INTERPROVINCIAL.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2007, 6 April 1878, Page 4

INTERPROVIN CIAL.

[Press Agency.] Auckland, April 5. Sir Geo. Arney, writing to a friend m; Auckland, denies the rumor of his marriage. : The police are making another raid on unstamped weights. : The Board of Education elected Judge Gillies, Colonel Haultain, and Mr J. C. Campbell, Grammar School Governors. A bed of clay, discovered m the North, is supposed to be meerschaum. A cable message reports the arrival of the ship City of Auckland on the 3rd of April. I The town clock was illuminated last ' nifjht. Andrew Smith, charged with rape at Coromandel, has been acquitted, the witnesses for the defence proving that the girl was a thief and an habitual liar. The Laetitia, from New Caledonia, reports that the Pacific Slope, from New 'Zealand,. had to put m there, m consequence of her cargo of timber shifting during & gale. 500 French Communists have arrived 'at New Caledonia, for Mr Higginson, to work m the copper mines, by contract for twenty years, at 10 cents per head per day. Noumea has suffered unprecedented heat, and sunstrokes have been very numei ous. Great, distress has resulted through the failure of the Banks. ' A Government inquiry to reform the bankruptcy law is advocated. Six New Hebrides workmen have attempted to escape. One was killed and another wounded. I Rich gold has been discovered at One Bins. ' ■ Rusßell, charged with three embezzlements, was remanded, i Sailed — Taupo, for the South. : The Kenilworth is loading for Lyttelton. Wellington, April 5. : In the Supreme Court to-day, Mr Barton moved for a rule nisi, calling upon T. K. Macdonald, R. Kerr, C. McKirdy, amd J. H. Bethune,. to'show cause why an attachment should not be issued against them for contempt of Court m selling shares of the plaintiff, E. T. Gillon, m the Argus Newspaper Company, the matter being then m the hands of the Court. In support of the application, he read an affidavit by G. L'Estrange Barton, showing he had handed a protest to the auctioneer, Mr Bethune, and protested against the sale on behalf of Mr Gillon. The motion was ultimately adjourned until Tuesday.. : ' In consequence of the rapidly diminishing quantity of water m the resvoir, the water for the City will, from to-morrow, be again cut off during the day, otherwise it is said that m less than a week, the supply would be exhausted. : Nelson, April 5. The census returns for the City of Nelson show, males 3380, and females 3482 ; total, 6862. In 1874 the total 5860. "* Hokitika, April 5. I The jury m Ryan's case have been locked up since five o'clock, and there appears no likelihood of an agreement. ' Kujiara, April 5. Some days ago Mr Brown, editor of I the Kumara Times, issued a writ against Father Henneberry for slander, with damages at £1000, but it was not served, m hopes that Father Henneberry would retract. To-day Mr Brown's solicitors received an extraordinary letter from Father Henneberry, 'covering ten sheets of paper, threatening that if the action was proceeded with the police would be at Brown's door. Mr Brown then instructed his solicitors to serve the writ at ' once. Dunedin, April 5. The census returns for Dunedin and the suburban municipalities are as follows: — Dunedin : males, 11,605 : females, 10,888; total, 22,493. Roslyn : males, 766 ; females, 803 •;■; total, 1569. Mornington: males, 1098; females, 1149; total, 2247. Maori Hill: males, 186; females, 157 ; total, 343. St. Kilda and South Dunedin : males, 1084 ; females, 1229 ; total, 2313. Caversham : males, 1780 ; females, 1682 ; total, 3462. It will be discussed at the next Court of Appeal whether the Tippling Act of George 11. h law m the colony. 1 Sir John Coode is expected to arrive m Dunedin to-morrow night.

