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Timaru Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2075, 26 June 1878, Page 4

* Major Lean's Inspection.—We wish to draw the attention of volunteers and cadets to the fact that this parade will be held tonight at 7.15 sharp. All members will be expected to attend. Education Board. —A Bpeiial meeting of the South Canterbury Board of Education will be held to-day lor the purpose of considering tho estimates for the ensuing year. Crowded Out. —ln cunsequi-ncc of pressure of spaco we are compelled to hold over the Mount Peel Road Board meeting, Melbourne commercial reports, and a quantity of local muter until next issue. Erratum. —An error crept inadvertently in'o our report of the proceedings of theBorough Council, published m our issue of yesterday. Messrs Hamersloy and Knubley's letter referred to the removal of the night soil from the neighborhood of Whale's Creelr, an ' not Salt/water Creek, as erroneously reported. Suez Mail.—The Arawata, with the inward Suez mail, arrived at tho Bluff yeßterday, and it is probable that the Timaru portion will arrive by the last train from the South this evening. Licenses or Peotincial Districts. — The Collectors of Customs at Chrißtohnrch and

J Lyttelton, and the some officer at Timaru, | have been appointed to issue licenses of any kind under any Act or Ordinanco, which bef .re abolition were issued by Provincial Trustee*, Secretaries, or any other Public officers of such province. Timaru Harmonic Societt. — "We learn that Mr Wm. Zie^er, conductor of the above Society, is taking steps to get up two popular entertainments, with a virw of obtaining money to purchase a hnrmonium for thSociety, mid that the first of them will, m all probability, be he'd about the end of this month or tlie beginning of July. The e|iiit which Mr Zieslrr is showing m the matter bear* additional evidence to the interest which he tikes m ih<? Society of which ha has chirge, and cannot fail to bo productive of good results. District Court. — The followinig description of the boundaiiis of the new District Court of Timaru imd Oamuru, have been gHZ'tted: — All that area partly m the Provincial District of Canterbury and partly m the Provincial District of Otago, bounded towards the north-east by a line along the summit of the Two Thumb Range from the Southern Alps, jiear Mount Tvndtill, to the Bource of the Forest Creek, thence by tbemiddla of that creek to the Rangitata river, and thence by the middle of that river to the sea ; towards the eust by the sea to the Waikouaiti river ; towards the couth and west by that river and its northern branch to its source near Dunback Hill, thence by a right line to the junction of the Deepdalo Stream with the Waihomo or Shag river ; thence by the summit of the nearest spur to tho summit of the Kakanui Mountains ; thence by right lines from peak to peak to Kyeburn Hill, thence by a right line to the summit of Little Domett Peak, thence due west to the Hawkdun Mountains, thence by right lines from peak to peak along the said mountains to a point due east ol Mount St. Bathane, thence by a right line due west to Mount St. Bathans, thence by a right, line due north to the boundary liao of the Provincial District of Otago ; towards the south by that boundary to Mount Aspiring ; and a»ain towards the west by the summit of the Southern Alps to the starting point, near Mount Tyndall. Entertainment. — Tho entertainment, given last evening m tho Mechanics' Institute m aid of St. Mary's Sunday School proved one of the most enjoyable which the people of Timaru have ever listened to. The .hall was crowded m every part with the exception of a few seats at the buck, and the financial results must have been highly gratifying. The first p-irt of the programme commenced with an excellent song with chorus, '• Roses underneath the snow," by a gentleman, and which was so highly appreciated that an encore was demanded. Next came another capital song, " True to the last," by another gentleman; which was followed by a highly nmufing sketch, entitled "A Mountain of Misery," rrad by the Incumbent uf St. Mary's and which was loudly applauded. A piano duct, "II Trnviat'i," by two ladies was played with great execution, and m a very pleasing manner. "My pretty Jtine," a song rendered by a gentleman was the signal tor a hearty encore, which wus responded to with the last vers; 1 . The next, item was the pretty little song "The meeting of the waters," by a lady. A piano nnd violin duet, by the gentleman who presided at tho piano during the evening, and a gentleman from Oamaru, was then given, and pioved to bft one of the choicest items on the progamine. Wo have rarely listened to such brilliant execution as was displayed