South Canterbury Times. MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2325, 30 August 1880, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr James Henderson, blacksmith and farrier, of this town, has invented an appliance that will recommend itself to the owners of wire fences. It is a wire strainer of an exceedingly simple and ingenious character. The strainer consists of a piece of ij-iuch iron pipe about (5 inches in length. Two holes arc perforated near the centre of the tube, one for the reception of the viic and the other for a pin to keep it when wound up from unwinding. One end of the tube is squared, so that a handle can be adjusted, and a few turns brings the wiie to the necessary tension. The great advantage of the tubular stainer over the ordinary ratchet, is its simplicity of construction, efficiency, portability and cheapness. The most ordinary ratchets cost Hs to Is each, while Mr Henderson’s contrivance cun be produced at Is per dozen.

The foot-ball match to be played tomorrow, North v. South Canterbury, will take place in Mr Archer’s paddock, in North street, kindly lent for the occasion. The South Canterbury team will be represented as follows;—Anderson, back ; Eichbaum and Smith, half-backs; Fraser, Wood and Craig, quarter-hacks ; llarnersley (Oajrtain), Giles, Lough, Wood, Jones, Smith, Shirtcliffo, Brett, and Reid, forwards ; with Fowler, Burnett, and Campbell as emergencies.

A -photograph that bears unquestionable testimony to the productiveness of the soil in and around Timaru, has just been executed by Mr Coxhead, of this town. It is a mountain of wheat, stacked by Messrs P. Cunningham and Co. alongside of the railway' line awaiting the arrival of trucks to convey' it to Lyttelton, where it is to be shipped. Nearly 100,000 hags arc ranged on top of each other. In the foreground is an empty truck, while grouped on the heap are about a dozen men ready to begin loading operations. The spectacle of about a thousand tons of grain even on a wellexccutcd photograph 20 inches by 10 is an impressive one and it certainly ought to have a place at the Melbourne Exhibition. Waimatc Junction has been rc-christencd and is to be known in future as Studhohno junction. A man named Daniel Stockwood, employed by Nil - C. Bourne of Makikihi, is reported to be missing. It appears that Stockwood left Waimate yesterday week for his home and the same day his horse was found riderless at Deep Creek. The horse has been returned to Mr Bourne. The police were out on Saturday searching for the missing man, and yesterday they found him at Makikihi alive and well.

On mid after Wednesday next passenger trains will leave Timaru as under : Morning train for Ashburton, at 7.0 a.m.> or lb minutes later than at present ; Express for Ashburton, 0.20 p.m., 5 minutes later ; evenin'.' train, 1.05 p.m., 20 minutes earlier ; morning train for Oamaru, at 7.20 a.m., the same ns at present ; mid-day train (Express), 1.10 p.m., G minutes earlier; even inf; train, 1.00 p.m., as at present ; for Albnry : morn in" train, 7.10 a.m., or lb minutes later ; evening train, as at present.

The second of the series of promenade concerts by the Timaru Artillery Hand tool-: place on Saturday evening. The attendance was very satisfactory, as were the selections performed during the evening; and the songs, introduced at intervals, pleasantly varied the proceedings. Why they should be called promenade concerts, however, it would he dillienlt to say, seeing that the public arc not given the opnortnnity of promenading. A bench runs round the hall, and here such of the visitors as do not dance sit down, hut the body of the hall is occupied by the dancers, who keep it up incessantly. On Saturday night the number of ladies present was limited, and the male dancers, who went spinning round like Japanese humming tops, had the ball pretty well to themselves.

The quavrymen woikirg for the Government at Groyinouth have struck against the 10 per cent reductions, and public sympathy is in their favor. At Auckland an agitator named Oarrard has appeared who alleges that he successfully urged the cause of the working class in Sydney’, and says that with their aid in New Zealand he will “compel the Government of this colony' to furnish us with employment to make an honest living; not as they do at Canterbury, give 2s a clay, but a fair wage so that our wives and children may' walk tiro streets respectably’.”

At Auckland, Win. Crosslsy, the son of a deceased clergyman, has been sentenced to three months’ imprisonment for larceny.

iS. Brown, ironmonger and ironworker of Victoria street, Auckland, and a deacon of the Baptist Church, together with two assistants appeared before the Bench on Saturday, charged with vagrancy. In accordance with instructions they had proceeded on hoard the barque Glimpse at midnight for the purpose of repairing the galley when the captain immediately' sent for a jjoliccman and despite their explanations and remonstrances had them locked up for the night. The captain has apologised.

The Timaru portion of the ’Frisco mail consisting of nine sacks of letters and newspapers arrived here at 1 a.m. this morning. On retaining home on Friday last Sir F. Archer was agreeably surprised to find awaiting him a handsome silver salver, on which a huntsman and hounds with a representation of Mr Archer’s residence were neatly engraved and cnchclcd with the inscription: “Presented to Fulbert Archer, Esq, by a few friends who have enjoyed the first season’s Hare hunting with his Beagles in the Timaru district, gist July, 1880."

Southern members are returning to their homes. Among the passengers that accompanied the Wan Francisco mail bags through the night were the lions. H. J. Miller and W. H. Reynolds, M.L.C.’s, and Messrs McCaughan, McLean, Driver, Whrimski, Shanks. and Jones, M.H.ll.’s. Mesdames McLean and Whrimski were also passengers. Mr Weddon came by the same train as far as Ashburton.

The people of Auckland arc subscribing towards the construction of a yacht to be entered for lire first-class yacht race at the Melbourne regatta.

A series of Saturday lectures to teachers by Mr Hammond, Inspector of schools, was opened auspiciously on Saturday at the Public School. Fifty-six teachers representing all parts of South Canterbury, put in an appearance and entered with considerable spirit into the proceedings. Mr Hammond will devote himself to science and drawing, and Mr Wimmonds to vocal music. The Government has consented to defray the travelling expenses of teachers desirous of attending the classes, less one guinea each, which is to be paid by the Board.

'Woman’s Influence” will form thsubject of a lecture this evening, in the Wesleyan Church, Hank Street, by the Lev. Alex. Held, of Christchurch.