NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2001, 23 July 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Bbb Keeping. Tho American Postmaster- General has just issued a notice intimating that henceforth “queen bees” may be transmitted by post. They are to be enclosed in small boxes, with apertures sufficiently large to admit a jproner supply of air, but not so large as to make it “ lively for tho clerks.” The notice may perhaps bo taken os an indication of the increasing importance which is being attached to bee keeping, as a source of profit in many parts of the States.

Concert at Papanui.—An excellent concert took place on Thursday evening, at the District Schoolroom, in aid of the school prize fund. Messrs North, Fox, Wright, Delamare, Wallace, Buncie, and a gentleman whose name did not appear in the programme, constituted the male soloists. Of the above, Messrs Fox and Wright wore heard to great advantage in the popular duet “Love and War.” Tho lady performers were the Misses King, La Gassiok, and Andcliffe, who gave several excellent songs with great taste. A pianoforte duet by the Misses Le Gassiok and a piano solo, “Home, Sweet Home,” arranged by Mr Wright, completed the programme, which, under the oonductorship or Mr A. A. North, was a most enjoyable one. Miss Fisher showed great taste in her accompaniments. Mr Oreswill, the chairman of the committee, thanked the ladies and gentlemen for their services.

A Fowl Stbalbb. —The dignity of the Resident Magistrate’s Oourt this morning was akin to a poultry yard, the clue, clue, duos of many hens, combined with the louder sounds of chanticleers, being heard above all. A woman named Elizabeth Yates was charged with stealing a number of fowls, from various roosts, and about six witnesses appeared to give evidence, each carrying two or three of the feathered tribe. Mrs Yates, who smiled throughout the whole proceedings, received a month’s imprisonment with hard labour on each charge, or six months in all. Sunday School Association. —The Rev. W, C. Harris delivered a lecture on “ St. Paul and his Teachers ” in St. Michael’s Church last evening, the Rev. Mr Penny presiding. There was a moderate attendance, and the rev. gentleman dealt with his subject in an able manner. Lbkston Town Hall. — A new feature in lighting the hall was brought into use on Wednesday night at Madame Oarandini’s concert, in the shape of stage footlights, which made a great difference in the appearance of the hall. The committee have also purchased from Ashburton three large chandeliers to go down the centre of the room. Abhbubton Fieb Policb. —The above corps held a meeting on Tuesday evening last, at which the captain, Mr Jameson, presided. The meeting was called principally to consider the proposed Fire Brigade Act, and, after some discussion, it was approved of on the motion of Mr Gundry.

Abhbubton Bokough Election. —The election of a member to fill the seat in the Ashburton Borough Council, rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr Saunders, resulted in favor of Mr Harrison. Tho result of the poll was declared at seven o’clock last Wed nesday evening as follows :—Mr Harrison 67, Mr Quill 59. Ihdubtbial Exhibition. —The work of removal of the exhibits which for the past week have drawn such crowds of people, was proceeded with yesterday, and nearly all wore taken away. It is projected that a dinner shall be given to the committee of the Exhibition and already a gentlemen, well known for his persuasive powers, has a large number of guarantors on his list. Accident at the Dock, —Yesterday afternoon Alfred North, one of the workmen employed at tho Lyttelton graving dock works, while shovelling down some clay was struck by a falling piece of earth, which so disabled him as to necessitate his removal home. Dr. Rouse was called in, and after examination reported that his thigh was broken and one of his legs badly injured.

The Obdbb of St. Michael and St. Qeobqb.— Amongst the list of appointments and promotions to the above Order made by Her Majesty on May 28th last, wo notice the following : —Frederick Aloysius Weld, Esq., 0.M.G., Governor of the Straits Settlements, to be an ordinary member of the second class, or Knight Commander; Alfred Domett, Esq., late Secretary for Crown Lands and Prime Minister for Now Zealand, to be an ordinary member of the third class, or Companion of tho Order.

Abhbubton High School Boabd. —At a meeting of tho Ashburton High School Board of Governors, held last Wednesday, it was resolved on the motion of Mr Grigg, “ That tho Board endeavor to establish a temporary high school in Ashburton if a sufficient number of children, in tho opinion of tho Board, be guaranteed to attend the same.” The Board was also of opinion that it would be cheaper to build a temporary school than rent suitable premises. A statement of the finar cial income of tho Board showed their annual revenue to be £347, which would shortly bo increased by a rise in the rents of certain reserves.

Bazaab. —A gift auction and bazaar whs held in tho Town Hall, Ashburton, last Wednesday, for tho purpose of paying off some of tho more pressing debts of St. Stephen’s Church. Tho stalls were presided over by Mesdames Curtis, Gundry, Crisp, Shury, Fooko, Scott, Felton, Gatos, and Carter, and the refreshment tables by Mrs Cambridge and Messrs Compton, Cowper, and Gates. The stalls were very creditably got up, and indeed the whole arrangement was exceedingly well carried out. The attendance during tho day was thin, but in the evening tho hall was crowded to excess, and all tho articles were disposed of, realising altogether about £l3O.

