THE GLOBE. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1881.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2257, 27 June 1881, Page 2

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1881.

Tailob's Society.—The half-yearly meeting, for the election of officers and other ■ business, will be held thie evening at the Foresters' Hall. Pbotbstant Alliance, F.S.O.A. The i opening ceremony in connection with the ■ Koyal Standard Lodge, Addington, will take place to-morrow evening in the Methodist ! Free Church Schoolroom, Selwyn street. A.O.S.—A special meeting of the Sanctuary Star of Canterbury will be held this evening, at 7.30, at the Foresters' Hall. Lyttblton Magistrates' Coubt.—Henry Thomas was this morning charged at tbe Court, before J. Beswick, Esq., 8.M., and T. H. Potts, Esq., J.P., with wilfully breaking two panes of plate glues in the front of the Back of New Zealand on Friday night. The accused admitted the charge. F. Ronalds, the manager ot the Bank, stated ths>t the value of. the windows was about £lO. Accused offered no defence whatever, and from the statement of the police it would appear that he had committed the offence with, the intention of ; getting into prison. One of the charges wat 1 withdrawn to enable the Bench to deal summarily with the case. The prisoner was fined 20s, damage £5, or one month's imprisonment. Dbainage Meeting.—The meeting convened by the Chairman of the District Drainage Board, to consider the advisableness or otherwise, of adopting the Local Elections Act within the drainage district, takes place this evening in the Oddfellows' Hall. San Fbancisco Mail.—The s.s. City of Sydney, with the inward mail, arrived at Auckland at three o'clock yesterday afternoon. A summary of news will be found elsewhere. ABBBUBTON LICENSING Coubt. —On Saturday a temporary transfer of license of. tbe Hindhopn Hotel, Hinds, was granted to Mr Joseph Baldwin. An Obdbbly Community: —The only occupants of the cells at the Police station on Bunday were two men charged wi!h having been tirurk and disorderly on the previous evening. They will appear at the Police Court this morning. Juvenile Oddfellowship.—Friday night was the half-yearly meeting night of the juvenile branch of Loyal City of Norwich Lodge of Oddfellows. There was a good attendance at the Oddfellows' Hall at Lyltelton on the occasion, and after a candidate had been initiated, the following election of officers took place:— &.M., J3ro. G. Joss; N.G , Bro. B. Wylio ; V.G., Bro. T. Camp, belt; E. 8., Bro. J.*T. Taylor ; Warden, Bro. G. Simmonds ; 1.G., Bro. O. Burch ; O.G, A. Burch; Surgeon, Dr. H. Macdonald. Bro. R. Griffiths, N.G. of the adult lodge, installed the new officers. Football. —The weather on Saturday was bv no means favorable for football, but nevertheless a go id game was played on the College pr.;urjd between teams representing Christ's Oollotfe and the Ohristohurch Football Club. The firat-named team played a plucky gan.e, but were fur too light for their opponents, who won the match by four touchdowns to nothing.—Owing no doubt to the state of the weather on Saturday, members of the Pilgrims' Club did not roll up as numerously as was expected, bo that the match which had been fixed upon (Tall v Short) was abandonod, and a game (between those wearing blue and white and those wearing black and gold) at dribbling substituted. Fuller, Bowley, Keetevan and Perkins distinguished themselves for the Golds, and Hills, Winter, DoOttal.ro, Blukely and Shand for the Biues. After an hour's play, owing to several other players turning up, a matoh was played (Golds and Blues). In the first spell Fuller secured a touch-down for the Golds, Bowley obtaining a goal from the try. In tbe next spell DeOastro scoured a touch-down for the Blues. The try at goal was a failure. Play was stopped soon after this owing to the rain coming on. The Weathbb.—Tbe wind blew from the S.W. in bard squalls during Saturday night and yesterday, moderating towards noon. Hail, sleet, and snow fell at intervals during the storm, covering with a snowy mantle the Port hills and the hills on the southern side of the harbor. The streets of Lyttelton in plscßs aluo, for the first time this winter, shared in the fleecy decorations until the thawing presence of a ray from Mr Proctor's " infant world " dissolved them. The galo brought up a pretty lumpy sea in the hurbor, but the wharves are now so completely unassailable by any storm that the shipping at them are sheltered as effectually as though the vessels were in a dry dock, comparatively speaking. Au extra mooring or so is the uttneet that the largest ship in her berth at ary of the wharves is expected to provide now-adays, no matter what may be the strength or direction of the winter's gale.— Our Kuiapoi correspondent writes :—" On Saturday the rain continued all day in the Northern district. The farmers even now say they have experienced enough of it, as the land is well soaked several inches below the surface, and the supply at the wells is now sufficient for both man and beast. If tbe ruin csntinues it will be a matter of difficulty to go on with the sowing of winter wheats, and some have already decided to stand by till the spring. Towards evening the weather was bitterly cold, and rain fell heavily. Northwards it is reported that there was a heavy fall of snow with the rain, extending to Oxford aid tbe downs. The rain-fed river* wero mi; g.

