NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VI, Issue 692, 7 September 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Entertainment.— Aa entertainment in connection with the. Dauntless Lodge will be given at the Good Templar Hall to-morrow evening.

The Late Mr Fuller’s Family.—-The following additional subscriptions have been' received by Dr von HaastEdw. P. Sealy, Timaru, £1 ; Robert Allen, £1 Is ; W. Montgomery, £2. Colonists’ Hall, Lyttelton.—A concert will be given in the above Hall to-night, in aid of a fund for purchasing a harmonium for the Presbyterian congregation attending the Oddfellows’ Hall, Lyttelton.

Lyttelton Oddfellows’ Christy Minstrels. —These amateurs gave another performance on 'Tuesday evening last. We are sorry to say that owing to the inclement weather the attendance was not very large. The different performers were loudly applauded, the audience seeming well satisfied with the entertainment provided. Drapers and Clothiers’ Entertainment —The last entertainment of the series under the auspices of this association will take place this evening, in the Oddfellows’ Hall, under the presidency of his Worship the Mayor. The programme, which is a very good one, includes piano solos, songs by several ladies and gentlemen, duets, readings, recitations, &c, Altogether there is prospect of a very pleasant evening. Burglary,—A burglary of a very daring nature was committed on Tuesday night on the premises of Mr A. V. Gadd, photographer, Colombo street, between the hours of nine and one o’clock. When Mr Gadd returned home at the latter hour, he found that the shop bad been entered, and the till drawer meddled with, and further investigation showed that the cash box, which was in the drawer, had been broken open, and its contents, amounting to about £2O, had been abstracted. Several articles of j-.wellery, and his bank book, and a number of papers were also taken out of the box. From the manner in which the premises had been entered, it would appear as if the burglar knew something about them, and also that Mr Gadd weuld be absent that evening until a late hour.

Narrow Escape from Drowning.—A young woman named Alice Ward, living With her sister at Kiccarton, had a very narrow escape from being drowned last evening. Until within the last fortnight the girl has for some time past been an inmate of the Sunnyside Asylum, and last night, unobserved by her nurse, escaped trom the house, and having got some distance away, threw herself into the river. iSho floated a long way down with the current, and was becoming exhausted and on the point of sinking, when she caught hold of some willows. A person who was crossing the Fendaltown bridge about 9 o’clock beard her cries, and had reached the spot when the girl had just succeeded in dragging herself lo land. She was accompanied to her home and returned to her friends, who had become very anxious about her.

Entertainment at Sumner. —An entertainment took place at the. schoolroom, Sumner, on Tuesday, which was exceedingly successful throughout. The proceeds are to be handed over to the lady superintendent of the Sunday school, as a fund in connection with that institution. About 120 persons were present, the room being well filled. The chair was occupied by Mr W. H. Lane, who in the course of his opening remarks congratulated the residents on the many improvements effected in the township during the past year. They had now a good school and grounds, a commodious and pretty church, which it was intended shortly formally to open, and there were also signs around them of many other permanent impro\erneuts The programme of the entertainment was then opened by a pianoforte duet, excellently given by the Misses Marshman, followed by “ When the swallows,” as a duet by Mrs and Mr Appleby; the Gipsy Oborus from " Preciosa,” the parts being

ably taken by the Mieses Marshman, Lane, and Miles, Mrs Worthy, and the gentlemen assisting. The other vocal items comprised “ The white squall,” by Mr Jacobson ; “ Memory,” as a trio, by Miss Laura Marshman and Mrs and Mr Appleby ; song by Mr Appleby ; glee, “ Hail smiling morn; ” and “ The Camovale chorus.” The various items on the programme were well given, and heartily applauded. Mr Worthy’s reading of "Arte mus Ward’s Mormon experiences,” and Mr John Ollivier’s “Paddy Flynn’s dinner from home,” were highly appreciated. The entertainment throughout was successful, and more of the same character are promised to follow. Miss Marshman played all the accompaniments with her usual skill and taste.

Fire Police. —A special meeting of this corps was held last evening at the Lichfield street station. On the motion of Captain Alport, Mr B. C. Bishop took the chair. Captain Alport, who had been acting as hon secretary, stated that the roll of members was complete,viz, forty-one old, and nine newmembers. The next business would be the election of new officers. Mr Bishop vacated the chair, which was taken by Mr W. J. Fisher, and a fter passing a high eulogium on Mr H. E. Alport for the manner he had worked in the interests of the corps since filling the position of captain, moved the re election of that gentleman. Mr Shierlaw seconded the proposition, which was carried amid applause. Captain Alport returned thanks. The following names were proposed as officers; — R. H, Wood, R. C. Bishop, W, J. Fisher, 0. P. Hulbert, G. Beattie, and W. S. King. On a ballot being taken the following were declared to be elected Messrs Bishop, B’isher, Wood, and Beattie, who returned thanks. Mr Bishop was elected treasurer, and Captain Alport was requested to act as secretary. Captain Alport explained the duties of the fire police for the benefit of new members, and he trusted they would shortly have a drill with the fire brigadeln conformity with a clause in the Municipal Corporations Act, it would be necessary to pass a special resolution placing their services at the disposal of the City Council, and with that view he would move Volunteer Fire Police Company place their services at the disposal of the Christchurch City Council by agreement with the Council.” Mr Manning seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Captain Alport said that before closing the meeting he had to mention that the assets from the late company, which amounted to 2s 2d—- | Laughter]—would be placed to the credit of the new corps. It was his intentioo, however, to make application to the City Council and also to the insurance companies for a subsidy, which would be expended in the purchase of caps. He had a number of badges on hand, which he would distribute to members who required them. It was resolved —“ That the rules be printed, and a copy sent to each member.” The captain was authorised to order caps for the new members, and after the roll had been called over, the meeting adjourned. Canterbury Glee Club —The newlyformed glee club gave their first concert, of what we hope will be a series, last evening, at the Oddfellows’ Hall. There was a very good attendance, although, considering the object for which the concert was given, and the fact that it was the first appearance of the club in public, we should have liked to have seen it larger. The concert opened with the overture “ Preciosa,” arranged fer four hands, which went well. The other instrumental items were Beethoven’s Sonata, No 2 in A, for violin and piano, which was carefully rendered ; Haydn’s symphony for two hands ; a duet for flute and piano, _ by Clinton, and a polonaise, Webtr, as a piano solo. All of these were very well played, the symphony especially so. The vocal solos included Dolby’s well known “ Out on the Rocks.” and Smart’s “Lady of the Lea,” which were sung by a lady of whom we hope to hear more. Arrtiti’s “ Stirrup Cup.” and Bluraenthal’s “ My Queen,” were nicely sung by a gentleman who has oeforecangin Christchurch with credit The part songs, rendered by members of the club, showed generally evidences of careful training, and the voices were well balanced, and harmonised capitally throughout. This part of the concert included amongst others Schubert’s “ Gondolier’s song” and Kreutzer’s pretty part song, “The Chapel,” These were especially well rendered, and the remaining items were also very nicely sung. Taken as a whole, the concert must be regarded as a success, and we can congratulate the club upon the success attendant upon their first appearance. The object for which the club has been formed, apart from the creditable manner in which the pieces. selected on this occasion were performed, entitles them to the heartiest support of the general public, and we hope that future concerts will not only be as successful so far as the rendering of the music is concerned, but that the attendance will increase considerably.