TOWN & COUNTRY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4932, 3 September 1890, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

There will be a mail for northern ports and Australia por Jubilee closing at 430 o'clock to-day. Mr Walter Buckingham has been gazetted Lieutenant of tho Timaru Rifles, ua from the 2nd July. The adjournod meeting of the Waimataitai School Committee will be held this evening at the schoolhouao. We loam that Mark Cole, who mot with suoh a seriou3 accident on tho wharf last week, is doing as well as could be eipected. Particulars of sorvices at the Mackenzie Prcabyterinn Church on tho 7tli insfc., and the 1-llh inst., will bo found m anothor column. Hl3 Lordship Bishop Juliua left for Temukaby the 3.6 p.m. train yesterday. Ho the evening. A portrait m oil m Mr Ferrior's window attracts lho notice of passoraby. It is an escollont likeuees of MrFerrier senr., and an excellent picture. It was paintod by Mr Ferrier, junr. A memo, from tho Telegraph'Offico informs us that the Port Darwin line has been interrupted since 8.45 on Monday morning, muking earth between Peak and Charlotte Water?. Tho business U diverted to tha Roebuck Bay line. Thora is ono drawback to Auckland as a naval station. Tho harbour board has a big dock, but no maohinery for executing repaii'B to lioavy maohinory. They liavo spent £150,000 on the dock, and now have not the £5000 neceseary to got a steam hammer and a fen lathes. Tho following is a lift of letters from places boyond tlio colony received at thochiofpoat oflice, Timaru, during tho month r,{ Juno and unclaimed on the 3!rf. August : -Mrs Win. Butler, Duncau Russell, Geo. Quinn, Arthur Hielop, Foster (late Young Bros.), Mrs Robt. Erskino, Qeo. Collins. A W'illinston special saya n. now and seriBolf. There has been a decided filling off m tho Customs and railway returns, and should tho troublo last for v month the revenue will ohow a decroaeo of fully £100,CC0. In tho face of this Ministers will have to fuco tho imposition of extra taxation. In the first of tho trial matches arranged by the South Canterbury Rugby Union the following "piilee have been clioson : — Blues — backs : Rhodes, Lovegrore, Mclntoah, Porry, Knlaughcr, McCallum, Thomas ; forwards : McLean, White, Gooch, F. Perry, Stowar^ Andorson, Bowron, E. LcCren, and another Colours— Backs : Storey, W. Porrv, Slmllard, Velvin, Fiudlay, C. Mooro : /brvraHj : Matlioeon, G. O. and A. C, Hasscll, Jameson' Ston-ard, BWafcman, Pollaschek, Roberts, and another. 'Iho game ■will be played on tho athletic club's grounds on Thursday afternoon) commencing at 3.15 sharp. flic funeral of the lato Mr Wm. Dalo, of tlui L/oncaator Hotel, Washdyko, took placo yeetcrdny afternoon. Thero was a vory lareo following of friends and lodge brethren of tlio deceased, about 40 vehicles and a good many horsomen following tho hearse. Mr Dale was one of tho early settlers m South Canterbury, and had been host of the Doncaster Hotel for ninny years, and as such was well known and well liked for his geniality and straightforwardness. Ho was on enthusiastic angler, and among thoeo forming the funornl cortege woro many who had become acquainted with him through an equal fondness for the gentle craft. TUo Southland Times is very sovoro m ite criticism of Ohristio Murray's play "Chums." Tho following is its general condemnation of it, expanded m detail m a long notice : — Perhaps it was bocauso Mr Murray's reputation raised expectancy to too liigk o- pitch, or porhaps becauso his brief sojourn m Now Zoaland has cramped his psn m dealing with tho subject, but the fact assuredly remains that tho drami-'scoms flat, stale, and (it is to bo feared Mr Murray will find out) unprofitable. To begin with thero is not an original idea m the drann ; m the next placo thero is not an original diameter ; and lastly thora ix hardly a lino of dialogue from beginning to ond that is not oithcr a hackneyed sonliment or an exasperating platitude. Tho first act borders closely upon drivel, the (second is somewhat hotter, and tho third is tho bost, but not one of tho three rises much above mediocrity and curtainly dooa not attain a point of excellence worthy of the name of David Christie Mtrroy. A very sorioiu and painful accident happened on Monday to a little lad agod nino, son of Mr R. Edwards, painter, residing m Mcro More street. Tho boy was going to sohool