NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2873, 9 June 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

There will be a skating contest at the Exhibition on the 14th inst.

- ; Pakara; and Bpiha have been committed for trial at Auckland. , i

The new railway station here will be proceeded with in about a fortriight. The Duhedin Gaelic Society continues to flourish and is gaining popularity daily. The old Highland lingo is as good as old Highland: whisky, aud as strong.

The Italians of Christchurch will hold a funeral ceremony in memory of the late 1 General Garibaldi. Never was honor more worthily bestowed.

Sir John Hall has been elected President of the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals.

There are 73 subscribers to the Telephone Exchange in Dunedin. More will be connected when new telephones arrive.

The City Council Christchurch will make strenuous endeavors to get the drainage bill through Parliament, “Mr Wheeler has died, from injuries received in turning a drunken and abusive man out of the Working Men’s Club at Auckland.

The luminous paint on the buoys at Port Chalmers has been very successful, and the light-ship is to bo painted witn itj The harbor master tlnuks all ships should be coated with it. A good idea.

“Accidentally drowned while intoxicated,” was the verdict on W, 1L Mason, who fell oil River Head wharf, Auckland, a night or two ago.

The Lyttelton ere moving to got cloven instead of ten Iked as the closing hour. Traffic on the lino from Christchurch to W atari, has been blocked for a day or two past by a landslip in Wcka Pass.

The distinguished tourists, Te Whiti and ,Tohu’' have, had fine 1 ; times among the to Dunedin ,-inspeofc •; the-i-now tsteamcr, Manap'ouri. It's good to be a prophet.in one’s own country, after all.

The Timaru Intellectual Improvement ' Society met on Wednesday evening and. |wfnt through a good deal of routine, buiiness. 'Arrangements were made for a reps,* tition-of the Several hew members were , elected.,; Next Wednesday there will be a debate “ Wellington v. Napoleon.” ; Mr Hume, the well-known superintendent of the Otago Lunatic Asylum, in •retiring from the service has been presented (with a testimonial by residents of Seacliff land officials of the Asylum, Mr Hume has -been the “right man in the right place” . for eighteen past. 1. <•„ ,"f’" S' • Mr John Edwards, a well-known and popular Melbourne solicitor, is dead. . A man in Queensland having '2OO cartridges, returned 192 kangaroo scalps for reward under the Act. Rot bad shooting. ... Among the'few, the very few' - honest politicians of Victoria, the late Mr Ratrisay was one of the most upright. He is gone, but the Tales, the Berrys, ' thc Smiths, and the Jones remain. , A Boston merchant showing a Californian round his store said “ These prmting.presses were “made by B. Hoe and Co. “.AViiat, 1 cried the Californian,* “ have the .blasted Chinese got as far east as Boston ? yyherc is Ah Ho’s place ?” - Contributing to Society papers is not a more paying game elsewhere than it has proved to be in Timaru. A postmaster of South Australia, horsewhipped a youth of 19, whom he believed to be the author of; certain contributions to the “ Bulletin, . and afterwards led him through the street; by a rope. It is probable that the horse-1 whipper knew his mark-pretty well; They generally take care to be on the right side,;

The excellent orchestral music at Wednesday night's concert, was (we omitted to; mention) provided by Mr Patton, who lent his piano, and gave his service? in getting up the music for the occasion, gratuitously;

Patronage in the Education Department of Victoria turns out, to have been a frightful abuse, during the administration of Mr Berry. Of Major': Smith, the ,then Minister for'Education-, the “ Australasian’’ says “No less than 154 teachers owe their appointment or their promotion to the unassisted discernment of our facetious warrior.” ' :

The new Engineer to , the Harbor Board, Dunedin, Mr Bair, reported as to the works he considered most advisable to effect a permanent improvement on the bar. If dredging is not found to keep the channel sufficiently clear, he believes that a training wall, costing about £85,000 would unquestionably effect the desired end. The following resolution was then canid— 11 That in the event of a Bill passing through Parliament to enable the Harbor .Board to borrow £300,000, that £IOO,OOO be devoted to carrying out works at the Heads if the operations of the dredge are not sufficient, and any necessary works in the the lower harbor.” Mr Barr also reported on the upper harbor works, 1 estimating that to dredge the Victoria Channel 16 feet deep, construct wharves and carry put reclamation, etc,, the cost would be £172,782. - The Board agreed do' considef-this report at a special mceeipg, A bar is generally an impediment ;to navigation,but this Barr will pcrimps be the making of Dunedin harbor.