NEWS OF THE DAY.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2246, 14 June 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Duueds .—The Athelstan Lodge met at their lodge room, Eojul George Hotel, last evening, when there was a fair attendance. One member was initiated and one proponed. The resignation of Bro. E. Harris as A.D.B. and auditor was accepted, and Bro. Bowe wa» elected auditor. Bro. O. Tomson presented a handsome caso for the dispensation to the lodge. Bro. O. Tomson was elected AD. for tho rest of the term. It was decided to lend the regalia to the Bud of Hope Lodge, Rangiom, on tho occasion of their entertainment and procession. D.P. Bro. Samuel* stated that a coach would leave the "Wellington Hotol at 4 p.m. on Wednesday for Bangiora, to. convey mombers intending to take p .r. in the procession tbere. It was announced that next ledge night would be quarter night. The lodge was then closed. Cattle Dbowksd.—Mr J. McNaught, of Amberley, lost ton head of cattle during the recent severe weather. They were in a rather wot paddock, away from any habitation, and having apparently got bogged there, died.

Division nrro Dibtbioxb.—The opinion of the solioitor to the Drainage Board being in favor of Mr Hall's resolution as to the dm•ion or the drainage distriot into three classes, city, suburban, and rural, this will be the basis upon which the amount of rate for the ensuing year will ba calculated. In-qitbbt at Biwhysidb.—An inquest was held at the Asylum, at 4 p.m. Yesterday, before Dr. Prankish, Coroner, touohing the death of Mary Ann Sumner, aged nineteen, who was recently admitted from the Orphanage, Lyttelton. The medioal evidence showed that deceased died from inflammation of the lungs, and stated further that she ought to have been sent to the Asylum earlier, or kept at Lyttelton till she was better. The verdict was " Death from natural oauses." St. John's Tbhpbbanoh Society.—The usual meeting of this sooiety was held last evening, in the schoolroom, Latimer square, the Bev. H. 0. M. Watßon presiding. Addresses bearing on the temperance question were delivered by the Bevs. R. A. Mortimer, J. W. Stack, and J. Oruden, which were attentively listened to and frequently applauded. Bible Christians.—A tomperance mooting in connection with the above denemination was held in the Churoh, Ferry road, last evening. Mr J. T. M. Smith presided, and there wbb a good attendance. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Bubboll, and the Bevs. J. Wilson and J. Crewes, and songs were rendered by Mr and Mrs Gray, and judging from tho applauße, which was frequent, everyone was satisfied. The Flood at Ofatta. —The damage done at the fish-breeding establishment ohiefly consists in the mixing up of the different varieties of fißb, English trout, American brook trout, English peroh, and gold-fish, of all ages and sizes, being mixed up with the salmon, now nine inohes in length. Pbbbbntation. —A very interesting gathering was held last evening iu the vestry of Trinity Congregational Church, Worcester street, the occasion being the presentation of a silver tea, coffee and dessert service to Mr J. T. Hart, of the Oußtom House, on the occasion of his promotion in the Civil Servioe, and consequent removal to Wellington. The Bev. H. Williams presided, and in well-ohosen language expressed the regret felt at the prospeot of losing Mr Hart, who had filled the diaoonate and also acted as churoh secretary for many years. He' also regretted the loss the Sabbath School would experience in the departure of its senior teaoher, and said that by the kind thoughtfulness of several friends a tangible expression of their sympathy and esteem had been provided, which he would ask Mr Hart to acoept on behalf Mrs Hart. The servioe had been suitably inscribed as follows:—"Presented to Mr and Mrs J. Tyeth Hart on their leaving Ohristohuroh by their friends at Trinity Churob, June 13th, 1881." Mr Hart responded in feeling terms, regretting that his lack of eloquence did not allow him to suitably acknowledge their handsome gift. He thanked them very heartily for their kind expression of regard, and wished his tongue could express what he felt instead of almost mute thanks. Messrs John Inglis, Widdowson, Bray, sen., and J. P. Jameson expressed the regret they felt at Mr Hart's removal to Wellington. It should be stated that the artioles presented were furnished by Messrs Aitken and Roberts, of Cashel street, and comprise tea, coffee and dessert services, with egg frame and butter cooler of very elegant pattern.

