NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2820, 8 April 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Appeal Court sits in . Wellington to-day.

Troops of Wellingtonians are going to visit the Christchurch Exhibition.

Victor Perez, a foreigner, has been committed for trial at Christchurch for criminal assault on a child of nine years.

The Harbor Board Landing Service authorities know 1 not Lent. They ran their show all day ye sterday. Nineteen crowded carriages left Timaru for Christchurch at 3.20 yesterday, and further lo.'.ds of humanity will to-day. to-day.

A sailor, crossing the railway yesterday, on, his way to the wharf, was knocked down by a cart. He was picked up insensible and taken to the Hospital, but it is understood that his injuries are not serious.

. They have had continuous rain, at Napier for 24 hours. It looks just now as though |we were going to have a similar dose.

A slater fell from the roof of a house in Auckland, dislocating his spine. He was yesterday in a dying state and leaves a wife and five children.

The well-known Wesleyan minister, the Rev W. Morley, on leaving Auckland for Christchurch, received a valedictory address and a purse of 80 sovereigns.

, A considerable number of volunteers left by special trucks to-day at 1.15, a large crowd assembling at the station to witness their departure. They appeared in good form,* and behaved in the usual truculent manner. '

Attention is drawn to Messrs W. 8. King and- Co.’s advertisement' in another column. This firm’ are large manufacturers of all descriptions of furniture, and are the Canterbury agents for De Font’s billiard, tables.

Morton’s Hotel in Christchurch, has had its name altered by its new proprietor, who has made several additions and improvements to the building, The new name of the house is the Langham Hotel.

. At the last meeting of the Borough Council an amendment on a certain resolution being put was lost, on which the Mayor declared the resolution carried. Is this a logical sequence? Ought not everything to be put before being declared carried ? The loss of an amendment does not in itself entail the passing of the motion.

The floating of the Dunedin Red Lion Brewing Company, is not going to eventuate. It is always the way in New Zealand, everything is overdone, Keast and McCarthy’s Company had the start. About fifty volunteers were yesterday penned for transmission to Christchurch, the journey, being made in first class trucks.

Telegram I Uuder-Secretary to Mr Cowburn:—“Division of Timaru into wards delayed by discovery that the original description of the Borough boundaries is defective, and it is quite likely that there, are no means of curing the defect other than by specisJ Act of the Assembly. Will tell yon more in a few days.”

’ The exclusion of the Chinese from the United States-has been resented by the Chinese .Government, . The Ambassador threatens to quit Washington and states that should the Government of the States carry out the provisions of the Bill, his Government will make repiisala on American Commerce. This is “ tall talk ” from China. Some day people will understand that the Mongolian is “ moving on.”

A difference of opinion occurred yesterday in Church street between a. constable and two muscular brothers named Cook, which culminated in a struggle. The original constable being single handed was nearly uoohccl. When the remainder of the force, headed by the Inspector, turned up,anot her struggle took place. Messrs Cook Bros, interviewed the Bench this morning on the subject. ; A son of' Mr Wedderell, licensee of the Fairlie Creek Hotel had the misfortune to be accidentally shot in the right thigh when out duck-shooting with a friend. The lad isnow doing‘well, however. The poor fellow who was the unwilling cause of the disaster is suffering no less than the victim, in another way, and deserves equal smypathy. Dr Lovegrove was sent for when the accident occurred, and the case being a critical one he had the lad removed to Timaru, so as to be directly under his supervision.

Now that the Borough Council have the subject of Drainage under consideration the following extract from the Wellington “ Evening Post” of 31st ult will be of interest“ It is notorious that many of the connections made with the drains of the city are simply contrivances for conveying death and disease into the houses of the citizens. Untrapped drains communicating directly with the sewers, have actually in some cases been found inside dwellinghouses, and the most serious illnesses 1.,..., been traceable to this cause. At the meeting of the City Council last night, it was resolved to prepare a byelaw which will have the effect of applying a remedy to this lamentable state of things. The by-law provide as folows:—(1st) That only duly authorised persons be allowed to make connecg tion, or interfere in any way with the Corporation drains; (2nd) that such persons be charged a license ft.-.... fL t .jr annum ; (3rd) that no such connection be made unless with the approval and to the satisfaction of the City Surveyor; (4th) to provide generally for the efficient trapping and ventilation of all drains and water closets,

A presentation was made the other day by the employes of Messrs Gabites and Plante, drapers of this town, to one of their number, Miss Hughes, on the occasion of her leaving the firm’s service to be married. The gift consisted of a tea and coffee service, and was presented with the heartiest good wishes of the subscribers.