NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 911, 26 May 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Evangelistic Services.—An evangelistic service will be conducited to morrow evening at eight o'clock at the G-aiety Theatre. United Methodist Fkee Church. —The services in connection [with the Church, St Asaph street, will be conducted in the old Oddfellows' Hall to-morrow. Harper Street Wesley an Church.— The Rev J. S. Smalley is announced to deliver a lecture to-morrow evening in the Harper street Wesley an Church on "The Religious Aspects oi' the Turko Russian War"

Entertainment at Sumner. —The first, entertainment of the season will be held on Monday evening in the schoolroom at 8 p.m. An omnibus will leave Morton's Hotel at 6.30 p.m., returning same evening,

Selling G-ame.—lt may perhaps not be generally known that a heavy penalty attaches to any one selling any description of game without a license. The matter was brought up at the meeting of the Council of the Acclima ■ tisation Society yesterday. It will therefore be as well if those who sell game take care that they are provided with licences to do so. Burnham Industrial School. The children at this school had their annual holiday yesterday. They arrived at Lyttelton by the 9 a.m. train, and were towed across the harbor to Rhodes' Bay by the Government steam launch in some boats provided for the occasion. A pleasant day was spent, and they came back early in the afternoon, proceeding to Christchurch by the 3.20 p.m. train.

Sydenham Literary and Debating Club. The usual weekly meeting of this club was held last evening in the Colombo road school, the Rev. J. S. Smalley in the chair. Twenty-three members were present. After transacting some routine business, the meeting proceeded to the discussion of the merits and demerits of the works of Charles Dickens, in which several members took part, after which the Chairman summed up, and the meeting closed. Land Sales. —Mr Aikman held a sale at the New Zealand Wool Stores, Hereford street, yesterday at noon, but owing to the limited attendance little business was transacted, the whole being withdrawn, with the exception of Lot 25, situate near Ferry road, which was knocked down at the upset price of £35, Mr Alfred Hayden being the purchaser. Mr J. G-. Hawkes also withdrew all his lots, being unable to place them on anything like terms.

Papanlt Ploughing Match. —A meeting of persons interested in holding the annual district ploughing match was held on Tuesday at the Sawyers' Arms Hotel, Mr W. Munro in the chair. The following match committee was elected :- Messrs Munro, Patterson, G-oodland, Wild, Claridge, Higham, Hack, and Kruse. Mr Munro was elected chairman of the committee; Mr Groodland, lion, sec.; and Mr Patterson, lion, treasurer, it was resolved that the match shoidd be held about the 6th July, and that the committee should advertise for offers of paddocks. The meeting then adjourned until Thursday next. Acclimatisation Society.—At the adjourned meeting of the Council of this society yesterday, there was a very warm and excited discussion between one of the members and the secretary. At; the conclusion of this the meeting proceeded to discuss the real business of the day, viz., the resignation of the curator. After some discussion, a motion by Sir Cracroft Wilson that the resignation be not accepted, was lost by a majority of one, four voting for the resolution and five against it. A committee was appointed to make arrangements for the securing of a successor to the present curator. Some discussion also ensued as to a change in the direction of a reduction of the cost of the game licence, and the institution of a gun licence. A committee was appointed to draft suggestions for amendments in the Act.

Runaway. About half-past eight last evening a horse and cab belonging to G-corge Whin cop started from opposite the City Hotel, and bolted down Colombo street to Whately road, where it was stopped. The horse managed in its course to clear a number of cabs and other vehicles coming up Colombo street at the time, and caused a number of foot passengers who were crossing that street to clear rapidly out of the way. Possibly the infliction of a heavy penalty where the driver was found to have been absent from his horse and cab might tend to lessen the number of these runaways, which have lately become of nearly daily occurrence, and if not put a stop to will certainly result in some serious accident taking place. Co.(J. —The adjourned meeting of the members of the C. J.C. was held at the rooms yesterday, at 4p.m. Present—Mr H.P. Lance (in the chair), lions. E. W. Stafford and Robinson, Captain Clogstoun, Dr. Frankish, and Messrs Stead, F. Brittan, and W. Reeves. The draft programme for the ensuing metropolitan meeting as prepared by the committee was brought up and read seriatim. It was resolved with reference to any penalties to be imposed for winning races of a certain amount the calculations should be made on the net amount paid over by the C.J.C. to the winner. It was agreed that the new scale of weights for age as adopted by the C.J.C. in November last should be used at next meeting. The Chairman said that he had received a telegram from Mr L. Walker, asking some member to move a resolution for him as to the recognition of certain New Zealand clubs. Captain Clogstoun moved the resolution as follows —"That the C.J.C. only recognise the following New Zealand Jockey Clubs in the matter of endorsing their actions, viz., Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, and Hawke's Bay, and that the C.J.C. will take no cognizance of any complaints or disqualifications made by any other Jockey Club, unless the complaint or disqualification shall have been first referred to and confirmed by the metropolitan club of the provincial district within which the club so disqualifying or complaining holds its meetings." Hon. E. W. Stafford seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Hon. Mr Robinson moved—" That a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the various New Zealand Clubs, with a request that they would co-operate with the C.J.C. in the matter." Dr. Frankish seconded the motion, which was carried. With reference to owners of more than one horse running in the same colours, it was decided that owners in such cases be requested to adopt a distinguishing belt or cap. The meeting then adjourned. Cquktenay Horticultural Society.— The annual meeting of the Courtenay Horticultural Society was held at the Half-way House, West Coast road, on Saturday evening, May 19th. The president, Mr T. H. Anson, was in the chair. There was a gpod attendance of members. In his opening address the president congratulated the society on the great success it had achieved in stimulating horticultural pursuits in the district, as was evinced by the last show, which, for upcountry, was second to none in the province. The honorary treasurer, Mr Potts, read the statement of accounts for the past year, which showed the receipts to have been £57 18s 2d, and the expenditure £57 15s 3d. Of this sum £33 had been paid in prizes at the last show. The following resolutions were agreed to : —" That the next show be held on the 14th of December, on the Halkett school grounds," " That in addition to the Challenge Cup, value £l,O, Cups be awarded as follows : First prize, £5 ; second, £3 ; third, C2. Also, for the greatest number of points gained in flowers, a cup value £2, and one i'oi (lie greatest number of points gained in vegetables." " That the usual annual ball be held at Courtenay in September." votes oI thanks were passed to the president, and vice-pi-esideuts, the secretary, and the treasurer.

Drainage Meeting, Papanut.—-A very well attended meeting of ratepayers in the Papanui district was held last evening at the okl schoolroom, to consider the drainage scheme as affecting that district. The chair was occupied by Mr J. L. Wilson, who, in the course of his very temperate remarks, referred to the apathy that had been displayed by the ratepayers during the election of the Drainage Board, and also to the hurried manner in which that body had accepted Mr Carruthers's scheme, which involved so large an expenditure, and consequent heavy rates. He had received a hint that the Board purposed to submit a modified plan of drainage, which it was believed would be generally approved by the ratepayers, and he trusted this would be the case, as he would not like that the services of several of the gentlemen comprising that body should be lost to the public. Having been called on by the chairman, Mr Wynn Williams, during lengthy remarks, in which the manifesto lately issued by the Board was referred to, moved a resolution to the effect that it was urgent to call upon the outlying portions of the district to contribute towards the cost of construction of a drainage system so entirely unadapted to the requirements of a rural population; that a much more simple and less expensive system than that proposed by Mr Carruthers would answer their purpose, and hoped the Board would not proceed with with the scheme as set forth in the plans submitted to the ratepayers. After other speakers had addressed the meeting, the motion was put and carried unanimously.