LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8061, 13 July 1904, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The autobiography of RieharoV fyugess* now appearing serially in the Saturday , issue of the "Star," is one of t£e, most extraordinary documents "ever Written, tti i6 tht» record, tp be sure, of a deHbiratelywasted life, but Burgess wm a man of v great natural ability,; a»d had Ms talents been directed in a- piwp&r channel he Would certainly have made ids life, if not a. ibrillianb sucoess t at least a creditable one. Sa took t6 crime When still young, was what is SndWn in tie colonies as an "ol«i lag," l was by turn* thief, biirglar, highwayman* bushranger, and- .finally closed bis -disgraceful career dii the scaffold for", murder, and the crimes for -"which he .died did not form the whole liefc of lives that iehad taken part- in destroying. The autdbi*. ! craphy Was written ill prison during the i intervals' of bis. trial and •while be wa* waiting execution. \ Thf *ale SS iiporteJ of 128 acres, afi Rakaia<» tie jproperty Mr G. Elgot, to Mr J. StrihgfelloW, Cherfee^. Mr W. W. Callinß, in tiptaing. his lectilte at Banglora on "No lic^ns^i no liquor," thanked the large audience for cpming out to listen tea. dry subject. The Pftlice Court did nbt sfi this jfiaorning 4 hs there was no bugineswi to -transact. 'This is the fifst induce diinng &* ¥**• tent year when there has' been. & " oleaa^ iheet." ■' \ \\--<. . ■;■ .; -'•- /'v v : : - -••■-.■•-" A meeting wa& held l&ifc night at Feild. ing of the guarantors bf tbe baad c6nt6Bß for nesl yeaf. Committees w*te \forliied, •- and &mm 61 Was Voted in prisjii : and Hiedafe, tfee quartelS on -&<>-st6stopffl» :■ to -be made, ebmpul^ory. , . .' Sir .John Boag, of Rigg, ifookside, hart sold to Mr H, % Fiflohttm,. Willowfeank^ S^geniere, hls.Clyd&SdaH"^* Glengtirrv. To* co\t%iiii' t Ptia&t 7:pfre<i> was Bfel by th© ' kfce^^ Hob MattheW 1 : Holmes^ and hife dam. wa* iwJr Hoitg'd p?3j» • maf ft Siiddle Bigg Princess. . ' At the Ghristfthurcb Magnetic Qhservalory the readings at 9.30 a.m. t^-day tvei-e :« Barometer 29.9i1> and lining ; roaxinmiß teinpfefature : djarihg preceding twenty-foiif ii&UrS 4t.5, Mniiftura fitting the same psrio<! 41.6 ; temp^ratufti at ,9.3p V a.m^dry bulb 41,9, w-et bulb 418. Si> .' midity per esnt S9, miiiimufii tbermOSfieite* , on the graSs 41v2." Cloud (0 16) 10. f hft , wind was sdutn-w«st, S&K Uie iltaiatt 1.245. t \ li" ■'■■:■■■..■ :.•,.•■'. ■'■ ■■■:.$'

the Ga6hmere Hills Beautifying Association ha^ been placed on a. sound footing, and "will soon begin operations. Tickets of membership, which have been issued, tear a representation of the pavilion in ' Victoria Park, and announce that the principal object of the Association is to beautify the -O&suinere Hills Road up to Dyer's Pass.