NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2240, 7 June 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

U.A.O.D.—A meeting of intending members of the above will be held at the Qrosvenor Hotel at eight o’clock this evening. Licensing Court.— At the sitting of this Court held to-day the Commissioners refused to grant any new licenses, for which there were three applications in the city of Christchurch, one at Sumner, and one at Templeton.

Concbbi. —A very successful concert was given last night at the Templar Hall by the members of Mr A. A. North's Tonio-Sol-Fa

class, when a capital programme was gone through. Magistrates’ Co net, Lvxtelton. Charles Wrayford was charged before Dr. J. T. Bouse, at this Court yesterday, with using profane language, and being in. other respects disorderly. He was fined 20s, or forty-eight hours’ imprisonment. Upper Ashburton Eoad Board.—Mr D. McLean has been unanimously elected chairman and treasurer of this Board. The clerk has boon instructed to prepare a statement of liabilities, and the chairman and Mr D. Williamson have been deputed to interview the Bank manager in regard to an overdraft. Drainage Board. —There was a lengthy sitting of the Drainage Board yesterday, when a deputation of the Sydenham Borough Council waited on the Board and received an

answer to the questions propounded. Tonight there will be a public meeting at the Oddfellows’ Hall, convened by his Worship the Mayor in answer to a numerously signed requisition. Funeral at Kaiapoi. —A large concourse of people followed the remains of the late Mr B. Monk to the Church of England Cemetery on Monday. The brethren of the Southern Cross Lodge of Freemasons preceded the hearse, and acted as bearers and pall-boarors. There was also a considerable attendance of townspeople. The service in the church and at the grave was conducted by the Bov. D. O. Hampton. In the church the organ was played fay Mr Macfarlane. Bible Christian Denomination. —The

new church at the corner of Lower High street and Wilson street, which has been built for the above denomination, was opened on Sunday. In the morning at seven there was a prayer meeting ; in the forenoon the Eev. J. Duller preached; in the afternoon

the Eev. O. Dallaston; in the evening the Ecv J. Orewes. The congregations, morning and afternoon, were good, and in the evening the church was full. The services wore con-

sidered very satisfactory, and encouraging in every respect. The tea, &c., will be held in the church this evening.

Magistrate’s Court, Eangioea. At

this Court on Saturday, before J. T. Brown and J. Johnston, Eaqs., G. Burt was charged, with obstructing M. Lynskey, bailiff of the court, in the discharge of his duties in refusing him admission to the bar of the Club Hotel upon the goods in which the bailiff intended to make seizure. The defendant was shown to have violently resisted. Under the Resident Magistrates Act, 1867, accused was fined £5, and under the police ordinance for resisting a constable in the execution of bis duties, was fined £l. On Monday, before A. H. Cunningham and J. Johnston, EFqs., F, E. Haworth, charged with having violently assaulted Mrs Haworth, who had been arrested at his own house, was admitted to bail for one week in a surety of £SO. CuiasTOHtmon Hobticuliueal Society. —The first meeting of the new committee was hold on Friday evening last. Present— Messrs E. O. J. Stevens, President (in the chair), S. Manning, Nairn, Guntrip, Gray, Marsh, Allen, Kerr, Crooks, and T. Jones, Hon. Sec. A sub committee was appointed to prepare the prize schedule for the ensuing season, 1881 82, to report as early os possible. The following subscribers have notified their intention to renew their special prizes the same as last season, viz., the Hon. John Hall, Professor Bickerton, Messrs E. O. J. Stevens, H. J. Tancred, G. A. Roade, Sami. Manning, J, Guntrip, O. Marsh, T. Allen, and the Hon. Secretary. It was resolved that the ordinary committee meetings be held on the first Friday in each month.

Sudden Death of Mb Josiah Birch. — Mr Josiah Birch, a gentleman well known in Christchurch, was found dead in his bed yesterday afternoon. The particulars, as obtained by the police, and which were kindly placed at our reporter’s service by Sergeant Mason, are as follows :—Mrs Birch left her house on Saturday to pay a visit, but before going told the servant to prepare Mr Birch a cup of tea. The deceased at that time appeared to bo in his usual state of health. On returning on Monday (yesterday) afternoon Mrs Birch found her husband dead in his bod. Dr. Irving was sent for, but his services were then of no avail. Beoido tha bed was found a bolllo of laudanum, which had been in the bouse for some time, and had been used for toothache. Mr George Owen and Dr. Jiedwill, Mr Birch’s medical adviser, saw that gentleman on Saturday, when ho complained of being unwell, and to Dr. Nedwill he said ho “ did not know what was the matter with him.” An inquest will bo hold to-day. The Canterbury Building Society, Permanent. The monthly and quarterly payments are due this day’, when the office will ho open from 7 to 9 p.m., as well as the usual hours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Acknowledgment. —The house steward at Christohnrch Hospital begs to acknowledge the receipt, with thanks, of a dozen hares from Messrs Walker and Clogstoun. of Four Peaks Station ; a parcel of old linen from Mr Q. Leo, The Warren, Oxford ; also a parcel of books from Messrs White and Adams, Colombo street.

