THE GLOBE. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1882, 5 March 1880, Page 2

THE GLOBE. FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1880.

Resident Magistrate's Court. —Messrs John Marshman and J. E. Parker presided on the Bench this morning and fined Annie Wharton and Margaret Stanton each 40s for getting drunk and creating a breach of the peace. “ A Children’s Pinafore.”—A correspondent writing from London, says, “ I have been to a performance of the ‘ Children’s Pinafore ’ at the Opera Comique Theatre, and in my memory London has nbt given a prettier performance. Every youngster in a sailor’s costume, and every dainty lass that loves a sailor looking charming. Dear me! there is such a little duck of a round child who plays Little Buttercup, a quaint, little comical woman, who sings ias clear as a bell in perfect tune. It is Miss. Everard, seen through the wrong end of the opera-glass. And then there is the First Lord, who reproduces the quaint tricks of Mr Grossmith ; and a charming Captain Corcoran and Miss Corcoran, both natural, childlike, and with none of the forced affectation of stage children ; and a most comical little atom of a midshipman that was ever seen, who will make the children scream with delight ; and a Dick Doadeye, who is no doubt a born actor. But the boy who delighted mo was the Ralph Rackstraw, a lad with one of those heavenly voices that wo hear in cathedrals, and whose pure sobbing notes send a cold shiver down the back and tears into the eyes. The absolute simplicity of his acting, the mild melancholy in his interesting face, the expression of his eyes, and the purity of that wonderful voice relieve the humour of the rest of the performance, with just sufficient sentiment and no more. I am a very old playgoer, and am said to be strangely particular, but I have not for sqme time witnessed a performance that pleased me more.” New Water Supply Scheme poh Ashburton. —Mr B. Saunders has laid a scheme before the Borough Council for bringing water into the town for flushing aide channels, &c., at a cost of under £2OO. It is intended to carry out the scheme immediately. Me Arthur Sketchley. —This gentleman, whose writings under the nom de plume of Mrs Brown have created so great a sensation at home, will make his first appearance before a Christchurch audience about the 13th instant. It is probable he will appear at the Academy of Music. • Shipping poe February. —From a return laid on the table at the Harbor Board meeting yesterday, it appears that during February 27,100 tons of registered tonnage entered the port ot Lyttelton, namely—42 steamers, 6 sailing vessels from foreign ports, 7 sailing vessels from inter-colonial ports, and 59 sailing vessels coastwise.

Church of England Temperance Society. — A meeting of the newly established branch of the above society was held at St. Saviour’s Schoolroom, Colombo road, last evening. Addresses were delivered by tbo Bishop, the Rev. H. C. M. Watson, and the Incumbent of St. Saviour’s. An interesting feature in the proceedings was an admirable speech in the cause of temperance made by a lady who was present.

Board op Education. The Board of Education held their usual meeting yesterday afternoon. Messrs H. J. Tancred, Webb, and Cunningham were elected to fill tho vacant seats.

Philosophical Institute.— The opening meeting of the session was held last night, but tho business transacted was of a merely formal nature. It was agreed to adjourn for a fortnight, when the president would deliver an inaugural address. Theatre Royal. —ln consequence of its success, “Tho Two Orphans ” was repeated last night. The piece now goes very smoothly, and the audience by their frequent applause testified the enjoyment they derived from it. This evening the “ Octoroon ” will be performed, with Mr Hoskins as Salem Scudder and Miss Florence Colville as Zoe.

