NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 842, 6 March 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Prairie Hens.—A number of these useful birds have been sent for by the Council of the Acclimatisation Society. Cook's Strait Cable.—An immediate start will be made to splice the remaining portion 'if the cable, recently arrived from England, to the portion already laid. The English Salmon.— ihe society have resolved to place the whole of the English salmon (about 275) now in the Gardens, in the Ashley river, during the present week. Flower Show.—A show in connection with the Ohristchurch Horticultural Kocietwill b. 3 held in the Oddfellows' Hall tomorrow. The exhibition will be open at 1 p m.

Alteration op Shooting Season.—The council of the Acclimatisation tociety yesterday resolved to recommerjd the Government to proclaim the coming shooting season duiing the followiug date 3 :— For ducks :to open on the Ist M«y and close on the Ist August For pheasants :to open on Ist and close on 30th June North Canterbury Races.—The programme of these races, to be held on the Raogiora recreation reserve, includes eight events, the principal of which is the North Canterbury Cup Handicap, for 50 sovg, open to all comers. Nominations will be received up to 20th instant, and general entries to be made on or before the 27th.

City Council. —At the special meeting of the City Council yesterday the resolution relative to the purchase of the section of land at the corner of Colombo street was confirmed. Theie were only two dissentients, viz, Cr Jones and Nathan. It is intended we oelieve to hold a public meeting of the ratepayers early next week to discuss the matter, after whic'a the poll will be taken.

Muff Oeicket Match.—A muff cricket match has been arranged, and will be played on the Ghristchurch cricket ground on Thursday next. Sides will be chosen from the following:—Rev J. Gumming, Messrs Lawsen Warner, Peterboro, Sawtell, Loughrey, R. Palmer, Bruce, 8. Manning, Fleming, Briggs, Crosbie, Swinton, J. Maan, P. Pavitt, B. Hale, Bone, Woodford, Stringer, Hobday, Hulbert, Fouutaine, Brown, Hobbs, Ward, Sealer, and Smith. Messrs Sweet and Ick will officiate as umpires. As nearly all the players were close observers of the AllEngland v Canterbury contest, some interesting and instructive play may be looked for. Amekican Whitk Pish.—At yesterday's meeting of the Council of the Acclimatisa tion Society, a telegram was read from D Hector, requesting that the majority of the young white fieh hatched from the ova sent down by the Government, might be placed in Lake Coleridge. It then became known to members for the first time that out of the 200 fish hatched only about sis remained. It seems that muslin was placed in the boxes to prevent the food passing through ; this impediment caused them to overflow, and it resulted in the young fish being washed over on to the floor of the fish'house. Very general regret was expressed at the loss, only occasioned by extreme carelessness on the part of the society's employee.