NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1507, 14 December 1878, Page 3

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Colombo eoad Wesleyan — Services to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the President of Conference, and in the evening by the Rev. J. S. Smalley. Akaboa Regatta. —The agent of the Union S.S. Company has made arrangements for a special train to meet the s.s. Wanaka on Monday night on he* return from Akaroa. Christchurch visitors will find this a great convenience, as they will be enabled to return home without any great delay after the steamer's arrival in port. Sudden Death.— A gentleman named Thomas Sheppard, who arrived in the ship Mallowdale only yesterday, was found dead in his bed this morning, at about ten o’clock, at the White Hart Hotel. As far ns wc can learn, the deceased had been suffering from consumption for many years, and his last voyage was undertaken in the hope of benefit from change of air. He sent for a doctor last night, and asked his opinion us to the case. No hope could bo held out to him, but euch a sudden termination was not expected. An inquest will be held on Monday. Monday’s Excubsions.— ln addition to the excursions already announced for Monday, the steamer Lyttelton is advertised to run on excursion trips between Lyttelton and Governor's Bay. Redly and Leon MinsteelS— There was a very good house last night at the Theatre, when the Relly and Leon Minctrejs repeated their programme. To-night there wi’l be an entire change of programme, Leon appearing in the character of a Spanish danscuse. The iNTEBi-BOVINCIAL RIELB MATCH.— As will be seen by telegrams elsewhere the Otago riflemen have proved victorious in the Interprovincial match, the scores being : Otago, 1831 points ; Canterbury, 1235 points. The team returns to-day by the express. The Gtbls’ High School —The first annual distribution of prizes to the scholars oi: the Girls’ High school took place lust evening, in the presence of a considerable number of visitors. The presentations wore made by Mr W. Montgomery, the chairman of the Board of Governors, who gave a brief resume of the history and objects of the school. A report of the proceedings appears elsewhere. Anniveksaby SroBTS— At the meeting of the sports committee yesterday the final arrangement g for Monday’s gathering were completed. Should the weather prove fine no doubt there will be a large attendance on the occasion. As before intimated one member of the committee will bo stationed at each of the pates to receive the contributions of those who may feel disponed t° R’ ve towards the fund for defraying the .expenses. An there has been no canvass for subscriptions this year, the committee rely on the liberality of the public to enable them to come out on the right aide of the ledger.

The Orphanage Tbeat.— Contributions for the Christmas treat to the children of the Lyttelton Orphanage have not cvmo in as freely as the superintendent might reasonably have expected. The people of Canterbury will surely not let those children want for a treat, while all tno world else, of all classes, are holiday-making. District Law Societies.— At the banco sittings yesterday Mr Justice Johnston called the attention of the profession to a very important change which has taken place in the law with reference to Law Societies. His Honor pointed out that the alteration whereby the management of the funds accruing had been taken from the Judges had been made without any consultation with them. Ho further intimated that it would now bo within the province of the Law Societies to appoint some one to relieve the Judges of a portion of the burden of examining candidates for admission. As the clause of the District Law Societies Act, 1878, referred to by his Honor, is not generally known to the profession, wo reprint it. It runs as follows: “ Whenever and so soon as a District Law Society shall be established within any district, section four of the Law Practitioners Act Amendment Act, 1861, shall cease to apply to such district; and it is hereby enacted that all foes payable and received under the Law Practitioners Act, 1861, and any Act amending the same or any of them, within any such district, shall form one fund, and shall be managed by the Council of such District Law Society, and shall be applied as such Council shall from time to time direct, in the purchase and maintenance of law libraries in such towns in New Zealand as such Council shall direct; and every such library shall be for the use of the Supreme Court and such other Courts as the Council of the District Law Society (if any) for the district within such library shall be, or if there be no local District Law Society then as the Judges of the Supreme Court shall direct, and of the barristers and solicitors of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and all libraries within a district shall bo managed as by the Council of the District Law Society shall be directed.” Union Eowing Club. —The final heats for the vice-commodore’s prizes took place last evening over the mile course. The first heat was between T. J. Smith and W. M. Joynt against W. J. Jones and A. Searoll. In this heat Jones went away at a good pace and gained a good lead to Cowlisbaw’s, but here Smith put on a spurt and overhauled and passed his opponent, winning easily by several lengths. In the second heat, S. O. Kesteven and E. Borland were pitted against J. W. Mansfield and O. Allard, the former crew taking the lead and maintaining it to the finish, being first at the winning post with three lengths to spare. For the final heat, T. J. Smith and W. M. Joynt rowed against S. C. Kesteven and E. Borland. This race was looked on as a certainty for the latter crew, who had been training hard for some time past. As is often the case, however, the favourites disappointed their friends. At the word “ off,” Smith and Joynt gripped the water and jumped away in capital style, and continued to go at a hot pace. By the time the bathing place was reached, there was a couplejof lengths between the boats. Kesteven here put on a spurt, and quickly began to overhaul the leading boat. After rounding Cowlishaw’s corner Smith commenced to spurt, and by the time they were clear through the bridge had again a lead of a couple of lengths, with the race well in hand. Coming up the straight the distance between the boats was further increased, and Smith and Joynt, palling a game lively stroke, reached the winning post first with fully throe lengths to spare. After the race the cups were presented to the winners by the vice commodore, Smith and Joynt receiving a few well earned complimentary remarks, together with a good round of applause, for the plucky manner in which they pulled against a crew that for weeks past had been considered the favorites.