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Southland Times, Issue 3485, 22 August 1879, Page 2

- Sloan's Theatre. —^An entirely new programme was submitted lo a faiily good audience at this theatre last night. Tue burlesque of " The Field of the Cloth of Gold " was the Apiece selected, and gave great satisfaction to the audience. The scenery leflects great cibdit ou the artist (Mr^Tait) fc and the r 'flinQrina ? ;and dancing was'ar'w good. -The " '.ame piece jvill. be repeated to-night, and as | it is a veiya'mtising one, a good house should to witnessjt. t _ i . „ v «..^-.«--.-s«s. " "Half HolidA-.— Anything "to" conciliate m th^ present juncfcuie of affiirsj. yotcs ai.e something to do with the consideration of the Premier in pioclaiming a half holiday to *cert¥iV GTfrerrif^ iocs-avlon of tlie Sohfehlalid 1 Ploughing Match. The olSees- so favored are Survey— R.M. ; Courb,'-Lands and Deeds,' and Stumps. Thif >ib tiie first time the -Southland Ploughing I Match h.wbben-'associated withjaG'ovemment , [hafchohday, tiJ ,>f t , . \ :i ur A/Q'i ' , The Wallace Election. — Elsewhere- wq pubbbh the addiesp pf^ Mr -i.oyce,^ late mem?' j bei-jdaud.one of the thcee^ndidates.fojL; the i ■ Wallace, s-cat iv .iext. Parliament The,aildic^s is s'traightfoiward arfdT to the poiat,. the politics oE the_ cap didatei being expressed 'in the one word '• Greyite." , Whilst we can--1 npt r »yisb success r £pjMr Joyce's cf^ndjd^uj^ I we'ca'n'yet adtnire'his consistency, and honest adheienGe tb the party 'he has ebpoused — a paity, however, wKicVwewenture to pre^iqt willbeia aminoiity for the future.' "' v ' ' , INYEROARGILL HOSPITAL COMMITTEK.— ' A meeting of this .committee was held last night, Messrs Mo£fett/,(inf the chaii-), /lapobs, Roche, McKay, Cheyne, and the v seci etary (Willoughby) attending. Owing to tbe absence of the president, through indisposition, some linpoi'tant bu&iness was postponed until the next meeting. Mr Cheyne moved, and Mr Mi Kay seconded, that Mr Mofiett ancl the president wait upon Sir George Grey on his arrival in luvereargill and ask him to give a lectuie in aid of the hospital funds. MiMcKay was requested to deliver'a lecture for I A'Simttor object; he j consented, and stated i;hat hi-3 , subject^vould be^ '• Tile Claims , of Spnituaitsm Investigated and Expo3ed." ' No other business of importance was brought before the meeting, which teiminited with the:tis.ual vote .of thanks to the chair. Champion .Ploughing Match.— Every tiling p oraises a most successful meeting today .it W.nkiwi. Yesterday closed glomously fine, with a high steady barometer, so there is hot* -ninth to apprehend on the seoie^of wc;Uhei ; there is a long and liberal prize list, fi 1 1 inst, but not least, a sympathetic Government beaming upon Southland, thiQugh Inoistened spectacles, and scattering half -holidays broadcast. There, is however, something real in the action of Messrs McArdell and Co., who have given a special prize of an aneroid 'barometer, for the best pair of horses on the field. This generosity will, we-are sure, be duly.appreciated. Com- j petitors will bear in-mtnd that entries- are to ! be made on 'the ground this morning, and that a start will be made at half-past nine. Rivekton.—^Writing oh ' Wednesday,; bur correspondent says: — Mr J. L. McDonald'a'tl- '•■ dressed the electors pf .{he Riyerton. district this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall. Owing to the night being . very wet and cold, the attendance was 'not so large as no doubt it otherwise would have been. . Mr. T. Daniel (Mayor) officiated' as chairman', 'aud- Jilitroduced the candidate, who expiessed his opinions with clearness and lengthiness. The candidate went over the same ground covered by his speech at Winton, aud made an excellent impression. Mr James Reid proposed , a he;trty vote- of thanks to the' candidate, which was seconded by Mr R. Atchesou, and carried unanimously . : — The following cases ' were heard before Mr J.NMVood, R.M., to-day : ■ J.Eveleigh vB. Boom anaX Clode,f or allowing horses to wander within the precincts of the municipality, were each fined 2syand -7s 1 costs. Police v. P. A McLaughlin, for sly-grog 1 selling ; case postponed to 25th August. Ire- ' land v. T- Whelan, for finding and appropriating to' his own -use -a purse containing' £15 r 10s, plaintiff's property ; case adjourned .to '2sth August. Vinney and party v. Ah Wing, claim £10 15s;verdict for amount, with ■ 15s costs, to be paid by instalments of £1 a- - month. McLeod v. D. Murchiei claim to recover £12 3s 3d ; postponed to 25th$August. Iv the cases