NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 313, 14 June 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Fakie of Oolu. —This gentleman opens to-night at the Theatre, and we hope a full house will greet him on his first appearance in Canterbury. The criticisms which have already appeared in the different Australian papers leads us to believe that the Dr is a conjuror of no mean order. It may be that he will appear at a disadvantage after the wonderful performances of Heller, but what we have read leads us to expect that the Fakir can hold his own, evenagainst that mighty magician. Singular Accident. —A singular accident happened on Saturday. Shortly before noon a horse attached to a cart got into the small tank opposite the City Hotel. The cart was on one side of the tank with the shafts stretching across]it, the hind quarters of the animal were in the water, whilst with his fordigs he was endeavouring to clamber up the opposite side. After a short struggle the harness gave way and the horse scram bled out of the tank apparently none the worse. No. 5 Co., O.R.V.—An inspection of this corps by Colonel Packe was held on Friday evening. Twenty-seven members appeared on parade for recruits’ drill with rifles, under command of Lieutenant Perrin. The colonel expressed himself highly pleased with the proficiency shown and the interest which appeared to be taken in the affairs of the company. After the inspection a meeting of the managing committee was held, at which two new members were nominated and four proposed for election. In reference to the uniform, the commanding officer was requested to select a sample suit for adoption by the company. The Late Mr Hawthorne.— The Otago Daily Times refers in the following terms to the death of Mr Hawthorne : —We regret to learn that Mr Stuart Hawthorne, lately Rector of the High School, died at his residence at Maori H’ll at about eight o’clock on Tuesday evening, after a painful and protracted illness. Mr Hawthorne had a dangerous illness in December, was scarcely recovered, when he attacked by the disease to which he «-*ccumbed. His death will cause regret among a numerous circle of friends to ”' noai hi ß geniality and kindly nature -adeared him. Mr Hawthorne leava- a widow and several young children

