NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume I, Issue 66, 17 August 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Pedestrianism. —The Bally Times says : —Mr Wiltshire still continues walking, but we understand that Mrs Wiltshire has had to succumb.

Lincoln Church. —A meeting of the Lincoln Church committee was held on Friday evening, when the site was finally conveyed to trustees, and a resolution carried that it be fenced as soon as possible. Theatre Royal —There was a good attendance on Saturday both at the midday and evening performance, when a capital programme was gone through. To-night a good bill is announced, and to-morrow Mr John Smith takes his farewell benefit. The late Captain Hart's Benefit. —A meeting of the committee was held in Lyttelton on Friday evening. A very attractive programme was submitted for approval and unanimously agreed to. There is no doubt but that the Colonists’ Hall will be crowded on Thursday evening next. St John’s Church. The monthly service for children was held yesterday afternoon in the Church of St John the Baptist, Latimer square, and was well attended. The incumbent, the Rev. H. C, M. Watson, officiated, and chose as the subject of his address—“ Elijah and the Widow’s bon.”

Lyttelton Post-office.— The business of the department will be carried on from today in the old Custom-house, which has been temporarily fitted up. The old building will at once be removed, so as to enable the contractor to proceed with the new buildings.

The San Fbancisco Mail. — A telegram published the other day announced that the mail steamer left San Francisco on the 28 th ult., ten days late, but the Sydney Morning Herald states “The Hon Saul Samuel, the postmaster-general, has received a telegram stating that the Tartar left San Francisco on the 25th instant.” Kaiapoi Domain. —Planting during the past week has been pushed forward with considerable vigor, A thousand yjinns insiynis sent by the Provincial Government have been put in and other trees purchased from Mr Stewart. The fencing is proceeded with by degrees, the difficulty in bringing the timber material from Oxford being a serious hindrance.

The IjATE Captain Habt.— We have been requested to publish the following correspondence with reference to the late benetit given by Mr J. W. Smith, for the widow and orphans of the lamented Captain Hart, “To his Worship the Mayor. Sir, — Please accept enclosed cheque for £4O, being the proceeds of an entertainment given by Smith’s English and Continental Combination, at the Theatre Royal, in aid of the fund for the wife and family of the late Captain Hart. J. W. Smith.”—* 1 To J. W. Smith, Esq. Dear Sir—l am happy to acknowledge the receipt of cheque for £4O, for the widow and family of the late Captain Hart. I can assure you that your goodness of heart will not soon be forgotten by the people of Christchurch. Yours, &c, M. B. tIABT, Mayor,”

The New Zealanders engaged in the Melbourne Our. —lief erring Lo the departure ol Lurline and Papapa for Melbourne the Nelson Colonist says * these two fine animals shipped in the Otago will, it is expected, have reached Melbourne by t his time. They had a fair start from New Zealand, and as they had all the accommodation that could be desired on board, it is to be hoped they will laud in Melbourne in no respect the worse for their voyage. There was quite a crowd on the wharf when the steamer left, and Mr Redwood’s parting words to Cucts, who had charge of the horses, and shouted from the wharf as the steamer moved off, to “run first and second for the Oup ” were heartily cheered by the crowd who stood upon the wharf, and also by the numerous passengers on board. We observe by our late Melbourne papers that great doubt was entertained of the New Zealand horses visiting Australia; their arrival therefore by the Otago will bo an. agreeable surprise to all lovers of spurt.

Rancioka Schools. —The proceeds of the soiree and entertainment on Thursday, amounted to £25, which might be appropriated for prizes next year, and the establishment of a school library.

