NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2535, 6 May 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

At the inquest yesterday, on John Ford, who was thrown from a dray at Makikihi, on Wednesday, and killed, a verdict “ That the deceased met his death by the wheel of a dray passing over his body,” was returned. Mr Ferguson, of the “ Tuapcka Times,” who was at Otara, on his ivuirn met at Clinton a Mrs Wilson, from Timaru, who was going down, but he ad' ‘-er to return to town, which she di - Tus band was one of those who booked on board, and whose name did not, therefore, appear on the passenger list.

Contrary to the expectations of the doctors the unfortunate man Michael Quirk now lying in the Hospital, has exhibited some signs of rallying from the effects of his self-inflicted injuries, and it is now not at all improbable that he may, become an inmate of Sunnyside Asylum for the second time.

The following is the latest phase of Chinese immigration : —The steamer Lydia, Captain Poulson, put in Honolulu with 700 Chinese on board. They mutinied, and threatened to murder the European crew, and the captain applied to the authorities for assistance. The police endearoured to board the vessel, but after exhausting their ammunition retired, and the Chinamen then attacked the crew in the forecastle, but as 16 of them had served their time in the German army they fought for their lives, and drove the Chinese backdown the hold, and closed the hatches on them till the police and soldiers arrived. The Honolulu Gazette says 80 of the late (Chinese) importation arc reported to be pirates by profession. They will have a clear field in that line of business, which has been left unworked up to the present by our own people. Twenty-two eases of smallpox have been taken from the Lydia to the hospital at Honolulu.

The Dunedin correspondent of the “ Grom we” Argus” is responsible for the following:—“ A somewhat exciting case is said to be pending in the law courts —or rather a series of cases. The ‘ upper ten’ will be affected. The.circumstances are of a delicate nature. Briefly this is the rumor :—A lady surprised her husband with a domestic. Unfortunately she made a mistake as regards the identity of the female, and spread amongst a -number of acquaintances a scandal concerning an innocent woman, a nurse. The aggrieved woman is consequently bringing act ions for defamation of character against some six or seven ladies in the best Dunedin society—or rather against their husbands. The lady who spread the scandal is, of course, amongst the number, and her husband has to bear the brunt of it. This will make it pleasant for him.”

Special Announcement. —New Winter Drapery—Wood and Smith beg to announce that they have opened a splendid assortment of Autumn and Winter Drapery, comprising an immense lot of Maids’, Ladies’, and Children’s Jackets and Ulsters, at exceptionally low prices. New Millinery. —Shepherd’s Buildings, Main South Load, Timaru,— [Advt.]