NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 403, 27 September 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Christchurch Artillery. The Commanding officer’s inspection of this corps will be held on Tuesday, the 28th instant, at half-past seven. St Michael’s. —Wednesday next being St Michael and All Angels Day, full choral service will be performed at St Michael’s Church.

City Council. —The usual weekly meeting of the Council adjourned from Friday last will be held this evening. This has been rendered necessary by a doubt which has arisen as to the legality of changing the day of meeting without rescinding certain resolutions.

Oxford Railway. —ln consequence of the increase in the railway tariff, several of the carters on the Oxford road are at present employed conveying timber from Oxford bush to Rangiora, at less rates than those charged on the railway. The Mails. —The Suez mail, consisting of thirteen bags, nine for Christchurch and four for Lyttelton, arrived in the Ladybird yesterday at 10.30 a.m., and was forwarded to Christchurch by special train. The outward Ban Francisco mail of nineteen bags was forwarded at 2 p.m. yesterday by the same steamer.

Railway Returns. —A return of the traffic receipts on the Canterbury Railways for March sth to July 31st appears in the Gazette. They were as follows : —March, £16,275 ss; April, £15,991 14s 9d; May, £11,183 5s 4d ; June, £12,261 12s sd;July, £10,669 18s 4d. The receipts for the corresponding months in 1874 were—March, £12,483 13s 9d; April, £9875 ls9d; May, £12,029 11s 5d ; June, £BO4I 6s lid; July, £6740 Is Id. Lyttelton Winter Evening Readings. —Another of these readings took place on Friday last, and was well attended. Miss P. Cole, and Messrs Skinner, Lance, Ford, Warne, Rouse, and Jacobson contributed to the amusement of a large and appreciative audience. The chair was occupied by Dr Rouse, who announced that the final entertainment would take place that day fortnight, when the dramatic society would perform a farce in addition to the usual musical programme. Pedestrianism. —The champion walker Edwards accomplished the feat of walking 105 miles in the 24 hours successfully. At 10 50 a.m, on Saturday morning ho had covered 69 miles, and finished his 78th mile at 1.10 p.m. After a short rest he again started, covering 83 miles 762 yards at 2.45 p.m. The remainder of the distance was successfully got through, the 105th mile being completed at seven and a half minutes to 8 p.m. on Saturday evening In the last mile; accompanied by Rowley, Edwards put on a magnificent spurt, walking as fresh to all appearance as when he started on Friday evening. There was a very large attendance in the hall at the finish. It is probable that Edwards will challenge Young Scott of Dunedin, to walk a match with him here,

Fatal Accident -The Smith Canterhury Times »L Saturday says On Friday afternoon, September 24th, an accident occurred to a little girl, aged three years, daughter to Mr Kelly, residing at Sandie town, which resulted fatally. It appears th;>o near where Mr Kelly resides, is a gully, jjito which water sometimes flows from the water-race. Mr Wells, who had previously occupied the premises, had dug a hole for the water to collect in. The child was playing near this hole and fell in. Almost immediately afterwards her mother went to the place for water, and discovered her child therein. She lifted her out and took her to the house, and Dr Macintyre was sent for, but before his arrival, shortly afterwards, the child had breathed her last, and the doctor’s services were therefore unavailing. Sunday School Anniversary.—The anniversary of the Durham street Wesleyan Sabbath School was celebrated yesterday by special services in the church. Unfortunately for the complete success of the gathering the weather was threatening, the frequent showers of rain having the effect of somewhat thinning the attendance. The Rev J. Buller preached in the morning, delivering an address on the subject of “ A Plea for the Children.” In the afternoon a children’s service was held, nearly 400 scholars of the Durham street school being present on a large platform erected for the purpose. The Rev Mr McFarlane addressed the children on the subject of “ Memory.” In the evening there was a large congregation, when the Rev Mr Berry delivered an address to young men. At the three services a selection of hymns was sung by the children, under the direction of Mr Roberts, very creditably.

Fatal Accident at South Rakaia. - It appears that an accident which resulted fatally happened to a man in the employ of Mr Dearden, farmer, South Rakaia. The man, whose name we are at present unacquainted with, left the Rakaia general store and boarding house, on the evening of Friday, the 25th, with a three-horse team and a load of wire and coals. Early on Saturday morning, as one of Mr White’s men was coming up the Acton road to the township, he discovered sundry sacks of coals and bundles of wire on the road, and a little further on, near the township, the body of a man lying quite dead. As the deceased trousers were considerably torn, it is supposed that the horses, which were known to be rather skittish, must have started off, when deceased probably jumped off the dray to check them,|wasJknocked down, and the dray going over his body must have caused instant death. As yet nothing has been heard of the horses or dray. Information was at once forwarded to the police at Ashburton, and an inquest will be held probably to-day.

The Stone Breakers. —Another successful trial of the stone-breaking machine in Cathedral square was made on Saturday. Six different sizes of road metal, and metal for carriage drives, garden paths, and footpaths, in large quantities, being piled up in a short time. An amateur trial took place during the afternoon, Mr Fullbrook driving the engine and Mr Newton feeding the large machine, while other amateurs worked with hearty goodwill to perfect the performance. According to time and measurement of stone, the small machine will cube fifteen yards of small metal for carriage drives and lanes, or twenty-five loads of street road metal per diem. The large one worked well up to sixty yards during the second trial at two o’cffick, and with a fair position at a quarry, and elevated eight feet for a good shoot fall into the carts, it is estimated that seventy yards per diem could easily be broken by it. There are now six different sizes of well-cubed stone on the ground for inspection by members of the City Council, of Road Boards, and others who take an interest in the construction of roads. By adjusting the toggle plates any size can be obtained by either machine. It is Mr Newton’s intention to make an offer to the City Council to-day to metal all the roads in Christchurch with a certain quantity of properly cubed metal, to be placed on the roads under the superintendence of the city surveyor, during the next three years.

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.]

It has been arranged to combine pleasure with business in the monster sale of boots and shoes at Spensley’s, Cashel street. A brass band, consisting of first-class musicians, has been engaged, and will perform on Saturday evening. Spensley must be very well satisfied with the patronage he has received to provide music free to the public. The sale is on for this month. —[Advt.]