Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4562, 7 December 1882, Page 2

Local & General.

A meeting of persons interested in the Oxford raoes will be held to-morrow evening. A meeting of master bakers re annual picnic will be held this evening at the Commercial Hotel. A meeting of the Sefton Sports Committee will be held on Saturday evening in the Town Hall, Sefton. The following items appear on the fourth page of this issue : — " A voyage with a Seagull," concluded ; Kaiapoi Share Audita, and the Bailway Commission. Ihe Canterbury Linseed Oil and Fibre Oompany have scoured a blook of three aores of land at Hillsborough as a site for their proposed works. It is situated olose to the Hillsborough railway station, so that a siding could be conveniently run on to the ground. A meeting of the Caledonian Sooiety was held at 5 p.m. yesterday in the Agricultural and Pastoral Association's rooms. The principal business was tho consideration of arrangementa conncotod with the sports to be held in Lancaster Park on Anniversary Day. The ladies of the congregation of St Mary's, Merivalo, will hold their annual Bale of work in aid of the funds of tho Sunday Sohool on Saturday next. In addition to a large and varied assortment of wearing apparel, ferns, pot plants, &c, there will also be a large Christmas tree and a dramatic entertainment in the evening. The first of a series of popular literary and scientific lectures in connection with tho Ohristchurch Working Men's Club was delivered on Tuesday evening by Mr F. Adams, who gave a discousa on various English authors, illustrating bis remarks with quotations from their works. The next leoturo will be by Mr W. M. Maskell, on " MiorosI copy." Mr John Davis, who has for some time past taken an active part in promoting the European flax industry in Canterbury, recently forwarded to the Secretary of tho Agricultural and Pastoral Association a very fine sample of the flax grown by him at Southbridge, where he has about 40 acres undor this crop. The flax in question is exceedingly well grown, the straw being upwards of 3ft in lsngth. A serious accidont occurred on Tuesday night to William Miller, a fish dcaier, residing at Kaiapoi, whilo returning from the Rangiora market on Tuesday evening. He was found lying on the Drain road with his jaw badly broken. He had evidently fallen out of the cart. The horse was grazing not far from where he waß found. He was promptly taken home, and attended to by Dr Ovenden, who, however, iB of opinion that tho injuries received will be Bcrious. A meeting of the Committeo of tho Kaiapoi Horticultural Society woe held last night, to make final arrangements for the Show on Saturday. There were nine members present, Mr E. Pamham being in the char. It was stated that tho necessary staging had been completed, Mr Bobins having supplied the requisite timber gratuitously ; and Mr B. W. Smith had oreoted the tubles Mr Smith also stated that any exhibitor who did not desire to remove his plants or exhibits oould leave them in the hall ; and he kindly undertook to water and otherwise look after them. The Secrotary reported having made arraugemonts for a promenudo concert in the evoning, and the Brass Band had very kindly volunteered their eervicos. Arrangements had boen mado | for tbe judges and Committee to lunch at Wearing s hotel, and Bovoral members of tho Committeo had volunteered thoir services bb doorkeepers. It was agreed to hold the next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 18, for the pur- , pose of getting ont the autumn catalogue. I Three or four special prizes were promised for the autumn Show, and the meeting t adjourned.

