Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. TUESDAY, 2nd JUNE, 1891.

Southland Times, Issue 11751, 2 June 1891, Page 2

Southland Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. Luceo Non Uro. TUESDAY, 2nd JUNE, 1891.

Cablegrams.— The Imperial Government promises to pnt a little more backbone into their dealings with the rival interests in Newfoundland. Another financial crisis has commenced in Argentine. A big failure haa occurred in Bradford. The first colonial peer has been created : he is a Canadian. Locusts are laying Algeria waste. Mr Justin McCarthy, the new Irish leader, is not troubling himself to get Messrs O'Brien and Dillon out of gaol. The Portuguese have ordered all Europeans except themselves to leave a district in East Africa. Jewish doctors are either to leave the Russian army or change their faith. The Irish Land Purchase Bill has been reported in the House of Commons. Societies are being formed in i Odessa and Berlin to relieve the Russian 1 Jews. In the former case it is proposed to assist them to emigrate to Britain to the extent of 60,000. All the wheat in Odessa has been bought up by speculators. Melbourne Steamer.— The Te Anau will not leave for Melbourne this week until Saturday. Statistical.— The vital statistics for the Invercargill district for May are : — Births : town, '22 ; coußtiy, 19— total, 41. Deaths ; town, 9 ; country, 6— total 15. Marriages, 5. LErTrnEs.— The Rev. E. A. Telfer of London, will shortly deliver a course of lectures in luvercargill on popular subjects. Mr Telfer is said to be a lecturer of great ability and humour. He will appear first before an Invercargill audience with a lecture on "Droll Men and their Merry Ways." Professor Anderson.— This popular entertainer had a very fair audience yesterday evening in the Theatre Ri>yal and was as successful as ever in cheating their sense of sighc. At the conclusion of the conjuring entertainment, another was provided in the distribution of gifts, among them the horse which has been on view recently. Gore Licensing Coirt. — This court safe yesterday when the seven hotels presently licensed obtained renewals. The extension to 1 1 o'clock was not granted in any case. The committee ruled that 10 o'clock answered all purposes, and they also drew attention to the fact that there was outside talk of Sunday drinking and lounging on benches. The police would keep a sharp eye on that in future. Harvest Thankscivino. — Services were held at the Bluff on Sunday in the Primitive Methodist Church, which was very prettily decorated with flowers and garden produce. In the morning the Rev. T. H. Lyorf' preached an appropriate sermon and in the evening the Rev. Mr Telfer officiated. The rev. gentleman bad only arrived from Melbourne, but nevertheless preached a capital sermon and one particularly suited to the occasion. The vegetables and fruit displayed in the church were yesterday sent to the Southland Hospital, where they Will ftO doubt b« duly »pprtoi*ttd.

A Lesson ix Modern Science. — At the meeting of the committee of the Central School district yesterday evening the head master reported that the agent for the phonograph had applied to have a halfholiday granted on Thursday afternoon to enable the school children to hear the phonograph and the lecture thereon. It was decided to leave the matter in the head master's hands, with the understanding that he would allow those who applied to him for leave to get away in time to attend. In this connection it will be observed that Messrs McMahon have arranged for a late train to Bluff on Thursday night.

Horse-tamino. \ — Professor Lichtwark gave a lesson in horse-breaking to the Wintoniana on Saturday, and managed to convince some sceptics that his methods are rational, humane and effective for the purposes in view. On Thursday night ho will give a second lesson in Win ton and on Saturday evening at Drummond. His expositions have an educative effect on the man as well as the horse — teaching control of temper, patience and forbearance, and all who have to deal with the most useful of the domestic animals should endeavour to attend the Professor's classes.

Wyndham. — Last Friday evening the Wyndham Ministrels gave an evening's amusement in Milne's Hail. The public did not accord this company the patronage they deserved, but there have been too many good things going in the way of amusement lately. The first part of the programme consisted of jokes, — good, bad, and indifferent — songa, conundrums, etc., which passed off very well. The remainder of the programme was well sustained by Messrs Kitsou, Foray th, McGowan, and Burgoyne and their individual efforts weie heartily recognised. — Own correspondent.

Football. — A match will take place on the Union Grounds to-morrow afternoon when the Pirates and I F.C. meet for the first time this season. The Pirates " reps. " will be — Derbie, Glennie, Rodgers, Eken--Bteen, Tapper, Bain, Galbraith, Mentiplay, Anthony, Mcßobie (2), Taylor, Sangster, McKay and Purdue ; and the I.F.C. men — Harvey, Nurse, Watson, McGavock, Mills, Harraway, Martin, Todd (3), Royds (2), McPherson, Thompson and Smyth. The following will represent the Star Club against the Awarua Club on the ground of the latter to-morrow : — Cockroft, Bain, Donaldson, De Joux, Hawthorn, Jenkins, Plank, Murphy (2), Ramsay, Hamilton, Kane, Knuckey, M&rslin and Hoft.

Musical Moments. — Following is a complete list of the performing members of the Orchestral Union whose concert takes place to-night in Hanan's Hall : — Conductor : Mr C. Gray ; first violins : Miss Dickinson (leader), Messrs C. Hale, J. McGregor, H. Vinning and W. Ferguson; second violins: Misses Crofts, D. and F. Rogers, Messrs Couling, Borne and Sandilands ; violas : Messrs D. Blue and W. Lillicrap ; 'cello : Mr W. Blue ; basso : Mr W. Quinn ; flute : Mr T. J. Anthony; clarionets: Messrs F. J. Lillicrap and A. Brown ; cornets : Messrs R. A. Anderson and — Blue ; horns : Messrs R. Fergusson and J. Cox; trombone: Mr R. Jenkins ; euphonium : Mr A. Ferguson ; drums : Messrs J. Stewart and W. Mcßobie.

Police Court. — Before Messrs Turnbull and Todd, J.P's., yesterday, two youths were charged that they did on Saturday night commit a breach of the peace by fighting in the Public Gardens. They had quarrelled on the street and went to the gardens to 6ght, accompanied by a crowd of young men. When Constable Ward appeared on the scene the combatants were in full action. They pled guilty and were fined 20s each, costs 2s ; in default, seven days' imprisonment. — On a charge of drunkenness an old offender was fined 10s, costs 2s ; in default forty - eight hours' imprisonment. — A man named Connolly pled guilty to a charge of assaulting Elizabeth Woods at Campbelltown on Saturday. It appeared that the defendant had boarded with the complainant for some time, and that she, on going home from shopping, found the house door open. Supposing that Connolly had left it so she spoke sharply to hirfy. He denied that he had opened thu door and the complainant called him a liar and struck him across the face with a dishclout. Connolly retaliated by slapping his landlady's face, and she fell against the mantel, thereby cutting her forehead. The complainant admitted that she afterwards learned that her daughter and not Connolly was the offender in the matter of the door. The Bench, while remarking that it was a cowardly thing to strike a woman, took into consideration the mitigating circumstances, i and fined defendant 10s, costs 2s. — A country resident, on remand on a charge of lunacy, was brought up, and, the medical reports on bis condition being unfavourable, was committed to Seacliff Asylum.