NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2293, 23 July 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The monthly parade of the Bucket Brigade took place last evening when the usual drill was gone through. Five new members AVerc proposed for election.

General Davidson, in his report on the Timaru volunteers, remarks :—Their drill AA-as good; as was that of the cadets. The gun drill of the Battery Avas smartly performed. This is the only corps I have seen who have their camp equipage complete and ready to move at once. Captain Hamersley told me that the funds of the corps had provided the equipage.” The Football Match, Local Club v. the Dunedin team, takes place to-morrow, in a paddock lent for the occasion, by the Bcv. George Foster, on the Wai-iti road. Play Aviil commence at 2.30 p.m., Messrs King, D’Emdeu, Smith, Wood, Craig, Eichbaum, Brett, Campbell, Mackay, Eutherford,Jones Smith, Shirtclil’fe, Luckic, and Bell (capt.) Emergency :E. H. Lough. Umpire, MrBull. Dunedin will be represented by Messrs TlcAvlings, Northcotc, Cargill, Bose (capt.), Mur:ay, Hammerton, Austin, Beid, Chairman, Fenwick, Fowler, Mallard, Bobertson, Wylie. Umpire, Mr Sleigh, lire two reams will dine together at the OddfelloAvs’ Hall at 7 p.m. A AA-ell-knoAvn publican and ex-pawn-broker in Dunedin, named Moss Moss Avas scA-crcly assaulted on Tuesday] afternoon by William S. Goodison, a cattle dealer whose name is familiar in Timaru. The weapon used Avas the butt end of a riding whip and the affray took place at the Ship Inn in the presence of a constable. So badly Avas Moss pummelled that he could not appear to prosecute next morning and the case had to be remanded till Friday, Goodison being allowed bail in the meantime. To-day rve learn, by telegram, that Goodison was sentenced to 28 days’ imprisonment Avithout the option of fine.

Scarlet fever and Avhooping cough are very prcA-alent in Wellington.

The breAvcrs of Dunedin have resolA'ed to protest to the utmost against clause 28 of the Licensing Act, which provides that “ no person shall at any time have any beneficial interest in more than one license.”

The affairs of Thomas Chalmers Beid of Dunedin have been Avound up, and the estate will pay a diA 7 idend of about 31 d in the £l.

Mr Scddon, M.H.8., said that in the want of confidence debate, thirty persons spoke, making fifty-tAvo yards of matter in “ Hansard,” costing £2,000 AA’hich Avould make three miles of road, or tAvelve miles of track, or pay the honorariums of ten members of the House.

It came out in evidence at the Industrial Home enquiry iioav being held in Auckland that Mr Sheehan and Dr. Pollen had given parents orders for the release of the children. Mr Habcns remarked that neither of these gentlemen hold, or ever held, poAvcrto grant an order for the release of children, and that a release before the expiry of their term could only be effected by Avarrant under the hand of the Governor.

In the Midlothian election speech Mr Gladstone said ;—“ They Avcrc told that the Navigation Act was the foundation of British greatness and glory, and if repealed the Empire would fall. Had it ? Why j instead of that, by giving the colonies freedom at home and free trade abroad, the whole tone of colonial opinion had been changed, the effect being that there was now no alleged British or anti-British party, and the whole colonics declared their undying affection and loyalty for the British Crown. The Liberals had knit together the Empire in the bonds of love, and yet they Avere charged with an intention of dismemberment.

At Oam aru the police have stopped the disposal of property by art union.

The correspondent of the “ Lyttelton Times ” at Wellington furnishes the following particulars of the Government advertising return. The total amount paid for advertising and printing to newspapers by the Government from October 1, 1879, t a March 31, 1880, was £5414, the principal papers receiving as follows: —“ Lyttelton Times,” £319, advertising alone ; “ Press” Company, £2G4, of which £37 was for job printing; “ Otago Daily Times,” £528; 11 Morning Herald,” £125 ; Dunedin “ Star,” £llß ; “ New Zealand Herald,” £332 ; Auckland “ Star,” £4ll, of which £ll9 was for job printing; “ Southland Times,” £6O ; “ Southland News,” £214; “ Timaru Herald,” £lO6 ; South Canterbury Times, £6 ; “ Ashburton Mail,” £33 ; “ Ashburton Herald,” £l6; “ New Zealand Times,” £126 ; “ Chronicle, £l2O ; “ Post,” £lll. Shillings and pence are omitted. Mr George Priest has taken out an auctioner’s license, and in future will wield the hammer on behalf of the firm with which he is connected.