NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume III, Issue 296, 25 May 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Queen's Birthday.—Mr Hesketh fired a Royal salute at noon yesterday, from his battery at the Christchurch Railway station. Telegraphic.—The Omeo is expected to leave the Bluff at 11 a.m. on Thursday, 27th instant. Telegrams for the Australian Colonies, or Europe via Java cable, will be received at the Christchurch office, for transmission to the Bluff, up till 10 a.m. on the 27th. Holiday in Lytxelton.—Port was quite gay yesterday, the stores and vessels being dressed with bunting in honor of the day. No work was done at the wharves, but the men at the breakwater were at work all day. There were many visitors from Christchurch, including a detachment from the artillery who, as will be seen from another portion of our columns, had capital shot and shell practice. Fatal Accident.—On Saturday evening, at about nine o'clock, says the Thinaru Herald, a man named John Sullivan, a farmer at the Orari, while returning home from Temuka, was thrown from his horse opposite to Mr F. W. Stubbs' residence on the Main road. When picked up directly after the accident, he was found to be insensible, and to have received severe injuries to the head. He was conveyed to Mr Quinn's hotel, and attended to by Dr Cumming. The efforts of the doctor were in vain, however, for the unfortunate man expired yesterday from the injuries received. Accident at Lyttelton.—A man named George Blackley, working at the breakwater, at Naval Point, Lyttelton,[met with a fearful accident yesterday. It appears he was employed at the tip. as it is technically called, driving a horse. There are two lines that branch at one point. When he reached it, he unhooked the horse, but the truck, by some accident came on the wrong line, where he was standing, knocked him down and crushed the whole of his left leg from the ancle to the knee. A man standing near had the presence of mind to tie a piece of string round the leg above the knee, and so stop the bleeding. He was conveyed to the casual ward, and his leg amputated just below the knee; Drs Donald, McDonald, Rouse, and Mottley, being present. The man was dcing well when our express left. Intercolonial Cricket Match.—We learn from the Daily Times that a general meeting of the Otago cricketers was held the other evening, "to consider letters received from Victoria and New South Wales." After some delay occasioned by the small attendance, Mr Meares, the vice-president, took the chair, and said it would be for those, present to decide how far they would entertain the letters received. He then read a letter, under date March 12th, transmitted by Mr Gregory from Sydney, asking that, in the event of a match being arranged between Victoria and Otago, what inducement would be offered to a similar team from New South Wales. Letters had also been sent to Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland by Mr L. Goldsmith relative to the Intercolonial match Mr Turton moved—" That in the interest of cricket, it is desirable that an Intercolonial match between New Zealand and Australia be arranged." Mr D. K. Rhodes seconded the motion. Mr Cohen spoke regarding the object of the visiting team. He would like to know whether it was their intention to come for the purpose of profit or merely to play a friendly game. He considered a committee should be delegated to see whether it was a merely speculative affair or otherwise. The motion was put and carried. A further resolution was moved by Mr Colli nson to the effect that the following be appointed a committee to confer with the other provinces and Melbourne regarding the proposed visit :—" Messrs Beal and Meares, Dunedin Club ; Messrs Godby and Rhodes, South Dunedin ; Messrs Cohen and Wells, Albion ; and Messrs Watson and Coxhead, Oitiaen'a Club."—Carried.

Canterbury Tradesmen's Athletic Club. —A meeting of the above club will be held this evening at 8 o'clock, at the Garrick hotel, to pay over prizes, &c. Lyttelton Yachting Club.- The yacht Fleetwing was taken in tow by Mr T. Grange's steam launch at 10 a.m. yesterday, and towed to Peacock's Wharf, where she was dismantled by several members of the club. Afterwards she was taken to a berth off Messrs Flett and Loutit's slip, and there the ballast was taken out and the vessel moored for the night. The yacht will be taken up on the beach for winter quarters to-day. After the ballast was taken out the vessel proved to be very stiff. Presentation. —Last evening a social soiree was held at the Foresters' Hall, when occasion was taken by the girls employed in the various warehouses in Christchurch to present Mr S. P. Andrews, M.P.0., with a slight token of their appreciation of his endeavours to have Mr Bradshaw's Act for shortening the hours of labor of women carried into effect here. The presentation, which comprised a very handsome clock with an inscription, was made by Mr Gapes on behalf of the donors, in a very good speech, in the course of which he referred to Mr Andrews' efforts in the cause of shortening the hours of labor for females, and the good results which had followed. Mr Andrews, in replying, said that any efforts which he had made in the direction of shortening the hours of work was amply repaid by seeing so many smiling faces around him that evening, and the knowledge that he had the good wishes of the ladies with him. The clock, which is an exceedingly handsome one, bears the following inscription under the dial on a silver plate,. " Presented to S. P. Andrews, Esq, M.P.C., by the young ladies of Christchurch, in recognition of services rendered by him in reducing the hours of labor, 1875." After the presentation daucing was resumed, and kept up with great spirit until an early hour. Submarine Boat Company.—This company which was started a short time ago in Otago has come to grief. The Daily Times of the 22nd says :—A meeting of the shareholders oi the late Submarine Boat Gold Mining Company was held at the Imperial Hotel last evening. Mr Charles Sampson in the chair. There were over thirty shareholders present. It appeared that the company was now in a state of liquidation, that there were calls to be paid, that there was no information whatever obtainable as to the financial affairs of the concern, and the shareholders, under the circumstances, refused to pay any calls. It was mentioned that the boat had been sold by auction, but that the proceeds of the sale had never passed into the auctioneer's hands. It was wanted to know what became of the £4OO paid for her, and nobody knew. That writs were out against the shareholders, and that prompt steps would have to be taken to know what to do when the bailiff put in an appearance. The representative of the Mosgiel shareholders described his constituents as '• The Mosgiel victims." It appeared that two shareholders who held 800 shares each had cleared from the country, and that the other shareholders would have to pay the calls of the aforesaid two ; also, that the secretary had refused to call a meeting of the company, alleging that there was now no such company as the Submarine Boat Company in existence. It was said that while the company was in existence no statement of receipts or expenditure had ever been made. A shareholder said people had been induced to take shares under false pretences, it having been represented that a large number of shares had been taken up, whereas they were not. Two committees were appointed —one to take legal advice, and one to make all the inquiries possible into the financial position of the company; and, particularly, what had become of the £4lO paid for the boat. A collection was made to pay current expenses, and the meeting adjourned till this evening.