NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1841, 16 January 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Picnic. —The picnic festival period having arrived, the large staff connected with the tailoring department of Messrs W. Strange and Co.’s establishment intend celebrating their annual picnic on Monday next, (he 19th inst., the locality selected being Woodend. With their usual liberality, the firm have enabled the arrangement to be of a firstclass nature. Pine weather is all that is required to give a thoroughly enjoyable outing The Weatiieb. —At about two o’clock, a very short shower of hail passed over the city. As will be seen by our telegraphic columns, a thunder storm, with hail and rain, passed over Oamaru about midday, travelling northwards, Resident Magistrate's Cotiht. —At this Court to-day a number of inebriates were fined in various sums. B. 0. Foot, alias E. D. Foot, charged on a warrant from Dunedin with obtaining £7 by means of a valueless cheque, was remanded for twentyfour hours, pending the arrival of the warrant from Dunedin. The Camera Obsouea. Mr Proctor’s interesting exhibition of the camera obsoura, in Cathedral square, continues to attract a number of visitors. Some doubts have been expressed as to the fact of the lens having been made in Christchurch, but there is ample evidence that this is so, many citizens having had an opportunity of inspecting the process of polishing, &e., at Mr Proctor’s workshops in Armagh street East. The exhibition will remain for a few days longer, and is well worth a visit.

Salbyaeds Co. —A meeting of the Canterbury Saleyards Company was to have been held yesterday, but lapsed for want of a quorum. The meeting will be held at two o’clock on Saturday next. Education Board. —The Education Board held its ordinary meeting yesterday, when there was a full attendance of members. A good deal of routine business was disposed of, after which the Board went into committee. A report of the meeting appears elsewhere. Thb Teamway. —The formation of the tramway has now nearly reached the Depot in Cathedral square. During yesterday, several narrow escapes from accident occurred near the Bank of New Zealand corner from the passage way for vehicles being so restricted. Thb Outwaed Suez Maid. —The s.s. Bingarooma, carrying the outward Suez mail will not leave the Bluff until six o’clock tomorrow morning, and a special train connecting with to-day’s express from Christchurch leaves Dunedin to-night with passengers and mails for her. Accident neab Eakaia.— On Thursday, one of the men at work harvesting at Acton, by some means got under the feet of the horses drawing a reaping and binding machine. The horses trampled on the man’s face, and the machine passed over his body, very much injuring him. Eecognition of De. Haast. —The King of Italy has conferred upon Professor von Haast, E. 8.5., the Knighthood of the Order of the Crown of Italy. The insignia and necessary documents were received by yesterday’s mail, by the Italian Consular Agent, Mr Alex. Cracroft Wilson, and handed over by him to the recipient. Sailing Bacb.—A sailing race came off yesterday afternoon at Lyttelton between three well known boals, the Prosperous, Blanche, and Avalanche. The course was round the buoy off Bipa Island, round the reef, end to the starting point off the Screw Pile Jetty, The wind was unsteady and shifty, and being off the land the harbor was particularly smooth. This latter condition was well suited to the Prosperous, and that boat was not long in showing the others the course. The Blanche made a fair second. Harvest Prospects at Ashbubton.— The rain that has fallen during the week has done little or no damage to the crops, and where the heavier grain was drooping a trifle it looked up again with yesterday’s drying wind and sunshine. Just a few acres of early barley and oats are being cut, Mr Grigg’s large barley crop at Dromore being a notable instance, but harvest operations generally will not commence for some time to come. There is no sign of rust, and all kinds of grain look wonderfully well, promising large yields. Normal School. —Among the arrivals by the Arawata, from Dunedin, yesterday, was Mr Malcolm, late head master of Milton School, Otago, who has been appointed principal of the Normal Sohool, Christchurch. Ashburton High School. —Messrs John Qrigg and E. G. Wright, retiring members of the Ashburton High School Board of Governors, were re-elected yesterday for the ensuing year. Canterbury Bowing Club. —The Junior Pour-oar Bace, in connection with the above club, will take place on Saturday. The following crews are entered :—First heat : 1, Grierson, Smith, Hutcheson, Dunsford ; 2, Dobson, Johnston, Turner, Winter. Second heat : 1, the winners of the first; 2, Boulton, MeDougall, Lees, Inglia. The Dbuids. —The Oak ot Sydenham Lodge held their fortnightly meeting at St. Saviour’s schoolroom, Syienham, on Wednesday evening last, A.D. Bro. Willsteed in the chair. Three members were initiated, and several others were proposed. After some routine business the lodge was closed in due form.

School Picnic. —Tho fine weather of yesterday was taken advantage of by the children belonging to the Church of England and Wesleyan Sunday Schools at Port. Nine carriage loads left Lyttelton for Hillsborough at 9.30 a.m,, and spent a very merry day in one of Mr Garland’s paddocks, placed at the disposal of the teachers for the occasion. Railway Band.—The open air concert of the Railway Band last evening attracted a large crowd, owing doubtless to the fineness of tho evening. An excellent programme of music was gone through by the band in a creditable manner, and those present seemed thoroughly to enjoy the entertainment provided them.

Cbicket Match.—A match was played yesterday on the United Clubs’ Ground, between a team of the Muff Cricket Club and one selected from the local publicans. The former wont to the wickets first and succeeded in putting 75 tog ther in their first innings. The Publicans followed with 59. The Muffs second innings produced 79. Against this the publicans could only score 32, or a total of 91, against 154, the Muffs thus winning by 61 runs.

Sunnyside Asylum.—A performance will be given this evening to the inmates of the Sunnyside Asylum and their friends by Miss Beatrice, Miss Jenny Thorn, Mrs Florence, Messrs Towle, Ogden, Marshall, Florence, and other members of the Academy of Music company. The bill will include “The Doctor of Alcantara” and ct i'he Rough Diamond. Pbdksteianism. —The handicaps for the seven-mile walking race in connection with Young Scott’s appearance to-night are as follows : —O. Bowley, scratch ; R. Page, 50secp. F. Gibson, Imin. 12secs.; J. O. Wilson, Imin. 12socs.; J. Fraser, Imin. SOsecs; O. H. Pierce, Imin. 35secs.; W. Pentecost, Imin 35secs.; IS. Sandall, Imin, 50aeos.; J. Bowley, 2min. SOsecs.

Lyttelton Rowing Club. —A general meeting of ibis club will beheld at the Colonists’ Hall this evening at eight o’clock for the election of officers, 4c. All persona wishing to join the club are invited to attend,

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