Kaiapoi Licensing Coubt.—After waiting some time for the opening of this Court yesterday, at 12.15 Messrs Isaac Wilson and P. O. Threlkeld were the only two Commisaioners in sttendanoe. The olerk of the Court, in the absence of a quorum, declared the Court adjourned till June 27th, when the Chairman of Commissioners would be probably able to attend. Sergeant Gilbert observed that the date named was very olose to the 30tb, when the existing licenses expired. The olerk of the Court then declared it to be adjourned till the 20th, when he would endeavour to have a quorum of Commissioners present. At 12.30 Captain Parsocs, who had thought that in Mr Whitefoord's absence the Court would not be held, attended, and the Commissioners took their seats, Mr Isaac Wilson presiding. Benewal certificates were granted to G. H. Wearing, Kaiapoi Hotel ; W. Burnip, Middleton-s Hotel; A. Piper, Koikonui Hotel; M. Thompkins, Boyal Hotel, Woodend j J. Conway, White Crane Hotel, Woodend ; and P. Gillon, Ohoka. In reference to the application of W. Patman, Pier Hotel, the police reported a oonviction for selling after hours and one for Sunday selling. The licensee said the drink obtained from him on Sunday was by a woman under false representations. He made it a rule saver to sell during prohibited hours, or to encourage tramps and the like. He thought he ought not to be singled out when other persons had been brought up for breaches of the Act. Sergeant "Gilbert said that no conviotion had been entered in any case except this and smother, which the Commissioners had before them. The chairman oaurionod the applioant and said that the offences would be recorded on his lioense. In reference to the application of James Hirst, Mandeville Hotel, the chairman asked if Sergeant Gilbert was satisfied with the licensee. Sergeant Gilbert said that Mr Hirst came with a good character, but he hod been convicted and fined £5 for selling on Sunday. The chairman thought if Mr Hirst was a new arrival it would require a pretty good character to satisfy the commissioners that he was fit to hold a lioense, having begun to offend so soon. This application they had decided to adjourn till June 27th, applioant to be warned to appear. An application for confirmation of transfer of lioense of the Sneyd's Arms Hotel from D. Cameron to P. Kearney was agreed to after the police had been able 'to produce reports as to the character of the applicant. The Court was then adjourned till June 27th, at noon.

The Pboposxd Mbdioai Society.—The " Timaru Herald " of the 9th inst., has the following remarks on this subject:—We do not often trouble ourselves about Ohristohuroh polemics. Local disputes, though,possibly of vast importance to those the most immediately oonoerned in them, are usually of little interest beyond a comparatively narrow circle. Of these may be olassed the wordy war, which the Ohristohuroh publio, through their newspapers, have recently been afflicted with anent the management of the Hospital in that town. We candidly confess that we are in complete ignorance of the raison d'etre of the fight amongst the doctors. Who was right or who was wrong is a matter of profound indifference to us : all we know is that the medical gentlemen quarrelled heartily, and with the spirit which is somewhat characteristic of the learned professions generally. So, knowing nothing of the-question whioh led to the dispute, it would be presumptuous on our part to give an opinion on the merits of the case. On that point, then, we must be silent, but we shall not be silent on a matter which has sprung into existenoe •s a result, apparently, of this disagreement of the medicos. It seems that under oover of protecting the profession—from quaoks and other cognate dangers we presume—and for fiurposes of mutual help and assistance, and or the better distribution among its members of scientific and medical knowledge, a certain number of the medioal gentlemen in Christchurch have formed themselves into a society which they desire to be known aa one specially belonging to Canterbury. But unfortunately they have taken the worst possible means to attain so desirable an end. At the preliminary meetings held to give birth to what would otherwise be a very praiseworthy deed, the promoters carefully excluded certain members of the- profession resident in Ohristohuroh. Why? becanse they were quaoks ? Assuredly not; for the gentlemen thus excluded ore known to be most eminent practitioners. But beoause they differed in opinion on professional matters from those self-constituted committeemen. Had the promoters of this new Medioal Bociety desired to have but one set of men, and one set of opinions only, they could easily have attained that consummation by forming a club, with stringent rulos defining the eligibility of members. That would hove been a private affair, and no possible exception could be token to suoh on institution. But when we find gentlemen of a loomed profession orrogoting a title for their infant society which they hove no shadow of a claim to we feel sorry for those gentlemon, and wonder muoh to find so muoh presumption and so muoh ignorance in a quarter where we looked for modesty and enlightenment. It is a quibble for the secretary of the society to •ay that it is open to .evory qualified practitioner—Yes, open to those who agree with (he ideas of the promoters, but tabooed to others. If it is really desired to establish a

Medioal Society for Canterbury, its base must be laid on other than the present lines. The doctors must begin afresh, and start like gentlemen and reasonable beings. They must •how the world that though they may differ in the .method of killing a patient, they can shake hands over it, and discuss it amicably as friends, and not as insensate opponents.

