NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2637, 19 September 1882, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thh San Fbancmco Maiis. The B<rathem portion of the San Franoisoo msil was transhipped into the Penguin, which crossed the Manukau bar at noon yesterday, and comes direot to Wellington, calling only at Taranaki. She is expected to reach Wellington about three or four this afternoon, and the mails will be sent south by the Stella, reaching Lj ttelton early to morrow morning. Kaiapoi Imsiittjth.—The monthly meeting was held on Monday evening, the president in the chair, and six membsrH of committee in attendant', aooounti, £8 lis Gi, were passed. On the motion of Mr Bevell, seconded by Mr Pinching, it was decided to ask the Albion Dramatic Olub to give an entertainment in aid of the funds. The chairman undertook to see the members of the district respecting a grant in aid. After passing some routine business the meeting -adjourned. Stdhbt Footbali TbAM,—The Sydney team arrived from Wellington this morning by the s.s. Manapouri. They were met ot the Ohristohuroh railway station by Messrs W. Y. Millton, M. Lewin, Parker, and other prominent members of the 0.8.TJ., from whence they proceeded to the Claiendon JHotel. . Cube Boating Club.—At the adjourned meeting at Weariug's Kaiapoi Hotel on Monday evening, at which there was a good attendance of mombers, the statement of accounts for last year showing receipts, from balance, £2 03 4d.j subscriptions, £l4 14s j priza money, £BB 7a 6i j sundries, 5s ; total, £lO5 :6s 10» ; expenditure, £97 Is 5d } and balance in hand, £8 5s 5d —was read and passed. ItitCTiTBB. —The Bev. J. Berry delivered an amusing and instructive lecture in the Durham street schoolroom last evening. There was a good attendance. The Bev. J. Sailer presided. Cl'he lecture was interspersed by selections of music. fc ydenham Baptist Chttbok.—The opening services in connection with ths above were conducted on Sunday by the Bev. Mr North. A tea and public meeting takes place in the Oddfellows' Hall, Colombo road, this evening, when his Worship the Mayor will preside. MB Whitb, M.H.B. —The committee in connection with Mr H. White's (M.H.8.) banquet met in the ante-room of the Oddfellows' Hall, Colombo ro&d, Sydenham, last evening, to decide programme and date. The tender of Gill Bros, was accepted. It was resolved that the banquet be held in the Oddfellows* Hall, Sydenham, on Wednesday evening, September 27th. Ebozkn Mhat CojcpANT.—As already announoed, the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company have called for tenders for the •Motion of their works at Belfast, where it is proposed to oarry on the operations of! the company. The plans have been prepared by a gentleman representing the firm of Haslam and Co., of Derbyshire, and a description of Jho proposed buildings appears elsewhere

. F SHirrnw.—A telegram from Patea states J that the steamer Wakatu, in entering tne "Irivarthii afternoon, stranded on tbettortn ,1 Spit, near where the Patea was wrecked. 3 MBBrrAia.—The next monthly entertainment will be held to-morrow (Wednesday) ' evening, when a good bill will be presented, in ' addition to the vocal seleotiona (whioh Have > always found favor with the public), the aoreaming faroe, "The Loan ol a Lover, will be presented. I Thh Biaok Hobbb Bobbhby.— About noon on Sunday lait a lad named W. H. Chapman wu swimming hie dog in the Bivar 1 Avon, opposite the Boyal Hotel. Suddenly the animal dived to the bottom and brought up a bundle of dooumenti, which he safely deposited on the bank. These were found on inspection to comprise some deeds and other papers that had been plaoed for seourity in the safe whioh was recently found empty on the Cashmere property. The deeds have been restored to the owner. Criokht.—A meeting of thoße interested in the formation of a cricket olub at Fendalton was held on the 18th instant in the district aohoolroom. There was a very fair attendance. Mr M. Jaokson was voted to the chair. Mr P. S. Richards was elected treasurer, and Mr W. Seager secretary. After sundry business was transacted the meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. Sbbvios op Bona. —At the Colombo road Weeleyau Church to-morrow evening a Service of Song, entitled "Christian Martyrs," will bo given in aid of funds for building a new school. Thb Comet. —By a telegram from Wellington we are informed the oomet was distinctly visible there near the sun this afternoon. The streets were crowded with observers. Unfortunately here the sun was surrounded by fUeoy clouds, thus excluding observation. Bknbstt.—There was a very fair attendance at an entertainment given at the Gaiety Theatre last evening in aid of the wife and family of George Pike, who met with a serious acoident some short time ago, who ■ will be incapacitated from work for some time. The most noticeable features of the entertainment were the songs by Master 35. , Robinson, tbe ventriloquial entertainment by Mr E. Daviee, and the reoitation by Miss . Nellie Harrison. City Council. The new members signalised their advent into the oirole of the i Oounoil last night by making speeches galore. Indeed, if they are to be judged by their , maiden efforts, the Council has gained considerably in talking power. A large amount of routine business waa disposed of, and the < several committees re - arranged, fudging i from the first meeting, the Mayor will have some difficulty in keeping the colts in hand. The Intbbcolohial Footbah Matoh.— Messrs Potts and Helmore have retired from the Intercolonial team, whioh will play for 1 Canterbury in the match with the Sydney i footballers. The only emergency man picked in the team is Waohsmann, so that the i meeting to-night will have to pick another ' to complete the team. Oahthbbuby Lihseed, Oil, ahp Fibre -. Compacts'.