NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 837, 28 February 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Lyttelton Timhj Ball—This ball was not dropped yesterday, owing to the strong N.W. breez*.

Oity Council.—The usual fortnightly mealing of the Oity Couacil takes place touio row. at 4 p.m. Board of Education.—A. meeting of the Board will be hela at the formal .School at 3 p.m. to-morrow. Swimming Matches. The swimming matches, arranged oy the C.ti.O, will take place on Friday next.

Lyttelton Harbor Board, notified in the Gazette that the Governor has delegated his powers, under sections 7 and 10, 12 and 42, of The Marine Act, 1867, to the Lyttelton Harbor Board.

Christchurch Horticultural Society. The next flower show in connection with the a'oove society will be held at the Oddfellows' Hall on March 7th. Exhibits must be staged by 10 a m, Building Society.—The annual meeting of No 3 Land, Building and Investment Sooiety will be held this evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, to receive the annual report and balance sheet, and to elect four directors in room of those retiring by rotation.

Q&3 Company. The annual general meeting of th.e Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Company, wili be held at the office, Gloucester street, to-morrow, at £ p.m. At this meeting the directors' report for the year, together with a statement of accounts, will be submitted. The meeting will also have to elect three directors in place of those retiring.

Opera Company.—As will have been seen by our telegrams, Mr M. Anderson is making preliminary arrangements for a visit to this colony of an Opera Company, under the management of Mr 8. Laaar. lhe company, which ie a most complete one, is composed of Italian artiites recently brought out, and their performances are very highly spoken of elsewhere. We may expect a visit from them after their Dunedin season.

HEATHCOTE BEGATTA.—We understand that fair progress has been made by the collecting committee in connection with the Heathcote regatta in the matter of subscriptions. As the time is now drawing nigh for the close of the boating season, it would be as well for the general comtuitie? to arraDge the date as early as poßaible^

IKaiapoi Bbgatta.—lt is expected that in the four-oared race at this regatta there will be at least four clubs represented, viz, ? the Canterbury Rowing Club, Union Boating * Club, Telegraph Rowing Ciub, and Cure Boating Olub, in the champion fcur-oired race. Should this be the case, the other events will no doubt be well contested, and the regatta is looked forward to as likely to prove quite as successful as in years gone by, taking into consideration the fact that it caunot- be held on a holiday, owing to the state of the tide. The adjourned meeting of the committee takes place this evening to dually arrange the programme of events.

acclimatisation Society.—A mooting of the Council of above society was hold yesterday afternoon at the gardens. Present—Hon J T. Peacock ( •hairman), and Messrs HiD, Hanmer, Boys, Carrick, Johnstone, and Farr (hon sec). The secretary submitted a statement received from the Auckland Society, relative to the American ealmon ova, showing- a credit balance of £7O in favor of the Christchurch Society out, of the £l5O forwarded. Discussion on the notices of motion given by Mr Hill on the advisubleness of altering the date of tlie shooting season, and Mr Fereday proposing that a number of the English ealmon should bp given to Mr A. M. Johnson, late curator, wan adjourned until Monday next, at 3 p.m.

