NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5216, 24 May 1882, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Held Oteb. —In coneecjnenoe of pressure on oar «pace we are compelled to hold orer oar leading article, a large number of the Exhibition awards, together with other matter.

Ah Eichllekt SueaEawoir.—Mr Wanaaley, one of the Brituh exhibitors, in speaking At the Aaylum yesterday, made an excellent auggestion, which it ia hoped will be largely responded to, not alone by exhibitor!, but the general Jmblio. It wu to the effect that •xhibitan and fee people of Chrbtchuroh generally should ace whether there wen cot •ome booka, fllnatrated papera, which might be «eat op to the Aayktm for th* Wβ of tto patients.

Cboicb Okbtsahihbmcms.—At the Hor- f tionltnral Society's meeting last night Messrs S D. Nairn and Sons exhibited a stand of twelve F chrysanthemums, maoy of .which were very oh jiee varieties, notably amongst them being « blooms of Mount Bdgecumbe, Bifleman, Lord * of the Isles, Oaractacas, and Aimee Farrier. • Mr W. S. Ivory also exhibited six splendid blooms of the golden lotus variety. t £ Sisirs o* the TtKBS.—A yesterday morning, walking oat from hie H house to meet one of the morning trains, j| picked np on the road a revolver, loaded in j| all its chambers, ready for service, no doubt*! in anticipation of the firit burglar who camejF along. The revolver hid apparently beeni* recently dropped. « An Gwseb Wanted. —On Tuesday weekja a bay hone with saddle and bridle was fonndjE at the Ashley Bank, and sines then efforts to'a? find the owner 01 the rider have not been &t* J «L tended with success. The horse and other n pert; are in the possession of Mr Flynn, of | the Ashley HoteL J Flaxtok.—ln consequence of the reported.. 3 overflow of the floods over the line between'; | Flaxton station and the North Waimakariri § bridge, the Government have decided upon ?< raising the railway line to the height of 18in; X above the present level, and hands have beefiJ employed, who are now engaged in the wotafcl of raising this line above flood level. *»J|' MASisrsATE'a Cocbt, Bangioba —Attbym , Court on Tuesday, before ,, 0. Whitefoordi Esq., R M., and A. H. Oanningharo, EetfcV I J.P., O. Ohinnery, K. Melntosh, B. W& 1 Donald, G. Allington, and O. Hammond, were charged with creating a disfcnrbanoeAJy tin-kettling in High street. Fined 20« eaoftg M. Lucy, charged with breaking a windojK the property of J. Wagner, was bound o«8| to keep the peace. L. Bidley v J. Fowlep claim of £2 ; judgment for plaintiff. jF> Expeditious Thavelusts.— On Monday morning Mr B. H. King, licensee of tnfe Waiau Hotel, left the Waiau township «fy 3 a.m. on horseback, and having arrived j the Waikari io time for the early train, landed in Ghristchurch by 10 a.m. Thmj shows the advantago of the extended travelling, and is the quickest trip on recor&jjj| from Waiau to Christohuroh. _?M Lα Pbtitb Madbmoibblilß. —The menSgt bere of the Ghristehurch Operatic Societffi will present this celebrated opera bouffe cgw Lecocq's at the Theatre Boyal this evenines and aa it has been well rehearsed, and the?} stage, decorations, and scenery, epeoially p»'*3 pared, it should prove in every way f al. Mies Amy Horton will sustain the titled role, the other oharaoters being mostly by those members of Mr H. F. Towle'ft' operatic class who bo successfully produced; "The Chimes of Normandy" a short since; this, coupled with the holiday, should" ensure them a full house. / Tβ Whim ahd Tohu.—These notable) Maoris were brought to Ohristohurch yes-'S terday, and taken on a walking toor the Btreets, when the principal buildings in, course of erection were pointed out to them,* 1 apparently exoiting their interest. Theji ' were also shown over the boot factory of,: i Messrs. Lightband, Allan, and Co., where? the mysteries of the various stages of boot- v ! making, from the pattern to the finished b00t, , ; were shown and explained to them, end" L elicited expressions of surprise. Their ap- . pearance attracted considerable from the passers by in the different streets | traversed by them. i Nobth Oahtbbbtoy Coubsihg Club.—* At a meeting of this olub held at Roberta' Junction Hotel, Bangiora, on Monday evening,°Mr D. Hay-Barclay in the chair, two new membere were eleoted. It was deoided that a puppy stakes be held on Thursday, 3 June 22nd, and an all-aged meeting on July 3 6th, and that the final meeting of the club 3 be held on the seoond Tuesday of August, namely 10th, and following days if neoeisuy. 1 Messrs Gone, Roberts, 'Manning, and Huree 1 we're appointed a committee to select ground 1 for the several matches. After the transaction of some formal business the committee _ adjourned. Phulipstowk.