NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 942, 2 July 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Coursing Meeting. —There was a very large attendance in Hagley Park to-day to witness the first public coursing meeting in tire province. The arrangements were decidedly faulty, and we would advise the promoters of the Club to secure the services of some few officials who at least know the ordinary regulations by which to conduct the sport. Several more or less indifferent courses were ran, but in every case the hares had a great deal the best of it. Of the animals engaged, Red Rose showed to the greatest advantage, and perhaps she had a little the pull on the score of condition, a qualification in which most of the competitors were sadly wanting. Those engaged were, as a lot, a most indifferent collection, and several of them showed signs of having been used to humbler game. The day was not favorable to spot, and the crowd was very unruly.

Lecture.— A lecture will be delivered on Wednesday next, at 8 p.m., in St. Andrew’s schoolroom, by Rev. W. McGregor, on Wycliffe, the day star of the Reformation. During the evening selections of music will be given by the choir.

Winter Evening Readings. —Another of these entertainments was given at the Colonists’ Hall, Lyttelton, on Friday Inst. The attendance was good, and every one seemed well satisfied with the amusement offered. A number of Christchurch friends will assist at the next, which takes place on July 13th. London Art Union. —Mr J. Eossiter, New Plymouth, is one of the prize-holders in the London Art Union, by which he is entitled to select a work of art of the value of £IOO. Mr Wm. Stanton, of Nelson, is entitled to a statuette of Whittington ; Mr A. Silk, of Christchurch, Hannah Terry, Canterbury, and Mr W. Virtue, of Hokitika, to a volume of etchings each. Mr Gr. Cavenagh is entitled to a work of art of the value of £2O; Mr C. Patten, Hokitika, to a work of art of the value of £ls ; and Mr Wallace Woolfe to a bronze statuette of Cimabue.

St. Luke the Evangelist.— At a vestry meeting lield on Friday evening a letter was read from the incumbent (Eev E. A. Lingard), to the effect that his medical adviser was of opinion that rest from active duty was absolutely necessary, otherwise the affection of the chest from which he was suffering woidd only be aggravated. It was resolved that an advertisement be inserted in the Church News seeking the services of a clergyman as locum tenons for twelve months. A resolution of sympathy with the incumbent, and expressing the hope that his enforced rest would result in his permanent restoration to health, was also passed.

Canterbury Drag Hounds. —Last Friday these hounds met at Eangiora, and a very pleasant run took place over about six miles of good country. The jumps were mostly post and rail, and had to be jumped, which caused the field to be rather select, the master (F. Brittan), who showed himself w r orthy of the position he has been placed in, always showing in the front, ably supported by MiBarker, Mr Pearson, and a few others. Of course, the customary number of spills took place, but no one was in the least hurt, all who turned out —-both spectators and follower? —being very well pleased with their afternoon’s sport. The country, w-hich had been selected by Mr Parsons, w-as all that could be desired, and that gentleman deserves great credit for the trouble he is always ready to undergo to give a day’s sport to the members of the club. The next meet is to be held at the Whcatsheaf on Saturday afternoon.

Grey Coal. —The Argus says that probably the finest cargo of coal ever shipped from Greymouth was put on board the Kennedy on her last visit. The coal, which was from the Coal Pit Heath Company’s mine, was of splendid hard quality, and in much larger “ lumps ’’than is usually the case with Grey coal.

Inquest.— An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon in the house of Mr White, Lincoln road, on the body of the late Mr Thomas Berry, who met his death by being thrown out of his trap when driving from Lincoln to Prebbleton on Wednesday last. The evidence given confirmed the particulars in our previous notice, and the jury returned a verdict of “ Accidental death.” The Accident on Wellington Railway. —Robert M'Lachlan, the fireman who was lately so seriously injured while the train was in motion, is going on more favorably than could have been anticipated from the very severe nature of his injuries. He is still quite unconscious, but the oozing of blood from his ears and the vomiting of blood have ceased, and some slight hopes are entertained of his ultimate recovery. The Gaiety.— There was a capital house at the Gaiety on Saturday evening, when “ All that Glitters ” was repeated, followed by the burlesque of “Cinderella.” The burlesque went capitally, Mr Hall as Dandini, and Miss Marion Lyster and Mr Keeley as the spinster sisters being especially good. To-night, quite a galaxy of new faces will make their appearance, including Mr and Mrs Oily Deering, Miss Lizzie Morgan, and Mr James O’Brien. The first piece will be Craven’s comedy of “ Our Nelly,” which will be followed by the burlesque of “ The Invisible Prince.” Such a bill, independent of the appearance of the new artistes, should draw a full house. Standing Committee op Synod. —At a meeting of the standing committee of the Diocesan Synod, held on Tuesday last, the following resolution in reference to a matter alluded to in a report from Kaiapoi was passed —“ That the standing committee, having carefully examined into the circumstances under which the payment of the grant from the Church Property Trust Fund for the quarter ending March 31st, 1877, was obtained from the Diocesan treasurer by the incumbent of Kaiapoi and his churchwarden, cannot but regard the proceeding with grave disapprobation, and recommends the Synod to amend the financial regulations so as to prevent such irregularities in the future ; and, that a copy of the above resolution be sent to the incumbent and his churchwarden, and to the parishioners’ churchwarden, as the reply of the standing committee to the resolution of the vestry dated May 28th.”

