NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2498, 23 March 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Shares in the West Coast Railway Company are in good demand. On Monday evening a boy named James Bird, aged 8 years persisted in racing a tram car in Colombo street, Christchurch. He died next morning with a fractured skull.

Gibson who shot down a man named Kerison in cold blood some time ago, will be tried at Christchurch on April G, The American plea of temporary insanity, will, it is said be urged.

James Kennedy, for breaking into , a cottage near Orari Bridge and stealing some blankets and wearing apparel, has been sentenced to one month’s imprisonment with hard labour, by the Geraldine Bench.

The “ Ashburton Guardian” records the foJlowing:—A friend of ours at Dromore had a handsome grey mare that he gave 60 guineas for. .There was something amiss with her, and he sent her to a veterinary surgeon in town. After a lapse of three weeks he received the following account—“To attending grey mare £1 10s. By carcase of grey mare, LI 10s. Settled, T.C.D.”

Dr Burrows, of Eangiora, has been seriously injured by a fall from his buggy. Owing to the arbitrary manifesto of the Inspectorial captain of the New Zealand convict establishments the Governors of gaols refuse to supply the usual weekly statistics to the Press.

Henry Anderson, formerly editor of the “Chronicle ” and “Post,” and one of the most vigorous waiters in the colony, has been remanded by the Wellington Bench on a charge of lunacy.

The following civil cases were disposed of yesterday afternoon, too late for publication in our last issue :—A. M’Kellar v, Powell—Claim, £66 is. Aset-off £52 5s 3d was put in. Judgment for plaintiff with costs. John Webb v. T. W, Fyfe—Claim, £7 16s Gd, A set-off being put in and admitted, judgment was given for plainfff for balance, fls, without costs. By telegram from Sydney we learn that at a special meeting of the Exhibition commissioners on Wednesday the executive commissioner submitted his final report. A vote of thanks to the Queen and Prince of Wales for their loan collections was passed. The total receipts were £51,000, and the working expenses £52,000. The wages-alonc amounted to £16,000,

The American order uf Oddfellows have decided to hold their next annual session in DuneJin. The following officers have been elected for the ensuing year:—John Boyd, Grand Master ; Thomas Bracken, Deputy Grand Master : W, J, Williams, Grand Warden : James Alexander, Grand Treasurer ; William Eeed, Grand Secretary. The Lodge decided that the next session be held in Dunedin.

The “ European Mail ” says ;—“ The Referee reports from the “ Sydney Bulletin” of November 20,1880, a somewhat remarkable account of the Hanlan-and-Tricket race as ‘ a splendid account of what did not take place.’ We should think so, too. There is hardly a word of truth in the whole report, which is supposed to have been sent by special cable to the “ Bulletin.” The Prince of Wales, for instance, was not present, and therefore could not have shaken hands with the combatants, and made use of the expression. ‘ May the best man win !' Nor is it a fact that Anthony Eroude, Charles Reade, and a celebrated bishop were present disguised as reporters. Then the idea of Sir Julius Vogel mingling with the sporting fraternity and betting £350 at ‘ under and over ’ before the start is too absurd, we should think, to be believed by any colonist. If the Sydney Bulletin ”is a comic paper, then it is easy to understand that the report referred to was intended as a joke, and would be so regarded by its readers.”

The Victoria Lodge,-no. 57, Protestant Alliance Friendly Society of Australia, holds a special meeting in the Lodge Room this evening.