NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7356, 8 July 1889, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fumou-H—The funeral of the late Mr J. B. Stansall, postponed *WJ*m*Wl wiU take place at half-past three oclocthis afternoon. . .» Sm?a___ CotmT.--Tbe civil wbsk» « the Supreme Court will before his Honor Mr Justice Deawstoa, •* 11 A°c?S_iTis_-ion. -J The IfWgJSociety hwe wow*"* liberated fourteen thrush**.

WABOueH Council.—The '*#' >»«_-*• _ c . «oct_tT. — A meeting of 1 't this evening at the | sotei*_.5 ote i*_. iIA general meeting of ( ItoTBTT Motett Society j fltf, nienibers ot fcniight, to consider I *£■_»"---• » •• *■-' ft ß n_—The half-yearly meeting Mol! *t ctirß. i clnb will be jrening at eight scratched foj . S PoaTrNo--^^ he Lancaster Park * * nga at 10.15. g ordinary meeting ,/SI cS CouncU will take place this *£_7S?-bo£ Society will be held yj_SSrnid-' Hall, on Tuesday evening, < _S_S2'of LABOR-The twenty-sixth v parly meeting of the Friends of and Investment Society, will ftdat the Market Hotel, this evenXn the renort and balance-sheet will !s.U_«mted. and other business take place. *?!?«wel_ Boad Board. —An inquiry • election for the Halswell having been ailed for by exactors of the district, by declarazTthk they believe the election was K_LMr Bit-am has fixed it to take SET* the 16th inst., at 10 aun., at the _f_dent Magistrate's Court, Christchurch. iMiiiv_BS--Onr correspondent says:— *££, lambs can be Been on several fjSfand are looking strong and healthy. s_*n_ous exertions are being made by the SSsl Bead Boards* to reduce the small weather. It is to be Neatly looped their efforts may be aucBill.—The Mayor, Cr. Gray, _r_i Messrs W. P. Cowlishaw and R. O. Siop returned on Saturday by the RotoWellington, where they have fTnoa matters connected with the pro_Ld Corporation Gas Bill. As will be W_y telegram elsewhere, the point has w_ raised that the Bill proposed to be Seduced by the Christchurch City Conn_l is a private Bill, and thi3 ha 3 been weued before the Committee. The latter ■nU give its decision to-day. CbWh Work Society.—The annual meeting of this Society takes place in Hobbs' rooms to-morrow evening, at eight aVslock, with his Lordship tho Bishop in the chair. Parochial choirs are specially lasted to be present and assist in making the wuuc as hearty as possible. There Idl.be an interval for light refreshments. This effort to give a social character to the meeting ought to be appreciated by the of the diocese. Cohfxi— xntary Lukchbon. —The arBUieements for the complimentary bmokeon to be given on Thursday next, aider the auspices of the Chamber of Ccaunerce and A. and P. Association, are progressing satisfactorily. Already a podly number of tickets have been taken, fa order to allow of the necessary arrangements being made with tbe caterer, those F_o intend being present are requested to fete their tickets as speedily as possible. tames of Sono.—On Iriday evening 1 service of song, entitled " Jack and the J_fe-boat," was given in the Hall, DunMndei, in aid of the Wesleyan choir fund. Ihe Bey. J. A. Luxford, of Leeston, gave Biscoanective readings. The manner in which the service was performed reflected jnoch credit on MrWatson, the choirmaster. Mr G. F. Wright presided at the organ, tad Mr K. L. Hutchens, of Leeston. led the iband. It is intended to repeat the performance at Brookside at some future