Land Sale 3. — The Imd sales on Thursday : '. amounted to 2556 acres 9 perc-hes a? follows: ,' ] Selwvo, 1162 9p j Ashlev, 351 1 3r ; Ashburton, 966 ; Geraldine, 32a. lr ; Waimate, 44— j realising £5112 2a 3d. \ Sir John Coode. — We learn that a tele- i gram has beeD received from Sir John Coo.ie, 1 stating that lie will be at Teuiuko. m about 1 nine or ten days hence. j Harbor Borings. — We hear that the ; fi'ia 1 result of the borings m the roadstead on the site of the proposed mote, us carried out j by the Engineer to the Timaru Harbor j Board, have shown that underneath a 7 or ' 8 fe--t layer of gravel and clay, a hard rocky 1 bottom exists. ! Primitive Methodist Church. — To- , morrow the Rer. John Siapl^s will preach i morning ami evening-; and jin the afternoou, at a quarter to three, the Key. Chas. E- Ward , will also pivacli. This is, we understand, the iaet service the Rev. Mr Ward will conduct m Titnaru before he leaves for luvercargill. Delay OB. Tbains. — Owing to the spring of the engine breaking, 'he mid-diiy down j train from Christchurch yesterday was 30 mirmtes late m arriving ut the Timaru station. The accident also caused the la*t train to bo delayed some 4C minute*. Although these irregularities are no doubt very annoying to passengers, it is a matter for wonder to U9 that, considering the enormous amount of work whichjthe engines at this station have to perform, they do not break down oftener. In fact, they aiv at present m ; altnost constant •notion, special gooda trains being run during the niuht nnd on Sundays. Educational Meeting-. - Last Wednesday evening, the 3rd inst., at the house of Mr M. Heatley (about half, way between Wuihi Bush and Geraldine), a meeting of the residents m the neighborhood took place, with, the view of discussing the prospects of a new educational district. The Rev. G. Barclay, who was present by request, was moved to the chair. Several persons, including Messrs Heatloy, Ray, Fla'inan, McDonald, . Irvine, &c, addressed the meeting m very vigorous and argumentative speeches — speeches full of figures (both numerical and rhetorical)- full of distances and measurements I—and1 — and also full of statistics (both as to children already on view, and those which were yet to come). It w.is elicited th t there were at least some 40 children inthelocality indicated, whom neither of the schools, nt Geraldine aud Waihi Bush completely suits, the distances being too far, rendering it almost impossible for children of the lowest school nge, to attend, and making it a toil and and a drudgery, even to the older and stronger ones. Witli regard to the possible sites for a new school, several suggestions wera made.. One was that it should be at a point between Geraldine and Waihi Bush, somewhere nea' % the residence of Mr M. Hoatley. Another was that it should be near the Orari bridge, and a third was that it should be somewhere near .Mr Robert. Irvine's property, and not far from the Main Souib Road. Finally, it was .moved by Mr H. Heatley, and unanimously carried — " That a deputation appointed by this meeting at their earliest opportunity, wait on the Committee of the Waihi Bu?h School, with the view of urging on that body, the desirability of changing the present site of said school ; bringing it more eastward, thus accommodating a large number of children now laboring under great disadvantages ; and that until the result of such interview is known no further action be taken m the direction of a new school." The deputation subsequently chosen were — Messrs H. .Heatley, M. Heatley, A. Irvine, Ales. McDonald, Weaver, Cornish, and Metcalf. A pretty general feeling was expressed that if the Waihi Bush school were not so fur up, and the Geraldine school not so far down, all the children between the two places could be amply accommodated ; while the intermediate space between Geraldine and Waihi Bush— a distance of some eight miles —could be provided for by another and new school. Weathbb Pbophbcirs. — Although Captain Edwin sometimes makes a good hit as regards the weather, he, far oftener than not, makes a bad one. Ho seems to hold .an extraordinary opinion as to the etormincss of this particular part of the coast, for "lie is always prophecying gales at Timaru from one direction or another, generally allowing three.-quarters of the compass from which to expect them. For the last week he has scut warnings of storms which were coming "anywhere from West to South and South-east," :and foretold a falling barometer ; .whereas since Tuesday it has risen steadily, and etill continues to do: soj • and there is every proapeat of flue weather. Perhaps, however, his calculations tu-n out more reliable when lipplied too ther parts of the Colony; and thnt there is some reason as regards them for his never-ceasing cry of " Woif ! Wolf! " Mb Stephen Massett.