NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2971, 3 October 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Geraldine County Council meet to-morrow. 1

The St Albans Borough Council will borrow £IO,OOO for street widening.

The High School Board meet this evening. ThC Education Board meet tomorrow.

Theaiim of £6OOO haaheen allocated for . grants to Public Libraries in New Zealand, for theyear. ; i The Waimate Skating Club wound up the season on Friday night last, with a. supper. A jolly evening was spent. Captain Hargreaves, of the steamer Coromandel, was seriously in jiired yesterday in Auckland by a vehicle passing over him.

. It in stated that Inspectorjßrpham of the Police, has sent in his resignation, and is not, as at first reported, to be transferred hither.

The signatures of 1160 married women, are appended to a petition against the enforcement of the Contagious Diseases Act in Auckland, 1 * ■ ,jJ

The Hinemoa took 20 prisoners to Wellington yesterday for the Mount Cook prison; fifteen were from Lyttelton and five from Dunedin.

Mr E. E. Molvor, agricultural lecturer ; and chemist, is making a tour of Waikato. If he is the same person who was lecturing in Victoria some years ago, he can teach the farmers a few wrinkles. Old officers and non-commissioned officers of the British army, resident in Southland, have prepared ah address of congratulation to Sit Garnet Wolseley in connection with his brilliant services in Egypt. Regarding the earthquake. The shock in Timaru was very slight. One instance occurred of its being distinctly felt, by a person in one room, while another in an adjoining apartment did not perceive it. Mr Issao Bradley and a small party of friends, yesterday went out to seek a fishing ground about 12 or 15 miles from the coast, know years ago to the Maoris. They did not succeed, however, and will make another attempt. In reply to a deputation of clergymen at Auckland, the Mayor Said he would not he willing to stay the Contagions Diseases Act being brought into force. He would endeavor to prCvent prostitutes obtaining certificates of cleanliness

Colonel Brackenbury, at the head.of the Irish Constabulary resigned hia post at the first tap of the drum, and obtained a military appointment on active service. Bail Spencer was furious, and the Constabulary was reduced to a state of collapse. The annual meeting of shareholders of the Farmer’s Co-operative Association will be held on the 14th inst. We understand the balance sheet will be satisfactory, and such a state of things speaks volumes for the assiduity, ability, and close attention to business of the energetic manager Mr Watkins.

The provisional directors of the Waimate Dairy Company are—Messrs G. Morton, M. Studbolme, W. J. Steward, J. Miller, McGovern, P. O’Brien. N. Hillary, B. Cameron, Alkenhead, A. Hayes and Dr Chilton, with power to add to their number. Mr Secretan was appointed Intern Secretary. The Auckland, team to play against the Sydney footballers are finally selected, as follows Webster, back ;Byan and Wood, three-quarter back’s; Whiteside, Sims, and Warbxlck, half-backs; Ameil, Carter, Clayton, Crozton, Hindon, Henderson, Bigg, McKay, and O’Connor, forwards. The team is not so strong as the last. The usual weekly session of the English Lodge Victory No. 42, 1.0.G.T., was held last evening at the Foresters’ Hall- There was a good attendance of members present and the chair was taken by Bro J. Hilton, W.O.T, Two candidates were proposed for membership, one restored, and two initiated. After a short recess the Lodge heartily welcomed the visitors present from Christchurch and Ashburton, and the delivery of a dialogue, recitations and songs brought a very pleasant evening to a close at 9.30.