NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 769, 7 December 1876, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

St Andrew’s Church.—The annual tea meeting, in connection with St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, takes place this evening at the Oddfellows’ Hall. H.A.0.8 S.—The quarterly meeting of the Christchurch branch of this society will be held at the lodge room, Barbadoes street, this evening, at 7.30 p.m. Grand Lodge Session, 1.0.G.T.—A tea and public meeting in connection with the above will be held at the Oddfellows’ Hall on Thursday evening, 14th inst. The meeting will be addressed by representatives from various parts of the island, Scarcity op Female Servants.—ln accordance with Councillor Nathan’s resolution on Monday last, a letter has been addressed to the Government representing the very inadequate supply of female servants throughout Canterbury, and urging the desirableness of instructions, being issuecUto the Agent-General to forward a greater number of that class among the future immigrants to be selected for this place. Representative Firing.— The Engineers fired the second competition yesterday at Hillsborough. The following scores were made:—-Sergeant Chapman, 82; Corporal Piercy, 72 ; Sergeant-Major Manning, 73 ; Quartermaster Beattie, 73 ; Corporal Parsons, 72 ; Sapper Buckley, 72 ; Sapper Marshall, 70, The aggregate scores of both competi tions am as follows Chapman, 155 ; Marshall, 150; Beattie, 144; Parsons, 143; Piercy, 142; Buckley, 142 ; Manning, 137. Sergeant Francis, of the City Guards, also fired his second competition yesterday, scoring 69. making the aggregate in both of 139.

Charitable Aid.—A preliminary meet* ing of the committee appointed on last Monday to consider the question of the future management of a charitable institution for this city was held at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon at the Council Chambers. Present—His Worship the Mayor, Crs Bird, Gapes, and Turner. Mr J. B. March, Immi> gration Officer, was present by invitation, and gave the committee some valuable information on this matter. Considerable discussion followed, after which it was resolved to write to the Hon B. Bichardson asking whether the Government would have any objection to the Council managing the distribution of charitable aid within the city if they were willing to undertake that responsibility. The committee then adjourned until an early date.

Christchurch Horticultural Society. A committee meeting of the above society was held in Warner’s Hotel last evening ; Mr T, Gordon in the chair. A protest was lodged by Mr J. Ashton against Messrs Crooks and Jackman, for showing in the amateur class at the recent rose show, but the committee declined to take any proceeding in the matter, Mr Ashton not being present, and the committee having no evidence before them in support of the protest. It was decided to hold a show in connection with the monthly meeting on January 3rd, all exhibits to be staged by i. o’clock j the show to be open to the public at 6 o’clock. Mr Chudley was appointed a judge on the occasion. Mr Greenaway and the secretary were appointed to make all the necessary arrangements for the show. After some routine business the meeting adjourned. Narrow Escape from Drowning.—A young boy named Henry Lee, about eight years] of| age, had a very narrow escape from being drowned yesterday morning in the Avon. He and a younger boy were wading in a shallow spot a little higher up than Oashel street bridge, after which the former stripped for the purpose of bathing. He then re-entered the river a little lower down where the bank slopes gradually into deep water, and having gone in a short distance was carried out of his depth by the force of the current, A young lad named Henry Porter hearing Lee’s cries, ran across the bridge, and pluckily went into the water at the lower side of the abutment, and holding firmly by one hand caught the boy with his right as he was being carried down past tha bridge. Porter pulled Lee to shore, but he was unconscious when taken out, He was conveyed by some persons who were passing in a trap to Dr Turnbull’s, and after being attended to was soon well enough to go home. The lad Porter deserves the greatest credit for his plucky conduct.

The All England Eleven Cricket Match. —A meeting of the selection committee was held yesterday afternoon at Warner’s Hotel. Present—Messrs Moore (in the chair), E. Fowler, A. M. Ollivier, and Ashby, The committee proceed to ballot for the thirty players to be chosen to practice for the All England match, when the following names were selected :—Messrs Alpe, Ashby, Baker, Barker, Corfe, B. Ootterill, Dixon, Dickenson, D’Emden, B. Fowler, J. Fowler, C. Frith, W. Frith, Fuller, Fairhurst, Fraser, M. Godby, Hammersley, Izard, Leech, Moore, Neilson, A. M. Ollivier, Palmer, C. Perry, Stevens, Sweet, Sampson, G. Watson, Wood. It was decided that these names should be forwarded to the secretary of the match committee, the selection committee reserving to themselves the right of altering those chosen if it should be found they did not attend regularly at practice. The first practice will take place on Saturday next of those players who are not engaged in the match to be played on that day. Messrs Moore and Sweet were appointed to take charge of the practices. The committee then adjourned.