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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2826, 15 April 1882, Page 3

A very considerable crowd of passengers and friepds occupied the railway! platform about three o’clock quite eriough to show (if indeed proof were wanting) the utter inadequacy of,the station accommodation.; No very great number ofj people have been in town to-day, but business had been tolerably brisk and, best of all news,, there is a "little more actual money stirring iffthe 1 town. , . If the rumor be well founded and Sir Julius .Vpgel is really coming back to New Zealand after his five years stay in Europe, how will he be received ? This is a question for the knowing ones to answer. One of the promoters of the West Coast railway scheme has received information by cable from Sir Julius Yogel to the effect that the prospects of an application to the London market for floating the shares are favorable.

The ' Duke of Portland recently gave a ball at Welbeck Abbey to over 300. of. his servants and tenants, when the new picture gallery arid the underground libraries were used for dancing and supper. The duke opened the ball iu a country dance, the housekeeper being his partner, while Baroness Bolsover, his si ipmother, danced with the house steward.

This story is told of Belva Lockwood, th e female lawyer of Washington. A witty fellow was once her opposing ,'counsel, and when he desired to refer to Belva, was perplexed. He could not say “ riiy brother,” as he-did when speaking of the lawyers of his own sex. .He did not like to say “my sister ” put of respect to th^t, expression? He caused a smile by referring - to -BelvaNis“my sister-in-law,"'' but she 1 eeCtairily' looked daggers at him.

Great indignation is expressed in Napier at accounts published in northern pid southern papers of alleged wide-spread and, dangerous sickness in this district,. A short time since there were a few cases of low fever, but the official returns show the deaths to have been less than . usual. The vital statistics prove Napier to be the healthiest town in New' Zealand. ’ Mr D. Colenso oifers £2O to start a fund to prosecute the authors of the accounts published, if it be possible to, .find them. Well done Colcuso I. It is really too bad of those naughty Journals. -Me never did it, no never 1

The South Canterbury Jockey Club Autumn Meeting privileges were sold to-day by Mr Moss Jonas. The gates brought £2OO, - -Mr Thomas • Priest being ■ the purchaser! This is an increase of £4O on the price realised last year. No. 1 publican’s booth was knocked, down to ; Mr -FJahertyi for £45, and No. 2 to Mr Geaney, for £4O. The Grand Stand booth was sold privately to Mr D. McGuinness, of the Ship Hotel. Mr Jonas not being satisfied with the biddings for the , refreshment booths and race cards, withdrew them, and they wil* be sold privately. . :

Bowland Hill’s parsonage, and the chapel-keeper’s house in connection with old Surrey Chapel, ' Blackfriars Hoad, besides the adjacent lecture halls and class rooms, have been formally taken possession of by the Primitive Methodists. Since the vacation of the premises by the Eev. Newman Hall’s congregation, the chapel has been transferred to a commercial firm, and is to be henceforth devoted to business purposes. . . :