NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XXIII, Issue 3058, 10 June 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

CHRI6TCHURCH FOOTBALL CLUB.—An intimation to members ol the above club appears in our advertising columns. Christ's Collegb.—ln the Council last evening Mr Walker's motion for a grant of £250 to Christ's College was negatived on division. Le Bon's Bay School Committee.— Mr W. Barnett has been unanimously appointed chairman of the above committee, in place of Mr H. Bailey resigned. Bangiora Popular Entertainment.— The second entertainment to be given at Bangiora during the present season will be held in the Literary Institute this evening. Volunteer Inspections. — A general order giving the dates on which inspection parade will be held during the present month appears in another column. ARTILLERY Ball.—A grand full dress ball, in connection with the Ch*istchurch Volunteer Artillery, and under distinguished patronage, will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall on Thursday, 24th inst. Port Levy Boad Board.—A meeting, which was to be held on Tuesday, Bth June, was adjourned until Tuesday, 15th June, there being not ft full attendance of rate,.

Telegraphic—The Tarama is expected to leave Hokitika at 2 p.m. this day. Telegrams for the Australian colonies or Europe, via Java cable, -will be received at the Telegraph Office, for transmission to Hokitika, up to one o'clock this day. Scholabship Examinations.—The candidates in class D for the Provincial Government scholarships were examined yesterday at the Public Library. Four were in attendance. The examination will be continued to-day. The Education Bill.—This Bill passed through committee last evening, with the exception of the postponed clauses and the last clause fixing the date of its coming into operation. The Government, however, intend to re-commit it, for the purpose of restoring the clause with respect to the contribution of districts. Ellesmebe.—As will be seen by advertisement in another column, Mr H. M. Lee has been appointed registrar of births, deaths, and marriages for the EHesmere district, and will be in attendance at the library, Southbridge, on Mondays and Thursdays in the forenoon, and on Wednesdays and Saturdays in the evening; also at Leeston every sale day from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. Late Accident at Lyttelton.—Captain Helander, of the Star of the South, stated that as. he was coming up the harbour yesterday morning he saw floating between the pilot station and Ripa Island what appeared to be the body of a man naked to the waist with dark trousers on. . On arrival in Lyttelton he informed the police, and a boat under the charge of Sergeant Maguire was sent in search. A boat from the Syren also started, but after a fruitless search until after 5 p.m. they returned. City Assessments. —A specis.l meeting of ; the City Council, at which were present his Worship the Mayor, and Crs Bishop, Jones. Calvert, Raphael, and Schmidt, was held yesterday, to consider the objections lodged against the assessments made by the city valuer. A large number had been sent in, and the Council sat until a late hour last night disposing of them. Those objections that have been allowed will be duly advertised, and the remainder will be finally decided by the Resident Magistrate on Monday next. Pedestrianism. —The match for £25 a-side and the championship of Canterbury, between Young Delany and S. Collins, best two out of three events, will be run on Saturday in the Agricultural and Pastoral Association grounds. The final deposit of £5 will be made to-morrow night, and as both men have been doing good work, and are equally confident, the events should be closely contested. To increase the interest and make up the afternoon's sport, three other events have been added to the programme—viz, 150 and 440 yards handicap races, and one mile handicap walking match, Accident. — An accident happened on Tuesday last to a man working for Mr White in a gravel pit on the Southbridge railway, by name Hugh McGowan. At the time of the accident he was engaged at the bottom of the pit undermining the face preparatory to a fall of shingle, when, owing probably to the heavy rains that have fallen of late, a considerable quantity of gravel suddenly gave way and buried him. The unfortunate man having been with difficulty extricated from his perilous position, was removed to Leeston and conducted from thence to the hospital. Accident. — The Herald of yesterday says :—An accident whiclt is likely to prove fatal, happened to a man named Hathaway (a butcher working for Mr Rogers, Timaru), yesterday afternoon. He went into the Sportsman's Arms and asked for drink, but the barman, considering that be had already had sufficient, refused to comply with his wish. The man, who was apparently angry at the conduct of the barman, jumped on bis horse, and urged the animal away at a great pace. Before going far the horse threw his rider, and either kicked the back of his head or trod on it. The man waß picked up in an insensible state and conveyed to the Sportsman's Arms, where he was attended to by Dr M'lntyre. The injury to the head ia very severe, and the man was in such a precarious state last evening that it was deemed advisable not to remove him to the hospital. Lincoln Fabmebs' Club and Pastobal Association.