NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7782, 9 February 1891, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

«f the Chrfstchurch Board will be held to-morrow Sf the office of the Board. ■ fttt «oois : Mmtisg of Bptchbbs.—a «, *_. butchers' employees wiU be ht]«n? hn « ol AILSOSD LaeOENT. — A », Clyde Howard was arreatea fffcfi* night on a charge of efceaHn tui % value 80a, the property of E %r\ H Colombo;, etreefc. It ie X«k Vk*H accused BtoleLthe fllr 6 .^ WaWa shop. l **Wlb MrJ. Sherwin, of Rangio^S into an arrangement for tho Arms at White's bridge, wWeh Mr Herucy Smith wia BUOC6SB for many years. *****^i> EbBTTON GoTI>RBTUaHS.--JThen». of the Globe Gold Mining Kγ**®* Limited, telegraphs Mr Hereford street, the returns forthat^u ,, follows ouncea of amalgam St i?. tons. *« us

Macustbeui.—At the Resident tw . trateV Court on Saturday, tenra, J.P, on the beach, two i c* offenders, for drunkenness, wm* «H each 6s, or, in default, tweaty-ChS imprisonment. ao^» Baptist Ghubch.—TheanaiveKawuM vices in connection with th« rcLlf, Churoh, Sydenham, were held veSi ' when Mr Dewdney preached in tfwmZ' ing and Mr Richards in the evenin*^ , annual tea aud public meetiag ta&T to morrow evening, when addrosae* wS delivered by Roy. C.Dallaaton nZ3£\ other ministers and gentlemen. 7T Thb Raintall at Ranoioba.— ft, j* month of January at the Randcirattu! School the fall was .865 in. Bafijp six days, the heaviest during twent»l»» hours ending 8 a.m. on Januar? S namely, .SOoin. The direction of t&S was S,W. four days, N.E. one. NjHS? one day. The rainfall for Jaaaur & was .741 in, for 1890 1.136 in, average for that month for three tpum? , been .914 in. y«*Ui

Pbkbbtteeun :Genseal Aesuasi, Our readers will be sorry to learn SftT Rev. H. B. Burnett, of of the Presbyterian General AsaaS will be unable, through illness, to sS the session of the Assembly next *ha The Eev. A. M. Beattie. of As'hbnrtoo af Moderator, will preside and preach at &* opening meeting on Tuesday whicti will take place in St. Church at seven o'clock. The busjlL meeting opons on Wednesday moruStef the Provincial Council Chamber, Gbmnpaek. — The Greenpatk Committee met on Monday Inspector's report on the read, and regarded as sr>t i -faatoey. TK« children of the lower <if|moment Ikm done remarkably well, ami credit h due to Miss Ball, the uustioss of fei department. The work of the a&a classes bears distinct marks of csslli teaching, and those who have at& regularly make very good progress, ffc drawing, composition, and, for ttaftat part, the grammar, are subjects $f \uw& merit. Board op Education.—The lollosfSje gentlemen have been nominated tdgllfef vacancies caused by the annual retirismat by rotation of three members of is Board, viz.:—Messrs T. H. Anson, Coarta nay (retiring member); E. K. Qooi, $&, giora; W. Montjcomery, 1 Tippett Smith, < Christchnroh; W, C. Walker, Ashburton; E, G, Wright,OhrA church (retiring member). The variola School Committeee must send to the fe< retary of the Board, on or before Feb< ruary 28th, the names of threo of hi above candidates for whom. vote, and tho election will takoplastsi Thursday, March 12th.

