South Canterbury Times. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2402, 27 November 1880, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1880. NEWS OF THE DAY.

The boy Cullamore having stated that he had thrown Dr Chilton’s watch into a pond on the property of Mr A. Perry, a man was yesterday engaged in dragging the same for the missing valuables, but could find no trace of them.

Among the petitions that have been submitted to the Public Petitions Committee is that of Win. White, who states that allotment OH, in the town of Timaru, owned br him, was taken by the Government for public purposes, without his knowledge, in lH7(i; that in 1878 he sold the land, but, having afterwards become aware that the Government had seized the land, he was compelled to refund the purchase money. He prays that he be compensated for difference in price of purchase, for interest, and for legal expenses, being £B7 IHs 7d over the £oo awarded by the Government as the price of the land taken. The committee are of opinion that the Public Works Department complied with the law, made fairy inquiry, and took the usual course to notify all persons interested in the land by giving public notice in a paper published in the district where the land is situated. The loss occasioned by the action in Court is a matter between the petitioner and his solicitor who advised him to defend it. The committee, under these circumstances, do not see their Way to recommend that compensation be paid to the petitioner. We have to thank Messrs Newman and Co., of 42, Hart street, Dloomsbury, London, W.C., for a copy of “ The Doom of the Great City,” a graphically written brochure, which, after dilating upon the the frightful immorality of the Great City (London) gives an imaginary description of its sudden collapse or rather that of its inhabitants, who in the space of one night arc choked to death by a London fog of more than ordinary density. The narrative is supposed to have been written by a survivor who was fortunate enough to be out of town at the time of the dread catastrophe and who subsequently emigrated to New Zealand from which colony the story of the fall of London is written in the year 11)12 for the benelit of succeeding generations. The author has evidently borrowed his idea of the sinful city suddenly overwhelmed, from the fate of the buried Pompeii. The little book has attained a sale of 40,000 copies and it is to be hoped that it may effect its author’s dcisgn—certainly not an unambitious one—the reformation of the “ Great City,” while there is yet time !

At Longwood (Southland) yesterday, a

nugget weighing Oozs ISldwts was purchased from McGregor and Loft.. The Electric Boy has made his appearance in Dunedin and is shocking the citizens. He intends visiting Timaru in a few days. Some of the Te Aroha mining speculators are very indignant because the Government regulations prohibit shepherding.

In avoiding a caravan of wild beasts belonging to Cole’s Circus, an Auckland woman walked over the Queen street wharf and but for the promptitude of a sailor there would have been an imprest.

The programme of the Annual llegatta to be held in the roadstead, on Dec 10 (Anniversary Day) appears in another column, by which it will be seen that a capital list of events has been prepared and a most enjoyable day's amusement may he safely anticipated. The Timaru regatta has always been attractive, and this year it promises, if all goes well, to he more titan ordinarily successful.

Special attention is called to the price list of the Bodarrow 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 required beyond the following facts . The firm was established in 18 Ilf, and since then have gained prize medals at the Exhibitions of London, Paris, Vienna, etc., for excellence of manufacture. They arc appointed, by warrant, watchmakers to the Queen of England, Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Bussia and the Bey of Tunis. fAdvt.]