NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume I, Issue 83, 5 September 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Canterbury Museum. The Museum will be closed from Monday, September 7th, to Saturuay, September 12th, inclusive. Teachers' Association. —A meeting of the above association will be held on Saturday, 12th inst, iu the Durham street schoolroom. Union Rowing Club.—The annual general meeting of this club to receive the annual report and elect officers, will be held this evening at Warner's Commercial Hotel, at eight o'clock. The San Francisco Mail.—As will be seen by our Australian telegrams, the San Francisco mail steamer left San Francisco on August 17th, and is therefore due in Auckland on the 13th inst. H.A.C.B. Society—The anniversary concert in connection with this society will be given in St Patrick's Hall, Barbadoes street, on Tuesday, September 15th, the proceeds to be devoted towards the support of the Catholic schools. Annual Show of Entire Horses This show will take place on Saturday, 26th instant, in the grounds of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Colombo street. Kangiora Musical Society.—ln consequence of the adverse state of the weather, the sixth and final concert of the present series given by the Kangiora Musical Society on Thursday evening, was only thinly attended, and although the programme, a very good one, was gone through, it was decided to repeat it on that day week, when, should the elements be more propitious, there will no doubt be a larger attendance. Orangeism.—The Courtcnay True Blue Lodge, No. 11, held their usual monthly meeting at the Coal Track, on Thursday last. The election of officers lor the ensuing year resulted as follows :■—W. M. Brother Stevensou ; D. M., Brother McNea; Secretary, Brother Nelson ; Treasurer, Brother McOlelland ; Foreman of Committee, Brother Moore. Mr CHAPMAN. —This gentleman, whose skill in magic and conjuring generally is highly spoken of by the Southern papers,will make his first appearance at the Canterbury Music Hall, this evening. He will be assisted by Mi.s3 Ida Bonnifon, whose second sight performances are said to be very wonderful. In the course of his entertainment rtlr Chapman will expose the delusion known as spiritualism,

Theatre Royal.—The attendance at the Theatre Royal last evening was somewhat limited, Kotzebue's dismal play of ' The Stranger" was the first piece, but beyond Mrs Hill as Mrs Haller, Mr Steele as the Stranger, and Mr Musgrave as Solomon, the various representatives of the different characters of the piece appeared to have little or no conception of their parts, and the result was, the principal characters being unsupported, that the piece dragged terribly. Mrs Hill played Mrs Haller well throughout, and the same may be said of Mr Steele's rendering of the difficult part of the Stranger. A hornpipe, well danced by Miss Ettie Martineau, and the farce of " The Absent Man," concluded the performance at a late hour. To-night " The Octoroon " will be performed. Puotestant ALLIANCE.—The first meeting of the Protestant Alliance Society was held last evening, in the back room of the Oddfellows' Hall. Bro W. B. Scott acted as representative of the Deputy Grand Master at the Thames. The following officers were elected:—Bro R. Walker, W.M. ; Bro S. Nelson, D.W.M.; Bro J. Johnston, secretary; Bro E. Mellon, treasurer; Bro W. H. Roberts, first trustee; Bro R. Sunderland, second trustee; Bro J. Clark, third trustee; Bro Bone, senior elder; Bro J. Adams, junior elder; Bro J. Scott, 1.G.; Bro J. Graham, O.G. The officers were then installed by Bro W. B. Scott. Applications were received from persons for books of rules, and a number of members proposed. A committee was appointed to arrange a place of meeting, and appoint a medical officer for the lodge, The proceedings closed with prayer. Lyttelton Colonists' Society.—A committee meeting of this society was held on Thursday. Present: Messrs R. H. Webb (in the chair), Fyfe, Plimmer, Phillips, Weybourue, Allwright, and Rich (secretary.) The secretary stated that he had applied to the Provincial Government for a portion of the grant to libraries, but had received no reply, and the president was requested to see to the matter. In reply to an application from Mr Packard, secretary to the Hart fund, for a remission of the charge for the use of the hall, it was resolved to make the same charge as for other charitable purposes. Several new books were ordered to be purchased, and it was resolved to subscribe for the new work about to be published by Mr C. D. Barraud of Wellington. The question of the catalogue was also considered, and Mr Phillip's undertook to prepare one. After making the necessary arrangements for the annual meeting in October, the committee adjourned. Leithfield Cricket Club.—A meeting of the members of this club was held at Baldwin's Royal Hotel, on Monday evening. Nine members were present, Mr L. C. Williams in the chair. A draft copy of lease proposed to be made between the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company and the club, for leasing a paddock in the vicinity of the township, was submitted. After a slight discussion, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Ensor, seconded by Mr King, that the hon secretary write to the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, with a view to modifying the terms of the lease, and instead of the club being required to plant a belt of trees round the section, they be only required to plant one row and fence it, also that on the expiring of three years should the company wish to determine the lease, the club be allowed a sum of £25 for improvements, as the present conditions required the club to incur greater expense than they would get an equivalent for in that time. This concluded the business of the meeting, which was then adjourned till a reply is received. Some experiments have been made by M. S. A. Kosloff, in the presence of Sir C. Wheatstoue and other scientific men, on the subdividing an elect no current and producing from it, at the same time, a number of lights. The experiments were so successful that nine lamps were kept in a state of illumination. A fatal boiler explosion has occurred at the Caledonian Distillery at Dairy, near Edinburgh, which is the largest distillery in the United Kingdom. One man was killed, and about ten were injured, two of them seriously. The boiler which exploded was in a sawingyard adjacent to the distillery. Both the distillery and the saw-mill were greatly damaged.