NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 365, 13 August 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Entertainments. —Entertainments will be given this evening in the Avouside and Harewood road schools.

Fire at Waimate. —The Waitangi Tribune says : —On Friday night or Saturday morning, a fire took place on Mr John Macnamara’s farm, Waimate, by which three stacks of oats, about 1000 bushels, were consumed, Macnamara was not insured, and therefore he loses about £l4O, This is the third fire that has occurred on this farm within twelve months, and it is supposed to have been the work of an-incendiary. Lyttelton Dramatic Society. —This society held their usual monthly meeting on Wednesday evening. There was a good attendance, and Mr H. S. Bolt occupied the chair. It appeared that after all expenses of the late performances of the club were paid there would be a balance to the credit side. It was determined that another performance should be given on Thursday, August 19th, and that the farce of “ (Jool as a Cucumber” should be put into rehearsal for the winter evening entertainments. Mr Hart was elected a member of the club, ami the hon. sec. was requested to write letters of thanks to Mrs House, Mrs Burnip, Messrs D’Authreau, Giraud, White, W. Cameron, and Mrs Fierce. Messrs Moore and Eyes were appointed wardrobe keepers, and the meeting then adjourned. Inquest. —An inquest was held on Wednesday at the Perthshire Arms Hotel, Lincoln, before J. W. S. Coward, Esq., coroner, on the body of a man named John Biair, who was found drowned the previous night in the Linco’n creek. From the evidence it appeared that the deceased had been suffering for some time from a cancer in his neck, which preyed on his mind. About six o’clock on the evening of the 10th he was seen going towards the creek near his house, but no notice was taken of this, as he was often in the habit of going at that hour to water bis horse. He was not seen again alive, and was found dead in the river about an hour afterwards. He had often expressed himself as tired of his life, and wished that he was dead. As there was not sufficient evidence to show that the deceased tad intentionally drowned himself, the coroner considered that these expressions were merely idle threats, audthe jury returned a verdict of Accidentally drowned.” Where the deceased was found is close to the Lincoln railway station and township. Pedestrianism. —The Dunedin Star of Saturday last says:—“ F. Wain started punctually at five o’clock last evening, going off at a good pace and completing twentyfive miles in 4h 60m, Here he had a halfhour’s spell and some food, and recommenced his task quite fresh. Fifty miles were covered at 3.36 this morning, and Wain had a rest for three quarters of an hour. Another start was then made, and seveuty-fivo miles was put up at 10 30 a.ra.; the pedestrian then taking another three-quarter of an hour’s spell. Wain now began to look a little worn, but pluckily kept to his work, and at seven minutes to two o’clock this afternoon had walked eighty-eight miles. He then gradually increased his speed, and com pleted the 100 miles at 4,44 p.m, thus win ning the stakes —£60 a-side—with sixteei minutes to spare. This feat beats Ed ward V ame by eleven minutes, and Scott’s time by nine and a half minutes. He was loudly cheered at the conclusion.”

Concert.—A concert will be given this evening in the Leithfield Library, the proceeds to be devoted to the liquidation of the debt incurred in fencing the public cemetery.

Funeral Reform. —A public meeting of those interested in the formation of a funeral reform association in Christchurch, was convened for 4 p.m. yesterday, at the Oddfellows’ Hall. At that hour, however, the only persons present were the Primate, Very Rev the Dean, Revs Stack, De Berdt Hovell, J. Buller, Lingard, and H. C. M. Watson, Messrs H. B. Gresson, Jameson, W. Wilson, E, A. Worthy, G. Gordon, and H. W. Packer. Mr H. B. Gresson took the chair, and explained that owing to the small attendance it had been deemed advisable to postpone the meeting until that evening fortnight in the music hall.

Theatre Royal.—This place of amusement was opened last evening for an amateur performance, for the benefit of Mr E. Rose. The pieces selected were “ The Two Polts,” and a dramatic adaptation of Mrs Stowe’s novel of “ Dred.” Of the latter, we may say, that mysterious and embarrassing as the novel is to the reader, the play is still more so. Shootings are frequent, indeed, so much so that a novel mode of getting the dead bodies off the stage had to be resorted to, in order not to interfere with the action of the drama, and generally there is a flavour of the good old melo-drama in the situations which in this day of realistic plays is quite refreshing. The villain as usual came on to slow music, and the heroine was abducted to fierce chords while the heavy tragic declaimed to melancholy and saddening airs. Though scarcely one-third of the audience could by any possibility have comprehended what was going on, every one seemed satisfied, so we suppose the end was attained, and, as at the conclusion, virtue, in the shape of a persecuted lady in while muslin, was triumphant, and vice, represented by a ruffianly planter, defeated, it must be taken for granted that everything ended in the good old fashioned style.

Kaiapoi Borough School Committee. —A. public meeting, at which thirty-two householders were present, for the election of two members on the committee in room of Kev W. W. Willock and Mr Hellish, resigned, was held in the school buildings on Wednesday evening. The chairman of the committee, Mr Kerr, as returning officer, presided. The following were nominated (the numbers represent the total show of hands for each) —Mr C, Whitefoord, 17, proposed by Mr J. Lowthian Wilson, seconded by Mr J. W. Ellen ; Mr Ellen, 4, proposed by Mr J. Lowthian Wilson, seconded by Mr E, Smethurst; Mr E. Parnham, 6, proposed by Mr (jt. H. Blackwell, seconded by Mr W. Fraser; Mr W. Fraser, 3, proposed by Mr Smethurst, seconded by Mr J. Bugg ; Mr 11, M. Wright, 5, proposed by Mr I. Wilson, seconded by Mr J. Butt; Mr J. Manning, 3, proposed by Mr Bugg, seconded by Mr H. Middleton ; Mr E. McKenna, Y.C., 12, proposed by Mr ii. S. Bean, seconded by Mr Smethurst ; Mr Bean, 4, proposed by Mr I, Wilson, seconded by Mr Fraser. The chairman declared the show of hands to be in favor of Messrs Whitefoord and McKenna, and as a poll was not demanded, declared them to be duly elected. A vote of thanks to the returning officer closed the meeting. Soap. —Many persons who have cometothis province of late, may not know that the soap branded with a star, is of a very superior description, to most other sorts in use here. Very severe tests have proved that it is manufactured on the strictest chemical principles so as to produce an article, which whilst it possesses thorough cleansing properties, does not injure the finest fabrics, or ali'ect the hands in the slightest degree. The public generally, will find it to their advantage to use this soap, as in addition to the above mentioned qualifications, it is sold at a lower price than most other kinds. A single tria will prove the foregoing facts to the satisfaction of all. —Advt.