NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7383, 8 August 1889, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

"Thh Weekly Pkess."— Seeing great importance which lawn tennis U assuming in Canterbury, our enterprising contemporary presents this week detailed information as to the laying down of all kinds of courts, including graes. Aβ fch e cost is estimated in each case, the article will be appreciated by tennis players, especially iv the country districts. Another pood occasional article is that on " Training for Football," written by " Threequarter Back." Enthusiastic footballers will find in it; soma useful hints. The Editor of " The Yeoman " points out the value of growing *reen foddor plants fc[ an aid to improved dairying, and *• Fancier ,, has some " Poultry Show Notes." A highly amusing paper is that giving the " Shah'i ! Impressions of England." We note t&eji i the paper contains reports of the Maprf football match at Invercargill, and the lawn tennis match at Cranmer square, bolft played yesterday. ;

Public Works Statement. Thjjj Minister of Public Works (Mr Mitchelaoa) laid the Public Works Statement on the t&ble of the House last night, time- not allowing of its being read, as is ÜBnaL owing to the protracted .debate on the third reading of the Representation Bill, The officers of the Christchurch Telegraph, Office who received it must be congratu. lated on the manner in which they performed their task. The Statement, a3 telegraphed, consisted of 9951 words, and its transmission from Blenheim to Christchurch commenced at 9.50 p.m. and finished at 11.47 p.m. The operators engaged were Messrs Hawley, Treeweek and Tovey, and they are specially to be com - plimented on the clearness and accuracy of their copy. Mr Northeroft'a arrangements for expediting the delivery of the messages also left nothing to be desired. "' ."

Sporting.—The settling on the New Brighton Race Meeting will take place at 3 p.m. to-day, at the Empire Hotel. IiicHMOND Kifles.—A social gathering in connection with the Richmond Rifle* will be held at their orderly room this evening.

Christ's College Scholarships.—;The particulars of four entrance Somes' scholarships in connection with Christ's College Grammar School appears elsewhere. Candidates must send in their names on or before August 24th, to the Headmaster or Bursar.

Mc Sullivan's Mission.—Last evening Mr Gγ. T. Sullivan continued his mission iv the Baptist Church, Oxford terrace, and addressed a crowded audience. Hie earnest address was listened to most attentively. Hβ again Bang solos with good effect. !

An isniEttsioN. —A sailor belonging to one of the crafts lying in the Waimakariri yesterday, who had apparently been worshipping at the shrine cf whilst attenrpting to reach his vessel out in the stream, slipped oil the plank into the river. Assistance was fortunately tft, hand and Jack Tar was saved from ,a watery grave. '■"*

Mk John Cookb. —The Melbourne Daily Telegraph says:—Wβ are requested to intimate that Mr John Cooke, late of Cnristchurch, has entered upon his duties at manager of the. Melbourne Branch of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Prior to Mr Codke's departure from New Zealand he was entertained at a banquet at which many of the speakers alluded to the greatly improved trade and general condition of that colony. Artistic. —There ia- now on view at toe studio of Mr Manning, photographer, a -well executed enlargement of a photo of Madame Melba, the Australian prima donna, -who 1 has recently created 'suchit furore in Europe. The work has been most artistically executed from a photo recently received from Paris. There is also a capital enlargement from a photo of the late Constable Sutherland, who waa shot recently in Sydney by a burglar. Pigeon Shooting.—Mr E. W. Boper has issued the following handicaps for the Inaugural Stakes, to be shot at Heothcote on August 15th:— J. B. HilT 30yds, Manning 29yds, J. W. Francis 28yds, E. J. Whittle 27yrs, E. J. Maaon 27yds, G. Mathew3 27yds, M. Thomas 26yds, Hillyard, 26yds, E. Knight 2t>yds, J. Jackson 25yds, J. Chad wick 24yds, Hatherley 23yds, E. Cutts 22yds, C. Ainyes 21yds, W. P. Townena 21yda, W. White 21yds. Presentation. —Lixot night, after the parade of the Christ's College Eifles, the members assembled in the Orderly-room, uuder the presidency of Captain Harper, for the purpose of making a presentation to Mr K. A. Loughnon, who for some time past has occupied the proud distinction of being the"bos 3 private" of the College Kifies. After paying a high compliment to Mr* lidughnanfor his pninefcakiag attention to his military duties and his genial qualities as a comrade, the Chairman pre* aeuted him, on behalf, of the Company, with a fcatideonjo; silver} motanted stick, bearing'the following inscription on the ferrule :—" Presented to E. A. Loughnan by tae Christ's College Eifies, August, Morris Tube Match. ~ The return match waa fired at the Gladstone ranfire on Monday -evening - between the tearna wp*!* sentiug- ;Mason, Struthers and Co. and Booth, Macdonald and Co., with fifteen men a side, aud resulted in a win for the former by 32' point*, tne- scores, being, Masou, Struthers and Co. 440, Booth, Macdonald and C 0... 408. The highest scorers for Mason, Struthers and Co. were Pickering 32, Brown 32; and for Booth, Macdonald and Co.-, Broom M, Waddell33, and Sinclair 32. -The previous match wae won by Booth, Macdonald an* Co. by &i points, the scores then being Smooth, Macdonald and Co. 394, Mason, Struthere and An nat : School CoMMiCT««;-4-Thie Committee held their monthly meeting, on Tuesday night. Piesenfc-Messre Keye (Chairman) Barr, BarlgWt Bloor, *«■ gusson, Graham, and Bobertson. Iha Board| wrote, saying that it had been decided that the election of the Bfch July was valid. The master's report fofc July was eatiafaotQjy, end showed an increaee-M attendance from 64.8 to 85 on the roll. Some other bnsraeee'wfte transacted, accounts were passed tot p*^ , inent, and the meeting adjourned, _ ' ■ ■•CiaiOTCHueck Fibb night a special pi-acfcice wae companies, viz , Extinguisher, V5 lu ffLw» the two chemical enginee. •f fte ™Tat ing to the Station, at Chester efertet, tf the invitation of Mr Baker, who Mβ recently taken unto taose l /* JL members ahsembled in «he WWjJjgt grafculate him on his becomingißjg After Mr aud Mr« Bakert hedfrto* ■**" drunk with musical honors, »°ft£g£'' ■ joyable evening was speoting of the Committee of toe above^Agoffl^ tion took place at th, .«^ r °LHS Wilkineon (Liflcoin . e ° lle flaced them under inuawW**'Seaption. and had peared to be in n°, way a ,~r any report Committee declined aa to efficacy till further the made and further proofs bown j utility of the Codlin f mittee also hoped that Mr by Moth BUI would become law. v fa read some interesting with Farm and Garden/ « and the ineffective, eieept tnr adjourned.

