NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3003, 10 November 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

There were 1000 children at the Band of Hope demonstration in Auckland, yesterday, hut the weather was bad.

Most of the southern stock exhibits at the Christchurch show passed down the line by special train last night. Dr Smith of Waipa has been found literally ,l stuck in the mud.” He was discovered standing upright firmly fixed in the mud of a creek near his house.

The Hon Mr Dick, Colonial Secretary, visited Timaru yesterday, and inspected the chief objects of interest in and about the town.

Two residents of Little Akaloa were on Wednesday charged with setting fire to the hotel at that place. The Akaroa Magistrate remanded them for eight days.

A cricket match between Timaru and Oamaru was played on the ground of the latter yesterday, and resulted in a victory for Timaru, who made 53 runs in their first innings to their opponents 38 runs.

The weather yesterday was cold and showery and most unfavorable for holidays. The Fire Brigades contest between the Wellington and Masterton Brigades at Wellington, was won easily by the former.]

George Savage, employed by MrTolc at Orakei, Auckland, left on horseback for the native settlement of Oraikotore, fifteen miles distant. His horse was found in the Punui river, and it is supposed he was drowned while attempting to cross the river, which was much swollen.

France has been endeavoring to stimulate its maritime trade. It begins by offering bonuses of 60 francs per ton for iron shipbuilding, and 10 francs for wooden. It also offers a “ navigators bounty ” of 1 franc, 30 cents per ton per 1000 miles. These bounties are a very mild attempt at fostering marine commerce.

Owing to the strong westerly gale yesterday, the North Shore regatta could not be finished. The war canoe race was postponed till Saturday. During a heavy squall, while the cutter race was going on, the Euphemia capsized, and two men named McTncloc McGowan, and Ned Mane, or Champion, are missing, It is feared they are drowned. The rest were rescued. The cutter Garnet' narrowly escaped the same fats. Several small open boats foundered, but their occupants got ashore safely. A fire occurred at Lyttelton early yesterday morning, gutting Maokay’s grocery store next to the Canterbury Hotel. A good pressure of water was brought to bear, and confined the damage to one building. The insurances on the stock are £7OO in the Sun office, and on the building £3OO in the National.

In Dunedin, although there was a good deal of rain in the morning, the weather kept fine in the afternoon for the holiday yesterday. A large number attended the Volunteer review and the presentation of prizes in connection with the Rifle Association’s meeting. There was a large attendance also at the Druids’ Sports on the Caledonian Grounds, and at the sports held by the Protestant Alliance Friendly Society at Burnside,

Some curiosity was created among via itors to the steamer Manapouri at Wellington the other day, by the appearance of a stalwart dusky maiden who wore a large gold ring in her nose, several on her toes —her feet being, of course, otherwise bare while no jewellery of any description adorned her fingers. Inquiries elicited the fact that she is a Hindoo girl, attending an Indian lady who is travelling for the good of her health. The Southern Hussars have not captivated everybody in Dunedin, judging from the following extract from a letter in the “ Times ” “ To-day the citizens have been treated to a parade of a number of men on horseback, many of whom seem by no means comfortable in that situation, dressed like hybrids between a policeman and a drummer-boy. I am told they are meant for light cavalry, and call themselves hussars. May I ask whether any public money is spent on them ? lam not skilled in tactics, but I hardly think they would be of any use in attacking an ironclad or armed war vessel, and could not be used in its pursuit. As New Zealand cannot be attacked in any other way, I fail to see why we should have a cavalry force.

Mrs Scott, wife of Captain Scott, of the s.s. Eowena, died suddenly at her residence Onehunga. • The Coroner postponed an inquest hoping that the Rowena would arrive in port, and that Captain Soott would throw some light on the matter, as there were only the children in the house with Mrs Scott when she died, and they knew nothing. i

No less than 30,000 workmen belonging to the various trades in Paris are now on strike. The precautions taken by the Government are calming the general alarm which has been prevalent throughout the country.

The ship Wanganui, from London, brings to Wellington a pure-bred Hereford bull for Mr Heslop, of Hawke’s Bay. The animal appears to have splendid proportions and has arrived in such excellent condition that he looks as if he had been in the best of pastures during the last three months in place of having been afloat. A fine Guernsey cow and calf also occupy pens. Mr Lark worthy has sent out three magnificent Lincolns and ten sheep of the Cheviot breed, also a number of fine collie dogs, greyhounds, and twenty-four ferrets, Two of the latter got out of their cage during the voyage, and into the hold of the ship, where they made a good deal of havoc among the rats. Only one was lost out of a shipment of twenty-five, The reports of wonderful manifestations in the Franciscan Church at Athlone, Ireland, have been repeated. The edifice is crowded day and night, and hundreds of deaf and dumb, blind and lame persons have visited the church. It is said that a respectable woman, who has been lame for years, and who entered the church by the aid of a walking chair, was able to walk away without chair or assistance. The veil is removed in the evening, at which time the eyes, lips, and arms have, it is declared, been seen by different individuals to move.

There will be an eclipse of the sun tomoiTi.vv at 27 minutes past nine. The Auckland cattle show was fairly attended, notwithstanding the inclement slate of the weather. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency’s cup for the largest prizetakor in sheep, fell to Mr James Wallace. A protest was lodged by Messrs Watson and Murray, of Auckland, against the award to Messrs Bunkall, of Dunedin, for beer, on the ground that the latter’s exhibit was not a local production. The Committee decided not to sustain the protest as “ local” had been defined to apply to the whole colony. . Dr Diplock held an inquest on August 29 on the body of Maurice Barrow, a boy 10 years of age, who had hanged himself in a cell at the Boys’lndustrial School, Feltham. He had inflated a live frog, and was about to crush it with his foot, when one of the masters interfered, and ordered him confinement in the cell. He was sent thither at half-past four, and at a quarter past five was found dead. The jury returned a verdict of felo dr sc.

A woman was bitten by a dog in Paris. She went at once and had the wound cauterised at the Hotel-Dieu. She continued perfectly well until one day, when she was passing the hospital, she was recognised by one of the students, who called out to her, “ Holloa! you are not dead yet then 1 The dog which bit you was downright mad, as they found out afterwards.” The woman was seized immediately with a violent spasm, and in a few hours died with symptoms of hydrophobia.

A serious riot broke out in Paris on August 17 at Montceau-le-Mines, in the Department of Saoae-et-Loire. The rioters burst open the door of the chapel with dynamite, set fire to it, and also pillaged the presbytery and school-house at BoisDuverne. Threatening letters have been sent to the mayors, the cure, and the manager and engineer of the mines. Troops have been sent to the spot. Last night was quiet and the excitement has a good deal diminished. The rioters were represented as strangers, who for several nights had been shouting “ Vive le Revolution, Sociale,” had attempted to blow up a statue of the Blessed Virgin, and had thrown down a number of village crosses. The miners have addressed no demands to the company, and the movement cannot be regarded as a strike.