NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 553, 27 March 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

♦— Drapers’ and Clothiers’ Association. The adjourned meeting of the Drapers’ and Clothiers’ Association will be held this evening at the Foresters’ Hall, at eight o’clock. Lyttelton Rate Roll, —Objections to the Lyttelton rate roll will be heard this evening, at a meeting of the Borough Council, at six o’clock. City of Christchurch Lodge, M.U.— A summoned meeting of the members of the City of Christchurch Lodge, M.U., will be held this evening in the Oddfellows’ Hall, at 7.30 p.m. Grand Prize Art Union. —ln consequence of an error occurring in the drawing of prizes of. the above on Saturday, the drawing will take place again this evening, at Warner’s Commercial Hotel, at half-past 7 punctually. Ruffianism.— On Friday night, as the son of Capt Grant of the Himalaya was escorting a young lady from the Gladstone pier (where the ship is lying) to Lyttelton, two ruffians insulted the lady, and on the young man remonstrating they knocked him down and hurt him badly. Unfortunately it will be difficult to identify them, an the night wai dark,

Earthquake.— A slight shock of earthquake was felt in Christchurch a few minutes before four o’clock on Saturday morning. It was also felt at Kaiapoi, its direction being from east to west, Imported Stock. —By the schooner Young Dick that arrived from Hobart Town come some capital draught horses, consigned to Messrs Beck and Tonfcs. They have all the appearance of having been very carefully selected. Out of 16 shipped, 14 have arrived, the other two dying from want of water during the passage, which was an unusually long one of 22 days.

Primitive Methodist Church, —The anniversary services of the Primitive Metho clist Church, Cambridge terrace, commenced yesterday. In the morning the Rev J. Berry, Wesleyan minister, conducted the service and preached, taking for his text the whole of ps. Ixxiii. Mr Berry also officiated in the evening. To-morrow evening a tea meeting will be held, and after tea a public meeting will take place in the church, at which addresses will be delivered by ministers and others. The Southern Railway, —With reference to railway works south of Timarn, the Herald says : —“ Very rapid progress is being made by Mr Proudfoot, the contractor for the section of the Great Southern railway from the Pareora to the Otaio. The rails are now laid to within three-quarters of a mile from the Otaio station, to which place the line will probably be opened for public traffic in about a month from this date. Messrs Ogilvie and Jones are proceeding expeditiously with the work of erecting the necessary buildings at the Otaio, which consist of a commodious goods shed, a fifthclass station, and a very neat four roomed cottage for the station master. Meat Export.— The Argus says ;—“ The hon. secretaries of the movement for exporting frozen meat—Messrs P. N. Trebeck and G. N. Griffiths—inform us that subscriptions are coming in very satisfactorily. The amount received and promised exceeds £20,000. The Melbourne list, which is not yet to hand, will doubtless add considerably to that sum. Meetings have been held ia various inland towns of New South Wales, and at all of these the project appears to have been viewed favourably, but from the local committees then organised full reports have not yet reached the hon. secretaries. Efforts have been made to supply every stockholder in the colonies with circulars and lists, while information has been scattered broadcast through the press, so that it is believed every colonist is thoroughly informed as to the matter in hand.” An Exciting Race. —The Dunstan Times gives the folllowing account of an exciting incident:—“A case which has been in different ways brought before the Court some eight or nine times (Kernagen Bros, v McDowell) culminated in the Warden declaring the alleged surplus ground open for selection. No fairy ever danced more sprightly ! No lover ever troubled with more anxious thoughts ! No warrior more eager for the fray I No ped more gamely ran than did these two suitors to their respective stables. The air was rent with cries ‘ A horse 1 A horse !’ and never did the illustrious G. V. Brooke or Barry Sullivan reiterate ‘ A horse ! a horse 1 my kingdom for a horse !’ more tellingly than did William Kernagen and William McDowell. The stake was great, the race long—only thirty-four miles—to the Upper Nevis. Mac was the first to mount, and amid the cheers of the onlookers he clapped his heels to the sides of his steed and sped on his course. Ten minutes after his antagonist was in hot pursuit, mounted on a spirited bay. Bets were freely offered and taken, as it was generally thought, the bay being a livery nag and stable fed, and the other but just off the grass, that the rare would be onesided; not so, however, thought old Mac, as passing the dam at the junction of the Bannockburn road he was heard to exclaim, ‘ Old Scotland for ever.’ On came the bay, ridden by a son of old Ireland; and on still flew the representative of the heather. The pace was terrific for a short time, but at Richards’ the old' man was ten minutes in advance. He neither turned to the right nor to the left, but kept straight on. Not so the other, but with noted perversity he swerved to the right, and took the Garrick road. Arriving at the top of the hill, he changed his jaded steed. But where was old Mac all this time ? Pushing on to reach the desired goal, and crossing the Nevis stream, he obtained another horse, and arrived at the claim fifty-seven minutes before the irate and disappointed wooer of the majesty of the law. They who take the sword shall perish by the sword, and there is but one universal feeling prevalent, and it is that of satisfaction at the result.”