Hock Slip at Sumnbb.— Paring Thursdo Md Friday night* two huge masses of rjc, whioh had probably been disturbed by tr. boisterous weather recently experienced,cantoppling down from the overhanging cliffs o to the road near the entrance to Sumner, i order to facilitate the removal of the ot structions on the road, a strong bloat had I be resorted to in each ca»o, and it took tc mon employad the greater part of Friday an Saturday to cloar away tho pieces ot rod each of which was estimated to weigh savors tons. DiaGRAOBFUi, Rbhaviotxb.—Tho religion service conducted at the rooms of the Youi| Man's Christian Association, at the cornor o Colombo street and Cathedral square, wa interrupted lsst nifiht by a number of youth of the larrikin elms, who assembled on thi staira and did their bost to disturb tho meet ing. We were glad to soe that they wen quickly expelled. Sib Geoboe Bowbn at Homb.— S\t Goo Bowen is onco more in England, and (Bayi tho "Europ ol »n Mail") looking none th< worse for his two years' residence in th< Mauritius. Ho speaks well of the island and of its resources, and sacma to have won the hearts of his " sublets " thero, os he did o short time ago in Australia. While in Paris, on his way to London, ho was feted at the Grand Hotel du Louvro by about fifty 01 sixty Mauritians, and a roost pleasant evening was spont. Mr Lienard, President of the Association Mauricionne, proposed the toatit of the evening, and presented tho Governor with an addrea* expressive of loyalty to tho Queen, gratitude for Sir George's services, and anxiety for the preservation of the few romaining forests, as also for the reboisement of the island, tho only remedy for the droughts devastating it. It likewise spoke gratefully of Lard Kimberley's recent action on this subject. Sir G. Bowcd, in returning thanks, remarked that aftor the barquat given to him in London in 1875, after twenty yeora' povornorship in Australia and New Zealand, tho "Times" said he ought to wish to die at once aftor such an honour, but he had preferred to live on, and was now being rewarded for so doing. He paid a high tributo to tho Mauritian Oounoil, and referred to the sanitary condition of the island and the conservation and replanting of forests—two subjects closely connected—and to the extension of steam communication. He mentionod that he had already raised from Australian soed 40,000 plants of tho various varieties of eucalyptus, a tree found so beneiicial and profitable in Italy and Algeria. He also pointed out the importance to Mauritius and Beunion, most of the produce of which went to Australia, of the subsidy voted by the French Chamber of Deputies for the extension of the monthly mail packets to Australia and New Caledonia. He concluded by drinking to tho prosperity of tho colony. The spuoches were made, of course, mostly in French. A Romantic Stobt.—From an Auckland paper we learn that a party of sportsmen recently proceodod to Whangarei to have a few days' shooting, and among them was Mr 05. P. Gribbon, tho well-known Samoan trader. On reaching the magnificont waterfalls of tho district on Saturday morning, Mr Gribbon was so delighted with their grandeur 'that he dismounted his steed, and, having stepped too close to the edge, he was suddenly precipitated down tho face of tho cliff a distance of about 30ft, when he was fortunately caug-it by a brush hramble and held therein. Had ho gone to tho bottom he wonld have been killed instantaneously, as tho total distance is about 150 ft, and the* bottom very Tugged, besides having deep water, occasioned by the falls. Mr Gribbon's comrades experienced considerable difficulty in bringing him to the surface again, and they carefully removed him to the nearest farmhouse, •where he recovered oonsciousneis, and -was waited upon by a young lady. According to the published aooouut, Mr Gribbon was "struck with the elegant manner, dove-like modesty, and attentivencss of the farmer's daughter, and as he was a bachelor in want of ono to share his woes and sorrows, he popped the question, offering his heart and hand at the same time, and aftor due deliberation with the parents was accepted." As the party had to return to town by the Argyle on Monday morning at 7.30, no time was to be lost. Tho gallant Captain Crawford was first communicated with to see whether he would detain tho steamer until 8 30, which he very goodnaturcdly did. Mrs Puller, of tho Settlers' Hotel, agreed to have breakfast ready at <t a.m., and tho parson was engaged for 8 o'olock on Monday morning. After breakfast dancing was indulged in up to 7.30 a.m., and the parson arrived at 8 o'clock when the two lovers were united in the bonds of matrimony. The ss. Argyle was oovered in bunting from stem to stern in honor of the -event.

A PKBCooiotra Son. —An amusing occurrence, says the " Post," took place on a city tramcar the other day. An elderly gentleman, accompanied by a little boy in knickerbockers—the former slightly elevated—entered a crowded tramcar, and, from the little circumstance just mentioned, wero the source of a good doal of intorest. On the following morning the youngster made it his business to travel by the same tram, and during the journey, called the conductor on one side, aud into his ears whispered with a confidential air, " If the old man, you know, comes into the tram again a little bit squiffey, and forgets to bring his faro with him, don't make any row about it before the other passengers, bnt just lot me know, and I'll pay for him. The guv'nor has plenty of money, so there's no need to kiok up a fuss about it." The guard smiled a knowing assent, and the lad, heaving a little of relief, seemed perfectly satisfied.

A Gbave CHAB.au. —A report of a singular and astonishing nature is published by the Auckland " Observer." It is said that on the fourth of last month a young man named O'Bdiloy was brought bofore the Bench and committed to the Whau Lunatic Asylum, on the medical testimony of two well-known doctors. There is nothing very unusual in this, but it ie also asserted that ho was not mad at all, but in the height of a fever, and aonsequently delirious. The informant cf tho " Observor " states that he was brought out of his bod before tho fever had roached its crisis, and taken to the station in a cab. After he came out of Court ho was so weak as to be unable to stand, and the constables wore compelled to support him. He spoko rationally enough to them, and told them he was suffuring from fever. Until after tho sentence of banishment to a madhouse had boen pronounced, he had no idea what it was all about. The most sorrowful part of the story ia that a young lady who was engaged nursing the alleged maniac also caught the fever and died. There are other matters (adds the "Observer") which have been related to us which we do not care to make publio ; but the whole report is of such a strange nature that for tho credit of the authorities it is to be hoped it will bo contradicted.