INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 1762, 23 June 1877, Page 3

INTERPROVIN CIAL.

Wellington, June 21. Last night tha Mayor moved m Council — "That steps be taken for the reclamation of the To Aro foreshore, and that a special loan of £100,000 be raised for that puapose." The motion was carried, but the amount of loan left for future consideration. A report by Mr Charles O'Neil was read. It recommends the enclosing of .m area of 38£ acres between Taranaki and Harbor streets, which will give a wharf frontage of 1645 feet, and building frontage of 12,000 feet, the depth of the water along the outer portion being 20 feet. The estimated cost is £98,500. The scheme is intended as a continuation of the Chamber of Commerce scheme for extending the existing reclamation of the Queen's wharf. Masterton, June 22. In the Resident Magistrate's Court today, judgment was given m the case of . the proprietors of the News v. those of the News Letter. The action wa3 brought to recover £50 damages, for loss sustained by the defendants using a telegram which was mis-sent to them. No evidence was brought forward to prove the defendants had not received a similar message, but judgment was given for £5 and coats. Notice of appeal was given. Auckland, June 22. The Collector of Customs is distributing fifteen hundred pounds' worth of bronze coin. Chisholm was fined £20 for a breach of the Scab Act. Volunteer Leigh was pres anted with the Champion Belt by Captain Clarke, and Mrs Clarke" gives a cup for the first prize shot. Greymodth, Juno 22. The wreckage at the Seventeen-Mile Beach is from a schooner supposed to be the Elizabeth Conway. A quantity of oats lias been washed ashore. There are no signs of any of the crew, and it is supposed they are all lost. The weather is again threatening, and all the steamers m port are detained. Later. The police aergeant has returned and renorts the wreckage at the SeventeenMile Beach as that of the Kaikoura. Hopes aro entertained of the safety of the Owake and Conway. New Plymouth, June 22. At Courtney's cattle sale he sold 63 head of cattle. Small yearlings, £2 19a to £3 15s; eighteen months old steers and heifers, £3 15s to £4 10s ; store cows, £5 to £6 ; cows m calf, £6 to £9d ; good heifers, £8 2« 6d ; fat cows, £7 5s to £7 12s 6d. The cutter Dawn is quite broken up, and the beach is strewn with debris. Dunedin, June 22. A the meeting of the shareholders of the Otago Daily Times and Witness Company held yesterday, it was resolved to accept an offer made to purchase the proparty of the Company. The purchaser ia said to be the Hon. W. H. Reynolds. The price is about £22,000, being nearly a hundred per cant premium on paid-up capital. A conference of the Chamber of Commerce and the representatives of the* General Assembly was held this afternoon m reference to matters connected with the Otago railways. The following resolutions were carried :— (1). " That this Chamber views with the greatest dissatisfaction the delay on. the part of the Government m entering into contracts for the completion of the main trunk line of railway between Waitaki and Invercargill, and is of opinion that this delay is most detrimental, and opposed to the promises repeatedly made by the Government." (2). " That another communication of opinion of the Chamber be made to the Government, and that the members of Parliament for the city, and the various districts of Otago, be requested to give their aid m urging this matter upon the immediate attention of the Government." (3). "That this Chamber is strongly of opinion that of the various routes proposed for the construction of the line of railway to the interior of Otago, that via Strath Taieri presents the fewest natural difficulties, and opens out the largest extent of land available for settlement." (4). "That a public meeting should be held for the purpose of sending a deputation to Wellington to lay the matter before the Government." [from our own correspondent.] Waimate, June 22. Daniel Quairie gave himself up to the police at Waimate this morning, charging himself with having killed his mother on Thursday evening at Oamaru. He was brought up before the Resident Magistrate, and remanded to Oamaru. At the same Court, G. Tullford, for obtaining money by false pretences, was remanded for eight days.

**&lontßi,y Summary. — Our monthly »uramary for transmission by the San Frauoitco mail, will be published on Monday next. Gbobgia Minstbbls.— We would remind our readers that this talented Ethiopian Troupe appear for the first time m Timaru on Monday erening. The prices of admitsion will be ss, 8a and 25., and reserved seats may be secured at the shop of Mr J. V, Ward, bookseller.

Footbjiu,. — A match between teams of the Temuka and Timarn Football Clubs will be plajed on the ground of the former to-day, the ball being being kicked off at half-past two o'clock. As we hare not been supplied with the names of the Timaru men, we cannot offer an opinion on their merits, but will have their work out out for them to escape a beating.

