The Star. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4429, 5 July 1882, Page 3

The Star. WEDNESDAY, JULY 5, 1882.

The total number of visitors to the Exhibition yesterday was upwards of 5000.

The annual meeting of' the Board of Governors will be held at the Canterbury College on Monday, July 10, at 3 p.m.

The formal opening of the Tramway exten Bon to Woolston will take place on Friday. A luncheon wiH be given in" the Oddfellows' Hall, Wooliton, at 1.30 p.m.

Our readers are reminded that a public meeting of the burgesses will be held this evening, at the Oddfellow*' Hall, to consider the proposals of the City Council re raising a loan for water supply.

A football matoh was played last Saturday between the Boys' High school and the Merivale F. 0., resulting, after a closely contested game, in a victory for the High school by two tries to niL

The attendance at the citizens' ballon Monday night numbered 860— viz., members of the House of Assembly, . with, ladies, 40 ; single tickets, gentlemen, 64, ladies, 64; double tickets, 96.

At a meeting of the Committee of the Cheese Factory Company, Ashburton, oh Monday evening, itwaa stated that the hands engaged for the Company at Home by Mr Bowron, were en route to the Colony, and may be looked for in Augnst. The buildings are in progress, and by October next it is expected operations will have begun.

By the Hawea yeßterday there was forwarded to .Wellington the first prison Tan constructed in the Oolony. The Tehiole, whioh is a veritable " Slack Maria," was built by Mr Moor, of Ohristchurch. It is a most creditable piece of workman ship in every particular, and has room for 16 unfortunates. It is understood that similar vehicles will be sent to the other prinoipal cities in the Colony.

Two men were charged at the Police Court thin morning with having committed a violent SMault. The case appears to have been one of the street outrages which have naturally alarmed peaceably disposed citizans. One of the prisoners, William Byan, was sentenced to a month's hard labour on eaoh charge. The other and more determined offender, Bichard Chamberlain, was sentenced to two month's hard labour.

Kaiapoi was decidedly en file yesterday, on the occasion of the Tint of the members of Parliament to the woollen mills. All the bunting available was displayed on shore and on the vessels in the river, and as the members and other visitors passed the school grounds the boys in the playgronnd gave them unmietakeable proof of the sound condition of their lungs. The luncheon was held in the Oddfellows' "frail. A report of the proceedings appears in another column.

Intelligence comes from ' England of a discovery whioh appears very much like a design upon the life of the Prince of Wales. The plot, evidently copied from the operations of the Sihilists in Bussia, took the form of laying charges of dynamite under bridges on the road to Bradford, to which the Prince lately paid a visit. The telegram is so worded M to imply that no attempt was made to fire them, and that the fiendish design was only discovered after the visit was over.

The Bishop of Tinevelly, Southern India, and Che Bey H. B, Macartney, of Caulfield, Melbourne, arrived by the Arawata yesterday. The latter gentleman is well known in Chrif tehurch, having conducted a mission in St John's parish five years ago. 'lhey will, on Sunday next, preach special sermons in some of the City churches, and hold a missionary meeting. They will also be present at the annaal meeting of the Bible Society, on Monday and Tuesday in next week, of which due notice will be given through the publio Press.

The proposal to establish a Oompany for the promotion of the flax-growing industry in Canterbury if evidently meeting with favour in the Ellesmere district. Mr John Davis addrened a meeting of farmers and others on the subject at Bouthbridge on Friday evening last, and subsequently twenty-five of the principal farmers and influential business men of the Ellesmere district signed a statement to the effect that they are willing to act in unison with the .Provisional Directorate established in Ohristehurch for the formation of a Company, having in view the manufacture of the fibre and oiL

At last the valuable seotion opposite the Bank of New Zealand, known as Morten's Corner, is to be turned to aooount, and in a few months the present " shanties," which have for so long a time occupied one of the finest sites in Christ* •hurch, will be things of the past. The leases have nearly expired, and Mr Strouts is preparing the plans of a building with one uniform front elevation ; so that we may expect ere. long to see ablook erected worthy of the site and the city. The owner. Mr B. M. Morten, has instructed the well-known firm of Messrs H. Matson and Co. to offer the leases by public auction, with full compensation clauses.

The ordinary fortnightly meeting of Court Thistle of the Forest, A.0.F., was held lait evening in the St Saviour's schoolroom, Sydenham. There was a good attendance. Two new members were initiated, and one proposal for membership was made. The election of officers thsn took place with the following results : — 0.X., Bro Haig ; 8.0. R., Bro W. Hoddenott ; Treasurer, Bro Tacon; Secretary, Bro Marks ; A.S., Bro Campbell; S.W., Bro Craig ; J.W., Bro Makefleld $ 5.8., Bro P. Craig ; J. 8., Bro Mummis ; Medical Officer, Bro Dr Irving. There was a very long discussion re joining the dispensary and the purchase of a piece of land for a hall, -these matters being eventually postponed to another Court night. The Court was closed in due form by the C.B.

