NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 811, 27 January 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Game Licenses —£300 were received for game licenses issued by the Acclimatisation .Society last season. A Large Eel. —A man named George McGee, one of the party employed in clear ing the Avon, captured a large eel yesterday near New Brighton. It measured 4ft 6m long, 15in girth, and weighed 201bs.

Wesleyan Church Special Services. —Special services, morning and evening, will be held to-morrow at the Durham street, Harper street, Waltham, and East Belt Wesleyan Churches. Lyttelton Harbour Board —The adjourned meeting of the Lyttelton Harbour Board was held yesterday afternoon in the Council Chamber. Ihe business transacted was all of a formal nature. The Board will meet again on Friday next at 2 p.m.

Wesleyan Conference Picnic. — A picnic m connection wdh the present session of the Wesleyan Conference, will be held at »>xford on Tuesday next. A special train will leave the Christchurch station at 9.45 a.m, returning from Oxford at 6 p.m. Fire Police. — A meeting of the above corps will be held at the Lichfield street station on Thursday evening next, at seven o’clock, to welcome Mr W. K. Mitchell, late captain of the corps, on his return from Europe, confirm minutes of previous meetings, and transact general business. English Birds— An offer from Mr H. Bills to bring out another shipment of English birds, was read at yesterday’s meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisation Society, and was remitted for tne consideration of the new Council, to be elected at the annual meeting of subscribers, to be held on Tuesday next. The Late Accident at Ashburton.— the man William Baker, who fell off a threshing machine which he was driving at Ashburton on 9r,h instant, one wheel of which passed over his right leg, had the leg amputated a little below the knee yesterday at the Christchurch Hospital. Gangrene had supervened before Baker was brought to town, and very little hopes were entertained at the ;imo of saving the leg. He was doing as well last night as could be expected under the circumstances.

Associated Literary Society.— The -id jo tuned meeting of the Associated Literary Society was held on Thursday last; Rev C. Eraser in the chair. His Honor Mr Justice Johnston was elected president of the association. It was decided to hold the opening meeting, at which hia Honor will give the inaugural address, cm or about the 33jd of February.

The American Salmon,— l3,ooo of the young salmon have been liberated in the Waimekariri ; 10,000 in the Avon, and 2000 in the Timaru district. About 1500 will be Raced in the Hurunui next week, under the supervision of the President of the Society. The second shipment sent for to America will not be received this season, as instructions to forward were received too late this vear.

The Georgia Minstrels.— By the mail steamer from Sydney yesterday morning we (New Zealand Herald) received a letter from Mr Sheridan Oorhyn, the proprietor and manager of Corbyn’s Original Georgia Minstrels, in which he enclosed a printed copy of a letter he had written in reply to the charges made against him and hia company in Australia, from P. H. Kirby and L. M. Bayliss, for using the title “ Georgia Minstrels.” Mr Oorbyn asserts that he has a perfect right to use this title, and that his company is the best combination company of coloured minstrels that exists.

Drainage Board.— Some anxiety has been expressed both by the public and the members of the Drainage Board that the detailed plans of Mr Carruthers’ scheme for the drainage of Christchurch should be laid before the latter body as early as possible, Mr Carruthers having now obtained the necessary data and information required by him, is prepared to lay before the Board the completed plans of the scheme. A special meeting of the Board will therefore be held at Mr Charles Clark’s rooms on Monday next to meet Mr Carruthers, and receive and inspect the plans as prepared by him and the officers assisting. Sporting. —The following items from the Auckland papers will be of interest to our sporting readers :—“ Mr W. Walters’ three-year-old colt, by Dainty Ariel out of Fanny Fisher, has been named Hippocampus. Geo Cutts has brought into town, en route for Napier, three of Mr Watt's horses, namely, Ariel, Ngaro, and the Ladybird colt. They are to run at the Hawke’s Bay Meeting, which is fixed for February 22nd and 23rd. Ariel is top weight in the principal handicap with 9st Bibs ; Maori Weed has 9st, and Perfume Bst 91 bs. There are ten others included. Perfume has not quite recovered from the effects of the Steeplechase, and is not likely to start. Mr Watt’s nags look in capital condition, and will probably be heard of to advantage.”

