LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2999, 12 November 1877, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

» Lodgr MBBTiKOfl.—The Robort Burns Masonio Lodge, the P.A.F.8.0.A. Queen's Own Lodge will moot this evening, and tho No. 2 Purple Star L.O.L. to-morrow ovooirg. Subz Mail.— The Tanjore, with the Sue* moil on board, arrived at Glenolg on Friday. Supbrmb Court.-— His Honor Mr Justico Johnston loft for Wellington on Saturday to attend tho Court of Appeal. Thero will, thoroforo, bo no businoss transacted at tho Supremo Court, Ohristohuroh, until aftor his Honor's rotnrn. Thb Cabb op Wipb-Bbatxng.— Wo understand that tho woman named Petley, who had to bo taken to tho Hospital on aooount of the ill-treatment she had recoived from her husband, will not be obis to appear at tho Resident Mogistrato's Oonrt beforo Nov 16. Skitmho Day.— Tho following sums were paid ovor on Saturday by tho Canterbury Jookoy Club:— Mr Redwood, £795; Mr Farmer, £715 ; Mr Fraser, £616; Mr Delamain, £330; Mr Webb, £140; Mr Frank Brittoin, £125 j Mr Andrews, £100 ; Mr Barker, £65 ; Mr Ray, £25 ; Mr Murphy, £10; MrKoith,£lO. Total, £2931. Musical Fbbtiyal. — A vory suooossful robeorsol was held on Thursday evening for tho forthcoming musical festival, to be hold in tbo Durham stroot Wesleyan Chnroh on Nov 25. It is anticipated that it will be tho most successful ono that has boen given, and no effort is being spared to rendor the music in suoh a manner as will do credit to all oonoornod. Incjubst. — An inqnost was held on Fridoy aftornoon, at tho Plough Inn, Rangiora, boforo 0. Dudley, E«q, Coroner, on tho body of Robort Bowman, who bad died the previouß day suddenly. From the ovidenoo of Dr Burrows it appeared that a pott mortem examination, hold by him, showed thifc the lungs and liver of the deceased worooongofltod, and that it rosultod from exoossivo drinking. Dflccaspd had boon in tho employ of Robort Hrftd, farmer ond contractor, for a fow days only, and had died very suddonly. The verdict brought in by tho jury was " Diod from natural causes."

COT.IT.DINQ WITH A WHAIB.— Tho CUttOr Roao on hor last run to Port Charles enoountored a sohool of whales about half-way botwoon Tiritiri and OapoOolvillo. A passen. gor by hor states that tho cutter was sailing at a good rato, whon on tho Btarboard bow tbo whaios woro observed making right aoross tho

outter's course. The attention of thoso on beard, howover, wo* directed to the movements of an enormoa* thrasher, whioh kept pounding one of the whale* most unmercifully. Groat interest was exoited in this contest, os it was ono of an unusual nature, and one that is rarely seen. While the attention of all on board was thus rivet ted, the cutter ran right over the back of a huge whale, whioh was crossing the oourse of the vessel ia a diagonal dirootion. Tbe fish raised his tail to strike as it went ovor him, but being in suoh a peouliar position he only throw up a large quantity of water— as one of tbe passengers remarked, a minature water spout, quite sufiloient to flood the deck of tho vessel and thoroughly drench all on board.— Auokland Herald.