Educational Notice. — A notice signed by the Chairman of the Board of Education appears ip our adTertising columns, informing that the sums due under clauses 43 and 46 of the Educational Ordinance, 1875, must be piid to the collectors (whose names are specified) on or before August 1, or legal proceedings will be taken for their recovery.

Bank at Pleasant Poinx. — An u»ency of t'i« liank of NVw Ze:!anJ will b- opened at Pleasant Po : v!. on Monday, July 2. This wi 1 be goo;l news to lh« peo.jlo tli'-re and m tie neighborhood, and will supply a 1 ing und much fe't want. We feel sura the Bank will have no reason to regret the step it ia about to lake.

j Milfobd llabbor Scheme.- We under- ] stand that Mr Edward Wukcfield, M H.R. j far (Jeraldine, accompanied by Mr John ilayhurst and v number of other gentlemen interested m the project of harb>r works at the Milfurd Lagoon, are to pioceed to the spot to-day, with a view of observes the local conditions m connection with Mr Hardy Johnstone's report. Weslbtan Church, TiMAßtr. — The Rev. 11. Ellis, of Waimate, will preach m the above church to morrow morning and evening. Caledonian Lodge, No. 534, B.C. — The St. John's Day Festival will bn celebrated nt the new hall, Bank-street, on Tui-sduy next, tho 26th inst., at 7.30 p.m. All Visiting brethren are especially invited. Acknowledgment. — The Hospital Commissioners beg to ncknowledgo with thanks donations of £2 10s 3.1 to the Timaru Hospital from the Hospital box at the Resident Magistrate's Court. Benevolent Societ?. — The Secretary of the Benevi)!«nt Society (Mr M. White) wishes to acknowledge with thunks th • receipt or £28 0i 9d, being amount o illeeted m the Roman Catholic church oa Sunday last, m aid ot the society's funds. Confession of Mubder. — Major Fender rcce'Ted'u telegram yesterd iy morning from Sergeant O'Connor, of Wnimate, stiting thnt a mnn nnined Dnnisl Q.uarrie hud udmittrd to him having killed hit mother itt Omnaru on Thursday. Further particulars are not yet known, but the police are busy making inquiries regarding the truth of the statement. Resident Magistrate's Court, Tiuaeu. —At this Court, yesterday, Archibald Mncfie was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and was fined five shillings. Michael Home, who wa« remandrd for a week on a charge of larceny, was brought up and again remanded till Monday, as a second chargo had been preferred against him. Alexandba Lodge, No. 24, 1.0.Q-.T. — This Lodge held its usual weekly meeting on Thurtdny oveain?, m the new Oddfellows' Hall, Sophii-street. ' There was a large attendance, and Bro. R. B. Walcot presided. Duiing (lie evening, eight candidate! were proposed for membership one admitted by card, and one re-ob!igated. The W.C T., who had nt a previous meeting of the] Lodge given notice of his intent ion to retire from the chair, tendered his resignation, but at the unariimoms requeat of the Lodgo he contented to rrmain m office. Other business was then discussed, after which the Lodge was opened for hnrmony. A number of excellent songs, &<:., were ably rendered by several member*, after which the Lodgo was closed m due form.

