NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 915, 31 May 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Sydenham Litekaky Club.—The usua weekly meeting will be held on Friday night at eight o'clock. Accident at Ashbttbton. —An accident o a very serious nature occurred on. Tuesday afternoon to Mr Hugo Friedlander, while engaged in stacking some bags of wheat in the grain store. A bag in one of the lower biers burst, and the upper bags falling, completely buried him beneath their weight. Many willing hands speedily extricated him from his painful position. He was at once removed to his home, and attended to by Drs. Trevor and Stewart. It is feared he has sustained severe internal injuries.

SCAXDINAVISKE GunSTJENESTE. PastoV Smalley vil holder Gudstjeneste i Scandinrviske Sprogen, i Harper street, Wesleyanske Kivkc, New Town, paa Sundag, June 3, eftermiddag, lclokken 4. Rise in Bread. —A notice, signed by twenty-eight bakers, appears elsewhere, agreeing to raise the price of the 41b. loaf to 9d on and after Ist June. This step is stated to be taken owing to the advance in Hour. " The Gaiety.—Clifford's Mirror of the World was again exhibited at this Theatre last evening, when there was a good attendance. The greater portion of the views exhibited comprised Scottish scenery, and there were also some of statuary. The Mirror will be exhibited again this evening.

The War News. —The latest item of news from the seat of war in Asia Minor is than Ardahan has been recaptured, but it is only given as a report. Ardahan is one of tho first fortified towns within the Turkish bound-! ary, which the Eussians recently crossed, and one of | the first places which they are said to have assaulted. Another item is that thej Danube has overflowed, the probable conse-j quences of which would be the temporary! stoppage of operations in that dh'ection.

The Vagabond.—As lately reported, Mr Tliomas, better known as the author of the " Vagabond Papers," appeared at the Brunswick Police Court to answer the charge of having conveyed tobacco to one of the prisoners at the Pentridge stockade during a recent visit to the scene of his former labors. The court was crowded, and a great deal oi; interest was evinced in the case, but the; inquiry was cut short by Sergeant Sleigh,- who raised an objection on behalf of tho accused that three offences coidd not be alleged in one summons. This point was fatal to the prosecution. The ill-drawn summons, with ita triple charge, was dismissed, and the " Vaga--bond " left the court.

North Canterbury Backs.—A meeting of the committtee of these races was held on Tuesday evening last, at the Club Hotel] Rangiora. Mr Parsons occupied the chairl The report and balance-sheet, submitted by the treasurer, showed the receipts for the yeai* to have been £273 13s lOd, and expenditure £229 3s lOd ; leaving a balance of £44 10s. Satisfaction was expressed at the success of the meeting, and a vote of thanks was 1 accorded to the president and the secretary for the manner in which they had conducted; their respective duties. Messrs Fulton and Duncan were appointed auditors. It was resolved that £4O be placed, as a fixed deposit, in the Colonial Bank. The secretary expressed his wish to resign the office, but was requested to continue to hold it till the commencement of another season, and, pending the course being vested in the club, he agreed to do so.

Canterbury College.—A special meeting of the Governors of the Canterbury College was held yesterday afternoon, to consider whether or no the exhibition of pictures, &c, in the new buildings of the Museum should be open to the public, with the rest of the Museum, on Sunday afternoon. As no notice of the meeting had been sent to either of the papers, the reporters were not aware of its being held, and were not present. We are consequently unable to give more than the bare results of the proceedings. A motion " That the art exhibition to be held at the Museum shall not be open on Sunday," was moved by Mr Fereday, seconded •by the Rev. C. Fraser, and supported by the Primate, Archdeacon Willock, and Mr Webb. The only speaker on the other side was the Hon. Mr Stafford. On a division being called for, the Ayes were the Primate, the Rev. C. Fraser, Archdeacon Willock, Messrs Fereday and Webb. The Noes were Mr Montgomery (the chairman), Messrs/Stafford, Tancred, Coward, Stevens, Malet, and Veel. The motion for closing the exhibition room on Sunday was therefore lost.

