NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1750, 29 September 1879, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Two Gallon License System.— At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, S. Nutt was summoned for selling beer by retail to various customers. There were four informations against the defendait. The cases were proved, and judgment was reserved. The Resident Magistrate gave it as his opinion that the two gallon system was most objectionable.

Works Committee. —At the meeting of the works committee this morning, it was determined to proceed at once with the channelling of New street and Moa Place. The tender of Mr Garrard for the Corporation Baths for the ensuing season was accepted. Oub Happy Land. —A laughable incident occurred the other day at Invercargill railway station, on the arrival of a batch of immigrants from the old country. A bullock team had drawn up in front of the station, presided over by a driver with the customary long whip. “Oh, mother,” exclaimed an infantile new chum, “ look at the cows in a cart and the man with a fishing-rod.” Db. Hector at Sydney. —Dr. Hecto-, C.M.G., the New Zealand Commissioner to the Sydney Exhibition, recently delivered an interesting address at the Academy of Art, on “The Geological Formation of New Zealation,” it was illustrated by maps and diagrams. At the conclusion a vote of thanks was awarded him by acclamation. The Hon. Professor Smith presided. St. Luke’s Sunday School. —Archdeacon Harper officiated at the morning and evening services at St. Luke’s Church yesterday and urged the claim of the Sunday school building fund upon his hearers, hoping that the offertories of the day would reduce the debt by at least £IOO. The church was crowded on both occasions, many being unable to obtain admission.

Selling Liquor During Prohibited Hours —At the Police Court to-day Mr M. H. Oram of the City Hotel was fined £5 for selling liquor during prohibited hours. Abusing a Doctor. -One of the passengers of the ship Waitangi was to-day brought up before the Lyttelton Resident Magistrate’s Court charged with using profane languogo to the doctor. As Mr March had felt inclined to accept the prisoner’s apology, the charge was not pressed, but the Magistrate said the prisoner had had a narrow escape from being sent to prison. First Wool of the Season.— The first twenty bales of this season s clip was livered at Kaiapoi last Wednesday from Mr. P. O. Threlkeld’s, Inglewood farm.

Gaiety Theatre. — The Loftna Variety Troupe appeared on Saturday evening to a large house. The same programme will bo repeated this evening.

City Council. —The usual weekly meeting of the City Council will be held at 7 o'clock this evening.

Sydenham Borough Council. —The ordinary weekly meeting of this body takes place this evening. Canterbury Cricket Association.—A meeting of the general committee of the association will be held at the Commercial Hotel tomorrow evening, at eight o’clock. St. John’s Entertainment. —The programme of the entertainment to be given this evening is published in this issue, and should prove attractive. St. Michael’s. —This being St. Michael’s Day there will be a special choral service in St. Michael's Church in the evening, commencing at 7_ p.m. After the service there will be a selection of sacred music by the choir. The tervice will have special reference to its being the Feait of the Dedication of this church which was first opened for service twenty-seven years ago Aquatics. —The Canterbury and Union clubs have arranged to open the season on Saturday, the 18th October. The usual procession will take place, but will start below the East belt bridge. Both the above clubs have now a large number of boats and men to man them, and, with the assistance of the Kaiapoi and Heathcote clubs, who will be invited to join, should make the largest procession that has yet taken place. The Union club have received a large addition to their fleet by the Waitangi, five boats in all, which will be landed in time for the opening day. Mr Henry Thomson has been appointed marshal, which post he has held with great credit for many years. A good band will be engaged, and, after the procession, four-oar and pairoar races will take place. The new East belt bridge has been placed in such a position across the river that boats have great difficulty in getting through. Larrikins at Port. —On Saturday night several well-dressed young men visited Port, ostensibly for the purpose of seeing a friend off by the s.s. Wanaka. After careering around the town, making night hideous with their yells (singing they probably considered it) they congregated directly at the gangway of the steamer, and with an utter disregard of the presence of ladies on the deck of the vessel, kept up a continuous babble, the sport of which seemed to be in showing which of their number was the most foul-mouthed. A gentleman on board the steamer attempted to rebuke them, but desisted after receiving the most vulgar abuse from them. The circumstance is one which may be instanced as showing the necessity that exists for one of the police on duty to be about at the departure of each of the passenger steamers, particularly those which leave after dark, oven if it should bo necessary, in order to do so, that the Lyttelton police force should be numerically increased. The disturbance created by the larrikins referred to on Saturday night was a disgrace to the port.