NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2166, 26 February 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY .

The result of the Dunedin Cup race, which came off at 3 p.m. was published in our country edition at 1 o’clock. This must be considered tolerably smart work, when it is considered the Dunedin racecourse is two miles from the nearest telegraph" station. “ Stranger’s ” tips, which werq published in our issue of last evening, carefully foretold the first and second horses. At the Tcmuka Tolice Court, yesterday, Thomas Liston, who had been previously before If. Guinness, Esq. 1!, M„ for alleged sly-grog selling at his store at VVaitohi, was proceeded against for the same offence. Mr,Godby, for the accused, called attention to tire fact that the previous information had been dismissed, because the police were unable to prove whether Liston had a license or not, and applied for a certificate of dismissal. Mr Austin, who appeared for Mr Hamer,stey, Solicitor to the Licensed Victuallers, contended that it was for Liston to prove that he had a license, and the Bench, adhering to this new view of the case, inflicted a flue of T-30 and costs.

Mr and Mrs Florence apjiear this evening, at the Theatre Eoyal m their musical and diamatic entertainment assisted by Mr and Mrs Vincent, and local amatuers. An attractive programme has been prepared, and there should be a good house. The weekly meeting of ghc JLiterary and Debating Society will be held this evening, at the Oddfellows Hall at 8 p.m. Headings and recitations will be the order of the evening. A swagger had a very narrow escape from drowning on Tuesday evening. The man wishing to cross the river near Spillane’s, followed the track to the river from the Tcmuka end and fell into a deep hole, where he was discovered by Mr Mcßratney, up to his neck in water and quite unable to move. He stated that he had been in this uncomfortable and dangerous position for more than 2 hours. Mr Mcßratney succeeded with a good deal of difficulty in lifting the man on his horse and promptly conveyed him to his own house where he quickly recovered from his fright.

As the result of a miserable squabble over ritualistic observances, the llev. Lorcnzeo Moore, formerly of Port Chalmers, a Church of England Clergyman, has withdrawn himself from the official control of Bishop Nevill, and the Bishop has withdrawn Mr Moore’s license to preach. Mr Moore denies the right of the Bishop to interfere with his status, as a Minister of the Church o£ England, and he evidently thinks the Bishop has not a leg to stand on. Jt 'seems very evident that Bishop and Clergymen have lost their temper. The latter winds up his farewell epistle pathetically, as follows : now, my dear Bishop Nevill, with true sorrow, I take leave of you, begging you to remember that I am not leaving, nor have I any intention of leaving the Church of England. You will do what you consider to he your duty—l am doing what I consider to bo mine, as a much-needed reformer of ritualistic abuses in the Church of England.”

A writer in the “Ashburton Herald,” a small evening paper, who is in the habit of indulging in personalities and vulgar wit, is to be prosecuted criminally by Mr Moseley, of Christchurch.

A considerable number of surgical operations have already been performed in the harvest fields this season. The other day a Chinaman clown South had his leg taken off by a reaping machine; and yesterday, at .Hawke’s Bay, a half-caste had his arm lopped off by a threshing machine. A Boston (United States) telegram of Jan. 7, states that Stephen Longfellow, a nephew of the poet, has been held for trial for forging the name of the latter to a cheque for lOOOdols. Eeferring to the custom in London newspaper ollices to have ready biographical notices of eminent men, a contemporary has the following ; —lnformation reached the metropolis late at night of the death of Mr lloebuck, and atone of the ollices a subeditor went to aqrigeon-hole and drew forth a sketch of the deceased member’s career. It was a very interesting article, and the editor was much pleased with it. On inquiring the next morning for the writer, in order to compliment him, the chief was dismayed to hear that the writer had been dead four years. The account of Mr lloebuck’s life, which many thousands of people read with interest, was the work of a dead man. The appointment of a secretary by the Nelson Education Board at a salary of £OSO having excited unfavorable comments on the Board’s extravagance, it is stated that the successful applicant has resigned. The total expenditure on hospitals and charitable aid at Christchurch during the year 187'J, was £BOOO 15s Od.

A man, named Michael Tighe, while removing an old chimney, at Port Chalmers, yesterday, fell from a scaffold a height of fourteen feet, and fractured his skull. He lies in a precarious state. Mr Allan McDonald, M.H.R., of Gisborne, addressed his constituents on Tuesday and received a vote of confidence. He spoke highly of Ministries generally, past, present and future. What between armed constables and assisted immigrants the Waimatc Plains arc likely to prove a dear bargain to New Zealand. In addition to the standing army of road makers, who, “ Never get drunk on pay day, ” the Government is despatching 150 of the Wellington unemployed immigrants ( to the plains. The married are to receive 28s, and Jibe single 21s per week. They will be provided with tents, and, with their families will be sent up free. They will he supplied with rations at Is 3d per day, and can leave whenever more remunerative work offers. The Hop lacking season has commenced at Nelson. Over one-hundred hands arc employed in the town gardens. The “Ashburton Mail” states that the Mount Somers assessment roll was thrown out at the Assessment Court held last Monday, on the ground that the roll was not properly made up as required by the act. Nearly all the rolls in this district, outside Ashburton, have been thus dealt with at this year’s revision, through carelessness in recording names Ac., or other technical defects. Miss Dargon, the American tragedienne, was a passenger per s..s. Tararu to the Bluff. She intends to give Shakesperian and dramatic recitals in the principal towns of the Colony. The Hon. K. Richardson has been rcelecled chairman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board. Land sections at Hokitika wore offered by auction on Tuesday, and the whole 85 lots were sold, realising £1,572 7s. Bcc-kceping is being promoted in the Christchurch district by a local Apiary "j Society, and ladies are specially invited to join it. Branches of the society are to be formed in adjacent towns. Messrs G. Cliff and Co., will sell to-morrow at their Rooms. Large assortment of Purniturc, sale at 2 p.m. And at 2.30 p.m. sale of Laud. Kish! Kish! Fish !—W. Hurcomb of Cl lurch street, has just received the first consignment of choice fish from the Deep Sea Fisheries, Kakanni, consisting of, Trumpeter, Mold, Soles, Kelp Fish, and Murray Cod. Inspection invited. [Auvr. j