NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7711, 17 November 1890, Page 5

NEWS OF THE DAY.

MATOEAii.—A meeting of the friends sad supporters of Mr 8. Manning is announced to be held at the Corn Exchange this evening, at 8 o'clock. Hew Brighton Tramwat.—A tram excursion to New Brighton will take place on Wednesday, leaving the square at 7.15 pjn., and New Brighton at 10 p.m. The gtanmore Band will accompany the excursion. Accidbnt.— Sporting men will regret to hear that Frank Matthews, at E. Cntts' stables at Eiccarton, fractured his right arm, which was set by Dr Prins. ' At this racing' season it will be a great loss to luch a good horseman. Goon Tkmplabt.—The Hope of Christchurch Lodge held its weekly session on Thursday, Bro. J. Yonngr in the chair. Members who were ratepayers were exhorted to support a temperance candidate for Mayor of the city: Thb West Coast Mails.—-The Wellington Post learns that Mr Andrew Young, whose tender was recently accepted for the conveyance of mails between Springfield (Canterbury) and Hokitika, for two years from Ist, January next, has entered into partnership with Mr Cassidy, who has had the contract for several years past. Bowumg.—A six rint match between the Christchurch and Canterbury Clubs took place on Saturday afternoon on the green of the former, resulting in a victory for the Christchurch Club by 144 points to 95. The Sydenham green was also officially opened on Saturday by the President. F_nb Tbodt.--There is now. on view in the window of Mr Alpe, fishinfj-tackle dealer, Colombo street, a splendid trout, weighing The fish was caught on Friday evening, in the Lower Selwyn; by Mr B. Maddock.

EitrrBBTAIKMBHT AT AMBIBI.-T. — A dramatic performance will be held in the Oddfellows' Hall. Amberley, oh Thursday next, 20th inst., in aid of the funds for re-building the Church of the Holy Innocents, Amberley. The performers have provided an enticing programme, and a large attendance is anticipated. Oboan Beottai.. —Mr Tendall will play eelections from the works of Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Mendelssohn, ' and other great masters, at a recital Tto be given in the Cathedral this evening, Mr Miliar will sing " The trumpet. shall sound/ "But who may abide," and "fienour and Arms" from Handel's ecatbrioa. The collection will be for the music library and choir fund. 7 Wokkn*s Christian TxwE_.s__.ca TJkiok.—As will be seen by notification elsewhere the members of the above tender their thanks to the contributors whoso generously assisted them in con nectior. Yrifcfc. their tent on the Show grounds As they met with a serious diminution of their receipts owing to the accident to their tent, the Union plead for assistance towards the temperahoe work., ....

SbclWT or Arts.—There was a fair attendsccs on Saturday evening, at the Pictare Exhibition, in spite of the other events ot the evening. Several items of ihe music were contributed by the Septette Society, two pianoforte solos by Mr Bchw_ri)acher, and two songs by Mr C. J. long, of Wellington. It is to be regretted that this gentleman was making so short a stay, that be could only sing the one evening. He has a fine tenor voice, and Is an "■coomplished singer. . His selections of eras* were classical in style, but were thoroughly appreciated, and by desire he tang a third. To-night (Monday), Miss Fsimurst, Miss Wood, Mr J. Fairhtirst, and others are announced. We learn that OVer forty performers will have taken part hi these entertainments during the first twelve.nights, aud that a number more We promised for the coming week ; this Rf-wents the sympathy and assistance of fee enter arts of* music and literature.

TaxiTEs Eotaj..—•" A Doll's House** was w_*aa__d very successfully on Saturday waning at the Theatre EoyaL Seeing Hiss Achurch's powerful and artistic perfoxßuatce of Nora Kelmer for the second taw fally confirms tha highly favorable 'jS*?*° * ome d of her pourtrayal of this «»«*& part. The other characters were **«I*____ The play-Hrill be repeated this to-morrow, and for Wednesday* sSwh. Trill dose the season, when Miss *«tatth «S1 take a benefit "Forget Mc *ot"w*H be played. It nu*y be noted that ** *-d Ha Charrington (Miss Janet Ae_.n___i) nate just completed their for the farewell seasons in «elt»woe and Sydney, which precede wrarwtamhome. The autumn of 1891 will seetaem re established in London in their **a theatre, where they will open in a play «er«at French and German celebrity,but JW it has been left for Mr and Mrs to introduce to the English gg«. This wiU be followed by "A **»« House _ M torthe reproduction of play, -with its original cast, the *3*k"*i art world is anxiously inquiring. Ip Ban© Abt IThios.—The Contest held a special meeting on evening for the purpose of "fec&nag money and accounts. The returns ■?* ****** the Committee has raised Buffi«»at to pay ©Jf their liabilities, both over «» wateat and Art Union. The support from bands outside of Christ eaurch bas been trifling, only six ■oaas out of upwards of fifty whose aasisfcif ??. *** Bolieited replied asking for £**_■**• c average only amonntmg io ■™cc books each. The support received "Ma -Lyttelton w as disappointing, which is wjasy owing to the unfortunate strike, the patronage is local, and the osndsmen are to be congratulated on *»nng gained their object, via., realised to pay their debts. The balance -Wprue moneys owing to the Oamam and **oraeharcb Garrison Bands, Oamarn «*«! and Addington Bands, were passed inpayment, together with several local It was decided to have the ««&piete return in by 8 p____ 0 n WednesWereaiag nex t, w as to enable the A vote of thanks was passed to his the Ma J<" r » Messrs John Ollivier "W Henry W. Toomer, for their serJ** B**,8 **, and regret expressed that Colonel «an, owing to an important engagement, r_f aWe *» assist. The meeting ad/™»ed to Wednesday evening next, when of Ccmmittee is riwuested *> attend, the btudness being of _&_______.

