NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2259, 14 June 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The annual football match the Banks v. the Club, took place on Saturday, and resulted in the victory of the latter. On Saturday next the return match English v. Colonials will be played. Mr Tily has been appointed to the second mastership of the Waimate School.

Owners of horses are reminded that entries for the Maiden Steeplechase and Timaru Steeplechase Cup Handicap must be sent in to the Secretary, at the Grosvenor Hotel, not later than eight o’clock this evening. Acceptances for the Tally-ho Handicap must also be made at the same time.

At the E. M. Court this morning three first offenders were find us each for being drunk and disorderly. Morgan Harper charged with the larceny of a pipe valued at 12s (id from a manat Tcinuka, was remanded to that place. Mr O’Meagher, one of the learned counsel for the defence in the Waimate fire case, on Saturday evening was endeavouring to explain certain suspicious circumstances in connection with the prisoner Clark, amongst which was the fact of his having on several occasions altered his signature, writing it sometimes as “ Charles Henderson Clark,” (his actual name) “ Chas. H, Clarke” while sometimes he had dropped the H and signed himself simply “ Charles Clarke.” Mr O’Meagher jrooh-jroohed the matter, and asked, “But what of that gentlemen?” “ Oh, there was nothing in that,” remarked His Honor, “ many people drop their ‘ h’s.’ ”

A woman named Ellon Barnes was arrested at Auckland for drunkenness on Friday night. Subsequently she was taken ill and being sent home to her husband She presented that unfortunate with a young Barnes within an hour of her liberation.

The usual weekly meeting of the Lifeboat Lodge, No. 101, 1.0.G.T., was held in the Oddfellow’s Hall, Sophia street, on Friday evening. After the usual opening ceremonies, there was a recess of ten minutes, at the end of which the lodge was opened for harmony, and a select programme of songs, duets, and recitations was proceeded with. The lodge closed a few minutes after 0 p.m.

Mr John Sheehan, M.H.E., addressed the Thames electors on Saturday night. He condemned the property tax and supported a land and income tax. He received a vote of thanks and confidence.

The members of the South Canterbuiy Agricultural and Pastoral Association have been invited to co-operate with the Christchurch Corn Exchange, in getting an Act passed through Parliament, prohibiting the use of sugar in the manufacture of beer. Perhaps it may interest, if it does not astonish the Corn Exchangers to learn that their benevolent cii'orts in the cause of colonial barley are quite unnecessary at present, the brewers of Timaru having discovered that with farm produce at its present price, it is far more profitable to make beer from malt than from canc-juico. We have been assured that the beer which is being turned out at our local breweries is composed wholly of malt and hops. The fact can hardly fail to be satisfactory to the consumers of the article.

One of the difficulties that law abiding hotelkeepers have to contend against is due to would-be customers besciging their doors after hours. Saturday at midnight witnessed an adventure of the kin if. Four heavily built individuals paid a visit to a centrally situated house in Timaru ’just as the doors were secured against business, and were, of course, refused admission.. They loitered about, however, and shortly afterwards when three lodgers made their appearance they took advantage of the door being opened to force their way in. The landlord, met them in the Jpassagc, and was bundling them out when a scuffle ensued. The lodgers happened to be prominent members of one of the learned professions but they displayed a proficiency in the art of pugilism which was amazing. In the “ twinkling of an eye ” the four able bodied interlopers were out on the footpath, some of them biting the dust. Unfortunately for the display of chivalry, a policeman with his lantern came tumbling round, just as a brawny member of the group was taking fair aim at the eye of an invader and the sport was terminated by the latter being given into custody.