Local Industry. — We have been shown some samples of tomtilo snuce, prepared by Mra Young, of Winchester, from fruit crown m her own garden. For many yean the manufacture of this whoWome and delicious condiment, as an article of commerce, was confined to Auckland, where Olson and one or two other large makers drove a thriving business m it. Mrs Young, !nr.vi>rer, h»s now demonstrated most satisfactoii'y that thn climate and soil of South Canterbury are unsurpassed for the production of tomatoes. Her sauce is m every respect excellent, an<l, being disposed of at a very moderate price, alreidy commands, we understand, a considerable sale. Wlrnt a pity it is that a greut many more country residents do not follow Mrs Young's example. Every year enmmous quantities of nasty, unwholesome, adulterated sauces, pick'rs, and preserves are imported into this colony »t an exorbitant price, when all the while they can be produced on t)>c spot at a much less cost and of the purest quality. Weather Statistics. — According to the Registrar-General's report, the month of May was exceptionally wet. The number of days on which rain fell at Auckland, Wellington, Nelson, and Chrrstchuroh, was far above the average for the sam« month m previous years. Tho'ruinfall m inches amounted to an average for the colony of 10 681 inches, against an average for May m previous years of only 5096 inches. At Hokitika, 22*100 inches of rain fell, and at Nelson 16*210 inches. At Auckland, 23 days, and ut Wellington 20 days of the month were wet. In Christoliurch rain fell on VJ days, as against 10 days m the snmu month last year. Thb Latb Fatal Football Accident. — The New Zealand Herald of the 13th inst. writes as follows: — The inquest which was held yesterday touching the sad death of Mr Filling, naturally resulted m a verdict of " accidental death." No jury who heard the evidence adduced at the inquiry could have decided otherwise. It. was made perfectly plain— even had it not been known beforehand — that no animus existed between the deceased and the innocent cause of his death ; that the two were on terms of intimacj ; and that the gams was played — ai many game*, have been played iti Auckland — m acco--dance with the rules which the Auckland Club, m conjunction with other New Zealand ciubs generally, have seen fit to adopt. The evidencs went m this way : The deceased, a good player, was m the habit of charging his opponent* by lowering hit head »nd trusting to hit strength to carry him safely through. Against this practice he had boon warned by a v.-ry intimate friend of his, who gave evidence at the inquest, and who stated that he hid told him he would break bis neck by it. He persisted m his practice, and the result has been what every one— football-player and noD-football-player alike — deplore*. The jury attached a rider to their verdict ; m taut, from the summing i>p of the Coroner, who declared that the game was " fit only for savages," and the ideas the witnesses seemed to entertain on the subject, they could hardly have dorm otherwise. That rider was that the rules of football should be modified, with a view to the prevention of such accidents. This is what principally concerns us. The past we cannot undo. The question is, Can the game be made less likely to. produce accidents m the future P Asto a suggestion whioh has been made that the proper way would be to place football m the same category as dog-fighting, prize-fighting, and suoh like (ports, and declare it illegal, that, we think, is hardly worth of serious comment. Men as well as boys will have some amusements, and if they do not play football will perhaps take to other sports or methods of spending time more baneful m their results. The game of football, as at present played, is said by Mr Haultain to be a very dangerous game, and this opinion was borne out by the next witness, Mr Forder, who stated that he should not play the game any more. They were the only two of the actual players examined, bnt the medical evidence went to show also that the game was dangerous, though one of the two medical gentlemen declined to cay that he thought it ought to be put down or abolished. Then comes the question, ran it be modified P Modified, thai is, so as to partake less of the rough and tumble style than it does at present. If the Rugby Union rales are still the roles adopted, it is hard to see how much change can take place as far as the actual danger of the game is concerned. The death of Mr Pilling resulted from "charging," and charging cannot be eliminated from the Bugby game without destroying its character altogether. It has been suggested that the Association rules should be adopted, and it must be remembered that since these have been m force no very serious accident has been txperienced, and yet they have been played by men for a longer time than those of the Bugby Union. At any rate, the fathers and mothers of Auckland will expect something to be done m the matter, asd it

would be well for somebody, »ay Mr Thomas Henderson, to call a meetiag of football player* and discuss the matter, tee if any alteration can be effected m th? existing rules of the club, and if not, whether any other can be ndopted. The ne<--e»sity for changing the rules is apparent by events occun ing not. only hero but m other colonies. A trlogmm we receiiel ye«terdsy reports the death of a youn» man m Adelaide, caused by injuries received while playing football. The Biggest Lib. — A Yankee having tjld an Englishman that he shot on one particular occasion 999 snipe, his interlocutor asked him why he didn't make it 1000 at once. " No," said lie, " it's not likely I'm fjoing to tt-11 a lie 'or one snipe." Whereupon the Engli.-hnini), determine! not to be outdone, began to tell a story of a man having swum from Liverpool to Bntlon. " Did tou see him yourself ? " a?ked the Yankee, suddenly. " Why, yes, of course I did. I wa« coming across and our vessel passed him a mile out of Boston harbor " '■ Well, I'm clad ye saw him stranger, cos yer a witness that 1 did it. That was ni*."

