NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7780, 6 February 1891, Page 5

NEWS OF THE DAY.

wis Honor Mr Justice Dennis-| Chambers to-day, and will I &*£« two «-aainm_ cases on the franco Chamber business. His 5 *%vS for Timaru on circuit on of ABT.-Elsewhe-a will be ••ITgjgoOi v" o j fclie presentation of •f* d *f toe School of Art, whioh took ¥""um. last everting. Wr^Vulix.-- Yesterday a long tram, ibeut 3000 sheep from Glenmark started from theWaipara »*"gSI passed through Addington #■* ?X P 'Tk_P-»- nch Union.—Mr J. *°**„! an address under the auspices of the W.C.T.U., m • *i_K *-«* ou Wednesday #?f-fe President in the chair. Mr t*_2_'Stened to with great attention of women, some of joined the Union. annual meeting of ** Srs of the Gas Company was _SSsy afternoon, when the report 01*7%* sheet was presented, and 5*K Anoicor. elected Mr E. <* pi SS **» welected aa chamnanof D>^ {or l , -» Pectbttebian Chubch. — PfSw* oi the above Church retbat we were misinformed $#** t to a meeting of the congrega>*fiTbeen held on Monday evening meeting ia question is to be & ► Monday when a motion to the l>& BeX . i_ Ttev P. R- Monro's name to the call will be proposed. CASE.-The case of -Etfja Me9srs Seli{f and $t i« the Resident Magisor & default three months' f* l *. TnTfor a breach of the Gaming «■* Sfiav on a return to a rule nisi **$£__ Sm farter proceedings, * _5« for Messrs Selig and Bird, * fl the S, and, after hearing US <* bwffl M* Martin contra, his Itoiu support wonu ab3o i ute . A full _oßor made tne iU ' Yen. Archdeacon J'T*' about to leave for Akaroa, „«l stay for some months. He *_Jl _-«! o\ f the parish of St. Luke's !"{-_£Sow %». and for the past SLS^ff-e-as not had a holiday. has kindly granted him a *LJ? - 3i he. will Undertake duty on ff%S5-a during his stay there. ffllClfcaenwe Gibson will have charge rf stY iSrf* durin * the " chdeaoons

•*££_« at Ltttelton.— Yesterday board the Beautiful SS-ttd ft severe blow ou the crown KSfromablock. The block was Jgned in the lowering of cases of SSfrom the barque Miltiades to Xu-r along 3 ide when the rope to Z SStoWand it descended on the Softowfe man's head, inflictmg a scalp JX-JBe sufferer waa attended to by ■_, W. (}, FitzHenry. __ i-aww Cha-mon.— Captain Duncan joB-wioairived on Wednesday from Dun Mr Jubal Flemings _Z _jgb street, a number oi medals and Sks won by him during his recent tea Included in these are prizes won ferimstlingr, weight-putting and swordBB__ip,iaall of which the Captain has M_edi. World-wide reputation, -he group [fteophies make a remarkably pretty disrijj, They are all of exquisite design, »_aß works of art are well worth in'neotion. ~.!.• Ist)tntsT.--An inquest was held at nine t/dockyesterday morningatthe house of Mr D, Frawley, Bfc. Albans, before Mr li. Beetham, Coroner, and a jury, of whom 'Hr 3. Dixon was foreman, touching the "death of Eugene Frawley, who died the mvious day. The evidence of Mr and Irs Daniel Frawley, brother and sister_lsw of the deceased, was to the effect /_at he wws run over by a horse and dray en Monday last, the horse having bolted iftet the deceased had taken the blinkers ol Dr. Ovenden Btated that death had resulted from laceration of the lungs, loss of blood, and shock to the system, A lardicr of killed " was retailed. """

-_ffl-BTON toi Cltjb,—The firing for prizes in connection with the Ashburton Mc Club took place on Wednesday, "ifce ranges were 200,* 300, and 500 yards, »y_Biso~ at each range. A strong «Bcppy viad blew scross the range during t}» afternoon. The first prize waa won if Q, Morrison with a total of 68. Mr -omsoaalso takes the silver cup, value

