NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XXVII, Issue 3643, 13 March 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Licensing Cotjbt.—the adjourned sitting of tbe Licensing Court for the Chrißtchurch district will be held to day at noon.

The All England y Cantebbuby Eighteen.—The trophies won at above match will be presented this evening at Warner's Hotel at eight o'clock.

Sun Newbpapeb Co (Limited). —The meeting of shareholders called for last evening was adjourned until this evening, to be held at seven, at Badcliffe's Hotel.

Ilam Boad Bridge.—The bridge on the Ilam road, near the Fendalton school, will be closed until Saturday next inclusive, for repairs. Kaiapoi Wesleyan Church—The sale of goods in connection with the above bazaar will be continued to-day, at Mr Matthews' grain store.

Electoral.—Mr Wason will address the electors of the Coleridge district, resident in the Ashburton County, this evening, at the Library Hall, Ashburton, at 7 o'clock.

Christchurch Harmonic gocnsTY-rA meeting of the above society will be held at Radclifre's Commercial Hotel this evening at eight o'clock.

Steeplechasing —Mr Seabn'gbt's horse Zetland went to Port Chalmers in the Wellington, s.s, yesterday.

Suez Mail.-—The outward mail consisting of eleven bags, nine from Christchurch and two from Lyttelton, went by tbe s.s Arawata yesterday afternoon.

Regulation Local Elections. — The Regulation of Local Elections Act is now in force within the Okain's Bay Road Board district.

Legal.—His Honor Mr Justice Johnston will sit in Chambers and in Banco this morning. The record embraces a large number of cases.

North Canterbury Races. — These races will be held on Easter Monday, April 2nd. A committee meeting of the club will be held at the Club Hotel, Rangiora, this evening, at 8 p.m.

Permanent Investment and Loan Association of Canterbury.—The adjourned meeting of shareholders intended to bave been held to-morrow bas been postponed until a future date, of which due notice will be given.

Mutual Benefit Building and Investment SOCIBTY OF CANTBBBUBY, PERMANENT.—A special general meeting of members will be held at Gee's schoolroom on Friday, 6th April, at 7 p.m.

The Shooting Season.—We understand that the General Government has declined to accede to the request of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society • consequently, there will be no alteration in the date of the commencement or conclusion of the shooting season.

Drainage Boabd.—-The deputation appointed to wait on the Drainage Board met that body yesterday. After a somewhat lengthened discussion, the Board resolved to send a written reply to the questions asked by the deputation, which will be found in our report of the meeting.

Telegkaph Depabtment.—The return of tbe revenue of the telegraph department for the quarter ended December 30th was as follows:—Telegrams, 279,296, being an increase of 26,992 ou the corresponding quarter of last year. The. cash received was £16,286 9s 2d, being an increase of £889 19s Id; value of Government telegrams, £4259 19a 6d, being an increase of £328 Is.

City Assessment.—Attention is directed to a list which appears elsewhere of the objections allowed by the *aty valuer in the south-east and south-west quarters of Christchurch. The Assessment Court will open at 10 a.m. today at the City Council Chambers. The following is the order in which objections will be heard:—N.W, N.B, B.W, and S.B.

Boabd of Conservators. — The usual monthly meeting of the Board waa held yesterday at the City Council Chambers. Present—Hon J. T. Peacock (in the chair), his Worship the Mayor, and Messrs Tosswill and Fisber. The overseer's report was read, showing the whole of the works to be in a very satisfactory condition. After passing a number of accounts for payment, the Board adjourned.

Presentation.—Last week the children attending the Bingsland district school presented Mr J. 0. Sopp, on bis resignation as master, with a splendid silver tea pot as a small token of the esteem in which he was held by them. Accompanying . the present was an address signed by many of the children and friends, regretting his departure from the district. Mr Sopp has been appointed schoolmaster at the Lyttelton Orphanage.