Population of the Globe. — The estimated population of the globo is, according to Professor Dieteiici, of Berlin, 1 ,300,000,000, or thirteen hundred millions. Ho reckons that of these the Caucasian race numbers 369,000,000; the Mongolian, 552,000,000; th« Nejjro and Ethopian, 196,000,000 ; tho Malay, 200,000,000 ; the American Indian, 1,000.000. As bearing on this notion of abolishing the Turk, but a few figures from the same aulhoiiiy respecting the religions of the world may bs useful. The Turk is the chief Mohammedan Power next, m pint of numbrrs, to EngWncl with her 40,000,000 of Muhamnipdan subject! [under the rule of tho Queen-Empress, but who look to the Su'tan hs tho h<ad of their faith. The different creeds of 111* world are thus estimated : — Christians, 335,000,000 (viz. Lutin Roman Catholics 170,000,000; Greek Orthodox, 89,000,000 j Protestant, 76,000,000) ; Jews, 5.000,000; Mohammedans, 160,000,000; llanthena or PMgans, 200,000,000; Asiatic Buddhists, 600,000,000. It will not be, as some mistaken enthusiasts think, so easy, if tho green Banner of the Prophet is unfurled, to sweep from It v rope the chief nition of a creed connecting 160 millions m one common faith.

A Queer Creature. — A correspondent of the Nelson Evening Mail dates that a strange looking animal hat been icon at the head of the Wairoa Gorge by a p»rty of men who weic cattle hunting. The head und horns were tho«o of a deer, and the tail was long, like that of a cow. The creature, whuh was much larger than a deer, was pure white, and had two fa win of the same color by its •id?. Au attempt was made to shoot it, but fail-d. Quadrilles ala Sailor.— A »ai!or, while explaining the third figure of a the quadrille to his messmate, thus rleioribes it : — " You first hcare ahead," said he, " and past your adversary's yard-arm, regain your berth on the other tuck m the wne order, and take your station with your partner m line, back and fill, and then fall on your heel and bring up with your partner, the then manoeuvres ahead, off alongside of you, then make sail m company with heruntill nearly astern boird, cast her off to shift for herself, regain your pliico the best way you can, and then let go your anchor." Masonic— The New Zealand Herald states that the date for the instillation of the lion. F. Wliitaker as Provincial Grand Master of the North Island of New Zealand, under the Scolch Constitution of Freemasonry, has not yet been fixed, but it will not take place until after the close of the ensuing Parliamentary seaiion. By that time the rrgalia and jewels for the Grand Lodge, for which an order will be sent home by the outgoing mail, will hare arrived. "?The sister lodges will m th» meantime be communicated with by the committee appointed for carrying out the arrangements, and the inauguration and installation will be carried out m the most impressive manner. It has been suggested that Bro. Laziar, of the West Coast, who officiated at the installation of the late Bro. Sir Donald McLean as P.G.M. of the English Constitution, might be induced to come to Auckland and officiate m the same cap-city. MONUMENT TO CAPTAIN COOK AT THB Sandwich Islands — A report has been received at th« Admiralty from Commander Long, of her Majesty's ship Fantome, giving a description of the measures adopted by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty for the improvement of the site of the monument m the island of Owyhee (Hawai, Sandwich Islands), to the memory of Captain Cook. The monument is a plain obelisk of concrole erected on the shore clo-e to the spot where the great circumnavigator was killed. It has now been Burrounded by old 32-pounder guns, fixed m the ground vertically and connected by a chain. An area of about 150 feet square is thus enclosed, m which flowers and shrubs hare been plantedCubing Hams— The Sydney Town and Country Journal (m<oj the following recipe for curing hams : — " The following quantities are for twelve hams. Take 31b of fine salt, Jib of saltpetre, pounded fine, and one pint of molasses. Mix the abort) well together, and rub each ham with the mixture. Then put them m a catk, and allow them to stand five or six days, after which they should be reversed, the top hams being put m the bottom, sprinkling fine salt between each layer ; ocain let them stand five d«y», when a pickle should be prepared and put on them, conlisting of salt and water, strong enough to bear an egg. Always pack hams with the skin side down, and so continue till the cask is full or pork gives out. After remaining m pickle for six weeks, the hams should be taken out, strings put through them, and hung up to drain for four or five days, when they should be marked and branded and sent to the smoke-houfe. For keeping them during the summer months, when they are liable to be infested with worms, &c, wrap them well m brown paper and pack them m a case or barrel, with a liberal supply of good dry wood ashes between and around them. In taking one out for me, be particular to cover the rest with ashes. I have used this recipe for years, and have always had fine meat."