NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 108, 5 October 1874, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Entertainment. —The second of the series of entertainments in coir ectinn with St Paul’s, Papanui, will take place to-morrow evening.

Reserves —A number of reserves made temporarily under the 19th clause of the Waste Lands Regulations, are gazetted in the Provincial Government Gazette of October 3rd.

The Domain Board.—His Honor the Superintendent has accepted the resignation of the following gentlemen as members of the Canterbury Public Domains Board, viz:— Messrs W. G. Brittan, G. Gould. R. Wilkin, J, 11. Hill. C. C. Bowen, and T. IT. Potts. Philosophical Institute.— The invitations to Major Palmer, H.E., and the other officers of the Transit of Venus expedition, to the dinner given by the Philosophical Institute, has been accepted, and the dinner will take place on Thursday next. Harmonic Society.—The next concert of this sooieiy takes p ace on Frinay evening, when Handel’s oratorio of ‘’Samson will be given. The rehearsals of the work havi gone very satisfactorily throughout, and a good rendering of the oratorio may be looked for.

8t Michael’s.—We understand that a tender has been accepted for the erection of the chancel, vestry, organ chamber, &c, in connection with this church, for £<>9o The total cost of work, including incidcnta expenses, is estimated at £B4O. Towardthis, the committee have in hand and promised £3(56, leaving £474 to be yet subs scribed, for which purpose subscription lis - aie in circulation,

Educational District. The altered boundaries of the Lincoln and Green park educational districts are published in the Gazette.

Lyttelton Fire Brigade.—A meeting of the sub-committee was held on Saturday night, when a report was brought up and a programme submitted, which was approved of. it was resolved that his Worship the Mayor he asked to take the chair at the entertainment to be held on the 15th, and that Messrs Webb and Harris be asked to suppot him on that occasion. The meeting i hen adjourned.

Gaol Returns —The following was the state of Her Majesty’s gaols in Canterbury for the month ending September 30th : Lyttelton Gaol, for trial at the Supreme Court, 9 ; hard labor, 115 ; imprisonment, 4; debtors, 5 ; total, 133. Discharges, tried at the Supreme Court, 1 ; tried before the 'magistratel', 31 ; debtors, 2 ; total, 34. Addington Gaol, undergoing hard labor, 65 ; imprisonment, 2; total, 67. Discharges, tried before the magistrates, 40. Timaru Gaol, undergoing hard labor, 18 ; imprisonment, 3 ; lunatics, I ; total, 22. Discharges, tried before the magistrates, 10.

Wesleyan Bazaar.- The bazaar in con tinuation of tnat held sometime back in aid of the funds for building the new schoolroom at the'Durham street Wesleyan Church, will take place on Thursday next, in the Oddfellows’ Hall. A multitudinous assortment of articles of various kinds has been collected by the committee, and the stalls will be fully supplied. The refreshment stall will be under the same able superintendence as on the former occasion, and a brisk business may be looked for in this department.

Draught Stock. —The valuable imported Clydesdale horse, Lord Lorn, the property of Mr James Walls, Kaiapoi Island, having been sold to Mr J. Evans, Hawkes Bay, will leave this province within a few days. The price paid is said to have been £520. Sir Walter Scott, the other horse imported by Mr Walls at the same time, and the finest animal of the two, is still in his possession, and probably, on his return from Scotland, Mr Walls may biing out another horse as well as the mares which he went specially to purchase. Saltwater Creek.— A meeting was held at Cameron’s Hotel, on Thursday, to take steps to prevent the overflow of the river Ash'ey. There was a fair attendance, Mr J. Macfarlane was voted to the chair. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr C. Ff. Pemberton, seconded by Mr D. Cameron, “ That the Ashley having recently encroached upon its banks, in various places between Mr Fawcett's farm and the lower bridge, it is necessary that immediate steps be taken to provide for the safety of life and property in the vicinity of the river.” Mr F. H. M. Walker suggested that the district should be brought under the Canterbury Rivers Act, and a board of conservators appointed. A deputation of Messrs Cameron, W. Thompson, Pemberton, and the chairman was elected to wait upon the Superintendent of the Province, to point out the requirements for protective works. The meeting then adjourned. Distressing Accident.—A very sad accident occurred on the Bouthbridge line of railway, near Morton’s crossing, on Saturday last, by which a son of William Townsend, who is employed as plate-layer on the line, was killed by being run over by a truck. The accident occurred about 15 chains from the main south line, near where Mr Townsend lives, and about 4 o’clock some of the men (among whom was the father) were engaged in shunting six trucks backwards with the aid of a horse. The poor little fellow had been playing on the line, and when the first truck was about two feet from him, the father observed the child down on his bands and knees, and called to the driver of the horse to stop. He did so, and an effort was immediately made to stop the trucks, but before this could be done, one of the wheels had passed over the child’s chest and he died in a few seconds.

