., and Mataura Island Factory second, Edendale tying for third place with Waikouaiti. Mataura Island was first for white cheese. Seven hundred and fifty thousand women-, have petitioned the British Parliament for the franchise. Dr J- B. Matthews has been appointed! health officer at the Bluff. A grand concert is to be given in the Elies Eoad Primitive Methodist Church on Thursday night next, commencing at 7.45. Vocal and instrumental selections will be rendered, and when we say that the programme includes the names of Mr and Mrs Blue, Miss Innes, Mr and Mrs Wood, Mr J. E. Taylor, Mr W. Smith, Mr E. Service, andothers, our readers will know that it will be a first-class concert, and no doubt the church; will be filled to hear the vocalists, some off whom have not sang at the concerts in South Invercargill previously.

The winter show of the Winton A, and P. ’.Society will-be held ;on Tuesday; when visitors by rail from Invercargill and from Xiumsden and intermediate stations ■ will be able, to travel ,at excursion rates,. The show lias been growing 'in', importance every year, and the one oh Tuesday bids fair to break the record in respect of variety, quality and number of exhibits. We have been asked to remind exhibitors that it is desirable that as many exhibits should be sent forward the previous day as possible, so as to give time for arrangement and display. Moore’s new hall has been secured for the show, and its ample and well-lighted floor space will give visitors every facility for seeing the articles to advantage. The cheese containing gold and silver coins will be in charge of Mr T. Steven, who will dispense slices for a moderate sum. Generally speaking, everything is in apple-pie order.