at Waimataitai with a number of others and Ihoy got upon a dray going their way, for i rido. Behind tho dray a timber lorry was being drawn. Nonring tho school lho lad Edwards jumped off the dray, alutnbled am', fell, and tho whoole of tlio lorry passed ovor both Uiiglis. Tho oilier children got oft' the dray all right, as it was eoiug on, and lho drivor, alongside his toam, was unaware that an accilont had happonod. Tho othor children gathered round their injured sohoolmato, who bogged thorn not to uiovo •him. They had sonso enough to inform tho noarost residont, Mrs Ologg, and tho schoolmastor, Mr Walker ; these two did thoir be«t for the poor ohild, and Mr Ologg got his trap and drovo him homo. Dr Reid was sent for and recommended the child's removal to tho hospital, his injuries being so serious, tho bones ot' both thighs being broken. Chloroform had to bo adminiitered while tho limbs Troro rofot, by Drs Lawson and Thomas. Tho shock to tho systom has of course been vory eovero, and it will nood great oaro and skill to ensure a rocovory. Mr Edwards doeiros to acknowledge his gratitude to Mrs Clcgg and Mr Walkor for tho kindness they shonud on tlio accident being reported to them. This accident should bo a warning to ot.lior children, and a caution also to drivero I of drays to take uaro of children they may I givo v lit l - to.

The only nominations rceoived for the vacancies on the Waimate Borough Council, were :—Moesiß W. Petit, F. Jonos, find W. Coltman, and only throo candidates being wanted, they were declared duly elected by the returning officer, Mr B. Q. Baxter. The St. Andrews' Caledonian Society hold their annual social this evening m the Library Hall at St. Androw'a. A first class programme of aonga, dances, and instrumental music has been provided, and tho gathering should be a great success The Neto Zealand Herald remarks that the Northern Company has so far beon left to pursue thß even tenour of its way, but bb it is amomberof the Stearuabip Owners' Association, the seamen on its vessels will probably oliorlly be called upon to give their moral support to their brethren by coming out. Eighty tons of iron were produced at Onebunga works last week, 100 tons of merchantable iron and rails, 50 tono of sheets, all for speoial order. The company are now working up their pig iron into bars and sheets New puddling furnaces aro bc'ing erectod for working up more pig iron, and will bo completed m six weeks, when tho output of finished iron will be doubled. It is stated, says the Wellington correspondent of the Otago Daily Times, that m order to enable the ease of Whitaker v. Hutchison to come on for trial beforo the elections, Mr Hutchison ha 9 offorod to allow the case to be heard m Wanganui. It is asserted, howover, that plaintiff's solicitor, though desirous of having the trial over as soon as possible, naturally could not seehia way to accept Hub offer, which was accordingly " declined with thanlfe." A correspondent of the JVe«> Zealand Herald, who aigna himself " A British Mnn-'o-wirVman," states that ho IB completely puzzler! after reading the list of perone awarded land for military serfices os published the other day from Wellington. He says eomo of thopo awarded hundreds of acres never saw a Bhot fired m angor m the colonies or spilt a drop of blood m defence of Now Zealand, while he has been struggling m vain for 25 yeara to get his little land grunt for eervicss rendered m tho Waikato campaign. Yesterday, at the Resident Magistrates' Court, Waimate, before Mr J. Sinclair and Mr J. Manchester, J.P.e, Henry de Pontaulin was charged witli wilfully damaging the properly of the Government by breaking the windows of the Post Office on the night provious. From tho evidenco of witnesses, it appears that tho accused deliberately went to tho Post Oflice and broke throa panes of glass, to to revcDge himself upon the Government fur a supposed grievance, which ho said he had against tho railway slalionmns.'vr, who, lie said, received his monpy, 15s 7d, for a ticket to Dunedin, and then took the ticket from him so that ho could not go on his journey. Tho magistrates told the Hofondant that thero was a proper way to ventilate his grievance, but m the present caso he would havo to piy £1 fine and £1 13* damages and costs. I>ofondant wantod to " take it out," but as the police found £8 on him, he was debarred that privilege.