The Globe. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1878. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1472, 4 November 1878, Page 2

The Globe. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1878. NEWS OF THE DAY.

Thb Asphaxtk Pavements of Christchurch are not kept in quite as good repair as is desirable. Numerous holes have for some time been allowed to remain in the pathways of almost all the principal streets, Not a few unwary passengers have come to ground in consequence; and, possibly, after some dislocated ankles or other damages have been repaired at the expense of the ratepayers, the cause of complaint will disappear. Abeival of thb Govkbnob.—His Excellency the Governor arrived in Christchurch per express train at ten minutes past three o'clock. He was accompanied by his secretary and aide-de-camp, Captain Le Patourel and Lord Harvey Phipps. There was rather a small attendance on the railway platform, and outside the station, owing to the uncertainty of the time at which the train would arrivo. His Excellency was escorted to the Christchurch Club by a detachment of the Christchurch Cavidry, under the command of Lieutenant Slater.

Cemetery Boaed. —It appears that the Cemetery Board, appointed by " Gazette," have not yet held a meeting, and it has even been suggested that come of them are probably not aware of their appointment. There is a considerable amount in the hands of the Selwyn County Council to be handed over to them on application. Tbout fob South Canterbubt.—Of the 3000 young trout presented to the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society by the Christchurch Association no less than 75 per cent, perished on their journey to Timaru by train. The loss is attributable to the excessive heat of tho day on which they travelled and to the oscillation of the train, no measures having been taken to neutralise this by suspending the vessels which contained the young fish. The loss is a severe one, but will probably be made up to Timaru by the Christchurch Society, if the latter can spare the fish. The JOOO fish entrusted to Mr Wynn "Williams ;£or depositing in the Selwyn at Coalgate, and the 750 for the Btreams of the South Selwyn, the latter being given to Mr E. C. Farr, reached their destination safely, and pjaced, without any lois, jn their native sle»?ntr.'

The Racbs. For the convenience o* Southern pasengere, a special train will leave Christchurch for Dunedin on Saturday next at 8 p.m. stopping at Ashburton, Timaru, Waimate, and Oainaru, and arriving at Dunedin at 7 o'clock on Sunday morning. The Cobnish Cathedbal.—The adjourned meeting of Cornishmen, which was to have been held on Friday to consider the propriety of raising a subscription towards the erection of a cathedral at Truro, lapsed for want of attendance. Pigeon Bay Wiiabf.—This wharf is vested in the Road Board of the district by Order in Council. Regulations for the management of the wharf, and the authorised scale of dues are also gazetted. Resebved Acts Assented to. Her Maiesty has assented to the Shipping and Seamen and the Domiciles Ac s, both of which were passed in the session 1877 and were reserved for the signification of Her Majesty's pleasure.

The Blacksmith's Dbeam.—This clever little show has shifted its location, the proprietor having taken up his quarters close to Burton's circus in Gloucester street. On Saturday evening there was a very good attendance.

Accident at Kaiapoi.—Mr J. Huree, who was seriously hurt on Friday by his horse, through the sulky at its heels giving way, was much better on Saturday. He slipped between the vehicle and the animal, and the latter, in trying to disengage itself, bruised Mr Huree across his loins. He ultimately fell to the ground, and had to be carried into his house, the accident happening within a few chains from it. Appointments.—Messrs .Tames Duthie and Caleb Cox are appointed registrars of dogs for the County of AuhLy, their offices being respectively at the Ashley and West Eyreton ftoad Board offices. Mr W. M. Hannay is appointed Secretary of Railways for the Middle Island, and Mr 0. A. Badham, chief clerk in the Commissioner of Railways' office for the same island.

English Pebch— Mr Johnson, at Opawa, has been fortunate in recently hatching out many thousands of English perch. In about a month's time they will be ready for delivery. These fish are admirably adapted for stocking lakes or Blowly flowing streams. They furnish excellent sport for the angler, and are delicious eating. Mr Johnston was the first to introduce this useful fish into New Zealand about eleven years ago.

