THE GLOBE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1881.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2352, 17 October 1881, Page 3

THE GLOBE. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1881.

Masonic.—Owing to the anniversary of the St. Augustine Lodge, 609 E.C., falling upon the regular night (to-morrow) of the Emulation Lodge of Improvement, the meeting of the latter has been postponed until Tuesday, October 25th. A Warning to Larrikins.— At the Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning, Mr Mellish expressed the determination of the Bench to, for the future, send all offenders of this description to gaol, without the option of a fine, when convicted. As a beginning, a young man who bad helped to displace sundry gates at Woolston, on October 9th, was sent up for four days, the short sentence being given because he happened not to be the ringleader, and had up to the present borne a good character. The San Francisco Mail.—The Citv of Sydney, with the inward San Francisco mail, arrived at Auckland at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Elsewhere will be found a summary of news. The City Officials. —At the next meeting of the City Council Cr. Lambert will move—“That the time has now arrived when the offices of town clerk and city treasurer ought to be held by two persons ; with this object in view the town clerk and assistant town clerk each receive three months’ notice ; that the Council will, at the expiration of such notice, dispense with their services ; and that advertisements be inserted in the newspapers inviting applications for the offices of town clerk and city treasurer, such applications to come in within one month from the date of giving such notice.” Supreme Court.—The criminal session of the above opens to-morrow morning, before his Honor Mr Justice Johnston. The calendar, though the oases are numerous, is not particularly heavy. There is one case of J. Ivess v F. P. O’Reilly, for libel, which will, no doubt, create some little interest. The Druids.—The fortnightly meeting of the Mistletoe Lodge was held at the Star and Garter Hotel on Thursday; W.A. Bro. Hepburn in the chair. One member was initiated. Delegates having been proposed relative to the fete on Boxing Day, the lodge was duly closed. Lyttelton Naval Brigade.—This brigade has lately received fifty of the new steelbarrelled Snider carbines, which are to be immediately served out to the men. Last Saturday the brigade, which is in a very prosperous state at present, was put through some boat drill under Lieutenants MoLellan and Dransfield. Electoral. —Mr Flesher will address the electors of Stanmore this evening, at the Bingsland School, and Mr Cowlishaw at Phillipstown School to-morrow evening.—Mr James Guild, to whom a requisition is to be presented, is expected to be a candidate for Ashley. There are now five in the field for this electorate.

Theatre Royal.— On Saturday evening there was a repeat of “Antony and Cleopatra,” which went throughout excellently. Miss Pomeroy’s artistic pourtrayal of the majestic Egyptian Queen being loudly applauded. To-night “ Romeo and Juliet ” is announced, with Miss Pomeroy as Juliet and Mr Flemming as the love-sick Romeo. For to-morrow, which has been fixed for Mr Flemming's benefit, “ The Lady of Lyons ” is announced.

Fire.—On Friday afternoon a fire occurred at Mr John McGregor’s, near Southbridge township. An old straw stack had been burned some days before, and being still smouldering, the high wind had fanned it into flames, which soon caught the gorse fence, and thence to the stables, granary, &c. Although plenty of assistance was soon at hand, their exertions were unavailing to save the stabling and contents. A reaper and binder was also completely destroyed. Mr McGregor was uninsured. Amateur Athletic Club Sports. -- These sports took place on Saturday very successfully on the newly-formed ground at Lancaster Park. They will be resumed to-day at two o’clock, when the deciding heats of the One Hundred Yards Race, One Hundred and Twenty Yards (handicap), and Two Hundred and Fifty Yards (handicap) Races, and also the One Hundred and Twenty Yards Hurdle Race, will be run off. The Tug of War was so decidedly popular on Saturday, that it will be repeated. Fatal Accident.—On Saturday afternoon, about 3 30, a fall of earth occurred at the brick works of Mr J. Wakefield, Opawa, burying a laborer named Joseph Smelling. On being extracted it was found that one of his thighs was broken, and severe internal injuries sustained. He was at once removed to his residence, Harper’s road, and Dr. Hunt was speedily in attendance, and remained with the unfortunate man till death terminated his Bufferings at half-past five o’clock on Sunday morning. An inquest will be held this afternoon.

