NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1444, 2 October 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

St. Matthew's Sunday School.—An entertainment is announced to be given on Thursday evening, in connection with St. Matthew's Sunday School, Caledonian road. Lyttelton Bobottgh Council. —Ljttelton ratepayers are warned that proceedings will be taken in the event of the water rates not being paid. Cable Inteebuption.—No intelligence has been yet received as to the extent of the damage to the Darwin-Banjoewangie cable, or the probability of its early repair. Tempeeance.—A conference was held at the Synod last night, at St. Andrew's Church, on the subject of Temperance. After most of those present had spoken on the question, a committee was appointed to form a society in connection with the Presbyterian body, similar to the temperance society in connection with the Church of England in Christchurch.

Theatbe Royal.— " Enoch Arden " was repeated last night at the Theatre Royal. Mr GK D. Chaplin was as successful as on the previous evening in enlisting the sympathies of the audience in favor of the hero of the play, and his efforts were ably seconded by Miss Tilly Andrews and Messrs G-raham and Burford. The performance terminated with the laughable farce entitled "In the Pigskin," in which Mr Oily Deering in the character of Mr Tittums kept the audience in a simmer of enjoyment from its commencement to its termination. This evening " Ingomar " will be produced, with Mr Or. D. Chaplin as the Barbarian. The Waimakabibi.—On Tuesday morning early, this river was again flooded, the overflow going over the railway line, and damaging it where repaired ready for the morning's traffic. This breach was made about 5 a.m. The local inspector of the line is entitled to very great credit for the expedition and manner in which the repairs are made. He has a large stock of materials in readiness, and will be able to prepare a way forltraflio as soon as the water abates. Very serious complaints are made by merchants and others at the stoppage caused to the goods train. The threat of cutting a channel for the overflow water through Irishman's Flat was not put into execution. Travellers by the North road would be glad to see the accumulation of mud, which is several inches deep, scraped off. The Road Boards intend doing the work as soon as the floods are fairly over. It is at present impossible to take sheep through. The Rangitata Bbidge.—A large number of men, with pile-driving machines and other appliances, are hard at work upon this bridge, and that the repairs will be so far completed to-day as to allow of the trains passing over as usual, is a fact which is announced by advertisement. Yesterday passengers travelling north and south had to pass across the bridge on foot, when they exchanged trains.