Emir Bey haa been scratched for the W • ling ton Cup. At the firat meeting of tbeaew High Sohoo, Board, at 'limaru, lait evening, Mr J. H. Butter, M.H.8., was eleoted Chairman. 0n Deo. 27 a tea and entortainment in honour of the 1.0. G.T. Grand Lodge Sossions at Bangiora will be held in the Literary Institute. Xhe Bangiora Braes Bond will be ia attendance, and a special train will leave for Christchuroh at midnight. The early closing movement at Wellington Blill continues. At a meeting of the Pharmaceutical Society, held hut evening, it wai reported that the whole of the ohemiets in Wellington had agreed to close their places of buiiness evory Wednesday afternoon, from 2 till 8 pm., providing the movement became genoral. A man, named Cornelius Connell, wbb arreßted last evening by Detective Neil, on a charge of stealing a watch and ohain, value £4. The property has not yet been recovered.- John Burgess, a lad employed by Mr George Hyde, was arreßted by Deteotive O'Connor, and accused of stealing frem his matter a piece of leather value 3s. It is dated that Detective Hughoe will ehortly be transferred to Auckland. As previously stated in our telegraphic neWO, it is intonded to have doteotivcs who are acquainted with persons resident in the different towns of the Colony BtalLned at Auckland, with a view to detect absconders who may endeavour to leave by tho mail boats. A meeting of the Kowai Pass Sport* Committee was held at Davie'a Hotel on Tuesday. There waß a fair attendance, and Mr Eobinßon occupied the chair. It was resolved to holi the sports as usual, on Boxing Day. The balanoeeheet from last year was read, showing a small credit balanoe. A Committee was appointed to arrange programme, and to meet on next Tuesday evening. The annual Sunday school treat in connection with St Andrew's Bunday Bohool was held in the East Oxford distriot school-house on Tuesday ovoning. After full justice had been done to the tea provided the tables were cleared, aud a vooal and instrumental entertainment wbb held, which the children seemed fully to enjoy. The proceeds of the entortainment will be devoted to the purchate of prizes for the school children. The usual meeting of the Malvern Bohool Committee was held on Tuesday. Correspondence was read fram the Board of Education, notifying that Miss Inman oould not take her appointment of mistreat of the Annat Bohool, and it was decided that Mra Blythen be retained for the position at present. The Chairman reported that Mr Victor entered on his duties as master of the main school on Monday. It was resolved that the sohools be closed for a fortnight from Deo. 22. Aocountß were passed for payment, and the Committee adjourned. The members of the Christchuroh Fire Brigade held a meeting at tho Library, Liohfleld street, last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr Superintendent Turton, who stated that the business of the moating was to oonsider certain correspondence reoeived from the Secretary to the Fire Brigade Association, wishing to know if tho Brigade would send three delegates to a conference to be held in January next in Napier. It was decided that, on aooount of tbe scarcity of funds, only ono delegate oould be sent. The various members were allotted tht i* respective duties at the demonstration on th* evening of Anniversary Day in Hogley Fi»ik. In reply to a question, tho Ohairmun stated that no communications had baou received regarding the £50 forwarded to tho City Council by Mr B. H. Rhodes - bu answer which produced considerable di« aiisfaotion. The Chairman also eaid that the tunds had been somewhat heavily taxed by tno expenses attending the Exhibition procession in May. People seldom realise what the >torld owes to tho oditors— -preaching shoit, sermons constantly to the thousands who echo their viewa, without a thought of the study or labour they represent. To be sure, there is muoh matter that is weak as water, and the men who oan write solidly, sensibly, and oonoisely upon a thousand topics are not to be found in every aanotum • jot they all work hard, and generally give more than they re- > ceive. Ihe smalleit country newspaper, says * the Printers' Circular, 1b worth more to Us subscriber in one month than Ua prioe for a year, and does more for its neghbonrhood