NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 939, 28 June 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

* Government Scholaksiiips.— The report

of the examiners on the result of the late examination for the Government scholarships was laid before the Board of Education at its meeting yesterday. It, together with the tabulated statement of marks, appears in another column. Sudden Death. —Yesterday morning Mr Thomas Leslie, for some time landlord of the Saxon Hotel, Lyttelton, was found dead in his room in a house where he had been residing in New street. The cause of death is supposed to be apoplexy. The Gaiety. —There was a fairjattendance at the Gaiety last evening, when “My Turn Next,” and the burlesque of “Paris” were played. Both pieces went well, the acrobatic feats in the burlesque especially being something astounding. The same programme will bo given to-night. To-morrow Miss Bessie Vivian and Mr Hooper will take their benefit, when a capital bill will be presented. Inquest at South Rakaia. — An inquest was hold at Mr Robinson’s Hotel, South Rakaia, on Tuesday, 26th June, before Dr Trevor, coroner, and a jury, on the body of Hugh McLennan, who was drowned on Sunday last when attempting to cross the Rakaia river. It appeared that deceased, in company with four others, started to ride over. Deceased, who was last, commenced crossing lower down than the others, but, getting into a hole, was washed off his horse, and sank immediately. The jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Death.”

Penny Banks. —At the meeting of the Board of Education yesterday, it was resolved to write to the committees of the town schools asking whether they would be willing to introduce the system of penny banks therein, the Board approving of the scheme.

Death of a Steeplechaser. —TheOamaru Mail of Saturday says: —The steeplechase horse Cleaver, ately purchased in Australia by Mr T. M'Kay for the sum of £250, broke Ins heart while doing a gallop yesterday. Cleaver has had a very successful career, having won nineteen steeplechases in Australia, two of which were big events. Loyal Volunteer Lodge, M.U., 1.0.0. F. - —The usual half-yearly meeting of the members of this lodge took place last evening, at the lodge room, Montreal street south, when the following were elected as officers of the lodge:—N.G., P.G. Hogg; V.G., P.G. Bryan; E.S., Bro. Sissons ; R.S.N.G., Bro. Belgrave; L.S.N.G., Bro. Lucock ; R.S.V.G., Bro. Evan; L.S.V.G., Bro. Whiting; Warden, Bro. Broderick ; Tyler, Bro. Brown. There was an unusually large number of members present. The receipts amounted to £3B 8s Bd.

Export of Frozen Meat. —The Sydney Bern Id states that the arrangements for sending the experimental shipment of frozen meat to England, per steamship Northam, are making fair progress. Messrs Mort and Nicolle, in their anxiety to secure the success of the experiment , are sparing neither pains nor cost in their endeavour to make it a success. The receiving room for the meat is nearly completed, about one-half of the iron piping is laid through which the refrigerating fluid will circulate in order to keep the meat in a frozen condition, and the other apparatus is being fixed as rapidly as possible, so that it is hoped in the course of a few days to be able to receive the meat on board. Fatal Accident. —An accident occurred on the Prebbleton road yesterday morning, about 11 a.m., by which Mr Thomas Berry met with his deatli. It appears that Mr and Mrs Berry were driving from Lincoln towards Prebbleton, and when about two miles on the Lincoln side of Prebbleton the train was coming behind them, and the whistle of the engine at the crossing of Harwood’s road startled the horse, which caused him to run into a cross road, thereby capsizing the trap, Mr and Mrs Berry were thrown out. Mrs Berry’s arm was broken, and she was otherwise shaken, she being a very old lady; and Mr Berry broke bis neck. The Rev. A. P. O’Callaghan was first on the spot, and immediately rode for Dr Durham. Temuxa Harbor Works. —A meeting was held in Mr Wilson’s Hall on Monday evening last, when many of the leading inhabitants of the district were present. Mr Wood was the chairman. A letter from Mr Hardy Johnstone, which was highly favorable, was submitted. After several observations had been made, a general committee was appointed, of which Mr A. Wilson was elected chairman, and there was also a working committee selected, the same to meet every Monday evening at eight o’clock. The Herald states that it was resolved that the minutes of the meeting should not be published; but from the opinion generally expressed, it was perfectly evident that a groat success might be anticipated. Mr Johnstone’s report will be ready in about a month from this date.

Cooked Food. —A novel addition is being made to the trade of meat-preserving in Sydney. Mr Mort is now endeavoring to push the sale not only of cold preserved food, but of cooked food. The Fresh Food and Ice Company has been delivering circulars to all the householders in Sydney, offering to supply soups and dishes carefully prepared under the supervision of a skilled French cook, and which will require nothing but warming up to lit them for the table. How far the scheme will answer remains to be proved, but the company’s carts are now going round for orders to all who are prepared to give the scheme a trial. Desecration. —The Nelson Colonist, with a touch of irony, thus bewails what must be considered an extraordinary proceeding on the part of the authorities —the permission to convert the provincial hall into a skating rink : —“ In the happy days of provincialism it was the amusement of many at this season of the year to att end our Legislative Chamber, the Provincial Hall, and to interest themselves in the progress, danger, and possible fall of the Executive of the day. Their occupation in this respect, however, is gone, but their loss has been in some measure repaired by the establishment of a skating rink, and any who glory in the uncertainty of rink fug may still find amusement in the Provincial Hall. Truly how are the great places of the earth become desecrated.” 1.0.Gr.T. —The Hope of Christchurch lodge held an open meeting last night. The chair was taken at eight o’clock by Ero. Buckland, W.C.T., who read a letter of apology from Ero. the Eev S. Maefarlane, who was unable to attend through illness. Ero. Smith, late D.D. of Nelson, then delivered an excellent address, giving a resume of the proceedings of the Colonial Legislature on the Permissive Question, and an exposition of the main features of the proposed Local Option Bill, pointing out the chief difference between the present and proposed Acts, viz., that the present Act involves a large amount of voluntary labor on the part of temperance advocates, while, by the proposed Act, the opinion of the district would be officially taken every three years. Ero Eev H. C. M. Watson also spoke at some length on the infringements of the present laws. Several excellent songs were sung by Mrs Grey, Miss Ness, Messrs Cliff, Sharland, Long, and (Trey. The proceedings terminated, after a pleasant meeting, by singing the closing ode of the Order. Newspaper Etiquette. —ln tke trial for libel between the proprietors of the Napier papers, it appeared that in the articles which formed the subject of action, personal references were made by the occasional use of the word “they,” and the question was whether it referred to the employees in the Telegraph office or to the proprietors, who were the plaintiffs. Judge; Eichmond, when addressing the jury, uttered some wise saws, one of which was to this effectln some of the articles, he observed, the names of the newspapers only were mentioned in the reference made, and he could not help saying that it was a pity that that mode of reference was not continued throughout —it was much the safest way. In Parliament it was the rule for a member to address the Speaker, and only to refer to another member as an honorable member —never to mention him by name. That mode of speaking in the third person conduced to the preservation of order in the House ; and, in the same way, if writers in newspapers were to confine themselves to using only the titles of other newspapers when referring to them, they would be able to hit at them to their heart’s content without getting into trouble or hurting one another, for newspapers were not made of stuff that could be hurt.”