Wbestling.—A wrestling contest fei £2o a side between Duncan C, George Robertson will take place fop morrow evening, at the Theatre Bopl Both men have very good rocords in tk matter of wrestling. Mr Boss iiaa tssi s number of the champions at; &iMS times, nnd the local man has also & fal*!j good record of victories. This being %'c pretty keen contest may bo looted fomitf to. The conditions will bo the bosk c! styles. In addition to the principal it is also announced that there will fca & display of foil and singlestick play. WaLlctoi Scnooi,3.--Th9Wa ( kiiatdMaia and Side Schools were examined by Br. Anderson in January, who has reported that the percentage of passes for ths aaia school is 45.36, percentage of failures 2W, percentage on clase subjects 45, additioal marks 66. The Inspector, in hia f jencril r<s« marks, reports that the lower depasfcasal of the sohcol has been well taught by Uμ mistress, whose success was worthy ot su praise, the counting in the infant clas&s being nearly the only matter an Examiner could wish to ccc better. The upper f> Sartment of the school yefc left uiuoa t& Bβ eeired. The mechanical work, writifig particularly, was distinctly improtinf. Discipline was now satisfactory, saw Standards 111. and IT., grammar except**. were very fairly successful, but fchsj sf pearance made by Standard V. was fe!j; satisfactory. Dictation, arithmetic , si* geography were bad, and grasais** was the best of the written m jeots. Mr Dickie is the nua&tf Standards 111. to TL (appointed nut last examination), and Mis» a\ BottrKk mistress, Standard 11. and V. Th» tfj school shows a percentage of passes. &m percentage of failures, 60.0. -ThelfflP«W remarks that he is unable to say the «wa was efficiently taught, but he hadaod«» the master had applied a sufficient tag] of diligence to the performance o* a» duties. Of the subjects, drawing «J poor and grammar bad. Apart worn W* defects the school might be take •■ making a fair appearance. ■ Dumaresq is the master, and Mi® »• *• Pitt sewing mistress. . _ ', Good Tbmpjiakt,—The Hope of ChW church Lodge held its usual sepwoa rt Bβ Druids' Hall, Worcester street, oa TflW' day last, when Bro. J. Young, C/iV J* sided. The routine business belajgj eluded, and one candidate initiate* ** E. Long, D.G.0.T., installed the tiff elect, assisted by Bro. Ormandy, « «" Dauiuless Lodge, and Bro. J. J. &**£ the Desire o< Sydenham Lodge, t*m respectively as I.M. and D.1.M.? ** McConnell presided at the oi-gaa. -hf syllabus for the quarter was rend, iww that next Thursday a paper by Long would be read on tt»J» lowing subject "Can a t«ap«*J man or woman oonsietently .Man<*»*; from all Temperance OrflffluWJ* —The Desire of Sydenham I*gJ met on Wednesday laet in the SJJ Methodist Church, Colombo road. »• Q. Collins, D.D., attended officially.*** presided. After the usual bueincee on» session was concluded Bro. Coll** fIWJ installed the officers of the «*"«* quarter. The meeting dosed, «». hearty vote of thanks to Bro. Colling W« I other visiting brethren and sisters. , - Mobbib Titbb SwK»wa»—OaJJ-J evening the members of the CltfWpJg Working Men's Bifle Claee fired *» tju competition for Messrs Manning ena v* trophy. Thirty membew (kwnpete* i the foUowing were the principal ee"*2' 4 Messrs J. Histie, scr, 801 J. C. 35; J. GlanvUle, ecr, 84; W.-B- **£ ecr. 54; E. C. Welle, ecr, 33; J. 33; C. Marah, 4 33; E. E. fl«*J?s scr,32j J. Mcludoe, aw, 32; scr, 32; W. Whiteman, I, 83,; |. J Neate, 1, 32,' G. E. Joss, ucr, Wj.Wy' Scott, 4, 32; W. Garrard, ecr, 81» v - 'j Turpm, scr, 31; 0. Israelson, 1, 3 *' k> Constable, ecr, 31 1 W. G. Mamford, 1* **• H. Spicer, 1, 31; J. Gent, 1, 31} J- «v Scott, scr, 30. On Saturday eT«uD«ft}» 30th competition for the Goi&id and the 7th for Mason, Strathess »?*** trophy was fired, and the were—Messrs W. B. Soott, ecr, -35 j. »• »- Carthy,3,Bsj J. Molndoe, acr, »*i EusselSC scr, £8; O. W. C.W. Sherwood, scr, 83 J M. »**SJ scr, 83} J. Haetie, scr, 33j K. 0. J 5«,83; W. Bailey, 4, 38; A. W. JJ scr, 32; G. E. Jose, scr, 32 j W. «» man, 1, 32» 8. W. Neate, 1, &**ss* 1,32; J. G* Sellars, ecr,32j J. T. A. Petrie, 1. 82,- W. A. 31 j G.Tozer. 3, 31; C. Marsh,; a sjVf» i McCarthy, 2, 81; W. Watts, ecr, 30i " Garrard, ecr, 30.