& Ss, sad holds it for six months, the cup fating to be won three times, including tirfee in succession. The second prize was wn by E.T>onn, 53, and the third by C. Chipman, 49. Swsrsio-A Pabish F-TB.—The annual te of Si John's Church, Bangiora,, was epenedint-e Parsonage grounds yesterday •afternoon. Excellent arrangements had tota made, and, in spite. of the dry *«»&-, the grounds were made attractive vifita Sower show and stalls for the sale d york of ail kinds. A shooting gallery, "Aunt Sally," aud egg-and-spoou races &l been organised. One of the chief —toes was a May-pole dance, in which t Bomber of very pretty little girls had tea carefully trained to danee } this part «" the afternoon's proceedings Was most Active. Japanese fan songs were to tor, and last evening the grounds vjreto be illuminated, and the Bangiora fe Band were also to add to the enter—iraeat.

Era Tj-s-an Cbic-sts-s.—A match *» played yesterday at Hagley Park bej*«a two elevens of the Veterans* wfcket Club; the sides being captained §*$«u>ely by Messrs Wilmer and «j»ker. The scores were as follows: — rdmer. team 92 (Homer 48, Bone 14, full2),Ho ß ker'B team 73 (Aukland 36. «ciso_ io). For Hooker's team Goring fad Hooker bowled well, as did Merrin tad Bone for Wilmer's side. The Olnb jtoaraey to Rangiora on tbe 21st inst., to play a.nuteh irith the Mayor and Couur ujlors of that town, when it is to be hoped wm there will be a large attendance, as «» Fpeeedß are to be devoted to the purof a bath chair for use at the Christ- ***«& Hospital. D-OWNIN6 Casb.—An was held in the Star and Garter «**» at Waikari, at noon, on WednesWefore Mr J. D. Lance, J.P., Acting **«?&,«_ a jury, of whom Mr Glen2*_«a_ was chosen foreman, to inquire *®m deal- of John H. Hurnall, who while crossing the south _h t B -.® Hurunui river on December Sk®. Evidence was given by R. who witnessed the occurrence; £ff??» *ho found the' body oft the 2nd _Tsr?* 0Bta « shingle in the river-bedj £« Unstable Johnston, who went with '«_ t> mf" witaes » *o identify the body mv■ . lfc awa y- JOT recorded a 3^sS! ft . A «««e-t»l d4th by drowngv, fae body of the deceased was in--2SL la the Waikari cemetery on the 2g»« tiie sth inst., the Rev. James ,Tj|J» officiating. Mission.—Mr Knott defourth lecture in the Durham §g wejeyau schoolroom last night. J_ vJl**- a k*Re audience, and <*_5_2. Ter Prided. The subject ta__j?. wa » " Are they all fools who The lecturer referred cases of individuals who were great intellectual gifts, S?J** highest culture, and filled most responsiblepositions, but 4t;^S? ccc ™c humbled in the *_ht M. I?** drtt a«ardß' graves. ToBtei^f*? 'iildeiver bis farewell ««^^ til ?, Cddfellow ß HalL He will <m7J%°&* oiat *>n, "Man and his $Jr?;_ A toarge of Is wiU be made for 'B-fafVv^ 1 ' the Good Templars wiU regalia. * - c fortnightly meeting of f* W^*s/ eas P erance Society was held jwedaeaday evening, in the Public I*W M«v ,f was packed. Rev. I the n^i? c ""towing were the items LT by Messrs |ss p„^ lakf ; r . &aQ Dallard. Recitations MissesHiUing, M. Freeman, *«, onV v! o *, aud EmUy SeUars; *i bvV? . W , hlch teQ W 6 to<> k P art ? **^-l-«ilL M bwm - Th e choir gave X°fl*'* collection. ?*»*4tai_on. * _*▼« an address and

Fb«b Lkctubk.—A free lecture will be given to-night at the Oddfellows* Hall, Sydenham, by Mr Worthington. Majoe Nswal-.—The officers of the various Volunteer corps met last night in the College Ernes' orderly room to say farewell to Major NewaU. There was a large attendance, and the proceedings were marked with much enthusiasm.