—The usual meeting of the directors of the above was held at the rooms of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association yesterday. Mr J. P. Jameson oocupied the s ohair. The secretary reported that he had -> written to Mr Marshall, of the Oust, informing him that he had been appointed corresponding agent of the company in his district, and authorising him to state to the farmers in his dietriot that wherever a sufficient area of flax waa grown machinery would be provided by the association for its manipulative. The action of the secretary was approved. He also > stated that Mr T. S. Weston had returned from i Wellington, and he had placed the draft c articles of association in his hands, with in- . struotiona to prepare the aame. It waa agreed that in a little time oiroulars should { be aent round to all ahareholdera in the \ country, and to those who had sown flax, ] asking for information as to the quantity sown, with a view to the company providing j sufficient soutohing machinery to manipulate , ihe crops when ready. A list was laid on the table of Several sections of land offered aa a site to the company for their works, and the f matter waa relegated to the chairman and ( secretary to report upon at a future meeting. The meeting then terminated. Pebilb of Mountatn Olimbikq.—The 1 passion for mountain climbing, whioh ia pre- 1 valent amongst scientific men, has been attended with the not .xmt requent fatal results early in the season. Among the latest victims to this pursuit are Mr P. M. Balfour, the distinguished Professor of Animal Morphology at Cambridge, and his Swiss guide. The full particulars of the lamentable aeoident are not known, but, unfortunately, the result is too certain, the Uvea wereloat during the attempt to ascend Mont Blano, and ' tbe bodies were found on the twentyfifth on the Italian aide of the mountain. By this accident the University haa lost i the services of one of the moat promising ' aoientifio workers of the day. Professor Balfour, although but a young man, was one of the most original investigators in comparative anatomy and biology. The pro- ' fessorship whioh he held was created for the i purpose of scouring hie services to the University, of which he was so distinguished an ornament. It is even possible that the difficulty of securing a suitable suooessor may ' cause the discontinuance of the professorship. Socially and scientifically the premature ' death of such a man is to be sinoereiy regretted, end the queation may occur to many whether or not the amuaament of scaling dangerous and almost inaccessible mountains ia worth the risk of the valuable and energetio lives which are sacrificed to it year after year. Nationaxisatioh op thh Land.—-The New York oorreapondent of the " Argue/' referring to Michael Davitt's reoeption in America, aaya:—" But whenj he undertook to explain and defend ' nationalisation of land ' he failed to get any response. Most of his hearers found it hard to understand him, and those who did do not take kindly to the notion of a government for a landlord. The most ardent desire of all Irishmen of any energy aad intelligence in this oountry is to own a bit of «rale * property, and all our great cities are fringed with suburbs of modest and often far from cleanly houses owned by Irishmen, who will make many sacrifices and toil and save with the utmost patienoe to got and keep such places. In tbe smaller citiea these pieces of property are relatively even more numerous, while the great weat is dotted all over with farms, mostly small, owned and worked by Irish, or the immediate descendants of Irish. This class would no more think of giving up their property on any hazy theory of the general good than thoy would turn over their wives end ohildren to the oontrol of the Government. Davitt's knowledge of the circumstances or tendencies of the Irish in America must have been very limited to have permitted him to waste his time and money in preaching the gospel of nationalisation on this aide the ocean. It ia said that he has gore baok to Europe very much discouraged. Lbotoeb.—Madame Lotti Wilmot will lecture on •'Courtship and Marriage" this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, Lichfield street. New Btjild:n» Sooiktt. —A meeting of working mm and others will be held this evening at the Royal George Hotel, St Asaph street, to consider the advisableness of forming a building society. Child Stbatbd at Kaiapoi.—On Thursday a little girl eight years of age, whose parenta live in Sewell street, having become suddenly possessed of sixpence, whioh she spent in sweetmeats, conceived the idei of visiting the sea beaoh for the afternoon. The little one wandered down by the side of the river to a small salt water creek, and calling a boatman waa rowed acroaa, and stayed overnight at Mr Peterson's. During the child's absence an alarm waa raiaed in the neighborhood in whioh she lived, and for that night searchers went far and wide without success. The child came home " with the milk in the morning," however, none the worse of its long weary trudge from home. Oahtbbbuby. Suhday Sohooii Chion. — This Union held it* half-yearly OVnferenoein the Congregational schoolroom, Manchester street, last evening, when over 200 Sunday school teachers and friende were present. The chair was occupied by Mr B. W. Blaok, vice-pres dent of the Union, and the Trinity Church choir supplied the music. The Bev. W. Morley opened the Conference by readiDg a paper entitled ■• The Misaing Link Between the Sabbath Sohool and the Churoh." The papir was full of interesting suggestions as to how the Sabbath sohool could retain its influence over the senior scholars, so as to insure their connection with the churoh. The discussion whioh followed waa taken part in by Messrs Hyslop, Booth, Boss, Parr, and others, and after Mr Morley "s reply the Conference was closed by his pronouncing tbe . enediotiom