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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2130, 20 January 1880, Page 2

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[“' Age ' ’ iSpEciAt'.'] or l French Jealousy. London, Jan. 19. — The British annexatiomof, the, gold coast,\has; pff.endccl the French Press. ~~ , ; iU NEW ZEALAND- ■ ■ f |‘ [Per “Times” Special Wtre.] ' * K Spying; the Xan& : ! ; -‘i 1 Auckland, Jan. 20.—Messrs Gnirit'// ; ' J and Foster, the Lincolnshire delegates, 1 ' liaA’e left to examine the crops iii Canter- 1 bury and Otago. ' ' ' ' Who are they ? ! 1 .'•c-; By tbe next ’Frisco mail steamer a party of tAventy or thirty “ Brigamists” _• from Canterbury leave for Utah. -'Their..! t r* passages Avcre taken by elders jxerc, , ... , Xrlsh Famine Fund. : ( Invercargill, Jan. 20.—The meeting 1 ’ J to raise funds for the Irish, distrust? Avas a great success., A strong .coulinhtQe was appointed, ahd ! Wer £139 was subscribed at ilic .close of the meeting. £SOO Avas cabled to-day through tbe ■Union Bank. , ( . William McPherson, a AA’dl-knOAvn merchant, basfilud. ‘ \m G • .! / } An Intelligent Verdict. At tlie inquest on the body of Smith,. avlio died from the- accident lit • the Supremo Court building, the jury found that lio one Avas to blame, but added- iiii■ H rider asking the Municipal Council to take t steps to supenfise the • erection of scaffolding so as to proA’cnt a recurrence ; , of such accidents. A Nice Squabble. Tlie “Times” says a movement as on - foot among tbe Amhmteers to secure the return of Capt. J. Thomson as Major for the Southland district. The volunteers- ;;r are much annoyed,at political .influence attempting to secure outsiders. The Kandicappers at Fault. Wellington, Jan. 20,—Dissatisfaction is expressed 1 iere at tbe-Aveiglitsdedaredv -»--. for the Waugqnui races. . ,Tb ; ei Jockey Chib intend-to allo-Av tAAm the course at tbe forthcoming meeting. Naval Practice. H.M.S. Comorant proceeds to the ? | Heads this afternoon,for shot and shell practice. Ziihel. A libel acion,Anderson v. Kirkbridge,' ? rbeing a claim for, £2,000 damages.:for ■ m an alleged libel, published in' a leading- ■ , article in the. “ Rangitikei Atlvopate ” ’ • 1 on Sept. 16/ Is now being ; heard'at the' 1 Supreme Court. Insubordinate Gunners. , , Christchurch, Jan. 20. — At a Volunteer enquiry recently, a sergeant; in - the Artillery, Avas severely censured t i for allowing his squad to fire oyer the heads of a Cadet squad, at the Cash 1 1 mere range, and for refusing: to demist when ordered to do so by the sergeantmajor.

A Disputed Will. , Dunedin, Jan. 20. — In the Supreme Court to-day the Jury arc trying the validity of the will of the late David,, Culder, of Caversham, which is disputed by several of his family, on the ground of the undue influence of his youngest' daughter. His property is valued at. over £IO,OOO and was left to the four youngest, all the others being excluded. Telegraphic Changes. ' / / Changes arc to be made in the tele- 4 * graphic staff. 1 ' ' Fire Brigade's Association. At the annual meeting of flic Fire Brigade’s Association, Superintendent Harris was re-elected president, and Mr Robertson honorary and corresponding secretary. ; • ; >i/■* ; i 5 ' [from our own correspondent.! ; Auckland, Jan. 20. —The brigantine Sea Gull cleared at Onehunga this „ | afternoon for Manakau Heads, where 1 she will take in 180,000 feet of timber for Timaru. ‘ .