NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 926, 13 June 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Journalistic. Another and creditable addition has just been made to the number of newspapers in Canterbury by the publication of the Asliburton Mail.

Football.—lt will be seen by our Australian telegrams that a fatal accident, similar to that which occurred in Auckland, has happened in Adelaide, in connection with the game of football. Theathk Eoyal.—The Georgia Minstrels made their second appearance in Christchurch last evening, and, though the weather was not of the most favorable character, there was again a large attendance at the theatre.

The Premier's Speech at Taranaki. — The speech made by Major Atkinson at Taranaki forms the subject of an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, extracts from which the Press Agency has telegraphed to us from Wellington. Gaiety Theatre. —The " Mirror of the World " was again exhibited last evening to a small attendance. It will be exhibited this evening, and as this is the last week of its stay, those who have not yet seen the really excellent views should take the opportunity of doing so.

Political. —Mr Murray-Aynsloy, M.H.E. for Lyttelton, addressed his constituents last night in the Colonists' Hall, when there was a large attendance, His Worship the Mayor occupied the chair. A vote of confidence was proposed at the end of the meeting, but ultimately withdrawn and a vote of thanks passed. A full report of the speech appears elsewhere.

Colonial Defences.—Sir W. Jervois lias reported on the necessary defences of New South Wales, and the details appear in a telegram elsewhere. They may not be locally interesting, but they are suggestive as to the expenses of defence in this colony, which is so much more assailable than New South Wales.

War News.—For the present readers must rest satisfied without any recent news of war operations in Turkey, the Australian overland line of telegraph being interrupted. Araouj the melange of news brought by the the Wakatipu to Wellington, and published in another column, there are a few items of news associated with the war. Mikaculous Escape.—A seaman aboard the brigantine Circe, whilst employed in assisting to step a new mainmast yesterday, had occasion to go on the shear-legs, when one gave way above the lashing, and he fell a distance of over fifty feet. Wonderful to relate, instead of being killed, he came on a line which was stretched through stanchions above the bulwark, and though he carried away a bolt and split the rail the rebound saved him, and he escaped with a severe shaking. St Barnabas Church, Woodend. —This church and the churchyard were consecrated on Monday last by the Most Rev the Primate. The consecration service in the morning was largely attended. The clergy present were— Archdeacon Dudley, Rev. H. Gould, and H. E. Carlyon. The Bishop preached at the evening service. Prayers were read by Rev. H. E. Carlyon. The choir was reinforced by several members of the Kaiapoi choir, who kindly came up for the occasion. The offertories, which were in aid of the organ fund, amounted to £3 10s.

The Weather. —During Monday night and part of yesterday, the weather was oppressively warm —an almost invariable accompaniment of a heavy rainfall on the West Coast. It was suspected, from the occasional extreme warmth of the dry wind that the rain storm on the western slope of the Alps had been peculiarly heavy, and this suspicion has been confirmed by the news received last night, both from Greymouth and Kumara. Communication by road has been interrupted in different directions, and one of the incidents of the storm has been the stranding of the steamer Wallace on the north beach at G-reymouth, the worst situation at the mouth of that harbour.