NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2473, 21 February 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY .

At Queenstown the other da}', Warden Keddell said he intended to be very careful in granting Chinese rights. Some limit must be placed to names and in future applicants coming before him must be identified when taking out a miner’s right.

At the Thorndon Baths, Wellington, a few days ago, a young lady of twenty w T as placidly rescued from drowning by a girl of twelve. She had got out of her depth and sunk three times, w’hen the brave child swam to her assistance, and catching her by the hair, held her up till aid was procured. The name of the juvenile heroine is Mary Burns.

The Arrow correspondent of the “ Cromwell Argus ” writes :—“ The great influx of harvest hands has been accounted for by what appear to bo well-grounded rumors of several farmers having telegraphed to Dunedin and several towns in Southland for men who, when they arrived here, found they were not wanted. Such a proceeding borders on heartlessness, and should be reprehended.”

The Artillery Volunteer Band assembled by the Ship Hotel on Saturday night and played a number of popular selections, which, judging by the crowd that gathered to listen to the music, were highly appreciated. '1 he band is much in need of new instruments, and the members intend canvassing the town shortly for subscriptions. They should have no difficulty in collecting a sufficient sum because their Saturday night open air concerts have become quite a popular institution in' Timaru.

There is a gentleman of the pastoral persuasion, not far from Dnbbo, who if justly regarded as a keen hand at a bargain. In the city of Dubbo there is a butcher, who is also believed to have his head level and to know his way about. Said the butcher to squatter, “ Mr A., have you any fat sheep I,’ Mr A. bad fat sheep, and after fome fencing a bargain was concluded. The butcher bought the sheep at a price per head—a condition being (it was about August) that he was to return the skins to Mr A. That wily butcher did return the skins, but Mr A. found that before killing the butcher had shorn the sheep. Mr A. protested, but the butcher replied, “ You bargained for the skins, and you’ve got ’em,” But alas 1 for Mutton Chops. His smartness availed him nothing after all. Mr A. sued him and recovered £4O damages.—iEgles,

At Palmerston, on Tuesday, a man named Carew was sentenced to a month’s imprisonment for sheep stealing at Inch Yallcv.

In the New Zealand letter of the ‘ Banking Record ’ for January will bo found the following singular assertions : —So many of the London papers have taken to evil prophecy, that the standing leader of the New Zealand local newspaper is on the error of its financial contemporary. I feel almost inclined to follow the example of the chief commoner of England, ami name the person who inspires the hostility of the London • Times.’ He is perfectly well known here, having been for many j r cars a partner in various runs in Southland and Otago with a gentleman still resident in Northern Otago; but I will refrain. . . . The animosity of the prophet of the Jupiter of London is t o be largely ascribed to personal feeling against one of the agents for floating the last loan. So well is this known that the New Zealand wise men are likely to place almost too little confidence in the sad denunciation of the “ Times.” Other papers have taken their tone from the “Times,” hence these tears —in London.”

At the R.M. Court this morning, before R. Beetham Esq. U.M., Samuel Henry Richards, charged with wife desertion at Christchurch in 1877, was remanded to Christchurch. Thomas Dillon, for committing a breach of the Boiough bye-laws, and allowing his horse to wander at large, was lined os. The case Borough Council v. Bruce in which the defendant is summoned for a breach of the Borough building regulations, was called on for hearing. There arc ten informations laid against the defendant. Mr Reid for the defendant applied to have the cases further adjourned for a month, in order to give his client time to comply with the regulations. The application was granted, and the Court then rose.

Mr P. J. Bell’s consultation on the Dunedin Cup closes on Wednesday, the drawing taking place at 8 o'clock that evening. The tickets arc going olt rapidly, and intending speculators will have to make application at once if they desire to have a chance.