— Py reference to our advertising columns it will be seen that, this celebrated American Eong writer, reader, and elocutionist intends' visiting Timaru m a few days. Referring to his appeirance m England the London Post mya : — " The second of the series of entertainments at the Belve- , dere Public Hall to >k place last Friday evening, when. Colonel Jeems Pipes, of Pipesville, California, achieved a complete success. The hall was crowded to its utmost cipucity with a fashionable audience* and the talented performer was most enthusiastically received. His. recital of 'The Vagabonds,' 'The Cripple's Story,' and, .'The Tragedy,' wire masterpieces of elocution and touchingly. rendered ; while the qunint little story of ' Betsy and I are out,' and the way they ' marie it up' produced a sensation. We have nerer before heard the ' Deuth of Poor Jo ' so pathetically given ; and many an eye was moistened as the speaker with wonderful intensity give the death tones of the dying poor s reet-sweeper. The humorous portion of the entertainment created much merriment, while his charming ballads — 'Sunset/ 'My Bdd m Heaven,' 'Little Feet,' 'Open the Door,' and 'Tke Wife's Wish' — were rapturously applauded. .The. audience seemed fairly electrified with his ' Charge, of the Light Brigade,' which he chants with an enthusiasm, a fire and fervor almost beyond histrionic display. -, : We- certainly think this gentleman has a brilliant career before him m England." ' '' >: ' '"' " ', Resident Magistrate's Court, Tistabit. — Ab'the Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday, before B. Woollcumbe, Esq., R.M., Charle* 3?obel, ' alias Charles Lefure, alias William Cummins.was brought up under the Vagrant Act, charged with having no visible means of support. Detective Neil stated that Fobel wbb a confirmed vagrant, who lived by loafing about the streets, and never did any work. Several previous convictions having been proved against thej prisoner, the Court sentenced him to three months' imprisonment, with hard labor. Thomas McKenna, charged with lunacy .from drink, was remanded for eight days. On the previous evening, before F. Archer, Esq., J.P., .a man named Francis Clayton was also remanded for eight days on a charge of lunacy. Trap Accident. — An accident of this nature occurred yesterday to Mrs Scott, the wife of a fariiiei: living on the Levels Plains. Mrs Scott, with some other women, was driving into town m a trap, when some of the horse's harness gave way, the trap tipped over, and its occupants were thrown violently to the ground. Mrs Scott got her elbow put out of joint, being considerably bruised and shaken, but the others escaped unhurt with the exception of a severe shaking. Ur Macintyre attended Mrs Scott, and so far as we can learn her injuries are comparatively light. District Coitbt, Waimate.— A sitting of the above Court was held yesterday, before his Honor'tTuSge Ward,' when the case of Mc-Namara v. Ennis, claim £28 15s was adjourned on the application of Mr Clements, the plaintiff's solicitor. Thompson v. Casey, claim £110, was withdrawn by consent, Messrs White ancMHawkins representing the plaintiff and defendant resppctivels. Waihe Gold Mining Company Liquidator v. YarHly, claim £1 12s Bd, judgment summons. The defendant was' ordered to pay within seven days, or, m default, go to gaol for fourteen days. An order was granted to Mx Clements,

Liquidator of the Waiho Gold Mining Com- I pany, to amend the list of contributories, and ! to settle the second list An ord.'i 1 wss ] granted to Mr Hawkins to complet.' the ox- j ecution of a deed of ■ •rrang-ment of the j bankrupt estate of — Fop, and the Court then adjourned. Ancientßoce Paintings is New .Zealand. —At the monthly meeting of the Philosophical Institute held at Christchmvli on Thursday, notes by Mr M'Kenzie Cameron o\ the " Ancient Rock Paintings m the WVka Pass," were read m which the writer considered there whs abundant philological proof for the deduction that New Zealand lmd ear y intercourse with India. The Her. Jii'nes W. Stack read some note? on Mr MKenzio Cameron's theory respecting the Kuihui Tipuii, un old race of India. Mr Hart mentioned he had heird there were paintings m the Waikato similar to those m the Wrka Pas 3, and it was al;o mentioned that there were paintings similar bu" smaller m the Titnaru district. Mr Stack did not think such pain' in;** exi-ted m Auckland Provinc 1 . Dr Von Haast understood there were similar paintings m Otiigo which had not yet been inspected. Unfoitunately he hud not yet had the time, or he would hive gone. Profe-sor Bickerton observed that the Kihui Tipua were sai-l to be serpent worshippers, and it would be very singular if those Weka Pass drawings were executed by the okl rerpent worshippers. Referring to the similarity of these drawings to Phoenician symbols, Professor Bickerton observed it was Grange that these people, who were so enormously :in advance of the world at the time, had left behind no history, and it would be curiousjif these paiqtings should ever be of use m helpin;; to build up a history of the race. Dr Haast mentioned. that he hud received letters from all parts of the world about these paintings, the paper having been translated into many languages. He had sent photographs of the paintings, and they would he&r what scientific men m various parts of the world had to say upon the subject;. , Acclimatisation. — A special meeting of the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society w^ls held at. Christchurch on Thursday. A telegram was read from the Under-Secretary," Hsking whether it was desired that the protection should be withdrawn from black swans. The Secretary said a reply had been forwarded, , asking the Government to withdraw the protection from those birds duriiig the open season for shooting. A letter was read, from Mr A. Perry, secretary of thY South Canterbury Society enclosing a copy of a resolution passed at their last meeting, asking the Government to issue a proclamation declaring that no game should be hunted, shot, taken, or killed between the Rivers Kangituta and Waitangi, during the season of 1878. Tnis resolution had- -been -passed as the. Society, after ,g(i»g to great expense and._..'trbuble m introducing pheasants und other game, had found that last year aome ; ,perspr)B who had taken out licenses m Ohristchurch to shoot cock pheasants hud shot some of the few birds, ,tuey had m that district. As the licenses issued m Christ: church last year extended to the wholn of the provincial' district of Canterbury, and they; therefore; could not prosecute, the South Canterbury Society would wish that licenses issued this season by the Christchurch Society, should exempt the South Canterbury, district, as specified m the boundaries mentioned m the resolution. On the motion of Mf Hill, seconded by Mr Boys, it was unanimously, resolved to comply with the request continued m the letter. A letter was read from Mr\A.l Jardine, saying he would be at liberty next; week to commence catching skylarks. The Society would he sorry to hear that there existed here a cross breed between the New Zealand and jEnglish skylarks, and thepro-i geny would be a kind of mules which would, not breed. His experience led him to believe' that this had been owing, to the scarcity of English hen skylarks. The only remedy he: could eugge-t was to import a large number ■ of lien skylarks. If this were not done the number of English and native larks ffould soonbe small, through their, progeny being mules. Accident. — An accident occurred yesterday on the siding at the end of George-street, by which a lad about twelve years of age, named James Musker, narrowly escaped from instantaneous death. The lad was employed marking sacks m the National Mortgage and Agency Company's store m George-street, and met with tho. accident under the following circumstances : — He was standing with his 'back to the truck on tho sidins» m front of the istore, and did not notice another truck, on which there were sixteen bale 3of wool, coming on, until it struck him m the stomach. The men who were. en^ed m loading the trucks, observing the accident, went immediately to his assisstiince, and on being released from between the two trucks where he was jammed up, the boy fell senseless to the ground. Dr Mucinlyre was soon m attendance, and did all m his power to relievo his sufferings. The lad soon rallied, and was getting on very well during the afternoon, but as hia injuries are principally internal the extent to which he has been hurt cannot ivell be ascertained. '■'■ ■ Resident Magistrate's Court Waimate.—At the above Court last Thursday, before B. Wbollcom •'©," Esq , R.M., the following civil cases were disposed of: — Kennedy and another v. Scott, cliini £62 lls Bd. The plaintiffs were, nonsuited with costs ; Mr White appeiring for the plaintiffs, and Air Hmnersloy for the defendant. O'Brien and another v. Martin, claim £72. Nonsuited with costs, the plaintiffs being represented by Mr Hamersley, and the defendant by Mr, White. Scott v.\ Kehedy and another cluim £99, was adjourned until next Court ,day. Yesterday, before Judge Ward, P. , Yeckinan, charged with being drunk and disorderly, was fined ?os, or 48 hours imprisonment, with hard labor. " The light of other days is faded," for the glori.s of science of. the present age of marvels have eclipsed the barbarous usages of tho past., and poor suffering humanity .no lonsjer remains the victim of gross maltreatment from unskilled and ' blundering quacks. The triumphs achieved m the world of physics have led to the production of those rnurvellous medicines known as " Ghollah's Great Indian Cubes," hy. whose instrumentality the most astounding' cures have been eflected, and innumerable valuable liv.es Bayed.- T —AD'VT.