NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2819, 6 April 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Burton’s circus attracted a good attendance last night and the entertainment was very successful. The acrobatic and gymnastic performances were particularly good, .notably that of the wire-rope walker. “ Dick Turpin” was well gone through to the intense delight of the youngsters present. “Black Bess” is a creature, the like of which one does not see twice in a lifetime. She is an extraordinary example of high training. The Autumn Show of the Waimate Horticultural Society will be held in the SohOoihduse this evening; . '■'

Timaru is going in for a spell of holiday making—from to-night to Tuesday morning next.

The Otaio Cricket Club, at the end of the season, finds its financial position sound and promising./ ( P xi t

Mr J. Wriglay, architect,, of Auckland, has died of quinsy. 13,000 brook ova have been' received in Auckland by the ’Frisco mail. Being badly packed they are all dead.

The Journal of Science says that no beautiful, or useful, or organic species, animal or vegetable, becomes naturalised in any 1 Country' withdrit human intervention, while the ugly and the noisome contrive to extend their range in spite of man’s tefforts to the contrary; . . • . -

'A charge df - rbll stuffing against Mr IveSs, one of; ;the defeated canditates for the Wakanui seat at the last general election was.heard .yesterday at; Ashburton. After taking a large quantity of evidence, the defendant .was dismissed, as a prima facie case had not been made out.

Some lunatic belonging to the Christchurch Bicycle Club intends bicycling from-Christchurch to Dunedin, 230 miles.

Strange to say, there was scarcely any competition- for the racing privileges in Christchurch. Only £l7O was realised.

'The salary of MrHigginson, engineer to the,West Coast Railway Company has been fixed at £.1250. ,

. : At least two members of the Cabinet will attend the opening -of the Exhibition the Postmaster' General and the Premier.

The Band of the C. Battery intend taking part in the Band contest at the Exhibition.on Tuesday. ; Mr John Manchester and J. C. Stackpoole (M.D.), are newly created - Justices of, the Peace. .

Messrs Denniston (of Dunedin), W. Davidson, and J; Shepherd Were yesterday elected trustees in the estate of J. M. Shepherd. '' : -From Invercargill: we learn that Mr W. Batchelor, who was recently at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on a charge of stealing timber, has issued .a writ against Mr Alfred Tapper, of the firm of Tapper and Lee, claiming damages for malicious prosecution. The damages are laid.at £2OOO.

An entertainment of a very unusualcharacter for Timaru will be given in the Theatre on Monday evening.'’ Mr Weston, a conjuror, magician, and general miracle monger, will appear with his-troupe of trained dogs, marionettes, automatic figufes, Punchinello, Davenport Bros.’ tying-up trick, phenomenal whistling, and other marvels of illusion, Mr Weston is a conjuror of more than ordinary cleverness, and has performed before H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh on board H.M.S, Galatea, and> before His Excellency the Governor of Victoria. .