NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8717, 13 February 1894, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Departitkk of tub CJovKuxos.—Bir' Excellency tho Covernor and party left Christchurch yesterday afternoon by train at 2.40 for Lyttelton, where the Hinemo» was in readiness to couvey them to Wel« lingtpn.. The steamer was lying at Uw railway breastworks, and the special car. riagea were detached and shunted down there. The whole party having embarked, the steamer left late in tho evening To-day will be mostly spent at Govern' ment House in the Empire City, and thea the voyage to Auckland will be re. nuined. Upon arrival at Gisbonie q a Thursday, his Excellency will bo preaeatod i with an address of welcome from the Mayor m and Councillors, and afterwards taken tot* 1 drive. The Giaborno Brass Band will 1 officiate on tho occasion. Tauranga is the i next port of call, and Auckland will, it ] t 1 expected, be reached on the 17th inst, Ths I Governor and parly aftorwards leave A\wk. I land for Raratonga on March 20th. 1 TifK Syonkv assault Case.—The pri« 1 sonera Shevelle and Purcell left' for § Sydney last night by the s.s. Tahine ia 1 custody of Constables Blackburue anil 1 Coleman. fi Criminal Session.—The quarterly cri« § initial session of the Supreme Court will fi open on Monday next at 11 am., before 1 his Honour Mr Justice Deuniston. Th« 8 calendar up to the preseub is not a heavy g one, and the casus are of the ordinary § character. i Belfast Freezing Works. — The re f mainder of tho machinery in connection with I a new large refrigerator for the Bfilftat I Freezing Works ha_ been lauded ex Rnahibt, f Rapid progress has been made in ercotiog it 1 at the works, and it is expected that it will 1 bo in full working order about the lost wetk 1 of the month. • / I The Wkecjc of the Owaice Beixk,— § It is understood that tbe Minister of 1 Marine has refused to cause a Magntmiat i enquiry into the stranding of .the Ovake 1 Belle at the Waimakanri bar. i The Salvation Akmy Camj?.—The amp I meetings of the Salvation Army at Sssnwr 1 were well attended yesterday. Three addresses were delivered during the day oa social subjects, and al&o in the evening. 0a Monday next the Indian contingent wbo were here soma little time back trill be present at the camp, and will gireroma interesting sketches of life in India. . The members of the Army who are camped seem . I most thoroughly to enjoy tho outing, ttaagit f the weather has been aomewha.t,,ofaa unsettled character. Last night Goloasl Bailey led a special meeting on the,',*sjbpy side'- of New Zealand, when'VMmßtt >« ■ officers engaged in the rescue and sceUt work of the Army took part. The meeting* to-day are to be conducted by. staff officii ■ from different parts of the colony.- -T3w t whole of the officers stationed in Canterbury will be present during the remaining dljjjsKthe camp, and towards the end of tbetfMa the ' Indian officers who recently Visited. Christchurch will bo present. , 0 Philosophical In,stt_otk.— The - fJwtoS graphic section of this institute held ft* first general meeting for the year lust night i|tfie College, there being an excellent 'attendance of members and friends. The comjwtMos arranged for this meeting was-poitplWW. until the March meoting, for which the». 'will bo three subjects for cotapStttjaiJ, stationary shipping, children at the bss«4«, and a view in Hign street. In respopw-fe> a letter from the Dunedin' Photsgrojjlio „ Society it was decided to aend somepi&qtti to the annual Photographic Exhibition, iobft' ; held there early in March, aud a Ceffl&UwS' ■was appointed to arrange details."'i»W- ■ large number of laulecn slides tnafo..ty k > iViessra Noble, Thomson, Burke, BaaWfflt ' and others were shown during' the eVißlsflg. A discussion of printing-matters, *P*jk| 1 examination of a number of prißtsj fllw I up a very pleasaut, evening. -\"'' i St. Jotas Ambulance Associatioj?*— 1 monthly meeting of tbe Committee nafcMjj I Eesterday afternoon, in the City ty®® l • § ibrary. Presents-Mr S. Mftnai»ff (w W* § chair), Mesdames Hacon, Kmsoy, tow&p 1 and Nashclski, Mm Pheney, his WOttWiP I tho Mayor, Messrs Jekyll, Webb K&d&V< § Barker (Hon. Secretary). Apologia M § absence were received from Mesa M"** § Julius, Izard, Bowron, Gibbs, ?«*»**' I Webb and Manning and Mr Louissoa,' *»' i Secretary reported that a stretch?? *** i again stationed at tbe ' Merfvtffr***' § sonage for ufce in case of Rd #«?*~< | ia that neighbourhood, replacing._v£3l. I that had been sent to Cheviot;' £Jjf3i 1 men of the junior cortificate I had been received from London, witk«W|w' I tions as to the course. The | had furnished its balance-sheet. ? § for 1893. The South Canterbury «*Jgg 1 Timaru had also sent in its report* wfjfgi I eteadv progress. The Nelson Wpwft** ,| applied for certificates for its I which had been forwarded. ■TneijfSJwgJ § sr.m for the ambulance oasriage § been almost obtained. Mr teed to collet tho remainder, » n «t'"J!L meantime, Messrs Louiason "«" fJ*ZS and the Secretary were authorfcew.W* th-* necessary steps to obtain '• aß * tt f rs< 2r_t sebn as possible. Tho w#Mh*ffj£ , the Bank was shown to lie M "J* Jg aud accounts amounting to. , gassed for payment. usiness, ' i ' J Houses ox the RAirsvAr ' 1 train on the North lino was '*jEf?jja_sal I the culvert acro3« the line at tne "?jS Jfaj-. g drain at Kaiapoi on Saturday * 6 I seen upon the embankment iv IS™? : ust» I train. Speed was slackened w?