NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9020, 5 February 1895, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The San Franoisgo Mail.—A Wellington telegram states that the Mahinapua arrived early yesterday from Onehunga, via Taranaki, with the Southern portion of the San Francisco mail. The , Penguin left at four o'clock with the South Island bags. * Harbour Board.—The Hon. J. T. Peacock and Mr I. Gibbs. were yesterday nominated and' elected unopposed to represent the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce on the Lyttelton Harbour Board,

Police Court.—A. first offender was fined 5s for drunkenness at the Police Conrt yesterday. Messrs B. Bull and J. R. Brunt were the presiding justices. Excursion to Sumner. — The Christchurch Tramway Company will run a sixpenny excursion to Sumner this evening. The ytanmore Band will be in attendance.

Presbytertan Church, Kaiaje>oi;—On Sunday evening, to a large congregation, the Her. W. J. Gow preached an "In Memoriam" sermon, referring to the late Mr A. S. Fisher. The text of the discourse was from Isaiah, chap, xxxviii., vtrae 10. Mies Ellen, who presided at the organ, played "Vital Spark" as a voluntary, and the Dead March at the end of the service. Fibr Alarm at Kaia^oi, —On Monday an alarm was given by. ringing the ficebell in consequence of a fare in some scrub on Mr_..W. Anderson's, land,. A>number of willing hands, cub lanes through the tall broom and goise, thus preventing the lire doing any damage. < The Fire Brigade went out with a hand engine, but no water was available.

Poltch Changes. — Chief Detective O'Connor went South yesterday, en route for Dunedin, where he is to replace Chief Deteotive Henderson, who comes to Christchurch. Deteotive O'Connor b.as been* about sixteen years and a half in the force in Canterbury; fifteen years and a half of the time as a detective, and two years ago he was appointed chief detective. Deteotive Neill, who goes to Wellington on Thursday, has. been in the Can™ terbury force about the same time, ten. years of which he hae been a -member .of the detective staff- in Chsistoharoh.- >, Death at Southbeoqk. — Mr 'John Shrimpton, a brother of Mr Ingram Shrimpton, the latter one of the first proprietors of a newspaper in Canterbury, and who both arrived in the colony in 1853, died at his residence, Southbrook* last Friday. On Tuesday last he was seized with paralysis, from which he did not rally and died at the age of eighty-four. For sometime Mr Shrimpton owned Sandfoid Downs, but for many years has lived a quiet life at Southbrook. He leaves a widow and grown-up family to mourn his decease.

Land fob Settlement at Oxford.— Steps are being taken to impress on che Government the' necessity for purchasing tile Ashley Gorge Estate/near Oxford, also a block of bush land and 8000 acres of opetT land near the Waim'akarlri Gorge .'bridge. Correspondence has taken .place on the subject between the member of the House of Representatives for Ashley and the Hon. Minister of Lands. Mir Meredith, M.H.R., has given strong And cogent reasons for the purchase of land near Oxford for settlement, and he has been backed up by a considerable demand for land from poor men anxious to improve their condition.

XJantbbbc&y Liberal ■ Association.— The Committee of the Canterbury Liberal Association met on Friday evening and, 1 transacted the following business :—Corres-. pondence was received from' the Premier in reply to a resolution passed by the Association on the cheap money scheme; from Mr Grossman consenting-to deliver an address on Bimetallism, under the auspices of the Association, about the 12th of this month; from the Rawhlti Assembly Knights of Labour on special. business r and , from several others on political matters.. It was ; decided; tojtdvoc&te the following additional' legislation :r»Tj»ft«omp!etion of- the Midland Railway, the early establishment of a Btajfce . Bank, Intercolonial I Reciprocity, and the Consolidation of Education under one department with one set of school books for the colony. It was also decided to issue a circular embodying the views of.the Association, and the meeting closed-.

