NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 615, 8 June 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Blacksmiths' Protection Society.—A meeting of the above society will be held tomorrow evening, at 7 o'clock, at the Foresters' Hall.

Dinner to Mr Grey.—A complimentary dinner to Mr James Grey will take place this evening, at Gee's assembly rooms, Worcester street.

1.0.0. P., M.U.—A meeting was held at the North Canterbury District Chambers on Wednesday evening, to consider the Friendly Societies Act. Several clauses were read and agreed to, but owing to the small numof delega es present the meeting was adjourned till the following week.

Eyreton.—The addition of a bell has been made to S. Thomas's Church, in this district, its sound being heard for the first time last Sunday. The tone is very good aud deep for the fize (t cwt). It was cas. by Mr J. Anderson, of Ohristchurch, and is hung in a neat belfry erected by Mr R. Miller, of Eyreton.

German Society—The half-yearly meeting of the Deutsche Verein was held last evening at Barrett's Hotel. There was a full attendance. The following election of officers for the next twelve months was the principal business transacted :—President, Mr P. Taylor ; vice president, Mr J. Mohr ; secretary, Mr L. Bother ; treasurer, Mr W. Schmidt ; trustees, Messrs J. Ruddenklau and J. Ebert. It was decided that the anniversary of the society should take p!ace on the 22nd insfc. After the usual vote of thanks to the retiring officers, the proceedings terminated.

Canterbury College.—The sixth lecture, or last of the series, will be given by Dr Powell this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, Subject—" Parasites, animal and vegetable." Telegraph Department—Daring the quarter ending March 25th last, the number of telegrams forwarded in New Zealand was 270,312, being an increase of 35,128 on the corresponding quarter of 1875. The cash received amounted to £15,470 3s lid, beiDg an increase of £1095 14s 7d on the same quarter of 1875. The value of Government telegrams during the same period was £4331 7a Id, being an increase of £968 10a 2d on the corresponding quarter of the previous year. Fire at Fernside.—A'fire occurred here on Tuesday evening, when Mr John Egan's premises and a carpenter's shop, smith's shop, aDd stable, with contents, were totally destroyed. It appeared that Mr and Mrs Egan were away from home at the time, and it has been ascertained that a child five years old had been playing with matches in some straw. This was the origin of the fire. The value of the property destroyed was £7O, all uninsured. Great exertion had to be made to save the house, which was insured for £2OO. Football.—The committee held a meeting last night, at which the following were elected members of the club :—Messrs D. Adams, Y. W. J. Oonald. and F. Pilling. The tpam to against the College on Saturday next wis chosen as follows : —Messrs J. Anderson, W IJ. Atack, J. Barker, J. Booth, J. B. Brewster, B. J Cotterill, W. Cotterill, J. R. Evans, R. J. S. Harman, T. Loch, G. S. Mathias, L. Ollivier, M. S. Smith, O. Thomson, and O. Wachsmann; emergency, F. Clare, H. Cotterill, M. Lewin. The game will be played on the College ground, the Christchurch team wearing red and black, play to commence at 3 p.m. The team to play against Rangiora will be published in to-morrow morning's paper. Entertainment.—The first of a series of entertainments projected for the purpose of raising funds for supplying fittings for the new portion of St. Mark's Church, Opawa, took place on Tuesday evening, at the schoolroom. There was a large attendance, and a capital programme was gone through. The musical portion of the entertainment comprised songs by Mrs Bell and Miss Thomson, and Messrs Nichols, Stephens, and A. M. Ollivier. The instrumental music was rendered by the Misses Thomson and Mrs and Miss Reeves. Readings were given by Rev H. C. M. Watson, Messrs Ford and W. G. Brittan, jun. At the close Mr Hassall moved a hearty vote of thanks to the ladies and gentlemen who had so kindly come forward on that occasion to assist them, which was carried by acclamation. The next entertainment is fixed to take place at the full moon.

Sudden Death.—A man named William MTlroy, employed as servant on Captain Willis' farm, near Southbridge, met with his death on Tuesday night in a very sad and sudden manner. The deceased was last seen alive by his employer, after returning from Southbridge, at about eleven o'clock on the evening of his death, walking towards the cottage where he usually slept. From the position of the body, which was found early on Wednesday morning hanging in the window, it seems evident that the deceased had been unable to open the fastening of the door, which was known to be rather stiff, xnd Had raised the lower sash of the window, and whilst drawing his body through, had been caught by the sash, which was a very heavy one, falling on his neck and shoulders and burying his mouth in his muffler, and probably causing suffocation in a very short time. The body when discovered was quite cold, and marks were visible on the chest and head, caused probably by the deceased's struggles to extricate himself. Church at New Brighton.—A public meeting of the inhabitants of this increasing district was held in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening, the 6th instant, for the purpose of promoting the building of a church on a site kindly presented for the purpose by Mr Morton. There was a good attendance, and the Rev H. Glasson, Incumbent of Avonside, to which parish the New Brighton district is attached, occupied the chair. The minutes of a former meeting held on the 9th of May having been read, the chairman announced that the estimated cost of the proposed church, to accommodate sixty persons, and built according to a plan which would Teadily admit of enlargement when necessary, was about £250. Towards this the Church Property Trustees, out of the sum voted in 1874 by the Diocesan Synod, had granted £IOO, and the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in England had made a grant of £25, being half the estimated cost Of the remainder £SO had been raised or promised in the district, and it would be necessary to see their way to obtain the remainder before commencing the work. A friend present undertook to raise £SO on condition that the remaining £25 was forthcoming, and the meeting pledged themselves to use their best endeavours to effect this. The chairman announced that various gifts towards the fitting up of the church had been made and might be expected ; amongst others a handsome communion service; and the meeting, which was characterised by great unanimity, adjourned to Tuesday, 27th instant, to receive the report from the build ing committee and decide on the plans, &c.