Crrr Go_»r>s.--The annual meeting of th© City Guards will be held on Friday, 13th inst., after the Government parade.

Athxktic Exhibition.—An exhibition of athletics, Indian tent pegging, wrestling, and swordsmans-ip will be given tomorrow afternoon in the Drillahed grounds by Mr D. C. Ross, the Champion athlete. WassT-iNO Match.—On Tuesday next, at the Theatre Royal, Duncan C. Ross will

wrestle George Robinson in five styles for £25 a-side, the match having been arranged and articles signed and a deposit of JBIO made yesterday. The styles will be Gnßco-Eoman, Cumberland, catch-as-catch-can, Cornish, collar and elbow. Kaiapoi Pbesbytbsian Cbtc-ch. —At a special meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery yesterday the resignation of the Bey. R. McGregor of the pastorate of the Kaiapoi Church was received. The rev. gentleman, who has been connected with the charge for some ten years, and has recently taken services as well at Belfast, has resigned in consequence of iil health. PoiiO.—There will be a game on Saturday at 3 p.m. sharp on the club ground, Sydenham. Sides — Messrs A. E. G. Rhodes, Archer, Bennetts, and Lane, in color's, against Messrs Palmer, Lascelles, Harper, and H. Rhodes, in white. Butche-8* Meetings.—A meeting of butchers' employees will be held in the Trades Hall, High street, on Monday evening next at eight o'clock.—A meeting of master butchers to consider the question of closing on Tuesday, 17th inst., the day of Lake Forsyth Regatta, will be held at the A 1 hotel on Tuesday evening next,

Valedictobt. —On Wednesday afternoon the employees of the firm of Messrs Edwards, Bennett and Co. met to wish bon voyage to Mr N. E. Edwards, who has left on a trip to England. Mr Chynoweth, on the part of the employees, presented Mr Edward 3 with a very handsomely fitted dressing bag. CH-ISTCHUBCBt DOG SOCIETY.—A Well attended meeting of the Christchurch Dog Society was held at Warner's, Hotel last evening. Mr F. J. Kimbell was elected President of the Society. After the .rules had been confirmed and a quantity of routine business transacted, the meeting adjourned to Thursday next,

12 th inst.

Eifle Shooting.—The following team will represent the E Battery of Artillery against the Mounted Eifles on Saturday at the range : —Lieutenant Jackson, Sergeant-Major Sinclair, Sergeant Hen wood, Corporal Treleaven, Bombardiers Nicholson and Henwood, Gunners Godfrey,! Higgs, Hunt, Soper and Ward. Conveyances will leave the Post Office at 1.30 p.m. sharp. Picnic. — The annual picnic of the local plumbers and gasfitters took place yesterday. The party proceeded to Lyttelton by the 9 a.m. train, and were conveyed from there,'by steamers to Governor's Bay. Nearly a hundred of the employees and their friends availed themselves of the outing, aud most of the plumbers' shops were closed in consequence. Abbest.— A man named John Thomas was arrested yesterday by Detective Benjamin on a charge of endeavoring to obtain the sum of JBI 2s 6d from Michael O'Brien by means of certain forged entries in a pass book on 23rd January. It is alleged that Thomas, who is a bootmaker at O'Brien's ' boot factory, made an additional entry in his pass Dook after it had been certified to by the foreman, aud endeavored to obtain payment for work he had not done. The Yacht Masoottb.—The, yacht