The Cathedral Bells.—The bell practice will be held this evening, instead of Tuesday, and an opportunity will be given of observing whether the removal of the two lowest of the louvres, which is about to be made, has had a beneficial effect. Many objections have been raised to the position of the bells, but we are ininform thated they have been placed where they are in accordance with the very strongly expressed injunctions of the firm from whose foundry they came. In fact they are obliged to be placed rather higher in the tower than was stated to be the right position.

Industrial Association. —A very important meeting of the members of the above will be held this evening at the Coin Exchange, when the subject of the proposed Exhibition under the auspices of Messrs Joubert and Twopenny will be discussed. Corn Exchange —A meeting of the directors of the above was held on Saturday morning. Mr Thomas Bruce occupied the chair. Letters were read from Messrs Andrews, E. G. Wright, Stevens, Fisher, and the Hon. John Hall with respect to the reductions in the railway tariff requested by the Exchange, and promising their support to obtain the same. Communications were read to the same effect from the Ashburton, Timaru, and Amberley Farmers’ Clubs. It was resolved that a committee, consisting of the chairman, Messrs Gammack, Peryman, Henderson and the mover, be appointed to draft a series of questions to the various candidates for seats in the House of Representatives, relative to the reduction of the railway tariff, and to reply to the communications received on the subject from the various local bodies. Ashburton R.M. Court. —On Saturday, before Mr J. Nugent Wood, R.M., Robert Little was charged with the larceny of a box containing another box, a tin cashbox, gold ring, and six pocket knives, in all worth £4. Mr Branson appeared for the prosecutor, Mr Crisp for defendant. Mr Branson explained that his client, Mr George Hutchinson, of Christchurch, had been appointed creditors’ trustee in the estate of Robert Little, formerly hotelkeeper at the Hinds. Amongst the effects of the debtor, which had been placed in the trustee’s hands, was the above property, which had been removed by Little without the trustee’s sanction or knowledge. The accused was sentenced to fourteen days’ imprisonment with hard labor.—Matthew Kane was charged with stealing a gelding, worth £4, the property of Meredith Wilson of Wakanui. Accused, who was defended by Mr F. P. O’Reilly, was discharged. The Escaped Lunatic. —Abednego Savage, recently reported as having escaped from Sunnyside, has been found and taken back to the Asylum. Inquest. —An inquest was held at the Southbridge Hotel on Friday afternoon, before Captain Willis (Coroner) and a jury of fourteen, of whom Mr Thomas Harbottle was chosen foreman, touching the death of Charles Hemmings, aged sixteen months. The evidence went to show that the child, during the temporary absence of the mother, was left in charge of his brother, aged fourteen, and a sister. They went to get some water to water the flowers, and while away the deceased managed to get to a tub with about 4in of water in it, and overbalancing himself fell in head first. When the children returned they found him in the tub quite dead. Dr. Malone having given his evidence os to the cause of death, the jury returned a verdict of “Accidental Drowning.’’ Lyttelton Industbial Exhibition.— The Mayor of Lyttelton invites persons interested in getting up a local Industrial Exhibition at Port to meet to-morrow night in the Lyttelton Colonists’ Hall The Hospital. —The house steward of Christchurch Hospital begs to acknowledge the receipt, with thanks, of a number of bouquets of flowers, for the patients, from Mrs Peryman, of Tai Tapu.

It has been found in the West that cyclones follow blue clay streaks, and thunder storms have a preference for streaks of gravel. This is a curious old earth, anyhow. The giraffe is a very timid animal. His neck is so long that when his heart comes into his mouth it takes him half a day to get it back where it belongs.—“ Peck’s Sun.” Austin, Tex., has a female deputy sheriff, and when she tells a man she has an attachment for him he don’t know whether to blush and try to look sweet or to light out for the woods.