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Southland Times, Issue 3331, 22 February 1879, Page 2

A trial of Woods, McCormick, Osborne and Marsh Machines will take place at Me&srb Gray and Bissett's i'airn, at Wallacetown on Wednesday next. A competitive trial between, these; machines should attract some attention from farmers and others interested : :. : It: is -, what we have staunchly advo )ated as being due to the farmers of Southland, and we: hope that the attendance from all parts , of the district will be large, as we are sure it will be appreciative. The occasion might be improved by making the gathering a thoroughly social tone. \- '

An Omission.— lt • appears that in our report of the Governor's reception yesterday, the name of Dr. MeClure, assistant surgeon of the K Battery, . was omitted in the list of Volunteers published. We mention the fact accordingly.

GUN PttAdTiCE. — Whilst waiting for"the Governor's arrival at Campbelltown on Thursday, the artillery employed their leisure in gun practice at a target imprp^rised for the occasion. The firing attracted a goodly crowd in the; vicinity of the; flagstaff, where the guns were statioued. Some really good shooting was made. ■ > ; ,

Town Feoperty.— We remind our readers of the sale of Strathearri, which" takes place on Wednesday next, at Messrs Macrorie & Cnthbertson's rooms. : at two o'clock. We have already pointed, out the. ad vantages of this property, and heed only repeat, that it will be a long time before such an opportunity of acquiring building sites,_superior in taany respects to sections within the town boundary, again presents itself .'

Eiflb Association Meeting.— We have beeu requested , to state, for the benefit of those : interested, that :Miv Kingswell, the local secretary, has , received the tickets issued by the Union Steam Shipping Company, to convey intending visitors to; Nelson on the occasion of thecoloniai prize- firing. to take place.on the 3rd of : March; We ;m ay,- also state that entries must be made by telegram or otherwise, addressed, ,to_ the secretary at Nelson," on or before .the 28th. February.

Sydney Bxhibitio^-^A meeting of the 1 Chamber of Commerce will be. held ou Monday .next;for: the ,puipose;of -taking step < to forward exhibits' to :the; Commissioners at Wellington, who will send them thence to Sydney. We have received. a copy ; of the - GeoJe^ral Regulations -issued,, and these will be considered by the- Chamber on Monday. It maybe-stated; that the principal ; articles the collection of Avhich' /the Commissioners would urs;e are as follows : — Gold ; grain — Ibnshel; wool— lib- .to 51b> fleeces, or 101b to 501b -scoured ; coal — sections of seams and sample of; min., 201b. • ... .

; Benevolent Institution. — '£:- meeting of. .the.: committee bf; the Invercargill ,Benevoieiit'Society wilVbi held oel Monday next, when, it is understood,:; the question of providing an.Asyium for persons needing relief, will be considered. It' may ; be 'recollected that the matter was discussed at ; the annual meeting of the Society held. on .the 31st of JarAiary, wheix several spote 'in favor of building, ancl a general' imp'ressioti seeme&to prevail that the^^^doptibn of 'such a. course >vould best carry out the object 'in view;., 'whilst it '^appeared , that . there' r :were ; sufficient • funds at * the disposal of the committee td ei-fect' 'temporary laCcomodation. The matter was ; evej^ the committee appointed at that meetin'gi A| •we have saidi^the 1 -' committee Tmeet";6n Monday evening when J;lie : matter ;wil£be considered. '■ -..-.. t^-/.'-:.- \>; ; .^ ; ."?-/■ ..

Beturned to Service.— Most persons who have been in the habit of travelling on the Union Steam Shipping Company's boats either to or from Australia, or on the coa'st of New Zealand, will be acquainted with Mr Bailey, for a long time purser in the Company's service. Atout twelve months ago Mr Bailey gave up sea' life and became proprietor of the Theatre lloyal Hotel in Wellington, a very large establishment, erected by the Public Hall and Investment Company of that city. There, he remained for some time and established a good business, but the life did not agree either with his taste or his health, and he accordingly sold out. Mr Bailey has again entered the Union Company's employ, being engaged on board tho Riugarooma. Many of our readers in lavercargill and Oampbelltown will be well acquainted with the gentleman, who has many frierids all-over the cdlonj'. - '

Loyalty Par Excellence. — Just as the Riugarooma was leaving the BlufiE on Thursday, a good natnred Jack Tar (not bclongt ing to the steamer) went up to His Excellency the Governor, who was standing on the bridge, and entered on a fervent expression of good-will towards him personally, (ind as representing the Queen. As' Jack held himself in that excessively, loose, and, as it were, dislocated manner peculiar to nautical gentlemen under certain conditions of enjoyment, and as he began to was eloquent without any show of leaving off in decent time, Lord Phipps relieved His Excellency of his attention by leading him to the quarter deck. Here it was discoveied that Jack was neither a passenger nor one of the steamer's crew, so he was removed to the wharf 'by a sort of " tumble up " process, quite impossible^ desqVipticin, And h.avip§ J a nd.e4' on, tUe wh.arf. ;

nothing disturbed by late occurrences, , he stood|up"and saluted the Governor continuously nil the steamer was away in the stream. Jack's conduct caused a good deal of amusement.

Teachers^ Association. — A.n adjourned meeting of the Teachers' Association will be Beld at 11 o'clock this morning.

MOCH Wanted. — The Waka Maori 'says that private letters received by the last mail from friends of Sir Juiius Vogel point to the probability of his return to the colony before Parliament meets.

Theatre. — There was a large attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening 'to witness Rainor's Diorama of the Russo-Tnrkish War, and the entertainment frequently elicited applause. This afternoon theie,will be a midday performance, and in the evening the usual entertainment will be given. Among the numerous prizes to be given away is " a live pig,'" the which f.xct of itself may attiact many who would go to sec the fun consequent on such a novel presentation.