by the violinist, and tho audience showed their delight by continued demonstrations. Tne first part of the entertainment concluded with tho glee " Maying," sung by gentlemen with immense effect. The second part was opened with tho sparkling piuuo duet "Chilperie," by t,wo ladies, which, was very nicely and correctly played. A song, "If Doughty Deeds." by » gentleman followed, and was heartily applauded. A well known gentleman then read m his usual amusing and graphic style " The Jerusalem Pony," and fairly kept the audience m roara of laughter for about ten minutes. A very pretty Bong, "Eileen Allannah," was next sung by a gentleman possessed of a rich tenor voice, the chorus being echoed behind the Bcenes. " Sate O'Shane," charmingly rendered by a lady, received a wellmerited encore, which was responded to. •' Evening," a glee for male voices, followed, and proved a success. A great hit was made by the gentleman who next appeared and eang " Nancy Lee," tho chorus being taken up behind the scenes. An encore resulted, and was acknowledged by tho lust verse being repeated. The entertainment, wus brought to a conclusion by the choir boys of St. Mary's Church and the ltdies and gentlemen who had contributed to tho programme during the evening, singing the National Anthem. Fatal Accident.— We regret to have to record a very piinful and unfortunately fatal accident, which occurred yesterday morning to Mr Mark Smith,'* young man about 22 years, of »gt>, and a sor o:' Mr John Smith, farmer at Saltwater Creek. It appears that tho dereased was driving a set of harrows with a four horse team vn his father's lund, when tho two leaders got. uncoupled from one another. He went to their heads to put them right, when one of them lurched up against tho othor knocking it over on top of the deceased. The horse lay thfre, unable lo rise, with Mark Smith underneath it.. S:>ruo men who observed tho accident, nt once hastened to his rescue, but on extricating him they found he was dying. Dr Munintyre was iient for without delay, but the, unfortunate young fellow died before he arrived. Tne deceased was very well known m Timivm, and was highly respected by all with whom he came m contact. Au inquest will be held at 2 p.m. to-dny. Delated Telegrams. — The fallowing notice has been issued by tho Telegraph Department : — " Delayed telegrams will now be received at every Telegraph Station throughout the colony lor transmission, finnl delivery to the nddrcss given being effected by post. The rates chargeable on all such messages will bo as follows, viz. : Sixpence (6d) for the first 10 word* (exclusive of address and signature up tv 10 words), and lialf-penny (Jd) lor every additional word. Fractions of a penny m computing charges will not bo allowed. Senders of delayed telegrams aiv requested to give as full an address as possible, and are also requested to write, m " itistiuctions " on the message, the word " delayed." In addition tj the rates above-mentioned, postage will be charged as follows : — lf dm delivery is within the. Postal District of any town, one penny (Id) ; outside the Postal District, two pence. (2d). In dealing with these telegrams, the Department, undertakes to telegraph them to their destination ou the day of their receipt, and to post them the same evening. By order of the Telegraph Commissioner, C. Lemon, General Manager. New Zealand Telegraph, Head Office, Wellington, 6th June, 1878." The New Lighthouse. — Tho new lighthouse on LeCren's Terrace is now ready, and will be lighted for the first time on July 1. The light is a fixed white one of tho fifth order, and cost complete about. £350. It consists of a single burner, for which paraffin 011 is used. The lenticular apparatus is 14£ inches m diameter, and is one of the most beautiful objects that could be possibly conceived. It is a combination of elements constructed with the utmost skill and refinement, and involving m its structure some of the highest principles of applied science. It is protected by a dome si«ine five feet m height, and covered m at the buck or western side. The following description of the lighthouse, together with the notification of its being exhibited on and ufter July 1, has been issued by tho Marine Department m Wellington : "The Timaru lighthouse is situated m the town of Timaru, on the east coast of the Middle Island of N?-w Zealand, and bears from Patiti Point N.W. £ N., distant li miles. The tower is 30 feet m height, is built of timber, and painted atone color. The light will be a fifth order fixed white light, and -will be -visible

