NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 609, 1 June 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Catholic School.—A concert and farce will be given this evening in the schoolroom, Barbadoes street. Church Appointment.—The Rev. B. W. Dudley, Canou and Rural Dean, has been appointed Archdeacon. The Rev J. Raven.—We observe from the Cambridge classical Tripos list for the year that a son of the Rev J. Raven, one of the earliest settlers in the province, has taken high honors, being bracketted with three others in the first class as thirteenth. Railway Charges.— Notice is given in the Gazette that a charge of Is 6d per ton will be levied for receiving and delivering all goods contained in the classification published in the Gazette of 31st March, 1876, which may be carried by the railway between any of the railway wharves or any private whirf, and any point within the Lyttelton station ground. This notice is subject to the exception published on 9th October, 1875. Football.—A match was played yesterday between the West Christchurch and East Christchurch schools, which was won by the former, who had much the best of it throughout. For the West Christchurch three touchdowns were obtained by F. Ham* mond, and two by L. Gardiner, but no goals were obtained till the end of the game, when Brien, by some splendid play, secured the only one of the day. Tait's back play for this side was excellent, as also was the playing of Parsons for the East Christchurch. Bazaar. —The bazaar in aid of the Trust Fund of the Primitive Methodist Church was resumed yesterday and brought to a close shortly after ten o'clock. There was a capital attendance in the afternoon and in the evening the hall was crowded, when Mr Alport officiated as auctioneer, and rapidly disposed of the whole of the remaining articles. The amount netted on the bazaar in aid of the object for which it was held, was £125, a very respectable sum, all things taken into consideration. Railway Returns.—The comparative returns of traffic on the Canterbury Railways for the month of April is published. The total tonnage carried for the month was 30,110, as against 29,490 for corresponding month of 1875. The passenger returns show that 79,665 travelled over the railway during April, the number for the same month of 1875 being 41,570. The receipts from all sources have been £21,886 8s 3d, as against £15,988 7s lid in 1875. Mr Charles Bright.—This gentleman, assisted by Mr and Mrs Hoskins, gave an entertainment at the Colonists' Hall, Lyttelton, on Tuesday night. The attendance was good. The performance consisted of Mr Bright's lecture on a " Certain race of Barbarians," which seemed to be much appreciated. Mrs Hoskins next read "Mary Queen of Scots," and the performance concluded with Mr Hoskins' admirable sketch of Torick's character. The applause was frequent and enthusiastic. Dr Rouse, the Mayor, occupied the chair. Christchurch Mutual Improvement Association. —At the meeting last night, Mr E. Connal introduced the subject of the " Divine Benevolence," and endeavored to reconcile that idea with the fact of the existence of evil in the world. Messrs Wilson, Allison, Lawrence, and M. H. Roe, discussed the subject further, and the president (Rev Mr Morley) summed up in the usual way. The subject for next Wednesday is "The Rise and Progress of the English Parliament," to be introduced by Mr Vincent. Rabbits in Southland—A private telegram received in town last evening, referring to the rabbit nuisance in Southland, Ba ys—"The report of the rabbit nuisance commissioners discloses an alarming state of things in Southland. On one run sixty thousand were killed last year, at an expense of £27 weekly ; and on another, sixteen thousand were killed during the first thiee months of the present year. The country is being devastated, and in parts turned into a wilderness." The Friendly Societies' Act.—The committee appointed by the Loyal City of Christchurch Lodge of Oddfellows, for the purpose of drawing up suggestions to the Government in the matter of the new Act, met at the district chambers last night. Present—P.G.M. Taaffe, Provincial C.S. Selig, P.G.'s Jones, Thin, Chapman, and N,G. Bradwell. N.G. Bradwell was appointed chairman of the committee, and Provincial C.S. Selig, secretary; The following resolutions were carried :—" That the town Lodges of the Order be invited to send representatives to meet this committee to confer on the above." " That the secretary write to the district asking them to write to the up-country Lodges inviting them to co-operate in the above. " That the meeting nights be on each Wednesday, and that five shall form a quorum." The meeting then adjourned, so as to allow of delegate* being appointed. Lyttelton Borough Council.—The polling for the seat vacant by the retirement of Councillor Buist, took place yesterday. About 4.30 p.m. the Returning Officer (Mr Woledge) made the following declaration of the poll:-Mr W. Holmes, 163; Mr J Hunter, 110 ; Mr W. McKeever, 10 ; Mr J. King, 9. The announcement of the result was received with loud cheers, quite a crowd being assembled round the Council chambers. Mr W. Holmes addressed the assemblage, giving that now he was elected he would do his best to serve them. Mr McKeever, who was loudly cheered, said that they all knew the reason he came forward, it was because he wanted to keep another man out of the Council. As long as he saw things going right he should not interfere, but if another man stood that he thought was unfit to represent them, he should again ask them to vote for him. Killinchy School Committee. A meeting was held in the district schoolroom on May 29th. Present—Mr C. Fitzroy (chairman), Messrs Sherrett, Meharry, Tolerton, Stone, Jones, and E. Earle. The chairman stated that he had paid the sum of £l4 6« 8d into the Provincial Treasury, the onesixth contribution due from the district on account of the late additions to the school, &c. Mr Murray handed over to the chairman the sum of £2 10s for special fees collected. Mrs Murray's account for cleaning and lighting the schoolroom for the past year was passed for payment; also an account from Messrs Montgomery and Co, for coals. It was resolved that leave of absence should be granted to the chairman until the rising of the General Assembly, and Mr Jones was elected chairman in Mr Fitzroy's place. A cordial vote of thanks to Mr Fitzroy, for his past services, brought the meeting to a close,

New Steam Yacht.—The Nero Zealand I Herald says—" Some time since it was stated publicly that the Government were about to sell the Luna, and to get in her J place two new.steamers from England. We have never been able to see the necessity for two steamers, especially considering that the Luna, which costs about £IOOO a month, is now chiefly employed as a yacht for the convenience of Ministers. At the time of the war, when there was an urgent necessity for a steamer going into the harbors and rivers with men and munitions, a steamer in the service of the Government, which could always be commanded, was necessary, especially considering that there were far fewer steamers plying on the coast than now. But at present, when steamers are running to every little port, we doubt very much whether a Government steamer is necessary at all. However, we have heard during the last few weeks, that, when the Premier was at home, he gave orders far the building of two steamers. One of these, which we presume will be kept for the exclusive use of Ministers and their families and dependants, is, we were informed, to be made a fac simile, so far as the internal fittings are concerned, of the Royal yacht. The statement seemed so extraordinary that we hesitated to credit it, and we only give currency to it now, as we find that the matter has been made public in Wellington." The Post says :—" Last week we drew attention to the fact that the Government had sent to England for a person to fill the office of Inspector of Prisons in this colony. Now a rumor is afloat to the effect that an officer of the R. N. is to be obtained to command a steamer, which is to be built after the style of the Royal yacht This steamer is to be so big a thing that, of course, no seaman in this colony is competent to take the command of such a boat 1 At least, that seems to be the opinion of the present Government, or why should they send out of New Zealand for the commander of a small steamboat? They endeavored to get an English Surveyor-General, but their intentions were defeated. They may, however, succeed in regard to the Inspector General of Prisons and the commander of the Minis terial steamer. We are progressing in this colony, and after a while it may be considered necessary to send home for Ministers' waiters at Bellamy's, and a competent man to light the fires in the committee rooms during the session."