NEWS OF TEE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2143, 7 January 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF TEE DAY.

West Coast Bail-wav. —We beg to remind our readers that a public meeting, to consider this subject, will be held at the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening. His Worohin the Mayor will take the chair at 7.30 p.m. We hope to see a good attendance. Cricket. —The following will represent the Sydenham C.O. against Sunnyside tomorrow : —Messrs J. Chambers Q. Fisher, L. Easton, W. H. Smith, T. Flowers, 8. Hadfield, W. Round, J. Shierlaw, J. Butler, J. Gordon, and A. Lawrence. Emergencies— Messrs E. Pavitt and F. E-penett. A conveyance will leave the Show Grounds at 1.30 p.m. The team are requested to be punctual. Railway Band. —The beauty of the evening, added to the excellent programme of music played by the Railway Band in the square last night, attracted a very large number of visitors. The band performed the various items with much success. Fieb at Pafanui.— A fire occurred at Papanui at about half-past ten o’clock on Wednesday evening in a bouse being erected for Mrs Smith, of Armagh street, Christchurch. The building, which was burnt to the ground, was insured in the National Office for £4OO. Twinb Binder. — A private trial of the McCormick’s harvester, with a Cooper twine binding attachment, was held on Thursday afternoon ot Mr Ephraim Jeff’s farm. Carleton, in a field of oats. There were one or two practical farmers present, who gave it as their opinion that the machine with this attachment did first-class work in securing the sheaves and tyisg the bands firmly and well. Waikukh School Committed. —The usual monthly meeting of the committee was bold on Tuesday evening. Present —Messrs C. Skevington (chairman), McDonald, Griffiths, Pope, and H. Orchard. Correspondence was read from the Board of Education on various matters. It was decided to leave the matter of nominating members for the Board to the new committee. The master handed in the accounts in connection with entertainment, treat, and distribution of prizes, which showed that the receipts had exceeded what had been expected, and after paying all expenses there remained a credit balance of £3 18s 9i. It was decided to divide the credit balance between the Sunday schools, to bo awarded for prizes, Mr W. O. Tinkler was appointed to audit the books. It was agreed to break up on thol3tb for the harvest holidays.