fate. t Cohcsbt at Annat.—On Friday evening a concert in connection with the Orange Lodge at Ann at was announced to take place, but owing to the inclemency of the weather and the non-arrival of the {assist, it was only partially carried. The, attendance was rather poor. The singers] therefore labored under the difficulty of having no accompaniment, bnt even withootmis several of the items of the programme were given very creditably. A ball took place after the concert and. a fairly good number were present. Tns-TSB Eotal.—Despite the very unfavorable state of the weather on Saturday night there was an excellent honse at the Theatre Eoyal, when the Hugo Minstrels repeated their programme. Every item went capitally, the audience entering most Urcroughly into the humour of the number of funny sketches, &c, which formed the evening's entertainment. The Company tppear again this evening in a new programme. : Lxctube at Kaiapoi.—On Friday evening the Eev. W. Morley delivered his very nop—ar lecture on "Thirty Thousand Hues by Land and Sea, with Notes by the Way," in the Kaiapoi Wesleyan Schoolroom. There was a good attendance. The Eev. P. W. Fairclough presided. The jecturer dealt with the incidents of a ;feyage to England, and the events of {merest transpiring in the Old Country at Ihe time of hi 3 visit. On the motion of Mr R. J. Alexander, seconded by Mr T. B. .Ward, a vote of thanks was accorded to thenv. lecturer. - Std-itbak Church of England So-_wt>-A meeting of the Sydenham Young of England Society was held *vi St Saviour's schoolroom recently. The : (Eev. H. B. Cocks) occupied the t_~x, and delivered a very interesting .iaet-re on "The Druids." He described itnesr manners and customs, and the good *«» tc the people through them. The -Vice-President (Mr T. M. Gee) gave ''Bother of his series of lectures on Astronomy," the subject this time being "The Seasons." Lxttblton Literary Institution. — The usual weekly meeting of this society •As held on Thursday evening. The *wuing was devoted to music, singing, .*_-■ As was anticipated, there was a large twfeeudance. The Eev. J. Bond occupied •Wch-ir. The following ladies and genflfemea contributed towards the amu3egkht of the members and their friends. «Wg.]ffissEadley; reading, Miss Oliver; ts_s* /**» Wylie; recitation, Mr Eyre ; Captain and Mrs Mugford; recitasong, Mrs Holland; duet, ,!_*"*• Hollis and Hilyard; song, Mrs recitation, Mr Eyre; duet, Cap- »» and Mrs Mugford. The above were W «ceHently given, the duet by Misses ;JM*h« and Hilyard (Pulaski's "Banner") s» partix-ular. On the motion of Mr *j*f_?°' aecon(ie d by Mr Ivory, a hearty 7°**'* thanks was accorded to those who ™w assisted to bring the evening's enter"aJhientto a successful issue. YOLDSTSEEINO AS IT OUGHT TO Bb.—lt *J"*aerstood that an arrangement has "w completed between Captain WhitebEuL J* 16 Kaia P° i fcifles, *nd Captain £«"{«»> of the Rangiora Rifles, for the 2®™« of battalion parades at either ™on or Southbrook. The two comSJ! 8 i he we -ther improves, will _£_£, wem their respective head-quarters, half way, and carry out a series and field movements. Whilst drill and musketry exercises can [•Otoed out in the drillshed, this inten•fid ™ battalion drill, with outpost * otner dukes, in some open part of the ■3?? M \ s tl p » the ri S ht -Action, as Em w!£ * mosfc Practical things we s___£f* °t ; but thea *** Volunteers of dSST 7 i* Te shown * i?eueral distt^ieA encouragement is necessary to keep ftfifT^ meeting of HessraJ w Lv n there *«» present— CChief Commissioner), -^SV o ri A * C - WilsoG - Tenders *833 aVd oaSSl 0 ? 011^ of Reserves tric-te^dX' 0181 } and disthose of W. Scully and M. Board refused Hllcrelof? T* c *? y Cnaries Miller for * fchJa °l the Kacgitata Island, «*£ that^ 7 h f ea decided to wcomwith tW JJ__ ]and a PP liod f or, together «*«** J° should be <* defend Act ' ISB7 ' for ««- ---8 or Pwpetual lease. Wymeat oft?-? ' of Suiters in ta__fK_S i ?^ t " «*"*!_- ?P°n by ihTtiZ • reported ** WaL* i? H * 1 Z eT oi L a-d Revenue.

Compinsatton CotTET.—His Honor Mr Justice Denniston and the Assessors sat on Saturday morning and formally signed the award in the case of Sheste v the Selwyn Connty CounciL

Thanks.—The manager of the Dadostrial School, Burnham, begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a parcel of periodicals from Mr W. Q. Brittan, for the use of the children.

Tai Tapu Daibt Factoby.—The Tai Tapu Dairy Factory will commence active operations to-day. The plant has been tested, and found to work smoothly and satisfactorily. The formal opening will take place on Tuesday, the 16th inst., when a luncheon will be given by the directors.

Church Parade.—The Lyttelton Garrison Corps, comprising the N Battery and Naval Artillery, held a church parade yesterday morning;, attending divine service at St. Saviour's, West Lyttelton. The Rev. T. Holland, who is an old army chaplain, preached an eloquent and appropriate sermon. He was assisted in the service by the Rev. E. E. Chambers.

Lecture.—The Rev. F. W. Isitt will deliver the second of his series of lectures this evening in the Oddfellows* Hall. The subject chosen by the lecturer will be " Gladstone, the Greatest of Living Scotchmen." The lecture will be illustrated with numerous cartoons. As already stated, the lecture will be in aid of the funds of the Sydenham Gymnasium.

E Battsst of Artillery.—The fifth competition by the Morris tube class of the E Battery for Mr Craig's trophy took place on Friday last, and resulted as follows:— Gunner Powrie (3 handicap), 27, 5 points; Sergeant Lowry 26, 4 points; Sergeant Were 26, 3 points; Gunner Higgs (3 handicap) 25, 2 points; and Sergt.-Major Sinclair 24,1 point.

