NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2015, 9 August 1880, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

A.O.F. —A summoned meeting of Court Queen of the Isles, No. 2703, will be hold in the society’s hull, Lyttelton, next Wednesday evening, for nominating officers. Municipal. —Tho works committee of the City Council met this morning, and disposed of a quantity of a quantity of routine business, besides considering different plans, that of tho proposed South Town belt improvements tor instance, and others, which will bo laid before the Council to-night. A mooting of the finance committee was also held for the transaction of ordinary business. Valuable in War Time. — A now way of dressing wounds has been adopted in the German army. Each soldier is supplied with two plugs of cotton impregnated witli salicylic acid, which ho can himself insert in a fresh wound. When thin is done there is little fear of his bleeding to death, and ho in rendered as comfortable as the circumstances will permit till his case cun bo attended to by the army surgeons. Tho salicylic acid prevents festering, and there is at once established a disposition to heal by tho first intention. Larrikinism. —Amongst the rising generation of this city there are a class of miserable nondescripts—neither man nor boy—who exhibit some of the worst phases of that iarrikinism which is no much deplored in two of the principal towns of the sister colonieo. One of the lust performances of these unwhipped cubs has been to destroy some of the work done under authority of the City Council towards the improvement of Latimer square, actually pulling up the grass that had been laid down, and destroying the walks. It can be quite understood that under such circumstances as these tho civic authorities feel they have a thankless and wearisome duty to perform. It seems almost incredible that the worst type of blackguard could be guilty of such wanton, and senseless conduct ns that referred to above. Of course, with the presort force of police (who duties extend oyer a wide area) it is no wonder that larrikins are occasionally able to commit their depredations with impunity, but in tho event of any such being caught and brought to account it is imperatively necessary that a severe lesion should be taught, as an example to the misguided class generally. Tub Primate at Lyttelton.— His Lordship the Bishop held divine servios in the gaol at Lyttelton yastorday. The City Cabs— A return moved for at last meeting of tho City Council, ehowing the number of cabs licensed and the number of owners and drivers holding licenses under the Council, will bo laid before that body this evening. The South Belt. —Tho works committee will submit a repoit this evening to the Council as to the question of proceeding with the work of forming tho south side of tho South town bolt, to bo carried out conjointly by the City Council and Sydenham Borough Council. Theatre Royal. —“ British Born ” was repeated on Saturday night for the last lime, to a moderate house. To-night “Lucrolia Borgia,” with Mrs Hill in tho title role, is announced

Tub Maobi Pbisoneb.— Forty-four Maori arrived in the Hinemoa to-day, and were marched direct to the gaol. One or two war dances were gone through on the trip down, and a specimen or two of their songs of defence on the way to prison. Many of them are not over twenty years of ago, but all are well proportioned and muscular. There were loud yells of welcome from the twenty-six in gaol when their comrades entered, which were responded to in like terms by the latter. Te Whetu, at the request of the former, was brought into the room and introduced to them, and after introducing them to the Magistrate and Chief Gaoler, the process of purifying with soap and coda was inaugurated. PEP.rnBT and Felony. —John Murphy was committed for trial at the Resident Magistrate’s Oenrt, to-day, on charges of perjury and felony. Benevolent Aid Association. —The usual weekly meeting of the committee of the above was to have boon held at 2 p.m. to-day, but there was no quorum. There were present His Worship the Mayor (chairman), Messrs W. B Mitchell (hon, sec.), J. Ollivier, and W. Pratt. The balance at orrdit was reported by the Mayor as being £BB 4s 10d. The Mayor reported that ho had received a cheque for £5 in aid of the funds of the Association from Mr Cass, being the proceeds of his recent lecture. The caretaker’s report stated that the following donations had been received during the week:— Mr Burns, quantity of muffins ; a friend, two cords of light wood ; do, one parcel of underclothing ; anonymous, six empty cement casks. The thanks of the committee were due to Messrs Rosewarne, Culliford, Hopkins, Hubbard, Hall and Couzius, Groig and Moore. The supply of meat, owing to the difficulty of obtaining that suitable for stock at this season of the year, had boon smaller than usual. The relief for the week had beer 58. V bags of coals, 31 do. potatoes, 127 yards flannel,B pairs boots, 47 yards calico, 21 pairs blankets, 20 single do., 48lbs oatmeal, 33 do. rice, 5 pairs trousers, and some clothing. The total relieved had b?on 93. Twenty-two gallons of soup and 17 41b. loaves had bean issued during the week. The caretaker also reported that women’s boots wore rery much nee led. Seamen’s Union. —A second meeting of seamen was called for Friday, to tea what encouragement existed for establishing a Union in Port. At the time appointed for opening the meeting, there were very few present, and of those only one or two expressed any strong partiality for the proposal. In consequence, it was decided to appoint a committee, and leave the calling of another meeting in their hands, they to act whenever a more opportune time came than the present. A vote of thanks to the chairman, Mr Bonington, terminated the proceedings. A Tuequoisb Mine. —For the first time in two hundred years the oid turquoise mine in Chalchuti Mountain, New Mexico, has been re-opened. In 1680 work was suspended on the mine, the cause being the caving in of the shaft and the subsequent death of some one hundred Indians who were hard at work below. An atompt made by the Spanish to force the Indians to begin again and re-opea the shaft led to a rebellion, and probably was one of the causes which forced the Indians to an uprising, and the subsequent exclusion of their rulers from the country. The extent to which these mines have been worked may be conjectured by the vast amount of debris lying around the old shaft, covering no less than fifteen acres of ground. This mine is tho only turquoise mine on the continent, and as the gem has always a market value, it will ere long be one of tho recognised sources of wealth of New Mexico.