Inquest.—An inquest was held this momin* at 11 o’clock, befora J. E. Parker, Eaq , J.P., Acting-Coroner, and a jury, of whom Mr George Pannell was chosen foreman, touching the death of Mrs Isabella Ashworth, Addington, who recently died in cli!dbod. The evidence of the husband, and also of Mrs Bay, the nurse and midwife, was taken. Dr. Symes, who made a post mortem examination, stated that death resulted from exce>siye hemorrhage. Dr. Prankish was calied to deceased, but too late to see her alive, his evidence confirming that of Dr. Syn ea as to cause of death. The jury returr od a . jrdicl o: “ Died in childbed,” with a ridir censuring the midwife for not calling in medical assistance sooner than she did.

The Rbxobt Oouetbous. generally known (says the “Onokoo”) that when Mr W. S. Gilbert (the witty author of "Pinafore”) and Mr 3?. 0. Burnand (the editor of “ Punch”) meet in the same social sphere, there is apt to bo not a little exacerbation of feeling. Tho other night at a dinner table, notwithstanding their having been placed as fur as possible apart, on Mr Gilbert making ionu remark which created a laugh, Mr Burnand looked up and said, ‘‘What was that, Gilbert ? One of those good things, I suppose, which you send to “ Punch,” but which never appear.” To which Gilbert made tho tolling retort, ‘‘Well, I don’t know who sands tho ‘ good things,’ but there is one thing certain—they don’t appear! ’

Bouse Explosion. —We learn from tho “Post” of June Ist, an alarming explosion occurred at Brandon’s Wairarapa quartz reefs, a few miles out of Feathoraton. It appears that the boiler of the engine used on the ground exploded, completely wrecking the machinery and considerably damaging the works. Fortunately there was no injury to life or limb.

Coußjr Stab of Oantebbuby, A.O.F.—A special summoned meeting was held last evening. The Woodwards gave in their report ro sick and distressed members, and the secretary then called the roll. The nominations of officers for'the ensuing term wore then proceeded with, and again there was a brisk competition. A number of’propositions for new mombere were road, and several candidates initiated. Tho C.R. closed tho Court in duo form.

Magistbatb’s CotruT, Kaiapoi.—At this Court, on Monday, before C. Whitefoord, Esq., 8.M., J. Ooohran, for using obsoene language, was fined 10s. A, McDonald, for drunkenness, was dismissed. Several wouldbe litigants on the civil side of the Court seemed during the day to feel aggrieved that summonses taken out by them a week or more ago would not come on for hearing for a fortnight, and it is understood that a memorial will bo made, asking to have the civil cases hoard weekly by the Resident Magistrate when he can attend, and in his absence by the local justices.

Oxpobd Tbebacb Mutual Impboybment Society.—The usual weekly meeting of this society was held last evening in the Baptist Church. The president, liov. 0. Dallaston, occupied the chair. Mr Joseph Powell read the paper for the evening, subject “ God revealed in His Son.” On the motion of the secretary, the next meeting was postponed to enable preparations to be made for an entertainment, purposed to bo hold the following Tuesday evening, in aid of the organ fund. The chairman announced that Mr McNally would road an essoy, subject “ Character,” at the society’s next meeting. The meeting was then closed.

Nabbow Escapes.—On May 17fch last John Milner, a contractor, driving a two-horse dray, drove across the railway at Sookburn, at a level crossing. A train coming up at the time the engine caught the tail of the dray, which it brushed out of its path without doing further damage, Milner was brought up at the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and informed that ho had made himself liable to a fine of £SO. He, however, was lot off on paying £5 and costs.—John Qribbin, driving his cart at a hard gallop through Colombo atroot, opposite the Bank of New Zealand, on Juno Ist, nearly ran over a child, who was snatched from under the horse’s feet by a farmer named Ohaa. Mackay. The rescuer fared pretty badly ; he was knocked down and trampled on by the horse, and the vehicle passed over him. When giving evidence yesterday ho appeared with his head bound up. and exhibited marke of considerable injuries received in his plucky adventure. Gribbin, who said his horse was fresh and had mastered him, was fined 40s, with costs and expenses of two witnesses.