NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 875, 14 April 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Legal.—His Honor Mr Justice Johnston sat, in Chambers yesterday. The only business transacted was the granting of two orders under the Debtors and Creditors Act for payment of dividends. Oaaiahu Harbor Board — We learn that this Board successfully floated in London, on the 10th instant, a loan of ,065,000 in G per cent, bonds, through the agency of the Lnion Bank of Australia, at an average price of £IOO 17s.

Gaiety Theatre. Notwithstanding the strong counter attractions elsewhere, this theatre was well attended last evening. The farce of “My Turn Next” and “ Ixion” formed the bill. The various songs and dances went with much spirit and effect last evening, and the laughter and applause were frequent and hearty. To-night will introduce some of the recent additions to Mr Hall’s company in the musical burletta of “ The Loan of a Lover,” and the burlesque of “ Black Eyed Susan.” Both pieces afford ample scope for the display of the talents of Mr Hall and his company, and we have no doubt such a bill will draw a good house,

JNkw Gas fitting . —An ingenious American invention has been introduced in Dunedin, by means of which the gas is turned and lighted by the same movement of the stopcock, thus doing away entirely with the use of matches. Affixed to the burner is a small magazine containing a paper tape, which is “ lava ” tipped. By a turn of the stopcock the strip, which is dotted with an ignition mixture, moves upwards, and at the same instant n small Immmer strikes one of the dots and creates a flash sufficient to ignite the gas, which is turned on by the same movement of the cock. The gas is turned off in the ordinary wav.