NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 2927, 7 January 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Hackney Carriage Bye - laws. — The Hackney carriage and borough stage bye-laws are published in the Provincial Government Gozutte of January 6th. Kaiapoi Election.—Mr Beswick will address the electors at tbe Rangiora Institute on Thursday, at 8 p.m., and at the Woodend Schoolroom on Friday, at 7.30 p.m. The Lyttelton Bazaar.—The bazaar was closed on Tuesday night, Sergeant-Major O'Grady made a short speech thanking the ladies for their help, and announcing that on the whole the bazaar might be considered a great success. Supreme Court.—The Court will reopen at 10 a.m. this day, when the case of Kegina v Keetley, horse stealing, will be proceeded with. Woodend .—On Tuesday evening the members of the sports committee were entertained to a dinner by Mr Conway with his accustomed liberality. The spread was an excelieut one, and convivialities were kept up till 11 p.m. A meeting will, be duly advertised for settlement of affairs connected with the late sports. Lyttelton Borough Fchool.—We beg to call attention to the fact that subscribers to the Lyttelton Borough school pic - nic can obtain tickets on Friday and Saturday next, between eight and nine, at the new school house. No one will be admitted to participate in the pic-uic without a ticket and it is necessary the committee should know beforehand how many they have to provide for. Lyttelton Regatta —We are requested to slate that the owuers of the yacht Ripple wish to express their gratification at the courteous manner in which they have been treated during their stay in Lyttelton; and also wish to thank the regatta committee, for the efforts they made to render their visit to Canterbury a pleasant one. They wish, moreover, to state that the port watermen have been most obliging and ready in their offers of assistance, and that their services were in all cases gratuitous. Sunstroke.—A man, whose name we have been unable to learn, was seen yesterday morning to suddenly staggrer in Hereford street, near the Bank of New Zealand, and immediately afterwards to fall to the ground. He was quickly picked up by some persons passing, and was said to be suffering from sunstroke. After applying some restora" t'ves he was placed in a ca"b, for the purpose of being conveyed to the Hospital, but before reaching there he recovered suffi- ' ciently to be able to give directions where j he lived, and was driven home.

-Ashbtjrton Domain Boakd.—A meeting of the Domain Board was held at the Road Board office, after the Road Boaid meeting on Tuesday. Present—Messrs A, Saunders (chairman), J. Grigg, and R. -Miller. Tenders were opened for the supply of 1300 black birch posts, and one accepted. Resolved that Mr Hay Smith be allowed to take one crop out of the domain ground, conditionally that he ploughs the whole of the ground (whether cropped or not) twice, and deliver same up to Board again by end of March, 1876. J

Ckickkt.—An alphabetical match will be played to-day between non-playing members of the various clubs. Wickets pitched at 1.30 p,m, play to commence at 2 p.m oharp. The sides are as follows—From A to H Messrs C. B. Blakiston, Bain, Beaumont, Craig, Carrick, T. W. Davis. Hagsal. Holt' G. Harper, J. Gould, Glassford. I. to Z. ' Lane, Laurie, Maxwell, Ollivier. Packe. Peacock, Revans, Walton, W. Williams, White, Ick, junr. It is proposed to contiuue the partially played match, Tall v. Khort, on Saturday next, commencing at 2 p.m Players are requested to put in an appearance early, as the game will commence punctually atthe time mentioned. The return match between the C.C.C and thePapanuiC.C. will be played on Saturday next. The following will represent the Papanui, viz— Messrs J. T. Matson, Pavitt, Dickinson I Dickenson 11., Trigge, Homer 1., Homer 11., Jackson, Anson, Jennings, Hill. Play will commence punctually at 2 p.»,

