NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 963, 27 July 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Immigrants per Waikato.— The immigrants by this vessel may be engaged at the Addington depot on Monday next from 10.30 a.m. The Mackenzie Country. —A correspondent informs the “ Timaru Herald” that the weather in the Mackenzie Country at present is colder than it was ever known to be before. Shag Point Coal Mine. —The “Palmerston Times” says that the Shag Point coal mine is on fire. It has been found necessary, it is stated, to close the shafts in order to exclude the air from the mine. Quartz-Reefing. —The Maruia claim at the Lyell has cleared up after a crushing with a yield of about 3ozs. to the ton. The crushing of the Halcyon stone at Mokihinui has yielded 19dwts. to the ton, a result which is considered very satisfactory. Football.-— The match on Saturday afternoon will be Boaters v Cricketers—the former wearing blue and white, and the latter red and black. It will be seen by reference to the advertising columns that a general meeting of the Club is called for Saturday evening at 8 p.m., to appoint a committee to select the team to represent Canterbury in the forthcoming match with Otago. The New Railway Tariff. —At the meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday a comparative statement of the rates on various articles, under the new and old tariff, was submitted. It was decided that five hundred copies should be printed and distributed amongst the agricultural societies of the colony. Accident. —On Wednesday night Mr W. Yiney, baker, when riding up the Whately road came into collision with a trap being driven by E. A. England, and proceeding in the direction of Christchurch. The force of the collision threw Yiney off his horse, and the shafts of the trap were broken. Yiney had his leg bruised, but Master and Mrs England (who were in the trap) were not injured. It is stated that the accident was caused through the horseman swerving on to his wrong side. About £lO damage was done. Ploughing Challenge Accepted. —The “North Otago Times” states that the challenge published by John McFarlane, of the Clutha, in which he offered to plough any man in the island for £SO a side, has been accepted. Mr George Aikenhead, of that district, who has always been looked upon as one of the best ploughmen, advertises his acceptance of the challenge thrown down by the southern ploughman. Coursing. —The following pairs “have been drawn for the two events to be run off on Monday next, at Hagley Park : —Christchurch Stakes—Mr J. Judge’s Prince and Mr Searrell’s Tasman, Mr Mitchell’s Sultan and Mr Anson’s Nigger, Mr Beard’s Maori and Mr Jerome’s Scan Mag; Mr W. G. Walker’s Blue Cap to run a bye. Hagley Park Stakes —Mr Dunn’s No Name and Mr Hobday’s Ouida, Mr Jerome’s Witch and Mr Stemmitz’s Brindle; Mr Dunn’s Red Rose to run a bye. The first couple will be placed in the slips at twelve o’clock sharp.

Mr. Broomhall on the Colony.—There have been received in the colony some copies of a pamphlet, entitled “ Fragments from the Journal of J. Broomhall, Esq., J.P., the Manor House, Penge, Surrey, during a sojourn of 129 days (from Bth October, 1876, to 14th February, 1877,) and a journey of 3536 miles in the colony of New Zealand.” Mr Broomhall, it will be remembered, visited the colony and purchased a large block of land near Te Aroha, for the formation of a Temperance Special Settlement. His journal, says the Wellington “Argus,” is written in a light, gossipy, pleasant style, and although only “ printed for the information of friends,” it is sure to have a large circulation, and cannot fail to do much good to the colony, with which the author seems quite enamoured. Accidents. —It is reported by the “ Timaru Herald” that the man who was so severely gored by a bull at Peeress Town during last Friday night is now out of danger, and is progressing rapidly. —On Saturday last a man named Frank Molloy was driving a team of horses in a dray on the Waitohi Flat when the roads being rather bad he slipped, and the wheels of the dray passed over his ancle, a a compound fracture being inflicted. —On Sunday last as Mr D. Sutherland was proceeding home, and had got near to Cave Downs, driving some horses, one of them kicked him violently in the abdomen, and rendered him insensible. Dr. Gumming was at once sent for, but although the injury is of a serious nature, the unfortunate man is as well as can be expected under the circumstances.