NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 819, 6 February 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Canterbury Archery Club. Prizes will be shot for by members to-morrow at 4 p.m. Industrial School.—Mr T. W. Ambrose has been gazetted assistant-master of the Industrial School. Post Offices.—The following new offices have been opened iD Canterbury:—Broadfield, East Oxford, Longbeach, Makikihi (reopened), Rangitata. L.0.L., No. 3. C.T.B.—The monthly meeting of this Lodge will be held at the Orange Hall this evening, at half-past seven. Returning Officer.—Mr Justin Aylmer has been appointed returning officer under the sth section of the Ellesmere and Forsyth Reclamation and Akaroa Railway Trust Act, 1876. The Mission Schooner Dayspbing.— The children attending the Presbyterian Sunday schools, Ohristchurch, visited this vessel yesterday. We need hardly eay they were much delighted with the curiosities they were shown. They arrived in Lyttelton by 3.15 p.m. train, and only remained till the 4 25 p.m. traiD, owing to the inclement and threatening state of the weather. Widening Colombo Street.—Cr Hobbs' motion, authorising the Council to take the necessary preliminary steps to acquire possession of Mr Morten's section of land for tha purpose of widening Colombo street, and erecting a town hall and municipal buildings thereon, was carried at a special meeting of the Council, held yesterday. A motion by the same councillor that a poll of the ratepayers should be taken on the resolution was agreed to, Butchers' Picnic—A general meeting was held last night in the Britannia Hotel, which was well attended. After considerable discussion it was agreed that tickets be issued for those wishing to attend, which can be had from any of the committee up till next Saturday evening. The following were then elected as a Bub-committee to draw up a programme, and carry out the Bports:— Messrs Taylor, Augarde, E. Berry, Foster, and Shearman. It was also agreed that the sub-committee should wait upon a gentleman to attend as handicapper for the foot races, as there is some considerable running talent amongst the butchers. The picnic will take place on Wednesday, the Hth inst, when the butchers will assemble at the Post office at half-past seven a.m. sharp.] Fire. —Shortly before four o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was given by the bells ringing out, the Lichfield street one first, followed by that on Cambridge terrace. From the glare of the fire it was seen to be in a southerly direction, and turned out to be a large house occupied by Mr Thomson, situate at the junction of Colombo street and the South belt, and known as Czar House. The engines and brigade under Mr Superintendent Harris were quickly on the spot, the Deluge arriving first, but the Dreadnought was the first to get water, and to begin work The Extinguisher arrived about live minutes after with the hook and ladder company. Though the brigade was speedily on the spot, it was seen that to attempt to save the house, in which the fire broke out, was useless. The wind being from the S.W. blew the flames towards the cottages, adjoining fronting on the belt. An unoccupied house belonging to the estate of the late Mr Buchanan, was the first to catch and soon succumbed, the brigade having a very hard fight to prevent the spreading of the fire to the next one occupied by Mr Davidson, which was threatened with destruction for some time. However the further spread of the fire was checked after the burning of the house belonging to the Buchanan estate. Nothing was saved from Mr Thomson's, and the origin of the fire is unknown. Neither of the houses burnt were insured.