NEWS OF THE DAY.
The Wellington Hospital enquiry is expected to terminate to-day. “The World” is drawing crowded houses in Wellington. There was again no meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
William Waters, a well-known sports' man died yesterday at Auckland, aged 51.
Henry Smith, charged with intent to commit rape at Auckland, * has been remanded.
Mr C. B. Stone, of- Auckland, has been elected a director of the Mutual Insurance Company.
A woman of ill-fame, in Christchurch was yesterday prevented from drowning herself.
A bullet has been extracted from the head of Toove, a would-be suicide in Auckland.
The s.s, Manapouri arrived at the Bluff yesterday morning at 6 o’clock from Melbourne via Hobart. >
Judge Gillies has forwarded to the Wellington Museum a splendid specimen of cork, grown in New Zealand.
Sergeant-Major Pardy has returned to Auckland from Cambridge where be has been investigating the recent mysterious death of Sarah Johnstone.
The Levels Licensing Committee will hold its quarterly meeting at Washdkye, to-morrow at noon, in the office of the Meat Preserving Company. ! Mr J. Stewart of Pareora, in addressing the Teachers’ Association on Saturday, remarked that “ cram” was often necessi* tated by irregular attendance of pupils. Miss Elisabeth Grant, who was recently dragged by a horse in the vicinity of the Point, is said to be gradually mending. She sustained terrible injuries, and her life was quite despaired of. A fresh'match for the same distance and the same money has been arranged between Burk and O’Connor, to take place on Saturday, 16th instant. Bark intimated that he will retire from pedestrian contests after this event.
One Q. Collins being drunk, became playful on Sunday in Walmate streets. He had to be handcuffed and carried bodily to the lock-up. He was fined 10s for each offence—the drunkenness and the resistance.
It has been decided by the Coilrt of Appeal in England that Bailway Companies cannot compel passengers who, in good faith, travel only a short distance on the line without having purchased a ticket, to pay the fare from the place whence the train started.
la regard to the fire in Walker's block, Auckland the following additional insurances are announced On Murphy (fruiterer’s) stock and furniture (damaged) £2OO in the Norwich Onion ; Ambrose and English’s dairy (damaged), £SO in the Colonial.
The leading members of the legal profession in Dunedin, who have been consulted on the subject have, in opposition to the opinion just given by the SolicitorGeneral, advised that the license fees under the “ Licensing Act” and “ Dog Registration Act,” are payable to County Councils and not to Town Boards, An American woman has been four times divorced, and each of her husbands was a divorced man. After being divorced from her second she remarried her first. Her second husband has been married and divorced twice, and both his wives are living. Matrimony is a lively game in America,
The Barlow shooting affair is now exposed by the chief Wahanui, and Te Whitiora. Pohipatu, Barlow’s companion confessed that he and Tu Tawhiao, the King’s son, were bribed by Barlow. Tu Tawhiao received a watch and ring and £6, and Pohipatu received £4. Wahanui and Te Whitiora deserve groat credit for the exposure. At the Dunedin South Licensing Meeting yesterday, the police brought the case of Scott, of the Newmarket Hotel under notice. It will be remembered that judgment was given against him in the Resident Magistrates’ Court on a “ lambing down” case. The Committee decided that they could not take cognisance of the matter, at anyrate until a renewal was applied lor.
[ MrT. G. Rowley has withdrawn as a J candidate for the north east ward of the Borough. He intends to contest the nogth west ward. There is plenty of employment (pick and shovel work), to be had at present on the Fairlie Creek section of the Albnry line. Mr Philp, the contractor, is in want of forty men. The annual meeting of the South Canterbury Jockey Club, will be held at the Grosvenor Hotel on Friday, September IB
A case of some importance to Municipal Councils -was heard yesterday in Christchurch. A man named Baird set up in business as a scavenger in opposition to the one who held the regular contract from the City Council, and the latter sought to restrain him. The Bench considered that Section 47 of the “ Public Health Act ” was very clear on the point, and decided in favor of the Council, inflicting a nominal penalty.
At the the Inquest on the burning of St Andrew's Church, New Plymouth, it was sworn by Mr Breach and his servants that the reverend gentleman went to bed at 8 o'clock on the night of the fire, but James Goad, a brewer, positively‘ swore that he met tbo Bev. Mr. Breach with bis helmet of peculiar shape and color, long blaek coat and stick, walking about the streets at a quartet past ten.
The annual meeting of the Timara* United Cricket Club will be held tomorrow evening. It in hoped that every: member will attend as important business will be brought forward. Timatu certainly has the material for cricketers, but unless members go in for practising more they certainly cannot expect to win matches, and unless they pay their subscriptions the finances of the club cannot be in a flourishing condition. The Chamber of Commerce Invercargill, at a meeting held yesterday, considered; the proposal of the Dunedin Chamber re a' direct steam service subsidy, and resolved on an amendment—" That this Council is' of opinion that a subsidy of £30,000 should be offered for an efficient service,” against a motion to the effect “ That the Chamber is of opinion that the present and prospective trade offers sufficient inducement to steamship owners without subsidy,” '
The following is a return of; patients ih the Timaru Hospital for the month ending August 31, 1882 Patients under treatment at date of last return—Males, 16 ; females, S; total, 19. Admitted during month—Males, 14 ; females, 8 ; total,, 17, Totals treated—Males, 30; females,; 6; total, 36. Discharged during month* cured—Males, 9; female, 1; total, 'lO. Believed—Males, 8, Incurable—Male, 1. Totals discharged—Males, 16 ; female,' 1 ; total, 16. Remaining under treatment— Males, 15 ; females, 6; total, 20. Out patients treated during month—Males, .22; females, 14; total, 36.
The police force seems to be in a bad way in all the Australian colonies just npw, as the guardians of public morals. In Sydney two members of the police have been discharged for being mb rom partners ip, the profits of certain houses of ill-fame. jln Melbourne matters are pretty much the same. The “ Argus ” declares that to the lax supervision of the police Is due the immense number of abandoned women in Melbourne, and that many “maintain establishments superbly furnished, well known to, and, it is alleged, patronised by), the officers and detectives of police.” It broadly accuses the Melbourne force with being in league with publicans and the sporting fraternity, or otherwise the laws relating to these classes could not be violated with impunity as they are at present. . ,
According to a Now York eontemporary, a theatre took fire one evening, but» rush for the door was averted by the manager,'who, with great presence of mind, slipped to the front and said : “ Ladies and gentlemen—We have-pre-pared a little snrprise for you. An immense kettle of whisky punch is now being heated, and in a lew moments waiters Will pass through the hall and distribute it.” After this, we are fold, the audience had to be pulled put one by qne, and the clever ruse saved many, lives, though it made no end of months water in vain. . ■
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