The Globe. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1878.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1442, 30 September 1878, Page 2

The Globe. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1878.

. ♦— — St. Maey's, Addinuton.—A parochial entertainment in connection with the above church is announced to be given in the schoolroom to-morrow. The proceeds will be applied to the Sunday school funds. Standard Investment Society.—The ofllco of this society will be opened for receipt of Bubscriptioiis and other business from 3 to 6 p m. on Wednesday next. Eagle* Oak Leap Club— A meeting of the members of this club will be held in the pavilion on Wednesday, at 7 P-m. Lyttelton Building Society. The usual monthly meeting, for the receipt of subscriptions, will be held to-morrow, Tuesday night. Telegraphic Communication with the SOUTH.—Communication by telegraph with Timuru and the South, which had been interrupted since Thursday, was restored at 10 30 yesterday morning. Metropolitan Meeting. Owners oi horses are reminded that acceptance? for the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap close at Radcliffe's Hotel, at eight o'clock this evening. Lyttelton Fire Brigade.—At a meeting of the Lyttelton Fire Brigade, held on Friday evening last, it was resolved not to have a torchlight procession on the anniversary of the opening of the Water Supply Works as originally intended, but to hold one on New Year's Evo instead, that being the occasion of Lyttelton's greatest festivity, and also the tiino when most visitors are present. Caulk Interruption. The officer in charge of the telegraph office state., that communication between Port Darwin and Banjoewangie has been interrupted since the 26th inst.

Criminal Sittings.—The criminal session of the Supreme Court will open on Monday next before His Honor Mr Justice Johnston. The calendar is a heavy one, as regards the nature of the crimes. Ife" Zealand's Finance.—A New Zealand teL-fc fii P of August Ofch, lippearing in the London ," Timoa " of August 12th, contains the following respecting the financvil proposes of the Crov.rnment, which will be news to the colonistp : the tariff, it is proposed tomake the principal a'l valorem duties specific.'" ' Parish ok St. Michael and All Angels—Tb« dedication festival of this church pommsnefd yesterday by the holding oy service in the morning and evening,'th.e istfy# service concluding with the rendering bv Mie'ofco:i of Spohrs grand work " The Last Judgment/' a afroi'c .interval being allowed after the sermon to enable &C2? who wished to leave. Very i.; w availed thwaßeive. c$ the opportunity, and tne immense congregaijic;! seemed very much impressed with Hie baiiutifv- :.-on-ic. The festival is to conclude on Tuesday evening with a parochial gathering, the first p&rfc U F'lieh i« t-o co.>biiit of a tea and the second pari eg a concert under the management of Mr Farkey. Au unusually good programme, even tor St. Miehail s Ohoi-al Society, has been prepared, and will be &s&79Jffcsee4 to-saorrpw,

Eesident Magistrate's Coukt, Ashhukton.—Owing to the traffic across the Rangitata bridge being suspended, the Resident Magistrate was not able to hold a Court at Ashburton on Friday, nor, as the telegraph was broken down, could he send a message to the clerk of the Bench. Mr James Campbell sat on Saturday, and remanded all the cases till next Friday. Rangitata Bbidgf.—Up to Saturday last the mails from the South have, notwithstanding the precarious condition of the bridge, been conveyed across in a trolly, but it is stated that the ruilway managers have now intimated to the post-office authorities that until the repairs are completed, the risk of accident is so great that they will not undertake the conveyance of the mails. No doubt the postal authorities will take nrompt steps for the conveyance of mails by some other method. At present foot passengers crossing the bridge do so at their own risk, being previously cautioned by the railway officials, but in all probability this permission will now be withdrawn.

The Hokitika Coach. —By a telegram, which appears elsewhere, it will be seen that the Hokitika coach leaving here on Thursday, had not arrived yesterday, owing to the flooded state of the rivers. Amongst the passengers was his Honor the Chief Justice, who has gone to Westland on circuit in place of his Honor Mr Justice Richmond. Serious Assault. —On Monday, the 16th instant a fracas occurred inCookson's Grarrick Hotel, between the barman, John Dempsey, and a man named Hugh M'Olatchie, in which the latter sustained some serious injuries. From the deposition of M'Clatchie, made at the Hospital on Saturday last, before J. W. S. Coward, Esq., J.P., it appears that he (M'Clatchie) and a man named Archy M'Farlane were drinking in the Grarrick Hotel on the day in question, when the barman came from behind the bar, knocked him down, and jumped with his knees upon his chest three or four times. M'Clatchie, after the assault, walked home to his house in Kilmore street, suffering great pain from the effects of the assault. He subsequently became worse and called in medical assistance, being attended by Dr. Townend, and afterwards by Dr. Nedwill. Becoming worse he was admitted into the Hospital, and his condition was considered to be so critical that his depositions were taken on Saturday in the presence of Dempsey, who was taken into custody. Theatre Royal.—" Macbeth" was produced on Saturday night to a house crowded in the pit and stalls, the dress circle being fairly filled. Mr Chaplin gave an admirable representation of the ambitious Scottish Thane, and was frequently called before the curtain. As Lady Macbeth, Miss Tilly Andrews was somewhat overweighted, but nevertheless succeeded in pleasing an audience not disposed to be hypercritical. Mr C. Burford made an excellent Macduff, the fight with Macbeth at the end of the play being admirably done. The remainder of the characters were more or less—principally the latter creditably represented. Locke's famous music was introduced, but in the absence of some of the best singing voices in the theatre, en tour with Mr J. P. Hydes, would have been better omitted, neither principals nor chorus being up to the mark. To-night "Enoch Arden," for which special preparations have been made, will be produced for the first time, with Mr Or. D. Chaplin [in the title role. A treat of no ordinary magnitude may, therefore, be anticipated.

The Famine in Cashmebe.—The eorresof the " Times" telegraphs:—lt is stated that orders are (o be issued to close the Bhimber Pass, the only pass still open for tourists to Cashmere. The Resident is also to receive orders to require all travellers found in Cashmere to return at. once to British territory. This is in consequence of the terrible distress which is admitted by the Durbar to be prevalent. At the same time most energetic measures are being taken by the Maharajah to alleviate the misery and suffering of the people, who are stated in some districts to be living entirely on herbs, weeds, and unripe fruits. In some parts half the population is missing. Grain to the extent of 400,000 rupees has been purchased by the Maharajah for distribution, and a notification has been published to the effect that all traders importing grain into Cashmere shall be entitled to receive from the State a bourity equal to 5 per cent, of the value of the grain imported, no Customs duty to be levied, and no interferference made in free sales. The State will, moreover, repurchase by paying a per centage on actual purchases all such imported grain as shall not have been disposed of. _ Poor houses have been opened and subscriptions raised, headed by the Maharajah. Antiquities at Cypbus.-—Mr C. T. Newton proposes (says the " Athena-urn ") to commence excavations in Cyprus as soon as possible, for he believes that Mr Lang and General diCesnola have by no means ransacked the island sufficiently. We wish the explorer of Budrum every success, but fear there is not another treasure of £orium to supplement that which the Government do unwisely let slip when General di Cesnola almost begged them to take it. Mr Stephen Thompson, whose well-known photographs of Italian tombs and his series of British Museum photographs have proved him especially fitted for photographing antiquities, will shortly leave England for Cyprus, being especially commissioned by her Majesty the Queen to_ obtain a series of views of the island for her inspection. Mr Thompson may extend his travels into Turkey in Asia if the season is favorable for his work.