Imported English Birds.— A Oounci meeting o£ the Acclimatisation Society met this morning in the Gardens, the members present being Sir Oraoroft Wilson, Hon. J. T. Peacock, and Messrs Oogan and Parr (Hon, Sec.) The business which had called them together was the liberation of those birds which at the meeting held the previous day it had been decided to sot free. The birds were all in excellent condition, speaking volumes for the care and attention which had been bestowed on them by Mr Bills during their long journey. This was more creditable to Mr Bills, as he had more than the ordinary difficulty incidental to the task he had undertaken to contend with, from the disadvantageous quarters between decks where the birds were located. The chief drawbacks were insufficient ventilation and excessive heat. It was principally owing to these causes that the large per-oentage, on freight, of 23 partridges, 21 English pheasants, and 10 robins were lost, besides about 20 of the small birds which were suffocated when the ship was fumigated on arrival. Yery noticeable was the splendid condition of the thrushes, which were perfect beauties, and excited general admiration amongst the group of persons who had come to see them liberated. Yery little time was lost in bringing out the cages, and in the course of about half an hour the redpoles, siskins, hedgechanters, twites, and reed-warblers—the latter a handsome bird with wonderful mimic powers f —were enjoying their freedom. Some discussion took place amongst the members of the council as to the advisability of liberating the siskins in the face of the resolution passed at yesterday’s meeting, but ultimately it was reresolved, on the motion of Mr Earr—Mr Cogan dissenting—to set them at liberty. The majority of the birds were very strong on the wing, and had thriven so well in captivity that some had a little difficulty in getting away and taking to the open. A few of the weakest birds were relegated to a larger cage fora few days to gain strength for their ultimate flight. It was decided for the present to keep the thrushes a little while longer, and to sell twenty-five of the cock birds. The disposition of the Egyptian quail and the English pheasants and partridges had been determined the previous day as follows :—The partridges to be liberated in a central part of the district; the pheasants to be retained in the gardens, and that ten brace of quail be turned out at the Bakaia, ten brace at Little River, ten brace on Mr Chapman’s run. North Canterbury, ten brace at Mount Grey Downs, and ten brace at Cashmere. The Acclimatisation Society of South Canterbury were to have the refusal of the remaining sixteen pairs at £llos per brace. The silver pheasants were presented to the Society by Mr Jamraok, of London, in exchange for Paradise and grey mountain ducks. The balance of Mr Bills' freight, consisting of bramble finches, cross bills, yellow hammers, and cirl buntings, will, failing their disposal to another colony, be destroyed. The question of disposing of the large balance of thrushes was relegated to another meeting of the Council. Hsathcotb Regatta. —As will be seen by advertisement the Heathcote Regatta Committee have drawn up a very attractive programme of events. Amongst the principal races of the day are the Senior Pairs, the Champion Fours, and the Junior Fours. Full particulars are promised in a future advertisement.

Pedestbianism. —The walking match be-, tween Pentioost and Swan for twenty-four hours commences at ten o’clock this evening, at the Oddfellows’ Hall. Cricket. —The following will play for Woolston against the Bank of New Zealand on the Woolston ground on Saturday next, play to commence on airival of two o’clock coach from Christchurch:—J. Bamford, F. L. Davis, J. W. Davis, Falconer, A. McKinnon, Bennal, E. A. Fa\itt, E. Smith, Shirreff, J. Scott and P. Scott. The return match between the “Lyttelton Times” and Press offices will be played on Saturday next, at 2 p.m. sharp, on the Press ground. The following are the respective sides :—“Times” — Messrs W. G. Atack, Gray, Elvines, Andrews, Kitchin, Grettou, Hyman, Lndford, Aitken, French and Ashbolt. Press —Messrs Asquith, Board, Biunt, Buckland, Clayton, Edmonds, Evans, Mainwaring, Maurice, Robinson, Smith; emergency—Whitford and Meadows.

A frog was found in a New York milk can one day. The milkman believes that the cow swallowed it.

It is a current bard who sings, “ I sat alone with my conscience.” Two to one ho never had less fun in all his born days. Strategy.—A certain bald-headed man has a large spider painted on the top of his head in fly-time. Speaking of the Moderation Society, the Burlington “Hawkeye” says its guiding principal prohibits more than one drink at a time.

The Emperor of China is to have a coach instead of a palanquin. It is to bo a coach in China; and that’s the kind of rooster he is. It destroys half the pleasure of a summer resort to hear a man eat soup at the dinner table like the last few gallons of water being sucked out of a bath-tub bv the waterpipe.