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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2409, 6 December 1880, Page 3

An accident more exciting than serious happened at the new jetty alongside of the Breakwatre to-day. Several workmen were standing on a scaffold supported by ropes alongside of the pile-driver when the hemp gave way and planks and men were precipitated into the water. Luckily the distance they had to drop was only a few feet, the water was not deep enough to drown them, and although the bottom rock was hard they escaped, more frightened than hurt, with sound bones, shattered nerves, and a few scratches. A meeting of the Committee of the Horticultural Society was held on Saturday evening. Present—Messrs Gibson, Mair, W. Lewis, J. L. Harney, Knowles. Eiley, and Petrie. Letters were read from Messrs Stevenson, Kidd, Falconer, Ivory, and Haywood, intima ting that they consented to act as judges. It was resolved that the SubCommittee be authorised to engage a brass band to play on the day of the exhibition from 7 to 10 ; that Messrs W. Dale and Buist be requested to act as judges of song-birds ; and that the offer of Mr E. Green to make cases for the protection of fruit exhibits be accepted. Mr Charles Cavendish Hurrell, who for a considerable period has held the office of Clerk of the B.M. Court, at Ashburton, was found dead under somewhat painful circumstances yesterday. The deceased had been stopping at Coker’s Family Hotel, Christchurch, and for some days he had been suffering from neuralgia, to obtain relief from which he purchased some laudanum from Mr Bonnington, chemist. Some surprise was excited as lie did not appear at usual, and on the room that he occupied being examined at neon, he was found lying dead in his ded. Death is supposed to have been caused by an overdose of laudanum. In addition to the quantity of the drug which Mr Hurrell had evidently consumed, another bottle of it was found in his coat pocket, but this was intended for external use. Mr Hurrell, during his residence in Ashburton, made himself exceedingly, popular, being an active promoter of volunteer affairs and identified with a variety of social movements. Mr Upton invites tenders for alterations io shops, dwellings, and Temperance Hotel .■at Temuka. A meeting of the S.C. Caledonian Society takes place at the Grosvenor Hotel on Wednesday. For continuation of News see fourth page.