—A meeting of this society was held at Sluis' Hotel on Tuesday, June Bth. There was a fair attendance. In the absence of the president and vice-president, Mr J. Gammack was voted to the chair. The report of the Bub-committee was received and adopted. Mr W. B. Andrews moved " That a contract be entered into with the Fair Company for leasing the company's grounds for Bhow purposes for a term of ten years at a yearly rental of & per annum." Carried. Wm. Henderson moved " That the former sub-committee, with Mr Gammack's name added, be reappointed, and that, in the event of the directors refusing to agree to these proposals, to take steps for receiving offers of other suitable sites for show purposes, and that this meeting recommend that the site should be adjacent to tbe railway station." Carried unanimously. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. Inquests at Timabu.—An inquest was held at Mr MoKirrow's house, Claremount, near Mount Horrible, on Monday last, on the body of Robert Ward, who was killed by the capsizing of a dray, when the following verdict was returned. " That the deceased Robert Ward, met his death by {suffocation, caused by his dray having capsized -ya. to him; that the accident waa caused by the gate placed across the public road." " Rider —That the coroner be requested to take steps to have the gate which caused the accident removed' and to draw the attention of the authorities to the danger of such obstructions on public roads." An inquest was also held at the Accommodation House, Burkes Pass, on the body of Edmund Norman, who was found dead on the bank of a creek in the Pass. The verdict of the jury was— " That Edmund Normar died on Wednesday, June 2nd, 1875, by the visitation of God in a natural way, and not by any violent means whatever." Papanui Cricket Club. — A general meeting of the Papanui Cricket Club was held last evening at the Papanui Hotel. Present—Meßsrs C. C. C. Duncan (chairman), R. Triggs (hon sec),W.Horner (hon treasurer), J. T. Matson, C. Jennings, J. Davis, and J. Jackson. The chairman, in opening the meeting, regretted that there were no more members present; bnt it was on account of the long distance at which some of the members resided. The meeting bad been called to consider the present state of the ground. No doubt cricket would be fostered much more in Papanui if the condition of the ground was better. After a good deal of discussion, Mr J. T. Matson said he thought the only means of making the ground fit for cricket was to subsoil it. This would incur a great deal of expense. Mr J. T. Matson proposed, and Mr Jackson seconded, "That this meeting resolve itself into a committee for the purpose of improving Ihe ground." It was proposed that Messrs Duncan, Davis, Matson, Jackson, and Homer visit the ground, and make the necessary arrangements for carrying out Mr Matson's suggestion. Proposed by Mr Homer, seconded by Mr J. T. Matson, and carried—•• That a ball take place in connection with the Papanui Cricket Clnb for the purpose of raising funds to meet the expenses incurred on the work of improving the ground, the gentlemen present to be a committee, with power to add to their number, to carry out the same." Proposed by Mr R. Triggs, seconded by Mr J. Davis, " That the ball take place on Thursday evening, July Bth." Proposed by Mr J. T. Matson, seconded by Mr J. Davis, andcarriec, "That this meeting approve of the action adopted by Messrs Homer and Triggs in connection I with settling the accounts of the late dinner j with Mr J. Wild." The chairman brought before the meeting the desirability of the club memb p rs wearing a uniform in matches. Mr Matson said he was very happy to endorse the suggestions made by the chairman, when it was ultimately left till the beginning of next season. This terminated the business of tbe evening. A vote of thanks to the .chairman concluded the proceed-

Scholastic—The attention of candidates for third class certificates, for classification as assistants, and for employment as pnpil teachers, ia directed to notices of examinations and other particulars which appear elsewhere. Inquest.—An inquest was held at Hood's Accommodation House, Mount Somer's Downs, on June Bth, before C. Percy Cox, Esq, J.P.. acting coroner, and a jury of twelve, on the body of Joseph Armstrong, who was found dead on Sunday afternoon. It appeared from the evidence taken that he left Hood'B Accommodation House between ten and eleven o'clock on the night of Saturday, June sth ; that he had had two glasses of irrog during the evening, but that he was sober when he left, and started down the track in the right direction for his own house. He seems to have followed the track for abont half a mile, but to have missed it where it takes a sharp bend round a corner of the swamp. His hat and a parcel of clothes he bad with him were found a few yards from the track at this place, and his body four or five chains further, so that on losing the track he had probably wandered absut until exhausted, when he had laid down and perished from the cold and exposure. The jury accordingly returned a verdict of "Died from exposure to the weather on the night of Saturday, June sth, or morning of Sunday, June 6th." Legal.