Railway Retbbn&—The traffic returns on the undermentioned railways for the four weeks ending February 10th were as follows: —Kaipara to River Head, £101 6s IOd; Auckland to Mercer, £1234 0s 2d; Napier to Waipukurau, £967 10s 5d- Waitara to New Plymouth, £103 lis 6d; Foxton to Manawatu, £25113 a 3d; Wellington to Masterton, £851 4s Id; Nelson to Foxhill, £395 5s 2d; Pictou to Blenheim. £138 19s 2d; Bruneer to Greymouth, £166 12s 2d; Westport to Mount Rochfort, £39 6a Bd.

Kaiapoi Bobouoh Assessment Coubt. —At thia Court on Monday, before 0. Whitefoord, Esq, R.M, judge, the objections heard were R. M. Wright, assessed at £35, reduced to £30; Cheltenham boarding house, entered to Hanmer and Harper, R. fi. Hicks' name inserted instead; Lynskey, assessed at £35, assessment sustained. All the other appeals against the valuation list were postponed for hearing on Monday next.

Cebttpicatso Tbachebs' Aesociatioh. —The monthly meeting of the association waa held on Saturday last, in the Durham street schoolroom. There was a good attendance of members; Mr Restell, the inspector, was also present. After the minutes of the previous meeting had been read and passed, the president (Rev J. Oumming) called upon Mr E. Watkina to read his paper on ** Music in Schools." After explaining the different systems ot teaching music at the present time, Mr Watkina gave a scheme tbat he considered would be successful if employed in teaching music io the public schools.- A long discussion followed the reading of the paper, and a hearty vote of thanks, proposed by Mr Mitchell, seconded by Mr Hill, was accorded to Mr Watkine.

Good Tbmplab Ear—*sion Picnic—-A monster picnic in connection with the order will be held at Oxford on Thursday next. The programme iwill include a variety of sports and a tea meeting and entertainment in the evening. A late train will leave Oxford in time to meet the midnight train for Christchnrch.

Thb Pooley Oasis.—The Besident Magistrate's Court was densely crowded all day yesterday during the hearing of the case of assault on Mr Balph Donkin, on 28th Feb last, by Pooley, the wicket-keeper of the English, team, and also a case against Pooley and Bramhall, for maliciously injuring property the same night, to the value of nearly £100, belonging to Bir Donkin. In the first ease Pooley was fined £5, and on the other .charje.both men were fully committed for trial. "Bail was allowed in two sureties of £100, each defendant in the sum of £200. Shortly after the hearing of the cases satisfactory sureties were forthcoming, and the men were liberated,

Accident at Kaiapoi. —On Monday afternoon, during the regatta, a horse at* ta:hed to an American waggon bolted from Fuller street, passing along Peraki and Raven streets, and over the swing bridge at a furious rate. Oa the bridge a child belonging to Mr Chapman, a farmer, w*xs knocked over, and thought to have been killed ; but on being removed by Oonstable Haldane, and examined by Dr Hayes, who was spot at the time, it was found that the boy had received no injuries beyond a few scratches, though considerably affected by the shock. Tha horse overturned the vehicle in Sewell s:reet, breaking the shafts aud a wheel, and it was subsequently stopped by several horsemen who had by this time given chase.

Mtjff Cbicket Match. —A match between two teams rejoicing in the cognomen of muffs, took place yesterday on the 0.0.0. ground. The captains were Mr John Ollivier and Mr Loughrey. The fan, it is needless to say,< was faßt and furious. Bats men, though dismissed in the most palpable manner, declined to vacate the wicket, and were allowed another turn. The cricket shown was here and there remarkably good, and some members of the team have jußt cause for complaint that they were passed over by the selection committee for the All-England match. The slogging was grand, and some of the hits to leg, thongh perhaps delivered somewhat after the fashion of a windmill, were still effective in run getting, and that was the main object. Mr Loughrey's side made a total of 182 and Mr Ollivier's 192, but it was agreed to consider it a drawn game. In the evening the rival teams dined together at Badcliffe's Hotel, when a very jovial evening waß Bpent.

