NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1479, 12 November 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Derby Entires. —The Derby entries for 1880 dosed iast evening when thirty nine were entere* for the event. The names appear elsewhere. , . . Election of Mayor. —The annual election of the Mayor of Christchurch will take place on fee 27th inst. The nominations will close at the City Council Chambers, on Wednesday, the 20th inst. Public Holiday.— Yesterday being a proclaimed Government holiday, the Custom House was closed, and for the same reason the usual bi-weekly sitting of the Waste Lands Board did not take place. Immigrants. —The Christchurch contingent of the newly arrived immigrants, per Hydaspes, arrived yesterday from Lyttelton, by the 130 train. They were taken on to Addington, where they wait engasements. Ashburton Agricultural andJPastoral Association. —The first exhibition of stock, implements, and manufactures in connection with this association, will take place at Tinwald, on Friday next. Minister’s Secretary. — Mr C. M. Crombie, who has for some years past been a member of the Hansard staff, has bean appointed private secretary to the Hon Mr Ballance. The “Chronicle” says that Mr Crombie is a gentleman eminently fitted for such a po.-t. Ashburton County Council— The nominations of two councillors for the riding of Mount Hutt, one for the riding of South Kakaia, and two for the riding of Ashburton, vi 1 bo received up to noon on the 19bh inst., at places mentioned in advertisement. The poll, if necessary, will be held on the 27th inst. Accident. —A man named Smith was last night capsized from a buggy on Oxford terrace, nearly opposite Dr. Coward’s residence. He was picked up insensible, and taken by the constable on the beat to the II spital, where his hurts, which were not very serious, were attended to, and he was afterwards able to return home. Hospital and Charitable Aid Board. — The weekly meeting of this body was held yesterday, when business of the usual character was transacted, The Board will meet again at; seven o’clock this evening, to consider the question of ways and means as affecting the maintenance of the hospital, which in round numbers, including Akiroa and Lyttelton, costa the country £5500 am ually. The result of this meeting will be laid before the Colonial Secretary on Wednesday. Coates and Co.’s Prize. —Messrs G. Coates and Co. offered a prize of £lO 10s for the highest first-class prize-laker in horses, sheep, and cattle at the Metropolitan Show, which seems to have been well contested for by Messrs P. C. Threikeld and John Forgueson, who each secured nine first prizes, including special prizes and medals. The Hon. R. Campbell apd Messrs Henderson and Mcßeath scored each eight. The lion. Mathew Holmes, the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, and Mr W. Boag obtained six each. Mr Threikeld’s prizes extend through sheep, cattle, and horses. Mr Ferguson’s prizes wore all in cattle. Render eon and Mcßeath and the Hons. Campbell and Holmes gained tUoir prizes in sheep.

Musical. —Mr J. T. M. Smith has resigned his app' i tmentas choirmaster of the Durham s'reet Wesleyan Chu ch, and his duties will torminato at the end of the current year. Theatre Royal —The Theatre was again crowded last night to witness “ Filing Scud,” which went as well as it did on S.turday night. The applause was frequent and genuine, the beaut iful scenery of Mr Williams being thoroughly appreciated. Appointment —The Sydenham Borough j Council has appointed Mr W. Gf Ilartle to impound stray cattle within the precincls of the borough, an office which, judging from the number of cases heard in the Police Court every Monday, is likely to prove no sinecure. Lyttelton Benevolent Aid Society.— Since the el se of the financial year of this society, the committee have received a cheque for £l7 14», donation from the Lyttelton Borough Council, this sum is not alluded to in the report published in another column, as it belongs to the current year. The item will appear in the next annual report. The Circus. —Thera was a very good attendance at the Circus last evening, when the company appeared in a new programme. Young Queensland’s riding was very good indeed, and he fully deserved the loud plaudits which greeted him. All the other items on programme were gone through excellently, especially the gymnast ic feats of Messrs Walhalla, L'zdle, and Mafllt. To-night the company will appear again, A Sad Case,— One of the immigrants per Hydaspea was yesterday admitted to the H ispital suffering from fever. On (he passage out his wife had died, and their two children, aged respectively two years and a half and five years are now at the depot. They have no friends or relatives of any kind in the colony, and at the meeting of the Hospital Board yesterday it was stated by the surgeon that their father was dangerously ill. It was consequently decided to place the children in the Orphanage at once. Uneconomical Sleepers. — A notable feature along the Cluiha line (says the Dunedin “ Herald ”) is the number of rotten sleepers which have been lifted from under the rails. Those decayed sleepers are to bo met every few yards, and at some points they ore stacked up till they resemble a small timber yard. The timber is all Oregon, and these piles of sleepers form a monument, though not an enduring one, of engineeiing folly. Emu-hatching. —Considerable interest is taken in Nelson in a young family of emus, the property of one Jervis, who being previously unknown to fume, has now become quite celebrated in those parts. The fallowing is the last intelligence, as given by the “ Colonist ” of November sth :—“ Mr Jervi? is a lucky man. Yesterday he had Jus flock of emu chickens increased to five, and he does not cease hoping that the other two eggs may each yield a bird. The hen is only two years old, a native of Foxhill, and the youngsters are strong and sturdy, the pride of their happy parents. Apprentices fbom the Orphanage.