from from N. 20deg W. round by E. to S. 20(icg E. The light is elevated about 85 feet abovn the sea, and allowins 15 feet for the height of the observer's eye, will be seen at a distance of about 14j nautical mile 3 m clear weather, and at lesaer distances according I o the state of the atmosphere. On the same night as this light is exhibited, the red light at present shown at Timaru will be discontinued. N.B. —All bearings are magnetic. This notice affects the following Admiralty charts, viz.: General chart of New Zealand, No. 1212, »nd sheet 9, No. 2532.—(Signed) J. Ballance." The light will be under the charge of Captain Meredith, formerly of the brig Cruig Klluchie. Licensing Court.—An adjourned sitting of the Licensing Court, was held m the Court. hnu«p, yesterday, before B. Woollcombe, (Chairman,) H. Belfield, T. W. Hal, and E. El worthy, E?qi Js., licensing commissioners. On the application of Mr Ham-rsley, a rpnewol of the license of the Lake Tekapo Ferry Hotel, was granted t> Mr Donald McLeod. Mr Ham'-rsley applied for a transfer of the license of the Opawa Hotel, from Mr R. McAllister to Mr J. Lilly. Inspector Pender handed m a complaint to the effect that the house was not well conducted, and that the accommodation m it was not equal to the requirements of the place. Mr Hamersley urged on behalf of the applicant, that three new roomß were being added to the hotel, and that they would be finished m a very short time, and after some consideration the application was granted on condition that the necessary increased accommodation should be provided. The Court then rose. The Coming Steeplechase Meeting. — We are glad to learn that there is every prospect of the forthcoming Steeplechase Meeting at Timaru being a great success, as a large number of horses are m training for it. The course will be the same as that on which the Grand National was held last year, viz, the piddocks immediately at the back of Captain Cain's residence m North-street. We hope that the Grand Stand will be placed m some more suitable position this year, so that spectators may be able to watch the races all the way round. A meeting of the Stewards is called for Friday evening nest, at the Grosvenor Hotel. The nominations will close at 8 o'clock on that evening. West Wanganui Coalfield Company. — The prospectus of this company will be found m our advertising columns to-day, its head quarters being m Wellington. Wo learn from the prospectus that the promoters, m offering to the public this most valuable property ot one square mile of land (6tO acres), held under lease for twenty-one years at Is per acre, from tho Native Lands Commissioner, Nelson, do so m the firm belief that this coalfield will be the source of a very large part of the supply for the whole of tho colony. The coal is bettor known m Nelson than m any part of New Zealand, as email traders have for many years past been m the habit of supplying that market from this district to a limited extent ; and the coal is so well liked, that it is understood none other would be used for domestic purposes could a constant supply be depended on. The promoters of the proposed company have, at considerable expense, to prove beyond doubt, the existence of an extensive coalfield, sunk a shaft 50ft., driven on the coal on main level 53ft. ; put m heading of 20fr., and have a chamber of 10ft square. The team of coal is about sft. 6in. thick, with a tendency to increase. There is a ten horse-power engine on the spot, ropes, gear, boat, buildings, &c., &c, now working under only these prospecting appliances, yet getting out from seven to ten tons of coal per dny, while a main working ("baft is being put down. With very little additions to present appliances, fully 100 tons per week of tho cml could be raised. The promoters are fully assured that the coal has only to be placed m the various markets to be duly appreciated. With that m view they have olready several cargoes on their way tc various ports, bo that thepublic can test the coal and judge for themselves. All house-holdere, hotel-keepers, factors, and others are earnestly invited to take shares m this company, that promises such undoubted success. It is contemplated, immediately after tho formation of tho company, to purchase or have built one or more steam colliers suitable for the trade. The West Wanganui Inlet is said to be the best harbor on the West Ccast; the bar ie unchangeable, und at high water has 16ft.; at middle, 14ft. j and nt low water nob less than 7ft. Ingress and egress can be had al all times. The Inlet covering a distance of some nine or ten miles m length, and from two'to three miles m breadth, and being acted upon by the s ra only, it. is never subject tc floods j and considering its contiguity to all the contri-B of population, it is calculated that screw steam colliers will be enabled to make from five to six trips per month. Mr Henry Green is the Timaru agent of the company.