At a meeting of the Harbour Board to-day a letter was received stating that certain damage had been done to the bilge keel of the s.s. Wakatipu; anda similar notice having been sent to the harbourmaster from the Canterbury Underwriters' Association, Cap tain Webster forwarded a report to the effect that the injury to the Wakatipu was caused by the pumping out of tlie ballast tank, resulting in the ship listing over to port fully 30 degrees. The fender piles at Timaru wliarf had a little slope outward, but not enough to injure any vessel handled with ordinary care and attention. Mr Elworthy resigned his seat on the board, no reason being given, but the chairman expressed the opinion that it was in consequence of being one who lodged a claim in connection with the loss of the ship Lyttelton. At a meeting of the South Canterbury Hunt Club to-day it was decided to hold the annual steeplechase meeting on September 2. The programme is much the same as last year. Hignold's company played " Called Back " to-night, when despite the fact that the weather was very wet, there was a splendid audienco and the reception was most en thusiastic.
—The Kirkton estato in Linlithgowshire, which was purchased in 1870 for £19,000, changed hands recently at Edinburgh for £6100.
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