NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2618, 11 August 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Timaru Harbor Board Endowment Bill was read a third time and passed in the House of Representatives yesterday. There was no business at the R.M. Court this morning. The usual fortnigbly meeting of the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society, Victoria Lodge, was held in the Sophia street hall last evening. The Lodge was quickly called to order, and the initiatory ceremony commenced, the new members being subsequently introduced to the Lodge. Four candidates were also proposed and accepted subject to medical supervision. The remaining business was speedily disposed of to enable the late Entertainment' Committee to bring up a report. Messrs J. M. Shepherd, R. A* Kent, J. lloseoe, W. Parsons, J, Howies, and Goddard Jackson were appointed a committee to carry out and arrange details of an entertainment to he given on or about the 2fith iust. full particulars of which will he duly advertised. We arc requested to state that should any member or friend, present on the last occasion, not receive an invitation, any member of the committee will be glad to forward same on notification. The Town Council of I’eterboro, U.S., lately di-covcred the startling fact that the town owns 3000 shares in the Midland Railway, worth £30,000 sterling, or about 150,000d015. The stock was acquired in 1851, and is said to be “as good as the wheat.” A majority of the councillors had not the faintest idea that such was the case.

In the Houhc yesterday, in-replying to Mr Hutchinson, Mr Dick said Government was aware a fine of £2O had been inflicted by the Wellington Court for selling a hare without a license. They considered the fine out of all proportion to the magnitude of the offence, and steps had been taken to amend the law. At a meeting of delegates of the trade societies of Birmingham held recently, a resolution was passed that a letter be despatched to Messrs Bright and Chamberlain expressing the determination of the working classes of Birmingham to persevere in the agitation for the establishment of counterrailingduties to neutralise foreign export bounties. A f.wy dress ball will be held at the Volunteer Artillery Hall, LeCreus Terr ce, on Friday evening, August 1!). It will be optional for visitors to appear masked. The member of the Presbyterian .Sol-fa class will give an entertainment of songs, readings, recitations, Ac, at the Oddfellow’s Hall, Barnard street, this evening.