NEWS OF THE DAY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9199, 2 September 1895, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Held Over. —We regret that, owing to the great our space, reports of the meetings .of''the Lancas er Park ami Sydenham Cricket Clubs, a nnuritu* of correspondents' letters, and a i_oudon letter are held over

Magisterial—At the City Police Court on Sai unlay there was no business for ira 'Sactioo.

Vital Statistics —The following are the vital statistics tor August for the city of Christchureh aud district: —Births 133, marriages 37, deaths 67. The figures foi the s*me month lust year were :~Trßirtli3, 134, marriages 31, deaths 60.

Kaiapoi River — Owing the recent fteshat the channel of the river at the bat- is wider than usual. During the last rLiod the force of water out of Stewart's Gully was much greater than usual, and a quantity of 1 md has been washed away.

Alleged Libel. — A writ has been issued at the iuetance of Air Buyer by Messrs Caigill and Widdowson against Mr J. T. M Hornsby, as publisher of the Sun newspaper, claiming damages for au alleged libel appearing in that pap-.ir concerning Mr Boyer. A criminal information has also been laid against Mr Hornsby by Mes-irs Caygiil and Widdowson for an alleged libel ou them appearing in the same journal.

Wkst Austbalia.- -As will be seen by a not ideation elsewhere the representative of the Intercolonial Investment Company of Sydney is now in Christchureh for the purpose of selling blocks of land in the city 0/Perth, IV. A.

Meaioi-lil Servick. —At St. Paul's Church yes ci day morning a memorial service in connection with the death of the late Mrs Ft. Struthers was held, when the Rev. Dr. E'mslie preached an appropriate sermon. Hymns suitable to the occasion were sung, aud at the offertory tne choir sang Tennyson's "Crossing the Bar." An impressive service was concluded by the playing of the Dead March in " Saul " by the organist, Sir Divis Hunt., the congregation standing with bovv.ul h^ads.

Central Fai tohv —The annual meeting of -har-hohUrs isi the Canterbury Central Co-oparative Dairy Company, Limited, was held on Saturday, when the report aud balance sheet presented were adoptfid, and nine Directors elected. The Chairman (Mr H. J. tJall) who managed the meeting with great tacc aud firmuess, gave some interesting information regarding the pasteurising of cream before churning, aud strongly recommended the adoption of this process by the Company. Pehsokal. —It is understood that Mr D. Stewart, Manager of the Uniou Bank at Ashburton, will shortly go to Timaru. The vacancy at Ashburton will be filled by Mr C. Wroughton. lately in charge of the Southbridge branch, and previously ace unt.tnu at the Ashburton branch.—The f, iends of Mr Fr*»d. Duncan will be pleased to learn that he is rapidly recovering from the injuries he received through the great privations he suffered while snowed up m hi 3 hut near the Whitc>mbe Pass. Mr Duncan is still in the Ashburton Hospital, where under the care of Mrs McKiy, the Matron, he is daily gaining streugtn.

Tub Cathedral. — His Lordship the Bishop of Duuediu preached to a large congregation at the Cathedral yesterday morning. He based his sermon on the words to be found in the first five verses of the foutth chapter of the Book of Micah. At yester day evening's aerv.ce the Rev. Cttuon Harper nlladed to Cathedral finance. £fe said that owiug to the distress aud other causes during the past year, the offertories at the Cathedral showed a diminution of £15. It had been calcu'ated that half of those who attended the Cathedral did not contribute anything. If that half contributed say a penny each, there would be 400 pence in addition to the ordinary offertory, which yirould enable the Cathedral Chapter to make both ends meet.

*31/MSER PDBLIC LIEItAUY.—A well att'-nded meeting of su'oscub.rs and householders was held in the Town Hall, Sumuer, on Friday night. His Worship tiie Mayor presided and explained the position in which he Library stood. After considerable diHcussion, the following resolutions were carried—" That it is > ••_ opiuion of this meeting that the lioriiugii Council should, as soon as they crm .< c their way, take over the control of the P .otic Library." "That subscription lis s on a, o ,cc i;ot out by authority of the Borough Council, for the purpose of raising Units for the building.'' A hearty vote of thanks to the Cnairman closed the proceedings.

