NEWS OF THE DAY.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 3042, 28 December 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Mr Pilbrow intends trying for the next Melbourne Cup with Welcome Jack. The Cromwell Mining Comoany have crushed SOSozs of gold from 400 tons of quartz. The Hope of Hilton G.T. Lodge held a successful pic-nic on Tuesday, at the Kakahu bush. The We=t Coast routes are to be fully enquired into by the present, or a new Railway Commission. W. Drinkwater, who attempted suicide in Dunedin by cutting his throat has now recovered. Captain and Mrs Monaghan and a little boy were thrown from a buggy on the Hutt road, Wellington, and somewhat injured. The illegitimate child of a girl named Early Johnson, has been drowned at Cambridge, (Auckland), through falling into a tub of water.

Mrs Wood, wife of Mr Wood, of the wellknown drapery firm, died suddenly at an eariy hour this morning through the bursting of a blood-vessel.

Sergeant Macdonald when leaving the Ohoka race-course on Tuesday met with an accident to his leg owing to his horse falling and bis being nnable to get clear.

Sir Julius Yogel remained as nearly incog ns possible while in Christchurch, and very few people knew he was there. He returns on Tuesday next from Wellington.

In reference to the stabbing affray in A'ick’and it appears Johnston stabbed Scotter with a penknife. The wound is serious, but will probably not prove fatal.

The Selwyn County Council urges the Minister of Lands to make large and substantial grants of land at once in aid of hospital and other charitable purposes, in anticipation of legislation next session.

John Davis, a young man, son of a Baptist Minister, was thrown over a bridge at Te Aroha on Tuesday, while riding over it. He was taken to the Thames Hospital, unconscious, and is not expected to survive,

The “ Pall Mall Gazette ” recently referring to the increase of drunkenness among women and the exemplary temperance of the clergy, says that while the temperance cause has “ gained a class it has lost a sex.”

Mr Wallis, J.P. was taking a number of people home in his boat on Sunday from Haglan to Auckland, when the craft capsized. Miss M. Lavers and Miss E. W dlis were drowned. The body of the former only has been recovered,

Amos J. Tudball, charged at Tnvercareill with passing valueless cheques, pleaded that he had forgotten that he had closed Ids account with the Bank, As there were previous convictions against him he was sentenced yesterday to six months impiisonment.

Sir Julius Vogel will leave the Colony in about a fortnight. He is to be present at the opening of the new dock in Lyttelton for which 1200 invitations have been issued and the banquet in Sir Julius' honor will be incorporated with the dock festivities.

The President of the Chamber of Deputies exorcises control more elaborately than the President of a British Assembly. In the course of a recent debate on the new Education Act M. de Bandry d’Asson, who opposed the Bill in a speech of great vehemence was repeatedly called to order by the President, who on each occasion pointed out in a fatherly style the peculiar tendency of the objectionable remarks instead of simply insisting on Jtheir retraction.

The half-yearly meet'ng of the Loyal Timaru Lodge, 1.0.0. P., M.Q,, was held last night in the Hall, Barnard Street, when the following brethren were elected to hold office for the ensuing term:—G.M,. Bro. W. Brown ; N.G., Bro. B, Hodge; V.G., Bro, A. Vincent; E.S. Bro. R. White, Dr Lovegrove was also elected medical officer. Seven new members were initiated, and five proposed for membership. After going through a mass of business the meeting closed about eleven o clock, the receipts for the evening being £73 7s.

According to the London “ Lancet,” funerals may be, and often are, disease breeders. It cites a case where diphtheria, by means of a funeral where there was a great crowd, was spread broadcast tbrovgh a community. 143 phy-icians in England, out of 400 inquired of, gave reports justifying their belief that the spread of diphtheria may result from public funerals, and the Suffolk Medical Society have recommended that in cases of death from diphtheria the funerals be held privately.

The Bluff Harbor Board at a special meeting yesterday resolved to send up plana of the reclamation works on the fort - shore to the Marine Department, Wellia - ton. The Railway Department will take a large portion of the reclaimed land at co t price. A strong section of the Board are against going on wi h it on such terms. The action of the presentßoard in declining to pureha-e a tug for the Harbor, is not approved by a section of the community The plant for dredging is now being fitted up. It consists of an iron screw sieamet to carry a Priestman dre’ge on a bogie in the hold, and a barge for 60 tons of spoil, with doors to the wells.

An English paper says:—lt is not generally known, but. it is nevertheless a fact that Archibald Forbes favors the use of the “ cat” in the army as a dicipline enforcer. It seems Archie has been “ there himself.” W/ien he fust joined he was such a“ ranting’ rovin’ laddie” tha> he had to be “ carpeted,” or brought before his superior twice. On the last occasion the warrior in charge of the force plainly observed—- “ Forbes, you are reduced to the ranks, and therefore liable to be flogged lor the next offence, and it you come here again, by there was not a single report ever made against the hero of the pen and s.vord.

The hero of of the following incident had a “happy thought” The story is told by the Melbourne conespondent of a contemporary and relives to the recent railway accident in Melbourne An eyewimess who arrived at the scene of the mishap within a minute of its occurrence tells me of one instance in which he saw a gentleman erae r ge from one carriage of the do>Mi train and wa k off in a fashion whii.-h showe I him to be unhurt. Pausing, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, he surveyed the scene around him, and returninr towards the spot where ihe w mnded occupants of the train were beginning to assemble, del berately assumed a recumbent position. When assistance came he professed to be unable to move, and groaned loudly while being placed in a cab to be conveyel to his private residence. When the proper time anives it will no doubt be found that ibis ‘unfortunate victim of official blundering* is suffering from ‘ loss of memory,’ ‘ severe shock to the system,’ ‘ intense nervousness,’ or some other of the mysterious symptoms that excite the generosity of syrnpa hecic juries when dealing with the public money, and that a few hundreds or even thousands are required to heal his bodily and mental infirmities.”