NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 453, 26 November 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

U.O.C.C. v College.—The players who will represent the U 0.0.0. are Messrs Cornell, H. Cotterill, E. Cotterill, W. C. Cuff, J. Dawe, Macquarie, M. Nalder, E. R. Deacon, D. Thomson, E. Parkerson, Frauds Pavitt. Play to commence at two. PENSIONS. —The whereabouts of Cornelius Sullivan, late of the 37th Foot, is required by the Collector of Customs, Christchurch, who is in possession of his good service gratuity, certificate of discharge, and other credentials, which may be obtained from him on application. Canterbury Spinning and Weaving Company.—An excursion and picnic, given by this company to its employees, took place ou Thursday, when about fifty of the party were conveyed to Lyttelton by train, and from thence to Pigeon Bay by the s.s. Halcyon, and returned by the evening train to Kaiapoi, having spent a pleasant day.

Fatal Accident in Port. —A man named Alexander Ditam, cook on board the ship Waikato, was drowned last night. It appears that deceased was an old man-of-war's man, in receipt of a pension, and was fifty-two years of age. He went to Christchurch. yesterday, and returned by the 6 p.m. train, and went to the Lyttelton Hotel. He started to go aboard about 10 p.m. The ship is lying alonside the Gladstone pier, and there were lights burning on board both that vessel and the Merope, besides the lamp at the end of the wharf, and yet the unfortunate man must have fallen into the water over the end of the Gladstone pier. At 4.30 a.m. the night watchman found the body lying on the rocks just below the third tier of piles that have been driven for the additions to the pier. This shows the urgent necessity for some steps being taken to have a water-police. An inquest will be held to-day at the Royal Hotel. Lyttelton Regatta Committee.—A meeting of this committee was held on Wednesday night last. Present—Messrs Hawkins (commodore) in the chair, P. Cunningham, F. Graham, J. C. Boddington, H. Rose, F. D. Gibson, George Tayler, 0. A. Rich. W. Young, H. C. Jacobson. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The commodore said that by an oversight the names of several gentlemen had been omitted in preparing the list of stewards. He took this first opportunity of remedying the mistake by asking the committee to add the names of Messrs W. Reeves, H. Thomson, H. Hesketh, and all captains of English ships in harbor. Unanimously agreed to. Correspondence was read from the Provincial Treasurer, stating that £SO had been paid in to the account of Mr J. C. Bodding ton, hon treasurer of the Lyttelton regatta committee, being amount of Provincial Government grant. From Mr W. E. Hadfield, secretary of the Christchurch Engineers band, offering their services on moderate terms. Messrs Hawkins and Cunningham, the sub-committee appointed to purchase cups, reported that they had purchased one of 340 z from Messrs Petersen and Co with the money given by the New Zealand Shipping Company (25 guineas). The cup would cost that amount when engraved. They had also purchased a suitable cup for the canoe race, which would cost £lO, exclusive of engraving. Mr George Tayler said he had seen Mr H. P. Murray-Aynsley, who had requested to be excused from attendance, as he was suffering from lumbago. A report of the sub-committee appointed to revise rules and cocrrses was then read. It was most voluminous, Mr Cunningham stating that it had been their object to present such a set of rules and courses, that no alteration would be needed for years to come. The commodore proposed —" That these rules, regulations, and courses be sub stituted for any other now in existence, and adopted." This was seconded by Captain Rose, and carried. Mr Cunningham proposed— '* That Messrs Boddington, Rich, and Jacobson be appointed a sub committee to have the rulea, regulations, and courses printed, with a tracing of the courses in addition." This was seconded by Mr Young, and carried. Mr Cunningham proposed, and Mr Boddington seconded—" That Mr Rich be appointed measurer of yachts to the Lyttelton regatta." Carried. The com mittee then adjourned.

East Chbistchukch Educational Dia TRICT. —The usual meeting of the committee for the East Christchurch educational district was held last evening in the vestry ol Trinity Church. Present—Rev W. J. Haber s (chairman), Messrs Colborne-Veel, Jameson, Bray, Thomson, J. S. Williams, and Kirk The chairman said that he had asked MrLoughrey the head master of the Central school, to raept the committee, as it was desirable thai certain little matters should be settled ui>'«" which they might wish to consult with M*

Loughrey, A lctt.tr wa-> i-o-id fro n thMinister cf Education, UiiM lint »b Mount fort could furnish plans for the fur ii turc for the infant school, and that Mr Kimble's tender would be accepted. That the Minister for Education regretted that he could not sanction the proposed increase to Miss Bolton in lieu of house rent. Another letter was also read from the Minister for Education stating that the Provincial Architect would prepare the plans for the house for the head master. After conferring with Mr Loughrey, it was decided to open the new school in Gloucester street on Monday morning, the various schools to close up finally on Friday afternoon, except the school at Bingsland, which was to be under the charge of Miss Grierson and two pupil teachers ; the children to assemble at their various schools on Monday morning, and to be taken by their teachers to the central school in Gloucester street. A sub committee was appointed to purchase clocks for use in the school, and the arrangement of various details was left to the head master; all the masters to attend on Monday at the Gloucester street school. Mr Loughrey then retired. The chairman said that now Mr Loughrey had retired, he would mention that since the offer of the committee ;to that gentleman, the Victorian Government had appointed him to the office of principal tutor in the Training College, Melbourne. That appointment he (the chairman) thought was an additional testimonal in Mr Loughrey's favor. The committee then proceeded to consider the amount to be paid to Mr Loughrey for house allowance, when it was resolved—" That the Minister of Education be asked to allow Mr Loughrey the sum of £BO a year as house rent, as originally intended, until his house was finished." With regard to the ages of children attending the schools, it was resolved " That the head-teachers be informed that from the beginning of the new year they will be desired to supply lists of the children attending school under five years, between five and six years, and over thirteen years, and that a statement be prepared, printed, and distributed before the Christmas holidays, explaining to parents the regulations in force respecting the payment of fees." Mr Bray brought up the report of the subcommittee on the drainage of Bingsland school, which was approved, and arrangements made for carrying out the suggestions made therein. Applications' were received from Messrs W. Fidler, C. P. Exall, O. V\ r . Exall, and Miss M. A. Davison for employment at the central school. The consideration of this matter was deferred. A letter was read from Mr W. Plesher asking the use of the Bingsland school for holding anniversary services of the Bingsland Sunday school on Sunday, and for a tea meeting on the following Tuesday. The committee decided to grant the request. It was decided that the Christmas holidays commence on Christmas eve, and extend over four weeks. After the transaction of some routine business the committee adjourned.