A Monbtkb Eusotbio LAMP.—The.Bru.h , Electrio Light Company have constructed a lamp of 100,000 oandle power, which na ß been successfully tested at their manufactory in Cleveland, U.S.A. This is the largest and most powerful lamp that h*s hitherto been made, and is, it is said, intended for use in the navy. The carbons are 2J inches in diameter, and the motive power required is 40-none A RnjiciTLOTß Coittehtion.—A Strasburg aooident insurance office recently contested the validity of a polioy, simply because tne person insured against acoidents died of lung disease, induoed by swallowing an artificial tooth, and as suoh an accident was not contemplated they resisted the olaim of the widow. The oompany, however, was beaten, and cast in heavy damages. This matter of indireot accident might, however, be easily put forth to an extent equally unjust and ridiculous. Tobacco ©bowing.—The " BathuMt.Free Press " says :—" In several parts of this district tobacco culture is carried on by the Chinese, who appear to pursue it as a profitable industry. On Friday a drayload of the leaf, dressed and packed, passed through Bathurst to the railway station en route to market, in Sydney. The grower, a Chinaman, whose name we cannot spell, raised a orop of seven tons upon a small area of land at Kelloshiel. With his whip in hand, beside three well-oonditioned horses drawing a load of this ' colonial,' John looked the pioture of a well-to-do, industrious farmer." Pasting with thblb Bietheight.—The Native Lands Court concluded its sittings at Masterton on Tuesday. The "Star" says that as "the final act in the dusky drama, about 16,000 aores of the Native reserve, Tararua Mountains, were acquired by the Government, Mr Booth paying down £2OO in four bundles of £SO each. A smile of intense satisfaction overspread the countenance of the audience as the bundles of notes were presented. Of course the £2OO has to be distributed over the members of the tribes aocording to their respective claims, and while some will be able to pocket a few pounds, others will receive, as the price of their heritage, the magnificent sum of one penny." Dunbdiw Exhibition.—The ceremony of opening the Dunedin Industrial Exhibition will be performed this afternoon, at 2 o'clook. We learn from the "Herald " that addresses will be delivered in the Garrison Hall by his Worship the Mayor, and the President and Vice-President of the National Industrial Association. Prayer will be said by the Be v. Dr. Stuart, and Mr Thomas Braoken will contribute an original poem. The choruses "And the Glory" and)"Halleluiah" (Handel), and the National Anthem will be sung by the Dunedin Choral Society. There will be a grand demonstration, and in the evening an orchestral performance will be given from 7 to 10 o'clock.