G__jtboy Coal Company.—Messrs Quaife and Gardiner, Directors of the new Glenroy Coal Company, with Mr Smart, Mining Engineer, visited this Company's ground last week. Having satisfied themselves as to the existence of several valuable seams of coal, they intend to call tenders for a drive to work the same without delay. They have also requested the Rakaia Road Board to re-form and metal the branch road to the mine.

'Inquest.—An inquest was held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, before Mr R. Beetham, Coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr W. J. White was foreman, touching the death of William Blundell, whose body was found in the river Avon. Nothing fresh was elicited beyond the facts already recorded, except that the deceased had been subject to attacks of dizziness. The evidence was taken of W. H. Blundell (son of the deceased). Constable Leahy and W. H. Petrie, and the jury then returned a verdict of " Found drowned."

Farmers' Co-opkbattve Association.— The annual general meeting of the shareholders in the New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association was held on Saturday, when the report and balance-sheet were unanimously adopted. The Chairman of Directors, Mr C. Ensor, delivered a lengthy address on matters connected with the Association and others of interest to the farming community. The retiring Directors were after a contested election reeleted. The election of Auditors will take place next Saturday. A report of the meeting appears elsewhere.

Acknowledgment. — The Secretary to the Charitable Aid Board begs to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of a parcel of woollen wraps for inmates of the Old Men's Home at Ashburton, from a friend. The Secretary of the Christchurch Hospital begs to acknowledge the receipt of a quantity of apple jelly from Mrs J. Bishop (Papanui), old linen from Mrs E. Bishop and a friend, periodicals from Miss Gardiner, and R. H Willis.

Tai Tapu Lawn Tknnis Committeb.—A meeting of the Committee was held in the Library on the 3rd inst. Present—Misses Peryman, Leathern, and Guise, Messrs Spencer (Chairman), Carleton, Sinclair, and Barrett. The report of the sub-Com-mittee re arrangement of preliminaries for a concert on the 9th inst. was received, and it was decided that Mr Lukey's waggonette be engaged to convey the performers from and to town. The kind Offers of Mrs Blank to lend her piano, and of Mr Lindermann for use of crockery for the supper, were duly acknowledged by a unanimous vote of thanks, after which the meeting terminated.

Amateur • Athletic Association. —A general meeting of the Canterbury Amateur Athletic Association was to have been held on Saturday evening, to consider the report of the Committee appointed to revise rules, &c, but as the weather was very inclement the only members who turned up were Messrs F. Wilding, L. A. Cuff (Hon. Secretary), F. D. Eesteven, G. Forbes, Hassall and H. V. Styche. It was decided to postpone the meeting till Friday evening, when it is hoped there will be a good muster. A Committee meeting was held, and Messrs D. Matson, E. A. LeCren, A. D. Ross, E. A. Robinson, H. DeMaus and J. Jackman were elected members of the Association.

Th_ Wrather.—The weather on Saturday evening and yesterday was decidedly wintry. Heavy and continuous showers of rain from the S.W. fell during Saturday evening, and yesterday the weather was squally all day. Our Lyttelton correspondent writes as follows; —The weather in Lyttelton was of a true wintrified nature yesterday, A hard S.W. gale was blowing all flay, and the hills across the harbor were covered with snow a good half way down from their summit. Our Malvern correspondent says that the weather there was again very broken, and all farming operations were completely at a standstill.

Mutual Improvement Association. — The Wesleyan Mutual Improvement Association held its usual weekly meeting on Friday evening. The chair was occupied by Mrs Mickfe, and there was a large attendance of members and friends. It being "ladies' evening," a lengthy programme was gone through as follows: — Readings and recitations were given by the Misses McClennan, Freeman and Lane, and Miss Collier an essay on " Wit and Humour," all of which were well criticised by those present. Vocal solos were given given by Miss Tait and Miss Fuller, and vocal duets by the Messrs Turner and England, and a pianoforte solo by Miss Tait. The lady President announced that the " Journal" would be read next Friday, after which the meeting closed in the usual way. _

Palacb Rink.—The Kingaley Brothers, who are exceedingly clever on the bicycle, will make their first appearance this evening at the Palace Rink. They gave a private performance on Saturday evening, and their feats on the occasion fully bore out all that has been said of them. All kinds of tricks were done by them singly and togetner with an ease and grace which showed them to be thorough artists. Their performance includes everything that can be done on a bicycle, and some of the positions in which they rode round the rink were almost inconceivable. As their season will be a short one, no doubt there will bo large attendances during their Btay. Skating will take place at intervals during the evening. A gathering of the local wheelmen will take place this evening at the Rink to welcome the Kingsley Brothers.

