NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 289, 15 May 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

♦ Arrival of the s.ss. Omeo, —As will be seen from our telegraphic news, this steamer has arrived at the Bluff. Her English cable news had been anticipated. Destruction of Hawks and Shags.— Since the resolution was passed by the Council of the Acclimatisation Society, offering one shilling per head for hawks and black shags, 210 of these birds —the majority being hawks, have been received at the gardens. Of this number 192 were paid for, the balance beiDg presented by Sir Cracroft Wilson to the society.

Revision Court, Kaiapoi.—The Court for the revision of the electoral roll of the Kaiapoi General Assembly district is appointed to be held on Monday, at the Magistrate's Court House, at 11 a.m. The Waimakarihi.—The telegraphist at the Bealey sent the following memo last night—"B p.m.—A heavy rain here all day. Rivers impassable and rising fast. Still raining heavily, and likely to continue. Will probably be a flood at Kaiapoi."

New Zealand Bradshaw.—Mr S. M. Dalgliesh, of Dunedin, has issued the prospectus of a work which will supply a wantlong felt in New Zealand—viz, aßradshaw's Guide, similar to the one at home, containing reliable information on a variety of subjects useful to all classes. Mr T. B. Craig is the Christchurch agent of the publication. The late Accidents at Dunsandel.— Joseph Thompson, one of the men who was received into the hospital on Thursday evening, suffering from severe injuries received while loading timber, died at a late hour on Thursday night. The ]Jost mortem examination made yesterday disclosed the injuries to have been frightful. William Bennett, who was also injured at the same time in the leg, is doing moderately well, but it is feared the accident will turn out more serious than was at first anticipated.

Frost-bitten.—A man named Robert Martin was received into the Hospital yester. day, with both feet and ancles severely frost bitten. Martin, who has been an inmate of the asylum, has lately been residing with a friend near Kaiapoi, and left the house about ten days ago. No notice was taken of his not returning, as he was often in the habit of staying away for days on a visit to other friends. When he crawled home on Wednesday night he stated that he had been lying in a flax swamp all the time, and didn't know he .had been frostbitten until he found he was unable to walk.

Banks' Peninsula. Reports from various parts of this district show that during the past week the rains have been very heavy, and that considerable damage has been done to the roads, as well as to private property, by the torrents and freshets, which have been very general. The rain fell incessantly from Friday till Wednesday, and the volume of water which flowed down the valleys was more than could be carried off by the watercourses; consequently the adjoining lands and property have been more or less damaged. The roads, too, we are informed, have been considerably injured in some places by landslips, and the tramways belonging to the different saw mills by the floods. Acclimatisation. —A few of the salmon eggs per Timaru still remain transparent, though but slight hopes are entertained of their coming to anything. The birds allotted to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society will be forwarded to their destination to-morrow per Beautiful Star, in charge of Mr H. Bills. A few of the small birds still remain unsold at the Gardens, and if not disposed of before, will be liberated next week. Dr Buckland, writing in Land and Water respecting the shipment, says:—" Our friends at New Zealand and the Acclimatisation Society at Canterbury deserve the greatest credit for their efforts to acclimatise useful British creatures. lam sorry to say we have altogether missed sending bumble bees. These are much wanted for carrying the pollen of the clover plant. Bumble bees are difficult to get, but I trust that with the assistance of our entomological friends we shall not miss another year."

South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club Sports.—The first day's sports under the auspices of the South Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club took place at Timaru on Thursday last on a new course laid out at the Saltwater Creek lagoon. The weather was favorable for the competitors but unpleasant to spectators, as during the afternoon a chilly north-east wind prevailed. The attendance of the general public was good, and thevarious eventskeeuly contested. The prizes awarded were handsome and consisted principally of silver articles. The 100 yards race resulted in a tie between Morgan and Paterson, the latter winning the deciding heat. M. Gray, for the third time, again won the ladies' cup, in a steeplechasebf about one and a-half miles, beating Davie by 200 yards, and at termination of the race it was presented to him by Mrs Studholme on behalf of the ladies of the district. The following is a list of the events—loo yards race, J. Paterson 1, P. Morgan 2 ; running high jump, E. H. Cameron (4ft Bin) 1, W. Newton (4ft 6in) 2 ; one mile walking race, H. Ford 1, M. Gray 2 ; pole jump, W. Newton (Bft) 1, J. C. Cooke 2 ; 440 yards race, J. Patterson 1, P. Morgan 2 ; (Davie and Black also ran); putting 161 b stone, A Turnbull (29ft llin) 1, L. A. Mac'pherson (29ft Gray 1, M. Davie 2, H. Pord 3; long jump, J. Patterson (16ft llin), 1. C. S. Praser (16ft 9in) 2 ; hop, step, and jump, C. S. Fraser (36ft) 1, J. Paterson (35ft) 2.

