NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 975, 10 August 1877, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fatal Accident.— About eleven o'clock yesterday a child, the son oi' Mr John Garland, Railway Hotel, was found in a paddock in Manchester street, lying on itu face in a pool of blood, insensible. There was a large wound in the head. The child, was conveyed to Mr G-arland's house, and attended to by Dr Bell Hay who believes that the wound was caused by a kick from a horse, as four or five were in the section at the time. The child died about eleven o'clock last night. PbesEiNTAT'iox at Eaxgiora.—Last evening the Artillery Company made a large muster at Roberts's Club Hotel for the purpose of presenting Sergeant-Major Roberts with, the handsome picture, which included the photographs of the company, the officers and staff of the volunteer corps, as well as the guns of the artillery in action and dismounted. The picture, which was from the studio of Mr Cherrill, was enclosed in a large pilt fi|uue. The members of the company mustered about £5, in command of Lieut. Stansell, and arrived by the evening train. They were entertained in a most hospitable manner bj Mr Roberts to a capital spread. On the removal of the cloth, Lieut. Stansell, on behalf of the battery, presented the picture to Serjeant-Major Roberts, making excuse for the unavoidable absence of Captain Craig, V,'ho was unforiunrLely detained in town. He alluded in Win* of php jiighest compliment to the Sergeant-Major's m$ yesrs ? with the Christchurch battery of the'Artillery Company. Mr Roberta responded, thanking his comrades for their expressions of kindness and goodwill towards him, assuring them that ho should never forget the present occasion, arj'l the ! r ood feeling which had prompted the nt'i'seiifiitioti. wpyorol speeches suitable t'> tin: occasion, end & nuuibtr oi iougu wei'c raven duying «W» ewift Ita tfc>

The Late Saw-mill Accident.—The boy Phillip Foster, who was injured at Jenkins's saw-mills, has improved very much since he was removed to the hospital, and better hopes arc now entertained of his ultimate recovery. A Colossal Wild Boab. —An enormous wild boar was killed on Mr Piper's. run, Duvauchelle's Bay on Saturday, 4th instant. .Mr Pipei- and a party of three had been out for the last few days pig-hunting with tolerable success, when they came across a regular old warrior, but. a single shot from the rifle put. an end to his existence. The animal, which is a black one, measures 6ft. Gin. from the snout to the tip of the tail, and is estimated to weigh 7> cwt. Mr Piper lias taken 'fhe trouble of sending the hide to Dr Haast to be set up and put in the Museum. Habpkb Street Weslkyan Chltich.— The third of the winter entertainments at this church came off on Tuesday last. The church was crowded. The proceedings consisted of a brief lecture on ''Luther" by the Rev. J. S. Smalley, and dissolving views illustrative of the subject. These were followed by views of Palestine, and all were brought out very clearly with the aid of the lime light. Several well-known hymns were sung by the audience ; the favorite song ''Shall we gather at the river '' being performed with the accompanying melody. The proceeds, which were in aid of the school funds, were very satisfactory. Votes of thanks to Mr Waters, the exhibitor, and Mr Smalley, the lecturer, closed the proceedings. The Lpsitania.—This is the name of a new steamship! of which descriptions have lately appeared in these columns, and o? which high expectations were formed, as being a vessel which was likely to inaugurate a new era in the steam trade between the home country and tho colonies; She has fully realised these expectations and the descriptions given of her, by having]made the passage from,"London to Melbourne, in forty days. Her build is suoh as to enable her to make the passage by the Suez Canal, and it is intended that she shoidd proceed home by that route, -ludging by her outward passage, she ought to make the home passage in shorter time than has ever been accomplished, and thereby prove to be the first of a fleet of st earners such as has never been seen in these waters. Accident i'bom Dynamite. A man named John M'Quillan was seriously injured on Tuesday by an explosion of dynamite in a quarrry at Reef ton. The "Herald" says: — " Owing to the frost it has been customary to dry the dynamite at the forge fire, and it appears that on various occasions dynamite has ignited, but with perfectly harmless effect, the explosive burning quietly. On the present occasion, however, the dynamite was of another and evidently superior kind, as it completely demolished the forge when it exploded, and has burnt Mr M'QmTlan seriously about the face. He was tafien to the hospital, when it was found that the eyes had suffered considerably, and although it is not appre-hended-that the sight will' be injured, the symptoms are sufficiently dangerous to cause uneasiness." Cjieps.—The first tournament got up by the Christchurch Chess Club has been played out, and the prizes were given away at a meeting of the Club hold yesterday evening. The tournament was a handicap one. The players who engaged in it were divided into four classes, the first-class giving pawn and move to the second, a knight to the third, and a rook to the fourth, the others being handicapped in a corresponding relative proportion. In every class each player played two games with every other, and the one who made the highest score was declared the winner of the prize in that class. The four prize winners then played off a second round, giving and receiving the odds according to the class in which each had been placed ; and the two highest scorers became entitled to the first and second prizes respectively in the tournament. There were twenty-one competitors ; three in the iirst-class, six in the second, nine in the third, and four in the fourth. A great deal of interest was manifested in the result. The play was kept, up with great spirit, and on the whole was very fairly good, many of the games being vigorously and closely contested. In the first-class Mr Jacobsen was successful; in the second, Mr Newman; in the third, Mr Peez; in the fourth, Mr Ager. In playing off at the odds, Mr Ager and Mr Peez came out first and second. Mr Ager was therefore adjudged the winner of the touraament, and received the the first prize—a silver cup :Mr Peez taking the second —a set of chess men and board.