NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume V, Issue 554, 28 March 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Race Horses. —Cloth of Gold, and a blood horse belonging to Mr Haines, arrived in Lyttelton by the s.s Taranaki yesterday.

Canterbury Archery Club. —lt is notified that on and after Wednesday next scoring will commence at 3 p.m.

Contempt of Court.—A man named William Calder was yesteriay committed for contempt of Court by the Resident Magistrate, for appearing in Court in a half drunken state*

Native Game.— lt is notified that native game, as defined in the Protection of Animals Act, 1873, may be shot in the province of Canterbury dming the months of April, May, June, and July, Educational,—A rate of one shilling in the pound has been levied in educational district of Longbeach, payable to Mr J. E. Buchanan; and one of sixpence in the pound in the district of St Albans, payable to Mr C. L. Davies,

Pheasant Shooting. — A proclamation appears in the Provincial Government Gazette, notifying that cock pheasants may be snot during the month of May upon the payment of a license of two pounds two shillings to the Provincial Treasurer. Collision. —Yesterday afternoon the carriage of Dr Marks and a baker’s cart came into collision on Worcester street bridge, when the driver of the baker’s cart was thrown out, but fortunately was uninjured. No damage was done. Primitive Methodist Church.— The anniversary tea meeting of the Primitive Methodist Church, Cambridge Terrace, will be held this evening; at 6 o’clock. After tea a public meeting will be held, when addresses will be delivered. Costume Cricket Match. —A match will be played at Sunnyside on Wednesday next, between eleven of the inmates, costumed in the characters of “ Black Eyed Susan ” and the playing eleven of the institution.

Amateur Athletic Club.—An extraordinary general meeting of the members of the above club will be held at Warner’s Hotel, on Thursday next, at 7.30 p.m., to revise the rules.

Registration op Votes. —Those who wish to register their votes so as to appear on the electoral rolls of the various districts for the present year, will have to do so on or before Friday next, or they will be unable to have their names on until next year.

Foal, Grain, and Root Show, —This exhibition, although for foals somewhat late in the season, promises to be a success. About fifty foals are expected to be entered. The entries for grain of different descriptions and roots, it is anticipated, will come up to the expectations of the committee.

Malvern Hills Coal, —The first consignment of Malvern Hills coal ever brought to Timaru, arrived there, says the Herald, on Saturday last by train to the order of Mr G, Cliff. The coal delivered there is about £1 per ton cheaper than ocean borne coal, Punt Race.—As a result of the regatta on the Waimakariri a number of minor matches have taken place, mainly between the new fashioned punts. A race on Saturday between the Skedaddle P. Biby) v Flying Fish (R. Todd) created more interest than usual, but when the race came off on the usual course, the former went away from his opponent, and won as he liked with the lighter boat. Presentation. —On Wednesday evening, the 23rd instant, the friends of Mr W, Watkins, photographer, who is about to leave the colony for Australia, met at his residence to present him with a splendid binocular glass and walking stick, as a slight memento of the esteem in which they hold him, and of the respect which they have felt towards him during his long residence in Akaroa. v

Railways in Otago.— Mr L. Litton, contractor on the Mataura and Clinton railway, has (says the Daily Times) fully a hundred men employed. The first section to the Waipahee has to be completed within six months. The ironbark for the four bridges recently arrived here from Melbourne. The principal bridges will be over the Waikaka and Waipahee rivers. The work, which can easily be finished within the contract time —twelve months—was commenced six weeks ago. Canterbury Rifle Association, —A meeting of the Council of the Rifle Association was held last evening, at Warner’s Hotel. Present—Mr Ross (in the chair), Raven, Gundersen, Hill, and Appleby (hon secretary). The range committee reported that the arrangements for the Easter meeting were progressing satisfactorily, and that two new targets would be put up. After the transaction of some routine business, the council adjourned for a fortnight. U.A.O.D. —The opening of the Pioneer Lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids, the first Lodge of the Order established in New Zealand, will take place eariy next month. Bro Z. Solomon, who is at present on a visit to the colony from Australia, baa been deputed by the Grand Lodge of Australia to perform the opening ceremony. The Lodge starts with every prospect of success, having over fifty joining members already on the books, which number it is expected will be augmented before the day fixed for the start.