South Cantebbuby Jockey Club, — The Timaru Herald saya a general meeting of this club was held at the Criterion Hotel on January 24th. The committee submitted a programme of the race meeting, to be held on April 26th and 27th, 1877. The pro* gramme was adopted. The following were elected as stewards and officers :—Stewards —Messrs D, McLean, W. F. Nielson, M, Jonas, H. Gardner, G. Cliff, W. J. Fulton, J. D. Rogers; judge—Mr M. Studholme; starter—Mr E. H. Martelli; clerk of the course—Mr G. H. Thompson ; handicapper— Mr H. P. Lance ; clerk of the scales—Mr J. R. Stansell; hon treasurer—Mr J. Cramondi

The All-England Matches,—The New Zealand Herald , speaking of the Auckland match with the English team, says:—“ The weather is sadly against the practice that our ‘ selected * men should be having for the All-England cricket match. The time draws near, and still we find only thirteen men definitely fixed upon, or perhaps it should be said thirteen men only made known. It is to be hoped the public will respond liberally to the management committee, as a great expense will be incurred, receiving our visitors, The Ellerslie ground looks well, and, as the roller is again being sedulously plied, the wicket will be well-nigh faultless.”

The Crops in Auckland,— The Nem Zealand Herald , referring to the harvest prospects, has the following : —“ The recent wet weather has retarded harvest operations considerably, and threshing has now nearly ceased in consequence of the continued rain. From the experience already had this season in wheat threshing in the districts around, and including Otahuhu, Tamaki, Mangere, &c, the crop is likely to vary a good deal in the yield. Some fields which looked exceedingly promising before harvest, have fallen far short of their owners’ expectations. This is attributed not to bad management on the part of the grower, but to bad selection of seed. Seed is frequently selected which runs too much to straw. This largely increases the cost of harvesting the crop, as a greater quantity of material has to be handled for a certain quantity of grain than when a crop with short straw and heavy ears are dealt with,"

L.O.L —The Grand Lodge of the Middle Island of New Zealand held an emergency meeting at the Orange Hall, on Thursday evening, to receive the report of the auditors for the past year. The E.W.G.M. Bro J. W. Anderson occupied the chair; the D.M. chair being filled by the D.G.M. Bro James Hogg. The balance sheet and report of the auditors were read and adopted. The G. Sec ( Bro Tribe) read a report of the proceedings of the past year, which showed the rapid increase of lodges in the district, and the prosperity of the institution throughout the Middle Island. Only a few years ago there was hardly sufficient brethren to form a lodge, but now their numbers had increased to twenty four lodges in the Middle Island. They could now. where before were only a few, count the brethren duly assembling under GL. warrants by thousands. The The report as read was received with applause and adopted. A request was made to the Grand Lodge officers tnat they would cause the same to be included in the annual report issued to subordinate lodges. A considerable amount of business was transacted, after which the brethren a.ljournod to refreshment, when the usual loyal and fraternal toasts were proposed and duly honored.

Joan of Arc bad very luxuriant yellow hair, but the best authorities agree in the belief that she didn’t run in debt for it. Russia has raised a loan of ICO million roubles in Russia. Negotiations for loans in Holland and Germany were failures. The Revisers of the Authorised Version of the New Testament had, in October, carried on their revision to the end of the First £pistle to Timothy. The 8.1 S.B. Oriental experienced a severe cjclone in the Bay of Bengal on October 7th, P'or a brief interval the vessel was in the very centre of the cyclone, when a lull occurred. At this moment the air was ob* if-rved to be filled with thousands of butter* flies and hundreds of small land birds, which were blown into the water like autumn leaves, when the storm commenced agsift with redoubled fury, which it soon aid,