Mascotte arrived from Wellington at 10.15 a.m. yesterday. Mr Sinclair, her sailing master, reports having some very bad weather on Wednesday, bnt with that exception nothing happened to speak of. The other local yachts belonging to the Canterbury Yacht Club went down to the Heads to meet the Mascotte, and accompanied her to her moorings. On Thursday next the smoke concert in honor of the two crewsPastime and Mascotte—will be held in the Canterbury Hotel. A Boabd ov M.H.B/B.—The North Canterbury Education Board possesses among its members no less than four members of the House of Representatives. It was suggested at the last meeting that leave of absence should, be granted to them while absent on their Parliamentary duties. This was to have ; been done yesterday, but it became unnecessary, their presence at the meeting being one indication of the shortness of the session-. East-_ Encampment.—We arejnf ormed that the Hon. the Defence Minister proposes Oamaru aa the site for the camp at Easter, and officers commanding corps will be directed to furnish an approximate estimate of the members of their respective commands likely to be present. As most of the corps are now recruiting their strength the opportunity to join should not be lost, and new members will then have, in . addition ■to a week's practical drill at Easter, a capital outings The School Booh Question. —A Dunedin Press Association telegram says :— At a meeting of parents of children attending the Macandrew road school, South Dunedin, it was decided to decline to provide the children with Whitcombe and Tombs' school books, and a deputation was appointed to wait on the Education Board in reference to the matter. .It was also decided that if the children brought home these books they should be taken from them. Mr Earnshaw, M.H.E., who was present, said that when the education question came up he would try to force the Government to provide uniform school books free of charge. Band o - Hope.—The usual monthly Band.of Hope meeting was held in the Primitive Methodist Church, Cambridge terrace, when a goodly number attended. The various items were rendered in a very satisfactory, manner. Newman Hall, May Stirling, Samuel Hawkins, Ernest Bunt, Martin Bunt, Charles Pratt, Ethel Bunt, and Maud Fuller gave recitations and solos. Miss Eyder presided at the organ, and Mr J. Ffrost, in the absence of Mr Potter, acted as chairman. Mr Parkcs gave a very interesting address on temperance, and a very enjoyable meeting was held. .

Action against Dibectoos. —According to the London correspondent of the New Zealand Times, Sir Charles Clifford has burnt his fingers to a pretty tune over an American mining company, of which he was one of the directors. A disappointed shareholder sued him on tbe ground that t&ere were mis-statements in the prospectus, and recovered the entire price he paid for his shares (£2000), together _ with interest and damages, whioh will be assessed. Of course all the other disappointed shareholders are now going for Sir Charles and Mr Nelson, of Nelson Bros., who are, it seems, the only wealthy man on t_e board. At present it looks as though they would have to return between £40,000 and £50,000. The erratum in the prospectus which brought about this catastrophe was that the document stated that the mine had- been reported on by Blr So-and-so, and discovered to be a most valuable property. It omitted however, to add that the report was made for the vendors, and not for the. company, .as everybody reading the prospectus aatttr_liy supposed. Th_ Nbw Eea_ani> Exhibition.—The balance sheet,-as audited, of the New-Zea-land Exhibition Company (in liquidation), which was laid before a meeting of the Directors yesterday, shows thai the total receipts of the Exhibition amounted to £30 611 Us ftd, and that the expenditure amounted to .£49,709 17s 9d, of which the snm of £35,039 18a 6d was disbursed by the various Committees, aud £4603 10s 9d went in salaries and wages. The balance of £19,098 5s 7d, being the excess of the expenditure over the receipts, was met in the profit and loss account by the Govern ment subsidy of £10,000 and donations to the extent of £403 19s 6d, leaving a further balance of £9098 6s 7d to be provided for in the capital account, available balance, after paying off the tbe deficiency and meeting the claims of. sundry creditors not included in the items of expenditure, amounted to nearly £900. .

Th_ Fbozen _*at T-adb.—ln another column we publish a valuable report on the frozen meat trade for the past year. Owing to the great interest naturally taken in this important industry we have taken the earliest opportunity of placing the report before onr readers. Good Yields.—Mr E. Par-ham of Kaiapoi has obtained from 17 acres of wheat a return of over 65 bushels per acre, and f aom a large area of bis farm an average of 56 bushels per acre. The sample was exceptionally clean and plump, of a kind .'which should make first-class flour.