Canterbury Trades and Labour Counotl.—An ordinary- meeting of - the Council was held on Saturday. Correspondence was received*-—From the Canterbury Typographical Association, intimating that the long-standing disagreement with Jileaers Whitcombe and Tombs had been amicably arranged. From the Wellington Trades Council, (1) in reference to holding the annual Labour Conference in Chmtchurch during Easter; (2) asking the Connoil to support the, nomination of Mr Poynton, solicitor, of Wellington, as a member of the Arbitration Court nnder the Conciliation and Arbitration Acb; (3) requesting the Council's endorsement of the following resolution—"That this Council strongly protests against the. Government of New' Zealand being a 'party to ' the proposed treaty with Japan." Ib was resolved—(l) That the Council was prepared to facilitate ' the holding of the Labour Conference in , Christchurcti; (2) that the Council was of opinion that the representative' of. the l Union* in the Arbitration Court should be selected from the ranks of bona fide labour; (3) that the Council endorsed the reaolutioa. The Secretary was instructed to make application for registration as an Industrial Association nnder the Concilia* tion and Arbitration Act. „ Miss M. Bcotfc resigned her position as delegate from the , Tailoresaea , and' Pressors' Union in cpnse-. quence of her departure from Christohurch, j and it was resolved. to enter npon the j minutes a special vote of thanks to Miss Scott. 4 Good * Work.—-Four men in two days, working 10£ hour a day, threshed nixiyfon* bags -6t cocksfoot at Mr Black's, Little ; River. When riddled the loss was one bag in twelve. Three of the four men in threequarters of an hoar threshed three bags, which when riddled losb a ouarte? of e> bag.

BowiiNG.—By an error in addlmrWu '" scores of the bowling match on ertangSK total of the Chriatchurch rinka wa» rf. * W /?5? ly V? Bbottld have been 121 in«S :; of 131. The portrait of the late Mr BerS - was subecriDed for by the members o# IV X Canterbury Bowling Qub. , l *■• Imported Stock.—Mr Inspector HofcW ness with Mr H.U, V.S. : inspected ' l day on board the ship Ruapeha, h£l England, three rams and four ewes of al pure Border Leicester breed, the r>TatJ3z - of Mr William Boag. The sheep are class condition, are good specimen* «» their breed, and were passed on i» Quarantine grounds. w pROUiWTioif Social.—A social of ft. members of the Christchurch and Snborbt " 7 ' Prohibition Leagues will be held this even. I ing in the rooms, Cashel street, at 7.3Q, J Moonlight Swimming Sports.—The ea. " Ptries for the Sumner Moonlight Swimmioe Sports close on Friday next. ■ % Jumble Sale.—A jumble sale and gift ,f auction, in connection with St. Matthew** '" St. Albans, will be held in the echoolroom ? to-morrow at 2.30 p.m. - Queen's Cadets.—An inspection pw^ c of this corp3 will be held at the DrUkfcJ to-morrow evening at 7-30. -

