NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2400, 25 November 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Homeward mail via San Francisco, which left Auckland on October 12, was delivered in London on Tuesday. The ship Remington, which left Lyttelton on August 23, has reached London. The Tc Aioharush is draining the neighbouring country. 10 residents left Cambridge in one day. A Thames miner named McGregor has been killed by falling off a ladder while descending the Moanatiri mine. The shaics in the Farmers' Co-operative Association are going oif very rapidly and their is every prospect of the scheme arriving at a successful issue. The steward of the Wairoa from London, which arrived yesterday at Port Chalmers, died from a stroke of paralysis during the voyage. For the first time for nearly a fortnight, a case of drunkenness was heard to-day at the II.M. Court, when Mr LeCren, -T.P., fined a first offender--a woman—ss. The female, who is the first of her sex that has figured in Timaru for drunkenness for over twelve months, was a married lady.

The P. and 0. Company's steamer Bokhara, from (ialle, with the inward Suez mails, which left London on October 22, arrived at Kin” George’s Sound, Western Australia yesterday. A Napier telegram states that 'the Government having promised work to certain destitute Scandinavians at low rates of wages, Mr Ormond asKs for the same concession for English bush settlers. The dismissed Police Inspectors are falling on their logs. Ex-Inspector Mallard, of Dunedin, has stumbled upon a flattering testimonial, 170 sovs., and a steady billet worth £8(10 a year, and Mr W. G. Pox, late Police Inspector at Invercargill has been appointed clerk and treasurer to the Wallace County Council.

The “ Thames Advertiser” of yesterday contains a letter from Mr Sheehan in respect to the Te Aroha meeting, which ho had seen announced, and in which lie says: “ In self-defence, I trust that the spirit of fair play which has always characterised the Thames people of all sides of opinion, will not permit me to be placed upon my trial and condemned unheard. When I addressed my constituents a few months ago, I entered into the whole question of Patetcre. and 'when I next address them, which I hope to he able to do shortly after my return from Wellington, I shall be prepared'again to discuss the question, and to invite discussion by any person present at my meeting.”

American advices state that Professor Bell, inventor of the telephone, has read a paper before the American Association for the advancement of science, detailing experiments he has made whereby be has demonstrated that, without a conducting wire as in sound can be conveyed from station by means of a beam of light. The “receiver” in this case is silenium, and by controlling the form or character of the light vibrations on this body the quantity of the sound can be controlled and all varieties of human speech obtained. The professor has spoken in this manner with another person at a distance of HOOft.

The “ Bruce Herald ” thus writes of the metropolis of Southland : Invercargill occupies in New Zealand the place which a disappointed old maid or old bachelor occupies in society. The people of that town are habitually growling, barking, and showing their teeth. They are in a chronic state of discontent and agitation. Has tnoir moist climate anything to do with this incessant ahti-Job-like complaining ? Never satisfied, their cry is “ give ! give!”

An adventure which, fortunately, was unattended witli serious consequences, happened to a two-horse water-cart last evenin'?. The vehicle laden with an iron tank containin'? 100 gallons of water, was entering Mr Hamersley’s gate-way, when one of the houses jibhed, and the cart backing into the street channel, the tank was shot into the street. A group of water-carriers who had been vainly trying to extract water from the adjacent town-pump, speedily surrounclcd the tank, filled their vessels, and went on their way rejoicing. Intending visitors to the Dunedin Show and llaces are referred to an advertisement in another column, by which they will see that ordinary single fare tickets issued at Christchurch, Invercargill or intermediate stations, on any day between Nov. 27, and Dec. 1, will be available for return up to and including Monday Dec. 6. Special attention is called to the price list of the Rodanow Manufacturing Co., of Boston, published in these columns. All those wishing to secure an excellent and correct timekeeper are recommended to address themselves to this old and reliable firm. No further evidence of the invariable good quality of their manufactures will be requited beyond the following facts . The linn was’ established in 184!), and since then have gained prize medals at the Exhibitions of E-ondon, Paris, Vienna, etc., for excellence of manufacture. They arc appointed, by warrant, watchmakers to the Queen of England, Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Prussia and the l!ey of Tunis. fAdvt.J