ENGLISH CABLE NEWS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 1597, 9 December 1876, Page 3

ENGLISH CABLE NEWS.

Londok, Deo. 6. Bismarck informed the Reichstag that Russia does ; not = seek^ a greai conqtiegty : but 4eeii?B3 : them, m 00-opefation wijth : the. Conference of other Great Powers, to obtain an' amelioration of the condition of the 'Christians iii the revolted provinces', of-Turkey.' The -triple-alliancelstill sjab- ; sists, and the German's friendship Englandis equally, traditional. He believes that the difference between EnigV land and Russia will be amicably arr ranged; if not, Germany's duty ; will be !

fc> meditate between the two powers, and ,to. localise .the war; if efforts at medita* tion prove futile, : he could not conjecture what the future would bring forth.

Dec. 7. Bismarck's speech is considered re assuring.

Lord Salisbury has arrived at. Stain boul.

The Conference commenced sitting on Saturday.

General Grant, by. message, recommended the system of electing a President pursued m the United States.

Diobama. — Earner's Diorama of the Great American War will be exhibited at Mr Turn' bull's stone hall this evening.

Primitive Methodist Church, Tiiiabf;

— The anniversary of this Churoh will be celebrated by special services to-morrow , and a soiree on Monday.

Teiiuea A nnuai. S poets-.— The programme of the annual cports to be held nnd-r the auspices of the Alexaudrovna Lodge, 1.0.0. F., Temuka ; on Boxing" Day, appears m our present issue.

Mb Justice Johnstons. — His Honor is expected to 'arrive here by the late (rain fi - om Christohurch to-night. During his stay iv Timaru he will reside -t Lynwood Hotel. Almanac. — We have received a copy of the Southern Provinces Almanac for 1877. The Almanac is full of useful information and is well arranged, the work being. one of the best of. the gort published m the colony. Resident Magistrate's Copet, Timabu.

— At this Court yesterday, before his Worship, the Mayor (J. H. Sutter, Esq.) Robert ,Miller was charged with being drank and disorderly and wilfully breaking a window m Mr Cullmann'a (baker) shop. The, accused was fined 10a for the first offence, and,, ordered to make good the damage which, amounted to €1. In default to be imprisoned for ten daya with hard' labor.

Baohbldbe's Pantascope. — Yesterday afternoon's entertainment- was by far the best) patronised during the season; a large .number of Indies accompanied by flocks -; of .youngsters attending it. All seemed, to enjoy themselves thoroughly, and the youthful' method of betokening delight, : though,, of ; rather a boisterous . sort, was not, the less sincere. At the conclusion of ; the exhibition a large number of toys. and other articles were given oway, much to the grati6cation.of. r the recipients. In the evening the. Pantpscope. was.placed on the boards for'the last time at Tiraaru, the Hall being fairly filled.

Scabby Bhbkp on the East Coast. — The New Zealand Serald says : — " Instructions hare, we understand, been issued by the Native Department for making the necessary arrangements for tho boiling-down . of- the scabby: sheep, on. tho East Coast, between iTologa Bay and Cape Buna way. Some ten months ago, Captain Porter, of, Gib borne, .arranged with the natives to purchase illtheir sheop (abou,t 27,000) .at the rate of fiyie shillings each, but the Native Minister declined to sanction, the arrangement, on the ground that a vote . of Parliament for the estimated price of] the sheep (£4QOb) would be requisite m the matter. It would, appear that Parliament has. sanctioned the amount, ojid tbe eradication of scab on tlie East Ccmet' is to be immediately proceeded with by the : boiling-down of the Native sheep." Lighthouses. — The Otago Daily Times of Tuesday says : — A light house tower is about to be erected at.Puystfgur Point, whioh forniß;

the eastern headland of; Preservation Inlet. The sjte of the proposed- tower has an eleva,tion of 140 ft. above the Bra level. The foundation ia to be of totara piles, driven into the bed-rock, and, of- course, th,ere will be ground plates. The tower, which will be 40ft. 6in. m; height, will ' be composed of,. eight, trussed frames. In addition, three ho.uses for . the lighthouse keepers, and two stores are to be 'erected. A lighthouse is also to be erectedoh Centre Island, in.Fpveaux Strait. It will be 20ff. m height, and its site is. 240 ft. above the level of the sea. Ifc is expected that ' it will be completed m about ten months' from th!e time of signing the contraot, and that at Preservation Inlet m about 12 months from the; same period.

Accident at the Breakwater Oamabu.