Ashburton Library. The monthly meeting of the committee of the Ashburton Library took place on Thursday, October Ist. Present—Messrs Wills (in the chair). Fricdlandcr, Ward, McLaren, Poyntz, and Bullock. The treasurer’s monthly receipts and disbursements showed a credit balance at the Bank of £26 3s 7d. Resolved that Mr Parkin be requested to carry out his contract according to tender, or submit to a reduction on contract price. Resolved that the accounts as laid on the table be paid. Resolved that an overdraft to amount of £35 be negotiated with the Bank, to meet outstanding liabilities. Moved by Mr McLaren, that a subcommittee be appointed to gather subscriptions towards the purchase of piano, and to report to the next monthly meeting. Mr Poyntz moved as an amendment, that a subcommittee be appointed to purchase a piano at once, on the best terms they can make with the importers, and endeavor to raise subscriptions towards the payment of same ; also to provide an entertainment, to be given at a future date, the net proceeds to go towards the same object. The price of the piano not to exceed £65. The committee to consist of Messrs Wills, Friedlander, and the mover. The amendment on being put to the meeting, was carried. The meeting then adjourned to November sth.

Building Society. -The annual meeting of the Lyttelton Land, Building, and Investment Society, No 2, was held in the Colonists’ Hall, on Friday, October 2nd, 1874. Mr Allwright in the chair. The balance-sheet of the accounts of the past year and a statement of the assets and liabilities of the society were laid before the shareholders. The following report was read ; “ The committee present to the members of the society the balance-sheet of the past year duly audited, and a statement of the assets and liabilities of the society. From the ‘statement’ the shareholders will perceive that the society may be expected to terminate in August, 1875. One hundred and two shares have to be provided for, which will require an amount of ten thou sand two hundred pounds. The committee have resolved to offer to the holders the full value of their shares, viz, the amount they would receive in August, 1875, less the amount they would pay for subscriptions, and interest to that date. They offer during i his Octob r, eighty seven pounds (£B7) to shareholders to cancel their shares. H. Allwright, chairman, John S. Willcox, secretary. It was resolved that the balancesheet and report be received and adopted, and that the balance-sheet be printed and distributed amongst the members. The following shareholders were elected members of committee in place of three who retired by rotation, and two vacancies, Messrs Allwright, Hobbs, Atkinson, Dimond, Turner.

Messrs James Blackwood and Co have in preparation “ The Story of the Trojan War: an Epitome (from classic writers) of Incidents, Actions, and Events which occurred before, at, and after the Siege of Troy, with a Preface. By the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol.”

A daring attempt to rob the Bank of Victoria at Epsom is reported by the Bendigo Evening News : The burglar, or burglars rather, for it is believed there were more than one, got over the corrugated iron fence at the rear of the bank, and having poisoned the watchdog in the yard, proceeded deliberately to force their way into a private sittingroom. They bored holes evidently with a brace bit, but this did not succeed, as there was an iron lining at the back. ’They broke a pane of glass in the door, and wrenched off the lock. They then proceeded to force open two other doors, and eventually got into the bank, when Mr Simpson, hearing a noise, got up, and the burglar or burglars decamped bolting the back way, without taking anything with them. Mr Simpson saw the appearance of some person rushing off in the dark, and he fired the the contents of a gun after him. The robbery, though frustrated, was evidently well planned. The outrage was committed between 4 and 5 o’clock a.m. ” This is the third attempt made to rob this bank.