Football. —A match was played yesterday on Crannier square between fifteen of the Normal School Football Club and a like number of the East Christchurch. The East won the toss, and preferred choice of goals. Play was commenced by Bowman kicking off for the Normal. In the first spell neither side gained any decided advantage; but during the second the Normal played desperately, and I Dumnill at length obtained a touch-down for ; them. The kick was given to Eowe ; but through the slippery state of the ground he i was unsuccessful. During the third spell the S Normal played well together, and ultimately, | through a piece of very good play on the part i of Brock and Eoskruge, the latter obtained a i touch-down, which was given to Crowe, but Ihe was unsuccessful in kicking it. During I the fourth and final spell both sides played i with great vigor; but the Normal were too J much for their opponents, and forced them to ; touch it down in defence several times, and i when time was called the Normal proved ! victors by 8| points to nil. The Normal ! must be congratulated on their play in the scrimmages—Brock, Bowman, Eoskruge, in particular, but they have still great room for improvement. Crowe, Hawkins, Eowe, and Dunmill played well for the Normal, as did E. and W. Iladdrell, Johnstone, Taylor, and Childs for the East. South Canterbury Jockey Club. —A special meeting of this club was held on Tuesday evening at the Criterion Hotel, Timaru. Among other business, the action of Mr Parsons ins re Terry's nomination was then brought up for consideration, and the report of the committee on the matter was read. The meeting took into consideration the question whether Mr Parsons should be expelled from the club, in accordance with the recommendation of the committee, or whether his resignation as sent in should be accepted. The report of the committee stated that they had obtained evidence which distinctly proved that Mr Parsons had put in Terry's nomination. Mr Parsons made an explanation, and a lengthy discussion followed. Mr White suggested that the resignation of Mr Parsons should be accepted, and made a motion accordingly. Mr Neilson moved —" That the recommendation of the committee that Mr Parsons be expelled from the club be endorsed." Mr White here withdrew his resolution, as it was evident it conflicted with tlie action of the committee. The resolution proposed by Mr Neilson was then put and carried unanimously. Messrs D. Maclean, H. Gardner, and J. Meikle were elected members of the committee. Messrs A. Cox and T. Gamack were elected members of the club. It was proposed by Mr Jonas, seconded by Mr Maclean, and carried—" Thai tlio secretary be requested to write letters oi condolence to Mrs Martelli and Mrs W. J. Fulton on behalf of the S.C.J.C." It warproposed by Mr E. Stansell, seconded by Mi Neilson, and carried—" That it be a recommendation to the course committee to take the necessary steps to form & Sire's Produce Stakes,"

Shipment of Hohses.—By the Hawea yesterday arrived Mr Delainain's Elfin King from Port Chalmers, and also three useful draught horses for Mr Stark. The wellknown pony entire Mazeppa was a passenger for Wanganui by the s.s. Hawea yesterday Mr McKellar, his owner, took him back.

Crossing- Kivers. —An invention for enabling a horse to cross a river is engaging attention at Paris just now. The invention, if successful, would prove of incalculable benefit to the bush travellers of Australia. It is a device by which horses may be supported while swimming rivers, and is due to the ingenuity of Lieutenant Lubowitch, the Austrian officer avlio, it will be remembered, rode from Vienna to Paris, a year or two ago, on a single horse. The animal lias its body covered with trappings and is kept on the surface of the water, like his rider, by a sufficient quantity of air. The inventor has proved the efficacy of his contrivance by crossing the Danube.'

The Crusade against Sharks. —The capture of sharks has been carried on of late in Hobson's Bay with considerable energy. In one day the warehousekeeper at Sandridge recorded the capture of no less than 1381 young sharks, all over 2ft in length, for which the captors receive Is 6d per head. The bodies of the sharks are taken back to the bay, and serve as food to attract other sharks. In a week over 3500 sharks were captui-ed by the fishermen at Sandridge, some of whom have' earned from £3 to £4 per day. It has been suggested that a uniform rate of 3d per head for all sharks would be preferable to the present system, as immense numbers of young sharks, under 2ft in length, a/e caught, and thrown- back into the water again. If the wo fid imitated the Victor an Government, fishermen would make fortunes, if nothing better would happen.

The Wreck of the OcExYN Mail.— Arthur P. Douglas, Lieut. R.N., who was a passenger from England by the ship Ocean Mair, writes regarding the loss of that vessel: —" In the report of. the evidence, it is mentioned that the chief mate stated in evidence that he had been told by the second mate that the master would not allow the log to be hove. That this was the case on the passage out to "Wellington in the end of last year, I can state from iny own knowledge, as I was unfortunately a passenger at that time, and was told by the mates that the master would not allow it; and the master himself told me that he would not do so, because he saw no use in it; and, as a matter of fact, the log was never once hove from the day we left England until we arrived in "Wellington, and the patent log was not used from the time we left the English Channel until' we arrived off New Zealand."

Agriculture in Victoria.—The agricultural statistics have been published, and they do not show that settlement under the existing land law progresses so well as could be desired. The increase in the number of holdings is set down at 1917. The total area of land in occupation for agricultural and pastoral purposes up to March 31st last was 13,639,245 acres, of which 12,702,051 acres were enclosed and 1,201,195 acres were under tillage. The return shows an increase from the previous year of land under tillage of 104,274 acres. The total under wheat shows an increase of 80,016 acres, but the increased return only amounts to 300,816 bushels. The other grain crops show a considerable falling off. Although in the grain crop the land employed was greater than during previous years by ,66,005 acres, the return was less by 387,504 bushels. Oats show a decrease of 8891 bushels.

