CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3327, 21 August 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

,: Tuesday. : The police were engaged all day yesterday dragging the river and searching the the Sandhills for tie body of the man Vennall, but without success. The search will be resumed to-day., \- \ -■ A town allotmcntnri Tiiani'street East,, fifty-six feet by fifty.six feet, with a 4-roomed cottage was sold yesterday at ■auction for one hundred and seventy pounds. i One hundred, persons have, joined !the the society (or encouraging local industries in one week. Dr Bull Hay died last night of heart disease; and long, standing congestion of ttieJungßV- -** * '"* ■•-■»<■.'-■■■- . .;• ■' Last night.'-' •'■• " There has'been a quarrel between the members of the medical staff of the hospital, which has led to the resignation of twpof'them. The Board have tried to settle the difficulty harmoniously without accenting the resignations. The two youngsters which have been I committed a round of petty larcenies lately were sent to £he Industrial School for four years to-day. The dates of the election are not published- i yet, or -even handed to the printers; . Later, 9 a.nv MjriLee received an ambiguous telegram referring to a circular which he has not' received, hence the delay. ; The Waimakariri Water Supply ex■periment will be put to the test next week, all the necessary preparations for .;sinking-the cylinder, etc., haying been made. i Sailed: Waitaki for Wellington at 4 p.m., Wild Wave for H'obart Town, Sea Shell for Auckland, ISmperor for Newcastle, Huia for Kaikoura and. Wellingtori. --^'..-•«-:':■'■■.■'"■ Vi -;. ■

The for*' Avon and Selwyn are issued, the dates for the former are, nomination, August 28, and polling September 3; for Selwyn, August 29 and September 5.

Boweii and Stevens address their con? gtituents on; Tuesday evening nex£ : J i