NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1267, 10 April 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Eacehoese. —Mr Bolton’s Mufti arrived from Wellington by the s.s. Taupo yesterday. Gathedeal SftUAEE. —The work of removing the trees on thq west side pf Cathedral square was commenced this morning. City Council. —The adjourned meeting of the City Council will be held at 6.30 p.m. this day. The San Feancisco Mail.— The City of Now York, with the English and American mails, arrived at Auckland last night. A summary of news appears elsewhere. Coopeb and 13 alley's Circus. —The final performances ' in"' Christchurch, of the great show' took" place* yesterday'’afternoon and evening, when there was a crowded attendance. The side show was also well filled. Immediately on the conclusion of the performance the tents were struck, and the work of packing up commenced prior to leaving per Wakatipu for Wellington to-day. The company give only four performances in Wellington, and then go on to Auckland. Q-loucestee Steeet School. —Yesterday morning the prizes gained in the swimming •matches, hold at the Gloucester street school, on the 27th ult. wore disjtriouted to the winners by Mr Mitchell,'who always exhibits a lively interest in athletic sports, arid who prefaced the distribution jqy a fpw well chosen remarks on the history and importance of swimming. The silver modal for the champion (the gift of Mr N. Wolfe) was won by William Haddrell, who also received two handsome books for swimming and diving. The other prizes were handed to those who had gained them, Childs, Wagner, Hobbs, and Thomson. After the distribution the sohool sang “ Rule Britannia,” and gave three cheers for the prize takers with throe more fpr Mr Mitchell. In the afternoon the children attending the school, to the number of about fifteen hundred, were taken to the great show.

Gazette Notices. —The Levels Eoad district is included by proclamation in the agricultural district'■'referred ■ f.o ip schedule B. Canterbury Trespass of Cattle 'Ordipince, 1872. A plot of land in Canterbury district bounded by South street, Williams street and Crown land is reserved for a public pound. We believe the land is iu Ashburton township, but the notice does not say so. A number of reserves are made under the 144 t h section of the 'Land Act, as shea for buildings, gravel pits and protective works in fchy Canterbury district. A. Lb Q-. Oainpbell, Esq., is appointed of v the Assessment Court for the Soutlv Bakaia, ppper Ashburton, Ashburton and M'o;urit Somers linnet nbrnutp. Messrs Gough, Adams, #udd, plfnjtpfi apd GHllandei’s are appointed trustees for tine G-reendale Cemetery, and Messrs James, Harris, Sefton, Moore and Nutt for the Okain’s Bay Cemetery. Christian Anderson, of Lyttelton, mariner, is naturalised. Election toe Tijiarp,— The election of a member to represent Timaru in the General Assembly took place on Monday, when Mr Eichard Turnbull, who was nominated by Mr 0. Beswick, seconded by Mr Cliff, was returned unopposed. In the course of his speech Mr Turnbull is reported by the local paper to have said that he would set his face against LI 8/Do being voted yearly for honorariums, 1 and believed that it should pa done away with, fie was of opinion' that a redistribution of the burden of the country was absolutely necessary, ftqd he was prepared to advocate that property should bear a share of it. He would not support manhood suffrage until it had been tried to place on property its proper share of the burden of the taxation of the country, If that were refused he would then bo willing to extend the franchise, and give the people the power of compelling the pronerty to be taxed. He would advocate this’iih£ fearlessly, Some of the great wants of Ne# Zealand statesmen we r -e and earnestness of purpose, and in these he ( would pot be found wanting.' PaEseNxATix/N. —If” if. Lawson, who for some years past has held the position pf general manager of the Canterbury railways, having been appointed as commissioner of railways for the North Hjaud). Uj-O PLtpj.Py 6 ? determined to present him with a mark of their esteem, Accordingly a large number of those connected with the railway met jn the accountant’s office at the Christchurch station on Monday evening, for the purpose of making the presentation. The form which it assumed was that of a very handsome solid silver tea and coffee service, manufactured by Messrs Petersen and Co. Mr W. Conyers presided, and briefly requested MrFyf’e, the accountant of the railway, to present it to Mr Lawson. Mr byfe did eo in a few words. He Remarked that Mr Lawson had .coupe herp instructed to carry out a scheme of retrenchment, and therefore to some extent had incurred odium. However, Mr Lawson had outlived that, and by his many good qualities had won for himself the respect and esteem of every man in the service. He felt sure that in his more extended sphere his tact and discretion would ensure for him a successful career, and he could assure him that ho Lit many warm friends in Canterbury, Mr 'Oonyers at the close of Mr Fyfo’s r. marks, presented Mr Lawson with a very ban Lome goVI Albert watch chain w purchased by a' few of his friends. Mr Lawson in afp v well | chosen words, acknowledged the kindness j which had prompted, the very handsome i tokens of esteem they'had that evenin ' pro I seated to him, and the proceedings terminated with thxey ciiver# toy Mr Lwm

