CHRISTCHURCH.

Thames Star, Issue 3342, 8 September 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH.

Saturday night.

The analysis of the congealed substance, found in the sand, New Brighton, near the missing man Vennell's house, prove it to be human blood, the ago somewhat corresponding to Vennell'a. The stains on the pieces of blanket found in the river are also proved to be blood. It is felt to be certain now that the man has been murdered. Tiie search party was provided with barbed rods for probing through the sand.

Mr Webster, Engineer to the Selwyn County Council, has resigned his appointment.

Sir George Grey is announced, to address a meeting of Christchurch on Tuesday evening at the Kink, Gloucester street. The building holds nearly 3000 people.

A fisherman named Nicholas Columbus residing in Fourth street, Sydenham, reported to the police this morning that on Thursday afternoon, two fishermen, in his employ named George Santare and Antonio Santare, cousins, aged respectively 25 and 32 years, went on the lake to fish and hare not been seen since. The boflt was found yesterday in the middle of the lake by two men named Peter Alice and Nicholas Shea. It was fall of water and the men's boots pants were tied to the masthead. Three nets were in the boat and a box of fish, the rest of the nets being in the water a short distanae away. The jibboom, four oars, and the rudders were misrng. It is conjectured that, after the boat sank, the men tried to get ashore with the assistance of the jibboom and the oars, and it is supposed they were drowned.

Cook*, billiard champion, and Kilkenny open their exhibition matches to-night at the Commercial' Hotel.