Cabl» ComfoincATioN. — The cable steamer was at work on the cable yesterday, and communication was interrupted again, no messages being received either daring the day or at the usual hour this morning. Sacked Cantata. —The eacred cantata a Ruth" and Mendelssohn's " Hear my prayer" will be given by the choir of St. Paul's Presbyter.an Church this evening in aid of the church debt extinction fund. Masdnic. —The regnlar monthly meeting of the Conyers Lodge, 1910, E.G., will be held this evening at the Masonic Hall, Sydenham. A meeting of the Lodge of Concord, Papanui, will be held in the hall this evening at 7.30. Gold Mining Company.—A meeting of the shareholders in the Green's Beef Gold Mining Company will be held at Warner's Hotel, oa Monday evening next, at 7.30. Waddington.—The East Malvern Band jf Hope gave a good programme to a large iudience on Tuesday night at WaddmgioD. Mr Jas. Heighway occupied the thair. Abrests. —Constable Dillon arrested a man yesterday, named Patrick Kelly, on a jharge of larceny of a pair of boots and a pair of trousers value 10s 6d, the property jf Albert Ashley, Madras street. Mary Brown, alias Edwards, was arrested by Sergeant Stagpole yesterday on a charge of itealing various articles of clothing value 18s, the property of Elizabeth Wiltshire, Sydenham, on the Ist inst. Sons op Temperance, Progress Division. —The annual tea meeting and entertainment connected with the Son 3 and Daughters of Temperance of the Progress Division, was held at Kaiapoi on Tuesday evening, 'i here was a large attendance, and the undertaking passed off in a highly successful manner. Fibe at Ohoka. —On Tuesday morning at tnree o'clock an eight-roomed house at Ohoka, the property of Mr Abraham Jago, & resident of St. Albans, was found to be on fire. The alarm was given by the R-atchman at the Kaiapoi Milling and Produce Company's flour mill. Nothing Bould be done, and the house was burned Sown. It had stood unoccupied for some " time. It was insured with the Victoria ' Company for £200. The cause of the fire Is unknown. Accidint with a Chaffcuttee. —Mr T. Anderson, of Arowhenua, met with a painful accident on Tuesday. While enBjaged in feeding %»chaffcutter his right ttand was drawn into the machinery and the fingers badly crushed, the middle one having to .be amputated at the second joint. Hi 3 injuries were attended to by Dr. J. S.Hayes. Chbistchubch Hospital.—A meeting of the North Canterbury Hospital Board was held yesterday, when a letter was read from she chairman of the honorary medical staff, complaining that the system of heating K08. 4 and 5 wards was faulty. Mr Westenra read a letter from Mr S. Hurst Seager (who had carried out the system) Dn the subject. After a discussion the letter of the honorary etaff was referred to the House Committee to report upon at next meeting. A report of the meeting of the Board will be found elsewhere. Lecttjbe.—The Bey. W. Morley delivered a lecture in the Lyttelton Wesleyan Church on Monday night last on "Thirty Thousand Miles by Land and Sea." In a very eloquent and forcible style he narrated the incidents of his travels through England and the Continent of Europe, and at the close a vote of ' thanks, moved by Mr A. Hendersen, and jeeonded by Mr Olliver, was carried with . enthusiasm, The Bey. George Bond occupied the chair, and expressed his high appreciation of the lecture. Ikqttbst.—An inquest was held at the , Christchurch Hospital, at 9 a.m. yesterday, .touching the death of Hugh Wilson, who .died' suddenly on the previous day. Mr B. Beetham, ■ Coroner, presided. After hearing the evidence of J. Akerman and J. •Soper, a verdict to the effect that the deceased "Committed suicide, by taking .strychnine, whilst in a state of temporary finaanity," was returned. Scfbemb Coubt. — His Honor Mr Justice Denniston sat in banco yesterday morning, and disposed of two^csses , . In May v the Union Steamship Company a 'yerdict for £4O was returned for plaintiff; and application was now made to enter up judgment. Hie Honor, after Argument, entered up judgment for 'defendant. In Cook v Carter an application to enter up judgment for defendant was refused, with costs. The Court will "litat 11 a.m. to-day. - . Eanqiosa Litebaby Institute.—The monthly meeting of the Managing Committee was held on Tuesday evening. There were present—Meesrs G. Buckham (Chairman), Evans, Wilson, Hunnibell, Prestney, Good, Jennings and Sharland. The Treasurer reported that the receipts for the month had been £14 7s 10d, expenditure JEIO 12s 4d. Cγ. balance, £3 j -15s 6d. Tenders were received for the j for last year, and accepted, amounting to £3 8s sd. It was decided to subecribe to "Zealandia," also to put a curtain along the front of the platform in the ball. The meeting then terminated.