NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 745, 8 November 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Metropolitan Show Dinner. The annual dinner in connection with the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s exhibition will be held at Mr R. Wilkin’s new wool stores, Hereford street, on Thursday evening, at seven o’clock.

Licensing Court, Lyttelton District. —The quarterly sitting of the Licensing Court for the above district will be held at the Court-house, Lyttelton, on Tuesday, the sth of December, at noon. Rarpbr Street Wesleyan Sunday School —The anniversary tea meeting in connection with the above will be held *oraorrow afternoon '-t half-past five, t..- V>-|(,ilow.-d by a public meeting, which w b be addressed by several ministers and other gentlemen Calcutta Sweeps.—Sweeps were drawn as follows, by Messrs J. and R. H. Campbell, at TattersaU’s: —Cup, No I, value £93—Guy Faux, £32 ; Songster, £l6 ; Ariel, £5 ; Cloth of Gold, £3 ; Templeton, £3 ; Fanny Fisher, £8 ; Punga, £8 ; Danebury, £2l ; Fallacy, £3 ; Dead Heat, £6. No 2, cup, value £92—Songster, £l6 ; Templeton, £3 ; Danebury, £l6; Fallacy, £2 ; Guy Faux, £3O ; Fanny Fisher, £9 ; Punga, £8 ; Dead Heat, £6 ; Ariel, £7. No 3, cup, value £7B —Danebury, £l4; Dead Seat, £2; Songster, £9 ; Fallacy, £5 ; Ariel, £3 ; Templeton, £2 ; Guy Faux, £32 ; Punga, £8 ; Cloth of Gold, £3 ; Fanny Fisher, £9.

Yaldhurbt. —An entertainment was given in the schoolroom on Friday evening last in aid of the Library Building Fund, the room being crowded to excess. The committee having been so fortunate as to obtain, in addition to local talent, the assistance of the Misses and Mr Spensleyof Christchurch, and Mr Comerford, of Prebbleton, a host in themselves, the programme was all that could be desired, as evidenced by the fre* quent applause of the audience, Miss Isabella Spensley’s singing was highly appreciated. The local talent, represented by Mesdames Taylor, Johnston, the Misses Hookham and Miss Chisnal, and Messrs Boynes, Goodwin, and Hookham, acquitted themselves in a very creditable manner, several being encored. Education Bate, Timaru.— A meeting of the Timaru school committee was held on Monday evening, when the reply from the Minister for Education was read. A reduc Mon in the rate has been made by striking off the portion required to meet the cost of the master’s house and janitors’ houses, but oo reduction has been made in the proportion of the cost of the existing premises, for which the district is held liable. The following resolution was carried That the committee cannot accept the proposal made by the late (Government as a settlement of the matter in dispute between them in reference to liability for school buildings, and as by the Education Boards Act, 1876, no rate can now be levied, the committee are prepared to resist any attempt to levy the rate proposed by the late Government.” The Human Machinery, unlike inanimate mechanism, possesses a self-repairing and self-renewing power. Health may be surely preserved and life lengthened by keeping this vital attribute in. constant activity and full vigor. Many preparations have been recommended for this purpose, but none have received such emphatic professional sanction, or are comparable in point of efficacy, to Udolpho Wolfe’s Schiedam a&omsio Bohhat?s .—■ [Advx» ]

Gas at Rangioba,— ~A proposal is being made to light this township withgaa, St Paul's Church, Tai Tapu.—St Paul’s Church, Tai I'apu, will be opened by the Primate on Thursday, November 16th at 11 a.m. A lunch, gift auction, tea, and entertainment will be held in connection with the opening.