New Zealand; Acj-Sicultubai/ C6m ; pany. — Our aiticle the other day upon the successf urfloaiing of this Company in London to take lip the Waimea Plains estates concluded with the hope that the good news would be confirmed by Reuter, the source of information through which we were inspired being asemi-private one. It would seem, however, that Renter had flashed tbeintelligence, for calograms in the Dunedin Star and Herald, under the heading Reuter, stated that the company had been floated. No Reuter's message, however, reached us. and we should like to know the reason why, as we have a contract \vith Reuter for whatever is going iu the way of news. However, confirmation ' of the floating of the Compauy will be found in a special telegiam elsewheie.

The Governor's Visit., — In connection with the visit of the Marquis of Normanby on Thursday, we may rcmaik that the Union Company wei e most desirous of conveniencing the Invercaigill people with reference to the movements of the steamer. Ringarooma. The manager. Mr James Mills, instructed Messrs' Cargills. Gibbs, and Co.. the local agents, to detain her until after dark, if such a course were desirable, only stipulating that the steamer should leave the harbor before darkness set in, and wait outside. This, however, was not necessary, but the good intention of the Company was none the less apparent. That the Ringarooma was detained at Port Chalmeis was entirely owing to the weather. Pilot Patton. who took her out, and came up to the Bluff with her, assures us that the night came in veiy thick and dai'k, whilst so many ships were moored in the stream, that to have cleared them all would have been no easy matter in day light much less in the dark. Hence the delay.

Lecture^ — Mr B. Short delivered an exceedingly interesting and well prepared lecture on the " Tabernacle in the Wilderness," at Sfc.' Paul's Church last night. The building was pretty fairly filled with an appreciative audience. Mr. Short handled his subject with his customary ability, and made what might be 'supposed by some to be a dry subject, a very attractive one, and that he had the sympathies of his audience was evidenced by the rapt attention with which 'he was listened to. The lecture was illustrated by numerous diagrams, and these, apart fioru the fact that they materially relieved the monotony that would otherwise have prevailed, gave the lecturer an opportunity of placing tangibly before his hearers the main featurers intended .'to be brought out. The lecture was delivered at the request of the Young Men's Christian Association, the members of which are certainly indebted to Mr Short for his efforts on their behalf.

R.M;?s Court.— At the R.M.'s Court yesterday, judgment was delivered in the following trespass cases, which were heard at a previous sitting of the Court : — Costor v. Mclntosh— claim, £100, judgment for plaintiff, for £25, and costs ; Mclntosh v. Costor— claim, £100. judgment for £10, with costs /; Costor v. Mclntosh— claim, £100, this case was struck out, on the ground of no jurisdiction ; Lawrence v. Coulston— claim, £30, Judgment for plaintiff, for £10, with costs: Coulston v. Lawrence — claim .of £50, a ; : nonsuit was entered without costs. Subsequently the case of Halliday v. Trotter, was called also a case of trespass, in which the plaintiff claimed £75. Mr Wade appeared for the plaintiff : Mr Russell for the defendant. After hearing the evidence, His Worship gave judgment for the plaintiff, for £34 18s, with costs, £11 0s 6d. In the following cases judgment was entered for the plaintiffs with costs; Campbell v. Hanson — claim of £15, costs, £1 Is; Dunlop and Brown v. Williams— claim, £G 15s, costs 9s. Several cases were adjourned, and that comprised all the business.

Street Improvements.; — Good and carefully kept streets may be regarded as one of the best indications of a prosperous, community, at first sight, and herein the Corporation of Invercargill stands well to the fore. Well laid out and spacious streets the town always had from its formation according to the original plan, in which, by the way, Invercargill bears favorable comparison with many othftr important towns of the colony that might be mentioned. And the streets have always, baen well maintained, although the asphalt side walks are of comparatively late introduction. Qnce, however, that a start was made progress became rapid enough. The result is that most of the principal thoroughfares in town are now supplied with some asphalting, the work having been pushed ahead recently by the contractor, Mr Isbisteiywho has' the job. Dee street, Tay street, and Esk street have been improved in this way; and pedestrians- must feel it a great; convenience as well as a saving of money, although our friends the shoemakers may not look upon it (on their own account) with the same satisfaction. It may not be superfluous to give the contractor credit for performing the work in a really creditable manner, inasmuch as considerable difficulty is frequently experienced in getting the composition of the proper consistency. In some parts of London years ago, when asphalt became popular as a material for use on roads, this difficulty was experienced, and in many instances the roads had to be cut up and re-formed.

The Weekly Times of to-day contains a large and varied selection of interesting reading matter, including carefully compiled pages dedicated to the ladies and agriculturists, and scientific and useful articles. The commercial and shipping columns are as usnal full, and local reports, including Walsh's execution, and news of the week are ex coedingly voluminous, and -a series of editorials, the "spirit of the press," deal ,with some of the leading topics of the day. There is a full report of the demonstration proceedings in connection with the visit of the Governor, and also latest intercolonial nnd European news by calogram. The Times should recommend itself to general readers. ' In another column will be found the result of the drawing in Mr H. Bentley's consultation. Tenders for threshing are required by Mr J. Hare, Esk street. Mr B. Short will preach in the Don street Church to-morrow at 11 a.m. Applications are invited for the situation of Town Clerk to the Borough Council of South Invercargill. Mr D. Mcßobie advertises a valuable freehold property for sale. Some additions have been made to the " wanted " column.

We have been requested to draw attention to an advertisement intimating that all accounts due to Messrs Bain and Co., prior to the 31st August, 1878, must be paid to Mr Perkins.