U.AO. Damns.—The Mistletoe Lodge, No. 86, hold their usual fortnightly meeting at their lodge-room, Oxford terrace East, Bro. Sutherland, A.D., presiding. Being a 1 summoned night, there was a large attendance of members. The election of officers was proceeded with with the following results:— A.D., Bro. Hamilton j V. A., Bro. Hepburn; R.A.8., Bro, Uislop; L.A.8., Bro. Balantyuo; R.V.8., Bro. Bailey; L.Y.B. Bro. Lawson; I.GK, Bro. Woolfor; O.Gb, Bro. Jones; Medical Officers, Drs. Patrick and Irving ; Secretary, Bro. McNikel; Treasurer, Bro. Johnston, jun.; Auditor, Bro. Hill; Minute Secretary, Bro. Milne ; Bro. Samuels, P.A., was nominated for the position of D.P. The various officers were duly installed by the D.P., Bro. Ssrinerton, A hearty vote of thanks having been passed to the retiring officers, the Lodge was duly closed. Sittings at Nibi Pruts.— The following cases have been set down for the civil session of the Supremo Court: January 13th, Joseph Ivess v E. Q-. Crisp ; January 13th, J. Wooding v J. W. H. Hole ; January 14th, W. Wilson v Draper and Chatters ; January 17th, J. Ford v J. Lindsay; January 18th, A. D. Allan v. J. P. Stanbury ; January 19th, Q-. Willis vW. Vincent. The following cases will be heard in the Compensation Court: — January 21st, re claim of P. Courage; January 22nd, re claim of Robert Wilkin. Cricket. —The following trophies will bo presented to the Canterbury team in their match v Australian Eleven :—Mr S. Nashelski gives a silver tankard for the best average bowling. Mr Jubal Fleming gives a smoker’s companion for the highest score. Messrs B. Hale and 00. give a presentation bat for the host fielding, Mr W. R. Cooke gives £5 5s to the Association provided the Canterbury men beat the Australians, or if they do not win but make a good fight of it, will give £2 2s, the money to go towards buying suitable trophies for the Canterbury team. Evangelical Alliance Meetings. —The meeting last evening was held in the Durham street Wesleyan Church, there being an audience present of quite 400 persons. The pastor of the church presided, and the address was delivered by Rev. S. Slooombe. The address was very telling and effective, the subject being “ The Young and their Instructors.” A good number of the denominations were well represented, both by ministers and people. The meeting this evening will bo held in the Wesleyan Church, Sydenham, the address to be delivered by Rev. E. O. Perry. N.Z. Rifle Association. —The third prize meeting of this association will be hold at Nelson on March Ist, and, therefore, the time is now approaching for intending competitors to commence practice. Arrangements will bo made at this meeting so as to allow of matches being fired in much lees time than heretofore, which will be an advantage to those from a distance. Some good company matches have been arranged for, which, it is to be hoped, will tempt some of our local corps to compete. In order to allow the Council to form an idea of the number of competitors likely to take part in the meeting, the local secretary, Lieut. Appleby, will be glad to receive the names of those intending to go to Nelson as early as possible. Lyttelton Wesleyan Bazaab. The bazaar held in aid of tho Lyttelton Wesleyan Church Parsonage Fund resulted more successfully than the most ardent promoters of it expected. The whole receipts amounted to £558 6s, taken as follows: —Stall No. 1, under the management of Mrs Beck, assisted by the Misses Brown, Milsom and Chapman, yielded £B3 Is 9d; No. 2, Mrs Allan, Mrs 'Olliver, and Mise Brown, assisted by Misses Allan, Jenkins and Hester, £IOO 4s 7d ; No. 3, Meadamo R, Wood, Phillips, Kenner, Hodge, and the Misses Kenner, Tibballs and Dailey, £l5B lls 4d ; No. 4, Mrs J. W. Smith, Mre King, Mrs Reed, and tho Misses Reed, £159 7s ; refreshment stall, Mesdames D’Oyly and Hay, and Miss J, Jenkins, £lO 10s 3d; luncheon room, by Messrs Jenkins, 8. R. Webb, J. R. Webb, Chambers, Hopkins and Shackleford, £l9 13s; entrance money, £26 18s. Tho purchases for the stalls amounted to only £39 10j 6d, to which is to be added some minor expenses. Theathb Royal. —The addition to the capital programme of illusions presented by Professor Haslemayer, of the wonderful display of colors obtained by passing a current of electricity through a series of tubes, has, during the past two evenings, formed a most interesting portion of the entertainment. The combinations of tubes are exceedingly pretty, and the effects produced must be seen to be appreciated. Last night this part of the entertainment was highly enjoyed by tho audience. As tho stay of the professor is now drawing to a close those who have not yet seen this display of science, calculated alike to amuse and instruct, should take tho opportunity afforded them during the remainder of the season. In addition to the electric light the professor introduced several new illusions. As before remarked, every trick performed by him is executed with much deftness and skill, so much so as to entirely mystify the audience. To-night a good programme will be given, and to-morrow there will be a matinee in addition to tho usual evening performance. Tall Tebes in the Avon Road Distbict. —At the annual meeting of the Avon Road Board yesterday, a ratepayer asked tho chairman what powers tho Board had with regard to overhanging trees. Tho reply was that the removal of such trees could not be insisted upon, all that the Board could do being to trim such trees in a straight line from the fence boundary np to the heavens. Evangelistic Service.— A service will bo held at the Theatre Royal on Sunday afternoon, at three o’clock, when an address will bo delivered by the Rev. C. M. Pym.

" Swjsi Lager.” — A well-known and estimable person, who carries on a mortuary business, was aroused from his sleep by a violent ringing of the bell about throe hours before sunrise. Somebody with a German accent asked him if he were indeed Hr John Smith. He said ho was. “You are the undertaker?” “lam the undertaker, sir,” said Mr John Smith, full of a sad joy at the prospect of an impending funeral.’ “ Den,” cried the unseen German, “I unt mein friend vill droublo you for two biers.”—“ The Hour.”

A New Breakfast Dish.— Mr Setemup came downstairs to a ten o'clock breakfast with a vacant countenance and a backward tendency in the heir that made his two eyes ache. He eat down at the table, and, picking up a knife and fork, glared in uneasy wonder at something in the platter before him. It had evidently been fried in butter, and was intended for food. Mr Setemup harpooned it with his fork, and lifted it up bodily, gazing at it with ever increasing wonder. “ What under the sun,” he exclaimed at last, “ s this thing ?” “Well,” replied his patient wife, with just a shadow of a sigh, “ it looks like your new soft felt bat, and that is what I thought it was ; but you pulled it out of your pocket when you came homo this morning, and said it was a porter-house steak, and you wanted it broiled for breakfast. Yon needn’t give me any of it; I’m not hungry.” And Mr Setemup, who was just wild to know what else he said when he came home, and what time it was, for the life of him didn’t dare to