ACCOUNTS OF THB PROVINCIAL DISTRICT OF Auckland. —The Gazette contains a statement of the account of the Provincial district of Auckland for the quarter ended December 31st'—-Revenue —Prom the General Government, £51,164 3s 4d. Provincial re venae—Fees, £617 6s lid ; rent cf public slaughter houß<?, £226 ; miscellaneous, .£254 163 8d; reimbursements, £1343 3s 3d; goldfields, £2134 12s lOd ; tolls, £630 10a ; loan sinking fund interest received, £6 5s ; United Pumping Association, interest and deposits, £750 la 9d; advances repaid and accounted for, £981 3s Id; balance of Superintendent's official account, 14s 4d; balance from quarter ended September 30th, £4717 2e Id* Ex-peuditure—-£31,444 193 8d ; balance in bank, £31,542 2s lid.

Senate of New Zealand University —The following gentlemen bave ceased to be Fellows of the University, having failed to attend at two consecutive annual meetings of the Senate, viz :—-Bir G* Arney, Bight Bey Dr Croke, Henry Samuel Chapman, E*q, the Hon Thos Fraser, Jas Hector, Esq, His Honor James Macandrew, and the Hon Henry John Miller. Hiß Excellency the Governor has appointed the following gentlemen in their place :—James Prendergast, Esq, Chief Justice; Christopher William Bichmond, Esq, a Judge of the Supreme Court; the Bight Bey Francis Redwood, D.D. Boman Catholic Bishop; the Hon Thomas Fraser, M.L.O; James Hector, Esq, M.D, CM G, F.B.S; James Macandrew, Esq, M.H R ; the Rev David Bruce.

Lyttblton Railway Station. — The following regulation for the storage and delivery of goods at the Lyttelton railway station is' gazetted:—" Any goods, merchandise, or luggage forwarded for shipment ' which shall not be taken delivery of by the consignee within five working hours after arrival in Lyttelton, and which shall not be shipped within that time, may be stored at the risk of tbe consignees or owners (or may be kept in the railway waggons at the option of the Railway department) up to fortyeight working hours, for which a distinct charge of two shillings per ton will be made for storage and delivery to ship; afterwards threepence per ton per week or fraction thereof will be charged for storage for two weeks; after two weeks, sixpence per ton per week or fraction thereof. Provided that delivery must be taken at any time on demaud after three weeks' storage. Haulage and delivery from private stores to wharves, one shilling and sixpence per ton."

Theatre Boyal.—Messrs Baker and Farron, who came to us with a high reputation as comic delineators of a high order, made their firat' appearance last evening at the Theatre Boyal in the drama of '• Conrad and Lizette." The piece itself does not possess any intrinsic merit, and in this respect resembles "Fritz," but it serves to bring out in bold relief tbe characteristics of our two new friends. Of their firat appearance, we may say at once, it was a success. Mr Farron, as the charming little German girl, is so dainty and graceful in all he does, and bo perfectly imitates to the life the airs and graces of the softer sex, that it is hard to believe be is not actually a sprightly young damsel. .He sings some songs in a charming little soprano key, with plenty of melody in his voice, and his dancing too is good. But what shall we say of his Tim Flaherty ? No stage Irishman this, but a real bit of the Green Isle. Indeed his impersonation of this character is wonderful, from its fidelity in every respect. It may not be high art, but still it is so far removed from mere staginess as to make it a most perfect bit of acting. His Binging of the song "Tim Flaherty," was a perfect treat, and " The Muldoon Guards" highly comic. The great point about both Mr Baker and Mr Farron is, that tbey are actors—that is come dians —of most, infinite humour. Mr Baker's Dutchman was exceedingly good throughout, and his dialect capital. He has a sweet powerful voice, and dances with grace. Altogether both gentlemen are to be congratulated on having made a very favorable impression, and one which we have no doubt will improve on acquaintance. Mrs W. Bill played the small part of Lncy Fuller with j her accustomed success, and the other characters were well filled. Mr Williams gave 1 us one or two pretty sets, especially that of the Mississippi in the first act and the " German Lager Bier Saloon " in the second. The piece will be repeated this evening.

