Tho booby hatch will be scaled up altogether, and somo deck planks that havo sprung will bo ro-fastencd. The wells over tho hatches named will most likely be placed m position to day. It has now been decided to use two centrifugal pumps and ono pulsometer m the attempt to raise the ship. Tho former will be driven from the engines on the staging mentioned, and tho latter from a surf boat. All attempts to ascertain the extent of damage the ship has BU9tuined Imyo so far failed. Mr D. 51. Ross, hon. secretary to tho South Canterbury Coursing Club, kindly informed us yesterday that ho had receivod c note from Mr Henry, owner of the dog Springbank, which bolted just as ho was being handed to the slipper at the above club's coursing meeting on Wednesday, Btating that the dog had got home all right about 7.30 on Wednesday night. Mr Henry belioves that his dog would have won the stake, and was rery sorry to hear the dog was " allowed " to escape. So far as our reporter could see, the dog was not " allowed " to escape. Spring bank is generally vory Bhy indeed j his manner putting one m mind of a dog that has been well " larruped," and tho fact that he was sent to the meeting m care of a Btranger seemed to make him doubly shy. At any rate, just as he was being stripped at the slips by a boy, ho drow back, and pulling his head through his cover, bolted, and made a good line for homo. A hor«eraan was sent after him, but all the coaxing and " Here, boy," business usod by tho man could not fetch him, and after coursing a haro m the river-bed and killing, he struck Btraight across McLaren's downs for Oamaru. Tho dog got loose about 1.30, and arrived home as stated above, so that he must have lost very little time on the road. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Tinmru Parliamentary Union was held last evening m the hall of the Mechanics' Institute There was a fair attendance of members. 