MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XV, Issue 669, 25 October 1871, Page 2

MISCELLANEOUS TELEGRAMS.

Duxkdix, Tliursday, 8.15 p.m. At the rifle match between the Duuedin Artillery and the Hon. Artillery of Loudon, the former won by 53 points. David Taylor, a laborer, was killed by falling from a drny at, Lawrence. A child, of a farmer named Konar was killed at Lower Harbor: at the inquest the verdict was "died owing to accidental burns." Hokitika, Thursday, 8 p.m. Tlie Hospital Committee met to-day, and decided to enter into a criminal prosecution against tho West Cuaxt Timei, for an alleged libel on the 2nd hist. Sunday, 0 p.m. Tho s.s. Gothenburg, from "Melbourne, was tendered at 4 p.m. to-day. She passed Port Phillip Heads at fl p.m. on tho lith. Wjsllingtox, Monday, 8 p.m. Tho meeting held on Saturday night to consider the Brogden contracts was vei'y numerously attended. With the exception of Mr Wakeiield, all the speakers were working men. The following resolutions were carried unanimously : — 1. "That the present Government gained tlie support of the people at the general elections from the belief that the construction of large public works would have the effect of relieving the Colony from its present distress, but that, m the opinion of this meeting, the letting of public works to English contractors by private agreement is calculated to produce a contrary effect." 2. "That all railways to bo constructed m New Zealand by means of burrowed money, should be open for public tender m small sections, aud the work paid for m cash only." 3. "That this meeting records its decided opinion that the General Assembly ought not to ratify, as j-rinbed and submitted to it, either of the contracts which were entered into by the Colonial Treasurer during his visit to England with Messrs Brogden and Co. for the construction of railways m New Zealand." 4. "That a petition be adopted by the meeting, circulated for signature by tbe people, and presented to the House of Representatives, and that copies of the same and of these resolutions be forwarded to each member of the General Assembly." The brig Star of the Mersey, from Adelaide for L3'ttelton lias put m here short of water. Tuesday, 0.10 p.m. Arrived, —from Thnaru, Ahuriri, s.s. The Assembly ball last night w.'ia a great success. A Native Lands Court was held to-day on the question as to the legality of the purchase l>v Col. Wakeliold of the site of ! tin; City of Wellington. | Mr E. J. Wakeiidd was examined. Tin 1 case will lust some days. The /"osr Kiy; that the Ih-ogden petition has already'no ;r ya Hi msaiid signatures. j Na;mkk, Tius.lay 7.150 p.m. Mr Kennr, a eierk iv the tolt graph department, died suddenly. OruxAKK, Saturday, 7.30 p.m. A fearful thunder storm took phu c tlrs morning, dining which the roof the pow- , der magazine was blown off. i The body of a man who whs missing has been found m the Maugoraka river. At j the inquest, tho jury returned a verdict j of accident:! I death.

Autkstan Wkll.— The boring t!irou-;li the lirst ilolm-itu ruck is very tutiions, owinj,' to the diameter nf the boru and the hanl nature of tlie rock. The cnutractors report that they have now liored to a depth of 33 feut. which, with oii feut sinking iv the clay, makes a total depth of SO feet. They expect to go 20 feet more before they get through the. first stratum of rock. llkilbh's WoxUElis. — Under this title Mr Sykes Heller will give an entertainment iv tlie Hall of Ihe Institute I his evening. The enterliiiiiinent is an imitation of that given by the erent. Heller, and includes many of the tricks included m that gentleniau'.< re/iertoire. Like Mr Kobert. Heller, Mr Syki-s Heller if nl.-<o n musician, and will perform several dilficiilt. pianoforte solos. The pro xrnunne published iv our advertising columns is mi excellent one, und should command v good house. Kksioknt M.*gisthate'B Court, Timaru. — On Monday. W. Par»ons was brought up n|i before W. C IVswiek, Ksq., J. P., on remand from Chrixtclmrch, for otitaining £10 from Marks Uatchell. Waimate, anil was remanded to the following ilay. Yesterday, the following cases were heard before li. Woollcombe, Khij., It.M. : — JO. Smith was fined os ami costs for allowing Jiis horse to wander at largo. Civil cases — .1. I'li-ming v. J. Wellwood, adjourned for one week. Same v. Charles Thompsou (l.'lnistuliurch), adjourned for one week. Same v. W. Warm*, adjourned for one week ; plaititilf to pay defendant's expenses, 31s. ' W. Parsons was a<;aiu In ought up and remanded to the Uesi-tli-nt Magistrate's Court, Waimate, for Saturday. Bazaar. — A bazaar to liquidate the debt on St. Miiry's Church, Timu.ru, will be held to-dny and to-morrow m the the Odd-fellows Hall. Stalls will b« presided over by the following ladies:— Mrs \V. W. Cobb assisted by Mrs F. J. Wilson, Mrs A. Perry assisted by Mrs T. llowley. Mrs C. E. Cooper assisted by Mrs li H. Tato, and Mrs Oeorge Foster assisted by Mrs 11. J. LeCren. The goods sold by these ladies will comprise the usual articles to be found .at bazaars, including needlework, toys, pictures, photouraphs, &c. The refreshmeut stall will be tiuuer the management of Mrs A. Beldy. The room is fitted up with every convenience, and tastefully ornamented with floral and other decorations. We have been informed there will bo no auctions, and to avoid the necessity for .them, the goods have been marked at extremely low rates. We are also iufoi ined tlnit there will be no post-office or 'swindles' of any kind, and that the bazaar will be a pattern bazaar, conducted on the righteous trade system of giving ' value for money.' The business of the bazaar will commence at noon to-day. The Stkamkk Maori. — It appears that some little misapprehension has arisen on account of a recent paragraph ap[K>ariug m this paper headed "steamer huu tmg." The paragraph was inserted solely as a bit of current gossip, and not with the remotest ■ intentirn of attempting to injure the interests of the owners of the steamer alluded to. If such hud been our intention we should have been grossly culpable, for us a rule the Maori m generally a most punctual boat, aud her ' visits can be relied on with, i>erhups, uioro certainty than any other of our traders. There wad uu question that tlie somewhat erratic movements of this boat gave ground for the rumour, but iv fairness we may mention that the most prominent case which was laid hold of m support of it was when the steamer paid the; port a flying visit on the morning of the 17th in*t. Iv that instance she wns not 'hunting' the rival boat. The Captain knew beforehand there wns no cargo or passengers for him at Tiinnru, but that there wore at Oamaru, and consequently his stay at Tinuati was unturully enough extremely brief.

