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Timaru Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 1594, 30 October 1879, Page 2

.Paheojia .Scitopi, CostMiTTEB. — A meeting of tlie Committee was held on Monday evening 'last. Present; — Messrs C. Olivers •(Chairman), D. Caird, J. 8011, and J. Campbell. The minutes of tho previous meeting wore read and confirmed. Tho master's report of the .attendance .was as follows ;— Average :' b0y5,21.55, girls 17,35, total 38.^0 j working average : boys 22, girls 18, 1 total 40 \ highest 'ntteiidahce, 45' The master also reported ihaving received from the Concert Committee the sum of £8 15s, which he had placed to the credit of the children's schpbl treat fund. "Tho Committeo expressed themselves highly gratified at tlio success attending tlio concert. The Visitors' roport was read, and considsred satisfactory. A letter was rend from Mr T. J. Kennedy, requesting the uso of the schoolroom on Friday evening, November 7th, for tho purpose of giving an entertainment by tho "South Canterbury Troubadours," consisting of Christy Minßtrcl songs, &c., to conclude with a ball, a competent quadrille band being provided. The request was granted. A letter was read from tho Pareora Library Committeo, requesting the uso of tho room for library purposes ; also, that spaco might bo allowed for a book case. Granted. . Tho following resolutions wero passed — " That a. holiday bo granted -on tho Show day." " That Messrs J. Campbell and J. Bell be empowered to get the loose soil left about the building removed and lovellcd, and the entrance re-formed and shingled." Messrs R. Campbell and G. Brasell wero appointed Vifiters for the ensuing month, and the meeting terrr-untcd. , , < .R.EBIDBNT Magistrate's C6tT'BT,'TnituKA. At this Court yesterday, before F. Guinness, Esq., R.M., J. Carter was charged by J. Lowo with assaulting him. It appeared from tho c'vi'lence' that the plaintiff had shot a dog belonging to the defendant, and on the latter going to the plaintiffs honso about it a row had ensued, the defendant striking the plaintiff first. The accused was fined 1b and costs. H. Bromley, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and who was on bail, did ' not appear when called, and was fined 20s and costs. Civil ' cases— Smytho v. ' fi. " JJroivn (Treasurer of th'o 1.0. G.T. Lodge, nt Tcmuka) — Claim, £9, for preparing plans and acting ns clerk of works in' building : thc (Jood Templar Hall. Mr Johnston appeorod for tho defendant. The sum of £2 was paid into Court, and judgment for that amount was given. ■ VrsrroßS from Tbmitka.—Our'correspondent writes that thero were' booked yesterday, at tho Tomuka Railway Station, 48 first-class, and 237 second-class passengers for Timaru. Rksidbnt Magistrate's CotrnTi TiMAiiu. — At tho abovo Court yesterday,- before R. Bcctham, Esq., R.M., William Bontly Nightingale was brought up m charge of Sergeant Burtenshaw, of Albury, charged witli the larceny of a pnir of, boots from a man named Smith at the Silverstream Hotel. Itappeared from tho evidence that the prisoner went into the houso, found a pair of boots there, and took them away with him. Information was given to tho polico, and ho was arrested and. brought, to Timaru. Thoro being a previous conviction against him, tho prisoner was committed, to take his trial at the next sitting of the Supremo Court. ■ • ■ , '■ McLean' sJovenile TBOTnuDOTriis'— The ! Mechanics' Institute waß crowded last nighb, | when the abovo jnvonilo company appeared m " H.M.S. Pinafore " and " Milky White." Tlie performance gavo great satisfaction, and was loudly applauded throughout. Tho company will loavc by tho early train to-day |for Dunedin, where thoy appear this evening. IBWISH BAZAAU.— Tho Jowish bazaar was visited by a large number of people yesterday, and last night it was crowded. It will bo open again this evening, when the remaining portion of the goods will bo sold by auction to the highest biddor. Theathe Rotai. — Tjie Thcatro Royal was crowded to excess last night, when " The Two Barmaids " and the burlcsquo of " Brown and tho Brahmins " woro produced. Miss Lester m tho first picco appeared to great advantage, and tho wliolo porformanco went off m a capital manner. Tlio company will appear again this evening, wlion tho serio-convc drama of "Tho Two Barmaids" and the burlcsquo' "Tho Brido of Abydos" will bo produced. . , ■ , Sale of Stock, Etc.— Mossrs Maclean and Stewart will offer a quantity of exhibited stock for solo at their horso bazaar, at 11 n.tn. to-day, and they willoffor tho Scadowii farihs at 2 p.m. A number, of store cattlo will be submitted at • 10.30 at tho South Canterbury Yards. ■■■' ; Fast Railway TnATELMNG.-^-Iri tho Logislativo Council yesterday (says the Evening Post) tho Hon. Captain Fraser put his ridiculous question about tho "express rate ofspeed" tho trains on tho Wellington and Featherston railway. Wo showed yesterday tho utter absurdity of tho allegations made by tho timid captain, and wo aro not surprised that the matter was treated more, as a joke than anything else by tho Council, although Mr Watorhouso could not resist tho temptation to do a little " croaking." Colonel Whitmore stated with porfect truth that oven If tho trains did not run fast they wero porfectly safo. Wo proved this yesterday by detailing tho results of actual experiment, and wo may add that the recent improvement m tho rolling stock havo rendered it porfecLly safo to travel on our railway at any attainable speed if circumstances should make it desirable to do bo. . ...