NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 271, 24 April 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Confirmation at Rangiora. —The most rev the Primate of New Zealand, is expected to hold a confirmation service in St John’s church on Whit Sunday. The Orchestral Society. —The first concert of the season will take place on Thursday evening next, and comprises selections from the great masters. Sporting. —We remind owners of horses that the entries for the Champagne Stakes of 1876 and St Leger of 1877 will close at Warner’s Hotel to-night at 8 p.m., addressed to the seecretary of the C.J.O. The Citizens’ Ball. —At the Citizens’ Ball, held on Thursday evening, in honor of the visit of his Excellency and Lady Normanby, the City Guards formed the guard of honor, under the command of Captain Hawkes and Lieuts Wolfe and Malcolm. Theatre Royal. —The performances at the Theatre Royal last evening comprised a comedy by the stock company, and the burlesque of “ 111 Treated II Trovatore.” In the latter Mr G. W. Collie r took the part of Azucena capitally, and Mrs W. Hill made a very piquant Manrico. Cricket. —The closing cricket match of the season was played on the Leeston cricket ground on Wednesday last, Married v Single. The club, which was only started on the beginning of the present season, numbers already nearly fifty members, and judging from the interest shown by the playing members, a very good future is in store for it. The Married were from the first obviously overmatched, and the victory gained by their opponents was only what was generally anticipated ; yet on the whole a very good day’s sport was enjoyed, both by the. players and the spectators, amongst whom a numerous sprinkling of the fair sex was noticeable. In the evening the players and their friends adjourned to Mr Loe’s hotel, where an excellent repast was prepared for them in mine host’s usual style. Rev W. J. G, Bluett, president of the club, occupied the chair, whilst Messrs Gillett and Lunn did the honors in the vice chairs. After ample justice had been done to the repast provided, and the usual loyal and patriotic toasts enthusiastically drank, the tables were removed and an adjournment was made to the immediate vicinity of the fire, round which the assembled guests spent a very pleasant evening, speeches, interspersed with toasts and'songs, tending to add to the festivities of the occasion.

Calcutta Sweeps. —Sweeps were drawn last night at Tattersall’s and Warner’s, on to-day’s events, and, ai we anticipated in our notice of yesterday, the results of the first day altered the position of previously established favorites. For the Great Autumn Handicap, at the former place, Castaway came up with a rush, fetching nearly 50 per cent advance on Templeton, who was still, however, established second favorite. For the Flying Handicap, the running of the Phoebe colt yesterday ran her up to first bidding, Templeton and Hercules being placed second and third. For the Handicap Hurdle Eace, Mousetrap and Tommy Dodd divided honors, Medora being nearly 50 per cent a less favorite than was anticipated. The following are the results of the sweeps drawn, and prices realised, at Tattersall’s: Great Autumn Handicap, first sweep, value £l43 —Castaway, £46 ; Templeton, £26 ; King Philip, £ls; Hercules, £l6; Tadmor, £10; Right Bower, £10; Guy Fawkes, £5; Parawhenua, Princess Mary, Ngaro, £3 each. Flying Handicap, value £94 10s—Phoebe colt, £l6; Templeton, £l4; Hercules, £l3: King Philip and Guy Fawkes, £4 ; Homnambula, Twitter, and Rory O’More, £3 each ; the other entries no bid. Handicap Hurdle Race, value £72—Mousetrap and Tommy Dodd, £lB each; Alice Grey and Medora, £l3 each ; Rory O’More, £7. Great Autumn Handicap, value £l72—Castaway, £4O ; Templeton £4O ; King Philip and Hercules, £l7 each ; Parawhenua, £ls ; Tadmor, £l4; Right Bower, £S ; Guy Fawkes, £7 ; Ngaro, no bid. Great Autumn Handicap, value £l2l Templeton and Castaway, £34 each ; Hercules and Parawhenua, £lB each ; King Philip, £l6 ; Tadmor, and Right Bower, £6 each ; Ngaro, £3 ; Guy Fawkes and Princess Mary, no bid. Great Autumn Handicap, value £9l— £22; Templeton, £2O; King Philip and Parawhenua. £ll each; Right Bower, £8 ; Tadmor, £7 ; Hercules, £6 ; Ngaro, Princess Mary, and Guy Fawkes, no bid. The following sweeps were drawn at Warner’s Hotel. Great Autumn Handicap, value £94 15s —Castaway, £3l; Parawhenua, £l7; Templeton, £ls 10s; Hercules, £lO, Tadmor, £9; King Philip and Right Bower, £8 each; Guy Fawkes, £5; Princess Mary and Ngaro, £2 each. Flying Handicap, value £72— Phoebe, colt, £lO 10s; Templeton, £8 10s; King Philip, £6 ; Twitter and Right Bower, £5 10s each; t-onnambula and Rory O’More, £4 10s each; Parawhenua, £3 10s; Hercules tnd Lough Neagh, £3 each ; Guy Frwko md Daniel O’Rorke, £2 10s each ; Warerly and Ngaro, £1 lbs each; Castilian £l,