An entertainment in aid of the fund for renovating the Congregational Schoolroom was held last evening. There was a fairly numerous attendance, and Mr Edwards. Superintendent of the Sunday School, occupied the chair. A programme of vocal and instrumental music, readings and recitations, was gone through, in very satisfactory style, the Tarious items being well received by the audience. Songs were contributed by Messrs Johnston and Gibbs; pianoforte selections by Mrs Malcolm and Mieses Widdowson, Hodder and Inglis, and Mr Jameson. Beadings and recitations were given by Messrs Hogben, Davidson, Malcolm, M'Gregor and JSeaven.

The Albion Dramatic Clnb will give an entertainment on Tuesday next, at the Oddfellows' Hall, whim the performance will be in aid of two important local charities, namely, the Benevolent Association and the Female Befuge. The programme will consist of "Ten Nights in a Bar Boom," and as the Club has been fortunate enough to secure the patronage of their Worships the Majors of Ohristchnrch, Sydenham, and St Albam, the City and Borough Councillors, and many leading citiiens, they may fairly expect a full Bouse. After the performance a select dance will be given, tickets for which can only be obtained from the members of the Club, and the proceeds of which are also to be given to Hba above institutions.

Court Woodford, A.O.F.J No. 6583, Kaiapoi, has been registered under the provisions of the Friandly Societies* Act, 1877.

The Hon E. Bichardson announces that he will address the Stanmore electors on Friday evening, at half- past seven o'clock, at the Eichmond schoolhouse, Stanmore road.

Over a thousand signatures have been obtained to the petition in favour of the Amended Drainage Bill. The signatures include those o£ most of the leading ratepayers.

It is stated that steps are being taken to request His Worship the Mayor to oall a public meeting for the purpose of considering the present high rates of fire insuranoe in Ohristoharch.

Captain Gibb haß been held responsible for the loss of the s.s. Westport, and his certificate has been suspended for six months. The finding of the Court, received by telegraph, appears in another column.

The following items appear on the fourth page of this issue :— " Hornswoggled," concluded ; the Children's Ball at the Exhibition ; the Parliamentary Viait, and a report of the meeting of the Waimakariri Harbour Board.

To day tht children of the Amberley Sohool, to the number of 116, were taken by their teachers to viait the Exhibition. Previous to inspecting the "big show" they visited the Museum and Fnblio Gardens, and lunohed at the Coffee Palace.

When the New Zealand Blondin gave his farewell performance at the Exhibition the other evening, he was somewhat ostentatiously presented with a purse. Bumour has it that this little piece of effeetiveneas was a unique specimen of what is known as "high-falu-tiD," for the purse waß empty.

A Company is at the preient time being formed to light Ghristchurch by electricity, capital £25,000, in pound shares. Between Friday afternoon and four o'clock yesterday applications for 4900 shares had been received, mostly in lots of a hundred, each from prominent Ohristchurch oitisens.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold a number of sections in the new township of Belfast this afternoon. The sate took place in Messrs J. T. Ford and Co.'s large room, and Mr B. S. Harley acted as auctioneer. Some ten quarter-aore sections were disposed of at prices ranging from £27 to £37 a piece. Several others were sold privately.

To-morrow evening, what now promises to be a very successful and enjoyable concert, will be given at the Oddfellows' Hall, under the patronage of His Worship the Mayor and Oily Councillors. The entertainment has been initiated for the benefit of Mr J. Biordan, who some time since met with a serious accident on the railway by which h« lost both his legs. We hope there will be a crowded house in order that the kindly intention of his fellow employees may not be frustrated. It is proposed, we believe, to purchase a pair of mechanical legs for the unfortunate young man.

The whole of the preparations having now been completed, " Miohael Strogoff " will be produced this evening at the Theatre Royal on a scale, as they say, of " unparalleled magnificence." Mr Burdett Howe will appear as the Courier of the Czar, supported by Miss Julia Hay ward as the heroine, and an efficient company. Those who have read Jules Verne's romance will remember that the piece is full of striking and dramatic situations, and many of them are, we believe, faithfully copied on the stage. Such are the battle with the rebel Tartars and the burning of Irkutsk, the last of which is said to be a most startling scene. After the dramatic interregnum of the last few weeks, the drama ought to have a capital run.

There are communities in the world in which the people are self-reliant, and refuse to "knuckle under" to a monopoly. "On Sept. 1 last," says the Electrical Stview, " the people of Chesterfield found themselves without any light in the street*. The price of gas was 4s per 1000 cubic feet, and negotiations for a reduction had ended in the supply being cut off ; and during the whole of that month the town was in darkness. Electricity came to the reaoue, and by Oct. 8 Messrs Hammond and Co. had made an installation of the Brush and Lane-Fox lights. There are now twenty-two aro lights and about 100 incandescent lights, and the price of the contract for one year's lighting is £885, as against £900, the price previously paid for gas."

