NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1607, 15 April 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Govbbnob.—His Worship the Mayor has received a telegram from the Hon. J. T. Fisher, stating that his Excellency the Governor, accompanied by Lady Robinson, Miss Robinson, and Mrs St. John will arrive in Christchurch from Ashburton on the 4th prox., and will stay in Christchurch until the 7th. The Governor proposes to leave Wellington on the 18th, arriving at the Bluff on the 20th. Next day he will go by special train to Kingston, and thence by steamer to Queenstown. He will be two days at the Lakes, and return to Invercargill on the 24th, and on to Dunedin on the 26th, where he will remain five days, and, after sleeping a night at Timaru, will arrive at Christchurch as above indicated. After leaving this he will proceed in the Hinemoa to Akaroa, stay there two hours, and leave the same afternoon for Wellington. Appointment.—Mr O'Malley, recently in the employ of the City Council as foreman of works, has received the appointment of overseer for the Amuri Road Board. There were over IC3 applicants for the situation.

Holiday Special Tbains. Excursion trains were running yesterday and to-day to and from the races. About 13C? tickets were issued yesterday, representing the number that travelled by rail to the races. This for the Autumn seaaon was, of course, very small, but the wretched weather was a sufficient explanation of the circumstance. To-day a much larger number travelled by rail, and the return will be so much the more satisfactory.

The Kaitangata Kelibf Fund. Tho Mayor has received the sum of £ls 9s by the hands of Mr Grindrod, on account of the miners and residents of South Malvern for the relief of the Kaitangata sufferers, Pahliamentaby.—As a specimen of the languago used by the gentlemen in the Parliament of New South Wales we cull the following from the " Sydney Morning Herald's" report of tho Parliamentary proceedings in that colony oa a recent date : "Mr Hoskins—Haw, haw ! Mr M'Elhone— I'll make you 'haw haw' tho other side of your mouth before I have done with you. Mr Hoskins—ls that risjht, Mr Speaker ? The Speaker (in a sickly voice) —I really think the hon. member is out of order. Mr M'Elhone—l'll not submit to the jackass laugh of the hon. membor. The Speaker— The hon. gentleman is not in order in alluding to any hon. member as a jackass [Mr M'Elhone—l said a jackass laugh.]—or in saying any hon. gentleman is laughing like a jackass. The hon. gentleman should apoloj gise to the Houso, and withdraw the expression,"

Gaiety Theatbe.—The exhibition of tho American War Diorama drew a capital house last night. To-night it will again bo shown. Racehorses. —The Bale of racehorses, the property of Messrs Ray, Neileon, and Ddamain, will tako place to-morrow at Messrs Millett and Griffith's at noon.

IMMIGRANTS.—The immigrants per the Stad 1 Laarlem wiU bo open for engagement next Friday at tho Add ; ngton immigration derot.

Easter Monday at Poet.—Visitors to Port wore not veiy numerous yesterday. The weather in the morning was anything but propitious for excursions in the harbor, and as the day wore on both out-door business and pleasure were abandoned, the rain setting in and continuing steadily. The Bteameis Akaroa, Titan, Ly ttelton, and Eclipse made a trip each t > tho bays, for which thoy were announced.

The Stewabts. —There was a crowded house last evening at the Oddfellows' Hall, when tho Stewart Family appeared again in " Rainbow Revels." To-night the same programme wi'l be repeated for the last time. OTnELio. success tho tragedy of Othello, with the combined cast, will be repeated to night. The attraction of seeing Mr Oreswick as the jealous Moor, supported by Mr Darrell as lago, Mrs Darrell as Emilia, and Miss Helen Ashton as Desdeoiona, should draw a crowded house.

Accident. An Miss Ruth Parker was driving over Colombo street biidge yesterday morning a little follow, tho son of Mr Kyleston, ran out from near K'lmore Btreot and was knocked down by the horse, and, it is thought, run over by the trap. Ho was taken to Dr. Townsend's and had his injuries attended to. They were not of a very serious charactor. No blame is attributed to Miss Parker.

