LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3656, 30 December 1879, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

♦ Harbovb Exclusion. — The s.s. Akaroa is advertised to run excursions round the harbour on Regatta Day. liTTTblton Bbqatta.— The entries for this regatta close at the Colonists' Hall at 8 p.m. this oreniug. The Committee are requested to meet at 8.30 p.m. / Tub Casbs of Riot ahd Assaplt.— At the Police Court this morning another man — John Flaherty — wai brought up on tho charge of riot and assault, and remanded until Friday. Tho attention of the Resident Magistrate was called to the desirability of securing the use of some other building for Friday, when some 18 or 20 prisoners wonld have to be dealt with, and it wai suggested that either the Supreme Court or the Provincial Council Chamber might be used. His Worship promised to take action in the matter. TnE Victims op the Lath Riot.— The threo injured men in the Hospital are doing aa woll as can be expected, except Armstrong, whose arm is giving him great pain. Boabd op Governors.— As had been arranged, the meeting of the Board of Governors of Canterbury College, which was set down for yesterday afternoon, was not held. \ Violent Assault at TistAßtr. — A man named William Halford was broughc up at tho Resident Magistrate's Court, Timaru, yesterday, charged with the above offence, and was committed for trial at the District Court. Sydenham Boboegh Election. — The nomination of a candidate to fill tho vacancy in the above Borough, caused by the election of Mr J. T. Brown as Mayor, took place jesterday morning. Mr W. S. Shierlaw was the only candidate nominated, and was declared duly elected by tho Returning Officer. . Huitan Skeleton Found.— About halfpast seven on Saturday evening, somo children playing on the Sandhilla at the top of Parish's road, Probblcton, uncovered the skeleton — evidently long buried — of what appeara to havo been a Maori. The remains were brought into town in tho afternoon, by Constable Connor. . TBINITr CONGREGATIONAL Chubch.— Tho [Rev Edward Walker, whose illhealth has compelled him to resign the pastorate of Trinity Congregational Church, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday evoning, from the words, " Remember my bonds, Grace be with you," Col. iv. 18. Mr Walkor contemplates tomporary rest and residence in Dunedin. Tho Revs Lewis and Foster, congregational ministers, from England, arrived on Sunday in the barque Southesk, for paßtoral work in New Zealand. Ohvb Branch Dkorbb Tbsiple No. I.— 'One of those pleasant reunions which characterise the Good Templar Order took place last ovening in the Good Templar Hall. There was a very fair attendance. Addresses were delivered by the Chairman, and Bro Hugh Bennetts, the latter commenting strongly upon tho evil effects of the drinking customs of the day. The evening was enlivened with songs by Mrs and Mr Gray and Miss Parker, Recitations by Mesdames Lang, Trumble, and Pedlar. / Stamping Tobacco. — The following copy 'of section 22, of "Tho Tobacco Act, 1879," will prove of service to merchants and othors having in their possession duty paid tobacco : "Every porson having in his possession any duty paid manufactured tobacco, shall, on or before Jan. 1, 1880, prepare and send in to the Collector of Customs, at the nearest Custom house, a descriptive list of aU packages of such manufactured tobacco, showing tho weight of each, and suoh Collector shall cause the same to be stamped or marked as **oquired by this Act." f Nativb School, Kaiapoi.— The anniversary of this school will, as usual, be celebrated f this year on Now Year's Day, and very active preparations aro being made for tho successful carrying out of the day's amusemont. A children's service at 10 o'clock will open the proceedings, and at 11 tho school will be examined for prizes, after which the children will sing sonic pioces they have learnt, ono of their number, Te Hira Mutu, son of the native olergvman resident at the pah, accompanying j thorn on the piano. In tho afternoon thero | will bo a flower show and games of various | kinds, and in the evening a vocal and instrumental concert, followed by a display of fireiworks. Special accommodation hu been [mado for visitors from Chriitohuroh, being Lonveyod to and from the Kaiapoi railway station. Foneral at SoumßßiDdß.— Tho funeral of Mr Dougall Cameron, who was accidentally drowned in Lake Ellosmoro on Christmas Day, took place on Sunday, when over 300 followed tho remains to tho Presbyterian Cemetery. Tho body was borno to tho gTavo by membors ot the Order of Oddfellows, in which body the deceasd held very high office. The scrvico was oonduotod by the Roy Mr Oree, who, in tho course of his address, spoke of the high esteem in which doceased was held by nourly overy residout in tho district. Mr L. V. Deßborough, as a momber of the Order of Oddfellows, read part of thoir funeral ritual in a very imprcssivo mannor, and a few mombera of the Distriot lodgo of Orangemen, paraded round tho grave to testify thoir respect for their departed brother. Accidknts.— A Welshman, aged 20 years,, named William Williams, was very sovorely j crushed whilo shifting logs at Bruoo's/ Timaru sawmill on Saturday last. Ho wal assisting in stacking eomo hoavy kauri log* when tho couplings from the crano gavo wa» and tho log fell on him. The log was romovoi as quickly as possiblo, but it was found thai tho unfortunate man's chest, stomach, ana logs had boen sovorely crushed. Ho was conl voved to tho Hospital in an unconscious Btatol and is still, in a critical condition. — A youna man named Victor Clark was taken to the! Hospital yostorday with a broken log. Tho injury had beon causod on Sunday, whon Clark was thrown from a buggy as ho was roturning from Sumner. He was attended to immediately by Dr Prins, and is going on vory woll.— A man named Thomas Goldstone, a shunter at Pleasant Point, mot with a sorious accident yesterday. Ho was trying to sprag tho whoel of a railway waggon, whon tho %ood flow up and struok him a violont blow on tho head, whioh in- j ilictcd a severe wound. Ho was brought to Timaru, whoro Dr Williams sewed up the wound, and sont the pationt on to the Hospital. Goldstono is ono of the oldest resi-. dents in South Canterbury.