Local & General.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4791, 7 September 1883, Page 2

Local & General.

+ Freesing operations will be resumed at the Belfast freezing Works to-morrow morning. The usual monthly meeting of the General Committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Assooiation will be held to-day at Span.

, ___=-== Mr H, B. Alport announces the sale by auotion at 11 a.m. to-morrow of a house for removal. Ihe annual general meeting of the Ban£ora Horticultural Sooiety is convened for ionday evening next, at 8 o'clock. Ihe annual Horse Parade will be held at the Agricultural and Pastoral Association Grounds on Saturday, Sept. 29. All horses must be entered before Sept. 27. Ihe Provisional Directors of the South Canterbury Frozen Meat Company have unanimously determined to register it forthwith, having received most enoouraging support. Owing to the inolement state of the weather, the Druids' torchlight procession and entertainment that wero to have taken place at Kaiapoi, last evening, have been postponed for a week. The following items appear on the fourth page of this issue :— Tale (oonoluded) "Bert— a i or, Love Begets Love;" Parliamentary Proceedings ; The Oust ; West Melton; Law Examinations; Chasing a ■ Slaver, ___ At the United Methodist Church, Bangiora, on Wednesday evening, the Bey J. Parkin delivered a very eutertainin g looture on "Wit smd Humour," to a fairly numerous audisnoe. She lecture was the last of a series of three in aid of the Ohuroh funds. This morning Detective O'Connor arrested ft young man named Samuel Martin, aged 18, on a warrant from Timaru, oharged with the larceny of the eun ot £5 15s, the property of Henry Boarfe. He will appear at the B.M. Court to-morrow. About 12 o'olook to-day, as a lad was riding past the Heathcote Boad Board Office, his horse shied, and he was thrown heavily to the ground. He was fortunately not seriously hurt, though comewhat shaken and covered with mud. The horse was soon caught by some persona who were standing by. A project is on foot at Bangiora to erect a monument, by publio subscription, to the memory of the late Mr O.Or. Chapman, whose untimely demise some time ago caused keen regret to be felt in the place. Several influential residents have taken the matter in r.and, and it will no doubt be brought to a successful issue. On Tuesday next a concert will be given in Bt John's schoolroom under the direotion of Mr G. B. Fie snug, the programme for whioh promises an entertainment of more than usual exoellenoe. Mr Fleming has been fortunate : in securing the servioes of several of the best known and moat appreciated of our looal -nusic.iana.jsnch as the Misses Little and Tomp* eon, and Meesrs &. Wolf, 8. A.M., and 0. Fox. Ihe Chess matoh by telephone between j Christohurch and Kaiapoi was brought to « oonolusion on Tuesday last, Christ* ohuroh winning by two games to nil. I Ihe draughts match ended in a draw, eaoh aide winning one game and two games being drawn. It is probable that some of the Christohurch players will visit Kaiapoi ■hortly to play a return match, as their -Kaiapoi friends are anxious for revenge. In the Gazette of August 30 the announcement is made of tbe faot that Che Ashburton Domain haß been brought under tbe provisions of the "Publio Domains Act, 1881," and the following gentlemen havo been appointed a Domain Board :— Messrs W. 0. Walker, J. E. Trevor, B. G. Wright, IT. T. Winter, T. Buliook, W. Q. H. St Bill, John Orr, and the Mayor of the Borough. By a misprint, the Mayor of Timaru, instead of the Mayor of Ashburton, is placed upon the Board. At the usual quarterly sitting of the Ash* -burton (Suburban) Licensing Committee, it -was deoided that the Committee had no power to grant licenses' for the Wheatsheaf and Waterton Hotels, whioh houses were deprived of their licenses three months ago through the landlords failing to apply in tbe manner fixed by the Aot. The Minister of -Justioe had premised to validate a grant of the licenses at this sitting, but the Committee thought that tha promised condonation was no reason or authority for them to aot Illegally. < Onr Little Biver correspondent writes : — -A great meeting of the Natives is to take place at Kaiapoi on Monday next to consider Native matters. Delegates {rom each hapu have been appointed to attend A Native Land Court will sit «t Kaiapoi on