Presentation.—On Saturday morning a number of business men at Lytteltou, and master mariners, assembled in the " Captain's Room " at the Harbour Board's office for the purpose of bidding good-bye to Captain Jet-sen., late of the schooner Zior, who is leaving Lyttelton to take charge of a steamer at Waitara. Advantage was also taken of the opportunity to present Captain Jensen with a purse of severe.gus. The presentation was made by Mr J. T. Gifford, who referred to the esteem in which Captain Jensen was held hy all classes of the community. As a citizen he had been an acquisi'iou to the place, *nd would no doubt prove the same at Waitara. Mr Gilford asked Japtain Jensen to accept the pursß of sovereigns not for its iutriosic value but as an expression of the heartiest good wishes of the subscribers. They trusted that in their future home Captain and Mrs Jensen might be blessed with every happiness and prosperity. (Japtain Jensen, in acknowledging the gift, said he had been completely taken by surprise. He valued their present very much, as i* proved lo him that during his stay in Lyttelton he had made at anyrate some friend*. He felt he could not th nk them as he wished to do, but he valued most highly their kindly expressions of goodwill. Mr G. Laurenaon and others having spoken the meeting dispersed. Mr and Mis Jensen sailed for W.u'tara in the evening. ••Thk Land of the Moa."— To-night will wituess the inaugural performance here, at the Theatre Royal, of the New Zealand spectacular drama " The Land of the Moa." Already in Wellington and Dunedin the drama has made a reputation for itself, and drawn full honses for an unusually leng' hened run of one piece. The drama ba. no less than twenty-six characters represented, and is illustrated with some of New Zealand's choicest scenery. There are both English and Maori characters represented. The Maori scenes, in which apart from the characters a troupe of Maoris figure, are said to be intensely dramatic. The drama opens with a beautiful view of Lyttelton Harbour taken from the Observatory. Tbe other great scenes are tho Rocks of Taaranga, the Pink Terraces, Sulphur Island and the Black Crater, Through the Path of Fire and the Eruption of Tarawera. Mr Geo. Leitch, who makes a welcome reappearance, ia responsible for the comedy portion of the drama.

PiNT.oso'*'iTf*.\r, T>'3TrriTrß —The ordinary m'.ctin ; ;of tho L'hilosophical Institute will be hehl on Wednesday evening, when two papers will bo read. ,:. •

St. Albans CstcrcET Club.—The agnail i*oneral mooting of this C uh will be held afc the Caledonian Hotel ou Wednesday next kt S p.m.

C.-NT-Rr.tJßy Rowino Clu-b. -The afenrjal' meeting of the members ot tho Ca-ilerhurv Rowiug Club will b«i hell at the Bouhotug oo Friday, September loth. at. 3 p.m. t0 reciive thoannu.il report and baUacc sh.et eU-ct officers, k?. " '

Syoenh km Cor.s-crr.. —An adjourned fneefc. mg of the Sydenham Borough. Council \yjn be hehl to-ni_ht to consider the Local Government Bill.

Foivrmu. —Noxt Thursday a team fromthe Land of the Mou. Company, new. pi-.yins j_ Christchureh, will mt.:t the L'nwooii Club's Thursday fl*g team, probably on L:uic«ttr L.irk, but due notice wiU be giv,;u. .***i w proceeds are to be d-.-voied to the Miss Taylor fund, and s--;ehg that, the company's te-im won iv Dun«li:i and have sever*Mauris in their ranks, a good game should be the outcome.

Svdesiia-i Bonororr Council Elect'os -Mr James 13 Sim, » member of the \V-|! -h.-im School Commitiei>, ha 9 beeu n~mj. nated as a candidate for the Walthatn Ward.

AcKN'owr.Ktif'xiEN'T.-—The Superintendent of the Lyttelton Sailors' Horns ackuowleilges with thanks, the receipt, of n parcel coui.aiuiu£ three bags of books, iVI-. f O , the use of seamen leaving port, from Sailors Friend, Christchureh ; also a parcel ol Hume papers from Mis Colin Cooke, Lytttl •ou.