Kaiapoi Wesleyas Church Bazaar,— This bazaar was opened at noon on Monday, in a large grain store belonging to Mr J Matthews, on Raven Quay. Its object was the raising of funds to defray the cost of important additions to the church at the corner of Peraki and Fuller streets. The contributions were as varied as tbey were numerous, and the stalls along the sides of the building were well laden with fancy goods to the value of about £400. The upper loft of the store had been converted into a luncheon room. Outside were placed pens for live stock and poultry. The stall keepers were Mrs Coup, Mrs Keetley, Miss Maddiron, and Misses Pashby (two), Mrs Isaac Wilson, Mrs F. Baker and Mrs E. Baker, Mrs Beck, Mrs Lock, Mrs B. Parnham, and Miss Lock, Mrs J. W. Ellen, Mrs R. Allen and Mrs Pickering, Mrs G. H. Blackwell and Mrs R. Evans ; the refreshment stall was in charge of Mrs R. Baker, Mias Wyatt, Messrs Brighting, Hassal, Peters, and Veyeey ; sweetmeat stall, Mrs Butts, Mrs Todd, and Misses Wright and Wyatt; in charge of produce, Mr O. HassalL ..The amount of business done during the day was said to be very good, and up to a late hour the receipts had been estimated at £185. The bazaar will be re-opened to-day at 2 p.m.

Cricket—Cubt v Bangiora.—The return match between these two clubs was played at Cust oa Saturday last, and in spite of the strong eleven brought against them, resulted in a victory to the home team by 64 rune. The scores being-—Oust, 72 and 56; Bangiora, 36 and 31. For Bangiora Morrice bowled well; and specially so daring the second innings of the Gust, but no one was particularly fortunate with the bat. • For Cust Leach made 27 and 27 not out, while E. Chapman and O'Shannassy in the first, and Milton in the second, innings played good cricket. Bach club haa now won a match.

Fibe at Leeston.—A fire broke out at Loe T s Hotel at about 3 p.m on Sunday, the 11th instant, which, had it not been for the energy and promptitude shown by neighbours- and others, might have been very destructive. The fire was first noticed by Mi A. Loe, son of the proprietor, to be consuming the roof of a detached building in a back yard, where some hay had been stored the previous day. Mr Joseph Smith, chemist, immediately on being apprised of the fire, Bounded an alarm peal upon the bell of the Presbyterian church, and so procured prompt and willing assistance. An abundant supply of water, together With meansof conveyance, enabled those assembled to exert themselves so far that the fire was extinguished within half an hour from the time it was first noticed by Mr Smith.

Counties act, —Regulations for filling np extraordinary vacancies in the County Councils have been issued by the Governor. 1. Until the formation and coming into force c f the voters' rolls for the election of members of County Councils in counties in which the whole of tbe Act is in force, the persons entitled to vote at such elections in such riding shall be those mentioned in the 51st section of the Act; and all such persons qualified or entitled as in the said section mentioned shall be deemed to be county electors within each riding for the purposes of such elections. 2. If, at the time of coming into operation of these regulations and orders, there 'shall be an extraordinary vacancy in the Council of any County in which the whole of the said Act is in force, the returning officer of the riding in which such vacancy exists shall, subject hereto, do and perform all acts, matters, or things prescribed by law in respect of his office in and about such elections. 3. These regulations and orders shall apply and extend to all extraordinary vacancies in the office of councillor which have occurred, or which may hereafter occur, in any county in which the whole of the said Act is in force, and they shall cease to have any' operation upon the coming into force of the voters' rolls, as provided by the Counties Act, 1876.