Concert. —The concert given on Saturday evening by the Canterbury Typographical Association was hardly so fully attended as was expected. The programme, owing to a variety of causes, had to suffer several excisions which militated somewhat against the success of the concert as a whole. Mrs Digby sang a pretty ballad by Millard, “ Waiting ” in the first part, and in the second contributed “ Come in and shut the door,” and “ Barney O’Hea.” The other portions of the programme were part songs by Messrs Price, Bell, Hobbs, and Dunlop, some comicalities by Mr Woledge, and the song “Fifty years arm ”by Mr Caney in character. Mr Walcot sang "The good-bye at the door,” but was suffering from a severe cold, Mr James Anthony sang “ The blacksmith ” very well, and in response to an encore gave “ The charge of the light brigade.” Mr Cliff sang “ Like a flower ” capitally, but was not so 1 successful in the old song “ The anchor’s weighed ” introducing a shake into the final cadence which spoilt the otherwise good effect of the song. Mr Dugdale presided at the piano, and Mr Dunlop had the supervision of the musical arrangements.

SPORTING. — “ Scylla,” a sporting contributor to the Wa/if/anvi Herald , gives the following bit of turf gossip:—“Lurline has been withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup, and will go for the Sydney Metropolitan Stakes. The well known mare was certainly up to Cup form, though a writer in the Melbourne Leader doubts the fact from hearsay. The interest turns on Papapa, a son of our own Bavensworth, and Waimea, who will go* for the Cup, barring accident, and bears the moderate impost of 7st 51b. I have it from very respectable authority that, good as Lurline is, she cannot hold a candle to Papapa, from which I venture to hope for great things from him. Wainui, his sister, does not go to Australia, but will essay the Canterbury Derby and other big races in the colony.” fWe suppose our Wanganui contemporary has some grounds for the statement quoted above, but it certainly appears very strange to us. We have no news of the scratching of Lurline for the Melbourne Cup, and must decline to think that such is the case until we have heard from Mr Redwood. It is also curious that in the entries for the forthcoming meeting at Rand wick, none of the New Zealand horses’ names appear in any other race but the Metropolitan Stakes, and it is far from improbable that, good as the chance of the mare seems in that race, it may be found impossible to get her fit in the time remaining, and consequently that she will be reserved for the Fleraington meeting. It is hardly probable that Mr Redwood should have thrown away the chance of starting the mare, at least in the Cup race, taking into consideration the long odds against his representative’s being able to appear in good form at Randwick. — Ed. Globe. J Political. —Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs on Saturday as follows : “All kinds of rumours are flying about with reference to the combination.and disposition of parties, but they are mostly canards. One was circulating early in the day that the centralists had made it a condition of supporting the resolution that Mr Reynolds should retire from the Ministry; but this was utterly without foundation. Mr Reynolds will support the resolutions, and there is nothing in his former acts or speeches to warrant him taking an opposite course. While claiming to be a provincialist, he maintains that the proposal to place on a firm footing the compact of 1850 should remove any objection on the part of the Middle Island members. The only question under discussion is the extent of the Government majority. The Ministerial whips have ticketed the cards thus :—For —Messrs Andrew. Atkinson, Bluett, Bradshaw, J. E. Brown, Bryce, Backhand, Carrington, Creighton, Cuthbertson, Fox, Gibbs, Harrison, Ingles, Jackson, Katene, T. Kelly, W. Kelly, Kenny, Luckie, McGillivray, McGlashen, McLean, Mervyn, Munro, O’Connor, O’Neill, Ormond, Parker, Parata, G. B. Parker, Reynolds, Richardson, Richmond, Seymour. Shephard. Shepherd, Stafford, Stewart, Studholme, Tairoa, Tolmie, Tribe, Yogel, Wales, Webb, Williams, Wilson, Wood—49. Noes —J. C. Brown, Brandon, Bunny, Curtis, Fitzherbert, J. L. Gillies, T. B. Gillies, Hunter, Johnston, Macandrew, May, Murray. O’Rorke, Pearce, Reeves, Reid. Rolleston, Sheehan, Swanston, Takamoana, Thomson, Wakefield, White, Williamson—24. The ministerialists put down Messrs Wales and Von derHeydeas doubtful. The opposition credit the latter as an opponent. Mr Montgomery is believed to support the resolution. The opposition claim Messrs Harrison, Shephard, and Tairoa. I think the division list will be twelve or fourteen for the Government, Mr Reeves moves the previous question. If defeated on that there is sure to be one more opposition amendment, to the effect that the proposal of the Government should extend to the Middle Island.”