NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 985, 22 August 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Knigiitstown. —The ChristchurcliAmateur Minstrels, who appeared some time ago at Woolston, will give an entertainment in the Knigiitstown Library on Thursday evening next. Local Oi’TION Bill. —We understand that that the proposed conference of Licensed "Victuallers at Wellington in respect to the Local Option Bill will not be held. It is considered extremely unlikely that the Bill will pass, hence there will be no necessity for the proposed conference to take place. Legal. —His Honor Mr Justice Johnston sat in banco yesterday. An important decision affecting the working of the Debtors and Creditors Act was given by His Honor Mr Just ice Williams in the case of Thomas Andrew. This was as to the constitution of creditors’ meetings, and whether one person, though holding a number of proxies, can legally constitute a meeting. The judgment given is to the effect that this cannot be done. Entertainment. —The members of the Garrick Amateur Dramatic Club will give an entertainment on Thursday evening in the Catholic schoolroom, in aid of the Society of St. Vincent do Paul. The first part will be a comedy entitled “The Test of Truth. Part two will comprise songs and recitations by members of the club and friends, and the entertainment will conclude with a domestic drama entitled “ The Harvest Storm.” Fatal Accident. —A sad and fatal accident occurred yesterday at the Christchurch Railway Station. About twelve o’clock a man named Arthur Poelton, employed as a laborer on the works, was engaged in loading a dray with heavy timber from *>n«» ol (be trucks, and left a piece projecting over the line. Unperceived by him an engine came up, struck the truck, and forced this piece violently against his back, throwing him to the ground with great force. He was quickly picked up and removed to the hospital, where he was attended by Dr. Frankish, who found that a portion of the back had been crushed in, causing copious internal hemorrhage. The unfortunate man lingered until five o’elock, , t which hour he died. He wgp a married, mW) Mtb two children.

Tile Kabamea.—Mr Ings, editor of the “ Westport Times,” who was lately elected member for Karamca in the Buller County Council, writes as follows about the district of which lie is now representative:—“ The prospects of the district are good. In another season, or two at the most, Westport produce dealers need not send beyond the Karamea for supplies of either root crops, grain, or maize. The country is auriferous. Miners are now making fair wages some few miles up tire river. A party of old Buller miners are now resting at the settlement, preparatory to taking the summer afield. Last week two others, Messrs Nogens and Lester, arrived by the overland trip from Otago, after walking 686 miles, from Hindon to Jollie’s Pass, thence, beaten back by snow, to the main Dunedin and Christchurch road, so on to Christchurch and along the East Coast, till reaching Nelson, thence to Rock’s Point and the Heaphy, and so to the Karamea. They have taken up extensive water rights for themselves and six mates for beach combing, and they intend to cultivate as well. Others will follow, and it is not at all unlikely that were facilities given for obtaining supplies of stores at moderate rates the mining population would speedily and permanently in crease.”