NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2145, 10 January 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Acknowledgment.—Mr Mellish desiros to acknowledge with thanks the receipt of £2 on December 23rd last from H. B. S. and Co., towards the expenses of the Burnham School treat.

Heavt Fine.—At the Resident Magis. trace's Oonrt this morning a man was fined in all £5 9i for driving his horse and cart over the Colombo street crossing of the railway in the face of an approaching train. The Ashbubton Libbi Case.—The trial of (he action of Ivess v. Crisp has been postponed till the 24th inst. Registration ov Dogs.—Owners of dogs are reminded that they should at once register their canine pets. The Amended Act is very stringent, and makes it imperative that persons who own dogs shall take the necessary eteps to license them. No latitude is allowed by the regulations,, which plainly tell the publio what they have to do, and leave them to do it, a heavy penalty being provided for negligence and non-compliance. Habbwood Road Thbbshing Company.—A meeting of the above was held on Saturday afternoon last, at the White Hart Hotel. Mr James Donald in the chair. There was a good attendanca of members. The chairman reported the appointment of a new working manager, and the order in which the threshing machine should proceed through the district in tho present grain season was agreed to. Bank Changes.—The "North Otago Times" states that Mr Gordon, for a considerable time manager of the Colonial Bank, Oimaru, is about to procoed to Ohristchurch, where ho will take charge, and Mr Milne, from Dunedin, will succeed Mr Gordon in O.imaru.

Suddkn Death.—Mr John Woodward, clerk, aged forty, diod suddenly in Worcester street, yesterday afternoon. Ho went to the house of a friend, Mrs Halo, and complained of sudden cold and faintness. Being invited inside he laid down on the sofa and shortly afterwards expired. It is stated that deceased was subjeot to fits. An inquest will be held. The West Coast Raiwat.—Mr J. R. Browne, one of tho engineers of the West Coast Railway Company, has been despatched to Wellington on special business to interview the Government.

Oddfellowship.—Provincial Grand Master Leggett presided at the annual meeting of the Lyttelton district, which took place on Saturday night in the Oddfellows' Hall, at Port. There were present—Prov. D.G.M. O. Burns, Prov. O.S. A. MoWilliams, and delegates from the following lodges—City of Norwich, P.P.G.M. J. Lowden, P.G.'s T. Ookford and J. Gifford, and Seo. G. Dimond ; Good Intent, P.G. Wm, Sims; Timaru, P.Q-. J. Simpson and Bro. H. Walkey; Arowhena, PG. D. Smith; Heart of Friendship, p.Q. D. Watts; Hand and Heart, P.P.G.M. W. Turner. The Grand Master congratulated the delegates upon the sueoess of the Lyttclton district, and before formally declaring the Lodge open for the transaction of business, stated that during the previous six months a lodge had been opened at Woodbury, and an application to open one had been received from Barry's Bay. This application was subsequently granted amongst other business transacted. It was resolved that Messrs Black and Leslie value the district. P.G.'s Wm. Leggett, Wm. Sims, and D. Watts were appointed lodge examiners. The balance sheet and auditors' report ware received and adopted. The election of officers resulted as follows : Prov. G.M. O. Burns; Prov. D.G.M. J. Simpson ; Prov. O.S.A. MoWilliams. Aceonnts to the amount of £4O were received and passed for payment. It was decided to hold the next meeting at Waimate. The following degrees were conferred—Pait V.G. Bro. H. Baker; Past Noble Grands, Bros. T. H. Lanyon, T. Ockford, and H. Wolkey ; Purple Lecturers, P.G.'s T. H. Lanyon and P. Child s. The minutes of the meeting were read and confirmed, and the lodges were duly closed.

Theatre Boyal.—Professor Hasolmayer gave his closing performance very successfully on Saturday evening. The various illusions were admirably done, and generally the performance was highly appreciated by the audience. The Professor goes north for a season in Wellington. Madame Loxti Wilmot.—This lady gave her final lecture in Christohuroh, for the prosent at least, in the Theatre Royal last evening, when there was a good attendance. The Wool Sbabon.—A busier place than Messrs. Talbot and McClatchie's wool pressing Bhed at Port just at the present time it would be diffioult to find. Since the opening of the season the receipts of undumpod wool at the sheds have ranged between 400 and 650 bales per day, the whole of which was taken in from the railway waggons as it arrived, and prepared for shipment. Unluckily for the firm the storing of the wool has, owing to the scarcity of tonnage to take it away, had to be largely resorted to, and at one time during the season as many as 6000 baled, ready dumped for shipment, were piled up in the sheds. In former seasons it has generally so occurred that there was a larger demand for wool by the shipping than supply, and the pressure implied in the statement just made will no doubt be well relieved in a short time, as the ships intended to take home cargoes are fast accumulating in port. Messrs. Talbot and Mo''lutohie recently had a woolshed erected adjoining their old one, and capable of holding an additional 2000 bales, and they have now succeeded in meeting the demand mado upon their wool presses.

