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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2820, 8 April 1882, Page 3

The Rev. J. Sharp, late of New Plymouth) will commence his labors as pastor of the Primitive Methodist Church, of this town, by preaching to-morrow morning and evening. Seventeen carriages left Timaru this day at 3,20 for Christchurch all filled with holiday makers. An information has been laid against Joseph Basely, charging him with committing wilful and corrupt perjury, in giving evidence for the prosecution in the recent case of the Union Insurance Company v, MoCaskill and Rooney, for larceny of wool,

Messrs Reid und Gray announces a new corn drill which is particularly worthy of notice. The liability of certain parts of this instrument to breakage has led the firm to substitute malleable for cast iron, and they now produce a drill superior to anything yet made. The railway authorities ought really to make better ticket arrangements than at present exist. The idea of despatching enormous trains, and giving people ten minutes to get their tickets in! Why, the ticket window ought to be open all day. Athletes, attention I The athletic meeting during the Exhibition period is fixed for May 6th. There are fifteen events, with a prize list of £l3O, the highest first prize being £lO. : y. of the West Coast coaches capsized

ly in Porter’s Pass. The Rev, Mr ooauuage, of Greymoutb, was badly cut about, but none of the other passengers were seriously injured. “ Pa, do storms ever make malt liquors P “ No, child ; why do you aslcp” “ Because I heard ma tell Jane to bring in the clothes, for a storm was browing.

Coleridge, when lecturing as a young man, was once Violently hissed. He immediately retorted, “ When a cold stream of truth is poured'on red-hot prejudices, no wonder there is a hiss." Waiters in restaurants should commit the following item to . memory An ancient, rich spinster lived, not long ago in Geneva, who was in the habit of making a yearly visit to Lucerne, and she always stayed at the ‘ Sweizorboff.’ One of the writers in the hotel was always particularly attentive to her, not from any sense of favors to come—for the lady was too old to fall in love with him, and his expectations could not well extend beyond the handsome ‘ trinkgeld’ which he always got —but from kindness of heart and a design to please. A few weeks ago the old lady died and and the accomodating waiter has been notified that £5,000 was left to him in consideration of the zealous service he had rendered the lady during her periodical visits at tho Sweizerhoff."