The Industrial Exhibition.—Arrangements have been made to give a banquet to the committee who have so successfully carried out the late Exhibition. It will probably take place on Tuesday next. Mr J. W. Morton, the entrepreneur whose skill contributed in no small degree to the comfort of of those visiting the Exhibition, has been j entrusted with the task of getting up the dinner, and he has secured the large room in Messrs Ford and Newton’s building for the purpose. From the enthusiastic manner in which the affair has bean taken up there can be little doubt of its success. Ancient Obdbb op Shepherds. —lt will be seen, on reference to our advertisement columns, that a special summoned meeting of Sanctuary “ Star of Canterbury ” is called for next Monday evening, the business being important. Obituaby. —We regret to have to announce the death of Mr Neck, the well-known solicitor, of this city, which took place this morning. Mr Neck, who has been in practice hero some few years, leaves a wife and family. The Theatre. —Mr J. S. Willis and his corps of assistants have, during the past few days, made wonderful progress with the decorations of the Theatre. Indeed, so much have they improved the aspect of the interior that oven the habitues of the Theatre will be astoniehed at the change made. The dome has been finished. The upper part has been prettily ornamented in French grey, warm crimson, and green. Bound the lower base runs a band of silver and grey, key pattern, the outer edge being filled in with medallions of the arts and sciences. The effect when lighted up is exceedingly pretty. On each side of the proscenium is a fluted column, the flutes of which will be alternately white and gold, the caps and bases being finished in gold. The circle itself has been decorated with French grey and crimson, and the pillars supporting it have been painted, and will be gilded at the caps. The Theatre will bo opened on the 28th inst. by the Arethuea Company ; the Foresters taking their annual bexellt on the 29th. A Dead Give Away.—She stood in the effulgent light of a short tallow dip, waiting for him at his front door at 1 a.m. He came. He was husky. She didn’t mind that. He was drunk—she was used to it. 1 Jim.’ she said softly, knocking him down so as to drag him up to bed easier. ‘ Jim, did you vote ?’ ‘ Yesh, dear.’ * You’ve been a long time.’ 1 Yesh, love, poll didn't close till jes now.' * Where’s the money ?’ 1 What P’ ' The money. ‘My dear, I don’t unnershand.’ ‘ Didn’t they pay you for your vote ?’ * No.’ She looked at him playfully, with a boa constrictor's tickle in her eye. ‘ It’s time women had the franchise,’she mutterd ; ‘the men ain’t up to it.’ Then she rolled him under the bed, to bo out of the way, and in the morning she got him into on asylum, under the now Punch and Judycature Act. ‘He gave his vote for nothing,’ she said to the magistrate. ‘Dangerous lunatic,’ wrote his worship; and at the next election there was a voter short.—London “ Beferee.”

The Comiques.— This company gave an entertainment on Tuesday evening last in the new Town Hall, Kaiapoi pah, in aid of the Bt. Stephen’s Native School Fife and Drum Band. The programme was a long and varied one, each item of which elicited from a large audience well-merited rounds of applause, notably a solo on the bones and the forces “Those Troublesome Niggers” and “The Academy of Stars.” After the entertainment the hall was cleared for dancing, to the strains of good music furnished by the Oomiques, which was thoroughly enjoyed for feverai hours both by the visitors and residents. The company separated with mutual good wishes and the hope of soon meeting again. McCormick String Binder. Messrs Morrow, Bassett and Co., the sole agents for New Zealand, have now to hand the McCormick string binder, a substitute for the wire binder. The attachment is of a simple nature, and will, no doubt, supersede the wire binder in its use. _ Service of Sons —A service of song entitled “ Eva” will be given in St. Paul’s Church this evening, under the auspices of the Young Men’s Society connected with that church. The story, which is musically illustrated, is that of the life of Eva, from “ Uncle Tom’s Cabin," and will be rendered by a choir of between forty and fifty voices. In addition to the music contained in the service, a few extra vocal and two organ solos will be inserted, and, judging from the last rehearsal, we are sure that those who are present this evening will find this new style of entertainment very enjoyable. Football. —The following fifteens have been chosen to represent the C.F.C. next Saturday against the Eastern Club:—E. Cotterill, A. Ollivier, A. Chapman, Helmore, A. Anderson, W. Millton (captain), Lewin, Field, Bolton, Potts, L. Ollivier, Sheath, Q. Rutherford, Harman, and Shirreff. Second fifteen—Alabaster, Beswick, Boys, F. N. Robinson, Qrigg (captain), P. Anderson, Williams, Booth, Lawson, P. att, R Millton, C. Miles, H. Brown, Lees, and L. Hawkos. The former team will play on Cranmer square, and ihe latter on Mr Anderson’s paddock. Play will commence in both matches at 2.30 slurp. Players are requested to wear the club colors.