Typhoid F-vsa in Wellington. — Nineteen cases of typhoid fever are under treatment at the Wellington Hospital, and and four deaths from that disease have been reported this month. Fata- Bite bt a Spins-.—A Wellington Press Association telegram says that 'Malcolm Fraaer, an expressman, died yesterday from the effects of a bite on the wrist from a Katipo spider.

Convx-sion or New Zealand Loans. —A Wellington telegram says that tbe Government have received no farther information from the Agent-General as to the arrangements he is making for the conversion, at an early date, of the remaining New Zealand Loans, on which a high rate of interest is being paid, but it is understood that Sir F. D. Bell is still negotiating in the matter.

The Waltham School.—The tender of Messrs Davidson and Wilson has been accepted for the new school at Waltham. The price is ,£127718 a. Kbcbuiting.—The Kaiapoi Eifle3 have received an acquisition of about twelve recruits to the company's strength, and preparations are being begun for the Easter encampment.

St. Albans Licensing Committee.— We understand tbat the present members of the St. Albans Licensing Committee have consented to allow themselves to be again nominated at the ensuing election. The Bench at present is composed of Messrs H. J. Hall, P. Donald, B. Bull, W. J. Neate and J. Heard.

The Littlb Eiveb Sheep Stealing Cass. —Detective E. Neill arrested yesterday, at Kaiapoi, a Maori named William Levi, on a warrant charging him with having committed perjury in the sheep-stealing case recently heard in the Resident Magistrate's Court, Christchurch. Levi was brought to Christchurch at mid-day. Education Boakd.—The ordinary meeting o£ the above body was held yesterday, and passed a motion respecting scholarship holders, permitting them to attend any secondary school approved of by the Board. As the Act requires that the election of members shall be taken on the 12th March, members have agreed to hold the ordinary meeting on that day after the one which takes place on the 26th of this month.

Lord Onslow's Toub in the Nobth. —Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs as follows:—The Governor will probably leave Wellington next week to make his long-desired trip through the Waiwera country, provided information be previously received that the Natives Will receive him favorably. Of this there appears to be some little doubt, but it is hoped that satisfactory arrangements will prove practicable. Lady Onslow goes to Auckland in the Hinemoa, aud will accompany his Excellency in the trip through the Thames aud Coromandel gold-elds. Mr Cadman will be the Minister in< attendance on his Excellency

while in the North. Lectube and Concebt at New Brighton. —Last evening a concert and lecture took place at New Brighton; Mr G. King being voted to the chair. Songa were given by Mrs Walker, Messrs Eowley and Cadwal-

lader; pianoforte duet by the Misses .Rowley; piano solos by Misses Wood, Purchas, Rowley; and violin solos by Miss Rees. In. an interval during the concert, Mr M. Murphy, Scretary of the A. and P. Association, gave an interesting lecture on "How to Convert Drifting Sands into Fertile Soil," in the course of which he gave many useful hints as to the treatment which should be pursued at New Brighton. At the close of the proceedings the Chairman, on behalf of the District Improvement Association, tendered a hearty vote of thanks to Mr Murphy for his lecture, which was carried by acclamation. . ~ -

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Death of Neils Gade.—Neils Gade, the eminent Danish composer, die! suddenly at Copenhagen. The deceased, who , was born at Copenhagen on February 22nd, 1817, displayed in his early youth a strong musical bent, and soon achieved such success in pianoforte and violin playing, especially the latter, that he was appointed a member of the Royal Orchestra. While occupying this position he devoted himself to composition, and for his overture " Reminiscences of Ossian," written in ,1841, he received a prize from the Copenhagen Musical Union. ' This distinction, brought him into prominent notice, the King presenting him with a travelling bursary. On the invitation of Mendelssohn, he went to Leipzig m 1843, and spent the winter there. After a brief sojdurn in Italy, he was able in the spring of tbe following year to take Mendelssohn's place as conductor of tbe orchestral concerts in Leipzig, which were then under the direction of that illustrious composer. In 1848 he returned to Copenhagen, where two years later he became director of the Musical Union. ' Since 1865 the deceased composer has held the post of First Director of the Conservatoire.