—The first of a series of winter entertainments, in aid of the building '* fund of the Church of the Good Shepherd,' wae given in the schoolroom, Phillipstown, on Mond&y evening. The room was well Q filled with an appreciative audience, and the n programme, which was a lengthy one, was> carried out with {treat spirit. "The Missee fc > Match (2), Ellis (8), and Thompson oon-l c tribnted largely to the success of the enter)l tainment, as also did Mrs Harper, who was in IF excellent voioe. Messrs Bose, Johnson; Kerr, and Virtue were amongst those whd >r generously gave their services. One item of the programme deserves special mention at being of ft somewhat novel kind with amateur [ c performers, namely, the ventriloquism of Mr W. Davis, which was both interesting and v mirth-provoking. A very pleasant evening was bi ought to a oloss by the Xer. H. J. 0. Gilbert asking the audience to give expression to their loyalty by joining in the " National Anthem," which was done in the heartiest manner. St. Patbiok's Hah.—An entertainment a will be given this evening in St. Patriok's :o Hall, Barbadoes street, in aid of the inoi< Lβ dental fund of the Hibernian Benefit Society \ The programme, which is published in another is column, is of the most varied and attraotivi 1. character. In addition to the usual songj )r and instrumental pieces, there will be a >f double golden shoe dance by the Shotts, a j. trapeze and horizontal bar performance by to the Eastern Brothers, and, what promises' to be the leading item in the evening's enter-j I- tainment, an Irish jig and hornpipe comd petition, for which the sooiety offer two ie valuable prizes. Those wishing to spend an ie enjoyable eveeing will do well to attend. Shhffibid.—A meeting was held at Shefit field on Monday, to consider the advisability " of forming a town district of the townships g of Sheffield and Wadduagton. Mr J. Jebson being voted to the chair, and Mr O. J. Bae a eleoted' secretary pro tern., the following )• resolutions were agreed to:— Eesolved, on the motion of Mr Lilly, seconded by Mr c Heighway—"That in the opinion of this it meeting it is desirable the district should be c brought under the provisions of the Towni b. District Act, 1881, and the boundaries thereof ) should be those marked on the plan at this il meeting." Moved by Mr Lilly, seconded bj y Mr Wallace—" That the chairman and sec«S it tary of this meeting be a sub-committee to ir draw np a petition to the Governor in acoordance with the above-mentioned Act." Moved by Mr Brown, seconded by Mr Lilly—" That >f Mr 0. J. Bae be appointed to collect signait tures to the petition." Moved by Mr Lilly, a seconded by Mr Ese—"That this meeting stand adjourned until again convened by the chairman." A vote of thanks to the ohairel man conoluded the proceedings. ** The Stanmobh Elhotion Casb.— Tμ concluding an article on this subject t£l " DaUy Times " says:—•' Yet, b direl ■* 'violation of the law, and at the instance M '° the Government, the House hare deoided c'e ' treat the Stanmore case as one attended Hi exceptional circumstances. We oonfess wl '? are completely nonpluesed by such, a proceed a ing. We cannot conceive what the Speaker __ the Ministers, or the Honse are thinking oi v in thus stultifying the laws and flouting th<j T > highest judicial tribunals for no other result ' • than to facilitate an audacious part] manotuvre. In suoh a situation as this, when , both the Government and the Legislature an *: blind to their duty, the only safeguard thai ; a remaine to the public is the Press. We hav< ' c'e ' felt it incumbent on as, therefore, to go full] into this matter, and to be very plain-spoke^ ™ upon it j and we hope that all of our con ■ B temporaries who have a regard for law and reotitude will do the same. Yβ OiiDß Ehqksshb Fatbb.—This noveltj will be opened to the public this morning At "ten of ye clocke" the prooetsion wii .', leave the drill shed, and proceeding alonf £g Cashel, High, and Colombo, streets, int< Cathedral square, will return to the drill ehec Bg at half-past ten, when the whole page o . c ancient history will be opened to the publio [S f Yβ old Tabarde Inn in Scathwarke, frors „ whenoe the devout pilgrim* started to thi ,],! shrine of Thomas a' Beckett, at Canterbury and ye olde Chelsea Ban fioaee, wAere thi gentle ladies and gallant knights of thi golden dayo of " good Queen Bess " are ze produced, whilst the quaint signboards of th same period line the street on either tide and, aiding to the realism of the scene, th ire powdered wigs, hoops and farthingales of ou rer great great graadmothers will bedeck th lie forms of those taking part in the " folly o er, the day." Musio, too, will tend its quain »■ measures to aid in the illurioa, and a fine da; ng is all that is needed to make the sixty-thir! ait anniversary ot her Mejesty'e Birthday parti ily cularly remembered in oar midst. Th he lighting of the building and itsapproaehe iat has received every attention. Last evening i oh large hoop, pierced for sixty-three gas jeti tot illustrative of the yean of the Queen, shed: ioh bright ljght far and near the entrance gatei ice and nothing on the part of the promoter! ha ' been left oni<me to ensure tnccew.

Cantbbbubt TbADBBKBH'B AthlbtiojlEx Seobts— These sports are announced to tak|jEp. 0 place in Lancaster Park this day. |Kf n j BTBAMBB EXCUBSIONB TO-DAT. — TheM steamer Titan will make a special trip to P-<** o **Sp n Bay and back to-day at excursion rates; theWy ' steam launches Lyttelton and Waiwera will rural] ~* to Governor's Bay. 0 _»l