Ranciouv Borough Council.— -at the aunu.it election the letiriug Councillors ate Messrs A. B. Blackett. W. U. Foster a*ul E. R. Lyud. The two former have decided to retire from the civic family circle.

Kngmsh Mails. —the s.s. Penguin, with the Sydney and Brindisi (Kuglish), nlso the par-c-la post m.il t;x Tongariro, arrived ia Lyitelton on Saturday morning at half-pant -even. Tho same vessel brought the May and June periodicals.

Kaiapoi Football Social.—-The annual .-.ouial eutuitaiument, winch took tho form of a dance in the spacious hull of the l.aiap.i Rsfla Volunteers, was held on Friday eveuing. There was a very large gathering, proving the popularity of the Olub. Tne proceedings were characterised ■y good feeliug. rot a pleasant evening wag spent. Tho music of the local qua.ir'fle baud was good aud the supper was all that could be desired.

Tvs Band Contest.— Christchureh will be represented at Tirnaru by four bauds who ar»s hard at practice and overcoming the intricacies of the special mime. This year's music differs iv every respect from other years, and the conteit is of a very open character. Judging by the amouut of practice indulged iv by our local bauds and the ability of at least two of them, Christchurch has a splendid show of wresting the well-worn reputation from lnvercargill and Oamaru. Booh our Engineers and Garrison are iv splendid form, and will probably do moretl.au justice to Christchureh.

Arrksts.—Yesterday Detectives Maddem and Marsack, with tho help of Constable Dougau, arrested two men on tho charge of breaking into afr Burkes refreshment store dt the Addington aaleyards aud stealing about £17 worth of liquor. The case has not been an ordinary onn, and the detectives have b_en diligently working at it for the last nine days. The men were arrested ia an enip'y house in Coleridge street.

ATrEJirTUD Burglary.—Several titpes iluring the last few weeks the shop oi Mrs Gardiner, in Kilmore street, has been broken into and somo small burglary been committed. The matter was only reported to the police ou Saturday, and yester.lay evening Detective Madderu went to the shop and settled himself comfortably in a corner of the front room. Afier waiting some fifty minutes he was rewarded by capturing a youth of fourteen years of age, who forced open the shop door and entered cautiously into the room.

Masonic —The Canterbury Lodge 1048, EC, h_ht a service of sorrow in uiemariam of the laic 80. Thos. Stapleton, P.M., D.G.S.W., at the Masonic Hall yesterday afternoon. There was a good attendance of the craft and the relatives au.l a few friends of the deceased were also present. Tbe hall presented a most imposing appearance, the dais, walls, and lodge faruiture being effectively draped in black, while a catafalque covered hy a Masonic pall and bacheu with wreaths of floweis and evergi eons &tood iv the centre of the lodge a? an uinblem of the mortality of humanity. The service, which was most impressive, wm commenced by R. XV. Bro. P. Cuuningham, D.G. M., delivering an address, followed by # prayer by the District Grand Oliaplaia. Bro. the Rev. J. A. l.uxford, P.M., gave an eloquent memorial address dilating on the mauy good qualities of the deceased brother, and the many acts of fraternal love and kindness shown by rum during his conuec* tiou with tho craft. Past Masters Bros. T. S. Foster and J. G. L. Scott read the le*son3 appointed for the service, and Past Masters Bros. Swarm, Paton, and Guodry also assisted in the ritual. Appropriate hymns and the Masonic anthem "Solomon strikes the funeral chime,'' were sung by the choir, Bro. A. J. Mcrton presiding at the organ. Bro. Merton also played the " DeadMarch ia {-■•v.1," anil Beethoven's •* Funeral Atareh.'* The sarvice was arranged sad supervised by Bro W. H. CJuudry, D.G.B. Splendours of Japan.—There will be on, view to-day at Mjisis Bowman aud Sons' rooms a magnificent assemblage of Japanese waios, which were personally selected for this market. The collection embraces many unique and valuable articles, aud is worthy of insprction. There will bo an illuminated free exhibition this evening. 4042