NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 937, 26 June 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Mr Friedlander, AsHBURTON. —We are glad to learn, on the authority of his medical attendant, Dr. Maclean Stewart, that Mr Friedlander, of Ashburton, is recovering from liis late severe and nearly fatal accident. Expedition to the Auckland Isles.— Captain Shepherd G-iles and those of the crew of the Gazelle who shipped in Lyttelton, signed articles yesterday, and proceed to the Bluff per the s.s. Albion this day. Entertainments.—The parochial entertainment, in connection with St. Mary's, Merivalc, will be given in the schoolroom, Papanui road, this evening, at eight o'clock. An entertainment will be given in the Sumner schoolroom to-morrow, at 8 p.m. ; the 'bus, as usual, leaving Morton's Hotel at half-past six, returning at half-past eleven. South Rakaia Road Board. —The polling for the election of two members of the Board in place of Messrs J. Oathcart Wason and E. S. Coster, resigned, takes place to-day at the district Board office, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. The following gentlemen were nominated yesterday : —Messrs W. 11. Alington, W. A. Brown, El S. Coster, and J. Oathcart Wason. Attempted Suicide. A man named Robert Myers, while under the influence of drink, attempted to commit suicide yesterday afternoon at the rear of the White Hart Hotel by hanging himself. He told one of the employees at the hotel that he woidd do it, and shortly afterwards was found with a strap drawn tightly round his throat, the end of which was fastened to a portion of the back gate. He was quickly released and given into custody. Plurality op Bars. —The question of what constitutes a bar came up before the Supreme Court, in banco, this morning, on the appeal Barret v Buckley. Mr Joynt appeared for the appellant, the respondent not being represented. After hearing argument, His Honor directed the special case to be retui'i ed to the Resident Magistrate for the purpose of being re-stat.»d, there being some difficulty in deciding from the evidence of Inspector Buckley and the plan, whether the lobby spoken of opened into the street or not.

Loyal City of Cheistchurcii Lodge.— This lodge held their usual half-yearly meeting last evening at the Hall, Lichfield street. There was a full muster of members, and amongst those present were : —D.P.G.M. Cameron and Prov. C. S. Taaffe. A considerable amount of business was gone through, after which the following officers were installed into their respective chairs : —V.G-. Pratt to be N.G-.; Pro. Kenealey, V.G. ; Bro.W.Davies,E.S. The receipts for the evening amounted to £163 5s 7d.

The Gaiety— Mr J. L. Hall and his company reappeared last evening at the Gaiety, when there was a good house. The bill comprised " Toodlcs " and the burlesque of " The Field of the Cloth of Gold." Loth pieces went throughout with much success, the burlesque especially, the songs and dances in which were loudly applauded. Mr Hall, as Kin" Henry, was' exceedingly funny, and he was ably supported by the rest of the company. To-night the same bill will be repeated. On Friday Miss Vivian and Mr Hooper, who have made themselves great favorites here, will take a benefit. Mr and Mrs Oily Deeving have joined the company, and will appear on Monday next. Land ox Deferred Payments.—On Friday evening a public meeting, at which about 150 attended, was held at Waimate, to consider the subject of opening up Crown lands for sale by deferred payments, on the termination of the pastoral leases in 1881. The chairman of the County Council, Mr Bruce, presided. Mr A. Adams moved the first resolution :—" That this meeting is of opinion that the lands in the district now held by runholders from the Crown, and reverting to the Crown in 1881, should, on the termination of the present term of lease, be offered for public sale upon deferred payments in suitable allotments, taking into consideration the natural features and boundaries of the county." Mr Wait seconded the resolution, which was carried. Mr B. Hunt 1110vec l_" That the chairman forward a copy of this resolution, as passed, to the Government ; also, a copy to Mr Tcschemaker, member for Gladstone, asking him to bring the matter before the House of Assembly in its true meaning, and to use his best endeavors to have it carried into effect." Mr F. Gaitt seconded this resolution, which was also curried unanimously,

RAILWAY Fakes. —ln a paragraph in yesterday's paper it was remarked that " the single fare for the return journey on Saturdays has for a long time had the effect of promoting traffic on the lines, and it will be a matter of general regret, and will probably materially lessen the traffic receipts, if under the new regulations the same inducement to persons travelling is not offered." We have since been informed that the return fare on Saturdays will continue to be at single rate. Although the Gazette does not note this, the by-law authorising this has never been repealed. The Late Sudden Death at Oamartt. — The funeral of the late Mrs Quarrie took place on Sunday afternoon, and was largely attended. Her son Daniel was brought from W'aimate and lodged in Oamaru gaol on Saturday night. The Timm says —We are sorry to hear that ever since he gave himself up to the Waiinate police this much-to-be-pitied youth has been almost, if not totally insane, and the police have been compelled to keep two persons to watch him, in order that he may not do himself any injury. We believe that both his brother and sister have stated that Daniel was not near his mother at the time of her death, and therefore he could not in any way have caused it. We trust that it is so, for no matter what the result may be, what has occurred has thrown a cloud over his young life, and over that also of one who hoped ere long to become his bride.

Rakaia Death by Drowning. —On Sunday morning Mr Hugh McLcnnan, long and favorably known in the Ellesmere district as connected with Mr Loe's Lecston Hotel, was endeavoring to cross the river at the lower ford, between White's Island and Mr G-orman's farm, with tlu-ee companions. The river, although not absolutely flooded, was sufficiently high to be dangerous. The deceased, who went some distance safely, was seen by his companions to be suddenly immersed, and was then noticed, at a considerable distance down stream, to be apparently floating. The horse, after being several times rolled over by the current, struggled to the bank, but, notwithstanding that all endeavor was made by his companions to rescue Mr McLennan, and by tliepolice and others afterwards to find the body, it was not till Monday morning that his remains were recovered. They were found about a mile and a half below the point at which the attempt to cross was made. Such accidents impress upon those in the neighborhood, if not upon others, the urgent necessity there is for a second bridge across the Rakaia, now that the country on either side and the islands are being brought under cultivation, and are so thickly populated as to require constant communication.