Sept. 14 to consider Native ■ claims, -he Court will also sit at Nelson on Nor. 15. George Bobinson, the well-known wrestler, is putting in a olaim for lands in little Biver, Akaroa, Port Levy, Baupaki, and Kaikoura, aad other claims, through the female descendants of his great-grandfather, who was the head of theNgatikuri hapu. Ihe formation of juvenile branohes of the various Friendly Societies is a movement -whioh appears to be especially popular at the present time, and it must be admitted that the youngsters seem to take very kindly to the idea. The juvenile branohes formed in connection with l be Oddfellows and Foresters are ■ in a flourishing condition, and great interest is being taken by the young members in the affairs of their respective Sooieties. The Juvenile Foresters have decided to form a •cricket club in connection with their Lodge, and have eleoted officers and made all preparations for training themselves in the Englishman's favourito outdoor game. Yesterday, about noon, Constable Henry motioed » man, named Henry Taylor, walking along the streets wearing one overcoat and •carrying another on his arm. The constable's suspicions were aroused— either by a previous knowledge of the man's oharaoter or in the exercise of that intuitive perception whioh enables the police to distinguish between honest men and rogues—and enquiries were made, by which, it was ascertained that one •of fche coats had been stolen from Mr Barsht's tailor, shop in Oolombo street, and the other from Messrs Ballantyne and Oo.'s. Taylor was arrested and looked np. A general meeting of the South Canterbury "Industrial Association was held ' last night in the Timaru Town Hall; . tbe President, Mr Wakefield, in the ohair. It was reported that the Fish and Fish Coring Company, whioh started under the auspioes of the Association, was now sue- . cessfully floated. Mr Duval read a paper on the Industrial Exhibition in Ohristohuroh. Mr Wat kin s promised to send a sample of Timaru nde farina, and a strong Committee was formed for collecting exhibits in Timaru. Mr Noble gave an instructive addresß on . paper making, and a general desire was then expressed to foster the industry in the distriot. After a useful diBOUSBion the meeting terminated. At ths Invercargill Supreme Court yesterday the only ease of interest was Hbrnsby (Lake County Press) v. Warren {Lake WaJcatipu Mail) tot libel, contained in tha following extraot from the Arrowtown correspondent of the Mail on the. occasion of a lecture by plaintiff on Ireland :— " Ireland has once more to cry 'save me from my friends.' The leoturer appearß to bave an insatiable penchant for 8 blood and murder,' inouloated perhaps in his early youth, as he hails from Tasmania, and it has before now been remarked that his lineage is to be traced in the record of the Chatham Islos. '.Chis accounts for and excuses a great riosl." The jury gave a verdict for £50, the olaim having been £1000. The Judge reeorvad the law points raised by de- °. fondant for a nonsuit. Ihe arnuul ball of the E. Battery of Volunteer Artillery took plaoe in the OddfeUows' Hall last evening, and in 3 lite of the very unfavourable weather, was a ecided success. The hall was decorated for tke occasion with considerable taste, and presented a vory effective appearance. The stage was furnished with tables, sofas, and ohairs, and was turned into a most comfortable lounge for those' who might desire to rest after the fatigues of dancing. A number of fine forns placed in the front, added greatly to the excellence of the effeot.^ The Battalion colours were suspended on either side of the proscenium, nnd before the stage were a couple of stands of piled arms. At the other end two atara formed of sword-bayonets, were suspended on the wall, and above tbe entranoo vras a devioe of orossed swords. Tha room behind the stage was used as a supperroom, where a capital spread was provided by Mr He3?en%er ; the tables were laid out in most tasteful style, and were brilliant with _ut glass, silver and flowers. Owing to the bad state of the weather, the guests were not so numerous as was expeoted. Nevertheless about 50 couples were in the hall, among those present being Colonel Lean, Captain Wolfe and Lieutenants Hill and Dransfield. Dancing was continued to a late hour to the strains of a quadrille band, under the direction of Mr Bidney Wolf, B.AM.

