LATE SHIPPING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2815, 1 April 1882, Page 3

LATE SHIPPING.

•■I 00 ' Aprai^wt^, > B.B M ,,22ja.tonß,H»Mby, from Dtoiedini x n /qa*Df., t Nil /'"T In the Waitaki, N.M. and A. Company Agents : 150 tons general merchandise. Consignees—Hatton ; Wood and Smith; Hutton ; McLeod; Kemohan & McCahon ; J. Anderson; W. Healey; J. Sinclair; Park and Anderson; J. M. Shepherd ;J. Hill; Taylor and Bowie ; Order ; Wade and Shea ; Miles Archer & Co; Strachan; FullartonjSiegert and Fauvel; Gabites and Plante; Davies and Murphy; R, Turnbull; Jones and Peters; A. Sherratt; N.M. and A,. John: Jack'soto; W; McKibbon ; Priest and Holdgate; J. B. Stansell; K; F, Gray; Evans, Grandi, and Dooley ; J. B. Chapman; D. McGuinness; J, Watkins. J. Lukeyj J,../ Mendelson,; J. Howie ; Railway Department; J. R. Stansell; P. B. Greenup,; ?E. - Powell y C. ,Childs ; ’J. Deeley ; J. Rowbotham ; J. H. Glasson ; J. L. Morris.; F,..FranksE. .Cornish,; J, M. Shepherd ; v 'orr and Co,; D. Williamson; Simpson; R. Storm; A. Russell; Bruce and Barker; H. Exley ; J.. O’Dowd ; Rule and Radcliffe ;' R. Webster; Hurt; Hibbard; Friedlander ; Shappere; Tem : girton; Cottorel ; Fruhauf; ’E. 'H. Tate ; arbor Boprd; Philpott and Co, ; -.Canterbury " Parmer’s Association; Agent; J. Bruce; J. Fullarton.' ,< ; ' ■

Mr W. Itfsl&pi pdcer/ announces Dunedin jams, at 7s 6d per dozen,.a, ’figure which places them within everybody’s reach.

A veryfpleaging ceremony was performed in thq ’girls! department of the Timaru High School yesterday. It consisted -bi "the presentation to Miss Milne. ; ot-iv yery handsome silver *.» bracelet-: s and ■?, .swatch pendant. The v presentatiop was made by the girls as a mark bf'esteem for Miss Milne while ithb position of lady teacher in the ' school. suitably acknowledged by the lady recipient; In another column ' evangelistic; services are announced f to "be' conducted by *Mr Johnston of Invercargill. This gentleman’s services in various parts "of New Zealand have been ‘ attended with very great success. ‘ J - " •

Negotiations yfb'f 'a very important business'ohang'A were concluded . jtp-day.' Messrs Robert Wilkin. and 'Oo,j .Jhe' well-, known Uuofiknee&ana merchants 6! Christ-'' church and ,Timai;u, purchased, the business premises of Mr Moss Jonas in the main street, together -with- Mr Jonas’ •action business. , The price.paid for the, property wa's a ’ good round siini ik cash, a sum that shpmthat business property,, in Timaru is increasing , in, . value, Messrs Wilkin jmd f pp,-,tfke '■ possession pt. their new premises ip ;sii .veoks’tinie, and it isalmost- superfluous to say, that we wish them eyery. possible success, in,their new Venture, . r>"i ■ x'.ii.'i ' A rather amusing incident occurred at Poplar, London, during the marching out of a contingent ; of t the- Salvation Army. Amongst the recruits in the ranks of Zdln/- ward-to be one of the troupe exhibited some time back at the Aquarium,.. Oni tnpt occasion of the inarch out;in question this gentleman, was appointed standard-; bearer, and being, qf i i .staltwarb; prp. portions he filled the office admirablyAs the procession was passing the East India Bocks road the driver of a tramway van, in spite or mischief, flicked* hW whip rather sharply round the neck of the unoffending Zulu. ‘ Tho‘ turned, and assailant had time to think*.!firbught the pole,of.ihe, standard thwack..down upon his head, “Yah,” said!‘the smitten one,rubbing his scqll dolefully, “ d’yer call that Christianity ?*’ ; “ Yes, sah,” replied the dusky -Salvationist, as fie,,calmly resumed his march—“yes, sah, dat Zulu 'Christianity; How you like him?’ Jacob Wilson, who had held the office of town-crier of Birmingham, England, for more than half a century, died recently.' The appointment was recognised as hereditary, and the late incumbent was, the sixth Jacob Wilson who had acted as the lown-crier during the last 300 years, each being the youngest son of ,his; parents. ( The last Jacob succeeded his father early in the present century, when the ancient Court fieet ■'Ceremonial was still held in the town which-was under the govern-

I meet of : commissioners. After the incorporation his principal duty was to attend at elections, and prbclaim to the assembled burgesses the names bf the successful candidates for Parliamentary representation. His- last appearance in this capacity was about ten years ,ago, when he' atinoUnced the reception of the Bight Hon. Johq. Bright, who, hadaocepted|i post in the Ministry. When; the practice became no longer necessary ' Wilson’s functions ceased,■; •