NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1638, 21 May 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Oddpbllowship.—A meeting will bo held in tho District Chamber, Montreal street, tomorrow, for the purpose of taking into consideration tho opening of a new lodge at Mr Collier’s Royal George Hotel. Drainage.—Operations in connection with the extended drainage are being rapidly pushed ahead —indeed, tho progress made within the past few weeks appears somewhat remarkable. Since last the work was noticed, the drain has been carried nearly as far along Kilmoro street ns its junction with Colombo street, and the street has been filled in and reformed nearly all tho way, whilst the operations of the contractor extend further along that line to Victoria street, all the material for the construction of the drain, bricks, cement, gravel, etc., being on tho ground in readiness for immediate use. When the drain is completed up to this last mentioned point, a considerable portion of the work will have been accomplished. The Member nor Kaiapoi.—Mr 0. C. Bowen will address tho electors of tho Kaiapoi district on Tuesday evening, the 27th instant, at the Oddfellows’ Hall, Kalapoi, and on the following evening at the Literary Institute, Rangiora. Charitable Aid Board. —A meeting of the Charitable Aid Board was held last evening, at which a long report from Dr. Chilton (house surgeon) on the management of tho hospital, with special reference to the subject of nursing, was submitted and carefully considered. Water Supply.—A meeting of tho committee will be hold to-morrow morning at half-past nine o’clock in reference to the now water supply scheme. To-day a man was dispatched to tho Waimakariri to ascertain whether the reported decrease in the height of the river had effected the level of tho water in tho pipes, and ho will report on the matter to tho committee to-morrow. Some of the cylinders being made at Anderson’s foundry are ready, and other things being being favorable immediate action will be taken to place those in position to bo followed by others as they are finished. The Charge op Sheep Stealing.—Tho Resident Magistrate has expressed his intention not to hear this case in Christchurch, being of opinion that the preliminary inquiry ought to bo held at Rangiora, near which place the alleged offence was committed. Laeeikinism in the Papanui Road, — One would have thought that tho fine inflicted in tho R.M. Court, last Monday, in the Woolston, larrikin case, would have had tho effect of checking tho nuisance. So fur, however, from such being the case, it seems to have stimulate J the juvenile roughs of Christchurch to further acts of wanton destruction. Complaints have for a considerable time been made of the mischievous damage to properly in tho Papanui road, and another case occurred lust night in that locality. The ornamental top of Captain Million’s palings was broken off and thrown into the adjacent premises of Mr Garrick, and only a short time ago that gentleman had his front gale torn off its hinges, The premises of Mr Meares have also been similarly visited, and damage done to his property. A little extra vigilance might have the effect of bringing these persons to justice, and it might be worth the City Ranger’s while to extend his peregrinations in that direction. Waimate SteepIjECHASRS.—Tho steeplechases at Waimate aro fixed to take place on the 11th Juno. The events comprise a Maiden Plato of £SO; Steeplechase Handicap of £IOO ; Steeplechase Cup of £75 ; and a Consolation Handicap of £lO, All entries and nominations close with tho secretary at tho Royal Hotel, Waimate, on Friday next, 23rd hist., at 8 p m., tho weights appearing on Saturday, May 31st.

Tim Unemployed.—A special meeting o( the City Council has been called for Friday evening next, at seven o’clock, to confer with the Sydenham Council on the advisability of urging upon the Government to Subsidise the respective bodies for the purpose of enabling theta to find employment for men out of employment. This action is understood to be the result of the recent meetings of the u; • employed in Christchurch. Asphalt Rate.—Steps a** being taken to enforce payment of overdue asphalt rates, amounting in the aggregate to about £IOOO A number of summonses against do'.'aultorp were taken out this morning.

