NEWS OF THE DAY.
The public of Christchurch are taking; a great deal of interest in the Criaket mat cli which commences to-morrow.,
A malignant type of scarlet fever is prevalent in and near the City of Auoikland.
The Lillie Denham, which left for Dunedin on Tuesday, returned last e venin g. . When off Oaraaru one of the boil&r tub «s gave way and quenched the fires, so s' tie turned back under sail. This is mot t) he first time a similar accident has oco urrc id. Her boiler must have been badly dca igm ;d orb;id!y constructed.
Mr Joseph Res wick, the new. Resident Magistrate for the district, ■ arrived from Christchurch by the evening train yesterday. He presidedat the Court atWaimate to-day. A Dunedin firm have received, a telegram from their London house notifying an advance in the price of galvanised iron of 20s per ton, in bar iron 10s, and in fencing wire 10s.
The Mayor of Christchurch telegraphed yesterday to the Premier .asking for . the use of Hagley Park, for the Exhibition, after Cranmer Square had been finally abandoned. It is reported that- a favorable answer was received. -
A woman named- Hodges attempted to commit suicide at New Plymouth by drowning herself in the sea from the beach. She was saved with difficulty.
The following appointments of ministers to Primitive Methodist churches in this neighborhood have been confirmed by the Conference now sitting in Wellington . Timaru, Rev. J, Sharp; Ashburton, Rev. J. Nixon; Christchurch, Rev. J. Ward; Geraldine, Rev. J. H. Luke; Oamaru, Rev. J. Clover. The Rev. J. Dumbell, now stationed here, is transferred to Dunedin.
Mr C. W. Turner has offered th e brig Derwent, of 221 tons register, asktraining ship for the Lyttelton Orphanage and the Naval Brigade combined. She is an old vessel but is sound and in good order, but a certain amount of gear will have to be provided to put her in working order. It is to be regretted, says the “Press,’ that typhus fever has broken out at North Loburn, in a family named Moorhouse, who recently arrived in Lyttelton by the ship Helen Scott. On Sunday one of the members of the family was buried, and two are reported to be ill from the fever. The vessel has been in harbor about eight or nine days. Steps have been taken to isolate the family in question as much as possible, and the holidays for the school in the district have been given a month earlier than usual in consequence.
Honara Sheehan was charged at the Dunedin Police Court on Tuesday, by her husband, with unlawlully assaulting him. Evidence of complainant—Was showing a “ party ” round his place, when his wife came up and struck him with her fist. Did not retaliate. Cross-examination The “ party ”'was a woman. Decision—Case dismissed.
Referring to the amount of ruffianism in Melbourne, the Araiat “ Advertiser ” says:—“Things are coming to the pass that anyone who'desires to keep his life and his purse must remain indoors at night. Words fail to give an' idea of Melbourne at night. If, things go on as they are doing respectable people will be compelled to carry firearms.”
The contracts for the coal supply of all the New Zealand railways have been secured by New Zealand coal proprietors, and at moderate prices, being, with one exception, all balow 30s per ton. The result is that nothing but New Zealand coal will be used on our 1,300 miles of railways during the current year. The Hon. Mr Hall, in replying to a letter from the Dunedin Chamber of Commerce, in reference to the import duty levied by America on wool, writes :—“ As to the opinion expressed in the resolution that no 1 good will result unless followed by sending .t special representative to Washington to press upon Congress New Zealand interests,’ I desire to assure the Chamber that the Government will, after receiving a report from Sir Henry Farkes as to his visit, be ready to consider as to further action that may appear to be necessary in order to secure what they believe will be a great benefit to the commerce of the colony.”
< The amount of coal raised in New Zealand in 1878 was 162,218 tons ; imported, 174,148. Raised in 1879, 231,218 tons ; imported, 158,076. Raised in 1880, 299,823 tons; imported, 123,298. At the Ashburton Court yesterday the names of two minors who obtained enrolment on the Wanganui roll and voted at the late election were ordered to be struck off. The Registration Officer, although his attention had been called ;to the fact, had not-taken any steps to ascertain if ' their claim for enrolment was valid, consequently this duty wps undertaken by Mr Ivess.
Thirty-seven farms on the Edehdale Estate, ranging from 17 to 221 acres each were offered for sale at Invercargill yesterday, but only four were sold, at an average price of £l2 per acre. The terms of payment were easy : —lO per cent cash ; 10 per cent in years ; 10 per cent- in 3 years ; 10 in 4 years ; 10 in 5 years ; and 40 per cent in 7 years. The land has all been cultivated for many years. ; 124 sections in the township of Edendale (which stands in one corner of the farm
block, and has a railway station on one' side), were offered and 34 sold, at from £9 to £3l per acre. 32 sections nearest the railway station had been previously die. .posed of. 41 suburban sections, ranging from 1 i to 12 acres, were offered, and of these 20 were sold at prices ranging from £l4 to £27 10s an acre. The estate belongs to the N.Z. and A. Land Company. One Taggart, a carpenter, of Napier, had a wonderful escape from a violent death recently. The driver of a special train from Napier to Waipakurau, on nearing Napier on his return journey, looking over the side of the engine, saw a man lying close to the metals, and heard him groaning. The train was stopped, and the guard went back to where the man had been observed, and found Taggart lying between the lines of metals. He was not able to give a very good account of what had happened, but complained of having received a shock of some kind, and said he felt very sore about the cheat.. From the way his coat was torn, and the rust marks upon it from friction upon the metals, it was evident he must have been lying partly on the track, and that the * ( cowcatcher ” had caught him and thrust him out of further harm’s way. Taggart was helped to walk, but with the exception of a soreness of the body be did not appear to have suffered any particular internal injury.
An exchange tells of a man who is 104 years of age and lias not used liquor since he was 30. How old would ho be if he had used it right straight along is the question that puzzles us. There was an electric light man in 1842 who proposed to light Paris by about half a dozen “ artificial sons,” and who got some money subscribed to spend in experiments. Ho was a young Cincinnati man named Starr, and but for his untimely death in London he would probably have introduced the electric light nearly forty years ago.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2753, 19 January 1882, Page 2
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