Masonic.—An emergency meeting of the Canterbury Kilwinning Lodge, 585, SO. (Lyttelton), will be held to-morrow evening, at the Scotch schoolroom, Winchester street. Football.—A mutch between the Kaiapoi Borough School and West Christchurch School boys was played on Mr C. Oram’s paddock, Kaiapoi, on Saturday, and resulted in favor of the latter club. Tbabhtat Along Oxfoed Tekeaoe.—The report of the committee to whom the petition of the various coach owners in Christchurch against the granting of a concession for a tramway along Oxford terrace, is to be brought up this evening at the ordinary weekly meeting of the Oity Council. | Academt or Music. —The Soiopticon Views were again exhibited at the Academy on Saturday night, when there was a very great improvement so far as the lighting was concerned. The lecturer was, if possible, more brief in his explanatory remarks than on the preceding evening, a state of things which, on the whole, was scarcely to be deplored, as in his case decidedly the aphorism as to speech being silvern but silence golden would apply with considerable force.

Lbeston Schooii Committee. The monthly meeting of the above committee was held in the schoolroom, on Tuesday. Present —Mr Barnett (chairman), Messrs John MoLachlan, Barrell, Sandry, and Pearse. The report of the average attendance at the Main School was 143, and Side School 26. Sundry matters were disposed of and accounts passed, after which the meeting closed.

New Vessels foe the Nats'.— The completion of the Indexible, the Ajax, and the Agamemnon is now promised during the present financial year. This will mate an important addition to the actually available strength of the navy. The Inflexible, the largest man-of-war afloat, is a vessel of 11,406 tons displacement; while tho Dandolo and Duilio, her rivals in the Italian navy, are only of 10 570 tons. The armament of the Inflexible, consisting of four 80-ton guns, is (says the “Pall Mall Gazette”) inferior to that of the Italian ships, each of which carries four 100 ton guns; but, on the other hand, there can bo no doubt that structurally the English vessel is of greater strength than the Italian men-of-war. The 'Ajax and Agamemnon are sister-ships, each of 8492 tons, so that by the completion of the three vessels 27,554 ions of ironclad shipping will bo added to the immediately available strength of tho navy. The Ajax and Agamemnon carry only font 38ton guas, but as these weapons throw a projectile weighing 7001 b. with sufficient velocity to penetrate 14 inch armour, tho vessels must bo regarded as offensively of considerable power, while they admittedly possess great defensive strength. Papanui Tramway. —At the request of a number of residents at Papanui, the chairman of the Tramway Company will on Monday alter the time of the 6 30 p m, train from Cathedral square to C 5 p.m. for Papanui; the same train leaving Papanui at 7.15 us per present printed time table. Kaiapoi Farmers’ Club. —The monthly meeting of this club takes place on Thursday, when Mr P. Dnncan, Lobnru, is announced to read a paper on “ Comparative Results between Now Zealand and American Farming.” City Council. —The usual weekly meeting of the City Council will take place this evening at seven o'clock, when several items of business postponed from last meeting will come under consideration. Board of Conservators. —The ordinary meeting of tho South Waimaknriri Board of Conservators will be held at their offices, Hereford street, to-m arrow, at noon. Papanui Town Hall—A meeting of the committee appointed at the recent meeting with regard to the erection of a Public Hall at Papauui, will bo held this evening to open offers uf sites. Canterbury Saletards Company. —The half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the above will be held to-morrow evening, to receive the report of the directors, tho half-yearly balance sheet, &c.