NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 848, 13 March 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The All England v Canterbury Eighteen.— The trophies won at above match will be presented this evening at Warner’s Hotel at eight o’clock. Stebplechasing —Mr Seabright’s horse Zetland went to Port Chalmers in the Wellington s.s, yesterday. Suez Mail, —The outward mail consisting of eleven bags, nine from Christchurch and two from Lyttelton, went by the s.s Arawata yesterday afternoon.

Telegraph Department.— The return of the revenue of the telegraph department for the quarter ended December 30fch was as follows: —Telegrams, 279,295, being an increase of 26,992 on the corresponding quarter of last year. The cash received was £16,286 9s 2d, being an increase of £BB9 19s Id; value of Government telegrams, £4259 19s 6d, being an increase of £B2B Is. Board op Conservators. The usual monthly meeting of the Board was held yesterday at the City Council Chambers. Present—Hon J, T. Peacock (in the chair), his Worship the Mayor, and Messrs Tosswill and Fisher. The overseer’s report was read, showing the whole of the works to be in a very satisfactory condition. After passing a number of accounts for payment, the Board adjourned. Presentation. —Last week the children attending the Bingsland district school presented Mr J. O. Sopp, on his resignation as master, with a splendid silver tea pot as a small token of the esteem in which he was held by them. Accompanying the present was an address signed by many of the children and friends, regretting his departure from the district. Mr Sopp has been appointed schoolmaster at the Lyttelton Orphanage, Railway Returns, —The traffic returns on the undermentioned railways for the four weeks ending February 10th were as follows: —Kaipara to River Head, £lOl 5s lOd ; Auckland to Mercer, £1284 Os 2d; Napier to Waipukurau, £967 10s sd; Waitara to New Plymouth, £lO3 lls 6d; Foxton to Manawatu, £251 13s 3d; Wellington to Masterton, £B5l 4s Id; Nelson to Foxhill, £895 5s 2d; Picton to Blenheim £l3B 19s 2d; Brunner to Qreymouth, £156 12s 2d; Westport to Mount Bochfort, £39 6s Bd. Fire at Lbeston. —A lire broke out at Loe’s Hotel at about 3 p.m on Sunday, the 11th instant, which, had it not been for the energy and promptitude shown by neighbours and others, might have been verj destructive. The fire was first noticed by vtr A, Loe, son of the proprietor, to be consuming the roof of a detached building in a back yard, where some hay had been stored the previous day. Mr Joseph Smith, chemist, immediately on being apprised of the fire, sounded an alarm peal upon the. bell of the Presbyterian church, and so pro cured prompt and willing assistance. An abundant supply of water, together with meansof conveyance, enabled those assembler* •o exert themselves so far that the fire wa' xMnguish-’d within half an hour from tb m > w • 6-ce noticed by Mr Smith.

Good Templar Excursion Picnic,—A monster picnic in connection with the order will be held at Oxford on Thursday next. The programme will include a vanity of sports and a tea meeting and entertainment in the evening. A late train will leave Oxford in time to meet the midnight train for Christchurch. Senate op New Zealand University. —The following gentlemen have ceased to be Fellows of the University, having failed to attend at two consecutive annual meetings of the Senate, viz ;—Sir G. Arney, Right Rev Dr Groke, Henry Samuel Chapman, Efq, the Hon Thos Fraser, Jas Hector, Esq, His Honor James Macandrew, and the Hon Henry John Miller. His Excellency the Governor has appointed the following gentlemen in their place :—James Prendergast, Esq, Chief Justice; Christopher William Richmond, Esq, a Judge of the Supreme Court; the Right Rev Francis Redwood, D.D, Roman Catholic Bishop ; the Hon Thomas Fraser, M.L.O ; James Hector, Esq, M.D, O.M G, F.R.S ; James Macandrew, Esq, M.H R ; the Rev David Bruce. The Poolby Oases.— The Resident Magistrate’s Court was densely crowded all day yesterday during the bearing of the case of assault on Mr Ralph Donkin, on 28th Feb last, by Pooley, the wicket-keeper of the English team, and also a case against Pooley and Bramhall, for maliciously injuring property the same night, to the value of nearly £IOO, belonging to Mr Donkin. In the first case Pooley was fined £5, and on the other charge both men were fully committed for trial. Bail was allowed in two sureties of £IOO, each defendant in the sum of £2OO. Shortly after the hearing of the cases satisfactory sureties were forthcoming, and the men were liberated,

Accident at Kaiapoi. —On Monday afternoon, during the regatta, a horse attached to an American waggon bolted from Fuller street, passing along Peraki and Raven streets, and over the swing bridge at a furious rate. On the bridge a child belonging to Mr Chapman, a farmer, was knocked over, and thought to have been killed ; but on being removed by Constable Haldane, and examined by Dr Hayes, who was on,the spot at the time, it was found that the boy had received no injuries beyond a few scratches, though considerably affected by the shock. Tha horse overturned the vehicle in Sewell street, breaking the shafts and a wheel, and it was subsequently stopped by several horsemen who had by this time given chase.

Lyttelton Railway Station. The following regulation for the storage and delivery of goods at the Lyttelton railway station is gazetted:—“ Any goods, merchandise, or luggage forwarded for shipment which shall not be taken delivery of by the consignee within five working hours after arrival in Lyttelton, and which shall not be shipped within that time, may be stored at the risk of the consignees or owners (or may be kept in the railway waggons at the option of the Railway department) up to fortyeight working hours, for which a distinct charge of two shillings per ton will be made for storage and delivery to ship ; afterwards threepence per ton per week or fraction thereof will be charged for storage for two weeks ; after two weeks, sixpence per ton per week or fraction thereof. Provided that delivery must be taken at any time on demand after three weeks’ storage. Haulage and delivery from private stores to wharves, one shilling and sixpence per ton