Retribution. —A wiiter in tho "Bruce Herald" savs : The buildings of the National Bank of Now Zealand, Milton, are being whitewashed. Tho process is being watched with painful interest by a number of local gentlemen who have been subjected to a similar treatment by the Bank, Railway Accident. —An accident happened to a goods train yesterday between St. Andrews and Timaru. According to the report of tho diiver it appeirs that when the train (consisting of one engine and forty-four trucks) arrived within a few miles of Timaru ho felt a shock, and immediately reversed the engines so as to stop the train as soon as possible. It was discovered subsequently that tho axle of ono of tho trucks had broken, which caused those behind to leap o\ or it, and a poition of the train waß thrown off the lino. The rails were also displaced, and tho line cut about in that direction generally. As soon as the train could be righted, it was taken on to Timaru, whence a report was sent ti the office in Cbristchurch. A number of men were immediately set on to repair tho damage. Kaiapoi Pabish Ohfech.—This church was prettily decorated for Easter Day. The principal embellishments wore the floral wreaths and bouquets in the chancel and over the font. Both the services of the day were specially arranged, that for evensong being full choral. Tho Rev. D. O. Hampton officiated, the subjects for his sermons being, in the morning, " Christ's Resurrection ;" in the evening, "The Passover." The church was well filled at both services. During the week before Easter Day, inclusive of Palm Sunday, the offertories amounted to £5 8s OJd. The offertories on Eastor Sunday were specially for tho curate. Funeral at Kaiapoi.—On Easter Monday there wpi "a very large funeral at the Kaiapoi cemetery, being the occasion of the interment of Mr James Birnie, a respected settler, who has for many years been resident on the island. There were no less than thirty-four vehicles present, and some twentyfive horsemen, besides a largo number on foot. The funeral cortege proceeded about four miles in a heavy downpour of rain. The Rev. W. McGregor read the burial service at deceased's residence, and Mr W. Wilson, a lay reader, at the grave in the Ghurch of ..England cemeteiy. There was a Orange Order. * """"• nf fch e Loyal

Emigration from Noetii Wales.—The committee of management of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union, at their quarterly meeting on January 18th, resolved upon voting £7 to every member of the Union wishing to emigrate to America, and double that sum to those de&irous of going to Australia or New Zealand. The committee describe the present condition of the North Wales* slate trade as being one of the strangest and most sudden panics ever known in the history of the trade.

Accident to a G-rjiNAST.—Yesterday an accident occurred on the racecourse to a young man named William Brighting, well known as a skilful acrobat by the name of Beletti. He had undertaken to walk across an ordinary telegraph wire one hundred yards long and fifty feet in height, stretched from tho smaller grand stand to one of the booths. He had started from the stand and had walked about ten yards, when owing to a flaw in the wire, it broke in the centre and precipitated the gymnast to the ground. The •violence of the fall broke his right ankle, and he was carried into the jockey's room, and attended to by Dr. Prins, and subsequently brought into town and taken to the Southern, where he now remains.

Football at Amberlky.— A well attended meeting of persons interested in the formation of a Football Club at Amberley, was held at McLean's Hotel on Saturday. Mr Greenwood, of Teviotdale, was elected to the chair. The chairman spoke eloquently of the advantages to the development of the limbs and health of young men to be derived from football. He said he was well acquainted with the game at home, having been a member of the Rugby Union Football Club. He then explained to the meeting the rules of their club, and the way the game was played, and asked the meeting to give an expression of their views on the subject. A resolution was then carried unanimously—" That a Football Club be formed forthwith, and that this meeting now proceed to elect a committee and also proper officers to carry out the objects of the resolution." Mr Courage was elected president, and Mr Thomaß Douglas vice-president. Mr D. Martin was appointed treasurer and secretary, and Messrs Greenwood and Smith were elected respectively captain and vice-captain. Messrs L. C. Williams, F. Woodhouse, C. Mason, and Farrar, were elected by ballot as the remainder of the committee. The chairman said after the scratch practice they had that afternoon, and the way they had shaped, he thought they were quite competent to challenge the Kaiapoi Club, and it was arranged to do so shortly.