Anderson v. Ah Wing, -claim for £2, and Maugin v. J. Taylor, claim for £6 • 17s, judgment went for plaintiffs, with costs_ Supposed Deow:ned. — There is much < reason to fear that a fatal accident has happened^ the New River Heads. On -Tuesday i evening" last, a 'small fishing craft, owned by , Mr Wild, of tbe London Hotel, Tay street, ran inside and, by some mischance, went i ashore on the North Beach, but in a position that would cnnble the crew to leave her when i th'etide'ebbed. No particular notice was-taken \ of her, as she was not in danger, but on tbe following morning, when the Harbormaster looked out, the little hooker was not to be i seen. She had been washed off. A short [ time after Captain Clare noticed her absence, he espied her on the Moko M6ko ; bank on hei beam ends. It was blowing very hard at the '■■ time, and the weather continuing rough all [ day, the Harbormaster could not venture to , her. Yesterday morning, however, he got on [ board, and found clothes belonging to someone, aud a quantity of fish washing about in < the hold. There were, however, no sigus of ; the crew. Tbe latter- comprised two men — one named John Barman, a German ; the other a native of London, known as Charlie. ' It is feared that both have perished. Captain 1 Clare communicated with ; the- police on the l subject yesterday, and to-day a search will be made for the dead bodies — presuming the poor fellows have been drowned. Stealing from the Person.— .At the Police Court yesterday forenoon (before H. ! McCdloch,^Esq., R.M.), Nathan Potter and ' Elizabeth • Lethaby ' ; were '"charged with having, on the 7th June, stolen from-- the \ person of Barnes William Lindsay, a Silver , watch,:gold; chain,; and seal, a11 ... of .the value of £66. Inspector. Fox stated that the facts - of the case were as follow: — On the 7th ■ •June; Lindsay, who- resided-: at 'Wyndham." 1* came, to r town, and put up at the Rah. way I Hotel;' Potter, who '^ai '' boots" 1 aW the hotel, wound up his watch for him when he I. went to bed. In the. morniiJg,''when he woke, - he missed - his property, and after searching , could find: no . trace ;>pf it. .; The other day Sergeant Tuohy found the watch had been ' ' pawned at Pinkert's shop, and on enquiry '"■'■ ascertained that the party pawning it wfis the , woman Lethaby. She said she got it'ffrom • ; the-'maleCpiisbnei',' who admitted^having/given 1 it her to pawn, and said he himself got it ' from : : some' other mdri— -the ; Old. story. As 1 yet the police had had no time to make i enquiries, and; consequently he would ask for [ a remand. His Worship intimated that he A would ihear the charge oh Thursday, next. ' Mr Finn, who appeared for the female accused, applied-for bail. Inspector Fox had no objection, provided the amount was suffi- 5 cient to keep the woman. in the place. Ultimately it was fixed at £25, and a man named Ryder entered iiitbithe necessary bond; The Court then rose.V-.;: )

: Special Traijj. — The''special- train .will .leave' for ' 'the Champion ■ 'Ploughing .'-Match, Waikiwi,' at -2' p.m. to-day, and rcturn-froni "the WallacetowhOroSsing at 4:51 p.™. -.and 6.22 pirn. 'A great'-gatbering is anticipated. ■ j The, WjMTEy-^The writs for the' In vercargill and 1 Mataura"^ electrons' reached l the returning officer yesterday. As '' is ' notified elsewhere, the luvercargill nomination is fixed for August 28, and the polling day for September 1. I'or Mataura the nomination is to take place August 29, and the polling "day- September 5. . > !_1 THBljElrj-50TI0Jq'S. — 'fptylsffc (Mr [J. L. MacdonaloTwin address the Riverton electors at Limestone Plains scboolhouse, to-morrow evening at Wallacetown schoolhouse, and op Monday evening at Waianawa. Mr P. K. McOaughan, addressing the same constitu(encys^gpaks at Groper's .Bush, on, Monday', evening, and 'Olaulratrdn: 'Tuesday Evening. ■• ; Spectacles. — Mr T. R. Procter, practical," optician, may be consulted at the sample room, . No. 1, Prince of Wales Hotel. Dee slreet, to-day J aud to-moraowK" 'Persons jequiriug optical aid would do well to call on Mr Procter and have their eyes tested. He has made the subject his speciality for many year's pasti—^ [ajdvt.] _ j ::., Debating Society. — There was. a good attendance at the weekly meeting of this society last night. A debate took place Jon the question, "Is the . character of Oliyer Cromwell worthy of admiration." Mr Cuth-f. bertson, jun., sustained the affirmative, and Mr Wild tlie negative. - The discussion was most spirited. On the question being put the 0 numbers were 10 for, and 3 against, Mr Searle presided,