—Meetings of creditors were held yesterday at the -Supreme Court office before Mr R. Davis, deputy-registrar, in the following estates:—Re Francis James Reeder, of Christchurch, clerk ; no creditors attending, the estate was declared vested in the Provincial Trustee. The assets are stated at £15, and liabilities it £202. Re Thomas Blyth, of Christchurch, hotel-manager ; no creditors attending, the meeting was adjourned until Wednesday, 16th instant, at twelve o'clock. The liabilities are stated at £91 14s 3d, and assets at £20. Re Frederick Lane, Christchurch, bricklayer ; no creditor attending, the meeting _was adjourned to Wednesday, 16th instant, at one o'clock. The assets are stated at £21 9s, and the liabilities at £43 4s l£d. Re Robert Gilks, of Christchurch, sauce manufacturer ; no creditors attending, the meeting waß adjourned until Wednesday next, 16th instant, at two o'clock. The assets are stated as nil, and the liabilities at £54 ss. Re estate of David Middleton and James McQuade, Rakaia, merchants ; a full meeting of creditors attended, and proofs to the amount of £3253 Is 7d were received. Messrs James Shand and Alexander Cracroft Wilson, of Christchurch, merchants, were duly chosen as trustees, and Messrs J. D. Macpherson and J. H. Twentyman, of Christchurch, merchants, were duly elected as supervisors. Inquest.—An inquest was held at Southbridge, on Monday last, before C. J. Bridge, Esq, coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr Alex. Webster was chosen foreman, on the body of Charles Dobbin, a farmer, residing on the banks of the Rakaia, who was found by Mr H. Warrington lying on the side of the road, near Mr Moorhead'e, on Sunday evening last. The evidence of Catherine Dobbin, his wife, and Edward Dobbin, his son, was given, who stated that deceased was in good health and perfectly sensible when leaving home in the morning. Mr C. H. Warrington, being duly sworn, deposed that he had met the deceased at about 2.30 p.m, on Sunday ridinj towards Btony Gully, and that on his return from church he had found him lying dead on the side of the road, with one foot in the stirrup and the reins entangled about him. With the assistance of Mr Campbell, he had removed the body to Southbridge, and left it in charge of the police. A post mortem examination was made by Dr Chapman, whose evidence went to prove that death had been caused by congestion of the brain, caused by contusions on the head, received in falling from his horse. The jury, without retiring, returned a verdict accordingly. Lake Side School Committee, —A meeting of this committee was held in the school room on Monday evening, the 7th inst. Present—Messrs A. Bell tjn the chair), J. McVinnie»*J. McPherson, B. Matthews, and W Matthews. The 'chairman v read a letter received.from the Board of Education, sanctioning the appointment of Mrs McCloud for cleaning the schoolroom, and informing the committee that tbey might proceed with the erection of a chimney in accordance with the estimates given, likewise requesting payment of £17 Is 6d for books and apparatus supplied by the Board. A letter was read from the agent of the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company, enclosing form of proposal for insuring school buildings. A circular was read from the Board of Education, authorising the committee to pay all expenses out of the school rates. The chairman was instructed to see Mr Carston re school rates, also to inquire from the Board of Education what steps the committee could take with reference to insurance, school books, &c. It was resolved—" That the use of the school building be allowed to Mr Harper on the 14th inst, for the purpose of holding a concert on that date, that gentleman guaranteeing that no damage should be done to the school furniture." A vote of '! inks to the chairman, and the meeting adjourned. Educational Reserves.—A return was laid on the table of the Provincial Council last evening, showing the acreage of the reserves made for educational purposes, comprising—Superior education, primary education, technical science, classical school, and school of agriculture. For Superior Education—lol,64o acres have been reserved, of which 64,640 acres are Crown granted, and 64,640 held under pasturage license, the income from which is £1016 Bs. For Primary Education—4B,l99 acres 3 roods and 1 perch, are reserved, of which 33,231 acres are Crown granted, and 23,968 acres leased. The income derived from this reserve amounts to £2160 16s 7d. The reserve for Technical Science, &c, amounts to 103,000 acres, of which 53,000 acres have been Crown granted. Of this reserve 53,000 acres are held under pasturage license, tbe rental of which is £1030. The Classical School has a reserve of 8365 acres, oat of which, 7725 acres are Crown granted, and 7725 acres 15 perches are leased, the revenue arising from which amounts to £815 4s 6d. A reserve of 100,950 acres has been made for the School of Agriculture, the whole of which has been Crown granted, and is held under pasturage license. The revenue from this reserve is £959 10s. The total income derived from the educational reserves amounts to £5981 19s Id. 200,000 acres of pastoral lands for primary education were granted under a resolution of the Provincial Council on June 26th, 1874, but not made.