The Evening Star FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1875.

Evening Star, Issue 3712, 15 January 1875, Page 2

The Evening Star FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1875.

A gas company has been formed at Timaru.

The name of the woman who fell over the embankment in Clark street yesterday was Catherine Ryder, and not Mary Thomson, restated byus. Lastnightshewasnotexpected to live, but to-day is a great deal better. The only police business transacted at the Resident Magistrate’s Court this .morning was the fining of two persons for drunkenness—Maurice Mahony in the sum of ss, with the usual alternative ; and Mary Anne Harris, who answered to her seventeenth offence, in 40s, or, in default, fourteen days’ imprisonment. Mr Bathgate, R.M., presided. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court, Port Chalmers, this morning, before Mr T, A, Mansford, K. M., Philip Oldham, for drunkenness, was fined 20s, or forty-eight hours’ imprii-onment; James Williamson, for using indecent language near the Railway Pier, 10d costs. Capt. M ‘Bride was fiu<d 20 amt costa, O H. Co te It’s and costs, and James Douglas 5s and costs, for attempting to get into a railway carriage while the train was m motion.

The Volunteers who were to have proceeded to tne l hatnes to-day went to Pm Chalmers by the noon train, but on ar ivd th re learnt that the W-llmgton would not sail till tw-morrow, her d< p rtuie having been postponed so that the English mails per \ tiro i might be forwarded by her. Tinmen, as m y he magi .e i. were gieatly di guded wi hj the st- ame -’s postpon-m nt, f- ■ no* they will not reach the i hauies till tin day before the firing commences.

A little girl three yearn < f age, a daughter of Vir Myers, at Waikiwi, met with a premature death by drowuing iu a wa erhole in her father’s brickfield on Sunday afternoon he had been playing with a sister two years* older than herself, and in the course of their amusement the two little ones parted company. The elder went home alone, and on| search being made for the younger, she was found quite dead in a waterhole, into which she had probably fallen while enjoying her innocent play. The North Otago Turf Club has “ fully endorsed" the X). J. C.’s action in disqualifying Mabel and the jockey Mitehelson. The Club have resolved to hold their next meeting on March 9, when the following events will be run for: —Hurdle Race, of 50 sovs; Maiden Plate, of 40 sovs; N O. T. C. handicap, of 100 sovs, with sweep of 3 sovs for second horse; Hack Selling bace, of 15 sovs; Members’ Plate, o* 50 sovs, with sweep •<f 2 so's for second hj >rse ; Butchers’ Race, of 20 sovs; t onsolation Handicap Mr Sydney Jnmes has been appointed starter.

As giving an example of the tricks some of “ the lig t fingered g ntry ” in our midst are addict-d to, th ‘ >orth Otago Times ’ mentions that on I ue day last a young man working on the Kmulous bad a pocko -bowk stolen. The book contained a 1 note a d hj tlf a sovereign Knowing the numb* rof the note, the own rof the book came into Oama-u the same evening and gave iniormation to the police of the thefc. ■he next morning, as tue contractor for launching the ~ mulous was coming out ot the cabin (where he si eps) he noticed that the pocket-book had been placed very careful y at the outside • f the cabin door. The money waa found to be all right, bat had the owner not. known the number of the note, and giv un • fo matiou to the police, it is probable that it would never have been returned.

The following items are from to-dav’s ‘ B uce Herald’:—“ be stone of the bridge over the Mo’yneux at the Tevi >t was lai on Monday la-t. The bridge is t. be a laminated at eh with alone abutment , having a spaa of 170 f.-et, and will be a hand some addi ion to Provincial bridge architec ture —A large trout was s-een by Mr Hob rt Dowie, jun., in Silver treom, near Mr John Kirkland-, He thought that it would measure about 2 feet in engtb.—Prep ir < tiers are going on for the erection of ihe Greytown railway startion, the piles being placed and the ground fillet in, while the remainder of the timber is being got ready, lo will be finished so as to be ready in case the Government should decide to open the line from the Chain Hills to Tokomairiro in March next, as it is rumored they intend doing. — A. number of the members of the Opera Troupe gave two performances in S . George’s Hall, Milton, this week. • n each occasion the singing of Mr Dallam was much admired; and the well-known song ‘The Wolf,* by Mr Ben iam, was applaud d. On the sec nd night, * The Hose of Auv> rgne ’ with Vlisa Harris as Fleurette, and Mess'S Hallam and Lev s >n assisting, was play< d ”

