NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1499, 5 December 1878, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Templeton Eoad Board.—The ordinary . monthly meeting of this Board on Monday, , December 2nd, lapsed for want of a quorum. : Accident at Rangiora.—On Tuesday afternoon Mr J. O. Josling was thrown heavily from a spirited horse while passing ' Lewton's Junction hotel. He was somewhat bruised by the fall, but no bones were broken. The Haglby Park Course.—This course is now completed, and is in capital order. It is in every respect superior to that in Latimer square, on which the sports used to take [ place. The erection of the grand stand was commenced yesterday. 1 Railway Traffic.—The Railway Depart--1 ment have made arrangements for a waggon to be alongside the Gladstone Wharf, at Lyttelton, on the arrival of every ateamer. ] The object is to accelerate the conveyance of passengers' luggage to Christchurch. A similar convenience is arranged for departing i steamers. Tempebance Hotel.—At a meeting of the provisional directors of the Temperance ' Hotel Company (Limited), the tenders for sites were submitted, and it was resolved to call a special meeting of the provisional directors on Monday, the 9th inst., to take steps to start the concern. Constabulary Inspection.—The police ' stationed at the depot underwent yesterday the usual monthly inspection by Superin- , tendent Broham. The force at the present numbers twenty-seven of all grades, and the result of the inspection was very satisfactory, the men exhibiting great proficiency in the manual exercise and squad drill. Chbistchubch Abtxllbby. The first competition for the rifle presented by Captain Craig as a prize to be shot for by members of the battery took place yesterday, when Quarter-master-sergeant Fox was successful in scoring the first win with 58 points. The second competition will take place next month. The Railway.—Yesterday the train due at Lyttelton at 9.30 a.m. did not arrive till 10.15 a.m., the engine having broken down at the Valley. The consequence of this was that the train that should have started at 11 a.m. from port did not leave till 11.30. The authorities sending it in charge of the same faulty engine it gave out at Hillsborough, and Christchurch was not reached till 12.15 p.m., too late for people going North to catch the train. The Aemagh Steeet Beidgb. The question of this bridge not being of sufficient strength to bear the strain that will be put upon it on the 16th inst., has received the serious consideration of the sports committee, and no formal instructions having been given by the City Council for the work to be proceeded with, they themselves gave the necessary authority for it to be done, and the work of strengthening it will be commenced to-day under the superintendence of Mr Walkden, the city surveyor. A Women's Crusade.—At the public meeting held last evening in the Colombo road Wesleyan Church, the Rev. MrJ Smalley stated there was a nasty drinking shop in that district which the women of Sydenham had made up their minds to attempt to shut up after the fashion of their brave sisters in America, who had been the means of doing so much good through their work in this direction. Mr Smalley added that this would be the first time the thing had been tried in New Zealand, and he had no doubt it would be a success. Dissolving Views.—A series of very interesting dissolving -news was exhibited' last evening by Mr. Dunkley at the Government schoolroom, Phillipstown, in aid of the funds of the Sunday school connected with the English Church in that district. The views embraced a number of scenes of foreign travel, and were of a most diversified and interesting character. There were also a number of comic scenes introduced, which appeared to afford great amusement. There was a very large attendance, the schoolroom being crowded.

A Grateful Patient.—A discussion took place at the last meeiing of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board, relative to patients recouping the Hospital the cost of their maintenance after their discharge. This does not apply to out-patients; but, as if in contradiction of the supposed notion of the disinclination of patients to pay when discharged ' ured, one of the out-patients, by no means in ullluent circumstances, wailed on the house steward yesterday, and handed him a donation of ten shillings towards the patients'library, in grateful recognition of the service tbat been rendered to him,

Effect of the Heat ok Railway METAL.—A slight detention was caused to a goods and passenger train at midday on Wednesday, in consequence of one of the rails to the north of the Waimakariri bridge having been bent by the expansion of the iron with the intense heat. Plenty of play had been allowed for contraction and expansion when the metals were laid, but the effect of the recent floods on the bridge had probably tended to slightly change the position of the metals. It was observed by the driver of the down passenger train, who slackened speed over the spot, and Mr Salmond, inspector of the way, who was on the train, very promptly procured a gang of men, who inserted new metals in place of those bent. The iron was so much heated that the platelayers were almost unable to take hold of it with their hands. A Hoodlum Gbadttate.—The "Arizona Citizen" says :—The robber killed at Tucson ast week was evidently one of the worst renegades ever in Arizona. We hope to be able to get a brief biography of this character soon. He is from San Francisco—a Kearneyite — an d ifc is stated that he, with a few other boy hoodlums, lived seven years in an old boiler—until the aperture used as an entrance would no longer admit them. He claims to have robbed nine coaches ; says he killed his first man when only fifteen years of age, and that at one time, when closely pursued by detectives in New Mexico, he made a fight and killed seven, the entire party. He could Bhoot effectively with two revolvers simultaneously, and equally well with either hand. He had a plan to rob the Depository in Tucson during business hours, by simply presenting the clerk with a sack, and then with cocked pistols produce greenbacks or death. . His accomplice, however, was unwilling to hold his horse at the door. He waß to rob the stage the day following the one on which he was killed; then go into Tucson, call on Messrs Shibell and Butner, kill each in his own door, and then go to Santa Fe, New Mexico, and rob the banks. Railway to Mabtin's Bay.—The Minister of Public Works has addressed the following letter to Mr Manders:—" Sir,—Referring to your various interviews with me respecting a railway line from the Lake district to Martin's Bay, I have the honor to say that the subject is one which appears to me deserving of serious consideration. Your representations fully bear out my own opinion as to the practicability of such a line and the immense advantages which would result from it. It would open up a vast area of available country which, excepting to a very few individuals, is at present a terra incognita, while it would bring the Wakatipu district within a few hours distance of a seaport—indeed, I have a Btrong impression that as the country becomes better known an outlet into the interior will be found from Milford Sound. To enable the Government to deal with the question as soon as it is in a position to do so, the engineer in charge of the Middle Island will be directed to have the country examined with a view of reporting as to the probable cost of connecting the Lake district with Martin's Bay by rail." Cricket Fixtures. —The .U.C.C.C. will commence matches with the M.C.C.C. and H.O.L.C.C. on Saturday next. The following are the teams ;—U.C C.C, v M.C.U.C.—Messrs A. S. Baker, H. Cotterill, E. J. Cotterill, W. Cotterill, J. Dawe, A. Longden, W. Millton, M. Nalder, E. Peter, H. S. Smith, and J. Wilkinson. U.C.C.C. v H.OL.C.C —Messrs F. Bruges, H. D Buchanan. H. Brittan, U. L. Dickinson, T. Fagan, J. Millton, W. B. Percival, F. Robinson, H. Meare3, E. J. Ross, M. S. Smith, and F. Whitcombe. The following are the teams to represent the Eastern C.C. in their matches on Saturday: HI.C.C. v Oxford C.C—Messrs Bailey, Blakely, Fisher, H., Fowler (captain), Gray, Hamilton, Kinvig, Taylor, Turner, Eogers, Scott, 'this march will play at Rangiora on the IS.C.C. grounds. The team will start by the 12 o'clock train. E.C.C. v Melville House C.C—Messrs Blakely, Crew, Elliott, Hunt, Hales, Joynt, W., Joynt, F., Keith, Mountfort, R., Paul (captain), Shackleton. Emergencies Collins, Nixon, Lawson. This match will be played on Hagley Park near the bathing place; play to commence at 2 p.m.