Canterbury Chess Club.—The cation Committee of the Canterbury Chen Club {Messrs Hookham, Milner audCoiuV have just completed the re-classification J' all the members, and the atatUß tourney for 1895 will be commenced this evening. Picnic.—The fifth annual picnic of the employees of Mr H. J. Weeks' Crown printing office was held on Saturday. The' party proceeded in drags to TtelauainY farm, in the vicinity of White's bridge and had a very enjoyable outing. T Garrison Library.—The monthly meet? ing of the members of the Garrison Library will be held to-morrow at 8 p.m., whan notes will be given by Dr. Murray-Aynalav on •« Platoon Firing" * ' * Test Meeting.—The combined AthUUt and Cycling Test Meeting at Lancaster Park next Thursday promises to be a crest success. Both tracks are in excellent order so good times for the various events ess well be expected. Band op Hope.—The monthly meethu of the Crescent toad Band of Hope wat held on Thursday last, when a very good programme was given. Mr Hoole, representative of the Band of Hope Union addressed the children. A great improvement in the singing was noticeable, the credit fot which is due to Miss Lucas and Mr T. Moore. The Late Mr Brighkng.—The funeral of the late Mr C. F. Brighting, of Kaiapoi, will take place at 2 p.m. to-day. Tb« Druids and Sons aud Daughters of Temper* ance are requested by notice to attend. School of Art.—The President and members of the Committee of the Industrial Association paid a visit last evening, by- ie« vitation, to the School of Art exhibition, The various works, &0., were explained ta the visitors by Messrs Herbert Elliott and S. H. Seager. The Committee expressed themsolves aa most impressed with tho progress evinced by what they saw. There was also a good attendance of the publia, The exhibition will be open to-day and Jn the evening. New Brighton Pier Company, Liinxßb. —An extraordinary general "meeting of tne shareholders of the New Brighton Pier Cony pany, Limited, was held at Hobbs' Build-, ings on Friday evening lasc ■ Mr H.. D, Pine presided, and there were * some thirty - other members preseut. Mr Deacon, thr solicitor to the Company, was alio in attendance. After, a somewhat lengthy discussion, • the resolution for voluntary, liquidation was passed, and Mr George W. Hulme waa appointed Liquidator. Farm Notes.—Fine weather for harvest, barring pf course the sou-west wind On' Thursday, has been experienced since oar last notes appeared for the North Canter*' bury district. The- wind severely shooksome of the growing grain which was almost ripe for harvest, but the damage to stookt was less than expected, Bean crops and root crops look well. The clover is joai commencing to ripen. Loss off Fruit.— By the late sou'-weat gale a local fruit-grower was a heavy loser. He estimates that from 1200. to 1500 awei: of fruit, equal to nearly 75 per cent, of bjf; crop; were blown-down. The loss is, all ttfi£ greater as most of the apples are not ciently matured' for cider making. - ' Novel Boat Race.—lt is reported to-morrow morning a boat race is -Uftake place between two fair membert 6f* the Opera Company for a trophy by the Company. The race will probablybe from the Domain bridge So the Hospital bridge in boats supplied by Mr Myers. -- *. - Presbyterian General Assembly.—The members of the Presbyterian General Assembly,, who represent the Christchurch and Timaru Presbyceriea leave for Auckland on Thursday next to take part in the annua) meeting of the Assembly. vShops and Assistants Act.—ln con> : neotion with the administration of, the. Shops and Shop Assistants Act in regard to* holidays, in towns'not included in cities,; boroughs, br town districts, the Minister of. Labour has -given directions that the shops need not be closed but,'those working toA; them must havo a half-holiday once a week.j This ia anotliorauomaly in tho Act. • ;v--' ; . - Crickbt.—A criokeb match was play&t : on Mr Monck's ground at Sumner on SaturY day between the Christchurch Sailing Cltt|t| and Sumner*, resulting it* a victory 3ffft;-< Sumner oh the first innings by' 44 rofls.7 Sumnor, -72 (Jewiss 14, Monck, senr., 14.a66 ; out, Monck; junr., 13); Sailing Club, double figures)., - VV. .Roberts bowled betfc Sailing Club and Johnstone,and, Gilpin for, Sumner. ' - • The Oj;|bra.—Th at««Mam'zeUeNitbuobtf?. has most f thoroughly pleased the tastes ;o| : Christchurch playgoers was proved cbni clusively last night, when the Theatre, W8»; crowded to .overflowing. Indeed in ,sonW' parts the legend "Standing room,oiatly^'; had to be replaced by that of " No room, at j all.'** The piece 'went magnificently fro$ T first to last.* Miss Stewart most deservedly?: won golden opinions for her success in!a' very exacting and hard-working part, and; she sang, acted, and, played the drum*«£(% a chut and] success 'which fairly roused iha audience to enthusiasm. deservedly received an encore for the : ifln| military eong «» The Song of the RegimeaM:, and . declined the same, compliinsntYtfflti ««Beware;" Mr Lauri was, if anytbin&Y funnier than ever as M. Celesfciu,' roars of laughter by his dancing, with Mtos-; Stewart ia the first act, and his singing'flt,! •• The Society Girl ".in the second. /Xft* : ; French ballet was redemanded, and the' Rainbow Ballet, one of-the spectacles we have had in Chr^6ohur«»^ J was greeted with enthusiastic night -jMam'-ieUe Nitouohe ", wiO fc*Wj "peated,/ ,-V- , -~v ' Y-';ps