NEWS OF THE DAY

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2295, 11 August 1881, Page 2

NEWS OF THE DAY

Lyttelton Magistrate's Court. —Mr E. D. Gibson, J.P., at this Court this morning sentenced a notorious .vagrant named Isaac Johnson to twelve mor.ths’s imprisonment, with hard labor, and u first offender, for being drunk and disorderly, was fined ss. A iiaman, named Andrew McFarlane, belonging to the brigantine Odalisk, and charged with being absent without leave, was ordered on board the vessel, being on the point of ioiving. I.O.G.T.—The usual monthly open mee'ing of the Pride of Sydenham Lodge will be hc.d in Bt. Saviour’s schoolroom, Sydenham, at e ght o'clock this evening.

JTIEB ALABira.—At twenty minutes past twelve o’clock to-day, the Lichfield street firebell rang out an alarm, which was speedily taken up by the Cheater street station bell, the locality of the fire being a cottage in Chester street, occupied by Mr Fisher, at the corner of the right-of-way leading to Collins’ Hotel. It appears the soot in the chimney caught fire, which, owing to a defective Hue, was speedily communicated to the match-lining; hut it was got nnder by hand-engine and bucket before it assumed any serious proportions. 3he cottage is owned by Mr Cooper. Almost simultaneously with the above the flue of a house and shop in Oxford terrace, situated between the Cashel and Montreal street bridges, oanght fire, and the occupier, Mr Barritt, hairdresser, was first made aware of the occurrence by running out at the sound of the bell to seek the other fire. Fortunately it was confined to the chimney, which blazed furiously, but was speedily extinguished. As usual, the Fire Brigade turned out promptly, although their services were limited to the use of the hand engine, the damage done being comparatively trifling. L.O.L.—The usual monthly meeting of the Loyal Orange Lodge, No. 24,, will be held in Orange Hall, Worcester street, at 7.30 this evening, when a special lecture on tho A.P, Degree will be delivered by the W.M, The Taeabtja Pukd —Messrs Q-co. W. White and J. W. Eontoul received a letter yesterday from Mr A. H. Boss, Mayor of Dunedin, acknowledging receipt of the sum of £l2 subscribed by tho Lyttelton Eoilway, Department towards the fund for the widows and orphans of the late s.s. Tararua. Nobth Eoad School.—A lecture on Palestine was delivered by Mr T. S. Mannering, on Monday evening, in aid of tho Sunday school library. The Eev. F. G. Britten was in the chair, and there was a good attendance. Mr Mannering illustrated his lecture with diagrams, and at the conclusion the audience i applauded enthusiastically. A hearty vote of 1 thanks was passed to the lecturer. i Ohahbv’s Cohjtkh.—ln compliance with the request of the settlers of the district, the Government have decided to erect a siding at Chaney’s Corner. The Bailway Department considers that tho erection of a goods shed at present would be premature, and think it advisable to wait until an opportunity has been afforded of ascertaining whether the bridge over tho Styx will create such an increase in the goods traffic at tho station as will justify the expenditure.

Improvements at Eaiapoi—ln addition to the erection of a number of new business places, it is reported to be Tory probable that a new Bank at the corner of Oookson and Charles streets will be erected. Shortly another block of land on the margin of the borough will be offered for sale in building allotments. A proposition is now on foot to extend the boundaries of the borough, which it seems will be a very necessary proceeding. The question of erection of a second road bridge over the rirer at Black street, with an opening to allow of the navigation, which was closed by the Provincial Council, when the suspension foot-bridge was erected, is also talked of.

Eaiapoi Bobough - School Committee.— The monthly meeting of this committee was held on Monday. Present—Messrs Parnham (chairman), Coup, Fraser and Pashby. A letter was read from the Board of Education, stating that as Mias Yeysey would be the required age for a pupil teacher this month, her salary would be allowed as for a first year pupil teacher. It was decided to invite applications for the position of infant mistress. Mr Alexander, head master, reported the number of scholars on roll to be 431, with an average attendance of 225, the attendance having been seriously affected by the inclement weather. Accounts, £ll 16s 2d, were passed. Mr Pashby gave notice to move that only one hour bo allowed for dinner, and the school be closed at 3 instead of 330 p.m. The committee then adjourned.

Accident.—Yesterday afternoon a son of Mr J. Orr, of Ashburton, was playing on the local High School ground, when he was thrown, and had his arm broken.

Colombo boad Wesleyan Ohukch.—The members of the choir of this church, assisted by some friends, gave a concert on Tuesday evening last, when a lengthy and admirably selected programme was gone through successfully, Where each did so well and all tried their best to make the entertainment a success, it would be invidious to notice the efforts or anyone in partionlar, although several of the items were rendered in such a manner as to really deserve special mention and commendation. Considering the exceptional excellence of the programme and the object for which the concert was given, the audience, though fairly numerous, was cot so large as might reasonably have been expected. Mr E. Wright, the organist of St. Andrew’s Church, rendered valuable assistance by accompanying several of the soloists, and sang several songs in capital style. The choir master (Mr George Daltry) wielded the conductor’s baton with his usual ability and success. Thb Libbbal Platpobm.—The Wellington correspondent of the Southland “ Daily News,” an Opposition journal, telegraphs:— There was a meeting held here the other day to form a central committee to control the next elections. It was convened by several of the Liberal leaders, as they call themselves. The fun of the meeting was that they could agree upon no programme. They spoke of secular education. That, it was resolved, should be an open question. Plural voting was then discussed, and the same resolution arrived at. Then free land was talked over, and that was spoken of as having to be left open. Having got so far, the question was asked, “ What should be their platform ?” It was then resolved that the common ground to stand upon should bo the separation of general and local finance, whereupon it was pointed out that the money came from the same source, and the distinction would not be understood by the people. Being asked what else, it was suggested that Sir G. Grey should invent some new cry for them, meaning nothing, but sounding well. Need I say that Sir George was not there, Thbateb Boyal —The programme of the preceding evening formed the bill at the Theatre last night, when there was a fair house. This evening Miss NinaTallooh takes a benefit. Nbw Flour Mill—We understand that Mr Henry Bowers, who formerly o wned the Westerfield flour mill, has just purchased the premises in East street, Ashburton, lately occupied as a grain store by the Messrs Orr. Mr Bowers intends to start a steam flourmill.

Theatrical. —Playgoers will be glad to learn that there is a possibility of Mr Fredk. Marshall, the eminent comedian, visiting Christchurch under the auspices of Mr B. J. Da Lias during next month. Mr Marshall will be supported by the excellent company playing hero during tho Carden engagement. Mr Leake, as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, opens on Wednesday night next in “ Mr Partner,” supported by Messrs Xheo. Hamilton, J. J. Wallace and others.

“ Thb Chimbb op Nobmasdt.” —The members o£ the Christchurch Operatic Society, assisted by Mrs F. H. Digby, gave a very successful performance of “ The Chimes of Normandy ” at the Papanui Town Hall last night. There was a capital house, and the piece throughout went excellently. The principal solos in the parts of Mrs Digby, Mrs Hooper, and Messrs Davies and Fox wore encored and loudly applauded. Mr Kitchen sang some very witty verses respecting the recent fracas in a newspaper office here, which drew forth shouts of laughter and continued plaudits. Mr Edmonds made his dehut in the part of Gasparo, and was fairly successful.