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Evening Star, Issue 3816, 18 May 1875, Page 2

BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.

rrv, - , , Christchurch, May 18. ine steeplechase meeting was fixed last night • i ? Th« programme comprises the Chnstohurch Handicap Steeplechase of 100 sovs, a Hack Handicap Steeplechase of SO sovs. and the Lmwood Stakes Handicap Steeplechase of 60 SOTS.

The bal masque is arranged for the evening of the Queen’s birthday. Mr John Guthrie, M.8.C.M., formerly resi-dent-surgeon of the Glasgow infirmary, who came out as surgeon-superintendent of the ship Crusader last voyage, is appointed residentsurgeon of the Christchurch Hospital. Numerous entries have been made for the athletic sports on the Queen s Birthday. The evidence at the inquest on the man Betts, who was found in the river Avon. Saturday last, showed he had been drinking hard, and a snort time ago was an inmate of the inebriate ward of the Lunatic Asylum. On co*. ing out he went to his wife (to whom a few days ago he made over all his property) for assistance, but it was refused. Several of the jurors referred in strong terms to the cruelty of the latter. A verdict of accidental death was returned. The land sales yesterday lealised L 1,396. Auckland, May 18. The voyage of the Shooting Star was uneventful, and was protracted by long continued adverse weather. She encountered a hurricane off the North Cape on 15th inst., and was ninety-six days making the meridian of the Cape. She brings no passengers, {From our own Correspondents.) ,„ .. . Auckland, May 17. , disclosures have been made regard mg the Government Engineer Corps of the U aikato staff. Sergeant Barlow writes “ I will now relate the manner in which the officers mustered their tools for the inspection of the officers sent for that purpose previous to and on the last visit of Colonel Gorton. Old worn out and previously condemned tools were raked up, and some fished up out of the lake at ril T'i wbere they had laid for months before. The mens private mess pails and utensils were borrowed pro. tm. to make ud the requisite number; but this not being enough for more than one detachment toe Inspector was cajoled into an hotel for refresh“e°tß - “5 meanwhile a party of men were despatched by a near cut to the next detachment with the before-mentioned fining and dredging to be again counted by the inspecter. How long these affairs are to continue of course depends on the action taken bv the Government in the matter. For my Dart I intend te assist to the utmost, like Seroearltrge““ 0,% The police are vigorously prosecuting the parents of children m the neglected home for raff mg to contribute towards their suDDOrt One parent was sentenced to a fortrught’s and another to a month’s imprisonment to-day Chorister boys were introduced into toe Anghoau church for the first time at St. Paul’s yesterday. The Good Templars have determined on the erection of a large hall at Newton by the formation of its members into a company. _ , . Balolutha, May 18. of b m n “pressed to the draft fa Mf Trust BilL Apprehension is felt that it will throw too much voting power mto the Road Board interest, which, in a quash turn of river improvement, is to a neat extent district members have been {fb d6 J ay the B TV, d of the Bill UQ rri! been ® ore fully considered. The hret meeting of shareholders of the Clutha Investment Society was held last night ine interim management reported that 500 shares m excess of the original number proposed to be issued had been applied for. The concern was successfully floated. rr, -p . » , , Lawrence, May 18. The Eamford and Vivian Troupe appeared here on Saturday and Monday evenings to fair houses on both nights. They left for Balolutha this morning. There was a heavy fall of rain on Suu- ■ tay and Monday. The weather is again fair.