Thb Police and Unbegistbbed Dogs.— At Saturday's meeting of the County Council some very severe remarks were made as to the efficiency of the police in the country districts in the matter of unregistered dogs. It was stated by Mr E. J. Lee that they totally disregarded their duty in this respect, and it was resolved to write to the Commissioner of Police on the subject, urging him to take some steps to stimulate his subordinates in regard to the Dog Registration Act.

New Reai'bb ahd Bindeb.—One of Messrs Gammon and Deering's reapers and binders, which arrived from America by the ship Olustee, has been put together in the rear of the premises occupied by Mr John Inglis,and was on Saturday inspected by a large number of farmers and others. This new aspirant for public favor is the first of the kind introduced in the country, but no doubt, if it is found to be a success, it will soon be followed by numbers of others by the same makers. Theatbe Royal—On Saturday night the engagement of Mr and Mrs F. M. Bates terminated. The piece played was "Pink Dominos." The house was moderately attended, and the comedy went very well, laughter and applause being frequent. This evening Messrs Walton and Haygarth will make their first appearance in a sensational play by a Sydney author, called " Hazard." The play has been very successful in the Australian colonies, and is said to possess features which invest it with special interest. Cbicket Meeting.—A very large an in-fluentially-attended meeting was held in the Corn Exchange on Saturday night to consider the question of the ways and means of sending a representative Canterbury cricket team to Victoria. The Canterbury Cricket Association was largely represented, and a great deal of enthusiasm was displayed in the discussion of the business. Ultimately a subscription list was opened in the room and £llO promptly subscribed, it having been decided to pay the expenses of the team, and not allow them to have any interest in gate money or charges for admission. A report of the meeting will be found elsewhere. Pobt Levy Entebtainment.—On Friday evening laßt an entertainment was given in the schoolroom, consisting of readings, recitations, and songs. Mr Gh Fleming, chairman of the school committee, occupied the chair. Readings were contributed by Messrs Choimondeley and Jagger; recitations, by Mr Jaggar and Mrs J. Field ; songs, by Messrs Wilson, Field, Radcliffe, Quine, Jauncey, and Mrs J. Field. The attendance was not so large as formerly, owing to a slight epidemic in the district, nevertheless every piece was rendered with spirit, and several encores were called for and responded to. The proceeds will be devoted to the Sunday-school prize fund.

Pbebbletok. —The anniversary services in connection with All Saints' Church, Prebbleton, were held on Friday last. In the morning prayers were said, and the Holy Communion administered. In the afternoon a public tea took place in the schoolroom, when a large gatheiing of the members of the church and of members of other congregations, as well as visitors from adjoining parishes, sat down to tables well provided by Mesdames Tosswill, Overton, Parker, East, and several young ladies who attended to the wants of those who patronised the Bachelors' table. After After tea, evening service was held, when the church was filled to overflowing. A large number of the clergy of the diocese were present on the occasion, and the musical portion of the service was rendered by the combined choirs of Prebbleton, Lincoln, and Halswell, assisted by several gentlemen from Ohristchurch, under the direction of Mr Comerford, who presided at the organ. The service throughout was choral, the anthem being " O Praise the Lord." The hymn, " Onward Christian Soldiers," was sung as a processional, and " For ever with the Lord" as a recessional hymn. Psalms, 84,149, and 150 were chanted, and Cantate xiii, and Deus x. The hymnß chosen were, " Who are these like stars appearing P " and "Light's abode, celestial Salem." Prayers were said by the Rev. W. A. Pascoe, the incumbent, assisted by the Rev. C. Bowen, incumbent of Riccarton. The first lesson was read by the Rev. H. Stocker, and the second lesson by the Rev. H. G-lasson. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. E. G-. Penny, of Christchurch, from Heb. xii, 1. The offertories and proceeds of tea, &c, will be devoted to the fund for liquidation of the church debt.

