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Southland Times, Issue 3365, 3 April 1879, Page 2

1 ' : 1 Invebcabgill Road Boabd. — This Board ! will meet on Friday next, at the usual hour. I R. M. .Court. — There were no cases set j down for hearing at the R. M. Court yes ter , day morning. Lecture. — Mr W. G. Mackay is to deliver a lecture, this evening, upon temperance, at the Temperance Hall, Esk street. . The lee- ' ture will be delivered- under the auspices of 1 the North Invercargill Band of Hope. Mr j Garmson, mayor of the borough, will pre- ! side. The Fight at Rorke's Drift.— The Cape Town correspondent of the Press Agency says . that when speaking of the conduct of the men of the 24th Regiment' at the fatal affray at Isandiala, the Zulu prisoners said " They all fell in one place," which means there was no flinching, that all died back to back. The Shooting Season. — The shooting season, which opened on the first of the present month, has so far been very successful. Parties have been traversing the country in all directions iri search of game, and in most ' cases tbeir efforts have met with considerable success in the shape of well-filled bags. We hear that one party of two Gentlemen, who selected a spot' in the" New River for their operations, managed to slaughter no less than 4S brace of ducks in one day. Fast Day. — A telegram from the Colonial Secretary was received by the member for the town yesterday, authorising the closing of certain of the public offices to-day — we presume, all excepting the railway, Post Office, Telegraph Office, and Custom House. General holiday will be kept iv town, and the banks, with the exception of the Bank of Australasia and National Bank, will be closed. ■ Criminal- Cases. — The returns of the police oases that have come before the Resident xUagistrate during the three mcraths just ended show a decided increase as compared with those adjudicated upon in the corresponding period, of the preceding year. The numbers' are — For the quarter ended March 31st, 247 ; corresponding period of last year, 143. The .increase is partially accounted for by the number of cases brought' by the Inspector of Nuisances during the last three, months. Registration of Electors. —We observed to-day that the list of electors for Invercargill had been sentjby the Town Clerk, Mr Scandrett, to the Registration Officer for the Electoral District of Invercargill. The list occupies nineteen closely written, sheets of foolscap paper, and contains nearly seven hundred names with. the qualification, whether freehold, leasehold, or household, and the locality of the property owned or< occupied. This list, with the claims to vote added, should make an extensive ratepayers roll. Kaitangata Fund. — The following amounts have been received by the Treasurer this week ; James Taylor per Messrs Douglas I and Schneider. 10s ; Thomas Buxton, 10s ; John Mclnerney per Messrs Watson and 1 Stobo, 10s ; Fortrose school children per the 1 -teacher Mr-D. Wassell, £1 10s, composed of subscriptions of shillings and sixpences ? Messrs Miller, Murray and Walker's Western Railway list, collected from the men working at the eastern end of the contract, £22 19s ; Messrs Pel kins and Martin,: balance bn list. £4 17s.' To_al' to date, £445 10s sd. The Volunteers. — The inspection of the Artillery Cadets, ah'd K Battery, by Major .Withers, took place last evening. The for--1 mer' mustered to 'the number 'of 87, and the latter to 45. "Both companies were highly complimented' on their state of efficiency, and that of their arms, and accoutrements. The K Battery had '.only been in existence a short time, and for so young a body they had made great progress indeed, and their drill was remarkably steady. The G Battery inspection is fixed for to-night, arid the Rifles for to-morrow, at 8 p.m. Telegraphy. — The duplex system of, telegraphy has been introduced at the Inver-" cargill office. Mr Logan, inspector of tele-graphs,-was here the other day, and under his supervision the instruments, batteries, &c.. were fitted up, and answered well on trial. The duplex system is that invented by Dr Lemon, the manager of New Zealand Telegraphs. By its aid messages can be simultaneously despatched, and received on one Wire. The addition to the department here is equivalent to the erection of an extra wire. The duplex system has been in vogue in the Dunedin office for the last eighteen months, and works admirably. Riverton Town Hall. — the architectural development of Riverton is about to receive a fillip by the erection of the fitst brick ' building there, which; "appropriately enough, will be the new town hall. This has ■ been talked about for some time, and now the' proposition has received effect in the preparation' of ,a plan of the building by Mr Burwell, the acceptance of a tender for the erection, and *an announcement that' the foundation stone will bel aid with Masonic honors on Good Friday, the llth inst. We understand that the Riverton Masons have invited their brethren of Invercargill to take part in the interesting ceremony. Vital Statistics. — By the courtesy of "Mr Henderson, we are placed, in possession of the vital statistics for the borough of Invercargill for the quarter ended March 31, and' also for the corresponding quarter of last year. Thirty .one deaths were registered during" the past three months, seventeen males, and fourteen females ; and during the corresponding period, of- last year thirtyeight — thirty males arid eight feiriales. Of births there were 12 1 in the first quarter of 1 879, namely, sixty-nine .females and fifty-two males; while for the same .period, in 1878 the total came to 124, being made up of seventy-two males' and fifty-two females. Thirty-nine marriages were registered in the March quarter of 1879, as against twenty in 1878. ' . ■ . Riverton-Invercargill Railway. — We understand that, if favored -with fine weather, the contractors for the formation' of this line will be in a, position to hand over the work within a fortnight from the "present time. The erection of the station-buildings along the line, is -proceeding rapidly, and it may fairly be anticipated "that, with the exceptipniof two. of small dimensions (the contracts for which have only recently been let), their completion will be conterminous with that of the road. It may therefore be confidently expected .that only a very short time need necessarily elapse