* 1 I seen to be inevitable that tho &- i ; $$ I not leave the line, but was fltf , | culvert, and it might attempt to I the open sleepe/ s. When witb» ■» I distance the Jiorse, however, I engine and made a plunge down -w*v | baiikment and appeared to ««t cl 1 danger only to fall into a «W**£-yck * along the side of the embanknisut *■' I the lino runs. Yesterday : 1 on the North line, near tbe «?*T7{Ji9 f High street, Rangiora, was catHf i train, eho auimcU ol I cutting one of its feet severely. s * a , 1 tliia injury the horse i tauco iv front of tbe trainJ» f 9* Wpfr' 1 off the pernmueut way. It **?. 1 perty of Mr Torlesse, and owi»g w w I juries it was subsequently ahokv ' '' - I

Supreme Court. —His Honour Mr Justice Dennision will sit in Chambers and in Bankruptcy to-day. The Chamber sittings will commence at 10.30 a.m. Kaiatoi I'ooTn.M.i. Club.—A well attended meeting of the Kaiapoi Football Club whs helil at the Volunteer Orderly ""pons. Mr R. J> Alexauder occupied the -hair. Kighteen rules for the management of the Club were read, of which notice had been given, aud after some discussion were adopted and passed. Twelve new members were elected, making a total membership of 143. It was decided to hold the annual meeting ou Saturday, 24th instant. Thk Waitehata Seat.—Referring to ftjr W. F. Massey, who is announced as a candidate for this seat, the Auckland correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says :— " Mr Massey's manly and straightforward .fight in the recent election for Franklin has proved him to be a capable man and one possessing every Qualification for the position, he being a practical farmer and acquainted with all the wants of a country constituency. Mr Massey has long been President of the Auckland Agricultural Association, and has been identified as a leading man with various institutions. He is Vice-President of the National Association. Mr Massey was for five years wish Sir Grigg on Loagbeaeh estate. Canterbury. He is a native of Londonderry, and came oat to the colony in 1856." CABLE COMMUNICATION. The Terranora was at work on the broken cab!e all day yesterday, and at 12.30 p.m. was engaged on the final splic«ng. Mr Logan then expected to have tbe work completed by eigiit o'clock at night, and he was not far wrou-j, as full communication across the Strait- wa_ restored at 8.30 p.m., when the party started on their return to Wellington, arriving shortly before 10 p.m. ' OUR DELEGATE TO CANADA. According to a Wellington telegram, Aliaisters were in Cabinet yesterday, engaged ckk-fly on departmental matters. The gtotlemau to represent New Zealand at the Obmmercral Conference in Canada was chosen, but the name will not be divulged until iiis acceptance of tbe position lias been received. ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. In connection with the late entry of West, «1 Christchurch, lor the pole jump, the Ggramittee of the Dunedin Athletic Club passed a resolution, " That it is highly undesirable to establish the precedent of Accepting entries after the date specified in the conditions, and the Committee protest against the Secretary of the Association Accepting the entry." . fELLOW OF UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. A Dunedin telegram says that Mr John W. Salmond, M. A., LL. 8., has been elected a fellow of University College, London. An election takes place only once in'two years, and only four fellows are appointed. Tie honour has been conferred mainly in recognition of his volumes on jurisprudence aud legal history. AN INDIGNANT COUNCIL. The Sydenham Borough Council, on the recommendation of its Finance Committee, passed a resolution to the following effect, in reference to a demand made by tbe Charitable/Aid Board for the payment of the Council's contribution: —" That a reply be sent, pointing ont that at the time of the receipt of the letter, the Counc 1 had made foil payment of all moneys due by it and . expressing regret that the Board fiud it . necessary to write in the strong terms adopted." The Committee, the resolution went on to say, proposed to report further as to the cost of distribution of charitable aid at the next meeting of the Council. TBE RIFLE ASSOCIATION MEETING. Major Sommerville, Chairman of the New Zealand Rifle Association, arrived in Wellington last night en route for Christchurch, to make final arrangements for the annual shooting competition which opens at Hillsborough on Thursday, March Ist. The fact '. of the Hinemoa not being available to cun- ''-' Vey the Northern representatives to Lyttelton, and the want of Martini ammunition for practice will, the Major thinks, affect the attendance at the meeting but not seriously. Entries are coming in satisfactorily, and Aiajor Sbmmexville estimates the a-ttezid- j aiice from the North Island at 150. Very few entries have been made from-Australia, but ie is understood that a team will come j from Tasmania. Major Sommerville will I interview the Defence Minister to-day, and j will comirmiiicate with the Union Company with a view of a reduction of fares between Wellington and Lyttelton.