The Autumn Meeting, —We remind owners of horses that the acceptances for the St. Leger and Champagne Stakes, Q-reat Autumn Handicap, and Handicap Steeplechase, and nominations for Flying Stakes, Scllifig Race, and Easter Handicap must be made with the secretary of the C.J.C. on or before 8 p.m. on Saturday next, 13th April. Fukehoi/d Property at Q-overnoe’s Bat — Mr J. G. Hawkes yesterday sold at his rooms, Hereford street, Beechy’s West Cliff Hotel, Governor’s Bay. The property consists of three roods twenty eight perches of land on which stands the hotel. The bidding for this property was not very spirited, and it was knocked down to Mr Hawkins for £470De. Somerville. —This gentleman, who will during his stay here deliver a series of evangelistic addresses, is expected to arrive from Hokitika this evening. His first public service will take place on Sunday next, and the committee which has been formed will afterwards arrange for a series of meetings, at which addresses will be delivered by Dr. Somerville. The Governor in the Waikato. —The following Agency telegram from Tauranga appears in the “Now Zealand Times” :—A Waikato correspondent of the Bay of Plenty “ Times” writes saying that Rewi and the natives are annoyed at the manner in which the Governor hurried through the Waikato, and says that when Rewi found that the Governor had returned to Auckland he went direct to a frontier settler and requested him to go to Auckland and invite the Governor to return. He demurred on the ground of not having credentials, whereupon Rewi handed him Potatau’s seal, saying, “ Well, here is all that remains of Potatau; take that to the Governor, who will not disbelieve you.” Rewi further said he regarded the Governor as the Queen, adding, “ and the Q.ueen never tells lies.” The general impression in the Waikato is that the Government hurried the Governor through in such a manner that he should reap as few laurels as possible, and exhibited a fid get ty anxiety that lie should not meet the natives. Kaiapoi Borough School. —The monthly meeting of this committee was held on Monday evening. Present—Messrs Pashby, Re veil, Coup and Johnston (chairman). Letters were read—From the Board of Education, stating that the architect would draw plans and specifications for a master’s house, as well as report on the school ventilation, and that Miss Hookham’s question of arrears of salary would be considered at an early date ; aim that, in the matter of complaint against the head master, he had been a-ked to attend at the next meeting of the Board to explain ; also asking for a statement of the area of the school. To the latter the head master replied—Boys’ room. 1260 ft. ; class room, 420 ft.; girls’ room, 945 ft.; class room, 432 ft.; infants’ room, 1260 ft. ; class room, 420 ft. total, 4737 ft. The returns of attendance showed the number preseiit during the quarter 2542, showing an increase of 51 on the previous quarter. The head master pointed out certain reasons why the attendance was lower; he recommended that Easter holidays begin from the evening of Wednesday, April 17th, for the usual period. The gallery in the infants’ room was only supposed to occupy one-third of the space, and as it was equal to pneFalj;, ho suggested that more space ought to be proyided for desks ; aifso that a curtain be provided. The rt ommuondation relating to the holidays was agreed to, that regarding the gallery being referred to the Board’s architect. Mr Revcll stated that the visiting committee had been unable to attend to its duties. He also alluded to the fact that chi'dren at one of the Christchurch schools were advanced in their classes quicker than in this school, and hoped a remedy would be provided, so as to induce the children to attend at Kaiapoi. Accounts amounting to £6 10s 8d viere passed for payment. Rich American. —It is reported (says “Atlas,” in the “World”), that Baron Grant’s palace at Kensington has been purchased by Mr Mackey, the American millionaire. This gentleman’s income is popularly estimated at £3OO per hour, or £5 per minute. He has a daughter. The atten tion of rising young statesmen is called to the above fact.” Tkk English Liueral 0 ) and the Russians.—No-' part of Mr Cowen’3 admirable speech in the House of Commons was more telling, says a London contemporary, than 1 hat in which he explained why it is that he and numbers of other Liberals who sympathised warmly with the struggles of Hungary, Poland, and Italy for national independence cannot applaud Russia’s crusade of devastation and aggrandizement. It is true, as Mr Co wen so forcibly points out, that Italians are almost entirely of ox;e race, speak the same language, and profess the same creed. Even when Italy was still a geographical expression, Italians were allowed to constitute a nationality, though broken by internal dissensions and crushed down by foreign conquerors. But there was no foreign settlers and landholders whose ancestors had lived for centuries in the country—there was no strange religion established in their midst. Italians, thgFefore,' when freed isLom the yoke of Austria, and with theqiid of civilised (France —to wjiom if would indeed be ridiculous to compare Russia—epu]d be safely, left to settle their differences among themselves. What a contrast to the state of things in Bulgaria and Roumelia, where, to quote Mr Co wen, “one village is inhabited by MahommetlanS; the next by Christians, and the third byJewo. -The-, people are dotted; about in set tlemimls 1 like gi-psjies.- Remove Turkish rule, and you simply substitute for it a Christian despotism,” In religious matters the Turks afe fcoierent ’ and conferpptuQqs, the Christians fanatical and cVueL ’ But what matters ? The facta of history and the facts of to-day must be systematically distorted to serve the purpose of the partisans of Russia. When, therefore, a man whose genuine Liberalism uanuqt bp disputed cj(pies'to put the whoje matter in its true relation to the past and the present, his unquestioned statements are thought to he adequately dealt wit h by a column of sneering sophistry iu the leading L’berul journal.