NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 960, 24 July 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Hotel Enterprise. —Mr J. O. Sheppard and Mr Cookson leave to-day for Wellington, for the purpose of making arrangements for the purchase of Coker’s Occidental Hotel to combine with the hotels already possessed by them in Christchurch.

The Circus. —There was a very good house last evening at the circus, when the performances were for the benefit of the clever Raphael Family. The various acts and scenes were gone through excellently, and the audience were loud in their expressions of approval. The company will appear again this evening in a new programme. Coroner’s Juries. —-In the course of the enquiry before the Coroner yesterday, Dr. Coward took occasion to impress upon the police the necessity in every case of showing the coroner’s warrant when summoning jurymen. If this were not done, the jurymen might refuse to serve, and the Coroner had no power to fine for non-attendance. Fine Arts. —Mr Nelson K. Cherrill, photographer, Cashel street, has just completed a series of pictures to the order of his Excellency the Governor, on a new process. This is called the ceramic enamel process. By this the pictures are burnt in enamel, and are thereby not only rendered permanent but indestructible. Besides this they are enabled to be finished to a degree of artistic excellence not obtainable by the ordinary processes of photography. The pictures under notice are exceedingly good, and are well worthy inspection. Football—Soutiibridge v. Lekston. — The return match between these clubs took place on the Soutiibridge cricket ground on Saturday afternoon, in the presence of many interested spectators. Everything had been done by the home club to place the ground in as good playing order as possible, and a general appearance was put in punctually, so that respondents were met and play commenced at the appointed hour. Mr Jameson acted as captain of the native and |Mr A. Loe olllcered the Leeston contingent. The game was most energetically contested by both sides. The Soutiibridge men, however, proved themselves far superior to their opponents, so that the ball was kept in close proximity to the visitors’ goal posts, and twenty-one points were gained without the visitors scoring a single touch-down. Most of the team seemed thoroughly to understand the game, and they played it in a manner which would be no disgrace to a metropolitan club. Negotiations are likely to be entered into to enable these gentlemen to show their prowess in some higher field. The Leeston men, who were considerably overmatched, both as to weight and numerical strength, played most pluckily, and during an up hill game contested every scrimmage to the utmost.

IvAXAi’Oi Sports. —A meeting of the committee was held at Burnip's Hotel, on Saturday evening. Present —Messrs Beharrell (in the chair), Sims, Parnham, R. Moore, Kerr, Burnip, and Moran. The hon. secretary read a statement of the accounts of the late sports, stating that the expenditure for prizes in the races and sports, with incidental expenses, was £B2 2s 9d, leaving a balance in hand of about £23. On the motion of Mr Burnip, the accounts were passed, and on the motion of Mr Parnham, seconded by Mr Moore, a unanimous vote of thanks was passed to the secretary, who stated that he was leaving the district. On the motion of Mr Parnham, seconded by Mr Burnip, it was resolved that Mr Beharrell be elected secretary and treasurer pro tom. Votes of thanks were passed to Messrs Moran and Burnip for their efforts in getting up subscriptions for the late sports. A similar vote was nnanimonsly passed to Mr Bosestow, for the use of his taddock for the sports. It was decided that he balance in hand be deposited with the Northern Land, Building, Loan and Investment Society as a fixed deposit. Mr Kerr, as secretary to the regatta committee, in reply to a question, said he had handed the accounts thereof to the commodore. Leestoh School. — A meeting of committee, specially summoned for the consideration of the necessity for further school accommodation was held in the schoolroom on the evening of 20th instant. All the members were present; Mr George Sandrcy in the chair. Correspondence was read from the Board of Education, approving the recommendations of the committee that the side school should be placed under the charge of the master of the main school, and that additions should bo made immediately to the main school, but that the late average attendance did not warrant the appointment of a fourth master. Correspondence was also read from Mr Ford (master) adducing further facts, which proved the necessity of the action intended by the Board; and from Mr Cane, architect, that the recommendations of the committee would be immediately called upon. The plans having been carefully examined and approved, the chairman was requested to communicate with the Board as to steps required for their immediate execution, and that a constant increase of attendance showed the necessity for the appointment of a pupil teacher for the side school. The chairman was also requested to place Mr Ford in charge of the side school, and to receive the consequent reports.

Conference of Municipalities. —A special meeting of the City Council was held yesterday to consider a number of suggestions to bo submitted at a meeting of the Conference to bo opened at Wellington on Ist of August. The Mayor presided, and explained the object for which the meeting had been called. The Council then went into committee, and finally adjourned until to-morrow, at 4 p.m. Supreme Court. —The case of Gee v Moore was resumed yesterday morning. The case being closed the jury retired and after an absence of two hours returned into Court with a verdict for the plaintiff for £173 16s Hid above the amount (£7B 6s 4d) paid into Court. The Court then adjourned until Thursday, when Buchannan v Joblin will be taken. This is a special jury case.