NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 155, 2 December 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Canterbury Athletic Club.—The annual general meeting of the above club will be held at the Garrick Hotel this evening, at eight o'clock. Eoad Boards Conference.—A conference of the chairmen of the various Eoad Boards, will be held at Warner's Hotel, on Tuesday, December 22nd, at twelve o'clock. Licensing Court. —Messrs C J. Bridge, E. Jollie, and E. J. Lee, are gazetted members of the Ellesmerc Licensing Court, and Messrs J. Grigg, A. Saunders, and H. T. Winter, of the Ashburton Court. Horticultural and Arboricultural Society.—A meeting of ihe above society will be held at the Clarendon Hotel this evening at eight o'clock. The committee will meet at half-past seven. Bankruptcy Sittings.—The Bankruptcy Sittings, fixed for Thursday next the 3rd instant, will be adjourned on that day to Thursday, December 21st, in consequence of the absence of his Honor the Judge at the Court of Appeal. The Kose Show:—The annual show of roses, under the auspices of the Horticultural Society, will be held to-morrow at Mr W. Wilson's seed warehouse, High street. From the show of flowers now to be seen in almost every nursery, the exhibition of to-morrow should be no way inferior to those of former years. It is expected also, that there will bi a good attendance of visitors on the occasion,

Madame Arabella Goddard. —The first concert given by this lady and her company took place last night in the Oddfellows' Hall. As the usual courtesy to the press was not extended to us, and as it was impossible to procure a seat by purchase, all the available ones having been sold for some time, wc arc unable to give any report of the concert; but from tlio attendance it must have been a great success. Malvern Line of Railway.—This line was opened yesterday morning. The first passenger train started from Malvern early, andwlischargcd passengers at Uolleston. Shortly afterwards a special train left the latter station, conveying his Honor the Superintendent, some members of the Executive, and other gentlemen to Malvern. After a short time had been spent in inspecting the lino the train returned to Rolleston. Telegraph Department.—From a return published in the Gazette, we notice that during the quarter ending September 30th, 187-1, there were forwarded 209,219 telegrams, showing an increase on the corresponding quarter of 1873 of 50,205. The cash revenue amounted to £13,032 18s 7d, showing an increase of £2198 8s 4d on the corresponding quarter of 1873. During the same period the value of the Government telegrams was £3051 lGs lid, as compared with £3113 4s 3d for the corresponding quarter of 1873. The Late Accident. —The remains of Ebenczer Eobinson (who was accidentally killed at Waddingtou, on the Bolleston and Malvern railway), was met at Addington station by seventy-three of his friends and fellow workmen on the arrival of the 9.30 a.m. train yesterday and followed to the Addington cemetery. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev Samuel M'Farlane. The deceased was a young man eighteen years of age, and has been in the employment of Mr D. Reese since his arrival in New Zealand. Ho was much respected by his his fellow workmen and all who knew him. The Young Salmon. —Yesterday afternoon Messrs J. T. Peacock and Dr Campbell paid a visit to New Brighton, for the purpose of inspecting the salmon which had been placed in a cage in the river there. They found that all the salmon were in a very healthy state, and much grown since they had been placed there. There appeared to be an abundant supply of food, which no doubt to some extent accounts for their rapid growth. Mr Hopkins kindly placed his steamer at their disposal for the purpose of visiting the place and raising the cage. Female Refuge.—A meeting of the subscribers and those interested in the establishment of a Female Refuge in Christchurch, was held yesterday afternoon in the Superintendent's Room. Present —Mr H. T. Tancred (in the chair), the Right Rev the Primate, Very Rev the Dean, Canon Cotterill, Revs Watson, Habens, Cholmoudeley, and Lingard, Hon J. B. A. Acland,Messrs Uowron, Inglis, and J. A. Bird. It was resolved, on the motion of the Dean, that a committee consisting of twelve gentlemen be appointed to draw up rules, to be submitted to the general meeting, such committee to consist of the chairman, Very Rev the Dean, his Honor the Judge, Messrs L. Harper, Dymock, Jameson, Carruthers, Packer, Ballantyne, Bird, Bowron. and Lane, and that they have power to fill up any vacancies occurring therein. On the motion of the Rev Mr Habens, it was decided that the committee should be requested to communicate with the Government with respect to the obtaining of a suitable site for the institution. It was resolved that it be an instruction to the committee to consider whether it was not possible to meet the case of all fallen women. The meeting then adjourned. A writer in the Paris Figaro, in an account of a visit to London, gives the following description of the manner in which wc convey our dead to their last resting place : "The manner in which the dead are conveyed in London to the cemeteries is utterly wanting in decorum. The hearses are vast closed chests, upon the upper part of which the relatives sit with their legs dangling all round. In returning, the same relatives come back, still upon the chest, but imceremoniously smoking their cigars or pipes. The journeys are done at a sharp trot." Of course it will be understood that the "relatives " referred to arc no other than the "undertaker's men."