South Canterbury Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1881. NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2681, 22 October 1881, Page 2

South Canterbury Times. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1881. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Attention is directed to Messrs Davis and Morphy's new advertisement in the fourth page.

The Postal Department announce, that on and after the Ist Nov. proximo, money orders will be issued on the German States, and on the Ist Jan. next a system for the exchange of money orders between the United Slates and this colony will be established.

The Victorian Assembly have passed a Loan Bill for four millions.

A rather smart shock of earthquake was felt in Rangiora yesterday afternoon at 4.25.

The Queensland Meat Company are now freezing three hundred sheep per week, besides a number of cattle.

curing the September quarter £305,764 was placed in the Government Savings Banks, and £232,395 withdrawn. During the quarter ended September 30, 83,710 ounces of gold, valued at £332,787, were exported from New Zealand. A theatrical company comprising eleven members, including a number of wellknown actors, will produce Waldron’s “ Society” drama “ Worth a Struggle” at the Theatre Royal on Monday evening.

A very destructive fire occurred at New York on Oct, 11. Two hundred houses, more or less, were destroyed before its progress was checked. The death-rate for the Borough of Timaru for the month of September was 2.04 per thousand, only Nelson, Sydenham, and Invercargill showing higher rates. The New tariff of railway charges will shortly be issued. It is understood that the charge for conveyance of stock and some other articles will be reduced. The “ North British Agriculturist” states that Colonel Gunter has sold a fine red Duke Bull, Duke of Gunterstone at a high price, to Hr J. Deans, Christchurch.

The postal returns for the quarter ended September 30, show a total revenue of £37,322 IGs lOd. of which Timaru contributed £1492 Os 2d. In the same quarter of last year, the total return was £34,228.

Here is a warlike item from Auckland : “ Captain Gilbert Mair is a passenger by the Macgregor for Waitara, vti route for Parihaka, to take command in the corps for bush operations. Numbers, says an Association message from Auckland, are offering their services for the Constabulary, but none are engaged, a certain form having to be gone through before they can be accepted. What form is this ? surely not the accepting of the “ Queen’s shilling.” A private English cablegram, received in Dunedin yesterday, advises further large advances in metals. Fencing wire has risen 20s per ton ; lead, 30s ; hoop and bar iron, 20s; sheet iron, 30s; wire nails, 10 per cent and gas pine, 30 per cent. Some of these rises seem altogether too big to be true. English markets do not fluctuate at such rates.

Owing to the action of the Christchurch Industrial Association in censuring the Committee for sending a favorable reply to Messrs Joubert and Twopeny re the proposed Exhibition, the majority of the Committee have resigned and formed themselves into a new Committee for the purpose of obtaining a thorough good display of New Zealand products at the Exhibition. Those who resigned include the President and Vice-President.