NEW ZEALAND.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2377, 29 October 1880, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND.

[Peb “Times” Special Wibe.] Rifle Practice Auckland Oct. .29 The first of a scries of rifle matches to test the relative merits of existing sights and targets as compared with the system of white sights and black targets at the rifle range, yesterday, was in favor of the latter. Wanganui Agrictural Show. Wanganui, Oct. 29. The Agricultural Show yesterday was the most successful ever held in 'Wanganui. The exhibits were unusually numerous, and the attendance was excellent. The champion thoroughbred horse Patriarch, the champion draugl.it horse young Lofty, and the champion bull Matilda, were exhibited by Mr Lcnnan, last year’s winner. Owen and Lethbridge’s Luke of Edinburgh received the second prize, and they also secured two champion prizes for longwoolled sheep, the Lincoln prize being won by Mr John Watt. The show of sheep was particularly choice. All the other classes Averc well filled, the railway enabling settlers in Bangitikei and Manawatu to compete. An Artful Dodger. CuursTcuußcir, Oct. 29. At the Magistrate’s Court John Chute Neligan alias John Walsh was committed for trial for making a false declaration for the purpose of obtaining money deposited by one John Walsh in the Post Office Savings Bank. When arrested a number of pieces of paper were found in the prisoner’s possession which, Avhen put together proved to be a deposit receipt which be bad obtained possession of instead of the real John Walsh. A Big Trout. A trout, 3i inches long, and Aveighing 12i pounds,was caught in the river Avon last night. Enterprise Rewarded. At Lyttelton to-day W. Wyatt was sentenced to 12 months, and H. McKinnon, and J. Leslie, to 0 mouths each for broaching the cargo of the ship Jessie Headman. An ITnseaworthy Ship. Dunedin, Oct. 29. Tnc notorious case of the ship Clara Hargreaves is under the consideration of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. The Harbor Board yesterday resolved to forward a remonstrance to the Government protesting against their action in alloAving the vessel to proceed to sea. Mackay, ship-builder, and Capt. Thomson unite in saying that the ship was in a most unseaAvortby state. The latter said the Government supported him till now. Theft from a Ship. At the City Court, Henry Scherwensky was charged Avith stealing a large quantity of Avearing apparel from the ship Durham. A portion of the articles were found at Ids dwelling. lie Avas remanded for a Aveek. Singular Death. At Palmerston an inquest was held touching the sudden death of Deborah Forrester, a domestic. The medical evidence showed that death was caused by internal hemorrhage, the case being similar to Adelaide Neilsou’s. Cricket. The match, "Wallace v. Dunedin is very hollow. Wallacejire all out for 30, Dunedin has three out for 80.

F The ship Glenora from London with thirty passengers has arrived at Auckland > after a passage of 82 days from port to port. An exhibition, which was offensive rather than funny, is stated to have taken place in one of the church bazaars last evening Two overgrown infants, in the disguise of youths, amused themselves for a time by carrying round a highly flavored mongrel on their shoulders, to the intense annoyance of the lady stall-keepers and other, visitors. Dog-mixture at a public meeting is usually voted a nuisance, but at a church bazaar it is certainly an infringement of the good manner which ought to characterise the intellectual puppy.

At the Christchurch Supreme Court on Monday, the case of Hoddinot v. Barrett was heard before His Honor Mr Justic e Johnston and a special jury. The plaintiff sought to recover £SOO ordinary and £2OO special damages for the defendant having left open and unprotected a trench in Manchester street whilst making the tramway, whereby the plaintiff, who was riding a horse along Colombo street, was thrown into the trench and suffered considerable injury. The plaintiff alleged that the illness thus caused, has caused him to lose his position in the Government service as a telegraphist. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £415.

The Alexandra Lodge, T.O.G.T, resumed its meetings and business yesterday evening in theEechabite Hall. D.D.G.W.C.T. Bro. Walcot took the chair, and congratulated the Lodge on its revival. He said he was certain it would succeed, now that the secessionists had cleared out, and there was ample room for a strong Lodge at the south side of Timaru. Two members were admitted by clearance, and next Thursday was appointed for the .election and installation of the officers for the ensuing quarter. Mr Moore, as a member of the preliminary committee for establishing temperance entertainments and coffee-rooms was present, and explained that the object of the committee was to provide by means of a co-operative association, a a suitable place where working men could spend their evenings with comfort, and free from the temptations of drinking retreats.

Considerable surprise has been expressed at the fact that although Timaru has several old established breweries, and ale and porter figured in the prize list, no awards have apparently been made at the recent Agricultural and Pastoral Show. The facts, so far as we have been able to ascertain are as follows:—The Phoenix Brewery Company, Messrs Cubbitt and Co. bottling agents, and Messrs Annett and Edmiston forwarded samples of ale and porter in bulk and bottle and paid the entrance fees, amounting to 255, in the usual way. On the afternoon of the Show, on enquiring what had become of the awards, they had the mortification to be curtly informed that the judges of beer had had their palates so disorganised by the butter and cheese they had tasted,that they were quite unable to proceed with the brewers’ samples. The exhibitors are naturally indignant at the way they have been treated, and it is suggested that as the Agricultural Association have plainly broken their contract by taking the entrance money and awarding no prizes, the 25s should be handed over to the Timaru hospital.

Another of those grand periodical shows of meat that distinguish Messrs Peacock and Geaney’s West End Butchery has been on view this afternoon, and will be continued this evening. The spacious shop has been dressed with the fat. of the land arrayed with artificial flowers and other decorations in the highest style of the butcher’s art. Some fine carcases of oxen occupy a central position. They are part of the celebrated stock of the late J. Landsborough, and they testify with rolls of fat, judiciously mixed with lean, to the quality of the pastures and the favorable character of the season. There is also on view a large number of prime lambs and porkers of all sizes, besides the usual display of choice mutton, beef, and veal. The small goods window is a picture worth photographing, and a glance at it is enough to drive a hearty appetite into a sick headache, [Advt.] A meeting of the shareholders of the Permanent Building Society of Otago will take place at Mr Zicslcr’s office on November!, at Bp.m.