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South Canterbury Times, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The King of Samoa and Te Whiti arc dangerously ill. The ships Lutterworth and Fernglen from London have arrived at Auckland. Following the example of Christchurch, it is proposed to hold an industrial exhibition in Dunedin. Sir William Fox has had his ears tested by the music of 2000 Sunday school chil. dren at Nelson. The Timaru Artillery have accepted the challenge of the Temuka Bifles to hold a sham fight on the Prince of Wales’ Birthday (Nov 9.) In the interests of decent tomb stones, an attempt is being made in Wellington to float the Caswell Sound marble quarries. Vcsey Stewart has two shiploads of settlers ready for exportation to Auckland. They will be despatched per Lady Jocelyn and Himalaya.

The Temuka publican—Mr Ollivier, who had one of his whiskers extracted by a potvaliant customer, has had his loss estimated by the Bench at £7 15s. The Waimate Borough Council have struck a rate of one shilling in the pound payable Dec 1 for the seven months be tween Oct 18, and May 31,1881, The Town Clerk at Waimate has been instructed to apply to the Christchurch Acclimatisation Society for a supply of 5000 young trout for the Waiho river; also for permission to protect the fish and issue licenses to anglers.

Mr Henderson’s simple, efficient and inexpensive wire-strainers are coming into general use among the farmers and settlers of the district. The invention beats anything else that has ever been tried for keeping wire fences in good repair.

Yesterday was showery, to-day it has been raining in torrents. The sanitary condition of Timaru, which, in the absence of cess pits and owing to the number of uncovered sewers was becoming deplorable, is likely to be much improved. The Taupeka Times” has been informed, on reliable authority, that a saving is being effected on the permanent way alone of the Invercargill section of the railway of £3OOO a year.

Pearce, who was shot in the l<nee while walking on the banka of the Avon, at Christchurch, died yesterday. Three lads have been arrested and charged with shooting with intent, and his dying depositions were taken in their presence.

A rumor that the body of the missing man Vennell, had been found in the river Avon turns out to be quite unfounded.

The monthly inspection parade of the C Battery N.Z.A, Captain Hamersley in command, took place yesterday evening. Captain Hamersley took the opportunity to inform the members that it was intended to hold a Battery encampment at Timaru, mencing about November 15.

Mr Bateman will lecture on the advantages of co-operation, at the Masonic Hotel St. Andrews, this evening, Mr Bradshaw in the chair ; at Foil’s Hotel, Makikihi, tomorrow, Mr Gr. F, Lovegrove in the chair ; at the Temperance Hotel, Waimatc, on Saturday, Mr Bradshaw in the chair. In the case of Charles Mcllroy, of Auckland it has been ruled that a married woman, although separated from her husband for many years, cannot affiliate her children without producing absolute proof of her husband’s death. This is at variance with a decision, which was given some time ago in the case of Daniel White, of Dunedin.

Mr and Mrs Swinton, the popular host and hostess of the Winchester Hotel, entertained a number of friends and visitors at a dinner on Tuesday evening in celebration of the opening of the trout-fishing season. Of course there were a large number of the knights of the rod present, Dr Fish occupying the chair, and Mr Hamersley, the vicechair. Dinner was placed on the table at 9 o’clock. A number of capital songs were sung during the evening, and the usual loyal, local, and patriotic toasts were proposed and duly honored. The proceedings terminated by the singing of the National Anthem, and votes of thanks to Mr and Mrs Swinton.

A meeting of the South Canterbury Caledonian Society was held last night at the Grosvenor Hotel. Present—Messrs Sinclair (Chairman), Bell, Stuart, Levien, Maclean, and Davidson (Secretary). The balance sheet, showing a balance of £ll Os lOd on the right side of the ledger, was adopted. The following office-bearers were elected :—President : Mr James Bruce; Vice-Presidents ; Messrs Meikle and A. Sinclair; Hon. Treasurer: Mr W. McKenzie Directors : Messrs Sinclair, Levien, Stuart, Bell, Fraser, McLaren, James King, Evans, T. B. Jones, Waugh, McPherson, and T. B. Jones. Messrs Stuart, Maclean, and Bell were appointed a Committee to elect a Secretary, as a successor to Mr Davidson, resigned. Messrs Sinclair, Maclean and Stuart were appointed a Sports’ Committee to arrange programme, Ac.

The following immigrants are expected per ship Opawa, due at Lyttelton about October 30 .-—James Kennedy and family, Mary Eliza McAllister, Catherine Kc- V vanagh, Debia Jane Mallett, Bridget Eourke, Sarah Small, Flora Williams' Mary Walker, Mary Akers, Mary and Honorah Dower, Mary McHenry, Lizzie and Mary Ann Rooney, Elizabeth, John, and Elizabeth Leckonby, Mary Brosnahan, Henrietta Sharp, Honorah Lannine, Eliza Ridings, Ann McGrath, Kate McGrath, Mary Ryan, Ellen Murphy, Rebecca Catherine Wilkinson, Eliza Hood, Margaret Twaddle, Mary Jane Emmerson, MaryNano, and Kate Fitzgerald, Kate Poff, JohannaCarrall, Johanna Margaret Hogan, Ellen Mary Keane.

The sale of privileges at the forthcoming Agricultural Show took place this morning at Maclean and Stewart’s auction rooms. Nearly 100 persons were present, and the bidding was brisk. A preliminary discussion took place as to publicans’ privileges, but the auctioneer assured the bidders that the purchasers of the booths would be prohibited from sub-letting the refreshment department, or competing injuriously with the retailers of pastries and sweetmeats, while the purchaser—Mr Thos. Eichmond—amidst roars of laughter, intimated that he would confine his attention pretty exclusively “to whiskey.” The total proceeds of the sale amounted to £IOO 15s, showing a slight improvement on last year’s returns. The following are the details:— Nos. 1 and 2 publican’s booth, £32 and £2B, Thomas Eichmond ; Nos. 1 and 2, refreshment booths, £l4 5s and £l3, J, B. Witt and Co.; merry-go-round, £7 10s; Muller; toy stall, £O, Marks. Mr Talbot, who presided at the lecture on “Co-operation” delivered by Mr Bateman, at Temuka, last evening, made an excellent hit. Attention having been called to the fact that £SIOO had been netted by a speculator who purchased 68,000 bushels of oats on the Seadown estate for Is per bushel and netted 2s s.§d per bushel by exporting them to lireat Britain, Mr Talbot brought the matter home with telling force to farmers and laborers alike by remarking “ that if the oats in question had been shipped by the producers through a co-operative association the large profit of over £SOOO would, instead of going into the pocket of the nonproducer, have gone to those who worked for it, and who might have employed working men, many of whom are now idle, in bringing more land under cultivation.” Another speaker cited how an artisan renting a house from a landlord at 4s per week, by joining a co-operative association paid only 4s 6d per week rent for his house, the difference being that at the end of 15 years, the house was his own.

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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2370, 21 October 1880, Page 2

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South Canterbury Times, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2370, 21 October 1880, Page 2

South Canterbury Times, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2370, 21 October 1880, Page 2

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