Eating Rack-Course Reserves. A cable message announces that the appeal to the Privy Council in the e%se of the Mayor of Essendon v the Victoria Racing Club has been allowed. The borough of Essendon had rated the Elemington racecourse as of the annual value of £2500, and made a rate of £125 thereon. Against this assessment the committee of the V.R.C. appealed to the General Sessions on two grounds—First, that the land was not liable to be rated at all, as it was Crown land; second, that the valuation

was excessive. Mr Bowman, as the chairman of G-eneral Sessions, agreed with the view urged for the club that the land could not be rated without entering into the question whether the valuation was excessive. A special case was stated for the opinion of Alio Supreme Court whether this decision was right, and the Court agreed with the view taken by the chairman of G-eneral Sessions. From this decision the Essendon Council appealed to the Privy Council, which has allowed the appeal, and has decided that the racecourse can be rated.

Extraordinary Murder. —An extraordinary case of murder was heard at the Hobart Town Criminal Sessions, which commenced on the 20th February. Michael Bakey was charged with having wilfully murdered one Thomas Fynch, in the district of Franklin, on the 29th January last. The facts proved in evidence were briefly that Bakey, being jealous of one Denis O'Reilly's intimacy with his wife, placed a bottle of rum containing a quantity of strychnine, in O'Reilly's garden. O'Redly happened to be a teetotaller, and gave the rum to the deceased man, who chanced to be passing on the 29th January. Fynch drank nearly half the contents of the bottle, and died in tetanic convulsions an hour or two afterwards,. The several steps in the crime were clearly traced home to the prisoner, and notwithstanding an able defence, the ]'ut*y; after a short retirement, brought in a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy, on the ground of the provocation received from O'Reilly. His Honor passed sentence of death in the usual form.

Items. —The Oamaru Mail newspaper has recently been purchased from the company by winch it was started, by Mr G-eorge Jones, of Dunedin.—The s.s. Lima has made a second trip with coal from Greymouth to Wellington, and the consumption of Greymouth coal there continues to increase.—lt must have rained hard last week at Kurnara. It has been stated by persons who have known (.lie West Coast for many years, that they never experienced such a downpour. —Colonel Harrington, who is well known as haying been connected with the military in different paints of the colony, and as an excellent officer, has, it is said, left the colony for Europe, with the intention of seeking service in the Turkish army. —The ship Loch Ard, which has arrived it Melbourne, has come out in charge of Captain John Mackay, who is well known in the JN T ew Zealand trade.—A heavy sea broke on the beach at Uokitika for several days last week, demolishing back buildings from the Empire right-of-way to Jforth Kerell street, but not doing any material damage to business premises,

Ashley.—lt is reported that Mr Evans Brown, M.H.R., is not likely to ask his constituents to meet him, as usual, before the next session of the Assembly, in consequence of domestic affliction.

Kaiapoi Vestey.—An adjourned meeting of the Vestry of the Episcopalian Church was held at the Sunday Schoolroom on Monday last, the incumbent in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed. The terrier of church property prepared by Mr Birch and Dr Dudley was read and approved. Mr E. Eevell moved, Mr Bn-ch seconded, "That whereas certain ornaments are used in the church which are not the properly of the parish, the Bishop be requested to give his opinion whether the same can be lawfully used in the services of the church." Carried. This motion also included reference to two crosses, one of which was used in processions. It was resolved " That the vestry desire the opinion of the Bishop and Standing Committee of Synod on the question of stipend, viz., that at the Easter meeting there was a large deficit in the parochial funds tunountmgto£9o7s6d; the general account being indebted to the cemetery account to the extent of £32. There has since (by reference to the Diocesan Treasurer) been paid the quarterly contribution, so that the grant from the Church Property Trustees has been received by the incumbent. The vestry therefore desire the Standing Committee to enquire into the circumstances by which the sum of £lB 10s was paid by the Diocesan treasurer, as the payment of the quarterly contribution did not appear in the parochial accounts when the vestry met on 30th ult." Mr Birch stated lie had advanced a sum to enable the grant to be paid, and which advance had since been refunded to Mm by the incumbent. It was resolved—" That the vestry desire to call to the attention of the Bishop and Church Property Trustees that various ceremonies which have been forbidden by the Court of Arches and the Privy Council are performed in the Kaiapoi Church, as these practices may involve th 6 Trust in litigation." It was resolved—" That as there are so many matters in question between the incumbent and the vestry, the vestry request his Lordship the Bishop to name an early day on which he can meet the vestry and discuss these matters with a view to their speedy settlement." On the question of adjournment, the incumbent said he would call a special meeting of the vestry to receive the Bishop's answer, and it was arranged that as the incumbent wished to be away for a fortnight the vestry should adjourn to that day fortnight, the meeting to be to consider financial matters only, no subject having reference to the incumbent personally to be brought forward in his absence. The meeting then" adjourned.