■ INQXTHST.— On Friday last nttheßangitata, I tin? inquest. Ws held on tho body of Mr BetKiinp, Ijoforo B. Moorhoiw, Esq., J.P., and a jury, of which Mr Tnylor wiw chosen foremnn. A rordict of "Accidentally Crowned" was returned. Masonic. —- T^tor-Iny «**wiiitf» n new mnponin lodge was opened m Thnnru under tliP Scottish Constitution. The ceremony of the consecration of tho lodge was performed by tho » W Brother VV Culdwell, Master of the Lodgo of St Andrew 432 S C, Dnnedin, who neted us Deputy Installing Officer on beluill of the JJistrict \ir.ml Lodge. He Was assisted Ijy Brother T B Park, Provincial Grand Sei.ior Deacon, Bi-ol.lu-r B Hibbard acting S.-nior Waiilen, Brother J L-mijsriiie acting Junior Warden, Brother J Malcolm acting Senior Deacon, Brother D Craig -icling Junior Deiicon, Brother W Davis net m;; Inner Guiint, mid Jit-nthtT J Lnn«soino Provincial Urunil Seorotiiry. After the conclusion of the ceremony of consecration, the ii - Htiillnlioii of officers look pluee na follnwji : — Brother C Jacob* VV M, Brother F J Wilson 1) Al, Brotlu-r JC Price S M, Brother X llartinnn .S W, Brother A Mills J VV, Brother D Clark Treasurer, Brother J II Jenkins Secretary. Brother P J) Mcßue S U, Brother J Ellis j D, Brother A S Smith J U, Brother \Y Upton, Tyler. At tho opening of tho lodfie thirty-live masons were present, among whom were- several visiting brethren from the sifter lodge uiuler the English Constitution. The ceremonies concluded, the brethren sat clown to an excellent banquet, at which all present thoroughly enjoyed themselves. The new lodge is named the, " Caledonian Lodge, S. C." The Railway Works —The contractors are proceeding energetically with these works, at the present time about .sixty men being m th<; employ. Ihe section on which they are at preauuD ungaued m the ouu lying between the pilot station and I.eOou'u Oully, which inclinles Home of the deepest cutting woik, and along that the work is m varimu stages of progress. The works were commenced the day after the inaugural ceremony at the end nearest the town, ami here tint line going along' the edge of the cliff, it has biiKii lu-nched away for mime distance, leaving the sea open, on the one side. Further along, m two other places where the line g >es cloaj to the sea, the same thing has lieeii dine ; but between these two points and the end of the section neatest the pilot station, the line going further inl.uni. the cutting la lioing driven from each of tinends, the eaith being run out to the open places m dobbins, and then shot over into the sea. The excavation is very iieavy. th? depth at the shallowest part of this section being 19 feet, and the greatest 'J8 feet, the cutting having to be 14 feet wide m the bottom, with a batter to the Rides of six inches to the foot. The modwt operandi, so far, has been to cut the earth into large blocks, undermine it, and break, it down by menus of blasting powder or beetle and wedges, the former, contrary to expectation, has been found to tnke but little etf-ct, merely cracking the earth without throwing it down, that having to be completed by the wedgt-s. From the end of Caiu's-terrace a new plan of operation is being carried out, the top of the cutting has been ploughed and burrowed over the clifF.s edge : the tup soil removed, the clay below it is being broken up with a sub-soil plough, drawn by three horses, and will nlmi tie wheeled or carted to convenient shooting places, it is hoped that the whole length' fiom the pilot Station to l,i-(.'reii's Oully will be completed m about s:x weeks, and, j-idging from the large amount of work th.tt lias already l>een done, there is every probability of this being th<: case. Ti.M.vnr Agkkti.tuhat, and Pastokw. Association*. — The show which i« lo be lu-ld to-diiy will comprise what will probably be the ln-.sl. exhibition of sheep lli.it hsis ever been brought li'gether m New Z<-uliiud. This is tin- sixth .year of the Tiiiiaiu shoir, and it is •> ratify m(i Id ob.-crve thai, with llie exception of a slight I'n l li n <; oil' of exhibits m IK7O us compared with ISfil), Ihe lend-iu-y has been inv-iriiibly to ineivnse, year by year, the number of exhioil:* In »hecp, 1 his has been noluh'y the ease. Taking the liivt year of exhibition, m lSlili. and tin; show t tint, conies oil' to-day, we find Unit the increase of cheep exhibits has bi-en exlivincly lar^e. In the former your wo had to be content with thirty exhibits of merinos, and r-ix'rcn of long-wools. To-dny w« sbiill sec \'-io exhibits of I liu former class, and eighty-lhree of the latter. The cuttle and horn: exhibits have not kept puce wit It the sheep, and m actual number of exhibits they are bill little m excess of tho entries niadiin ISfiO. Tho entries m poultry and itnnloKciita aro fairly creditable, especially m the Intter claas, which shows a very m.irked and large increase over former years. iJairy produce shows up well with twenty nine entries. Implements show a vast ineroiise on former yenvs. there being no less than twenty-four classified entries mid thirtytwo .imoiig extra exhibits, making 56 m all. The tri:tl of iinpliMncnts during to-tlny on a piece ol land contiguous to the show grounds will doubtless be watched with great interest. During the last d:iy or two the town has presented an uuwouti-d appearance of liveliness owing to the iiiHux of visitors by road and steamer. On Monday last, a largo number of sheep and oilier exhibits arrived m tho steamer Beautiful. Star ironi the south, and a large number ol sheep, etc., have also arrivod m drays. The arrangements on the show ground are very complete, thoituh it has required a considerable expenditure, of energy and money to prepare sufficient aecomodatiou for so large a number of exhibits. In former years it has been a matter of complaint that ninny persons have avoided piiyincnts of the nate dues by climbing over the fence round the show ground ; we hope for the credit of the public of Tiiuam that the Association will have no cause lo repeat that complaint this year. We have been requested to state that for (he convenience of foot passengers a gale has been opened m tho show grounds opposite tho Windmill.