before Invercargill and Riverton are 'connected by rail. As far as we can learn, the exact date of the formal opening has not yet been fixed, but in all probability it will take place before the end of the present month. Campbelltown. — The seventh, meeting of the Campbelltown Borough Council wa^beld in the Court house, on the lst April. Present—His Worship the Mayor, . Councillors Henderson, Sullivan, Thompson-'- Ward, Hunter, and Waddel. A letter from A. Dawson, Esq.,- civil .engineer, was read offering his services as engineer ,to the corporation, and upon the motion of Councillor Thompson his offer ■ was accepted. . Upon -the ■ motion of Councillor Thompson it was directed that the engineer be instructed to take, the permanent levels of Gore street. - It was resolved .that in ' the event "of the Harbor ' Board desiring to ■ construct -waterworks. -upon lands belonging to the corporation, every facility should be given them, and that the Board be advised of the resolution arrived at. - The Council tnen adjourned until Tuesday," the Bth Just,

Object to Pay. — We hear that the Insurance Companies which are affected by the recent fire al Tapanui have decided to msisfc the claim of the principal policy holder. Certain suspicious circumstances in connection with the origin of the fire have induced the company to take a decided stand, which they have, and from it they have re-solved not to budge, unless compelled by a Supreme Court order, - The OCTOROON. — This drama, which has always proved "a favorite amongst play-goers ■ here, was placed on the boards at Sloan's New Theate yesterday evening by the Uncle Tom's Cabin Combination. We have already . given detailed notices of- the play, and -it is unnecessary to, refer specially to the plot 1 on this occasion. It will be sufficient to say that the drama was" played in a style which capped'the efforts'of all "companies ih times past, and that the scenery necessary to the faithful pourfcrayal of the drama was simply magnificent. The piece was played without a hitch, and from the rise of the curtain - to its fall the plaudits of 'the audience were not only spirited and prolonged, but had that true genuine ring about them that testified to the' appreciation in which the acting was held. Mr Souths in the role of " Salem Scudder," was a "right-down cool calculating Yankee." Mr Stoneham played his charac- . ter of " Jacob McCloskey" remarkably well, and Mr Lewis, who played ■•' Pete," was most successful. The acting of Mr Lawrence,' and the other characters, was- far above the average. Mr T. King, the able leader of the orchestra, had his efforts to please seconded by • the Garrison Band, who played some choice selections at intervals. To-night the company will give their grand sacred jubilee concert and lecture, and as this will be tHe final appearance of the troupe here there will'doubtless be a crowded house. Father Hennebery's Mission.— During hi 3 address last night, 'Father Henueberyalluded at some length to ' the laws of the Catholic Church, and advanced numerous reasons in favor of having laws to guide the people. One of these laws, he said, related to mixed marriages. Now, a great deal had been said about this question. He had been made out by the newspaper men to utter a great deal of heresey regardinsc this matter. He could not retract, for he held that he had not said those things which the newspaper reporters had attributed io him. He would like the newspaper-men to let him pass ; . the mission was public enough without, their interference, and he wished they would say nothing about it. It really would please him very much if they would do so. What he would have to say on mixed marriages would not be what they had read in the columns of the Press. The reverend gentleman tliea referred to the' six commandments of the church, the concluding one of which forbade Catholics engaging in mariage with non- Catholics without the dispensation of the church. Marriages "solemnised without such consent he decla.-ed 'would be null and void. He urged all Catholics to abstain from marriages of this nature, because Protestants were not a match for them, aud vice versa. He ref erred to the appalling .effects likely to result from such a course, arid begged of all his Catholic friends not to scandalise themselves and their church by engaging in such marriages. He begged of them, iv the name of all that was holy and dear to them, not- to engage in mixed marriages, and if they had done so, then he. urged them., once and for all, to break it off. He might tell them that, generally, the Bishop would refuse to grant dispensations in the future for marriages of the class he had referred to. He had known of cases when the dispensation had been withheld of Catholics going to the registrar to get married, but he might tell them that this was a- mortal 'sin,; and that they would be turned out of the church for it. It wouldcreate a public scandal, a scandal that would spread through the parish, and thro ugh ithose ■ adjoining. He begged the priest to denounce from tho altar anyone who contracted a marriage in this manner. The Assessment Court for the Borough ofSouth Invercargill has been adjourned from the 14tii to the 17th inst. at 3 p.m . An important 'announcement by several of oiir | booksellers appears to-day, that they will in 1 future close their respective places of business at I half-past seven p.m. (Saturday's excepted). A dividend of 7£d in the £■ will be paid in the estate of Goodsir and Mussen. The vdters list for- three subdivisions bf the' Makarewa' Road District will.be open - for.'inspection a,t the Clarendon Hotel from the Ist to I' the 30th inst. , Mr Waugh notifies the impounding of a bay saddle horse,'and that the same will be sold tomorrow if riot released. A ball and supper is to take place in Hamphrie's New Hall, Mataura Bridge, on the 9th inst., at 9 o'clock. Mr John Spencer Francis, hotelkeeper, .Centre Hill ; has filed ; and his creditors meet on the 9th April- at 3 p.m. Messrs Bennett and Brooking, commence business as land, stock,, station, and financial agents,. _c, in Invercargill on the 15th inst., and have business announcements in our columns to-day; The foundation stone of the; Riverton Town Hull and County Council Chambers will be laid wilu Masonic honors on the llth inst. Jfany of the leading merchants in town intimate in these columns that they close theirplaces of business to-day.