NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume III, Issue 297, 26 May 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Importation of Sugar. —The first cargo of sugar and rum, the produce of Queeusland, that ever arrived in this province, was brought by the brigantine Cleopatra, from Brisbane, on Sunday last. Accident at the Ashley.— On Monday a pleasure party driving from Christchurch had a narrow escape from drowning in the Ashley. They attempted to cross the river at the old ford on the North road instead of using the bridge. They were with some difficulty prevented from being carried down by the current. Their calls tor assistance were heard by the workmen under Mr Stocks, at the new bridge, who succeeded in landing them safely. Sudden Death. —A man named W. Williams, an A.B. on board the Alhambra s.s., whilst at work in the hold, fell down in an epileptic fit at 8.15 am. yesterday morning. Dr McDonald, who was sent for, ordered that the man should be sent to the Christchurch Hospital as it was found impossible to restore him to sensibility; he was sent to Christchurch by the 2.10 p.m. train, but before reaching town he died. Canterbury Tradesmen’s Athletic Club. — A meeting of the members was .held last evening at the Garrick Hotel. There was a full attendance. Mr J. Gough in the chair. All the accounts connected with the meeting on the Queen’s Birthday being settled, there remained a credit balance of £33 17s 6d. A sum of £l2 was voted to Young Delaney, who was present, for the plucky manner in which he ran a ten mile race against tiihe. Mr Maxwell supplemented the sum voted by the club with a donation of £3. An honorarium of £5 was voted to the honorary secretary, Mr Gough. Votes of thanks were passed unanimously for services rendered to the club, to Messrs Maxweil, Millett, Griffiths, Stead, and Gunderson. It was determined that the balance in hand should be lodged in the bank, in the joint names of the treasurer and secretary. Votes of thanks having been passed to the Press and Lyttelton Times for the aid they had rendered to the club, Messrs Dunbar and Davidson were appointed auditors, and the meeting adjourned.

Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association.— A meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday afternoon at half-past two o’clock. Present— Messrs W. Norman (in the chair),' A, Duncan, H. M‘llraith, E. Mitchell, J. Anderson, Junr, J. T. Ford (secretary), A. Fantham, D. Gebbie, John Ferguson, G, E. Freestone, W, Henderson, H. P. Murray-Aynsley, Hon B. Gray, J. M‘Beth and R. Wilkin. Several account were passed and ordered to be paid. The secretary said that the deputation appointed at a late meeting had waited on the Provincial Government to ask a grant in aid of the Society, and a reply had been received from the Provincial Secretary to the effect that the Government could not see their way clear to place upon the estimates the sum of £IOOO for the purposes of the Association, Messrs Murray-Aynsley and R. Wilkin also gave an account of the interview with the Executive, the latter stating that the Association ought to be looked upon as a public association. In reply to the Hon E. Gray, the secretary stated that the Association was free from debt, and had about £ 150 to the good, but then they had the midwinter show to provide for. Mr Murray-Aynsley said that the deputation told the Government that they wanted about £2sootoputup permanent buildings, and that if the Government would give £IOOO the Association would endeavor to raise thereat. Hon K. Gray sug gested that the Association should borrow to pay for the buildings. Mr Wilkin pointed out that it was understood by those who subscribed to pay off the mortgage that there should be no borrowing. He thought if they could, not get a grant from the Government that it would be far better to go on slowly. The secretary said that he was sorry the Government could not see their way clear to recognise the claims of the association as having been productive of great public benefit. The matter then dropped. The committee then proceeded to elect judges of the coming midwinter show, when the following were chosen —Fat cattle —Messrs J. Morrison, W. Birdling, H J, Washbourne, James Hay, and G. Weston (Kaiapoi). Fat Sheep—Messrs W, H. Mein, M. Jones, Parnhara, Cressvvell and Grant. Fat Pigs—Green, Watt, McConnell, Gilmore, and G. Duncan, Bacon, Cured Pork, and Beef— Messrs Jameson, Sutherland, J. W. Morton, Beharrell, and J. A. Rankin. Fat Poultry and Dairy Produce —Messrs Mannings, Knapman, J. W. Oram, W. Robertson, and G. Piercy. Grain, Seeds, and Roots — Messrs Walter Lawry, W. Ross, Pi Cunningham, A. Duncan, W. D. Wood, J. B. Way, and H. F. Gray. Ale, Malt, and Porter— Messrs J. Ollivier, H. Sawtell, and H. H. Hennah. Mr Wilkin said that when Professor Bickerton’s lectures on Agricultural Chemistry were first announced, he had, after consulting with others, inserted an advertisement calling special attention to these lectures. There was one more lecture to conclude the series, and he thought that the members of the association should attend lectures on a subject deeply interesting to them. Before sitting down, he (Mr Wilkin) suggested that the members of the association should hold periodical meetings, at which papers bearing on interesting subjects might be read. He had spoken to Dr Haast on this matter, and had asked him to read a paper on Geology with reference to agriculture, and Dr Haast had stated that although he was not able to do so at present, he should be happy to do so on a future occasion. In order, however, to give the affair a start, if they would fix a day, he (Mr Wilkin) would either read an original paper or extracts from the works of good authors. The meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.