The nomination of candidates for the Stanmore seat took place to-day at noon in the porch of the Bingsland schoolroom, that building itself being in process of alteration, which prevents its use for publio meetings. A large number of electors were present, and took a lively interest in the proceedings, the paddock near the school being nearly filled with vehicles of all kinds, from the humble one-horse waggon to the stylish four-in-hand. The conduct of the electors was ruled by the utmost good humour, but one of the candidates appears to have loit his temper, and accused the Beturning Officer of unfairness. The candidates proposed were Messrs Biohardson, Pilliet, and Cowlishaw, and the show of hands resulted as follows : — For the Hon E. Bichardson 58, Mr Pilliet 47, and Mr Cowlithaw 70. Mr Pilliet demanded a poll.

The half-yearly meeting of the Lyttelton Hearts of Oak Lodge of Druids was held on Tuesday evening at the Foresters' Hall j the attendance of brethren was good, and included the D.F. Bro Skinner, A.D. Bro Hill, and F.A. Bro Sunderland. The Seoretary read the balance sheet and Auditors' report, show* ing that the Lodge was in a flourishing con. dition. The installation of officers for the ensuijg term took place by the D.P., as follows :— A.D., Bro H. Adams; F.A., Bro W. Allwright; Sec, Bro W. J.Harrington (re-elected) ; 1.Q., Bro E. Williams ; Treasurer, Bro A. Taylor (re-elected) ; O.GK, Bro A. Morris ; A.D.B.'b Bros W. Moynahan and D. Serra; V.A.B.'s, Bros B, Ambrose and Erekson; M.S., Bro J. Koahlia; Auditors, Bros T. Hough and J. Wood. A hearty rote of thanks was passed to the D.P. and visitors, also to P.A. Bro Lawson. The Lodge was closed by A.D. Bro Adams.

The anomalies of social life are 'at times very refreshing, says a London paper. A popular M.P. invited a distinguished company to dinner the other day. Three of the gueits elected to drive to their host's house together. The carriage duly deposited them at their destination ; and the eldest gentleman, on alighting, said to his two companions, who were M.B.s, " I'll pioneer you ; 1 know the way up-stairs." But here the butler intervened, and said, "Down-stairs, please, gentlemen. Down accordingly went the trio, and wera ushered into a small room, where tat a lady and gentleman, divided by a table, on whioh was a dish of oranges. Conversation flowed pleasantly, all sorts of topics being discussed, till at last the host said, " I am sorry my lady is indisposed, as she would like to have seen you." Then spake the eldest, who is a distinguished official of the House, " I think we have made a mistake." "So say all of us," was the mixed rejoinder ; and with many regrets and apologies the oompany separated. Then it was discovered that the banquet was next door. Meanwhile the noble lard who entertained the three argels unawares tells the story with unrivalled unction.

The quarterly meeting of the office-bearers of the Wealeyan Church, Durham street Circuit, was held in the school room on Monday evening. The Bey B. Best, the newly-ap-pointed Superintendent of the Circuit, occupied the chair. The number of Church members, reported by the ministers, was a slight decrease on the previous quarter. This was occasioned by several removals, but this decrease was compensated by the fact that a number of new members had been received on probation. The Circuit Stewards, Moßers K. 0. Mouldey and IT. Martin, reported the erection of a new parsonage on the East Belt. The financial statement was considered as satisfactory. It showed that the total income for the quarter (including a credit balance of £183 12s 3d) was £498 18s 4d ; and the oipenditnre (including £26 granted to Foreign Missions, £89 to various Trust Funds, £220 to furnishing of new parsonage, and £36 to Donnexienal Funds) was £640 4s 4d. A lengthened conversation took place on the best method of improving the financial oondition of the circuit, and a Committee was elected to consider the subject and report to the next meeting. Arrangements were made for special evangelistic servies in the circuit during the coming quarter. The meeting was closed with singing and the benediction.

The centenary of the birth of Frederick Trdbel, deviser of the Kindergarten system of education, has jnit been celebrated all over Germany with honours proportionate to the high esteem in which tb» science of teaching is held by the nation.

The following applications, for patents are gazetted :— Alexander Blaok, of Dunedin, for 11 an invention for bending railway or tee iron." Albert Potter, of Hamilton, woolstapler, for "an invention for scouring wool in the fleece, without breaking up, cutting, felting, or injuring the fibre, to be called Potter's machine for scouring wool in the fleece."

A very enjoyable ball waß given at Sannyside last night, by the attendants of the Asylum, to their friends. Dancing took place in the recreation hall, which was very tastefully decorated in honour of the occasion. Music was supplied by an efficient band, under the direction of: Mrs Long, who presided at the pianoforte. Supper was laid in one of the wards adjoining the recreation hill. About 150 persons were present, who all appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves, and great credit is due to Mr Seager and the attendants for the pains they took to promote the pleasure of the visitors. The company separated about one o'clock in the morning.