NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2625, 19 August 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

“ Nothing to Nobody ” a Service of Song was performed at the Congregational Church last evening, and attracted a numerous audience. The Rev Mr Hallows supplied the descriptive reading, the choir the vocal portions, and Mr W. Haggctt played the accompaniments. The result was a most agreeable evening, and all present seemed to thoroughly enjoy the service, which will not improbably be repeated on account of the success which has attended its lirst performance. A telegram from Dunedin states that the Albion took the ground off Pulling’s Point on Wednesday night. (She floated off as the Waitaki was passing to Timaru and collided with her, breaking some of her anCl otitijljag nnmy n pnrfinn o£ iVlp bridge. The Waitaki had to return to port. The Albion was uninjured. A telegram received last evening states that the unfortunate woman Isabella Augustus who resided with her husband at Oamaru, and who was recently subjected to brutal ill-treatment at his hands, succumbed last night to her injuries. The ruffianly husband is in custody.

Ihe football match Burke’s Pass t, Christ’s College, came off yesterday afternoon on Mr Woolcorabc’s ground, and resulted in an easy victory for the Christ’s College players, who scored three goals and one touch-down to their opponents’ one touch-dovvm

The action Young and Chapman v. O’Call,igban, claim £2OO for breach of agreement, resulted at a late hour yesterday afternoon, in the case being struck out by bis Honor, as being be ; ond the jurisdicof the Court. His Honor awarded costs to the defendant. Mr Haracrslcy then applied for an order of the Court to stay proceedings in the bankruptcy proceed' ings. re John Wildcrmoth, a debtor’ pending appeal against the adjudication order of bankruptcy. Mr Jameson appeared to oppose the application, which was granted. This concluded the sitting of the Court.

An incident that deserves to be recorded has reached our ears. Last evening a man named Anderson and his wife, left Timaru for St. Andrews, on foot in search of work, when they reached the Pareora Bridge they saw a coat lying in the road. On examining it they found it contained a purse with in it, a cheque book and some valuable papers. Late as it was, and tired as the finders were, they immediately retraced their steps to Timaru and handed over the coat and its contents to Inspector Pender. The coat proved to be the property of Mr John Bradshaw, of Otaio* and was 10.-t by him while returning to Ids home on a dray. The Andersons had not a penny in their pockets at the time they found the coat, an 1 the poor woman was very unwell. Their honesty has been rewarded by Mr Bradshaw, who has given them a few shillings for their trouble. Arrived in Timaru they were nearly deadbeat, and at His Worship the Mayor’s suggestion, were provided with lodgings for the night in the Immigration barracks. There was another row in the “Liberty" office yesterday. Three men from Eangiora, Ilossack, Blackett, aad Sanson by name, went there and complained of a paragraph in the paper. The editor was not to be seen this time, but the intruders were not to be denied satisfaction, which they obtained by smashing up a quantity of matter ready for publication to-day, and doing some other damage. In the row one of the compositors was struck on lie head|}with a galley, but not badly hurt. The police appeared on the scene, and two of the offenders were arrested. Hossack seems to have been the principal; the others merely looked on. There were six or seven men in the office at the time. Bail was allowed. The case will be heard to-day as one of wilful damage. Replying to Mr Wakefield, in the House yesterday Mr Hall said that if the two counties interested were agreeable to abide by the report of a Government engineer, one would be instructed to report on the progress and cost, present and probable, of the repairs to the Bangitata bridge on the iron pile design.

At a sitting in Chambers at Christchurch to-day, in the case of Waloott v. Howell, Mr Harper was to apply for a rule* calling upon defendant to show by what right he has acted and still acts as a member of the Education Board, South Canterbury District. The Wellington correspondent of the “Lyttelton Times” telegraphs It is understood that Messrs Sheehan and Ballance purpose taking proceedings against Dr Pollen, the author of a series of papers in the “ New Zealand Times,” signed “ Ignotus,” reflecting upon them and others. Mr Fheehan, it is said, has taken the highest legal adviee obtainable in the colony. There is said to be no doubt as to the authorship. Eeferring to the Tararua disaster, the Christchurch “ Press ” says that as sure information has been obtained that the bodies of Dr and Mrs Campbell and two of their children were washed ashore and buried at Fortrose cemetery, arrangements have been made for their removal to Christchurch and re interment there. A correspondent writes to the “Post” wishing to be informed whether, under the new and very stringent laws framed for the prevention of gambling, it will be criminal to use the expression “ you bet.” We should say unquestionably. In giving evidence before the New Plymouth Enquiry Committee Captain Fairchild stated that they could get better port accommodation at Opunake than at New Plymouth for about one-twentieth the cost. In South Australia attention is being directed to the feasibility of cutting a canal from Port Augusta to Lake Torrens and Eyre. Only a few sandhills, about 90ft high in the neighbourhood of Port Augusta, have to be cut through, when there is a steady fall of the ground the whole way to the lakes. Many millions of acres of agricultural land now lying valueless would be made available, and the summer of Eastern Australia would by the creation of such an inland sea be rendered the most enjoyable climate in the world. “ Algles” in the “Australian” says: — “In Mr Jephson’s “Red Rag” fa novel wh ch is suggestive of Theodore Hook, and might be described as a farce in two volumes, with a pathetic ending.) there is rather a happy description of His Worship the Mayor of Anywhere. ‘ A mayor said Cecilia, 1 is something with an instrument of torture called an address, which he uses unsparingly.’ Just ask the Princes.”

The public arc hereby informed that the Cheap Sale of Drapery, kc., at J. Strachan’s close* positively on the 23rd instant, when the premises will be closed for stocktaking, so as the business can be handed over to Messrs Park k Anderson on Sept. l.ln order to facilitate stocktaking, remnants of all kinds "ill be disposed of extra cheap. Those who hold receipts of purchases of less than £5 are reminded to have them made up to that sum in order to get a ticket for the Gift Art Union to be drawn on 22nd instant, prizes of which are now on view. —[Advt.]