NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 379, 30 August 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fire Police. —The first general meeting of the Fire Police for the present year will bo held at the Lichfield street, Fire Brigade Hall to-morrow evening, at 7.30 p.m. Municipal Election.— lt is currently reported that a requisition is to b* presented to his Worship the Mayor, asking him to call a public meeting of the rit payers to bear the views of the several candidates for municipal honors. The Mails. —The inward Suez mail, consisting of twenty bags, sixteen fa - Christ church and four for Lyttelton, arrived in the Phoebe yesterday a little after 9 am. The Christchurch portion of the mail was sent through by the 10 a.m. train. The Phoebe took the outward San Francisco mail. Football —ln our notice of the meeting held at Warner’s Hotel, on Thursday afternoon, to arrange for playing the Auckland learn, we omitted the name of Mr John Anderson, jnu., from the list of the committee appointed to select competitors to play against Auckland. Agricultural and Pastoral Association —An important meeting of the committee of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association will be held to-morrow at 230 p.m,, at the secretary’s office. As the judges for the metropolitan show are to be nominated, and a protest left over from the midwinter show considered, a full attendance is requested. New Lamps. —The City Council have recently erected two or three lamps on anew principle, the effect of which is exceedingly good. By an arrangement of the glazing of the lamps (ho light is increased tj a marked extent, and seeing the success which has amended the experiment, we hope that the new lamps will bo more generally brought into use throughout the city. Theatre Royal,— The theatre was well filled on Saturday evening, a large audience being present to witness the production of “Frou-Frou.” The piece was fairly played throughout, and the efforts of the performers seemed to afford satisfaction to the spectators, as applause was liberally bestowed. The “ Greeen Bushes ” is announced for tonight. Salmon for New Zealand. The Euiopcau Mail says : —Under this head Mr Frank Buckland writes to the Times to day (July 9th) respecting the failure of the recent shipment of salmon ova to New Zealand. He candidly confesses that he cannot put his finger upon the exact reason why or when the germ of embryonic life ceased to exist in the eggs he forwarded. He, however, by no means acknowledges himself defeated, either by the salmon or its eggs, and with the permission of the New Zealand authorities he will, at his own cost, collect and send out a fresh lot of salmon eggs next Christmas. Then he will endeavor to send them out by the swiftest steamer available. Although he says the task of introducing salmon into New Zealand is a difficult one, he has hopes of ultimate victory. Many people do not know the reason why some description of soap, when being used, cause the hands to smart and feel sore. It is simply owing to the imperfect knowledge of some soap boilers, who not being thoroughly acquainted with the ingredients they are using, do not compound them in a scientific manner, or as is more commonly the case, that manufacturers either try to pass off a spurious adulterated article, or else by using aii undue quantity of the cheapest commodities, make one of inferior quality. We are aware that the Star Brand Soap is made on the strictest principles of chemical affinity, and that every care is taken by the manufacturers to produce an article possessing the strongest abstergent properties. All persons, whether old colonists or new arrivals, should use the Star Brand Soap, as it is the best in this market. [Advt.] Sudden Death —About a quarter to seven yesterday morning the attention of Constable Smith was attracted to a man of gentlemanly appearance, sitting on the window-ledge of Messrs Bcath’s drapery establishment, in Cashel street. In reply to the constable, he said that he was suffering from horrors, and requested that something might be done for him. He was shivering very much at the time, but did not seem to be under the influence of liquor. The constable immediately obtained assistance and conveyed him to the depot, but on arriving at the door he expired. The unfortunate man was then conveyed to the hospital, but was seen on the road thither by Dr Coward, who had in the meantime been sent for. On seeing him Dr Coward pronounced life to be extinct. From enquires made by the police it appears that the deceased was named Mr Walter Ellis, and arrived in Canterbury from India on the 18th July, and took up his abode temporarily at the Clarendon Hotel. Prior to being found by the constable he had slept at the Mechanics’ Boarding House for three nights, and the morning of his death left the place about six o’clock. We understand that deceased was well connected, and was a graduate of the University of Cambridge, an inquest will be held at the hospital to day.