A Bcbibd City.—A city buried in the uhi. ting sands of Southern Algiers has recently been discovered by a Government officer named Tarry. He had previously opened up a subterranean riyer, capable, as it is rather curiously described, of nourishing 100,000 palm trees. This remarkable discovery led him to make further explorations, which were rewarded by the appearance of a second Pompeii, with inscriptions, vaulted passages, and other architectural remains of great beauty. At the latest report a mosque and nine houses had been unearthed, and' the hidden river gave promise of supplying enough wator to redeem a considerable domain of fertile land from the desert. CoMFBBsaBD Ant Enqine. A further trial of the Beaumont Compressed Air Engine, which is expected to be adopted by the tramway companies in London, and now exhibited in various places, took place at Stratford on April 14th, in the presence of Colonel Beaumont, the patentee, and several gentlemen connected with the North Metropolitan Tramways Company. Two cars were attached to the engine, which made the journey to Leytonstone and back in thirty-two minutes. The pressure on the reservoir on starting was 9301bs per square foot, and on returning only 2601bs was used. 4701bs of air was exhausted on the whole journey out and home, the distance travelled being 3| miles. The passengers carried averaged 104 each way, and the time mentioned included a stoppage at the Plough and Harrow of 13 minutes. When the traffic is deSnitely settled, the exchange of engines for the completing journey will not exceed six minutes. Thb Tbickstbb Tbickbd.—ln the course of a professional tour recently undertaken in South America by the celebrated prestidigitator, Herrmann, he was engaged, while at Buenos Ayres, to give an evening performance at the house of the Austro-Hungarian Minister resident in .that city. His Excellency 1 had . invited a large party of friends to witness Herrman's feats, and, as an additional attraction, had hired a party of Patagonians, five in number, then exhibiting in Buenos Ayres, and on the very eve of taking ship for Europe. Herrmann amused himself by playing all manner of diverting tricks with these stalwart savages. He extracted watches and rings from their noses and ears, plates and dishes from their abundant hair, canary birds and bunches of flowers from their capacious mouths. Somewhat to his surprise the Patagonians exhibited no emotion at any of these wonders, but stood still, philosophically tolerating all his humorous pranks. While, however, he was disengaging a magnificent regalia from the thick looks of the leading Patagonian, the "patient " calmly picked his pocket of a valuable gold watch and chain presented to him some years ago by the emperor of Austria. Herrmann, unfortunately, did not discover his loss until the following morning, by which time the noble savage's barque was bounding o'er the ocean wave on its way to other climes. Squabble with Natives at Tat/banga—The " Bay of Plenty Times " gives the following description of a row which lately took plaoe in Tauranga :—" The first offender was a Bethlehem Native, who went up to the bar of the Commercial, and, having called for beer, which was given him in a pewter mug, put down a la, receiving from the barmaid 6d change, which he put in his pocket. Having drunk the beer he said he wanted 6d change, and on the barmaid saying she had given it to him, he picked up the mug and threw it at her. Mr O'Shaughnessy, who was in the bar at the time, put the Native out of the house, fearing he might do further mischief. In the scuffle that ensused he was assisted by Mr Fraser, but when the three of them reached the door the two Europeans were attacked by about forty Natives, who threw them over the breakwater into the sea, and there seemed to be trying their best to drown them. One native hit Mr Eraser over the head with a bottle, severely cutting his faoe. Mr O'Shaughnesßy also has his face very muoh lacerated, and it seems probable, from the violence used, that had not both men been possessed of considerable strength, they would have had a narrow escape for their lives. By this time, a large orowd of Natives and Europeans had gathered at the spot, and several of the latter jumped down into the water, and resoued their countrymen. The police came up at the time, and several arrests were made, but even then it was with some difficulty that the disturbance was stopped, both Europeans and Natives having got too excited to desist immediately. One of the Natives, we understand, is in a dangerous state from the injuries sustained in the scrimmage, two of his ribs, it is feared, being broken. Thb Qtjbbn's Safety. The London "Times" recently contained a very remarkable and conspicuous paragraph, headed " The Court," and describing her Majesty's journey from Windsor to Osborne. It appears that precautions are now token for the Queen's safety like those adopted in Russia, and that, contrary to all previous etiquette, the papers have been permitted to desoribe them. The Queen's train has always been preceded by a pilot engine, but on the oooasion mentioned the railway along its whole length was watched by platelayers, provided with flags and fog-signals, so that an alarm might be sent instantly along the line. The departure, announced for a Tuesday, was changed to Wednesday, and on the Queen's arrival at Portsmouth, both the Alberta and the Admiralty yacht the Eaohantress were found in waiting. The latter had been suddenly ordered up, the Queen made her choice at the last moment, and the Enchantress was ohosen. All this, as the " Spectator " observes, must mean either that the Government have information that the Sovereign is threatened, which seems impossible, considering her relation to the Executive, or that the recent catastrophe in St. Petersburg has produced an impression in her Majesty s mind that all crowned heads are in danger. Neither solution is a pleasant one, more especially when it is remembered that the Queen throughout her reign has displayed great personal courage, and has not the least reason to apprehend any loss of her popularity with her subjectß. Even the Irish do not attribute the Coercion Bill to her, and the danger must either come from obrood or be wholly imaginary.

Extea Port Pabsbnobb Tbain. —Ap extra train from Port has been added to the daily time-table. It leaves Lyttelton at 5.15 p.m., and suite the convenience of periods especially who leave business there at five o'olock and reside in Ohristchuroh. The first one was run last night.