CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3335, 30 August 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

; :;.'. ;:; • . '■•: y;-'l '■ Last night. The Hon. J. Hall was returned uftopposed for Selwyn.

With reference to the Southern Maori election it is expected that Tainui lanauriorong and Teihoka will again be candidates. At a runanga of the Kaiapoi Maoris it was decided that natives abstain from voting at the European election., „.

The footballers have got themselves into trouble again. Last night an effigy of Councillor Cass, who had made some offensive remarks at the Council meeting about cricket.and football in general, was handed round at the dinner, and about midnight a number of the men went down to Cass' private houso with it. After kicking up a row and making night hideous for some, they attempted to burn the effigy—a process which frightened Cr Cass- out of his wits, and his wife into hysterics. The police are busily enquiring for the perpetrators of the fearful outrage.

Murray-Aynsley and Allright were nominated today for Lyttelton.

The Lyttelton Times this morning published a long telegram from its travelling reporter in the North Island, who has been interviewing To Whiti and TJitokpwaru, and had the longest interview with the former that anyone has been able to obtain, and found him quite peaceable aid friendly.' f/- 5. , }..',

The police yesterday dragged up two pieces of blanket from the river in the vicinity of ,the missing man Vennell's house. The pieces are stained, but whether with blood or mud will not be known for a few days. .