Btjbton's Cibcus. —The opening performance of Burton's Australian Circus took place on Saturday evening, when there was a very large attendance. The arrangements made for the comfort of the audience are exceedingly perfect, and as regards both seating and lighting there is nothing to be desired. The latter has been carried out by Mr G. P. Daye, who has done the work in excellent Btyle. The company as a whole is very complete, and though from a long experience of circuses one fails to discover any marked difference between one and another except in point of merit, the palm must certainly be given to Mr Burton's for the admirable manner in which the various feats are performed. As a ring-master Mr Burton is worth a great part of the entranco money to see. Young Queensland and his pony are certainly thoroughly good. Young Queensland is a daring and graceful rider, and his feats were loudly applauded. Master Uousens, who is styled Young Australia, performed a dashing act very nicely indeed, and the same may be said of Mdlle. Rosiene and Mr Braine. Tho gymnastic feats of the company, as a whole, are good, especially those of Messrs Walhalla, Luzelle, and Ma lilt. Tho comic hat trick by Messrs Walhalla and Maffifc causod much laughter, being exceedingly funny as well as clever. Mr Burton's trained pony Sultan, and tho Arab horse Rcgee Pak, went through a series of feats in a way which proved how carefully they had been trained. Altogether the opening peformance was a complete success, and no doubt the sitting accommodation of the marquee will be tested to the full during the race week. Tho company appear again to-night, and on Saturday they give a matinee performance,

Gaiety Theatbe.—Madame Cora and Val Vose had crowded houses at both their final entertainments on Saturday. The witticisms of Mr Trotter and his companions received the usual amount of applause. The company proceed northward, their place at the Gaiety being filled by the Royal Marionnettes, who will play during the race week. Chimney on Fibe.—On Saturday evening, about 8 o'clock, the Lichfield street firebell rang an alarm. The engine turned out, but nothing was to be seen. On investigation it turned out that a chimney of a house in George street had caught fire, but was extinguished before any harm was done. The Tabca Congests.—To-night Madame Tasca will take her farewell benefit, when in addition to a very attractive programme, a still further inducement to attend will be offered in the shape of popular prices. Madame Tasca's contributions to the programme will include selections from the works of Mendelssohn, Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart, &c. As this will be the last opportunity of hearing this talented lady, no doubt there will be a full house.

Intebpbovinoiai. Rifle Match.—There will be practice on each Thursday and Saturday afternoons, at two o'clock, for the representatives in the Interprovincial match, to be fired at Dunedin in December. The first practice will be held on Thursday next, and as there is little time left the committee are determined to make an early selection from those attending the practices, and will not consider the claims of those who do not do so. The first selection will be made after the Association's meeting on the 16th inst. Pbivileges fob the Races at Ashbtjbton. —Messrs Acland, Campbell and Co., put up to auction at their horse bazaar, Ashburton, on Saturday, the booths (publicans' and refreshment), cards, gate, right of sports, &c, for the Ashburton races, which realised the following prices:—Publican's booth, No. 1, Mr W. Power, £24 per day ; do. No. 2, Messrs Mutch and McKenzie, £l7 10s per day; refreshment booth, No. 1., Mr T. Hicks, £5 per day; do. No. 2, Mr Butcher, £5 per day; cards, Mr Weston, £4; gate, two days, Mr Gray, £72 10; right of sports, Mr Butcher, £6 10s per day ; grand stand, two days, Mr Jordan, £22 ; right of erecting yards, Mr Bradford, £l. The Metbopolitan Show.—The sale of the right of erecting publicans' and confectioners' booths on the show grounds at the annual exhibition of the Agricultursi and Pastoral Association, drew together a very large attendance on Saturday. Mr Hawkes officiated as auctioneer, and really excellent prices were obtained for all the lots submitted. No. 1, publican's booth, was not put up, the committee preferring to call for tenders for that. Mr W. Burnip was the successful tenderer at £SO. The other booths sold as under :—No. 2, publican's, £ll2 10s, Mr G. W. WearingNo. 3, £l3O, Mr G. Collier. Confectioners'' booths—No. 1, Mr Poole, £22103; No. 2, Mr Gee, £11; No. 3, Mr Basbford, £7. Mr Truman was the lucky purchaser of the right to vend 15000 catalogues at Is each for £95. The total of the sales amounted to £426. Waimakabibi Habbotjb Boabd.—The monthly meeting of the Board was held at Mr Wearing's office, Kaiapoi, on Friday evening. Present: Messrs Coup (chairman), Beharrell, Mathews, Ellen, Wearing, and Pashby. The chairman reported that Messrs Scott Bros, had undertaken to deliver the machinery for the dredge on Friday, the Brh instant. The matter of a dispute with Mr Barnes, contractor for the hull of the dredge, was considered, and it was thought the best mode of settlement would be by arbitration. A statement having been received that some of the machinery was not made according to specification, the chairman was instructed to confer with the contractors. An account of £8 13s 6d was passed and the Board then adjourned.