Tins MAxo_u«fT __J__*orxoir^—Mr 0. M. Gray, one of the candidates %xt the Christchurch Mayoralty, will address the ratepayers at the Oddfellows' Hall at 8 p.m. on Thnrf day. BaavroK Goto Ramrsse.—The Manager of the Globe Gold Mining Company, Limited, Beefton, telegraphs to Mr James Henderson, Hereford* etre&t. t__H returns for the current week, as follows:— ** 131o*~ of from 190 tons.** Ashlky CotnfrTY.—Mr S. Coleman has beuu _i___ed a member of the' Ashley County Council for the Kowai Biding. Th« Buckbtb. —** The ißuckeye victorious again," said a telegram received by Mr John Anderson, the Canterbury agent for the machine. The victory was scored at the Palmerston North Show, where the Buckeye Lowdown mower and reaper gained .three first prizes. Mr Anderson is naturally very proud of this latest success of the machine. N Bastsbt Aettllbbt.—An inspection parade of the N Battery Artillery was held at the Drill-shed, Lyttelton, on Friday evening. There were forty of all ranks present. After inspection the Battery was marched into camp ronnd the Sumner road, near the 64-pounder gun, where they undergo a week's training. Mb Pabkbb's Mbetenq at Halswbli*.— Mr F. S. Parker requests us to state that his reply to the elector who corrected him when he said unimproved land was not taxed, was that he was not aware that such was the case, and thanked the elector for their-formation. The <-o&untxbbs. —As will be seen by the district orders published elsewhere, two extra daylight parades will take place at the drillshedon the 21st November and 12th December at 7.30 p.m., and the usual li_id day on December 16th. The dates of annual muster, parades under the officer c >mmandin_r tne district also appear in the district orders.

ABHBOETON Amatbtjbs.—The opera " Patience,** to be performed by the Ashburton amateurs on Wednesday and Thursday in next week, promises to be a great success. The piece will be well mounted, and great attention will be paid to every detail. A full dress rehearsal was held on Friday evening, and as the curtain went up the stage presented a very pretty appearance. The principals are well np in their respective parte, while there will be a strong chorus. Thb Photographic Pbojksbion.—ln another Column eight firms of local photographers notify that they have decided not to advance the price of photographs until after the holiday season. They conrsirier it would be tin just to their friends and patrons to make the change before, but after the New Tear they hope the public will support them in their endeavor to rid the profession of the present sweating system. AMSiVBKBABTSBB.vic_s.~The anniversary services in connection with the North Helt Presbyterian Church were conducted yesterday by the Tbfcev. Jas. Gibb, of the First Church, Dunedin. There were large congregations morning and evening*, and the rev. gentleman preached eloquent and earnest sermons. The social gathering in connection with the anniversary wu.i be. held in the Oddfellows' Bail, Lichfield,, street, on Wednesday evening. Gon-ebnob's Bat—On Friday evening an enjoyable entertainment in. aid of the school prize fund was contributed by Mr Ch Collins, of and' his wellknown tronpei The first part broughtbut the strength of the company as'soloists. This Was,followed after a shorWlnterval by a series of minstrel melodies, the concerted music being very good. and.the "cornermen" and ".Mr Johnson* keeping the house•' in roars •of laughter, Miss O'Brien ' with great taetel Mr Wale_> _***■*.. gave an amusing comic recitation, and the evening's amuse ment was dosed with a dance. 'The Committee acknowledge with thanks the kind nees of Messrs Wales and Field in pro viding nieans of' transit gratis, r Land Salb.—The Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company offered, on Saturday, at Messrs Charles Clark and Co.'s auctions rooms, the. C'laverton estate, near Bhrhham, the property of Mr C. Kiver, and the Highfield, estate, Kirwee, the property of Captain Tosswill. There was a fair Attendance, but no sales were effected in either case. Messrs H. Matson and Co., associated with the. N.M. and A, Company, offered, at two o'clock,' several sections of land in Lichfield street, at the rear of the White Hart Hotel, under instructions from the executors of the late Mr M. B. Hart. The. highest offers received were £3. per foot for one section and .829 for the other, at whioh figures theywere withdrawn. Gkbalwnb Govvaiixx.--^ The monthly meeting of this Committee was held on Wednesday evening. PresentMessrs K. H. Pearpoint (Chairman), 0. E. Sherratrt, A. White, J. Riordau, 3. Williaios. and J. W; Pye. Mr W. S. Maslin; sent an non-attendant." Oorre spondenCe was read from Mr A. C. Ball, forwarding his resignation as teacher. It was decided to request the Board to fill the vacancy. The Chairman and Mr Pye promised to give two special prizes at the school examinations. The Chairman was authorised to arrange with the Head Master re the school entertainment. Accounts amounting to £33 2s Id were passed for payment, and the meeting terminated. ■ 7..

