NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 404, 28 September 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Naturalisation .--Letters of naturalisation have been issued to John Nelsen and August Wilson, mariners, Lyttelton. Canterbury Tradesmen's Athletic Club.—A general meeting of the above club will be held at the Garrick Hotel on Thursday evening, to arrange the date for next sports and other business. Nomination. —Messrs T. A. W. Parsons, William Holmes, and Thomas Mersou, were nominated yesterday as candidates for the seat left open in the Lyttelton Borough Council by the death of Cr William Murray

Hereford Street Bridge. —On the motion of Cr Ick, the city surveyor was instructed last night to prepare plans and specifications of a bridge to be erected over the river, in a line with Hereford street. Cr Ick has also given notice of motion to rescind an amendment passed by the Council on 2nd August, imposing a condition that one-third of the cost should first be subscribed by the residents before the erection of the bridge is proceeded with.

Drainage op Christchurch and Suburbs.—On the representation of his Worship the Mayor, and Messrs. H. J. Tancred and E. G. Wright, members of the drainage conference, who waited on the Provincial Secretary and Secretary for Public Works on E'riday last, the Government have consented to give a premium of £IOOO for the best scheme, with working plans, for the drainage of Christchurch and suburbs, and £250 for the second best. It is intended to advertise full particulars in the leading papers of New Zealand and the Australian colonies. Imported Sheep. —By the Lactura arrived some splendid Lincoln sheep for Sir Cracroft Wilson. Thirty were shipped in England, but only eighteen survived the voyage, as during a heavy gale the sheep pens on the main deck were dashed to pieces by a sea, and several of the sheep were so severely bruised that they died shortly afterwards. The survivors have been kept since down the fore hold, and arrived iu rather poor condition, but it is easily seen they are splendid animals. They are all two-tooth sheep, and have been carefully selected from the flocks of Messrs Robt. Howard, A. Garfitt, Marshall, Thomas Kirkham of Biscathorpe, and Paddison. Out of the twelve sheep that died eight were rams and four ewes.

It has been arranged to combine pleasure with business in the monster sale of boots and shoes at Spensley's, Cashel street. A brass band, consisting of first-class musicians, has been engaged, and will perform on Saturday evening. Spensley must be very well satisfied with the patronage he has received to provide music free to the public. The sale is on for this month.—[Advt.] Many people do not know the reason why some descriptions of soap, when being used, cause the hands to smart and feel sore. It is simply owing to the imperfect knowledge of some soap boilers, who not being thoroughly acquainted with the ingredients the}' are using, do not compound them in a scientific manner, or as is more commonly the case, that manufacturers either try to pass off a spurious adulterated article, or else by using an undue quantity of the cheapest commodities, make one of inferior quality. We are aware that the Star Brand Soap is made on the strictest principles of chemical affinity, and that every care is taken by the manufacturers to produce an article possessing the strongest abstergent properties. All persons, whether old colonists or new arrivals, should iTse the Star Brand Soap, as it is the best in this market. [Advt.]