St. Simon and St. JUdb, Ashley Bank. —A church meeting was held on Wednesday, at Ashley Bank schoolroom, the Rev Canon Dudley in the chair. The accounts were gone into and showed that during the year the amount of £62 10s had been paid for lining the church, which amount, with the exception of £5 12s 6d, still owing, was made up by £l7 17s from the offertory, a small balance left from the old church account, and the rest by subscription. Messrs Fawcett and Ellwood were re-elected churchwardens, and Messrs F. Croft, A. Houghton, and Wm. Fawcett were chosen vestrymen. Mr 0. S. Houghton, the lay-reader, secretary, and treasurer. It was proposed and agreed that as soon as the small debt was paid off a subscription list be opened for a harmonium.

Railway Works in Otago —The Otago Daily Times gives the following account of the progress of the railway works in that province : —The progress now made on the railway works is of a most gratifying description. It is expected that the Taieri bridge on the Clutha line will be finished this week, and the whole of the rails will this month be laid down on the Clutha line from end to end, with the exception of the part over the Waihola bridge and through the Chain Hills tunnel. The Waihola bridge and the Chain Hills tunnel will then be the only gaps in the line. The contractors have now got a lot of Australian timber for the bridge, and it is estimated that it will be finished in seven or eight weeks ; they had had considerable difficulty in getting large sizes of timber, but they have not that difficulty to contend with any longer. The Chain Hills tunnel has been proceeded with very favourably during the past month. At present the distance to be cut through is less than 300 ft, and the brick lining is brought close up as the work is completed. It is expected that the cutting will be through before the first of August. On the North line the cutting of the Deborah Bay tunnel was advanced almost exactly three chains; of this distance two and a half chains was from the south end, the work from the north end being retarded in consequence of the hardness of the material. The contractors have now got completely out of the hard material, and it is supposed that the length to be excavated will be lessened by five chains this month. Fiji. —At a meeting of the Royal Colonial Institute, held in London on the 16th, a paper was read on—“ The past and present of Fiji.” In alluding to ,the annexation of Fiji, Mr Jenkins, M.P., said—“ This question was a great one, and he could not help thinking that there was one man who had recently arrived in England from the Antipodes who almost astonished us by conceiving the idea that by the progress of events it seemed all Polynesia would by and by become populated with the British race, and that those who came from more distant foreign parts would become leavened by Bxitish influences into one common sovereignty, flourishing, perhaps, as a dominion under the British Crown, [Hear, hear.] There was another aspect which should be looked at—namely, theextraordinary colonising power of the British people. What did we see in Canada, in South Africa, in Australia, and other places ? Were all the men Englishmen ? No ; wherever we go in our colonies and dependencies we found Germans, Austrians, Spaniards, the Tyrolese, the poor Coolie, the Malay, and the Chinese. These, living amongst our race, adopt our institutions and practices, become Protestants, attach themselves to representative institutions, and gain the rights of British citizenship. One of the most wonderful things now going on in the world was this transmutation into British citizenship, and anyone who studied the subject mast feel that it was a most interesting one. No other nation of the world held this position with us except the United States of America, and they were a branch of our race and spoke our language.”

John was thought to he very stupid. He was sent to a mill one day, and the miller said, “John, some people say you are a fool; now tell me what you know and what you don’t know.” “Well,” replied John, “I know millers’ hogs are fat!” “Very well, John; now tell me what jou don’t know.” “I don’t know,” said John, “whose corn fattens them, ”