Inquest.—An inquest was held yesterday at Love’s Hotel, Oxford, before Dr, DudUy, coroner, on the body of August Teigs, who had been brought from Sheffield in what appeared, to the men who brought him, ,a drunken state. Five witnesses were examined, from whose evidenc lit appeared tbatdceoased with others wore sacked, and went to tho hotel at Sheffield, where deceased stayed drinking until about 9 30, when be was not seen by his mates until seven o’clock next morning. He was then found lying on his back in the verandah. Ho was placed on the sofa, and lay there until they started for Oxford, when he was put into a dray and brought to Oxford on Friday night. On arrival he was left in the dray, and one of tho men wont, and told his wife \Miere lie was. He was afterwards taken homo by two men mflncd Woods aiid Kennedy. Ho never regained consciousness, and died on Sunday at one o clock. The jury returned a verdict that death resulted from natural causes, viz., apoplexy. The following rider was appended: - “ The jury are unwilling to separate without expressing their opinion that proper care was not exercised by the licensee of tho Kowai Pass Hotel in properly examining his premises on closing his house', at in such case the deceased might have been found in tho verandah, and brought into the house and not exposed to the cold all night ”

Canterbury Coursing Club.—A meeting of the committee of the club was held yesterday at 430 p.m. Present—Messrs Brown (chairman), Hill, Judge, Miles, A, Duncan, Walker (hoa. sec.), and S. Garforth. The secretary was instructed to writo’to the Commissioner of Police for the services of mounted police troopers on the days of the coursing match, It was resolved to leave the matter of the refreshments for the officers in the hands of Mr Walker. The secretary was requested to procure boaters for the two days, and to get a man to supervise them. The secretary said he had heard that tho Acclimatisation Society had been catching hares, and ho had written to them to desist from doing so until after the coursing season. The chairman said he thought that it was hardly right for tho society to charge 10s per dog, and then try to catch the hares and sell them. A discussion arose as to a nomination mado by Mr McConnell with Mr Anson, and also with Mr Porter for tho Birthday Stakes, No. 1. In the one case Mr McConnell’s entry was of a dog puppy and the other as a slut. Mr McConuell then asked Mr Porter to make another nomination for him which hud apparently not been done in time, Mr Anson now bad the money under protest for the second nomination of Mr McConnell, he only having paid three guineas for a nomination,, and three for a sweep. Tho question was now which was tho animal nominated, tho dog or the slut. After some discussion it was resolved—- “ That Mr McDonnell’s entry stand on the animal mentioned in the nomination paper.” The meeting then adjourned until this evening, when the draw will take place, and nominations close at 8 p.m.

Masonic.—lt is intended to form a new masonic lodge at Ashburton, under tho English constitution, to bo called tho St. John's Lodge. A petition for a warrant has been sent to the D.D.G. Master. If the petition is granted tho ceremony of consecration will take place on Whit-Monday, June 2nd, at noon, at the Town Hall.

The Stump Orator. —With reference to this curious genus, “iEgles” of the “Australasian” thus writes: —Might I, without offence, quote Thomas Carlyle’s description of the stump orator. For me Ido not presume to apply it to anyone in particular, and yet I firmly believe that there are prominent politicians who in their inmost souls will discover in it an apt description of themselves—or fay, of some of their dearest friends : —“The palpable liar with his tongue does at least know that ho is lying, and has, or might have, some faint vestige of remorse and chance of amendment: but the impalpable liar, whose tongue articulates mere accepted common-places, cants, and babblements, which mean only ‘ Admire mo, call me an excellent stump orator ’ —of him what hope is there P His thought, what thought he had, lies dormant, inspired only to invent vocables and plausibilities ; while tho tongue goes so glib, tho thought is absent gone woolgathering, getting itself drugged wnh tho applausive ' Hear, hear’—what will become of such a man ? His idle thought has run all to seed, and grown false and tho giver of falsities ; the inner light of his mind is gone out; all his light is more putridity and phosphorescence henceforth. Whosoever is in quest of ruin, lot him with assurance follow that man ; he or no one is on tho right road to it .”