NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 908, 23 May 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

The Mail.—The steamer with the San Francisco mail arrived at 3 p.m. to-day. Qdoiting Club. —A match will be played to-morrow on the grounds of the Kilwinning Q.uoiting Club, at eleven o'clock.

City Guards. —The members of this company are requested to muster to-night, punctually at 7.30, for inspection by the commanding officer. Christchurch Artillery.—The members of this corps are reminded that full dress inspection takes place to-night, at 7.30. The rule as to non-attendance will be strictly enforced.

Meetings of Creditors. —A Gazette, just published, contains an Order in Council, making certain rules under the Bankruptcy Act. One of these is as follows : —No business shall be transacted at any meeting of creditors unless there shall be present, either personally or by proxy, at least three creditors, or all the creditors if the number does not exceed three.

Temuka. —The Timaru Herald reports a house-warming at the Crown Hotel, Temuka, on the occasion of its transference from Mr Arenas to Mr Gunnell, lnte of Christchurch. About eighty guests were present. The bachelors of the district took advantage of the occasion by giving a ball, which is described as having been a very jolly one. Rare Birds. —As an ornithological curiosit an up-country paper mentions that a gentleman residing near the Wairarapa Lake has noticed on his run two English larks, the one being pure white and the other as yellow as a canary.

Visit of the Governor.—His Worship the Mayor received the following telegram lust evening respecting the visit of the Governor:—" His Excellency the Governor proposes to visit Christchurch on the sth June next. C. Malino, Private Secretary." As previously stated, his Excellency will open the new College buildings during his stay in Christchurch, which will only be of short duration.

Football. -The following are the names of the teams who will take part in the match Christchurch v. Temuka, to be played at Temuka to-morrow (the 24th). Christchurch —Messrs. W. H. Atack, T. Chapman, E. J. Cotterill, W. Cotterill, E. G. Hawkcs, W. Hartland, W. Millton, J. Millton, H. W. Moore, H. McCardell, L. M. Ollivier, H. S. Paul, W. Potts, M. S. Smith, and W. Stringer. Temuka—Messrs. F. H. Barker (captain), S. D. Barker, E. M. Buchanan, A. E. Cox, W. B. Craig, E. H. Dobson, C. D. Fox, J. Mcßratney, J. Patterson, E. H. Pierpoint, A. Potts, G-. Potts, E. Smith, F. Tarender, and A. D. Wilson. It is requested that each member of the Christchurch team will provide himself with the elub uniform, viz., red and black jersey and stockings, white knickerbockers, and red cap. The team will start by the first South train to-morrow morning. Ashley County Council. —A meeting of the members of this Council, but not in their official capacity as councillors, was held at the Eoad Board office, Eangiora, on Tuesday, to discuss a circular issued by the Government asking for suggestions with a view to amendments in the Counties Act. All the members were present except Mr Wilson. Mr H. P. Lance was voted to the chair. It was agreed that small amendments were necessary to portions of the Act, which were agreed to. A motion that the adoption of the Counties Act after the amendments have been made was proposed and carried. The votes were : For— Messrs Blackett, McFarlane, Fendall, and Lance ; Noes—Messrs Higgins, Dixon, Cunningham, and Pearson. The chairman gave his casting vote with the ayes.

Merivaie. —The second of the series of the winter entertainments in connection with the parish of Merivale was given in the schoolroom, last night. There was a large attendance, the building being crowded to excess. A very excellent programme had been prepared, and the various items in it were gone through most successfully. Effective readings were given by the Eev. E. A. Lingard, Messrs. C. E. Briggs, and E. H. DigDV. The music consisted of solos, nicely rendered, by Mrs Palah'et, Miss Stringer, and Miss Smith (instrumental), Messrs Moore, Kirby, Hobbs, Snow, and Champion; duets, pleasantly given, by Mr and Mrs Palairet, Mrs Pussell and Mr Snow, Misses Lysaght, and an instrumental duet by Miss Selwyn Smith (piano) and Mr G. Jameson (ilute). A glee party also conti'ibuted to the enjoyment of the evening. The accompaniments were played by Miss Smith, Miss Watson, Mr Cook, and Mr Palairet. The singing of the National Anthem brought the entertainment to a close.