SOTJTHBBIDGB SOHOOIi COHJIITTEB. Tne ordinary monthly meeting was held in the schoolroom on Monday evening. Present— Mr Frame (in the chair), Messrs Cameron, Webster, and Pattle. A circular letter was received from the Lneston committee asking for the co-operation of the Southbridge committee in endeavoring to induce the Board of Education to import school requisites direct from England, and supply the same to local committees at cost price. It was rosolved to support the action of the Loeaton committee. A circular letter was received from the Prebbleton, Yald hurst, and Temple ton committees, asking for the support of this committee for the candidature of Mr Peryman for the seat on the Board rendered vaoant by the death of Mr A. Duncan; also letters from various candidates for the three ordinary vacancies by effluxion of time on the 31st March next. It was resolved to adhere to the practice of allowing the incoming committee to nominate for all vacancies on the Board. A sub-com-mittee was appointed for the purpose of preparing the annual report, and arrangements were made for preparing financial statement, auditing accounts, and forwarding returns; as required by the Board of Education, by wbioh it appeared that the average attendance of scholars for the past quarter was considerably in excess of the previous quarter. The meeting then adjourned. Chkistmas Decobationb.—At Wellington, on Christmas Eve, the police took exception to the decorations outside the shops in Cuba and other streets, and ordered the removal of ferns and nikau palms which shopkeepers had gone to some trouble and expense to have placed against their verandah posts and other corners. The police considered these decorations obstructions, which should not be allowed to exist in a well-regulated community. The local papers were unanimous in declaring that this was carrying "duty" to an absurd length.

Sevbeb.—ln an article on the address forwarded by the Council of the Otago Institute to Mr Charles Darwin on the 21st anniversary of the publication .of tho "Origin of Species," the " South Canterbury Times " says, with an irreverence which is perfectly shocking to a well regulated mind that " the Council represents such practical scientific pursuits as cabinet-making, the renovation of decayed garments, mattress-making, birdstuffing, and soap-boiling ; that it meets at indefinite periods in a large concrete cellar immediately beneath the bones of a family of moas in the Otago museum; and that on such occasions the members are treated to learned harangues on such subjects as the flexibility of greyhounds' tails and the peculiarities of structure that distinguish the bills of West Coast parrots from the jaws of a Dunedin cabman's horse." Coali Dispute at GBBYMotriH —The following, from tho " Q-rey River Argus," will afford a solution of a telegram which appeared in a recent issue stating tbat the " Government had refused to load the companies' coal without an inorease in the price per ton." Our contemporary says :—" On Christmas Eve the various coal companies received notice that fourteen days from date the_ companies would either have to load their own vessels or be oharged extra for doing to, and under the Bailway Regulations this has been construed by Mr Maxwell to mean that the railway authorities oan ohargo one shilling per ton for emptying the contents of the coal trucks into a vessel's hold. Hitherto, under Mr Maxwell's predecessors, the coals have been delivered from the mines on board the vossels in the case of the Brunner and Coal Pit Heath Companies for two shillings per ton, and the Walleend Company for two shillings and sixpence per ton. This is surely sufficient, and the result has been shown in the receipts for this traffic. It is now proposed to impose a tax upon this industry, so as to handicap it against foreign coal. The unloading of a truck of ooals is only the work of a few moments, and under the system at present adopted nothing can be found fault with."

Pobtax.—Tho Secretary to the Postal Department has received a communication from the postal authorities of Tasmania, intimating that, in accordance with a recent Act of the Legislature of tbat colony, the name of the capital city would from the Ist January be altered to " Hobart."

The Waimatb Plains—According to the " Hawera Star," the purchasers of the land on the plains do not appear to care much for the idle threats of the Natives, and apparently pay little heed to the hundred and ore rumors floating ahout. Mr Muir, of Auokland, has built his house, and slept in it on Tuesday night. Mr Haetie, another purchaser from Auckland, is building, and he intends taking a family of seven children on to his holding. Mr Box has beon living on the plains for some time, near a stream to which ho has given the pretty title of " Rosey Greek." There is also a two-roomed cottage at Okaiawa, but we are unable to ascertain the name of the occupant. Mr Yorke, Mr Eainie, and others are busily at work. In less than twelve months, if all goes well, there will be several homesteads in the placo so long covered with fern.

Kalbwblii School.—The following is the prize-list of the above school:—Standard V.—Alex. Nicholl, 1; Bortie Candy, 2 ; Wm. Witbrook, 3. Standard IV.—Jane Moffatt, 1; Annie Miln, 2; Anna Bodgin, 3 Stan, dard lll.—Kate Bodgin, 1; Ellen Murphy, 2; Christina Glenstein, 3; Albert Mitchell, 4. Standard ll.—James Alßtono, 1; Eliza, beth Bryant, Susan Moffatt, equal, 2; K. Wright, 3. Standard 1., upper—Wm. Downey, lj J. Foster, 2; Elizabeth Nicholl, 3. Lower—Frank Candy, 1; James Nicholl, 2 ; T. Wright, 3. Sewing—Annie Ell, 1 ; Minnie Cook, 2. Regular attendance—Annie Miln, Isabella Hamilton, Robert Goddis.

Not foe his Hokob Legs.l gentlemen in « - r i B °° ,ild be careful when they utter OR aside that they do so out of hearing of the reporters. A case in point occurred ia the Dunedin Supreme Court on Friday, when Mr Haggitt explained that the words "he did not ciare what his Honor or Mr Denmston thought," reported to have been used by him on the previous day were intended as od aside, and were not meant for his Honor's ears. As the reporters sat so close to the members of the Bar, it had not escaped them. He had no intention of expressing any disrespect to his Honor. His honor replied that he did aot think for a moment that Mr Haggitt ha-J. The " Herald " adds that its reporter did not understand that the wordswere ÜBecl as " an aside," otherwise they would not have appeared in the report. New Journal.—We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the "Liberty," anew weekly journal, which made its appearance on Saturday. Friends of Labor Loan Society.—The b&if-yearly meeting of the above will be held at the Marf.-et Hotel thiß evening at eight o'clock to receive half-yearly report, Ac.