Woodend Entertainment —The eighth and last of the series of popular entertainments was given in the district schoolroom on Saturday evening. There was a fair attendance, Mr H, B. Gresson in the chair. The following is the programme :—lnstrumental, Miss Beatty; song, Mias Horrell ; song, “ Kitty Tyrrell,” Mr J. B. Gresson ; reading, Mr May; song, Miss Mathias ; chorus, the choir; song, “ The storm,” Mr J, B. Gresson ; reading, Mr R. Clayton ; song, Miss Horrell; song, Mr J. B Gresson ; reading, Mr H. B, Gresson; song, Miss Mathias, all of which were well given and thoroughly enjoyed. At the conclusion of the programme, the chairman said he had to perform a very pleasing duty, which had been entrusted to him by the inhabitants of the parish, and which was, in fact, the real object of the meeting—viz, the presentation to the Bev J W. Stack of a purse of sovereigns, as a slight acknowledgment of his faithful and almost unrequited services to the parish for many years, at a time when it was left without the services of a clergyman. Before making the presentation the chairman spoke at considerable length, reviewing the history of Mr Stack’s connection with the people of Woodend, and the {universal respect and esteem in which his character was held. When the proposal of making this presentation was first mooted, all denominations, as well as persons of no particular creed, came forward to testify their respect for and love of the private character and universal benevolence of the rev gentleman and his familv, by subscribing heartily and liberally to the testimonial. In fact, for the first time in the history of Woodend, the taking charge of a subscription list was a very gratifying and pleasant duty. Mr Stack, in making a suitable acknowledgment, spoke at some length of the many pleasant years they had spent together, and thanked them heartily on behalf of Mrs Stack and the family for their many kind expressions of love and sympathy towards them. He assured his hearers that it would always be a pleasure to come amongst them whenever opportunity offered. Hearty votes of thanks were then proposed and earned —first to Mr Thompkins, for lending his piano, and then to all the ladies and gentlemen who had assisted, and to the chairman. The singing of the National Anthem brought the entertainment to a close.

Exhibition Billiards.—M. Carme, the French champion billiard player, played his second game of billiards last evening at Warner’s Hotel, giving his agent, Mr Nesbitt, 500 points out of 800. The attendance was small, and by no means commensurate with the wonderful powers of play exhibited by the champion. There are some persons who have the idea that because a French table is smaller than an English one, the game is less difficult. This is by no means the case, as not only the push stroke barred, but a fluke is also seldom obtained, and every score has to be made by good play. Throughout the game M. Oarme showed easy manner and quick play, great judgment and knowledge of strength and and angles, shown particularly in bringing the second ball into position for the next stroke, delicacy of touch, wonderful power of screw and side exercised on both playing and striking ball, faculty of going through, and in nursing the balls excels the English champion. He also played some excellent following shots, and made several splendid screw kiss cannons, bringing his own ball back to the lower end of the table to be met by the third ball, which had been kissed down. The highest break made by the champion wa 72, »he other best being 22, 30. 38, 42 (twice), 46, 50. 52, 54, 62, and 66, catching his oppo nent at 680, and winning by 106 points, the game being called—Carme, 800 ; Nesbit, 69+ The game occupied 1 hour 20 min, and e-ich cannon counted two, ns in the English game Mr Nesbitt played some very good shots, but did not succeed in making any high breaks. At the termination of the above, M. Oarme gave an exhibition of fancy shots, which were really marvellous, some of which it would be a matter of great difficulty to de* scribe, among others a bottle was placed in the centre of the table, with the red ball resting in the neck, the other balls at the lower end, and with his own ball the champion cannoned the red ball clean out of its position. A ball was next placed in a hat and held by the marker about 2ft 6in in height over the centre of the table. From the lower end a cannon was made into the hat. The hat was again held in the same position, another hat lying on the table with the opening towards the player, Three balls were placed in consecutive order at a short distance from the hat; one was made to jump over it into the one suspended, while the other balls were forced into the second hat. A ball was placed at the corner of one table, with another at the nearest corner of a second table, distant several feet. ihe player’s ball, showing tremendous side on it, struck the cush of the first table at an angle, jumped over to the second, and after cushing three times, cannoned full. A cannon was also made off two cushions from one table to the other, through a paper balloon held between the tables, Cannons were made to a ball placed in a pipe, which the marker held in his mouth, and sat in a chair over the centre of the table, M. Carme playing from the lower end, and also a cannon from the same position to a ball suspended from the marker’s fingers, nearly 3ft above the level of the table. The other shots were wonderful in the extreme. Six balls were placed in a line at the left hand lower corner of the table, and played at different angles in quick succession over the table, and after travelling for a little while in and out of each other without once touching, they lodged in a cluster at the left-hand top corner. The same wonderful skill and knowledge of strength and angle was shown with nine balls. An exhibition of the powers of screw possessed by M Oarme was then shown on an English table, among others the red ball was placed at the right-hand corner pocket of one end of the table, the two balls at the other pocket, oneclose to the cush. With a top screw stroke the inner ball was made to form a number of semi-circles along the cushion until i reached and forced the red ball in to the pocket. The various fancy shots msde by M. Oarme, which were loudly and deservedly applauded, are certainly marvellous, and alone wek worthy of a visit. This evening tbe chain pion will play Mr Weaton, and give several new exhibition shots.