NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 211, 11 February 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Canterbury Museum. —The Museum will be closed fo? alterations from to-day until Sunday, 28 h instant inclusive.

Imported Stock —We hear that two very valuable long-wonllel rams arrived by the Kakaia for the Hon Mr Robinson. Canterbury Colliery. —We hear that the first truck -load of co d for I his city from the above mines left M ilvern station yesterday morning. Picnic. —The carriers of Lyttelton having resolved to have a picnic to the Head of the Bay, a meeting was held at the Mitre on Monday evening last, at which it was determined that Easter Monday should be their gala day. Dinner to Mr John Anderson.— The complimentary dinner to Mr John Anderson, on the occasion of his visit to England, promises to hi a great success, a large number of gentlemen having signified their intention of being present on the occasion. City Guards.— The inspection by the officer commanding the district of the City Guards took place last evening at the Drillshed. The company did not muster very strong owing to a number of the members being away harvesting. The officers present were Captain Hawkes, Lieutenant Wolfe, and Sub-Lieutenant Malcolm. The company were put through a number of evolutions satisfactorily, and were afterwards dismissed.

Death at the Quarantine Station. — Yesterday morning the signal was made that a child was dead at Ripa Island, and a party proceeded there, and the child’s body was taken to Camp Bay and buried. Her name is Beatrice Marshall Of the other patients Dr Rosa reports Wm. Mason is slightly improved; Thos. Hurley is improving. The convalescents are doing well, and the health ot the people generally is good*

The Forthcoming llrgatta —We regret that Mr Knox has had to resign hia seat in the IlljS'Us at. (he Heathcote Regatta in (he -enior fours owing to a festered hand. Mr Knox's lo;-s weakens the crew somewhat, and he vacant thwart has been filled by Mr VV. Cuff, Mr Gray pulling slroke. The NORTH Koad.— Complaints are being made by the residents along the North road at the interruption to the traffic caused by the work now in progress of forming the footpath being so long in hand. As the road now stands it is dangerous to travel after dark, and even in daylight vehicles have great difficulty in getting along. In view of ihe large amount of triffic on this road, the residents feel that the board should make an effort to get the work completed speedily. Heathcote Regatta.—A meeting of the committee was held last night at Warner’s Hotel ; Mr Wynn Williams in the chair. After some discussion it was decided to adopt the programme as published elsewhere. We remind those intending to compete that entries, with colors, &c, must be sent in to the hon. sec., at Warner's Hotel, not later than 8 p.m. on Saturday next. Very Sudden Death. —A very sudden death occurred yesterday morning at Waltham. Mrs Priscilla Morse, wife of an on the railway, went into a next door neighbour named Mrs Seager, between ten and eleven o’clock and complained of feeling unwell. She returned to her own hou«e shortly afterwards, and commenced to wash some clothes. Mrs Seager went to and advised her not to continue washing, when she said she felt better when in a stooping position. On Mrs Seager again returning to ihe house, Mrs Morse repeated her expression of feeling unwell and sat down, expiring in a few moments afierwards. Dr Campbell was immediately sent for, but the case was beyond hope when he arrived. An inquest will be held to-day. Rifle Association.— The meeting of the council of the Canterbury Rifle Association was held last evening, at Warner’s Hotel. Present : Captain Pavitt (in the chair), Captain Craig, Q M.-Sergeant Raven, SergeantVlajor Roberts, Sapper Allison, and Messrs He-ketb, stukea. S. Manning, and Gain, It was resolved that the usual prize firing, under the auspices of the Association, should be held about Easter next, at the Heathcote Valley range. The following members were at pointed as a sub-committee to revise the programme—viz, Captains Pavitt and Craig, Q M.-Sergeant Raven, Sapper Allis m, and Messrs N, G. Glassford and S. Manning, The meeting then adjourned, after passing some accounts.