The nominations for three candidates to > fill the ordinary vaoanoies in the Kaiapoi Borough Oounoil, caused by the retirement of Messrs Blaokwell, Wilson, and Stanton, dosed p at noon to-day (Friday), and resulted in only one person being nominated, viz., Mr Joseph Stanton, one of the retiring members of the > Oounoil. From the result of the nominations i it ia evident that the ambition and anxiety of ' participating in Munioipal honours has abated, one candidate only being nominated instead . of three. An eleotion to fill extraordinary i vaoanoies will have to take plaoe. A meeting of the Committee of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held at 2 r>m. to-day; present— Messrs T. Bruce , (Chairman), W. Henderson, J. Gilmour, B. Wilkin, J. Deans, P. Dunoan, W. Norman, E. fl. Harley, J. Garforth, M'Beth, and H. M'llraith. -.'he Seoretary laid on the table three volumes of the "New South Wales Herd Book," presented by Mr J. B. Hill to the Association, nnd a vote of thanks was passed to the donor. The Committee decided to place on reoord a resolution of regret at the Ipsa the Association had sustained through the death of Mr J. Walls. Ihe Seoretary announced that Messrs Miles and Co. had offered a speoial prize of £20 for the highest prize- taker in merino sheep • Mr E. G. Tripp £5 for a one _orse gone-cutter, and £5 for a combined sower and manure-distri-butor; anb Mr Ballantyne £8 8s for the highest fat stook prize-taker. 1 1 was resolved to suggest lo Mr Tripp to add the £5 he offered for a one-horse gorae-outter to his prize for a combined sower and manure-distri-butor as the former maohine was impracticable. It was deoided to offer a prize of £5, added to a sweep of £2 by eaoh exhibitor (in addition to the usual entranoe fee), for not less than Sowt of untasted cheese. The appointment of Marshals for the various classes at the Metropolitan Show was then proceeded with, after which the Committee adjourned. Writing of England's promised gifttheSydney — cAo says:— "Ten thousand families of London destined for Australia. We scarcely know how to take the news. There will be no difficulty in absorbing the 10,000, and we shall lay up treasures of gratitude # with the Mansion House people by ocoepting them. But what is the origin, what the cause, of the movement? London crowding may be. London has been crowding for many years, and London is so vast and so dense that the weeding out of 10,000 will hardly make a peroeptible difference. Besides, this sending out is very well illustrated by reversing the old proverb. It is letting out at the spigot and taking in at the bung. There is more emigration to London than to New South Wales ia every year. The fresh blood, the bright hope, and the strong purpose of the world stream into the oity gates and sometimes rise to the palaces and the towers, and at others sink to the slums. _ We may be suro the palaces and towers will not be drained for the purpose of supplying us with people ; and are we prepared to accept 10,000 families of the slums? They are going to drain their great cask a little, but will it be only a drainage of the lees P We shall derive no advantage from them. If we tafco them it will bo for oharity. -hey may bring us some of the carols and more of the slang of Cookayne. We can do without cither. Also, thoy may live contentedly about our narrow filthy courts, and feel themselves perfeotly at home in tke most meagre of terraces, but it would be better for the oity that the courts should be cleared and the terraces burned if they are not fit for the habitation of people accustomed to a reasonable spaoe of earth beneath and a fair breadth of heaven above. Ten thousand families of London— fifty thousand sallow faces, squeaky voices, meagre bodies and barren minds 1 We must have run largely into debt with the world's metropolis if we can only discharge it by accepting suoh a drainage as that." The revenue of France for the first half of the present year was 28,000,000 francs below the estimate of the budget. It is anticipated that there will bean inorease of the estimates. Importß in June inoreased 64,000,000 francs, aB compared with June, 1882. The exports decreased 21,000,000 francs, oompared with the exports of June of last year.