Calcutta Sweeps.—Sweeps were drawn at Mr Hawkes' rooms on Saturday evening on the C.J.C. Handicap as follows : —Sweep No. 1, value £ll3 10s. Foam, £1 IOj: Rama Rama, £18; Bang Quail, £1- Mufti, £2: Fishhook, £l3; Templeton, £25; Laertes, £7, Luna, £3 10a; Maritana, £6; Pinfire, £1; Bribery, £l4; Chancellor, £10; Ariel, £7; Longlands, £l6. Sweep No. 2, value £133 Fishhook, £l2; Mufti, £2; King Quail, £1; Laertes, £l3; Chancellor, £6; Ariel, £5 ; Luna, £5 ; Foam, £2 10s ; Rama Rama, £3l 10i; Maritana, £6 ; Templeton, £3O; Longlands, £l9; Bribery, £lB. Sweep No. 3, value £l3B 15s—Pinfire, £1; Longlands, £18: Laertes, £l4; Chancellor. £6; Bribery, £l6; Maritana, £9; Mufti, £2 10s; Foam, £llos ; Fishhook, £l7 ; Luna, £8; Rama Rama, £27 j Ariel, £4 10s; Templeton, £3O; King Quail, £2. No. 4, value £134 15s—Laertes, £ls; Pinfire, £1 ; Longlands, £l2; Luna, £4 10s; Fishhook, £l7; Templeton, £3O; Maritana, £10; Bribery, £l6; Foam, £2 : Chancellor, £7; Rama Rama, £27; Ariel, £3 ; Mufti, £2; King Quail, £2. No. 5, value £ll6—Luna, £4; Fishhook, £l3 ; Bribery, £l3 ; Mufti, £2 ; King Quail, £2 ; Foam, £3 ; Longlands, £9 ; Templeton, £2O; Ariel, £3 ; Pinfire, £2 ; Maritana, £5; Laertes, £lO ; Chancellor, £6 ; Rama Rama, £24. Sweeps will be drawn at the same place this evening on the different events of the meeting.