■ YAb3En"iNa.--On Saturday afternoon a handicap yacht race waa, sailed inLyttel- ' ton harbor., fThe competing boats were the new yacht Mascotte, which started at scratch, giving the Zephyr 15mia, and the Myrtle 25min. - There was a strong N.E. breeze, blowing all the afternoon; and the Mascotte simply ran away from her smaller opponents; and arrived at the winning line S7min' ahead of the Zephyr, winning the race by. 5 22_a_h; There is no doubt* that the Mascotte would have recorded faster time bnt for the fact that she was. aground for nearly seven minutes on the opposite side of the harbor. She sails remarkably •well, and, although she had no smart boats against her, it is very evident from Saturday's performance that the old winning yachts in port will have hard work to beat her.

Oxtfoavt. —ln the death of Mr Thomas Sanderson, of Greta Peaks Station, which took place at Waikari on Friday, after a short illness,; Canterbury suffers the loss of another of her most energotio coloniata, as well as a gentleman who was in every sense disposed. to take a broad view on general subjects connected with the country's welfare. Mr Sanderson arrived in 1851, and took np land on the Rakaia, afterwards joining Mr G. Brayshaw in 20,000 acres, near Oxford, ahd subsequently he bought , Into . the Greta .station, originally owned by Messrs Clifford and Weld.. He leaves two eons and five daughters, one of whom is the wife of Mr J.. U. Martin, Crown Prosecutor for the Canterbury district, from whose residence, at gFendatton, the funeral moires for the Biccarton Cemetery, reaching the place. of interment at 3 p-m.

***j TrTf |»««r-R- ~_>OFU~OAB SPOBTS. r— The W nmil meeting of the Ellesmere Popular Sports Association took place in the reading room of the Leeston Public Library, on Friday evening. There was a large attendance. Mr T. S. Lewis oocapyim? the chair. The Treasurer, Dr. Gosset, presented the annual report and balancesheet, which, showed a credit balance of £12 2s Ud. The report showed that the past year had been very successful. The election of officers' resulted as follows: — Patron, Sir John Hall; President, Mr John McLachlan; Yice-Fresideats, Messrs F. Overton, John Bennie, W. HoUeys, sen., W. D. Lawrence, H. McDonald, and W. Spring; Hon. Secretary, Mr R. S. Cook; Hon. Treasurer, Dr. Gosset; and a Committee consisting of Messrs I*. S. Lewis, S. C. Doyle, B. F. Bentley, W. Lockwood, sen., Thos. Beader, G. H. Jones, W. Watson, H' Kissel, W. 0. Lunn, W. J. Simson. P. J. Henley, W. Johnston, C. Frankish, J. Murphy, John McVianie, B. Bohnn, J. H. Doyle, and H. G. Deal; Judges, Messrs B. Lochead,; John McLachlan, C. Frankish, and F. Jameson; Starter, Mr Thos. Header; Handicappers, Messrs E. Fi Bentley Mid H. McDonald. It was decided to add a steeplechase and a maiden race to the programme, and tb hold the annual sports meeting on Boxing Day. Several other amendments were proposed for the programme, .and after a long discussion a sub-committee was appointed to make all arrangements, and arrange details

for the meeting.

