NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 464, 9 December 1875, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

EARLY Oats.—ln th-* northern district there are one or two fields of oats already in ear. H. A. C. B. Society. The quarterly meeting of this lodge will be held this evening at 7 30. Immigrants per Waitangi—These new arrivals were all landed yesterday, and were sent up to Christchurch by the 320 p.m train. Anniversary Day.— Thursday, the 16th, being anniversary day, has been proclaimed a holiday in the various departments of the Provincial Government, The Sblwyn Election.—Mr Beeves wi 11 address the electors of the Selwyn distric 1 this evening, at Leeston, and at the Half-way House, Courtenay, ou Tuesday next, at 7.30 p m. Harmonic Society. —The secretary of the Harmonic Society particularly requests the attendance of all members at the three remaining practices of the Messiah. Tradesmen’s and Mechanics’ Loan Society. —The annual meeting of this society takes places this evening at the Foresters’ Hall, at eight o’clock, Avonbide Church.— lt is announced that a grand Christmas tree and children’s fair in aid of the Avonside Church building fund will be held in St John’s schoolroom, Latimer square, on the Anniversary Day, Telegraphic. —The steamer Alhambra is expected to leave Hokitika at 8 p.m. on Saturday, the 11th inst. Telegrams for the Australian Colonies, or Europe ria Java cable, will be received at the Christchurch .telegraph office, for transmission to Hokitika, up till 7.30 p.m. of the 11th inst. Entertainment.— An entertainment in connection with the Christchurch Excelsior Lodge, was given last evening at the Templar Hall by the Excelsior Choir. The programme comprised songs, duets, trios, glees, and recitations, all of which were rendered in a very pleasing manner. The hall was crowded. Christchurch Election.— Mr Stevens will address the electors of Christchurch at Feathers’s Hotel, Addington, this evening ; at the Academy, W orcester street East, ou Monday next ; and at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Montreal street North, on Wednesday ; on each occasion at 7.30 p.m. Mr Wakefield invites the electors to meet him at the God ley Statue on B’riday evening, at seven o’clock. The Writs. —The writs have been issued for the Christchurch, Lyttelton, and Avon districts. The nomination for the Christchurch district takes place at the Oddfellows’ Hall at noon on the I7th, and the poll on the 21st. The nomination for the district of Lyttelton takes place on Monday, the 20th, and the poll on the 28th. For the Avon district, the nomination ia fixed for 22nd, =md the poll on the 28th.

Cricket. The match Town versus Country, which was commenced on Saturday last, will be continued on Saturday next at 230 p.m, at which time all players are requested to attend punctually. The New Zealand Shipping Company. —By the Alhambra, s.s, there arrived yesterday from Melbourne, Mr Selwyn Smith, who has been appointed general manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company. All the company’s ships in port were gaily decorated in honor of his arrival. The Press Agency and Sir G. Grey. —We have received the following telegram from the Press Agency:—“ Sir George Grey, in one of his late speeches, is reported to have said —‘ The telegrams that are sent to you are actually filtered out by the Government.’ If Sir George Grey, in making this statement, referred to telegrams sent by the Press Agency, we wish to say that the assertion is utterly untrue, and appears to be malicious.” Registrar’s Returns .--The following are the Registrar’s returns for the City of Christchurch and Christchurch district, for the month of November : —Births : City of Christchurch, males, 26; females, 22 ; total, 48. Christchurch district, males, 52; females, 40; total, 92, Marriages—City of Christchurch, 26; Christchurch district, 6. Deaths—City of Christchurch, males, 6; females, 7 ; total, 13. Christchurch district, males, 10 ; females, 10 ; total 20. For the corresponding month of 1874 the returns were : —Births ; City of Christchurch, 57 ; Christchurch district, 89. Marriages—City of Christchurch, 31; Christchurch district, 5. Deaths City of Christchurch, 18 ; Christchurch district, 16. New Zealand Presbyterian Church Total Abstinence Society.— On Wednesday evening, in St. Andrews’ schoolroom, a meeting was held, with the view of forming a Total Abstinence Society in connection with the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, The Rev W. R. Campbell, of Waiau, occupied the chair. The Rev Wm. Sheriffs, of Blenheim, explained the object of the meeting, and submitted a draft of constitution, which was approved. It was unanimously agreed that the society be formed on the basis submitted. The following officers were appointed—President, Mr John Lamb, Waitemate Mills, Auckland ; vice-presidents, Rev Peter Mason, Auckland, and Mr W. Gavin, Christchurch ; treasurer and secretary, the Rev Wm. Sheriffs, Blenheim ; committee, Rev W. Gillies, Timaru ; the Rev John Wallace, Wangarei ; Dr Patrick, Christchurch ; Mr Arch. McCallum, Blenheim ; Mr James Smith, Wellington ; Mr Arch. Scott, Hokitika ; It was intimated by the Rev Mr Sheriffs that over 100 had given in their names signifying their adherence to the principles of the society. It was stated by the Rev Mr Gillies that three-fourths of the ministers of Otago were abstainers. After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting closed.

