NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2878, 15 June 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Rocket Brigade meet to-night. The poll for the Wakanui election takes place to-morrow, The usual monthly sitting of the District Court, takea place to-morrow, at eleven, The Arawata has sailed from Auckland for Sydney with Williamson's opera troupe. New hands,to the number of 100 ate to be taken on at th’e Kaiapoi Woollen FactoryThe Auckland Building Society have declared a dividend of 10 per cent. Rewi is in Auckland, on route for Mokan, to represent the King Natives at the Land Court, On Wednesday next there will be another day excursion train to Christchurch and back. Two hundred and fifty game-killing licenses have been issued this year in North Canterbury. - The business of the Supreme Court being over, His Honor Mr Justice Williams left to-day for the south, by the Express; Tne Rev. Mr Gumming, the newly appointed Inspector of Schools in Christchurch, has been thrown from his buggy and has fractured his elbow. The Dunedin City Health officer, Dr Maunsell, urges the establishment of a fever hospital, and denounces the system of allowing sewage to run into the bay. The Dunedin City Council afe going to take legal action with a view to compelling Mr Proudfoot to cease using steam on his tramways. David is a thorn in the flesh of the Council. The Timayi Literary and Debating •Society meet to-night to continue the discussion of a very interesting question : “Are the principle of the Land League contrary to the British Constitution An allocation of land by the Native Land Court, has given rise to a feud between two hapus of the Ngapnhu tribe. There have been burning of fences, and fierce threats. A Commissioner has gone to make peace. The Auckland Harbor Board do things in style. They have given their Chairman carte blanche as to expense of receiving Commodore Erskine and the officers of H.M.S, Nelson. Thomas,, champagne to the Commodore 1 Mornington, a suburb lying up in the sky from Dunedin, and approachable only by High street (which is as nearly perpendicular as can be), is to be. connected with the city by wire-rope tramway traffic, to begin at Christmas, Dunedin is “ wiring in.’^ Last night when tha Opera Company’s scenery was being shifted to the Arawata* at Auckland, a gust of wind blew the scenery overboard, knocked down two ladies and sent a passenger flying overboard. Happily, he was rescued. The Milford School Committee met on Tuesday. Steps were taken to obtain repairs and additions, of which the buildings stand greatly in need. Mr Alfred Cox (chairman) gave £5 himself, towards the object. £6 2s bad been cleared at a recent concert. : In giving judgment on the case against Eckersley and McFarlane. brewers, of Kaiapoi, particulars of which were given a few days ago, the Resident Magistrate said that he considered a brewer was authorised to sell at stores distinct from his brewery, and not even in the same district, so long as such stores were under the control of the brewer. The case was therefore dismissed. • This is a Russian cure for drunkenness ; and they kriow something about liquor there :—Confine the tippler iifea.room, and impregnate all his food, both solid and. liquid, with spirits. On the fifth day he wants to leave off liquor, but they do not let him, till he ceases to eat or drink. He conceives such a disgust for liquor that he can never bear it afterwards. This is a hint for the Bench. At a recent meeting of the Southland Institute Mr Macarthur, Inspector of Forests, read an interesting paper on “Forestry,” in the course of which the opinion was expressed that if remedial measures were not passed by Parliament, the country would suffer very materially. He looked upon the planting of used up sawmilling areas with young trees as a thoroughly feasible project. A meeting held on the Waikaka goldfield carried a resolution in favor of a reduction of the gold duty and miners’ rights, and also expressed the opinion that miners should be allowed to prospect on private property, on condition that if payable gold were found they should be allowed to purchase by arbitration; and if payable gold were not found, the miners to restore the land to its previous state. The Waimate School Committee mot on Tuesday evening, and, inter alia, passed the following resolution ; “ That the Committee view with great satisfaction the action of their representatives on the Board, especially that of Mr W. J. Steward, who at great inconvenience and expense came from Wellington to vote for the motion, thereby securing for Waimate, a new public school ; also, this Committee desire to tender Mr Steward their sincere thanks for his valuable services in connection with the above, and that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to him.” And well they might I It is surprising to find the member for Tipperary opposed to the Land League. These arc Ida words : —Cease your babbling about things you do not understand. Look around, and i£ you are not utterly lost to every sense of patriotic and human feeling weep for a land reduced to a condition of savagery! See the poor and honest map shot down in his cabin in the midst of his little ones ; see the gentle and blameless lady massacred in her carriage ; see these 1 lungs, and reserve your curses for that League of Hell that has brought all this ruin—all this shame and dishonor—upon ourselves.’

Two inebriates appeared before the R.M. this morning, and both being unfit for the interview, one was remanded for medical treatment for seven days, and the other for 24 hours.

There is a probability, of a Druids’ Lodge being formed in Timaru. A meeting of persons favorable to. the formation .of such a Lodge, will be held in the Old Bank Hotel?on Saturday evening next, and special inducement will be offered to members joining the Lodge at its commencement.

The usual meeting of the Timaru Intellectual Improvement Sooiety, was held last night. There was a good • attendance of members. A very , animated debate “ Wellington v, Napoleon, which was the greater General ?’ took place, and lasted over two hours, a majority deciding in favor of Wellington. Impromptu speaking is the item for next meeting. Three candidates for membership were elected. Several matters of importance were discussed at last meeting of the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce. A draft of a Bill amending the Conveyance Ordinance in the direction of providing for the release of mortgage without expense was adopted, as also was a draft amendment of the Bills of Sale Act, placing greater restrictions on the practice of traders giving bills of sale. These will be forwarded to the Minister of; Justice and to the various colonial Chambers. The Chamber also passed a motion regretting its inablity to send a delegate to the proposed conference at Wellington re the bankruptcy laws, but cordially appproving of any efforts made fof their amendment..