Chess.—The match between the Christchurch and Wellington Chess Clubs was continued on Saturday evening, and made very fair progress. There are now beginning to appear some indications of the final result. Two games were brought to a conclusion, the victory falling to each Bide alternately, and several more have reached a stage at which another evening's play can scarcely fail to produce something decisive. Mr Jacobsen won his game with Mr Hullett in capital style. He had had the best of the play throughout, and on the previous Saturday had. succeeded in establishing a strong attack. On resuming, his opponent endeavoured to open a counter attack, but in so doing he fatally weakened his own position, and Mr Jacobsen, pushing vigorously forward, won a rook with a certainty of another piece to follow, upon which Mr Hullett at once resigned. This victory for Christchurch, however, was speedily followed by a corresponding reverse. Mr R. Bray, who was matched against the Wellington champion, Mr Benbow, had developed his game indifferently and got a cramped and broken position. In the endeavour to obtain relief by forcing an exchange of queens he left himself open to a check from the knight forking the queen's rook; after which, the attack was so obviously overpowering that further resistance would have been mere waste of time, and Mr Bray very properly resigned. On the other hand Mr Hookham may be said to have won his game with Herr Ott. The latter has left Wellington, and the game consequently remains unfinished, but not before Mr Hookham had gained an advantage which would have certainly given him the victory. Against this, again, must be set the game forfeited through Mr Veel's unfortunate mistake in describing his move. So far, then, as these four players are concerned, the result is equal, each side scoring two games. Two others are drawn. Mr Barraud, of Wellington, was called uway upon business after the first evening, while Mr Hunter, one of the Christchurch team, was absent on Saturday from a similar reason, and probably will not be able to play again. Of the remaining players, Mr Paul has made an excellent light of it against his formidable opponent, Mr Ballanco. At one time he wa6 somewhat in difficulties, but has since retrieved his position, and is now on perfectly even terms. With careful play, this game will most likely be drawn. The same may be said of Mr J. Wood, who is keeping up his garuo very steadily, but with no appearance of advantage on either side. Mr Day played but a very few moves on this occasion, being obliged to leave early in the evening. He has an attack, which it is hoped he will be able to improve at the next sitting. Mr Peez, Mr Lane, "and Dr. Ellis, all have games of a very similar description—cautiously played on both sides, but with some advantage (especially in the case of Mr Peez) in favour of Christchurch. It these games are not actually finished, eight or ten moves more will, in all probability, produce an effect quite sufficient for the umpire's decision. The match now stands adjourned for a fortnight. As next Saturday is a public holiday in Christchurch, it would have been inconvenient for the players, and a hardship on the operator, to continue it that evening, so by common consent it was postponed till Saturday, the 16th, when, uulees further arrangements to the contrary are agreed, upon, it) will be brought tq a ejoee,

Damage by Flood at Kaiapoi.—Mr Conyers, railway commissioner, is expected to confer with the Mayor of Kaiapoi to-day in reference to the damage alleged to have been done to the town through the damming of the flood water of the Waimakariri at the railway works during freshes in that river. The Govornment hse decided to act upon Mr Conyers' report upon the question. It is also hoped that whatever action is taken will be done promptly, so as to afford protection to those whose property haß been endangered by the late floods against a continuance of such injury. Pbesentation at Kaiapoi.—On Saturday evening the Mayor (Mr Ellen), Mr Isaac Wilson and a few other gentlemen, met at the house of Mr B. MoKenna, V. 0., late stationmaster here, to present him with a purse containing 50 sovs. The Mayor said he had been asked to perform a pleasing duty, but he thought the honor ought to have been conferred upon Mr Wilson, who was the mainspring in the matter. The present, he said, was made in consequence of the respect for, and as a token of goodwill to Mr M'Kenna as a good citizen and a very efficient officer, as well as a good servant to his employers. He had been known for some years as stationmaster here, and had gained the respect of the public, and it was with feelings of regret that; circumstances ever which he had no control had caused him to leave the town, but he might rest assured that he would take with him to the North Island their hearty good wishes, and that he would win the same esteem among those with whom his lot might be cast, as he had done here. Mr M'Kenna, in reply said that words could not convey the gratitude he feit at receiving so generous a gift and the expressions of kindly feeling towards him. He felt sorry that the fates had ordained that he should leave Kaiapoi, but hoped his removal to the North would be for the best. He had served his country twenty years as a soldier, and had endeavored to do his duty as a railway servant during eleven years to the best of his ability. He felt deeply indebted for the handsome present. With regard to Mr Isaac Wilson, he had always found him a friend to him, and of the Mayor ho had pleasant recollections, and could bear testimony to the very generous and courteous actions by which he was so widely known. He hoped to see in years to come his name associated with public "matters to which we have given so much time and attention. The deputation then withdrew. Messrs. Sampson Low and Co. have arranged with Mr Grattan Geary, editor of the "Times of India," for the early publication of his narrative on his recent journey along the Persian Gulf, and ride of more than a thousand miles through Asiatic Turkey. The title of the work will be " Bombay to the Bosphorus." M. Sardou has a new play, which has not; yet been given in Paris, and it has been secured for the Adelphi. A drama by the author of "Les Danicheff, : 'to be produced at the Ambigu-Comique when that house passes under the new management which is forthcoming, has also been secured.