LOCAL AND GENERAL

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2037, 17 September 1874, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

. Joisrßj*BYariw BAkßßs'^ss'odji^qwi-T-The | .annuairineebing- will 'be 'held- fctiß evehing;afc tjhe Garrick Hotel. ""■" yi — Theatbb Royal.— '"* Behind, the .Curtain; i' , -was ; reproduced- last eveningly A'-'fresh programme be presented te-night. ; ; • »f> : „7P iorESsbia, Biokbbioh's Lboiuee."— The ; ' sixth and last of hia series of these valuable lectures .will be given this evening, at; the ■^ddfeltows'vHall. • ''i\ ~-, ', 7-Salb op'A IJeaught STj^llion. — The well-: iknown draught entire Lord Glasgow, has been" sold- by Mr.W. Holley for £450 to Mr Leonard White, near Southbridge. -\ v. . Tj*S. L I*AiB. AcCfit'iS'Xj. IN LYITELTON. — . Yesterday, Drs Donald, Rouse, and Motley -vieifcqd"'fche jinfbrfcunafce man who recently "broke his leg"*in"Eytfcelfcon, and, affcer examination of the limb, decided thafc ifc was unlikely thafc there would be any need for further amputation. The j" QpyBBiNMENTJ 'Buildings. — During the past few. days.a number of men, under the direction of Mr Armatrong, have been enygaged in removing the large blue gums and other trees on the eastern br river front of the -Government buildings,- the. reaulfcr of- which .hajßktbeeh...-ndt onlyvtorgiv&ithe buildings a lighter appearance, but alao to enable a good •.view to be'obtained of them from Gloucester Street and Oxford terrace. .Publio IiiBBAEY.*-7-Gonaequent upon fchp •reading-roDin at the Public Library being now frequented by a much larger number of per.sons, than under the old regime, it has been found neceasary to improve ita ventilation For thia purpose the ceiling ia being removed and - the roof ' thrown open, thua greatly ihcreaßipg the loftiness of the room, added *fco which, ventilators of , the, most approved kind are being 'fixed; "The roota "is "alao to be thoroughly cleaned and renovated. • Child Dbowned.t-^Oh Saturday last, a< child, about 18 ■ months old, the daughter of Mr '--* William Brooks, near Lincoln, was accidentally drowned in a tub of water near its parents' house. Ifc appears fchafc the child was with some others in- the yard, 'and while' playing with the water in fche tub, overbalanced: itself and. fell in. The other children gave' the. alarm, and Mrs Brooks loßfc no time in • 'taking' th L e child but7of the" water and using' every effort to bring the child round, but, unfortunately, her labours were of no avail. ■•-•'■ Inquest. — An inquest" on the body of . a fyoung\man named James Smith, < who died; suddenly on Monday morning iahtr,' was held at the Foresters' Hotel yesterday, - before Dr ,Q6 ward, District Coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr Percival Pearce waa chosen foreman. The .evidence went to show that deceased, who came out ih the ship Hereford, had beenmore or. lesa .iU during.; the; whole of the vdyage," and that after going to reaide with a shipmate (Mr Wickea) afc Mr W. Wedge'a boar'ding-houae, Salisbury street, he i; gtill ... continued. ,to „. say— that- he~*waa • unwell. . He obtained medicine from a chemiat aevoral times, but did hpfc .improve, and died suddenly on fche morning in question. Dr Doyle, who had mado a post mortem, examination , of fche body, said that' death had been caused by the rupture of one of the main veßßels of the heart, and a verdict of '! Died, from natural causes "was returned. 7' * ,-."". "'""

• CHBISTOHrECH iti-XOHiSIOR TjODGE.I.O.G.T. — The usual weekly session of this lodge, waa held last evening in fche Temperance Hall, Gloucester street, when there was a crowded attendance of membera. Eleven new members were initiated. Thiß lodge now numbers seventyfive members, and only require five more to entitle it to aend two representatives to the Grand Lodge.. A committee wa9 appointed to make arrangements for procuring a larger hall, the present hall being inadequate for the requirements of the lodge. It was alao resolved to forward the fraternal greeting of fchislo'dge fco the Alexandra lodge of Timaru, JJXft-btoAheiLnow ..on a visit; to Ohristchurch. ~ ".-. LjiXTEiT.QN Fibs- Bbi^apb,-— A.meeting pf> -.fche-eomrtufctefl of the fire brigade was held' in JiiekMuiiiwpal-GoufKiil-- Gbamberf- -on -Tuesday . eyehing. ■■■ Preaenfc — His Worship '-, the Mayor, Mesara Graham, Whifcmore, Jjjowderi, Sedcole, Packard. - It was unanimously resolved that ■Mr Packard be the- treasurer. * The chairman atated fche buaineßß of the, meeting, which was to obtain funds, to- supply the .brigade with .suitable .uniforms. After. a abort discussion, It' was •' 'resolved-*-" That' an entertainment in aid of the funds be got up." The motion was carried unanimously. It was further reaolved Mr T. V. Whitmore be deputed tosee the members of fche Christchurch Fire Brigade, and make arrangements with fchem respecting fche arranging of fche programme." It waa resolved thafc fche entertainment take place on Oct. 15,. • A vote of thanka to the chairman closed the meeting. 7 Thb.'San Fbanoisco Mail.— The r-Ne-w] rJZejtliind Herald of. Sepfc. 7 aaya :— lt appears yeyi^enfckfrom' the non-arrival of the City of- ' Melbourne up: to the present time from Sydney", : & 'c'».' route with fche maila for San 'Francisco, and from fche' fact that no maila have been advertised in New Zealand to be, ;made up by- her, that; that vessel will give Auckland the go-by on the present occasion.! .The reason of this is probably to be, found in .'the fact that there was an uncertainty on the part of the Government in the firsfc instance, to re : conat;ruefc,fche , service with New : Soufch Waleß, of which' the Sydney Government posaibly received . advice in time, to alter the route of the, City of Melbourne. We are not advised positively that Bhe will nofc call at ' Auckland," but looking afc fcho case in one or two aspects,, vye think fchere^ia no probability of her id, dping7 ; W;itb Regard to the item in the. telegranTpuDlished by' lis on Saturday, aB 'fdffdwsV^^The Calif ofniari ihail steamer left Sah.^rinCjißcp pn : fche yl7fch " — therej is no. WMranty^foi, Baying.that.she leffc.San VFran- : cisco for Auckland via either Honolulu, or Eiridayau. <s^o,a4lyiceß have been received relative toffin^aJr^aLmat.fcera havingbeen. a efcfcled; hi San Francisco" ~ since the Tartar's difficulty inih*it'.re'Bpeofc, ahd'rifc'is. mere con jeoture, that she is coming on to Auckland. If ao,- ifc-is-almosfc-certain the ; Government -would' have 'been.aSivißed tothis.effeot. ( The probabilities ! [are: rather in favour of her going. -on to: { SydneyJ in which Jcaae:fch'ere being ncbranch; boat to "fork" fco Auckland, the New Zea-j ; land mails, if any mai^ were made up for. her in 'London, would have to come on via Sydney. So far, mail matters are in a ..state . of uncertainty, andmust remain so until Mr Ruasell's mißßion haabeen fulfilled. „,.,,-,