for nothing than many a high oftlohl does for his munificent salary. The printing press may have an iron heart, but ita work is benerolenoo itself ; the world moves to its vibrating music It can be used for ill, but is genorally true to its trust, and prompt to lead in every good werd or work. Remember this the next time some editor fails to cut his writingi so as to fit closely your particular views or fancy. The net profit of the Now Zealand Native Land Settlement Oompany for the year ended Sept. 30 was £10,129 12s Sd, out of which a dividend of 8 per cent waß declared, and the remainder— £8681 15t 4i — carried forward. From the Directors' report we find that (he actual value of the not property of the Company is estimated at £23,893, and tho profit to Natives at £47,786. Thb following passages occur in the report : — " Tho operations of tbe Company have alroady largely aided in deter* mining litigation in the Poverty Bay Distriot, and have thus tended to stimulate a more active progress in productive settlement. . . . The Direotors are of opinion that the Oompany must strengthen itself by calling up more capital, by inoroasing capital, or by selling debentures upon speoifio properties in hand. The work of the year now commenced will be very great, and your resources will be taxed to the utmost to keop paoo with tho requirements of tho Natives who are desirous of plaoing their lands in the charge of the Company." In tho course of yesterday morning, information was rooeivod by the police that a couple of cheques, supposed to be forged, had j been issued in town by a man who gave hia name ' as John Gilleese, and who, thero wob reason to believe, had but just left the city. One of these was for the sum of £IC, nnd had boon cashed by Mr S. Oohen, and tho other, for £5, had been passed off at the Langham Hotel. Both cheques wero on the Bank of Now Zealand, were dated Dec. 4, and purported to be signed by Mr Bobert Mitohell. Tho signatures, however, wore but clumsy imitations, and it is stated that this fnot led to tho discovery of the forgery. Immediately on recoipt of the information, a description of tho individual who was wanted was telegraphed to the various country stations, and later in the day the authorities were gratified by the receipt of a telogram from Constable Oartmill, stationed at Sheffield, stating that ho hnd snicceodod in capturing tho runaway, who, it is believed, left town by tho South train yesterday morning, and turned off from the main line at Bolleeton, intending either to make a lengthened sojourn in the Malvern district, or to cross over to the West Ooast. However, thanka to the proniptittido of the Eolico, his intentions, whatever they were, aye been frustrated. A meeting of the Hagloy Park Bathing Committee was held nt tho Temperance Hotel last night ; present — Messrs Qrifllths (in the chair), Burns, fc'utcbell and Ohapmun. An apology for non attendance was received from Mr Can. The sub-Committee roported that the Carlton bathing place was not objeolionable to the publio,"' but suggestod the advisability of bathers woaring trunks after 8 a.m. Tho following donations towards tho erection of a shed wore reoeived : — His Worship the Mayor, £1 ; Boy W. H. Elton, 10« i j Messrs J. Anderson, jun., 10s j T. 8. Lambert, 10s -. A. Merton, 10s ;W. B, Morris, 10a ; and A. Marshall, 10s, together- with r mailer -übicriptions, making a total of £10 10s. Il was resolved that thoso donations bo acknowledged with the thanks of the Committee. The Chairman stated that ho had communicated with tho Drainage Board requesting them to remove the weeds from the bathing place, and that they had promised to look into thft matter. It waa resolved that the proprietors of the boat sheds be requested to inform boating parties of tho bathing hours. In accordance with a suggestion contain* d in a leader which appeared in the Star somi two months ago, it was resolved that the Chairman be requested to intorviow his Worship tho Mayor and asoortain whether tho Oity Oounoil would bo disposod to place tbo buildings of tho Oashel street baths at Iho disposal of tho Bathing Oommitteo for the purpose of improving tho Hagley Park bathing place. It was resolved to take immediate steps to erect a bathing shed, and the Ootr. mittee ad,* jammed.

