THE GLOBE. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1880.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1965, 11 June 1880, Page 2

THE GLOBE. FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1880.

Another Sib George. —Another Sir George is in tho field, viz., Sir George Maurice O’Rorko. Mr Hall stated in the House yesterday afternoon that the Government proposed to place on the estimates the amount of fees payable for the patenlj. of tho order of knighthood conferred on the Speaker. Wicked Masks. —As will be eeen on reference to the Magistrate’s Oourknows, a further charge of selling fruit on the Lord’s Day wes sustained against H. Marks. Mr Joynt urged that accused - bo., mulcted in the solicitor’s fee, oa provided'by the 34th section of tho Peace Act, 1866. Tho Bench gave judgment accordingly for solicitor’s fee £1 Is, in addition to the maximum fine of 5s and Court costs.

Deceased Wipe’s Sister.—Tho Bill to legalise marriage with a deceased wife’s sister, introduced in the Upper House, has fallen through. It was probably found hopeless to attempt to pass it. The “ lords” have always stood out against it, while the Lower House has been in favor of it.

Infanticide I —At the E.M. Court to-day Jane Mathews wag committed to take her trial at the ensuing session of the Supreme Court on the above charge. A full report appears elsewhere. Taken Cahe ok. —On Thursday an elderly passenger presented himself at the Kaiapoi railway station for conveyance by the train, but being the worse for drink was refused a passage. He subsequently complained of the loss of a considerable sum of money, which ho had received as change out of a cheque, being only able to find a very small proportion in his pockets. The police were informed of the matter, and on searching him two five-pound notes were discovered, making the amount of change received by him from the cheque correct. As the police thought him unfit to take care of his money, they wisely took him to the lock-up till he regained his sober senses. The Victoeia btbeet Weil. —This afternoon Professor Biokertcn made another attempt to blow up the deep artesian well sunk by the Council in Victoria street, and this time a most successful explosion took place so far as the electrical conditions wore concerned. The charge exploded with great violence, and sent the water out of the tube to • considerable height, but no result was apparent in the removal of the obstruction at the bottom of the pipe. There cun bo no question but that ouch an explosion must have rent the pipe and driven in the soil at all sides, but it has not penetrated downwards, and, as no water comes up, it will probably bo the best plan now to explode a charge at the 80-feet level, and so utilise this well as a first-stratum well, when no doubt it will be a success. Ors. Gapes and King were present on behalf of the works committee. Mr Cherrill was also present.

Depabtino Professionals. —By the Te Anau yesterday the Froliquo Company and Madame Urao’s concert party •mere passengers. Tho former prpoeed to Wellington, where they open to morrow night; and the latter join the Australia at Auckland for San Francisco, en route for England. R.M. Court, Lyttelton. —At the Court this morning William Nichol and William Wakolon were acquitted for larceny, Robert Park, for neglecting hie family, failed to appear, and a warrant was issued for his arrest. John Madden, for discharging ballast from the lighter Mystery in the harbor on May 27tb, was fined £lO. The other charge was dismissed. Canterbury Sabbath-soitool Teachers’ Institute. —A meeting of the committee of the above Institute was held on Thursday evening, June 10th, in the vestry of the Congregational Church, Manchester street. Present —Mr 0. B. Taylor (president), Messrs Cameron, Rundle, Staples, Woodham, and Prudhoo. Minutes of previous meeting read and confirmed. A letter was read from tho Rev. J. B. Richardson, hon. secretary of the Christchurch Ministers’ Association re weekly preparation classes. It was resolved that tho secretary acknowledge the receipt of tho letter from Ministers’ Association, and point out that while tho committee agreed with the desirability of holding Bible classes in connection with the different churches, _ they regretted that the ministers did not coincide with the views of tho committee, inasmuch as the proposed central class would only require tho attendance of each minister once a quarter, A conversation ensued ro proposed space in ‘•Christian Record” to be devoted to Sunday-school work. The secretary was requested to send reports of committee meetings of Sunday-school Teachers Institute to the daily papers and “ Christian Record.” The following resolutions were then agreed to :—“That the next meeting of the institute bo held at Lyttelton on Thursday, ,24th June, and that the Rev. Mr Beck be invited to open the subject by delivery of an essay, paper, or lecture.” “ That the subject be ‘ the objects and aims of Sundayschool teaching.’ ” “That the president communicate with the Rev. Mr Beck and make all arrangements." “ That tho superintendents of Sunday-schools bo supplied with tickets to enrol teachers as members of the institute.” Thb Tramway. The traffic on the northern branch of tho street tramway has so far exceeded tho expectations of the company, although it was anticipated that the train would command a largo share of patronage in this direction, extending as it does to a large and populated suburban district. Over 2000 people travelled to and from St. Albans on Saturday and Monday last, and it may naturally be expected that tho tramway will be much more largely patronised when it reaches Papanui. In the meantime the Manchester street section is nearly completed, and will soon be connected with tho terminus junction in Cathedral square. Resident Magistrates’ Court. —It is understood that Mr Mellish is still seriously unwell. ivSuch inconvenience is occasioned by his absence from tho Bench. The police business has been, fortunately, only of a trifling nature, but a considerable number of civil cases, some of importance, stand over from last week, and are being added to daily. For tho same reason tho usual mooting of the Licensing Commissioners has been postponed for some time beyond its duo date. Considering the circumstances there can be little doubt as to the cause of His Worship’s illness, and the only wonder is that others, condemned to transact business in the present court-house do not suffer. It is open to the winds, and at this season has tho temperature of a deep well.

