NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 201, 30 January 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Late accident at Sumner —We are informed that the body of Terry, one of the victims of the late accident at the Sumner bar, was re- or< red to-day. N. Z. Shipping Company. —Mr J. L. Coster has been elected chairman of directors of the N.Z. Shipping Co., and Mr H. P. Murray-Aynsley deputy-chairman.

Bowen Testimonial.— The presentation to the Hon C. C. Bowen of the testimonial from the inhabitants of the province will be made on Monday next, at the Oddfellows’ Hall, at noon, by his Honor the Superintendent.

Racing. —Owners of horses are reminded that entries for the Great Autumn Handicap, with 5 sovs for each horse entered, must be made to the secretary C.J.C., Mr F. Digby, at Warner’s Hotel, on or before 8 p.m. on the Ist of February.

Native News. —The Auckland correspondent of the Otago Daily Times says : The native disturbances at Maketu, oq tin East Coast, are again assuming a serious aspect. On Friday large reinforcements arrived in the night, belonging to Ngatiakawa, who led on by Hengari te ao and Rewi went out at daylight on Saturday morning, and made demonstrations against Tapuka, with the intention to destroy his crops and pah. Hamlin Rei being on the ground again sue ceeded in staying bloodshed for a time. Tin disturbance is purely between the natives, but it is of a very serious character, No shots have been fired yet. The real causes of the disturbance are the land sharks’ interference with the Government purchasers. The Native Minister is much wanted the^e.

East Malvebn.— The first public tea meeting in connection with the Baptist Church was held at the Library on Wednesday, when a good company partook of the abundance of good things provided by Mrs Barr, Mrs Emmet, Mrs Trestider, Mrs Hill, and the bachelors. A public meeting was held afterwards, when addresses were delivered by the Revs P. Hill (chairman), J Hill, J. eawle, R. Morton, and J. J, Pendray (vlethodist Free Church), and Messrs Nowsome and Leemin. Mr R. Pole, on behalt of (he church, presented Mr Hill, the pastor, with the volumes already published of Spurgeon’s “ Treasury of David,” as a small token of their Christian esteem and love, Mr Hill feelingly acknowledged the unexpected and valuable present. The new church will be commenced as soon as the question of the best s ; te is decided.

The Labor Market.— -Mr J. Parker reports as follows of the labor market for the week ending January 29th :—This week has been rather quiet. _ There have been but few inquiries for farming men. It is a matter of surprise to me, in such a large farming province as Canterbury, there is not more demand for agricultural laborers. Of course there has been a numberof shipsin with immigrants of late, and that will in a great measure account for it. The principal demand during -the week has been for pick-and-shovel men for the contractors. For married couples there has been a fair demand. Female servants are, as usual, in good request. The following are the rates of wages for the week ending January 30th, 1875:—Married couples, £6O to £7O per annum. Female servants—Cooks in hotels, £4O do; in private families, £3O; housemaids, £25; general servants, £3O; grooms, £1 per week and found; gardeners, do do; men for harvesting, £2 per week; men for road making, Is per hour, eight hours per diem; boys, from 8s to 10s per week. 8t Paul’s, Papanui.— The adjourned parish meeting was held on Wednesday, the 27th iust, to consider the advisability of building a new parish church in the place of the present one, which dates from the earliest days of the settlement. The incumbent, the Rev F. G. Britfan, M.A., occupied the chair, and, in stating the object-of the meeting, said that the fabric of the present building was showing signs of decay, and, in the opinion of practical men, would not last long. The meeting expressed a general feeling in favor of building an entirely new church, not considering it desirable to go to any expense in restoring the old one. It was decided to open a subscription list in the room, which produced the very satisfactory sum of £125. An additional £IOO would probably be available from the Church Property Trustees, which, it was thought, would justify a commencement being made with the chancel of the church. A further adjournment was made for a week. Holy Trinity Choir, Lyttelton.— The gentlemen of this choir recently opened a subscription-list for the purpose of providing prizes for the most regular and efficient choir hoys. The appeal was so liberally responded to by the Lyttelton church people as to allow of books of some value being purchased for the seniors, and no one of the sixteen lads at present on the list going unrewarded. The presentation took place in the Church of England school on Thursday evening, Mr H U. Webb presiding. Mr G. N. Phillips briefly addressed the lads, urging upon them the necessity of persevering in their attendance at the practices, expressing a hope that some one would be found to replace Mrs Pember as their instructor. The books were then distributed by Mrs H. R. Webb, who accompanied each presentation with a few appropriate remaiks Mr U. R. Webb then expressed his gratification at the interest shown by the members of the Church in subscribing so liberally, and pointing out that no incentive ought to be needed to induce young people to take their part in the services of God’s house. He considered the thanks of the choir boys were due to Messrs Allwright, Phillips, and others who had interested themselves in the matter, and cal led on the senior boy to express them on behalf of bis fellows, and not to forget to acknowledge the obligation they were under to Mrs Pember for her painstaking tuition. Wm. Webb having returned thanks, the proceedings closed. The undermentioned were the principal prize winners telton (Dr Rouse). Wm Webb. Prize of equal value for proficiency in singing, George Brown. For good conduct, Harvey Hawkins. For regular attendance, Frederick Childs.

