NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 534, 4 March 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

San Francisco Mail.— From a telegram received this afternoon, we learn that the Granada may be expected to arrive in Port Lyttelton to-morrow morning early.

Certificated Teachers’ Association.— The members of the Canterbury branch of the New Zealand Certificated Teachers’ Association will hold their monthly meeting in the Durham street schoolroom, at 1 p.m. on Saturday next, when Mr Thornton will read a paper, and business of importance be submitted to the meeting.

Canterbury Railways.—A st itement of the receipts on the Canterbury railways for the month of January appears in the Gazette. The totals were—Merchandise, £9132 16s lOd ; rents, £Bl 19s 8d ; wharfage, £1615 8s 6d ; passengers, £6331 12s Id ; parcels, £268 2s lid ; horses, carriages, &c, £IOB 9s Id. Total, £17,171 9s Id. ■ - : Holy Trinity Church, Lyttelton.— The first of a Wednesday evening series of Lenten services was held on Ash Wednesday, Rev F. C. Lloyd, incumbent, being the preacher. Revs Messrs Cholmondeley, Glasson, Brittan, Merton, and the Very Rev the Dean will preach at the subsequent services. We understand that the new entrance gates will be shortly hung. The stone piers presented by Mr W. Graham have been for some time in position. Educational. — A rate of eight pence in in the pound has been levied within the educational district of Rangiora, payable to Mr R. Aberne ; a rate of seven pence in the pound in the district of Loburn, payable to Mr W. Free ; a rate of eleven pence in the pound in the district of Waihi Bush, payable to Mr W. 0. Andrews ; and a rate of nine pence in the pound in the district of Kaiapoi, payable to Mr E, Revell,

Canterbury Amateur Athletic Club. —A committee meeting of this club was held last night, at 5 p.m, at Warner’s hotel. Mr William Tosswill in the chair. It was decided that all the entries for all the events, with the exception of 11, 12, and 13, must be sent in not later than Tuesday, the 21st instant; that the committee attend on Monday evening next, at 5 p.m, at the new cricket ground, for the purpose of laying off the course for the forthcoming sports, and assisting the hon sec as to the best means of having the same put into good running order, and that a general meeting of the club be called for Tuesday, the 2lst day of March next, for receiving entries for the events. After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting adjourned.

The Ship Strathmore.— With reference to the loss of this ill-fated ship, the Otago Daily Times states that she had on board, including the officers and crew about ninety. We have already published a list of the first and second class passengers. Our contemporary states that “ Mr Henderson is now in Dunedin, and he telegraphed to Bombay, to ascertain, if possible, whether his son and daughter, Mr Thomas and Miss Maggie Henderson were among the survivors; but up to the time of the closing of the telegraph office no answer had been received. The Orozet Islands are three in number—Hog, Possession, and East Island, with outlying rooks, and are to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope, situated iu about latitude id

degrees S., and longitude 60 degrees B. They are entirely uninhabited, Very sterile and barren, and are seldom visited by vessels, and only then by some chance whaling or sealing ship. As the master and mate are specially mentioned as having been drowned at the time of the wreck, it may be inferred that the others landed in safety ; but as only twenty survivors are said to have been rescued by the whaling ship it may be that the remainder perished through the hardship and privation their sojourn on such sterile and barren islands for a period of six months exposed them to. However, these are mere conjectures which the telegraph will soon put at rest. In the meantime, we hope for the best that can possibly come.”

Ellesmeeb Races.— A meeting of the committee was held at Spring’s Hotel on Thursday evening. About fourteen members were present, Mr James Lewis in the Tbe duties of handicapper for the Hurdle race were vested in the members present, who allotted weights to horses nominated. The secretary stated that a silver cup had been presented to the committee by Mr Nathan, to be awarded as they might decide. The honorary treasurer informed the meeting that he had been guaranteed subscriptions amounting to about £BO, in face of which the prizes to be awarded in the different events were settled, and it was resolved that any balance after paying the prize money and liquidating the incidental expenses should be awarded proportionately between the prize takers in the different events, less £6, to be left in the hands of the treasurer. The secretary was also instructed to advertise the prizes in the papers.

A correspondent writing from Muddleborough asks, “ What is the passage money to Minton’s China ?”

A young Aberdeen lady being charged by a gentleman with having 'trifled with his feelings, exclaimed, “ Well, I plead jilty.’