Antigua street Bridge. —At the meeting of the City Council, held yesterday, plans for a bridge over the Avon, in Antigua street, near the hospita l , were submitted and approved, and the city surveyor was directed to ca 1 l for tenders for the work. The bridge is at pretsnt only intended for foot passengers, t > replace the present structure, which has h»--’n clcred as dangerous, but it will be so const.actsl that it can be utilised when a bridge sm- able for vehicles is built, which is intended to he done at no very distant pe-’cd.

Licensing Court.— The following members of the Licensing Cpurt have been appointed for the Canterbury districts ;—For Waipara and Sefton ; Messrs W. C. Feudal), C, J. Harper, and H. Mcliraith. For Oxford: Messrs R. L. Higgins, J. R. Gsrton, W, Fisher. For Rangiora ; Messrs J. C. Boys, A. H. Cunningham, S. Heywood. For Mandeville and Town of Kaiapoi : Messrs C, Dudley, J. J. Fletcher, and R. L. Higgins, For Avon, Eiccarton, Cjty of .Christchurch N.W., S.W., N.E., and S.E., Heathcote, Springs, Lincoln, Halswell, Spreydon, Templeton, Courtney, S.outh Malvern, East Malvern, Malvern, Upper Waimakariri, Lake Coleridge, and Bakgia; Messrs R. J. S. Harman, G. L. Lee, and H. J. Ignored.' For Ellesmere; MessrsH. P, Hill, E. d- Lee, gu.d R, B. Willis. For Ashburton and Mount Somers: Messrs J. Grigg, J. E. Trevor, and H. J. Winter. For Town of Lyttelton, Port Victoria, and Port Levy: Messrs T. H. Potts, J. T. Rouse, and H. R. Webb. For Pigeon Bay, Okain’s Bay, Town of Akaroa and Wainui, and Little River: Messrs E. C. Latter, G, H. Saxton, and W. G. Inman. For Mount Peel, Geraldine, Temuka, Levels. Town of Timaru, Waimate, Waitaki, and Mount Cook: Messrs T, W. Hall, E, Elwortby, and F. H, Bussell,