Popular Amusement Association.—A meeting of the above, wa.-j held at the > iiy Council Chambers at 4 p.m. Mr Wyim Williams iv the chair. The minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, the treasurer, Mr Williams, submitted a b:ilar.ce sheet, by which it appeared that the receipts from all sources in convection with the anuivers. ry sports, amounted to £i7l 4s, aud the expenditure to £149 12s Bd. having a balance of £21 lis 4d to the credit of the association. A vote of thanks to Mr Williams for his labor ia collecting subscriptions, ~cc, having been passed, the meeting adjourned. East Malvern—Harvest work will soon be general Mr John Lawry is first in the Held, having commenced reaping o*ts on Tuesday. The annual meeting was held on Tuesday, at the Road Board office. Messrs Barr, Lawry, and Willis, being the retiring members. Messrs Searle, Waddingtou, and J. Barr (re-elected), were chosen for the ensuing year. The same evening a school committee meeting took place. Messrs A. Ayers and Wm. Lilly took the seats of Messrs R. aud D, Jebson who had resigned. After a long discussion it was resolved to endeavor to obtain a certain site for the new school in Princes street, Sheffield, or as near it as possible, in order to secure one central school for the district, in accordance with the resolution passed at the annual meeting. Runaway.—A horse in an express wagon belonging to Mr Laing, carrier, took fright on the stand yesterday morning and bolted up Colombo street, making straight for the City Hotel, foitunately skimming the cabs on the stand. On arriving at the kerbing opposite the hotel it turned right round, facing direct for the Bank of New Zealand, and coming into contact with one of the verandah-posts and kerbing at Percy's shop corner; it took the post along with it, leaving the glass covering in a precarious position, and left the off wheel of the express in exchange. By a miracle it then in its course escaped a buggy that was standing in front of the bank, and, diverging to the left, closed with Andeisou's fountain and the kerb, leaving the other wheel there. After dragging the body of the vehicle for a short distance the horse was fultimately stopped. The Arboricultural and Houticultubal Society —A committee meeting of the above society was held last night at the Clarendon Hotel, Mr Schmidt in the chair. After passing some accounts aud transacting some routine business, the meeting adjourned. The usual monthly meeting was then held, Mr Schmidt, in the chair. Mr D. Craw read an interesting and practical paper on the growing of tbe pansy, a florists' flower, for which he has been successful during the last ten years in taking many prizes. He also read a paper on the cultivation of the leek, recommending the Musaelborough. as the best for this place. Mr E. C. J_ Stevens moved that the papers read at the monthly meetings become the property of the society, with the view of getting them published at some future date. Mr Turner seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr Marsh, Ham, showed a fine bloom of the Magnolia grandiflora, and some good blooms of dahlia. Mr Jackman showed a fine stand of stocks and gladioli. A vote of thanks to the essayist and the chairman, brought the meeting to a close. American Circus.—The performance at the circus last evening drew a large attendance. The programme was a diversified one, in which the variors a-tlntes appeared to great advantage. Mr G'lhara and Young America deserve notice for their very clever double act uti bare back, in which they went through a variety of feats quite as easily and gracefully as if they had been on the ground. Senor Gonzales, in addition to being a finished acrobat, makes a capital clown, his jests having the advantage of being both new and to the point. The horizontal bar performance of the company was exceedingly good, the feats exhibited being very well done. SenorGonzales managed the difficult feat of a double somersault over five horses, and as a whole the performance wa<* very successful. a good programme will be presented. On Saturday next the first mid-day performance will take place, when a good programme has been arranged. Fine Arts.—Mr J. C Hoy te, whose water colour drawings will be remembered as possessing great artistic worth, has arrived from Auckland, and has brought with him a number of pictures which it is intended to dispose of by art union. They are now on view at Warner's Commercial Hotel, and are well worth a visit from all who like to see really good pictures. They comprise amongst others views in Auckland and on the West Coast of Canterbury. Mr Hoyte has also on view the picture whioh was awarded the first prize at the Sydney Exhibition of the Society of Arts, and also the bronze medal of the Agricultural Society of N.S.W. This is a splendid work, being the Otira Gorge from the f ootof Arthur's Pass. In the foreground is a rugged mass of rocks, crowned with clumps of foliage, and in the distance, seen through a sight haze, tbe snow capped summits of the mountains. This is intended for the first prize in the art union, and is well worth winning. Mr Hoyte has also on view a West Coast subject, painted for comnetition at the Sydney Exhibition in March next, and he has also the medals awarded to him for his paintings. We can safely recommend those who take an interest in art to pay a visit to the Commercial during Mr Hoyte's stay.