Joaquin Miller, the poet, was married in New York recently to Miss Abbie Leland, third daughter of the late Major Leland, of Gen. Grant’s staff. Cards were not issued. Mr and Mrs Miller are making arrangements to visit England, I believe it is true, says “ Figaro,” that the Marquis of Lome has written a Canadian National Anthem, to which Mr Sullivan has promised to compose the music. Whether the verses of the author of “ Guido and Lita,” and of the literal Tenderer of the “ Psalms of David,” are superior to the molcdy of the author of “ H.M.B. Pinafore,” or vice versa, I am, of course, unaware. But the partnership seems to be a curiously assorted one. Mr Brinley Richards points out that the melody of his now song, “ Forgotten,” is written entirely in the five-note scale, called by R. Carl Engel the Pentatonic scale. This feature is rare in modern music. A musician named Gurlitt has carried out the same idea to a fuller extent in a series of twenty-six original pieces (for piano duet) in all the major and minor keys, and the melody of each of which is constructed on the five notes.

Mdlle. Blanche Pierson, of the Vaudeville, has, we (“Parisian”) hear, sent a picture to the Salon, and the picture has been admitted. The actors and actresses of our gay city seem to have a strong tendency and inclination to act off the boards and do things not set down on the programme. Mr Ooquelin talks politics and lectures on dramatic art; Mdlle. Bernhardt draws, paints, makes busts, goes up in a balloon ; two young actors at the Francois, Messrs Truffier and Oressonnois, have just published a volume of “ Trilles Galants” at Tresse’s ; Got wrote a very long letter on the relative merits of the French and English stage to the London “Times;” Delaunay lectures «t tho Conservatoire ; Dupont Vernon, at the Francois, has become an interpreter of Mr Legouve’s excellent “Art de la Lecture,” —and so on. Perhaps if Diderot wore alive to-day he would not have the same opinion as to narrowness of a comedian's mental scope which he expressed in his famous “ Paradqxe.” Mr Richard Stewart, late leasee of the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, is on a tour round the world with his daughters. Misses Dooy, Maggie, and Nelly. On Monday they appeared at tho Crystal Palace in the entertainment, “ Rainbow revels,” written specially for them by tho Tasmanian author, Mr Garnet Which. The party brought as credentials various “opinions of tho press,” among them being the following critical gems:—“We rather fancy it would have been nearer the truth to have called the piece a casket of gems, fer the ontei tainment is nothing more or less than a medley—a collection of musical morcoaux, with a groundwork of funny dialogue, made up of sterling materials, and in which wit, humor, caricature, burlesque, and a dash of sentiment, are most judiciously cemented with music, mirth, and song.— “ Sydney Evening News,” Jan. 22nd. “The entertaimeat may be likened to the sparkling fountain playing in the warm sunlight—with enchanting people gambolling round the circle of its rays. It is the soul of animation ; it is elegant, entertaining, and cheering, over presenting something now, something droll, graceful, or pleasing.”—“Bendigo Advertiser,” April Ist. Although wo cannot hope, in London, to emulate the eloquence of the critics of the Antipodes, it may be said that tho Stewart family were very favorably received, and that their entertainment was evidently appreciated by the audience. Mr Sims Reeves will commence a series of farewell performances in tho autumn of the present year, to be closed at the end of 1882. These performances will extend to all the principal cities in the kingdom. His final performances will be in London, when his long and unprecedently popular public career will bo brought to a. close in the part of “ Edgardo” in “Lucia,” a character associated with the greatest triumphs of his early days.

“Mr William Hoiking,” (ays “Theraites” in the “Saturday Advertiser,” “ took another farewell benefit at the Theatre Royal, Christchurch, on Tuesday last, when Signora Palma gave her services. People will soon begin to gat tired of these farewell benefits Mr Hoskins is so fond of taking. Parting may be to the veteran a sorrow of such surpassing sweetness that he likes to indulge in these repeated good-byes, but aft'r a few more repetitions the public will begin to doubt whether Mr Hoskins ever means to forsake the profession to which he has been an ornament for so many years.” It is gratifying to hear, in connection with Mr Hoskins, that he hos “ on his return from Wellington” kindly consented to be once more overcome by his emotions 11 prior to his fina departure for Australia.” In an old number of the Melbourne “Punch” is a sketch of a citizen and his wife. The following remarks are supposed to bo made by the lady : —“ John —Eh! Ah! What! Isay John? Brookes’s going to stop here after all—isn’t it goodnatured of him. We shall be able to see him again In all his great impersonations.” Husband—“Oh confound the man ! He ought to be perfectly ashamed of himself ; promising to go time after time and deceiving us in this way.” “Mutato nomine,” &3.—how history repeats itself.