Scholastic. —A correspondent of the Otago Daily Times suggests that thenshould be at least one annual conference of teachers for the whole of New Zealand, where during at least a fortnight all our teachers should meet and read educational papers, and confer generally oa educational n form. Religious bodies have their perio dical conferences on a large scale, why should not the teachers have one grand annual meeting. Let all the Schoolmasters' Associations, he says, unite to secure thb annual necessity. This proposed conferenee would imbue the teachers with an esprit de corps which now is conspicuous by its absence, and would greatly strengthen the hands of the various Boards of Education. Interprofessional Boat Race.—A meeting of the Interprofessional Boat Race committee was held lastevening at the Forester*’ Hotel, Present—Messrs N. G. Glassford (chairman), Templar, Barron, Davie, Came hell, and Nixon. The minutes of the pre vious meeting were read and confirmed. Tin. nha rrnan, as secretary, said the business fu> which the meeting had been called wa< to tix the date when the cups should be pulled for the year 1874-75. On the motion of Mi Campbell, seconded by Mr Templar, it was resolved to row the race on Saturday, 13ih March, over the course below Cowlishaw’jcorner—the same course pulled over last year, entries to be forwarded to the secretary » week before that time, accompanied with an entrance fee of sa. It was resolved to leave the selection of boats to Messrs Glassford and Herdsou. The meeting then adjourned. Curling Clubs. —The Daily Times says ; —lt. is perhaps not generally known that there are two Curling Clubs in New Zealand, one the Dunedin Club, and the other the Haklon Club, whose habitat is the Mackenzie Country, Canterbury. 'The Dunedin Club was organised b -fnre last winter, but as the rink was not ready before the frost set in. no muling took place. The cUib, however, took •steps to become affiliated to the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, and by the last mail from home the bon secretary received a notice from Mr Alex Cassels, W.S., Edinburgh, the indefatigable secretary of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, to the effect that a district m -dal had been awarded for competition between the Dunedin. New Zea land, and Haldon, New Zealand, Clubs. The medal, which was forwarded by the mail, is a very handsome one, and it is only to be hoped that when winter sets in the repteS -ntatives of the two clubs will have an opportunity of competing for it.

A prisoner in a petty court was asked by the judge if he had any counsel. “Yes,” he said, “ I had engaged an old bald-headed man to defend me, but I don’t see him round, and I rather guess he’s out for a drink.”

A patent medicine advertisement says : “ This article will cure rheumatism of nineteen years’ standing.” As far as it goes, this is perfectly satisfactory; but we want light upon another view of the matter. Suppose a man’s rheumatism is only of three years’ standing, must he let it stand sixteen years more before the medicine will cure it ? Or if it has stood twenty years, is there no hope of a remedy ? We want to know about this. It is going to be very unpleasant for a man to endure rheumatism for seventeen or eighteen years before he can take medicine for it.

We learn (says the Sydney Morning Herald ) that the Governments of Now South Wales and New Zealand have commenced action in the Court of Queen’s Bench, against Mr H. H. Hall, and Mr B. M. Deßusshe, one of the bondsmen for the contractors in the Pacific Mail Service contract, to recover the amount of the bond given (£25,000). Sir Henry James, Q.C., and Mr Denniston Wood were retained for the plaintiffs, and Mr Finley tor the defendant, Mr De Bnssche The evidence of Mr H. H Hall was taken at yrreat length on the I6’h November. A action has also been commenced in the Sunr -mc Court of the State of New York against Mr Forbes, who was joint contractor with Mr Hall for the mail service; and another action is in progress in the State of Massachusetts against Mr Cunningham, the other surety in the contract.

A Transatlantic paper amusingly remarks, “ The rumour that the Pope contemplates sending over a cardinal’s hat to America has inspired Father White, of St Matthew’s, with the happy thought of transmitting his number—9| -by the cable.”

The London Globe says:—“ It is said that among the possessions inherited by the present Duke of Richmond was found a baok note for £50,000. This unique piece of paper money, of whose existence we h we no doubt, was preserved with great caution, and by means which must have been a source of peril to friends and foes. We are informed that the Duke caused the note to be deposited in a casket, and this casket was so fastened that any one who attempted to handle it at once received six pistol-shots. The ingenious casket, we are told, became a burdensome possession to the present Duke. His ancestors had not transmitted to him the secret by which it might be opened with safety, and he was. therefore, not unnaturally timid in the examination of his treasure. Under these circumstances we are not surprised to learn that he finally concluded to deliver the casket and its contents to the Hank of England, and to permit the officers of that establishment to investigate the ingenuity of the terrible contrivance. The duties of property would even be in excess of rights if every inheritance were tied up in this way.”