filTft^&Ro&*****W************** malm * A telegraph station has been opened at Papanui. Office hours— 9 s>.m. to 6 p.m. (Sundays and holidays eioepted). Ihe Waikato Natives are availing themselves to rsadily ef Government offers of land through Judge If enton. that the difficulty now is to find enough suitable blooki for them. Single fare tiokets will be issued on the railway from any station to any station m the Canterbury Provincial Distriot on Deo. 14, 16, and 16, available for return to Deo. 19 inclusive. Ihe Colonial Secretary has acceded to the request that Friday, the day appointed for the cricket matoh between Auckland and "Wellington, might be observed as a halfholiday among the Civil servants. Mr D. B. Currie, for many years local - manager for the New Zealand Shipping Company at Dunsdin, has relinquished his position to go into buiiness. He will be succeeded by Captain Bojd, of the chip Piako. Horses continue to be soratohed for the Cup, the handicapping for whioh has caused wide-spread dissatisfaction, and it ia predicted that when tho event comes »ff there will be only two or three competitors. The Popular Sports Committee held their usual weekly meeting yesterday afternoon, -when a number of details oonneoted with the coming sports were dealt with. A report of the proceeding appears in another column. The steamer Deluge and the hand engine Dreadnought wero taken out for a wet practice to Montreal street bridge last evening. There was a good muster of tho respective ■detaohments, and very satisfactory time was made. ' It is stated that the Surrey Hilla estate, Ponsonby, belonging to the Hon James Williamson, has beon Bold to the Waikato Land Oompany, consequently Mr Thomas Bussell and Messrs M'Lean and Co. ore largely interested in this purchase. A very bad case of blood-poisoning has oo* curred at Greymouth. A girl named Whitmore uufc her foot, and the wound beoame poisor/d by her stockings, whioh were of a brilliant colour. Her head and limbs are swollen abnormally, nad her life is despaired of. Bobert Kwing, the man who endeavoured to destroy his house by fire in a fit of drunken frenzy on Nov. 29, was this morning committed for trial on a oharge of arson. It appears the property was insured, and that No. 3 Building Sooiety also had an interest in it. Mr Bold, Inspector of the Postal _ and Telegraph Department, met with an accident yesterday, at Gisborne. Whilst driving in a buggy with Dr Lemon, tho horse shied off the road, and the buggy was overturned. The Dootor escaped withont injury, but Mr Bold was thrown on his head, and was insensible for a timo. He afterwards recovered. Mr H. B. Alport Bold the privileges in connection with the Anniversary sports in Hagley Park at 1 p.m. to-day. The two publicans' booths were taken up by Mr Hantman at £20 and £25 respectively. The confectioners' booths and two sites for fruit stalls, were alao sold for fair prioes. Yesterday morning, about half-pa9t 6 o'olook, a man waa found lying dead in the middle of the road at Leeston with his throat out. The unfortunate man was a swagger, and had been about the township for three or four days. He was evidently suffering from a weak constitution, and from remarks made to others, it is thought he was deranged. Constable Simpson had the body removed to the Leoston Hotel. A Confirmation servico waß hold in St Matthews church, Courtenay, by the Most Bey the Primate, on Advent Sunday, when sixteen male and twelve female candidates wore confirmed. The ohuroh was full to overflowing, and the service was heartily rendered throughout. In the aftornoon the usual children* service was held, at whioh the Bishop delivered an address, and in the evening His Lordship preached at Kirwee a sermon cuiublo to the season. The Popular Sports Committeo yesterday resolved to make all the bioyole raoes on Deo. 16 open to all comers, and not restricted to members of olubs. Several members of the Committee argued that numorous bicyclists did not belong to any olub, and that if membera of olubs were precluded from competing for money prizes, it should bo remembered that all winners at the Bports had the option of accepting trophies instead of cash. The illicit distillation oases were concluded in the Wellington Magistrate's Court last evening. William '.Thompson and Ihomas Morgan, who wero arrested in town with 40 gallons of whiakey in their possession, were eaoh lined £100, or in default two months' imprisonment. George 1 aylor, upon whose farm at Pahautanui tho still was discovered, was mulcted iv a Uao of £200, or six months' im-priionmc-.it. The oharge against Thomas Taylor, a part owner of the farm, was withdrawn. At the Court of Appeal yesterday, before their Honors tho Chief Justice and Mr Justioe Gillies, in tho Dunedin cbbo of Connor v. Maokay, (1) judgment was delivered in whioh Mr Justice Williams oonourred, affirming