St. Michael and All Angels.—A meeting of the parishioners was held at the schoolroom last evening (the incumbent in the chair), “ for the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of appropriating extra sittings for the accommodation of parishioners.” After a deal of argument pro and con had been adduced, it was moved by Dr Symes, seconded by Mr Taylor, and carried—“ That the first six alternate pews in the north aisle be let, provided that not [more than that number of pews be appropriated to persona who are not at present seatholders.” An amendment, proposed by Mr Brittan, seconded by Mr Ashby—“ That the question of letting seats in the north aisle be referred to the Easier meeting,” was lost The rev chairman reported the resignation after December 31st of the assistant curate, the Rev De Berdt Hovell. which announcement was received with regret by those present, and the following resolution was unanimously carried:—“That this meeting begs to convey to the Rev De Berdt HovHl their extreme regret at losing the benefit of his ministration amongst them, and their ".ympathy with him at the cause of his resignation.” After some conversation of a desultory nature, the meeting adjourned.

Binal Arrangements for Services on the Anniversary —ln addition to the information which has already appeared in our columns on this subject, extracted from the current number of the New Zealand Church News, we are given to understand that, at a meeting of the committee of the Cathedral Guild, held on Tuesday evening, it was resolved that his Honor the Superintendent and his Worship the Mayor should be specially invited to be present in the marquee, to be erected within the Cathedral precincts, at the presentation of the staff and crosier, which is to take place, as before stated, at about 10.30 a.m, before the service commences. Members of the General and Diocesan Synod, and subscribers to the staff and crosier will receive no individual notice, but are requested to consider themselves invited by this unofficial notice to attend, if they so desire. The pastoral staff will be presented by Mr H. B. Gresson, as representing the laity of the diocese and the Diocesan Synod, and the crosier by the Very Eev the Dean, as representing the clergy and the General Synod. The subscription list to the presentation fund is not yet closed, and those who have not hitherto been asked to join in this testimonial to their Bishop, are invited to send their contributions, not exceeding one guinea for each person, to Mr A P. N, Blakiston, treasurer of the fund ; Mr A. W. Bennett, secretary of the Cathedral Guild ; Mr H. B, Gresson, Mr P. Haumer, Mr B. W. Mountfort, or the Dean of Christchurch. Further subscriptions are wanted to make the offering as complete as possible. It should not be forgotten that the services of the day will commence with a choral celebration of the Holy Communion at the pro-Cathedral Church, St Michael and All Angels, at 8 a.m. The main service of the day, that within the Cathedral walls, is to be regarded chiefly as a solemn offering of praise and thanksgiving on the attainment of the province to the age of a quarter of a century, and for the large measure of temporal and spiritual prosperity hitherto vouchsafed to it, but a kindred, though secondary, object of it is to mark the opening of the handsome western doorway, which, as is generally known, is the special work of the Cathedral Guild ; and it is to be hoped not only that the funds of this body, which has done so much to promote an intelligent interest in the building of the Cathedral, will be largely increased by the offertories of the day, but that the number of itsotdinary members will be largely increased, and that some other special" part of the structure will soon be taken in hand, and carried out by means of the periodical contributions of the members of the Guild.

Anteros. — The pedigree of this horse, as published in our issue of yesterday, is not correct. It should read thus—Anteros, by Loiterer out of Adrasta, by Orlando out of Torment, by Alarm (Torment was the dam of Tormentor, winner of the Oaks). The mistake in the pedigree arose from a confusion of the names Adrasta and Adrastia, the latter mare being bred in the manner we stated yesterday.