NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 639, 6 July 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

* Crowded Out. —Owing to a pressure on our space, we are compelled to hold over our leading article, correspondence, &c. New Water Tank. —Action is about to be taken to endeavor to induce the Council to erect a water tank on the vacant site in Cathedral square on the north side of the Cathedral building. One resident has offered to give £SO towards that object, and it is stated that should the City Council favor the work, the residents in the immediate neighborhood will subscribe liberally towards its being carried out. Theatrical. —Mr Hegarty’s troupe of variety artistes, who intend shortly to pay Christchurch a visit, opened on Monday evening at the Queen’s Theatre, Dunedin, very successfully. Mr Gr. W. Collier has been engaged by Mr Hoskins to give a series of three performances at the Princess Theatre, including “ Othello ” and “ Hip Van Winkle.” Mr Charles Wheatleigh, who was in Auckland en route for America, has given three performances of Conn in “ The Shaughraun ” there. Miss Julia Matthews.—The many admirers of this gifted young actress will learn with regret that, by the Californian mail, news has been received of her death in America from rheumatic fever. Mies

Matthews has been travelling during the 1 past few months through America with a burlesque company, under the management of Mr J. L. Hall. Miss Matthews had established her reputation in England as one of the best Opera Bouffa and Burlesque actresses of the day, which, as a colonially taught professional,showed that shepossessed g. nius of no mean order. Inquest. —An inquest was held yesterday at the Foresters’ Hotel, before J. W. S. Coward, Esq, coroner, on the body of Gertrude Mary Macarthy, infant child of Charles Vlacarthy, residing in Salisbury street east. The evidence taken showed that the child, which was six weeks old when it died, was prematurely born, and took ill about a week after its birth, being unable to take its natural food, and living spoon-fed until Sunday morning last. Every attention had been paid to it by its parents, and Dr Guthrie, who made the post-mortem examination, gave it as his opinion that death had resulted from want of sufficient nourishment, through no fault of the parents, but possible difficulty of rearing, through being of premature birth. The jury returned a verdict of “ Died from natural causes.” Football. —A match has been arranged with a Lyttelton team, to be played next Saturday, on Cranmer Square. The following is the Christchurch team : —Messrs J. Anderson, A. Anderson, J. Brewster, F. Clare, J. Collins, C. Oroxton, W, 0. Cuff, J. Evans, J. Fowler, G, A. Macquarie, J. Paul, F. Pilling, T. S. Sweet, M. Smith, and W. Stringer. The annual match will be played on the same day between the Past and Present Collegians, on the College Ground, and under their rules. The following are the Old Boys’ team ;—W. H. Atack, J. Barker, T. Chapman, H. Colterill, E. Cotterill, W, Ootteril), E. Deacon, W. Hartland, E. G. Hawkes, J. Hawkes, J, Martin, H. McCardell, L. Ollivier, and A. Potts. It is requested that any of the above-mentioned unable to attend will inform the secretary. A Temuka team will be up on Saturday, the 15th inst, and the return match is fixed for Timaru on the 22nd. Messrs Palmer and Smith have been elected members of the club. St Stephen’s, Ashburton. —This church was opened for Divine Service by his Lordship the Bishop on Sunday, July 2nd. His Lordship preached most impressively both morning and evening, to a very large congregation. Contrary to general expectation, the acoustic properties of the church are all that could be wished, and lovers of sacred music could not but be pleased with the excellent way the hymns and responses were sung. Mrs Paige played the harmonium, a very sweet toned and powerful instrument. The offertory amounted to about £2O. The foundation stone of this church was laid by bis Lordship the Primate on the 31st of December last, and from that time the contractors, Baker Brothers, have energetically pushed on the work. It is built of concrete, faced with white stone. The land on which it stands was originally purchased by the Church Property Trustees, and sold to the building committee for a church, at one-half its original cost. The tender of the contractors was £683 for labor and timber only, the committee providing cement, and the parishioners and others all giving a helping hand by carting paaterial. The white stone used for facing and masonry was from the Mount Somers quarry, and was the handsome gift of Mr Percy Cox. This stone is said to be far superior, both in appearance and durability, to Oamaru stone. The incumbent, the Rev W. B. Paige, has been indefatigable in his efforts to raise funds for the church, and the ladies of the district have also made it a labor of love by giving up weekly a portion of their time for needle and fancy work, the proceeds of which will go towards the expense of seating the church. The total cost of the building, when completed, will be about £llOO.