the deoision of tho Court below, and dismissing the present appeal with costs. In Connor v. Maokay (2) the order was varied, and no coats of appeal were allowed. In Hurrey v. Bank of New South Wales, Gisborne, judgment was given for plaintiff for valuo of goods as found by jury (£Bl6 6s 8d) ; each party to bear his own costs of rule, and costs of action to be apportioned. A man may be cool as an ioicle uncer extraordinary circumstances of danger or exoitement ; he may preserve an even mind when a ghoat oorr.es into his room at midnight ; he may assume cum maud and act nobly and well when the ship is sinking ; but lot that man, let _ any mm, upset his inkstand, and he springs to his feet, makes a desperate grasp for the iukstand, and knooks it half- way across tho table, olaws after his papers, and swoops them through the sable puddle to save them, tears his white silk handkerchief from his pocket, and mops up tho ink with it, and after ho hns stnaared the table, hia hands, and his lavender trousers with ink, as far as it oould be made to go, discovers that early in the engagement he knookod the inkstand clear off tbn table, and it has been draining ita life ink away all that time in the centre of the only light figure in the pattern of the carpet. Then ha wondor»-why n man always makes a fool bf himself whon he upsets a bottle of ink. He doesn't know why. Nobody knows why. But ovory time it is so. If you don't beliove it, try it. An extraordinary general meeting of the eharoholdor » in tho joint stock company inoorpora' cd as S. Manning and Co., limited, took placo this aftornoon at Mr Charles Clark's rooms. Thero was a moderato attendance, and the choir was ocoupiod by the Managing Director, Mr S. Manning. The following motion was agreed to unanimously : — " That the Directors bo authorised to issuo thoromaiuing 6000 unallotted shares in the capital stock of tho Company at a premium of lOj per ohare, the amount of such premium to bo placed to the crodit and form part of tho reserve fund of tho Company ; and thab tho second issue bo allotted and issued to existing shareholders in the proportion of one share for each one held by them, and that any shares not taken up be dealt with by tho directors." The Managing Director staled that tho prosperity of tho Company hud fur oxceoded all oxpoctations. Tho burning- ( f tho last two months had excoodod tin I; of the corresponding period of last year by 12i por cent. A meeting to confirm tho riSoluMon juat passed will bo held in fourteen '-ays' timo. Itis ourioua to no! o how in all countries thore is a worship of somo matorial comfort, whioh becomes thi* incarnation of tho national feeling. In tfngland it is roast beof .in Amorica it seems to be thoir cast-iron stoves, to attack which is to invite the onslaught of all truo patriots. Mr Oscar Wilde, il> appears, has committed this indiscrotion, and tho ire of the visit ova to Longbeaoh Hotel who have not beon converted to porcelain and old English fire apparatus was aroused by this insolont attack on tho Amorican stove. It was wituout a murmur that thoy heard him abuso the bad picture?, vulgar wallpapors, barren white walls, machine-made glued-together furniture, whioh crooked when you sat down on it and orocked boforo the fire. They ovon listened to him attentively when he suggested that railway stations should bo tomples of art, and hold up tho floathon Ghineo on the Paoiflo Bailway to their admiration, who drank out of auch delioato toacups— but to attack their castiron stove was too muoh. After this unwarranted attack, it is to be foared that his receipts will probably fall off sorioiuly, oven if he escapes more sorious national manifestations of indignation.

Luna has been scratched for the Sprint Handicap, 0.J.0. Hew Year's Day Meet* ing. The Taranaki Agricultural Show came off yesterday. The number of entries was larger than en previous years, and the attendance was large. The Christ's College Cadet Corps was inspeoted by Major Lean this afternoon, in the grounds attached to the College. Upwards of 40 members of the corps were present, Captain N. V. Bichards being in command. The lads were put through company drill, manual exeroise, and skirmishing motions, and went through their movements in a very creditable style. Colonel Brett was present during the inspection. Application was made to Mr Justice Bioh* mond in Chamber«, at Wellington, yesterday by Mr H. D. Bell, counsel for defendant, for the appointment of a Commission to take the evidence of the British Consul at Samoa ia the case of Mr W. J. Hunt v. Sir Arthur Gordon. Mr Edward Shaw appeared on behalf of plaintiff, and opposed the granting of the application. After argument on both Bides, His Honor agreed to the appointment of a Commission on oondition that Mr Shaw was allowed the liberty of reviewing the order made by producing evidence.