Herald be appointed the official jfeper to the Borough Council for the ensuing nz months, according to their scale of charges sent m m Oct. 1870." Carried unanimously. The following tenders for sinking n water tank were opened :— F. Macliin, £24 18s; R. B. Sibley, £15 os ; P. Blake, £14. Proposed by Councillor Mcllue, seconded hy Councillor Melton :— " That the tender of P. Blnke. for making concrete tank' for the Council be accepted, and the work be commenced forthwith." Carried. The undermentioned tenders, were opened for repairing the Borough pound :— P. Blake, £4; and J. Bullock and Co. £7. Proposed by Councillor Butterworth, seconded by Councillor Fyfe : — " That the tender of P. Blake for repairs to the Borough pound be accepted, the work to be completed within 11 duya." Carried; Proposed by Councillor Tnrnbiill, seconded by Councillor Fyfe:— "That the rate colleelor be instructed to proceed forthwith with the collection of tho general rote for 1871." Carried. Councillor Butterworth said he would postpone his notices of motions, with the consent of the Council, until the nest ordinary meeting. Tin? following licenses were granted under regulation 8, us to licensing hackney carts, vehicles, carts; carters, etc, for which ft sum of A9 10s had been received. 1. A Bennett, passenger vehicle ; 2. do as a driver ; 3 and 4. do for drays ; 5 and (>. J Ellis for drays ; 7. C Maseey, for a dray ; 8. Richardson, passenger vehicle ; 0. do, as n driver j 10. Riddle, passenger vehicle; 11. do, as a driver; 12 and 13. II Exley, for drays ; 14. II Matthew*, for a dray. The Council then ndjourned.