FlßE.—Shortly before ten o'clock last night a fire broke out in a two-roomed house in Colombo street south, occupied by a Mr W. Petley and his wife. The Licb field street bell was the first to give the alarm, quickly followed by the bell at the Chester street station. In a very short, time the Fire Brigade with the two steamers, hand engine, and hook and ladder company were at the scene. Mr Superintendent Harris at onoe set the hand engine to work, drawing the water from the side channels, and though the whole house had been quickly ablaze, the fire was soon put out, leaving only some charred posts and boards standing. It was fortunate there was no wind blowing at the time, as but a very few feet distant on one side there is a large wooden house. The origin of the fire is not known, but it was said to have started in the front room. A few articles were removed to the back yard by neighbors, and after the fire only the remains of a chaff bed were found among the debrh. Both Mr and Mrs Petley were away from home at the time, and it could not be ascertained whether the house was insured. Both the lire and city police were present with their officers and rendered good service by keeping back the large crowd that had collected,

Board of Education. —A special meeting of the Board was to have been held yesterday at 3 p.m. Up to 3.30, however, none of the members of the Board were present except the chairman, Ultimately a meeting of the Board in committee took place. Timaru Breakwater. —On Saturday the Chairman of the Timaru Harbor Board received a telegram from the office of Sir John Coode, in London, stating that a reply to the telegram despatched by the Board sometime since with reference to the construction of the breakwater, had been posted, and was now on its way out

The Gaiety.—" The Field of the Cloth of G-old" was repeated at the Gaiety last evening. It was preceded by an olio, in which Miss Wiseman, Miss Yivian, and Miss Alice Johns took part. Miss Wiseman sang " The murmur of the shell" very well indeed, and Miss Alice Johns sang "Molly Darling" fairly. Miss Vivian gave "Barney O'Hea," and was encored. The burlesque went well throughout, and excited great laughter. Tonight the Zingari Minstrels will make their bow to a Christchurch audience in a capitally arranged programme. The burlesque will also be played. Loss of the Ship Ocean Mail. — Elaborate particulars of the causes and consequences of the wreck of the ship Ocean Mail at the Chatham Islands will be found in other columns, as supplied by the Press Agency, by our attentive correspondent at Wellington, and by a specially telegraphed report of the evidence at the inquiry, part _of which we are only able to publish. The Ocean Mail was owned by John Paton, jun., and Co., of London, and was merely under charter to the N.Z.S. Co. It is believed that the vessel was insured in some of the home offices. The following is a statement of the different quantities of the cargo shipped by her, of its shippers, and of its value -. —388 bales wool, 5 bales skins, 35 casks tallow, 1 case effects, £7,434, Johnston and Co. ; 2541 bales wool, 14 bales skins, 210 casks tallow, 4 bales leather, 30 cases glue, 1 case metal, £37,164, Krull and Co ; 135 cases meat, £303, James G-ear; 168 bales wool, £3056, J. Nathan and Co.; 809 bales, £5923, Murray ; 3 pkgs. ferns, £2O, Heaton ; 4 bales, £467, R. Port"; 113 bales, 3 bales skins, £2221, Rhodes and Co. ; 16 bales, £192, Vennel; 65 bales, £904, Tavlor ; 43 bales, 3 pkgs. effects, £842, Stuart and Co.; 266 bales, £4091, Watt Brothers ; 28 bales, £557, Bank of New South Wales ; 149 bales, £IBB2, Sharp and Pickering ; 46 bales, £644, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ; 770 bales, 5 bales skins, 1 cask tallow, £11,158, Fell Brothers ; 15 bales, 1 case effects, £lB4, Sclanders Brothers ; 19 bales, £237, E. Smith. Total value, £77,299.