CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3366, 6 October 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Saturday night.

At a meeting of volunteer officers .held last night it was resolved that the next review of the Middle Island volunteers 'should be held in Christchurcb. from Friday, December 26th, to Tuesday, 30th, inclusive.

About pleven o'clock last nigh.t as Mr May was driving home along Eiccarfou road, the buggy was stopped above the Ricearton Hotel by a man, and his money demanded. Ho was fired at twice, one ball grazing ids shoulder. He jumped out of the bugfjy, closed with the high wayman, and threw him down. A person happened to pass in a trap whom he asked to go to the police station for assistance. He did so, and returned with detective Benjamin, May having mean while stuck to his man. On Uw prisoner baing laken to the lock-up he was found to be a bid nbout 18 years, who gave the name of Albert Pillow. He had a six-chamber revolver on him, four chambers loaded, and also a dagger knil'e about a foot long. The accused is respec! ably connected in Christchurch, and until a month ago was employed in the Telegraph Dap^rtment. On the detective searching his room in his father's house he found a concealed canvas bag with a number of Japanese weapons recently stolen from the Museum.

la compliance with -a. requisition presented to him to-day, Councillor Ayer lias consented to be a candidate at the coming Mayoral election.

Mr Maddison assents to his selected design for the new Town Hall and Municipal Buildings being referred to the ratepayers, nnd in the event of non-acceptance by them he will hare no claim on the council.

A German named Ekoff, living in a lane off FHtchfied street, dragged his wife out of the house by the hair to-day, and struck her twice on the head with a bottle. The woman was picked up, her head bleeding profusely, and was conveyed to tbe Hospital. A wound was found an inch in length severing a small superficial artery, fe'o far the woman seems likely to do well. Ekoff cleared out after the assault, and had not been arrested up to this evening.

An action by Kirby against Frost and Dayies, proprietors of the Victoria Loltus Troupe, claiming one hundred and sixty pounds seven, for salary at ten pounds a weelr, and money paid out of pocket on behalf of the troupe, was decided in the R.M. Court with judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff admitted that he had filed hia schedule in Auckland on the 16th July last, and had not obtained his certificate of discharge. Mr Joynt who appeared for the defendants argued, under that circumstance the plaintiff had no locus standi, and could only sue with the consent of his trustee. The Magistrate in giving judgment agreed with Joyut and said that under the 38th section of the Bankruptcy Act all the property of the bankrupt before he obtained bis discharge was absolutely vested in trustee.

Sunday night.

Saturday was an extremely cold da)', and a south-west gale, accompanied by heavy showers of hail, was blowing until daylight this morning. Some of the hailstones were very largo.

(Per Pbess Agekct.)