Printers’ Errors. —The combination of difficult manuscript and ingenuity in a compositor (says the Otago Guardian ) sometimes produces striking results. It had, however, the effect of spoiling one of the best points in the letter of “Progress” in our yesterday’s issue. What the compositor said was, “ The plans, &c., which the telegram says were ordered to be made the beginning of this month, have been lying uncompleted since, and. were in one of Mr Carruthers’s pigeon holes for many months back.” What he should have said, and what the writer intended, was that these plans “ have been lying completed snug and worm in one of Mr Carruthers’s pigeon holes for many months back.”

Otago Cod Liver Oil.— The Times notices, as a revived local industry, the manufacture of cod liver oil. Years ago it reported erection of cod liver oil works at Mr Innes’s fishery, Port Chalmers, and the success that had attended the introduction by him of a local oil. But owing to the scarcity of fish one season and other causes, the oil works fell into disuse, little or no oil being produced for two or three seasons. The industry has, however, been revived within the last three months, and Mr Innes is once more busily employed producing an article potent in its healing influence, if repulsive to the palate. The oil now being produced at his works is almost tasteless and odourless. The liberal demand for the oil keeps the boilers in constant operation ; in fact, the demand is in excess of possible supply, j Items,— The Canterbury and New Zealand Land Company (Amendment) Bill has been I read a third time in the House of Lords and : passed.—The formation of a Baptist congregation in Wellington is contemplated. The s Rev L. B. Brown, a recent arrival in the i colony, has been invited to visit the city with that object. —The Melbourne Gas Companies ' have come to an arrangement by which a uni- ! form rate of 7s 6d per 1000 ft is to be charged, j —The Eagle Hotel, Orepuki, owned by John j Wilson, uninsured, and a five-roomed cottage j at Anderson’s Bay, Dunedin, belonging to ! Andrew Read, insured with the National for | £l2O, have been burnt. —A boy was lately ; picked up in the streets of Melbourne, pros- | trato from the effects of chewing tobacco, and ; is now in the hospital, not expected to recover 1 Sir William Jebvois.— lt is stated by the I Melbourne correspondent of the Otago Times ; that the appointment of Sir William Jervois I to the Governorship of South Australia, while it has created some little surprise, has caused a good deal of satisfaction, not only in South Australia, but in the other colonies. His first intimation of the appointment was received from the Argus office, and he stated on the following night, at the Mayor’s banquet, that it was only on the previous evening that he had any knowledge of the honor conferred upon him. At that banquet Sir William, after blowing his own trumpet somewhat triumphantly, stated that the defence of our coasts could be carried out at a moderate expense, and Mr Berry thereupon promised to carry out all that was recommended. Oyster Fishing. —The cutter Margaret Scollay has again returned to Nelson from an oyster cruise. On this trip her operations have been confined to the Croixelles, where about two miles of ground was broken, and some oysters and gigantic horse mussels found, the latter preponderating. The number of oysters obtained (says the Mail) would hardly pay for working the ground, but Captain Scoones expects to meet with better luck on the next mile of ground he breaks. That there are oysters there there can be no doubt, several having been lifted up with the fluke of the anchor. In the event of not meeting with better luck on the next mile of ground, Captain Scoones is determined to try the Sounds again, Insurance Policies. —A decision recently given by his Honor Justice Williams re the defendants’ demurrer in the case of Webb v the National Insurance Company, is of general importance to insurers. His Honor held that an insurance company was not bound by its knowledge of a previous insurance having been effected, unless the existence of the other policy was indicated to the company in the manner prescribed by the policy. This was the principal point "upon which the demurrer was sustained. ■