NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2406, 2 December 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Clntha Agricultural Show was held yesterday. Government has decided, after consideration, to have Tuhi, the {murderer of Miss Dobio, brought down to Wellington by the Hinemoa. His trial takes place at the next sitting of the Supremo Court, which takes place on Thursday, oth inst., in Wellington. Mr Stewart, District Engineer at Auckland, has received notice that his services will be dispensed with by the Public Works Department owing to the necessity for retrenchment. Yesterday a Maori was found in Manakau harbor, Auckland, sitting on the top of a boat which was floating mast down, with sails set and tied. The Maori said he had been on board two hours, and he was much exhausted but could not account for the accident. A meeting of the Timaru llegatta Committee took place at the Club Hotel last night. Present—Mr E. Smith (chairman) Captain Mills, Messrs -I. Hill, W. F. Newbery, S. Cunnniug, P. Bradley, T. Chapman, and J. King (secretary.) The following nominations for the Champion Race were received: —Mr P. Bradley’s Zebra (four oars), Mr D. Mackay’s Endeavor (four oars), Timaru Boating Club’s Wainiea (four oars), Timaru Boating Club's Waitui (five oars), Mr G. Bell’s Snowdrop (six oars). At a meeting of the Timaru and Temuka contingents of the C.Y'.C. Corps, held at the Star Hotel, Temuka, on Tuesday evening Quarter-master Sergeant McGuinness in the chair, it was decided that the two contingents should be amalgamated. The following officers were then elected : —Mr A. W. Wright, Captain; Trooper J. T. M. Hayhurst, Lieutenant; Sergeant Lewis, Sub-Lieutenant; and Trooper Durham, M.R.C.V.S., Veterinary Surgeon. The following arc the Hospital returns for the month of November: —Patients under treatment at date of last return — Males HO, females 4; admitted during the month —males 12, females 7; total, SH. Discharged during the month—Cured 12, relieved 6, incurable 5, dead 1; total, 24. Remaining under treatment —Males 21, females 8 ; total, 20. Outdoor patients relieved, 29.

A Dresden lawyer, named Senikrch, is reported to have solved the very diflicult problem of inventing a “ control apparatus,” as he calls it, which will make it impossible for cabdrivers to cheat their employers. The apparatus was recently fixed to a number of Dresden droschken, which were drhen all day about the streets and returned home at night with a most exact register of the business done during the day. The apparatus is said to record how many single “ fares,” and how many double or more “ fares ” have used the cab, how far they have travelled, what hour and minute of the day and night each person has entered or left the cab, whether each person or party has hired the cab “ by four or by time,” and how long and at what period of the day the cab has stood empty.

The Waimate Racing Club and the Waimate Steeplechase Club have, been amalgamated, rf The annual race meeting will be held on Nfew Year’s Day.

The “ Vbiiararapa Standard says;—“A private letter lying before us asserts that Sir Julius Vogel has telegraphed to a relative in Dunedin that he intends coming out again to take part in our political strife.”

At Christchurch at’ present charitable aid to the tunc of £ll2 Gs is served out weekly, to 171 persons Returns shew that the total number of women deserted by their husbands," and receiving relief, is 37; and the number of children similarly circumstanced llfi. The return is to be sent to the Colonial Treasurer with a request that negotiations be made with the other colonies for arrangements by which husbands may be brought back and punished.

The Lynch Family of Bellringers announce that they will open at the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening, for a season of two nights, in their popular entertainment. The Lynches have always been favourites in Timaru, and their farewell performances here prior to their early departure for Australia should attract crowded houses. The company appeared to a crowded house at Tenmka last night.

Special attention is called to the price list of the Eodanow 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 181!), and since then have gained prize medals at the Exhibitior s of London, Paris, Vienna, etc., for excellence of manufacture. They are appointed, by warrant, watchmakers to the Queen of England, Prince of Wales, the Emperor of Russia and the Bey of Tunis. TAdvt.)