I fkaLatb Drowning Oasb.—The inornry into the circumstances attending the death of the young woman found In. the river last Thursday, was Commenced at the Court house on Saturday forenoon. It was alleged that the girl had been keeping company with - a young man named Clark. The .police produced a young man, by name Clark, bnt he stoutly protested that he had bnt the very slightest acquaintance with deceased, and had not seen her for two years. So the mat-ter at present zests. The adjourned inquest takes place on Tuesday. Mobb_B tubs Shooting.—The Christ church Working Men's Club Rifle Class fired the seeoad competition for Manning and Co.'s trophy on Friday evening last. The following were the highest scores:— W. Watts (2) 35, C. W. Sherwood (scr) 83, A. W. Jones (scr) 33, O. W. Turpin (scr) 32, G. Allen (scr) 82, J. Molndoe (scr) 32, J. Glanville (scr) 31, B. C. Wells (scr) 31, W. Latto (2) 31, W. B. Scott (sor) 80, T. A. Petrie (3) 30, W. G. Munford (1) 30. W. Watts scores 5 points, Jones and Sherwood tie for % and 3, Turpin, Allen and Molndoe tie for 2 and 1 point. The ties will be decided on Saturday evening, when the competition for Mr Wynn Williams* trophy mil be continued.

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Washing Boys bt Machinbbt.—The great unwashed washed at last I At a large London Board School it has been decided that heroic measures must be taken to get to get the dirt off the pupils, and an ingenious machine is devised for the purpose. The young idea stands upright in a sort of sentry box, and has three minutes' thorough soaping. Then suddenly tha world becomes a wild, weary waste of warm water, and from sides and top the purifying liquid pours for many minutes more.

MoBHf NisM and POLYGAMY.—It appears that the manifesto issued forbidding* polygamy by the Mormons was the result of "revelations " received by President Woodruff, successor to Brigham Young. Polygamy was forbidden by Joseph Smith, and only sanctioned by a special revelation to Brigham Young. The concluding paragraph of Woodruff's manifesto is as follows .—" Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress, prohibiting plural marriages, which laws have been pronounced constitutional by the court of last resort, I do hereby declare my intention to submit to these laws, ahd use my influence with the members of the church over whioh I preside to have them do likewise. ..here is nothing in my teachings in the ohuroh, or in those of my assistants during the time specified, that can reasonably be construed to inculcate' or encourage polygamy, and, when any elder of the church has used language which appeared to convey such teachings he has been promptly rebuked. And I, now publicly declare my advice ; .!jo the Latter Day Saints is, refrain from contracting any marriage forbidden by the law of the land.— Wi-BOBD WooDßnrv." The "revelation " and his protiunciamento have been ratified by a mass meeting of' 15,000 Mormons at Salt Lake City. The Gentile population of Utah, however, look with suspicion on Woodruff, s latest move, deeming it only a trick to have Utah admitted as a State into the Union, and makinfc it possible for the Mormons to sanction polygamy in the State Constitution which would be framed. 7

Dbivbn Mad Tbt SpiarnrALisM.—The Leeds borough Magistrates had before them oh Saturday morning a girl named Elizabeth Jacks.n, aged seventeen years, who was almost totally blind, on the charge of .attempting to commit suicide. on_ Fhnwday week the. giriv who;was employed, as a cane worker at the Institution for* the Deaf and Dumb and Blind, took a quantity of red precipitate, and became seriously ill. She was removed to the' infirmary, where she recovered. The girl's mother attended the Court, aud told the Bench that for two years past her daughter had been a regular attendant at the meetings .of the Leeds Spiritualists. On - four different occasions she had attempted to" end her life, and had been sent to ah asylum. Sines she had attended the Spiritualist meetings she had never been right in her mind, bnt prior to that she had never had any trouble with her. Dr. Light, of the Leeds Infirmary, said he was prepared to certify that the girl was of unsound mind, and the.Bench made an order for her removal to a lunatic asylum.

A Lsqaot or £200.000 to a Bbioklatsb. —Edward Bennett, a carman in.the service of Messrs Wenley and Sons, upholsterers, of High street, Chelmsford, has just come in for a fortune of £80,000; It appears that Bennett's father, who is a working bricklayer in. London, has beph left the handsome legacy of J8200.000 by a brother, who carried on. the business of a builder and contractor at Falmouth. The money is vested in various properties, including the Falmouth gasworks, extensive stone quarries in the same neighbourhood, and about 8000 acres of land in Berkshire. Mr Bennett, sent., has , five children, four sous and a daughter, and he proposed to divide the fortune between them to the extent of £30,000 apiece. Mr Bennett, of Chelmsford, is about thirty years of age, and he has a wife and two Children. He went to Chelmsford about two months ago, havingprevioualy been a corporal in the 18th Hussars. He will now relinquish lita. duties as carman, and proceed to the South of France for a short holiday.