TOWN & COUNTRY.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 5006, 6 March 1877, Page 2

TOWN & COUNTRY.

Old Collegians. —A meeting of the old boys will be held at the Commercial Hotel this evening. University or New Zealand. —The prospectus of the course for 1877 is published elsewhere.

Licensing Oouets. —The quarterly sittings of the various Licensing Courts will be held this morning. Crowded Out. —Several letters to the Editor, and three or four reports are, owing to pressure on our space, held over. Assessment Courts.— The dates at which Assessment Courts for a number of Boad districts will be held, am advertised. The sitting of the Court for the Amuri Highway District is postponed until April IS. Co operative Society. —A full meeting of the promoters of the proposed Co-operative Society wae held at the old Oddfellows’ Hall last night, when a prospectus was adopted, rules passed, and a provisional directorate elected. We understand that the prospectus will be advertised in a few days. Supposed Suicide at the Hinds Station. —Oar Ashburton correspondent states that yesterday morning the station-master at the Hinds fonnd a man hanging by the neck, about 6in from the ground, behind the goods shed. The body was out down, and forwarded by train to Ashburton, where it now lies, pending an inquest to be held to-morrow. The name of deceased is supposed to be Shearman. Fatal Accident at Timaru. —A boy named John Harrison, 11 years of age, met with a sudden death on Saturday evening last by the capsizing of a dray near the Otipna creek. Although he was extricated from the dray almost immediately, he was quite dead. An inquest will be held on the body at the father’s house, in Timaru, to-day.

The Widening op Colombo Street.— At a special meeting of the City Council yesterday afternoon, Councillor Hobbs’ motion for borrowing £30,000 for the purchase of Mr Morten’s land was confirmed. Before farther action can be taken, the ratepayers will have to approve of (he scheme, and a public meeting for that purpose will probably be called in a few days.

Seating Bine.—There was a moderate attendants at the Rink last evening, when a capital programme was gone through. Among the musical items of the evening, those prino>pally deserving mention were the songs, “ why do I weep forJThee,” by Miss Navaro; “The Last Rose of Summer,” by Miss Howards, and the duet from “Maritana,” “ Oh! Maritana,” by Miss Howarde and Mr Baker. Mdlle Franzini on the byoiole, as usual, brought the performance to a close. To-night the last of these popular concerts will be given, and the occasion has been set apart as a complimentary benefit to those very old Christchurch favourites, the Misses Howarde and Navaro, who will sing seme of their very best songs. As this will be their last appearance in Christchurch, and as both ladies have always worked herd and successfully for the amusement of theatre-goers, we hope to see a crowded house. ; Fihe at Dovebston.—A fire occurred at Doyleeton at one o’clock yesterday morning, which completely deetroyed the house of Mr Rodory, who owns a farm of 100 acres in extent. The fire was discovered at the time mentioned, and so rapid was its progress that there was hardly time for Mr and Mrs Bodery and family to make good their escape from the burning building. The house—a sevenroomed one—together with the dairy, stables, and outhouses, was completely destroyed. Mr Bodery will be a heavy loser. Besides the lots of the whole of the household furniture; two tons of cheese, just ready for the market, - were destroyed. The fire is supposed to have originated under the “set boiler,” used for dairy purposes. The most unfortunate part of the affair is, that Mr Bodery is wholly uninsured, and his loss is estimated at £IOOO. He has been a settler in the district for many years, and great commiseration is felt for him la his distress.

Bangioea Flowbb Show.—This Exbihition will be held in the Hell of the Literary Institute, on Thursday next. Exhibits must be in the Hall by 10 a.m. Local Boabd ox Hbaith,—ln consequence of the length of the Drainage Board meeting yesterday, there was no meeting of the Local Board of Health. It will, however, meet at half-past ten o’oloofc this morning. Bazaab.—lt is intimated that a bazaar will be held in the new Oddfellows’ Hall daring the last week in this month in aid of the Building Fund of the new Church, St Asaph street, in communion with the United Methodist Free Churches. We are informed that this is really to be a bazaar, and that there will bo no lotteries, raffles, or any species of gambling in connection with it. Those connected with the Church will be thankful for aid in their endeavours to secure increased Church and Sunday School accommodation. The Tcbkxsh Question. —It will be seen from our cable messages that peace between Turkey and Serna is now practically established ; that negotiations with Montenegro are not yet completed. Russia still waits the reply of the Powers to her Circular, and the Powers still hesitate to send the expected reply. The Circular was, it will be remembered, an enquiry as to the course which the other Powers meant to pursue in view of the Turkish rejection of the demands of the Conference.

Hbathoote Rowing Club.—A meeting of this Club is to be held in the Woolston Library this evening. On account of the severe damage done to the shed and boats the Olnb was thrown back last season, and this season has, up to the present, been lost owing to a second accident by which the fouroared outrigger was seriously injured. For the second time the Club have to thank Mr Rees, the custodian of the CR.O., for the skilful manner in which he has repaired their outrigger; badly as it was smashed, the lines now appear to be as true as when it was built. The other boats belonging to the Glub have also been overhauled. Towards the end of last season Mr J. L. Coster, the President of the Olnb, offered a prize of ten guineas to be competed for by the members. It ie[intended to tryand get the races off at an early date. The Club will be represented at the Kaiapoi and Heathcote regatta. Kaiapoi Regatta.—Boating men in Kaiapoi are now exerting themselves to place aa many crews on the river as possible on the day of the regatta. The Cure Club have two four-oared crews in training—one for the Champion, andanother for the Four-oared Sweepstake Bace. They have also a pairoared crew for their new boat, and two crews for the Double-sculling Bace. It is likely that Winterbourne will represent them in the Rob Roy Canoe Race. The crews are practicing on the river every evening, and doing good work. It is rumoured that the old Kaiapoi Boating Club is to be resuscitated, in order to enter boats at the coming regatta. A crew, consisting of J. Perrin, G. Wright, R. Day, and T. Mellor, is now practicing in the Pare, and it is reported that they are to have the nee of the Heathcote Club’s racing boat for the regatta. Masers R. Day and F. Smith are likely to compete in the pair-oared boat Tore, late the property of the Trades Club. The Pbesbytbbians op the Oust.—A meeting of Presbyterians of the Oust District was held at the Road Board Office, on Friday evening, for the purpose of receiving the subscription lists for the maintenance of a minister in the combined district of Oxford and the Oust; also, for the consideration of giving a call to a minister. Mr B. L. Higgins was in the chair. The lists showed that £152 was promised annually. The meeting, therefore, considered that, with the Sunday collections and other subscriptions which may be reasonably expected, as some parts of the district have not been canvassed as yet, they were in a position to give a call. Mr Ingram stated that a meeting of Presbyterians in Oxford was held the previous evening, and they were unanimously in favour of giving the Rev. N. M'Oallum a ’ball. It was then resolved to give that gentleman a call to labour in the combined districts of Oxford and the Oust. The Chairman was requested to send a report of the whole of the proceedings to the Rev Mr M'Qregor, Moderator for the District, at once, eo-that the call may como before~tbe"Presbytery at their sitting on Thursday next. The Rev Mr Douglas, of Akaroa, gave the benediction, and the meeting separated.