Woolston Wesleyan Church. — A social gathering was held in this Church on Tuesday evening last, for the purpose of bidding farewell to Miss Roberts, who for the past twelve years has acted as honorary organist. The Rev. W. J. Williams presided, and there was a good attendance. During the evening a bandsome marble clock was presented to Miss Roberts by Mr W. Gimblett on behalf of Woolston friends, in recognition of her long and faithful services. In making the presentation Mr Gimblett alluded to th* high esteem in which Miss Roberta was held, and to the regret that was generally telt at her departure from the district. The Chairman and others also spoke in eulogistic terms of Miss Roberts' services. The clock bore the inscription:—" Presented to Miss Roberts by the Woolston Wesleyan Church aa a wedding gift, July, 1889." Light refreshments were handed round daring the evening, and a vote of thanks was tendered to tiie ladies who provided the same.

A Subvtvob from Trj_s\_loab.—Joseph Sutherland, a veteran Beaman, whor-esides at Milton, Sittingbonrne, attained his 100 th birthday recently. Sutherland was a powder monkey on board the vessel which brought to England the news of the glorious victory of Trafalgar. He was born at Sheerness, and now enjoys good health and is in possession of all his faculties.

Monster Gunb.—Recently the second of two monster guns has been placed on Calais heights. The weight of these pieces of ordnance is said to be from fortyfive to forty-six tons, length of bore 36 feet, weight of projectile 100S lbs, and charge 476 lb3. They are breechloaders, with a range of ten miles.

An Old Acquaintance.—Captain Jackson Barry informs the Otago Daily Times in the course of a letter from Melbourne, that it is his intention to return to New Zealand shortly, when he will tell the public his impressions of all the colonies. He has been for some time touring Australia, lecturing on the early days, and is engaged upon a new work dealing with the rise and progress of Australia and men of the time, which he says is likely to be a valuable addition to the early history of the country. Among his patrons are Sir Hemy Parkes, Sir W. J. Clarke, and Sir B. Benjamin (Mayor of Melbourne). Not Yet.—An amusing incident, says the Farmers' Chronicle, occurred at Stutterheim, Cape Colony, on the day of the races. One cf our German cousins had two flags flying over his place of business, the English and German, bnt he had got matters mixed somewhat, as the German flag was hoisted above the Union Jack. This was considered too much of a good thing, and two stalwart Britons marched over to our German, and intimated that they could not permit the glorious old Union Jack to play second fiddle to any flag on earth, giving him fifteen minutes to reverse the position of the flags, failing which they would be compelled to do it themselves. After consultation with sundry friends, our worthy cousin acted upon the hint given.

A Singer's Generosity.—Tamberlik, the singer, who had made hundreds of thousands of pounds by the exercise of his magnificent voice, died a comparatively poor man. He expended the greater part of his fortune in acts of charity and of patriotism, and combined an open-hearted generosity with the keenest sympathy for the poor and the suffering. When the cholera was ravaging Madrid, he not only expended almost fabulous sums in succouring those who were seized with the epidemic, but would accompany the Sisters of Charity in their missions of mercy all day, while fulfilling his duties at the Opera House at night. A friend, who had known the great tenor for thirty years, relates that as he and Tamberlik were passing through the bird market in Madrid, one day, the singer, pulling out a note for 1000 francs, purchased the whole of the large collection of song-birds on sale, and liberating them from their cages, laughingly exclaimed, as he saw them rise in the air and wing their flight from the city, " Accept your freedom, O, my brothers!" A Roman Catholic Convert. —The following paragraph from a Blenheim correspondent appears in the Tablet: —" It may be interesting to many readers of the Tablet to hear of an important ceremony at which I had the pleasure to be present in St. Mary's Church here recently. The occasion was the reception into the Catholic Church of Mr J. Kirby, an avowed Freethinker for many years, who, after diligent study and long and careful reflection, became convinced that the Catholic Church was the only true refuge. Being once convinced, the result was that he placed himself for instruction under the direction of the Rev. Father Lewis, who prepared him for the final step, and received him into the Church on Tuesday, the 18th inst. Mr Kirby is an upright, talented, and honorable man, firm and unflinching in all things that he believes to be just and right. Neither is he unknown to journalistic fame, having been connected with some of the leading. newspapers in North and South Canterbury districts for a considerable period, where, owing to his genial disposition, his kind and warm heart, he has many sincere friends to add to those he has made since he came to Marlborough, where he is deservedly and highly respected by all classes, because he is foremost in everything for the public good, as w«?ll as sympathetic, liberal ani kind to all, irrespective of country, creed, or color. No doubt his conversion to the Catholic faith will be a source of joy to his friends."