Artillery Ball— The ball to be given by the Christchurch Battery of Artillery in the Oddfellows’ Hall on the 24th inst, pro* raises to be a success, a number of tickets having already been sold. The musical arrangements will be on a good scale, while Mr Morton undertaking the catering for the supper is a guarantee for the arrangements in this important portion of the evening being carried out satisfactorily. Silver on the West C«ast.— The Charleston Herald gives the following account of a discovery of silver on the West Coast:—“ Mr Liddel tells us that he has dropped On toasil vermine in one of the ranges not far from Westport, and is keeping it quiet until arrangements for ’ the proper working of the mine are perfected. The mine is not more than six miles from Westport, and the lode, which is composed of silver alloyed with galena, is about two to three and a half inches thick, and lying at an angle of seventeen and a half degrees. The range which contains this lode is 2500 feet above the level of the sea. The vein is not accidental, as it has been traced for hundreds of yards in the true direction. It is well known that though gold and silver ores are true to their magnetic bearing, yet he ang’es of their deposits are quiteAifferent, all of which is well known to Mr Liddel, who is no mean metallurgist.” Match for £IOO against Time.—At the Agricultural Grounds on Saturday a match for £6O a side was made that Thomas Skellie, who ran in the quarter mile race, would not run ten miles in fifty-eight minutes within one month from date, Mr P. Butler is backing time, and Delaney took up the challenge on behalf of Skellie. A deposit of £5 a side was made at the Golden Fleece on Saturday night, and draft articles were drawn up. A further deposit of £2O a side is to be made to-morrow night, when the articles will be signed. One novel feature in the articles is that Skellie is not to be allowed to have a man to run alongside him for any of the distance only for the purpose of handing him refreshment. The race is to be run on the association grounds any time before, but not later than 10th July. It is said that Skellie has done the distance within this time on the North Island. He is certainly a powerfully built young man, with all the appearance of possessing good staying powers, and, so far as could be judged from the' short distance he ran on Saturday, should be able to travel when in proper condition. Delaney expressed his determination on Saturday night of making another attempt to do the ten miles within the hour shortly after Skellie’s match, C. J.O.—The adjourned general meeting of the C.J.G, was held at Warner’s on Saturday afternoon; Mr G, B. Parker in the chair. Mr J. Campbell was elected as a member of the club. Mr E. W. Millet and Mr P. Campbell were elected as clerk of the course and starter respectively for the ensuing metropolitan. It was resolved that the judge, stewards, and chairman of committee, be stewards ex-officio. The following notice of motion by Mr G. B. Parker was withdrawn: —“ That to remove doubts as to the meaning of a maiden race, the promoters of country meetings be informed that, unless otherwise stipulated in the programme, a maiden horse under the C.J.C. rules is one that has never won public money.” The fallowing resolutions were carried: —“That no two-year-old shall run in any handicap in which horses of other ages are engaged, nor shall any twoyear old race be for a longer distance than six furlongs.” “ That no horse shall be considered as struck out of his engagements unless the owner or some person duly authorised by him shall give notice to the secretary of the C.J.C,, one of the stewards present at a race meeting, or the clerk of the scales. Notice signed by one of abovenamed officials shall be forthwith posted in some public place, and as soon as possible inserted in the newspapers, stating the day and hour of such striking out.” “ That the secretary be instructed to endeavor to arrange with the Otago Jockey Club a programme for the different race meetings during the season, in order to avoid clashing; also to inform the promoters of meetings run under the C.J.C. of the desire of the club to organise an arrangement of such meetings, which will suit all districts, and to publish a calendar of races to come, at the commencement of each racing season.” Mr B. G. Griffith gave notice of motion—“ That the starter and clerk of the course be ex-officio members of committee.” After the transaction of some routine business the meeting adjourned. Sufferings in the Bush.— A correspondent of the Grey River Argus gives the following account of hardships endured in the bush during the late storm: —A case of great hardship and wonderful endurance on the part of the sufferers is reported from the Amuri Saddle. Two men named Thomas Mullins and John Crossan, attached to the road party at present engaged in repairing the Amuri cattle track, at the head of the Ahaura, were attempting to ford the Ahaura during the recent flood. Both men were carried away by the current, and were carried ashore, after narrow escapes, Borne distance down the river, but on opposite banks. It was useless for either party to attempt to regain the other’s company, and at length they decided to make for the camp as best they could. They had no provisions with them, and in consequence of their clothes becoming saturated in the river the matches they carried were destroyed, and to make matters worse darkness was coming on, and neither knew the exact direction to take to find the place where their fellow workmen were camped. Crossan, who was a total stranger, followed the course of the'river downwards, and reached the the settlement at the Hauperi Flat in four days, and in a very exhausted condition. Mullins, who worked on the roads several times previous to the present contract, thought he had sufficient knowledge of the locality to find the camp, and he accordingly set off up the stream. He wandered about in the dense bush for five days and five nights, wet through and exposed to the full force of the storm, which was especially severe at that high altitude in the ranges, for when it is raining in the valleys and low lands it generally snows oa the hills, The only sustenance he had during all the time was a Maori hen, which he killed and eat raw, Mullins reached the camp on the sixth morning after he was lost, and he was in such a state that, although he has been carefully attended to since, it will be some time before be is fully restored to his usual robust condition of health and strength. As a final to the chapter of accidents it may be mentioned that when Crossan started again from the Hauperi for the roadway camp he was accompanied by a lad in the employ of Mr George Mason, and was iu charge of a pack*

hone loaded with provisions for the men. Both missed the way, and went over the Amuri Saddle and to within three miles of the Count de la Pastures’s station before they were overtaken by a search party who had started on the trail as soon as it was known they were lost. They were four days in the bush, but they had plenty of provisions.

An itinerant preacher who was engaging an audience the other night at the foot of the Kirk-wynd, Kirkcaldy, was asked by the police to “move on.” He heard ihe summons very unconcernedly, but, at once stepping preaching, he told his audience he might as well be employed doing something else, and immediately began a sale of mousetraps, On being interrogated afterwards regarding his strange conduct he replied : “ Being a good calling, I always begin to preaching first, and I find it pays me best; the mousetraps come afterwards. ” An Ohio paper thus describes an effort by one of Ohio’s legislative orators “Mr Acker thrilled the House on Saturday with one of the most majestic efforts. A reporter spe'lrs o" the scene as indescribable. Lad'ts on the back seats were ob iged to up to the back of the chairs to escape the to/'euts o" flotiv.erce. The speaker was so ch.v o od with the e l ect , ‘c‘ty of e’oqjence that h's sharoly-pointed snke-ta’l coat frequently stood at an angle of sirtv deg-ees, and t'emVed like an asoen.* The orator most of the fine resented an irresoonsib’e victim in galvanic slippers.”