NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 383, 3 September 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Waltham Cricket Club—A meeting of the above club will be held at the Waltham Hotel to-morrow evening, at eight o'clock, for the election of officers, and transaction of general business. Legislative Council.—ln the Legislative Council yesterday, Hon Mr Menzies moved for a committee to inquire into the Piako-Waikato transactions, as bearing on (he position of members of that house. The Hon Mr Taylor made a long explanation of his connection with the matter.

Legal,—Yesterday being the last day of his Honor Mr Jus'ice Johnston's stay in (Jlnistchuroh, prior to proceeding to Hokitika on circuit the ordinary Chamber business, in addition to that of the Bankinptcy sitting;!, was disposed of. His Honor haves this morning for Hokitika.

Immense loss of time and patience i s saved by purchasing your boots a* Spensley's. The Sale is now going on> and you can depend upon a good article. No profit this month. The Purchaser gets all the benefit. Note the address— Spensley's Boot Store, Cashel and High streets. — [Advt.J

Billiard Match—A. match for £lO aside, 500 up, was played last night at Warner's Hotel, between Messrs Manson and Kirkwood, who bad played a match the previous night. The players started at love, the odds throughout the game —which was not played with nearly the same spirit as on Wednesday evening—being in Mr Kirk wood's favor. On the last hundred home for game the play improved very much, Mr Kirkwood, however, missing one or two apparently easy hazards, which was taken advantage of by his opponent, the game being finally called at 501 to 452, Mr Manson thus winning by 48. Fire at Woodend.—On Thursday afternoon the Woodend hotel, of which Mr M. B. Thompkins was owner and licensee, was burnt to the ground. The particulars furnished by Mr Thompkins to our reporter, are that, about 3 p.m. he was in the act of serving a pint of beer to a man named Fectow, who was on a horse, at the door, when he noticed a dense smoke coming over the house, and on looking round saw a portion of the roof near the chimney of his private parlor in flames. He alarmed the household, and his wife got the children out, while he managed to save about £2O worth of furniture and effects. The building contained about twenty-one rooms, and he believed the amount of insurance risk held by the New Zealand Insurance Companv ou hotel, furniture, and effects was £llOO, in which ease he estimated his further loss at £3OO to £4OO. When first .seen by him the fire was apparently all on the roof. The building was old and burnt ouickly, and as there was only a small supply of water to hand, and very few persons came to assist, the fire soon did its work, leaving only the four chimneys standing, and one room, which the persons present managed to pull away. Sergeant Willis was making further inquiries when our reporter came away.

Many people do not know the reason why some descriptions 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 an 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.] The Late Mr Da vies,—Our.Wellington correspondent telegraphed last night:—" The following are the particulars of Mr Davies' suicide published here. He was a photographer of well known ability, a son of a Wellington artist of that name. He carried on his business successfully for some years in Nelson, but being naturally restless in disposition, he moved several times, first to Wellington, then to Ghristchurch, and lastly to the Thames. At the last place he was somewhat unfortunate, and finding he was losing money, he resolved on returning to Nelson, and started thither with his two children in the Hawea, leaving Mrs Davies to sell off his household and other effects, and follow him. His liabilities were very small, not more than £SO, but his failure seemed to have preyed deeply upon his mind. When the Hawea cleared Manakau Head he was sitting on the poop between his children, talking to them, saying that he could not endure to be persecuted by creditors, and should jump overboard and end it. They begged him not talk so, but suddenly he rushed from them to the side, and jumped into the sea, the vessel then being only a few miles from the Manukau heads. An alarm was given at once, and Captain Wheeler stopped steam, afterwards backing astern, a light being shown, and at the same time a boat was lowered with all possible expedition and pulled about for a long time, without discovering any sign of the missing man, nor was there any cry heard, so at. length the search had to be relinquished. Iu his boyhood he was one of the first choristers in All Saints Church, Margaret street, London, celebrated for its beauty and fine musical services." Football.—Our Wellington correspondent telegraphed last night:—" The Wellington Football Club to-day received a letter from Mr Henderson, captain of the Auckland team, to the effect that they leave by the next southern trip of the Hawea. If time serves they will play a match about the 18th

iiist. If not they will proceed to Cluistcliuroh and Dtuiedin, returning by the Hawea, and then playing at Wellington about the the 25th. Kugby Union rales will be adopted, and to avoid a chat.ee of a drawn pame it is proposed by Auckland that it should be decided by the number of points made by either side, a goal counting G, and touchdown 2, the team scoring the most points to be the winner. The names of the Auckland players are Messrs Drnnnett, L, Dacre. Gudgeon, Burgess, Nolan, Bl ay dens, Whittnker, Carter, Wood, Elliss, Russell, Henderson, JlSharland, Peacocke, Adam°, Cussln, Philson, Cox, Wood, Pilling, C. Dacre. The team will sail in the Ilawa from the Ma akau on the 11th proximo, arriving at Taranaki at 8 a.m., play the team there from 11 to 1; leave Taranaki at 4pm, arrive in Nelson on the 16th at 8 a.m. 0 ; play the team there, if there is one, from 2to 4 pm. Leave thereon the 17th proximo at 10 a.m. for Picton, where they will arrive at 3 p.m., leaving two hours afterwards, arriving at Wellington at 10 p.m. ; play there from 1 to 3 p.m., leaving on the 18th at 5 p.m. Arrive at Lyttelftm on the 19th, at 10 a.m.j and depart at 3 p ra. Arrive at Dunediu at 10 a.m. on the 20th, and play on the 21st, from 3to 5 p.m. Leave there on the following day at 2 p.m , on the return trip of the Hawea, They will arrive at Lyttelton on the 23rd at 8 a.m., and play from* 3 to 5 p.m., leaving there again on the following day at noon." Of the twenty-five players chosen by the selection committee, twenty-one are now in Christchurch, only lifteen showed up at the live o'clock practice yesterday evening. We must impress on all, the importance of making the most of the short time that remains before the match, in acquiring a familiar knowledge of the "Rugby Union" rules. The men selected for trial are all. good ; many of them very good players at the Christchurch club game; but there are many slight rjoints of difference between the two sets of rules, and in order that our men may play to the best advantage, and do themselves credit, they must make themselves fully acquainted with their opponents game. By way of assisting them, we shall publish the Rugby Union Rules, as adopted by the Auckland Club, in tomorrow's issue.