Inquest. —An inquest was held yesterday at the Healhcote valley before J. W. S. Coward, Esq,, coroner, on the body of Thomas Jewiss, blacksmith, who met with an accident on the Tunnel wharf, at on the 11th instant. From the evidence it appeared that about 4 p.m, on that day deceased was engaged charring piles for the new wharf, and at the time a trolly, laden with piles, was beirg unloaded near where he was working. Deceased, who was rather deaf, was cautioned by the foreman of the works to keep out of the way. which he did when spoken to, but shortly afterwards, when the men who were unloading had their backs turned, and were in the act of lowering a pile down the skids, deceased incautiously went to the foot of the skids. One of the men, who happened to turn round as the pile was going over, saw the deceased, and called out loudly to him, but too late, as before he could get out of the way the pile struck him on ihe right side and knocked him down, his head coming into contact with a pile on the wharf. Dr Bouse was immediately sent for, and was quickly in attendance. He found blood issuing from the man’s cars, and had him remoted on a stretcher to his house at the Valley, where he lingered until Thursday last. Dr Rouse, who made the post mortem examination, attributed the cause of death to fracture of the skull. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death,” and did not think that any one was to be blamed for the accident. The Council and the Cabmen.-— ln pursuance of the resolution to close the cabstands, passed at the last meeting of the ' ity Council, his Worship the Mayor saw the Commissioner of Police during the week, to ask his assistance-in the contemplated action of the Council. That gentleman having expressed a desire to have the opinion of the Government on the matter, the Mayor waited upon his Honor the Superintendent and Executive, A reply was received that the assistance of the police would be given to prevent any destruction of the Council’s property, and yesterday morning at six o’clock a number of laborers, under the city surveyor, were engaged in erecting barricades around the stands at the Triangle and City

Hotel. His Worship the Mayor and Di Foster, city solicitor, arrived On the seem about seven o’clock, and saw that the instructions given had been carried out When the cabmen arrived they looked somewhat surp'ised at what had been done, and, after a short consultation, paraded up and down (he streets. At eight o’clock Inspector Buckley arrived with a small body of police, and during the morning the Commissioner of Police and several of tno City Councillors Do put in an appearance, while a number of 'ownspeople gathered to see the end of the fun. This state of things continued until about half-past twelve, when the cabbies held a meeting in the Cathedral square, and, after some discussion, deputed a few of their number to visit a solicitor. Awaiting their Return the men mustered strongly at Cobb’s stand, and the deputation returning and reporting the advice favorable, a rush was made for that barricade, and the stand triumphantly taken possession of, the one erected in front of the City Hotel immediately following suit. His Worship then gave a cabman, named John Goodyer, into the custody of Sergeant Wilson on the charge of damaging property belonging to the Council. Goodyer was taken to the depot, but was shortly afterwards bailed out. The cabmen were allowed to retain peaceable possession of the stand for the remainder of the day, though the names of all concerned were taken by the police. From our report of to-day’s case in another column, it will be seen that, after the cross-examination of the first witness, the case was adjourned until Wednesday next. We understand that it is the intention of the authorities to call out special constables in view of any further attempt on the part of the cabmen to take possession of the various stands in the city, and that the constables will be sworn in by his Worship the Mayor, this evening.

Mathews once went to Wakefield, then, from commercial failures, in dreadful state. In vain did he announce his inimitable “ Youthful Days”—the Yorkshiremen came not. When he had progressed to Edinburgh, a friend asked him if he had made much money in Wakefield. “ Not a shilling !’ was the reply. “Not a shilling!’ repeated his astonished acquaintance. “ Why, didn’t you go there to star?’ “Yes,’’replied Mathews, with mirthful mourufulnes ; “but they spell it with a ‘ve’ in Wakefield.”

A correspondent writes that there is in the Island of Skye a minister of one of the parish churches who occupies the pulpit which his father, grandfather, and great grandfather have filled in succession. Besides discharging the duties of the ministry in his parish, he .is chairman of the School and Parochial Boards, road contractor for the district, a noted breeder of setters, which he supplies to the southern markets, a knowing judge of cattle, and occupant of three large sheep farms besides his glebe. He is verging on three score, and yet he continues to discharge these multifarious duties and preach two sermons every Sunday—one in Gaelic and the other in English. The following telegram iu th e Daily News, from Berlin, dated November 2nd, gives some indication of the grounds upon which the recent prosecutions of the German press have taken place:—“The public prosecutor is stated to intend taking proceedings against the North German Gazette and the Germania for prematurely publishing the indictment against Kullraand ; and also against the Foss Gazette, for giving publicity to the correspondence exchanged between Herr von Bulow and Count Arnim, which appeared in the New Torh Herald. The Imperial press law forbids the publication of documents referring to pendente lite .” It is not often now-a-days that we hear of landowners refusing sites for churches, but it would appear that the spirit of intolerance which existed to so large an extent in Scotland a quarter of a century ago, has not died out even in this colony. From the Otogo Daily Times we hear that an effort to purchase a piece of ground for a church in Invercargill has been unsuccessful. All the ground in the locality was in the hands of one owner who would not sell. However, as he gave leases of the ground on moderate terms, an application was made to him for a lease of a piece for a church. But he would not give a lease for the purpose of a church. There was, however, a means of getting a site ; the same plan, it was remarked, by which publicans got a foothold on church lands—namely, by getting a transfer from the original lessee. After this information had been given by the Rev Mr Stobo, the Rev Mr Gillies said he thought it extraordinary that at this time of day anyone should refuse a site for a church. It was resolved that a committee of the Synod, consisting of the Rev Dr Stuart, and the Revs Messrs Stobo, Will, and Gow, End the Dunedin elders, should wait on the owner of the land—Mr J. T. Thomson.