— An application was yesterday made to the Charitable Aid Board for two of the lads who are inmates of the Orphanage to be bound apprentices to a cooper in Auckland. The Board decided that it would not be advisable to let lads of this character leave the province, as there could be no supervision over them if they did so, in the event of things turning out unsatisfactorily. Besides it was felt that having been maintained at the cost of the Canterbury people, it was only right that they should have the benefit of their services when they became old enough to be bound apprentices. Juvenile Heroism. —There is a little fellow (says the “Dunedin Herald ”), nam* l Anderson, aged about eight years, residim a f Miller’s Flit, who fully deserves to r 06 * 76 the Royal Humane Society’s medal. has twice within two years saved life fro J drowning. A correspondent writes to f lO “ Arrow Oh'erver ” lust week concernuK the boy.“While he and his brother. d S ed B ' x > wer ® playing alongside the crec 1 ' afc r Scoles’ farm, the creek being b* j k high, the little fellow fell in and was Bv'pt away. Upon his coming to the surfae* l ho elder boy caught eight of his hands, -» nd at OEC3 P lun g ed in and laid held of them. Ho was in turn washed off his ee t> hut, retaining his hold, he succeeded ** reaching the bank, and the two came none the worse, except a clucking.” C.J.C. Settling. —The settling for the metropolitan meeting and payment of the stake* took place yesterday, when the follower amounts were paid over:—Mr R. Ray: pJ.C. Handicap, Canterbury Cup and Selling Race, £1429 15s ; Mr W. F. Neilson : Derby, third for C J.O, second for Christchurch Plate, Publicans’ Steeplechase, second and third Canterbury Cup, Flying Handicap, £S4S 3s; Mr J. W. Mallock : Maiden Plate, Tradesmen’s Handicap, Christchurch Plato, £427 10s; Mr J. GHlligan: Free Handicap, Railway Plate and Metropolitan Handicap, £370 10s ; Mr A. Devery : Spring Steeplechase, £166 ss; Mr H. Goodman : second C.J.C, Handicap Consolation Stakes, £97 10s; Mr Redwood .- second Derby, second Maiden Plate, and second Metropolitan, £3O ; Mr Prince : second Spring Steeplechase, second Publican’s Steeplechase, £ls. Mr Milne : Hack Race, £lO, Selling Hack, £lO. Total value of stakes, £3104 13s. The Waimakasiei. —The flood in this river on Sunday night caused an overflow on to the Northern railway through the sandhills and an interruption to Monday’s traffic. The overflow subsided very quickly during the duv, and a large gang of workmen effected sufficient repairs to allow traffic to be resume! to-day (Tuesday). There was considerable grumbling among the very largo number of passengers on Monday morning, who had to take to the coaches between Eaiapoi and Ohainey’s. The complaints increased as it became known that the trains could have run to each side of the breach at Stewart’s, and passengers could have walked across the sleepers or been trollied across. At midday several of the passengers were crossed in this wise, and in the evening, at the recommendation of Mr Fryer, station master atKdipoi, the trains were brought to both sides and passengers forwarded without delay and without being subjected to the additional tax of two shillings and sixpence each for a rough coach ride from Chainey’s to Kaiapoi. The workmen deserve every credit for the promptness with which the repairs were effected. The river has somewhat increased the scour to the south approach of the railway bridge and threatens to remove the breastwork next fresh. It had been deemed prudent to strengthen this brear/work by passing chains across it. The north road was free from water. During Sunday night the river broke through the embankment at Ellen’s woolworks, and overflowed into the scouring pits. A New Ministerial Crisis. —As the special express train (says the Timaru “Herald” of Monday), drawn by one of the new-ly imported American engines, and having on board the Hons. J. Sheehgn and Colonel Whitmore, was approaching the Saadown platform on Friday evening, it came into contact with some obstacle and was nearly thrown off the line. Subsequent examination of the spot proved that it had encountered two horses, one of which was killed instantaneously, while the other had its legs crushed to a jelly, and had to bo shot. The train at the time was going at the rats of fully thirty miles an hour, if nob more, and its escape from destruction borders on the miraculous. There is an old sea saw which runs thus, “ There’s a sweet little cherub which sits up aloft to keep watch for the life of poor Jack.” There s also another truism, more pointed, but couched in less delicate phraseology as to the manner in which n certain class of people are favored. In the present instance there is no doubt that two members of the Ministry had a very narrow escape from a sudden and violent death, and it is to be hoped that they will mark their sense of gratitude by causing all the railway linos to be fenced in at once. It has often been remarked that until a Minister or two has been seriously injured, or killed outright, while travelling on our unprotected lines, no steps would bo taken to fence them in; but it is to bo devoutly hoped that the hair-breadth escape which the Colonial Secretiry and Native Minister experienced on Friday last will produce the desired result, without our having to wait until something worw occurs.

Mayor of Sydenham.— The nominations for Mayor of the Barough of Sydenham cksed at noon yesterday, at which hour Mr Culhbert, the Returning Officer, announced that Mr George Booth was the only candidate nominated and that on the day appointed for the poll lie would declare that, gentleman duly elected as Mayor of Sydenham for the ensuing year. Stealing Flowers fbom the Domain.— During the past week the gate leading into the gardens between Hereford street and the private entrance, though securely fastened at night, has every morning been found open. Mr Armstrong and the police, though on the watch nightly and early in the morning, could discover no (race of any person entering or leaving surreptitiously. Yesterday morning, however, shortly before five o’clock, Mr Armstrong pounced on a man leaving the gardens by this means of egress, with a quantity of flowers in his possession. An information has been laid against him, and lie will be brought up at the Resident Magistrate’s Court to answer tbo charge of flowerstealing.