SOUTHERN NEWS.

Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 219, 21 June 1872, Page 3

SOUTHERN NEWS.

The Kaikoura Herald of 27th May says that Mr Caverhill and Mr Ingles were proceeding from the Waiau township to Mr Caverliili’s Higldield Station on horseback, when Mr Caverhill fell from his horse on the river bed of the Mason, and was dragged by the stirrup about 30 yards over the boulders. He was picked up insensible by Mr Inglis, who, with the greatest difficulty, got him to Higldield, where lie now lies in a very precarious state. A med'cal man was immediately sent for from Christchurch. Mr Caverhill is well-known to many of the old settlers of Wellington and Wairurapn. I)r Giles, 11. M., at Westpoit, recently fined a publican £lO and costs for allowing a game of euchre to be played for drinks in his hotel.— Westport Times.

Mr Fereday, of Christchurch, in order to test whether a receipt given for a cheque is liable to duty under the Stamp Act, has given an unstamped receipt in a ease of the kind to a person with the request that he would report it to the Ge i ral Government. This w done, as the Attorney-General’s opinl was obtained, and an action has been mmcnced against Mr Fereday for a breach of the Act. Mr Fereday (remarks the Lyttelton Times ) is confident of being able to show that the Act docs not render it compulsory to stamp receipts for cheques. The body of Charles Manson has been found in liie sea near Pipitea Point, Wellihgton. The deceased, it is supposed, fell over the breast-work near Brown’s Wharf. At an inquest held on his body, a verdict of “Found drowned” was returned.

Twenty-fivc volumes of old editions of classics, a second instalment of Mr Carleton’s valuable gift to the General Assembly Library, have arrived in Wellington ; and after being duly noted, will shortly be available for reading.— Wellington Post.

The subscriptions for the Inter-provin-cial and Inter-colonial Regatta, lo be held at Wellington, amount to £346. £l5O more is required. The miners in the Star Claim, Ross, have refused to work at the o'd rate of wages, £3 per week for ten hours a day. They demand £3 10s per week for ten hours a day, or £3 per week for eight horns a day. The Whanganui Chronicle hears that whilst two Maoris were fighting at Foxton one relieved the other of his nasal organ by biting it off. It required fire Maoris ta secure the cannibal. Mr Warden Broad estimates the population attracted by the Inangahau aud Lyell reefs at 3,570. The township of Roefton now comprises upwards of 200 buildings, and a population of about 1,000 persons. A meeting of the hotel-keepers of Wellington was held at Miller’s Commercial Hotel, on Wednesday evening, for the purpose of considering the provisions of a draft bill which lias been prepared by the licensed victuallers of Otago, for introduction during the coming session. The chief features of this bill, we are informed, are the total suppression of all gambling games in licensed houses, the imposition of severe penalties upon publicans convicted of supplying drink to persons while in a state of intoxication. and otherwise prescribing very stringent regulations under which the business of the publican is to be conducted. We understand a general support was given to the contents of the bill the object of which is to meet the views of those of the public who might be inclined to support a Permissive Bill, but who, should the publicans’ bill be acceptable to them, may be induced to withhold their countenance from the Licensing Bill of last session.—ll riling ton Independent, •June 14.

A Wesleyan church is to be erected in Moles worth-street, Wellington. The proposed building is intended to seat about 300. and will probably cost when completed about £650. The site will be immediately opposite the Princess Hotel.