STEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1730, 5 September 1879, Page 2

STEWS OF THE DAY.

Football. —Tho match on Saturday will H'a Boaters v Cricketers, and the Eastern club tare invited to join in the game, so that there may be a good muster on Oranmer square. The boaters will play in blue and white, a d the cricketers in red and black or yellow and black, Selwsn Chtjutt Council. —An adjourned meeting of the Selwyn County Council was held to-day, when a good deal of routine business was disposed of. The resignation of Mr Webster, as engineer of tho Malvern waterworks, was received and accepted. Thbatbe Kotaii. —Tho Juvenile Troubadours appeared again last evening to a good house. To-night Ithis very clever company will appear for the last time, when a wellmerited Jbenefit will bo given to Miss Nina Tullooh and Miss Emily Fox. The entertainment is under the patronage of his Worship tho Mayor, and the Lieutenant-Colonel, officers, and members of the Volunteers and tho Cavalry band. The piogrammo is a very strong one. JWe can heartily recommend those who have not already seen the troupe to do so to-night. The four leading Juvenile Troubadours undoubtedly possess dramatic talent of no /Ordinary character. Theirs is no half-fledged performance, but is a thoroughly sound one, gone through with great verve and abandon\ To people who have already seen the Juvenile Troubadours it will be quite unnecessary to give any recommendation, as it is pretty certain they will “roll up” in considerable numbers to see the last of their young favorites. Budov Accident.—While driving into town this morning in a buggy from tho livery stables of Mr Terrell, Mr J. L. Wilson mot with an accident. When opposite the Zetland arms in Cashel street, the mare Mr Wilson was driving, and a very quiet animal, suddenly jibbed and reared, and rolled over on to her side, smashing both the shafts of the buggy. In falling, tho mare struck her head heavily on the ground, the blow rendering her insensible for some minutes, but on recovery she was found to have sustained no particular injury. Fortunately, Mr Wilson escaped unhurt. The Chess Championship. The tie match game was played off yesterday between Mr Bookham, of Christchurch, and Mr Hay, of Dunedin. A fine struggle ensued. Mr Bookham had first move, and offered an open game, which his opponent declined with the French defence of which he is master. Careful ploy followed. A premature attack on Mr Deokham’B part was repulsed with the loss of a pawn, and it took Mr Bookham a lot of play to regain it. Long and verypatient play followed, tho players’ time limit being nearly exhausted. This caused thern to make some rapid skirmishing, out of which Mr Bookham came off best, having left Mr Bay with a forlorn pawn, which was the ultimate cause of great trouble to him. A capital final struggle of four pawns and bishop (Mr Bookham), against three pawns and knight (Mr Bay), ensued. Some fine manoeuvring now took place, but the knight having got fixed, it took another pawn to extricate him, an exchange of |the pierss followed, and Mr Bay finding himself left with two pawns to four, resigned the game. Mr Bookham thus gains the Chess Championship of New Zealand. It was a very close struggle, and Mr Bay was only barely beaten. Comic Opeba.—The final representation of “ B.M.S. Pinafore” and “Trial by Jury” last night at the Oddfellows’ Ball, drew a large house. The various points in both pieces were well brought out, and the principal arias received due appreciation. In “ Trial by Jury” Miss Leaf, Miss Bunter, and Messrs Barding, Dodson. Biccardi and Crothers were very good. To-night a new opera by the same authors, entitled “ The Sorcerer,” will be produced. Eeport speaks very highly of the character of the music of the piece as being above the average of opera houffe. The plot is simple enough. A young couple are about to be betrothed, but the gentleman has his doubts as to the fervency of the love of his intended bride. Be therefore seeks out a sorcerer, and obtains from him a love philtre. This he puts into the tea served out to tho rejoicing villagers, who are invited to make merry on the occasion. The fun of tho opera arises out of the complications which ensue.