NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1679, 8 July 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Boabd OE Consbbvatobs. —The South Waimakariri Board of Conservators met this morning, and received a deputation of the - Avon Boad Board with reference to ih.3 drainage done to the North road by river encroachments. The Board promised to give the matter early consideration with a view of taking steps to check the damage earned by the overflow of the 'Waimakariri. ' Resident Magistbate's Cotjbt.—Wm. Eaaton, the boy referred to in yesterday's local as having been arrested for stealing a Frankfort sausage from Meiu's small gooes shop, was this day brought before the Bench. It is to be presumed, "from what occurred in the court, that the boy's story to the effect that ho had beoa told by his parents " to clear out and get his own living," was founded not on fact but on a too lively juvenile imagination. The father of the boy said that when at home the boy was good, but when away that he was easily led astray. Mr Mellish ' dismissed the case, remarking that if the boy was brought up again he would be severely dealt with.

AN INCOSEIGIBLE Dbtthkabd. —An incorrigible drunkard, named Ellen Jordan, who has been up repeatedly and com !cted times out of number in the Besident Magistrate's Court, was arrested this morning. Sergeant Hughes found her in a state of intoxication in Lichfield street, and took her into custody. Her conduct was violent in the e-treme, and it took the assistance or a second constable to put the woman in a cab and convey her to the po'.ice depot. Municipal—The works committee met this morning, the business transacted being of a routine charaoter. The plant for the water supply operations will be ready by Thursday, and the work will be commenced forthwith.

Tempxabt.—Notice is given that the nights for holding the regular meetings of the Bainbow Lodge, Lyttelton, will be Tuesdays instead of Thursdays, the new arrangement to come into force to-night. Lyttelton Magistbate's Co**t.—Since Mr J. Beswick was appointed to the resident magistracy for Lyttelton some improvement has been made in the arrangement of the court building. The edifice itself, like the police office at Port, should long ago have been pulled down as having served its day. Bat as there has seemed but little prospect of a more respectable building being provided, it is the aim of Mr Beswick, no doubt, to make the present court as convenient and comfortable as its limited capacity and general decay will admit of. To this end a room pn the Tipper (the north) side of the entrance to the clerk's office is being painted, papered, and fitted for an office for the R.M. The entrance for the public to; the auditorium is now by way of the side of the building instead of through, the centre as formerly, and the only desideratum yet to be provided, seems to be accommodation for the reporters, who at present have to trespass on the quarters set apart for the lawyers. A Happy Thought.—The Chinese plan for stopping larrikinism is to lock a wooden collar round the necks of the culprits on conviction, and compel them to keep the gutters arid streets clean. tfIOETT JSBEAD ANi. X»u* rßß.—The late artist Coutoure painted to live; he prided himself on loving two things—glory, and bread and butter; but the latter ho placed frst. A Sensible Clbbgiman.—Prior to delivering his Bermon at All Saints Church, Blenheim, recently, the Bev. A. B. Fitchett, B. A., said he fully recognised the expediency of abbreviating divine service during the winter months. The devotional part of it was beyond his control, but while the present cold weather prevailed he would limit his discourses to the duration of a quarter of an hour. Silent approval of the rev. gentleman's consideration for expediency and good sense forthwith overspread the faces of his half-frozen hearers. PaOMISBS AND FBBTOBMANCEfI. A Northern M.H.8., who addressed his constituents on a recent occasion, is credited with the following:—To speak of the promised retrenchment; one of the leading things which the Premier spoke of was the extraordinary expense of the Civil Service, and that it would be the duty of the Government to put it into proper shape. The conduct of the Government in this had been its degradation; not a single appointment could be made unless the person was a thick and thin upholder of the Ministry. He had taken the trouble "to move for a return of all officers whoße services had been dispensed with during the first eighteen months of the present Ministry, £20,800 ; salaries of officers appointed since then, £41,890; excess, £20,000..

Happy Auckland !—ln reference to the recent monetary pressure in the colony, the " Poverty Bay Herald " remarks as follows: " Auckland is the only city -'n the two islands which has escaped the disease which requires the treatment of the Insolvent Court, or the operation of an assignmeht for its cure. Dunedin, the city of the "unco gude," has had its sufferings brought on by land greed ; Christchurch by advancing on produce which has not realised the advances made ; Wellington by the craving for building grand shops ; Aucklanders have stuck to their bank, insurance, gas," sash and door mill, and other companies, from which they get fat dividends, and are therewith content. There is a want of enterprise among the people of Auckland, bub there is no want of money, which can be had upon eoucd security to almost any amount."

The Southebn Maobi Election.—The polling for the Maori member of the House of Eepresentatives for the Southern district took place on Monday. The votes recorded at Kaiapoi pah were —For Tare Teihoka, 28; Ihaia Tainui, 14; and Hone Paratene, 9. The return from the other polling places are expected to come to hand within a week.

An Aubtbalian Monte Chbisto.—An Australian gold digger has arrived at Gibraltar in ssarch of valuable treasure buried on the rock some thirty years ago by a convict lately deceased, from whom he has obtained what ho considers indubitable proofs of the existence and whereabouts of this hidden spoil. Ovine. —Let me publish (says a writer in an American paper) to tho sheep raising world, a remedy against the destruction of sheep by dogs, which was given me a short time ago by a highly respected and valued friend, himself an extensive wool grower. It consists simply in placing on one sheep in every ten of the flock a bell of the usual size for sheep. The instinct of the dog prompts him to do all acts in a sly stealthy manner ; his attacks upon sheep are most frequently made at night while they are at rest, and the simultaneous jingling of tho- bells- strike's terror to the dogs, they turn their tails and leave the sheep, fearing the noise of the bells will load to thoir exposure. The ratio of the bells may be made to vary according to the size of the flock. Hospital and. Chaeitablb Aidßxjakd. —The usual fortnightly meeting of this Board will take place to-morrow at 4 p.m.