R\LE of Ammunition —!?ew regulations and conditions for the sale of ammunition in the Middle ! aland are gazetted. Any licensed dealer under " The Arms Act, 18C>0." may sell to any applicant any quantity of ammunition for sporting purposes not ex ccediug two pounds powder, twenty pounds shot, and five hundred caps, in one month. The purchaser has to sign a receipt for the same, giving his name, address, and date of receipt. Any dealer selling more than the quantity named may have his licence cancel ed, Rules for the sale of ammunition for the destruction of rabbits, aud for blasting or miuing, are also given. Appointments—The following appointments are gazetted under The Public Works Ac l- . 1876 :—J. Carru there, engineer-in chief; John Biaekett, assistant engineer-in-chie? ; Charles Benjamin Knorpp, superintending engineer for the North Island ; Henry Pasley Fliggiiison, superintending engineer for the South Island; The following appointments have been made in tha Constructed Liaihvay Branch of the Public Works Department:—W. Conyt rs, as superintending engineer of opened lines ; John Lawson, truffle manager on the railway from Amberley to Moeraki and all branch lines connected therewith ; and John Henry Lowe, resident engineer of constricted railways at Christchurch; Mr B, Carrow haß been appointed stores manager at Wellington ; and 0. J. H. Playter, assistant stores manager at Wellington, in the Public Works Department, Lincoln Baptist Church.—Thebrethren of the Biptist church in and around the Lincoln district have by their united strength erected a very neat chapel, capable of seating seventy to eighty persons, in the township of Lincoln. The chapel was opened on Sunday last by Rev C. Dallaston, wbo officiated both in the. afternoon and evening. He preached an eloquent sermon in both instances to large congregations. The opening was celebrated by a tea and a public meeting after, on Monday last. The tables for the tea were provided by Mesdames T. A. Pannet, Q. Osborne, and 0, Storey. Several relays had to be provided, as over 200 persons were present. After tea the tables were cleared away, ■ind the public meeting commenced, when it was found that the chape] would not nearly accommodate one. half of the persons assembled, there being at lea9t 300 present. An open air meeting as well as an inside meeting was held. The Rev J. S. Clarke presided inside. He gave the early history of the church in the district, and how the brethren were indebted to Mr G, Storey for allowing his house to be used as a place of meeting for a long time paßt. He gave a list of the contributors to the church—how the lar.d has been given by one, labor, &c, by snot her. in fact, the only expenditure had bo'-n the purchase of timber, with the exception of a small amount of labor employed iu making (he seats, and in tbis case he stated that the gentleman who had promised to make the seats was willing to do so, only he could not get them all finished in time Among the many contributors of labor, &c, Mr Alfred Farmers name deserves special mention, as he waa the chief worker in erecting the building Several addresses wfre delivered during the evening, interBpersed with hymns and anthems, nicely sung by the Lincoln Presbyterian choir, who kindly consented to a3ni6t.

Cure Boating Club, Kaiapoi—On Tuesday this club t ok delivery at tbw railway station or an additional £l2O worth of property from England, consisting of two double sculling stump outrider boats, and a pair oar outfigged racing boat, with extra oars and fittings. The caßes, shipped at London per the Hopeful, by Mr Salter, boat builder, Oxford, were opened at the boatshed in presence of the vice-president, secretary, and a number of the members of the club. Both of the sculler boat?, 22ft in length, with 3ft beam, built of clear pine, varnished and fitted with all recent improvements, were found to be in splendid order, and had not sustained a scratch. The case containing the outrigger had received a slight i t. jury from preesure, and one plank of the bottom of the boat was somewhat chafed, but may easily be smoothed over. The boat is built on an extremely racy looking model, and differs tfomewhat in appearance from any other pair oar in Christchurch. It is 3fift in length, 18 inches in beam, and 10 inches in depth. The seats are on the eliding principle, but instead of rollers being used, glass rods are placed in the slides, supported by tho piece of wood which forms the groove of the eUd£, and the under portion of the seats at each end are hollowed to rest in the Blide and on the glass, upon' which the rowers can shift the seat at pleasure. This slide seems less likely to get out of order than the rollers, and it would be further out of the question for a break down to happen, added to which, the slide works most easily as well as without the least noir.o. The greatest care seems to have been taken in the building of this boat. Tho timber used is ced;ir, which in varnished. The sculling boats are intended for pleasure aa well as for racing, and are fitted with neat cushioned seats in tho stern or ey.ch. The addition of these two boats to the nino now owned by the club will evidently result iu a number of new members seeking admission in order to obtain the use of these boats from time to time for an eDJoyable and quiet row under the willows. The club is deserving of hearty congratulation for the enterprise whioh it continues to show In boating matteii.