NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2253, 18 May 1881, Page 1

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Pabtubaqe Rents.— The amount collected Et the Waste Lands Office for the year ending April 30th, 1882, ea rents for pasturage leases, £51,030 17s 10d, the area leased being 2,760,119 acres. New Guinea. —It is notified by advertisement that a lecture on New Guinea will be given, in the New Oddfellows’ Hall, tomorrow evening. SIDBNHAM PbBSBVTEEIAN OHUECH.—A sale of work in connection with the Dorcas Society will be hold to-morrow evening in the Sydenham District School. Particulars may be found by reference to our advertising columns. A Caution to Laggabds.—A. W. Wright, defendant in a case brought in the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning for maliciously damaging a house of which he was the tenant, failed to make his appearance in Court at the time appointed. Counsel for the prosecution applied for, and, after a short discussion, obtained, a warrant for his arrest; the magistrate remarking that a special sitting of the Court hod been arranged to take this case, and that the course pursued would give defendant a lesson on punctuality and the evil of wasting other people's time. Defendant shortly afterwards came into Court, protesting that his watch had deceived him. His Worship said ho should have watched the Town Clock, and refused to resume the hearing. Bail, however, to a small amount was accepted, cud defendant was allowed to go.

Thk Pbemieb.—As will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, the Hon. John Hall will address his constituents, at Leeston Town Hall, on Thursday, the 26th inst. CONTBIBUTIOKS TO THE ORPHANAGE Fund. —Yesterday afternoon the box which was left on the counter of the Lyttelton Custom House some months since, to hold any stray subscriptions for the benefit of the Canterbury Orphanage that might chance that way, was opened by Mr J. B. March. The sum of £2 12s 2d was found in it.

Theatbical, The Oardon-Loigh Company scored a win with “ Olanoarty.” The efforts, which Nihilistic societies are straining to wipe out the adage touching the Divine right of kings, give the narration of plots against monarchs a present interest, but, so far as Christchurch is concerned, Princo Bismarck and Ministers of his kidney may feel reassured, as the tone of the audience last night was decidedly loyal, The terse rebukes, and small wit, of the cough-troubled king received such repeated bursts of applause as to warrant one in surmising that the occupants of the pit had long studied the polished subservience of a courtier's life. Earl Olanoarty, in spite of his Jacobite predilections, caught the contagion of devotion to the brand-new throne, and contrived to combine in himself a host of political contradictions, without running counter to the'delicato sensibility of his sorely tried partner. The Fates must have spun entangled webs at Lady Betty Noel’s birth. With the ambition of a man, and tho coyness of a woman, she pourtrays a type of human nature to be found in the cottage as well as the palace. Given a pliable husband, she remorselessly bends him to her sweet will for his own good, developing, tho while, a business-like fertility of resource, which tends to maintain his credit at Court,

or to keep the pot boiling, according to circumstances. Given a strong-minded or headstrong husband, then her marriage would signal a life-long struggle between two contending forces. But Tom Taylor knew better than to draw the latter unpleasant lines in a picture of sombre coloring, and so the object of Lady Betty’s choice is supremely hen.pecked to her heart’s content, and submits without a murmur. The role of Olancarty’a brother-in-law, with his stern immobility of face, was kept well in control, stopping short of the repulsive. Character-readers will not be disappointed in hearing " Olancarty ” tonight.

Inquest —An inquest was held on Monday at Mr 8. Lemon’s farm, Doyleston, before R, B, Willis, Esq., coroner, and a jury, of which Mr Edward Earle was chosen foreman, on the body of an infant child of Mr Lemon’s, aged eleven months. From the doctor's evidence it was proved that tho child was teething and was troubled with convulsions, which caused its death. The jury returned a verdict of “ Died from natural causes.”

Lectube.—A pleatimt, chatty lecture on “ Hydropathy” was delivered, at the Selwyn street school - room last evening, by Mr S. Wallis, of Christchurch. The time (one hour), of course, did not admit of more than a general explanation of its nature and uses, but certainly there was no lack of material for a much longer statement, if the lecturer bad so willed it.

Licensing Cottet.—The following applications for new licenses are to be hoard at the next sittings of the Licensing Court in Christchurch : —William Walls, Sydenham ; Vincenzo Berti, Madras street and North belt; Vincenzo Berti, second application, Bingsland. . The following confirmations of temporary transfers are to be applied for : John Barrett to Michael McGovern ; John Toovy, Star and Garter, to William Kiddey ; Thomas Dorn, Commercial, to MoKendrick ; Joseph Morling, Garrick, to Devory ; M. W. Edwards, Cafe Francais, to F. Arenas ; Stringer, wine and beer, to J. H. Stringer j W. Jewell, Sumner, to G. E. Wothered ; Basbford, Heathcote Valley, to Marsdon ; Wheeler, Collins' Hotel, to Orchard. The Court will be held on Tuesday, June 7th, at noon. Feenbidb Fabmebs’ Association.—The monthly meeting was held on Monday evening, Captain Parsons in the chair. Ten members were present. The chairman announced subscriptions from Mr Heywood and Mr J. Patterson. Mr Manning then road a paper on the management of a 200-acre farm, showing the plan of rotation cropping by diagram. A lengthy discussion ensued. Many items were considered to be stated too low, such as harvest work and the all-round labor of the year, and that not keeping sheep was at variance with local experience. It was considered interesting, showing the difference between theory and practice. The conversation then became general, the want of water on the plains being freely commented on. The question of manure in all its bearings will be discussed next meeting. White oe Becwn.—The question ns to which race—European or Maori—a half-caste Maori belongs is often put, and some confusion appears to exist on the point. The following question was recently submitted to

the Registrar-General, and the subjoined is his reply thereon : —Question : “ When a half-caste, one of whoso parents is a Maori, contracts marriage with a Maori, is ho, or she, to be considered as of the Native aboriginal race to whom the provisions of the Marriage Act, 1880, do not apply ? ” Answer .- “If a half-caste has been brought up with one Maori parent as a member of an aboriginal tribe, such balf-oasto may be deemed as a Native (aboriginal) for the purposes of the Marriage Act, the Act not applying to such persons; but if the half-caste has been brought up as a European, or with the European parent, then such half-caste is brought within the operation of the Marriage Act in case be or she should marry any one.—W. R. E. Bbown, Registrar-General.”

Benevolent Society.—A meeting of members of the committee of lastyear, held yesterday afternoon, went into the question of the probable necessity for charitable relief during the coming winter, but it was decided eventually to postpone further consideration of the subject till the proposals of the Government are made generally known. The committee have a balance in hand from last year of £2B odd. Lecture. —Mr Bowron will deliver a lecture this evening at the United Methodist Free Church schoolroom, St. Asaph street. Railway Footbridge. —The meeting convened by the Mayor of Sydenham to consider the question of the footbridge over the railway will be held this evening at 7.30 at tho Oddfellows’ Hall, Waltham.