Railway Collision at Rangiora. —This monung the Amberley train and Christchurch train, at slow speed, met on the same r re at the Rangiora platform, with sufficient force to send many of the passengers off their seats. The front buffers of No. 10 engine of the Christchurch train were all hut broken off. The passengers and persons on the platform were great alarmed, but no injury was done to anyone. Ilma db Murska.—The Otago Daily Times says :—“We learn by a t flegram received from Melbourne by Mr Medcalf that Madame de Murska will probably ta in Dunedin in the course of a weak or ten days. She will tjlegiaph her movements to Mr Medea l ?, We are assured than she will positively come here.” The Outfall Drain. —At the meeting of the Drainage Board held 3 esterday it was resolved that the chairman should be instructed to negotiate the sale of a draft on London for £25,000, and pay over out of the proceeds the £IB,OOO due to the City Council under the Drainage Act for the purchase of the outfall drain. This sum will place the drainage account of the City Council in credit, it having been for some time past overdrawn. It was yesterday paid to the City Council by the Christchurch Drainage Board. In addition to this sum the City Council will receive on 31st instant the sum of £9OOO, balance of loan of £35,000 taken up by the New Zealand Insurance Company. Registrar’s Returns. —A return of the births, marriages, and deaths, for the month of February appears in the Gazette ;—Births: City of Christchurch, males, 30; females, 15 ; total, 45. Christchurch district, males, 46 ; females, 44 ; total, 90. Marriages— City of Christchurch, 28 ; Christchurch district, 12. Deaths—City of Christchurch, males, 29 ; females, 16 ; total, 45. Christchurch district, males, 22; females, 23 ; total, 45, During the same month of 1875 the totals were :—Births : City of Christchurch, 4 ; Christchurch district, 75. Marriages—City of Christchurch, 25 ; Christchurch district, 13. Deaths—City of Christchurch, 21 ; Christchurch district, 30. Education Department. —The Provincial Government Gazette publishes the tabular summary of quarterly returns of district schools for the quarter ending 31st December, 18v5. The totals are as follows : —Number of schools, 95. Number of teachers employed—Males, 144 ; females, 172. Total, 316. Highest number of scholars on the books —Males, 6556 ; females, 5820. Total, 12,376. Average daily attendance—Males, 4443 ; females, 3741. Total, L BIB4. In the same Gazette appears an abstract of annual returns as to attendance for the year ending 31st December, 1875. From this it appears that the number of attendants have been— Males, 8545 ; females, 7897. Total, 16,442. Average daily attendance—Males, 4084; females, 3360. Total, 7441. Canterbury Railways. —Prom a gazetted statement of traffic upon the Canterbury Railways during the month of February, it appears that there have been carried—Wheat, 1309 tons ; oats, 1462 ; barley, 855 ; flour, 287 ; other agricultural produce, 136 ; coal, 4109 ; other minerals, 445 ; timber, 3868 ; wool, 986 ; and general merchandise, 8097 —total, 21,554 tons, as against 18,361 tons during the same period in the previous year. The number of passengers has been 64,518, as against 51,374 in the month of February last year. The receipts show as follows:—On merchandise, £9614 6s 3d ; rents, £96 11s Id ; wharfage, £lBOl 0s 7d ; passengers, £6157 2s ; parcels, £334 4s 5d ; horses, carriages, &c, £B7 7s lOd — total, £18,090 12s 2d, as against £14,771 14s 5d for the same period last year. The Late Drowning Case at Timaru, —At about 12.30 p.m. on Saturday, says the Herald , a man named Joseph Lane, while standing on the cliffs near Melville House, observed the leg and part of the ribs of a man in the surf. He hastened down to the beach to try and bring the portion of the body to shore, but when he anived there the waves were carrying it seawards, and it was soon lost to sight. He gave information to the police of what he had seen, and as it was considered probable that the remains might come ashore, a constable was sent to the beach near LeCren’s Gully to watch. The remains, however, had not washed ashore by Sunday evening last. The remains, no doubt, were a portion of the body of one of the boatmen (Bain and Anderson; who were drowned about a month ago in the roadstead. The leg had on it a spring-side boot, and as Bain was wearing boots of this description when drowned, the remains are supposed to be a portion of his body. Survivors from the Florence. —Speaking of the arrival of Captain McFarlane and his crew at Wellington, the Fast says:—“He and the three survivors of the crew arrived here this morning by the Hawea, Captain Wheeler having kindly given them a free passage up from Lyttelton, and also brought up their boat. This kindness was the more acceptable after thetreatment experienced in Lyttelton. The men landed there with only their shirts and trousers on, but had great difficulty in getting either food or shelter as it was evident they had no money to pay for it. After they did get into a boarding-house they were dunned for payment and even threatened with arrest if they did not pay in full before attempting to depart. The case of Captain McFarlane and the men is a very hard one. They have lost literally everything.” A subscription list to assist them was opened in Wellington, and a considerable sum was collected. Presentation. —A few friends of Mr Joseph Macfarlane, the driver of the Christchurch and Akaroa coach, met on Saturday evening last, at Mr George Franks’, the Beach Arms, for the purpose of presenting Mr Macfarlane with a purse of sovereigns. A very good spread was got up by the best, on whom it reflected great credit, Mr Hugh Buchanan, M. P.C., occupied the chair, and Mr Joseph Price, the vice chair. Ample justice having been done to the good things provided, the cloth was removed, and the usual loyal toasts given. The chairman | then rose and said it was his pleasing duty | to propose the health of and present Mr ' Joseph Macfarlape wi.th a purse containing sixty-^ve sovereigns, as a present, not only for the civil and courteous manner in which he had conducted the coach, but for the pluck and energy shown by liinj during the previous winter in continuing to drive the coach alongside Lake Fopsjth during the time the road was flooded, and this without any delay or accident, Mr Macfarlane responded briefly and appropriately. The healths of the chairman, vice-chairman, host, and hostess, &c, having been drunk, harmony commenced, and altogether a very pleasant and enjoyable evening was spent,

Christchurch Hospital —The Gazette contains a return of the patients in tl e Christchurch Hospital for the month of February. Patients under treatment at date of last return—Males, 63 ; females, 16. Total, 79. Admitted during month—Males, 38 ; females, 22. Total, 60. Total treated— Males, 101 ; females, 38, Total, 139. Discharged during month—Cured : Males, 22 ; females, 8. Total, 30. Relieved—Males, 8 ; females, 2, Total, 10. Dead—Males, 7 ; females, 3. Total, 10. Remaining under treatment—Males, 64 ; females, 25. Total, 89.