NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 1039, 24 October 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Indian Famine Fund. —Over £2400, including the receipts of yesterday, have now been raised here. A sum of £139 was received to-day from Ashburton. English Shipping. —We learn from the New Zealand Shipping Co. that the Lurline and Wanganui, both from Lyttelton, have arrived at London ; all well. The former on the 13th and the latter on the 17th inst.

St. Andrew’s. —A concert will be given on Thursday evening next, at St. Andrew’s schoolroom, in aid of the Indian Famine Relief Fund.

Borough of Sydenham. —The polling for Councillors for the Borough of Sydenham took place to-day, at the Colombo road schoolroom. The poll open at 9 a.m. and will close at fi p.m. Aborigines.—By a census recently taken it has been ascertained that the aboriginal population of Victoria numbers 774 blacks and 293 mixed blood. Three natives are married to European women. Channelling. —ln Oamaru a system of street channelling is carried out, somewhat on the plan adopted in Christchurch, but not exactly. The watercourse is formed at an acute angle, instead of being semi-circular. The “Mail” considers it a poor imitation and a failure, and recommends the sending of the superintendent or a councillor to Christchurch to see what can be seen. Diseased Cattle. —The case against Mr Richard Monk for bringing cattle from the alleged infected district of Kaikoura over the boundary—the Hurunui—into the Canterbury district, to have been heard on Tuesday at the Rangiora Magistrates’ Court, was withdrawn, in consequence of an informality in the “Gazette” notices legalizing the late Superintendent’s proclamation. It is reported that the port of Kaikoura will be declared a healthy district, and a notice to that effect is expected to appear in next “Gazette,” but till notice has been published dealers ought not to take action merely on this intimation. Mr Kells, who was prosecuted in a caso some time ago, gained his case by an appeal proving that the Governor’s powers had not been delegated to the Superintendent. On Tuesday the latter purchased a tine mob of heifers at the Rangiora yards, for the Kaikoura, where, no doubt, he will dispose of them to advantage, ao good heifers are in demand there,

Extreme Personal Hardship. —A correspondent informs the Auckland ‘'■Herald’' that on visiting a friend of his confined in “Mr Pickwick’s” portion of the Mount Eden Stockade, he noticed amongst other announcements written in pencil on one of the shelves the following curious item: — “ Patrick Martin, two months for £2O grog score for beer only. Hard a poor fellow should suffer retirement from active life for enjoying his beer. No date.”

Nemesis. —The Wellington correspondent of the Oamaru “Mail” telegraphs:—On Saturday Mr James Mackay was, by the unanimous vote of the club committee, expelled from the club on account of his conduct in the horsewhipping case, and subsequently boasting of it. On Sunday Sir Robert Douglas, who is a personal friend of Mr Mackay (who lives at the Provincial Hotel with Dr. Henry and Captain Morris), invited Mr Mackay to dine at Bellamy’s. This caused great indignation. The House committee met this morning to forbid Mr Mackay to enter the portions of the building appropriated by the House for members.