*»£fSfS Canterbury athfetio Hives at the Championship }**•"SSone home in the shape of a ***&* on Saturday,Februaty2lßt. •»*• CaAHas. — Conetable Thoa. po^.Jri Te d in Christchurch on if***, from the West Coast, to take of Constable T. O'Connor, who tfE* transferred to Kumar*. Boab» Election. —The election fl*Ljiesentative of Lyttelton on| the c*-jLßoard takes place to-day. There viz., Captain MoStinson and Laurenson. °f Commerce meets to-day at two representatives. There lt!L candidates for the two aeate, jfgj. J. T. Peacock, Mesers C. W. Isaac Gibba. i *roiFB -His Excellency the Governor, the Christohurch Working ** rtiflh promised a donation to the P'« 2 library. He has fulfilled that *j and Mr J. M. Thompson, the tf** ijtrarian, wishes to acknowledge &**?L> tbxee books entitled " Organic M* .^"L » by Dr. Wislicenue; " lull fe^Lmistry; , by Dr. Kolbe; and \\lfSSn Sing," by C. L. Bloxam. Csntenabt.— A meeting of ir itindist miniatera of Chrietchurch 4" *Sb 2 districts was held in the Tsam street Church on Friday ; ft&Jj* t jj e 6th inst., for the purpose of ' #?? for the commemoraof Wesley's death. **■ t J Lewis was voted to the chair. *ftt£ mis read from the Eev. J. Aldred, he was unable to be present Iffita full sympathy with the object. Tavlor 'explained that he had KikS to call the meeting, but the "SSTeee from theßev W S. Potter It was resolved unani>fe J to hive a P^ blic meeting in •"fin fitrS Church, of all the MethoSSSitato Christchurch, the meeting Wfton March 2nd, the date of ci v>a T death. Able speakers were « rPTiresentitigthe different branches fftho&d the following aubjecte '"tSSdtoiefc «z.:-"The Living Sy os ao Evangelist," and " Wealey IVcSb* A thoroughly ?Uj meeting ni»y be anticipated. «n*£ Clothing: Factory employees and U>nde held tbeir annual picmo at Little Koa Saturday. The party, numbering »400 leffcCliristchurch by a special train !!f tenSrriftges at 8.10 a.m. LittleEiver shortly after ten o'clock, and, JfrtfTetrains of the Garrison Band the ijirtiraet eetfor the Recreation Ground. are to be congratulated on Zα choice of ground, as, in addition to t"Lj rJjear tie station, the paddock selected ! ladmiiaKy adopted for picnicing, the belt A treesbordering the ground affording mkndiiJ'-"ebelter.. Much credit is due to Sosertßowbyee and Caddy for having, in «8h» ihort time after arrival, provided aa entire company with the necessary hot wgf- for tea. After lunch dancing, -uses, football and rounders were freely JnjQjfMd in> several parties being also {as rambles in the busß. An iaiazon march, under the direction of frofessor Bickerton, cansed much merripjjjt In catering for the amusement of Qα diet members of the party the chilijeawere Hot overlooked, Messrs Wilson, Jotasoa and Flesber superintending the distribution of toys, lollies and other irtides. Messrs Tarpey, Marshall and •Beaitie, as sports committee, presented an txceHent programme of racea, which were rea off end decided ,to the satisfaction of ill concerned. The results are:—Married 1, Potter 2, Desmond i 1$ yards, open—Osborne 1, W. Dayie 2, fottffl(B. 150- yards, open—Bo we 1. T. Oavie 