NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 737, 30 October 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Our Members.—A number of the Canterbury members of both Houses returned by the s.s Hawea yesterday from the As sembly. Fine Arts, —There is now on view at Mr Firth’s shop a very well executed oil paint ing of large size, of ihe procession of boats, on the occasion of the recent opening of the boating eeason. The artist is Mr Gibbs, who has recently arrived in the colony by the Merope, and the picture is well worth a visit.

Sudden Death— The Wellington Evening Post of the 28th says :—“ A ..lady named Mrs Hague, who was a passenger from Lyttelton by the s.s. Taupn, which vessel arrived here at noon yesterday, died last night in the Hospital. She took sick on the passage up, but it was thought to be nothing more ban sea-sickness.” Land SALE.—Messrs H. Matson and Co submitted at their rooms on Saturday, a number of sections known as Lowe’s Harewood Farm. There was a large attendance of purchasers. Nino one aero sections fronting the Harowood road, and one back allotment of two and a halt acres, were sold at prices ranging from £SO to £72 10s per acre. Several sections were subsequently disposed of privately. Metropolitan Show. The right of erecting booths on the grounds of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association during the forthcoming exhibition,, was sold on Saturday last at Tattersall’s, by Messrs J. and R, H. Campbell, The following prices were realised: —Publicans’ booths—No 1, Messrs Green and McGuinness, £3l ; No 2, Mr i

Wild, £35 ; No 3, Messrs Cookson and Free man, £37. Confectioners’booths—No 1, MiGee, £7; No 2, Mr Poole, £6; No 3, Mr Bashford, £7. The right of sports wag purchased by Mr Sharpies for £l6 10a.

Lyttelton Cricket Club.— The first meeting of this club was held at the Mitre Hotel on Friday evening last, Mr R, Cotton occupying the chair. Mr O’Grady brought up the report of the preliminary committee, which stated that they had inspected two pieces of ground at the Heathoote Valley, and recommended that the paddock of Messrs iloyae, Stead and Co be put in order for the immediate use of the club, as leave to play there had been obtained. Mr F. Ward brought up a set of draft rules as prepared by the committee, which were passed with some slight alteration. Mr H, Hawkins was elected president, Mr F. Ward hon secretary and treasurer, and Messrs Cotton, O’Grady, McKeig, Rich, and Eyes, committeemen. It was resolved that the committee have the ground prepared and material procured at a cost not exceeding £5, and arrange for an opening match to take place on Saturday, November sth. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting.

C J.C.—A general meeting of the C.J.O was held at Warner’s Hotel at 4 p m. on Saturday. Present—Messrs H. P. Lance (in the chair), Barker, Stead, Griffith. Neilson, Frankish, Delamain. Mr W, Hoskins was elected a member of the club. Mr Barker moved —“ That a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs Lance, Stead, and Delamain be appointed to look after the management of the course.” The motion was seconded by Dr Frankish, and carried. It was resolved —“ That no horse be trained on the course unless the owner or trainer have a training permit from the secretary under a penalty not exceeding £5.” Mr Fitzroy was appointed as starter, vice Mr P. Campbell. It was resolved to sell the booths, &c, on Thursday next at 4 p.m. The secretary was instructed to inform owners of horses that rule 31, imposing a fine for horses arriving late at the post will be enforced. Mr Stead undertook to issue members’ tickets at his office, and the secretary was instructed to call the attention of members to the fact that the production of the ticket was imperative in order to secure the members’ privilege of admission to course and stand. The meeting then adjourned.

A Masaachuetts girl announces, through the advertising columns of the local paper, that she “ takes this method of informing a certain young man, that the next time he desires to gaze upon her forty-five mortal minutes without winking his eyes, she will consider herself highly favored if he will close his mouth, and not sit there like a young robin, awaiting the parent bird. ”