Municipal Election.—The election for the vacant seat in the North-east ward of the city took place yesterday, and resulted in the return of Mr H. Thomson by a majority of 182, the numbers being—Thomson 423, Morton 241.

Land Society.—At a meeting held at the Golden Age Hotel yesterday evening, Mr G. Q. Davidson was elected to proceed to Taranaki to represent the interests of the members of the Co-operative Land Society at the sale at Hawera. A Cow Deowned in a Well.—A cow belonging to Mrs Gordon, at Kyle, fell down a well seventy feet deep on Tuesday. A man was let down the welt and fastened a rope round the cow’s head, and with great difficulty the animal, which was quite dead, was drawn out. The loss of her cow will be severely felt by Mrs Gordon, . who is the widow of the man who perished in the snow on his way home from Ashburton last winter. It has been arranged to give a concert for her benefit on the 18th inst. Primitive Methodists. —The members of this society have decided to hold Divine service in the Kaiapoi Institute on Sundays, the Rev. J. Clover being expected to preach the opening sermons.

Kaiapoi Borough Council.—Notice is given of an election on June 24tli to fill two extraordinary vacancies in this Council. Candidates to bo nominated before noon on June 18th. Christchurch Harmonic Society. —The third concert in connection with this society will take place at tho Oddfe'lows’ Hall oa Tuesday evening next. Oxford and Sheffield Railway.—ln compliance with a requisition, the chairman of the Oxford Road Board has called a public meeting for Tuesday, June 15th, at the Road Board office, to consider tho desirability of petitioning the Government to proceed with tho railway work between Oxford and Sheffield; also tb consider the sparrow nuisance.

Acknowledgement. —The master of the Burnham Industrial School desires to acknowledge, with thanks, tho receipt of one bag of onions from W. G,., two bags of carrots from T. W., one bag of cabbage from a friend, and six roots of rhubarb from a working man, also -£lO from a late Canterbury resident, residing in Otago, towards tho harmonium fund.

Tho woman who can sit still and smilingly entertain a male v'sitir, perceiving all the time that he has succeeded in wriggling all the pins out of her now tidy, and is at that precious moment calmly sitting on it, and will be probably for tho next hour, is sure of a reward in the next world, if she does not receive it in this.

Albany girls stand no fooling. One of them was to have been married a day or two since, and the girl was all ready, the minister on hand, and tho ferst spread, but still no bridegroom. “ I’ll wait for him just tea minutes,” said the girl, “ end then I’m open to proposals.” Ten minutes flow like the wind, and a little red-haired fellow, with a paper collar, and bis trousers all frilled at the bottom, stopped up, proposed, was accepted, married, and scooped in the banquet,—“ Now York Express.” “ Editors are usually wealthy,” the man with.' the sample case remarked. “ Yes,” I said, “ they are familiar with all the slang and business phrases of tho monoy market; they write about millions as ordinary men talk about dollars ; they know how to pay the national debt; they build railroads; they organise mining and magnificent transportation companies with fabulous capital; they declare war without consulting the Rothschilds, and if all tho Banks in America were to fail to-morrow the editors wouldn’t bo a cent poorer than they are to-day. Yes, they are rich. They associate with tho moneyed classes, they sit down at table with kings—and sometimes in happier, luckier moments, with aces ; if you want to borrow monoy go to tho editor, he will turn to his advertising columns and tell you whore you can borrow it. If you have money to loan, rather than see you suffer he will borrow it of you himself.” Useful Hints.—To make potato starch: Grata six medium-sized potatoes and mix thoroughly with one gallon of water ; strain through a coarso towel, let settle, drain off tho water, and turn on another gallon of clear water and let settle again ; dry again, put in an earthen dish, and set in a warm place (not too warm) to dry. Use samo as corn starch for starching clothes. Punch tho bottom of a tin pan full of fine holes, and you will have a grater, sieve, colander, and, with tho addition of a kettle cover, a steamer combined.

In winter clean carpets with dry snow; have the room cool; sprinkle on tho snow ; scrub first with a broom, and then sweep clean.

Eipe tomatoes or poach skins are good to remove fruit stains from tho hands.

Veax, Sweetbread.— Trim it and parboil for five minutes; then throw it into a basin of cold water; roast plain, or beat up the yolk of an egg, and prepare some bread crumbs. When the sweetbread is cold dry thoroughly, run a skewer through it, and tie it on the spit ; egg it, powder with bread crumbs, and roast. Servo on buttered toast with gravy. Tho Eussian Government are stated to have contracted with Messrs Clark, Stanfield and Co., of Westminster, for the building of four more pontoons, by which the docking power of the depositing dock at the arsenal of NieolaioE will be increased to GOOD tons.

Diocesan Sunday' School Association. —The centenary of the establishment of Sunday schools will bo observed under the auspices of this association during this month and next. There will be commemoration services at Bt. Luke’s oh June 29th; a conversazione at St. John’s schoolroom, on July Ist; and a conference of clergy and Sunday school teachers at St. Michael’s schoolroom, on July sth. The programme will be found in another column.