2, W. Davie 3. Sack race—T. liavie I, W, Davie 2, Kowe 3. Married women's nice (firat prize presented by Mr Brown, 3rey Yattey Coal Company)— Mrs Davie 1, Bra Marshall 2. Machinist's race—Weston I, i'rost 2, Bichards 8. Coat hands' race — Oelvert 1, Voice 2, Hossack 3. Vest hands' »cc—Long 1, Guhn 2. . Trouser hands' 1, Wilson 2, Vivian 3. Apprentices* race—Atkinson 1, Fanning 2. Hen's eenior race—Gibbons 1, Hudson 2, Banks 3, Green 4. Tag of war, cutters v pressers. This contest was stubbornly rimdtyfeS. to the cutters. The first prizes in the ladies' races were generously protided by Mr CoUen, general manager. At I <fdock a start was made for borne, knm being reached shortly after 8 o'clock; ill expressing themselves delighted with &eAßasg«mentß made for their enjoyBfint,

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Tmmraa Tbovb in Lincolnshire.— ah extraordinary discovery of ancient tjiver coins has just been made in Lincoln* saire. While two laborers were ploughing «» field sear fco "Saracen's Head/ , some .raws miles and a half from Fosdyke "Bridge, on the Kirer Welland, one of them turned tip and broke a jar containing weaty-niae silver coins, consisting , of six--B®ces» shillings and florins of the reigns of ■fr"^rJ VL (&«»), Mary (one), and «l«abelh (tweaty.five). The lasfcnamed were dated 1561 and 1562, and are in a goodetato-otpreeemtion. The jar was of raown earthenware, unglazed inside. .*2L"?£ **** E «inct ?—A remarkable •way Mlhewstoration of an apparently S^ a f ilweß to the Essex core* w5£ atly, Three men " ere «»* ** » »2~ttereT?aenodoj?there--whioh cap**«}two were drowned, one was towed |mm» apparently drowned, and a medical 'gFwoueeedlifeettinot However, two : & Sβ*? 7 0tk *° rub bod y 1 ;■■«■srfafioia! respiration, and after two ««a» Mumatioa wtuaaAt The old Z**? Mn * aeaperandim needs more ireT"*k application in cases of eupposed twice lately animation has MjLfetfored to those who have apggOf sucoombed to chloroform, after r*"«8 of three, four, and in one case £3l ,** terrible to contemplate w Mfflbw of persons who must have to P* BB the Silent Land ted^f 0 ?* w * a too quickly abandoned, respiration arrested after too Jp ito!. Eminent ScreNnsT.—Dr ?«th, the well known writer on subjects, has passed Mter a painful illness extending 0 " 6 of years, and borne <<fllTT le,ortitnde - Without any ia^rxSr* 63 of «ady scientiiac trainShkSH tai eed himself from a very S^,* 0 * position to that of a recoga particular class of espedaUy those connected of olimate to rf™. Phenomena. Many yeart -**'.$* SSn of S * A.--Earn. *»»BB«hSS J hen reEid e*tf in Glasgow, ,BnfiKS«oe«ef the Geological bj M» Altiiongh best known volume entitled "CUmate and *«3^««J? M theauQl <» of several other «BWK *f "Climate and Cosmology/ <*Haa!" oll^ on '" ai »dthe"PhUosophy «oateibut(» <« *l CroU was a °°P ious % " Philosophical Maga»el&Haff Journals of papers ' glacial phenomena, ocefaiic .ongimSWSt- c? time. The 71ews frequently carried * fotfShSZf*** but "Mc of hie feeble i«a£es of {? *?? the etwitenedcircum- ? »ad it % at tbe age of sixty-nine j «%end& aware o*tißapproach-