CHRISTCHURCH.
Yesterday,
At the local wool sales to day, a large quantity of wool came forward, and prices were about a par with last sales. About one this morning, H. P. Parker, residing at Heathcote Valley, found one of his employees, named Thos. Caston, in a back room of his premises, sitting in a pool of blood with his throat cut. Caston, who was able to speak, said he had committed the act because he was in bad health and low spirits. On examination it was found that there was a deep gash in the throat, but the windpipe had only been touched. The blood was stopped as well as possible until the arrival of a constable, who at once conveyed the man to the Hospital, where- the wound was attended to. Caston has been drinking for the last few days. He is not in any danger, and will be brought before the R.M. in a few days. To-njght's Star says :—" We learn that the directors of the N.Z. Shipping Company voted the sum of 100 guineas to the fund for the relief of the Irish distress." At a meeting of directors of the Union Insurance Company, held this afternoon, it was decided to vote 100 guineas for the relief of the distress in Ireland.
Constable Macannerin, formerly of the 2nd Life Guards, arrived to-day from Wellington to act as drill instructor to the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry. He will be attached to the district, but it is not yet definitely known whether he will have to perform any other duties. The whitefish are doing very well, and large numbers of fry have been removed from the fish house and placed in races It is expected that the hatching of the remainder of the ova will be finished this week.
Arrived : Thuro from Western Australia, Albatross from Whangapoua, Cleopatra from Greymouth.
Sailed : Albion for Port Chalmers, and Wellington for Wellington. Tlje Lincolnshire Farmers' Delegates visitetl Kaiapoi and the adjacant country to-day, and were considerably astonished at the enormous crops they saw there. .
Great exertions are being made for the Irish Famine Fund. There will be an entertainment on Monday, from which £150 at least is expected. Two other entertainments are also projected, and a monster fete similar to the ELaitangata one. Subscriptions are being collected every day, aud the project of getting grain contributions will be actively pushed. With reference to the letter of J. P. McCallahan, at the meeting to-day, he had not met a single farmer who had not promised grain the amount had already reached 1,200 bushels; He had been asked to attend meetings at Rangiora, Amberly, Leston, aod other places to explain his project. He intended also to ask the Government to grant free carriage from every place, and the graiu merchants had offerd free storage.
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3461, 28 January 1880, Page 2
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