■The North Otago Times of Thursday; says

—"A sad accident occurred yesterday inornr ing ; at the Breakwater (happily but the. second, ,and'.)et us hope the last, m connection with 'these works) at about. 10 o'clock,by .which a man named John Wildish lost, a limb, and stands m some danger of his life. The circumstances were as follows : — A number of men, of whom Wildish was one, under : the superintendence- of the foreman, I^aaoPerriton, were detailed to run down to the end .'of the wall a truck, on which, was a block of concrete Weighing about 20 or- 25 tons. This they could- easily have accomplished m- the ordinary way, viz., by hand-power; but there' being: a locomotive standing on tlie parallol

line of mils on. the wharf at the time, Wildisb. asked the cjriver Morrison to give them a pall, and attached tho draw rope of the truck- tp the engine for that purpose. The foreran, Perriton, at once interfered, took off. the rope, and threw it. on the wharf. Wildish, howr ,ever persisted', and "again attached the ropOjtb the engine, which gave the truck a etxrt ;.and Wildish, m enaeaVoririg to.cast ; off the ro r pe, slipped : on the' rail, the wheels of the truck, passing over one of his leg- 1 , which was almost entirely severed a little below the knee. The "sufferer was at once taken up by rail 4o (b,e nearest point to the Hospital — the Severnstreet crossing— and' thence conveyed by ap ' express to that institution, where his leg waß ' amputated by Drs Wait and (3-arland;- ; Sis case is, a serious one, but it is hoped that he will; recover. Wildish has a wife and five children-

CAiiioKiAH Society.— A meeting of the . South Caledonian. Society was. held at th». Club IToteT. last' evening, there, being a good attendance of members. A letter, was read, from the Secretary ' of the Timsru Private r Gymnastic ■Club,' offering £3 3s. fpr tlif best single-stick player at the forthcoming Sports. : It was : reßolve? to aocpti the same with thanks, and to advertise it as. a special prizp. KesoWed— "That other games lie allowed, provided they are confined- to a part of : the ground set apart fforr r that purpose." Ke-. solved — "That the charge for' allowing par!tiea to practice games of chunks be£2-2s i ; the. Ground Committee to collect "the same. ' ■ It was, divided not; to allow any. cuts ori carriages, to enter.] the.; grounds, after 10. o'clock; on the morning of' the Spprtsj" IlefolTed— ". That failing the B*leo? ; tlie gajes, tne^Secrefcary.and Treasurer, be empowered to make arrangements .for taking, the money, at the gateil" Messrs Sinclair.jEord, MpLcnaan, lleikle, Bickus, Jackson, Ccyrk, and.. Captain, Mills, were added to.the directors. Eesolred •— " That the purchaser of the general, license '■booth Be allowed -the. privilege of erecting. a 1 Grand Stand, and make a charge not extfeed- > ing 2s Gd for geople J visiting the Baine."—Kj€solved— f< That the right To sell n, card of the oventa on the ground-be sold at auotion;.". ;Messrs. Ford,: Binelaip,. McEeDzie, and Bel} , were added! to the ground, committee. The Secretary [was empowered: to buy rosettes for •the Judgeß and Cpmmittfe. It was; found ,that the Bale of members.tiokets was highly , satiafactory. At the. conclusion of its bu^iness the meeting adjourned till Friday', December, 29|tb.

1 InidwEß, Show.— A meeting of the Goon; mittee of tKeTimaru Floral and Hortieal- : tfural' Society was held lest 'evening *b the Club Hotel. : Present: Messrs Cliff (chap, man), Lewis, Atkinson, Knowlei, Sims, Morgan, WSUis, and Lough,;. Letters /were rewL from tbe Chairman of : School Committee rechandeliers, -'and: i from the Foresters* Braw. ' Band/re; music,i" Besolved— " That the offer, oi. the band 'to perform each, half hour from; IQa.m. till 9 p.io, on. the. day. -of ibe Bhow be : sjcoeptedi in. terms of . the letter;" An- account, ipr £9 9s was parsed for advertising., and. .printing; The .Secretary; was/ directed i to. 'airoly to Mr Stubbs foi all monies. collected 1 on^ccqnnt" of. th^^ Society." .Besolvedr- " '33ißt .the' offer of Mr Pfldge't; to give a bind»ome •wojk*b ! ok for a first' "prize;, and' a large "albnin fof a second prize m the class for band bou^

queta to be made by young .ladies under 18 Jfeirs: be. accepted with; thanksi those being given m lieu of the silver bouquet-holder usually given." Resolved " That -all" entries rlose with, the Society, on or be.fore.noon on Friday, the 15th inst. ; this rule to be strictly adhered to." It was. decided to advertise. the Show on Monday next. Resolved "That Miss Forbes be requested to kindly 1 attend at the Town Clerk's Office on the morning, of th Show at 8 o'clock to superintend the making up of hand bouquets by children." The Chairman reported that the railway anthorities had con rented to detain the ordinary 3 45 train till 5 p.m. on the day of the Show for the convenience of country visitors. The meeting adjourned till Thursday, the 14th mat., at the Railway Goods Shed at 7 p.m. Mark Twaik on Bad Musicians.— The musical public and general readers are cautioned not to purchase Weston'a Wizard Oil and Magic Pills, without carefully examining the outside wrapper— and bo sure. that the t words, " N.osb Gbitoinb without : the SIGNATITRB OP THE PkOPBIETOK,— FbANK Weston, Stdnkt, KS.W." are. engraved thereon. Any other so called preparations of mine, are unauthorized, by me, and calculated to mislead the public Signed — Fsank Weston; Sole Agents, Eeitpthphne Pbosseb&Co. Price— Half -a-Crown. [Advi.]