The Carl Case.—This case came on before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on March 16th. It was an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria, upon the return of a writ of Habeas Corpus ad subjiciendum to bring up the bodies of the respondents, and from a motion made thereon, and granted that they should be discharged from custody. The case was argued for three days in January, and their lordships then took time to consider their decision. After hearing the arguments of counsel, Sir Montagu Smith, in delivering the judgment of the Court, went in detail into the circumstances of the case, and commented upon the various imperial and colonial statutes involved in it. Their lordships, he said, saw no reason to dissent from the opinion given by his colleagues to the Chief Justice that a sentence of penal servitude could be legally recorded, and that a proper sentence had been passed. They were also of opinion that the prisoners were in legular and lawful custody, and that the return to the writ established a sufficient ground for their detention. They moreover thought that the Supreme Court had erred in setting the prisoners at-large so precipitately, inasmuch as, taking their own view of the law, with which their lordships disagreed, some time must, in any case, have elapsed 1 etween the passing of the sentence and the it sue of the Secretary of State's orders fixing the place of detention, Meanwhile they had been in the charge of the proper colonial officials, and in that they might still have continued till the order which the Court had held to be necessary had been obtained. Theii lordships would, therefore, under all circum stances, humbly advise her Majesty to reverse the order of the Supreme Court, and to allow the appeal,

Presbyterian Synod. The opening services of the above will be held at St Andrew's Church on Tuesday next, when the session will be formally constituted and the opening sermon preached by the Rev G. Barclay, of Timaru, the retiring Moderator. On the Thursday following a conversazione will take place, when addresses will be delivered by members of Synod and others.

Oxford Baces.—At the termination of the races on Thursday, a match was made between Mr Moody's Satan and Mr Murfitt'B Kate. The terms of the match were one mile, over four flights of hurdles, lOst up, for £lO aside. The match took place yesterday on the Oxford course, Satan being ridden by Sheenan, and Kate by young Murfitt. The betting was slightly in favor of Kate. On the fall of the flag both went off at a slow pace, Satan leading over the first hurdle and for a few strides beyond it, when Kate went to the front to the next hurdle, which Satan jumped about a length in advance of her. Kate then came away and led to the finish, winning by about a length. A protest was entered by Sheenan on the grounds that Kate did not jump the third hurdle, and a considerable discussion ensued thereon, but up to the time of our reporter leaving the dispute had not been settled. Eangiora.—An entertainment consisting of songs, glees, readings and recitations was given in the Rangiora Literary Institute on Thursday evening last. The committee of this institute have decided upon giving a series of popular entertainments during the winter months, the proceeds to be devoted to the building fund of the institute, and to assist in adding another room to the present building. The entertainment was commenced by the president of the institute (Mr 0. Merton), who occupied the chair, giving an opening address, and explaining the object of the proposed series, and inviting all present to assist in making them a success. The following programme was then successfully gone through, and appeared to give general satisfaction, each piece receiving a round of applause:—Glee, " Crabbed age and youth," Messrs Hunnibell, Watkins, C. and A. J. Merton; song, Mr Merton, "The monarch of the woods"; reading, translation from the Chinese, Mr Whitefoord; piano solo, lady amateur; recitation, " The uncle—a mystery," Mr Browne; reading, " How Host my intended," Mr Whitefoord; song, " Lonely heart," lady amateur; song, " The British tar," Mr Merton; glee, "The two roses;" song, " He's just the man who would," Mr Merton; reading, "Sprout's wedding anniversary," Mr Ellis; comic song in character, "Take it Bob," Mr E. R. Good, encored 5 recitation, Mr Brown; and the singing of the National Anthem brought the entertainment to a close. The chairman having thanked those who assisted for their kindness in doing so, and the audience for their attendance, announced that another would take place in a few weeks, of which due notice would be given.

In Brooklyn, lowa, a young lady aged fourteen has sued a gentleman, aged sixteen, for breach of promise. When the parents of these children found out what was going on, they spanked them both soundly, and put them to bed with the other children, and they will not be allowed to play out around any more.

The season is open at our various summer resorts, and the insinuating waiter hovers around the guests, seeing and being seen, but attentive only when " seen" in a peculiar way. "He that giveth to hotel waiters, assisteth the landlords," that is to say, enables them to hire their help cheaply.