From the detailed accomt of the recent fatal a cident in karoa Harbor, it appearthat the ipple was on y re-rigged the morning of the day on which her owner and his friend were drowned. They wer- accompanied on thdr cruise by Mes-* s Westenra and S'ms, and those who from the sho-e watched the yachts movements no iced thatshe was not no stiff under canvas as she hj d be* n represented lo be, I'heyach wassailed b Mr Sayle himself, and when th-’se in her observed she was heeling over too much, he was ca led upon to let the sheet go. but he appears to have been as one paralysed, for he took no notice of the request, which was fiequcmly repeated. She went down in six fathoms of water, about a mile from the shore. All being good swimmers, at once struck out for the land. Mr Nalder, who kept close to Westenra, sank when half the distance had been swum, and Mr Sayle soon showed signs of distress. Sims, who was with him, swam behind, and catching hold of the serge coat which Sayle wore, held him up whilst still swimming towards the shore, until he found they were both sinking, and i hat unless he let go they must both go down together. Thoroughly exhausted, but reluctantly, Sims let go hi« hold, and shortly afterwards Sayle must have sunk. Sims gained the shore w th much difficulty. Both the drowned nun were smule. and Sayle held the appointment of district surveyor at Akaroa. Judging by the recent play of the Christ church cricketers, our men have their work cut o>*t for them The match Tall v Short commenced on New Year’s Day, was fin shed on the 9th, the former making ‘260 against their opponents’ 160. As became their titles the former went *n for tall scoring a, Ollivci yetting 45. Bk*r34, and Sweet 46; while Puller with 23 and Dickenrou with 40 (n* t out) were the highest c*»r rs for the “little ’mia ” The features of t**e match were Sweet’s batting and Moore’s bowling. The first mentioned’s 46 were the result of splendid play, and included a 5, a fine off drive ; a 4, a good hit in the same direction ; five 3's a* d three 2’a He gave a cba ce when he had made 39 otherwise his was a faultless innings, of Moorp’s bowling in the sec ni inning of the Short meu, we >ead that he commenced by three maiden ovtrs, getting two wickets. In the next two overs be got one wicket for five runs, but in the last four overs he took no le-s than six wickets for on rtm ,T"^ a fwat when the pa'mos i ff eefcw of the jpltai bd thus rftuamairily d : i- I

mis ed are considered—viz,, Alps, Fuller, I)’*' mdden, Lougbman, J Fowler, Chalmers, I ickensm and beeder. The ‘Press,’ referring to the approaching Interprovincial match, saj's Barker and '-‘aples will not he able to play for Canterbury, owmg to pr sof business ; hut iro the remaining sixteen there can be selected a good team, which if they practi e, will take a lot to heat Cer t miv the course of practi e indulged in is his fifteen minutes’ batting practice at the likely to bring them well up Lvary evening nowthesixieen come together, each man takes ne'.. af er which be takes a posit on in the field, and slows are bowled, hit about, and fielded. The sixte n includes three rn -mbers of country clubs—Lee, Baker, and .'eilsoo—who are said .to have developed some good cricket, Lee being particularly successful in bowling, while Baker and Neilson are good quick run getters. Ihe latter is also a fair change bowler, and both are good fields. Judging from the probable players, the ‘ Press ’ thinks the match should be one of the best ever played on the Christchurch ground.

The meeting of gentlemen favorable to the formation of an Athletic Club is pjstponed to Thursday evening next. A special meeting of the Andidote Division, No. 78, Sons of Temperance, will be held in the Temperance Hall on Monday next, at 7 30 p.m.

It is intended to open a Foresters’ Lodge in Caversbam, and a meeting of thorn interested will he held in the school-house there on Monday evening, at 8 o’clock, to take the necessary steps for the above purpose. The ‘lllustrated New Zealand Herald,’ the price of which is now reduced to sixpence, con tains a larg number of beautiful engravings oi Colonial scenery and illustrations of Colonial Ife. The artistic designs are exe uted in ;i style not excelled by the ‘ London Illustrate!! News.’ Amongst them a. e a a striking drawing of the Hanging Bock, Mount Maceden, and romantic scenes on the Otway Range an in Tasmania. 'lhe engiavings pci timing more immediately to New Zetland .ire a view of Napier and a portrait of Sullivan.